Staff (2022-03-12). YouTube blocks Ruptly video agency. rt.com The Google-owned video platform has vowed to block all channels linked to "Russian state-funded media" | YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, has shut down the Ruptly channel, the video agency's head, Dinara Toktosunova, said on Saturday in a Telegram post. The removal of RT's German-language RT DE channel "turned out to be just a tryout," she added, referring to YouTube's decision to block RT DE in September 2021. | "Now, it does the same to everything that has anything to do with Russia," Toktosunova wrote in her Saturday post. The media manager also called Ruptly "the most popular channel amo…

sputniknews (2022-03-12). Seven Dead in Major Fire in Indian Capital Delhi. sputniknews.com In recent years, an unprecedented number of fires have taken place across India. Earlier this week, a woman died and five were injured in a fire in Uttar Pradesh. In January, six people were killed when a blaze engulfed a building in Mumbai.

sputniknews (2022-03-12). US Independent Agency Calls on White House to Get Russia Expelled From Interpol, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US independent government agency, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, sent a letter to the Biden administration encouraging it to get Russia expelled from the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) due to the country's special military operation in Ukraine, CNN reported on Saturday.

Staff (2022-03-12). US allows 'certain transactions' in LNR & DNR. rt.com The Treasury Department permitted non-governmental US actors to do humanitarian work in the Donbass | The US Treasury Department has authorized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to conduct humanitarian work, including "democracy building," in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) — which were recognized by Moscow as independent states last month. | In a

Staff (2022-03-11). Citing Ukraine, Facebook declares some hate speech is OK. rt.com What happened after Meta amended its policy to allow calls for violence and death against Russians in some countries | When is "hate speech" not hate speech? When it's directed against the approved targets, of course — at least according to Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which just altered its censorship guidelines to allow calls for violence against Russians in certain countries. | "As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally violate our rules like violent speech such as 'death to the…

Staff (2022-03-11). UN blasts Meta for allowing hate speech against Russians. rt.com The social media giant, however, insists the measure is needed to allow Ukrainians to express their opinions on the ongoing conflict | The United Nations has condemned the move by Meta to allow hateful remarks and calls for violence against certain Russians, with Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stating that the international body does not condone such calls coming from any side. | "We stand clearly against all hate speech, all calls for violence. That kind of language is just unacceptable from whichever quarter it comes from," Dujarric said during a news briefing…

Anonymous669 (2022-03-11). India Accidently Fired Supersonic Missile Into Pakistan Due To "Technical Malfunction" (Photos). southfront.org Cruise missile BrahMos on display at IMDS-2007. Taken on 30 June 2007 by Wikimedia user (One half 3544). | On March 10, India announced that it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan because of a "technical malfunction" during routine maintenance."On 9 March 2022, in the course of a routine maintenance, a technical malfunction led to the accidental firing of a missile. It is learnt that the missile landed in an area of Pakistan. While the incident is deeply regrettable, it is also a matter of relief that…

Staff (2022-03-11). YouTube to demonetize all Russian users, ban 'state media'. rt.com Google-owned video platform expanding its bans from Europe to worldwide | YouTube, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, announced on Friday it would block access to "Russian state media" channels across the globe and block all monetization on its platform inside Russia, citing the conflict in Ukraine. | The video-sharing platform wants to remove content "denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events," as it goes against its Community Guidelines, YouTube

Editor (2022-03-11). Ray McGovern: What Role Has the U.S. Played in the Ukraine Crisis? scheerpost.com Ray McGovern speaking at the public tribute to Robert Knight on March 28, 2015 at The Riverside Church in New York NY. [Jennifer Hasegawa] | Click to subscribe on: As Russia's attack on Ukraine wages on, and Ukrainian civilians die daily, the fog of war has seemingly been clouding more nuanced analysis in the United States, argues "Scheer Intelligence" host Robert…

Zoe Alexandra (2022-03-11). ALBA Movements fortifies its commitment to build internationalism and La Patria Grande. peoplesdispatch.org The platform of social movements will hold its third continental assembly at the end of April in Buenos Aires, Argentina where it will discuss its six principles of struggle…

Editor2 (2022-03-11). Cuba, Nicaragua & Mexico Lead World Gender Parity in Parliaments. orinocotribune.com Latin America continues to lead over the rest of the world in parliamentary gender parity. | Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world, having achieved the highest proportion of women in parliament out of 189 countries. What's more, these three along with Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are the only five countries in the world to have achieved gender parity in their lower or single legislative house (National Assembly, Congress, or Parliament) as of February 2022. | The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released its 2021 Women in Parliament report of countries with the best gende…

Fight Back (2022-03-11). Grand Rapids, MI: FRSO rallies for reproductive rights on International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – On March 8, International Women's Day, Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) in Michigan organized a rally attended by 20 community members in defense of reproductive rights. Assembling in downtown Grand Rapids, speakers included Olivia Lashley in FRSO; Aly the Activist, chairwoman of the Royal Black Panther Party of Grand Rapids and Charli Karnstein, a member of the local Socialist Alternative chapter. | The rally was hosted by Barbara Howard, a member of FRSO, who began with a call for a united front to combat the attacks on abortion rights by the far right in Texas, Mississippi and Flo…

Giorgio Manfredi (2022-03-11). The AFL-CIO's Nazi Friendly Union in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com The AFL-CIO recently hosted a fundraiser by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) which aimed to support labor organizations in …

Editor2 (2022-03-10). By Trying to Sanction the Whole World, Washington Backs Itself into a Corner. orinocotribune.com By Ernesto Cazal — Mar 7, 2022 | In a short amount of time, a series of events took place, centered around Venezuela, which from a political point of view have the elements of a melodrama with a hint of comedy. It all began when a plane left Washington, passing through Miami and ended its journey at the international airport of Maiquetía (La Guaira), where a delegation of US officials was reportedly received by the Venezuelan government. | The visit, unprecedented within the context of hostilities and diplomatic disagreements, was a sort of "effort" on the part of the US to breakdown the Russian—Venezu…

WSWS (2022-03-10). Pseudo-left International Marxist Tendency provides cover for imperialist powers in conflict with Russia. wsws.org The IMT's role amid the current war drive is to repackage with "Marxist" phraseology the propaganda of the US State Department and other NATO countries that they have no intention of militarily intervening against Russia.

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-10). The life of a great marxist: Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022). peoplesdispatch.org Born in Muzaffarnagar, in British India, Aijaz read extensively from an early age and allowed his mind to drift out of the qasba of his childhood. His father shared some radical books with him, which helped him to understand the world outside the doab region of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the world beyond the confines of the capitalist system. From an early age, Aijaz Ahmad began to dream of internationalism and socialism. He studied in Lahore, Pakistan, where his family had migrated after the Partition in 1947-48, but these studies took place as much in the college classrooms as they did in the cafés and in the…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-10). Leading Marxist philosopher and activist Aijaz Ahmad dies at 81. peoplesdispatch.org Leading Marxist philosopher and political commentator Aijaz Ahmad died on Wednesday, March 9, at his home in California, US. He was 81 years old and had been undergoing treatment for some time. He was discharged from hospital a few days before his demise. | Born in 1941 in India, Ahmad's family moved to Pakistan after partition where he completed his education. After completing his Masters in English literature from Lahore, he taught at different universities across the world, including at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and was working with University of California in the US at the time of his death. | A…

Editor (2022-03-10). The Geopolitics of the Ukraine War. scheerpost.com Kyiv, Ukraine; February 24 2022: Putin attacks, there is war in Ukraine, Explosions in Kiev, missiles on other cities. The land invasion has begun. From By Alfred McCoy / Just as the relentless grinding of the earth's tectonic plates produces earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, so the endless superpower struggle for dominance o…

Whitney Webb (2022-03-10). Ukraine and the new Al Qaeda. mronline.org The eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine appears to have given the CIA the pretext to launch a long-planned insurgency in the country, one poised to spread far beyond Ukraine's borders with major implications for Biden's "War on Domestic Terror"

Lambert Strether (2022-03-10). Discerning Volodymyr Zelensky. mronline.org In this extremely short and simplistic post, I will do what it says on the tin: Scrape away the already deeply impacted layers of wartime propaganda. I propose to do this in the old-fashioned American way: By following the money.

Editor (2022-03-10). Andreas Malm 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire'. mronline.org Despite its title, Andreas Malm's recent book 'How to Blow Up a Pipeline' contains no concrete instructions on how to accomplish that particular deed.

Editor (2022-03-10). Coups, insurgency, and imperialism in Africa. mronline.org West Africa is in the grip of a wave of coups, popular protests and fierce geopolitical struggles. Amy Niang argues that declining western hegemony in the region goes hand to hand with intensified competition for access and control of Africa's natural resources. Furthermore, Niang states, the Russian occupation of Ukraine compels us to look at the importance of the country's growing presence in Africa.

Editor (2022-03-10). Stop This Imperialist Russian War. scheerpost.com [ By Paul Street / Try Harder | I would encourage many online "leftists" to try a lot harder not to come off as Vladimir Putin bootlickers indifferent to the plight of ordinary Ukrainians (and for that matter of everyday Russians who are losing access to non-state media and who face 15 years in prison for even calling Putin's war of invasion a war or an invasion) when you bring up the undeniably horrible role of the imperialist Unit…

Editor (2022-03-10). The U.S. uses double standards in International Affairs: Sanders. mronline.org "Russia, like the U.S., has an interest in the security policies of its neighbors. Recognizing this fact is not a sign of weakness, but of an understanding," Senator Bernie Sanders pointed out.

ILWU Local 10 Presiden Farless Dailey (2022-03-10). What the A's stadium plan will do to Oakland's port, its workers and the CA supply chain. indybay.org Farless Dailey, ILWU Local 10 President in an opinion contribution in the SF Chronicle talks about the privatization of he port of Oakland and it's connection to charters and the privatization of the schools by the billionaire A's and GAP owner John Fisher. He also controls the KIPP and Rocketship charter school chain…

_____ (2022-03-10). Germany Deserves A Big Share Of Blame For The Disaster In Ukraine. popularresistance.org Nobody is talking about the blame that must be shouldered by the German government for the crisis and humanitarian disaster in Ukraine. | Sure Russia is guilty of a huge war crime in invading Ukraine, Surely too, the US must be blamed for creating the situation which led Russia and its autocratic leader Vladimir Putin to decide it had to invade to prevent Ukraine from being pulled into the US orbit with the goal that it would ultimately become a base for US offensive weapons — even nuclear weapons — on Russia's border — something the US would never allow to happen anywhere in its self-proclaimed…

_____ (2022-03-10). Wexner Center For The Arts Workers Want To Unionize. popularresistance.org taff at the Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University have announced plans to form a union with the hope of making the museum an "equitable, transparent and sustainable workplace." | Wex Workers United sent a letter to Wexner Center and university leaders Friday asking them to recognize their new union, formed in collaboration with AFSCME Ohio Council 8, according to a news release. | "We believe our endeavor is inextricably linked to the center's stated mission and ongoing commitment to social justice and institutional transformation," according to Wex Workers United's letter to leadership. "These goal…

Jonathan Cook (2022-03-10). The West's Hands in Ukraine Are as Bloody as Putin's. mintpressnews.com Ukrainians will pay the price to wear down Russia, just as Syrians, Libyans, Iranians, Yemenis, Venezuelans and Palestinians have paid the price as the U.S. has sought to attain the goals of its globe-spanning imperial project.

Kizito Nkazalujja (2022-03-10). Minister Rwamirama wants clauses on veterinary functions deleted from Health Bill. plusnews.ug The Minister of State for Agriculture, Bright Rwamirama, says the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry advised that some crosscutting roles of actors that are not pertinent and relevant to public health goals be deleted from the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Rwamirama presented the ministry's views on the Bill to the committee on Wednesday, March …

_____ (2022-03-10). Russia and Japan: a Difficult Balance in a Challenging Environment. journal-neo.org On February 7, 2022, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, in a video message posted on Twitter, expressed support for Japan on the issue of ownership of the Southern Kuril Islands, stating that "the United States supports Japan on the issue of the Northern Territories and has recognized Japanese sovereignty over the four disputed Islands …

Matt Sedlar (2022-03-10). The IMF's Agreement with Argentina Could Be a Game Changer. cepr.net After long pushing failed belt-tightening policies, the International Monetary Fund has agreed to a deal that will allow Argentina's government to pursue a pro-growth strategy.

Elizabeth Ankunda (2022-03-10). Health ministry investigating flu virus in schools. plusnews.ug The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has asked the public for patience with the COVID-19 taskforce as it investigates the mysterious human flu virus in institutions of learning. Aceng was responding to a matter of national importance raised by the Bugiri Woman MP, Hon. Agnes Taaka, who said that the ministry was denying …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-10). Imperial awarded £11.3 million for early stage clinical research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been awarded £11.3 million by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to support the delivery of clinical research.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-10). The Saharawi People Resist and Cuba Stands by Them. libya360.wordpress.com Nuria Barbosa León This March, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic celebrates 46 years since its proclamation of independence. Photo: EFE Cuba defends Saharawis' right to independence and sovereignty, recognized, as well, by more than 80 other countries "Cuba has always supported our people, the historical ties we share are inalterable and will be maintained as…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-10). Aurat March in Pakistan completes five years, opposition launches "Modesty March" peoplesdispatch.org The annual Aurat Azadi Jalsa or Women's Freedom March held in Pakistan on International Women's Day has successfully gathered massive global attention in the last five years, and an equal amount of opposition from conservative groups at home.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-10). Diplomatic, Legal Gains of Saharawis Amid Moroccan Arrogance. libya360.wordpress.com Hana Saada Despite a cease-fire in 1991 that put an end to the armed combat and the UN efforts toward self-determination, Western Sahara remains a disputed territory. The Saharawi people continue their honorable struggle for independence and continue to garner additional support for their just cause, as they celebrated, a couple of weeks ago, the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-10). Chairman of the Central Committee of the CFRP: 'It is Imperative to Unite in the Name of Our Common Future!'. libya360.wordpress.com On March 10, the Chairman of the Central Committee of the CPRF, the head of the CPRF faction in the State Duma G.A. Zyuganov spoke at the plenary session of the chamber. Here is the text of his speech. Dear colleagues! We all live in a very dangerous and difficult time. Such times require deep…

Fight Back (2022-03-10). Tampa: International Women's Day protest opposes attacks on reproductive freedom. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In light of the continuing attacks on reproductive and women's rights, both here in Florida and across the country, members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), and other organizations in the Tampa area held a rally this past Saturday, March 5 on the corner of Bearss and Florida Avenues. | Florida's abortion ban, just passed by the legislature, would ban people from seeking abortions after 15 weeks, and makes no exception for survivors of assault, incest or trafficking. Protesters shouted chants of, "Racist, sexist, anti-gay: GOP go away" and, "Pro-life, that's a lie, they don't care if peo…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-10). NATO White Helmets Follow al-Qaeda to Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Vanessa Beeley Four-hundred and fifty extremists from Idlib, north-west Syria have arrived in Ukraine according to Al Mayadeen. Hailing from Idlib — the "largest Al Qaeda haven since 9/11"- these fanatics from various countries have been despatched to Ukraine to fight against the Russian forces that alongside the Syrian Arab Amy signified the end of their…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-10). Gov't welcomes SEACOM's expansion strategy for Uganda. plusnews.ug Government of Uganda has welcomed the regional expansion strategy for the Ugandan and East African markets of SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider announced at a special networking breakfast event in Kampala on Thursday. The Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku who represented government at the event said that the …

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). China's top political advisory body concludes annual session. ecns.cn The closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2022.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday saw over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, with the total number reaching nearly 3.175 billion, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

National Organization of Women (2022-03-10). Thursday 3/31: 2022 Feminist State of the Union w/ NOW. indybay.org Virtual event…

Thomas Piketty (2022-03-10). Sanction the oligarchs, not the people! indybay.org It is time to develop a new kind of sanctions. They must be targeted specifically at the oligarchs who have become wealthy as a result of the regime. This would require the establishment of an international financial registry, a measure that will not please the Western wealthy.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Space governance needs reinforcement: chief designer of CLEP. ecns.cn As countries around the globe are competing for limited space resources, including orbits and frequencies, an international organization for coordination has become necessary, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's Lunar Exploration Project (CLEP).

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Chinese mainland reports 402 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 233 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). China continues financial support for carbon reduction, energy transformation. ecns.cn China has continued to increase financial support for carbon reduction and set up a new system to push energy transformation, an official said before the closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-10). US has no will for strong, defendable agreement in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said Thur. that the United States has no will to reach a strong and defendable agreement in Vienna.

United Nations Women (2022-03-10). Tuesday 3/8: UN International Women's Day: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow. indybay.org Online event…

Editor2 (2022-03-10). By Trying to Sanction the Whole World, Washington Backs Itself into a Corner. orinocotribune.com By Ernesto Cazal — Mar 7, 2022 | In a short amount of time, a series of events took place, centered around Venezuela, which from a political point of view have the elements of a melodrama with a hint of comedy. It all began when a plane left Washington, passing through Miami and ended its journey at the international airport of Maiquetía (La Guaira), where a delegation of US officials was reportedly received by the Venezuelan government. | The visit, unprecedented within the context of hostilities and diplomatic disagreements, was a sort of "effort" on the part of the US to breakdown the Russian—Venezu…

WSWS (2022-03-10). Pseudo-left International Marxist Tendency provides cover for imperialist powers in conflict with Russia. wsws.org The IMT's role amid the current war drive is to repackage with "Marxist" phraseology the propaganda of the US State Department and other NATO countries that they have no intention of militarily intervening against Russia.

ILWU Local 10 Presiden Farless Dailey (2022-03-10). What the A's stadium plan will do to Oakland's port, its workers and the CA supply chain. indybay.org Farless Dailey, ILWU Local 10 President in an opinion contribution in the SF Chronicle talks about the privatization of he port of Oakland and it's connection to charters and the privatization of the schools by the billionaire A's and GAP owner John Fisher. He also controls the KIPP and Rocketship charter school chain…

Kizito Nkazalujja (2022-03-10). Minister Rwamirama wants clauses on veterinary functions deleted from Health Bill. plusnews.ug The Minister of State for Agriculture, Bright Rwamirama, says the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry advised that some crosscutting roles of actors that are not pertinent and relevant to public health goals be deleted from the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Rwamirama presented the ministry's views on the Bill to the committee on Wednesday, March …

_____ (2022-03-10). Russia and Japan: a Difficult Balance in a Challenging Environment. journal-neo.org On February 7, 2022, US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, in a video message posted on Twitter, expressed support for Japan on the issue of ownership of the Southern Kuril Islands, stating that "the United States supports Japan on the issue of the Northern Territories and has recognized Japanese sovereignty over the four disputed Islands …

Elizabeth Ankunda (2022-03-10). Health ministry investigating flu virus in schools. plusnews.ug The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has asked the public for patience with the COVID-19 taskforce as it investigates the mysterious human flu virus in institutions of learning. Aceng was responding to a matter of national importance raised by the Bugiri Woman MP, Hon. Agnes Taaka, who said that the ministry was denying …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-10). Imperial awarded £11.3 million for early stage clinical research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been awarded £11.3 million by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to support the delivery of clinical research.

Fight Back (2022-03-10). Tampa: International Women's Day protest opposes attacks on reproductive freedom. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In light of the continuing attacks on reproductive and women's rights, both here in Florida and across the country, members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), and other organizations in the Tampa area held a rally this past Saturday, March 5 on the corner of Bearss and Florida Avenues. | Florida's abortion ban, just passed by the legislature, would ban people from seeking abortions after 15 weeks, and makes no exception for survivors of assault, incest or trafficking. Protesters shouted chants of, "Racist, sexist, anti-gay: GOP go away" and, "Pro-life, that's a lie, they don't care if peo…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-10). Gov't welcomes SEACOM's expansion strategy for Uganda. plusnews.ug Government of Uganda has welcomed the regional expansion strategy for the Ugandan and East African markets of SEACOM, the pan-African telecommunications service provider announced at a special networking breakfast event in Kampala on Thursday. The Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Godfrey Kabbyanga Baluku who represented government at the event said that the …

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). China's top political advisory body concludes annual session. ecns.cn The closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2022.

National Organization of Women (2022-03-10). Thursday 3/31: 2022 Feminist State of the Union w/ NOW. indybay.org Virtual event…

United Nations Women (2022-03-10). Tuesday 3/8: UN International Women's Day: Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow. indybay.org Online event…

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). China continues financial support for carbon reduction, energy transformation. ecns.cn China has continued to increase financial support for carbon reduction and set up a new system to push energy transformation, an official said before the closing meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday.

Staff (2022-03-10). US has no will for strong, defendable agreement in Vienna. en.mehrnews.com The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said Thur. that the United States has no will to reach a strong and defendable agreement in Vienna.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Space governance needs reinforcement: chief designer of CLEP. ecns.cn As countries around the globe are competing for limited space resources, including orbits and frequencies, an international organization for coordination has become necessary, said Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's Lunar Exploration Project (CLEP).

Thomas Piketty (2022-03-10). Sanction the oligarchs, not the people! indybay.org It is time to develop a new kind of sanctions. They must be targeted specifically at the oligarchs who have become wealthy as a result of the regime. This would require the establishment of an international financial registry, a measure that will not please the Western wealthy.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday saw over 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered, with the total number reaching nearly 3.175 billion, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-10). Chinese mainland reports 402 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 402 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, up from 233 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Kathy Durkin (2022-03-09). Despite U.S. blockade, Socialist Cuba combats COVID-19. workers.org Juan Antonio Quintanilla, permanent Cuban envoy to the United Nations, adamantly stated that this Caribbean nation will stay on its socialist path, despite continual U.S. aggression via the blockade. In a speech to the U.N. in Geneva March 3, he emphasized that this is the Cuban people's will and that . . . |

Peter Certo (2022-03-09). In OtherWords: March 9, 2022. otherwords.org As anyone who's filled up their gas tank recently knows, spiraling prices for everything from gas to groceries have taken a real bite out of Americans' wallets. So what's going on? | The pandemic is certainly part of it. So is fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which is sending prices for oil and wheat spiraling upward. And as Payal Sinha explains this week,

Jim Hightower (2022-03-09). The GOP Has Nothing to Offer on Inflation. otherwords.org Republican politicos are all over Joe Biden for failing to stop inflation. Perhaps you wonder, though, what these squawkers would do if they were in charge. | No need to wonder — just look back to 1974, when Americans were being pummeled by price spikes that topped 12 percent, nearly double what we're enduring today. Back then, President Gerald Ford and his Republican contingent in Congress met the challenge head-on with a new magical program of economic uplift they called "WIN": Whip Inflation Now! | But it was nothing — just a political slogan with no magic and no action behind it. | Price controls?

Payal Sinha (2022-03-09). The Federal Backlog That's Hurting Immigrants — and Our Economy. otherwords.org Why are so many employers struggling to find workers right now? One reason is the unprecedented federal backlog of work permits for immigrants. | U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that issues these permits, is sitting on U.S. employers are required to ensure their employees — regardless of citizenship or national origin — are allowed to work legally. For native-born Americans, that…

Khalil Bendib (2022-03-09). Democracy, First and Foremost… otherwords.org In Ukraine, anyway!

Editor (2022-03-09). She, we… on the road to equality. mronline.org In Cuba, we are fortunate to be part of a social project in which women have been protagonists and beneficiaries of the transformations achieved.

JANET (2022-03-09). International Working Women's Day means solidarity. iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin March 8, 2022 International Working Women's Day is commemorated around the world on March 8. Two words signify its essence: solidarity and struggle. Ontario Federation of Labor Established in 1910 at an International Women's Socialist Conference in Copenhagen, this special day was intended to broaden global solidarity and strengthen ties among women workers. IWWD's socialist founders deplored the terrible working conditions faced by women workers, as they poured into factories in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. They noted the strikes and massive demonstrations held by women immigrants in New York…

JANET (2022-03-09). Fight xenophobia ‚àí a form of war. iacenter.org March 8, 2022 The U.S.- and NATO-instigated conflict in Ukraine is rooted in the quest to plunder and profit off Russia's vast wealth in natural gas and oil. This has been a major pillar of U.S. imperialism's quest to rebuild its global empire since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The imperialists will do whatever it takes to gain new markets to make profits, even with the global threat of nuclear war. Russia has had the right to protect its borders as the rise of neofascist elements inside Ukraine has been a constant threat to its sovereignty since 2014, resulting in the breakaway of the People's Repu…

Editor (2022-03-09). 2022 begins with the environment crying for help. mronline.org Heat waves, floods and prolonged droughts show how climate change is already present; Check the interview with Marcio Astrini, Executive Secretary of the Climate Observatory.

Betsey Piette (2022-03-09). Global South rejects U.S./NATO aggression. workers.org As the U.S. and NATO work to advance their war against Russia now breaking out in Ukraine, many countries who have experienced imperialist aggression — by the U.S., France, Britain and other NATO members — are speaking out. They are denouncing the impact of U.S. sanctions as acts of war . . . |

Editor (2022-03-09). What is anti-capitalist feminism? mronline.org IWDA's Content Coordinator Annelise Lecordier dives into the world of anti-capitalist feminism and shares the resources helping her learn more.

JANET (2022-03-09). U.S.-NATO imperialism pushes Ukraine to the front line. iacenter.org March 8, 2022 By Manuel Raposo Raposo is the editor of the Portuguese Marxist web magazine jornalmudardevida.net and was a key organizer of the 2004 Portuguese session of the People's Tribunal on the crimes of imperialism during the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Translation: John Catalinotto. Italy, 2018. March 4 — In the deluge of propaganda regarding Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the people of the U.S. and the European Union have the opportunity to see, in a mirror, the actions of their governments during the last few decades. The same goes for the Portuguese authorities and each of the Eu…

Moderator (2022-03-09). Ralph Nader: Biden's SOTU Speech Neglects to Make a Crucial Request to the Citizenry. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader | The President's State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress is the media event of the year for the occupant of the Oval Office. Joe Biden spoke for an hour, covered lots of predictable policy ground, and also praised, promised, and reassured "the people." | But, as President Biden has done many times in public speeches and addresses, he failed to engage the people as his allies to confront his policy opponents in Congress. | All his priorities — social safety net protections, rebuilding community infrastructure or public works, more aggressive action against climate c…

Editor (2022-03-09). China's Foreign Ministry: position on Russia & Ukraine. mronline.org Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Russia relations, Ukraine, Humanitarian Aid, Taiwan, China-EU relations, China-Central Asia relations, sanctions, differing views of democracy, and European security.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-09). Ukrainian National Security Council says Kaliningrad, Karelia, Kurils not Russian. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 8, 2022 Kuril Islands, Karelia, Kaliningrad don't belong to Russia: Ukraine officials Ukraine's National Security Council on Tuesday listed territories that have been under Russian occupation for years. Among them is the Pacific archipelago of Kuril Islands, occupied by Russia since 1945, the 24tv.ua website reported. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has recently …

Frances Madeson (2022-03-09). 'We Are Not Slaves!': Haitian Garment Workers Strike for a Fair Wage. towardfreedom.org Buoyed by international union solidarity and hearkening to the revolutionary legacy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian strikers facing state violence and lowball concessions remain undeterred, reports Frances Madeson.

Misión Verdad (2022-03-09). Geopolitics and Diplomacy: Venezuela's Approach to the Ukraine Conflict. orinocotribune.com On Monday, March 7, President Nicolás Maduro announced a series of interconnected geopolitical initiatives that Venezuela will adopt, in the international geopolitical situation generated by the deployment of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. | During a meeting with the Venezuelan military high command and the council of ministers, the president expressed his points of view concerning "the effects of all kinds" that have arisen as a result of the armed conflict in Ukraine. | Taking into account the current global situation, Maduro declared, "We are doing everything in our power to ensure that, regar…

Staff (2022-03-09). President Maduro: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Spread to Other Regions. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 7, 2022, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met at night with members of the nation's high political and military command, the Council of Vice Presidents, and the Superior General Staff of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to carry out an analysis of the world geopolitical situation in response to the operation Russia is carrying out in Ukraine. He also confirmed the meeting between his administration and US government officials, providing some initial details. | In a televised broadcast on Monday night after 10: 30 p.m., Venezuela's president said, according to intelligence reports and t…

_____ (2022-03-09). Black Alliance For Peace Statement On International Women's Day. popularresistance.org As the world's eyes are on Ukraine on this International Women's Day, March 8, 2022, we are reminded of the disproportionate impact that war and militarism have on women. This is a reality that the women of the global South are acutely aware of because of the steady assaults on the humanity of peoples in the South executed by the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. The militarized terror of the Axis of Domination in the service of their economic elites have been even more intensely felt by the women of Africa and the African Diaspora. | The socialist groundings of the day were expressed in its early unfolding. Indee…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-09). Made in the USA: Military Biolabs in Ukraine and the Spread of Disaster. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad Contracts, high health risk and bioterrorist impunity also expand with NATO The Chief of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, reported the existence of a chain of more than 30 biological laboratories divided in countries of…

WSWS (2022-03-09). European Union employs double standards on refugees from Ukraine, discriminates against non-Ukrainians. wsws.org The discrimination based on skin colour and national origin of refugees from Ukraine shows the hypocrisy of European refugee policy.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-09). Ukraine Recruiting Foreign Soldiers To Fight Russia Triggers Criticism From African Nations. moguldom.com President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has openly called for foreign soldiers who support the Ukrainian cause to join in the fight for his country. As a result, some African governments have received reports that their citizens are willing to heed the call — and it is drawing criticism. On Sunday, Feb. 27, Zelenskyy formed the International Legion …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). "You strike a woman, you strike a rock!" peoplesdispatch.org Over the past several years, working class movements across the world have taken to the streets and plazas on March 8, International Working Women's Day in recognition of the day as an important day of struggle and resistance and to further the cause of women's liberation. The day which corporations and NGOs have attempted to dilute into a day to give presents to women and recognize their achievements has radical roots. It was established by socialist women in the heat of militant labor and internationalist organizing in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-09). Sanctions on Russia are Shaking the World, Including the West which Imposed Them. libya360.wordpress.com Elijah J. Magnier "We cannot replace Russian gas overnight," Germany announced, followed by France to confirm that "its stockpile of gas will not be enough if Russia stops supplying us." Hungary did not hesitate to reveal that "its economy and local currency will collapse if energy-related sanctions are imposed on Russia." Finland confirmed that it…

WSWS (2022-03-09). Reactions in Germany to the webinar: "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers from Germany comment on the February 26 international online webinar of the World Socialist Web Site, "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" and draw political conclusions.

WSWS (2022-03-09). Australian PM declares "national emergency" amid mass anger over response to flood crisis. wsws.org The federal and state governments are terrified that the floods will become a focal point of broader opposition.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). Thousands protest across Yemen denouncing fuel crisis induced by Saudi-led blockade. peoplesdispatch.org Protesters condemned the United States for providing military, intelligence and diplomatic support to the Saudi-led coalition's military intervention in Yemen. They also criticized the international community for its silence and inaction…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). Reclaiming the radical roots of International Working Women's Day. peoplesdispatch.org The day was established by socialist women in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as well as to end the unique oppression faced by women.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). Wild panda mother, cub spotted in SW China. ecns.cn Local forestry authorities in Baoxing County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, have spotted a pair of wild giant pandas in the local giant panda national park.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions: spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and will continue to conduct normal trade cooperation with Russia, including trade in oil and gas, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-09). Activating capacities require promoting regional coop. en.mehrnews.com Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that activation of regional capacities for creating lasting stability is required developing and promoting regional cooperation in 13th government.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-09). Tehran-Tashkent ink security coop. to overcome shared threats. en.mehrnews.com Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) stressed that signing an important document on security cooperation between Iran and Uzbekistan will pave the way for further success in overcoming shared threats.

_____ (2022-03-09). Black Alliance For Peace Statement On International Women's Day. popularresistance.org As the world's eyes are on Ukraine on this International Women's Day, March 8, 2022, we are reminded of the disproportionate impact that war and militarism have on women. This is a reality that the women of the global South are acutely aware of because of the steady assaults on the humanity of peoples in the South executed by the U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination. The militarized terror of the Axis of Domination in the service of their economic elites have been even more intensely felt by the women of Africa and the African Diaspora. | The socialist groundings of the day were expressed in its early unfolding. Indee…

Staff (2022-03-09). President Maduro: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Spread to Other Regions. orinocotribune.com Monday, March 7, 2022, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, met at night with members of the nation's high political and military command, the Council of Vice Presidents, and the Superior General Staff of the Bolivarian National Armed Force, to carry out an analysis of the world geopolitical situation in response to the operation that Russia is carrying out in Ukraine. He also confirmed the meeting between his administration and US government officials, providing some initial details. | In a televised broadcast on Monday night after 10: 30 p.m., Venezuela's president said that, according to intelligence rep…

ILWU Local 10 Presiden Farless Dailey (2022-03-09). What the A's stadium plan will do to Oakland's port, its workers and the CA supply chain. indybay.org Farless Dailey, ILWU Local 10 President in an opinion contribution in the SF Chronicle talks about the privatization of he port of Oakland and it's connection to charters and the privatization of the schools by the billionaire A's and GAP owner John Fisher. He also controls the KIPP and Rocketship charter school chain…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-09). "You strike a woman, you strike a rock!" peoplesdispatch.org Over the past several years, working class movements across the world have taken to the streets and plazas on March 8, International Working Women's Day in recognition of the day as an important day of struggle and resistance and to further the cause of women's liberation. The day which corporations and NGOs have attempted to dilute into a day to give presents to women and recognize their achievements has radical roots. It was established by socialist women in the heat of militant labor and internationalist organizing in order to highlight women's centrality in the struggle to overthrow class based oppression, as…

WSWS (2022-03-09). European Union employs double standards on refugees from Ukraine, discriminates against non-Ukrainians. wsws.org The discrimination based on skin colour and national origin of refugees from Ukraine shows the hypocrisy of European refugee policy.

WSWS (2022-03-09). Australian PM declares "national emergency" amid mass anger over response to flood crisis. wsws.org The federal and state governments are terrified that the floods will become a focal point of broader opposition.

WSWS (2022-03-09). Reactions in Germany to the webinar: "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers from Germany comment on the February 26 international online webinar of the World Socialist Web Site, "Fight Covid! Save Lives! Stop the Drive to World War III!" and draw political conclusions.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions: spokesperson. ecns.cn China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions that have no basis in international law, and will continue to conduct normal trade cooperation with Russia, including trade in oil and gas, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). Mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon plays martial arts to amuse the audience. ecns.cn Shuey Rhon Rhon, mascot of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, has demonstrated martial arts at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-09). Activating capacities require promoting regional coop. en.mehrnews.com Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said that activation of regional capacities for creating lasting stability is required developing and promoting regional cooperation in 13th government.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). Wild panda mother, cub spotted in SW China. ecns.cn Local forestry authorities in Baoxing County in Ya'an City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, have spotted a pair of wild giant pandas in the local giant panda national park.

ecns.cn (2022-03-09). NPC deputy celebrates Int'l Women's Day with special embroidery. ecns.cn A female NPC deputy from southwest China's Guizhou Province shared a gift with other female deputies to celebrate International Women's Day on the sideline of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Tuesday…

WSWS (2022-03-09). Sri Lankan government tables sham amendments to draconian anti-terrorism law. wsws.org The Rajapakse regime's amendments to the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act have nothing to do with concerns about human rights but are to ensure that its repressive measures can continue.

Julie Varughese (2022-03-08). TF Regular Contributor Sanket Jain Among Top 10 Finalists for Oxfam Journalism Award. towardfreedom.org Regular contributor Sanket Jain has been named a Top 10 finalist for Oxfam's 2021-22 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Award for his coverage of India's rural poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2022-03-08). India refuses to condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion at special Quad summit. wsws.org India's precarious balancing between the US and Russia is becoming untenable amid the rapidly escalating US-NATO war drive against Russia.

JANET (2022-03-08). World says 'No NATO war!'. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 Over 80 actions — in the U.S., around the world and in cyberspace — have been held or will be held in March to oppose U.S./NATO aggression in Russia and Ukraine. (unacpeace.org) These actions are taking place amidst an overwhelming barrage of pro-U.S./NATO and anti-Russian propaganda. The role of the U.S. media and politicians is to overwhelm and drown out any opposition. Under these conditions even a small force standing up to the barrage becomes a magnet to attract that opposition. Times Square, New York City, March 5. Photo: Brenda Ryan. In New York City on Times Square, a group of a…

Editor (2022-03-08). Burning Globalist structures to save the Globalist 'Liberal Order'. mronline.org Biden, finally, has his foreign policy 'success': Europe is walling itself off from Russia, China, and the emerging integrated Asian market.

Editor (2022-03-08). Dan Siegel on Banning the Constitution. scheerpost.com By Dan Siegel / Original to ScheerPost | The U.S. is experiencing one of its periodic waves of book banning, with legislators, governors, and even country music singers leading crusades to protect our children from harmful feelings and the discomfort caused by exposure to the written word. Politicians in Tennessee, who seem determined to finally come up with an issue on which they can claim national leadership, are banning the Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel "Maus" because of its, yes, graphic depictions of the Holocaust. Trigger Warning! The Holocaust was violent, horrible, disgusting, obscene, and up…

JANET (2022-03-08). Anti-imperialist voice from the Spanish State on the crisis in Ukraine. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 In view of the intense international crisis exacerbating the confrontation between U.S.-NATO imperialism and Russia, and in light of the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid this June, we in Workers World publish this Statement of the Coordinating Committee of Communist Nuclei* in the Spanish State, which is a NATO member. Some of the terms and acronyms are explained at the end. Translation: John Catalinotto. Zaragoza, Spain, Oct. 3, 2015. Credit: Pablo Ibáñez Once again we must confront confusion. Once again the media owned by the international oligarchy and the big Spanish banks and multinationals [mdas…

Michael Hudson (2022-03-08). America shoots its own dollar empire in economic attack on Russia. mronline.org Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion.

Ana Santoyo (2022-03-08). Celebrating International Women's Day. liberationnews.org IWD means acknowledging the root cause of women's oppression—class society—and its centrality to the system that oppresses our working class today—capitalism.

Alan Horner (2022-03-08). Hershey factory workers organize to challenge two-tier pay, brutal conditions. liberationnews.org Workers at a Hershey candy manufacturing plant in Stuarts Draft, VA are now voting in an election to unionize and join the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union, with the results to be counted on March 24.

_____ (2022-03-08). Cuba, Nicaragua And Mexico Lead World Gender Parity In Parliaments. popularresistance.org Cuba, Nicaragua and Mexico have been ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the world, having achieved the highest proportion of women in parliament out of 189 countries. What's more, these three along with Rwanda and the United Arab Emirates are the only five countries in the world to have achieved gender parity in their lower or single legislative house (National Assembly, Congress, or Parliament) as of February 2022. | The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) released its 2021 Women in Parliament report of countries with the best gender balance in parliament this week. Cuba, with 53.4% of women holding seats in the National As…

KWORINOCO (2022-03-08). Colombian Military Supplies Discovered at Encampments in Zulia & Apure. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, March 6, the Venezuelan Operation known as Escudo Bolivariano [Bolivarian Shield], intended to expel TANCOL (armed drug-trafficking Colombian terrorists) and other criminal organizations from Venezuela, confiscated weapons of various calibers and uniforms belonging to the Colombian military in the state of Apure. | The following objects were seized in the state of Apure by the División Fluvial 352 of the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela: | One US-made shotgun | One Motorola DGR 6157 signal repeater with an antenna and cables | One universal UB 12V car battery | Two Aico brand radio chargers wit…

Editor2 (2022-03-08). Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West's Grotesque Double Standard. orinocotribune.com By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Mar 2, 2022 | The speed of Western retaliation over Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days. | HAJJAH, YEMEN — "We're brutally bombed every day. So why doesn't the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don't have blonde hair and blue eyes like Ukrainians?" Ahmed Tamri, a Yemeni father of four, asked with furrowed brows about the outpouring of international support and media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a…

WSWS (2022-03-08). The German state tries to cover its tracks in latest far-right trial. wsws.org Between August 2018 and March 2021, hundreds of threatening letters were sent to artists, lawyers and politicians under the acronym NSU 2.0, which is a reference to the neo-Nazi terrorist group National Socialist Underground responsible for the murder of nine immigrants and a policewoman.

_____ (2022-03-08). Twin Cities Takes To The Streets For International Women's Day. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 60 people gathered in Mayday Plaza on Sunday, March 6, for an International Women's Day protest organized by the Twin Cities district of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Demands for reproductive rights and healthcare for all, justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and two-spirit people, an end to gender-based violence, queer and trans liberation, and justice for all stolen lives were raised. The demonstrators also stood in solidarity with Twin Cities educators preparing to strike, signs reading "Victory to the educators!" dotted the crowd gathered in the square, and sim…

Barbara Ransby (2022-03-08). On a Grim and Bloody International Women's Day, Let's Build Feminist Solidarity. truthout.org On this International Women's Day, as the world watches a historic and bloody war unfold in Europe — while people in the United States and Europe largely continue to ignore the suffering of the millions of Black and Brown people who have been rendered stateless by war, corruption and the climate crisis, many of them women — we need to fortify ourselves, pump up our optimism and bolster our resolve to fight for a better world. | Women are always vulnerable to sexual violence and ab…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-08). Don't sell your land, you will benefit from it when Museveni is gone- Kabuleta tells Ugandans. plusnews.ug The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader, Joseph Kabuleta has rallied Ugandans to guard their land jealously and avoid the temptation of selling it. Kabuleta said land is a priceless natural resource which will help Ugandans overcome poverty in future when the current government led by President Yoweri Museveni is out of power. The former …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). The American Empire Self-Destructs. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Hudson But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Women Take on the Empire: The Revolutionary Women of Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Sumedha Chatterjee This women's day let us remember the contribution of women who have been fighting the settler colonial Israeli regime. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! Seldom has a gun wielding female soldier not been sexualized in pop culture or otherwise. Instagram is filled with accounts dedicated to conventionally attractive…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Russia's Judo Kick to the Western Financial Gut. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Washington's sanctions on Moscow will destroy Europe, not Russia. The battlefield is drawn. The official Russian blacklist of hostile sanctioning nations includes the US, the EU, Canada and, in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore (the only one from Southeast Asia). Notice how that 'international community' keeps shrinking. The Global South should be aware…

John Dick (2022-03-08). Six-Triple-Eight: The Black women of America's WWII postal battalion. peoplesworld.org John "Cementhead" Dick is a retired postal worker and member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 3126, Royal Oak, Mich. For many years, he has authored many "Dicktation" columns related to his experiences on the job. Earlier installments can be read here. "No Mail, Low Morale." I am now retired. I sit in …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-08). Peruvian fishermen protest agreement with Repsol on oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org Fishermen are dissatisfied with the agreement signed between the national government and the Repsol company on an initial compensation of 3,000 soles to affected fishermen and fish merchants. They say that they lose more than 5,000 soles a month due to the disastrous oil spill…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). The Danger of a World Ruled by NATO: Interview with àÅngeles Maestro. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznarez àÅngeles Maestro is a leading figure in Spain when it comes to internationalist and solidarity activism. A former communist deputy, today she is not only highly critical of the positions of that party but also denounces its permanent ideological retreats. She has denounced with all her might the Psoe-Podemos compromise, and now that…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). US is Abandoning its "Helpers" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Everywhere! libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The dismissive attitude of the US political and military establishment towards its foreign "helpers" is well known. This attitude became even more apparent after Joe Biden's recent appearance before the House of Representatives and Senate with his annual State of the Union Address, in which he described the people of Ukraine as Iranians. One…

WSWS (2022-03-08). Over 600 students at Australian National University test COVID-positive one week after return to campus. wsws.org "Is the 'vibrant on campus experience' worth the health of the #ourANU community? It's only Day 2 of semester! We are not meeting our duty of care for students."

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). President Maduro Alerts That War Could Extend Throughout the World. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News President Nicolas Maduro expresses grave concern that the conflict in Ukraine could expand and could turn into a Third World War. He warns of a media campaign and economic measures that aim to aggravate conditions and extend the scenario of war beyond Ukraine, to Europe, and beyond Europe to other regions of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). French Withdrawal from Mali Will Redraw the Political Map of West Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud Finally, France will be leaving Mali, nearly a decade after the original military intervention in 2013. The repercussions of this decision will hardly be confined to this West African nation, but will likely spread to the entirety of the Sahel Region; in fact, the whole of Africa. France's decision to end its military presence in…

Sharon Zhang (2022-03-08). Starbucks Loses Bid to Delay Union Election Count Again as It Cuts Worker Hours. truthout.org The labor board has denied another Starbucks bid to delay union ballot counts as workers say that the company has started slashing hours without prior warning, endangering employees' finances. | The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the

Felicity Arbuthnot (2022-03-08). Women's Day 2022: Women's Rights in Afghanistan, "A Justification for War" globalresearch.ca Remember the deluge of political concern over the subjugation of Afghan women at the time of the October 2001 invasion? The tsunami of documentaries, articles, books on their plight, contributing to the justification of another invasion…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Fascists from Europe and Terrorists from the Middle East Support the Bandera Nazis: Russian Communist Party Statement. libya360.wordpress.com The CPRF resolutely condemns the attempt to internationalize the military conflict in Ukraine and the involvement in the hostilities of outright Nazis and terrorists from Europe and the Middle East. The CPRF initially assessed the military conflict in Ukraine as a struggle against the neo-Nazis who seized power in a coup d'état in February 2014….

WSWS (2022-03-08). Australian PM denounces China and announces $10 billion nuclear submarine base. wsws.org Morrison, who has supported every US-led invasion, declared that Russia and China constitute an "arc of autocracy" that is threatening the "rules-based international order."

Parks RM, Benavides J, Anderson G, et al. (2022-03-08). Association of Tropical Cyclones With County-Level Mortality in the US. jamanetwork.com This study uses data on tropical cyclones in the US and mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics to evaluate the association of county-level tropical cyclone exposure and mortality rates from various causes in the US from 1998-2018.

Anonymous349 (2022-03-08). Russian Forces Expand Their Presence Northeast Of Kyiv, Continue Operation To Block Ukrainian Capital (Videos). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On March 8, units of the Russian Armed Forces continued expanding their control zone around Kyiv, especially northeast of the city. | In particular, Russian units took control of the village of Bogdanovka in that area. Bogdanovka is located just in the vicinity of Brovary settlement — the eastern suburb of Kyiv. All these locations are just to the north of the area of Borispol International Airport. |

Editor2 (2022-03-08). Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West's Grotesque Double Standard. orinocotribune.com By Ahmed Abdulkareem — Mar 2, 2022 | The speed of Western retaliation over Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised eyebrows among Yemenis who have endured a relentless bombing campaign and deadly air, land, and sea blockade for 2,520 consecutive days. | HAJJAH, YEMEN — "We're brutally bombed every day. So why doesn't the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don't have blonde hair and blue eyes like Ukrainians?" Ahmed Tamri, a Yemeni father of four, asked with furrowed brows about the outpouring of international support and media coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine a…

JANET (2022-03-08). World says 'No NATO war!'. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 Over 80 actions — in the U.S., around the world and in cyberspace — have been held or will be held in March to oppose U.S./NATO aggression in Russia and Ukraine. (unacpeace.org) These actions are taking place amidst an overwhelming barrage of pro-U.S./NATO and anti-Russian propaganda. The role of the U.S. media and politicians is to overwhelm and drown out any opposition. Under these conditions even a small force standing up to the barrage becomes a magnet to attract that opposition. Times Square, New York City, March 5. Photo: Brenda Ryan. In New York City on Times Square, a group of a…

WSWS (2022-03-08). India refuses to condemn Russia over Ukraine invasion at special Quad summit. wsws.org India's precarious balancing between the US and Russia is becoming untenable amid the rapidly escalating US-NATO war drive against Russia.

JANET (2022-03-08). Anti-imperialist voice from the Spanish State on the crisis in Ukraine. iacenter.org March 7, 2022 In view of the intense international crisis exacerbating the confrontation between U.S.-NATO imperialism and Russia, and in light of the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid this June, we in Workers World publish this Statement of the Coordinating Committee of Communist Nuclei* in the Spanish State, which is a NATO member. Some of the terms and acronyms are explained at the end. Translation: John Catalinotto. Zaragoza, Spain, Oct. 3, 2015. Credit: Pablo Ibáñez Once again we must confront confusion. Once again the media owned by the international oligarchy and the big Spanish banks and multinationals [mdas…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). The Danger of a World Ruled by NATO: Interview with àÅngeles Maestro. libya360.wordpress.com Carlos Aznarez àÅngeles Maestro is a leading figure in Spain when it comes to internationalist and solidarity activism. A former communist deputy, today she is not only highly critical of the positions of that party but also denounces its permanent ideological retreats. She has denounced with all her might the Psoe-Podemos compromise, and now that…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). President Maduro Alerts That War Could Extend Throughout the World. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News President Nicolas Maduro expresses grave concern that the conflict in Ukraine could expand and could turn into a Third World War. He warns of a media campaign and economic measures that aim to aggravate conditions and extend the scenario of war beyond Ukraine, to Europe, and beyond Europe to other regions of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Fascists from Europe and Terrorists from the Middle East Support the Bandera Nazis: Russian Communist Party Statement. libya360.wordpress.com The CPRF resolutely condemns the attempt to internationalize the military conflict in Ukraine and the involvement in the hostilities of outright Nazis and terrorists from Europe and the Middle East. The CPRF initially assessed the military conflict in Ukraine as a struggle against the neo-Nazis who seized power in a coup d'état in February 2014….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Russia's Judo Kick to the Western Financial Gut. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Washington's sanctions on Moscow will destroy Europe, not Russia. The battlefield is drawn. The official Russian blacklist of hostile sanctioning nations includes the US, the EU, Canada and, in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore (the only one from Southeast Asia). Notice how that 'international community' keeps shrinking. The Global South should be aware…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). US is Abandoning its "Helpers" in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Everywhere! libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov The dismissive attitude of the US political and military establishment towards its foreign "helpers" is well known. This attitude became even more apparent after Joe Biden's recent appearance before the House of Representatives and Senate with his annual State of the Union Address, in which he described the people of Ukraine as Iranians. One…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). The American Empire Self-Destructs. libya360.wordpress.com Michael Hudson But nobody thought that it would happen this fast. Empires often follow the course of a Greek tragedy, bringing about precisely the fate that they sought to avoid. That certainly is the case with the American Empire as it dismantles itself in not-so-slow motion. The basic assumption of economic and diplomatic forecasting is…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). French Withdrawal from Mali Will Redraw the Political Map of West Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud Finally, France will be leaving Mali, nearly a decade after the original military intervention in 2013. The repercussions of this decision will hardly be confined to this West African nation, but will likely spread to the entirety of the Sahel Region; in fact, the whole of Africa. France's decision to end its military presence in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-08). Women Take on the Empire: The Revolutionary Women of Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Sumedha Chatterjee This women's day let us remember the contribution of women who have been fighting the settler colonial Israeli regime. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! Seldom has a gun wielding female soldier not been sexualized in pop culture or otherwise. Instagram is filled with accounts dedicated to conventionally attractive…

Ana Santoyo (2022-03-08). Celebrating International Women's Day. liberationnews.org IWD means acknowledging the root cause of women's oppression—class society—and its centrality to the system that oppresses our working class today—capitalism.

Alan Horner (2022-03-08). Hershey factory workers organize to challenge two-tier pay, brutal conditions. liberationnews.org Workers at a Hershey candy manufacturing plant in Stuarts Draft, VA are now voting in an election to unionize and join the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union, with the results to be counted on March 24.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-08). Don't sell your land, you will benefit from it when Museveni is gone- Kabuleta tells Ugandans. plusnews.ug The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader, Joseph Kabuleta has rallied Ugandans to guard their land jealously and avoid the temptation of selling it. Kabuleta said land is a priceless natural resource which will help Ugandans overcome poverty in future when the current government led by President Yoweri Museveni is out of power. The former …

Felicity Arbuthnot (2022-03-08). Women's Day 2022: Women's Rights in Afghanistan, "A Justification for War" globalresearch.ca Remember the deluge of political concern over the subjugation of Afghan women at the time of the October 2001 invasion? The tsunami of documentaries, articles, books on their plight, contributing to the justification of another invasion…

WSWS (2022-03-08). The German state tries to cover its tracks in latest far-right trial. wsws.org Between August 2018 and March 2021, hundreds of threatening letters were sent to artists, lawyers and politicians under the acronym NSU 2.0, which is a reference to the neo-Nazi terrorist group National Socialist Underground responsible for the murder of nine immigrants and a policewoman.

WSWS (2022-03-08). Australian PM denounces China and announces $10 billion nuclear submarine base. wsws.org Morrison, who has supported every US-led invasion, declared that Russia and China constitute an "arc of autocracy" that is threatening the "rules-based international order."

WSWS (2022-03-08). Over 600 students at Australian National University test COVID-positive one week after return to campus. wsws.org "Is the 'vibrant on campus experience' worth the health of the #ourANU community? It's only Day 2 of semester! We are not meeting our duty of care for students."

Survival International (2022-03-07). New Report Exposes Brutal Persecution of Adivasi Women Defending Their Land. dissidentvoice.org Adivasi activist Hidme Markam has been thrown into jail for resisting the takeover of her people's land for mining. © Survival WARNING: Contains images some may find disturbing A devastating new report from Survival International — launched on International Women's Day, March 8 — exposes how Adivasi (Indigenous) women in India are being brutally persecuted for …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Imperial, Colonial Thieves: The Long Odysseys of Goddess Annapurna and Treasures of India (Part 2). transcend.org The Ungodly Thievery of Godly Treasures from India…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Swami Vivekananda and His Gospel. transcend.org Swami Vivekananda travelled all over India and met large number of people especially the poor marginalised sections of society and wondered if there was a God, how could people live in such pitiable conditions. In fact he asked this question about existence of God to several religious people and seers.

JANET (2022-03-07). Alex Saab's case — U.S. Political and Legal Damage. iacenter.org Please add your support for freedom for Alex Saab. Urge others to support this campaign and to spread Alex Saab's words of resolute resistance to U.S. demands. Tens of thousands of people in the U.S. and internationally have called on the U.S. government to release this Venezuelan diplomat. Sign Now — Click here to add your name The International Action Center, along with solidarity, human rights and social justice organizations in the U.S. and around the world, calls upon the U.S. State Department and Department of Justice to end their witch hunt of Alex Saab and end the illegal unilateral sanctions against…

Eds. (2022-03-07). Notes from the Editors for the April 2022 issue of Monthly Review. mronline.org As we write these notes at the beginning of March 2022, the eight-year limited civil war in Ukraine has turned into a full-scale war. This represents a turning point in the New Cold War and a great human tragedy. By threatening global nuclear holocaust, these events are also now endangering the entire world. To understand the origins of the New Cold War and the onset of the current Russian entry into the Ukrainian civil war, it is necessary to go back to decisions associated with the creation of the New World Order made in Washington when the previous Cold War ended in 1991.

Editor (2022-03-07). Navigating our humanity: Ilan Pappé on the four lessons from Ukraine. mronline.org Israel's assaults on Gaza should, indeed, be mentioned and considered when evaluating the present crisis in the Ukraine.

Editor (2022-03-07). Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims. scheerpost.com "Suicide Kings." [Illustration by Mr. Fish] | By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | Rulers divide the world into worthy and unworthy victims, those we are allowed to pity, such as Ukrainians enduring the hell of modern warfare, and those whose suffering is minimized, dismissed, or ignored. The terror we and our allies carry out against Iraqi, Palestinian, Syrian, Libyan, Somali and Yemeni civilians is part of the regrettable cost of war. We, echoing the empty promises from Moscow, claim we do not target civilians. Rulers always paint their militaries as humane, there to serve and protect. Collateral damag…

Editor (2022-03-07). Calling Russia's Attack 'Unprovoked' Lets U.S. Off the Hook. scheerpost.com By Bryce Greene / FAIR Many governments and media figures are rightly condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine as an act of aggression and a violation of international law. But in his first speech about the invasion, on February 24, US President Joe Biden also called the invasion "unprovoked." It's a word that …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-07). Micho summons 35 players to prepare for AFCON 2023 Qualifiers. plusnews.ug Uganda Cranes captain Emmanuel Okwi has been recalled to the national team ahead of a 4-Nations Mini tournament to take place in Uzbekistan between March 25-29th, 2022. The tournament to take place at the Markaziy Stadium in Namangan city will also feature Tajikistan, Kyrgz Republic and hosts Uzbekistan. Head coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has today …

Brian Terrell (2022-03-07). "Let them kill as many as possible"- United States Policy Toward Russia and its Neighbors. mronline.org In April 1941, four years before he was to become President and eight months before the United States entered World War II, Senator Harry Truman of Missouri reacted to the news that Germany had invaded the Soviet Union: "If we see that Germany is winning the war, we ought to help Russia; and if that Russia is winning, we ought to help Germany, and in that way let them kill as many as possible."

Editor (2022-03-07). What is the Fetishism of Commodities? mronline.org Towards the end of the first chapter of Das Kapital, after having established the validity of the labor theory of value, Marx has a section on the "Fetishism of Commodities".

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-07). The IMF connection with the Ukraine crisis. mronline.org THE security concerns of Russia arising from Ukraine's intentions of joining NATO have been widely discussed in the media. But the IMF's link with Ukraine which is a parallel issue has scarcely received much attention.

_____ (2022-03-07). Ukrainian Security Services Arrest Young Communist Leaders. popularresistance.org On Sunday, March 6, the Ukrainian security services arrested Mikhail Kononovich and his brother Aleksandr Kononovich. Both are from the leadership of the Leninist Communist Youth Union of Ukraine (LKSMU). The press service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated on Sunday that the Kononovich brothers were arrested from capital Kiev and put in jail. The SBU has accused them of being propagandists with pro-Russian and pro-Belarusian views with the goal of destabilizing the internal situation in Ukraine and create the "necessary information picture" for Russian and Belarusian channels. The World Federation o…

T.P. Wilkinson (2022-03-07). Not by Bread Alone, but Mainly by Platitudes. dissidentvoice.org Unlike many who seem to believe that freedom of movement (since 2020 extinguished in the EU) must mean an end to national borders, I have only felt that borders should be recognised as the product of political will and history. In the entrance to the museum at the Invalides in Paris there is a quote …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Ukraine: How Close Was the Nuclear Plant Attack to Catastrophe? transcend.org 4 Mar 2022 – Buildings at the Zaporizhzhia plant–the largest in Europe–were damaged after it was hit by shelling. UN's nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency says that none of the safety systems at the plant were affected, and there was no release of radioactive material.

Ann Brown (2022-03-07). Russia Puts WNBA Star Brittney Griner In Jail Over Cannabis Oil At Airport. moguldom.com Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star and two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner was arrested in February in Russia an estimated three weeks ago for having vape cartridges in her luggage at a Moscow airport. The cartridges reportedly contained cannabis oil. The exact date of her arrest has not been released, but Griner has been absent …

teleSUR (2022-03-07). Cuba Condemns Renewal of US Executive Order Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela repudiated the decision to renew executive order 13962 of March 8, 2015, as it lacks support and real evidence, and only worked for the United States to materialize a systematic blockade against Venezuela. | The Nicolás Maduro gov't rejected Washington's renewal of the 2015 executive order branding the South American country as an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to US national security.

teleSUR (2022-03-07). LIVE: EU Starts Accession Process for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia. telesurenglish.net As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to intensify, international efforts to evacuate the civilian population to other countries continue. Below are the main developments of this conflict as they happen. | RELATED: | . | MARCH 7: | The EU agrees to start the accession process for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The presidency of the European Union (EU) announced that the 27 member countries agreed to start a process so…

teleSUR (2022-03-07). US National Average Gas Price Jumps to Highest Since 2008. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the American Automobile Association (AAA) announced that the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline hit US$4.009. | RELATED: | The gas prices jumped 41 cents over the past week, following a surge in the oil prices amid the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Now pump prices are just 10 cents away from the record of US$4.114 a gallon set in July 2008. | "An increase in gas demand,…

deweylaura (2022-03-07). GOP's shameless gerrymandering shapes Ohio's political landscape. cpusa.org The following report was prepared for the Feb. 13, 2022, National Committee meeting. Coming up to the 2022 midterm elections, the democratic movement in Ohio is getting battered by Republicans' shameless gerrymandering at the level of the state legislature and congressional districts. The new maps for both have been rejected twice by the State …

Fight Back (2022-03-07). Twin Cities takes to the streets for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 60 people gathered in Mayday Plaza on Sunday, March 6, for an International Women's Day protest organized by the Twin Cities district of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Demands for reproductive rights and healthcare for all, justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and two-spirit people, an end to gender-based violence, queer and trans liberation, and justice for all stolen lives were raised. The demonstrators also stood in solidarity with Twin Cities educators preparing to strike, signs reading "Victory to the educators!" dotted the crowd gathered in the square, and sim…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-07). NSSF commences receiving applications for midterm benefits. plusnews.ug A couple of hundreds of people has today Monday March 7 thronged National Social Security Fund (NSSF) premises to apply for access to midterm benefits of their contributions. | In January, President Yoweri Museveni assented to the NSSF Bill, allowing 20 percent midterm access to the contributors who have saved for over 10 years and are 45 years old. | The bill also streamlined the supervision of the 15 trillion-shilling fund between the Ministries of Gender and of Finance. The workers, government, and the Gender committee agreed to have the Ministry of Gender supervise the social security aspect, while the Min…

Our Reporter (2022-03-07). First Pharmacy, Ecopharm finally vacate Mulago hospital after Health Ministry directive. plusnews.ug Two private pharmacies that have been operating in Mulago National Referral hospital have been evicted following a directive by Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to the National Drug Authority (NDA). On Friday, the Health Minister directed NDA to close all private facilities operating within public health facilities. Abiaz Rwamiri, the NDA Public Relations Officer, …

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-07). Algerian court awards six-month suspended sentence to journalist Khaled Drareni. peoplesdispatch.org On Thursday, March 3, Algerian journalist and political activist Khaled Drareni, who in 2020 was sentenced to three years in prison on politically motivated charges before it was reduced to a two-year prison term, once again had his sentence reduced on appeal. He has now been awarded a six-month suspended sentence. According to information obtained from Algerian prisoners' advocacy group National Commission for Liberation of Detainees (CNLD), Drareni, who spent more than 11 months in prison while awaiting trial, was given the reduced sentence in the new trial ordered by the Algerian supreme court. Drareni was fin…

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-03-07). Amid looming retrenchments, unions demand transparency in sale of South Africa's national airline. peoplesdispatch.org The sale of the restructured South Africa Airways (SAA) to a private consortium at an undisclosed price may provoke further labor unrest. The workers are already angry at the impending dismissal of 225 more workers…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-07). By Trying to Sanction the Whole World, Washington Backs Itself into a Corner. libya360.wordpress.com Ernesto Cazal The poor negotiations between the US and Venezuela could negatively impact Joe Biden politically (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) In a short amount of time, a series of events took place, centered around Venezuela, which from a political point of view have the elements of a melodrama with a hint of comedy. It…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-07). Russian delegation leaves for Belarus for 3rd round of talks. en.mehrnews.com The twelfth day of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine continues as international pressure on Russia continues to intensify.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-07). Laureates of 35th Khwarizmi International Award honored. en.mehrnews.com Laureates for the 35th Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) have been honored for their remarkable achievements in science and technology during a ceremony attended by President Raeisi.

SF015 (2022-03-07). Evacuation Of Ukrainian Elite From The Country. How It Happens. southfront.org The bulk of the Ukrainian oligarchs and economic elite fled the country immediately prior to the outbreak of war in Ukraine using private planes and regular flights. | During the rule of the oligarchate there was a critical stratification of Ukrainian society. In fact, Ukraine has entered a new Middle Ages with its aristocracy serving the magnates and the disenfranchised underprivileged population. A mass of international financial swindlers arrived in Ukraine, mainly from Israel and Anglo-Saxon countries. | In the fir…

Editor (2022-03-07). Calling Russia's Attack 'Unprovoked' Lets U.S. Off the Hook. scheerpost.com By Bryce Greene / FAIR Many governments and media figures are rightly condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin's attack on Ukraine as an act of aggression and a violation of international law. But in his first speech about the invasion, on February 24, US President Joe Biden also called the invasion "unprovoked." It's a word that …

Editor (2022-03-07). Navigating our humanity: Ilan Pappé on the four lessons from Ukraine. mronline.org Israel's assaults on Gaza should, indeed, be mentioned and considered when evaluating the present crisis in the Ukraine.

SF015 (2022-03-07). Evacuation Of Ukrainian Elite From The Country. How It Happens. southfront.org The bulk of the Ukrainian oligarchs and economic elite fled the country immediately prior to the outbreak of war in Ukraine using private planes and regular flights. | During the rule of the oligarchate there was a critical stratification of Ukrainian society. In fact, Ukraine has entered a new Middle Ages with its aristocracy serving the magnates and the disenfranchised underprivileged population. A mass of international financial swindlers arrived in Ukraine, mainly from Israel and Anglo-Saxon countries. | In the fir…

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-07). The IMF connection with the Ukraine crisis. mronline.org THE security concerns of Russia arising from Ukraine's intentions of joining NATO have been widely discussed in the media. But the IMF's link with Ukraine which is a parallel issue has scarcely received much attention.

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Imperial, Colonial Thieves: The Long Odysseys of Goddess Annapurna and Treasures of India (Part 2). transcend.org The Ungodly Thievery of Godly Treasures from India…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Swami Vivekananda and His Gospel. transcend.org Swami Vivekananda travelled all over India and met large number of people especially the poor marginalised sections of society and wondered if there was a God, how could people live in such pitiable conditions. In fact he asked this question about existence of God to several religious people and seers.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-07). Micho summons 35 players to prepare for AFCON 2023 Qualifiers. plusnews.ug Uganda Cranes captain Emmanuel Okwi has been recalled to the national team ahead of a 4-Nations Mini tournament to take place in Uzbekistan between March 25-29th, 2022. The tournament to take place at the Markaziy Stadium in Namangan city will also feature Tajikistan, Kyrgz Republic and hosts Uzbekistan. Head coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has today …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-03-07). Ukraine: How Close Was the Nuclear Plant Attack to Catastrophe? transcend.org 4 Mar 2022 – Buildings at the Zaporizhzhia plant–the largest in Europe–were damaged after it was hit by shelling. UN's nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency says that none of the safety systems at the plant were affected, and there was no release of radioactive material.

teleSUR (2022-03-07). US National Average Gas Price Jumps to Highest Since 2008. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the American Automobile Association (AAA) announced that the U.S. national average for a gallon of regular gasoline hit US$4.009. | RELATED: | The gas prices jumped 41 cents over the past week, following a surge in the oil prices amid the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Now pump prices are just 10 cents away from the record of US$4.114 a gallon set in July 2008. | "An increase in gas demand,…

teleSUR (2022-03-07). LIVE: EU Starts Accession Process for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia. telesurenglish.net As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to intensify, international efforts to evacuate the civilian population to other countries continue. Below are the main developments of this conflict as they happen. | RELATED: | . | MARCH 7: | The EU agrees to start the accession process for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. The presidency of the European Union (EU) announced that the 27 member countries agreed to start a process so…

teleSUR (2022-03-07). Cuba Condemns Renewal of US Executive Order Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuela repudiated the decision to renew executive order 13962 of March 8, 2015, as it lacks support and real evidence, and only worked for the United States to materialize a systematic blockade against Venezuela. | The Nicolás Maduro gov't rejected Washington's renewal of the 2015 executive order branding the South American country as an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to US national security.

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-03-07). Amid looming retrenchments, unions demand transparency in sale of South Africa's national airline. peoplesdispatch.org The sale of the restructured South Africa Airways (SAA) to a private consortium at an undisclosed price may provoke further labor unrest. The workers are already angry at the impending dismissal of 225 more workers…

Fight Back (2022-03-07). Twin Cities takes to the streets for International Women's Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 60 people gathered in Mayday Plaza on Sunday, March 6, for an International Women's Day protest organized by the Twin Cities district of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. Demands for reproductive rights and healthcare for all, justice for missing and murdered indigenous women and two-spirit people, an end to gender-based violence, queer and trans liberation, and justice for all stolen lives were raised. The demonstrators also stood in solidarity with Twin Cities educators preparing to strike, signs reading "Victory to the educators!" dotted the crowd gathered in the square, and sim…

Our Reporter (2022-03-07). First Pharmacy, Ecopharm finally vacate Mulago hospital after Health Ministry directive. plusnews.ug Two private pharmacies that have been operating in Mulago National Referral hospital have been evicted following a directive by Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to the National Drug Authority (NDA). On Friday, the Health Minister directed NDA to close all private facilities operating within public health facilities. Abiaz Rwamiri, the NDA Public Relations Officer, …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-07). NSSF commences receiving applications for midterm benefits. plusnews.ug A couple of hundreds of people has today Monday March 7 thronged National Social Security Fund (NSSF) premises to apply for access to midterm benefits of their contributions. | In January, President Yoweri Museveni assented to the NSSF Bill, allowing 20 percent midterm access to the contributors who have saved for over 10 years and are 45 years old. | The bill also streamlined the supervision of the 15 trillion-shilling fund between the Ministries of Gender and of Finance. The workers, government, and the Gender committee agreed to have the Ministry of Gender supervise the social security aspect, while the Min…

Anna Lia Maria Soddu (2022-03-07). The Migrations-related European Policy framework. moderndiplomacy.eu "sic utere tuo, ut aliaenum non laedas" "Use your own property in such a way that you do not injure that of another". This maxim[1], regarding a limitation to states' sovereignty, incorporates a cardinal principle enshrined in both the Civil and Common Law systems, and more broadly, in the customary international law. This limitation, also …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-07). Russian delegation leaves for Belarus for 3rd round of talks. en.mehrnews.com The twelfth day of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine continues as international pressure on Russia continues to intensify.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-07). Laureates of 35th Khwarizmi International Award honored. en.mehrnews.com Laureates for the 35th Khwarizmi International Award (KIA) have been honored for their remarkable achievements in science and technology during a ceremony attended by President Raeisi.

teleSUR (2022-03-06). Fans Clash at Mexican Soccer Stadium, Leaving at Least 17 Dead. telesurenglish.net Queretaro authorities and security forces are yet to announce the official death toll after the violence that errupted at the Corregidora soccer stadium. | At least 17 people were kileed and 22 people wounded when violence erupted between fans of opposing teams at a soccer game in Mexico's Queretaro city. Mar. 06, 2022.

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

Staff (2022-03-06). Video: Resisting Anti-Palestinian Repression — Fighting for Liberation. samidoun.net This webinar was organized by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network on Sunday, 6 March, highlighting organizers challenging anti-Palestinian repression internationally. In late February, French interior minister Gerald Darmanin announced his intention to dissolve, or ban, two collectives organizing for justice in Palestine in France, including the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, a member of the Samidoun Network. …

Staff (2022-03-06). Video: Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" samidoun.net Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, joined the International League of Peoples' Struggle for an international online event on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" on Saturday, 5 March 2022. "Fascism is on the rise. To fight this, we must link all the peoples' struggles against fascism all over the world." Speakers: …

_____ (2022-03-06). Ethics Commission Votes To Subpoena ALEC Over Its Campaign Software Scheme. popularresistance.org The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices voted 3-2 today to subpoena the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for information about its provision of sophisticated campaign software to its legislative members. | The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) filed a complaint with the Ethics Commission last July alleging that ALEC's gift of valuable voter management software, developed by Republican operatives and linked to the Republican National Committee's voter database, constituted an illegal and unreported in-kind campaign contribution. | CMD also filed an IRS whistleblower compla…

Ignacio Ramonet (2022-03-06). Latin America and the Ukraine War. orinocotribune.com By Ignacio Ramonet — Mar 4, 2022 | No country in Latin America unconditionally aligned itself with Russia's positions regarding its special military operation in Ukraine. They have all defended International Law, United Nations Charter and advocated for a diplomatic agreement to resolve the crisis by peaceful means through effective dialogue that guarantee the security and sovereignty of all, as well as peace, stability, and regional and international security. | In our globalized and interconnected world, a conflict on the scale of the war in Ukraine obviously has planetary consequences. Since the beginning…

New Atlas (2022-03-06). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. newatlas.report March 8, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags …

Fight Back (2022-03-06). PSUV 5th Congress held in Venezuela: Resistance, Rebirth, Revolution! fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) opened their 5th Congress, March 5, with music and a cheering crowd, followed by serious speeches of the PSUV leaders. The international delegation, including the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, with ambassadors from People's Korea, China, South Africa, Cuba, Russia, Bolivia, Palestine and Nicaragua, were welcomed by every speaker. | Diosdado Cabello, first vice-president of the PSUV, described the 1572-plus delegates representing the workers, indigenous, Afro-Venezuelan, women and youth sectors participating. Women are more than half the de…

Staff (2022-03-06). Argentina: The IMF Question. orinocotribune.com By Horacio Verbitsky — Feb 27, 2022 | The differences of opinion within the Frente de Todos regarding the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must be reviewed with respect to the risk of neoliberalism returning to the presidency in 2023, either through a second term to which Mauricio Macri aspires or through another candidate. The problem is that this would require an arbiter to control how the criterion of truth is verified in each case, and in the ruling coalition this role is vacant. | The underlying question that exacerbates the contradictions is how to deal with the payment of the $57…

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Nearly 4.5 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland. ecns.cn The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by around 4.48 million from the previous day on Saturday, with the total number reaching nearly 3.157 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed Sunday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). China's food industry records steady growth in production, sales. ecns.cn China's food industry reported steady expansion in terms of production and sales in 2021, data from the National Development and Reform Commission showed.

Staff (2022-03-06). VIDEO: President plants seedling on National Arbor Day. en.mehrnews.com On the occasion of National Arbor Day, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi planted an almond seedling in the heights of the Quchak area in eastern Tehran.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). IAEA chief visits National Museum of Iran for 2nd time. en.mehrnews.com On the sidelines of his diplomatic trip to Tehran, the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran on Sunday for the second time.

Staff (2022-03-06). Farnoosh Samadi named jury member at Beirut Women FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com Iranian director and screenwriter Farnoosh Samadi has been selected as a jury member for the short and animation section of the Beirut International Women Film Festival in Lebanon.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Xi stresses ethnic unity, strengthening sense of community for Chinese nation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed ethnic unity and efforts to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation when he joined a deliberation during the annual session of the National People's Congress, the top legislature, on March 5.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-06). Raeisi extends congratulations to Ghana on National Day. en.mehrnews.com President Raeisi sent a message to the president of Ghana to congratulate him on the National Day of his country, stressing the expansion of friendly relations between the two countries.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-06). Closing ceremony of Iran's 38th Intl. Quran Contest. en.mehrnews.com The closing ceremony of Iran's 38th International Quran competition was held on Saturday evening. A number of other political, cultural and Quranic officials were present at the event.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-06). National tree planting day in Kermanshah. en.mehrnews.com The provincial governor of the western Iranian province of Kermanshah and some other officials attended a ceremony held in the city of Kermanshah to mark the national tree planting day on Sunday.

Staff (2022-03-06). Iran female handball team to participate in Asian C'ships. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian female national Junior handball team departed for Kazakhstan to participate in the 16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). China sets 2022 GDP target at around 5.5 pct, giving a shot in arm to world recovery. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed ethnic unity and efforts to forge a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation when he joined a deliberation during the annual session of the National People's Congress, the top legislature.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). China mulls amending law on local legislatures, governments. ecns.cn The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Saturday deliberated a draft amendment to the Organic Law of the Local People's Congresses and Local People's Governments.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Xi extends greetings to women ahead of Int'l Women's Day. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday extended festive greetings and best wishes to the country's women of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life ahead of the International Women's Day, which falls on March 8.

Radical Women U.S., Australia (2022-03-06). Saturday 3/12: Still We Rise-Women Rebel Against All Odds International Women's Day Celebration. indybay.org Zoom Event. Please register in advance at tinyurl.com/IWD-22…

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Chinese leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session. ecns.cn Senior Chinese leaders on Saturday attended deliberations at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Xi replies to letter from IOC chief. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has replied to a letter from Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-06). Britain helps Turkey develop fifth-generation combat aircraft. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 6, 2022 Turkey working with Rolls-Royce on 5th-gen combat aircraft engine he top body of Turkey's defense industry has started cooperating with United Kingdom-based Rolls-Royce on the engine to power the country's National Combat Aircraft (MMU), the head of the authority said Saturday. In a televised program on broadcaster CNN Tàºrk, Ismail Demir, …

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). NPC deputies highlight ice and snow economy. ecns.cn The development of ice and snow sports and relevant industries have become a hot topic among deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, at the ongoing NPC annual session.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). Iran wants US to give solid guarantee not to withdraw JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the talks which are ongoing in Austria, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that the country wants US to give a guarantee not to withdraw from JCPOA once again.

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). 'Green Great Wall', gateway, and Mongolian horses — Xi on China's modernization at 'two sessions'. ecns.cn As a national lawmaker, President Xi Jinping joins other deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) each year to deliberate issues of national importance at the annual "two sessions."

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Chinese FM to meet press on foreign policy, relations. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet the press Monday afternoon on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-06). U.S. European Command coordinating transatlantic flow of weapons into Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The commander of U.S. European Command, General Tod Wolters, is also NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe. ==== Stars and StripesMarch 4, 2022 US European Command leads international efforts to donate weapons to Ukraine to fight the Russians U.S. European Command is at the center of ongoing international efforts to provide Ukraine with the weapons and …

ecns.cn (2022-03-06). Xi Jinping attends deliberation of Inner Mongolia delegation at Fifth Session of 13th National People's Congress. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, participated in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region delegation's deliberation at the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress on Saturday.

New Atlas (2022-03-06). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. newatlas.report March 8, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags …

sputniknews (2022-03-06). Fear Grips Villagers in India's Uttar Pradesh After Wild Tiger Attacks Child. sputniknews.com For the past three days, the villagers of Nagla Samal of Etah district have been living in fear after the footprints of a tiger roaming in the area were found in a field.

sputniknews (2022-03-06). Indian Government Recommends Permission for Phase 3 Trial of Sputnik Light Vaccine as Booster Dose. sputniknews.com Last month, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use permission for the single-dose 'Sputnik Light' COVID vaccine in the country. A study has revealed that the coronavirus vaccine Sputnik Light is expected to provide a high level of protection against severe disease and hospitalisation in the face of the Omicron strain.

Staff (2022-03-06). Pakistan strikes key deal with Russia to buy gas and wheat — reports. rt.com The reported agreement comes as Western countries cut ties with Moscow | Pakistan has signed a major agreement with Russia on the import of natural gas and wheat, media outlets reported this week, citing Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. | Khan reportedly said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had "great discussions" during his visit to Moscow last week, where the leaders signed a bilateral agreement. He noted that Pakistan plans to import some two million tons of wheat from Russia in the near future. | The two leaders reportedly also discussed the long-delayed Pakistan Stream gas pipeline, which…

Staff (2022-03-06). Russia-Ukraine crisis puts pressure on microchip supply chain. rt.com Global chip makers rely heavily on materials sourced in the two countries like neon and palladium | The already-stretched semiconductor industry is expected to suffer more interruptions from the current conflict in Eastern Europe, as Ukraine and Russia provide the bulk of the world's supplies of neon and palladium, vital for the production of microchips. | Neon, critical for the lasers used to make chips, is a by-product of Russian steel manufacturing. It is then purified in Ukraine. Palladium is used in sensors and memory, among other applications. | The current global chip shortage will worsen if the standof…

Staff (2022-03-06). Russian companies are now allowed to pay foreign creditors in rubles. rt.com Putin approves pay procedures to Russian firms' foreign creditors | Russia and Russian companies are now allowed to pay foreign creditors in rubles as a tool to avoid defaults while capital controls remain in place. | The decree, signed by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, sets out temporary regulations for sovereign and corporate debtors to provide payments to creditors from "countries that engage in hostile activities" against Russia, its companies, and citizens. The list of such nations will be released by the Russian government within two days. | The new requirement, which comes three weeks after Washi…

Staff (2022-03-06). Russian banks switch to Chinese UnionPay. rt.com Move supposed to soften effect on Russian card holders due to Visa and MasterCard withdrawal | On Sunday, several Russian banks announced plans to start issuing cards using the Chinese UnionPay card operator system. | The step, which came shortly after Mastercard and Visa pledged to cease operations in Russia and disconnect all the country's banks from their payment systems, will enable the holders of new cards to use them for paying and withdrawing cash abroad. | On Saturday, international financial service providers Visa and Mastercard said they would suspend operations in Russia within the next several days…

Staff (2022-03-06). Moody's downgrades Russia's credit ratings to pre-default. rt.com The agency cuts Russia rating to Ca on rise in default risk | On Sunday, international rating agency Moody's Investors Service has lowered Russia's credit rating to Ca, the second-lowest grade of its ratings ladder. The decision was "driven by severe concerns around Russia's willingness and ability to pay its debt obligations." | According to the agency, capital controls earlier introduced by Russia's central bank are expected to restrict payments on the country's foreign debt and may lead to default. | Last week, the Bank of Russia temporarily halted payments and said it had barred coupon payments for foreign…

Staff (2022-03-06). Australia doesn't rule out arming Taiwan against China. rt.com Defense Minister Peter Dutton likened China's situation with Taiwan to Russia's conflict with Ukraine | Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton refused to rule out arming Taiwan against China in the same way that the West has armed Ukraine against Russia, claiming Australia would do whatever it can to "deter China from acts of aggression." | In an

Staff (2022-03-06). US sends delegation to Venezuela — media. rt.com The alleged meeting with the government Washington considers 'illegitimate' comes amid efforts to replace Russian oil | Senior US officials reportedly traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Nicolás Maduro's government as Russia's conflict with Ukraine continues. Citing multiple unnamed sources "familiar with the matter," the New York Times

Staff (2022-03-06). Pope says Ukraine crisis 'a war, not a military operation'. rt.com The Pontiff has been criticized for not censuring Russia directly | Pope Francis on Sunday called Russia's "military operation" in Ukraine a "war" that is causing "death, destruction and misery," and said he was sending two cardinals to Ukraine. Francis was earlier criticized for not directly blaming Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the bloodshed. | "In Ukraine rivers of blood and tears are flowing," the Pontiff said during his Sunday address at St. Peter's Square, Reuters reported. "This is not only a military operation but a war which is leading to death, destruction and misery," Francis added, referr…

Staff (2022-03-06). US state-run media outlet halts operations in Russia. rt.com Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty accused Moscow of "an assault on the truth" | US government-controlled news organization Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has become yet another Western outlet to suspend operations in Russia, amid the country's ongoing attack against Ukraine. | "It is with the deepest regret that I announce the suspension of our physical operations in Moscow today," RFE/RL President & CEO Jamie Fly said in a statement early Sunday. | "This is not a decision that RFE/RL has taken of its own accord, but one that has been forced upon us by the Putin regime's assault on the truth," he state…

Staff (2022-03-06). Seoul imposes export control measures on Belarus over Ukraine conflict. rt.com The decision to impose sanctions on Minsk follows similar measures against Moscow | South Korea has announced the introduction of export control measures against Belarus, citing Minsk's support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said earlier this week that his country "had not taken part and has no plans to take part" in Russia's military attack on Ukraine. However, he has supported the offensive. | South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday issued a

Staff (2022-03-06). News site founded by Pussy Riot activists blocked in Russia. rt.com MediaZona says that it has been blocked because it is "honestly covering what is happening in Ukraine" | News outlet MediaZona, which was founded in 2014 by members of the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, has been blocked by the Russian authorities. It's the latest in the growing crackdown on liberal media since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | On Sunday, the portal issued a statement saying that media watchdog Roskomnadzor demanded that it delete the entire website following an order from the Prosecutor General's Office. | Zona.media can be found on the watchdog's registry of restricted intern…

Staff (2022-03-06). Ukraine appears to confirm death of negotiator dubbed 'traitor' by media. rt.com The former banker participated in peace talks with Russia from Kiev's side | Kiev has said that Denis Kireev, a secret agent on a mission from Ukraine's Defense Ministry, has died. Earlier reports claimed that a man with the same name was killed by Ukrainian secret services as a suspected traitor. | Ukraine's Chief Directorate of Intelligence said on Saturday that Kireev was among three agents killed in the line of duty. "They have died, protecting Ukraine," the military intelligence agency wrote on social media, without elaborating. | News of Kireev's death has caused some confusion after Ukrainian media init…

Staff (2022-03-06). Boris Johnson sets out '6-point plan for Ukraine'. rt.com The British prime minister said that the West should do more for Kiev though "it is not a NATO conflict" | The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has set out his six-point "plan for Ukraine," arguing that while this is "not a NATO conflict," the international community should do more to support Kiev as it faces the "Russian aggression." | Moscow does not consider its attack on Ukraine as an act of aggression saying that its "special military operation" aiming to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine, to protect Donbass and to defend Russia's own security amid NATO's expansion eastward. | In a guest essay f…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

Staff (2022-03-06). Putin reveals conditions for offensive in Ukraine to stop. rt.com The Russian president told his Turkish counterpart that nationalists use civilians as human shields | Kiev must cease fighting and fulfill all of Moscow's demands in order for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to stop, President Vladimir Putin told Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday. | Moscow's 'special operation' in the neighboring country "will come to a halt only if Kiev stops its military action and fulfills the demands of Russia, which are well known," Putin explained during the phone call, according to the Kremlin's press service. | The president assured Erdogan that Russia is ready for dialogue…

Staff (2022-03-06). US 'works' with Poland to send jets to Ukraine — media. rt.com Kiev pleaded with the West to help it fend off the ongoing Russian attack | The White House has told a number of US media outlets that Washington does not mind if Poland supplies Ukraine with some of its old Soviet-era warplanes to help repel the ongoing Russian invasion. "We are also working on the capabilities we could provide to backfill Poland if it decided to transfer planes to Ukraine," the spokesperson said on Saturday. | Politico quoted four unnamed US officials as saying that Washington may fill the gap in Poland's Air Force if it decides to give its used MiG-29s to Kiev. The Wall Street Journal repor…

Staff (2022-03-06). Ukraine's Zelensky says Elon Musk will send more Starlink systems. rt.com The Ukrainian president said he was grateful to the world's richest man for supporting his country with "words and deeds" | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke to Elon Musk via video conference on Saturday, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO promising to send more Starlink systems to the country amid the Russian invasion. | "I'm grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds," Zelensky tweeted. | According to the president, next week the country will receive more systems to connect to the Starlink satellite internet constellation, operated by SpaceX. | Starlink became active in Ukraine…

Staff (2022-03-06). Video: Mohammed Khatib of Samidoun on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" samidoun.net Mohammed Khatib, Europe coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, joined the International League of Peoples' Struggle for an international online event on "Dictators and Fascist Regimes" on Saturday, 5 March 2022. "Fascism is on the rise. To fight this, we must link all the peoples' struggles against fascism all over the world." Speakers: …

Ignacio Ramonet (2022-03-06). Latin America and the Ukraine War. orinocotribune.com By Ignacio Ramonet — Mar 4, 2022 | No country in Latin America unconditionally aligned itself with Russia's positions regarding its special military operation in Ukraine. They have all defended International Law, United Nations Charter and advocated for a diplomatic agreement to resolve the crisis by peaceful means through effective dialogue that guarantee the security and sovereignty of all, as well as peace, stability, and regional and international security. | In our globalized and interconnected world, a conflict on the scale of the war in Ukraine obviously has planetary consequences. Since the beginning…

sputniknews (2022-03-06). Why Do Arab Tweeps Support Russia in Its Military Operation in Ukraine? sputniknews.com Arabic-language social media has been venting anger at the West for its double standards and the biased coverage of the Russian military operation in Ukraine. People in the Middle East have also been fuming over alleged racism by international media outlets.

Editor2 (2022-03-06). Egyptian Football Player Aboutrika Slams FIFA for Applying 'Double Standards'. orinocotribune.com Former Egyptian football player Mohamed Aboutrika on Monday slammed the Federation of International Football (FIFA) for their failure to punish Israel, after the decision to ban Russia from all football competitions. | In an interview with Quds News Network, the three-time Africa Cup of Nations winner slammed the politics of double standards, since similar sanctions should have been meted out against Israel after their army was involved in the "killing of children and women in Palestine". | Mohamed Aboutrika addressing FIFA: "The decision to suspend Russian clubs and teams from all competitions must be accompanie…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). Iran wants US to give solid guarantee not to withdraw JCPOA. en.mehrnews.com Turning to the talks which are ongoing in Austria, a member of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said that the country wants US to give a guarantee not to withdraw from JCPOA once again.

Radical Women U.S., Australia (2022-03-06). Saturday 3/12: Still We Rise-Women Rebel Against All Odds International Women's Day Celebration. indybay.org Zoom Event. Please register in advance at tinyurl.com/IWD-22…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-06). Closing ceremony of Iran's 38th Intl. Quran Contest. en.mehrnews.com The closing ceremony of Iran's 38th International Quran competition was held on Saturday evening. A number of other political, cultural and Quranic officials were present at the event.

Staff (2022-03-06). VIDEO: President plants seedling on National Arbor Day. en.mehrnews.com On the occasion of National Arbor Day, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi planted an almond seedling in the heights of the Quchak area in eastern Tehran.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-06). Raeisi extends congratulations to Ghana on National Day. en.mehrnews.com President Raeisi sent a message to the president of Ghana to congratulate him on the National Day of his country, stressing the expansion of friendly relations between the two countries.

Staff (2022-03-06). Iran female handball team to participate in Asian C'ships. en.mehrnews.com The Iranian female national Junior handball team departed for Kazakhstan to participate in the 16th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). IAEA chief visits National Museum of Iran for 2nd time. en.mehrnews.com On the sidelines of his diplomatic trip to Tehran, the Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi paid a visit to the National Museum of Iran on Sunday for the second time.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-06). Developing non-fossil energies must be taken serious. en.mehrnews.com On the occasion of March 6, National Day of Arbor Day, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the development of non-fossil energies must be taken into serious consideration like nuclear energy.

sputniknews (2022-03-05). Last Phase of Polling Begins in Manipur Amid Controversy Over Violation of Model Code of Conduct. sputniknews.com The first phase of voting in India's north-eastern state of Manipur, held on 28 February, was marred by incidents of violence. Nonetheless, over 78 percent voter turnout was recorded.

sputniknews (2022-03-05). Two Railway Coaches Catch Fire in India, Passengers Push Train to Avoid Major Accident – Video. sputniknews.com No injuries or casualties were reported in the mishap, and Indian Railways Traffic Inspector Y.K. Jha said that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

Staff (2022-03-05). India wants to bypass dollar to keep trading with Russia. rt.com New Delhi considering switching to rupee-ruble settlements amid sanctions on Moscow | India is in search of efficient tools to skirt around the latest penalties imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, as New Delhi looks to keep trade with Moscow going, Indian media reports. | Among the options reportedly being considered are making settlements via foreign financial institutions that don't operate in countries that have supported the punitive measures against Russia, routing payments through minor Russian lenders unaffected by the SWIFT ban, and boosting its rupee-ruble arrangement. | Russian banking ma…

WSWS (2022-03-05). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Delhi childcare workers still on strike; Jammu water conservation workers walkout; 25,000 Bangladeshi public servants strike; Australian train maintenance workers strike for job security in NSW; New Zealand pallet workers on indefinite strike…

Staff (2022-03-05). Luxury brands halt sales in Russia. rt.com Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Cartier have ceased operations in the country amid the Ukrainian conflict | A number of major luxury brands announced late on Friday that they would be closing their stores and halting their operations in Russia. They cited logistical difficulties and concern for staff safety amid the invasion of Ukraine. | The Kering Group said it would be temporarily shuttering its boutiques, including those of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga, "due to growing concerns regarding the current situation in Europe." | LVMH, the world's biggest luxury company by sales, with a stable of m…

Staff (2022-03-05). Declassified papers reveal extent of US military aid to Ukraine — media. rt.com Washington has gone to great lengths to prepare Kiev "to wage a hybrid war against Russia," a major US news outlet has said | The US has drastically increased its shipments of lethal aid to Ukraine since late last year, including weapons and gear for urban combat, the Washington Post According to the Pentagon's paperwork, from as early as December Washington had been actively equipping the Kiev government w…

Staff (2022-03-05). Uffizi gallery director condemns sanctions on Russian culture. rt.com Head of the Italian museum said the institution was forced to comply with government rules | Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has said calls to demolish Russians sculptures or ban Russian exhibits as a reaction to the war in Ukraine are "absurd." | The comment came after Florence mayor Dario Nardella revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that there had been calls to demolish a monument to Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky by Russian sculptor Aydyn Zeynalov, which had been installed in the city last year. | "We hope that the numerous calls for peace that are heard around the world will have an…

Staff (2022-03-05). SCOTUS sides with FBI in mosque spying case. rt.com Court rules that the FBI can block lawsuit with 'state secrets' privilege | The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the FBI may invoke the "state secrets" privilege to block a judge from examining evidence concerning its surveillance of a California mosque in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. | In a unanimous

Staff (2022-03-05). PayPal shuts down operations in Russia. rt.com The online payment service joins other tech and finance companies withdrawing amid the Ukraine conflict | PayPal Holdings Inc. halted its operations in Russia on Saturday morning. The online payments company has followed other finance and technology firms in leaving the country due to the military conflict in Ukraine. | "Under the current circumstances, we are suspending PayPal services in Russia," Chief Executive Dan Schulman said, adding that the company "stands with the international community in condemning Russia's violent military aggression in Ukraine." | A representative announced that the service would…

Staff (2022-03-05). Twitch halts payments for Russian streamers. rt.com The platform has banned transactions in compliance with international sanctions | Online streaming platform Twitch banned Russian streamers from transferring their money to Russian bank cards on Saturday, gamers reported. | The decision was made known by Russian streamer Alexei Gubanov, also known as JesusAVGN, on his Telegram account. The streamer uploaded a screenshot of an official Twitch response about the issue. | "Twitch complies with the terms of economic sanctions imposed by the US and other governments, and takes into account the sanctions introduced due to the attack on Ukraine. These sanctions can l…

Staff (2022-03-05). Ukraine 'postpones' civilian evacuation from besieged Mariupol. rt.com Officials accuse Russia of violating the temporary ceasefire | Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage. | Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup in Kiev. However, the city itself has been held by Ukraine. | Moscow announced a temporary ceasefire to allow residents to leave the city, which is blockaded by Russian forces, through agreed humanitarian corridors…

Staff (2022-03-05). Putin comments on possibility of martial law in Russia. rt.com The Russian leader said he hoped the need for it will not arise | President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied rumors that Russia was poised to declare a state of emergency or martial law due to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow. | "Martial law is declared in a country… in case of a foreign aggression, including in particular places where hostilities take place. We don't have a case like this, and I hope we won't," Putin said in a televised meeting with Russian female airline personnel. | Russian law also provides for various forms of special states or a state of e…

Staff (2022-03-05). Russian F1 star responds to axing by claiming there was 'no process'. rt.com Nikita Mazepin insisted he had been willing to accept sanctions on Russian athletes including a ban from racing in the UK | American Formula One team Haas "completely ignored" axed driver Nikita Mazepin's acceptance of sanctions placed on Russian drivers before ending his contract without following any termination process, the shocked star has claimed. | Within 24 hours of calling reports of the Moscow-born racer's exit inaccurate, Haas announced it had fired Mazepin and ended its deal with lead sponsor Uralkali, a Russian potash fertilizer producer. | Newcomer Mazepin had appealed to supporters to understand…

Staff (2022-03-05). Details emerge in death of cricket legend. rt.com Local authorities have detailed the attempts to save Shane Warne's life after he was found unresponsive in a Thai villa | Local authorities on the Thai island of Koh Samui have described the attempts which were made to save the life of 52-year-old cricket star Shane Warne when he was found unresponsive after failing to attend a dinner appointment with friends. | The death of the legendary leg-spinner and one of cricket's biggest-ever stars was confirmed on Friday and occurred at the Samujana Villas resort he was visiting with three friends after having completed his analyst duties for the 2021-22 Ashes series.

Staff (2022-03-05). Ski sensation wins title while suspended for being Russian. rt.com The Olympic gold medalist won the world ski title — even though organizers the International Ski Federation have banned Russian athletes | Olympic gold medalist Natalia Nepryaeva has won ski World Cup title the big crystal globe — despite not even competing at an event in Norway because Russian athletes have been barred from competing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) because of the invasion of Ukraine. | Swedish rival Ebba Andersson and American Jessie Diggins cannot catch Nepryaeva following the race in Oslo, allowing the relay champion at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing to absent…

Staff (2022-03-05). Russia 'too big' to isolate, Kremlin claims. rt.com Putin's spokesperson says many countries have a more "balanced" approach than the EU and the US | Western sanctions do not mean that Russia will truly be isolated — the world, and Russia itself, are "too big" for that, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Saturday. | Peskov said that the "rejection of relations" following its offensive in Ukraine, and the introduction of restrictions by Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, and others "do not mean the isolation of Russia." | Russia's military attack on Ukraine, launched on February 24, prompted the US, the EU, the UK and many other nations to introd…

Editor (2022-03-05). Another Casualty of the Ukraine Conflict: The Truth. scheerpost.com [ By Michael Brenner | War and conflict are the enemies of truth. Accurate perception, precise language and objectivity are its first victims. For good reason. Emotion eclipses reason. The 'we/they' prism refracts and distorts our thoughts. The individual is swept up into the mass mood. Frenzy roils just below the surface. | Experiences of war and conflict, though, are not uniform. They vary. Whose blood is being shed, in what quantities? Are we the direct protagonist or just the empathetic supporters of certain combatants?

Staff (2022-03-05). UK advises its citizens to get out of Russia. rt.com The Foreign Office has warned about the lack of available flights and increased volatility of the Russian economy | London has told British nationals to consider leaving Russia, which has been slapped with harsh sanctions following its decision to invade Ukraine. | "If your presence in Russia is not essential, we strongly advise that you consider leaving by remaining commercial routes," the Foreign Office said on its website on Saturday. | It also advised UK citizens against all travel to the country, citing "the lack of available flight options to return to the UK, and the increased volatility in the Russian…

WSWS (2022-03-05). Who gets NATO's weapons in Ukraine? wsws.org The primary beneficiaries of these weapon deliveries, both politically and militarily, are far-right forces in Ukraine and internationally, who are being strengthened and emboldened.

Dongsheng News (2022-03-05). News on China | No. 89. dissidentvoice.org China criticizes NATO expansion, supports national sovereignty. It calls for both sides, Russia and Ukraine, to end the war. China restates its opposition to unilateral economic sanctions. The de-dollarization of China-Russia trade is about to increase. China is the world leader in transitioning to clean energy. The rate of urbanization slows down.

Staff (2022-03-05). India wants to bypass dollar to keep trading with Russia. rt.com New Delhi considering switching to rupee-ruble settlements amid sanctions on Moscow | India is in search of efficient tools to skirt around the latest penalties imposed on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, as New Delhi looks to keep trade with Moscow going, Indian media reports. | Among the options reportedly being considered are making settlements via foreign financial institutions that don't operate in countries that have supported the punitive measures against Russia, routing payments through minor Russian lenders unaffected by the SWIFT ban, and boosting its rupee-ruble arrangement. | Russian banking ma…

WSWS (2022-03-05). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org India: Delhi childcare workers still on strike; Jammu water conservation workers walkout; 25,000 Bangladeshi public servants strike; Australian train maintenance workers strike for job security in NSW; New Zealand pallet workers on indefinite strike…

Staff (2022-03-05). Crude could hit $200 in case of Moscow energy embargo — US shale boss. rt.com The head of Pioneer Natural Resources warns that the US won't be able to replace Russia's shortfall | Global prices for crude may surge to $200 per barrel if Russian oil and gas are banned, warns Scott Sheffield, the chief executive of the US' biggest shale oil operator, Pioneer Natural Resources. | "The only way to stop Putin is to ban oil and gas exports," Sheffield said, as quoted by the Financial Times. "[But] if the Western world announces that we're going to ban Russian oil and gas, oil is going to go to $200 a barrel, probably — $150 to $200 easy." | Sheffield warned that the US would be unable to…

Staff (2022-03-05). Luxury brands halt sales in Russia. rt.com Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Cartier have ceased operations in the country amid the Ukrainian conflict | A number of major luxury brands announced late on Friday that they would be closing their stores and halting their operations in Russia. They cited logistical difficulties and concern for staff safety amid the invasion of Ukraine. | The Kering Group said it would be temporarily shuttering its boutiques, including those of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and Balenciaga, "due to growing concerns regarding the current situation in Europe." | LVMH, the world's biggest luxury company by sales, with a stable of m…

Staff (2022-03-05). US flies strategic bombers over NATO's eastern flank. rt.com The jets carried out a training mission amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine | The Pentagon sent B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers to Germany and Romania on Friday as a show of force during Russia's continued campaign in Ukraine. | The aircraft took off from RAF Fairford in Britain and flew to Germany, where they were used in close air support and integration mission training. They were then flown to Romania to take part in a similar exercise. | General Jeff Harrigian, commander of US Air Forces in Europe, said such bomber exercises "give us a critical opportunity to integrate and train with our allies and pa…

Staff (2022-03-05). Declassified papers reveal extent of US military aid to Ukraine — media. rt.com Washington has gone to great lengths to prepare Kiev "to wage a hybrid war against Russia," a major US news outlet has said | The US has drastically increased its shipments of lethal aid to Ukraine since late last year, including weapons and gear for urban combat, the Washington Post According to the Pentagon's paperwork, from as early as December Washington had been actively equipping the Kiev government w…

Staff (2022-03-05). Uffizi gallery director condemns sanctions on Russian culture. rt.com Head of the Italian museum said the institution was forced to comply with government rules | Eike Schmidt, director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence has said calls to demolish Russians sculptures or ban Russian exhibits as a reaction to the war in Ukraine are "absurd." | The comment came after Florence mayor Dario Nardella revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that there had been calls to demolish a monument to Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky by Russian sculptor Aydyn Zeynalov, which had been installed in the city last year. | "We hope that the numerous calls for peace that are heard around the world will have an…

Staff (2022-03-05). SCOTUS sides with FBI in mosque spying case. rt.com Court rules that the FBI can block lawsuit with 'state secrets' privilege | The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the FBI may invoke the "state secrets" privilege to block a judge from examining evidence concerning its surveillance of a California mosque in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. | In a unanimous

Staff (2022-03-05). PayPal shuts down operations in Russia. rt.com The online payment service joins other tech and finance companies withdrawing amid the Ukraine conflict | PayPal Holdings Inc. halted its operations in Russia on Saturday morning. The online payments company has followed other finance and technology firms in leaving the country due to the military conflict in Ukraine. | "Under the current circumstances, we are suspending PayPal services in Russia," Chief Executive Dan Schulman said, adding that the company "stands with the international community in condemning Russia's violent military aggression in Ukraine." | A representative announced that the service would…

Staff (2022-03-05). Twitch halts payments for Russian streamers. rt.com The platform has banned transactions in compliance with international sanctions | Online streaming platform Twitch banned Russian streamers from transferring their money to Russian bank cards on Saturday, gamers reported. | The decision was made known by Russian streamer Alexei Gubanov, also known as JesusAVGN, on his Telegram account. The streamer uploaded a screenshot of an official Twitch response about the issue. | "Twitch complies with the terms of economic sanctions imposed by the US and other governments, and takes into account the sanctions introduced due to the attack on Ukraine. These sanctions can l…

Staff (2022-03-05). Ukraine 'postpones' civilian evacuation from besieged Mariupol. rt.com Officials accuse Russia of violating the temporary ceasefire | Officials halted the planned evacuation of civilians from the Ukrainian-controlled Azov Sea port city Mariupol on Saturday, accusing Russia of continued shelling despite a promise to provide safe passage. | Russia recognizes Mariupol as part of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which broke away from Ukraine shortly after the 2014 coup in Kiev. However, the city itself has been held by Ukraine. | Moscow announced a temporary ceasefire to allow residents to leave the city, which is blockaded by Russian forces, through agreed humanitarian corridors…

Staff (2022-03-05). Putin comments on possibility of martial law in Russia. rt.com The Russian leader said he hoped the need for it will not arise | President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied rumors that Russia was poised to declare a state of emergency or martial law due to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow. | "Martial law is declared in a country… in case of a foreign aggression, including in particular places where hostilities take place. We don't have a case like this, and I hope we won't," Putin said in a televised meeting with Russian female airline personnel. | Russian law also provides for various forms of special states or a state of e…

Staff (2022-03-05). Russian F1 star responds to axing by claiming there was 'no process'. rt.com Nikita Mazepin insisted he had been willing to accept sanctions on Russian athletes including a ban from racing in the UK | American Formula One team Haas "completely ignored" axed driver Nikita Mazepin's acceptance of sanctions placed on Russian drivers before ending his contract without following any termination process, the shocked star has claimed. | Within 24 hours of calling reports of the Moscow-born racer's exit inaccurate, Haas announced it had fired Mazepin and ended its deal with lead sponsor Uralkali, a Russian potash fertilizer producer. | Newcomer Mazepin had appealed to supporters to understand…

Staff (2022-03-05). Details emerge in death of cricket legend. rt.com Local authorities have detailed the attempts to save Shane Warne's life after he was found unresponsive in a Thai villa | Local authorities on the Thai island of Koh Samui have described the attempts which were made to save the life of 52-year-old cricket star Shane Warne when he was found unresponsive after failing to attend a dinner appointment with friends. | The death of the legendary leg-spinner and one of cricket's biggest-ever stars was confirmed on Friday and occurred at the Samujana Villas resort he was visiting with three friends after having completed his analyst duties for the 2021-22 Ashes series.

Staff (2022-03-05). Ski sensation wins title while suspended for being Russian. rt.com The Olympic gold medalist won the world ski title — even though organizers the International Ski Federation have banned Russian athletes | Olympic gold medalist Natalia Nepryaeva has won ski World Cup title the big crystal globe — despite not even competing at an event in Norway because Russian athletes have been barred from competing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) because of the invasion of Ukraine. | Swedish rival Ebba Andersson and American Jessie Diggins cannot catch Nepryaeva following the race in Oslo, allowing the relay champion at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing to absent…

Staff (2022-03-05). Serena Williams claims she'd be 'in jail' if she lashed out like male star. rt.com The US tennis star claimed there were 'double standards' as she waded into Alexander Zverev row | Serena Williams has bemoaned what she sees as 'double standards' in tennis, claiming that she would have received a far harsher punishment that Alexander Zverev after the German was expelled from a tournament last month after violently lashing out at a chair umpire. | German world number three Zverev was removed from the field at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, Mexico, and hit with a $40,000 fine after he struck the umpire's chair on several occasions with his racket in protest at what he saw as a bad call on the c…

Staff (2022-03-05). Kremlin reveals goal of Ukraine offensive. rt.com Russia is seeking guarantees for its own security, according to Moscow | Russia's armed forces have no intention of partitioning Ukraine as part of its military operation into the country, the Kremlin has claimed, as Moscow continues to attack its neighbor. | Speaking as part of an interview with Sky News Arabia on Friday, Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov set out Russia's objectives in the Eastern European nation. | "After the 2014 coup d'état, Ukraine has become influenced by Nazi ideology. We want to free her from this ideology," he claimed. | Peskov went on, arguing that "the presence of NATO infrastruc…

Staff (2022-03-05). US outlines position on dialogue with Russia. rt.com Constructive negotiations will depend on Putin and on Russian officials, Washington claims | American officials remain prepared to pursue a path of diplomacy with Moscow and engage in dialogue, the US' top diplomat has revealed, as Russian troops continue their attack on Ukraine. | Speaking as part of an interview with British state broadcaster BBC on Friday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted that American officials have not abandoned talking with their Russian counterparts. | "We'll always look for opportunities for diplomacy and for dialogue. It depends entirely on President [Vladimir] Putin and on…

Staff (2022-03-05). Kremlin accuses the West of 'excessive emotion'. rt.com According to Moscow, EU and NATO member states are failing to understand "very many obvious things" | The Kremlin is hopeful that Western nations will reconsider their perception of Russia in the future, it has said, as the US and a number of its allies in Europe continue to impose severe and wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow in response to its military attack on Ukraine. | Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov set out his view on the prospect of Russia's relations with the West improving. | "We hope that, sooner or later, our position will be understood by EU countries and NATO membe…

Staff (2022-03-05). UK advises its citizens to get out of Russia. rt.com The Foreign Office has warned about the lack of available flights and increased volatility of the Russian economy | London has told British nationals to consider leaving Russia, which has been slapped with harsh sanctions following its decision to invade Ukraine. | "If your presence in Russia is not essential, we strongly advise that you consider leaving by remaining commercial routes," the Foreign Office said on its website on Saturday. | It also advised UK citizens against all travel to the country, citing "the lack of available flight options to return to the UK, and the increased volatility in the Russian…

Staff (2022-03-05). Russia 'too big' to isolate, Kremlin claims. rt.com Putin's spokesperson says many countries have a more "balanced" approach than the EU and the US | Western sanctions do not mean that Russia will truly be isolated — the world, and Russia itself, are "too big" for that, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Saturday. | Peskov said that the "rejection of relations" following its offensive in Ukraine, and the introduction of restrictions by Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, and others "do not mean the isolation of Russia." | Russia's military attack on Ukraine, launched on February 24, prompted the US, the EU, the UK and many other nations to introd…

Staff (2022-03-05). Kremlin defends harsh 'fake military news' law. rt.com Russia says it was properly responding to the "information war" waged against the country | The Kremlin has insisted that making it illegal to spread "fake news" about its ongoing military offensive in Ukraine was a proper response to the alleged propaganda war waged by the West. | The harsh measures were "necessary and urgently needed during these difficult times," Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, told reporters on Saturday, citing "an information war waged against our country." | "Given the state of the information war [against Russia], we had to adopt a law of appropriate severity, whi…

Staff (2022-03-05). US senator blasts Wall Street for 'undermining' anti-Russia sanctions. rt.com Elizabeth Warren accuses investment banks of helping Moscow by buying up Russia's corporate bonds | One of the most vociferous critics of Wall Street, US Senator and former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, has accused American financial institutions of "undermining" the sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington and its allies over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "Giant Wall Street banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs never miss out on an opportunity to get richer even if it means capitalizing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and undermining sanctions placed on Russian businesses," Warren said in a statem…

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China firmly opposes any separatist activities seeking 'Taiwan independence' and foreign interference: Government work report. ecns.cn China firmly opposes any separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence" and foreign interference, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). Chinese mainland reports 102 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 102 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China will strive to achieve stable macroeconomic performance: Government work report. ecns.cn China will strive to achieve stable macroeconomic performance and keep major economic indicators within the appropriate range, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China will pursue stable growth of foreign trade and investment: Government work report. ecns.cn China will pursue higher-standard opening up and promote stable growth of foreign trade and investment, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). Overall planning for Digital China initiative to be strengthened: Government work report. ecns.cn China will strengthen overall planning for the Digital China initiative, build more digital information infrastructure, and apply 5G technology on a larger scale, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). (Two Sessions Voice) Legislator calls for special legislation on food safety for the underaged. ecns.cn Chu Jianmei, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), called for special legislation on food safety for the underaged during the Fifth Session of the 13th NPC on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China vows to keep foreign trade stable. ecns.cn China will adopt a package of steps to stabilize foreign trade, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

Radical Women U.S., Australia (2022-03-05). Saturday 3/12: Still We Rise-Women Rebel Against All Odds International Women's Day Celebration. indybay.org Zoom Event. Please register in advance at tinyurl.com/IWD-22…

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). China's national legislature opens annual session. ecns.cn China's national legislature opened its annual session Saturday morning in Beijing.

Staff (2022-03-05). AEOI, IAEA chiefs hold meeting in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami met and held talks with the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafel Grossi in Tehran.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-05). €4.5bn allocated to strengthen Iran's defense power. en.mehrnews.com The government was obliged to allocate €4.5 billion to strengthen defense power and strategic defense research using the financial resources of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

Staff (2022-03-05). IAEA chief arrives in Tehran for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafel Gros arrived in Tehran to discuss with the Iranian officials the continuation of technical cooperation between Iran and the Agency.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). NPC deputy suggests boosting vaccine circulation in Greater Bay Area. ecns.cn Vaccines in Hong Kong and Macao should be distributed in accordance with those on the Chinese mainland, lifting barriers across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Cai Weiping, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), said in Beijing on Saturday.

Anonymous349 (2022-03-05). Russia Announces One Day Ceasefire In Volnovakha And Mariupol To Evacuate Civilians (Video). southfront.org On March 5, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a one day ceasefire to evacuate civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha. These are the key strongholds of the Ukrainian Army and nationalist battalions in Donetsk Region. Both of them are now encircled by joint forces of Russia, the Donetsk People's Republic and the Lugansk People's Republic. | According to the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, humanitarian corridors and exit routes have been agreed with the Ukrainian side. | Kiev authorities claim that 200,000 civilians want to leave Mariupol and 20,000 civilians &…

Staff (2022-03-05). Sostuvo Díaz-Canel encuentro con el presidente de Sherritt-International. cubadebate.cu Durante el cordial intercambio, realizado en el Palacio de la Revolución, ambas partes dialogaron sobre las potencialidades que existen para, aun en medio del recrudecimiento del bloqueo de los Estados Unidos, profundizar la participación de esta compañía en el desarrollo económico de Cuba, sobre todo en actividades como la minería, la prospección petrolera y la generación de energía.

ecns.cn (2022-03-05). Xi takes part in deliberation of Inner Mongolia delegation at annual legislative session. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Saturday afternoon took part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, at the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

WSWS (2022-03-05). Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Abe suggests Japan host US nuclear weapons. wsws.org Abe, who remains highly influential in Japanese politics, has seized on the current war crisis in Ukraine to further his right-wing nationalist agenda of remilitarization.

Anya Parampil (2022-03-04). Forever war in Ukraine or an end to the unipolar world? thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Moscow-based international affairs analyst Mark Sleboda about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the possibility of a prolonged war. Mark Sleboda offers a critical assessment of Russia's military maneuvers in the early days of the conflict in Ukraine and evaluates the possibility of a Syria-style dirty war erupting in the country. Sleboda also explains how the war has ushered in a "great decoupling" between Russia and the West and why he believes it could represent …

Sara Flounders (2022-03-04). Guerra de EE.UU. contra Rusia: una estampida hacia el precipicio. workers.org Boletín: Desde el 22 de febrero, Rusia ha reconocido las dos repúblicas populares de la región de Donbass, en el este de Ucrania, la República Popular de Donetsk y la República Popular de Lugansk, establecidas en 2014. Rusia ha dicho que enviará tropas para proteger a las dos repúblicas si . . . |

Vijay Prashad (2022-03-04). In these days of great tension, peace is a priority: The Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own.

Gabriel Honrada (2022-03-04). India aims to rival China in quantum computing. asiatimes.com With a wary eye toward China, India is investing in quantum technology to gain a computing and information edge. Last month, Indian scientists from the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi successfully demonstrated a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link for more than 100 kilometers between Prayagraj and …

G. Dunkel (2022-03-04). In Haiti, misery breeds resistance. workers.org Thousands of Haitian garment workers, mainly women, have hit the streets in February demanding that the government raise their minimum wage to 1,500 gourdes (about $14) for a 9-hour day. They currently make 500 gourdes (about $4.80) a day. The workers, mostly women who spend over half their salaries on . . . |

JANET (2022-03-04). Stop NATO War on Russia! Info for rallies and webinars. iacenter.org Stop NATO War on Russia! No Sanctions! No War! Find antiwar actions here: unac.notowar.net/national-call-to-action- nowarwithrussia/ AND HERE The corporate media speaks with one voice against Russia. There is NO mention that the U.S. commanded NATO military alliance has pumped tons of lethal weapons and U.S. advisors into Ukraine for eight years. Since the 2014 U.S.- backed coup in Kiev, the U.S. has aided fascist forces in relentlessly shelling the 1,200 mile Russian border to target the Peoples' Republics of Lugansk and Donetsk, killing over 14,000 people in the Russian-speaking Donbass region. Over a t…

Staff (2022-03-04). Freezing Moscow's forex reserves may dethrone greenback, strategist says. rt.com Credit Suisse strategist says US dollar has now reached critical inflection point | Cutting Russia off from accessing its foreign currency reserves may end the hegemony of the US dollar, according to Credit Suisse short-term interest rate strategist Zoltan Pozsar. | "Imagine a response on the back of this, where a lot of exporters of whatever commodities and widgets decide to invoice things in a different currency," Pozsar told Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast. | "Because all these dollars you're earning and all this money you keep in the West is at risk," the expert said, adding that nations that have joined the…

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukraine sanctions lead to $80bn loss for Russia's richest. rt.com A third of their net worth has been wiped out, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index | Russia's richest people have lost about a third of their wealth over the past week, due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. | The impact of US and EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs and the collapse of the ruble has seen their collective fortune shrink by $80 billion since the start of Moscow's military operation, according to the index. | The report says some saw their wealth halved, with the biggest loser in dollar terms being Gennady Timchenko, of…

Staff (2022-03-04). Norway suspends 'all dialogue' with Moscow on education and research. rt.com Oslo's decision follows Russia's suspension from the Council of the Baltic Sea States | The Norwegian cabinet announced on Friday that it has decided to freeze research and education cooperation with Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into neighboring Ukraine. | Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education Ola Borten Moe declared in a statement that the "attack on Ukraine must also have consequences," including in the areas of research and education. | "We suspend all dialogue with the Russian authorities and as a general rule, all institutional agreements between Norwegian and Russian…

Staff (2022-03-04). Attack on mosque leaves at least 30 dead. rt.com A powerful blast has rocked a site of worship in northwest Pakistan | At least 30 people have been killed and dozens more wounded from gunfire and an explosion at a mosque in Peshawar in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border on Friday, the police have said. | The attack targeted the Kucha Risaldar Mosque in Peshawar's old city at a time when Shia Muslim worshippers were gathering for Friday prayers. | Two gunmen initially opened fire at police officers outside the building, Peshawar's Police Chief Mohammed Ejaz Khan has said. | One perpetrator and one officer were killed in the shootout, while the second a…

Staff (2022-03-04). Hungarian PM says countries can't count on NATO to protect them. rt.com Viktor Orban gave an interview on relations with the EU and sanctions against Russia | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday morning that he felt he couldn't count on the Western bloc when it comes to real action concerning the country's security. | "NATO will protect us when we are ready to defend ourselves. Anyone who thinks NATO will protect us is wrong," he Orban praised the fact that Hungary had managed to…

Staff (2022-03-04). RT broadcast restored in Serbia. rt.com The Balkan nation's public broadcaster readmitted Russian channels to its cable network | Serbian public broadcaster Telekom Srbija has restored RT and RTD, the Russian news and documentaries channels, to its cable package, RT announced on Friday. However, privately-owned SBB has kept the Russian channels blocked there, "despite having the technical capability" to resume their broadcast, Sasha Savicevic, an RT officer for distribution in Europe and Africa said. | Russian channels went down in Serbia when the EU blocked its signal as part of a package of sanctions against Moscow in retaliation for its invasion…

Staff (2022-03-04). Taiwan should be recognized as a 'free and sovereign country — former top US diplomat. rt.com Mike Pompeo declared that diplomatic recognition of Taipei "can no longer be ignored" | Speaking during a visit to the island on Wednesday, former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that America should diplomatically recognize Taiwan as a "free and sovereign country." | "It is my view that the United States government should immediately take necessary and long-overdue steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) America's diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country," Pompeo said. | He chose to refer to the island as the Republic of China, Ta…

Staff (2022-03-04). Airbnb stops working in Russia. rt.com The home rental service is the latest foreign company to suspend operations in the country | American peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb is putting its operations in Russia and Belarus on hold, the company's CEO Brian Chesky has said. | "Airbnb is suspending all operations in Russia and Belarus," Chesky announced in a tweet on Friday. | The US entrepreneur had a Ukrainian flag added to his name on Twitter, which suggests the move is likely a response to Russia's invasion of the country. | On Monday, Chesky said Airbnb was offering short-term housing for free to some 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. | Airbnb is sus…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia cancels space launch with OneWeb satellites. rt.com The scheduled deployment has been scrapped due to the political hostility over Ukraine | Russia has canceled the scheduled Friday launch of its Soyuz-2.1b rocket, after the London-headquartered company OneWeb, the owner of the payload, refused to provide additional legal guarantees that its satellites would not be used for military purposes. | The cancelation came as no surprise — on Thursday, OneWeb

Staff (2022-03-04). Sanctions on tycoon's empire dropped except for yacht and jet. rt.com A special license has authorized transactions involving Alisher Usmanov's assets, except for his yacht and jet | The US Treasury has withdrawn businessman Alisher Usmanov's companies from sanctions lists, on the same day it imposed them, leaving only his superyacht and private aircraft blocked. | Announcing on March 3 that Usmanov had been put on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)'s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list, the Treasury described Usmanov as an "affiliate" of Russian president Vladimir Putin and "one of Russia's wealthiest billionaires with vast holdings across multiple…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russian MoD responds to Zaporozhskaya nuclear power station incident. rt.com The Russian military says Kiev staged "a horrible provocation" | The spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, issued an official statement on Friday morning concerning the shootout and fire that had occurred at Ukraine's Zaporozhskaya nuclear power plant earlier the same day. | "Last night, an attempt to carry out a horrible provocation was made by Kiev's nationalist regime on the area surrounding the station," he announced, claiming the Russian troops patrolling the territory had been attacked by a Ukrainian sabotage group. | According to the spokesman, the Ukrainian forc…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia criminalizes 'disinformation' about army. rt.com Moscow has also accused Washington of launching an information war over the conflict in Ukraine | Russian lawmakers have approved legislation that could see people put behind bars for up to 15 years if found guilty of peddling so-called false information about the actions of the army, amid Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. | On Friday, the lower chamber of Russia's parliament voted to introduce the law to heavily penalize citizens spreading fake allegations against the country's armed forces. | The chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, weighed in on the move, insisting that it is needed "to pro…

Staff (2022-03-04). Belarus reveals when its new constitution will take effect. rt.com According to the country's embattled president, its introduction 'will go down in the textbooks' | Minsk's revised constitution will take effect in mid-March, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed, following a nationwide vote on the proposed changes. However, critics have warned that the amendments pave the way for the long-term leader to maintain his grip on power. | In a statement on Friday, the former Soviet Republic's veteran leader hailed the outcome of the referendum held on 27 February. According to the election commission, 65% of Belarusians who cast their ballots were in favor of the…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia unable to appeal Beijing Paralympic ban. rt.com Russian Paralympians are set to depart Beijing after being denied the right to compete at the 2022 Winter Games | Russian athletes will leave Beijing in the near future after officials said they would be unable to appeal against the decision to ban them from the 2022 Winter Paralympics. | The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced a reversal in its policy on Thursday, moving to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes completely from the Beijing Games despite clearing them to compete as neutrals just one day previously. | In performing its U-turn, the IPC cited the threat of boycotts from other coun…

Staff (2022-03-04). Cause of death released for US women's college soccer hero. rt.com A medical examiner has issued information on Stanford captain Katie Meyer's death | A medical investigation in California has ruled that the death of 22-year-old Stanford captain Katie Meyer, who went viral in 2019 for saving two penalties in vital collegiate game in the United States, was self-inflicted. | Meyer was found dead in a campus dormitory at Stanford University, with a statement from Santa Clara County confirming that her death, while tragic, was not suspicious and that no foul play is suspected. | Specific details of Meyer's death were not made public but the medical examiner called upon US media "

Staff (2022-03-04). FIFA facing calls over transfers from Russia — reports. rt.com FIFA has been urged to provide a path for players to leave the Russian Premier League | Russian football could be set for the departure of a host of foreign players amid calls for FIFA to reopen the transfer window to allow stars a route out of the country should they wish to do so. | The Polish Football Association, which has been critical of Russian football infrastructure since the beginning of Moscow's military offensive in Ukraine, is

Staff (2022-03-04). Granovskaia future under new Chelsea owners 'linked to Abramovich'. rt.com Groups interested in buying the club are said to be open to working with the Director known as 'the most powerful woman in football' | Hugely influential Chelsea Director Marina Granovskaia could retain her role at the Premier League giants if she cuts her ties to outgoing owner Roman Abramovich, reports have said amid claims that a group led by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss could bid for the club as soon as Sunday. | Russian-Canadian businesswoman Granovskaia has been widely recognized as one of the key figures in Chelsea's immense success as one of Abramovich's most trusted colleagues since he took over in…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia reacts to US senator's Putin assassination plea. rt.com Senator Lindsey Graham's call for a plot to kill the Russian president is "unacceptable and outrageous," Russian ambassador to the US said | Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for "somebody in Russia" to "step up to the plate" and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world "a great service." The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them "unacceptable and outrageous." | The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic examples of plots to kill famous political l…

Staff (2022-03-04). Google takes new Russia measure. rt.com The search engine and related services like YouTube have suspended advertising over the Ukraine crisis | US tech giant Alphabet Inc, which owns the search engine Google and video hosting platform YouTube, has suspended all advertising in Russia, it said on Thursday, as reported by Reuters. | "In light of the extraordinary circumstances, we're pausing Google ads in Russia," the company said in a statement. "The situation is evolving quickly, and we will continue to share updates when appropriate." | The decision was taken after the Russian media regulator RKN ordered the firm to suspend ads that show "inaccurat…

Staff (2022-03-04). UK could struggle to sanction Russian 'oligarchs' — media. rt.com Punitive measures could take "weeks and months," according to The Times | Russia's wealthiest tycoons may not be hit immediately by British embargos, a media report has claimed, alleging that the government has been unable to build a substantive case against them. | In a report published by The Times on Thursday, it was alleged that the Foreign Office and National Crime Agency have so far failed to mount "reasonable grounds" for targeting the most influential moguls, such as Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, with sanctions because "they have struggled to link their finances to" Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukraine issues FIFA plea over World Cup match. rt.com Ukraine are due to play Scotland in a World Cup playoff match later in March | The Ukrainian football authorities have formally asked FIFA to postpone their World Cup playoff semifinal against Scotland, which is scheduled to be played in Glasgow later this month. | The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) lodged the request with the global football governing body amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. | Ukraine are due to play Scotland at Hampden Park on March 24. Should the Ukrainians win, they would face either Wales or Austria on March 29 with a place at the 2022 Qatar World Cup at stake. | FIFA has conf…

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Paralympic cauldron lit at opening ceremony. ecns.cn The Paralympic cauldron for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has been lit at the National Stadium.

Staff (2022-03-04). BBC, Deutsche Welle, and other websites restricted in Russia. rt.com The news outlets are being "limited" by the country's media regulator amid the conflict in Ukraine | Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor limited access to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) and blocked the Meduza news outlet website on Friday morning, its registry of restricted internet resources shows. Both had been designated "foreign agents." Access to the websites of the German newspaper Deutsche Welle and BBC has also been restricted. | According to the watchdog, access was limited after a decision taken by Russia's general prosecutor in accordance with regulations to limit websites that contain "appeals for…

Betsey Piette (2022-03-04). Global supply chain: Rail industry prioritizes profits over safety. workers.org The global supply chain crisis, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has laid bare systemic problems within global capitalism — when and where goods are produced to how they are transported and the growing disparity between the bosses' wealth versus the wages and benefits paid to millions of workers throughout this . . . |

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Opening ceremony of 2022 Winter Paralympics begins in Beijing. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games got underway at the National Stadium here on Friday night.

Staff (2022-03-04). Record-breaking trans swimmer opens up on controversy. rt.com The swimming star has been a focus for fierce debate in the US | Record-breaking University of Pennsylvania swimming star Lia Thomas says she felt "reinvigorated" after becoming a woman and insisted she avoids "negativity and hate" from critics. | National competitor Thomas has been at the center of outrage from some after coming close to collegiate records in the pool, regularly scoring emphatic victories over her nearest rivals in results that have led to suggestions that her participation against athletes born as women is unfair. | That has partly reignited the row around hormone levels in transgender athle…

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). Xi attending opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, held at the National Stadium in Beijing on Friday night.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-03-04). If the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Is Subverting Democracy—Why Aren't Some of the Left Media Calling It Out? covertactionmagazine.com NED's history should lead to it being renamed the "National Endowment for Attacking Democracy," as journalist Stephen Kinzer suggests. On …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-03-04). International silence fuels Israeli persecution. electronicintifada.net Deprived of a fair trial, jailed human rights defenders take plea deals.

Staff (2022-03-04). Venezuela Approves Report on Crimes Committed by 2016-2020 Opposition Parliament. orinocotribune.com Earlier today, the special commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) investigating the crimes perpetrated against the country by the AN board of the 2016-2020 term presented the conclusions of its report. The report provided an account of the actions harmful to Venezuela that were carried out by the extreme right. | The document was approved unanimously, and the president of the commission, José Brito, during the regular session of Thursday, mentioned that there are 442 individuals involved in the investigation. Of these, 203 are former deputies. | The additional 239 are people designated by former depu…

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China pledges more vaccines for developing nations. ecns.cn China is the world's largest provider of COVID-19 vaccines, Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, told a news briefing on Friday.

WSWS (2022-03-04). UK attendees speak on WSWS webinar "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!" wsws.org Workers and youth in Britain who attended Saturday's World Socialist Web Site international online webinar, "Fight Covid! Save lives! Stop the drive to World War III!", have spoken to the WSWS about their thoughts on the important event. We publish further responses here.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). China provides majority global COVID-19 vaccines: NPC spokesperson. ecns.cn China has provided the most COVID-19 vaccines to the world so far, said the spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). 5th session of 13th National Committee of CPPCC to open. ecns.cn The fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open at the Great Hall of the People Friday afternoon.

Radical Women U.S., Australia (2022-03-04). Saturday 3/12: Still We Rise-Women Rebel Against All Odds International Women's Day Celebration. indybay.org Zoom Event. Please register in advance at tinyurl.com/IWD-22…

ecns.cn (2022-03-04). (Two Sessions Voice) China has offered 2.1 bln doses of vaccines to over 120 countries: spokesperson. ecns.cn China has provided 150 countries and 13 international organizations with many masks, protective clothing, ventilators, testing equipment and other anti-pandemic materials, said Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the 5th session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at a press conference on Thursday.

deweylaura (2022-03-04). Marxist IQ: Women in history. cpusa.org The Marxist IQ for Women's History Month is dedicated to women who struggle for democracy, socialism, and peace. 1. International Women's Day was first established by the Socialist International (Second International) in solidarity with an early twentieth-century strike of women workers in a. London. b. Berlin. c. New York. d. Paris. 2. Women …

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukrainian American Journalist: Putin's Unjust War Is Emboldening Ukraine's Far-Right Movement. democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin about the rise of the far right in Ukraine. Golinkin says Russian bombing of the sacred Jewish site of Babi Yar disproves Putin's claims that the invasion is about "denazification," and attacks on cities in eastern Ukraine show he does not care about Russian-speaking Ukrainians either. He also speaks about the neo-Nazi presence within his home country, saying, "Ukraine's far right is the primary benefactor on the Ukraine side of this war because they now get to attract people from all over the world, and they get to be seen as…

WSWS (2022-03-04). International censorship mounted against Russian state-affiliated media outlets. wsws.org A campaign of censorship against Russian state-backed media sources has been led by the European Union and embraced by tech companies, social media platforms and cable television providers.

WSWS (2022-03-04). Sri Lankan action committee holds a successful online meeting in defence of Julian Assange. wsws.org Speakers insisted that the fight to release Julian Assange depends on a political movement of the working class based on socialist policies and in opposition to the capitalist system and all its institutions.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-04). Sri Lankan unions begin campaign for minimum wage rise. peoplesdispatch.org 12 unions have launched a joint campaign to demand an increment in the minimum wage of private sector employees after the government decided to exclude them from a scheme granting a monthly increment of 5,000 LKR (USD 25) to pensioners and public sector employees…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-03-03). Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Outing the Iraq War White Washers. dissidentvoice.org The guilty can be devious in concealing their crimes, and their role in them. The greater the crime, the more devious the strategy of deception. The breaking of international law, and the breaching of convention, is a field replete with such figures. Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has presented a particularly odious grouping, a good …

Prabhat Patnaik (2022-03-03). Imperialism as an abiding phenomenon. mronline.org The essence of the relationship of imperialism lies in the control over the world's resources, including land-use, by the metropolitan powers.

Staff (2022-03-03). Gas prices in Europe smash previous day's record. rt.com Energy costs surge to an all-time high on Ukraine-related supply fears | European prices for natural gas spiked to nearly $2,280 per 1,000 cubic meters on Thursday for the first time in market history, as Russia's military offensive in Ukraine continues. | Russia provides about 40% of the continent's gas supplies, while Ukraine is a major transit country for Russian gas. With the conflict now in its eighth day, supply shortage concerns are pushing prices ever higher. | The April futures at the TTF hub in the Netherlands soared to around $2,279 per 1,000 cubic meters, or over €200 per megawatt-hour in hous…

Staff (2022-03-03). London Stock Exchange bars Russian firms from trading. rt.com Companies blacklisted and accused of close ties to Russia | The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced it is blocking trading in 27 corporations with close ties to Russia. The targeted firms include EN+, Gazprom, Lukoil, Rosneft and Sberbank. | The step, which comes into effect immediately and follows similar actions from other bourses, comes as part of Western efforts to cut Russia off from the international financial markets in response to Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. | Russian miners Polymetal and Evraz have also been ejected from the FTSE 100 after heavy share price losses following Western s…

Staff (2022-03-03). Lithuania stops importation of Russian LNG. rt.com Commercial electricity flows also cut off in agreement with Latvia and Estonia | Lithuania has stopped imports of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) in the port of Klaipeda from Thursday, according to the country's Energy Minister Dainius Kreivys. | Small LNG cargoes were regularly delivered to the Baltic country from the Russian port of Vysotsk, where Russian company Novatek has its production facility. | Additionally, Lithuania and its neighbors, Latvia and Estonia, have agreed to cut off commercial electricity flows from Russia from Thursday, according to Kreivys. | "Commercial traffic from Russia is reduc…

Staff (2022-03-03). IKEA closes shop in Russia. rt.com Furniture giant also shuts stores in Ukraine and halts sourcing in Belarus | Iconic Swedish furniture brand IKEA is closing all its stores in Russia, starting March 4, and pausing all its sourcing in Russia and Belarus as the war in Ukraine enters its second week. Stores in Kiev were already closed on Thursday, according to the company's "The war has both a huge human impact and is resulting in serious disruptions to supply chain and trading conditions, which is why the company groups have decided to temporarily pause IKEA op…

Staff (2022-03-03). Boeing impacted by sanctions against Russia. rt.com The aircraft manufacturer has been using giant Russian cargo planes to transport supplies to its plants | American multinational corporation Boeing may be impacted by the Biden administration's ban on Russian aircraft in US airspace, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. | Boeing had been contracting giant Antonov An-124 cargo planes, operated by the Russian Volga-Dnepr Group, to move supplies to its plants in the US, potentially meaning the new restrictions will limit the American company's ability to operate out of its base in Washington. | "We work closely with our wide range of supply chain and logistics partne…

Staff (2022-03-03). Germany to ship more weapons to Ukraine — reports. rt.com German media claim Berlin will provide Kiev with Soviet-designed 'Strela' anti-aircraft missiles | Berlin has approved the delivery of 2,700 anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion, German media have claimed. According to the DPA news agency, the weapons in question are Soviet-designed 'Strela' missiles from the stockpiles of the former East German army. | Unlike the US and the UK, up until February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany had consistently refused to provide the eastern European nation with lethal weapons. However, Berlin changed its position following Moscow's military offens…

Staff (2022-03-03). Blinken to begin six-day Europe trip. rt.com US Secretary of State will visit Belgium, Poland, Moldova and Baltic countries | Antony Blinken will travel to Europe for consultations in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict, the US Department of State announced on Wednesday. During his six-day trip from March 3 to 8, the US Secretary of State will visit Belgium, Poland, Moldova, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. | "The trip continues extensive consultations and coordination with our NATO Allies and European partners about the Russian Federation's continued premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified war against Ukraine," the official announcement on…

Staff (2022-03-03). Probe launched into TikTok's impact on children. rt.com The investigation will explore whether the video-sharing app violated state consumer protection laws | A bipartisan coalition of US attorneys general on Wednesday launched a probe into video-sharing app TikTok's impact on children, marking the latest investigation into the effect of social media companies on kids' safety. | Attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont are working together to establish if TikTok has violated state consumer protection laws and put the public at risk.The probe will seek to explore the potential harm young people…

Staff (2022-03-03). International nuclear watchdog passes resolution on Ukraine. rt.com Moscow has described the IAEA leadership's stance as politicized and factually incorrect | In a resolution passed on Thursday by its board of directors, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reportedly "deplored" Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russia has denounced the document, calling it politicized and factually incorrect. | The resolution, which is yet to be published, apparently calls on Russia to allow the Ukrainian authorities to resume control of its nuclear sites. Moscow says the assertion that they are not already in control is incorrect. | There were claims that Russian troops had occupied the…

Staff (2022-03-03). Japan to freeze assets of Russian businessmen. rt.com Assets of four additional banks to be frozen from April 2, finance minister says | Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki announced on Thursday that Tokyo will freeze the assets of four additional Russian banks from April 2, raising to seven the total number of financial institutions slapped with sanctions. | The Prime Minister's cabinet accepted the decision to freeze the assets of VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie, according to the Ministry of Finance. The move will be effective from April 2, the ministry said. | The measure is in line with the EU decision to disconnect seven Russian banks fro…

Staff (2022-03-03). Kazakhstan supports neither Russia nor Ukraine. rt.com Ally of Russia in Central Asia refuses to take sides in Ukraine conflict | Kazakhstan is not taking sides in the armed conflict between its close ally Russia and Ukraine, a senior military official said on Thursday. "We support neither side. This is not up for discussion," Deputy Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Sultan Kamaletdinov told journalists. | Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev made remarks to the same effect earlier this week. | Kazakhstan went through a period of extreme turmoil in January, with mass street protests, triggered at first by a sharp spike in fuel prices, quickly escalating into rioting. The go…

Staff (2022-03-03). Radio station that hosted American & Russian presidents closes in Moscow. rt.com The platform has been accused of spreading "disinformation" about Russia's military attack on Ukraine | One of Moscow's most popular liberal media outlets will be shut, its board of directors has decided, after authorities restricted the broadcaster due to its coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | Echo of Moscow's Editor-in-Chief Alexey Venediktov announced in a statement on Thursday that the agency's radio platform and website will cease to exist, following a "majority vote." | It comes after Russia's General Prosecutor's office ordered media regulator Roskomnadzor to block access to the outlet's radio…

Staff (2022-03-03). Hungary weighs in on reasons for Ukraine war. rt.com Russia was not afforded security guarantees, says President Viktor Orban, and energy cooperation with Moscow must continue | War in Ukraine was inevitable, because the US and NATO didn't provide the security guarantees required by Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. | He added that "there were no arguments for curbing our energy cooperation with Russia," despite the ongoing military conflict. | "NATO is steadily expanding eastward, and Russia likes it less and less. The Russians put forward two demands: Ukraine should declare its neutrality and NATO shouldn't accept Ukraine. The Rus…

Staff (2022-03-03). Lavrov explains Ukraine's jitter regarding talks with Moscow. rt.com Kiev is taking orders from Washington and does what it is told to, Russia's foreign minister claims | Ukraine is not a sovereign country, and this explains why its dealings with Russia to negotiate a cessation of hostilities was so chaotic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed during an interview with international media on Thursday. | "The Ukrainian team once again found some reasons to delay negotiations. They certainly take orders from Washington, I have no doubt about that. The country is absolutely dependent," the Russian diplomat remarked. | Lavrov was referring to the second round of Russian-U…

Staff (2022-03-03). Russia's space agency hits back at US. rt.com Roscosmos will no longer ship or maintain rocket engines, or conduct joint projects on the International Space Station | In a tit-for-tat move against restrictions slapped on it by the international community due to the Russian-Ukrainian war, Russia's space agency announced on Thursday that it would be imposing counter-sanctions. | According to the agency's director, Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos will halt shipping RD-181 rocket engines to the US and maintaining the 24 engines that are currently owned by the country. | "In this situation, we can no longer provide the US with the best rocket engines in the world. L…

Staff (2022-03-03). Ukrainian Army post implies 'war crimes' threat. rt.com Kiev's special forces have warned Moscow's soldiers of their impending doom | The command of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces has released a statement allegedly threatening that all Russian soldiers will be killed, including those who try to surrender, as Moscow's military carries out an attack on the Eastern European nation. Critics have condemned it, describing it as tantamount to a threat to carry out war crimes. | It has caused a severe backlash, with many commentors online accusing Kiev of having expressed the intent to commit grave offenses against Russian soldiers. | The statement, which was apparent…

Staff (2022-03-03). US women's college soccer star found dead in dorm at age 22. rt.com Stanford team captain Katie Meyer was found dead in unknown circumstances on the university campus on Tuesday | Katie Meyer, the goalkeeper and captain of Stanford's female collegiate soccer team, has been found dead at the age of 22 in a university campus residence on Tuesday. No cause of death has yet been reported. | Meyer had been described as a "a bright shining light for so many" and was credited with being a crucial part of Stanford's NCAA women's soccer championship win in 2019. | In that final match against rivals North Carolina, Meyer saved two penalties to help her team towards victory — with h…

Staff (2022-03-03). F1 chiefs terminate Russian Grand Prix contract. rt.com Formula 1 has ended its Russian relationship in the wake of the Ukraine conflict | Days after it was revealed that this season's Sochi Grand Prix was to be shelved following Russia's conflict in Ukraine, Formula 1 chiefs have announced that they have terminated their contract in Russia after determining that racing in the country is no longer viable. | The Russian Grand Prix was due to move to St. Petersburg in 2023, with this no longer happening despite it reportedly being one of the most financially lucrative races on the F1 annual calendar. | Russian President Vladimir Putin was key in establishing the race…

Staff (2022-03-03). Chelsea boss Tuchel comments on Abramovich situation. rt.com Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it's 'very hard' to think of Chelsea without Roman Abramovich | Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Premier League team Chelsea will take some time to sink in, says the club's German boss Thomas Tuchel. | It was confirmed on Wednesday evening that the London team is officially on the market after Abramovich opted to sell the club some 19 years after he purchased it, a decision hastened by a wave of UK government sanctions being levied at Russian billionaires in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. | And speaking after Chelsea's 3-2 FA Cup win against Luton Town on Wednes…

Staff (2022-03-03). Russia lashes out at 'illegal' Beijing Paralympics ban. rt.com The Kremlin was among those to condemn the ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games | The ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics is "illegal" and violates the principle of separating sport from politics, Russian officials have said. | In a stunning U-turn on the eve of the Beijing Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes would not be allowed to compete — despite clearing them to do so as neutrals just one day earlier. | IPC bosses cited the threats of boycotts…

Staff (2022-03-03). Lavrov makes Napoleon and Hitler comparison over Ukraine. rt.com Washington succeeded in bending Europe to its will, Russia's top diplomat said | Washington has succeeded where Europe-conquering dictators of the past have failed, as evidenced by its ability to bend the policies of European governments to its will, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov alleged on Thursday. | "I can't help but make these comparisons. In the past, Napoleon and Hitler had the goal to subjugate Europe. Now the Americans have subjugated it," he remarked. | As an example of Washington deciding "what's best" for Europe, Lavrov mentioned the lengthy American campaign to torpedo the Nord Stream 2 ga…

Staff (2022-03-03). Russia planning own international sporting events after 'unacceptable' sanctions — minister. rt.com Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has condemned efforts to cut off the country | Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has said the country is not isolated despite a series of "unacceptable" sanctions from various federations, and that officials would work on developing competitions in Russia which invite international athletes. | Russia was hit was another sporting ban on Thursday when the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be barred from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, despite clearing them to compete as neutrals just one day previously. | The IPC…

_____ (2022-03-03). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. journal-neo.org On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags of the United States, the …

WSWS (2022-03-03). The threat of world war looms: Take up the fight against imperialism and for international socialism! wsws.org The IYSSE (Australia) meeting at 4 p.m. (AEDT) Saturday, March 12 will discuss the urgent need to build an international anti-war movement of youth, students and workers as the danger of nuclear war heightens amid the escalating crisis in Ukraine.

Staff (2022-03-02). UN General Assembly votes on Russian offensive in Ukraine. rt.com A nonbinding resolution was passed overwhelmingly, condemning Russia for its assault on Ukraine and calling for its immediate exit | The UN General Assembly has voted to rebuke Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and demand that Moscow's forces leave the former Soviet republic immediately. | The nonbinding resolution was passed on Wednesday, with 141 countries voting in favor, 35 abstaining, and five opposing the measure. The only votes against the resolution were cast by Belarus, Syria, North Korea, Eritrea, and Russia itself. India, South Africa, and Iraq were among the members that abstained, as were Russian…

KS Kumar (2022-03-02). Turkish executive declines CEO job at Air India. asiatimes.com Tata Group's plan to appoint a former Turkish Airline chief to head its newly-acquired Air India suffered a setback when the Turkish executive turned down the offer. This rejection came a fortnight after the salt-to-software conglomerate announced it was appointing Ilker Ayci as the chief executive of Air India. He was slated to start his …

WSWS (2022-03-02). US presses India to back war drive against Russia. wsws.org Despite the Modi government's attempts to balance between US and Russia, the US and its NATO allies are aggressively heading for a war against Russia.

G. Dunkel (2022-03-02). Trabajadores haitianos exigen: ' °Triplicar el salario mínimo!'. workers.org Trabajadores textiles haitianos protestan el 9 de febrero. Haití se enfrenta a una crisis de legitimidad gubernamental. Los únicos cargos electos del país a cualquier nivel cuyos mandatos no han expirado son 10 senadores. La fecha de expiración del mandato del presidente de Haití, Jovenel MoàØse, habría sido el 7 . . . |

Martha Grevatt (2022-03-02). °Disuelve la OTAN! Paren a los EE.UU./OTAN: °Provocador de la guerra en Ucrania! workers.org 28 de febrero de 2022 El Partido del Mundo Obrero se une a las muchas organizaciones anti-guerra y anti-imperialistas, aquí y en todo el mundo, urgiendo a exponer las provocaciones de guerra de la OTAN y de los Estados Unidos. Llamamos a movilizaciones internacionales de emergencia para acciones del 1 . . . |

Mitchell Zimmerman (2022-03-02). GOP Hostility to Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes Beyond Hypocrisy. otherwords.org No one can seriously dispute that Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court, is a brilliant and eminently qualified candidate. | Jackson has had a distinguished 10 year career as a respected federal judge. Before that, the Harvard Law graduate was a lawyer at a large law firm, a public defender, and a member of the bipartisan U.S. Sentencing Commission. | Nonetheless, most Republican senators will vote against confirming her. | Jackson's work as a federal judge offers no real basis for senators to oppose her appointment — if one accepts that presidents are entitled to appoint qu…

Staff (2022-03-02). Russia sanctions could backfire on EU economy — European Commission. rt.com The bloc's economic growth and energy supplies are likely to be negatively affected | The war in Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions against Russia could harm Europe's energy supplies and stall its economic growth, European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni warned on Wednesday. | Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, he said Europe may encounter problems in the supply of energy resources — more precisely, the supply of Russian gas — and needs to be ready for such an outcome. | "Russia's invasion of Ukraine will likely impact growth negatively, including through repercussions on financial m…

Staff (2022-03-02). Russia is now exclusively a ruble country. rt.com Neither citizens, nor companies will be able to pay in foreign currency | Russian citizens and companies will no longer be able to pay off their foreign debts with currencies other than the ruble, the country's central bank announced on Wednesday. | Earlier reports also said the central bank had temporarily banned financial institutions from making money transfers from Russia abroad to non-residents, namely citizens of countries that have placed sanctions on Russia. According to business outlet RBC, the regulator sent a letter with the corresponding order to credit institutions on March 1. The ban is effective…

Staff (2022-03-02). Flaming luxury car transporter finally sinks. rt.com Some 4,000 vehicles have been destroyed in a fiery wreck as the Felicity Ace sinks en route from Germany to the US | The cargo ship Felicity Ace, carrying almost 4,000 luxury vehicles, has sunk off the Azores archipelago, likely taking with it any hope of finding out what caused the fire that has been raging aboard the vessel since last month. The ship sank at approximately 9am local time on Tuesday, according to MOL Ship Management, the managers of the Panama-flagged vessel. | Read more | |

Staff (2022-03-02). Russia's space agency chief warns hackers could start war. rt.com The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said attempts to target Russian satellites would lead to serious repercussions | The chief of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, has warned hackers attempting to disrupt the operation of the country's satellites that their actions could be construed as a "casus belli — that is, an event that justifies a war." | Dmitry Rogozin's comment came shortly after a cyberattack on Russia's RKA Mission Control Center. Speaking to Russia's Rossiya 24 news channel on Wednesday, the official said that "those who are attempting to do this" should know that "it is a crime, which call…

Staff (2022-03-02). Meta blocks all apps of Russia's Ria and Sputnik outlets. rt.com The media's parent company denounced the platform's move as "censorship" | Meta has blocked all the apps of Russia's Ria and Sputnik news outlets, along with several others, according to government media holding Rossiya Segodnya, which incorporates all the said outlets. | On Wednesday, Rossiya Segodnya issued a press release, saying that "Meta overnight shut off the apps of all the outlets" belonging to the holding. The statement went on to condemn the tech giant's action as "censorship." | Meta's decision coincided with the latest measures taken by Google, which saw Rossiya Segodnya's material and content res…

Staff (2022-03-02). Sean Penn tweets about escaping from Ukraine on foot. rt.com The double Oscar winner said he and his crew had to walk miles on foot to reach the Polish border | Hollywood star Sean Penn took to social media to share his thrilling story of how he fled Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion of the country. | Penn arrived in Kiev last week to film material for a documentary about tensions surrounding Ukraine, which he had been working on for several months. | The actor was even present at a Ukrainian government press conference last Thursday, just hours after Moscow announced its "special operation" to demilitarize and "denazify" the Kiev government, which it accused…

Staff (2022-03-02). Russia's largest bank leaves EU. rt.com The announcement comes as a number of the country's financial institutions become subject to heavy sanctions | Russia's key state bank has revealed that it will pull out of the European Union's financial markets, citing threats to the safety of employees and its branches in the wake of Moscow's attack on Ukraine. | In a statement on Wednesday, Sberbank announced that the decision had been made as a result of its subsidiary banks facing "an abnormal outflow of funds." The financial giant also claimed that its employees and branches were under threat. | "Due to the instruction of Russia's Central Bank, Sberbank…

Staff (2022-03-02). Russia restricts liberal media outlets. rt.com The move has been strongly criticized by the well-known Russian journalist Alexey Venediktov | Russia has demanded the country's media regulator pull two popular liberal press outlets off the air due to their coverage of Moscow's military operation in Ukraine. | On Tuesday, the General Prosecutor's office ordered Roskomnadzor to restrict access to the Echo of Moscow's Radio Station and TV-channel Rain for their alleged spread of false information in relation to the actions of Russia's armed forces in the Eastern European nation. | Television channel Rain, known as Dozhd in Russian, has been designated as a for…

Staff (2022-03-02). No troops & weapons for Ukraine, Hungary confirms. rt.com Budapest has reiterated its stance on war in Ukraine, stressing it won't allow any military aid to flow through its territory | Hungary will not allow transit nor supply weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing military conflict with Russia, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday, reiterating Budapest's stance. | "We have decided, just like our allies, not to send troops, not to send weapons. And we do not allow the transit supply of lethal weapons through Hungary," the minister said during a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council. | Hungary has deployed additional troops to its ea…

Staff (2022-03-02). Government vows to 'take consistent steps' to join EU ASAP. rt.com Country vows to join EU as soon as possible | Georgia is rushing to join the EU, requesting that member nations present a final path to membership for Russia's southern neighbor. The Committee on European Integration in the Georgian Parliament has issued a draft resolution on joining the EU, asking all member states to take "all necessary steps" to speed the country's induction into the continental alliance. | Read more | | FM David Zalkaliani told Imedi TV on Wednesday that he and PM Irakli Ga…

Staff (2022-03-02). US announces sanctions on Russian defense firms. rt.com New round of sanctions also extends export controls to Belarus | The White House has placed blocking sanctions on 22 Russian defense companies and extended export controls to tech exports that support oil refining, the administration revealed on Wednesday. The latest round of sanctions also expands the export controls already placed on Russia to include Belarus, which Washington has accused of "enabling Putin's invasion of Ukraine." | The extension of export controls is designed to "prevent diversion of items, technologies, and software through Belarus to Russia," a fact sheet released by the White House expla…

Staff (2022-03-02). 'Sports genocide' being waged against Russian athletes, says union. rt.com The Russian Union of Athletes pointed to a lack of punishment for others who have launched past military operations | The Russian Union of Athletes has released a scathing attack on the sanctions being imposed by global federations against Russian and Belarusian competitors, calling them a "sporting genocide." | The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended on Monday that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from international competition across all sports, or failing that perform as neutrals without their country's national anthem or flag. | A host of international sporting federations have sinc…

Staff (2022-03-02). Ukrainian defender Rakitskiy leaves Russian champions Zenit. rt.com Zenit St. Petersburg have accepted Yaroslav Rakitskiy's request to leave the club in the wake of the Ukrainian conflict | Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakitskiy has been granted his release by Russian side Zenit St. Petersburg after the 32-year-old defender requested the cancelation of his contract in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. | Rakitskiy, who had amassed 54 caps for his country but the last of which came in 2018, had previously expressed his opposition to the ongoing conflict on social media, posting an image of the Ukrainian flag with the caption: "I'm Ukrainian. Peace in Ukraine. Stop war.

Editor (2022-03-02). Misogyny again exposed in U.S. sports. workers.org Misogyny rooted in patriarchy has permeated every aspect of U.S. society from the time the butcher Christopher Columbus and his ilk arrived in the Americas hundreds of years ago. Women and gender-nonbinary people have been viewed as less than cisgender men, when it comes to economic and political equality. Sports . . . |

Staff (2022-03-02). English club ditches Russian sponsorship deals. rt.com Everton have suspended sponsorship deals with a trio of Russian companies | Premier League club Everton say that they have immediately suspended their commercial partnerships with USM, Megafon and Yota following Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, in the what is the latest blow to dealt by the sports world to Russian companies. | The club, who recently appointed Chelsea legend Frank Lampard as their new manager, announced that they will cancel deals linked to Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov who, while not officially linked to the club, has several financial interests in Everton. | Everton owner Farhad…

Staff (2022-03-02). Roman Abramovich issues statement on sale of Chelsea. rt.com Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has officially confirmed that the Premier League club is on the market | Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire owner of Premier League club Chelsea, has confirmed that the club is up for sale. | A statement from Abramovich appeared on the

Staff (2022-03-02). Turkey points fingers at Ukraine in fresh push for EU membership. rt.com President Erdogan urged the bloc to show the same "sensitivity" it demonstrated for Ukraine | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called upon the EU to show the "same sensitivity" for the country's membership aspirations it demonstrated for Ukraine, which has been hit by Russia's large-scale attack. | "We appreciate the efforts to get Ukraine into the EU. But I say to these EU members: Why are you still worried about taking Turkey into the EU? Show the same sensitivity for Turkey as you do about Ukraine," Erdogan said on Tuesday. | Will you put Turkey on your agenda when someone attacks [us] too? | Kie…

Peter Certo (2022-03-02). In OtherWords: March 2, 2022. otherwords.org Like most Americans, I've been horrified by Russia's brutal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. But I was also relieved to hear President Biden, during last night's State of the Union address, reiterate his promise that he won't be sending U.S. troops to the country to confront Russia militarily. | As Phyllis Bennis writes this week, "There's no conceivable 'national interest' worth risking even the tiniest possibility of a military confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers." Instead, she argues, the best way to stop the war and help Ukraine is diplomacy — which, done properly, could leave all of Europe…