(2023-06-29). Moscow-Algeria: on the way to deepening a partnership. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-29). Human Suffering Worsens In DRC, The Heart Of Africa. popularresistance.org It's easy to think that the human suffering in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) couldn't get worse until it does, and it always does. How much more Black life will have to be sacrificed to fuel the industrial world's hunger for Congolese resource riches, meaning most of all the minerals essential to high-tech manufacturing, including state of the art weaponry? Black Africans fight one another in DRC, but all those of us on our phones, sitting in front of our laptops or in the seats of commercial and military aircraft, and in every other way wired to modern technology should know that this is our war, our hi…
(2023-06-29). Artificial Intelligence: A Tool of "Empowerment" and/or "Devastation and Impoverishment" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-29). Sunday 8/6: Free Clothing Swap. indybay.org St. Francis Lutheran | 152 Church Street | San Francisco CA 94114…
(2023-06-29). Wednesday 6/28: 10 Years Since Shelby County: How Democracy Advocates Can Fight Back for Voting Freedom. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-29). Tuesday 7/4: Monterey 4th of July Parade: Walk with the Peace Coalition. indybay.org The parade starts at the corner of Alvarado Street and Pearl Street, in Downtown Monterey. Assemble in the parking lot behind the CHOMP Behavioral Health Services building, 576 Hartnell St.
(2023-06-29). Monday 7/3: Julian Assange Birthday Banner Drop. indybay.org Pedestrian Overpass at Hwy. 880 in Berkeley, at the foot of University Avenue.
(2023-06-29). Some Interesting Non-Corporate Participants in San Francisco Pride This Year. indybay.org As SF Pride has grown larger, so have criticisms that it has become "too corporate." Herewith some photos of non-corporate participants in this year's San Francisco Pride.
(2023-06-29). Wednesday 6/28: The Case for Upping the Ante on Pusillanimous Land Acknowledgments. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/83567764148?pwd=WVJRcWpKRGMzaTYzZTlZeUUvQTdtQT09…
(2023-06-29). Stop The Drive Toward War, Statement of KPFA Local Station Candidate Dr. Nayvin Gordon. indybay.org Dr. Nayvin Gordon spoke out at KPFA on June 22, 2023…
(2023-06-28). Multinationals committed to China. ecns.cn Beefing up their presence in China will only move multinationals forward with stronger growth over the long term, despite rising uncertainties over decoupling and supply chain disruptions.
(2023-06-28). MNCs keen on green ties in transport, logistics. ecns.cn Multinational companies in the transportation and logistics sectors are keen to deepen green collaboration with China and thus drive positive change in the energy-intensive sectors, said experts and business executives on Wednesday.
(2023-06-28). IAEA urged not to endorse Japan's plan. ecns.cn Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the remarks following a report in foreign media that Japan had made political donations of over 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to the agency over the planned release of the wastewater.
(2023-06-28). Laws on foreign relations, barrier-free living passed. ecns.cn Two new laws — one on external relations and the other on building a barrier-free living environment — were adopted by the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress on Wednesday when it wrapped up its latest three-day session.
(2023-06-28). Chinese, U.S. officials hold phone conversation. ecns.cn A sound and stable China-U.S. relationship benefits both countries and conforms to the international community's expectations, Beijing's top envoy in Washington told a senior U.S. official on Tuesday.
(2023-06-28). Long tunnel completed in Tibet after 7 years. ecns.cn A highway tunnel connecting Lhasa with Zhanang county in the Tibet autonomous region was completed on Wednesday after seven years of construction, marking big progress on another vital traffic corridor in the region.
(2023-06-28). Chinese Embassy expresses serious concerns over arrest of Chinese researcher by Japanese police. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Japan said they have expressed serious concern to Japan through diplomatic channels, requiring Japan to earnestly respect both laws and facts and ensure the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.
(2023-06-28). U.S. always adheres to 'America First', and Taiwan will not be an exception: Taiwan Affairs Office. ecns.cn Zhu Fenglian slammed the U.S. on Wednesday saying that they will always prioritize their own interests, and Taiwan will not be an exception, calling Taiwan island "a pawn will eventually be sacrificed".
(2023-06-28). China leads in Asian efforts to cope with climate change. ecns.cn A strong sense of necessity and urgency can be felt among Asian representatives who brought up the topic at various panels at the Summer Davos event, which is held in North China's Tianjin from Tuesday to Thursday.
(2023-06-29). China Southern Airlines resumes mainland-New Zealand flights. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines said it plans to resume its flight that connects Guangzhou, Guangdong province and Christchurch, New Zealand in November to meet the growing travel demand between the two countries after the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2023-06-29). China's FAST telescope finds key evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves. ecns.cn A Chinese team has found key evidence for the existence of nanohertz gravitational waves, which are ripples of space-time that could help shed light on some major science problems in astrophysics.
(2023-06-29). China, EU eye win-win at biz, tech fair. ecns.cn The upcoming 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair is expected to create more growth points for companies on both sides amid multiple challenges facing the global economy.
(2023-06-29). Infrastructure project flurry helps spur economy amid headwinds. ecns.cn The nation's infrastructure-building rush is expected to remain in high gear this month as a market observer reported that nearly 20 high-priority projects worth over 1 billion yuan ($138.3 million) each have been approved in just the first two weeks of this month.
(2023-06-29). Freshmen-to-be weigh up their major options. ecns.cn As high school graduates begin to consider which universities and majors they should choose, experts have cautioned that they shouldn't simply go after the current trendy courses.
(2023-06-29). Industrial firms' profit dip narrows on policy steps. ecns.cn China's policy efforts to alleviate the expense burden of manufacturers led to its industrial firms reporting narrowed profit declines for a third consecutive month in May, experts said on Wednesday.
(2023-06-29). Role of manufacturing in recovery hailed. ecns.cn Manufacturing is playing an increasingly important role in bolstering economic recovery in Asia, creating a wide range of jobs and ensuring the stability and prosperity of society.
(2023-06-29). Nation to promote R&D on 6G tech. ecns.cn China will vigorously promote the research and development of 6G to establish a beachhead in the next-generation telecom technology, while also seeking to widen the application of 5G in more industries.
(2023-06-29). Mental illness defense denied for university student who killed mother. ecns.cn Wu Xieyu, a student from a prestigious university who was sentenced to death for killing his mother, was "fully capable" of identifying and controlling his own behavior, therefore there was no need for an evaluation of his mental state when he committed the crime.
(2023-06-29). Digital euro aims to win over skeptics. ecns.cn The European Union unveiled plans on Wednesday for the bloc to join central banks around the world in the move toward a digital version of the euro, in response to changing public spending behavior.
(2023-06-29). U.S. pushing its own interests in Taiwan. ecns.cn The United States always prioritizes its own interests, and Taiwan will not be an exception, a Chinese mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday after the U.S. again intensified its involvement in Taiwan's military affairs against the mainland.
(2023-06-29). Domestic technology helps monitor melting of ice sheet. ecns.cn Domestically developed weather satellites and technology have played a pivotal role in China's real-time monitoring of the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, according to scientists with Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.
(2023-06-29). August 15 chosen as 1st National Ecology Day. ecns.cn China's top legislature has designated Aug 15 as National Ecology Day, as the country strives to enhance environmental conservation for the construction of an ecological civilization.
(2023-06-29). HK supports bill on patriotic education. ecns.cn The Hong Kong government and various sectors have voiced strong endorsement for the nation's proposed law to enhance patriotic education.
(2023-06-29). U.S.' mass surveillance sans warrant slammed. ecns.cn The U.S. government is conducting mass, warrantless surveillance of Asian Americans, especially Chinese American scientists, under a controversial intelligence authority that experts say is "blatantly unconstitutional" and "dangerous".
(2023-06-29). 'Debt traps' false criticism of lending. ecns.cn China's international lending and the Belt and Road Initiative have contributed to the world's growth instead of creating "debt traps" for other countries.
(2023-06-29). Blinken offers blend of U.S. policy on China. ecns.cn A realistic goal for American policy toward China is finding a way to "coexist peacefully" with the country that it seeks to compete with from "a position of strength", U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
(2023-06-29). Report: No proof of origin in Wuhan lab. ecns.cn The United States' intelligence agencies find no evidence that the COVID-19 virus originated from China's Wuhan research lab, a new declassified report says.
(2023-06-29). U.S. again blanketed by smoke from Canadian fires. ecns.cn Dense smoke and thick haze from Canada's wildfires that blanketed much of the East Coast earlier this month are again covering parts of the U.S., particularly the Midwest, and were moving eastward on Wednesday.
(2023-06-29). Chinese ambassador warns Japan of working with U.S. on chip export curbs. ecns.cn China's ambassador to Japan warned Tokyo on Friday that it may lose the Chinese market and the future of its semiconductor industry if it cooperates with the United States on chip export curbs.
(2023-06-29). French 'spider man' scales 'Bailong Sky Ladder' in Zhangjiajie with bare hands. ecns.cn A French "spider man" scales the 172-meter steel derrick of the Bailong Elevator, the world's highest outdoor elevator, with his bare hands at the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, June 28, 2023.
(2023-06-29). Foreign youth enjoy scenery at Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan. ecns.cn Young people enjoy scenery at the Tiger Leaping Gorge or Hutiaoxia scenic spot along the Jinsha River in Shangri-La City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 28, 2023.
(2023-06-29). World's first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine successfully installed in Fujian. ecns.cn The world's first offshore wind turbine with an installed capacity of 16 megawatts is installed on Baihetan, an offshore platform with a lifting capacity of 2,000 tons, in Pingtan, east China's Fujian Province, June 28, 2023.
(2023-06-29). Conference themed on high-quality development and Chinese modernization held in Beijing. ecns.cn Experts from China and abroad shared their insights about Chinese modernization and high-quality development at the conference, which will last till Thursday in Beijing. The conference is hosted by China News Service and organized by China News Network.
(2023-06-29). A close look at Media Village for Hangzhou Asian Games in Zhejiang>. ecns.cn Covering an area about 660,000 square meters, the village will provide accommodation, catering, leisure and entertainment services for about 5,000 media staff during the Asian Games.
(2023-06-29). Lula Faces Powerful Opposition As He Seeks To Protect The Amazon. popularresistance.org Surrounded by thousands of supporters, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (known simply as "Lula") was sworn into office on Jan. 1, 2023, at a colorful inauguration ceremony held at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. It was not Lula's first time assuming the highest office of Latin America's largest country. He was first sworn in two decades ago and served two terms as Brazil's president from 2003 to 2010. The 67-year-old is a true veteran of Brazilian politics: He was the presidential candidate of the leftist Workers' Party in 1989, 1994 and 1998, losing each time. In the October 2022 elections, he n…
(2023-06-29). "Unite to Fight!" is the Cry at People's March. indybay.org Moving away from the commercialization of the regular Pride parade, 2023 year is the 4th year of a rally and march that calls for justice for the LGBTQ community.
(2023-06-29). Selected Articles: COVID Propaganda Roundup: 'Self-Assembling Nanoparticles' Developed for New Vaccines, EU Activates Vaccine Passport Regime. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-06-29). Chandler-Mather defends Greens push for a better housing policy. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Daniel Ellsberg: the establishment whistleblower. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Family of man shot by NSW Police in 2019 calls for justice, reforms. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). The fight to save Barak Beacon public housing continues. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Geelong council under pressure not to cut jobs, libraries. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Labor breaks election promise with new income management card. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). NSW hospital workers strike over wages. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). 'Productivity' weaponised to force real wage cuts on workers. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Socialist Sarah Hathway elected to the City of Greater Geelong Council. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). Trans rights are human rights, protesters say. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). World Whistleblower Day protest calls for Assange's release. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-29). South African Police investigate rhino horns theft. plenglish.com Pretoria, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Officers from the South African Police's Priority Crime Investigation Directorate (Hawks) are probing the theft of 51 rhino horns, worth nearly R9 million (nearly 500,000 dollars), from the North West Tourism and Parks Board in Mahikeng.
(2023-06-29). One of SMO's best fighter jets changes strategic balance of power – military expert's interview. infobrics.org "The Su-35S has been proven against advanced fighter jets such as the Su-27 and MiG-29 used by the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine]. It has been able to shoot down at least four enemy jets simultaneously. On the other hand, the F-22A's only combat experience against aircraft has been those three unfortunate balloons it shot down over the United States in early February" — Major Irbis.
(2023-06-29). To Counter AI Risk, We Must Develop An Integrated Intelligence. popularresistance.org The recent explosion in the stunning power of artificial intelligence is likely to transform virtually every domain of human life in the near future, with effects that no-one can yet predict. | The breakneck rate at which AI is developing is such that its potential impact is almost impossible to grasp. As Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, co-founders of the Center for Humane Technology, demonstrate in their landmark presentation, The AI Dilemma, AI accomplishments are beginning to read like science fiction. After just three seconds of hearing a human voice, for example, an AI system can autocomplete the sentence bei…
(2023-06-29). Venezuela shows Australia the way on housing. greenleft.org.au 
Four million low-cost homes were delivered to Venezuelan citizens in April last year, as part of a national social housing program, despite attempts by the United States to cripple the country's economy, reports Jim McIlroy.
(2023-06-29). Immigrants resist DeSantis's attacks, force businesses across Florida to close. liberationnews.org 
On June 1, hundreds of Florida businesses were forced to shut their doors due to an immigrant labor strike dubbed "A Day Without Immigrants".
(2023-06-29). US Strangling China One More Time on Chips. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-29). SF Castro Starbucks Workers Strike On PRIDE Day "No Contract No Coffee" Fight For Justice. indybay.org Over 150 Starbucks stores were struck on PRIDE day around the country. In San Francisco Starbucks workers at the Castro store talked about their issues.
(2023-06-29). Unelected Board Raised Rent For Over Two Million New York City Tenants. popularresistance.org On June 21, New York City raised the rent for over two million tenants. | After a pitched struggle over the last two months, the Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents on New York City's rent-stabilized apartments. The increase for one-year leases will be 3%. For two-year leases, rents will go up by 2.75% in the first year and 3.25% in the second year. | This year's increase follows last year's increase of stabilized rents by 3.25% for one-year leases and 5% for two-year leases, which was the biggest increase since 2013. After these two increases, tenants are paying hundreds or even thousands of dollars mo…
(2023-06-29). Six Thousand Machinists Strike Aircraft Parts Giant In Kansas. popularresistance.org Six thousand Machinists at a key Boeing supplier, Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, went on strike June 24 after voting down the company's "best and final offer." | "We could all go somewhere else and make similar pay," said one worker who has been at the company for 15 years and asked to be anonymous to speak freely. The average pay is around $20 hourly. | "We are fighting for insurance and language involving mandatory overtime," he said. "We really want to be able to work a reasonable amount of time and afford to pay our bills without having to work 60 to 70 hours a week. Overtime should be for a new boat…
(2023-06-29). People's March Includes Contingent for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org "Reproductive Justice includes the Freedom to Express Gender and Sexuality in the Way We Choose!" | Contingent in the People's March on the anniversary weekend of Roe v. Wade overturn…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening.Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uje9beC6GlU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is available in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-06-29). When to start regular breast cancer screenings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Early detection and regular breast cancer screenings are key to reducing death from breast cancer. Mammograms remain the best tool available and have been shown to reduce deaths from breast cancer. That's why Mayo Clinic recommends women start screening mammograms yearly at age 40. While that recommendation has been firm for the past 10 years, other institutions have shifted the recommended screening age over the years. The latest to consider a change is the U.S….
(2023-06-29). Science Saturday: Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, macrophages, like other cells, can enter a state called senescence, which is linked to aging, disease and multiple physiological problems. When cells become senescent, they stop dividing, but they do not die and are not always eliminated from the body. They…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing the risks of sexually transmitted infections. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to rise the in the U.S and around the globe. The World Health Organization reports more than 1 million new sexually transmitted infections are acquired a day — with the majority of them asymptomatic. Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases physician with Mayo Clinic, says there are many reasons for the continued rise in sexually transmitted infections in the last few years. She says educating people is crucial and an important step in…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can testicular cancer affect fertility? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a common concern among men who are diagnosed with testicular cancer. Will I be able to have children in the future? So what are the effects of testicular cancer and its treatment on fertility? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qr2TH1-s3eQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "When we first evaluate men with a new suspected testicular cancer,…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Keeping children's teeth healthy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 7-month-old daughter recently got her first tooth. She likes to chew on her teething ring. I want to start good dental habits early and create a routine of brushing her teeth twice a day. When should I introduce a toothbrush so she can get comfortable with it? Do you have any other tips for establishing good oral hygiene early? ANSWER: Dental infections are one of the most common infections in children. Even though…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Preventing cancer for future generations of Black families. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The statistics are staggering. Black people are more likely to die from cancer than other racial and ethnic groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, African Americans have the highest death rate from cancer overall. National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week is June 15—21. Dr. Kim Barbel Johnson, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, says educating patients is essential to reducing and preventing cancer deaths…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women should consider screening for breast cancer earlier. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Age recommendations for when women should start yearly mammograms to screen for breast cancer vary. However, Mayo Clinic healthcare professionals have been firm for more than a decade that women should start breast cancer screening at age 40. Starting mammograms early is especially important for non-Hispanic Black women, who have higher rates of breast cancer compared to non-Hispanic white women. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, with Mayo Clinic's Breast Diagnostic Clinic and Mayo…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How vasculitis affects the body. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Vasculitis Clinic at Mayo Clinic is a place where experts in a number of fields of medicine help adults and children diagnose and treat vasculitis, and conduct important research. But what is this relatively rare condition? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-inDomneGL0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 09) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Vasculitis is a group of conditions — all related…
(2023-06-29). Treating sleep apnea made easier: Upper airway stimulation therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A restful night's sleep is more than just rejuvenating, it improves your health, memory and mood. Yet for millions of U.S. adults, restful sleep is elusive because they have obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops partially or completely. These events can result in low oxygen levels and cause frequent episodes of waking. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of sleep apnea, and occurs…
(2023-06-29). Is a cancer clinical trial right for me? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical trials, also known as clinical studies, help medical researchers understand how to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer and other diseases and conditions. Healthcare professionals translate findings from clinical trials into treatments that can lead to longer, healthier lives for people with cancer. Clinical trials are an important option to consider if you're facing a cancer diagnosis. Joining a clinical trial may provide experimental treatment options you may not otherwise have. What is a clinical…
(2023-06-29). 6-15-2023 Media Only News Briefing: Air Quality Concerns. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Due to ongoing air-quality issues in Minnesota, Mayo Clinic hosted a media briefing June 15th, with Greg Vanichkachorn, M.D., M.P.H., Mayo Clinic Occupational Medicine specialist. Dr. Vanichkachorn answered questions about how small particles in the air affect the human body and how you can protect yourself. Journalists who have already registered on the News Network can log into their accounts to download a recording of the Zoom briefing found at the end of this post. Journalists who would like to access…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic ranked among 'Best Children's Hospitals' by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Children's Center in Rochester is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023—2024 "Best Children's Hospitals" rankings. Nationally, Mayo Clinic Children's Center ranked as a top-performing children's hospital in eight of the pediatric specialties considered in the rankings. The rankings identify the top 50 children's hospitals in each of 10 specialties considered. Ranking in specialties demonstrates broad-based excellence and the effectiveness of the team-based approach that is the hallmark of the Mayo Clinic…
(2023-06-29). The importance of prioritizing mental health for the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org People who identify as LGBTQ+ are at greater risk of experiencing mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Jennifer Vencill, a Mayo Clinic psychologist, explains how added stressors can put members of the LGBTQ+ community at higher risk and what steps they can take to prioritize their mental health. Watch: The importance of mental health youtu.be/dHgTkKlmpVU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 39) is in the downloads at…
(2023-06-29). Maximize memory function with a nutrient-rich diet. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Research suggests that the ability to maximize memory function may be related to what you eat. Following an eating plan that provides a healthier selection of dietary fats and a variety of plant foods rich in phytonutrients could positively affect your health. Phytonutrients are substances found in certain plants that are believed to be beneficial for human health and help prevent certain diseases. There's still much to learn about what makes up a brain-healthy diet. Studies are finding that…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic expert addresses cancer disparities during Black Family Cancer Awareness Week. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Black people have the highest death rate and shortest survival rate of any racial or ethnic group for most cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. In Black men, prostate cancer death rates are more than double that of any other racial or ethnic group, and Black women are 40% more likely to die of breast cancer than white women. These disparities are driving many efforts to raise awareness about cancer prevention…
(2023-06-29). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…
(2023-06-29). Bladder cancer: What you should know about diagnosis, treatment and recurrence. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the U.S., according to the National Cancer Institute. It's also one of the most likely types of cancer to recur. Experts are developing ways to reduce bladder cancer recurrence, and, with treatments and follow-up care tailored to each person's cancer, outcomes are improving. Mark Tyson, II, M.D., a Mayo Clinic urologic surgeon, explains: Blood in the urine may be the first sign of bladder cancer. The first symptom of…
(2023-06-29). No Shit, Pardon My French. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-06-29). The USA's Systemic Racism Includes Its Wars. indybay.org "The problem of the color line" remains…
(2023-06-29). The Patriotism of Killing and Being Killed. indybay.org Oiling the gears of a war machine…
(2023-06-29). Thursday 6/29: Chrome Privacy NOW! indybay.org
(2023-06-29). Cuba promotes shift in energy matrix to stabilize water supply. plenglish.com Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Shifts of Cuban energy matrix to water pumping stations in remote communities is currently advancing in central Ciego de Avila province to guarantee more stability in supplying and saving energy.
(2023-06-29). Ellsberg And 'The Process Of My Awakening'. popularresistance.org Of all the fine things written and said about Daniel Ellsberg since his death June 16, there is a thread running through them we ought not miss, a story Ellsberg himself told better than anyone else. It is a story from which we can all learn. As we consider this story, we can embrace Ellsberg as an exemplar as much as he was a courageous man of conscience. As he put it in an interview some years ago, "courage is contagious." | Ellsberg did not give the story I have in mind a name, a title, a headline, or any such designation, but he may as well have, and I take the liberty of drawing from his words to name it now…
(2023-06-29). Monday 6/26: Stop 5G PROTEST & Potluck PICNIC. indybay.org Lawn on SW corner of Euclid and Eunice in northeast Berkeley. This location was chosen because it is LOW in EMF/RF radiation.
(2023-06-29). Riot Medicine by: Hakan Geijer. indybay.org Riot Medicine is a "must have" book for every street medic. Buy a printed copy or download the free PDF.
(2023-06-29). If Marxists Try to Appeal to Radical Liberals, We'll Never Win the People's Support. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jun 23, 2023 | Communism used to be a mainstream force in the United States. The state saw communists as capable of replicating the Russian revolution, so it orchestrated mass raids against them simply for being involved in the movement. Communists were a pivotal force in labor organizing. Communists were able to pose big enough of a threat to American capitalism's future that FDR got intimidated into implementing the New Deal. | Then the efforts to force them out of public life scared the movement's major representatives (too easily) into ceasing their operations. And when the Black libera…
(2023-06-29). México_Aquila, Michoacán: En lucha por defensa de la vida y los derechos comunitarios. indybay.org México | Aquila, Michoacán: En lucha por defensa de la vida y los derechos comunitarios…
(2023-06-29). Francia_Levantamientos de la tierra: La lucha continúa! indybay.org Francia_Levantamientos de la tierra: La lucha continúa! | Solidaridad sin fronteras, con las luchas compañeras!
(2023-06-29). Falleció Hugo Blanco, histórico luchador social y ecosocialista peruano. indybay.org
(2023-06-29). Friday 6/30: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-06-29). CBDC Related News: Kill CBDCs and save cash. expose-news.com Recently there has been a concerted push, globally, to implement central bank digital currencies ("CBDCs"). Africa is always the testing ground for global initiatives as they're the toughest nut to crack. As …
(2023-06-29). Climate Related News: Man and nature are being sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. expose-news.com All manner of things gets blamed on the climate from famine and water shortages to wildfires. And the causes of climate change, they say, range from cocktails and beers to oil. But …
(2023-06-29). Klaus Schwab says he is eager to learn from China their vision for the world. expose-news.com At the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos on Tuesday, Klaus Schwab expressed his admiration for Chinese officials saying that "we" appreciate the long-term support from "our Chinese friends." He also praised China's …
(2023-06-29). San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance Statement For June 29th Rally At SF CPUC. indybay.org The San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance is calling for the California Public Utility Committee to oppose the introduction of hundreds of robo cars on to San Francisco streets.
(2023-06-29). The Palestinian Authority's attack on the student movement: Security coordination targets the resistance. samidoun.net 
The Zionist occupation routinely attacks the Palestinian student movement. There are hundreds of Palestinian students locked behind occupation bars, including over 60 from Bir Zeit University alone. As noted in the #FreePalestinianStudents solidarity statement, supported by hundreds of international organizations, "The work of student organizing, from holding book fairs to organizing events and participating in …
(2023-06-29). People's March and Rally was the Best Alternative to Corporate Pride this Year. indybay.org 1.5 min video mp4 by Lis Cox…
(2023-06-29). Líderes africanos se reúnen para discutir situación en el Congo. telesurtv.net La cumbre adoptó un plan conjunto para armonizar las iniciativas de las organizaciones regionales presentes y de la ONU para rebajar las tensiones en ese territorio.
(2023-06-29). Francia Márquez tomará posesión del Ministerio de Igualdad. telesurtv.net Esta cartera abordará problemáticas como el racismo, la discriminación, las desigualdades causadas por el cambio climático, las brechas entre el campo y la ciudad y las violencias basadas en género.
(2023-06-29). Derrumbe de un edificio en Egipto deja al menos 10 fallecidos. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Alejandría, Mohamed Taher El-Sherif, informó que las investigaciones preliminares indican como causa una "fractura vertical" en la estructura del edificio.
(2023-06-29). Rusia repele intentos de ofensiva ucraniana en tres direcciones. telesurtv.net Las FF.AA. de Rusia realizaron con éxito ataques de alta precisión contra instalaciones ucranianas de refinado de petróleo y almacenamiento de combustible.
(2023-06-29). Intelectuales piden al presidente brasileño conceda asilo a Assange. telesurtv.net Assange se encuentra en una penitenciaría de máxima seguridad en la ciudad de Belmarsh, Inglaterra y antes le ofrecieron asilo Ecuador (quien luego lo retiró) y México.
(2023-06-29). Consejo de la Judicatura haitiana expulsa a siete jueces. telesurtv.net Esta nueva renovación es posible luego que el primer ministro, Ariel Henry, mantuviera conversaciones desde hace varias semanas con actores del Poder judicial.
(2023-06-29). Denuncian que quieren llevar a Milagro Sala a cárcel común. telesurtv.net El fiscal de Estado provincial consideró que la dirigente social debe dejar su prisión domiciliaria tras la confirmación de la Corte Suprema de su condena a 13 años por "asociación ilícita".
(2023-06-29). Reportan nuevos actos de represión contra protestas en Jujuy, Argentina. telesurtv.net Además de la marcha de las antorchas y otras movilizaciones que se realizan cada día, se mantienen activos al menos once cortes de rutas en la Quebrada y la Puna.
(2023-06-29). Dos muertos y casi 20.000 afectados por lluvias en Chile. telesurtv.net Se reportaron 12.074 personas aisladas, 2.275 personas albergadas, 1.698 viviendas destruidas y 19 puentes cortados.
(2023-06-29). Tormenta tropical Adrián evoluciona a huracán en el Pacífico. telesurtv.net El ciclón se ubicó a 575 kilómetros al suroeste de Colima con vientos máximos sostenidos de 120 kilómetros por hora.
(2023-06-29). Juzgan en Argentina a exmarino por crímenes durante dictadura. telesurtv.net El exteniente de navío Jorge Luis Guarrochena está acusado de crímenes de lesa humanidad contra 398 personas en la antigua Escuela de Mecánica de la Armada.
(2023-06-29). China denuncia abusos de EE.UU. en base naval de Guantánamo. telesurtv.net Mao Ning asegura que el centro de detenidos en ese enclave militar deviene ejemplo típico de cómo EE.UU. pisotea el estado de derecho y viola los DD.HH.
(2023-06-29). México entrega presidencia de la Alianza del Pacífico a Chile. telesurtv.net Desde este miércoles Chile ejerce la presidencia pro tempore. Perú la asumirá a partir del 1 de agosto de 2023.
(2023-06-29). Tribunal de Suecia autoriza quema de un Corán en acto público. telesurtv.net El Gobierno turco calificado este miércoles de escandalosa y despreciable una nueva quema pública en Suecia de un Corán.
(2023-06-29). Asesinan a otro líder social en Huila, Colombia. telesurtv.net El pasado 14 de marzo, el activista Nelson Medina Muñoz participó en un plantón cultural y de lucha contra las represas.
(2023-06-29). Denuncian amenazas contra lideresa awajún de Perú. telesurtv.net Augostina Mayán denunció que muchas personas intervienen en la comunidad y se dedican a la minería ilícita.
(2023-06-29). Reportan 36 muertos por ola de calor en Nuevo León, México. telesurtv.net La Secretaría de Salud del Gobierno de Coahuila informó que suman ocho decesos a causa del golpe de calor.
(2023-06-29). teleSUR y Canal 8 de Honduras firman acuerdo de cooperación. telesurtv.net Este protocolo tiene como objetivo fortalecer y establecer la cooperación entre las partes, incluyendo el intercambio de contenido informativo.
(2023-06-29). Inauguran en Cuba proyecto mexicano Sembrando Vidas. telesurtv.net La iniciativa permitirá incrementar la producción agrícola y fortalecer la soberanía alimentaria en tres provincias.
(2023-06-29). Panamá conquista dos oros en el surf de los Juegos Centroamericanos. telesurtv.net La delegación panameña se mantiene octava en el medallero de la cita multideportiva centrocaribeña con 11 medallas.
(2023-06-29). Presidente de Cuba lamenta muerte de una familia en incendio. telesurtv.net Las principales autoridades del Partido Comunista de Cuba, el Estado y el Gobierno lamentaron el incidente.
(2023-06-29). Gobierno de Colombia entrega hectáreas para el pueblo Kogui y firmantes de paz en La Guajira. telesurtv.net El pueblo Kogui se benefició con 490 hectáreas y los firmantes de paz con 188.
(2023-06-29). Humo de incendios de Canadá afecta a otras ciudades de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Durante el martes, una densa niebla se estableció sobre Chicago y otras ciudades de los Grandes Lagos.
(2023-06-29). Enviado del Vaticano para la paz en Ucrania viaja a Rusia. telesurtv.net El funcionario católico se reunirá con el asesor para Asuntos Internacionales de la Presidencia rusa, Yuri Ushakov.
(2023-06-29). Ola de calor se extiende a otras regiones del sur de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades meteorológicas señalaron que más de 55 millones de personas están bajo alerta de calor.
(2023-06-29). Global Research Fundraising Campaign: Message of Thanks to Our Readers. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We are approaching the 22nd founding anniversary of Global Research, which was established on September 9, 2001. | Through these years, the quest for truth and government accountability has only grown stronger and clearer. We held our ground in …
(2023-06-29). Sixth 'Stop Cop City' Week Of Action. popularresistance.org Atlanta, GA — This week (June 24 — July 1) activists, organizers, and community members opposed to 'Cop City' are converging in Atlanta for a "Week of Action" against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. From June 24 through July 1, people will gather in and around Atlanta to mobilize against the Atlanta Police Foundation's proposed urban warfare training center. | In the months since the last national convergence against the project, clear cutting in Weelaunee, where the training facility may be built, has escalated, the city of Atlanta has approved millions in additional funds for the project,…
(2023-06-29). New research finds that COVID-19 can cause cancer, Alzheimer's disease and thyroid disfunction. wsws.org As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its global rampage unabated, there is a growing body of research on the damaging effects the disease can have on virtually every organ system.
(2023-06-29). Australian Ballet dancers launch industrial action against attacks on pay. wsws.org The industrial action, the first by this section of performers in more than forty years, shines a spotlight on the huge attacks carried out against entertainment workers in the first years of the pandemic.
(2023-06-29). Spirit AeroSystems workers: Vote "no" on IAM sellout contract! Build rank-and-file committee to expand the strike! wsws.org The snap vote is a transparent attempt to end the powerful strike as it begins to take a major toll on the civilian and military aircraft supplier.
(2023-06-29). CSX worker killed on the job at Baltimore rail terminal. wsws.org Derek Scott Little, a young conductor trainee for CSX, died at a CSX facility due to a work accident while operating rail cars.
(2023-06-29). Biden and Modi sign "ground breaking" military-technology agreements, hail enhanced Indo-US alliance. wsws.org Washington is integrating India ever more fully into its incendiary all-sided, diplomatic, economic, strategic and military offensive against China.
(2023-06-29). Union holds token one-day strike at Australia's University of Melbourne. wsws.org The one-day stoppage was held during the university's off-peak period after exams had finished, thus making it largely ineffective.
(2023-06-29). Australian ballet dancer speaks on fight against pay cuts, conditions during pandemic. wsws.org "The dancers that have come before us have left a legacy of good workplace rights and conditions. They have sacrificed a lot to procure these conditions and we are going to fight to keep them."
(2023-06-29). Actors warn SAG-AFTRA union leadership: Don't sell us out! wsws.org The actors' letter warns the union not to surrender and expresses a determination to fight the corporations without compromise.
(2023-06-29). The bankrupt politics of Socialist Alternative's Workers Strike Back campaign in New York: "Frighten the Democrats to respond" wsws.org Earlier this month, Socialist Alternative held a public meeting at the Borough of Manhattan Community College for the "New York City launch" of its Workers Strike Back (WSB) campaign.
(2023-06-29). Teamsters union threatens strike at UPS as bureaucracy struggles to rein in workers. wsws.org The fact that the bureaucracy feels compelled to make such threats is a sign of extreme nervousness about the danger of rank-and-file opposition from workers, among whom both management and the union apparatus are deeply hated.
(2023-06-29). East Timor's Xanana Gusmà£o returns to power as prime minister. wsws.org Gusmà£o's return as prime minister will see stepped up efforts to pressure the Australian government to back his campaign to construct pipelines from Greater Sunrise to Suai, in Timor's south.
(2023-06-29). Veteran letter carrier dies in Dallas, Texas heat wave. wsws.org Neither the US Postal Service nor the National Association of Letter Carriers has commented on whether the extreme heat contributed to the death of Eugene Gates, a veteran letter carrier who brought a full cooler with him on hot days.
(2023-06-29). Ukraine's counteroffensive remains a debacle despite efforts to exploit coup attempt in Russia. wsws.org The Zelensky government cheered on the coup attempt, calculating that it would help destabilize the Putin regime and divert attention from its failing counteroffensive in southern Ukraine two weeks ahead of the critical NATO summit in Vilnius.
(2023-06-29). Australia Keeps Escalating Its Censorship and Propaganda Campaign. strategic-culture.org 
By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | Australia's Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is set to release draft legislation imposing hefty fines on social media companies who fail to adequately block "misinformation" and "disinformation" from circulation in Australia, a frightening prospect which will likely have far-reaching consequences for political speech in the nation. | Sydney Morning Herald Under the proposed laws, the authority would be able to impose a new "code" on specific companies that repeatedly fail to combat misinformation and di…
(2023-06-29). On Launching the New International War Crimes Tribunal. strategic-culture.org But if it is to fulfil its task credibly the new Tribunal must conceptually step out of its comfort zone. | "The East is East, and the West is West, and never the twain shall meet." Rudyard Kipling was basically right. That being said, as they complete their task, the countries which are setting up the urgently needed international Tribunal to look into the war crimes committed in the Ukraine and the environs by the Kiev neo-Nazi regime and its foreign sponsors should make sure not to prove Kipling right once again. In this case, that would work to the immense detriment of justice. | These reflections are prompte…
(2023-06-29). Was Prigozhin's Rebellion Live or Memorex? strategic-culture.org By Tom LUONGO | After this weekend's whirlwind events in Russia we're left with a lot more questions than answers about what happened with Wagner Group's Yevgeny Prigozhin's abortive rebellion against Moscow. I'm not here to answer any of those questions definitively because we'll never really know. | That said, if what I think happened is anything close to the truth then this may be one of the greatest non-battlefield victories in modern history. | Let's start with what we know. Prigozhin's been running his mouth for months about lack of support from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) while his boys did all t…
(2023-06-29). The CIA, NATO And The US Empire With Aaron Good. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan MacLeod — Jun 26, 2023 | The United States is an empire, even if its citizens don't all realize it. That is the conclusion from historian and political scientist Aaron Good, who joins Alan MacLeod on this week's edition of "MintCast." Today, Good walks us through the history of how the United States came to dominate the world and the organizations it uses — especially the CIA and NATO — in order to enforce its control over the planet. | He notes that as Europe and Asia were destroying themselves in conflict, the U.S. gave the powerful business think tank, the Council on Foreign Relatio…
(2023-06-29). Dan Cohen Confronts Iván Duque for Drug Trafficking Links. orinocotribune.com US journalist and activist, Dan Cohen, confronted far-right former president of Colombia, Iván Duque, over the course of a brief walk through the streets of Washington DC, in the United States, questioning the former president about his alleged links to drug traffickers and their financial support to his presidential campaign. | What Duque initially thought would be just a selfie, when Cohen greeted him this Monday, June 26, ended with an interrogation for his alleged ties to drug trafficker José Hernández, alias "àëeñe Hernández." | "He [àëeñe Hernández] paid for your campaign," the journalist told Duq…
(2023-06-29). First direct natural gas pipeline begins operation. ecns.cn China's first direct natural gas pipeline to Beijing's neighboring Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province started operation on Thursday, according to operator China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corp.
(2023-06-29). MNC eyes great potential in China's data management market. ecns.cn As an increasing number of Chinese companies pursue data-centric decision-making at the heart of their business, cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies are expected to play a bigger role in today's data-driven economy in China.
(2023-06-29). WeChat Pay to accept overseas Visa cards, facilitate foreign tourism in China. ecns.cn Visa and other international bank cards will be accepted by WeChat Pay to facilitate the payments by overseas tourists in the Chinese mainland starting from mid-July, said Royal Chen Qiru, vice-president of Tencent Financial Technology, at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions on Wednesday in Tianjin…
(2023-06-29). Chinese mainland remains crucial for global IPO activities. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland remains an important market for global initial public offering activities in the first half of this year, accounting for 28 percent and 50 percent of the world's total IPO cases and fundraising respectively.
(2023-06-29). Over 5 percent of Chinese women remain childless at 49. ecns.cn Around 5.2 percent of Chinese women who had reached the age of 49 remained childless in 2020, according to a study released by the China Population and Development Research Center on Wednesday.
(2023-06-29). China explores using digital yuan for social security card. ecns.cn The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is taking explorative steps in including the payment of China's digital yuan into the use of social security cards to build up an integrated and smarter system of social security management.
(2023-06-29). Ancient tomb clusters discovered in Henan Province reveals preserved murals. ecns.cn A total of 22 ancient tombs spanning a period of 1,600 years were recently discovered in Kaifeng, Central China's Henan Province.
(2023-06-29). Well dating back to Warring States period found in Shanxi. ecns.cn The remains of an ancient well dating back to the Warring States period (475BC-221BC) have been found in Yangquan, North China's Shanxi Province.
(2023-06-29). The third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicks off in Hunan. ecns.cn The third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) kicked off on Thursday in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, an event which is expected to take China-Africa trade to a new level.
(2023-06-29). COVID infections still the number one infectious disease in Beijing: weekly report. ecns.cn A total of 2,869 cases of 19 infectious diseases were reported from June 19 to 25 in Beijing with the majority of them being cases of coronavirus.
(2023-06-29). 70-year-old craftsman creates miniature turret of Palace Museum. ecns.cn Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023.
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Know your status — the importance of HIV testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's not making major news headlines like in the '80s, but HIV remains a significant health concern. About 38 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the World Health Organization. June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a reminder to get tested and know your HIV status. This year's theme is self-testing. Knowing your HIV status helps you choose options to stay healthy. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic…
(2023-06-29). Science Saturday: Specialized testing diagnoses uncommon allergy to red meat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Traditionally every fall, Joseph "Joe" Ducaji, M.D., an anesthesiologist affiliated with Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois, had gone deer hunting for two to three weeks. He loved "sitting in a tree stand watching wildlife." Recently, however, one of Joe's hunting trips was spoiled when the night before his trip, he woke up "feeling terrible" and had to cancel the outing. Joe could only equate his illness to the steak he'd eaten for dinner the…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Snacking for meals. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During warm weather months, I find myself eating less formal meals and, instead, reaching for more snacks. I also tend to exercise less when it's hot outside. Do you have advice on how to ensure I'm snacking healthfully as I realize the potential to overeat and not be as active? ANSWER: Regardless of the time of year, maintaining healthy habits is important for good health. This includes exercise, eating a balanced diet and maintaining…
(2023-06-29). How preeclampsia accelerates aging in women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Preeclampsia—the life-threatening surge in blood pressure that strikes 1 in 25 pregnancies—is an enigmatic condition. Each year, it causes the deaths of more than 70,000 women worldwide. Because scientists do not know what causes it, they lack targeted strategies to treat it. Delivery, the only available therapy, is not the "cure" it is often made out to be, according to Vesna D. Garovic, M.D., Ph.D., a nephrologist at Mayo Clinic who has devoted her career to studying…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic researchers pioneer AI method to predict how cells are organized in disease microenvironments. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cells in the human body, the building blocks of life, are arranged in a precise way. That's necessary because pathways and spaces provide a means for cells to communicate, collaborate and function within the specific tissue or organ. Changes in cell arrangement can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, cell death and diseases, including cancer. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed an artificial intelligence method, called Spatially Informed Artificial…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic to showcase advancements in science and healthcare delivery at AcademyHealth's Annual Research Meeting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org AcademyHealth's 2023 Annual Research Meeting at the Seattle Convention Center on June 24—27 will bring together experts in health services research and healthcare delivery. Attendees can learn about how Mayo Clinic is helping to shape the future of healthcare, by visiting the booth of the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery. Participants can speak directly with Mayo scientists at "Meet the Mayo Clinic Researcher" sessions, learn about…
(2023-06-29). How mindfulness meditation improves mental health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Quick and simple usually aren't terms used to describe medical treatments. Yet mindfulness meditation is a fast, easy way to reduce stress wherever you are. It's often recommended as part of a comprehensive treatment for physical and mental health conditions. It's considered a type of mind-body complementary medicine. You can incorporate mindfulness meditation into your routine to improve your overall health. Mindfulness meditation basics Mindfulness meditation is the practice of purposefully being aware of and…
(2023-06-29). Mayo Clinic uses genomic testing broadly for rare diseases, improves patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org NEWS RELEASE ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Mayo Clinic study published in Journal of Translational Medicine evaluated the use of genomic testing broadly for rare diseases. With the increased use of genomic testing such as multi-gene panels, exome sequencing and genome sequencing in the past decade, there is a greater opportunity to better diagnose and treat patients with rare diseases. According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 10,000 distinct rare diseases exist and…
(2023-06-29). Study assesses opioid usage patterns in patients with lupus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)—a challenging autoimmune disease most common in women of childbearing age—can cause many problems in the body, including chronic pain. Typical pain management strategies are not always available to patients with lupus. For example, patients with kidney problems being treated with steroids cannot use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. As a result, different pain management strategies, including opioid therapy, may be needed. A Mayo Clinic cross-sectional study in a population-based setting aimed to…
(2023-06-29). European Council on Foreign Relations: Europe Becoming Vassal of US. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Europe, as EU high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell loudly lamented prior to Russia's invasion, is not really at the table when it comes to dealing…
(2023-06-29). Reportan 150 detenidos durante protestas contra violencia policial en Francia. telesurtv.net Las protestas registradas este miércoles tuvieron lugar en Nanterre y otros suburbios de París, la capital francesa, y en ciudades como Toulouse (en el sur) o Lille (en el norte del país).
(2023-06-29). México sigue al frente del medallero de los XXIV JCC. telesurtv.net El país latinoamericano cuenta hasta ahora con un total de 136 medallas, de las cuales 52 son de oro, 47 de plata y 37 de bronce.
(2023-06-29). Informan sobre restos humanos en escombros del sumergible Titán. telesurtv.net Los especialistas forenses llevarían a cabo un análisis formal "de los presuntos restos humanos que han sido cuidadosamente recuperados entre los restos del lugar del incidente".
(2023-06-29). Puertorriqueños protestan contra aumento de factura eléctrica. telesurtv.net Los precios del servicio eléctrico residencial en Puerto Rico son doblemente más caros que en el territorio continental estadounidense.
(2023-06-29). Presidenta hondureña inaugura Museo de la Memoria. telesurtv.net La mandataria informó que la Secretaría de Derechos Humanos formuló el proyecto de instaurar el Día Nacional de la Verdad, Memoria y Justicia.
(2023-06-29). Tiroteo en consulado de EE.UU. en ciudad saudita deja dos muertos. telesurtv.net El Departamento de Estado norteamericano confirmó que el tiroteo tuvo lugar en zonas exteriores del consulado y negó que algún estadounidense resultara herido.
(2023-06-29). Petrocaribe: 18 años de integración y cooperación regional. telesurtv.net Desde su creación, Petrocaribe ha contribuido en proyectos sociales ayudando significativamente a la reducción de la pobreza.
(2023-06-29). Over 120 million Americans under air quality alerts as wildfires continue to rage across Canada. wsws.org Over 120 million people, or more than a third of the US population, were under air quality alerts in over a dozen states spanning from the Midwest to the East Coast, as a result of an immense smoke plume from hundreds of wildfires raging across Canada.
(2023-06-29). Vote NO! For a rank-and-file fightback at Royal Mail! wsws.org This dispute has brought postal workers face to face with the CWU's transformation into an arm of Royal Mail management.
(2023-06-29). Riots erupt across Paris and France after police murder 17-year-old driver in Nanterre. wsws.org The nationwide eruption of anger against the police murder reflects the deep discrediting of the Macron government after it rammed through pension cuts in the face of overwhelming popular opposition and mass protests.
(2023-06-29). Unpublished policy and unlawful detention: a case note on R (MXK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. ukhumanrightsblog.com In R (MXK) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] EWHC 1272 (Admin), the Administrative Court held that: In reality, the facts carried the day. This was true not only in relation to the unlawful detention issue, but also on some other points — for example, the SSHD failed to evidence any public interest in …
(2023-06-29). US government urges court to dismiss federal youth climate lawsuit. nationofchange.org The DOJ under the Biden administration appears to be resuming the fight against the 21 youth plaintiffs who are seeking to force the U.S. government to face trial and answer to their evidence of climate science.
(2023-06-29). Magnificent scenery of colors of Erling Lake and sky merging on horizon. ecns.cn Magnificent scenery of blue colors of the Erling Lake and the sky merging on the horizon at Maduo County of Guoluo Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, June 28, 2023.
(2023-06-29). Long-nosed monkey baby meets public in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Wu Yi was born on May 1, 2023 to its mother Pety, a 13-year-old long-nosed monkey, and the 11th proboscis monkeys to have been bred in the park.
(2023-06-29). Insights | China and New Zealand have many opportunities to explore under RCEP: EMA CEO. ecns.cn Through RCEP and the free trade agreement that New Zealand and China have in place, there are many opportunities for the two countries to explore, said Brett O'Riley, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (EMA), New Zealand's largest business association, in an interview with China News Network.
(2023-06-29). Inconvenient truths confront Biden. workers.org 
For years the U.S. media has repeated unfounded claims that China was suppressing the majority Muslim population in their Xinjiang province. The New York Times, BBC and other major corporate media repeated these lies to justify right-wing politicians seeking to restrict trade with factories in the region, due to their . . . |
(2023-06-29). More Evidence that Prigozhin's Mutiny Was Backed by the West. sonar21.com 
Got a big belly laugh out courtesy of Bojan Pancevski, a European based correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, who wrote the article, Wagner's Prigozhin Planned to Capture Russian Military…
(2023-06-29). At Stonewall, many histories converged to fight back, 1969. workers.org 
Leslie Feinberg, Boston, July 25, 2004. Originally published Aug. 24, 2006, this column was part of Leslie Feinberg's series of articles on the connections between LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history. The 120-part series "Lavender & Red," which appeared in Workers World from 2004 to 2008, is available for free download at . . . |
(2023-06-29). 26th edition of Sao Paulo Forum begins. plenglish.com The event will be in session in Brasilia until July 2nd, and according to the call "it will take place in the context of a change in the correlation of forces in the region, with leftist electoral victories in 10 countries." | For the organizers, the four days of activities will be a space of exchanges and articulation of progressive, democratic and left-wing forces, focusing on the discussion of challenges and directions of the continent. | "The need to build the integration of our countries, protect our nature, peoples and sovereignty, in addition to fighting against the effects of neoliberalism in our region,…
(2023-06-29). Adviser to Vladimir Putin discusses Ukrainian issue with Pope's envoy. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The adviser to the Russian president for international issues, Yuri Ushakov, discussed issues related to Ukrainian refugees with Pope Francis' envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as reported by the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Russia.
(2023-06-29). Angolan foreign minister attends African organization forum. plenglish.com As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Council of Ministers will meet on Thursday in Libreville, the capital of Gabon, as a prelude to the 23rd Ordinary Session of the CEEAC Conference of Heads of State and Government, scheduled for July 1st. | The forum will examine, among other issues, the functioning of the Community, and will take stock of the political and security situation in Central Africa, the source said. | The platform is currently composed of 11 states: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sa…
(2023-06-29). India calls for concrete BRICS action against climate change. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The Indian Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav, urged the BRICS nations to create financial and technological associations to tackle climate change which is affecting the world.
(2023-06-29). Russia opens criminal cases against foreign mercenaries in Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) The Committee of Investigation of the Russian Federation reported on the opening of criminal proceedings against 160 foreign mercenaries who participated in the hostilities on the Ukrainian side.
(2023-06-29). Vietnam praises enhancement of political trust with China. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh considered that the strengthening of political trust between Vietnam and China is one of the most important results of the recently concluded official visit to Beijing.
(2023-06-29). A tale of class and two tragedies at sea. workers.org 
Thousands protest in Athens (above) and Thessalonica, Greece, demand a lessening of migration restrictions to prevent more sea disasters and migrant deaths. Demonstrators marched in the port city of Kalamata with signs reading that the shipwreck "wasn't a tragedy but a murder by the state and the EU." The recent . . . |
(2023-06-29). Military Initiative by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) is Another Major Step in Prospective War on China. covertactionmagazine.com Peace groups in all three nations need to rally against provocative alliance that is a pivotal component of war planning. The AUKUS pact (military initiative among Australia, the UK and U.S.) came out of nowhere in 2021 when Australia broke a $A90 billion contract to buy French submarines. Instead, it signed up with the U.S …
(2023-06-29). Belarus role in mediating end to Russian conflict. workers.org 
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, sworn in after winning 80% of the vote in 2020. Imperialist figureheads and their corporate media lackeys were gleeful over the internal tensions between Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the private paramilitary organization known as the Wagner Group, and Russian military leaders of the fighting in Ukraine. . . . |
(2023-06-29). Unmasking Israel's Failed Raid: The Battle of Jenin and Its Resilient Community. mintpressnews.com 
Ramzy Baroud on the resilience and ongoing struggle of the Palestinian people in Jenin as they defy Israel's attempts to crush their resistance to its brutal occupation.
(2023-06-29). Brasil acoge el XXVI Encuentro del Foro de Sà£o Paulo. telesurtv.net El cónclave se realizará en medio de un escenario complejo, de victorias y también de mucha lucha.
(2023-06-29). 11 Homes Destroyed by Fire in Displaced Yemeni Camp. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that A fire broke out in a camp for displaced people in western Yemen; it destroyed 11 houses. | Related: | According to the report, the fire was caused by fireworks used in the Eid al-Adha celebration in the Al-Qanawis district of Hodeida province. | Furniture, food, and livestock were consumed by the flames, but no one was injured. | The report also stated that financial aid was provided to support th…
(2023-06-29). 150 Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.
(2023-06-29). 150 People Arrested During Protests Against Police Violence in France. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, official sources reported that 150 people were detained on Wednesday due to the protests that are currently been carried out in France after a policeman shot dead a 17-year-old boy in the city of Nanterre. | Related: | On Tuesday, a video was broadcast on social networks in which it can be seen that a policeman fatally shoots the 17-year-old Naà´l. The victim had been stopped for an alleged traffic violation.
(2023-06-29). 8th OPEC International Seminar To Be Hold in July. telesurenglish.net Many ministers and international organizations representatives have confirmed their assistance to the 8th OPEC International Seminar to be hold in Vienna, Austria from July 5 to 6. | Related: | According to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), OPEC member countries, oil-producing and consuming nations oil and energy companies, academics, and other industry experts will also be present in the two-day seminar. | According t…
(2023-06-29). Greek PM Mitsotakis Outlines New Government's Priorities. telesurenglish.net Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined the priorities of the new government at the first cabinet meeting on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "Our four general directions are better wages, a better public health system, a better state, a better life in a strong Greece," he said, according to Greek national broadcaster ERT. | "Without a fast-growing economy, there is no prosperous society, and growth is also the s…
(2023-06-29). Morocco Recalls Ambassador From Sweden Over Quran Burning. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Morocco has recalled its ambassador from Sweden for indefinite consultations after the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Stockholm. | RELATED: | The Swedish government authorized a demonstration outside the Stockholm Mosque at the Medborgarplatsen square in the Swedish capital on Wednesday, the first day of Eid al-Adha, one of the most celebrated festivals on the Islamic calendar. | During the demonstration, a person identified as Salwan…
(2023-06-29). Train Collides With Truck in California, 16 Passengers Injured. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, authorities said that 16 people were injured when a passenger train collided with a Ventura County public work tanker truck and partially derailed in the western U.S. state of California. | Related: | According to Amtrak, the national passenger railroad company of the United States which owns the train, the accident occurred at around 11: 15 a.m. local time (1815 GMT) in Moorpark, a city in Ventura County in…
(2023-06-29). üéß LEVER TIME: The Supreme Court Has A Billionaire Problem. levernews.com
(2023-06-29). Unions furious after Democratic Maine Gov. vetoes offshore wind bill over fair labor rules. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Monday vetoed an offshore wind development bill because she opposed an amendment requiring collective bargaining agreements for future projects, drawing condemnation from the state's largest federation of unions. | "Maine's climate motto has been 'Maine Won't Wait.' With this veto, Gov. Mill…
(2023-06-29). Airstrikes On Syria's Idlib Will Continue Until All Militants Are Destroyed: Russian Commander. southfront.org 
Russian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria © Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik | Russia will continue high-precision airstrikes on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib until it destroys all militants that stage provocations there, Deputy Head of Russia's Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides in Syria Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said on June 28."The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Sides calls on the illegal armed groups to stop shelling the positions o…
(2023-06-29). Kiev Forces Step Up Attacks On Antonovsk Bridge In Kherson (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have stepped up their attacks near the Antonovsk Bridge In the Kherson sector, in what appears to be an attempt to establish a bridgehead on the Russian-held part of the Dnieper River left bank. | Heavy clashes were reported near the bridge on June 28 and 29, after Kiev forces launched several attacks towards Dachi village and landed troops on small islands in the river. During the new wave of attack, a Ukrainian boody-trapped boat approached Russian defenses on the Dnieper bank.
(2023-06-29). Netanyahu: Says Israel Will Not Supply Iron Dome Air Defense System To Ukraine. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Israel will not supply the Iron Dome air defense system or any other weapons to Ukraine because of concerns that they might end up in Iran's possession, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that was published on June 29.."I think it's important to understand that we are concerned also with the possibility that systems that we would gi…
(2023-06-29). Saudi Arabia Says Gunman Was Shot And Killed Outside U.S. Consulate In Jeddah. southfront.org 
File image. | Saudi security forces shot and killed a gunman near the United States Consulate in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, the Saudi Press Agency reported late on June 28. | The agency said that the gunman stopped his car near the consulate and got out carrying a firearm before security forces "took the initiative to deal with him as required by the situation. The firefight claimed the life of the gunman and fatally wounded a Nepalese private security guard at the diplomatic facility. | A spokesperson for…
(2023-06-29). Syrian Pro-Government Commander Assassinated Near Damascus. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Facebook. | On June 27, the commander of a pro-government armed group was reportedly assassinated near the Syrian capital, Damascus. | The commander, Muhammad Faisal al-Taqi, was killed when an explosive device that was planted under his pickup truck blew up next to his house in the town of Jdaydet Artooz in Damascus' southwestern outskirts. The blast didn't kill or wound anyone else. | Al-Taqi commanded a small armed group that is said to be affil…
(2023-06-29). 'Does This Mean That My Existence Is Illegal Now?': New Kansas Anti-Trans Law Brings Legal Unknowns. scheerpost.com 
Advocates worry the law, which takes effect July 1, could impact many areas of life for trans and gender-diverse people — including their ability to vote without discrimination.
(2023-06-29). Israel's Massive Colony Expansion. scheerpost.com 
The approval by Netanyahu's coalition government of thousands of new colonial settlement units in the Occupied West Bank comes in the midst of a nearly week-long wave of violence that has drawn international condemnation.
(2023-06-29). LGBTIQ Activists Celebrate Moldova's Most Peaceful Pride March Yet. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-29). Patrick Lawrence: Russian (Melo)drama. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost After a few hours of high drama in southwestern Russia last Saturday, featuring a paramilitary leader, 4,000 to 6,000 followers, and a small column of trucks and other military vehicles driving north toward Moscow, let us keep our heads when all about us are losing theirs and blaming …
(2023-06-29). Systemic Racism and the US War Machine. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-29). Most refugees are victims of conflict, trying to escape Western wars. peoplesdispatch.org In June, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or UNHCR said that the number of people displaced worldwide had reached a record 110 million. Behind these numbers are stories of men, women and children living with unbearable memories of being torn apart from their homes, families or lovers…
(2023-06-29). We Must Raise Popular Consciousness on Palestinian Resistance. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-06-29). "How many more will Israel kill with impunity?" peoplesdispatch.org 
The Palestinian Authority, the BDS movement, and activists around the world condemned the exclusion of Israel from the UN Secretary General's annual "list of shame." The list includes parties and states who recruit and use children, kill and maim them, commit sexual violence against them, or attack schools and hospitals…
(2023-06-29). The Elusivity of Health Care Equality. progressive.org Founded at the onset of the AIDS crisis, one organization is still defying an antagonistic system amid new legislative attacks.
(2023-06-28). Pop-Kultur must clarify partnership with apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-06-28). Haiti News Round-up: Calls for Foreign Intervention Continue. cepr.net In the aftermath of Kingston meeting, no political agreement reached Following up on the previous round-up's lead story, no official agreement was reached between stakeholders at the Kingston meeting earlier this month. Competing visions for Haiti's future were put forward by the de facto government and its allies in the December 21 accord on the …
(2023-06-28). Climate adaptation in Arizona will require more than just federal funding, luck. cepr.net Arizona Capitol Times See article on original site The federal government just reached a historic deal with California, Arizona, and Nevada to provide cities, irrigation districts, and tribal governments with around $1.2 billion to temporarily use less water from the Colorado River. This is great news for states along the Colorado River, which now have more time …
(2023-06-28). Hondurans Fight Private Cities Run by U.S. Companies as Gov't Sued for Outlawing "Neocolonial Project" democracynow.org 
In Honduras, communities are fighting back against privatization and foreign exploitation after Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Congress repealed a law that established so-called Economic Development and Employment Zones, where private companies have "functional and administrative autonomy" from the national government. Now a Delaware-based company called Próspera has launched a case to challenge the repeal of the law under the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement and is seeking almost $11 billion, which amounts to nearly two-thirds of the country's entire…
(2023-06-28). Poverty 4th Leading Cause of Death in U.S. as Calls Grow for Third Reconstruction: Bishop Barber. democracynow.org 
Bishop William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, says it's "grotesque and immoral" that poverty is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, higher than homicide and respiratory illness, citing recent findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "Why do we hear so much about crime rates and opioids and gun violence in America, but poverty kills more people than all of those things?" asks Barber. He joins us to talk about the intensifying efforts of the Poor People's Campaign to end poverty and empower poor and low-wage…
(2023-06-28). SCOTUS Rejects Radical GOP Vote-Rigging "Theory," Could Still End Affirmative Action & Debt Relief. democracynow.org 
The Supreme Court's term is ending this week with rulings on several blockbuster cases. On Tuesday, voting rights advocates welcomed a decision in a major election law case that preserved checks and balances in elections. In a 6-3 decision, the justices dismissed the so-called independent state legislature theory that state lawmakers have nearly unlimited power to make rules for federal elections. This ruling will "empower state courts around the country to block gerrymanders, to police the legislatures and to keep legislators from trying to entrench themselves or advance their party with these egregi…
(2023-06-28). Headlines for June 28, 2023. democracynow.org Supreme Court Rejects GOP's Radical "Independent State Legislature Theory", Canadian Wildfire Smoke Brings Hazy Skies to Europe, "Very Unhealthy" Air Alerts in U.S. Cities, Russian Missile Strikes Restaurant in Ukraine's Kramatorsk, Killing 9 and Wounding Dozens, Belarusian President Says He Convinced Wagner Chief to Call Off Mutiny in Russia, U.S. Sanctions Companies Profiting from Wagner Group Mining Concessions in Africa, Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio Wins Reelection, Nurses in Texas and Kansas Hold One-Day Strike to Demand Safe Staffing Levels, DOJ Report Finds Mi…
(2023-06-28). Global Arrogance of Power by the USA and its "Obeying Minions" journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-28). Turkey is placed in an "economic vice" by the West. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-28). Turkey's foreign policy during Erdoğan's third presidential term. journal-neo.org 
(2023-06-28). Ascensao e queda de um oligarca russo Traducao. strategic-culture.org Os dirigentes do Kremlin actuaram de forma decisiva para fazer face à ameaàßa de uma insurreiàßà£o armada por parte do oligarca russo e auto-denominado "fundador" do Grupo Wagner de empreiteiros militares, Yevgeny Prigozhin. | Numa
(2023-06-28). Can Zelensky, the Klitschkos & MI5 Overcome Russia's Maskirovka Where Napoleon and Hitler Failed? strategic-culture.org 
The future of Russia and of Ukraine hinges on the Crimean Peninsula, Declan Hayes writes. | Although the fate of Napoleon's La Grande Armée's Russian adventure is famously depicted by
(2023-06-28). The Ukrainification of the World. strategic-culture.org Something has gone awry when American institutions embrace the myths of other countries' revanchist nationalisms | By Katya SEDGWICK | On the very day my piece about Gilbert's deci…
(2023-06-28). Two in Three Americans Are Concerned About Biden's Mental and Physical Health. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). The US Had Anticipated "More Violence and Bloodshed" in Wagner's Mutiny. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). US-Based Black Radicals Convene in Atlanta, Georgia to Develop An Agenda for Resistance and Transformation. orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Jun 21, 2023 | A conference brought Black radicals together to develop strategies for self-determination, Pan-African solidarity, and liberation. | We are immersed in the irreversible contradictions of the end of the epoch of US and European capitalist domination to a world in which for the first time in more than five hundred years, the Western world will no longer be in a position to establish the rules and enforce its "order" on a global scale without effective opposition from the 90 % that makes up the rest of global humanity. | But the white world is not ready to accept the end of whit…
(2023-06-28). Massive deposits of lithium discovered in Mexico. america.cgtn.com 
New deposits of lithium are being discovered in northern Mexico. Lithium is a vital resource that is essential in the production of batteries for electric vehicles. See more.
(2023-06-28). Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending. otherwords.org Just a few weeks ago, I couldn't step outside my home without pulling on my KN95 mask. | As the smoke from
(2023-06-28). Hondurans Fight Private Cities Run by US Companies Amid Legal Battle. truthout.org In Honduras, communities are fighting back against privatization and foreign exploitation after Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Congress repealed a law that established so-called Economic Development and Employment Zones, where private companies have "functional and administrative autonomy" from the national government. Now a Delaware-based company called Próspera has launched a case to… |
(2023-06-28). UNT Party Considers Registering Manuel Rosales in Venezuelan Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com After registering a wild card candidate for the primary elections, Venezuelan political party Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) stated that the primaries do not yet have the conditions to register the current governor of Zulia State, Manuel Rosales, as its candidate. | The vice-president of UNT, Luis Emilio Rondón, stated that Manuel Rosales' candidacy would be subject to the fulfillment of the primary elections' conditions. For this reason, they registered a wild card candidate while they decide whether to make the Zulia state governor the official candidate. | On Saturday, UNT registered a candidate at the last minute to k…
(2023-06-28). Declassified Report Released By US Government On Covid Origin: FBI Concludes It Likely Came From Wuhan Lab. moguldom.com After years of speculation and accusations, a declassified report released by the U.S. government finds that the covid-19 virus originated from the Wuhan lab in China. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on June 16 released its in-depth report examining potential links between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the origin of the …
(2023-06-28). Report: Over 100 US Political Leaders Have Ancestors Who Were Slavemaking And Slaveholders. moguldom.com America's slave history is deep-rooted in every fiber of the county's fabric. A new report has unveiled that more than 100 political leaders in the U.S. have ancestors who were slavemaking and slaveholders. And some of the names might be surprising. In researching the genealogies of America's political elite, a Reuters examination found that a fifth of …
(2023-06-28). Report from Eugene Rent Strike Eviction Defense. itsgoingdown.org Report on ongoing rent strike and eviction defense campaign in Eugene, Oregon. The morning of June 27th, around 40 comrades gathered to defend our friend, neighbor, and comrade, Candice King — who has been on rent strike since April 1, 2023 for the right for her family's housing — against an imminent eviction. Community members,…
(2023-06-28). In Video: Ukrainians 'Raised Flag' On Outskirts Of Kurdyumovka, Bakhmut Region. southfront.org
(2023-06-28). Military Situation In Donbass On June 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck AFU positions near Neveske; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed a command post of the AFU near Vyemka; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Dibrova; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Makarivka; | Clashe…
(2023-06-28). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On June 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Orekhov; | The Russian Army repelled the AFU attacks near Rabotino; | Fighting is ongoing near the village of Makarivka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions in Velikaya Novosyolka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Orikhiv; | Up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in Kherson regi…
(2023-06-28). Military Situation In Syria On June 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On June 27, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 8 times: 5 — in Idlib province, 3 — in Latakia province; | On June 27, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Barah; | On June 27, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Ruwaiha; | On June 28, Turkish intelligence and SNA Military Police raided a village in Ras al-Ain countryside and arrested nine people; | On June 27, an SAA…
(2023-06-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Serebryanka; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Dibrova; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Kupyansk; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Avdeevka; | Russian artillery destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kharkov; | Russian forces destroyed 2 armored vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 howitzer, 1 AN/TPQ-36 radar in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed 4 armored veh…
(2023-06-28). In Video: Hezbollah Downs, Captures Israeli Army Drone. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: Hezbollah Military Media. | On June 26, Hezbollah announced that its fighters had downed a drone of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) over southern Lebanon. | In a statement, the group said that the drone had penetrated some seven kilometers of Lebanese airspace before being downed."The Islamic Resistance shot down, with appropriate weapons, an Israeli drone… near the town of Zibqin in south Lebanon," the statement reads. | From its side, the IDF said that t…
(2023-06-28). Jordanian Military Shot Down Third Drone Over Border With Syria In Month. southfront.org 
Alleged image of the downed drone. Via Twitter. | On June 28, the Jordanian military announced that it had downed a small drone over the border line with Syria, in the third such incident in less than a month. | An official military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces said, according to the official Jordan News Agency, that the Border Guard forces, in coordination with the military security services and the Drug Enforcement Administration, shot down the dron…
(2023-06-28). Kiev Forces Suffer Losses During Failed Attacks In Donetsk, Zaporozhye & Kherson (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have suffered more human and material losses while attempting to advance in the sectors of Donetsk, South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson. | Several Ukrainian attacks were repelled by the Russian military on June 27. Kiev forces were not able to make new gains in any of the four sectors. | The fighting was especially intense in the Bakhmut direction in Donetsk. Videos from this direction show Russian forces destroying multiple Ukrainian armored vehicles with artillery fir…
(2023-06-28). Russian Army Targeted Logistics Of Kiev Forces, Repelled More Attacks (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | The Russian military destroyed an oil refinery and fuel storage facilities which were supplying Kiev forces in the Donbass region, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on June 28. | In a statement, the ministry said that the strikes, which were carried out with high-precision weapons, were successful without providing any further details. | The ministry also reported a new wave of failed attacks by Kiev forces in the South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk sectors. | In the Donetsk direction, t…
(2023-06-28). Syrian Air Force Hits Daraa For First Time In Five Years (Video). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Early on June 27, the Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) carried out airstrikes against targets in the southern governorate of Daraa for the first time in five years. | The airstrikes hit two targets located in the outskirts of the town of al-Yadudah in the western Daraa countryside. They were reportedly carried out by Su-24MK2 fighter bombs that took off from the T4 airbase in the central governorate of Homs. | According to Syrian media reports, the targets were b…
(2023-06-28). Syrian, Russian Strikes Annihilate Dozens Of Militants In Greater Idlib (Video). southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 strike aircraft in the sky over the Khmeimim airbase in Syria. Photo: Dmitriy Vinogradov / RIA Novosti | On June 28, the Syrian Ministry of Defense released footage of recent strikes that targeted a stronghold of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the northwestern region of Greater Idlib. | Syrian artillery and Russian warplanes attacked the stronghold, which is located near the town of Sharjah in the southern Idlib countryside, on June 27. | In a st…
(2023-06-28). Northwestern Syria Front Is Heating Up. southfront.org 
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(2023-06-28). Thousands Strike Over Starbucks Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies. popularresistance.org In addition to firings, Starbucks has leveraged its own benefits against LGBTQ+ workers. Starbucks has offered various types of coverage for gender-affirming health care procedures, which were then held hostage against workers after the launch of the union campaign. Many LGBTQ+ workers were told that if they voted for the union, they might lose their coverage — the implication being "vote no, or we take it away." Many of these procedures can be lifesaving, and for Starbucks to hold them over trans workers' heads is violent and coercive.
(2023-06-28). COVID Propaganda Roundup: 'Self-Assembling Nanoparticles' Developed for New Vaccines, EU Activates Vaccine Passport Regime. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). US owes Nicaragua reparations, must implement 1986 Int'l Court of Justice ruling. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
37 years after a 1986 International Court of Justice ruling, the United States still refuses to pay Nicaragua the reparations it legally owes. Today, the Nicaraguan government is demanding that the United Nations take action.
(2023-06-28). Is Ukraine Being Pushed Towards Long-term Indebtedness and Subservience? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Nauru's Refugee Stain: Australia's Continued Offshore Processing Regime. dissidentvoice.org The last refugee, for now, has left the small, guano-producing state of Nauru. For a decade, the Pacific Island state served as one of Australia's offshore prisons for refugees and asylum seekers, a cruel deterrent to those daring to exercise their right to seek asylum via the sea. Since July 2013, 3,127 people making the …
(2023-06-28). How Americans Created a Wave of Pro-Worker Laws. independentmediainstitute.org Dave Smith launched a union drive many years ago that generated enthusiastic support among his coworkers, but the effort died after management hired union-busting consultants and went on the attack. Bosses at the Minnesota electric cooperative forced his colleagues into "captive audience" meetings, where they lied about unions, threatened the workers and sowed so much …
(2023-06-28). Archaeology Is Flipping the Script on What We Know About Ancient Mesoamerica. independentmediainstitute.org Recent archaeology emerging from ancient Mesoamerica is flipping the script of public understanding about the people and institutions that inhabited this world: the evidence tells us that cooperative and pluralistic government was at least as common as and more resilient than despotic states. This more complex picture and the achievements of Mesoamerica's peoples are all …
(2023-06-28). The Truth Will Set All of Us Free. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jun 23, 2023 | "You have to start with the truth. The truth is the only way that we can get anywhere. Because any decision-making that is based upon lies or ignorance can't lead to a good conclusion." | ~ Julian Assange | 'The truth will set you free' is an aphorism we've all heard so many times it's lost a lot of its meaning and doesn't sound especially profound when we hear it again, but it really does contain the answer to humanity's most difficult problems. A truth-based relationship with reality is the only way to move into peace and harmony, whether you're talking about the inner…
(2023-06-28). Kevin McCarthy Backs Trump Loyalists' Efforts to Expunge His 2 Impeachments. truthout.org Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-California) has expressed support for GOP efforts in Congress to "expunge" former President Donald Trump's two impeachments from his time in office, even though there isn't any constitutional mechanism to do so. An impeachment in the House of Representatives of a federal official is a list of formal charges against that person, which the Senate must then… |
(2023-06-28). Lawsuit Says Virginia's Disenfranchisement Laws Violate Post-Civil War Statute. truthout.org A group of disenfranchised voters in Virginia who have had their voting rights taken away because of an archaic and racist state constitutional amendment are suing the state in federal court. The suit alleges that the laws disallowing individuals formerly convicted of felony crimes from engaging in the democratic process are in violation of a post-Civil War federal statute. |
(2023-06-28). Sen. Rick Scott's Travel Warning for Florida Is a Veiled Threat to Socialists. truthout.org In a Twitter video message he posted on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) advised people who are socialist or communist, or even supportive of left-leaning views, not to consider moving or traveling to the Sunshine State. "Let me give you a travel warning: if you're socialist, communist, somebody that believes in big government, I would think twice if you're thinking about taking a… |
(2023-06-28). The Damage to Ukraine is Devastating: "What are the working-class people of Ukraine dying for?" MEP Mick Wallace. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Public pension funds have lost billions on their fossil fuel investments: New analysis. nationofchange.org "[Fossil fuel] divestments are able to create a win-win situation with higher financial returns and lower carbon footprints."
(2023-06-28). Billionaire Robert Smith Hits Cash Register Button, Sells Software Company For $4.6 Billion To IBM. moguldom.com Billionaire tech investor Robert Smith has sold software maker Apptio to IBM for $4.6 billion, more than doubling his initial $1.9 billion investment from 2019 through his buyout firm, Vista Equity Partners. Apptio is a cloud-based information technology financial planning platform. It sells online services that help companies — including the majority of the Fortune …
(2023-06-28). NATO Chief Says Members Will Be Defended From Wagner Fighters in Belarus. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the alliance is prepared to defend itself from any threat posed by Wagner fighters who go to Belarus. After Yevgeny Prigozhin's short-lived uprising, Wagner members have the option of signing contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, traveling to Belarus, or going home. President Alexander Lukashenko has denied rumors …
(2023-06-28). NYT: US Officials Claim Russian General Knew About Prigozhin's Rebellion Plans. news.antiwar.com US officials speaking to The New York Times said Wednesday that a senior Russian general knew Yevgeny Prigozhin was planning an uprising, a claim dismissed by the Kremlin. The US officials claimed that intelligence showed Gen. Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian Aerospace Forces and deputy commander of Russia war effort in Ukraine, had knowledge of …
(2023-06-28). Report: US Expressed Concern to Israel About Leaking Info on Iran Talks. news.antiwar.com Axios reported on Wednesday that White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan expressed concern to his Israeli counterpart about Israel leaking information to the press about the US and Iran holding indirect talks to reach an interim agreement on Tehran's nuclear program. Iran has publicly confirmed that it held indirect talks with the US in …
(2023-06-28). Swedish Government Permits Quran-Burning Protest, Angering Turkey. news.antiwar.com The Swedish government permitted a Quran-burning protest that took place in Sweden on Wednesday, a move that angered Turkey and made it less likely that Ankara will approve Stockholm's NATO membership before the Vilnius summit in July. Swedish police said the approval was done in accordance with the right of free speech. Only one man …
(2023-06-28). US Envoy Says US and India Can Jointly Deploy Warships. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that Washington and New Delhi can jointly deploy warships and warplanes in the Indian and Pacific Oceans as the two nations are increasing military ties. "We can deploy our ships together in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and even beyond, to ensure maritime security," Garcetti said during a …
(2023-06-28). Targeting Israel viewed as terrorism by Europol. electronicintifada.net Report portrays defenders of Palestinian rights as extremists.
(2023-06-28). "The Food is Medicine Agenda". Get Your One Health Token from the WHO. "Bioengineered Food, Lab-grown Meat and Insects" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Nursing Students, Pharmacy Students, Medical Students Are Dying Suddenly. Ongoing Consequences of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Mandates. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Climate collapse threatens slide to fascism and war. mronline.org 
More and more, desperate people seeking refuge in Europe are not just fleeing from economic disaster and war. Many are also refugees from climate collapse.
(2023-06-28). Prigozhin's farce is over and it is clear who has won. mronline.org 
The Prigozhin's insurrection farce is over. I had predicted that it would not take long to end.
(2023-06-28). Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits. mronline.org 
The question we should be asking isn't whether AI can replace humans. It should be: why are some humans so intent on replacing the jobs that the rest of us hold, with AI?>
(2023-06-28). Clarence Thomas Encourages Constitutional Challenge To Whistleblower Law. scheerpost.com 
United States Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas effectively invited corporations accused of fraud to bring a constitutional challenge against the False Claims Act, which could dismantle a law that whistleblowers have depended on for over a century.
(2023-06-28). Patrick Lawrence: Breaking Bread with Authoritarians. scheerpost.com In his way, India's prime minister is as bad as some of the old Latin American dictators who got plenty of American support but never an evening meal — and certainly no cardamon-flavored strawberry shortcake for dessert.
(2023-06-28). Putin Tells Wagner Fighters He Will Uphold Commitments to Deal That Ended Mutiny. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-28). Remembering Arnest Thiaya, Father of Kenya's Trans Community. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-28). UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down of Guantanamo Prison, Apology to Inmates. scheerpost.com 
UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the first such expert who was allowed to visit the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in over 20 years, noted that US' treatment of detainees was "cruel, inhuman and degrading"
(2023-06-28). Yes, We Have Home-Grown Fascists. scheerpost.com 
(2023-06-28). Sea Monsters Threaten the World With Their Tridents. dissidentvoice.org Sometimes you wake up from a dream to realize it is telling you to pay close attention to the depth of its message, especially when it is linked to what you have been thinking about for days. I have just come up from a dream in which I went down to the cellar of the …
(2023-06-28). Military Equipment Sent to Ukraine: An Avalanche of Weaponry."Let's Feed Them (Iranian) Shahed Drones" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Conservative Minneapolis city council members kill rent control while Muslim councilmembers are out for Eid. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – At the June 28 Minneapolis city council meeting, rent control policy was on the agenda for a normally non-controversial procedural vote to refer the policy to the Business, Housing, Inspection and Zoning (BIHZ) Committee. With the June 28 meeting falling on Eid, a Muslim holy day, the three Muslim council members, all of whom support rent control, were not able to attend the city council meeting. These three included the two coauthors of the rent control policy, Aisha Chughtai and Jamal Osman, as well as Council Member Jeremiah Ellison. | With three rent control supporters away, the conservativ…
(2023-06-28). Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela visits Orange County for Nakba 75 Tour. fightbacknews.org Santa Ana, CA — In commemoration of Nakba 75 – 75 years of Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation and apartheid – the U.S. Palestinian Community Network and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression organized a U.S. Nakba Day 75 tour in six cities around the U.S. | On the fourth day of the tour, May 18, Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela, arrived in Southern California, where he was greeted by over 200 people who hailed from Arab, Chicano, Black and Native communities at Santa Ana High School in Orange County. | Mandela shared his thoughts and…
(2023-06-28). Philippines: A transwoman in the people's army. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following article from the June 21 issue of Ang Bayan ("The People"), the official publication of the Communist Party of the Philippines. | For more than a year now, Ka Daisy, a transwoman, has served as full-time Red fighter. She joined the New People's Army (NPA) during the pandemic, three years after doing revolutionary work as a member of the Kabataang Makabayan. She recounted how her unit got engaged in an armed encounter on her second day in the unit. | Ka Daisy, also called "Inday" by some comrades, now serves as a squad political guide. As an official, she ensure…
(2023-06-28). Texas: Hundreds of nurses strike for adequate patient care. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX – On Tuesday, June 27, over 200 nurses and supporters formed a picket in 100-degree weather outside of Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin. A part of the historic one-day strike of over 2000 nurses across Texas and Kansas, National Nurses United members authorized the strike by 98%. | Vanessa Villarreal, a nurse on the picket line said, "I'm a NICU nurse, so I take care of patients as small as my hand. I'm a mom and I shouldn't have to choose between taking care of my own baby and two others at work." Villarreal continued, "I don't do it for the money, I love taking care of ba…
(2023-06-28). Texas students speakout to defend diversity programs. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX – On Tuesday, June 27, close to a dozen students and community members gathered in front of the Texas State Capitol to speak out against Senate Bill 17, which effectively bans diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public universities in Texas. At the speakout, called by Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), students talked about the impacts of the ban on diversity programs. | "Austin SDS is out here today to express our dissatisfaction and anger about the passage of Senate Bill 17, which was signed into law on June 17," SDS member Jules Lattimore said. "Greg Abbott is trying to do wh…
(2023-06-28). Selected Articles: The COVID Jab. Maybe There's Hope After All? globalresearch.ca 
By Just recently another person died in close proximity to having received the Covid jab. As can be expected, we on the freedom front here …
(2023-06-28). Lead concerns prompt NSW central west to demand toxic gold and silver mines are closed. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-28). "Diplomatic relations with Syria should be restored and sanctions lifted": Interview with Gunnar Lindemann, German Parliament Member. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). All Aboard the Gravy Train: An Independent Audit of US Funding for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). El imperio tras el petróleo venezolano. globalizacion.ca
(2023-06-28). As Movements Like Stop Cop City Gain Power, Police Treat Free Speech as a Crime. truthout.org Free speech is not free in this country and hasn't been for quite some time. During a raid earlier this month, a dozen police officers arrested three members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a bail and legal defense fund, which has helped activists arrested while protesting the construction of a multimillion-dollar police and fire department training center dubbed "Cop City" in a forest southeast… |
(2023-06-28). Imperial reaffirms place among world's best universities. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London has been recognised as one of the world's top universities in a leading global league table.
(2023-06-28). Brazilian Soybeans and China's Food Security. infobrics.org China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has announced a three-year plan to reduce the amount of soybean meal in animal feed to help decrease reliance on imports…
(2023-06-28). Saudi Arabia Reportedly in Talks to Join BRICS Bank to Enhance Financial Strength Amid De-dollarization. infobrics.org The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the "BRICS bank," is in talks with Saudi Arabia on admitting the Middle Eastern nation as its ninth member, which would strengthen the NDB's funding options…
(2023-06-28). Brazil's President Says BRICS Should Launch Global Currency, Highlights Plan to Boost Business With China. infobrics.org Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he believes a group of five nations collectively known as BRICS should create its own common currency to compete on the global stage…
(2023-06-28). Germany acts irresponsibly by sending troops to NATO's eastern flank. infobrics.org The measure shows Berlin's willingness to worsen the situation of European stability, instead of seeking diplomatic means.
(2023-06-28). Fighting Continues in Sudan as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Sudan And South Sudan Border Crossing Still Open Potential for foreign intervention exists as 2 million are displaced with hundreds of thousands fleeing across several borders In a recent report published by the South African-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS), an argument was made for the mobilization and deployment of an African Union…
(2023-06-28). Letter from President Daniel Ortega to UN Secretary General Regarding ICJ 1986 Ruling. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega commemorates the 37th anniversary of Nicaragua's historic victory at the International Court of Justice. June 27, 2023. Photo: JP+ Below is the letter from President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on the anniversary of the judgement handed down by the International Court of…
(2023-06-28). Prigozhin Goes into Exile but Leaves Behind a Can of Worms. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar On Monday night, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation for the second time with the intention to bring the curtain down on the coup attempt by Wagner "founder" Yevgeny Prigozhin on June 23-24. It was quintessentially a self-congratulatory speech — well-deserved, perhaps. The speech had four principal elements. First, Putin took note right…
(2023-06-28). Uncapped China-Russian Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com Wang Wen Deepening comprehensive China-Russia economic and trade cooperation is actually a puzzle, as the two countries learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, writes Valdai Club expert Wang Wen. 1) China-Russia cooperation, under the impetus of internal and external factors For many years, China-Russian cooperation has not been seen favourably…
(2023-06-28). Has Russia Been Degraded Enough? globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Progressives Prepare to Mobilize If Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Relief. truthout.org A White House spokesperson on Tuesday would not say whether the Biden administration has an alternative plan to cancel student debt as borrowers and campaigners across the U.S. braced for — and prepared to mobilize in response to — a Supreme Court ruling on the Education Department's pending relief program. Asked during a briefing if the White House has any contingency plans in place for a… |
(2023-06-28). Coup Coo: US Intel had Foreknowledge of Prigozhin "Coup Attempt" globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Message after aborted march on Moscow still: Stop U.S.-NATO war in Ukraine. iacenter.org June 27, 2023 The announcement June 24 that the private mercenary Wagner Group was marching toward Moscow, with an implied threat to the Russian government, brought joy to U.S. imperialist strategists and their corporate media hacks. Antiwar demonstrators in Times Square, Jan. 14, 2023. (Photo: Brenda Ryan) Within 24 hours, however, the march and implied coup were over, at least for now. Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was reported to be heading to exile in Belarus, and in a statement June 26, he declared that he had no intention to depose Russian President Vladimir Putin. Joy in the corporate media subsided, repl…
(2023-06-28). U.S. Intelligence Agencies Advance Disinformation About Chinese Spy Base in Cuba to Gain Support for Cruel Embargo Costing Cubans $455 Million Per Month. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). The Most Influential Musician You Never Heard Of. otherwords.org When you think of Americans whose music has made a lasting difference, you might think of Scott Joplin, Woody Guthrie, Maybelle Carter, Harry Belafonte … or Roger Payne. | Who? I came across Payne in Yes, I occasionally scan the obits, not out of morbid curiosity, but because these little death notices encompass our people's history, reconnecting us to common lives that had some small or surprisingly large impact. | Payne's impact is still reverberating around the globe, even thou…
(2023-06-28). People's Action Celebrates National Launch of the Organizing Revival at Biennial Convention. peoplesaction.org Over 1,000 People's Action Members and Allies Gather to Build Power and Transform Democracy ARLINGTON, Va.—People's Action's hosted "Coming Home: An Organizing Revival," its biennial convention, bringing together over 1,000 members and allies from across the country. People's Action's convention is a cherished, 50-year tradition in which members and allies strategize and build power through …
(2023-06-28). "Much Ado About Corona": Rewriting the COVID Narrative. 
An Unredacted Interview with Novelist John C. A. Manley. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Pension Funds Pay Huge Price for Fossil Fuel Investments, Study Shows. truthout.org Climate campaigners on Wednesday said the latest research on fossil fuel divestment should convince pension funds to pull their money out of the oil, gas, and coal sectors, as a new study found that six major U.S. funds have lost out on tens of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in fossil energy. The global campaign network Stand.earth joined the University of Waterloo in Canada in… |
(2023-06-28). Despite Cancelling Attempts, Dimitri Lascaris's Canada-Wide Tour for Peace Continues. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). The Standoff Between Russia's Defense Ministry and Wagner's Prigozhin: Implications for Africa. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Cartoon: Another Ancient Shipwreck. otherwords.org
(2023-06-28). Nurses in Texas and Kansas Make History With a Massive Strike. truthout.org Those who are familiar with Catholic theology will have heard of the "seven deadly sins" enumerated by Pope Gregory I — pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth, all dire moral failings that are thought to lead to further transgressions. As the Bible says, "You cannot serve both God and money" (Matthew 6: 24). It's ironic, then, that the highly paid executives running the Ascension… |
(2023-06-28). Lavrov: US, Russia in a 'Fight of Worlds'. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin's top diplomat said Moscow can no longer trust Washington and the potential for nuclear war has escalated. The Russian foreign minister suggested talks with American officials were possible, but Washington has not made an effort to engage. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks were reported in TASS on Wednesday. "Russian President Vladimir Putin has said …
(2023-06-28). Senegal: Violent clashes as protesters stare down president. greenleft.org.au 
At least 16 people were killed, hundreds injured and more than 500 arrested, following three days of protest in Senegal in early June, prompting fears of a further crackdown, reports Leo Earle.
(2023-06-28). PSL Editorial — Moore v. Harper: Why the court felt compelled to reject far-right elections theory. liberationnews.org 
This ruling is not the result of some miraculous change of heart on the part of the hardline reactionary justices. The Supreme Court makes decisions based on political calculations…
(2023-06-28). Report from Day Two of the Defend the Atlanta Forest Week of Action. itsgoingdown.org What follows is the second entry in a series of daily dispatches from a comrade who is attending the Weelaunee Summer Week of Action (June 24-July 1) in Atlanta, Georgia. Originally posted to Living and Fighting. We arrived back at Brownwood Park around 10: 30 this morning. The park was quiet: the only evidence of the…
(2023-06-28). Encircling Russia? Germany Plans to Send Troops to NATO's Eastern Flank. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Yevgeny Prigozhin goes into exile but leaves behind a can of worms. peoplesdispatch.org The Wagner chief's murky legacy gives Kremlin a compelling reason to clean the Augean stable. Whether that will happen or not, time will tell…
(2023-06-28). United States: India's Modi receives a royal welcome. greenleft.org.au 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington DC on June 21, reports Malik Miah, receiving a royal welcome despite his right-wing, anti-Muslim and anti-democratic policies.
(2023-06-28). San Francisco faces challenges as it prepares for APEC. america.cgtn.com 
In November, San Francisco will host a major international trade meeting, APEC. As the city prepares, it's also facing serious challenges with its economy and once-iconic image.
(2023-06-28). United Nations Taking Over EU COVID Certificate Program. The World's Digital Health Pass. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). 10 new albums for a burning world. greenleft.org.au 
Mat Ward looks back at June's political news and the best new music that related to it.
(2023-06-28). Care Denied: The Dirty Secret Behind Medicare Advantage. levernews.com 
(2023-06-28). Unions must embrace migrant workers for the future of the labor movement. therealnews.com 
Most wealthy nations in the west have turned to migrant workers to keep a variety of industries afloat. But while the cheap labor of immigrants is welcomed, the migrants themselves are not. Canada is no exception. From the agricultural industry to the service sector, migrants can be found working under dangerous conditions for less than the minimum wage. And in many cases, unions simply aren't doing their part to organize this vital section of the workforce. Elizabeth Ha joins The Real News to discuss the plight of migrant workers in Canada and why the labor movement must embrace them for its own survival.
(2023-06-28). US Targets Wagner Group Over Gold Smuggling in Africa, UAE Firm Sanctioned. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). DeSantis's Election Strategy? Competing With Trump to Be Crueler to Migrants. truthout.org In an effort to portray himself as the harsher punisher of migrants when compared to Donald Trump, 2024 presidential hopeful and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a border policy platform on Monday that would require the mass incarceration of migrants, including families and children, in an expanded version of an immigration prison system that is notorious for human rights violations. |
(2023-06-28). MintPress News is Being Targeted for Its Reporting: Stand in Support and Solidarity. orinocotribune.com Message from Mnar Adley, founder-director of independent news outlet MintPress News: | Hey everyone, I'm Mnar Adley, founder and director of MintPress News and editor of our video project Behind the Headlines. | This decade has felt like a whirlwind, watching in real time the crackdown on independent journalism and alternative voices. | In the last year alone, MintPress was banned from PayPal with our balance seized, blocking donations to our website —and as leaked emails reveal, this took place with possible involvement of British intelligence and the US government. | At the same time, GoFundMe took down o…
(2023-06-28). And About Air Defense… Again. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
(2023-06-28). UN special rapporteur says Bolsonaro attacked democracy in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Freedom of Association, Clement Nyaletsossi, on Wednesday condemned that former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked elections and democratic institutions in Brazil.
(2023-06-28). UPS Teamsters Union Struggle Is Critical for All Workers. orinocotribune.com 
By Gavrielle Gemma — Jun 24, 2023 | Strengthen the union for this contract and the upcoming battle to save tens of thousands of jobs from automation. | 340,000 workers, members of the Teamsters Union, worked tirelessly during the worst of the COVID pandemic. Despite exhaustion from overwork, disease, and family tragedies, they saved lives by delivering packages to those quarantined. Meanwhile, bosses at UPS lived in luxury as profits soared to $56.3 billion from 2019 to 2023. In 2023 alone, UPS says it will spend $3 billion in stock buybacks and $5.4 billion in dividends. Every penny of that profit is due to…
(2023-06-28). Car sales spiking, boosting Brazil's economy. america.cgtn.com 
Brazil's program to boost the auto-industry has proven very successful. The government slashed taxes to get consumers to buy new cars.
(2023-06-28). 25M women live in states with abortion bans, tighter restrictions. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. 25 million women of childbearing age now live in states where the law makes abortions harder to get than they were before the ruling.
(2023-06-28). Access to water, sanitation, hygiene may save millions of lives — WHO. plenglish.com Geneva, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Improving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) could prevent at least 1.4 million deaths per year and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, especially in the African and Southeast Asia regions, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Wednesday.
(2023-06-28). Cuban FM thanks China's donation for provinces affected by pelting rains. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday thanked the Chinese government for its ,000 donation to contribute to the recovery actions in provinces hard-hit by heavy rains and floods.
(2023-06-28). Inequality is the source of child labor, claims ECLAC. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Child labor is the result of inequality in the region, but it is also a reproducer of this scourge, according to participants at the 3rd Seminar on Social Integration held in Chile.
(2023-06-28). Most Americans say racial discrimination a cause of political divide. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) Most of Americans strongly believe racial and ethnic discrimination is a major issue and a significant reason behind the country's political divisions, according to a new poll.
(2023-06-28). Over 90M Americans under air quality alert. plenglish.com The National Weather Service (NWS) issued air alerts for the states of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana. | Warnings were also issued for parts of Pennsylvania and New York, while some government agencies asked residents to limit their time outdoors because of the smoke, which also affects visibility conditions. | A forecast model by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also forecast that surface smoke will travel eastward during the day, covering Pittsburgh, Raleigh, North Carolina and other cities. | Chicago, Illinois, reported the worst air quality on Tuesday, according to IQAir.co…
(2023-06-28). President Biden keeps confusing Ukraine and Iraq wars. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden this week mistakenly referred to Ukraine as Iraq on two occasions, mixing up the names of recent areas of conflict, The Hill reported.
(2023-06-28). Switzerland implements expanded EU sanctions against Russia. plenglish.com According to a governmental statement, Switzerland rejected, however, the sale of Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, while it subscribed to the sanctions approved on June 23 and effective as of Wednesday afternoon. | According to the document, the new restrictions include financial and travel restrictions on 71 individuals and 33 entities, including individuals, companies and organizations allegedly supporting the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. | In addition, the EU adopted some regulations such as asset freezes and a ban on entering or transiting Switzerland against members of the Eurasian nation's Armed…
(2023-06-28). Citizens' Revolution campaign office attacked with explosives in Huaquillas, Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org The attack, which occurred just two months before the early general elections, has been condemned by various leaders of the Citizens' Revolution Movement party, whose presidential ticket with Luisa González and Andrés Arauz is leading voter intention polls…
(2023-06-28). How Honduran activist Edwin Espinal won his freedom from JOH's dictatorship. peoplesdispatch.org Five years ago, Honduran activist Edwin Espinal sat in a supermax prison facing trumped up charges of arson, property damage, and use of homemade explosive material. | Espinal was arrested and faced possibly decades of jail time due to his participation in the mass protests in Honduras against the electoral fraud carried out by Juan Orlando Hernández in the November 2017 elections. The blatant fraud had sparked a mass reaction and from the end of November 2017 well into February 2018, the streets and highways across the country were sites of road blockades, marches, rallies, and cultural actions demanding "Out JO…
(2023-06-28). Israel approves thousands of illegal settlement units in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org The sanction for 5,700 housing units was described by a Palestinian government official as an "open war against the Palestinian people." He added that "all settler colonialism in all the occupied Palestinian territories is illegitimate and illegal"
(2023-06-28). People's movements set to converge in Johannesburg for dialogues on socialism in Dilemmas of Humanity Conference. peoplesdispatch.org The III International Dilemmas of Humanity Conference, organized by the International Peoples' Assembly, is scheduled to be held in October this year, to "confront the crises of humanity" and highlight the solutions that movements, governments, and working people are building together to overcome the system…
(2023-06-28). Protests erupt in France following police shooting of teenager. peoplesdispatch.org Police initially claimed that Nael M, a Parisian teenager, had threatened to run officers over with his car, until a video proved that police had executed him at point-blank range…
(2023-06-28). "Strike imminent" Teamsters leaders say as they walk out of negotiations with UPS. peoplesdispatch.org In response to UPS' lowball economic proposals, Teamsters challenged the company to provide a proposal that meets worker's demands by June 30…
(2023-06-28). Turkish journalist Merdan Yanardaƒü arrested for criticizing government's treatment of Abdullah Ocalan. peoplesdispatch.org Merdan Yanardaƒü, a prominent Turkish television journalist, was arrested after he criticized Turkish authorities for not allowing Ocalan to meet his family members and his lawyer…
(2023-06-28). In OtherWords: June 28, 2023. otherwords.org
(2023-06-28). The Supreme Court provides authoritative guidance on the application of Article 2 to Coronial investigations and inquests. ukhumanrightsblog.com Introduction The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham's magisterial creation of the 'enhanced' investigation and conclusion in R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC …
(2023-06-28). A Tale of Two Tragedies at Sea. otherwords.org Recent weeks saw two terrible tragedies at sea. | In one, five explorers died when the Titan submersible imploded in the North Atlantic. In the other, over 600 refugees — most of them women and children — drowned in the Mediterranean when their fishing trawler sank. | Both voyages ended in a heartbreaking loss of life. But there were vast differences between the two tragedies in media attention and government response, highlighting just how unequal our world has become. | On board the Titan were two billionaires and one of their sons, along with a CEO and research director of companies tied to underse…
(2023-06-28). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Video: The Engineered Destabilization of the Global Economy. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Venezuela: Campesino Organization Welcomes Gov't Pledges to Support Production. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro promised a new credit line and larger crop purchases from the state.
(2023-06-28). New Ad5 Aerosolized COVID Jab Already Failure, Hotez/Fauci Funding & Was Patriot Front Just Exposed? thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (6/28/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-06-28). Why we need a parliament of the streets. greenleft.org.au 
The Greens leadership is wrong to focus on getting more MPs and that its someone else's job to do the "street heat" it knows is needed, argues Sam Wainwright. The changes we urgently need will only come from sustained extra-parliamentary mobilisations.
(2023-06-28). Getting Past Stars and Swipes Forever. inequality.org
(2023-06-28). Turkish armed drones assassinate women political leaders in Rojava. greenleft.org.au 
Turkey — a member of NATO and the Council of Europe — carried out a targeted assassination of local political leaders in North-Eastern Syria, on June 20, reports Sarah Glynn.
(2023-06-28). Just 29 Percent of Student Debtors Are Confident in Ability to Restart Payments. truthout.org Ending the student loan payment freeze may push millions of people into economic precarity, as almost 7 in 10 student debtors either won't be able to make student debt payments or will have to cut back spending in other areas when payments resume this year, a new survey found. The survey results were included in Morgan Stanley's latest consumer pulse survey of roughly 2,000 people, per Insider. |
(2023-06-28). Charter Schools Fail And Close Every Week. dissidentvoice.org 
Nonstop disinformation from charter school promoters that charter schools are amazing and successful is belied by the failure and closure of charter schools every week. Not a week goes by that we do not hear of yet another charter school failing, closing, and abandoning hundreds of parents, teachers, students, and principals. Below are many examples. …
(2023-06-28). Many Influential US Politicians are Descendants of Slave Owners. orinocotribune.com A This archeology of US history shows that one-fifth of the nation's congresspeople, living presidents, Supreme Court justices and gove…
(2023-06-28). Reports: US Lifts Flight Ban on Venezuela (+LATAM). orinocotribune.com The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) cancelled its flight ban on Venezuela, according to the Air Navigation Services Directorate of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics (INAC), quoted by the outlet La Tabla. To date, neither the FAA or the INAC have issued official statements on the subject. | In May 2019, the US government imposed a unilateral restriction on commercial flights to and from Venezuela connecting with the United States. The ban was issued as part of the US's failed attempt to oust the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro. Ironically, those affected the most by the decision…
(2023-06-28). Venezuela Repudiates International Criminal Court as Tool of US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber noted that while it sees that the Venezuelan government has taken "some investigative steps," it considers that Vene…
(2023-06-28). 1 July, Boston: Rally, benefit concert and mural exhibition for Palestine! samidoun.net 
Saturday, 1 July 3-6 pm 358 Centre Street Boston, MA Info: www.instagram.com/p/Ct9Wi1Au25c/ Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network thanks the Lucy Parsons Center for organizing this benefit concert and support event! Come join us this Saturday, July 1st, from 3-6pm outside the Lucy Parsons Center bookstore to celebrate our beautiful new mural for Palestine by @eyevan617 …
(2023-06-28). 30 June — 1 July; 4-8 July, Geneva: Exhibition of Palestinian Resistance posters by Marc Rudin returns! samidoun.net 
Return of the Palestinian resistance poster exhibition! A few weeks after the City of Geneva intervened (at the request of the Israeli embassy) to ban the exhibition of Palestinian resistance posters by Marc Rudin in Geneva, the exhibition is now back with a longer program and more activities. The exhibition is sponsored by Secours Rouge …
(2023-06-28). 30 June, Gà∂teborg: Solidarity with Jenin! Free Palestine! samidoun.net 
As part of the Gà∂teborg Palestinian coordination group, Samidoun Sweden are involved in organizing the following action: Friday 30 June 17: 30 Brunnsparken, Gà∂teborg Israeli military attacks, pogroms and massacres continue to claim Palestinian lives, and those Palestinians who survive are maimed and traumatized. But the Palestinian resistance shows the way! In Midsummer week, another Zionist raid, …
(2023-06-28). #BoycottPUMA campaign continues to expose Puma's complicity with Zionist colonialism. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 24 June, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra participated in a new international day of mobilization to call for a boycott of athletic equipment manufacturer Puma, sponsor of the Israeli Football Association, which includes 6 teams in illegal settlements in the West Bank of occupied Palestine. Faced with this scandalous reality, hundreds of thousands of people around the …
(2023-06-28). Denied their Eid celebration, three Palestinian administrative detainees on hunger strike for 11th day. samidoun.net 
Three Palestinian prisoners jailed without charge or trial in Israeli occupation prisons are on hunger strike for the 11th day, demanding their freedom. All three launched their hunger strikes on 18 June; they are held in the Ofer prison and reject their arbitrary administrative detention. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands with the Palestinian prisoners …
(2023-06-28). Global left publishers declare solidarity with Walid Daqqah, demand freedom for Palestinian prisoner. samidoun.net 
Walid Daqqah has been imprisoned in Israeli jails for over 37 years. Last year he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone marrow cancer and due to intentional medical negligence by Israeli authorities, his health is rapidly deteriorating. Palestinian organizations and activists in Palestine and across the globe have intensified the campaign to call …
(2023-06-28). Palestine Afternoon in Toulouse celebrates Palestinian culture and resistance. samidoun.net 
On Sunday 25 June at La Chapelle in Toulouse, France, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra organized an Aprem Palestine (Palestine Afternoon) to celebrate the Palestinian resistance and support the artistic village of Qana in Gaza. Over 100 people joined the event throughout the day in a warm, family-friendly atmosphere of international solidarity, in a place offering a …
(2023-06-28). Sudan: Local organising central to responding to war and humanitarian crisis. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left spoke to Maysoon Elnigoumi, a member of the Sudanese community in Western Sydney, on June 9, to find out more about the grassroots responses to the humanitarian crisis. Susan Price reports.
(2023-06-28). This Fourth of July, Fight Back Against Attacks on Our Freedom. otherwords.org In May of 1933 in Berlin, Nazis gathered in the streets, built a gigantic bonfire, and burned thousands of books. | The books had been seized from the city's‚ÄØ Before the raid, the organization had a number of transgender employees and hosted an extensive library of materials on LGBTQ health. Tragica…
(2023-06-28). Texas Sheriffs bent the law to reinstate sketchy DUI charges that ended a firefighter's career. therealnews.com 
The ongoing saga of bogus DUI charges that prematurely ended the career of Dallas firefighter Thomas C. continues to get more bizarre. In a futile attempt to restart the case, the agency that initiated the charges now admits they tried to submit evidence after the statute of limitations had expired. | The revelations are the latest twist in a case that includes questionable statements by the Denton County Sheriff's Office regarding body-worn cameras, a cursory internal affairs investigation by the Dallas Fire Department that led to the abrupt dismissal of the lifelong first responder, and stonewalling from a v…
(2023-06-28). Atentado deja 34 muertos en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net Desde el pasado septiembre, el país está gobernado por una junta militar dirigida por el capitán Ibrahim Traoré, que llegó al poder tras un golpe de Estado, el segundo en ocho meses.
(2023-06-28). Estallan disturbios en París tras tiroteo mortal de la policía. telesurtv.net Durante los disturbios reportados en el suburbio de Nanterre fueron incendiados al menos 42 vehículos.
(2023-06-28). Rusia rechaza acusación de que atacó objetivo civil en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Portavoz del Kremlin subraya que sus FF.AA. no atacan infraestructuras civiles. Niega ataque a restaurante en la ciudad de Kramatorsk.
(2023-06-28). China pide proteger derechos de los migrantes. telesurtv.net China, a través de un comunicado oficial, instó a los países que reconozcan sus violaciones y adopten medidas para proteger los derechos de los migrantes.
(2023-06-28). Concluye encuentro de ciencia y tecnología de la Celac. telesurtv.net Se desarrollaron siete mesas de trabajo. Uno de los temas tratados tuvo que ver con la soberanía agroalimentaria.
(2023-06-28). Does Russia Have Legitimate Security Concerns? RFK Jr. globalresearch.ca
(2023-06-28). Longshore union issues 72-hour strike notice after dragging out talks for 7,200 dockworkers in British Columbia. wsws.org Dockworkers at the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and other locations on Canada's west coast have been in a legal strike position since June 24 after an overwhelming 99.25 percent strike authorization.
(2023-06-28). Senate report confirms support for Trump's coup at FBI and Department of Homeland Security. wsws.org Despite receiving dozens of specific tips warning of an imminent attack on Congress, neither the FBI nor the Department of Homeland Security issued a threat assessment prior to January 6.
(2023-06-28). The election of the far-right AfD in Sonneberg, Germany and the fight against fascism. wsws.org The election of Robert Sesselmann, the candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), as Sonneberg district administrator in the federal state of Thuringia casts a spotlight on the growing fascist danger in Germany.
(2023-06-28). Michael Tippett: The Shadow and the Light—BBC film on the life of the British composer. wsws.org Tippett "wrote music from a perspective of understanding the complexity of life in the 20th century."
(2023-06-28). IMF deputy chief outlines "uncomfortable truths" about inflation and financial instability. wsws.org Central bankers could be faced with a stark choice between lifting interest rates in the so-called fight against inflation and risking a financial crash in heavily indebted countries.
(2023-06-28). Sri Lanka: Plantation unions promote reactionary identity politics at Malaiyaham 200 conference. wsws.org The call for Indian Tamil plantation workers to be recognized as a separate nation is to block a unified struggle of the working class against worsening social conditions, while boosting the power and privileges of the Indian Tamil elites.
(2023-06-28). UK slips down child height ranking as a result of austerity. wsws.org Austerity has devastated health generally. Height reflects diet and medical care but is also a good indicator of general living conditions such as stress, poverty and sleep quality.
(2023-06-28). Michigan and Northeast Educators Rank-and-File Committees discuss strategy to defend jobs and stop budget cuts. wsws.org As devastating cuts to public schools are taking place across the US, two Rank-and-File Committees comprised of educators, school workers and parents met to discuss how to expand their work.
(2023-06-28). PSOE-Podemos enforcement of EU "Let them drown" policy kills another 37 migrants in Spain. wsws.org Of a group of 61 people who were sailing in a rubber boat from Africa on their way to the Canary Islands, only 24 have survived.
(2023-06-28). Revealing accolades for ex-Australian Labor Party leader Simon Crean. wsws.org Former Liberal-National Coalition prime ministers, as well as Labor Party and trade union leaders, have lionised Crean as a "giant" of the "labour movement" and a "servant" of the nation.
(2023-06-28). In Nazi diatribe, Trump calls for mass deportations of socialists and communists. wsws.org Trump speaks not just for himself. A substantial section of the ruling class is convinced that it confronts a massive social movement of workers that poses the greatest danger to its wealth and privileges.
(2023-06-28). Germany to station 4,000 combat troops permanently in Lithuania. wsws.org The German ruling class is deliberately using the Ukraine conflict to re-establish itself as the leading military power in Europe after losing two world wars, in order to pursue its great power ambitions.
(2023-06-28). Anger grows as Clarios imposes terms of sellout agreement. wsws.org Since the return to work, management has used the sellout deal signed by the UAW to step up its attack on workers.
(2023-06-28). Tenneco spark plug workers vote down second UAW agreement as more US auto parts contracts set to expire. wsws.org Outraged over low pay and long hours, workers at Tenneco are the latest to say "no" to management-friendly UAW contracts.
(2023-06-28). US Supreme Court rejects far-right "independent state legislature" theory. wsws.org While the Democrats are hailing the ruling as the salvation of democracy, workers would make a fatal error if they placed any confidence in the Supreme Court or looked to it to defend their basic rights.
(2023-06-28). Kremlin allows Wagner to continue operations in Belarus as Prigozhin defends coup attempt as legitimate "demonstration" wsws.org In the days following the collapse of a coup attempt by the fascistic warlord, ex-convict and billionaire Evgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary Wagner army, the Kremlin has made clear that it will allow the insurrectionists to continue their operations in neighboring Belarus.
(2023-06-28). Voting concludes at trucking company ABF amid opposition to Teamsters sellout. wsws.org ABF's and the Teamsters proposed wage scale is worse than even the leaked employer proposed contract at UPS, which has a four-year wage progression system even for part-time and lower-tier workers.
(2023-06-28). New Zealand factors ethnicity in prioritising surgery waiting lists. wsws.org The elevation of ethnic criteria is a reactionary mechanism for rationing health care among working people of every race who depend on the underfunded and over-stressed public system.
(2023-06-28). The Real Casualties of Russia's 'Civil War': the Beltway Expert Class. strategic-culture.org 
Numerous serious casualties were incurred during Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin's supposed "coup." The Grayzone offers an in-depth look at the massacre carried out by some of America's top Russia experts against their own credibility. | By Max BLUMENTHAL, Wyatt REED | When Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a supposed revolt against Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 23, sending his forces on a march toward Moscow following a series of tirades against the country's defense establishment, Washington's expert class overflowed with an orgy of regime change fantasies. | For just over 12 hours, every…
(2023-06-28). El Nuevo Consenso de Washington. globalizacion.ca
(2023-06-28). Corporate Profits Were Biggest Driver Of Inflation In Europe. popularresistance.org Corporate profits have been the biggest contributor to inflation in Europe since 2021. | This is according to a study published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | "Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe's inflation over the past two years as companies increased prices by more than spiking costs of imported energy", wrote IMF economists this June. | The IMF said "companies may have to accept a smaller profit share if inflation is to remain on track to reach the European Central Bank's 2-percent target in 2025". | IMF economists Niels-Jakob Hansen, Frederik Toscani, and Jin…
(2023-06-28). Peru coca leaf cultivation hits record high. america.cgtn.com 
Peru and Colombia are the world's largest producers of both the coca leaf and cocaine. The latest estimates show that current coca crops could have produced some 870 tons of the drug in 2022. The surge in growth is notably in protected lands and indigenous reserves in the Amazon.
(2023-06-28). Lessons in freedom: Agroecology, localization and food sovereignty. mronline.org 
Farmers from across the Americas are working together to envision a new food system based on food sovereignty and political justice.
(2023-06-28). Breaking Bread With Authoritarians. popularresistance.org "For the first time in recent history, the White House is hosting a state dinner that's entirely plant-based: no meat, no dairy and no eggs," the reliably supercilious NPR reported as it curtain-raised the Biden White House's state dinner for Narendra Modi last Thursday. | The Indian prime minister, our corporate-sponsored national radio broadcaster explained, is a strict vegetarian. The headline on this shattering piece of reportage was, "For Modi's state dinner, the White House is elevating the mushroom." | This is big, to state the obvious. | "While there are no specifically Indian dishes on the menu, many Ind…
(2023-06-28). UN Expert Demands Immediate Shutting Down Of Guantanamo Prison. popularresistance.org UN special rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin on Monday, June 26, asked the US authorities to shut down the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison and apologize for the torture of inmates. She asked that all persons responsible for such abuses in the last 20 years be held accountable. | Ní Aoláin was addressing a press conference in New York on the occasion of UN's International Day in Solidarity with the Victims of Torture. She also released her report on Guantanamo Bay prepared after visiting the prison earlier this year. | "The US government must urgently provide judicial resolution, apology and guarantees of non-repetiti…
(2023-06-28). Massa, de ganar presidencia argentina, buscaría pagar deuda con FMI. telesurtv.net Massa manifestó que la prioridad debería ser cancelar la deuda para no volver a depender de esa institución financiera "nunca más".
(2023-06-28). Denuncian atentado contra Revolución Ciudadana en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Una detonación se registró durante la noche del martes cuando una multitud se congregaba en un local partidario que era inaugurado en la ciudad de Huaquillas.
(2023-06-28). Brasil reporta detección de su primer caso de gripe aviar. telesurtv.net El brote de gripe aviar comenzó el año pasado y se ha extendido por gran parte de América Latina, desde México hasta Chile.
(2023-06-28). México lidera medallero en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe. telesurtv.net Colombia, Cuba y Venezuela se mantienen en la lucha en los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023.
(2023-06-28). Sweden-Türkiye-NATO relations in the shadow hate towards Erdoƒüan. uwidata.com By Tàºlin Uygur, reporting from Stockholm / Sweden Different evaluations can be made regarding Türkiye's 14th and 28th May election results, but the most important point is the high voter turnout, with 88.92% in the first round and 84.15% in the second. Erdoƒüan will continue to be decisive in Türkiye's domestic and foreign relations for …
(2023-06-28). Future of Colombia's peace policy uncertain. colombiareports.com Colombia's constitutional court may strike down the flagship "Total Peace" policy of President Gustavo Petro. The court revealed it was studying a lawsuit that claimed Congress committed errors in the…
(2023-06-28). Be Very Skeptical Of US Intel Claiming That Surovikin May Have Helped Plan Prigozhin's Coup. thealtworld.com
(2023-06-28). Alberta Must Do More To Address Rising Drug Poisonings. popularresistance.org There is a sense of desperation on Edmonton streets as outreach workers battle drug poisonings while Alberta recorded its highest-ever number of opioid fatalities in a single month. | In an update to the province's Substance Use Surveillance Data this week, Alberta recorded 179 opioid deaths in April, the highest number of opioid fatalities recorded in a single month since 175 deaths were reported in December 2021. | In total, 613 Albertans died from an opioid poisoning between January and April this year. Data for May has not been released. | February saw 151 opioid deaths, up from the 115 recorded in January.
(2023-06-28). Putin defeats Prigozhin's mutiny. Ukraine is next w/ Brian Berletic. thealtworld.com Brian Berletic joins me to discuss the aftermath of Prigozhin's rebellion against Russia's MOD and what it means for the Ukraine conflict.
(2023-06-28). Trump hints at deportation of Communists if he's re-elected. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Attempting to deflect attention from his criminal indictment on charges of violating the Espionage Act, former President Donald Trump is escalating his use of anti-communist and anti-Semitic red-baiting rhetoric to smear opponents and investigators. For years, Trump has wielded accusations of left-wing radicalism against anyone who challenged him, but over the past week, he slid …
(2023-06-28). I'm Auctioning My Portrait Of Assange's Father As Part Of An Assange Benefit Event. thealtworld.com 
I'm going to be All around the world there have been events organized for Julian Assange's 52nd birthday, coming up July 3. Assange's brother Gabriel Shipton, along with the Melbourne for Wikileaks people and the Assange Defense fund, are putting on a party at a bar in Melbourne. I'm going to be displaying some of my series of Assange oil paintings, which are part…
(2023-06-28). Fascist tactics: Rick Scott tells socialists and communists they're not welcome in Florida. peoplesworld.org 
GOP Sen. Rick Scott wants the world to know that socialists, communists, and anyone who loves "big government" are not welcome in the state of Florida. In a short 30-second video posted on the Twitter social media platform this week, the Sunshine State senator issued a somewhat awkward travel advisory to those belonging to any …
(2023-06-28). Bill is passed re-naming street for alleged pro-democracy Cuban. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Since 2015, extreme-right Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced multiple bills to designate the street in front of the Embassy of Cuba in Washington as "Oswaldo PayaÃÅ Way," in honor of Oswaldo PayaÃÅ SardinÃÉas, an opponent of the Cuban government who died in a car crash in 2012. Payá was a conservative and religious political …
(2023-06-28). Wagner "coup" in a "January 6" moment for Russia? indybay.org Eerily, the aborted "coup" by Wagner warlord Y. Prigorzhin over the weekend resembled–with obvious differences– the January 6th D.C. "insurrection " in the US. Even more alarmingly, it portends a wildly international situation, where the 2 greatest global military powers both face wildly unpredictable political futures, while billions of our Planetary citizens could be wiped out in an accidental and/or uncontrollable nuclear exchange.
(2023-06-28). Shanghai air taxi maker to test flights at Paris Olympics. ecns.cn Shanghai-based AutoFlight, a developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, will test its 250-kilometer-range aircraft during the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
(2023-06-28). World's first 16 MW wind farm installed in Fujian. ecns.cn The world's first offshore wind farm, using 16 MW turbines, finished installation in China on Wednesday and is expected to be put into operation soon, said its operator China Three Gorges Corporation.
(2023-06-28). Foxconn denies allegations Apple will move supply chain outside China. ecns.cn Liu Young-way, chairman and CEO of Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics manufacturing contractor, denied that Apple Inc planned to move its supply chains out of Chinese mainland.
(2023-06-28). Chinese modernization provides world an opportunity: Martin Jacques. ecns.cn Chinese modernization provides the world an opportunity and its whole approach is different from the West, said Martin Jacques, a world-leading expert on China, on Wednesday.
(2023-06-28). Internet campaign targets child abuse. ecns.cn People who make use of the internet to sexually assault children have been named as major targets of a recently launched campaign.
(2023-06-28). China makes impressive high-quality development progress with BRI. ecns.cn China has made considerable progress in terms of facilitating high-quality development in the Belt and Road Initiative over the past decade, with over three-quarters of the countries and major international organizations joining the initiative.
(2023-06-28). Downward pressure on yuan seen temporary. ecns.cn The current downward pressure on the Chinese yuan in foreign exchange markets will be short-lived, as the country's on-track economic recovery and more economic stimulus packages in the pipeline will help support the currency's valuation.
(2023-06-28). Industrial net to foster high-quality growth. ecns.cn China is strengthening efforts to develop the industrial internet and build more "lighthouse factories "as part of a broader drive to foster new growth engines and propel high-quality development of its manufacturing sector.
(2023-06-28). Experts say green transition boosting energy ties and affordable power. ecns.cn Further efforts are expected to strengthen global energy cooperation and accelerate the clean and secure transformation of the energy industry while ensuring affordable electricity for both residential and industrial consumers…
(2023-06-28). Huawei's Meng Wanzhou: Embracing 5G transformation. ecns.cn 5.5G technology, as an evolution of 5G, features 10-gigabit downlink speeds, gigabit uplink speeds and the ability to support 100 billion connections.
(2023-06-28). Hangzhou Asian Games holds second World Press Briefing. ecns.cn The second World Press Briefing for the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 opened on Wednesday in Hangzhou, the capital of East China's Zhejiang province.
(2023-06-28). Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on China-U.S. people-to-people friendship. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to a forum on people-to-people friendship between China and the United States.
(2023-06-28). The world can learn from Chinese modernization: Stephen Perry. ecns.cn Stephen Perry, chairman of the 48 Group Club, shared his ideas at a conference hosted by China News Service and organized by China News Network on Wednesday. | He said the Chinese path to modernization is unique because the plan is very well considered and laid out. It is a model for the rest of the world and they can learn from the ways that have worked in China.
(2023-06-28). High-quality development must rely on innovation: Chinese expert. ecns.cn China's high-quality development must rely on innovation, said an expert at a conference themed on high-quality development and Chinese modernization, in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2023-06-28). Renowned experts share insights on Chinese modernization, high-quality development. ecns.cn Experts from China and abroad shared their insights about Chinese modernization and high-quality development at a conference held in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2023-06-28). China's industrial enterprises profit declines by 18.8% in Jan-May. ecns.cn Profit of China's industrial enterprises above a designated scale hit 2.67 trillion yuan ($369.37 billion) from January to May in 2023, declining by 18.8 percent year-on-year.
(2023-06-28). Shanghai health commission, hospitals debunk rumor regarding monkeypox transmission. ecns.cn The Municipal Health Commission and several major hospitals in Shanghai have debunked recent rumors claiming that monkeypox was being transmitted through respiratory droplets in local hospitals.
(2023-06-28). Hong Kong prepares for 26th anniversary celebration. ecns.cn Decoration is underway for celebrating the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland at Victoria Park, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, June 27, 2023.
(2023-06-28). 14th Summer Davos kicks off in Tianjin. ecns.cn The 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions opened on Tuesday.
(2023-06-28). Creative Asian Games themed dishes shine at cooking competition. ecns.cn Dishes themed Hangzhou Asian Games are displayed at a cooking competition in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 27, 2023.
(2023-06-28). Foreign youth visit Pudacuo National Park in Yunnan. ecns.cn Young people from 11 foreign countries visited Pudacuo National Park on Tuesday.
(2023-06-28). China's largest deep sea semi-submersible ocean fish farm put into operation. ecns.cn With a total length of 120 meters, a width of 56 meters, and a height of 12.5 meters, Ningde 1 can accommodate 65,000 cubic meters of water.
(2023-06-28). Chinese modernization breaks traditional development mold, provides global opportunity: Martin Jacques. ecns.cn "China's success in modernizing, in its own way, circumstances, and conditions, has had very strong Chinese characteristics. It's not an old colonial or old imperial model, but has got a purchase on reality and prospects for China," said Martin Jacques, a world-leading expert on China, on Wednesday via video at a conference hosted by China News Service. Chinese modernization is an opportunity for the world, he noticed.
(2023-06-28). Chinese modernization a model for rest of the world: Stephen Perry. ecns.cn The rest of the world can learn from Chinese modernization and learn the ways that have worked in China, said Stephen Perry, chairman of the 48 Group Club at a conference hosted by China News Service.
(2023-06-28). Insights | New Zealand PM's visit to China to renew bilateral relations: EMA CEO. ecns.cn New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins arrived in China with a trade delegation"ÄÄon Sunday, starting his first prime ministerial visit to China since 2019. "ÄÄ…
(2023-06-28). Zimbabwean women fight for sexual freedom; challenge law banning sex toys as 'obscene'. peoplesworld.org 
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP)—Sitabile Dewa was content with her sex life when she was married, but after her divorce, she found her prospects for erotic pleasure rather bleak. In socially conservative Zimbabwe, divorced women and single mothers are often cast as undesirable partners for men, and in her frustration, Dewa decided she wanted to use sex …