(2023-09-08). John Kiriakou: U.S. Justice Dept's Next Victim. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-08). US Intelligence Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-08). Transparency International's Covert Agenda: A Pawn In Western Intelligence's Game. scheerpost.com 
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News On July 24, it was revealed that Transparency International's New Zealand wing had enlisted the specialist advice of some of the country's biggest, most notorious lobbying firms on improving ethical standards in the political and corporate lobbying industry. A local businessman, who'd independently offered to assist TINZ in cleaning up the …
(2023-09-08). The Four Billionaires Who Want to Control the Universe. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-08). Jimmy Dore and Cornel West Get Into Heated Discussion on Campaign Messaging. scheerpost.com 
Editor's Note: The title of the original video interview uploaded to Jimmy Dore's page is titled "Cornel West Does 45 Minute Commercial for Joe Biden!" In reposting this, we are not endorsing the depiction made of West's comments by Dore's title, but instead wish to share with our readers this substantive debate on important issues. …
(2023-09-07). 22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. scheerpost.com 
(2023-09-07). Blinken Announces $1 Billion More for Ukraine, Including Depleted Uranium. scheerpost.com
(2023-09-07). LEAKED: CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution In Indonesia. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is …
(2023-09-07). Palestinian prisoners prepare for mass hunger strike; 3 prisoners continue strikes against administrative detention. samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 7 September, Palestinian detainee Abdel-Rahman Baraqa suspended his hunger strike against administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, after 26 days. Baraqa, 24, from Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, has been detained without charge or trial since 30 April 2023. In his hunger strike, he has experienced severe deterioration of his health while fighting …
(2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net 
Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …
(2023-09-07). Collectif Palestine Vaincra on Al Mayadeen: Free all Palestinian prisoners, free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday 6 September 2023, the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen organized a special program on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel operation, when six Palestinian prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Gilboa. This program took place with the participation of a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside Sahar Francis, …
(2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net 
Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …
(2023-09-08). Biden And Democrat's Climate Agenda Increases Environmental Racism More Than It Reduces Emissions. popularresistance.org Earlier this month the Biden Administration, along with high ranking democrats including Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, and former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as well as a slew of acolytes representing centrist environmental organizations, celebrated the one-year signing of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the White House. | It was a curious time to celebrate an ostensible climate bill during a summer of cataclysmic events fueled by runaway climate change including deadly and crippling heatwaves, wildfires that blanketed major cities with toxic smoke, and the annihilation of Lahaina, Maui…
(2023-09-08). Health Activists Reveal Big Pharma's Covid-19 Vaccine Heist In South Africa. popularresistance.org In August this year, a coalition of civil society organizations in South Africa, which includes the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) and the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the discussion surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. This milestone was reached after the Pretoria High Court issued an order instructing the Department of Health to disclose the contracts and proceedings of meetings pertaining to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer, Janssen, the Serum Institute of India, and the public-private global health partnership Gavi.
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre. popularresistance.org Years before emerging as Kiev's top private weapons trafficker, ex-legislator Serhiy Pashinsky played a key role in the 2014 US-backed coup which toppled Ukraine's democratically-elected president and set the stage for a devastating civil war. Though the notoriously corrupt former Ukrainian parliamentarian was condemned by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "criminal" as recently as 2019, a lengthy exposé by the New York Times has now identified Pashinsky as the Ukrainian government's "biggest private arms supplier." | Perhaps predictably, the report makes no mention of evidence implicating Pashinsky in the 2014…
(2023-09-07). 'There Is An Attack On Black Literacy': Education And Activism Go Together. popularresistance.org A 2022 report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, dubbed the nation's report card, reported that 33% of Maryland's eighth graders could not read at a basic level. For Black students, this number was an alarming 46%. Furthermore, 82% of Black students could not read at a proficient level, according to the report. | As reading levels fall, Black Baltimoreans are slipping further away from their ability to liberate themselves. Particularly during a time where socioeconomic barriers, further pronounced by the COVID-19 pandemic, and draconian legislation actively bar Black children from accessing who…
(2023-09-07). Academia Is In Crisis, And It's Time For A Change. popularresistance.org Postdoctoral researchers at New York City's Mount Sinai hospital voted by 91 percent to authorize a strike. Left Voice interviewed Andrea Joseph, a first-year Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and member of the SPOC-UAW Bargaining Committee. Andrea spoke about how the negotiations are developing with the Mount Sinai administration, what…
(2023-09-07). Palestine Action Crash International Weapons Dealers Summit. popularresistance.org While senior representatives of the world's largest arms firms convened at the 'International Composites Summit 2023' to discuss "cost-effective" weaponry components [1], Palestine Action snuck their way in and crashed the event. | Once inside the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, four activists took over the stage to disrupt the marketing of 'genocide' as a tool to be bought-and-sold to annihilate the Palestinian people. | Activists over-spoke the corporate speeches and raised the Palestinian flag, stating: "You are all war criminals. We're making a stand against you and your weapons of death.
(2023-09-07). Hundreds Set To Launch Hunger Strike Inside Stewart Detention Center. popularresistance.org Last weekend, hundreds of people detained at the Stewart Detention Center announced plans for a hunger strike in response to inedible food and inhumane conditions inside the notorious Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in rural southwest Georgia. Though detainees have continued to eat while they negotiate with the facility's staff, as many as 800 people are set to refuse food starting this week if their demands are not met. On the morning of Saturday, Aug. 26, roughly 300 people held inside the Stewart Detention Center were brought out of their holding cells for their morning meal.
(2023-09-07). Cleveland: A Message To The Community, 'No New Jail!'. popularresistance.org Cleveland, Ohio – The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland's Labor Day parade Sept. 4, as it promoted its efforts to stop construction of a new county jail. With principal and interest to bondholders combined, a new jail could cost county taxpayers over $2 billion, making it the most expensive project in Cuyahoga County's history. The Coalition banner, shown in the photo, called on county residents to "say no to 40 years of debt." | Every year in Cleveland, the 11th Congressional District Caucus holds its parade on Labor Day. For over a decade this Black co…
(2023-09-07). In Chicago, Socialists Are Wielding Power In A Whole New Way. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois -‚ÄâThe crowd at the 33rd Ward Working Families office is packed and overflowing onto the sidewalk. Anticipating the deportation raids threatened by the Trump administration during the summer of 2019, several community groups sent out calls for volunteers. Dozens showed up; the city's northwest neighborhoods would protect themselves. | Caitlin Brady, a member of the independent political organization 33rd Ward Working Families, recalls how volunteers learned to identify Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, then divided into precincts and took shifts scouring the str…
(2023-09-07). Disaster Relief Often Leaves Disabled People Behind. popularresistance.org When disaster strikes, disabled people and low-income communities are hit the hardest and face higher mortality rates. They also take longer to recover. | Germán Parodi and Shaylin Sluzalis were protesting in Washington, D.C., for disability rights as they found out Hurricane Maria was on its way to Puerto Rico in 2017. Now the co-directors of The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies, they were deployed as part of a disabled first responder team. Parodi, who was born and raised on the island, lives with a mobility disability, while Sluzalis lives with an invisible disability. | "Being culturally aware of…
(2023-09-08). Gazan fishermen in dire straits amid attacks from Israeli forces and border closing. peoplesdispatch.org Gaza has been under a comprehensive land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel since 2006, which has destroyed its economy and forced its over 2.3 million people to live in miserable conditions…
(2023-09-08). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationally in landmark ruling. peoplesdispatch.org The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the national level…
(2023-09-08). "Chile necesita un partido comunista": entrevista con Lautaro Carmona, Secretario General del Partido Comunista de Chile. peoplesdispatch.org Carmona reflexiona sobre la coyuntura política en Chile en medio ataques de la derecha, la muerte del presidente del PC y el 50 aniversario del golpe de Estado contra Salvador Allende.
(2023-09-08). "Chile needs a communist party," an interview with Lautaro Carmona, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile. peoplesdispatch.org Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP's president, and the 50th anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende…
(2023-09-08). Rights groups urge Egyptian government to release imprisoned political activist Mohamed Adel. peoplesdispatch.org After having already spent five years in pre-trial detention, Adel was sentenced this week to four years in prison on charges of spreading false news and involvement in an unlawful group, among others…
(2023-09-08). Manolo De Los Santos: A socialist horizon is where the impossible meets the possible. peoplesdispatch.org Class struggle did not end with the so-called "end of history" in 1991. All over the world, even in the center of global imperialism, the United States, poor and working people continue to struggle and hope for a better future—despite the 300 visionaries including organizers, community leaders, and workers met in the Dilemmas of Humanity: A Socialist Horiz…
(2023-09-08). Former US allies in Syria's north-east clash over control of region's oil resources. peoplesdispatch.org The presence of US troops in the country's north-east has been termed as occupation by the Syrian government, which accuses them of stealing the region's oil resources and backing anti-government forces to prolong the war in the country…
(2023-09-08). Health activists announce European campaign against effects of commodification of health. peoplesdispatch.org A coalition of trade unions, health activists, and organizations launched an all-European campaign against the commercialization of health. The campaign will include decentralized discussions and actions across various EU countries and will culminate in a major protest in the week leading up to World Health Day…
(2023-09-08). Nigerian president Bola Tinubu weathers challenge to electoral victory but faces resistance from labor. peoplesdispatch.org The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has dismissed all petitions filed by the opposition challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 polls. The ruling was issued in the midst of a two-day strike organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress against the government's economic policies…
(2023-09-07). Colombian government and ELN conclude fourth round of peace talks, agree to create humanitarian zones. peoplesdispatch.org The government and the ELN reached an agreement on the creation of three humanitarian zones to alleviate the situation of communities affected by the internal armed conflict…
(2023-09-07). Brian Becker: It is time for US movements to decide, stand with the masses or stand on the sidelines? peoplesdispatch.org Party for Socialism and Liberation leader Brian Becker outlines the dynamic nature of revolution, and how the US left has often been caught flat-footed by the working class…
(2023-09-07). 18th G20 summit set to begin in New Delhi as faultlines among members widen. peoplesdispatch.org The West's disregard of concerns from the Global South on reforms of international financial institutions and climate change, as well as attempts to use the forum for geopolitical gains, has made consensus elusive…
(2023-09-07). In OtherWords: September 7, 2023. otherwords.org
(2023-09-07). Cartoon: The Nuclear March of Progress. otherwords.org
(2023-09-07). We Can Stop Drug Price Gouging — Here's How. otherwords.org We human beings sometimes do some terrible things in pursuit of the almighty dollar. But to our credit, one moral line most humans don't cross is to gouge sick people on the price of medicines their lives depend on. | Unless, of course, you count executives of giant pharmaceutical corporations as human beings. Gouging patients is their preferred business model. | It's a scream, then, to watch Big Pharma fall into a sky-is-falling fit over our government's long-overdue move to give patients some bargaining power over this monopolistic industry. Under President Joe Biden's anti-inflation policy passed last year, ou…
(2023-09-07). Mandatory Overtime Is Inhumane and Dangerous. otherwords.org She only wanted a few hours at her dying mother's bedside. But her bosses at Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, Maine forced her to work overtime on her day off. About an hour and a half into the mandatory shift, the woman's mother died. | Workers are battling harder than ever to end this appalling mistreatment. They're fighting back against mandatory overtime requirements that strain families to the breaking point and put lives at risk. | "It's definitely caused a lot of heartache," said David Hebert, financial officer and former president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 291, one of three USW locals collectively…
(2023-09-07). The Federal Government Is Evolving on Marijuana — But Not Fast Enough. otherwords.org Nearly a year ago, the Biden Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, different drugs are regulated or prohibited according to their placement in five different "schedules." | The federal government currently puts marijuana in Schedule 1 — the most restrictive level, which it shares with heroin, ecstasy, and other drugs. By definition, subs…
(2023-09-09). Perspectives] Femi Oyebode: entering into the human story. thelancet.com Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, psychiatrist Femi Oyebode, known for his decades of research on clinical psychopathology and delusional misidentification syndromes, had two main preoccupations: the mind and literature. "I'm one of those strange people who probably already knew they wanted to be a psychiatrist before going to medical school, even though I didn't know what psychiatry was…I suppose I had some sort of notion about the mind", he recalls. His love of literature took hold in childhood. Oyebode has written since he was 8 years old and, at school, "read very, very widely", including "a lot of Black Americ…
(2023-09-09). World Report] Ukrainian medic prisoners of war speak out. thelancet.com Civil society groups say that the detention of medical personnel is probably a breach of the Geneva Conventions. Ed Holt reports.
(2023-09-09). Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Lafayette R, Kristensen J, Stone A, et al. Efficacy and safety of a targeted-release formulation of budesonide in patients with primary IgA nephropathy (NefIgArd): 2-year results from a randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 859—70—In the Discussion of this Article, line 17 in paragraph 3 has been updated to "Among 175 patients with time-averaged UPCR of 0 ∑44—0 ∑88 g/g, approximately 30% developed kidney failure within 10 years, and among 215 patients with time-averaged UPCR below 0 ∑44 g/g, this rate was approximately 20%." This correction has been made to the online version a…
(2023-09-09). Perspectives] Pharmacovigilance against racial capitalism. thelancet.com In 1852, abolitionist physician James McCune Smith, the first African American known to have earned a medical degree, exposed the pervasive conception of the Black American as a dangerous creature and described how this was a manufactured image: "The Negro with us is not an actual physical being of Ô¨Çesh and bones and blood, but a hideous monster of the mind, ugly beyond all physical portraying, so utterly and ineffably monstrous as to frighten reason from its throne, and justice from its balance, and mercy from its hallowed temple…It is a constructive Negro, that haunts with grim presence the…
(2023-09-09). Comment] Offline: A job is important, but so is life. thelancet.com A debate has fermented over this fading English summer, one with hard consequences for medical science. The squall began in June with a column in The Times by Emma Duncan, formerly a deputy editor at The Economist and someone who declares an "obsessive" taste for 19th-century novels. Her article, "We should cheer decline of humanities degrees", asked why a younger generation felt so betrayed by their parents. Her answer was their rising levels of debt. And the cause of those debts? "Elite overproduction." A society's elite is small in number.
(2023-09-09). Correspondence] Sudan's maternal health needs urgent attention amid armed conflict. thelancet.com An armed conflict erupted in Khartoum, the capital city of Sudan, on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The violent clash, which has wreaked havoc on the country, has hindered the accessibility, quality, and availability of essential maternal health services. An estimate suggests that more than 1 ∑1 million pregnant Sudanese women need care.1…
(2023-09-09). World Report] More US states ban teenagers' gender-affirming care. thelancet.com Most health-care provider organisations oppose the bans, calling them harmful. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2023-09-09). Editorial] A new era for Africa CDC. thelancet.com When John Nkengasong became the inaugural Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), he had a vision: to ensure the continent's capacity to detect and rapidly respond to diseases. His goal was to make Africa safe and secure in the aftermath of the 2013—16 Ebola epidemic, and when COVID-19 struck, Africa CDC played a crucial role in coordinating and communicating the continent's response strategy under difficult circumstances, making the organisation a trusted source of scientific information.
(2023-09-09). Correspondence] The promise of peace talks for Yemen's health-care system. thelancet.com The possibility of peace in Yemen presents a glimmer of hope for the country's beleaguered health-care system, which has been gravely impacted by years of conflict that first began in 2014. Hospitals and clinics have been destroyed, medical supplies and equipment are scarce, and health-care workers are struggling to provide care during the violence.1 In addition to the collapsed health-care system, Yemen is in the middle of a famine that has resulted in one of the highest current rates of child malnutrition globally.
(2023-09-09). Clinical Picture] Pericardial-oesophageal fistula after ablation for atrial fibrillation. thelancet.com A 77-year-old man attended our hospital reporting a sudden onset of shortness of breath and a fever.
(2023-09-09). Correspondence] Pakistan's economic and health crisis: calls for urgent action. thelancet.com Pakistan is experiencing one of the worst inflation rates in its history. The response by the outgoing Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's Government to the International Monetary Fund's (IMFs) conditions, including the devaluation of the Pakistani rupee and increases in fuel prices, has exacerbated the situation. Those on low incomes have been hit the hardest by economic difficulties, with many experiencing job losses and reduced earnings. As a result, they have had to cut back on the amount and quality of food they can afford, seek out less expensive transportation options, and work multiple jobs to make ends meet.
(2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-08). Cuba Is Angry That a Russian Network Allegedly Tried to Recruit Its Citizens as Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Sep 6, 2023 | Few could have foreseen the "Cuba counters human trafficking operations aimed for military recruitment purposes. | The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates fro…
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Art of the Palestinian Thobe – An Exhibit featuring Palestinian textiles, embroidery. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-09-08). Marc Lamont Hill Accused Of Being Compromised After Defending ADL. moguldom.com Author and academic Marc Lamont Hill is under fire for his recent comments defending the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Elon Musk's accusations. Hill's remarks have led to criticism and accusations of him being compromised. The ADL is a non-profit organization that works to combat hate speech and anti-Semitism. Musk, the billionaire behind the Twitter/X social …
(2023-09-08). Cornel West To Jimmy Dore: I Won't Just Focus On Class And Put Up With White Supremacy. moguldom.com Green Party 2024 presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West went head-to-head recently with controversial political podcaster Jimmy Dore. Dore, a stand-up comedian, political commentator, podcaster, and YouTube personality, hosts "The Jimmy Dore Show," a humorous and often contentious political talk show on the YouTube platform. Dore has also gained traction for his coverage of conspiracy theories. …
(2023-09-08). Murder, Corruption, Fraud and Felons at LAVC Exposed in 2020. indybay.org In 2020, a Twitter account @Laccdw published a thread exposing just how bad things were at Los Angeles Valley College. It was shut-down two weeks before the LACCD Board of Trustees Election.
(2023-09-08). Report from the Fourth International's Revolutionary Youth Camp. internationalviewpoint.org This summer, younger comrades met to foster international solidarity across the socialist movement. | – | / |
(2023-09-08). Part 2: Walgreens Redecorated; Banko Forever. indybay.org Protected by the Frisco fog, we hit another 3 Walgreens locations as humble acts of vengeance for Banko Brown, paying homage to the spirit reanimated through our collective refusal to let him be erased.
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Militarized Policing: AB 481 and the Role of Community. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955. between Sonoma Ave and Hamilton Ave. Ample, free street parking.
(2023-09-08). Trump Faces Four Trials, Uses Charges Against Him to Fuel Campaign. internationalviewpoint.org Former president Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign and his coming trials are driving the United States toward an unprecedented constitutional crisis. | – | / |
(2023-09-08). AMLO's Mexico: Fourth Transformation? internationalviewpoint.org "AMLO is almost done and there has been no Fourth Transformation. AMLO failed to deal with Covid, to stop the drug violence, and to really lift up the poor, at the same time that he's undermined democracy and militarized society." | – | / |
(2023-09-08). Is Bidenomics Breaking Down? Credit Card, Loan Defaults Hit 10-Year High. moguldom.com Americans are falling behind on credit card and car loan payments at rates not seen since the Great Recession, and inflated prices, along with rising interest rates, suggest it could get worse. Some are blaming Bidenomics, the president's economic philosophy, which he explained in a June 2023 tweet like this: "Bidenomics is about growing the …
(2023-09-08). Wednesday 9/6: Land, Food, and Civilization: a Civic Center walking tour. indybay.org we meet on the Market Street side of the black obelisk near the fountain in United Nations Plaza. | I'll be wearing a California Republic bicycle cap and be standing by my bike.
(2023-09-08). Saturday 9/9: Unbelievable: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street…
(2023-09-08). Children in Police Watch Houses: A Nasty Queensland Experiment. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-09-08). U.S. Spy Agencies to Launch Computerized "Smart Clothing" Under Guise of "Better Health Monitoring" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Mask Harm: Children Are Being Harmed by Masks! globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Pilot Incapacitation: Air Canada Flight AC348 (YVR-YOW) Vancouver to Ottawa (Aug. 27, 2023) —. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). China welcomes stronger biz ties with Australia. ecns.cn China welcomes more communications and dialogues in various sectors between China and Australia, with a focus on the long-term economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.
(2023-09-08). 2023 CIFTIS: Driving economic recovery and maintaining commitment to openness. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has garnered considerable attention and expanded its international reach, signaling positive developments in the Chinese economy.
(2023-09-08). Li urges Asia to focus on peaceful development. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday called for Asian countries, including members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, to focus on the overall interests of Asia's peaceful development and jointly address various risks and challenges in a bid to promote regional prosperity and stability.
(2023-09-08). Australia aims for steady ties, premier told. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang was assured on Thursday by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, in a meeting on the sidelines of the 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, that Canberra wants to build a stable and constructive relationship with China.
(2023-09-08). Exports show steady growth in first 8 months. ecns.cn China's exports increased 0.8 percent year-on-year in the first eight months, despite lackluster overseas demand, rising protectionist pressures and intensifying geopolitical tensions, offering an encouraging boost to the country's economic recovery, said experts and executives.
(2023-09-08). Crew of Shenzhou XV mission honored for six-month space odyssey. ecns.cn Beijing police have detained 168 people suspected of illegally providing travel services for visitors, the Municipal Public Security Bureau said on Thursday.
(2023-09-08). Beijing police detain 168 for illegal travel services. ecns.cn Beijing police have detained 168 people suspected of illegally providing travel services for visitors, the Municipal Public Security Bureau said on Thursday.
(2023-09-08). Livestreamer detained for using drones to tail women. ecns.cn A livestreamer in Chongyang county, Hubei province, has been placed under a 10-day administrative detention and had his account suspended after using drones to invade the privacy of women on their way home, as reported by China Central Television on Wednesday.
(2023-09-08). UNESCO awards Chinese archaeologist for outstanding contribution. ecns.cn Renowned Chinese archaeologist Fan Jinshi has been awarded by UNESCO on Thursday for her outstanding contribution in protection of the Dunhuang Mogao Caves.
(2023-09-08). Former government vice-chairman indicted on bribe charges. ecns.cn Zhang Yongze, former vice-chairman of the government of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes of about 51.8 million yuan ($7 million), and he pleaded guilty in court on Thursday."ÄÄ…
(2023-09-08). Diplomats marvel at changes as Asian Games beckon. ecns.cn Arriving in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Abrao dos Santos, ambassador of Timor-Leste to China, was deeply impressed by the tremendous changes he had witnessed.
(2023-09-08). China launches Yaogan-33 03 satellite. ecns.cn China launched the Yaogan-33 03 satellite atop a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Thursday.
(2023-09-08). Senior Tianjin divers dissuade crowding onlookers amid viral popularity. ecns.cn Tianjin's adventurous senior divers decided to cease their river plunging at Shizilin Bridge on Wednesday due to growing safety concerns. Instead, they advocate for diving in controlled professional indoor venues.
(2023-09-08). Xi encourages flood-affected villagers to bolster their confidence to overcome difficulties. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday visited flood-affected villagers in the city of Shangzhi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2023-09-08). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.
(2023-09-08). China launches another remote sensing satellite Yaogan-33 03. ecns.cn A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-33 03 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time, Sept. 6, 2023…
(2023-09-08). China's first home-built cruise liner completes second trial run. ecns.cn The Adora Magic City is 323.6 meters long, 37.2 meters wide and 72 meters tall, roughly the height of a 25-story residential building.
(2023-09-08). China launches new remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-08). Huawei retail stores crowded as Mate 60 phone on sale. ecns.cn Huawei started selling its Mate 60 series phones last week, attracting consumers' eyes. On Tuesday evening, many Huawei retail stores in Beijing, capital city of China, were still crowded with customers. According to the staff from the store, most of the customers came for the new Mate 60 phone. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-08). Chongqing Rail Transit Line 18 starts trial operation without passengers. ecns.cn Rail transit Line 18 entered trial operation stage without passengers in southwest China's Chongqing on Wednesday.
(2023-09-08). First atlas of urban nighttime light remote-sensing data released. ecns.cn The world's first atlas of urban nighttime light remote-sensing data was released on Wednesday by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS). "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-08). Special education provides love for children in Tibet. ecns.cn Nagqu City in Tibet Autonomous Region sits at an average altitude of more than 4,500 meters, with a sparse population and harsh natural environment. It is also the only city in Tibet Autonomous Region with two special education schools.
(2023-09-08). BRI hailed as balanced, mutually beneficial path. ecns.cn He said that China and Central Asia are friendly neighbors, who will work together under the BRI framework and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind under the strategic guidance of leaders from China and Central Asian countries.in Kazakhstan, has blossomed into a 'flower of friendship', and is bearing the fruits of mutual benefits and a win-win approach."
(2023-09-08). NLG condemns Georgia indictments of Stop Cop City protesters. mronline.org 
The National Lawyers Guild condemns in the strongest terms the state of Georgia's indictments, announced today, Tuesday, September 5, against 61 people targeted for allegedly being part of the movement to #StopCopCity.
(2023-09-08). UN announces 'climate breakdown' after record summer heat. mronline.org 
Scientists blame ever warming human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.
(2023-09-08). "Media on Trial: Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel" ingaza.wordpress.com 
—LISTEN HERE Mike Robinson speaks to Vanessa Beeley, Eva Bartlett and Fiorella Isabel about what it's like to report from the front lines of conflict zones, what they have experienced in their interactions with legacy media journalists and what it's like to live and work in Russia and with RT. Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist,…
(2023-09-08). Walgreens deglazed; Banko Forever. indybay.org °Avenge Banko!
(2023-09-08). Ukraine war: the business with death. indybay.org State-sponsored arms shipments cause corporate profits to skyrocket. That warlike conflicts boost the business of arms corporations is a well-known fact, but never in recent history have Western arms firms and corporations been able to enrich themselves so shamelessly from human suffering as in the Ukraine conflict.
(2023-09-08). Selected Articles: Is It Time to Fire Your Doctor? CDC VAERS Records More Deaths from COVID Vaccines Than Total of All Previous Vaccines Combined. globalresearch.ca 
By The evidence is in. The COVID jabs kill. Autopsies prove it. …
(2023-09-08). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-09-08). Anti-war protesters tell Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 'AUKUS out of Asia'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Campaign continues to halt Binybara/Lee Point defence housing project. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Criminalising activism: Woodside, protests and climate change. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Cross-party MPs to travel to US to call for Assange's release. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Farmers discuss protecting prime crop land from coal seam gas mining. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Monash NTEU calls for pay rises, secure jobs. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). NTEU at RMIT votes to continue industrial action. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Protests continue against Japan's dumping of radioactive water. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Rising Tide national speaking tour gathers new support. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Uriel Barrera (1930-2023): A life of revolutionary struggle and solidarity. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). WA gov't, police go after climate protesters. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Interview: Struggle for democracy in Thailand divides generations. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Sam Woripa Watson: 'Sovereignty is about controlling what happens on your land'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-08). Ukraine latest large-scale drafting and mobilizing measure a signal of desperation. infobrics.org The on-going US proxy attrition war has already exhausted the country.
(2023-09-08). Blinken makes a promise to Kiev that he cannot keep. infobrics.org Kuleba proudly boasts that no American lives are at risk as Ukrainian casualties mount.
(2023-09-08). What the BRICS Expansion Means to Shipping. infobrics.org In a world where global governance structures are evolving, BRICS' significance as a potential dominant economic bloc has greatly improved…
(2023-09-08). Russia, SA Considering Construction of Gas Power Plant — Russian Energy Ministry. infobrics.org Russia and South Africa were discussing joint projects in the energy sector, including the construction of a gas power plant and supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) for new generating capacities…
(2023-09-08). New Brics Bloc Will Democratise World Economy and Global South Future. infobrics.org Such will determine countries own paths to peace and security…
(2023-09-08). Stoltenberg bluffs about Ukrainian NATO access. infobrics.org Kiev's admission does not seem to be possible, considering the proxy conflict with Russia.
(2023-09-08). Kolomoisky's arrest — justice or just another power grab by Zelensky?>. infobrics.org The reasoning behind Washington DC's enmity towards Kolomoisky is that he's an absolute opportunist, meaning that he wasn't exactly ready to follow the belligerent thalassocracy's orders to the letter, as Zelensky does. What's more, he even tried to appease Russia on several occasions.
(2023-09-08). Green Left News Podcast Ep 19: Supermarket price gouging, Labor's dud housing deal & Fiji marches against nuclear waste. greenleft.org.au 
Green Left journalist's Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS go through the latest news from across the continent and around the world.
(2023-09-08). Outrage Grows as Pentagon Confirms Depleted Uranium Rounds Headed to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Expanding Drug Trafficking on Peru's Borders with Colombia and Brazil. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…
(2023-09-08). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-08). Musk Comes Under Fire for Preventing Ukraine Attack on Russia. news.antiwar.com CNN reports that Elon Musk personally instructed SpaceX employees to disable Starlink to prevent a Ukrainian attack on the Russian naval fleet in Crimea last year. SpaceX has spent millions of dollars of the company's own money to help Kiev's military stay connected on the battlefield since the Russian invasion last year. However, the company …
(2023-09-08). Shut The Robo Taxis Down! SF Labor Day Rally At Cruise Office Over Death Of Pedestrian. indybay.org
(2023-09-08). Up to €3,400 Per Month: Meet the Spanish Company Recruiting Fighters for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). U.S. Government Gave Millions to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to Promote COVID-19 Vaccines to Pregnant Women. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Sudan: Torture and sexual assault taking place in illegal detention centres. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-08). Wednesday 9/13: Learn How to Bust Book Bans Virtual Training. indybay.org Online via Zoom: www.mobilize.us/momsrising/event/579576/ | Join from anywhere…
(2023-09-08). How 9/11 Bred a "War on Terror" from Hell. indybay.org America's Response to 9/11 in the Lens of History…
(2023-09-08). Gaza's surplus of nurses works for free. electronicintifada.net The number of nursing graduates far outpaces available jobs.
(2023-09-08). Daniel Ortega's Speech: 44th Anniversary of the Founding of the Nicaraguan Army. orinocotribune.com Transcript of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega at the central act to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan army. | Nicaraguan brothers and sisters; families of this Free, Sovereign, Dignified Nation, fighting for Peace to eradicate Poverty, fighting for Peace to improve the living conditions of all Nicaragua's Families. | How much joy and how much optimism it gives us to receive this recognition from the Conference of Armed Forces of Central America. The CFAC, as the General explained just now, is made up of the armies, the armed forces of the countries that make up the System for C…
(2023-09-08). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. orinocotribune.com 
By Russian Ministry of Defense — Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity | The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of other countries. | The second meeting of the working group on strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was held in Geneva from 8 to 17 August 2023. The event was held to develop concrete…
(2023-09-08). 'Royally screwed' by Government: Hawaii Victims 'Getting Desperate'. expose-news.com It has been about a month since catastrophic "wildfires" swept through West Maui and consumed the formerly idyllic island village of Lahaina, leaving thousands without a house, food, and other necessities. Hawaii …
(2023-09-08). Should Details of Payments and Benefits to the Healthcare Sector Be Disclosed? — It's Time to Have Your Say. expose-news.com Pharmaceutical giants are pouring tens of millions of pounds into NHS services — including paying the salaries of medical staff and funding the redesign of patient treatment — as they seek to boost drug …
(2023-09-08). Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Your Health & Well-Being. indybay.org Calling the police can frequently do more harm than good, and other options should be considered whenever possible. The emotional impacts of violence and repression can be serious and it is important that we are aware of those impacts and work together to deal with them. Looking after ourselves and our friends or affinity groups does not end when the action ends!
(2023-09-08). Believing one's own false theories. mronline.org 
LIBERAL bourgeois writers tend to explain the problems that arise under capitalism not by the immanent tendencies of the system but by the capriciousness of particular governments.
(2023-09-08). Fifty Years Ago: Chile, September 11, 1973: The Ingredients of a Military Coup. globalresearch.ca We are commemorating September 11, 2001 as well as September 11, 1973 (Fifty years ago) | *** | Half a century ago on September 11, 1973, the Chilean military led by General Augusto Pinochet, crushed the democratically elected Unidad Popular government of …
(2023-09-08). 9/11 Analysis: "Who Is Osama Bin Laden?" globalresearch.ca In the course of the month of September, Global Research will be featuring a selection of articles by prominent authors, which indelibly reveal the lies and fabrications underlying the official 9/11 story. | The following article entitled "Who is Osama bin …
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Rally to Protect Juristac! indybay.org McEntee Plaza | 70 W Hedding St | San Jose, CA 95110…
(2023-09-08). Thursday 9/14: Grannies Stand with Workers! Starbucks Palo Alto. indybay.org Starbucks | 2000 El Camino Real (x-street Stanford Ave) | Palo Alto 94306…
(2023-09-08). Mujeres migrantes: el silencio de la precariedad y los abusos. indybay.org
(2023-09-08). México_Entrevista: Fundadora del colectivo Familiares en Búsqueda. indybay.org México | Entrevista: María Herrera Magdaleno (Fundadora del colectivo Familiares en Búsqueda) -video-…
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/17: An Evening of Poetry for the Mahsa Amini Uprising & the Heroic Political Prisoners in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2023-09-08). Here's why all biotechnology experimentation should be outlawed. expose-news.com We know only a limited outline of how genes function. What we don't know is a far larger area of knowledge than what we do know. Blinded by pride, biotechnology advocates are …
(2023-09-08). Schwab promotes the merging of state and corporate power at Asian Summit. expose-news.com Earlier this week, Klaus Schwab was given a platform at the ASEAN Summit, a meeting of Southeast Asian governments. He took the opportunity to promote the merging of state and corporate power. …
(2023-09-08). They Don't Want Us to Travel Anywhere. expose-news.com There are various methods authorities are using to implement restrictions on travel and our right to freedom of movement — all being done to "save the world" from a manufactured climate crisis. …
(2023-09-08). Bill Gates Is Funding a Scheme to Cut Down 70 Million Acres of Forests in North America. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…
(2023-09-08). A Missed Opportunity? A Closer Look at the Teamster-UPS Agreement. internationalviewpoint.org "The crisis in the labor movement is not primarily about union density but about the nature of unions today." | – | / |
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Local Color: Write Now! SF Bay Book Party. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Rooms A and B | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-09-08). Wednesday 11/8: 25th Anniversary San Francisco Trans Film Festival. indybay.org Roxie Theater and Online…
(2023-09-08). Thursday 9/14: The Future is Indigenous and Community Based Participatory Archaeologies. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-09-08). México: Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Ruling MORENA Party's Internal Elections, On Track to Become Presidential Candidate. orinocotribune.com 
Claudia Sheinbaum has won the internal elections of México's ruling party, the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), to become the new national coordinator of the defense committees of the Fourth Transformation; a position that, almost by default, makes her the ruling party's candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. | Sheinbaum, former head of government of Mexico City, will now be the leader of the party founded by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), following her winning of the internal elections this Thursday, September 7. | "On analyzing the polls, we can declare that Claudia Sheinb…
(2023-09-08). Venezuela: Former Vice President of Opposition's Primaries Commission Complains of Procedural Irregularities. orinocotribune.com 
The former vice-president of the Venezuelan opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP), María Carolina Uzcátegui, has complained of procedural irregularities in the opposition's primary election, scheduled for October 22. | Uzcátegui expressed her criticisms of the Venezuelan opposition's internal process at a press conference held this Thursday, September 7. It was her first press conference following her resignation from the vice presidency of the CNP in July, due to disagreements with the CNP board on the use of technical assistance from the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE). At that time, she…
(2023-09-08). Venezuela Signs Agreement With China's International Research Center of Big Data. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), in order to establish broader cooperation in the processing and analysis of satellite images, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Venezuela. | "The Minister of Science and Technology [Gabriela Jiménez] signed a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Science and Technology and CBAS," read the press release published by the ministry this Thursday, September 7, "with the aim of establishing broader cooperation in the p…
(2023-09-08). Thursday 9/14: El Cerrito: Solidarity Action Day with Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Starbucks | 3090 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito, CA, 94530…
(2023-09-08). Thursday 9/14: Oakland: Solidarity Action Day w/ Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Lakeshore Starbucks | 3347 Lakeshore Avenue | Oakland, CA 94610 | United States…
(2023-09-08). Biden Impeachment Vote Could Take Place in Mid-September – US Lawmaker. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US House of Representatives could vote to impeach President Joe Biden as early as mid-September, James Comer, the chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, said.
(2023-09-08). Biden's Anti-Mining Policies Leave Critical US Mineral Supply Chains at Risk – Congressman. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US supply chains for minerals critical to national security remain vulnerable, and reliant on China and other foreign sources, due to the Biden administration's lack of support for domestic mining initiatives, Congressman Paul Gosar told Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Chinese Embassy Hits Out at Allegations of AI Meddling in US Politics. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Western claims that Beijing is using artificial intelligence to create fake social media accounts to interfere in American politics are "full of prejudice and malicious speculation," Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement to Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Democracy for Me But Not for Thee. sputnikglobe.com At least 13 presidential libraries, going as far back as former US President Herbert Hoover, issued a joint statement on Thursday warning about the state of US democracy, marking a first-ever.
(2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
(2023-09-08). Gas Futures in Europe Up by 8.6%, Nearing $400 Per 1,000 Cubic Meters. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gas futures in Europe increased by 8.6%, approaching $400 per 1,000 cubic meters after media reports about the start of strikes at Chevron's LNG plants in Australia, according to data from the London-based ICE exchange on Friday.
(2023-09-08). How Russian Grain Exports Changed. sputnikglobe.com Despite Western sanctions, Russian grain exports have been growing. Over the year, Russia has increased the amount of grain supplied to other countries, reaching the 60 mln tons point, according to the data published by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture.
(2023-09-08). Musk Clarifies He Declined Starlink Activation Request to Enable 2022 Ukraine Strike Near Crimea. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who runs SpaceX and its Starlink satellite internet service, clarified in a statement that he declined to activate the network over Crimea in order to enable a Ukrainian strike on the Russian naval fleet.
(2023-09-08). NASA Admits Costs for Space Launch System for Artemis Missions 'Unaffordable' – GAO. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – NASA admits that the Space Launch System (SLS), which is designed to serve as the rocket for the Artemis missions to the moon, is unaffordable at current cost levels, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report.
(2023-09-08). North Korea Launches New 'Tactical Nuclear Attack Submarine'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korea launched a new "tactical nuclear attack submarine," capable of launching an underwater nuclear attack to strengthen Pyongyang's nuclear deterrence.
(2023-09-08). Norwegian Man Makes 'Gold Find of the Century' Using Metal Detector. sputnikglobe.com Archaeologists have indicated that the new discovery is Norway's "gold find of the century."
(2023-09-08). Pentagon Reveals US Repositioning Troops in Niger to Agadez Airbase as Precaution. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States is repositioning troops and assets in Niger from one airbase to another, but its general force posture in the region has not changed, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Thursday.
(2023-09-08). Russian Embassy Blasts US for 'Meddling' in Domestic Affairs Ahead of Elections in New Regions. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States on Thursday blasted Washington's recent statements about the legitimacy of elections in Russia's new regions as interference in its internal affairs.
(2023-09-08). Some 85 US Troops to Train With Armenian Forces in Military Drills Next Week. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Army said in a press release that some 85 US troops will train with 175 Armenian soldiers next week as part of the Eagle Partner joint military exercise.
(2023-09-08). UK Vows to Keep Close Eye on Russia's Black Sea Activity. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom will use its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to monitor Russia's activity in the Black Sea and will call out Russia if "warning signs" are seen, the office of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday.
(2023-09-08). Fulton County Jail: Shawndre Delmore Is 10th Person to Die at Notorious Facility So Far in 2023. democracynow.org 
We look at the dire conditions inside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, where Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants were recently booked. Ten prisoners have now died in the jail's custody just this year — the latest on Sunday. Shawndre Delmore had been incarcerated pretrial for five months before he was found unresponsive in a cell on August 31. Delmore's family is demanding answers as to why a previously healthy 24-year-old would so suddenly suffer from cardiac arrest, and is calling for an immediate independent investigation into conditions at the jail, which is already under federal investig…
(2023-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2023. democracynow.org Oxfam Says G20 Leaders Are Falling Drastically Short on Climate Action , Hong Kong Flooded as 6 Inches of Rain Falls in One Hour, 380 Remain Missing in Hawaii a Month After Wildfires Scorched Lahaina, Amid Record Heat in D.C., Protesters at White House Demand Biden Declare Climate Emergency , Climate Protesters Disrupt U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Amid Searing Heat, Spectator Ejected from US Open After Shouting Nazi Slogan at German Player, NATO Head Says Ukrainian Counteroffensive Making "Gradual" Progress , New Book Says Elon Musk Intervened to Thwart Attack by Ukraine on Russian-Occupied Crimea, Nor…
(2023-09-08). Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion in Major Step Forward for Reproductive Rights in Latin America. democracynow.org 
In a unanimous decision, Mexico's Supreme Court issued a historic ruling Wednesday decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. While laws banning the procedure are still in place in a majority of Mexican states, people in those states can now receive abortions at federal medical facilities run the country's public health system, and states will be barred from penalizing those patients and providers. The ruling is part of a wave of reproductive rights wins in the region, as Mexico now joins Argentina and Colombia in decriminalizing or legalizing abortion since 2020. "Latin America is actually…
(2023-09-08). Spain: Soccer Head Faces Sexual Assault Charge for World Cup Forced Kiss; Women Players Strike over Pay. democracynow.org 
Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down voluntarily. No permanent sanctions have been announced. Meanwhile, the rest of the Spanish women's soccer league is on strike over pay and working conditions after talks between federation leaders…
(2023-09-08). Brazil's Supreme Court Labels Lula's Imprisonment as Historic Mistake. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-09-08). Parliament Approves Maduro's Official Visit to China; Venezuela's VP Meets China's FM. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas ( During the meeting held this Thursday, September 7, a letter sent by President Nicolás Maduro was submitted to the plenary for its consideration, in which he requested permission—in accordance with Articles 285 and 187 of the Constitution—to make a state visit of…
(2023-09-08). Bosnia-Herzegovina: US-NATO's "Neocolonial Backwater" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Apple Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik Files Explosive RICO Corruption Suit Against Apple. indybay.org Apple whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik has filed explosive RICO corruption suit against Apple for criminal practices, worker retaliation and collusion with government officials.
(2023-09-08). West Papua: Liberation movement strengthens unity and solidarity with the people. greenleft.org.au 
At its recent summit, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) resolved to continue the independence struggle from inside West Papua and reaffirmed its demand that Indonesia lift its international media ban in the occupied territory, reports Susan Price.
(2023-09-08). Dollar rises to 98.50 rubles in trading on Moscow Exchange. tass.com The euro gained 8.75 kopecks, reaching 105.5 rubles…
(2023-09-08). Delegations from 10 countries to participate in Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. tass.com Meetings at the level of governor and deputy governor will be held with a number of foreign delegations, the official added…
(2023-09-08). Air defense system responds to attack on Berdyansk. tass.com "No damage or casualties have been reported. The information is being verified," the administration said…
(2023-09-08). Pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter detained for 72 hours. tass.com Investigators suspect Badalyan and Gevorkyan of illegal possession of arms. Local media reported that weapons had allegedly been found in their car…
(2023-09-08). Kiev troops shelled DPR territory 92 times in past day. tass.com Three civilians were reported to have been injured…
(2023-09-08). Explosion heard in Ukrainian city of Sumy. tass.com Simultaneously with the blast, an air raid warning was declared in the Sumy Region…
(2023-09-08). Explosions heard in Kiev-controlled city of Zaporozhye. tass.com No other details of the incident are known at this point…
(2023-09-08). Experts from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America to attend Kherson Region elections. tass.com Marina Zakharova added that despite certain difficulties that complicated the election campaign in the region, observers representing public organizations and political parties noted the transparency and legitimacy of the process…
(2023-09-08). Common BRICS currency possible in future — Russian diplomat. tass.com "A common currency is something which is quite possible in the future, but the path will be neither quick nor easy," the head of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky said…
(2023-09-08). Russia expects G20 declaration to mention settlements in national currencies — diplomat. tass.com Moscow hopes that "the role of developing nations in the system of Bretton-Woods institutions to be significantly increased, so that members of the extended BRICS group could have a blocking stake in the decision-making process of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other organizations" that are a part of this system…
(2023-09-08). Turkey looks at BRICS with great interest — Russian diplomat. tass.com The expansion of BRICS came as a sensation that "made the group's common voice far louder," Dmitry Birichevsky said…
(2023-09-08). Regional elections to begin in Russia. tass.com For the first time, parliamentary elections will be held in the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk (DPR and LPR), as well as in the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye…
(2023-09-08). Lavrov meets with prime minister of Bangladesh in Dhaka. tass.com Lavrov begun his first visit to Bangladesh on Thursday…
(2023-09-08). Russians won't be intimidated by US sanctions rhetoric — Russian embassy. tass.com It is reported that "US authorities do not part with a long-standing habit of meddling into internal affairs of other countries"
(2023-09-08). Voting in Kherson Region begins on time, no incidents reported — officials. tass.com The Kherson Region will elect members of the local legislative assembly and local municipal councilors in 14 municipalities, in areas near the line of engagement, too, for the first time since the region joined Russia…
(2023-09-08). Voting begins in Moscow with 100% of observers being present — HQ chief. tass.com According to Vadim Kovalev, all polling stations opened on time, and observers have already informed the headquarters online that voting began as usual and is in full compliance with election norms…
(2023-09-08). Information space of Armenia trending toward negative coverage of Russia — diplomat. tass.com "No doubt, this contradicts the traditionally friendly communication between the two peoples," Maria Zakharova said…
(2023-09-08). Politician says Russian forces repelled some Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area. tass.com According to Vladimir Rogov, artillery bombardments of Russian positions by Ukrainian forces in the area have intensified noticeably…
(2023-09-08). Number of pro-Western media targeting to discredit Russia growing in Armenia — diplomat. tass.com "Unfortunately, there are certain Armenian media outlets that go beyond mere criticism, but openly besmirch our common mechanisms for interstate cooperation," Maria Zakharova added…
(2023-09-08). Russia's rights commissioner got over 43,000 requests from citizens in first half of 2023. tass.com Russians actively used the ombudsperson's internet portal, submitting some 16,100 letters via the online form and filed 13,400 requests using a telephone hotline…
(2023-09-08). Russian security agents foil attack on Crimean railway, detain one person. tass.com The man had a cache where agents found an improvised explosive device that was intended to be used for sabotage and was made with a plastic explosive of foreign origin…
(2023-09-08). Depleted uranium rounds need to be in Ukraine before Abrams tanks arrive — Pentagon. tass.com "I refer you to the Ukrainians to announce when they actually arrive," US Department of Defense Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said…
(2023-09-08). Musk says he refused to activate Starlink off Crimea to prevent attack on Russian fleet. tass.com "If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation," he said…
(2023-09-08). US counts on joint statement of G20 summit — White House. tass.com "I'm not going to personally characterize the Chinese position in the room and the Russian position in the room," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said…
(2023-09-08). Turkey intensifies contacts on grain deal ahead of G20 summit. tass.com "Discussions on the issue, and on paths to Ukrainian settlement in general, will continue at the Kiev-Ankara level," the source said…
(2023-09-08). 9/11 News Coverage: How 36 Reporters Brought Us the Twin Towers' Explosive Demolition on 9/11. globalresearch.ca The widely held belief is that the Twin Towers collapsed as a result of the airplane impacts and the resulting fires. Among those who witnessed the event firsthand, the more prevalent hypothesis was that the Twin Towers had been brought down by massive explosions.
(2023-09-08). Rusia advierte riesgos de militarización del sureste asiático. telesurtv.net Moscú llamó a fortalecer la cooperación constructiva entre la Asociación de Naciones del Sudeste Asiático (ASEAN), la Organización de Cooperación de Shanghái (OCS) y la Unión Económica Euroasiática.
(2023-09-08). Mutual Uruguaya de Futbolistas Profesionales inicia huelga. telesurtv.net Las jugadores continúan exigiendo más y mejores condiciones, entre ellas un aumento de sueldo.
(2023-09-08). øCómo fue la resistencia de los rusos al sitio de Leningrado?>. telesurtv.net Durante el sitio de Leningrado murieron cerca de 1.2 millones de personas, el 90 por ciento de ellas como consecuencia del hambre y los bombardeos nazis.
(2023-09-08). Presidente argentino viaja a India para participar en cumbre del G20. telesurtv.net Está previsto que el mandatario participe junto a sus homólogos en las Sesiones Plenarias "Una Tierra" y "Una Familia", que se realizarán en el Bharat Mandapam.
(2023-09-08). Suben a 40 los muertos tras ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net En el estado de Rio Grande do Sul se han reportado 39 decesos y otra víctima fue notificada en el estado de Santa Catarina.
(2023-09-08). Argentina obtiene primera victoria en clasificatorio al mundial. telesurtv.net La primera jornada del clasificatorio al mundial de 2024 culmina este viernes con los juegos entre las oncenas de Uruguay-Chile y Brasil-Bolivia.
(2023-09-08). Identifican a presuntos autores de amenazas a hija de Petro. telesurtv.net Fiscalía General da a conocer que citó a interrogatorios a presuntos autores de mensajes intimidantes contra Andrea Petro y el director de la Sociedad de Activos Especiales, Daniel Rojas.
(2023-09-08). Reclaman a Estado panameño revisión de contrato minero. telesurtv.net Continúan protestas y debates en comunidades acerca del contrato para la explotación de cobre por la multinacional canadiense First Quantum Minerals LTD.
(2023-09-08). Candidata "libertaria" niega víctimas de la dictadura argentina. telesurtv.net Las organizaciones de izquierda rechazaron y acusaron a la candidata libertaria de querer reinstalar la "teoría de los dos demonios".
(2023-09-08). Fuerzas israelíes hieren a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los soldados israelíes irrumpieron en el campamento, agredieron a los palestinos y abrieron el fuego contra los palestinos.
(2023-09-08). Inician inscripciones para elecciones generales en El Salvador. telesurtv.net La población votará para elegir a su nuevo presidente, así como a sus representantes en la Asamblea Legislativa, el Parlacen y Concejos Municipales.
(2023-09-08). AN autoriza gira internacional del presidente de Venezuela. telesurtv.net La gira internacional del mandatario venezolano incluye una visita oficial a China y a otros países.
(2023-09-08). Desarticulan red para reclutamiento de mercenarios en Cuba. telesurtv.net 17 ciudadanos cubanos vinculados con la red que reclutaba mercenarios para luchar por Rusia en Ucrania fueron arrestados.
(2023-09-08). Fuga de gas deja al menos 10 trabajadores muertos en China. telesurtv.net La fuga provocó la caída de varios trabajadores de un taller; nueve de ellos murieron en el lugar mientras que la décima víctima falleció en un hospital.
(2023-09-08). Balacera en Ecuador deja al menos cuatro fallecidos. telesurtv.net El jefe del distrito sur de la Policía de Ecuador, explicó que diez personas fueron alcanzadas por las balas, entre ellas tres menores de edad.
(2023-09-08). 49 civiles y 15 militares murieron tras doble atentado en Malí. telesurtv.net Las autoridades malienses declaran luto nacional de tres días en homenaje a las víctimas de los atentados terrorista.
(2023-09-08). Despliegan helicópteros por inundaciones en Grecia. telesurtv.net Al menos diez helicópteros, de ellos tres pertenecientes al ejército, participan en la operación para evacuar a los residentes de las zonas inundadas.
(2023-09-08). Venezuela y China fortalecen relaciones de cooperación. telesurtv.net La reunión entre las autoridades de Venezuela y China apunta en seguir consolidando las relaciones diplomáticas del más alto nivel entre ambas naciones.
(2023-09-08). Aumenta el precio de combustibles en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El ajuste se hace después del dato de los precios internacionales que comparte de la Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo y se realiza de forma automática.
(2023-09-08). Presidente mexicano cede bastón de mando a candidata de Morena. telesurtv.net López Obrador y Claudia Sheinbaum fueron acompañados por titulares de distintas dependencias del gabinete federal y por gobernadores de Morena.
(2023-09-08). Presidente Nicolás Maduro llega a China en visita oficial. telesurtv.net La última visita de Nicolás Maduro a China se produjo en 2018, cuando también se reunió con Xi Jinping para aumentar la cooperación bilateral.
(2023-09-08). Justicia francesa ratifica prohibir abaya islámica en escuelas. telesurtv.net La máxima instancia judicial estimó que la prohibición no supone una amenaza grave e ilegal a una libertad fundamental.
(2023-09-08). Tormentas dejan unos 16 muertos en Türkiye, Bulgaria y Grecia. telesurtv.net La tormenta "Daniel" ha dejado a más de 200.000 griegos están sin suministro de agua por tercera jornada en Magnesia.
(2023-09-08). Ministro de Exteriores ruso realiza visita oficial a Bangladés. telesurtv.net La visita de un día del funcionario ruso tendrá como objetivo intercambiar sobre varios temas de interés bilateral.
(2023-09-08). Huracán Lee alcanza categoría 5 rumbo al occidente del Atlántico. telesurtv.net El NHC manifestó que las corrientes de resaca y el oleaje peligroso se extenderán por el occidente del Atlántico en los próximos días.
(2023-09-08). Saturday 10/14: Harvest Festival. indybay.org The Farm, UC Santa Cruz…
(2023-09-08). Monday 10/2: Oakland Day of Reparations to African People 2023: "No to FBI War on Black Liberation" indybay.org OakStop | 1721 Broadway | Oakland, CA 94612…
(2023-09-08). What if there had been no coup in Chile in 1973?: The Thirty-Sixth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
As Chile's people, led by the Popular Unity government, took control over their economic and political lives and worked hard to improve their social and cultural worlds, they sent a flare into the sky announcing the great possibilities of socialism.
(2023-09-08). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-08). As student loan payments resume, millions face a lifetime of debt while Wall Street profits. wsws.org The banks, hedge funds, investment companies and other Wall Street parasites are raking in billions of dollars in profits from the immiseration of tens of millions of student loan borrowers and their families—perhaps a third of the US population in all.
(2023-09-08). Students and faculty voice opposition to slashing programs at West Virginia University. wsws.org Faculty, staff and students of West Virginia University spoke with the World Socialist Web Site outside the College of Creative Arts Wednesday afternoon and voiced opposition to plans for the elimination of 169 faculty and slashing of 39 majors.
(2023-09-08). "I build Dodge trucks selling for $70,000 and can't afford to fix my own car": Detroit temporary part-time worker speaks on stakes in contract battle and impact of UAW concessions. wsws.org Hannah, a 28-year-old temporary part-time (TPT) worker at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, described what it is like to be a TPT and why workers are determined to overturn years of UAW-backed concessions.
(2023-09-08). UN report reveals multidimensional social catastrophe in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The Sri Lankan economy contracted by 7.8 percent in 2022 with the destruction of half a million jobs, mainly concentrated in construction, transport, food and accommodation.
(2023-09-08). New evidence of Trump's plans for January 6 coup emerges at Eastman disbarment trial. wsws.org Former Trump attorney John Eastman, facing disbarment in California, confirmed that he discussed a plan to replace Pence with Senator Charles Grassley to preside over the congressional session to confirm the Electoral College vote.
(2023-09-08). Determination of autoworkers grows as confrontation against UAW bureaucracy and auto companies intensifies. wsws.org Autoworkers are speaking out and organizing opposition to the backtracking of UAW President Shawn Fain, demanding that strike action be prepared for and carried out against the Big Three.
(2023-09-08). Chicago Teachers Union scuttles strike at ChiArts High School and helps keep students and teachers in sweltering classrooms during a dangerous heatwave. wsws.org Both the ChiArts agreement and the decision to force students into schools during a dangerous heatwave underscore the need for teachers to build the Chicago Educators Rank-and-File Committee to take control over negotiations and safety out of the hands of union officials.
(2023-09-08). Evergreen teachers in Washington state continue strike as Camas Education Association in splitting move rams through agreement on short notice. wsws.org As teachers enter into struggles internationally, Evergreen and Camas public school teachers in Washington state are striking for cost-of-living salary increases, smaller class sizes and increased funding for schools.
(2023-09-08). Australian artist John Olsen (1928—2023)—an appreciation. wsws.org Olsen's exuberant, semi-abstract and free-flowing Australian landscape paintings directly challenged the previously formal approach to the genre.
(2023-09-08). The upcoming Mack Trucks contract battle, electric vehicles, and the need for rank-and-file committees. wsws.org Mack Trucks and the pro-company UAW bureaucracy are planning to start an electric vehicle jobs bloodbath in the 2023 contract…
(2023-09-08). After months on strike, US film and television writers' and actors' anger reaching the boiling point. wsws.org Workers have shown enormous strength, at the same time the sacrifices are taking their toll, and outrage against the companies is growing.
(2023-09-08). Kaiser and other SEIU workers speak out against intolerable working conditions and living standards. wsws.org Kaiser workers at SEIU Local 105 in Colorado voted 99 percent to strike as COVID-19 surges across the US and internationally.
(2023-09-08). Per capita contraction in Australian economy. wsws.org Except for the lockdowns during the pandemic, the last time GDP per capita was smaller than it was a year earlier was during the global financial crisis and before that in the recession of the early 1990s.
(2023-09-08). A call to action to all autoworkers: Only the rank and file can win this fight! wsws.org Fain and the UAW bureaucrats aren't putting forward a strategy, but the rank and file must, in order to take control of our struggle.
(2023-09-08). After week-long strikes, NTEU seeks deal with University of Melbourne management. wsws.org A letter sent by the NTEU amounted to a plea for management to finalise an agreement with the union as quickly as possible to head off further industrial action.
(2023-09-08). Ontario teacher unions conspire to divide 200,000 educators after forcing them to work for a year without a contract. wsws.org The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation has ordered its 60,000 members to vote on a proposal to send all outstanding contract issues to binding arbitration by October 27, ruling out all strike action in this bargaining round in the process. Unions representing elementary teachers and Catholic teachers are dragging their feet with strike votes.
(2023-09-08). FBI indictments allege California cops engaged in violent terror campaign against East Bay residents for years. wsws.org Four federal indictments charge 10 police officers from two different police departments, Antioch and Pittsburg, with multiple crimes including excessive force, fraud, distributing anabolic steroids and falsifying police reports.
(2023-09-07). Africa Climate Summit Issues Nairobi Declaration. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Keeping the griot tradition alive in Baltimore. therealnews.com 
(2023-09-07). Democratic Republic of the Congo Faces Hunger Crisis Despite Mineral Wealth. truthout.org The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world's largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent… |
(2023-09-07). Colombia and U.S. to review immigration progress. plenglish.com In this regard, the Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva Duran, along with a group of senior officials, held a meeting with the U.S. House National Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall; the head of the U.S. Southern Command Gen. Laura Richardson; and the Undersecretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma. | The parties discussed the challenges faced by both nations on different aspects, especially irregular migration. | The Foreign Ministry said they pledged to continue working together, in bodies such as the tripartite group (which they share with Panama), in regional and multilateral spheres and…
(2023-09-07). Venezuela Condemns US Interference in Oil Operations. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …
(2023-09-07). Former Bad Boy Artist Mark Curry Says Diddy Squeezed All The Juice Out Of Publishing Rights, Not Worth Anything. moguldom.com Bad Boy Records founder and music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs had decided to return the publishing rights of his label's catalog to the artists and songwriters behind the music, it was recently announced. Instead of selling Bad Boy Records' catalog, Diddy has chosen to reassign the publishing rights to the label's artists and songwriters, such …
(2023-09-07). "Old and Young Unite: No MVP": Pipeline Fighters Further Delay Work At Bradshaw Creek Crossing. itsgoingdown.org 
Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA. They were extracted and arrested by 11: 30 AM, with bail set at $2,000 and $3,000. Nearby, a rally of over…
(2023-09-07). China bans seafood imports from Japan after release of Fukushima wastewater into Pacific Ocean. nationofchange.org The Chinese customs bureau said the immediate ban was put in place to prevent "the risk of radioactive contamination of food safety caused by Japan's Fukushima nuclear contaminated water discharge."
(2023-09-07). What does solidarity with Ukraine's workers look like? therealnews.com 
What is the role labor unions should play in the Russia-Ukraine War? In a special conversation moderated by
(2023-09-07). Fifty Years Since the Chilean Coup of September 11, 1973. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Neocolonial Debt Traps Are Forcing Poorer Countries to Rely on Fossil Fuels. truthout.org In the current age of climate emergency, many countries in debt are being forced by Global North elites and institutions to continue to rely on fossil fuels in order to repay loans taken from rich countries. This neocolonial debt trap creates a vicious cycle because — as a new analysis from the organization Debt Justice shows — revenues from fossil fuels are not enough to repay debts and instead… |
(2023-09-07). Florida Education Board Set to Approve Christian-Centric Alternative to the SAT. truthout.org The Florida Education Board of Governors is set to vote on whether to approve a new college entrance exam that critics contend places too much emphasis on Christian and Western thought. The Classic Learning Test (CLT), which was created in 2015, is accepted as an exam entrance option by over 200 colleges and universities across the country, most of which are Christian. The test focuses heavily on… |
(2023-09-07). Gloria Johnson, One of the "Tennessee Three," Announces US Senate Run. truthout.org A Tennessee state lawmaker — one of three who were targeted for punishment by Republicans in the state House of Representatives for leading a protest in favor of gun reform — has announced that she is running for the U.S. Senate seat that is up for election next year. State Rep. Gloria Johnson (D) made the announcement by sharing a campaign video on X, the site formerly known as Twitter. |
(2023-09-07). Poll: 1 in 2 Americans Have Experienced Extreme Weather Events in the Past Month. truthout.org New polling indicates that Americans are not only aware that the climate crisis is happening (in spite of some presidential candidates falsely describing it as "a hoax"), but that nearly half have recently experienced the effects of the crisis. A USA Today/Ipsos poll conducted in July and published this week found that 49 percent of Americans had experienced an extreme weather event within the… |
(2023-09-07). Meet the New Normal, Same as the Old Normal: You Are Still the Enemy Within. dissidentvoice.org Today, we are witnessing the nudging (manipulation) of the population to accept a 'new normal' based on a climate emergency narrative, restrictions on movement and travel, programmable digital money, 'pandemic preparedness' courtesy of the World Health Organization's tyrannical pandemic treaty, unaccountable AI and synthetic 'food'. Whether it involves a 'food transition', an 'energy transition', 15-minute …
(2023-09-07). US Pledges Millions Seized from Russian Oligarch in Latest Ukraine Aid Package. news.antiwar.com While visiting Kyiv on Wednesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced another pledge of funds to Ukraine worth $1 billion in military and other financial aid. Included in that sum is $5.4 million in seized assets belonging to a Russian oligarch and this will go toward veterans' services. Blinken declared "those who have enabled Putin's …
(2023-09-07). Federal Reserve's Bostic: American Businesses Will Face Pressures From Higher Rates And Debt Refinancing. moguldom.com The U.S. economy is headed for a "shakeout" as business debts come due and companies are forced to refinance at significantly higher interest rates, according to Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic. "We have a lot of existing debt out there that is at very low prices," Bostic said at the South African Reserve Bank's …
(2023-09-07). WNBA legend Chamique Holdsclaw discusses her mental health struggles. therealnews.com 
Chamique Holdsclaw's legendary status was apparent from the moment she entered professional sports. After helping the US National Team win the Gold Medal in the 1998 Berlin Olympics, Holdsclaw was named Rookie of the Year in her first WNBA season. Her talent on the court and success in the WNBA projected an image of stability, but away from the cameras, Holdsclaw struggled with her mental health. On this episode of Edge of Sports, Holdsclaw speaks frankly about her struggles with depression, bipolar disorder, and fame. Elsewhere in the episode, Dave rails against the "anti-woke" Trumpist response to the US…
(2023-09-07). The Virus We Should Really be Concerned About is the Neoliberal Virus. dissidentvoice.org psychosis (noun) UK /sa…™Ààk…ô ä.s…™s/ US /sa…™Ààko ä.s…™s/ "Any of a number of the more severe mental illnesses that make someone believe things that are not real" — Cambridge Dictionary As the United States continues to reach untold depths of barbarism and depravity it is important to understand the role played by the neoliberal virus in catapulting …
(2023-09-07). Bret Stephens Inventive Anti-Biden Case in the NYT. cepr.net Bret Stephens had to be creative to push the "why are Americans so down on Biden" story in his New York Times column this week. He starts his piece by pointing to a number of positive developments. But then we get the big warning: "But there's another explanation: The news isn't all that good. Americans …
(2023-09-07). Myositis: More Evidence of Immune System Damage from COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Bernie Sanders champions '32-hour work week with no loss in pay'. mronline.org 
"Needless to say, changes that benefit the working class of our country are not going to be easily handed over by the corporate elite. They have to be fought for—and won."
(2023-09-07). 'Clear as the full Moon': The revolution will not be defeated. mronline.org 
Who doesn't remember when Chávez announced on national television that Maduro should be the candidate to succeed him in case he died? It was December 8, 2012, and this was the first time he talked about dying, at least in public, and the first time we wondered if our revolutionary process could really continue without him.
(2023-09-07). Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists. mronline.org 
The Georgia Attorney General's Office filed RICO (racketeering-influenced and corrupt organizations) indictments against 61 individuals alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement.
(2023-09-07). Imperialism and the new Cold War. mronline.org 
War and Lenin in the 21st century, part 4…
(2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism makes justifying occupation even harder. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-07). Selected Articles: "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca 
By For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% …
(2023-09-07). Chris Minns says no to drug decriminalisation while ACT takes a bold health approach. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-07). 'A chemical bomb on the Kurdish foundation': Marking 100 years of the Treaty of Lausanne. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-07). Open the Contracts: Court Rules in Favour of Vaccine Transparency. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Renaming U.S. historical sites considered offensive. america.cgtn.com 
It's one of many scenic spots in the U.S. state of Colorado but its name is much less attractive in the minds of many of the state's Asian-Pacific Americans: Chinaman Canyon. | They consider the name insulting to their community and have asked that it be changed. | It's part a growing national push to rename geographical places whose names are deemed offensive.
(2023-09-07). French MP defends Cuba's right to live without interference. plenglish.com Paris, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) La France Insoumise (LFI) MP Éric Coquerel on Thursday defended Cuba's right to independence and to live without the domination attempts by the United States and its economic, commercial, and financial blockade.
(2023-09-07). PM Modi unveils plan to strengthen ASEAN-India cooperation. plenglish.com Jakarta, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who ended his visit to Indonesia on Thursday, presented a proposal to strengthen cooperation between his country and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
(2023-09-07). Imperial launches sixth form maths school aimed at under-represented students. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College London is establishing an innovative new sixth form school in Barnet, North London, nurturing the next generation of students in STEM…
(2023-09-07). Q&A: Study finds hybrid solar energy systems could reduce global emissions. imperial.ac.uk Imperial engineers and a team of global experts have reviewed technological options, innovation and opportunities in the hybrid solar energy industry.
(2023-09-07). Russia and Brazil Consider Co-Producing Films Together. infobrics.org Culture authorities from Russia and Brazil are discussing the possibility of reaching an agreement on joint film production…
(2023-09-07). XXV BRICS Summit and Affirmation of the BRICS Agenda by Country Agency. infobrics.org The bloc was dismissed by many in the beginning, with some arguing that it does not hold sufficient power to change anything, let alone contend with the global hegemons. But BRICS is not about challenging anyone. It is about fostering cooperation and collaboration to find solutions for global challenges and achieve a shared future in which development is enhanced and accessible to all who seek it, Mikatekiso Kubayi writes…
(2023-09-07). Rushing Ukraine's counteroffensive causes "unsustainable losses" – British think tank. infobrics.org Ukrainian forces have lost more than 66,000 soldiers since the start of the counteroffensive.
(2023-09-07). Breaking ties with Russia and refocusing on France could destroy Armenia. infobrics.org According to Pashinyan's "logic", France will get into a confrontation with Turkey, one of its NATO allies, for the sake of Armenia, a country nearly 3,500 km away that can reach Yerevan only through neighboring Georgia. This is without even taking into account the troubles Paris is going through as its neocolonial system in Africa is faced with unprecedented unraveling.
(2023-09-07). US to send radioactive weapons to Ukraine despite their extreme danger to humans. infobrics.org The US is running out of conventional weapons to provide Kiev, which is why it has recently started sending banned weapons, such as cluster munitions, and now even radioactive ones, such as DU.
(2023-09-07). A Failed "Human Rights" Attack on the DPRK. libya360.wordpress.com Konstantin Asmolov North Korean opponents have continued to focus on the subject of human rights in the second half of 2023. Let's say that this is a very convenient claim to make since it, on the one hand, earns support from the populace and, on the other hand, has some merit because of the regime's…
(2023-09-07). CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution in Indonesia. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is ineligible for a third…
(2023-09-07). The Open Eyes Foundation (FJKL) is Not a Credible Human Rights Group. libya360.wordpress.com Travis Ross At an FJKL press conference in 2018, executive director Marie Yolène Gilles (center left) and president Samuel Madistin (center right). Marie Yolène Gilles was invited to address the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 20, 2023. She was representing the Fondation Je Klere (FJKL or Open Eyes Foundation), a human rights group of which she is the…
(2023-09-07). The Unshakeable Putin-Erdogan Nexus. libya360.wordpress.com MK Bhadrakumar The Ankara-Moscow relationship challenges western expectations: Here is a unique model of cooperation among regional powers, built on mutual interests, respect, and the recognition of each country's independent foreign policies and strategic autonomy. What makes a power relationship intriguing in international relations is that it is never quite static, and its delicate equilibrium…
(2023-09-07). Washington's Expanding Military Footprint on China's Doorsteps. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic A series of announcements by the US reflect its large and still growing military presence across Asia-Pacific, particularly in East and Southeast Asia. Together, they reflect a continued and increasingly desperate desire by Washington to encircle and contain China. These announcements include plans for expanding the number of US air bases across the…
(2023-09-07). More than Half of America's 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds. inequality.org
(2023-09-07). Coalition of Independent Unions Takes to the Streets in Portland for 'Trans Day of Solidarity'. itsgoingdown.org 
Rank-n-file members of the Coalition of Independent Unions, made up largely of unions representing fast-food and services workers, several part of the anti-capitalist labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), took to the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday, in support of a day in solidarity with trans workers. On Facebook, the goal…
(2023-09-07). The Digital World Brain. "Neural Techniques that Invalidate Free Will" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). COVID Vaccine Contracts Show How Big Pharma 'Held South Africa to Ransom'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The American Masculinity Crisis. levernews.com
(2023-09-07). Federal Judge Orders Texas to Remove Deadly Buoys From Rio Grande. truthout.org Migrant rights groups and Texas Democrats on Wednesday welcomed a federal judge's order that the state remove from the Rio Grande about 1,000 feet of orange buoys fastened together with metal cables and anchored with concrete blocks. The federal Department of Justice sued Texas and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over the buoys in July. Judge David A. Ezra of the Western District of Texas — an… |
(2023-09-07). US Continues to Finance Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad Despite COP26 Pledge. truthout.org Amid a worsening climate emergency and preparations for a pair of United Nations summits to tackle it, an analysis released Wednesday called out multiple countries including the United States for continuing to dump a collective $4.4 billion into fossil fuel projects abroad after pledging to stop such public financing by the end of last year. Oil Change International (OCI) found that the United… |
(2023-09-07). Prigozhin's three strikes—Khodorkovsky business, Berozovsky politics, the last Africa trip. mronline.org 
On March 5, in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), there was a fire-bombing of a French—owned brewery which destroyed 50,000 bottles of beer.
(2023-09-07). American carnage: To be Black in Trump's America. nationofchange.org While Black people are certainly not the sole target of Trump's rhetoric and the abuse of like-minded mobs, we are one of the greatest tests of the functioning of American democracy.
(2023-09-07). Is There Really Pay Equity at the US Open Tennis Tournament? dissidentvoice.org 
Imagine if you and others in your group are paid a flat rate, and the members of a different group are paid the same flat rate. The employer proclaims it is equal pay. But wait a minute! Your group works a 5-hour shift while the other group works a 3-hour shift for the same pay. …
(2023-09-07). Women's Rights: Is There Really Pay Equity at the US Open Tennis Tournament? globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer. aclu.org Holding up a pink and blue "Trans People Belong" poster, I marched alongside 150 fellow high school students in the heart of Washington D.C this summer. Angered by the direct attack on either themselves or their trans siblings, we linked our arms to protest the approximately As an intern and a participant in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute (NAI), I had spent the past week learning alongside other young activists about major ACLU issues. The NAI is an annual program th…
(2023-09-07). Iran Slows Nuclear Enrichment, Opening Window for Biden to Make a Deal. news.antiwar.com The UN nuclear monitoring organization confirmed that Iran is decreasing its rate of production of 60% enriched uranium and diluting its existing stockpile. Tehran's decision could open the door for diplomacy on the nuclear issue. Reuters reports it viewed a document produced by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) outlining Tehran's move to limit its …
(2023-09-07). US Intel Official: Media Misleading Americans About Ukraine's Battlefield Success. news.antiwar.com
(2023-09-07). Zelensky Speaks With Netanyahu, Requests More Support from Israel. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone on Thursday. The leaders discussed how Tel Aviv could support Kyiv's fight against Russia and the potential deployment of Israeli police to Ukraine to support Jewish pilgrims. According to a press release from Zelensky's office, the Ukrainian leader requested more assistance from Netanyahu. "The …
(2023-09-07). What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About. aclu.org The ACLU is leading the fight to end classroom censorship and protect our right to learn. We filed the first case in the country to challenge a law that censored instruction about systemic sexism and racism in
(2023-09-07). The "Global War on Terrorism". "The Process that Set September 11 in Motion": Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Is It Time to Fire Your Doctor? CDC VAERS Records More Deaths from COVID Vaccines Than Total of All Previous Vaccines Combined. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Israel halts exit of goods from Gaza. electronicintifada.net Tens of thousands of jobs threatened amid 46 percent unemployment rate.
(2023-09-07). Iranian press review: Taliban denounces executions in Iran. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Taliban denounces executions in Iran | Meanwhile, Green Movement leader demands political change in letter from house arrest, and anger boils over at dismissal of professors from universities
| Thu, 09/07/2023 – 09: 48 | Taliban fighters stand guard as Afghan protesters take part in a demonstration against reports of harassment of Afghan refugees in Iran…
(2023-09-07). Daniel Khalife: Terror suspect who escaped UK prison accused of spying for Iran, says BBC. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-07). Egypt: Rights groups call for immediate release of prominent activist. middleeasteye.net 
Egypt: Rights groups call for immediate release of prominent activist | The detained April 6 movement leader Mohamed Adel has been sentenced to four years in prison after already serving five years in pre-trial detention on charges deemed politically motivated | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 12: 31 | Mohamed Adel (right) has been sentenced to four years in prison, which rights groups say is based on "bogus charges"
(2023-09-07). US-backed SDF issues 'general amnesty' to rebelling Arab tribes in Syria. middleeasteye.net 
US-backed SDF issues 'general amnesty' to rebelling Arab tribes in Syria | Commander of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces acknowledges 'flaws' in governance after bloody fighting between SDF and Arab tribes | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 19: 13 | Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the SDF, at a press conference near the northeastern Syrian Hassakeh province, on 24 October 2019 (AFP) | The US-backed Syrian Demo…
(2023-09-07). Yemen: Campaign launched over missing Omani travel vlogger. middleeasteye.net 
Yemen: Campaign launched over missing Omani travel vlogger | Prominent travel content creator goes missing in Marib, with many calling for his release and news on his whereabouts | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 15: 38 | The Omani vlogger Harith al-Shariqi regularly shares his travels with his thousands of followers on YouTube and Instagram (Screengrab/Instagram) | An online campaign has been launched in solidarity…
(2023-09-07). Erdogan Stresses Need of Switching to National Currencies in Trade With Russia. orinocotribune.com The Turkish and Russian presidents met in Sochi where they also agreed on sending free grain shipments to African nations in need. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 September told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the two nations need to move forward with using national currencies for bilateral trade. | "I believe that the fact that the heads of our central banks will meet here today is important from the point of view of a step towards the transition to national currencies in bilateral relations between us," the Turkish president stated during a meeting with Putin in the city of Sochi. | Fo…
(2023-09-07). Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger. electronicintifada.net Democrats push back for "economic peace" but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation.
(2023-09-07). Native Son: Big Bill Haywood. dissidentvoice.org [The] barbarous gold barons do not find the gold, they do not mine the gold, they do not mill the gold, but by some weird alchemy all the gold belongs to them. — Big Bill Haywood, addressing commencement of miners' strike, Colorado, 1903. Work taught him of injustice early and converted him to socialism. His …
(2023-09-07). US Intensifies Its Hybrid War Against Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The Heat: A Decade of Belt & Road. america.cgtn.com 
It's the infrastructure project connecting the world by land and sea. Ten years on, we take a look at the impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative. | Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative during a speech in Kazakhstan on September 7, 2013, proposing new trade routes to create a 'new Silk Road' and wider economic cooperation. | A decade later, 152 countries have seen 3,000 BRI projects and nearly a trillion dollars in new investment. By Chinese estimates, it's helped lift nearly 40 million people out of poverty. Back in Kazakhstan where it all began, trade between the two countries u…
(2023-09-07). G20: What's in it for the Global South? peoplesdispatch.org Economist Dr Biswajit Dhar talks about what to expect from the forthcoming G20 summit being held in Delhi, India. He says the rhetoric about gains to developing countries from the G20 summits is hype…
(2023-09-07). Argentinian youth backs UP alliance. plenglish.com In a joint statement, members of the "General Confederation of Labor" and the "Central de Trabajadores de Argentina" called for a day of militancy and exchange on the domestic projects that will be at stake in the elections. | The meetings will take place La Matanza, Parque Chacabuco and Florencio Varela. | Participants will talk with residents about the UP's proposals and the risk posed by the arrival to the Presidency of "La Libertad Avanza" (LLA) or "Juntos por el Cambio" (JxC). | "The youth is organized to defend rights and build a possible future. We take a stand against the right, we plan joint actions and…
(2023-09-07). Cuban National Ballet performs in Dominican Republic. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) will perform ®Swan Lake ® -by the prima ballerinas Viengsay Valdes, Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez- forthcoming September 9 at the National Theater "Eduardo Brito", in this capital.
(2023-09-07). Cuban province to host national workshop on endemic crocodile. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) From September 18 to 23, Matanzas province will host the 7th National Workshop on the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in order to socialize criteria and experiences in the care of reptiles.
(2023-09-07). Cuban university focuses on food production. plenglish.com For the institution, even the international deals of its School of Agricultural Sciences with counterparts in Europe and Latin America have been key, although they are approaching local farms and producers in September. | According to Radio Cadena Agramonte's website, the University of Camagàºey signed an important labor deal with the Fruta Real Farm, located in the municipality of Minas and belonging to producer and agronomist Rolando Leyva. | In statements to the website, Yorkis Tamayo, dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences, said "the deal will facilitate to turn the farm into a study area with exper…
(2023-09-07). International Book Fair to be held in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Book Institute (ICL) called Thursday for the 32nd edition of the Havana International Book Fair (FILH), to be held in the first months of 2024, organizers informed Thursday.
(2023-09-07). PAHO warns of growing malaria cases in the Americas. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called Thursday for surveillance, diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria cases in the Americas, essentially in non-endemic countries.
(2023-09-07). Presidential credentials in Ecuador to be delivered in December. plenglish.com Quito, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador ¥s National Electoral Council (CNE) President Diana Altamaint confirmed on Thursday that credentials' handed over to the new presidential binomial here will take place on upcoming December 11.
(2023-09-07). Seismic activity returns to Ahuachapan in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Sep 7 (Prensa atina) After ceasing for some hours, tremors returned to the Salvadoran Ahuachapan locality, where just today 25 earthquakes have been reported, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) informed.
(2023-09-07). Syrian FM thanks South Africa for support in the war. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad thanked Thursday South Africa for its support to the Syrian people during the war years and for its humanitarian assistance to overcome the devastating aftermath of past February's earthquake.
(2023-09-07). Israel: New movement sees young people refusing military service over judicial reforms. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-07). From Golda Meir to Ben-Gvir: Examining Israel's Supremacist Apartheid Legacy. orinocotribune.com By Miko Peled — Sep 5, 2023 | Remarks by Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, saying his rights are superior to those of Arabs. He received the precise reaction he wanted — his comments were posted and repeated everywhere. His face was shown, and the | Israel has a seventy-five-year history of d…
(2023-09-07). Tech War: Huawei Helps China To Win 'Symbolic' Victory in Defying Washington's Sanctions With Mate 60 Pro but Headwinds Remain. orinocotribune.com By Che Pan in Beijing, Iris Deng in Shenzhen and Bien Perez in Hong Kong — Sep 5, 2023 | ‚Ä¢ Huawei has said little on the technology behind the chip in its latest phone, triggering an industry guessing game about its origins | ‚Ä¢ Mate 60 Pro has triggered an outpouring of nationalist sentiment, with netizens hailing the device as proof that China can beat US sanctions | The China-made chip at the heart of the Mate 60 Pro phone launched by Huawei Technologies in the past week marks a clear win for the country in its attempts to defy Washington's sanctions, but analysts say it…
(2023-09-07). US Vassals Steal Syria's Railway Equipment To Impede Its Recovery. orinocotribune.com US-backed Kurdish separatist forces are looting Syria's railway infrastructure as part of an ongoing US-led campaign to exert economic pressure on the Arab nation and impede its recovery following a decade-long conflict, according to a political analyst. | Ayman Alameh, based in Lebanon, told the Press TV website that Washington and its allies are actively depleting Syria's resources and damaging its infrastructure to further isolate the country and hinder its return to normalcy. | "This is part of efforts to tighten the economic blockade of Syria following the defeat of the US-backed militancy in Syria and the A…
(2023-09-07). Behind Their Green Mask — The Government Proposes Legislation to Criminalise Disagreeing With Net Zero. expose-news.com We should have listened to Rosa Koire back in 2011 when she warned that "The Green Mask must be removed from those who have hijacked the environmental movement." This is true of …
(2023-09-07). Cancer Concerns Prompt Increased Blood Testing of Military Firefighters for PFAS. truthout.org A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human health. New federal research links testicular cancer in U.S. service members to the "forever chemicals," adding to a growing body of evidence of the dangers… |
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum will be MORENA's candidate for Mexican Presidential election. peoplesdispatch.org Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Head of government of Mexico City, will seek to carry forward the legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and continue the Fourth Transformation of the country…
(2023-09-07). French working class rallies in solidarity with trade unionist facing prosecution. peoplesdispatch.org SeÃÅbastien Menesplier, leader of a union affiliated to the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), was summoned by the police recently. The CGT claims that over 400 of its activists are being prosecuted in various courts for protesting the controversial pension reforms forced through by the Emmanuel Macron government…
(2023-09-07). 9/9-9/11. 22 Years Ago, 2 Days before 9/11: Shah Masood, leader of the Northern Alliance assassinated. globalresearch.ca This article was originally published on the 9th of September 2003. | Twenty-two years ago, on the 9th of September 2001, the leader of the Northern Alliance Commander Ahmad Shah Masood was mortally wounded in a kamikaze assassination. | It happened two …
(2023-09-07). Oil and Gas and Climate Change Fakery. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Turkey: World Bank agrees to provide $18bn in loans amid economic overhaul. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-07). Brazil has become a guinea pig for the global effort to censor information. expose-news.com Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes has censored a shocking number of high-profile people in a surprisingly short period of time. Not just on social media but he is also freezing bank accounts …
(2023-09-07). David Kurten: Net Zero Zealots will use the Energy Bill to take your home away from you. expose-news.com On Tuesday, the UK's Energy Bill had its third reading and was passed by the House of Commons. It may sound innocuous but this is part of the tyranny that is being …
(2023-09-07). 9/11 Explosive Evidence. Experts Speak Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). Vaccines and "Fabricated Propaganda": The Character Assassination Directed against Robert Kennedy Jr. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). To end racism, we need to rebuild the economy. therealnews.com 
(2023-09-07). Scrap the GST and the Stage 3 tax cuts. greenleft.org.au 
It's probably no surprise that the Intergenerational Report 2023 passed without much comment. It forecasts the need for greater income revenue, and that will fall to a younger generation. Sam Wainwright reports.
(2023-09-07). Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told. middleeasteye.net 
Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told | Campaign groups warn legislation could block divestments from arms trade and fossil fuels and undermine human rights commitments | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 15: 50 | Melanie Phillips was praised by one MP for her 'excellent articles' (Parliament TV) | The
(2023-09-07). 'Climate Breakdown Has Begun': Summer 2023 Deemed Hottest on Record. sputnikglobe.com The data puts numbers to a sweltering summer that has been experienced by billions of people across the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of the United States, Europe and Japan.
(2023-09-07). Fact Check: Have US Cluster Munitions Proven Effective Amid Ukraine Counteroffensive? sputnikglobe.com Washington has reportedly green-lighted further supplies of cluster munitions to Ukraine even though the first batch of the deadly shells have not helped the Kiev regime make any progress amid its counteroffensive.
(2023-09-07). France's Council of State Upholds Ban on Islamic Dress Abaya. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – France's Council of State on Thursday upheld a ban on the all-covering Muslim robe abaya in schools, which had been announced last weekend by the country's newly-appointed Education Minister Gabriel Attal.
(2023-09-07). 'Huge Barriers': Pentagon's Hypersonic Woes Due to 'Very Delicate' Physics Problems Behind Tech. sputnikglobe.com Hypersonic technology is highly specialized, and military engineers have to overcome serious challenges posed by physics that disrupt the typical way missiles are used. This is why the US military has struggled to catch up to Russia, China, and other nations that have already developed the technology, experts told Sputnik.
(2023-09-07). Pentagon Unveils New $600Mln Ukraine Package, Includes Equipment to Augment Air Defenses. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States announced a new $600 million security package for Ukraine to include munitions in addition to equipment augmenting air defenses, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Researchers Accidentally Make First-Ever Measurement of Black Hole's Swirling Accretion Disk. sputnikglobe.com An accretion disk is comprised of the swirling funnel of gas and dust that orbits a black hole as it slowly spirals down into oblivion. Previously, scientists had been able to tell where this disk begins but not where it ends, thanks to the unusual laws of physics surrounding a black hole that bend and distort light from its far side.
(2023-09-07). Rossiya Segodnya Media Group Says Monitors Detention of Sputnik Armenia Columnist. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Rossiya Segodnya international media group ris monitoring the situation with the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorgyan and expects that an unbiased investigation will be conducted into the matter.
(2023-09-07). Russia Winning War Against West's 'Hot Air' Oil and Gas Sanctions Threat. sputnikglobe.com The G7 has shown signs of ditching its artificial below-market price cap on Russian oil exports. David Tawil, founder of ProChain Capital, has suggested the policy had been "hot air" from the start, and that reality was dawning on Western leaders.
(2023-09-07). Snacktime: Astronomers Spot Black Hole That Takes Bite Out of Star Every Month. sputnikglobe.com Astronomers have long tracked stars being steadily eaten away by black holes after becoming trapped in their orbit, and they've even seen entire stars getting torn apart by them. However, now astronomers have found something new: a star that's getting eaten by a black hole very slowly, for about one week every month.
(2023-09-07). 'That 70s Show' Actor Danny Masterson Sentenced to 30 Years for Rape. sputnikglobe.com The 'That 70s Show' actor was first found guilty of two counts of rape in early June of this summer. He was charged with forcibly raping three women in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003; however, the presiding jury was deadlocked on the third rape count.
(2023-09-07). Democratic Republic of Congo Faces "Worst Hunger Catastrophe" as Mineral Extraction Enriches the Few. democracynow.org 
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is seeing a dramatic deterioration of infrastructure and displacement of citizens as a result of armed violence, flooding and the world's largest hunger crisis. In recent months, rampant violence of armed groups has forced more than half a million people to flee their homes, while the United Nations says some 3,000 families also lost their homes after recent intense flooding and mudslides in the eastern part of the country. Twenty-five million people are facing starvation as displaced citizens are unable to access their land to grow their own food, and the humanitarian r…
(2023-09-07). Ukrainian & Russian Activists on How Putin's War Emboldens "Authoritarian Forces" Around the World. democracynow.org 
On the same day U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv to announce $1 billion in new U.S. aid to Ukraine, 17 Ukrainians were killed in a Russian missile attack on a Donetsk market. "It's very painful for me to see all the streets and cities that I spent my childhood in to be completely destroyed by the ongoing war," says Hanna Perekhoda, Ukrainian historian from the Donetsk region on a speaking tour of the U.S. calling for an end to the war by driving out Putin's occupation. "If we let Russian authoritarians win, it will mean that the authoritarian forces also in our cou…
(2023-09-07). Headlines for September 7, 2023. democracynow.org Russian Missile Strike Kills 17 and Wounds Dozens in Ukraine's Donetsk, Russia Accused of Violating Territorial Integrity of Romania, a NATO Ally, Sudanese Army Shelling Kills 32 Civilians in Omdurman, Gabon Coup Leaders Say Deposed Leader Ali Bongo Has Been Freed from House Arrest, U.N. to End Food Aid for Another 2 Million Afghans as 15 Million Face Hunger, Biden to Cancel Oil & Gas Leases in Alaska Wildlife Refuge, But Willow Project Remains, Judge Sets October Trial for 2 Trump Co-Defendants in Georgia Election Interference Case, Federal Judge Finds Trump Liable for Defaming Writer E. Jean Carroll for S…
(2023-09-07). Chevron Lobbies Against Washington's Sanctions on PDVSA. orinocotribune.com According to This information was released in a report this Monday, September 4, as part of the effort to pressure Brussels and Washington t…
(2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the nation, in a historic ruling that marks another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer…
(2023-09-07). Venezuela Delegation Meets with Shanghai International Energy Exchange. orinocotribune.com In order to strengthen the exchange of experiences in financial fields between China and Venezuela, Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez visited the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE). | Rodriguez's delegation also included the Minister of Petroleum and President of PDVSA Pedro Tellechea, Ambassador to China Giuseppe Yofreda, and PSUV deputy to the National Assembly, Nicolas Maduro Guerra. | During the tour, representatives of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange explained to the Venezuelan authorities, through a photographic exhibition and a compilation of newspapers, the behavior of the st…
(2023-09-07). As Armenian govt of "Soros graduates" prepares to host U.S. war game, withdraw from post-Soviet collective defense treaty, abandon Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan, & definitively flip away from Russia towards USA and Turkey (LOL, can't make it up!!!!!), top pro-Russian blogger Mika Badalyan & seven friends / associates arrested by masked G-Men, all on charges of "illicit arms trafficking" (they publicly fundraised / bought / sent Chinese unarmed $300 quadrocopters to Russia, as show of support.) Not 1st time he has been detained & tried, but, this time they have to put him down for good, "clear the field." Folks, "the Democracy" is coming to USA, soon enough. It's all coming here, as I wrote even in 2021. They will eventually HAVE to take a mad shot at "clearing the field." (You've seen nothing yet.) No, I won't be near DC when it happens. You smug DC-area RINO's (incl. the top, top RINO lawyer who told me to just give up & get vaxxed) reading me & laughing… can "Save this Tweet." thedreizinreport.com 
In other news, in this SHORT feature, we have: "LADIES AT WAR." But, first: Tenacious "Body Count Retards" just don't give up! A college-age reader-donor wants to see more Borscht Reich bodies. He wants to hike the sum of KIA's within the Reich's 66,000 Great Counter-Suck-Fensive "losses" (dead and wounded) figure announced by Russia's Defense...…
(2023-09-07). Níger aumentó el precio del uranio a 214 dólares el kilogramo. telesurtv.net En 2022, el uranio proveniente de Níger representó el 20,2 por ciento del total importado por Francia.
(2023-09-07). Inundaciones en sureste de Europa dejan 11 muertos. telesurtv.net En Grecia, dos personas murieron y todavía se busca a una que está desaparecida, luego que su vehículo fuera arrastrado por un torrente.
(2023-09-07). OMS registra aumento de muertes y hospitalizaciones por Covid-19. telesurtv.net La OMS teme por las consecuencias de la enfermedad durante el invierno e instó a una mayor vigilancia y vacunación.
(2023-09-07). Argentina retira insignias otorgadas a Augusto Pinochet. telesurtv.net A través del Decreto 455, que será publicado este jueves en el Boletín Oficial, se le cancela a Pinochet, fallecido en 2006, y a sus derechohabientes el derecho a usar las insignias referidas.
(2023-09-07). Colombia designa delegados al monitoreo del cese al fuego con el ELN. telesurtv.net La Instancia Nacional es liderada por el general de infantería de Marina, Rafael Olaya Quintero.
(2023-09-07). Juez de EE.UU. ordena a Texas retirar boyas antimigrantes. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano reconoció la decisión que emitió por la Corte Federal para el Distrito Oeste en EE.UU. para ordenar la retirada de una barrera de boyas colocadas en el río Bravo.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza máxima categoría en el océano Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova es el décimo ciclón con nombre de esta temporada en el Pacífico, de ellos, el más dañino ha sido Hilary.
(2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.
(2023-09-07). Militar colombiano se declarará culpable del magnicidio de Mà∂ise. telesurtv.net El colombiano, quien es considerado líder del complot para matar a Moïse, fue arrestado en Haití y extraditado a EE.UU., donde se declaró no culpable del crimen en 2022.
(2023-09-07). EE.UU. concederá a Ucrania ayuda de más de mil millones de dólares. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce cuando el líder ruso, Vladímir Putin, calificó como un "fracaso" la contraofensiva ucraniana, que ha estado en curso durante tres meses hasta el día de hoy.
(2023-09-07). Gobierno de Chile presenta agenda legislativa de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Se presentó a propósito de las cinco décadas del golpe de Estado del general Augusto Pinochet contra el presidente socialista Salvador Allende.
(2023-09-07). Tifón Haikui deja cerca de 300.000 personas evacuadas en China. telesurtv.net Se esperan más lluvias torrenciales que pueden desencadenar torrentes de montaña, inundaciones y otros desastres secundarios.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza la categoría 2 en el Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova presentaba vientos máximos sostenidos de 165 kilómetros por hora (km/h) y rachas de 205 km/h.
(2023-09-07). Presidenta de Perú juramenta a nuevos ministros. telesurtv.net Algunas de las nuevas asignaciones ministeriales corresponden a las carteras de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Educación, Trabajo, Desarrollo Agrario y Riego.
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum es electa candidata presidencial por el partido Morena en México. telesurtv.net El presidente del Consejo Nacional de Morena, Alfonso Durazo, leyó los resultados de las cinco encuestas que definieron la candidatura.
(2023-09-07). TSE convoca a elecciones generales del 2024 en El Salvador. telesurtv.net En la convocatoria a elecciones que marca el inicio del evento electoral permitirá que el 7 de septiembre inicie el proceso de inscripción de candidaturas.
(2023-09-07). Denuncian nueva masacre en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Ascienden a 64 las masacres ocurridas en lo que va del 2023 en Colombia, de acuerdo con los datos de Indepaz.
(2023-09-07). Rusia y Türkiye acuerdan suministro de un millón de toneladas de granos. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia afirmó que es necesario evaluar temas como la logística, finanzas, rutas, destinos y cantidad.
(2023-09-07). Movimiento social brasileño celebra Grito de los Excluidos. telesurtv.net Bajo el lema "¿De qué tienes hambre y sed?", los movimientos abogarán por un Brasil más justo, democrático y soberano.
(2023-09-07). Junta militar concede libertad a presidente derrocado de Gabón. telesurtv.net El líder golpista señaló que concedió la libertad al ex mandatario de 64 años teniendo en cuenta su estado de salud.
(2023-09-07). Parlamento de Chad exige retirada de tropas francesas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los asambleístas expresaron su rechazo ante la posición injerencista francesa.
(2023-09-07). Suman 37 los muertos por ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net El gobernador de esa región, Eduardo Leite añadió en rueda de prensa que lamentablemente el número de fallecidos debe ir en aumento en las próximas horas.
(2023-09-07). Exigen justicia para firmantes de paz asesinados en Colombia. telesurtv.net Entre las actividades, también se realizó un plantón frente a la Fiscalía General para exigir a este ente que no queden impunes los asesinatos de firmantes de paz y líderes sociales.
(2023-09-07). Publican lista de los 30 futbolistas nominados al Balón de Oro. telesurtv.net Como es costumbre hace más de 15 años, el listado lo encabeza el capitán de la Argentina campeona del mundo Lionel Messi.
(2023-09-07). Tormenta tropical Lee se convierte en huracán categoría 1. telesurtv.net El ente agregó además que se producirá un fortalecimiento continuo del sistema.
(2023-09-07). Incarcerated Laborers Can Barely Afford Basic Necessities While in Prison. truthout.org The outside world may be in the grips of inflation and financial instability, but inside a Burgin, Kentucky, prison, the financial woes more closely resemble the Great Depression. For many incarcerated inside the Northpoint Training Center, the primary concern isn't how they will pay for gas, insurance, or even rent upon release from prison. The uncertainty they feel is far more urgent. |
(2023-09-07). How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the mill. nationofchange.org
(2023-09-07). Civil Disobedience Inside Minnesota's Stillwater Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-09-07). What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973? dissidentvoice.org 
Gracia Barrios (Chile), Multitud III ('Multitude III'), 1972. Imagine this scenario. On 11 September 1973, the reactionary sections of the Chilean army, led by General Augusto Pinochet and given a green light by the US government, did not leave their barracks. President Salvador Allende, who led the Popular Unity government, went to his office in …
(2023-09-07). Parole Didn't Integrate Me Into Society. It Kept Me Out of It. truthout.org I have lived as a fugitive, as far outside the law as possible, and as a parolee on the strictest level of supervision available, outside of physical incarceration. I can say with the utmost confidence that it is much easier to obtain and sustain the basic adult necessities required to be a tax paying, positively contributing member of polite society as a fugitive from justice than as a compliant… |
(2023-09-07). Pentagon Developing AI Drone Swarms to 'Deter' China. news.antiwar.com The US military is devising a new system designed to field thousands of drones controlled by artificial intelligence, deputy Pentagon chief Kathleen Hicks said on Wednesday, voicing hopes the tech would help to overcome Beijing's "advantage in mass." Speaking at the yearly Defense News conference in Arlington, Virginia, Hicks outlined the Pentagon's new "Replicator Initiative," …
(2023-09-07). 9/11 and "The Unspeakable": Award Winning Actor William Hurt: "It Took Me a Long Time to Face What I Knew to be True About 9/11" globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). The US military recruitment crisis and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org The US war machine is confronting a worsening recruitment crisis as it escalates its war against Russia in Ukraine and prepares for war against China.
(2023-09-07). Jill Biden reinfected with COVID amid latest wave of the pandemic. wsws.org Jill Biden's COVID reinfection has exposed the Biden administration's utter farce and hypocrisy in declaring the pandemic over.
(2023-09-07). Will Lehman replies to Biden's Department of Labor in ongoing lawsuit to demand rerun of UAW election. wsws.org The filing takes apart the ridiculous claims by the DOL that Lehman should have filed his complaint–which centered on the fact that the historically low turnout was the product of deliberate voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy–before the election results were known.
(2023-09-07). For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party urges workers and youth to reject both the Yes and the No cases presented by the ruling political establishment and calls for an active boycott campaign to oppose the referendum itself.
(2023-09-07). UAW president backtracks on autoworker demands one week before Big Three contract expirations. wsws.org In an interview with Associated Press, UAW President Shawn Fain said, "when you go into bargaining, you don't always get everything you demand," all but admitting that a sellout agreement is being prepared between the union apparatus and the auto corporations.
(2023-09-07). The deepening COVID pandemic further exposes the reckless self-delusions of the Biden administration. wsws.org Jill Biden's COVID reinfection has exposed the hypocrisy and farce in the White House's policy toward the ongoing pandemic.
(2023-09-07). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers' strikes mark beginning of new school year across Europe over funding, cost of living and the pandemic; metal workers at Turkish factory demand resignation of union officials over sellout contract and threaten to leave the union; teachers, electricity and public sector workers in some Nigerian states in further two-day strike over cuts to fuel subsidies…
(2023-09-07). Report to G20 summit glosses over problems in global financial system. wsws.org The Financial Stability Board has warned that the global economic recovery is losing strength and the effects of rising interest rates are increasingly being felt.
(2023-09-07). Sri Lankan government declares "security operation to wipe out underworld" wsws.org Confronting rising mass opposition to its severe austerity measures, the real target of the government's "anti-organised crime" operations are the working class and the poor.
(2023-09-07). Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown. wsws.org A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.
(2023-09-07). New Zealand senior doctors hold nationwide strike. wsws.org The first-ever national strike by thousands of senior doctors and dentists in the public hospitals, while limited by the union, is a sign of ongoing ferment among the health workers.
(2023-09-07). Amid debacle of Ukrainian offensive, US demands the bloodbath continue. wsws.org Against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's summer offensive, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine Monday to reaffirm US involvement in the Ukraine war "for as long as it takes."
(2023-09-07). German rail workers on the wage settlement: "A huge mess" wsws.org A shunting supervisor, wagon master and train dispatcher at national rail operator Deutsche Bahn report on their working conditions.
(2023-09-07). Impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton begins. wsws.org Paxton has been a leading supporter of Donald Trump's campaign to overturn the 2020 election, as well as a host of other reactionary measures.
(2023-09-07). Biden hails sellout dockworkers' and UPS agreements ahead of autoworkers' contract expiration. wsws.org In order to continue the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine in 2023 and beyond without labor disruptions, the Biden administration, working with the critical labor bureaucracies, has blocked strikes in major industries while enforcing agreements that further impoverish workers.
(2023-09-07). WGA co-chair Chris Keyser's Labor Day message: The union apparatus prepares to sell out writers' strike. wsws.org Keyser represents a certain social type, affluent, well-connected in the industry, intimately tied to the Democratic Party, that dominates the WGA and SAG-AFTRA leaderships.
(2023-09-07). Postal workers in Scotland and London vote for action as CWU-Royal Mail partnership ushers in savage attacks. wsws.org Postal workers confront a barrage of revisions to terms and conditions agreed by the CWU executive in April, as part of the Business Recovery, Transformation and Growth Agreement with Royal Mail.
(2023-09-07). Australian Labor government's workplace reforms will enshrine insecure jobs and low pay. wsws.org The purpose of the legislation is not to reverse the growth of exploitative gig-economy and sham-contracting arrangements, but to legitimise them, establishing a Labor- and union-sanctioned cut-rate workforce.
(2023-09-07). Mexico's Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion. truthout.org On Wednesday, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion at the federal level, holding that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional. The ruling not only orders that abortion be removed from penal codes, but requires that federal public health institutions offer abortion procedures. "Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women! |
(2023-09-06). Nation's Oldest, Largest Latino Civil Rights Group Issues FL Emergency Plan. truthout.org The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued an emergency preparedness plan to confront the threat posed by Florida's SB 1718, an anti-immigrant law which no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states and criminalizes the transportation of undocumented workers across state lines into Florida. "LULAC is ready to help our immigrant… |
(2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-08). Havanatur bets on singularities of eastern Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Havanatur International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies informed that as it is approaching its 45th anniversary, it has chosen eastern Cuba to hold its most important annual commercial event, the Megafan.
(2023-09-08). Hangzhou Asian Games torch relay: Culturally profound and high-tech empowered. ecns.cn With only about two weeks until the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, the torch relay, a major pre-opening ceremony, officially commenced on Friday morning at Yongjin Park Square near the iconic West Lake.
(2023-09-08). The Four Billionaires Who Want to Control the Universe. scheerpost.com Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play/ Amazon / YouTube / Rumble In Jonathan Taplin's new book, "The End of Reality: How Four Billionaires are Selling a Fantasy Future of the Metaverse, Mars and Crypto," the internet innovation expert delves into activities of the gang-of-four powerful oligarchs: Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg and Marc Andreesen, breaking down their increasing profits and …
(2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for human trafficking for military recruitment. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities informed on Thursday about the arrest of 17 people involved in a human trafficking network that operated to incorporate Cuban citizens into war operations in Ukraine.
(2023-09-08). G-77 plus China, a space where everyone counts, Cuban diplomat says. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Group of 77 (G-77) plus China is a natural space where Southern countries can promote their interests, Cuban Ambassador to Ethiopia Jorge Lefebre commented in this capital on the upcoming summit in Havana.
(2023-09-08). Child refugees hit record in Latin America, Caribbean as climate crisis, poverty grip region. nationofchange.org "The unprecedented scale of the child migration crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean urgently requires a stronger humanitarian response as well as the expansion of safe and regular migration pathways for children and families," said one international advocate.
(2023-09-08). Chilean experts deny thesis on Allende's failure as cause of coup. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Political leaders have denied the theory that the breakdown of democracy in Chile was caused by President Salvador Allende's alleged failure.
(2023-09-08). Guatemalan producers predict losses due to El Niño phenomenon. plenglish.com Guatemala, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Some 96 percent of producers affiliated with the Chamber of Agriculture of Guatemala have predicted losses in crops and harvests due to the impact of the El Niño climate phenomenon.
(2023-09-08). Nicaragua and China expand their ties and cooperation. plenglish.com Beijing, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The ties with China open up an alternative, a better way to promote international relations and solidarity cooperation, Nicaraguan Ambassador Michael René Campbell Hooker said on Friday.
(2023-09-08). President of Argentina arrives in India for G20 Summit. plenglish.com New Delhi, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) President of Argentina Alberto Fernández arrived in India on Friday to participate in the Summit of the Group of 20 (G20), as a full member and one of the few representatives of Latin America in the bloc.
(2023-09-08). Prime Minister of Bangladesh receives Russian Foreign Minister. plenglish.com The diplomat reported on Telegram that Lavrov discussed bilateral, regional and global issues with Hasina, and later paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation. | Zakharova recalled that Lavrov's two-day working visit to Bangladesh is the first by a Russian foreign minister to Bangladesh. | Lavrov met with his counterpart, Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, with whom he discussed the prospects for the future development of bilateral relations, and exchanged views on the latest regional and international issues. | The Foreign Minister arrived in Dacca, the capital of Bangladesh, from Jakarta, Indonesia,…
(2023-09-08). Russian forces repel five Ukrainian attacks. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces repelled five attacks by assault groups from the Ukrainian armed forces in the vicinity of Krasny Liman, the Ministry of Defense reported on Friday.
(2023-09-08). Bahrain: Activist to travel home despite risk of imprisonment. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-08). How 9/11 bred a 'war on terror' from hell. nationofchange.org That never-ending disaster—known as "the war on terror"—has resulted in the deaths of nearly a million people and the "indirect deaths" of perhaps 3.6 million more.
(2023-09-08). Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future. middleeasteye.net 
Why Turkey and Greece agreed to freeze the conflict and look to the future | Ankara aims to normalise relations with the West and agreeing to disagree with Athens is low-hanging fruit | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 09: 50 | Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis leave following a press conference in Ankara, 5 September 2023 (Reuters) | When Turkish Foreign Minister…
(2023-09-08). Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey seeks $950m damages against Iraq over KRG oil dispute | Turkish interest calculations suggest Baghdad has to pay $950m to Ankara in ICC award that initially ruled $1.4bn in favour of Iraq | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 15 | A worker checks the valve gears of pipes linked to oil tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, which is run by state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (Reuters/File…
(2023-09-08). UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members. middleeasteye.net 
UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members | Jewish members of the Labour Party are almost 13 times more likely to be expelled for supporting proscribed left-wing organisations than non-Jewish members, JVL claims | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 12 | Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in centr…
(2023-09-08). Toxins from Marathon refinery fire leaked 15 hours before evacuation calledÔøº. nationofchange.org Documents reveal air monitoring detected carcinogens from burning petroleum; residents with respiratory issues file lawsuit.
(2023-09-08). Blinken's Remarks on Success of Kiev's Counteroffensive 'Fiction' – Zaporozhye Official. sputnikglobe.com SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's remarks about the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive are nothing but false claims, while Kiev is succeeding only in wasting the lives of its citizens, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the Zaporozhye regional administration, told Sputnik on Friday.
(2023-09-08). Is intellectual property turning into a knowledge monopoly? nationofchange.org Never before has society had the ability it does today to bring together different communities and resources in order to produce new knowledge.
(2023-09-08). Attempts to fuel animosity between Russia, Armenia unacceptable, Russian diplomat says. tass.com According to Maria Zakharova, putting leading Russian media executives and political analysts on a list of "undesirable" people for expressing their private views, "seriously undermines cooperation between Russia and Armenia, especially in the media space"
(2023-09-08). Russia never meddled in Canadian elections, ambassador says. tass.com "It is obvious to all observers that accusations of interference that are leveled against certain foreign forces are a convenient tool in the political games inside the Ottawa bubble," Oleg Stepanov said…
(2023-09-08). US counting on G20 summit to produce joint statement — White House. tass.com "I'm not going to personally characterize the Chinese position in the room or the Russian position in the room," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said…
(2023-09-08). Pentagon Developing AI Drone Swarms to 'Deter' China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of…
(2023-09-07). Transparency International's Covert Agenda: A Pawn in Western Intelligence's Game. mintpressnews.com 
Founded by World Bank apparatchiks in 1993, Transparency International has relentlessly exposed public sector corruption in the Global South while leaving government-enabled criminality in rich nations unexamined.
(2023-09-07). Another Provocation to Spoil Relations: Zakharova on Pro-Russian Blogger's Detention. sputnikglobe.com The detention of pro-Russian blogger Mikael Badalyan in the Armenian city of Goris was another provocation by the West ahead of the Russia-Armenia media forum in Yerevan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on her Telegram channel.
(2023-09-07). Defense Says Will Appeal Verdict After Klyushin Sentenced to 9 Years in US Prison. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Russian businessman Vladislav Klyushin's defense will appeal his nine-year sentence delivered by a US court, lawyer Maksim Nemtsev said Thursday.
(2023-09-07). How US Media Learned to Love Depleted Uranium Shells Amid Ukraine Counteroffensive. sputnikglobe.com Washington's decision to supply depleted uranium (DU) munitions to Ukraine has been met with little if any criticism in the Western press, even though decades ago American and European journalists rang alarm bells over health and environment hazards triggered by the weapon. Why is that?
(2023-09-07). Iran to Construct 1st Space Navigation Satellite. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian Space Research Center is planning to hold a public tender for the construction of its first space navigation satellite, the country's space agency said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Kremlin Castigates US Seizure of Russians' Property. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The seizure of the property of Russian citizens by the United States is illegal, Moscow perceives it absolutely negatively, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Majority of Americans Believe Biden Involved in Son's Business Dealings — Poll. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The majority, 61%, of Americans believe that US President Joe Biden had some degree of involvement in his son Hunter's business dealings while he was vice president, according to a poll released Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Moscow, Dhaka Discuss Russian LNG, Oil Supplies to Bangladesh – Lavrov. sputnikglobe.com DHAKA (Sputnik) – Moscow and Dhaka are discussing practical aspects of establishing regular large-scale supplies of liquefied natural gas and oil to Bangladesh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Musk Turned Off Starlink Near Crimea in 2022 to Thwart Ukraine Attack – Reports. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US tech billionaire Elon Musk ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellites near Crimea last year to disrupt a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian naval fleet, a American broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing excerpts from Musk's new biography.
(2023-09-07). NATO Baltic Drills: West Attempts to Show Russia It 'Owns' Region Despite Members' Weaknesses. sputnikglobe.com Saturday will see the start of NATO's major naval drills in the Baltic Sea that are expected to involve some 30 ships and over 3,000 service members who will conduct the war games close to the Russian border. What's the goal of these maneuvers and what signs do the drills send to Russia?
(2023-09-07). Netanyahu Implies He Will Not Accept Israeli Supreme Court's Repeal of Judicial Reform. sputnikglobe.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Benjamin Netanyahu gave a tacit support to parliamentary speaker Amir Ohana's warning to the country's Supreme Court against interfering with Israel's fundamental laws, in an indication that he would not accept a possible court ruling to repeal one of the clauses of the controversial judicial reform during a hearing next week.
(2023-09-07). 'Not Legally Possible' for US to Transfer Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine – Int'l Lawyer. sputnikglobe.com While the United States might be aiming to undermine Russian prestige by seizing its assets abroad and transferring them to Ukraine, it is in fact harming its own reputation by engaging in lawless behavior that violates the sanctity of private property underpinning the capitalist system, an international legal expert told Sputnik.
(2023-09-07). Poland's Defense Spending Quadruples to $36Bln Since 2015. sputnikglobe.com WARSAW (Sputnik) – Poland's defense spending has quadrupled to 155 billion zlotys ($36 billion) since 2015, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Russia Rolls Out Cheeses, Herbs & Caviar for Cosmonauts at World Food Istanbul 2023. sputnikglobe.com
(2023-09-07). Russian and Bangladeshi Foreign Ministers Hold Joint Press Conference Ahead of G20. sputnikglobe.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Momen hold a joint press briefing in Dhaka on Thursday, September 7, following their meeting in the capital.
(2023-09-07). UK to Spend $112Mln on New Precision Rifles. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK government plans to spend 90 million pounds ($112 million) over the next decade to procure thousands of advanced high-precision rifles, known as Alternative Individual Weapons or AIWs.
(2023-09-07). Ukraine Loses Over 320 Military in Donetsk Region in Past Day. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine has lost more than 320 military both killed and wounded in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). US Congress Flouts Own Laws to Arm Ukrainian Nazis. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's military supplying of Ukraine has won it the unlikely support of US-based neo-Nazi groups. But independent journalist Rachel Blevins said state security agencies have been in league with such extremists for almost a decade.
(2023-09-07). US House Panel Seeks 'Evidence of Collusion' Between Joe Biden and Hunter's Business Partners. sputnikglobe.com Since 2018, Hunter Biden has been under a spate of investigations into tax-related crimes, drug use, money laundering and illegal business dealings in foreign countries, including Ukraine and China.
(2023-09-07). VP Harris Says Ready to Take Charge 'If Necessary' But Believes Biden 'Going to Be Fine'. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with a American broadcaster expressed unwavering confidence in securing a second term for herself and President Joe Biden, but also affirmed her readiness to assume the role of commander-in-chief "if necessary."
(2023-09-07). Western 'Wonder Weapons' Won't Turn the Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS rocket artillery, JDAM guided glide bombs and Patriot air defense systems have all failed to grant victory to the Kiev regime. Brian Berletic, an ex-US Marine and independent geopolitical researcher and writer, said the failure of the UK's front-line tank was predictable.
(2023-09-07). US-led coalition's drone flies dangerously close to Russian plane in Syria. tass.com According to the deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria Vadim Kulit, aircraft of the US-led coalition continue to create dangerous situations in the Syrian airspace, flying in breach of deconfliction protocols and violating the country's aerial borders…
(2023-09-07). Yandex, Xiaomi unveil first collaboration result. tass.com The device can be used to stream videos and music, manage smart home devices, make calls and more…
(2023-09-07). Ruble volatility going down amid currency sales, tougher policy — Bank of Russia. tass.com Households sold currency amounting to 42.1 bln rubles ($427.7 mln), the Central Bank said…
(2023-09-07). Yuan share record high on currency exchange market — Bank of Russia. tass.com The share of the yuan in foreign trade transactions increased to 27% in exports and 36% in imports…
(2023-09-07). Yuan exchange rate drops to its lowest level since December 2007 against US dollar. tass.com The yuan's exchange rate against the dollar dropped to 7.3275 yuan…
(2023-09-07). Analysts expect Russia's GDP to grow by 2.2% in 2023 — Central Bank. tass.com The median inflation outlook for Russia this year has been raised to 6.3%…
(2023-09-07). Rooppur plant construction in Bangladesh going smoothly — Lavrov. tass.com "We have stated today that the project is progressing smoothly, in line with the schedule, and delivery and charging of first nuclear fuel are expected as early as in October," the Russian foreign minister noted…
(2023-09-07). Russia appreciates Bangladesh pursues its own interests despite Western pressure — MFA. tass.com "We appreciate very much that despite the unprecedented pressure exerted on all countries, including Bangladesh, by the US and its allies over the so-called Ukrainian issue, our friends are pursuing exclusively their own national interests in their foreign policy," Sergey Lavrov said…
(2023-09-07). End of pandemic paves way for revitalization of Russia-DPRK ties — senior diplomat. tass.com "Gradual elimination of the consequences of the pandemic opens good opportunities for revitalization of bilateral ties on many tracks, including that in practical areas," Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said…
(2023-09-07). Moscow values Pyongyang's support for special op, condemnation of US — senior diplomat. tass.com Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov noted the two countries' invariable common aspiration to foster mutually beneficial cooperation…
(2023-09-07). Lavrov says West sought to undermine constructive work at East Asia summit. tass.com "As for the attempts to Ukrainianize anything and everything, which are being made by our Western colleagues, these attempts are increasingly tiring for countries that want to engage in concrete affairs rather than support propaganda in favor of the Kiev regime," Sergey Lavrov stressed…
(2023-09-07). Foreign ministers of Russia, Bangladesh discuss grain supplies. tass.com "Relevant authorities are discussing practical aspects of arranging regular large-scale supplies of liquefied natural gas and oil to Bangladesh," the Russian foreign minister siad…
(2023-09-07). Russia will work to protect Asia-Pacific region from diktat of other countries — Lavrov. tass.com "The results of the East Asia summit in Jakarta reaffirmed that such an obsessive, pushy policy of the West to promote its own geopolitical interests is not to everyone's liking," the Russian top diplomat said…
(2023-09-07). Russia requests UNSC meeting on Nord Stream explosions for September 26. tass.com "We requested an open meeting of the UN Security Council for September 26 – the anniversary of explosions at Nord Stream pipeline. We will continue bringing the Westerns to the light," Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said…
(2023-09-07). Ukraine tried to disrupt vote in Kherson Region with artillery strike. tass.com Marina Zakharova noted that the artillery strike happened in Novaya Zburyevka…
(2023-09-07). Early voting in Kherson Region preliminarily successful, election commission says. tass.com "In all 14 municipal districts, in remote localities, as well as in those towns and villages located near the line of combat engagement and the municipal districts where a state of emergency was declared, the early voting was completed," Marina Zakharova said…
(2023-09-07). Russia's top brass says North Korea capable of defending itself. tass.com "Despite the difficulties, the Korean people are coping with each and every challenge and threat and displaying readiness to ensure their defense capability," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said…
(2023-09-07). Moscow hopes Chisinau avoids rash decisions against Russia — Foreign Ministry. tass.com According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow hopes that "this time, official Chisinau will be wise enough not to make any rash decisions based on such falsified information"
(2023-09-07). Last two US Open champs Alcaraz, Medvedev set to face off in semifinals in New York. tass.com On Wednesday, 2021 US Open Champion and 3rd-seed Daniil Medvedev outplayed his compatriot Andrey Rublev, finishing with a straight-sets win of 6-4; 6-3; 6-4…
(2023-09-07). Pashinyan changing country's politics to align with West — experts. tass.com It is believed that the Armenian prime minister is taking advantage of the situation in Ukraine, trying to sign an agreement with Azerbaijan with the help of the West…
(2023-09-07). US to use Finland's Rovaniemi airport in Lapland bordering Russia. tass.com According to Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, the implementation of a new agreement on defense cooperation, being negotiated by Helsinki and Washington, "will lead to at least some US presence in Finland"
(2023-09-07). DPRK adheres to 'nuclear weapons against nuclear weapons policy' — ambassador. tass.com Sin Hong Chol noted that "today, the Korean Peninsula is becoming one of the hottest spots where the vicious circle of confrontation and tensions repeats itself again and again due to the brutal hostile policy of the United States against the DPRK"
(2023-09-07). Armenian security service arrests pro-Russian blogger, Sputnik Armenia reporter. tass.com "On September 6 and 7, seven people, including Mika Badalyan and Ashot Gevorkyan, were arrested and handed over to the Investigative Committee under justified suspicion of illegal possession of firearms," the spokesman said…
(2023-09-07). DPRK supports Russia's fight for justice, wants to boost camaraderie — envoy to Moscow. tass.com "We once again express our full support to the Russian people, with whom we stand in solidarity in their just cause of defending their country's sovereign right and achieving international justice," Sin Hong Chol said…
(2023-09-07). Pentagon announces new military aid package for Ukraine worth $600 million. tass.com It will include air defense systems and ammunition…
(2023-09-06). Nation's Oldest, Largest Latino Civil Rights Group Issues FL Emergency Plan. truthout.org The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued an emergency preparedness plan to confront the threat posed by Florida's SB 1718, an anti-immigrant law which no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states and criminalizes the transportation of undocumented workers across state lines into Florida. "LULAC is ready to help our immigrant… |
(2023-09-08). Ukraine, Africa and Europe's fateful choice. unitedworldint.com The approach that the Ukraine conflict has been instigated by the US to detach Europe from Russia and, thus Asia, is gaining wider acceptance day by day. The US, by stirring turmoil in Ukraine, a convergence point of Europe and Asia, aimed in the short term to hinder Eurasian integration and in the long-term China's …
(2023-09-08). Towards the end of the liberal order. unitedworldint.com 
By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk Founded in 2009, BRICS, which was initially about cooperation in finance, development and trade, is evolving into a structure that will have major geopolitical and geostrategic consequences for the peoples of the world with the accession of new members at its latest summit in South Africa in the third week of the …
(2023-09-08). Venezuela: Natural Gas Talks with Trinidad, Shell Progress Over Expected Credit Recognition. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has fought for better terms in the joint project with its Caribbean neighbor in defiance of US dictates.
(2023-09-08). Protecting Free Speech and the Right to Learn in Florida. aclu.org 
In classrooms and educational spaces across our country, a coordinated attack on our students' right to learn is underway. Perhaps nowhere are those attacks more pronounced than in Florida, where state officials have led a coordinated effort to restrict free speech in classrooms under the guise of protecting children. | Last July, the "
(2023-09-07). How I Fought for Trans Justice This Summer. aclu.org Holding up a pink and blue "Trans People Belong" poster, I marched alongside 150 fellow high school students in the heart of Washington D.C. this summer. Angered by the direct attack on either themselves or their trans siblings, we linked our arms to protest the approximately As an intern and a participant in the ACLU National Advocacy Institute (NAI), I had spent the past week learning alongside other young activists about major ACLU issues. The NAI is an annual program t…
(2023-09-09). US Open beefs up security after protesters stop match. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Rebuilt France team on track with win over New Zealand in opener. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Back to the drawing board for Foster's frustrated All Blacks. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Studio Ghibil's Hayao Miyazaki invites moviegoers to dream with him one last time. channelnewsasia.com The 82-year-old anime master of Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo premieres The Boy And The Heron at the Toronto International Film Festival.
(2023-09-09). Massa's lawyers seek Hamilton's support in 2008 title bid. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). MotoGP's Trimby, head of team body IRTA, dies at 74. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Court eases curbs on Washington's contacts with social media companies. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Former Dior creative director and friend to the stars, Marc Bohan dies at age 97. channelnewsasia.com During his nearly three decades at Dior, Bohan took the brand into new avenues, from launching Dior's baby boutique to developing a line for young women, Miss Dior, and for men, Dior Monsieur. He was also heralded for staging Dior's first shows in India.
(2023-09-09). Coach Galthie relieved France shook off pressure after worst possible start. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Veteran Djokovic overcomes Shelton to reach US Open final. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-09). Why so sensitive? How noise sensitivity can trigger stress and anxiety in some people. channelnewsasia.com It's one thing to be irritated by inconsiderate commuters who blast YouTube videos or music on the bus or MRT. But it's something else if an intolerance to noise induces you to scream, throw objects or hit people. Find out if you have hyperacusis or misophonia.
(2023-09-09). Commentary: Ahead of G20, India-China reconciliation fails to launch. channelnewsasia.com By failing to turn up for the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a clear signal that China has little enthusiasm for stabilising relations with India, say researchers from a New Delhi think tank.
(2023-09-09). Commentary: Live to eat or eat to live? The amusing trend of 'white people food' in China. channelnewsasia.com Chinese netizens are posting photos of boring salads and sandwiches on social media. There's good reason why these plain meals went viral, says cookbook author Pamelia Chia.
(2023-09-09). Commentary: Kingmakers Sarawak and Sabah set to spice up Malaysia's changing political mix. channelnewsasia.com The strong backing provided by the political elite of Sarawak and Sabah to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's coalition government is helping calm Malaysia's once-choppy political waters, but it is an alliance that comes with a price, says CNA's Leslie Lopez.
(2023-09-08). The Top Five Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence. truepublica.org.uk By Artificial Intelligence author Aidan Link: Although there has been considerable media coverage of the negative aspects of artificial intelligence, there are some factors that cannot be ignored. Firstly, technology is a fact of life, without it we would still be living in caves. Secondly, if we don't exploit technology, someone else will and thirdly, …
(2023-09-08). Doctor uses pillow to 'euthanise' terminally ill woman in Belgium. firstpost.com A terminally ill Belgian woman, suffering from an incurable disease, was reportedly aided in ending her life using a pillow, as the previously administered lethal drugs failed to achieve the intended outcome. This information was revealed by Belgian media sources. | According to reports from Sud Info and RTL, in March 2022, a 36-year-old woman residing in the Oupeye area of Liege decided to undergo euthanasia due to her deteriorating health caused by terminal cancer. | Euthanasia, a legal practice in Belgium, involved a doctor and two nurses visiting the woman's home, where she lived with her husband and young da…
(2023-09-08). Man reports 'massacre' in UK cafe, turns out to be yoga session. firstpost.com A yoga session had an unexpected interruption in UK when the police were summoned by a concerned member of the public who reported a "massacre" after spotting multiple individuals lying on the ground. | The yoga enthusiasts had gathered at the Seascape cafe, situated within the North Sea observatory in Chapel St Leonards, Skegness, Lincolnshire, for their meditation session when law enforcement officers arrived on Wednesday evening. | Taking to Facebook, the cafe informed its followers that an individual had reported a "massacre" upon witnessing people on the floor within the establishment. Their post read: "If a…
(2023-09-08). Musk shut down Starlink to stop Ukraine's missile attack on Russia for THIS reason. firstpost.com Ukraine is strongly accusing Elon Musk of being responsible for the death of children amid ongoing war with Russia. | This allegation comes after Musk admitted to taking action to keep his Starlink satellite system offline, with the aim of preventing a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian fleet located in Crimea. | In the early stages of the conflict, Musk had initially offered the use of Starlink equipment to support Ukraine's war efforts. | As per details revealed in a recently published biography of the billionaire founder of SpaceX, Ukrainian drones carrying explosives were on their way to target the Russi…
(2023-09-08). 'UK's Biggest Maternity Scandal': Police initiates probe in 1700 cases of maternity deaths in Nottingham. firstpost.com The United Kingdom is facing a significant tragedy, with a staggering 1700 cases of deaths linked to maternity care. | Nottinghamshire Police have announced their intention to launch a thorough investigation into troubling still born cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. | This investigation comes on the heels of an independent review initiated last year by midwifery expert Donna Ockenden. | The review aimed to delve into the experiences of 1,700 families who suffered the loss of their children. | As the review marked its first anniversary on September 1, the parents of the victims, who were involve…
(2023-09-08). Colombia's president wants end to sanctions on Venezuela. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro called to "unblock Venezuela economically" to curb mass migration from Colombia's neighbor to the east. Petro made the comment in a speech on Thursday, days after the…
(2023-09-08). Egyptian ex-antiquities minister's Unesco nomination marred by demolitions. middleeasteye.net 
Egyptian ex-antiquities minister's Unesco nomination marred by demolitions | The decision by the Council of Arab Foreign Ministers to name Khaled al-Anani as a candidate for Unesco director general has been met with criticism | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 33 | Egypt's former minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled al-Anani poses for a picture after an interview at the Arabian Travel Market exhibition…
(2023-09-08). How lucky we are to have such president!!! indybay.org I never cease to admire the talents and brilliant thinking of President Biden. Where are you, all the many critics of the current White House Administration? Trump and his insane supporters urging that only his return to the Oval Office (Lord forbid!) can save the American nation from a crisis and even a possible world war, you are good for nothing, eat your heart out.
(2023-09-08). Syria plans to sow three million hectares of wheat and barley. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform announced its plan to sow more than three million hectares with wheat and barley to meet the national needs of these two grains.
(2023-09-08). Colombian cultural center pays tribute to Salvador Allende. plenglish.com Bogota, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) With a photographic exhibition, the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Cultural Center, main headquarters of the Fondo de Cultura Economica in Colombia, pays tribute to Salvador Allende 50 years after his death in the military coup in Chile.
(2023-09-08). Cuba's Vice President calls to fulfill productive program. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Vice President Salvador Valdes called here today to fulfill the productive programs, and in the face of economic limitations to seek endogenous alternatives, at the beginning of a tour of the province of Villa Clara.
(2023-09-08). New suspects of candidate's assassination arrested in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office carried out new raids and arrested other suspects for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, the institution revealed today in its social network X.
(2023-09-08). Pope Francis sends message for World Literacy Day. plenglish.com Vatican City, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis today sent a message to Audrey Azoulay, director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco), on the occasion of International Literacy Day.
(2023-09-08). Saturday 9/9: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Stitching Palestine" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-09-08). Texas School Discriminates Against Black Student With Locs Even Though That's Illegal. newsone.com 
Source: simonkr / Getty | The mother of a Black teen from Texas is demanding answers after her son was discriminated against for his hair, which is illegal in the state due to the Crown Act. |
(2023-09-08). Migrating Shorebirds Ally with Clean Air Activists in the Owens Valley. counterpunch.org "The Owens Valley is nothing but a resource colony," Kathy Jefferson Bancroft, tribal historic preservation officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, told me. Her office in Lone Pine contains many more boxes of paperwork related to tribal battles with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ("DWP" as it is known in the
(2023-09-08). Collective bargaining for housing: Connecticut tenants union wins landmark fight against mega-landlord. peoplesworld.org 
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—This summer, the Blake Street Tenants Union in New Haven has been actively mobilizing mass action and engaging in a stiff legal struggle to defend their community from ongoing aggressive, profit-driven rent increases. As a result, a corporate landlord in Connecticut has been forced to publicly recognize the union and to withdraw several …
(2023-09-08). Schools, subways disrupted as storm batters China's south. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). First phase of Fukushima water release to end on Sep 11. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Indonesia, China discuss boost to investment and trade. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Japan's Mount Fuji 'screaming' from too many tourists. channelnewsasia.com The high number of people climbing Mount Fuji has also increased the risk of accidents.
(2023-09-08). Japan PM Kishida set to reshuffle cabinet on Sep 13: Report. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Record rainfall causes flooding in Hong Kong days after typhoon. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). AI firm Brand Engagement Network to go public via SPAC deal: Report. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). China slows fertiliser exports, raising industry concerns in India. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). China's Huawei launches Mate 60 Pro+ smartphone for presale. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). EXPLAINER-What is in Huawei's new smartphone challenger to Apple? channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Faraday Future alleges "coordinated effort" to undermine valuation. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Imbue raises US$200 million at over US$1 billion valuation in AI funding boost. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). India discounts widest in seven weeks, China premiums bounce back. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). India's Tata Group set to announce AI partnership with Nvidia – source. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Marketmind: No Happy Friday feeling as gloom persists. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Nanjing scraps home-buying curbs in China's latest property boost. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). PetroChina buys EV charging firm Potevio New Energy. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). US authorities interview Winklevoss over claims against DCG and its CEO: Report. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). WeWork begins to renegotiate leases globally, plans to exit 'unfit' locations. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). 5 things to know about Mackenyu, the Japanese breakout star of Netflix's One Piece. channelnewsasia.com The 26-year-old has gained acclaim for his portrayal of Roronoa Zoro in the live-action adaptation of One Piece.
(2023-09-08). Looking to start investing in wine? These experts tell you how. channelnewsasia.com Fine wine can be a lucrative investment class for any investor looking to diversify their investment, if you know how.
(2023-09-08). Celebrating 70 years of the Fifty Fathoms: A collaboration by Blancpain and Swatch. channelnewsasia.com There are five colours to choose from for this Blancpain and Swatch collaboration.
(2023-09-08). CNA Explains: Why is Singapore at risk of a surge in dengue cases? channelnewsasia.com Following news that Singapore is at risk of a surge in dengue cases, CNA looks at what causes an outbreak to happen and why certain areas are more susceptible to dengue.
(2023-09-08). Road closures around Marina Centre, Padang area for F1 Singapore Grand Prix week. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). More homeowners engage home inspection firms to check new BTO flats for defects. channelnewsasia.com However, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) told CNA that the proportion of flat owners submitting feedback on defects has remained the same.
(2023-09-08). PSP's Hazel Poa files motion to suspend Transport Minister S Iswaran from parliament amid CPIB probe. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Singapore's upgraded F-16 fighter jets now armed with Python-5 missiles. channelnewsasia.com The Israeli-made short-range air-to-air missiles have an "exceptional kill probability and excellent resistance to countermeasures".
(2023-09-08). Albania draw 1-1 against group leaders Czech Republic in Euro qualifier. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Early Dutch blitz sinks Greece. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Elliott files claim against Blue Skye in AC Milan sale dispute. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Embattled Germany coach Flick promises new playing style, high intensity. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). France maintain perfect record with Ireland win. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Gauff sticks up for activists after US Open protest. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Labuschagne gives selectors something to ponder. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Mitchell and Marchant desperate to grab second chances. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Pass master Eriksen guides Denmark to 4-0 win over San Marino. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Saudi spending in transfer window second only to Premier League. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Scotland at full strength for World Cup opener against Springboks. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Serbia beat Canada, return to World Cup final. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira returns from history-making European adventure, sets sights on Asian Games. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). With singing and pool, Fiji relax ahead of 'brutal' Wales clash. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Blancpain x Swatch collaboration will drop on Sep 9. channelnewsasia.com The non-limited collection will comprise five mechanical watches that draw inspiration from the ocean.
(2023-09-08). Human-machine teams driven by AI are about to reshape warfare. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Blinken hails Ukraine's 'extraordinary resilience'. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Differences and tensions between G20 countries cast doubt over agreement on joint declaration at India summit. channelnewsasia.com United States President Joe Biden will be attending this year's summit in the Indian capital of New Delhi, but his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both notably opted to skip it.
(2023-09-08). Georgia's EU candidacy depends on reform progress: Borrell. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Greece launches rescue effort in flooded villages. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Harris says North Korea military support for Russia would be 'huge mistake'. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). At least 39 dead as cyclone hits Brazil's southernmost state. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Russian strikes kill 4, injure dozens in Ukraine. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). Russia holds elections in occupied Ukrainian regions in an effort to tighten its grip there. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-09-08). A Journey Of Ls: Rudy Giuliani's 'Big Lie' Consequences For Defending Trump Keep Mounting. newsone.com 
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty | UPDATED: 11 a.m. ET, Sept. 8, 2023 | Originally published April 28, 2021 | The consequences of showing blind loyalty to former President That is particularly true for Rudy Giuliani, who is still pretending like Trump won the 2020 election by spewing lies that helped get him indicted under sprawling Georgia RICO charges that are all but guaranteed to give him and his 18 co-defendants prison time. | Plainly put: The man just keeps taking Ls. | Case in point: T…
(2023-09-08). Amanda Yee on Korean Travel Ban, Hyun Lee on Korea History. fair.org 
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(2023-09-08). Saturday 10/7: Shaping San Francisco's 25th B-Day Bash! indybay.org Artist Television Access…
(2023-09-08). Do Geezers Run the World? Should They? counterpunch.org The leading contenders for the United States presidency are 77 and 80-years old. The leaders of the emerging BRICS countries are: 77 (Luiz Inácio da Silva of Brazil), 71 (Vladimir Putin of Russia), 73 (Narendra Modi of India), 70 (Xi Jinping of China), 71 (Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa). The Turkish leader, Recep Erdoƒüan, is
(2023-09-08). Saturday 9/9: Belonging, the walking tour. indybay.org we meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-09-08). Workers at another public library in Ohio vote to unionize. peoplesworld.org 
PICKERINGTON, Ohio—Staff at the Pickerington Public Library are organizing to form a union. If successful, they would become the third library system in central Ohio to unionize through the Ohio Federation of Teachers (OFT). Another group of workers, at the Fairfield County Library, are organized through the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees …
(2023-09-08). A Game of Dangerous Desire: Bach and Tennis. counterpunch.org Lawn tennis was born as a bucolic game of Victorian garden parties. As the ongoing U.S. Open relentlessly shows, the modern game has mostly paved things over and made them loud. The Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City is a sonically raucous affair often conducted at high decibels: the hecklers; the
(2023-09-08). It's Time to Protect the Northern Rockies. counterpunch.org As a conservation scientist, I'm blessed with a three-decade career spanning many of the most important forests on Earth. I became interested in the Kootenai National Forest and the Northern Rockies in general during the early 1990s when the visionary Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) was born. Congress should pass this bold act to protect the
(2023-09-08). Findings shed light on capital's impressive past. ecns.cn The Lize Financial Business District in southwestern Beijing is home to numerous glass-walled high-rises, which stand as proud sentinels keeping watch over this new landmark in the Chinese capital.
(2023-09-08). CIFTIS sees large number of deals, shares opportunities. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has further highlighted its role as a vital platform for enterprises across the world, to strengthen cooperation and seek further development opportunities.
(2023-09-08). British Museum facing renewed calls to return cultural relics. ecns.cn As the British Museum struggles to pick up the pieces amid the festering theft scandal, there have been renewed calls for the institution to return items it took from other countries.
(2023-09-08). Cradle of Civilization: West Lake. ecns.cn
(2023-09-08). Culture Fact | Solar term: White Dew. ecns.cn
(2023-09-08). Elite Twits: A Pinteresque Walk on the Wild Side. counterpunch.org Harold Pinter was a prolific playwright and screenwriter. I enjoyed the 1960s films he'd written the screenplays for, The Servant and Accident, which were directed by that refugee from the Hollywood Blacklist, Joseph Losey. After being awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, Pinter's rather heroic, 2005 noble Nobel Lecture dared to challenge the prevailing pro-war
(2023-09-08). Uranium Tank Bullets: a Glyph. counterpunch.org
(2023-09-08). 'Token' Florida Surgeon General Defends DeSantis From Black Man Blaming Jacksonville Shooting On Governor. newsone.com 
"Django" vibes. Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo defended DeSantis from a Black man accusing the Florida governor of causing the Jacksonville shooting with racist state policies.
(2023-09-08). High Grocery and Gasoline Prices? Monopoly Gouging isn't Going Away. counterpunch.org Inflation is with us, period. It may have eased a bit from its recent 40-year high, but, the Washington Post told us August 10 "falling inflation doesn't mean prices are returning to pre-pandemic levels." This article then blames rent for most recently driving the inflationary mess, before listing six items whose costs gyrated wildly in recent years: used cars, rent, gas, airfare, cereal and baked goods and eggs. And when I say gyrated, I mean soared, then did not plummet. They may have dropped a bit, but they're still in the stratosphere compared to where they were seven or eight years ago. And the kleptocrats i…
(2023-09-08). G20: 'India has done in 6 years what would take 50': World Bank lauds India's digital public infrastructure. firstpost.com Lauding India's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the World Bank has said that what the country has achieved in just six years would have otherwise taken about five decades. | Highlighted the key measures taken by the Modi government in shaping the Digital Public Infrastructure landscape, the World Bank document prepared ahead of the big G20 Summit in New Delhi stated that the country has developed some of the finest digital public goods infrastructure which could change lives the world over. UPI, Jan Dhan, Aadhar, ONDC, and CoWin are some of the examples. | Reacting to the report, PM Narendra Modi complimente…
(2023-09-08). Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in New Delhi for the G20 Summit. firstpost.com Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Delhi for the G20 summit scheduled to take place in the national capital on 9 and 10 September 2022. | Meloni was received by MoS for State for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Shobha Karandlaje. | PM Modi to hold over 15 bilateral meetings with World leaders | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold more than 15 bilateral meetings with world leaders. On 8th September, PM will hold bilateral meetings with leaders of Mauritius, Bangladesh and USA. On 9th September, in addition to the G20 meetings, PM will hold bilateral meetings with the UK, Japan, Germany and It…
(2023-09-08). America keen to work with India after seeing ambition of its youth, says US official. firstpost.com
(2023-09-08). Confident Indian side will come up with declaration that is win-win for all, says German envoy ahead of G20 Summit. firstpost.com German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann on Friday said that he is confident that the Indian side will come up with a common declaration that will be at least consented to by most of the G20 states. | Talking to ANI news agency, Ackermann said, "…This is the peak of a very successful and extremely impressive presidency. India has been like no other president before…It has elevated the G20 to the next level I think. 500 meetings all over India…My respect and admiration go out to the Indian protocols, to the Indian Sherpa, team, Amitabh Kant and the Indian Govt. I think they did a brilliant job. They did…
(2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine. firstpost.com Cuban authorities on Friday said they had arrested 17 people on charges related to a ring of human traffickers that allegedly lured young Cuban men to serve in the Russian military amid the Ukraine war. | Earlier this week, Cuba began working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network, which it said operated both on Cuban soil and in Russia. | "As a result of the investigations, 17 people have been arrested so far, among them the internal organizer of these activities," Cesar Rodriguez, a colonel with Cuba's interior ministry, said late on Thursday on a TV program. | Rodriguez did not name any of those accused of…
(2023-09-08). Emergence of PMC Redut in Russia under direct control of the Kremlin?>. firstpost.com In the wake of the collapse of the Wagner Group, a prominent private military company (PMC) in Russia, due to the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of its founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and his right-hand man Dmitry Utkin last month, a new player has emerged on the scene. | This up-and-coming PMC, known as Redut, has set its sights on assuming a pivotal role as "a crucial tool in the Kremlin's hybrid and conventional warfare," according to a report from the Geopolitical Monitor released on August 30. | The report underscores the seismic implications of the untimely demise of Prigozhin and Utkin for the lands…
(2023-09-08). Eyeing possible political role, Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed joins her mother at G20 meet. firstpost.com Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed is accompanying her mother during her trip to India to attend the G20 summit on 9 and 10 September, officials of the neighbouring country said. | Wazed's appearance at a second high-profile international event after a trip with Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin to Indonesia earlier this week to attend the ASEAN summit where her candidature for a WHO post was announced to a global audience, has also triggered speculation that she may in time be given a larger political role in the ruling Awami League. | Sheikh Hasina will be inaugurating a…
(2023-09-08). G20 Summit in Delhi: Here's how to watch the event LIVE. firstpost.com The stage is set in New Delhi for the G20 Summit with many leaders starting to arrive in the national capital. This is the first time that the G20 Summit is taking place under India's presidency. Extensive preparations and arrangements have been made for the summit, with the intention of showcasing both India's soft power as well as modern face. | The 18th G20 Summit will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies. | G 20 in India | Bhar…
(2023-09-08). G20 Summit in Delhi: How Xi Jinping's absence will be advantageous for Joe Biden. firstpost.com US President Joe Biden will be arriving in New Delhi on Friday evening for the much-awaited G20 Summit 2023 under India's Presidency while China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin will be skipping the event. | The absence of Xi at the high-profile G20 Summit will be advantageous for Biden. While the US President said he was "disappointed" at the Chinese President's absence as China's economy wobbles creates a narrow opening for Washington to reshape the agenda of a political club it has struggled to corral. | Biden is visiting India for the G20 Summit with an offer for the "Global South". Armed with cash for t…
(2023-09-08). G20 Summit: 'UK working closely with Indian government to tackle pro-Khalistan extremism,' says Rishi Sunak. firstpost.com UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday said his country is working "very closely" with the Indian government to particularly tackle pro-Khalistan extremism, adding that "it's not right and I won't tolerate it in UK." | Sunak, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday afternoon, for the G20 Summit 2023 told ANI: "No form of extremism or violence like that is acceptable in the UK. And that's why we are working very closely with the Indian government to particularly tackle 'PKE' Pro-Khalistan Extremism. I don't think it's right." | "Our security minister recently was just in India talking to his counterparts. We have work…
(2023-09-08). 'Putin again failed to show up for G20, but we'll show up with support for Ukraine': Rishi Sunak ahead of India visit. firstpost.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak landed in New Delhi on Friday for the G20 Summit. Ahead of his maiden visit to India after assuming office last year, UK Prime Minister's Office (PMO) released a poster showing their PM with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and had "Global Food Security" written on it, highlighting London's focus at the Delhi summit. | Re-posting…
(2023-09-08). Spain's President Pedro Sánchez tests positive for COVID-19, to miss G20 Summit. firstpost.com
(2023-09-08). WATCH: US President Joe Biden leaves for India to attend G20 Summit. firstpost.com
(2023-09-08). Tuesday 9/12: Reading Circle: The Planetary Crisis & the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party. indybay.org New Valencia Hall 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), San Francisco. | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or new Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Or register to attend via zoom: bit.ly/ReadingCircleRegistration…
(2023-09-08). A Special Session Charade. counterpunch.org It's pretty tough to figure out who's leading what's left of the Montana Democratic Party these days. The confusion has only been increased by what appears to be conflicting positions on seeking a special legislative session to deal with Montanans' "shock and awe" when their tax bills arrive based on the new and severely inflated
(2023-09-08). Ten Argentines to be tried for covering up death flights. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Court of Mar del Plata confirmed the trial of ten people involved in the covering up of the so-called death flights during the last civil-military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983), Página 12 informed on Friday.
(2023-09-08). Swimming with sharks and student support: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2023-09-08). Roaming Charges: The Pitch of Frenzy. counterpunch.org If you need a reminder of the crimes of the Pinochet regime, which both Thatcher and the Vatican begged the Blair government to turn a blind eye toward, consider the account of Luz de las Nieves Ayress, a 25-year-old graduate student, who was arrested by Pinochet's secret police shortly after the overthrow of Salvador Allende. In a sworn statement, Ayress recounted that after her arrest she was stripped naked, had a electrodes attached to her mouth, ears, breasts, vagina and anus, then was repeatedly shocked with electric currents. But this ordeal, Ayress wrote, was "the easy part." They "electroshocked everyone,…
(2023-09-08). Elliot Abrams Was a CIA Agent According to Daughter of CIA-Mafia Liaison. covertactionmagazine.com Appointment of Abrams to Public Diplomacy Commission Shows President Biden's Close Ties to the CIA In September 1998, Desiree A. Ferdinand gave a sworn deposition, in a case filed with the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, detailing the career of her father, Colonel Albert V. Carone, an army intelligence officer in World War II who …
(2023-09-08). 32BJ Justice for Janitors march in Philadelphia. workers.org 
Philadelphia Hundreds of unionized office cleaners, maintenance staff, mechanics and other building workers marched, chanted and carried picket signs and banners through Philadelphia's center city on Aug. 29. The energetic march was held to demonstrate workers' resolve for a just contract during negotiations between Service Employees Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ . . . |
(2023-09-08). Emiratis pledge $450m in carbon credit deal at 'toxic' Africa Climate Summit. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-08). Chile's '1000 Days of Revolution': A Marxist analysis of the Allende years. peoplesworld.org 
On the morning of September 11, 1973, Hawker Hunter jets bombed La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile. Hours later, Chile's elected head of state, President Salvador Allende, was dead. Soldiers raided working-class districts across the country rounding up left-wing activists. Around 40,000 were incarcerated in Chile's National Stadium, awaiting interrogation. Many faced torture and imprisonment, …
(2023-09-08). How Joe Biden and The Democratic Party's Climate Agenda Increases Environmental Racism More Than It Reduces Emissions . blackagendareport.com
(2023-09-08). On Chicago's Northwest Side, Socialists Are Wielding Power in a Whole New Way. inthesetimes.com
(2023-09-08). 'A Reckoning': 500 Groups Endorse March to End Fossil Fuels. commondreams.org
(2023-09-08). Countries Consider Making Ecocide A Crime. youtube.com
(2023-09-08). Teachers Are Being Threatened Like Never Before. youtu.be
(2023-09-08). More Delusional Thinking From the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency and a Couple of Conversations on Ukraine. sonar21.com 
I know that some folks are holding out hope that the gravity of the losses Ukraine is suffering will bring the leaders of the U.S. Intelligence Community to their senses….
(2023-09-08). The Downward Trajectory of Women's Rights. counterpunch.org The New York Times recently published an article on the status of women's rights in Israel. It is not a happy story. Despite Israel's feigned reputation as a "liberal democracy," the reality is that within its privileged Jewish population is a large number of religious zealots—the Ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jews—seeking to reshape the state's culture
(2023-09-08). Stoltenberg Bluffs About Ukrainian NATO Access. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-08). Iran Interrupted: Mossadegh, the Shah, Khomeini and the U.S. Press. counterpunch.org Journalism has often been called the first rough draft of history. If at all true, then American press coverage of Iran, which began in earnest 70 years ago, has never gotten past the incomplete, uninformed and inaccurate first draft version. Both Iranians and Americans have been victims of a distorted draft; distortions that have basically remained unchanged
(2023-09-08). Auto companies finally talk but still try to shortchange workers. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT —With under a week to go before the Auto Workers' contracts with the Detroit 3 expire, the union and the companies finally got around to talking numbers. But news reports, in Detroit media, Yahoo, Reuters and the Associated Press, made it clear there's still a wide chasm between UAW demands for the 150,000 workers …
(2023-09-08). Billions for buybacks, pennies for workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—When it comes to deciding where to put their money, 100 of the nation's richest corporations have pretty blatant priorities: Billions for stock buybacks for corporate honchos and Wall Street financiers. Pennies for workers' pay. And a hunk of that buyback cash, via federal contracts, mostly from the military, comes from taxpayers' pockets, too. So …
(2023-09-08). Israel authorises three settler outposts in West Bank. middleeasteye.net 
Israel authorises three settler outposts in West Bank | The process turns the outposts into settlements recognised by the state of Israel, not the international community | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 19: 52 | Israeli soldiers and settlers in Halhoul village north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on 1 August 2023 (AFP) | The US has condemned Israel's decision to "legalise" three settler outposts in the occupi…
(2023-09-08). Israel: Mossad reveals its Egyptian spy warned of Yom Kippur war 'tomorrow'. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-08). Israel not in compliance with visa waiver programme, Senate Democrats say. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-09-08). Saudi Arabia tops 100 executions in 2023. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi Arabia tops 100 executions in 2023 | Amnesty International warns that death penalty is being used in 'grossly unfair trials' in Saudi Arabia | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 17: 54 | More than 1,000 death sentences have been carried out since King Salman assumed power in 2015 (AP/File photo) | The number of executions conducted by
(2023-09-08). Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering. middleeasteye.net 
Turkey: Crypto boss sentenced to over 11,000 years in jail over money laundering | Faruk Fatih Ozer was arrested in Albania last year after disappearing in 2021 along with millions of dollars of user assets | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 49 | Faruk Fatih Ozer, head of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, had been missing since 2021 after his company went offline before he was arrested in Albania last year (Screengr…
(2023-09-08). $44 bn to fight 'woke' culture: New book claims Elon Musk bought X because daughter turned 'communist'. firstpost.com In June 2021, Elon Musk's child, Xavier Alexander Musk, publicly revealed their identity as transgender, a significant moment in their personal journey. | This announcement, however, resulted in a strain on the relationship between Elon Musk and his child, ultimately affecting Musk's political stance and even influencing his decision to acquire Twitter, as outlined in an excerpt from his biographer Walter Isaacson's upcoming book, "Elon Musk." | Daughter's conversion | According to the excerpt published in The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk's conservative political leanings were partly catalyzed when his 16-year-…
(2023-09-08). Apple's AI team is burning over $1 mn a day, is on a hiring spree recruiting from Google, OpenAI. firstpost.com While Google and Microsoft are engaged in a competitive AI race through their Bard AI and Bing AI, along with a plethora of other AI tools, Apple, has remained relatively quiet on the AI front. However, recent reports suggest that Apple is making substantial investments in AI and is likely to unveil several AI tools in the future. | According to a report initially featured in The Information, Apple is dedicating substantial financial resources to AI, with millions of dollars being invested on a daily basis. The company is actively working on the development of various AI models across multiple teams. | One of the…
(2023-09-08). Australia to mandate Google, other search engines to remove AI-gen child abuse content from results. firstpost.com Australia's internet regulatory authority has announced measures aimed at compelling search engines such as Google and Bing to prevent the dissemination of child sexual abuse content generated by artificial intelligence. In a statement issued by e-Safety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant on Friday, it was revealed that prominent industry leaders, at the government's behest, are developing a new code. This code will mandate search engines to implement safeguards to prevent the appearance of such objectionable material in search results. | Additionally, the code will stipulate that AI functionalities integrated into s…
(2023-09-08). Google wants people to forget about iPhone 15 and look at Pixel 8, reveals devices a month before launch. firstpost.com Google is making a bold move to grab some attention away from Apple's highly anticipated iPhone 15, scheduled to be unveiled on September 12. | Although Google has its own "Made by Google" event planned for October 4, where it intends to showcase its latest smartphone and wearables, the company has decided to take a different approach. | Google has essentially shrugged off the secrecy and has shared videos featuring the Pixel 8, a phone that has already been leaked multiple times in the past month. | Save the d8. | Meet
(2023-09-08). Japan's Moon Sniper: JAXA has a bag of clever tricks to ensure SLIM module's successful landing. firstpost.com In an effort to recover from past challenges and strengthen its space program, Japan launched the "Moon Sniper" mission last Thursday, shortly after India's remarkable lunar achievement with the Chandrayaan-3 mission. | So far only the United States, Russia, China, and India have had prosperous lunar landings to date. Because of this, Japan's mission is imbued with great optimism and noteworthy technological progress. | Japan for its part, has really crafted its lunar lander with expertise to give it the best chance of a successful landing. It wouldn't be far-fetched to say that like ISRO's Chandrayaan-3, JAXA's…
(2023-09-08). Microsoft taking responsibility? Announces it will help users sued over copyright issues from AI-gen content. firstpost.com Microsoft has taken a significant step in addressing concerns related to copyright infringement arising from its AI-powered software offered to businesses, including tools in Word, PowerPoint, and coding. | The tech giant has committed to assuming legal responsibility for any copyright violations associated with material generated by its AI software. This pledge encompasses covering the legal costs for commercial customers who may face lawsuits over the use of AI-generated content or tools. | Microsoft's assurance extends to users of GitHub Copilot, which utilizes generative AI to create computer code, as well as…
(2023-09-08). India Semicon: Foxconn, STMicroelectronics planning to build semiconductor plant in India. firstpost.com Foxconn Technology Group is joining forces with STMicroelectronics NV in a collaborative effort to establish a semiconductor factory in India, as they seek government support to enhance their presence in the South Asian nation. | The companies, Taiwan's Foxconn and Franco-Italian STMicro, are in the process of seeking state assistance for the construction of a 40-nanometer chip plant. People familiar with the matter, who preferred to remain anonymous since the plan has not been made public, have confirmed this development. It's worth noting that these 40-nanometer chips are employed in a wide range of application…
(2023-09-08). The Pentagon is the Elephant In the Climate Activist Room. counterpunch.org With nearly 10,000 people expected to take to the streets of New York City on September 17 for the March to End Fossil Fuels, the climate justice movement seems more organized than ever. But, there's a big elephant in the room, and it has the Pentagon written all over it. The U.S. military is the
(2023-09-08). When Difi Took on the CIA Over Torture. counterpunch.org So Senator Feinstein did what Obama feared to do—conduct a serious and comprehensive investigation of CIA's program of torture and abuse. She ignored criticism from congressional colleagues as well as mainstream media pundits. Even David Cole, currently the national legal director at the ACLU, wrote that the CIA got a "bum rap" from Feinstein's report on CIA torture, making the absurd claim that torture worked. Over the years, Feinstein demonstrated that she was not intimidated by the national security state and its humongous defense and intelligence budgets. The national security state wields too much poli…
(2023-09-08). Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes. middleeasteye.net 
Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes | Meanwhile, Yemenis are forced to skip meals as prices soar, and Jordanian refugees face severe funding shortages | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 13: 18 | People gather along the promenade in Libya's second city of Benghazi on 26 March 2023 (AFP) | Libyans expelled from homes by Haftar: | A new report by UN experts s…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can uterine fibroids affect pregnancy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A uterine fibroid is a benign or noncancerous growth of the muscle portion of the uterus. While common, they may cause pain and excessive bleeding, and concerns about fertility and pregnancy for some. Dr. Michelle Louie, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic surgeon and fibroid specialist, says it is important to know your treatment options and work with a specialist. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/RjubdzreMOE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Pregnancy is no picnic when it comes to listeria. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you're planning a Labor Day gathering outdoors, remember that food safety is important for everybody, but it is especially important if you're expecting. Hormonal changes during pregnancy can change a pregnant person's immune system, making her more susceptible to contracting foodborne illness.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, discusses the risks associated with listeria and what summertime foods should be avoided by those who are expecting….
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: How young athletes can reduce their risk of injury. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than half of children in the U.S. ages 6 to 17 participate in sports. With participation also comes the painful reality of injuries that happen during gameplay. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how to reduce children's risk of sports injuries. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=idMbUDc6ozQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Prescribing nature for mental, physical health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting off the couch and hopping on a treadmill, you might want to consider going outdoors and reaping the health benefits of being in nature. And don't be surprised at your next doctor's visit when you get a prescription for parks instead of pills. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/L4z4-rhGrWY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is in the downloads at…
(2023-09-08). Consumer Health: Teens and depression — a back-to-school concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With many teens heading back to school, peer pressure and academic expectations are once again a reality. These added pressures can cause ups and downs during what can be an already tumultuous time of life. For some teens, though, the lows are more than just temporary feelings. They're symptoms of depression. Depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental disorders in children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Teen depression is a…
(2023-09-08). The W-Curve Model: Understanding a new college student's experience. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The W-Curve Model was first proposed in 1963 to explain adjustment to culture shock. Starting college is a culture shock for many young people. It is often the first time students are away from home for an extended period. Freshman year is known for new experiences, but it also presents various challenges. Each new college student's experience is unique. Parents should be aware of the predictable adjustment pattern to help students navigate difficult times. The…
(2023-09-08). Consumer Health: Treating gynecologic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Gynecologic cancer is any cancer that starts in the female reproductive organs. More than 116,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer this year, according to the Foundation for Women's Cancer. September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the five types of gynecologic cancer and the treatment options for each. Cervical cancer Early stage cervical cancer generally produces no signs or symptoms. Indications of more advanced cervical…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Debunking head lice myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org September is National Head Lice Prevention Month, a time to understand the signs, importance of screenings and available treatments. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, debunks common myths associated with these wingless insects, which affect millions of children each school year. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ctiD5nbMv7M Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-09-08). Prostate cancer: screening and treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect prostate cancer early, when it's still confined to the prostate gland and has the best chance for successful treatment. "It's important to get adequate screening,…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about enteroviruses and babies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Enteroviruses are a group of viruses that commonly circulate during summer and fall. These viruses primarily affect young children, who are more susceptible to complications due to their undeveloped immune systems. Many adults have some immunity from previous exposure. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center, says there is concern with newborns when it comes to enteroviruses. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MMxr5gkD09s Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end…
(2023-09-08). Preventing measles outbreaks in the US through vaccination. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists India as the top country for measles outbreaks, with more than 57,500 reported cases. In the U.S., there have been 19 cases of the highly infectious virus this year. "Measles is a viral infection that is highly contagious if you're not immune to it," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "It's generally characterized by fever, cough, runny nose and a pretty characteristic rash that…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Beat the 'back-to-school blues' with healthy lunches. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My kids are heading back to school, but we'll be packing lunches for them this year. I want to make sure I'm sending things that are healthy but also that they like and will eat. Do you have any specific recommendations? ANSWER: Healthy eating is important at every age, especially for children. Research has shown there's a close link between nutrition and learning. A healthy diet improves children's ability to focus, memory,…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Q&A: Helping kids adjust to school. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My family is gearing up for the new school year, and I'm a bit worried about how my kids will adjust to being back in the classroom after the summer break. They seem excited yet nervous, and I want to ensure they adjust smoothly. Can I use any strategies or tips to ease their anxieties and make this adjustment period as positive as possible, especially for the youngest entering kindergarten? ANSWER: Back-to-school…
(2023-09-08). Science Saturday: When sleep disorders presage something more serious. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Early one morning, while checking on a slumbering patient at the Center for Sleep Medicine, Erik St. Louis, M.D., noticed something peculiar. The patient, a woman in her early 60's, had started running beneath her bedsheets. As her eyelids fluttered, her legs kicked into gear, slowly at first but then rapidly picking up the pace, propelling herself along a road only she could see. After sprinting for about 30 seconds, she abruptly stopped and opened her…
(2023-09-08). FDA grants vaccine approval for moms-to-be to prevent RSV in newborns. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine for pregnant women to provide immediate protection against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in infants. Abrysvo, is a single-dose vaccine produced by Pfizer and is approved for use between week 32 and week 36 of pregnancy. "This is especially exciting for us in pediatrics because vaccinating pregnant women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy can protect babies when they're most vulnerable for developing severe…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Surprising sources of added sugar. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Added sugar in foods not only adds extra calories, it also can have direct toxic effects, such as tooth decay and even a risk for heart disease. Minimizing the amount of added sugar in your diet is important. However, you may not even realize how much added sugar you consume. That's because some unsuspecting foods you may think are healthy contain added sugar. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to tell if your child has a fever. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fever — when the body's temperature is above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit — is typically a sign that your body is fighting off an infection. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains what signs to watch for when your child is running a high temperature. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vv_p1om8xHY?si=YfyQDaxTzYYEvfl9 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 55) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-09-08). Long-term pancreatic cancer survivors report excellent post-surgery quality of life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatic cancer is considered the most lethal cancer in the human body. But new treatment advances are improving outcomes for patients, making long-term survival possible. Although there is a growing population of long-term pancreatic cancer survivors, data on those patients' quality of life are still limited. In a new study published in Annals of Surgery, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed the results of a cross-sectional survey of pancreatic cancer survivors. They found that patients — who were, on…
(2023-09-08). Hurricane Idalia prompts closure of Mayo Clinic in Florida. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy of NOAA Hurricane Idalia continued to strengthen overnight, making landfall along the Florida gulf coast as a Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center estimated maximum sustained winds at 125 MPH. Damaging winds and devastating storm surge are anticipated. The storm is expected to track to the Northeast before turning back out into the Atlantic Ocean. Mayo Clinic has been closely monitoring Hurricane Idalia. Due to expected weather conditions, the clinic in Jacksonville,…
(2023-09-08). What you need to stay safe during severe weather. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy NOAA The latest storm forecast has Hurricane Idalia making landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast beginning Tuesday, Aug. 29, and spreading across Florida and into Georgia on Wednesday, Aug. 30, before moving into the Carolinas. Whether sheltering in place or evacuating for a severe weather event, preparing for health and safety before a storm is essential, says Dr. Brittany Beel, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician. "Past experiences show it can take one…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Countdown to control anxiety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently turned 45 and have been dealing with anxiety for several years. My feelings of worry, stress and fatigue have increased, leading me to avoid social events and limit activities I used to enjoy. My friend suggested I try something she called mindfulness meditation to help manage my anxiety. What is this technique, and how can I start doing it? ANSWER: Anxiety is often described as sustained and excessive worry that…
(2023-09-08). New surgical method for ovarian cancer lights up lesions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic scientists are shining light on ovarian cancer. A study published in 2022 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology explored the use of fluorescence-guided surgery to treat epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common type of ovarian cancer. Fluorescence-guided surgery uses fluorescence imaging to light up cancerous tissue, giving surgeons a better view of tumors and cancer cells. This makes cancer removal more thorough and accurate. "It was really exciting to be part of fluorescence-guided surgery," says Kristina…
(2023-09-08). The science behind weird body reactions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Every day our bodies do some rather strange and unusual things. Here are some questions and answers that give the science behind why these happen. Why do fingers wrinkle in water? Initially, it was thought that fingers wrinkled in water because of the fluid shifts that occur between the tissues and the surrounding water. Evolutionary experts are finding evidence that it may have helped humans get a better grip on objects in the water. People…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic researchers publish key findings about cell proteins to determine effectiveness of immunotherapy for colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified key findings that can assist clinicians in predicting whether a patient with advanced colorectal cancer will benefit from immunotherapy. The study was published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research and highlights the potential of using spatial analysis of specific proteins as a predictive tool for selecting appropriate candidates for PD-1 blockade immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, ultimately improving treatment outcomes and minimizing unnecessary treatments. The…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic cancer researchers targeting racial disparities in genomic data. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Yan Asmann, Ph.D. (left), and Aaron Mansfield, M.D. Standing at the forefront of Mayo Clinic's genomics advancements, Yan Asmann, Ph.D., and Aaron Mansfield, M.D. are working to tailor the diagnosis and treatment of certain cancers to a person's unique genomic makeup. As a bioinformatician, Dr. Asmann is pursuing individualized therapeutic cancer vaccines that target a person's distinctive tumor characteristics. Dr. Mansfield, a medical oncologist, is on a quest to discover biomarkers to predict which patients with cancer could benefit from immunotherapy,…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is myocarditis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Myocarditis is a serious but rare heart condition that impacts 10 to 20 out of every 100,000 Americans. For comparison, coronary artery disease, which is the most common heart disease in the U.S., affects 100 out of every 100,00 people. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Leslie Cooper, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains what myocarditis is and why knowing the risk factors is so important. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/YE4DU7GgpDg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07)…
(2023-09-08). Mayo Clinic updates its Five-Year Plan in Rochester as it prepares to transform healthcare. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Bold. Forward. strategy to transform healthcare globally and reimagine patient and staff experience in Rochester continues to advance. Mayo Clinic updated its most recent five-year plan to reflect potential plans and building projects that are being proposed in the next several years. For decades, Mayo Clinic has provided its five-year plan to the City of Rochester to inform city leaders and the community about potential building projects Mayo Clinic proposes to…
(2023-09-08). Stress test abnormalities reveal more than just cardiovascular risks, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine. While exercise testing typically is focused on diagnosing coronary artery disease, a recent study from Mayo Clinic finds that exercise test abnormalities, such as low functional aerobic capacity, predicted non-cardiovascular causes of death such as cancer in addition to cardiovascular-related deaths. These new findings are published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings….
(2023-09-08). Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge. commondreams.org The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of decades of established law within the state constitution. In the case, the State has argued that Floridians have no state constitutional right to abortion and therefore politicians could ban abortion entirely. Unless the court blocks the 15-week ban, a separate law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year that bans abortion at six weeks in pregnancy — a time when many people don't even know they are pregnant —…
(2023-09-08). Mixed reactions from climate activists as Africa Climate Summit ends. commondreams.org The first Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, marked by the release of the African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action. Notably the declaration promises to commit to green industrialization and the deployment of additional renewable energy capacity, and calls for international support in boosting Africa's renewable energy capacity to 300 GW by 2030. While welcoming the promises for greater renewable energy deployment, activists in addition called for commitment towards the tripling of global renewable energy capacity, to 11,000 Gigawatt by 2030, the level required…
(2023-09-08). Reaction: U.N. stocktake report warns world off-track to cut emissions. commondreams.org
(2023-09-08). Urgent Call to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Ahead of G20 Summit. commondreams.org Ahead of the G20 meeting in New Delhi, India, Allie Rosenbluth, Oil Change International US Program Manager, said: "As decision makers gather at the G20 summit, the world is at a critical crossroads. World leaders are facing mounting pressure from UN Secretary-General António Guterres and people across the planet to phase out fossil fuels. Against the backdrop of record-breaking temperatures and severe flooding in New Delhi, the urgency for action has never been clearer. "President Biden claims to be a climate leader, but under his leadership the US has harmed communities across the globe by greenlighting foss…
(2023-09-08). Book Excerpt: Repetition and Omission. progressive.org How wars are made invisible in the media. An excerpt from the new book "War Made Invisible"
(2023-09-08). How 9/11 Bred a "War on Terror" from Hell. counterpunch.org The day after the U.S. government began routinely bombing faraway places, the lead editorial in the New York Times expressed some gratification. Nearly four weeks had passed since 9/11, the newspaper noted, and America had finally stepped up its "counterattack against terrorism" by launching airstrikes on al-Qaeda training camps and Taliban military targets in Afghanistan. "It was
(2023-09-08). Wednesday 9/13: Let's Talk, Let's Learn Community Series: Shotspotter Gunshot Detection System. indybay.org Online via Zoom (Register: forms.gle/3ndS1aHkPnudEXSHA)…
(2023-09-08). Cuban university assesses its ongoing school process. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Deputy Minister of Higher Education (MES) Alicia Alonso and educational representatives assessed on Friday the ongoing school process at the University of Matanzas (UM).
(2023-09-08). Guatemalan gov't facilitated literacy to 487,000 people. plenglish.com On a message on the social network X, formerly Twitter, the head of State described this action as "a pivotal right and a vital element contributing to the integration and social development of the Chapinian society." | On the International Literacy Day, he listed the domestic governmental stages carried out, pointing out the initial phase and two subsequent ones to further contribute to improving the quality of life of those involved. | The decentralized State entity in charge of carrying it forward (organizing, coordinating, promoting and executing it) is the National Literacy Committee (CONALFA), the presiden…
(2023-09-08). Peruvian government expresses concern over trial of magistrates. plenglish.com Lima, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian government expressed Friday concern over the parliamentary decision to subject the members of the National Justice Board (JNJ) to a summary process, with a view to dismissing them, but refrained from pronouncing itself against it.
(2023-09-08). Solidarity Network with Cuba in the U.S. to hold meeting in Boston. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The National Solidarity Network with Cuba (NNOC) in the United States published on Friday the official program for its annual meeting, October 13-15 in Boston, Massachusetts, under the slogan "Victory in Unity."
(2023-09-08). Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Speaks on Press Freedoms and Democracy. indybay.org Nobel Laureate journalist Maria Ressa spoke at the National Press Club Headliners luncheon September 5 discussing the existential threat of press freedoms faced by journalists and media worldwide and warned about the demise of democracy in the wake of those threats.
(2023-09-08). Is Intellectual Property Turning into a Knowledge Monopoly? counterpunch.org The twentieth century saw the emergence of public funded universities and technical institutions, while technology development was concentrated in the R&D laboratories of large corporations. The age of the lone inventor—Edison, Siemens, Westinghouse, Graham Bell—had ended with the nineteenth century. The twentieth century was more about industry-based R&D laboratories, where corporations gathered together leading scientists
(2023-09-08). Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World. progressive.international Kumari Jayawardena examines the emergence of feminist movements across Asia intertwined with broader national struggles.
(2023-09-08). Economic Growth in G7 Versus BRICS: A Reality Check. counterpunch.org In the United Kingdom, the BBC prepared and published data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in January about different nations' growth forecasts for 2023 and 2024. The BBC foregrounded some really bad news for the UK. Of nine major industrial economies—the G7 (the U.S., Canada, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, and Canada), plus Russia, and China—the UK
(2023-09-08). Gabriel Kolko on the Foreign Policy Consequences of Conservatism's Triumph. counterpunch.org Gabriel Kolko (1932-2014), a longtime contributor to Counterpunch, burst onto the field of American historical scholarship with the publication of The Triumph of Conservatism: A Reinterpretation of American History, 1900-1916 (1963). He had published other works, but this book made him an historian of widely recognized importance. With astringent irony, he transformed our understanding of
(2023-09-08). G-7 and BRICS Visions of the Future: Coercive Unipolarity or Cooperative Multipolarity. counterpunch.org
(2023-09-08). The Architecture of Cities: New York III. counterpunch.org Bookends: Benet's to Benjamin and More "Charlemagne". Turn the page back. "Charlie Chaplin". Turn the pages forward. "Chaucer". Skip a few pages. "Darwin". Close your eyes and grab a page. "Abraham Lincoln". I received Benet's "The Reader's Encyclopedia when I was maybe eleven or twelve years old. I stare back into those twelve impressionable years.
(2023-09-08). Japan's Insane Immoral, Illegal Radioactive Dumping. counterpunch.org Japan cannot possibly outlive the atrocity of dumping radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. In fact, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is an example of how nuclear meltdowns negatively impact the entire world, as its toxic wastewater travels across the world in ocean currents. The dumping of stored toxic wastewater from the meltdown in 2011
(2023-09-08). Former Israeli spy chief admits government enforcing apartheid against Palestinians. peoplesworld.org 
The former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said Wednesday that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the occupied West Bank. Tamir Pardo joins a growing list of retired officials to have concluded that Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amounts to apartheid, a reference to the system of racial separation …
(2023-09-08). Freedom, Madness and High Times. counterpunch.org I remember the first issue of High Times I ever read. I bought it at a head shop in College Park, Maryland for a buck in the Fall of 1974. It was the second issue. The cover featured a painting of an airplane with the words Trans-Marijuana Cargo lines written on it and a marijuana
(2023-09-08). Summer Of Strikes, Summer Of Solidarity: LA Workers Lean On Each Other. progressivehub.net MEL BUER | THE REAL NEWS NETWORK…
(2023-09-08). COVID-911: From Homeland Security to Biosecurity — Watch Along and Q&A. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me this Sunday at 8pm CDT is James Corbett, founder of The Corbett Report, and video editor extraordinaire Broc West, here for a 9/11 anniversary watch-along and Q&A of their excellent documentary titled: COVID-911: From Homeland Security to Biosecurity. Similar to our watch-along/Q&A of The Secret History of Al Qaeda documentary, we will gather
(2023-09-08). As The G20 Summit Opens, India Targets Climate Activists. progressivehub.net EMILY ATKIN AND ARIELLE SAMUELSON | HEATED…
(2023-09-08). Words About War Matter: A Language Guide For Discussing War. progressivehub.net
(2023-09-08). 'N*ggers' Do Not Belong Here': Drunk Berkeley Cop Aims Gun At Unarmed Black Man Visiting A Friend, Lawsuit Says. newsone.com 
Brian Lindhurst Jr. is reportedly suing Sgt. David Marble, an officer who allegedly attacked him and yelled racial slurs after he left a friend's house in Antioch in 2022.
(2023-09-08). In Dollar We Trust: How money has muddied American politics—Sam Bankman-Fried purchased Democrats, Republicans. firstpost.com Democracy is all about the will of the people. It is a special, specific contract between people and the State, wherein the former elect who wields power over the institutions of the latter. But, that's just in theory, at least, when it comes to the United States of America. | Here is a democracy, ostensibly the oldest one in the world, where you can buy democracy; pocket not just politicians, but their politics too. And, this you can do across ideologies. Ideologies might divide the world, but in the US money bridged ideological chasms on the uninterrupted continuum of corruption and brinkmanship. | While, a for…
(2023-09-08). UK: Suella Braverman says Douglas Murray holds 'perfectly decent views'. middleeasteye.net 
UK: Suella Braverman says Douglas Murray holds 'perfectly decent views' | Home Secretary's comments condemned by Muslim groups as 'outrageous and dangerous' | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 14: 03 | Braverman said the Home Office had set up a rebuttal unit to counter 'inaccurate information about Prevent' (AP) | A controversial commentator accused of a "record of hate" against Muslims holds "mainstream, ins…
(2023-09-08). 'Friendship between India-US to further cement economic ties': PM Modi after hosting Prez Biden. firstpost.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed US President Joe Biden at his official residence and held productive bilateral talks to further cement the relationship between Washington and New Delhi. | PM Modi described his meeting with the US President as one which would help to deepen economic ties and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. | "Happy to have welcomed @POTUS @JoeBiden to 7, Lok Kalyan Marg. Our meeting was very productive. We were able to discuss numerous topics which will further economic and people-to-people linkages between India and USA. The friendship between our nations will con…
(2023-09-08). G20 Summit: India's presidency will lead to transformative change that world needs, says UN chief Guterres. firstpost.com In India for the crucial G20 meetings, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said that he hoped India's presidency of the influential grouping would eventually lead to the kind of transformative change that the world so desperately needs. | He also underscored India's repeated commitments that it would act on the behalf of the Global South and its determination to pursue the development agenda not only in the Asian region but also in collaboration with the developing nations of the world. | "Let me begin by expressing my gratitude to India for the warm welcome and my hope that India's presid…
(2023-09-08). Coalition trains advocates of children with disabilities in Mississippi. splcenter.org
(2023-09-08). Chinese Vice Premier to Attend Eastern Economic Forum in Move to Boost Russia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning confirmed on Friday that China's State Council Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing would be participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) hosted by the Russian city of Vladivostok.
(2023-09-08). Check Out What Remains of This 'Top-Notch' Czech Drone Downed by Russian Volunteers. sputnikglobe.com The Czech-made drone will be thoroughly studied by engineers, and their findings will likely be used for further enhancing Russia's defense capabilities.
(2023-09-08). Claims China Uses AI to Interfere in US Politics Nothing But 'Malicious Speculation' – Embassy. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Western claims that China is using artificial intelligence to create fake social media accounts to interfere in American politics are "full of prejudice and malicious speculation," Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said in a statement to Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Moscow Blasts Arrest of Sputnik Armenia Reporter as Aimed at Harming Russia-Armenia Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Forces that are interested in sowing hatred and fear between Armenia and Russia are behind the provocation involving the detention of Sputnik Armenia columnist Ashot Gevorkyan, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.
(2023-09-08). France Seeks Pullout From Niger. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – France is considering several options for troops pullout from Niger, contacts with the Nigerien army continue and relate to operational and technical aspects, a French General Staff spokesman told Arabian broadcaster.
(2023-09-08). Moscow Expects Final G20 Document to Include Settlements in National Currencies. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia expects the final G20 document to cover in detail the issue of settlements in national currencies, Dmitry Birichevsky, director of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Moscow to Host Training for Crisis Management Centers of BRICS States in 2024. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Training for duty services of crisis management centers of the BRICS countries on the exchange of operational information in the event of various emergencies will take place in Moscow in February 2024, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). NATO's Uranium Rounds are 'Perfect Storm' of Toxic Pollution in 'Breadbasket' Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com Faced with the failure of Ukraine's summer counteroffensive, the US has taken the dubious step of giving the Kiev regime depleted uranium munitions. Kevin Kamps, a radioactive waste watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, warned of the multiple risks of the radioactive material.
(2023-09-08). New Poll Reveals More Public Concerns Over Biden's Age, Performance in Office. sputnikglobe.com US voters have repeatedly expressed their pessimism about Joe Biden's physical and mental condition to perform his duties, especially in light of the next year's presidential election.
(2023-09-08). Russian Budget's Non-Oil, Gas Revenues in August Up by 56.5% Year-on-Year. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Non-oil and gas revenues of the Russian budget in August amounted to 1.82 trillion rubles ($18.6 billion), marking a 56.5% increase compared to the same period last year, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Friday.
(2023-09-08). Russian Dairy, Caviar in Great Demand on Turkish Market – Russian Export Center. sputnikglobe.com ISTANBUL (Sputnik) – The Turkish market has a great demand for dairy, caviar and food "innovations" from Russia, the head of the international cooperation division of the Russian Export Center, Jabbori Najibullo, told Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Russian Forces Eliminate Ukrainian Reconnaissance Unit in Donbass. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian armed forces have eliminated a Ukrainian reconnaissance unit in the South Donetsk direction, taking one of the enemy soldiers prisoner, spokesman for Russia's Vostok troops grouping Oleg Chekhov told Sputnik.
(2023-09-08). Some 150 Japanese Residents File Lawsuit to Halt Fukushima Water Release – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – About 150 residents of several Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi, filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on Friday to stop the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP), Japanese media reported.
(2023-09-08). Watch Russian Ka-52 Alligators Snap at Ukrainian Armored Vehicles. sputnikglobe.com Once on the horizon, Russian Ka-50s – aka Alligators – strike fear into Ukrainian soldiers who are unable to avoid them. The choppers dominate in the air over Ukraine, successfully conducting tasks of the special operation.
(2023-09-08). U.S. Just Sent 3,000 Troops — Not Where You Think. leecamp.com
(2023-09-08). VIDEO: Governor's Fundraiser Ruined By Activists. leecamp.com
(2023-09-08). Brazil's Supreme Court Labels Lula's Imprisonment as Historic Mistake. orinocotribune.com
(2023-09-08). Parliament Approves Maduro's Official Visit to China; Venezuela's VP Meets China's FM. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( During the meeting held this Thursday, September 7, a letter sent by President Nicolás Maduro was submitted to the plenary for its consideration, in which he requested permission—in accordance with Articles 285 and 187 of the Constitution—to make a state vi…
(2023-09-08). Cops are already arresting activists at the DSEI arms fair — and it's barely even started yet. thecanary.co 
As Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) sets up at the ExCeL centre in London, activists have begun resisting it. Not far behind them are the cops — with nine arrests already, even before this notorious arms fair begins properly. DSEI arms fair: dealing in death The Canary has been documenting the build-up to this …
(2023-09-08). Corbyn's appearance at a counter-conference looks set to 'antagonise' Keir Starmer. Boo-hoo. thecanary.co 
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, North of Tyne mayor Jamie Driscoll and the founder of think tank Compass, Neal Lawson, are appearing at this year's The World Transformed (TWT) festival. So, with these speakers and more, plus the chance to (as TWT put it) "antagonise" the Labour leadership and Keir Starmer — what's not to …
(2023-09-08). Palestine Death Log: August, 2023. youtube.com 
Israel killed at least 19 Palestinians, including 6 children, in August 2023. MintPress will continue to record Palestinian deaths at the hands of the Israeli occupation each month. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…
(2023-09-08). The Voice of God Destroyed when Telepathic AI 'Builds Back Better'. counterpunch.org 'Time to look beyond this — radioactive cop-ridden planet' — William Burroughs 'The brain, the final frontier' — Paraphrase of 'Star Trek' Intro. Central to this small article is the metapolitical proposition that simulacra as a revision of Nature occur within a ponerological context as much as Life construed as a test in a dark
(2023-09-08). Time to Take Away Fox's Broadcasting Licenses. counterpunch.org On July 3, 2023, members of the Media and Democracy Project, a media watchdog group, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deny the renewal of the license for Philadelphia's Fox TV station, WTFX. The filing charged that WTFX had repeatedly promoted a false narrative about the 2020 Presidential election being "stolen" from Donald Trump by the Democrats, "sowing discord
(2023-09-08). West blocked sovereign Russian assets worth $280 bln — US Treasury Department. tass.com According to the document, the task force has completed its "initial effort to map and account for Russian sovereign assets that are immobilized and held in REPO member jurisdictions"
(2023-09-08). Dollar rises to 98.5 rubles on Moscow exchange. tass.com The euro gained 8.75 kopecks, reaching 105.5 rubles…
(2023-09-08). Around 40 ships to transport grain from Russia to Turkey — Sabah. tass.com The grain will be delivered to private flour mills in Turkey…
(2023-09-08). Russia's budget deficit preliminary totals $24 bln in January-August — finance ministry. tass.com It is noted that preliminarily federal budget expenditures totaled $197 bln in the first eight months of 2023, up by 12% year-on-year…
(2023-09-08). Volvo's assets handed to Russian investor — Industry and Trade Ministry. tass.com The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the new owner, has found a local partner for the continued expansion of production at the concern's Kaluga facility, and work is underway to restart it as soon as feasible, the statement says…
(2023-09-08). Russia's GDP growth exceeds 2% in 7M 2023 — PM. tass.com According to Mikhail Mishustin, the government is finalizing preparation of the budget for 2024 and the planned period of 2025-2026…
(2023-09-08). Russia has surplus federal budget in August — PM. tass.com "Consolidated balance of the regions added another 140 bln rubles," Mikhail Mishustin said, noting that the Russian economy "is adjusting to current challenges"
(2023-09-08). Turnover of fish products between Russia, China soars 75% in 8M 2023. tass.com Fish products exported to China reportedly stood at 716,000 metric tons valued at $1.38 bln in January-August 2023…
(2023-09-08). Putin launches traffic over new portion of M-12 highway. tass.com The Russian leader congratulated all attendees with the event, wishing them new achievements…
(2023-09-08). Russia's federal budget to be executed with planned deficit of 2% of GDP in 2023. tass.com Speaking about expenditures, Mikhail Mishustin said that after the advancing period at the beginning of the year they returned to their traditional level and amounted to around 2.24 trillion rubles in August…
(2023-09-08). Expenditures on National Projects in Russia total $18.5 bln as of September 1. tass.com The following National Projects take the lead in terms of utilizing expenditures: Science and Universities (79.6%), Culture (76.9%), Demography (72.6%), Labor Productivity (61.7%)…
(2023-09-08). Road construction in Russia to be expanded, Putin says. tass.com It is noted that the M-12 will be "extended to Kazan, then to Yekaterinburg and Tyumen, and to other Russian regions, regions of Siberia and the Far East"
(2023-09-08). West lying claiming Ukraine conflict triggered energy crisis, top Russian diplomat says. tass.com "But the sun didn't always shine, the tides were low, the wind hardly blew and the investments into advanced forms of oil and gas production have decreased, so the crisis occurred," Sergey Lavrov said…
(2023-09-08). Non-oil and gas revenues of Russian budget on the rise — Finance Ministry. tass.com The dynamics remains consistently positive, including against the level of 2021, the ministry informed…
(2023-09-08). Oil and gas revenues of Russian budget down 38.2% in 8M 2023 — Finance Ministry. tass.com Accumulation of extra oil and gas revenues during periods of the comfortable price situation provide for the budgetary system resilience to fluctuations in receiving oil and gas revenues…
(2023-09-08). Turkey's imports from Russia total $28.3 bln in January-July — statistical institute. tass.com It is also reported that in July Russia was the second-largest supplier to Turkey after China with supplies of goods and services from China and Russia worth $4.6 bln and $3.65 bln, respectively…
(2023-09-08). Two Ukrainian drones intercepted above west Russia's Bryansk — ministry. tass.com "Air defense units on duty intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles above the territory of the Bryansk Region. One of them was destroyed in midair," the ministry said…
(2023-09-08). Russia, Bangladesh agree to intensify bilateral contacts in all areas — Lavrov. tass.com The Russian foreign minister pointed out that Bangladesh is Russia's "good and long-standing partner" in South Asia, adding that the relations between the two countries have been built upon "principles of friendship, equality and mutual respect" over the course of over half a century…
(2023-09-08). Turkey looks at BRICS with great interest — Russian diplomat. tass.com The expansion of BRICS came as a sensation that "made the group's common voice far louder", Dmitry Birichevsky said…
(2023-09-08). Russian air defenses intercept four HIMARS rockets, destroy 31 Ukrainian drones. tass.com In all, since the beginning of the special military operation, 467 aircraft, 248 helicopters, 6,498 unmanned aerial vehicles, 436 anti-aircraft missile systems have been destroyed…
(2023-09-08). Russian forces repel five Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area. tass.com The five Ukrainian attacks that were repulsed in the Zaporozhye area came from Ukraine's 82nd Air Assault Brigade near the settlement of Verbovoye…
(2023-09-08). Packing G20 agenda full of security issues 'counterproductive' — Russian Foreign Ministry. tass.com According to the ministry, Russia places "great importance on giving a proper assessment to the global geopolitical situation, the Ukrainian crisis and other armed conflicts"
(2023-09-08). Kiev regime ramps up use of Western arms to attack Russian nuclear power, chemical plants. tass.com Alexander Kurenkov noted that the growth in Russia's hazardous industrial sectors also heightens the potential risk of man-made catastrophes…
(2023-09-08). Russia countering Western bid to link global economic woes, Ukraine at G20 — Russian MFA. tass.com It is noted that Washington has repeatedly sought to field-test a policy line that emphasizes pitting countries and partners against each other in order to ignite wars and conflicts…
(2023-09-08). Russia 'doesn't need' Western-promoted pride agenda, says Lavrov. tass.com "They are doing this aggressively. This is what distinguishes Western democracies [from other countries]," the foreign minister added…
(2023-09-08). TurkStream, Blue Stream pipelines targeted in attempted attacks, Lavrov reveals. tass.com The top Russian diplomat also lamented that "nobody is conducting a normal probe" into the sabotage on Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines, with national agencies reportedly handling this investigation…
(2023-09-08). North Korea floats out new sub carrying tactical nuclear weapons. tass.com According to the report, it was the country's first submarine carrying tactical nuclear weapons…
(2023-09-08). North Korea set to fit all its submarines with tactical nuclear weapons. tass.com According to Kim Jong-un, his country "has a plan to transform all large submarines into attack submarines fitted with tactical nuclear weapons"
(2023-09-08). EU works on penalties against Russian diamond industry. tass.com The EU member states are trying to block means of circumventing the anti-Russian sanctions, the president of the European Council added…
(2023-09-08). Kiev not to recognize elections in Russia's new regions, Crimea — Foreign Ministry. tass.com The ministry called on Kiev's international partners to condemn Russia's actions and to impose sanctions on organizers of the vote…
(2023-09-08). UN ready to meet Russia's conditions for resumption of grain deal — Bild. tass.com According to the newspaper, the Russian leadership is currently studying the UN proposals…
(2023-09-08). Russia's strike potential increased significantly, Ukraine's ex-presidential advisor says. tass.com Earlier, Oleg Soskin called to conclude a truce with Russia, to cancel the martial law and to hold parliamentary and presidential elections…
(2023-09-08). Líderes del G20 llegan a capital india para celebrar cumbre. telesurtv.net Este viernes está previsto el arribo presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, el cual sostendrá en la propia jornada una reunión con el Primer Ministro de la India, Narendra Modi.
(2023-09-08). Níger aumentó el precio del uranio a 214 dólares el kilogramo. telesurtv.net En 2022, el uranio proveniente de Níger representó el 20,2 por ciento del total importado por Francia.
(2023-09-08). Hong Kong sufre caída de precipitaciones sin precedentes. telesurtv.net Estas intensas lluvias, se producen tras los dos tifones que han azotado Hong Kong en las últimas dos semanas, Saola y Haikui.
(2023-09-08). Descubren edificaciones en zona arqueológica de Kabah, México. telesurtv.net Kabah fue fundada entre los años 250 y 500 de nuestra era, por migrantes de la región del Petén guatemalteco o beliceño.
(2023-09-08). Ascienden a 42 los muertos tras ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net La dirección de la Defensa Civil emitió, no obstante, una nueva alerta por temporales, lluvias intensas, descargas elétricas, inundaciones y la eventual caída de granizo y rachas de viento fuertes.
(2023-09-08). Tribunal autoriza a Texas a mantener barreras en Río Grande. telesurtv.net Las barreras, colocadas en un lugar concurrido por cruces irregulares cerca de Eagle Pass, Texas, han provocado las protestas de las autoridades de México.
(2023-09-08). ONU muestra preocupación por acciones del Congreso de Perú. telesurtv.net La ONU concluye que "solo defendiendo y garantizando los principios de separación y equilibrio de poderes se puede aspirar a consolidar una sociedad justa y democrática para el beneficio de todas las personas".
(2023-09-08). Ejecutan operativo tras asesinato de Villavicencio en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Se ejecutaron cuatro detenciones en los Centros de Rehabilitación Social de El Inca (Quito) y de Cotopaxi (Latacunga).
(2023-09-08). Argentina retira insignias otorgadas a Augusto Pinochet. telesurtv.net A través del Decreto 455, que será publicado este jueves en el Boletín Oficial, se le cancela a Pinochet, fallecido en 2006, y a sus derechohabientes el derecho a usar las insignias referidas.
(2023-09-08). Colombia designa delegados al monitoreo del cese al fuego con el ELN. telesurtv.net La Instancia Nacional es liderada por el general de infantería de Marina, Rafael Olaya Quintero.
(2023-09-08). López Obrador anuncia próxima entrega de dirección de la 4T. telesurtv.net Presidente mexicano informa que concluye su labor como dirigente de la 4T y en lo adelante continuará enfocado en la atención a los programas de gobierno.
(2023-09-08). Presidente de Venezuela visita ciudad china de Shenzhen. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro y la delegación que lo acompaña presenciaron desde Shenzhen Talents Park un espectáculo de luces dedicado a Venezuela.
(2023-09-08). Informe advierte niveles récord de gases de efecto invernadero. telesurtv.net El reporte hace referencia al calentamiento del planeta y al aumento de la temperatura anual de la superficie terrestre.
(2023-09-08). Tifón Haikui deja cerca de 300.000 personas evacuadas en China. telesurtv.net Se esperan más lluvias torrenciales que pueden desencadenar torrentes de montaña, inundaciones y otros desastres secundarios.
(2023-09-08). Celebran elecciones locales en Rusia. telesurtv.net Durante tres días, 65 millones de rusos podrán ejercer su derecho al voto, para elegir a representantes en 21 regiones del país, desde Siberia hasta la costa del Mar Negro.
(2023-09-08). Corea del Norte presenta su primer submarino nuclear táctico. telesurtv.net Autoridades aseguran que el ingreso de esta unidad naval a la marina norcoreana marca un nuevo capítulo en el fortalecimiento del poderío naval nacional.
(2023-09-08). Aumenta precio de combustibles en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net El ajuste se hace después del dato de los precios internacionales que comparte de la Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo y se realiza de forma automática.
(2023-09-08). Avanza foro latinoamericano y caribeño sobre drogas en Colombia. telesurtv.net El foro busca encontrar una nueva visión de la política de drogas ante el fracaso de la actual guerra anti narcóticos.
(2023-09-08). Movimiento social brasileño celebra Grito de los Excluidos. telesurtv.net Bajo el lema "¿De qué tienes hambre y sed?", los movimientos abogarán por un Brasil más justo, democrático y soberano.
(2023-09-08). Junta militar concede libertad a presidente derrocado de Gabón. telesurtv.net El líder golpista señaló que concedió la libertad al ex mandatario de 64 años teniendo en cuenta su estado de salud.
(2023-09-08). Chilenos protestan contra ley de usurpaciones. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes exigen vetar la ley que establece un cuerpo legal para combatir las tomas de terrenos y propiedades.
(2023-09-08). Importancia de la alfabetización para los pueblos del mundo. telesurtv.net Según datos oficiales de la Unesco, 763 millones de jóvenes y adultos no sabían leer ni escribir en 2020.
(2023-09-08). Huracán Lee alcanza categoría 5 rumbo a occidente del Atlántico. telesurtv.net El NHC manifestó que las corrientes de resaca y el oleaje peligroso se extenderán por el occidente del Atlántico en los próximos días.
(2023-09-08). Thursday 9/14: District Elections – The Case for Them. indybay.org Please join us on Thursday, Septem ≠ber 14, at 7: 00 pm. This will be a hybrid meeting. | ‚Ä¢ Join us in person at Flywheel Coffee Roasters, 672 Stanyan Street (between Haight and Page) or join us online. Please note that seating is limited. | ‚Ä¢ To join the meeting online, copy this link: zoom.us/j/970019 85280?pwd=Nkx2UVFPSTRVWG VXUVZEbFRkb0xwQT09 | ‚Ä¢ Or, with the Zoom app: Meet ≠ing ID: 970 0198 5280 Passcode: 333544 | ‚Ä¢ Zoom also provides telephone numbers. These are NOT toll-free numbers. Check with your phone company before yo…
(2023-09-08). This Notebook Holds Them Accountable. levernews.com 
We are thrilled to unveil our first piece of Lever-branded merchandise: limited-edition, customized reporter notebooks, which you can get right now by becoming a Lever Leader. | When you become a Lever Leader and get your notebook, you are also doing something we need more of our readers to do: pitch in at the highest level and help fund our journalism that holds power accountable. | This notebook is grounded in history. In the 1940s, folk singer Woody Guthrie scrawled across his guitar, "This machin…
(2023-09-08). 'Post-socialist mortality crisis' proves that deindustrialisation kills. thecommunists.org
(2023-09-08). Cuba Arrests 17 Over 'Trafficking' for Russia's War in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The Cuban government said it was working to dismantle a "trafficking network" that recruits Cuban citizens for Moscow's war effort.
(2023-09-08). Drones Target Russian Microchip Plant — Reports. themoscowtimes.com Kremnyi El describes itself as one of Russia's largest microelectronics enterprises, with 1,700 employees and $40 million in annual production volume.
(2023-09-08). Kremlin Seeks to 'Legitimize' Authority With Elections in Occupied Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The four regions will vote to choose local parliaments despite Moscow failing to fully control any of them and active combat in several areas.
(2023-09-08). Russia Detains Man Accused of Plotting Crimea Bombing. themoscowtimes.com The FSB said the man had been acting on the "instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence" and had been remanded in custody.
(2023-09-08). Russia FM Lavrov Arrives in India for G20 Summit — Broadcast. themoscowtimes.com Putin is not attending — or even planning to make a video address at — the G20 in India, with relations between Moscow and many members of the bloc fraught over the Ukraine war.
(2023-09-08). Russia Withdraws Military Contingent From Allied Belarus. themoscowtimes.com The State Border Service of Ukraine said "almost all" of Russia's forces in Belarus have been "rotated out."
(2023-09-08). Russian Airlines Bear Costs of Flights Rerouted By Drone Strikes — RBC. themoscowtimes.com An extra hour of flight time costs about $8,000 for a typical Boeing 737-800 in the low-budget airline Pobeda's fleet, according to analysts.
(2023-09-08). Russians in Pyongyang in Fresh Signs of Border Opening. themoscowtimes.com The visits come as speculation mounts that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss arms deals.
(2023-09-08). U.S. Court Jails Russian Hacker 9 Years for Stock Cheating Scam. themoscowtimes.com In February, businessman Vladislav Klyushin was convicted by a federal court in Boston for hacking and securities fraud.
(2023-09-08). Vote Fraud Reported as Russian Local, Regional Elections Get Underway. themoscowtimes.com The election watchdog Golos said it had already received close to 600 complaints of violations as of Friday afternoon.
(2023-09-08). Another War Breaks Out in Northern Ethiopia, as the Threat of Disintegration Looms. counterpunch.org "The worst-case scenario is unfolding in Ethiopia," Gabriel Bizuneh tells me, as he organizes in the Ethiopian community in Washington, D.C. Once again, the federal government is at war with another region in a federal system where regions are demarcated on ethnic lines. Moreover, each region in Ethiopia has its own police force, special units,
(2023-09-08). How Union Workers Are Fighting for a Life Outside of the Mill. counterpunch.org She only wanted a few hours at her dying mother's bedside. But the woman's bosses at Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, Maine, lacked all decency and forced her to the mill on overtime even though it was her day off. About an hour and a half into the mandatory shift, the woman's mother died. She
(2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Show Solidarity w/ United Auto Workers Union Virtual Rally. indybay.org Virtual rally to support UAW: www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/578744/…
(2023-09-08). Raac concrete scandal shows Britain is collapsing: Fight for safe schools, hospitals and social housing! wsws.org The Raac scandal underscores the scale of social vandalism in a society run as a feeding trough for super-rich parasites, fuelled by the exploitation of the working class.
(2023-09-08). "I build Dodge trucks selling for $70,000 and can't afford to fix my own car": Detroit temporary part-time worker speaks on contract battle and impact of UAW concessions. wsws.org Hannah, a young temporary part-time (TPT) worker at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant, described what it is like to be a TPT and why workers are determined to overturn years of UAW-backed concessions.
(2023-09-08). Floods cause death and destruction across Europe. wsws.org While climate change and global warming are drastically changing weather patterns, capitalist governments have refused to take any serious action to mitigate the devastating impact of these widely predicted catastrophes or to provide adequate relief.
(2023-09-07). Top 4 worries of the UK population. truepublica.org.uk In August 2023, according to Statista — 65 per cent of British people thought that the economy was the top issue facing the country. This compares with 40 per cent who think that public health or the functionality of the NHS is the next biggest issue facing the country. Statista may have forgotten that the …
(2023-09-07). Ukraine war: Killed and injured reaches 500,000. truepublica.org.uk The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbour and tries to seize more territory. The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed …
(2023-09-07). What voters really think of this government. truepublica.org.uk Fully 84% of Britons say the government seems tired of governing. This includes 49% who see it as "very tired". It won't surprise anyone, but 90% of Labour voters also think so. But what does surprise is that almost eight in ten Conservative voters see the government as tired (78%). Source: YouGov…
(2023-09-07). Think The Birmingham Bankruptcy Is Bad — Then This Is Worse. truepublica.org.uk By Graham Vanbergen: As every mainstream media outlet has reported, Birmingham city council, the second-largest city in the UK, effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday. The Independent reported that — "The Labour-run council might have to shut libraries, lessen the frequency of bin collections or raise council tax after it issued a section 114 notice …
(2023-09-07). Could the UK's 200,000+ pandemic deaths have been avoided? truepublica.org.uk For six weeks, lawyers grilled politicians on how prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Here's what you need to know.
(2023-09-07). The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK. truepublica.org.uk The UK's disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and …
(2023-09-07). Completely Without Merit, Every Time, On Every Level. commondreams.org 
(2023-09-07). Ex-army soldier facing terror charges escapes prison by 'clinging to food delivery Van' in UK. firstpost.com A nationwide search is underway for a ex-UK soldier, Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, who is suspected of committing acts of terrorism and has managed to escape from HMP Wandsworth, a prison located in London. | The escape took place on Wednesday morning, leading to significant disruptions at airports and ports due to increased security measures. | Khalife, who had been awaiting trial, was accused of placing hoax explosive devices at a military base. His escape involved attaching himself to the underside of a food delivery van in the prison's kitchen, a daring move that allowed him to elude authorities. | Standing at 6 f…
(2023-09-07). Press freedom? Photojournalist in Myanmar gets 20 years in Jail for 'misreporting' on Cyclone aftermath. firstpost.com A Myanmar court has given a photojournalist a 20-year prison sentence with hard labor due to his reporting on the aftermath of a deadly cyclone. | This information comes from Myanmar Now, the media outlet he worked for. | Sai Zaw Thaike, a photographer for the independent online news service, received what seems to be the harshest punishment for any journalist detained since the military took control of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. | Myanmar Now, operating covertly, reported that a military tribunal conducted the trial, found Sai Zaw Thaike guilty, and issued the sentence on Wednes…
(2023-09-07). Sun has set on UK: 'Britons don't believe in hard work anymore'. firstpost.com In the enduring debate over whether one should "live to work" or "work to live," Britons seem to be more associated with the former perspective, according to a recent study. | The study encompassing 24 nations suggests that Britons place less significance on work compared to their global counterparts. Moreover, the belief that hard work leads to a better life has dwindled among Britons. | The study, conducted by the Policy Institute at King's College London, found that nearly one-fifth of British participants considered work unimportant in their lives, marking the highest percentage among the 24 countries under s…
(2023-09-07). UK: Undercover cop tricked woman for 19 years using backstopped identity, even had a kid with her. firstpost.com A police officer in the UK used a fake identity to trick a woman into a 19-year long relationship and even had a child with her. | As per a report by the Guardian, the officer never told the woman he was a policeman and lied about his identity on their child's birth certificate. | In 2020, when they were about to get married, she discovered the truth — that he was not a businessman but a cop who had been deceiving her for nearly 20 years. | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now looking into senior officers at Avon and Somerset police who knew about this relationship back in 2013 but didn't…
(2023-09-07). Arab League endorses Egypt's El-Enany for UNESCO director-general. plenglish.com Cairo, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League endorsed on Thursday Egypt's former tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany as the Arab candidate for…
(2023-09-07). Ecuador is thrown into a panic for new bomb threats. plenglish.com Quito, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador ¥s National Police Department dismissed two new bomb threats in this capital while citizens got panic-striken before such increasingly frequent events in the country.
(2023-09-07). Fearab condemns U.S. blockade imposed on Syria and Cuba. plenglish.com Damascus, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The final declaration of the 50th Extraordinary Conference of the Federation of Arab Entities in Latin America (FEARAB) held in this capital, condemned on Thursday the economic blockade imposed on Syria, Cuba, Venezuela and other nations.
(2023-09-07). Safe and Secure? Or Stressed and Scared? counterpunch.org "Why don't you just report it to the town council, with a photo of that cluttered yard," I suggest to a neighbor complaining of piles of junk abandoned on an incomplete construction site beside her house. "Oh, I wouldn't do that", she swiftly counters; "They might be angry at me." I regularly encounter this kind
(2023-09-07). White Teen Accused Of Trying To Drown Black Boy While Friend Called Him 'George Floyd'. newsone.com 
Source: LagunaticPhoto / Getty | In Massachusetts, a 14-year-old white teen was indicted after being accused of trying to drown a Black boy. | According Authorities say on July 19 two white teens met up with the Black boy at Goose Pond in Chatham, Massachusetts. | There, one of the white teens allegedly "picked up a stone, threatened the victim with it" and…
(2023-09-07). Children in Police Watch Houses: A Nasty Queensland Experiment. dissidentvoice.org They really are a brutal lot. While the Queensland Labor Government croons on matters regarding rights, liberties and, it should be said, the plight of the First Nations Peoples, its policy, notably on youth detention, is a contradictory abomination. This situation finds itself repeated across the country, though the Sunshine State, as it is sometimes …
(2023-09-07). VP Harris Kicking Off College Tour At HBCU Amid 'Hypothetical' Worries About Biden's Age. newsone.com 
Vice President Kamala Harris is kicking off a college tour at an HBCU to shore up support among young voters amid concerns about Joe Biden's age.
(2023-09-07). RIP Ta'Kiya Young: Funeral Held For Pregnant Mother Gunned Down By Trigger-Happy Cop In Ohio. newsone.com 
The funeral for Ta'Kiya Young, a 21-year-old Black and pregnant mother, was held after an Ohio cop shot her in her car at point-blank range in a grocery store parking lot.
(2023-09-07). South African Communists call for U.S. ambassador's expulsion over Russia weapons allegations. peoplesworld.org 
The South African Communist Party is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to expel U.S. Ambassador Reuben Brigety over the diplomat's accusations that South Africa provided weapons to Russia for the war in Ukraine. "Brigety baselessly accused South Africa of supporting" Russia's campaign against Ukraine, an SACP statement issued Tuesday said. "In defense of our democratic …
(2023-09-07). General Education Classes Strengthen Democracy. progressive.org These courses improve critical thinking and provide skills that students need to be successful in an ever-changing workplace.
(2023-09-07). Death toll mounts at Fulton County Jail. workers.org 
Inside notorious Fulton County jail Atlanta In the last five weeks, five inmates have died while being held at the massive Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Since September 2022, 16 people have died while being detained there. Built in 1989 in advance of the 1996 Olympic Games — to house . . . |
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Evolving IRELAND, What is New? Horst Bansner, speaker. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street/Corner Geary Blvd.
(2023-09-07). UK highlights service-sector strength at fair. ecns.cn With the United Kingdom being the guest of honor for the China International Fair for Trade in Services, government officials and business leaders have hailed the prospects of China-UK cooperation in the services sector.
(2023-09-07). Demand jumping for Xinjiang's snowmelt trout. ecns.cn Mutton and sweet fruit ordinarily steal the culinary spotlight in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. But they will soon have to share the stage with an unlikely contender in the inland region — aquatic food.
(2023-09-07). China retains its appeal for foreign firms. ecns.cn China's wide appeal for multinational corporations will continue due to its robust domestic market and its unwavering dedication to opening up its economy, despite a globally subdued investment sentiment, said analysts and heads of foreign chambers of commerce in China.
(2023-09-07). New report reveals reversal in global antipoverty progress. ecns.cn A new report points out that the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, inflation, and economic slowdown has led to a reversal in the global antipoverty progress achieved in the past years, affecting countries and regions worldwide.
(2023-09-07). Chinese demand for new houses in August increases by 6.1 percent month-on-month: report. ecns.cn A new report released by online real estate data providers shows that the overall demand for new houses in 65 key cities in China increased by 6.1 percent in August compared to the previous month.
(2023-09-07). Compassion knows no borders: Chinese nurses awarded Florence Nightingale Medal. ecns.cn Seven Chinese nurses were presented the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international award given to a nurse, at the 49th Florence Nightingale Award ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2023-09-07). China's commercial rocket launches 4 satellites from sea for first time. ecns.cn The rocket maker Galactic Energy said it was the first sea-based mission of the CERES-1 series. It also marks the first Chinese private company to complete a liftoff from the sea.
(2023-09-07). Heavy rainfall wrecks havoc in SE China's Fuzhou. ecns.cn Heavy rainfall continued to affect Fuzhou after typhoon Haikui wrecked havoc in the city.
(2023-09-07). New energy vehicles attract visitors at 2023 Smart China Exp. ecns.cn The 2023 Smart China Expo (SCE 2023) at the Chongqing International Expo Center will run through Sept. 6.
(2023-09-07). What impresses foreign diplomats at 2023 CIFTIS. ecns.cn
(2023-09-07). Tourism market shows summer recovery signs. ecns.cn With summer drawing to a close, the tourism market has shown a surprisingly good performance with both domestic and outbound travel growing.
(2023-09-07). Typhoon Haikui hits China, leaves widespread destruction. ecns.cn Typhoon Haikui swept through southeast China on Tuesday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines, damaged roads, caused mudslides and uprooted trees.
(2023-09-07). 2 rescuers killed as Typhoon Haikui hits Fujian. ecns.cn Two people have been confirmed dead and another remains missing after a typhoon-triggered flood hit parts of Fuzhou City in China's Fujian Province on Tuesday.
(2023-09-07). Glasses-free 3D screens wow audiences at Smart China Expo. ecns.cn A Mini LED curved screen caught people's eyes at the 2023 Smart China Expo which kicked off on Monday in southwest China's Chongqing. A lifelike phoenix and a tiger displayed on the screen enabled audiences to view 3D content without the aids of any 3D glasses.
(2023-09-07). Rainbow arches over Hukou Waterfall of Yellow river. ecns.cn A rainbow recently appeared over the renowned Hukou Waterfall in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, attracting many tourists. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-07). Flood victims rescued after Typhoon Haikui hits China's Fujian. ecns.cn Large-scale search and rescue operations have been underway in China's Fujian Province after Typhoon Haikui struck and caused widespread flooding across the region.
(2023-09-07). Bad Boy Records Publishing Rights From Diddy Reportedly 'Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars'. newsone.com 
Sean "Diddy" Combs said he's giving publishing rights back to certain artists on Bad Boy Records in a move reportedly "worth hundreds of millions of dollars."
(2023-09-07). Polling Suggests Biden Losing Black Voters' Support As America Is Split On Trump. newsone.com 
New polling suggests Biden is losing support from Black and brown voters – his most loyal base – as the overall electorate is seemingly split between Biden and Trump.
(2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism undermines occupation. middleeasteye.net
(2023-09-07). Toni Morrison's 'The Bluest Eye' on stage: A mirror of African-American life. peoplesworld.org 
PASADENA, Calif —— A mirror plays an essential role in The Bluest Eye, a dramatization by Lydia R. Diamond from the novel by 1987 Pulitzer and 1993 Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison (1931-2019) that's now on stage at A Noise Within, directed by Andi Chapman as the opener to its 2023-24 "Balancing Act" season. Morrison …
(2023-09-07). Revealed: Why China's Xi Jinping is skipping the G20 meeting in Delhi. firstpost.com 
(2023-09-07). 75 soldiers abducted, 10 killed in Taliban attack in northwest Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. firstpost.com In what seems to be a major embarrassment for the Pakistani Army, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Thursday claimed to have captured at least 75 Pakistani soldiers and killed ten of them in the country's Chitral region, according to a News18 report. | According to emerging news reports and updates from the Pakistani military's media wing, at least 10 soldiers are believed to have been killed among the 75 in the TTP's custody. The Pakistani establishment has in turn claimed that at least 16 terrorists have been neutralised. | The incident occurred when the Taliban militants attacked two border check-posts i…
(2023-09-07). Act East in action – Delhi to Dili: PM Modi announces opening of Indian embassy in Timor Leste. firstpost.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to establish an Indian embassy in Dili, Timor-Leste during the ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta on Thursday. | "The decision is a reflection of the importance India attaches to ASEAN, and its relations with Timor Leste," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement. | "This decision was warmly welcomed by Timor Leste and ASEAN members," added the statement. | Timor Leste joined ASEAN in 2022 as an observer, before becoming its full member. | "Act East in action — Delhi to Dili! At the ASEAN-India Summit in Jakarta, PM @narendramodi announces decision to open our Em…
(2023-09-07). Boeing, Airbus likely to stop supplying spare parts to Pakistan International Airlines. firstpost.com Marred by "serious cash flow problems," Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expected to stop receiving supply of spare parts from Boeing and Airbus. | According to a report by The News, Boeing and Airbus, which are top aircraft manufacturers, are likely to discontinue the supply of spare parts to cash-strapped Pakistan by mid-September. | PIA, in a summary sent to the Economic Coordination Committee (EEC) for an emergency bailout, expressed its inability to pay its creditors, aircraft lessor, fuel suppliers, airport operators, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA). | Pakistan's largest airli…
(2023-09-07). China's exports, imports fall as weak global demand keeps its economy under pressure. firstpost.com China's exports and imports declined again in August, data showed Thursday, as the world's second-largest economy is grappling with a combination of subdued global demand and a broader economic slowdown. | According to the customs authority, overseas shipments contracted by 8.8 per cent on a year-on-year basis, a notable improvement from July's 14.5 per cent decline, while imports experienced a 7.3 per cent decrease, compared to a 12.4 per cent drop in the preceding month. Economists, as surveyed by Bloomberg News, had expected both figures to drop by nine per cent. | China's exports, which have traditionally bee…
(2023-09-07). Election Commission of Pakistan in 'no hurry' to announce poll dates. firstpost.com The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is in no rush to announce poll dates although it is holding meetings regularly to complete the process of delimitation of constituencies. | According to a report by The News, sources said, "It is unlikely that polling day will be determined any time soon and even before the end of the month as the specific question isn't on the agenda of the ECP's meetings as yet." | They added that the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja has been working out a way to ensure that the process of delimitation is undertaken in an unquestionable way. | Raja added that commi…
(2023-09-07). 'India showing global leadership at the right time': Rishi Sunak heaps praise on PM Modi. firstpost.com India's diversity and its extraordinary successes mean it is the "right country" at the "right time" to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, stressing that India's presidency of the bloc came when the world is facing innumerable challenges. | In an interview with the Press Trust of India, just days ahead of the G20 summit on September 9-10, Sunak, the first Indian-origin prime minister of Britain, said the relationship between the UK and India will define the future of the two countries, even more than it is defi…
(2023-09-07). US health agency issues advisory for life-threatening, flesh-eating bacteria. firstpost.com The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a health advisory for rare and potentially deadly bacterial infections spreading rapidly across the United States. The flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus has claimed the lives of a dozen of Americans. | The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, is typically contracted by consuming raw or undercooked oysters and other shellfish. The most common way to become infected is when an open wound comes into contact with the bacteria in water. Symptoms of vibriosis can include abdominal cramping, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills. | According to the CDC, a dozen people have die…
(2023-09-07). US wants G20 to help reshape, scale up multilateral development banks like IMF & World Bank. firstpost.com The US wants the G20 nations to collaborate in reforming and expanding multilateral development institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, a top White House official has said. | John Kirby, the White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communication, stated on Wednesday that the United States will emphasize its commitment to the G20 as a vital platform for addressing global challenges during President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to India. | President Biden is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Friday to take part in the G20 Summit. | "One of our main goals headi…
(2023-09-07). Wealthy Russian with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for insider trading. firstpost.com A wealthy Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin was sentenced on Thursday to nine years in prison for his role in a nearly $100 million stock market cheating scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen through the hacking of US computer networks. | Vladislav Klyushin, who ran a Moscow-based information technology company that did work for the highest levels of the Russian government, was convicted in February of charges including wire fraud and securities fraud after a two-week trial in federal court in Boston. | Authorities say he personally pocketed more than $33 million in the scheme, which…
(2023-09-07). Tuesday 9/5: Reading Circle: The Planetary Crisis & the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party. indybay.org New Valencia Hall 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), San Francisco. | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or new Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Or register to attend via zoom: bit.ly/ReadingCircleRegistration…
(2023-09-07). No U.S./U.N.-backed military intervention in Haiti. workers.org 
The United States has been looking for a new way to intervene in Haiti for nearly two years. The multiple ways it has interfered in Haiti's internal affairs over the past 200 years needs to be brought up to date. It is clear that the de facto government of Ariel . . . |
(2023-09-07). Fox Faces Scrutiny From the FCC. progressive.org Regulators are hearing a petition to revoke the license of a Fox station in Philadelphia for airing misinformation.
(2023-09-07). NTEU at RMIT votes to continue industrial action. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Thanks to global warming, Grand Slam tennis is hotter than ever. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK (AP)—Andy Murray prepared for the steamy conditions often found at the U.S. Open by simulating the "brutal heat and humidity" in New York this time of year with the help of, well, an actual steam room at his home. The 36-year-old British tennis star set the humidity in there at 70% and spent hours riding a stationary bike …
(2023-09-07). Haiti pledges to promote Africa-CARICOM agenda. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry reaffirmed his government will be doubling down on fostering the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa agenda in priority areas of mutual interest.
(2023-09-07). Russia and Bangladesh FMs to discuss grain supplies. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Kalam Abdul Momen discussed Thursday about the supply of grain to the Asian country and also agreed to reach long-term deals and not just for one year.
(2023-09-07). Smugglers caught supplying weapons parts to Ukraine — FSB. plenglish.com Moscow, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Russia's FSB security service announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a ring of smugglers who funneled military-grade spare parts to foreign nations, including components to repair Ukrainian aircraft.
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg Once denounced by Zelensky as a "criminal," gun runner Serhiy Pashinksy has become the top private supplier of arms to Ukraine. Eyewitness testimony has fingered Pashinsky as the architect of a bloody false flag operation which propelled the 2014 Maidan coup and plunged the country into civil war. Years before emerging as Kiev's…
(2023-09-07). Netherlands condemns US to arm Kyiv with depleted uranium tank shells. plenglish.com Amsterdam, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Shipping depleted uranium tank shells to Ukraine put the United States on the road to an escalated nuclear war, the leader of the Dutch party Forum for Democracy, Thierry Bode, said today.
(2023-09-07). PM Shtayyeh opens 13th Palestinian International Book Fair. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh opened on Thursday the 13th Palestinian International Book Fair, in which about 390 publishers and agencies from various countries will be attending.
(2023-09-07). Declassified Documents Shed Light on U.S.-Backed Coup in Chile Fifty Years Later. progressive.org On August 25, the Biden Administration made public previously classified documents related to the days leading up to the 1973 coup d'etat against Chilean President Salvador Allende. Hundreds of family members of the "missing" still await closure.
(2023-09-07). The Raw-Dealed Actor/Teacher Show. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal now realizes that income inequality can be a source of social problems. No, its famously pro-proprietor commentators haven't signed up for union cards. In fact, two different editorials in the August 28 opinion pages come not to praise labor organizing but to bury it, whether it's South American schoolteachers who benefit
(2023-09-07). Chile: The Aussie Connection, An Interview with Clinton Fernandes. counterpunch.org Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group
(2023-09-07). A Disputational Dialogical Path to an [Im]possible Democratic Environmentalism. counterpunch.org We find tremendous antagonism born of each group's disdain for the other, a passionate dismissal that even could be our major obstacle to advancing. That is, each group experiences a certain type of enjoyment in their self-righteousness and their contempt, an enjoyment that Freud called the death drive. Its repression is what causes destructive individual symptoms in psychotherapy patients, and it is also what causes destructive symptoms in social groups. For opposing environmental groups to remain in such respective silos might be comforting in some ways, but the repression of that comfort, its not being seen bu…
(2023-09-07). 2023 Intenational Underground Railroad Month: 1854 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar. indybay.org Discover the 1854 Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar as we featured this 2023 International Underground Railroad Month…
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. globalresearch.ca
(2023-09-07). A Conversation About Ukraine with Dima. sonar21.com Dima and I have a regular weekly chat. I've been remiss in not posting the links. This is from last Friday. Worth your while.
(2023-09-07). Egads!!! Blinken and Many Western Pundits Still Chugging the Ukraine Kool Aid. sonar21.com 
If you thought the horrendous Ukrainian casualties and Ukraine's failure to penetrate the first line of the Surovikin defense after more than three months of combat would finally penetrate the…
(2023-09-07). Undue Nuclear Influence: Is It Lobbying or Bribery? counterpunch.org For example, even billionaire Bill Gates asked for and got what was effectively a "matching grant" from Congress for his company, TerraPower, to cover the at least $4 billion cost of his proposed Natrium molten salt fast reactor. The US government has agreed to provide Gates with $1.9 billion for the Natrium, $1.5 billion of which will come out of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion for advanced nuclear reactors.
(2023-09-07). ON STRIKE: Southern Washington Educators. workers.org 
A huge picket line stretched nearly a half mile around the Washington State Evergreen Public Schools headquarters on Sept. 1. It was the first day of school, and 1,500 educators from Evergreen County, on the third day of their strike, were joined by 450 Camas County educators who had been . . . |
(2023-09-07). For Republicans in Wisconsin: 'If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em" peoplesworld.org 
MADISON, Wis.—"If you can't beat 'em, impeach 'em." As in Washington, D.C., so in Wisconsin. Republican U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's peerless leader, Donald Trump, couldn't beat Democrat Joe Biden at the polls in 2020, which gave control of the executive branch to the Democrats. So now McCarthy wants to impeach Biden because of shaky …
(2023-09-07). Trabajadores convierten a Los àÅngeles en el epicentro de una ola de huelgas nacionales. peoplesworld.org 
LOS àÅNGELES—Por la forma en que avanzan los acontecimientos en Los àÅngeles, lo que ha sido la capital nacional del activismo laboral durante gran parte de 2023 puede ser el epicentro nacional de una ola de huelgas histórica para el otoño de 2023. O, como dijo el presidente de SAG-AFTRA, Fran Drescher. le dijo a …
(2023-09-07). Workers turning Los Angeles into the epicenter of national strike wave. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—The way events are rushing onwards in Los Angeles, what's been the national capital of labor activism for much of 2023 may be the national epicenter of an historic strike wave by the fall of 2023. Or, as SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher told one interviewer, "Here we go again." That's because if bosses keep …
(2023-09-07). Cleveland: A message to the community — "No new jail!" workers.org 
Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition before marching in the Cleveland Labor Day parade, Sept. 4, 2023. Cleveland The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland's Labor Day parade Sept. 4, as it promoted its efforts to stop construction of a new county jail. With principal . . . |
(2023-09-07). Apple stocks take a mighty tumble after China authorities banned iPhones in their offices. firstpost.com Apple Inc. experienced its most significant stock decline in a month following reports that Chinese government agencies have instructed their staff not to use iPhones for work purposes. | These directives were issued in August to employees at ministries focusing on investment, trade, and international affairs, according to sources cited by The South China Morning Post. Importantly, these usage restrictions were not applied to all government ministries, and they exclusively targeted iPhones, designed in California, without affecting other smartphones from foreign brands. | Some central government agency employees…
(2023-09-07). Are Nissan and Kia interested in drivers' porn kinks, Tinder dating history?>. firstpost.com It seems that Nissan and Kia, two of the world's largest automakers, who take pride in being at the forefront of smart cars or connected cars, are very interested in how their customers get their rocks off, among other things. | A recent study by the internet privacy watchdog The Mozilla Foundation, the people behind the Mozilla Firefox browser, on smart cars or connected cars from 25 brands found that most connected cars collect an astonishing amount of data from their users, and then sell it to third-party advertisers and marketing agencies. | Not just Kia and Nissan, several others are collecting data | Mozill…
(2023-09-07). Embarrassed by failed sanctions, US to launch investigation on how Huawei developed their own chip. firstpost.com Furious that China's Huawei could still develop its own 7nm 5G chip while being slapped with sanctions, the US has now announced that they will be going after Huawei and will launch a full-scale investigation into them. | The US has been left stymied as to how China's Huawei got the technology to fabricate its own high-performance silicon chip. | The White House seems worried | The White House has expressed interest in gathering detailed information about Huawei's latest flagship smartphone. This development is considered a significant milestone for the Chinese tech giant, coming four years after US restrictions…
(2023-09-07). Ever Googled 'How to ace interview at Google'? CEO Sundar Pichai did too, among other mundane things. firstpost.com As Google celebrated its 25th anniversary, CEO Sundar Pichai took a moment to reflect on the evolution of the world's leading search engine in a recent blog post. He not only highlighted the remarkable progress of Google but also shared a surprising personal revelation: his own curiosity has led him to seek advice from the very platform he oversees. | In his reflection on Google's journey, Pichai expressed amazement at the search engine's ability to provide precise answers to even the most obscure questions. He praised Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin for their vision in creating a revolutionary search…
(2023-09-07). Japan aims for the Moon, Stars: Launches lunar mission, space telescope to fathom cosmos' origin. firstpost.com Japan has embarked on an important space mission as it successfully launched a rocket carrying two payloads for completely different missions — a groundbreaking lunar lander and a high-powered X-ray space telescope. | At 8: 42 AM, Japan Standard Time, a Japanese H-2A rocket successfully departed from the Tanegashima Space Center, albeit approximately 10 days later than initially scheduled due to weather-related setbacks. This launch carried both the SLIM lunar lander and the XRISM space telescope. | Japan's space odyssey | Following the liftoff, both spacecraft were deployed as planned, with the deployment s…
(2023-09-07). Music's Digital Nightmare: AI-generated song feat. Drake, The Weeknd in race to win a Grammy. firstpost.com It seems that this year, there is a very good possibility that AI will be deemed the Best Rap Artist or the Rap Artist of the year at music awards across the world | A song generated by artificial intelligence, aptly named "Heart on My Sleeve," skillfully mimicking the vocals and style of artists like Drake and The Weeknd, has now found itself in contention for the prestigious Grammy Awards. | In the midst of the ongoing surge in sometimes eccentric AI-driven innovations, the realm of music has become a battleground of sorts. | Can AI be a legitimate music artist? | The AI-generated track was crafted by a somewha…
(2023-09-07). Watch: Aditya-L1 shares an epic selfie with the Earth, Moon from its journey to the Sun. firstpost.com India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft recently took some remarkable pictures of Earth and the Moon from space while it was on its way to a special place called Lagrange Point 1. In addition to these pictures, the spacecraft even shared a selfie. | This spacecraft's main purpose is to study the Sun. Right now, it's making its way to a spot known as the Sun-Earth L1 point. This location in space is quite unique because it's where the gravitational forces of the Sun and Earth balance out perfectly. | Aditya-L1 Mission: | 👀Onlooker! | Aditya-L1, | destined for the Sun-Earth L1 point, | takes a selfie and | images of t…
(2023-09-07). If……Then That's Treason. covertactionmagazine.com The Perpetrators This list of perpetrators is not meant to be exhaustive, but it can help us begin a conversation that should lead to indictments for treason, in addition to other crimes. The harms these perpetrators are doing must be stopped. Survival is at stake. If COVID-19 was a laboratory-created disease for which people were …
(2023-09-07). Smart Ass Cripple: How SSI Keeps People Poor. progressive.org Current rules for SSI recipients make it difficult to get financial help from friends and family.
(2023-09-07). Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide. commondreams.org More than 3,000 attacks on education were identified in 2022, a 17 percent increase over the previous year, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) reported in a data release today. The data were released ahead of the fourth United Nations International Day to Protect Education from Attack, on September 9, 2023. Almost one-third of all attacks took place in just three countries: Ukraine, Myanmar, and Burkina Faso, with the war in Ukraine accounting for the majority. According to GCPEA, more than 6,700 students and educators were reportedly killed, injured, abducted, arrested, or otherwise…
(2023-09-07). Demand Progress on the Confirmation ofAnna Gomez to the FCC. commondreams.org This afternoon, the Senate voted to confirm Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission, who will fill the fifth commissioner seat at the agency.
In response to the Senate's confirmation of Anna Gomez, Demand Progress Communications Director Maria Langholz issued the following statement: "Now that the FCC has a full commission, it must take swift action to reinstate Title II rules that were repealed under Donald Trump's FCC Chair Ajit Pai. Chair Rosenworcel and the entire commission must move quickly to revive the FCC's authority to ensure a free and open internet that the public deserves. We…
(2023-09-07). Nationwide Insurance Crisis Sparks Senate Hearing, Focusing on Climate Change Financial Impacts. commondreams.org The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs will take a deep dive into
(2023-09-07). Senate Finally Confirms 5th FCC Commissioner After Vacancy of More Than 2.5 Years. commondreams.org Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Anna Gomez to the Federal Communications Commission in a bipartisan 55-43 vote. Commissioner Gomez fills a slot at the agency which has been vacant since President Biden took office in January of 2021. The vacancy had often left the commission deadlocked 2-2 on critical matters, and her confirmation will allow the agency to move forward.Statement of Ishan Mehta, Common Cause Director for Media and DemocracyWith the confirmation of Anna Gomez to the FCC, the agency can now move forward to advance reforms that will benefit every American household — including providing robu…
(2023-09-07). Senate Finally Confirms Fifth FCC Commissioner. commondreams.org On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Federal Communications Commission nominee Anna Gomez, who will fill a long-vacant fifth-commissioner seat at the agency. The vote finally creates a Democratic FCC majority at the agency — for the first time since the beginning of the Biden administration. The unprecedented 32-month delay had deadlocked the FCC, and was the result of concerted efforts by the phone, cable and broadcast lobbies to hamstring the agency that oversees their businesses. Gomez's confirmation restores the agency's full complement of commissioners and provides a tie-breaking vote on is…
(2023-09-08). Floods cause death and destruction across Europe. wsws.org While climate change and global warming are drastically changing weather patterns, capitalist governments have refused to take any serious action to mitigate the devastating impact of these widely predicted catastrophes or to provide adequate relief.
(2023-09-08). Ford and UAW preparing to announce sellout deal, as autoworkers press for strike action: Live updates on the 2023 Big Three contract fight. wsws.org There are increasingly clear indications that Fain and his administration are preparing to block a strike at one or more of the companies and announce a pro-company deal.
(2023-09-08). Ukraine, Africa and Europe's fateful choice. uwidata.com The approach that the Ukraine conflict has been instigated by the US to detach Europe from Russia and, thus Asia, is gaining wider acceptance day by day. The US, by stirring turmoil in Ukraine, a convergence point of Europe and Asia, aimed in the short term to hinder Eurasian integration and in the long-term China's …
(2023-09-08). Towards the end of the liberal order. uwidata.com By Oràßun Gà∂ktàºrk Founded in 2009, BRICS, which was initially about cooperation in finance, development and trade, is evolving into a structure that will have major geopolitical and geostrategic consequences for the peoples of the world with the accession of new members at its latest summit in South Africa in the third week of the …
(2023-09-08). We're Failing Our Children By Not Passing Gun Control. progressive.org As a new school year begins and another presidential election draws near, nothing else matters until our children are safe at school. Now is our chance to vote for those who want semiautomatic weapons removed from our streets.
(2023-09-07). How the 'Free Helicopter Rides' Meme Went Viral. progressive.org Referencing the dark history of the Pinochet regime in Chile, the Proud Boys have sought to desensitize people against targeted violence by making it a joke.
(2023-09-08). Sexual Assault and Pay Disparity Spark "Me Too" Moment in Spanish Women's Soccer. truthout.org Spain's national prosecutor has announced a criminal investigation into Luis Rubiales, the head of Spain's soccer federation, after he forcibly kissed Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso during the recent World Cup trophy ceremony. Hermoso filed a sexual assault complaint against Rubiales, who has been temporarily suspended by soccer's international governing body FIFA but has refused to step down… |
(2023-09-08). House GOP Proposes $1.6 Billion in Cuts to CDC Budget, Including HIV Program. truthout.org More than four years ago, then-President Donald Trump declared an ambitious goal that had bipartisan support: ending the HIV epidemic in the United States. Now, that Trump program is one of several health initiatives targeted for substantial cuts by members of his own party as they eye next year's elections. Pushing a slate of conservative political priorities that also takes aim at sex education… |
(2023-09-08). FL's Anti-Immigration Law Could Slow Recovery Efforts After Hurricane Idalia. truthout.org Recovery and rebuilding efforts in the state of Florida following the damage wrought by Hurricane Idalia late last month will be impacted and possibly delayed because of an anti-immigrant law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) earlier this year that will reduce the number of people working on recovery efforts by thousands. Senate Bill 1718, which DeSantis signed in May, went into effect on July 1. |
(2023-09-08). White Supremacy and "White Innocence" Were Behind the Killings in Jacksonville. truthout.org The murder of three Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, last month by white male supremacist Ryan Christopher Palmeter, who later killed himself, cannot be understood as anything other than an act of racist terrorism. In the wake of the horror of the attack, we are left needing once again to make sense of this latest iteration of the U.S.'s relentless history of anti-Black terrorism. |
(2023-09-08). Second Ex-Trump Aide Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoena. truthout.org A federal jury on Thursday found Peter Navarro, who served as a trade adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the congressional panel that probed the January 6, 2021 insurrection. Despite a February 2022 subpoena from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol… |
(2023-09-08). New North Korean submarine to terrify enemies even if not nuclear-powered — Kim Jong Un. tass.com South Korea's Unification Ministry condemned the "futile" development of armaments by the North…
(2023-09-08). Gas price in Europe up 8% amid strikes at Chevron LNG plants in Australia. tass.com It is reported that Chevron's Wheatstone and Gorgon LNG plants produce around 24.5 mln tons of LNG per year, which is over 5% of global capacities…
(2023-09-08). Russian stocks up as Friday trading opens. tass.com The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.11% at 98.36 rubles, the euro was down by 0.05% at 105.36 rubles…
(2023-09-08). Russia's oil and gas revenues have recovered despite foreign pressure — PM. tass.com According to Mikhail Mishustin, the trajectory has substantially exceeded last year's level amid an increase in oil prices…
(2023-09-08). Russian business adapts to external shocks amid growing production, investment — PM. tass.com As for industrial production, according to Mikhail Mishustin, it made the main contribution to the growth of the country's GDP…
(2023-09-08). Volume of cash in circulation rises by $2.05 bln in August — Bank of Russia. tass.com The regulator said earlier the increase in the volume of cash in circulation in May-June 2023 was larger than seasonal levels normal for this time, totaling $7.16 bln…
(2023-09-08). Russian banks continued to increase their corporate loan portfolio in August — regulator. tass.com "In the short term, higher lending rates will restrain lending activity in the corporate segment," the statement reads…
(2023-09-08). Arctic tourism, North culture to be on agenda of Eastern Economic Forum. tass.com The vice-president of the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Russian Far East believes that it is important to develop tourism in the Arctic to preserve the authentic culture of the North…
(2023-09-08). Archipelago with three names. What attracts scientists, tourists to Severnaya Zemlya. tass.com On September 4, 2023, the mysterious archipelago marked the 110th anniversary of its discovery…
(2023-09-08). Belgorod Region hit with more than 60 rounds in Ukraine shelling over past day. tass.com Vyacheslav Gladkov said that Ukrainian forces used a mortar to shell the outskirts of the village of Zadorozhnoye in the Krasnoyaruzhny District on Thursday, with five hits recorded…
(2023-09-08). Russian army thwarts Ukrainian forces' rotation near Verbovoye — acting governor. tass.com Yevgeny Balitsky also reported that the Ukrainian army did not carry out any active tactical operations over the past 24 hours after suffering losses…
(2023-09-08). G7 presses India for reflecting its approaches to Ukraine in G20 documents — Russian MFA. tass.com "India rejected the West's demands for inviting Ukraine to the meetings on this platform, thus preventing the United States and its allies from reducing to nothing with their opportunistic considerations the tangible practical achievements of New Delhi's one-year presidency," the ministry noted…
(2023-09-08). Polls open across Donetsk People's Republic for September 8-10 vote — local election body. tass.com The DPR will elect 90 members of the regional People's Council (legislative assembly) and 435 councilors in 20 municipal districts…
(2023-09-08). Russian forces destroy two Challenger tanks in Zaporozhye Region — acting governor. tass.com Yevgeny Balitsky also noted that four Challengers were now near Stepnogorsk and two in Orekhov…
(2023-09-08). Sergey Lavrov arrives in New Delhi to take part in G20 summit. tass.com It is noted that the minister will speak at two plenary meetings of the upcoming meeting…
(2023-09-08). Russian air defenses down two Ukrainian drones targeting polling place in Kherson Region. tass.com Marina Zakharova emphasized that Ukraine mostly targets civilians who arrive at polling stations to cast their votes…
(2023-09-08). G20 plans to grant African Union membership at New Delhi summit — Russian Foreign Ministry. tass.com "Russia was one of the first countries to support the membership application from our African partners," the ministry noted…
(2023-09-08). Press review: India to host G20 bigs and Africa's 'coup belt' hitting Paris where it hurts. tass.com Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 8th…
(2023-09-08). Russian Anti-Doping Agency inspectors collects over 6,800 samples since start of 2023. tass.com RUSADA inked a cooperation agreement with the Turkish anti-doping laboratory in March 2022, which had valid accreditation from the World Anti-Doping Agency…
(2023-09-08). Russian Anti-Doping Agency reports six suspected doping violations in August. tass.com Last year, RUSADA reported identifying 135 potential violations by Russian athletes involving performance enhancing drugs…
(2023-09-08). Georgia must fulfill 9 preconditions to obtain EU membership candidate status — Borrell. tass.com It is noted that Tbilisi must, in particular, carry out reforms in areas of supremacy of law, human rights and freedom of media…
(2023-09-08). Amazon Deforestation in August Plummets to 66 Percent Compared to Last Year. truthout.org August was another month of relatively good news for the Amazon rainforest: The rate of deforestation has continued to decline significantly. Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil's environment minister, announced a 66.1 percent decrease in Amazon deforestation compared to last August. That amounted to a loss of about 217 square miles, according to Reuters. These figures come during a time of… |
(2023-09-07). Top 4 worries of the UK population. truepublica.org.uk In August 2023, according to Statista — 65 per cent of British people thought that the economy was the top issue facing the country. This compares with 40 per cent who think that public health or the functionality of the NHS is the next biggest issue facing the country. Statista may have forgotten that the …
(2023-09-07). Ukraine war: Killed and injured reaches 500,000. truepublica.org.uk The total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began 18 months ago is nearing 500,000, U.S. officials said, a staggering toll as Russia assaults its next-door neighbour and tries to seize more territory. The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed …
(2023-09-07). What voters really think of this government. truepublica.org.uk Fully 84% of Britons say the government seems tired of governing. This includes 49% who see it as "very tired". It won't surprise anyone, but 90% of Labour voters also think so. But what does surprise is that almost eight in ten Conservative voters see the government as tired (78%). Source: YouGov…
(2023-09-07). Think The Birmingham Bankruptcy Is Bad — Then This Is Worse. truepublica.org.uk By Graham Vanbergen: As every mainstream media outlet has reported, Birmingham city council, the second-largest city in the UK, effectively declared itself bankrupt on Tuesday. The Independent reported that — "The Labour-run council might have to shut libraries, lessen the frequency of bin collections or raise council tax after it issued a section 114 notice …
(2023-09-07). Could the UK's 200,000+ pandemic deaths have been avoided? truepublica.org.uk For six weeks, lawyers grilled politicians on how prepared the UK was for a pandemic. Here's what you need to know.
(2023-09-07). The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK. truepublica.org.uk The UK's disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and …
(2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …
(2023-09-07). Murder, Corruption, Fraud and Felons at LAVC Exposed in 2020. indybay.org In 2020, a Twitter account @Laccdw published a thread exposing just how bad things were at Los Angeles Valley College. It was shut-down two weeks before the LACCD Board of Trustees Election.
(2023-09-07). "Old and Young Unite: No MVP": Pipeline Fighters Further Delay Work At Bradshaw Creek Crossing. itsgoingdown.org Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA. They were extracted and arrested by 11: 30 AM, with bail set at $2,000 and $3,000. Nearby, a rally of over…
(2023-09-07). Safe and secure? Or stressed and scared? counterpunch.org "Why don't you just report it to the town council, with a photo of that cluttered yard," I suggest to a neighbor complaining of piles of junk abandoned on an incomplete construction site beside her house. "Oh, I wouldn't do that", she swiftly counters; "They might be angry at me." I regularly encounter this kind
(2023-09-07). Criminalising Activism: Woodside, Protest and Climate Change. counterpunch.org On August 1, protesters against the Burrup Hub expansion in Western Australia, a project of one of Australia's most ruthless fossil fuel companies, took to the Perth home of its CEO, Meg O'Neill. The CEO of Woodside was not impressed. In fact, she seemed rather distressed. "It doesn't matter if you're a member of the
(2023-09-07). Part 2: Walgreens Redecorated; Banko Forever. indybay.org Protected by the Frisco fog, we hit another 3 Walgreens locations as humble acts of vengeance for Banko Brown, paying homage to the spirit reanimated through our collective refusal to let him be erased.
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Militarized Policing: AB 481 and the Role of Community. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955. between Sonoma Ave and Hamilton Ave. Ample, free street parking.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Belonging, the walking tour. indybay.org we meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-09-07). Wednesday 9/6: Land, Food, and Civilization: a Civic Center walking tour. indybay.org we meet on the Market Street side of the black obelisk near the fountain in United Nations Plaza. | I'll be wearing a California Republic bicycle cap and be standing by my bike.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Unbelievable: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street…
(2023-09-07). The Virus We Should Really be Concerned About is the Neoliberal Virus. dissidentvoice.org psychosis (noun) UK /sa…™Ààk…ô ä.s…™s/ US /sa…™Ààko ä.s…™s/ "Any of a number of the more severe mental illnesses that make someone believe things that are not real" — Cambridge Dictionary As the United States continues to reach untold depths of barbarism and depravity it is important to understand the role played by the neoliberal virus in catapulting …
(2023-09-07). Death toll mounts at Fulton County Jail. workers.org Inside notorious Fulton County jail Atlanta In the last five weeks, five inmates have died while being held at the massive Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. Since September 2022, 16 people have died while being detained there. Built in 1989 in advance of the 1996 Olympic Games — to house . . . |
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Evolving IRELAND, What is New? Horst Bansner, speaker. indybay.org First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco | 1187 Franklin Street/Corner Geary Blvd.
(2023-09-07). UK highlights service-sector strength at fair. ecns.cn With the United Kingdom being the guest of honor for the China International Fair for Trade in Services, government officials and business leaders have hailed the prospects of China-UK cooperation in the services sector.
(2023-09-07). 2023 CIFTIS: Driving economic recovery and maintaining commitment to openness. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has garnered considerable attention and expanded its international reach, signaling positive developments in the Chinese economy.
(2023-09-07). Demand jumping for Xinjiang's snowmelt trout. ecns.cn Mutton and sweet fruit ordinarily steal the culinary spotlight in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. But they will soon have to share the stage with an unlikely contender in the inland region — aquatic food.
(2023-09-07). Findings shed light on capital's impressive past. ecns.cn The Lize Financial Business District in southwestern Beijing is home to numerous glass-walled high-rises, which stand as proud sentinels keeping watch over this new landmark in the Chinese capital.
(2023-09-07). China retains its appeal for foreign firms. ecns.cn China's wide appeal for multinational corporations will continue due to its robust domestic market and its unwavering dedication to opening up its economy, despite a globally subdued investment sentiment, said analysts and heads of foreign chambers of commerce in China.
(2023-09-07). CIFTIS sees large number of deals, shares opportunities. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has further highlighted its role as a vital platform for enterprises across the world, to strengthen cooperation and seek further development opportunities.
(2023-09-07). British Museum facing renewed calls to return cultural relics. ecns.cn As the British Museum struggles to pick up the pieces amid the festering theft scandal, there have been renewed calls for the institution to return items it took from other countries.
(2023-09-07). New report reveals reversal in global antipoverty progress. ecns.cn A new report points out that the combined impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical conflicts, inflation, and economic slowdown has led to a reversal in the global antipoverty progress achieved in the past years, affecting countries and regions worldwide.
(2023-09-07). Chinese demand for new houses in August increases by 6.1 percent month-on-month: report. ecns.cn A new report released by online real estate data providers shows that the overall demand for new houses in 65 key cities in China increased by 6.1 percent in August compared to the previous month.
(2023-09-07). Compassion knows no borders: Chinese nurses awarded Florence Nightingale Medal. ecns.cn Seven Chinese nurses were presented the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest international award given to a nurse, at the 49th Florence Nightingale Award ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2023-09-07). China launches Yaogan-33 03 satellite. ecns.cn China launched the Yaogan-33 03 satellite atop a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Chinese president meets Red Cross president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mirjana Spoljaric Egger in Beijing on Tuesday. Xi spoke highly of the international humanitarian work carried out by the ICRC over the past 160 years since its founding and hailed its important contributions to world peace and progress.
(2023-09-07). China's commercial rocket launches 4 satellites from sea for first time. ecns.cn The rocket maker Galactic Energy said it was the first sea-based mission of the CERES-1 series. It also marks the first Chinese private company to complete a liftoff from the sea.
(2023-09-07). Heavy rainfall wrecks havoc in SE China's Fuzhou. ecns.cn Heavy rainfall continued to affect Fuzhou after typhoon Haikui wrecked havoc in the city.
(2023-09-07). New energy vehicles attract visitors at 2023 Smart China Exp. ecns.cn The 2023 Smart China Expo (SCE 2023) at the Chongqing International Expo Center will run through Sept. 6.
(2023-09-07). What impresses foreign diplomats at 2023 CIFTIS. ecns.cn
(2023-09-07). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.
(2023-09-07). China launches another remote sensing satellite Yaogan-33 03. ecns.cn A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-33 03 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time, Sept. 6, 2023…
(2023-09-07). Tourism market shows summer recovery signs. ecns.cn With summer drawing to a close, the tourism market has shown a surprisingly good performance with both domestic and outbound travel growing.
(2023-09-07). Typhoon Haikui hits China, leaves widespread destruction. ecns.cn Typhoon Haikui swept through southeast China on Tuesday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines, damaged roads, caused mudslides and uprooted trees.
(2023-09-07). 2 rescuers killed as Typhoon Haikui hits Fujian. ecns.cn Two people have been confirmed dead and another remains missing after a typhoon-triggered flood hit parts of Fuzhou City in China's Fujian Province on Tuesday.
(2023-09-07). Glasses-free 3D screens wow audiences at Smart China Expo. ecns.cn A Mini LED curved screen caught people's eyes at the 2023 Smart China Expo which kicked off on Monday in southwest China's Chongqing. A lifelike phoenix and a tiger displayed on the screen enabled audiences to view 3D content without the aids of any 3D glasses.
(2023-09-07). Rainbow arches over Hukou Waterfall of Yellow river. ecns.cn A rainbow recently appeared over the renowned Hukou Waterfall in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, attracting many tourists. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-07). Flood victims rescued after Typhoon Haikui hits China's Fujian. ecns.cn Large-scale search and rescue operations have been underway in China's Fujian Province after Typhoon Haikui struck and caused widespread flooding across the region.
(2023-09-07). China launches new remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-07). Bernie Sanders champions '32-hour work week with no loss in pay'. mronline.org "Needless to say, changes that benefit the working class of our country are not going to be easily handed over by the corporate elite. They have to be fought for—and won."
(2023-09-07). 'Clear as the full Moon': The revolution will not be defeated. mronline.org Who doesn't remember when Chávez announced on national television that Maduro should be the candidate to succeed him in case he died? It was December 8, 2012, and this was the first time he talked about dying, at least in public, and the first time we wondered if our revolutionary process could really continue without him.
(2023-09-07). Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists. mronline.org The Georgia Attorney General's Office filed RICO (racketeering-influenced and corrupt organizations) indictments against 61 individuals alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement.
(2023-09-07). Imperialism and the new Cold War. mronline.org War and Lenin in the 21st century, part 4…
(2023-09-07). 22 Years of Drone Warfare and No End in Sight. scheerpost.com
(2023-09-07). Eastern European NATO Countries Fear Peace Talks Between Ukraine and Russia. scheerpost.com
(2023-09-07). LEAKED: CIA Front Preparing Color Revolution In Indonesia. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / MintPress News Documents passed anonymously to MintPress News reveal the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a notorious CIA front, is laying the foundations for a color revolution in Indonesia. In February 2024, citizens will elect their President, Vice President, and both legislative chambers. Current maverick leader Joko Widodo, widely beloved by Indonesians, is …
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's 'Biggest Arms Supplier' Orchestrated 2014 Maidan Massacre, Witnesses Say. scheerpost.com
(2023-09-07). Tuesday 9/5: Reading Circle: The Planetary Crisis & the Crucial Role of a Revolutionary Party. indybay.org New Valencia Hall 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), San Francisco. | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or new Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 | Or register to attend via zoom: bit.ly/ReadingCircleRegistration…
(2023-09-07). Selected Articles: "Empire of Drugs": Taliban's Eradication of Opium Reveals Harsh Reality of U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca By For the entirety of the 20 year US occupation, Afghanistan was the primary source for 90% …
(2023-09-07). Campaign continues to halt Binybara/Lee Point defence housing project. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Chris Minns says no to drug decriminalisation while ACT takes a bold health approach. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Criminalising activism: Woodside, protests and climate change. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Farmers discuss protecting prime crop land from coal seam gas mining. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Monash NTEU calls for pay rises, secure jobs. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). NTEU at RMIT votes to continue industrial action. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Protests continue against Japan's dumping of radioactive water. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Rising Tide national speaking tour gathers new support. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Scrap the GST and the Stage 3 tax cuts. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-09-07). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Uriel Barrera (1930-2023): A life of revolutionary struggle and solidarity. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). WA gov't, police go after climate protesters. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Coalition of Independent Unions Takes to the Streets in Portland for 'Trans Day of Solidarity'. itsgoingdown.org Rank-n-file members of the Coalition of Independent Unions, made up largely of unions representing fast-food and services workers, several part of the anti-capitalist labor union, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), took to the streets of Portland, Oregon on Saturday, in support of a day in solidarity with trans workers. On Facebook, the goal…
(2023-09-07). The American Masculinity Crisis. levernews.com
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/23: Mark Levy-Songs of Political Satire & Struggle/Celebrate San Jose Peace & Justice Center. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. Seventh Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2023-09-07). The Raw-Dealed Actor/Teacher Show. counterpunch.org The Wall Street Journal now realizes that income inequality can be a source of social problems. No, its famously pro-proprietor commentators haven't signed up for union cards. In fact, two different editorials in the August 28 opinion pages come not to praise labor organizing but to bury it, whether it's South American schoolteachers who benefit
(2023-09-07). Prigozhin's three strikes—Khodorkovsky business, Berozovsky politics, the last Africa trip. mronline.org On March 5, in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR), there was a fire-bombing of a French—owned brewery which destroyed 50,000 bottles of beer.
(2023-09-07). Chile: The Aussie Connection: An Interview with Clinton Fernandes. counterpunch.org Clinton Fernandes is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. He has published on the relationship between science, diplomacy and international law, intelligence operations in foreign policy, the political and regulatory implications of new technology and Australia's external relations more generally. His research in the Future Operations Research Group
(2023-09-07). A Disputational Dialogical Path to an [Im]possible Democratic Environmentalism. counterpunch.org We find tremendous antagonism born of each group's disdain for the other, a passionate dismissal that even could be our major obstacle to advancing. That is, each group experiences a certain type of enjoyment in their self-righteousness and their contempt, an enjoyment that Freud called the death drive. Its repression is what causes destructive individual symptoms in psychotherapy patients, and it is also what causes destructive symptoms in social groups. For opposing environmental groups to remain in such respective silos might be comforting in some ways, but the repression of that comfort, its not being seen bu…
(2023-09-07). Prioritizing Human Rights in Relations with Saudi Arabia. counterpunch.org
(2023-09-07). Society of the self-righteous and Reactivating Love. indybay.org Love does not want to be owned. It does not allow itself to be put in chains or locked up in a museum. Love does not belong to anyone. It is there for everyone. The more we give it, the greater it becomes. We don't have to do anything but open the door to it. Our own resistance alone can keep love out.
(2023-09-07). 2023 Intenational Underground Railroad Month: 1854 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar. indybay.org Discover the 1854 Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar as we featured this 2023 International Underground Railroad Month…
(2023-09-07). Transparency International's Covert Agenda: A Pawn in Western Intelligence's Game. mintpressnews.com Founded by World Bank apparatchiks in 1993, Transparency International has relentlessly exposed public sector corruption in the Global South while leaving government-enabled criminality in rich nations unexamined.
(2023-09-07). Shut The Robo Taxis Down! SF Labor Day Rally At Cruise Office Over Death Of Pedestrian. indybay.org
(2023-09-07). A Conversation About Ukraine with Dima. sonar21.com Dima and I have a regular weekly chat. I've been remiss in not posting the links. This is from last Friday. Worth your while.
(2023-09-07). Egads!!! Blinken and Many Western Pundits Still Chugging the Ukraine Kool Aid. sonar21.com If you thought the horrendous Ukrainian casualties and Ukraine's failure to penetrate the first line of the Surovikin defense after more than three months of combat would finally penetrate the…
(2023-09-07). Undue Nuclear Influence: Is It Lobbying or Bribery? counterpunch.org For example, even billionaire Bill Gates asked for and got what was effectively a "matching grant" from Congress for his company, TerraPower, to cover the at least $4 billion cost of his proposed Natrium molten salt fast reactor. The US government has agreed to provide Gates with $1.9 billion for the Natrium, $1.5 billion of which will come out of the bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $2.5 billion for advanced nuclear reactors.
(2023-09-07). Cleveland: A message to the community — "No new jail!" workers.org Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition before marching in the Cleveland Labor Day parade, Sept. 4, 2023. Cleveland The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition was warmly received by participants and onlookers at Cleveland's Labor Day parade Sept. 4, as it promoted its efforts to stop construction of a new county jail. With principal . . . |
(2023-09-07). Erdogan Stresses Need of Switching to National Currencies in Trade With Russia. orinocotribune.com The Turkish and Russian presidents met in Sochi where they also agreed on sending free grain shipments to African nations in need. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 4 September told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the two nations need to move forward with using national currencies for bilateral trade. | "I believe that the fact that the heads of our central banks will meet here today is important from the point of view of a step towards the transition to national currencies in bilateral relations between us," the Turkish president stated during a meeting with Putin in the city of Sochi. | Fo…
(2023-09-07). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!
(2023-09-07). Smart Ass Cripple: How SSI Keeps People Poor. progressive.org Current rules for SSI recipients make it difficult to get financial help from friends and family.
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum will be MORENA's candidate for Mexican Presidential election. peoplesdispatch.org Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Head of government of Mexico City, will seek to carry forward the legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and continue the Fourth Transformation of the country…
(2023-09-07). Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Your Health & Well-Being. indybay.org Calling the police can frequently do more harm than good, and other options should be considered whenever possible. The emotional impacts of violence and repression can be serious and it is important that we are aware of those impacts and work together to deal with them. Looking after ourselves and our friends or affinity groups does not end when the action ends!
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Rally to Protect Juristac! indybay.org McEntee Plaza | 70 W Hedding St | San Jose, CA 95110…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: Grannies Stand with Workers! Starbucks Palo Alto. indybay.org Starbucks | 2000 El Camino Real (x-street Stanford Ave) | Palo Alto 94306…
(2023-09-07). When the Torturer Is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West's Hegemony and Contradictions? orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud & Ramana Rubeo — Sep 5, 2023 | At the zenith of the mass Though some observers later
(2023-09-07). McCarthyism, from Oppenheimer to Today. counterpunch.org I recently viewed the new Oppenheimer movie and was struck by the horrifying McCarthyism based on unfounded accusations and inuendo that destroyed Dr. Oppenheimer's reputation. This severely undermined his efforts after World War II to stop the H-bomb and start nuclear arms control regimes to prevent nuclear war. From 1978-1981, I was the chief executive
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/17: An Evening of Poetry for the Mahsa Amini Uprising & the Heroic Political Prisoners in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2023-09-07). Brazil has become a guinea pig for the global effort to censor information. expose-news.com Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes has censored a shocking number of high-profile people in a surprisingly short period of time. Not just on social media but he is also freezing bank accounts …
(2023-09-07). The History of Silencing Black Lawmakers in the US. counterpunch.org Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district, for removal from office. These efforts come in the midst of Willis' investigation and prosecution of former President Donald Trump and 18 others for their alleged conspiracy to overturn results of the state's 2020
(2023-09-07). Which Nation Has Taxed the Rich the Most? counterpunch.org Eight decades ago, at a pivotal turning point in American history, our nation's richest faced a 94 percent federal tax rate on their income over $200,000, the equivalent of about $3.5 million today. At that point, near the end of World War II, only one other nation — the UK — taxed its rich at a steeper rate. The wealthiest Brits ended the war facing a 97.5 percent tax on their top-bracket income.
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Local Color: Write Now! SF Bay Book Party. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Rooms A and B | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-09-07). Wednesday 11/8: 25th Anniversary San Francisco Trans Film Festival. indybay.org Roxie Theater and Online…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: El Cerrito: Solidarity Action Day w/ Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Starbucks | 3090 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito, CA, 94530…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: El Cerrito: Solidarity Action Day with Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Starbucks | 3090 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito, CA, 94530…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: Oakland: Solidarity Action Day w/ Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Lakeshore Starbucks | 3347 Lakeshore Avenue | Oakland, CA 94610 | United States…
(2023-09-07). Chevron Lobbies Against Washington's Sanctions on PDVSA. orinocotribune.com According to This information was released in a report this Monday, September 4, as part of the effort to pressure Brussels and Washington t…
(2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…
(2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Labor on the Move: Prospects and Challenges. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2023-09-07). Alrededor de 20 civiles mueren en enfrentamientos en Sudán. telesurtv.net En dicho territorio se manifiesta un repunte de los combates durante las últimas dos semanas lo que ha provocado decenas de víctimas civiles y el desplazamiento de cientos de personas.
(2023-09-07). Vicepresidenta de Venezuela visita banco de los Brics en China. telesurtv.net Rodríguez y Rousseff se reunieron para fortalecer e impulsar la cooperación económica.
(2023-09-07). Inundaciones en sureste de Europa dejan 11 muertos. telesurtv.net En Grecia, dos personas murieron y todavía se busca a una que está desaparecida, luego que su vehículo fuera arrastrado por un torrente.
(2023-09-07). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.
(2023-09-07). Presidente mexicano se reunirá con líderes de Chile y Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario abordará posibles cambios a la política para combatir el narcotráfico en Colombia, mientras que en Chile participará en el 50 aniversario luctuoso del presidente chileno Salvador Allende (1970-1973).
(2023-09-07). Ascienden a 28 los muertos por ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net La Defensa Civil comunicó que, del total de decesos, 27 fueron contabilizados en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul.
(2023-09-07). Jugadora española denuncia a presidente de Federación ante fiscalía. telesurtv.net Según fuentes judiciales, Hermoso presentó denuncia ante Fiscalía General para "proteger la privacidad de la víctima".
(2023-09-07). OMS registra aumento de muertes y hospitalizaciones por Covid-19. telesurtv.net La OMS teme por las consecuencias de la enfermedad durante el invierno e instó a una mayor vigilancia y vacunación.
(2023-09-07). Argentina retira insignias otorgadas a Augusto Pinochet. telesurtv.net A través del Decreto 455, que será publicado este jueves en el Boletín Oficial, se le cancela a Pinochet, fallecido en 2006, y a sus derechohabientes el derecho a usar las insignias referidas.
(2023-09-07). Colombia designa delegados al monitoreo del cese al fuego con el ELN. telesurtv.net La Instancia Nacional es liderada por el general de infantería de Marina, Rafael Olaya Quintero.
(2023-09-07). Juez de EE.UU. ordena a Texas retirar boyas antimigrantes. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano reconoció la decisión que emitió por la Corte Federal para el Distrito Oeste en EE.UU. para ordenar la retirada de una barrera de boyas colocadas en el río Bravo.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza máxima categoría en el océano Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova es el décimo ciclón con nombre de esta temporada en el Pacífico, de ellos, el más dañino ha sido Hilary.
(2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.
(2023-09-07). Militar colombiano se declarará culpable del magnicidio de Mà∂ise. telesurtv.net El colombiano, quien es considerado líder del complot para matar a Moïse, fue arrestado en Haití y extraditado a EE.UU., donde se declaró no culpable del crimen en 2022.
(2023-09-07). Supremo de Brasil califica error histórico la prisión de Lula. telesurtv.net La corte calificó el fallo contra el ahora mandatario como "uno de los mayores errores judiciales en la historia del país".
(2023-09-07). EE.UU. concederá a Ucrania ayuda de más de mil millones de dólares. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce cuando el líder ruso, Vladímir Putin, calificó como un "fracaso" la contraofensiva ucraniana, que ha estado en curso durante tres meses hasta el día de hoy.
(2023-09-07). Gobierno de Chile presenta agenda legislativa de DD.HH. telesurtv.net Se presentó a propósito de las cinco décadas del golpe de Estado del general Augusto Pinochet contra el presidente socialista Salvador Allende.
(2023-09-07). Exigen a Occidente normalizar exportaciones agrícolas de Rusia. telesurtv.net Cancillería rusa ratifica disposición a reactivar Acuerdo del Mar Negro si se levantan las medidas restrictivas unilaterales impuestas por Occidente a Moscú.
(2023-09-07). Cumbre Africana sobre el Clima culmina en Kenia. telesurtv.net El pacto pide "reducción de emisiones" y solicita desarrollar políticas para "atraer inversiones locales, globales y regionales".
(2023-09-07). Más de 342.000 venezolanos regresan por el Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano seguirá respaldando, de forma humanitaria y gratuita, a todos los connacionales que deseen volver a su vida en Venezuela.
(2023-09-07). Huracán Jova alcanza la categoría 2 en el Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Jova presentaba vientos máximos sostenidos de 165 kilómetros por hora (km/h) y rachas de 205 km/h.
(2023-09-07). Presidenta de Perú juramenta a nuevos ministros. telesurtv.net Algunas de las nuevas asignaciones ministeriales corresponden a las carteras de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Educación, Trabajo, Desarrollo Agrario y Riego.
(2023-09-07). Claudia Sheinbaum es electa candidata presidencial por el partido Morena en México. telesurtv.net El presidente del Consejo Nacional de Morena, Alfonso Durazo, leyó los resultados de las cinco encuestas que definieron la candidatura.
(2023-09-07). TSE convoca a elecciones generales del 2024 en El Salvador. telesurtv.net En la convocatoria a elecciones que marca el inicio del evento electoral permitirá que el 7 de septiembre inicie el proceso de inscripción de candidaturas.
(2023-09-07). Denuncian nueva masacre en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Ascienden a 64 las masacres ocurridas en lo que va del 2023 en Colombia, de acuerdo con los datos de Indepaz.
(2023-09-07). Rusia y Türkiye acuerdan suministro de un millón de toneladas de granos. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia afirmó que es necesario evaluar temas como la logística, finanzas, rutas, destinos y cantidad.
(2023-09-07). Parlamento de Chad exige retirada de tropas francesas. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, los asambleístas expresaron su rechazo ante la posición injerencista francesa.
(2023-09-07). Suman 37 los muertos en Brasil por ciclón extratropical. telesurtv.net El gobernador de esa región, Eduardo Leite añadió en rueda de prensa que lamentablemente el número de fallecidos debe ir en aumento en las próximas horas.
(2023-09-07). Suman 37 los muertos por ciclón extratropical en Brasil. telesurtv.net El gobernador de esa región, Eduardo Leite añadió en rueda de prensa que lamentablemente el número de fallecidos debe ir en aumento en las próximas horas.
(2023-09-07). Exigen justicia para firmantes de paz asesinados en Colombia. telesurtv.net Entre las actividades, también se realizó un plantón frente a la Fiscalía General para exigir a este ente que no queden impunes los asesinatos de firmantes de paz y líderes sociales.
(2023-09-07). Publican lista de los 30 futbolistas nominados al Balón de Oro. telesurtv.net Como es costumbre hace más de 15 años, el listado lo encabeza el capitán de la Argentina campeona del mundo Lionel Messi.
(2023-09-07). Tormenta tropical Lee se convierte en huracán categoría 1. telesurtv.net El ente agregó además que se producirá un fortalecimiento continuo del sistema.
(2023-09-07). Ukraine: Is the USA changing proxies in midstream? thecommunists.org As the fabled Ukrainian 'counteroffensive' against Russian forces stutters on with nothing to show for itself save a few terrorist spectaculars (like the drone attack on the Kremlin and drone attacks on the Kerch bridge and a Russian oil tanker) and a mounting death toll, it is proving increasingly difficult to conceal from the world …
(2023-09-07). Climate catastrophe and 'freedom of consumption'. indybay.org It is not five to twelve, but five past twelve, as philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes. The fact that climate change is a fact (the details may well be debated) and poses a serious threat to humanity is something that the last fool should have realized by now.1 It is also clear that the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases must be radically and rapidly reduced.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 10/14: Harvest Festival. indybay.org The Farm, UC Santa Cruz…
(2023-09-07). Sunday 10/8: Occupy SF – 10 Years On. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, corner of Geary Blvd…
(2023-09-07). Sunday 11/5: UUSF Forum: 350 Bay Area – Equitable Policies to Reduce Carbon Emissions. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, corner of Franklin or via Zoom: | zoom.us/j/97140437863?pwd=Y010MjNjbjB0bVBQWFFyRS9QMGFuUT09 | Meeting ID: 971 4043 7863. Passcode: 666316…
(2023-09-07). The US military recruitment crisis and the struggle against imperialist war. wsws.org The US war machine is confronting a worsening recruitment crisis as it escalates its war against Russia in Ukraine and prepares for war against China.
(2023-09-07). Will Lehman replies to Biden's Department of Labor in ongoing lawsuit to demand rerun of UAW election. wsws.org The filing takes apart the ridiculous claims by the DOL that Lehman should have filed his complaint–which centered on the fact that the historically low turnout was the product of deliberate voter suppression by the UAW bureaucracy–before the election results were known.
(2023-09-07). For an active boycott of Australian Labor's Voice referendum! wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party urges workers and youth to reject both the Yes and the No cases presented by the ruling political establishment and calls for an active boycott campaign to oppose the referendum itself.
(2023-09-07). UAW president backtracks on autoworker demands one week before Big Three contract expirations. wsws.org In an interview with Associated Press, UAW President Shawn Fein said, "when you go into bargaining, you don't always get everything you demand," all but admitting that a sellout agreement is being prepared between the union apparatus and the auto corporations.
(2023-09-07). Report to G20 summit glosses over problems in global financial system. wsws.org The Financial Stability Board has warned that the global economic recovery is losing strength and the effects of rising interest rates are increasingly being felt.
(2023-09-07). Sri Lankan government declares "security operation to wipe out underworld" wsws.org Confronting rising mass opposition to its severe austerity measures, the real target of the government's "anti-organised crime" operations are the working class and the poor.
(2023-09-07). New Zealand senior doctors hold nationwide strike. wsws.org The first-ever national strike by thousands of senior doctors and dentists in the public hospitals, while limited by the union, is a sign of ongoing ferment among the health workers.
(2023-09-07). Amid debacle of Ukrainian offensive, US demands the bloodbath continue. wsws.org Against the backdrop of the debacle of Ukraine's summer offensive, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Ukraine Monday to reaffirm US involvement in the Ukraine war "for as long as it takes."
(2023-09-07). Impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton begins. wsws.org Paxton has been a leading supporter of Donald Trump's campaign to overturn the 2020 election, as well as a host of other reactionary measures.
(2023-09-07). Biden hails sellout dockworkers' and UPS agreements ahead of autoworkers' contract expiration. wsws.org In order to continue the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine in 2023 and beyond without labor disruptions, the Biden administration, working with the critical labor bureaucracies, has blocked strikes in major industries while enforcing agreements that further impoverish workers.
(2023-09-07). WGA co-chair Chris Keyser's Labor Day message: The union apparatus prepares to sell out writers' strike. wsws.org Keyser represents a certain social type, affluent, well-connected in the industry, intimately tied to the Democratic Party, that dominates the WGA and SAG-AFTRA leaderships.
(2023-09-07). Australian Labor government's workplace reforms will enshrine insecure jobs and low pay. wsws.org The purpose of the legislation is not to reverse the growth of exploitative gig-economy and sham-contracting arrangements, but to legitimise them, establishing a Labor- and union-sanctioned cut-rate workforce.
(2023-09-06). Nation's Oldest, Largest Latino Civil Rights Group Issues FL Emergency Plan. truthout.org The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued an emergency preparedness plan to confront the threat posed by Florida's SB 1718, an anti-immigrant law which no longer recognizes driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states and criminalizes the transportation of undocumented workers across state lines into Florida. "LULAC is ready to help our immigrant… |
(2023-09-07). Murder, Corruption, Fraud and Felons at LAVC Exposed in 2020. indybay.org In 2020, a Twitter account @Laccdw published a thread exposing just how bad things were at Los Angeles Valley College. It was shut-down two weeks before the LACCD Board of Trustees Election.
(2023-09-07). Report from the Fourth International's Revolutionary Youth Camp. internationalviewpoint.org This summer, younger comrades met to foster international solidarity across the socialist movement. | – | / |
(2023-09-07). Part 2: Walgreens Redecorated; Banko Forever. indybay.org Protected by the Frisco fog, we hit another 3 Walgreens locations as humble acts of vengeance for Banko Brown, paying homage to the spirit reanimated through our collective refusal to let him be erased.
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Militarized Policing: AB 481 and the Role of Community. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955. between Sonoma Ave and Hamilton Ave. Ample, free street parking.
(2023-09-07). Trump Faces Four Trials, Uses Charges Against Him to Fuel Campaign. internationalviewpoint.org Former president Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign and his coming trials are driving the United States toward an unprecedented constitutional crisis. | – | / |
(2023-09-07). AMLO's Mexico: Fourth Transformation? internationalviewpoint.org "AMLO is almost done and there has been no Fourth Transformation. AMLO failed to deal with Covid, to stop the drug violence, and to really lift up the poor, at the same time that he's undermined democracy and militarized society." | – | / |
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Belonging, the walking tour. indybay.org we meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-09-07). Wednesday 9/6: Land, Food, and Civilization: a Civic Center walking tour. indybay.org we meet on the Market Street side of the black obelisk near the fountain in United Nations Plaza. | I'll be wearing a California Republic bicycle cap and be standing by my bike.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Unbelievable: the walking tour. indybay.org meet in the lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street…
(2023-09-07). 2023 CIFTIS: Driving economic recovery and maintaining commitment to openness. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has garnered considerable attention and expanded its international reach, signaling positive developments in the Chinese economy.
(2023-09-07). Findings shed light on capital's impressive past. ecns.cn The Lize Financial Business District in southwestern Beijing is home to numerous glass-walled high-rises, which stand as proud sentinels keeping watch over this new landmark in the Chinese capital.
(2023-09-07). CIFTIS sees large number of deals, shares opportunities. ecns.cn The 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) has further highlighted its role as a vital platform for enterprises across the world, to strengthen cooperation and seek further development opportunities.
(2023-09-07). British Museum facing renewed calls to return cultural relics. ecns.cn As the British Museum struggles to pick up the pieces amid the festering theft scandal, there have been renewed calls for the institution to return items it took from other countries.
(2023-09-07). China launches Yaogan-33 03 satellite. ecns.cn China launched the Yaogan-33 03 satellite atop a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Moscow Zoo releases photos of one-week-old panda cub. ecns.cn This image shows a one-week-old panda cub born to parents Ru Yi and Ding Ding at Moscow Zoo. It is the first giant panda cub born in Russia.
(2023-09-07). China launches another remote sensing satellite Yaogan-33 03. ecns.cn A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying Yaogan-33 03 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China at 2: 14 a.m. Beijing Time, Sept. 6, 2023…
(2023-09-07). China launches new remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-09-07). Campaign continues to halt Binybara/Lee Point defence housing project. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Criminalising activism: Woodside, protests and climate change. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Farmers discuss protecting prime crop land from coal seam gas mining. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Monash NTEU calls for pay rises, secure jobs. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Protests continue against Japan's dumping of radioactive water. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Qld gov't referred to UN Committee Against Torture for suspending human rights law. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Rising Tide national speaking tour gathers new support. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Scrap the GST and the Stage 3 tax cuts. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Socialists slam Queensland Labor for locking up children indefinitely. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Uriel Barrera (1930-2023): A life of revolutionary struggle and solidarity. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). WA gov't, police go after climate protesters. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Sam Woripa Watson: 'Sovereignty is about controlling what happens on your land'. greenleft.org.au
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/23: Mark Levy-Songs of Political Satire & Struggle/Celebrate San Jose Peace & Justice Center. indybay.org San Jose Peace and Justice Center | 48 S. Seventh Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2023-09-07). North Korea's chronic food shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. internationalviewpoint.org The North Korean regime has faced a severely deteriorated economic situation due to international sanctions, floods, and the Covid-19 pandemic. In January 2020, the country blocked cross-border trade and expelled humanitarian workers and foreign diplomats facing the danger of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of the country delayed the arrival of the pandemic. However, as early as March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a Covid-19 epidemic was developing in North Korea. Its strategy of sealing its external borders in January 2020 prevented essential supplies from entering the country, lead…
(2023-09-07). Russia Policing and Repression Prisons The Persecution of Azat Miftakhov Is Designed to Silence Russia's Left. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-07). Shut The Robo Taxis Down! SF Labor Day Rally At Cruise Office Over Death Of Pedestrian. indybay.org
(2023-09-07). Bvlbancha Radio is Live on Traditional Houma Land. indybay.org Radio Bvlbancha! Seven years after Standing Rock we are back in the community on the ground, setting up and sustaining community lead radio! Community begins with communication. Being prepared for climate chaos is essential for the survival of our peoples and Earth. I'm so thankful to be here on the traditional lands of the Houma Nation in beautiful New Orleans! Back to the grass-roots where it matters and where it starts. Human rights include communication systems!
(2023-09-07). Contact with Police May Be Detrimental to Your Health & Well-Being. indybay.org Calling the police can frequently do more harm than good, and other options should be considered whenever possible. The emotional impacts of violence and repression can be serious and it is important that we are aware of those impacts and work together to deal with them. Looking after ourselves and our friends or affinity groups does not end when the action ends!
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Rally to Protect Juristac! indybay.org McEntee Plaza | 70 W Hedding St | San Jose, CA 95110…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: Grannies Stand with Workers! Starbucks Palo Alto. indybay.org Starbucks | 2000 El Camino Real (x-street Stanford Ave) | Palo Alto 94306…
(2023-09-07). When the Torturer Is the Savior: Can BRICS Help Us Escape the West's Hegemony and Contradictions? orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud & Ramana Rubeo — Sep 5, 2023 | At the zenith of the mass Though some observers later
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/17: An Evening of Poetry for the Mahsa Amini Uprising & the Heroic Political Prisoners in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2023-09-07). Marxism and the U.S. Response to the HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics. internationalviewpoint.org Over the last fifty years, few public health professionals have considered Marxism relevant, and few Marxists have treated pandemics as an imminent concern. We offer this paper to help both public health professionals and socialists view pandemics through a Marxist lens. Although our theory is global in scope, we focus on the U.S. because of its scientific prominence, its outsized global role in the AIDS pandemic, and its poor performance in the COVID-19 pandemic. Our hope is that this piece will strengthen efforts to protect public health and, better yet, help usher capitalism off the Earth before it makes the p…
(2023-09-07). A Missed Opportunity? A Closer Look at the Teamster-UPS Agreement. internationalviewpoint.org "The crisis in the labor movement is not primarily about union density but about the nature of unions today." | – | / |
(2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Local Color: Write Now! SF Bay Book Party. indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Meeting Rooms A and B | 100 Larkin St | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-09-07). Wednesday 11/8: 25th Anniversary San Francisco Trans Film Festival. indybay.org Roxie Theater and Online…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: El Cerrito: Solidarity Action Day with Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Starbucks | 3090 El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito, CA, 94530…
(2023-09-07). Thursday 9/14: Oakland: Solidarity Action Day w/ Starbucks Workers Unionizing. indybay.org Lakeshore Starbucks | 3347 Lakeshore Avenue | Oakland, CA 94610 | United States…
(2023-09-07). Friction Among Nuclear Powers May Escalate into Open Conflict in Asia-Pacific – Russia's Deputy FM. sputnikglobe.com BISHKEK (Sputnik) — The potential for conflict among nuclear powers could escalate into an open military confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov cautioned on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). FSB Prevents Terrorist Attacks by Ukrainian Saboteurs Ahead of Elections in DPR. sputnikglobe.com DONETSK (Sputnik) – Employees of the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) Directorate for the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have found a weapons cache in the city of Dokuchaievsk, which was planned to be used to carry out terrorist attacks by Ukrainian saboteurs ahead of the elections in the region for September 8-10, FSB has told Sputnik.
(2023-09-07). Georgia Attorney General Hits 61 'Cop City' Protesters With Racketeering Charges. sputnikglobe.com The proposed facility, dubbed "Cop City" by opponents, has been the cause of tensions for more than two years in Atlanta. In January, a protester was shot at least 57 times by police who claim they were fired on even though an autopsy revealed that the activist, Manuel Esteban Paez "Tortuguita" Teran, did not have gunpowder residue on his hands.
(2023-09-07). Google Will Require Election Advertisers to Disclose AI-Generated Content. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Google will require election advertisers to disclose data on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content that may inauthentically depict real or realistic-looking people and events from mid-November, the company announced.
(2023-09-07). Home is Where You Make It. sputnikglobe.com During a visit to his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Sunday US President Joe Biden told reporters that he was not on vacation while at the swanky residence.
(2023-09-07). Japan Launches Lunar Lander aka 'Moon Sniper' Into Space. sputnikglobe.com TOKYO (Sputnik) – A Japanese H-IIA carrier rocket with Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) and a satellite dubbed the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) launched Thursday from Tanegashima Space Center, according to the broadcast of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
(2023-09-07). Macron Says Participation of Russian Athletes in Olympics Should Not Be Politicized. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized the politicization of the possible participation of Russian athletes in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
(2023-09-07). NATO Expects Members to Increase Defense Spending by Over 8% This Year. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO expects its member states to increase their defense spending by more than 8% this year, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Pentagon Nixes Test of First-Ever US Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. sputnikglobe.com Seeking to catch up to Russia and China, the Pentagon's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon has a reported range of over 1,725 miles and travels at roughly five times the speed of sound.
(2023-09-07). Projected US Budget Deficit Growth to Have 'Many Nasty Consequences' on US Economy. sputnikglobe.com With America's budget deficit due to rise significantly, POTUS' recent claims that Bidenomics 'is working' hold no water, Professor Rodney Shakespeare, a renowned political commentator and binary economist, told Sputnik.
(2023-09-07). Putin's Speech at G20 Summit Via Videoconference Not Planned – Kremlin. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to address the participants of the upcoming G20 summit via a videoconference, all work will be done by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Russian Air Defenses Down Ukrainian Drones Over Moscow, Bryansk Regions & Rostov-on-Don. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Air defense forces in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don destroyed two drones overnight, one crashed outside the city and another one in the city center, damaging vehicles and injuring one person as a result, Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev clarified early Thursday.
(2023-09-07). Special Counsel May Indict Hunter Biden by End of September in Gun Charge Dispute. sputnikglobe.com The development follows the appointment of David Weiss by US Attorney General Merrick Garland, who tasked Weiss with investigating Hunter Biden after a plea deal between Hunter and federal prosecutors fell apart, pushing the case closer to trial.
(2023-09-07). Trump Held Liable in Second E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case. sputnikglobe.com The Wednesday decision means that a federal jury, in a trial scheduled for January, will focus solely on determining the amount of money Trump must pay as damages for making defamatory statements against Carroll.
(2023-09-07). Two People Killed While Trying to Infiltrate French Base in Chad – Source. sputnikglobe.com TUNIS (Sputnik) – Two people were killed and about 15 were injured while trying to enter the French military base in the Chadian city of Faya-Largeau after the incident with the death of a soldier, a local informed source told Sputnik on Wednesday.
(2023-09-07). Moscow Rubbishes US Claims of Depleted Uranium Shells Being 'Non-Radioactive'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The White House's claims that depleted uranium ammunition is not radioactive are nonsense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
(2023-09-07). US to Send More Cluster Munitions to Ukraine in Near Future — Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States is going to send another batch of cluster munitions to Ukraine in the near future to support Kiev's counteroffensive attempt, US news outlet reported on Thursday, citing unnamed US officials.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 9/9: Labor on the Move: Prospects and Challenges. indybay.org The Starry Plough Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA 94705…
(2023-09-07). Russia continues to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus — senior diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov refrained from further commenting on the nature of the preparations being made and the deadlines for completing the assigned tasks, citing the lack of relevant instructions…
(2023-09-07). Risk grows of open military clash erupting among nuclear powers in Asia-Pacific — diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that progress in nuclear disarmament and nuclear arms control is impossible without respecting the principle of equal and indivisible security…
(2023-09-07). US supplying depleted uranium weapons to Kiev qualifies as criminal act — Russian diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Ryabkov, "hundreds of materials have been compiled and dozens of discussions have been conducted involving leading experts, environmental activists, medical doctors, and specialists in the chemical interactions in nature between minerals and living beings"
(2023-09-07). Russia insists CSTO members prioritize holding drills with their allies — senior diplomat. tass.com Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry announced that the South Caucasus country will hold a joint military exercise, Eagle Partner 2023, with the United States on Armenian soil on September 11-20…
(2023-09-07). Dollar up to 98.3 rubles, euro up to 105.63 rubles on Moscow Exchange. tass.com The yuan grew by 4.1 kopecks, reaching 13.44 rubles…
(2023-09-07). Trade turnover between Russia, China up 32% in January-August to $155 bln. tass.com In July-August, trade turnover between the two countries increased by 6.8%…
(2023-09-07). British American Tobacco sells business in Russia. tass.com When the transfer of business is completed, the new structure will be known as the ITMS Group…
(2023-09-07). Russian stocks up as Thursday trading opens. tass.com The dollar exchange rate was up by 0.12% at 98.24 rubles, the euro was down by 0.14% at 105.32 rubles…
(2023-09-07). Rating agency expects Russian banks' 2023 profit to surpass $26 bln. tass.com It is noted that even with the neutral result of transactions on the forex market, the maintained ability of credit organizations to earn interest and fee income will enable the sector to show record profit above 2.6 trillion rubles…
(2023-09-07). Port infrastructure facilities damaged in Odessa Region. tass.com According to Oleg Kiper, efforts are being made to repair damages…
(2023-09-07). Another Ukrainian drone shot down in Bryansk Region — defense ministry. tass.com The ministry said earlier that a Ukrainian drone was downed in the Bryansk Region at about 6: 30 a.m. Moscow time…
(2023-09-07). Russia maintains contact with US on humanitarian issues, no dialogue on rest — diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Ryabkov, the United States shows reluctance to discuss subjects that are meaningless without Russia, which shows that other things are a priority for Washington…
(2023-09-07). Western pressure on Russia balancing on edge of direct military conflict — senior diplomat. tass.com Sergey Ryabkov also lamented that the NATO allies "chose to pursue a non-stop malicious expansion and efforts toward military and geopolitical absorption of territories in the zone of Russia's essential interests in an assertive way"
(2023-09-07). Ukrainian forces attack Zaporozhye Region's Energodar with drones — operational services. tass.com It is specified that the main blow came to the 14-storey residential building…
(2023-09-07). Lavrov points to risks of Asia-Pacific region's militarization driven by NATO penetration. tass.com According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the attention was also brought to the ASEAN system of coordination in the spirit of constructive, non-politicized dialogue and creative cooperation…
(2023-09-07). Ukrainian army loses 100 men in Zaporozhye area overnight — acting governor. tass.com The Russian forces destroyed nine artillery pieces, two mortars, two tanks and three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overnight…
(2023-09-07). Press review: Blinken in surprise visit to Kiev and US, Armenia to hold joint army drills. tass.com Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 7th…
(2023-09-07). Journalists from unfriendly countries not accredited to Eastern Economic Forum — Kremlin. tass.com The 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will be held in Vladivostok on September 10-13, 2023…
(2023-09-07). Moscow airports operating normally after partial restrictions on flights — watchdog. tass.com Earlier, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that air defense forces had thwarted a drone attack on Moscow in the Ramenskoye municipal district…
(2023-09-07). Pentagon cancels flight test of first US hypersonic missile. tass.com According to the media, the decision raises questions about the program's schedule and whether the US Army can meet its goal of declaring the weapon initially combat capable by September 30…
(2023-09-07). NATO has no proof UAV wreckage in Romania was from deliberate Russian attack. tass.com "We are awaiting the outcome of the ongoing investigation," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg added…
(2023-09-07). Baku concentrates troops on border with Armenia, near Nagorno-Karabakh — Armenian PM. tass.com Nikol Pashinyan urged the international community and UN Security Council member countries to take serious steps to prevent another explosion of tensions in the region…
(2023-09-07). Turkish firms ready to participate in supply of 1 mln tons of grain from Russia to Africa. tass.com According to the source, Turkey has sufficient capacities for processing such amount of grain into flour for further deliveries to the African continent…
(2023-09-07). Ukraine's former PM Azarov says Ukrainian losses could top 500,000 people by end of year. tass.com "They deliberately record people that were killed as missing in order not to pay welfare," Nikolay Azarov stressed…
(2023-09-07). G20 agree to grant membership to African Union — Bloomberg. tass.com This decision stems from the wish to give the AU members a greater say on global issues…
(2023-09-07). Climate catastrophe and 'freedom of consumption'. indybay.org It is not five to twelve, but five past twelve, as philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes. The fact that climate change is a fact (the details may well be debated) and poses a serious threat to humanity is something that the last fool should have realized by now.1 It is also clear that the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases must be radically and rapidly reduced.
(2023-09-07). Saturday 10/14: Harvest Festival. indybay.org The Farm, UC Santa Cruz…
(2023-09-07). Sunday 10/8: Occupy SF – 10 Years On. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, corner of Geary Blvd…
(2023-09-07). Sunday 11/5: UUSF Forum: 350 Bay Area – Equitable Policies to Reduce Carbon Emissions. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, corner of Franklin or via Zoom: | zoom.us/j/97140437863?pwd=Y010MjNjbjB0bVBQWFFyRS9QMGFuUT09 | Meeting ID: 971 4043 7863. Passcode: 666316…
(2023-09-07). Labour, protests, and state capitalism in Belarus, three years on. internationalviewpoint.org
(2023-09-07). Chinese Feminists Face Paradoxical State Policies. internationalviewpoint.org Struggles for women's rights, and the state's responses, have shifted over the history of the People's Republic of China. In an initial period of socialist state feminism, the Chinese Communist Party celebrated "women's liberation" and offered child-friendly services to facilitate women's entry into the workforce. During the era of post-socialist economic modernization, services were curtailed, shifting family responsibilities back to women and reinforcing patriarchal norms. Most recently, a form of made-in-China feminism has emerged, characterized by everyday resistance to prevailing gender expectations. Now, th…
(2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…