(2023-03-29). Detroit Remains Mired in Poverty as City Council Approves $800 Million Tax Giveaway to the Rich. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-29). Yemenis Mark Eight Years Of Disastrous War Amid Hopes Of Peace. popularresistance.org Thousands took to the streets across major Yemeni cities including Sanaa, Sa'ada, and Taiz on Sunday, March 26, to mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Saudi-led aggression in the country. The protesters reiterated their demand for an end to the aggression and the lifting of the blockade on the country. The leaders of the Houthi movement have called these essential conditions for peace. | The National Day of Resilience and Steadfastness, as March 26 is celebrated by the Yemenis, symbolizes their resolve amid the large-scale destruction caused by the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes and blockade.
(2023-03-29). Uruguay: Workers strike against proposed pension reform to raise retirement age. greenleft.org.au Workers and unions led strikes in Uruguay on March 23 against the right-wing Luis Lacalle Pou government's proposed pension reforms, which include raising the retirement age from 60 to 65, reports Ana Zorita.
(2023-03-29). Thursday 4/20: ADFS Family Film Fest joins Piedmont Food Fest. indybay.org Ellen Driscoll Playhouse | 325 Highland Avenue near the corner of Oakland avenue | Piedmont, CA 94611…
(2023-03-29). Playing with Financial Fire. dissidentvoice.org Capitalism, Marx said, is unceasingly prone to crisis. His observation applies as much to financial capital as to industrial capital, as the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank of New York attest. In their pursuit of profits, banks make loans that borrowers cannot repay or back the loans with assets that lose …
(2023-03-29). Sunday 4/16: The Craft and Career of Activist Writing with John Curl. indybay.org
(2023-03-29). Saturday 4/22: WAR REFUGEES: "THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING" + SACHS' "ALL ELSE FAILED" indybay.org 992 Valencia St on the corner of 21st and Valencia…
(2023-03-29). Saturday 5/20: ARCHIVE FEVER: PRELINGER- 'FILM: THE LIVING RECORD OF OUR MEMORY'. indybay.org ATA gallery 992 valencia st…
(2023-03-29). Friday 4/21: Contest Deadline for Contra Costa Youth – Art & Writing Challenge 2023. indybay.org Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
(2023-03-29). Stop Dirty Banks at Wells Fargo Headquarters. indybay.org 2 min mp4 video | A coalition of environmental groups came together to tell Wells Fargo to stop funding the oil industry in order to save the planet on March 21.
(2023-03-29). Senate Votes Down Amendment to Create Special Watchdog for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Senate on Tuesday night voted down an amendment to create a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that the US has authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. The amendment, which was introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), failed in a vote of 26-68, with 24 Republicans and only two …
(2023-03-29). Wednesday 3/29: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org Amphitheater outside the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Avenue…
(2023-03-29). Saturday 4/1: Multiplex Seder: the liberation story from your perspective. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-29). Calculated Exonerations: Command Responsibility and War Crimes in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-29). Thursday 3/30: #End Plastic Pollution: Creating a Waste Free World. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2023-03-29). Market entities to get regulator's backing. ecns.cn China has made progress in stabilizing the development of market entities and optimizing its business environment. In the future, more efforts will be made for the innovative development of market entities…
(2023-03-29). Daqing Oilfield hits major milestone. ecns.cn The oilfield secured an annual crude output of more than 50 million tons from 1976 to 2002 and was hailed by many as a miracle in the history of oilfield development.
(2023-03-29). China, Saudi Arabia strengthen ties. ecns.cn Business ties between China and Saudi Arabia have been further consolidated with industry leaders from both economies entering a number of new cooperation agreements over the past few months.
(2023-03-29). Experts: China to stay world's most important manufacturing hub. ecns.cn Global trade dependence on Asia, including China, remains stable, and the country will never lose its status as the world's most important manufacturing hub, despite certain U.S. moves that have been disrupting global industrial and supply chains.
(2023-03-29). Boao Forum sanguine on Asia prospects. ecns.cn The Asian economy is on track for recovery with strong resilience and vitality despite pressure from weakening global demand and mounting uncertainties, according to a key report issued on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). China to formulate key automotive chip standards by 2025. ecns.cn China aims to formulate more than 30 key automotive chip standards by 2025 in its latest push to accelerate the development of its homegrown semiconductor industry, according to a draft released by the country's top industry regulator.
(2023-03-29). 40 migrants die in fire at Mexico facility. ecns.cn A fire that started as a protest led to the deaths of at least 40 people at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city across from El Paso, Texas.
(2023-03-29). Canada relaxes ban on foreign homebuyers. ecns.cn Canada has eased its ban on residential property purchases by foreign buyers three months after the law came into force.
(2023-03-29). China and ASML exchange views on development in China. ecns.cn Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Dutch chip-making equipment maker ASML's CEO Peter Wennink exchanged views on ASML's development in China and other issues on Tuesday.y.
(2023-03-29). Tibetans mark anniversary of emancipation of serfs. ecns.cn People from all walks of life across the Tibet autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to mark the 64th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
(2023-03-29). Watchdog aims to protect firms online. ecns.cn China's top cyberspace regulator announced a series of special operations targeting cyberspace governance, and pledged to protect the lawful online rights of enterprises on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). Hangzhou upgrades social welfare system. ecns.cn The government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has recently upgraded the province's social assistance system to guarantee the livelihoods of people with low incomes.
(2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet. ecns.cn The boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.
(2023-03-29). Tibetans mark anniversary of emancipation of serfs. ecns.cn People from all walks of life across the Tibet autonomous region held activities on Tuesday to mark the 64th anniversary of the abolition of feudal serfdom and celebrate the liberation of a million serfs.
(2023-03-29). Watchdog aims to protect firms online. ecns.cn China's top cyberspace regulator announced a series of special operations targeting cyberspace governance, and pledged to protect the lawful online rights of enterprises on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). Hangzhou upgrades social welfare system. ecns.cn The government of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, has recently upgraded the province's social assistance system to guarantee the livelihoods of people with low incomes.
(2023-03-29). Boarding schools ensure fairer education in Tibet. ecns.cn The boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not.
(2023-03-29). IOC to decide on Russian participation at Paris Olympics at 'appropriate time'. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board has recommended the return to competition of Russian and Belarusian athletes as individual neutrals, but has yet to decide whether they can compete at next year's Paris Olympics.
(2023-03-29). U.S. urged to stop smearing and suppressing Chinese companies. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that it opposes the U.S.' overstretching the concept of national security to hobble foreign companies and abusing state power to disrupt normal market rules and order.
(2023-03-29). Any attempt to create 'two Chinas' or 'one China, one Taiwan' will not succeed: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn The attempt to create "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan" will not succeed, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday at a press conference.
(2023-03-29). Many challenges to Asian development finance need tackling : Boao report. ecns.cn Many challenges need to be tackled facing development finance in Asia, and there is an urgent need to expand financing sources, said a report released by Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). Chinese FM denounces 'debt trap' accusation. ecns.cn A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Tuesday hit back at criticism that loans related to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are a "debt trap", saying that China does not accept this.
(2023-03-29). Scientists discover prehistoric carnivorous giant panda. ecns.cn A team of Chinese paleontologists along with their U.S. counterparts have discovered an extinct predatory family of giant pandas that were characterized by long limbs and excellent running abilities.
(2023-03-29). Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou visits Sun Yat-sen mausoleum. ecns.cn A delegation led by Ma visited the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing Tuesday morning.
(2023-03-29). Left-line of Guigala Tunnel on S5 expressway drilled through in Tibet. ecns.cn Drone photo shows the S5 expressway connecting Lhasa and Tsetang in Zhanang County of Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 28, 2023.
(2023-03-29). No atmosphere found at faraway Earth-sized world. ecns.cn The Webb Space Telescope has found no evidence of an atmosphere at one of the seven rocky, Earth-sized planets orbiting another star.
(2023-03-29). Crops thrive on terraced fields in Shanxi. ecns.cn Crops decorate the terraced fields on loess plateau with green and yellow colors in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province, March 28, 2023.
(2023-03-29). China announces '2022 archaeological discoveries of the year'. ecns.cn China released a list of the top 10 archaeological findings of 2022 on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). Xinjiang adds rail services so tourists can experience region's grand scenery. ecns.cn To enable people to explore the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's grand and diverse scenery more conveniently, regional authorities plan to launch some 100 special rail services for tourists this year.
(2023-03-29). "La acuñación de la sangre de los niños en capital" — Superexplotación de los niños inmigrantes. workers.org 
El horror retratado en un reciente reportaje del New York Times sobre el trabajo infantil de los inmigrantes demuestra la actualidad de lo que escribió Karl Marx hace 156 años. La monumental obra de Marx, "El Capital", fue una tremenda contribución teórica, que describe con meticuloso detalle cómo funciona el . . . |
(2023-03-29). Despite government attacks: Workers, students in France stay strong. workers.org 
Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. Women retirees on the front lines, March 2023. . . . |
(2023-03-29). Selected Articles: Mass Psychosis: When Will We Free Ourselves From Toxic Propaganda, If Not Now? globalresearch.ca 
By If mass psychosis entails a detachment from reality, then Westerners in particular are suffering from mass-psychosis on myriad issues. Now …
(2023-03-29). Build the Movement to Oppose AUKUS Nuclear Submarines. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-03-29). Renewables outstrip Coal in US for first Time, with 50% of new Power being Solar. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy announced this week that for the first time in US history, renewable sources generated more electricity in 2022 than did coal. Renewables also outstripped nuclear power generation, for the second year in a row. In fact, renewables are even more …
(2023-03-29). Dissecting The Afghan Military's Total Collapse. popularresistance.org In February, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) published an extensive investigation into the spectacular collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces' (ANDSF), which the U.S. spent two decades and $90 billion building. In common with previous SIGAR reports, it offers a remarkably uncompromising, no-punches-pulled assessment, exposing corruption, incompetence, lies, and delusion every step of the way. | At the report's core is a highly detailed timeline of the ANDSF's — and, therefore, the Afghan government's — disintegration. That SIGAR was able to con…
(2023-03-29). New old financial crisis & China's peace plan. indybay.org Since Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Corporation, and Signature Bank all toppled within a week in the U.S., and now First Republic Bank has also run into trouble, there are increasing signs that the next big financial crisis, which was only postponed in 2019 by tons of freshly printed central bank money, could now erupt with force. $9 trillion has been injected into the "U.S. market" since 2019.
(2023-03-29). SEIU99/UTLA Membership Voices On Their Strike & Struggle: United We Stand, Divided We Fall. indybay.org Thirty thousand SEIU 99 LAUSD service workers went out on a three day unfair labor practice strike on March 21, 2023 to March 23, 2023. The UTLA members joined the picket line and this united action was a first. Workers spoke out about their conditions and struggles.
(2023-03-29). We've Had Enough! Oakland OEA Teachers Wildcat in Fight for Public Education. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, community members and unionists joined together on March 24, 2023 to rally and march for public education and for a contract that will protect the schools in Oakland. The wildcat was a challenge to the union busting tactics of the district management.
(2023-03-29). The banking crisis: Will it push the working class or fascism to rise up? — a WW commentary. workers.org 
The capitalist ruling class is worried that the banking crisis, which began less than a month ago with the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and quickly spread, could ultimately mushroom into a global financial crisis bigger than the crash of 2008. All talk of a "soft landing" has ended. . . . |
(2023-03-29). ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes; US And Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity. popularresistance.org On March 17, a little more than one year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) had issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the commission of war crimes in Ukraine. The PTC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Lvova-Belova, commissioner for children's rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, for the same war crimes. | While the U.S. celebrates the arrest warrant against Putin, it has pressured the ICC to refrain from prosecuting Israelis and Americans…
(2023-03-29). 10 new albums that fight for your rights. greenleft.org.au Do you think there's no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. The truth is, it's always been out there, but it's sometimes just a bit difficult to find. Every month, I search it out, listen to it all, then round up the best of it that relates to that month's political news. Here's the round-up for March 2023.
(2023-03-29). Boston Trans Day of Resistance. workers.org 
Masked up and fired up! With Nina Simone's soulful, silky voice on "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" filling the air, hundreds of protesters, most wearing masks in protective solidarity with one another, converged on Government Center near Boston City Hall. They kicked off a . . . |
(2023-03-29). Friday 3/24: Media Event / Luncheon for 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference. indybay.org Town and Country Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Downtown Sacramento…
(2023-03-29). Friday 3/24: "Bowling for Columbine" 20th Anniversary of Oscar Win – Watch for FREE. indybay.org Watch online for FREE…
(2023-03-29). Friday 3/31: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-03-29). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
(2023-03-29). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: New standards and open access can help natural language processing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinical notes in medical records are rich sources of data about human health. But tapping them for medical research can be challenging because these data come from various sources — and they all look different. "There's no standardization in how data is organized and classified across medical records systems," says Sunyang Fu, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic biomedical informatics researcher. Even the language people use to talk about health can insert discrepancies in how data are…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: How is kidney cancer treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with kidney cancer each year. Risks factors for developing this type of cancer include environmental exposures, such as smoking, high blood pressure, a history of kidney failure, obesity or not having a healthy weight. And there are also hereditary syndromes that may increase your risk for kidney cancer. Dr. Thai Ho, a Mayo Clinic oncologist who specializes in genitourinary malignancies, says there are no screening tests…
(2023-03-29). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-03-29). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Travel safety tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination and do a few sightseeing day trips in the area. Are there things we should do to be safe while traveling? ANSWER: Travel is always a fun activity to enjoy…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
(2023-03-29). Women in science: Q&A with Robin Patel, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Robin Patel, M.D. Two events held early each year are opportunities to support and recognize the contributions of women in scientific fields. In February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science promotes full and equal access to and participation in science. Women's History Month in March is an opportunity to recognize women who have made significant contributions to science. Mayo Clinic physician researcher Robin Patel, M.D., shares her perspective and advice for others pursuing a research career in this…
(2023-03-29). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
(2023-03-29). Match Day at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Fourth-year students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota learned where they will continue their residency training on March 17. Also, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education learned who would be its incoming Mayo residents through the National Resident Matching Program. The medical students opened their envelopes at 11 a.m. CDT discovering their future specialties and residency training locations. Match Day, held on the third Friday in March, is when medical school students and…
(2023-03-29). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
(2023-03-29). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on planning for a long race. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — You've thought about it for years. You've dreamed of crossing the finish line. It's on your bucket list, or maybe it's become a tradition. You've registered for a long-distance race like a 5K, 10K, half-marathon or marathon. So now's the time to plan and prepare for your big day. This critical process will be shaped by your experience and fitness level. First, get real and be honest with yourself. It can take…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic cancer expert highlights advancements in treating multiple myeloma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — March is Myeloma Awareness Month, and Sikander Ailawadhi, M.D., hematologist/oncologist at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares details about new advancements in research leading to better outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a relatively uncommon form of blood cancer in the bone marrow that affects less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to the American Cancer Society. While there is no cure, the disease can be treated with…
(2023-03-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
(2023-03-29). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-03-29). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
(2023-03-29). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-03-29). This Is An Old School SNL… smoothiex12.blogspot.com when SNL was hilarious and Jim with his goat and "Joe Pesci show" was a huge part of it. Well, George Karlin is not with us anymore, but Jim does a damn good job himself …It is as hilarious as it is sad, because it is true. BTW, in real life Jim is an upstanding guy and a good father.
(2023-03-29). We Don't Have to Choose Between Nuclear Madmen. indybay.org Nuclear coercion and brinkmanship…
(2023-03-29). A materialist framework for understanding disability. greenleft.org.au Nova Sobieralski reviews Michael Oliver's The Politics of Disablement — considered a paradigm defining work for the sociological study of disability.
(2023-03-29). Saturday 4/22: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Joe Kye, SURRIJA, and Nikbo. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…
(2023-03-29). For Israelis, Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinians Is Fine, but Judicial Reform Is a Red Line. orinocotribune.com By Miko Peled — Mar 27, 2023 | The successful mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stand up against the Netanyahu government is proof of one thing: Israelis do not want to end the oppression and killing of Palestinian people. | Israeli society has never seen such ongoing massive anti-government protests. So it is clear that had Israelis wanted to, they could have mobilized around lifting the brutal and inhumane blockade Israel has imposed on Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip, or the release of political prisoners or any of the myriad mechanisms Israel uses to oppress and terrorize Palesti…
(2023-03-29). Recognition of Europe's Crimes Should Go Beyond Rhetoric: Experts on Slave Trade Remembrance Day. orinocotribune.com By Maria Konokhova — Mar 25, 2023 | Over the period from the 16th to 19th centuries, the world saw one of the darkest chapters in its history, during which millions of enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. Today, on March 25, the world commemorates and honors the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. | The annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 62/122 in December 2007. Since then, on this day, the world remembers those who suffered a…
(2023-03-29). Thursday 4/13: Book Discussion: The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants. indybay.org Fabulosa Books | 489 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2023-03-29). Friday 4/21: Palo Alto: Earth Day March & Rally for Climate Justice and Family Fair. indybay.org King Plaza at Palo Alto City Hall | 250 Hamilton Ave. | Palo Alto, CA 94301…
(2023-03-29). Art As Therapy: Afghan Women Paint Their Experiences Under Taliban Rule. juancole.com 
By | An untitled painting by Mursal Ahmadzai | ( "Unfortunately, like other Afghan girls, I now stay at home," she says. "I portray the…
(2023-03-29). Israel Protests: "Democracy" in an Apartheid Regime? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-29). Punjab: Democracy Under Siege? asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-03-29). Friday 3/31: Stand Up for Queer & Trans Youth Rally In San Jose. indybay.org San Jose City Hall Plaza | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose 95113…
(2023-03-29). Are You in Your "Third Act"? These Older Folks Demonstrated to Save the Climate. indybay.org Despite some of the stormiest weather San Francisco has seen in a long time, these brave elders showed up and cut up to stop climate change.
(2023-03-29). "Bootstrapped": Alissa Quart on Liberating Ourselves from the Myth of the American Dream. democracynow.org 
We speak with journalist Alissa Quart, executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, about her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream, which examines myths about individualism and self-reliance that underpin the U.S. economy and the inequality it fosters. She says a focus on succeeding through hard work obscures the degree to which many rich and powerful people have benefited from social support, resulting in a cycle of "shame and blame" for those who fall short.
(2023-03-29). Headlines for March 29, 2023. democracynow.org Asylum Seekers in Ciudad Juárez Demand Justice, Humane Treatment, Following Blaze That Killed 38, Nashville School Shooter Had 7 Legally Purchased Firearms, U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Chief Visits Zaporizhzhia in Hopes of Curbing Nuclear Disaster Risk, Russian Man Sentenced to 2 Years After 13-Year-Old Daughter Draws Antiwar Picture, The Guardian's Owners Apologize for Founders' Ties to Slavery, Burmese Military Dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi's Party, Idaho House Passes Bill Criminalizing People Who Help Minors Get Out-of-State Abortions, Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify Before Grand Jury Investigating…
(2023-03-29). Banning TikTok Won't Keep Us Safe: Julia Angwin Critiques Bipartisan Attack on Chinese Firm. democracynow.org 
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced the RESTRICT Act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the U.S. considers to be adversaries, including China. Last Thursday, congressmembers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a five-hour hearing on the app's ties to the Chinese government, its data practices and its effects on children's mental health. Critics say this China-focused scrutiny largely ignores similar privacy concerns over the use of U.S.-owned apps and social media platforms. We hear more from Julia Angwin, an investigative journalist and…
(2023-03-29). 38 Die in Fire Inside Mexican Immigration Jail Amid Broader Crackdown Near U.S. Border. democracynow.org 
We go to Ciudad Juárez for an update on the fire that killed at least 38 men held at a Mexican immigration detention center just across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas. Surveillance video from the jail shows guards walking away as flames spread inside the jail cells, making no effort to open the jail cells or help the migrants who were trapped. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the fire on the men who were being held at the detention jail, alleging that they set their mattresses on fire to protest conditions, while U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar claimed the tragedy was a consequence…
(2023-03-29). Lumumba Returns to Moscow. orinocotribune.com 
By Oleg Yasinsky — Mar 24, 2023 | Tens of thousands of citizens from all parts of the planet, graduates of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University in Moscow, never knew that, in 1992, during the government of Boris Yeltsin, profoundly anticommunist and pro-Western, the surname of the hero and martyr of the peoples of Africa, Lumumba, was removed from the official name of the university. Everywhere, all over the world, they continued referring to it as "Patrice Lumumba University." In fact, most of the Russian neighbors of the university didn't even know about this change. | This university was ina…
(2023-03-29). President Maduro: China is a Non-Imperialist Great Power. orinocotribune.com "China gives strong signals that it can be a great power without being an imperialist power," said the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this Monday. The comments were made in the context of the new multipolar geopolitical reality in which the People's Republic of China has emerged as a great power. | "Relations between Greater China and the Homeland of Bolívar have reached their highest level of mutual trust, collaboration, and work, and our relations are at the highest level, at the best level, that relations between Venezuela and China have ever been," President Maduro said. | The head of state said that…
(2023-03-29). Saturday 4/15: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Debt, by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-03-29). ASIC's corporate criminal cop out. greenleft.org.au A parliamentary inquiry into the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has revealed startling evidence about some of its operations. Suzanne James reports.
(2023-03-29). Mexican guards let 41 migrants and refugees die in fire, US policy responsible. greenleft.org.au At least 41 migrants and refugees died in a fire in a migrant prison in Ciudad Juarez, near the United States border, on March 27, reports Tamara Pearson.
(2023-03-29). Al menos 19 estudiantes desaparecidos por deslave en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El deslizamiento provocó daños en estructuras educativas. Al menos cuatro planteles en la zona de riesgo sufrieron afectaciones.
(2023-03-29). China denuncia doble rasero de EE.UU. en caso de gasoductos rusos. telesurtv.net El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU rechazó el proyecto de resolución para lanzar una investigación sobre los ataques a los gasoductos Nord Stream.
(2023-03-29). China detecta nuevo caso de gripe aviar H3N8 en humanos. telesurtv.net Se lleva a cabo una investigación epidemiológica y un seguimiento a los contactos cercanos a la infectada…
(2023-03-29). Muere joven palestino gravemente herido por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net Pocas horas después de la muerte de Lolah, al menos seis palestinos resultaron heridos por colonos israelíes.
(2023-03-29). Asciende a 142 cifra de muertos por fiebre de Lassa en Nigeria. telesurtv.net El ente detalló que se han registrado un total de 784 casos de esta enfermedad vírica que tiene un alto por cierto de mortalidad.
(2023-03-29). Continúan las protestas contra reforma de pensiones en Francia. telesurtv.net Autoridades locales se refieren a que al menos 27 personas resultaron detenidas solo en Francia en el marco de las protestas.
(2023-03-29). Emisiones del volcán Cotopaxi superan 2.000 metros de altura en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Ante la fuerte actividad registrada en el Cotopaxi, las autoridades mantienen su monitoreo constante.
(2023-03-29). Prometen respuesta contundente ante inseguridad en sur de Haití. telesurtv.net El encuentro aconteció tras el asesinato de dos hombres de negocios en Les Cayes, otra región controlada por grupos armados.
(2023-03-29). China emite informe sobre violaciones de DD.HH. de EE.UU. en 2022. telesurtv.net La legislación y la justicia de derechos humanos han experimentado un retroceso extremo, socavando aún más los derechos y libertades básicos del pueblo estadounidense.
(2023-03-29). Junta de Myanmar disuelve partido Liga Nacional para la Democracia. telesurtv.net El partido era lidereado por Aung San Suu Kyi y gobernó Myanmar desde 2015 hasta 2021 cuando el ejército ejecutó un golpe de Estado.
(2023-03-29). Asesinan a líder juvenil en el departamento de Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz indicó que la víctima fue identificada como Linder Stiven Sepúlveda, de 24 años de edad.
(2023-03-29). Detienen ocho personas por sospecha de terrorismo en Bélgica. telesurtv.net Los sospechosos permanecen detenidos y el juez del caso todavía debe decidir si presenta cargos formales.
(2023-03-29). Ataque a centro islámico deja dos fallecidas en Lisboa. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de Portugal, António Costa, aseveró que, de momento, "todo indica que fue un acto aislado".
(2023-03-29). Decretan en Argentina medidas excepcionales por la sequía. telesurtv.net Las medidas incluyen la suspensión de intimaciones; así como beneficios fiscales para la venta forzosa de vientres.
(2023-03-29). Incendio en almacén abandonado deja 11 muertos en China. telesurtv.net Un comunicado oficial asevera que el fuego pudo ser sofocado por los bomberos ocho horas más tarde.
(2023-03-29). Dilma Rousseff asume la presidencia del banco de los Brics. telesurtv.net El banco de los Brics fue creado para movilizar recursos infraestructurales y proyectos de desarrollo sostenible.
(2023-03-29). Exigen derogación del estado de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net La marcha denunció presuntas capturas arbitrarias que se han dado en el periodo de un año.
(2023-03-29). Incendio forestal afecta 4.600 hectáreas en Castellón, España. telesurtv.net El incendio en el municipio castellonense de Villanueva de Viver afecta a un perímetro aproximado de 55 kilómetros.
(2023-03-29). Registran 1.371 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en Chile. telesurtv.net Desde el inicio de la pandemia, Chile acumula un total de 5.255.620 casos confirmados de Covid-19.
(2023-03-29). Reportan sismo de magnitud 4,7 en Campobasso, Italia. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico sucedió a las 23H52 (hora local) y la profundidad fue de dos kilómetros.
(2023-03-29). China promueve lazos entre Teherán y Riad como alternativa de paz. telesurtv.net El mandatario chino destacó la importancia de un diálogo constructivo entre Teherán y Riad para aliviar las tensiones en la región.
(2023-03-29). La ONU pide a México investigar incendio en centro migratorio. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano cifró en 38 los fallecidos a causa del incendio en un centro migratorio en Ciudad Juárez en la frontera con EE.UU.
(2023-03-29). Investigarán a presidenta peruana por organización criminal. telesurtv.net La investigación de la Fiscalía por el presunto delito de lavado de activos en la campaña electoral del 2021 incluye al expresidente Pedro Castillo.
(2023-03-29). Avanzan labores de búsqueda tras alud de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Las autoridades continúan con la alerta amarilla en esa región del Chimborazo.
(2023-03-29). Reportan 1.168 casos de tuberculosis en Uruguay en 2022. telesurtv.net El número de casos se elevó en 2022 ante la ocurrencia de diagnósticos tardíos, que se venían arrastrando desde hacía dos años.
(2023-03-29). Saturday 4/1: All Out To Defend The French Workers General Strike-Their Fight Is Our Fight! indybay.org San Francisco French Consulate | 44 Montgomery St #3400, San Francisco, CA 94104…
(2023-03-29). Friday 3/31: Santa Cruz Hi-Rise. indybay.org Resource Center for Non-Violence, 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz…
(2023-03-29). Video: Strength of New Multipolar World Alliances. Future of Taiwan & NATO Mission in Asia. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-03-29). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement. indybay.org Our California Pan African World Food and Ag Pavilion will offer proposed opportunities towards solutions that offer greater access to global seed research and development. 'We need to hear from farmers how we can continuously and sustainably bridge the gap between seed companies and the farming community, now more pronounced mainly by the negative impact of climate change. On our side, we will endeavor to work with the farmers to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change and other challenges,'
(2023-03-29). Parti de l'égalité socialiste intervenes in Paris student meeting to call to bring down Macron. wsws.org The PES proposed to the Paris inter-university coordinating committee to adopt a resolution calling to bring down Macron and build a movement in the working class for a general strike.
(2023-03-29). Former Los Angeles teacher: "Those people in the district and the unions up there, they need to respect us and our children" wsws.org A former teacher gave powerful remarks at last weekend's meeting of the West Coast Educators Rank-and-File Committee, held to discuss the way forward after the three-day strike by LA public school teachers.
(2023-03-29). Japan, South Korea normalize intelligence sharing agreement. wsws.org The developing ties between Tokyo and Seoul are part of a US push to forge alliances throughout the Indo-Pacific region in preparation for war against China.
(2023-03-29). Dicastal Inc. explosion highlights dangerous conditions in auto parts industry. wsws.org The explosion that sent one worker to the hospital with burns comes after the company was hit with numerous citations for safety violations.
(2023-03-29). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The PIT-CNT and other unions held a limited general strike March 23 while 500 workers at Maui Health are continuing their two month strike after voting down another management offer.
(2023-03-29). As millions march against Macron, French unions call for "mediation" wsws.org There is nothing to negotiate with Macron, the president of the rich who must be brought down by the escalating mass movement in the working class and the youth.
(2023-03-29). Regulators knew of failed Silicon Valley Bank's problems but took no action. wsws.org Fed vice chair Michael Barr told a Senate committee hearing the extent of the SVB bank run was significantly larger than previously reported and that after $42 billion was withdrawn on March 9 $100 billion was lined up to leave the next day.
(2023-03-29). Anti-AUKUS meeting seeks to divert anti-war concern in reactionary nationalist direction. wsws.org The speakers' central criticism of the AUKUS military pact was that it undermines Australia's "national interests"—that is, economic and strategic interests of Australian imperialism, including in the South Pacific and other parts of the region.
(2023-03-29). Delaware River chemical spill impacts drinking water in the Philadelphia region. wsws.org While authorities, after days of inaction and mixed-messages, claim the water is safe to drink, one of the chemicals was also released in the East Palestine, Ohio derailment.
(2023-03-29). At least 40 immigrants dead in fire at US-Mexico border: A crime of US imperialism and the Mexican state. wsws.org Mexico's president issued a statement calling the incident a "terrible misfortune," but what took place was a crime that was the product of US-Mexico government policy.
(2023-03-29). The three lies of the Brandon Johnson campaign for Chicago mayor. wsws.org The Cook County commissioner, Brandon Johnson, is seeking to use his affiliation with the Chicago Teachers Union to suggest that he will defend the working class. Actually, his role as a CTU official means the direct opposite.
(2023-03-29). NSW election: Australian workers and youth speak about COVID, war and social crisis. wsws.org One worker said: "I think it's a good idea to have an international movement for the working class against war and for democratic rights, for workers to unite, it makes sense."
(2023-03-29). The social and political issues raised in the strike by graduate employees at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Students and young people need to take a hard look at the society in which we live. The orientation must not be to the Democratic Party or any faction of the ruling class but to the international working class.
(2023-03-29). Shawn Fain presides over bargaining convention as UAW outlines pro-corporate agenda in Detroit. wsws.org Convention delegates overwhelmingly rejected or prevented votes on resolutions calling for cost-of-living increases, opposition to tiers in electric vehicle plants and the rights of academic workers.
(2023-03-29). Death toll rises in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion. wsws.org The cause of the explosion has not been officially confirmed, though evidence points strongly to a gas leak.
(2023-03-29). China rechaza escala de la presidenta de Taiwan en EE.UU. telesurtv.net En caso de producirse reuniones entre la presidenta Tsai Ing-wen con funcionarios de EE.UU., China tomará represalias.
(2023-03-29). ONU alerta sobre más de 100.000 desaparecidos en Siria. telesurtv.net António Guterres lamentó que "la mayoría son hombres, dejando a sus familiares mujeres encargadas de sostener a sus familias en condiciones imposibles".
(2023-03-29). Barco con toneladas de alcohol tóxico se hunde en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La amenaza de fuga de la sustancia tóxica obligó a las autoridades a desplegar un equipo de expertos en materiales peligrosos.
(2023-03-29). Indígenas ecuatorianos presionan juicio político contra Lasso. telesurtv.net Leónidas Iza aprovechó para patentizar la voluntad de la Conaie con respecto al proceso de juicio político contra el presidente Guillermo Lasso.
(2023-03-29). Elevan la cifra de muertos por alud de tierra en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Según la Secretaría General de Riesgos de Ecuador se contabilizan 67 desaparecidos y 31 heridos a causa del deslizamiento de tierra.
(2023-03-29). EE.UU. registra más de 130 tiroteos masivos en el 2023. telesurtv.net Esas acciones incluyeron 13 asesinatos masivos con un saldo de 9.989 muertos a causa de la violencia con armas de fuego.
(2023-03-29). ICC irreversibly crosses the line of legal decency. strategic-culture.org ICCis a disgrace to law in all its civilised forms. State parties should be encouraged to withdraw from it while it is still possible for them to avoid embarrassment by association. | Acting at the behest of its political controllers and paymasters, the racist International Criminal Court [ICC], whose principal activity since its founding in 2003 has been the malicious persecution of black African leaders, now, for a change, targets for judicial abuse a distinguished Eurasian figure. | Observers with an attention span of more than fifteen minutes (which would exclude the vast majority in the bamboozled Western co…
(2023-03-29). Tchaikovsky's NATO Requiem. strategic-culture.org NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. | NATO's campaign against Tchaikovsky and, by extension, against all Russian and global culture may best be viewed as a chess game where NATO are the white hats and civilisation must play black. NATO's aim in this sick game is to uncouple Tchaikovsky from the rest of his team, to control the cultural centre of the board and, by removing him from their cultural chess board, to pulverise Russian culture, to demote the Russian…
(2023-03-29). Republican Tells Lobbyists It's "Hackish" To Blame Bank Failures On Deregulation. levernews.com 
(2023-03-29). üéß LEVER TIME: Who Created America's Free Market Mythology? levernews.com
(2023-03-29). Ruins of large scale building complex found in China's Chongqing. ecns.cn Ruins of a building complex have been found at the site of Diaoyu City, an ancient fortress in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, during recent excavation work.
(2023-03-29). Mainland decries Taiwan leader's planned visit to US, vows countermeasures. ecns.cn China firmly opposes Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's plans for a "sneaky" visit to the United States and will take countermeasures, said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, on Wednesday.
(2023-03-29). Spokesperson warns of countermeasures if Tsai Ing-wen meets with U.S. House speaker. ecns.cn A mainland spokesperson on Wednesday warned of resolute countermeasures against a potential meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
(2023-03-29). 10 years on, BRI shares opportunities with world. ecns.cn At the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 held in Hainan, the BRI is again a keenly-discussed topic.
(2023-03-29). Northeast China port sees 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips. ecns.cn Northeast China's Suifenhe port on the China-Russia border has handled 2,000 China-Europe freight train trips since the service started in 2018, local authorities said on Wednesday.
(2023-03-29). Chinese envoy says international community must help Africa eradicate terrorism. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to help Africa address its most pressing challenges and eradicate terrorist threats.
(2023-03-29). Northern China to see more sand, dust pollution this year. ecns.cn This year, a total of 140 cities in China have experienced severe or worse sand and dust pollution, of which 131 cities encountered severe air pollution, the highest in the past five years, said a senior official of China's environment department on Tuesday.
(2023-03-29). China and BRI countries have more room for cooperation: KPMG head. ecns.cn There is still room for China and the countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to further deepen industrial and supply chain cooperation, said Michael Jiang, head of Clients and Markets of KPMG in China in an interview with China News Service during the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023.
(2023-03-29). China to see mild CPI growth for March. ecns.cn Experts believe China's current inflation is relatively moderate, with the consumer price index in March expected to be around 0.8 percent, Securities Daily reported on Wednesday.
(2023-03-29). Chinese mainland affirms real benefits for Taiwan compatriots after reunification. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday affirmed that Taiwan compatriots will enjoy real benefits after the country's reunification.
(2023-03-29). Wearing a mask now optional: Chinese infectious disease expert Zhang Wenhong. ecns.cn A renowned Chinese infectious disease expert believes as the country has entered into a stage of low prevalence of the novel coronavirus, wearing masks has now become an optional measure.
(2023-03-29). Ma Ying-jeou mourns victims of Nanjing Massacre. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, visits the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders and expresses deep condolence for the compatriots who lost their lives in the massacre in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, March 29, 2023.
(2023-03-29). Insights | China's Foreign Policy: Lessons for the United States. ecns.cn
(2023-03-29). Awards, fellowships and the shape of physics: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2023-03-29). Roberto Garaicoa: " øMi mayor contribución? Entregar lo mejor de mí" cubadebate.cu Roberto Garaicoa es un fotorreportero de experiencia en el ejercicio de la fotografía, primero como hobby, después como freelancer, y desde hace años y hasta hoy, como profesional de la prensa cubana. La Casa Editorial Verde Olivo, Cubadebate y la Mesa Redonda son los principales receptores de sus instantáneas.
(2023-03-29). Cubanos en fuerte grupo rumbo a voleibol de París 2024. cubadebate.cu Cuba integra el fuerte grupo A del torneo clasificatorio masculino de voleibol rumbo a los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, previsto del 30 de septiembre al 8 de octubre próximo. Con sede en el Gigante Sudamericano, los nuestros tendrán que enfrentar a Italia y Brasil, vigentes campeón y medallista de bronce a nivel mundial, respectivamente.
(2023-03-29). Federación Cubana de Beisbol: Yariel Rodríguez decidió no incorporarse a la franquicia Dragones de Chunichi. cubadebate.cu La Federación Cubana de Beisbol (FCB) informa que el atleta Yariel Rodríguez Yordi decidió no incorporarse a la franquicia Dragones de Chunichi, perteneciente a la liga profesional de Japón, con la cual posee un contrato de trabajo vigente.
(2023-03-29). Las 3 del Día: De economía, política y béisbol cubano (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos amigos. Sean bienvenidos a Las 3 del día, el podcast que resume las noticias más importantes del 28 de marzo. Este episodio lo conduce la periodista Yilena Héctor. Comenzamos recomendando nuestra portada de hoy: una entrevista que el presidente de Al Mayadeen realizara a Miguel Díaz-Canel. Luego realizamos el habitual compendio informativo de Las 3 del Día.
(2023-03-29). Medios informan que Baltimore se niega a tratar el agua contaminada del derrame tóxico de Ohio. cubadebate.cu La empresa estadounidense de gestión de residuos Clean Harbors abandonó este martes su plan para tratar en la ciudad de Baltimore las aguas contaminadas por el descarrilamiento de un tren en East Palestine, Ohio, informan medios locales.
(2023-03-29). Nueva Zelanda estudia posibilidad de unirse a la alianza AUKUS. cubadebate.cu Nueva Zelanda estudiará una propuesta para unirse parcialmente a la alianza de defensa AUKUS -que integran Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Australia-, y que incluye un "segundo pilar" por el cual los socios colaboran en el desarrollo de tecnología cuántica, hipersónica, robótica y de inteligencia artificial, así como el intercambio de información sensible.
(2023-03-29). Turismo cubano analiza debilidades y fortalezas de cara al año 2023 (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En el 2022, visitaron Cuba 1 014 087 extranjeros, el 37.8% de los que lo hicieron en 2019, según un informe presentado este martes en el balance anual del Ministerio del Turismo, que tuvo lugar en el Consejo de Ministros, con la presencia de Manuel Marrero Cruz, primer ministro de la República.
(2023-03-29). Cuba: La historia brillante de su ciencia, y tres años inolvidables (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu "Muchas gracias a todos ustedes por el aporte que le han hecho al país en estos tres años". Así dijo a los expertos y científicos cubanos -reunidos en la tarde de este martes para temas de salud- el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez.
(2023-03-29). Cuba y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos abogan por mayor cooperación en materia de cambio climático. cubadebate.cu El embajador de Cuba en Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, realizó una visita de cortesía a la ministra de Cambio Climático y Medio Ambiente, Mariam Almheiri, en sus oficinas de Dubai. Ambos representantes reiteraron el interés en desarrollar cooperación e intercambiar experiencias de adaptación al cambio climático.
(2023-03-29). Messi regala el gol 100 y una exhibición ante Curazao en la fiesta del campeón del mundo. cubadebate.cu La Selección Argentina terminó su gira de festejo de los campeones del mundo en Santiago del Estero. Ante 42 000 personas en el Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Lionel Messi se dio el gusto de meter otro hattrick y llegar al gol número 100 en su carrera como jugador albiceleste en la goleada por 7-0 a Curazao.
(2023-03-28). The Spring Madness Continues. journal-neo.org 
The United States, South Korea, and Japan continue to conduct bilateral and trilateral exercises designed to combat North Korea. This activity has climaxed in Freedom Shield military exercises between the United States and South Korea, which are being held on a grand scale this year after a lengthy break. North Korea, for its part, sees […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-03-28). Why have Western Investors Turned Their Attention to India and Vietnam? journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-28). High Stakes as Uncle Sam's Days of Impunity Are Finally Over. strategic-culture.org The edifice of American imperial power has never been challenged at its foundation. It is now. | Russia and China are determined to hold the American perpetrators of the Nord Stream sabotage to account. Uncle Sam's days — indeed decades — of wanton criminality are over. There's going to be hell to pay as the imperialist tyranny in Washington hits a wall of reality. | Several weeks have gone by with the United States and its Western lackeys stonewalling at the United Nations Security Council, squirming and resisting calls from Moscow and Beijing for an international criminal investigation into the sabo…
(2023-03-28). Ukraine War Enters 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. strategic-culture.org
(2023-03-28). U.S. Bombs Syria in Defense of Its Illegal Occupation. strategic-culture.org While the Pentagon has shifted its focus from the decades of wars of aggression in the Middle East to the preparation of new and potentially world-catastrophic nuclear wars against Russia and China, it still has the capacity to unleash massive violence against the peoples of Syria, Iran, Iraq and the rest of the region.
(2023-03-28). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. workers.org 
Workers World received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, . . . |
(2023-03-28). West's False Atrocity Stories Were Key to Justifying Iraq Invasion. Interviewing Scholar A. B. Abrams on New War Propaganda Research. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Revival of Iran-Saudi Arabia ties may have an impact on the wider West Asian region. peoplesdispatch.org The China-brokered rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia may signify the onset of peace and stability in the larger West Asian region, as well as blunt the influence of imperialist interventions…
(2023-03-28). Singapore's Position on Ukraine, "Business As Usual with Russia", Realigns with ASEAN. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Protests Rage In France For A Tenth Day. popularresistance.org Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again Tuesday across France, with police security ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended "to destroy, to injure and to kill". | Concerns that violence could mar the demonstrations prompted what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described as an unprecedented deployment of 13,000 officers, nearly half of them concentrated in the French capital. | After months of upheaval, an exit from the firestorm of protest triggered by President Emmanuel Macron's changes to France's retirement system looked as far away as ever.
(2023-03-28). American Library Association Reports Record Number of Demands to Censor Library Books and Materials in 2022. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Netanyahu Delays Judicial Overhaul While Further Empowering Israel's Far Right. truthout.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to delay a push to overhaul and weaken Israel's judiciary until the next parliamentary session. The retreat came after months of unprecedented mass protests and a general strike on Monday that shut down much of Israel. Netanyahu had earlier fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for suggesting a delay to judicial changes. In a concession to… |
(2023-03-28). The War of Surprises in Ukraine. tomdispatch.com Some wars acquire names that stick. The Lancaster and York clans fought the War of the Roses from 1455-1485 to claim the British throne. The Hundred Years' War pitted England against France from 1337-1453. In the Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648, many European countries clashed, while Britain and France waged the Seven Years' War, 1756-63, across significant parts of the globe. World War I (1914-1918) gained the lofty moniker, "The Great War," even though World II (1939-1945) would prove far greater in death, destruction, and its grim global reach. Of the catchier conflict names, my own favorite — though the Pi…
(2023-03-28). New Orleans Teens Say They Have Solved 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem. moguldom.com Calcea Johnson and Ne'Kiya Jackson are two New Orleans high school students who say they have solved a 2,000-year-old mathematical theorem. The pair recently presented their findings on the Pythagorean Theorem to a group of professional mathematicians. Johnson and Jackson are both 17-year-old high school seniors set to graduate this spring. Pythagorean theorem is a …
(2023-03-28). T.I.'s Tour Manager And VP Of Grand Hustle Passes Away From Stroke At Age 53. moguldom.com The tour manager for hip-hop artist T.I., Claybourne Evans Jr., died unexpectedly on March 24. The well-known Atlanta music executive was Rubicon Brand Management's CEO, representing stars such as T.I. and Lil Duval. Evans was a managing consultant for Travis Scott and managed tours for Scott and others, such as Big Boi. He was also vice president …
(2023-03-28). 'Kept' Gay Partner Of Billionaire Peter Thiel Dies Suddenly, Was Working on Story With Democrats About Thiel. moguldom.com Social media influencer Jeff Thomas, a 35-year-old actor and model, was found dead on March 8 in Miami. Thomas' death is being investigated as a possible suicide. His family insisted there must be foul play. Why all the media attention? Thomas was the "kept" gay partner of PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel, a high-profile GOP donor. …
(2023-03-28). Eviction is Murder, Remember Eucy. itsgoingdown.org 
Anonymous submission on recent police shooting and eviction in Seattle, WA. Post includes a photo from the March 24th vigil, and also a flyer for the next one. by a friend of Eucy Eviction is murder. My friend is dead. Each and every day across stolen North America, county sheriffs arrive on thousands of doorsteps…
(2023-03-28). 20 Years On, US Failure In Iraq Still Lingers On, With A Stronger Iran. southfront.org 
A US soldier runs at a coalition forces forward base near West Mosul, Iraq June 21, 2017 (Source: REUTERS)This is part of a larger context, beyond the Middle East: that of the decline of the US world order. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | On March 19 Iran and Iraq signed a border security agreement during Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), visit to Baghdad. On that occasion, referring to Iranian Kurdish factions w…
(2023-03-28). Bellies of the Rich Swell Further on the Back of Hunger. southfront.org 
(2023-03-28). Fight Global Censorship: Support SouthFront. southfront.org 
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(2023-03-28). In Video: 35 Years Ago Biden Came To Kremlin To Discuss INF Treaty. southfront.org
(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Bakhmut On March 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Donetsk Region On March 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | To the north of Avdiivka, the Russian Army entered Novokalinovo; | Clashes are ongoing along the highway near Novobakhmutovka; | To the southwest of Avdiivka, Russian forces continue assault operations near Severnoye, Tonenkoy and Pervomaisky; | Clashes are ongoing west of Kamenka which came under Russian control; | The Russian Army advanced in the southern districts of Mariinka; | Journalists, volunteers and other services were prohibited to travel to Avdiivka. Utility se…
(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Syria On March 28, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-03-28). Military Situation In Ukraine On March 28, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian UAVs struck their targets in Svyatoshinsky and Obolonsky districts of Kiev; | Russian UAVs destroyed at least one facility in the city of Dnipro; | Russian forces destroyed a military recruitment center in Slavyansk; | On March 27, the Russian Army destroyed a guidance radar of S-300 system near Davydiv Brid; | On March 27, Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 near Temirivka village; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariin…
(2023-03-28). One Day Overview Of Ukrainian Crimes Against Civilians In Donbass (Photos, Video 18+). southfront.org 
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(2023-03-28). Putin Awarded 10-Year-Old Hero Fyodor With Medal For Courage. southfront.org 
(2023-03-28). U.S. Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Originally published on The Senate is expected to Hawley…
(2023-03-28). US And Taiwan Plan To Equip Kiev Regime Forces With 'Swarms-Of-Swarms' Drones. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageTaipei is working with the US on developing and manufacturing advanced UAVs, including on the ostensible ability of these drones to autonomously coordinate their attacks and act as a swarm, or more precisely, "swarms-of-swarms", as the program's name clearly indicates. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | There's very little doubt that warfare has changed dramatically in recent decades, with the tactical gap between leading militaries and those of local powers…
(2023-03-28). Strikes Hit Rear Areas On The Eve Of Offensive. southfront.org |
(2023-03-28). 'Unfriendly' West Triggers Consolidation Of Russian Elite. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The claim that sanctions, the ICC arrest warrant against President Putin, and other unfriendly actions by the West have had no effect on Russian political reality is fundamentally false. | After the collapse of the USSR, the new economic elites of Russia aligned themselves firmly with the West. Flattering themselves that they would be whole-heartedly embraced by the Western global aristocracy, they felt little solidarity with their less-fortunate compatriots, and were happy to enable the…
(2023-03-28). Art as Propaganda: The Message Embedded in Star Trek. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). War poker and Imperial moralism. indybay.org After the fall of the Soviet Union, the "war on terrorism" began, which, according to George W. Bush, would end "tyranny in the world." Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq – the U.S. democratic crusades not only cost several million lives, they also brought the restriction of freedoms, McCarthyism, the hunt for whistleblowers. And a series of alliances with dictators…
(2023-03-28). Britain to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium shells. greenleft.org.au Britain has revealed it will supply Ukraine with armour-piercing depleted uranium shells, despite the health and environmental harms associated with the materiel, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2023-03-28). Why the Repeal of Anti-Union Laws in Michigan Boosts Workers Nationwide. independentmediainstitute.org The United Steelworkers (USW) mounted tireless battles for fair trade and other lifelines that helped to keep McLouth Steel open during the 1980s, enabling Jay McMurran and thousands of other Michigan workers to raise families and build pensions amid one of the nation's worst economic crises. Recognizing that other workers need the same kind of …
(2023-03-28). The World's Coffee Shops Have Emerged as Plant Milk's Front Line. independentmediainstitute.org While plant-based milk has been around for centuries, the market is undergoing a modern-day surge. The industry has soared to a market value of $20 billion. Consumers in all age brackets are contributing, but the rise is in large part fueled by eco-minded and racially diverse young people, who are consuming 550 percent more plant-based …
(2023-03-28). At Least 39 Asylum Seekers Dead After Fire at Migrant Jail in Mexico. truthout.org More than three dozen asylum seekers were killed in a fire at a migrant jail in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, early Tuesday morning. At least 39 people imprisoned at the jail were killed by the fire, which took place overnight, the Mexican Instituto Nacional de Migración (INM) said in a statement. Another 29 people were injured, some of whom are in critical condition. Victims were transferred to at least… |
(2023-03-28). Chris Christie Grilled at Town Hall After Positioning Himself as Anti-Trump. truthout.org Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) recently suggested that he is considering a 2024 presidential run. During a town hall on Monday night in Goffstown, New Hampshire, Christie denounced recent comments from former President Donald Trump and called for the Republican Party to nominate an alternative candidate in the next election, hinting that he might run himself. "The only person [Trump]… |
(2023-03-28). Researchers develop method to permanently destroy toxic 'forever chemicals' in water supply. nationofchange.org "The results we obtain from these real-world field studies will allow us to further optimize the technology and have it ready."
(2023-03-28). Buying Vs. Renting: Mortgage Payments Exceed Rents By Most Since 2006. moguldom.com The rapidly rising cost of homes and skyrocketing interest rates have made mortgage payments more expensive than rental housing, with the buy-to-rent premium the steepest it has been since 2006 when the housing bubble peaked leading to the Great Financial Crisis. With a 10 percent down payment, the monthly payment on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …
(2023-03-28). Senate to Vote on Amendment to Appoint Inspector General for Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The Senate is expected to vote on an amendment this week introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) that would appoint a special inspector general to oversee the over $113 billion that has been authorized to spend on the war in Ukraine. Hawley said the ideal candidate for the position would be John Sopko, who has …
(2023-03-28). Bill to Ban Tik Tok Would Give Government Sweeping Powers to Crackdown on Tech. news.antiwar.com
(2023-03-28). China Willing to Sign Treaty to Make Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has pledged that Beijing is willing to become the first nuclear-armed state to sign a treaty that makes Southeast Asia a nuclear weapons-free zone, The South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. The ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are signatories to a 1997 treaty that …
(2023-03-28). Deputy Foreign Ministers of Syria and Turkey to Meet in Moscow. news.antiwar.com The deputy foreign ministers of Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow in April as part of an effort to normalize ties between Damascus and Ankara, Reuters reported on Tuesday. An unnamed senior Turkish official told Reuters that the meeting will be held from April 3-4. "This meeting is expected to be a …
(2023-03-28). Rep. Matt Gaetz Introduces Bill to Withdraw from Somalia. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). The resolution would mandate the removal of all US armed forces from Somalia, with the exception of embassy security, within …
(2023-03-28). UN Security Council Won't Probe Nord Stream Bombing. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council voted Monday against a Russian effort to get an independent investigation into the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. The only members of the Council that voted in favor of the resolution were Russia, China, and Brazil. The remaining 12 members abstained from the …
(2023-03-28). Zelensky to Clear Out Orthodox Monastery With Police. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian police in Kyiv are preparing to evict Orthodox priests who are refusing to leave a historic monastery complex known as the Pechersk Lavra or the Monastery of the Caves. The effort is part of a broad crackdown on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) launched by the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The UOC …
(2023-03-28). Ukraine Receives Deliveries of German, British Tanks. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). üéß MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Judas and the Black Messiah (w/ Ryan Christian). levernews.com
(2023-03-28). Atlanta: Protest over police murder of Forest Defender. workers.org 
More than 100 people sat cross-legged at Atlanta's State Capitol March 25, with their hands raised and palms inward with red X's on the backside, to indicate where some of the 14 bullet wounds pierced Manuel Paezl Teran's body. Atlanta protest, March 25. PHOTO: Gloria Tatum The autopsy commissioned by . . . |
(2023-03-28). "The Crisis of American National Power has Begun". Col. Douglas Macgregor. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). AUKUS Nuclear Submarines: Accelerating the Sleepwalking to War with China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Why Crashing Banks Will Usher in Digital Currency. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). ‚ÄûDas geht mich nichts an." Politische Verbrechen konnten ohne Widerspruch geschehen. globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Folgen Sie …
(2023-03-28). New flight routes open for summer. ecns.cn Airlines have added more routes for the summer-autumn flight season that started on Sunday, aiming to shore up flight volume to surpass pre-pandemic levels, official figures showed.
(2023-03-28). Shipping-container seals standardized. ecns.cn The International Organization for Standardization recently released a standard for international container transportation proposed by a research team from East China Normal University, which is set to bring a digital upgrade to the industry.
(2023-03-28). Train carrying $1.2 million worth of goods heads to Kazakhstan. ecns.cn A freight train loaded with 110 twenty-foot equivalent units of cargo departed on March 14 from Qingdao, Shandong province, headed for Almaty, Kazakhstan, and will arrive at its destination after 20 days.
(2023-03-28). CNOOC signs over $7.5 bln deal with Shell, partners to expand ethylene production. ecns.cn China National Offshore Oil Corp announced the third major expansion of ethylene production capacity in Huizhou, Guangdong province, with Shell plc, Daya Bay National Economic and Technological Development Zone and the Huizhou city government in Beijing on Sunday.
(2023-03-28). Saudi Aramco eyes bigger green role. ecns.cn Saudi Aramco will support China's domestic energy security by expanding its oil and gas production capacity while reducing its oil production carbon intensity to facilitate the country's green transition, said a top company official.
(2023-03-28). Domestic cruise industry heads back out to sea after pandemic. ecns.cn Starting from Shanghai on Sunday, China Merchants-Yidun, the first Chinese-flagged luxury cruise ship, will take passengers on a five-day journey of sightseeing and cultural experiences to Zhoushan.
(2023-03-28). Visits greeted with contrasting reactions. ecns.cn In the past week, a U.S. CEO spoke at a conference sponsored by China's government and was warmly received. Meanwhile, an Asian CEO representing a Chinese company in the U.S. testified before the U.S. Congress and was treated dismissively.
(2023-03-28). Chinese mainland ready to receive Honduran students studying in Taiwan: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China cares deeply about Honduran students in Taiwan. The mainland is ready to receive every one of them if they wish to come to study in the mainland, which will become their new home, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.
(2023-03-28). Chinese scientists discover key gene for blast resistance in rice. ecns.cn A key rice blast disease resistant gene called OsBDR1 has been identified by a team at the Virusology and Biotechnology Research Institute of the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
(2023-03-28). Fed hike end talk stirs easing buzz. ecns.cn The scope for China to beef up monetary support for economic recovery has expanded as U.S. interest rate hikes appear to be nearing an end, with another reserve requirement ratio cut possible this year, experts said on Monday.
(2023-03-28). Cross-border plan can make Chinese tourists safe abroad. ecns.cn Travel safety in Thailand, a popular destination with Chinese tourists, is a hot topic lately, with Chinese tourists reportedly having canceled a large number of travel bookings to Thailand because of safety concerns.
(2023-03-28). China sets its own path to inspire others. ecns.cn With border conflicts, climate change and rising prices threatening the food security of millions of people displaced from their homes in Burkina Faso, emergency humanitarian assistance funded by China poured into the country earlier this month.
(2023-03-28). Former Taiwan leader Ma on visit to mainland. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, leading a delegation from Taiwan, arrived in Shanghai on Monday afternoon to start a visit to the Chinese mainland until April 7, making him the first former leader of the island to visit the mainland.
(2023-03-28). 55-car cargo train derails in California desert. ecns.cn A 55-car cargo train carrying iron ore derailed Monday in the desert of the western U.S. state of California, local authorities said.
(2023-03-28). Regulation to ensure safety at nurseries. ecns.cn China's top health authority has released its first regulation on home nursery care providers as part of its efforts to develop various childcare services to alleviate pressure on parents and lift birthrates.
(2023-03-28). Government drills down cost of dental implants. ecns.cn The Beijing city government will slash the cost of dental implants by up to 71 percent from April 20, significantly reducing the financial burden on patients.
(2023-03-28). Nord Stream blast motion fails at UN. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Monday expressed regret that a draft resolution to establish a commission to investigate the explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines failed, and he urged an objective, impartial investigation into the blast.
(2023-03-28). Previously extinct fish species hatched in wild for first time in 23 years. ecns.cn The Yangtze sturgeon, which was previously declared extinct in the wild, has laid eggs that hatched in the wild without human intervention for the first time in 23 years, a crucial step toward the recovery of its wild population.
(2023-03-28). Correct choice for Honduras to establish diplomatic relations with China: spokesperson. ecns.cn Establishing diplomatic relations with China is the correct choice for Honduras and in line with the prevailing trend, a Chinese spokesperson said Monday.
(2023-03-28). Chinese FM calls for joint efforts to build community with shared future. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Monday that the world should unite as one and set out to make great strides to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
(2023-03-28). China issues report on U.S. human rights violations in 2022. ecns.cn China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday issued the Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2022.
(2023-03-28). Long-term ocean probe platform deployed in South China Sea. ecns.cn For several years in a row, Chinese scientists have deployed a long-term ocean observation platform in the cold seep area of the South China Sea, gathering abundant in-situ video and data.
(2023-03-28). China aims to move ahead in AI race with deployment of scientific research program. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) have jointly initiated the deployment program for AI-driven scientific research – AI for Science.
(2023-03-28). Tibetan antelops thrive at Hoh Xil nature reserve. ecns.cn A flock of Tibetan antelopes forage at the Hoh Xil nature reserve, the 51th Chinese site inscribed on the World Heritage List, in the Sanjiangyuan National Park, Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia ready to open in Hainan. ecns.cn The annual conference will be held from March 28 to 31 under the theme "An Uncertain World: Solidarity and Cooperation for Development amid Challenges."
(2023-03-28). David Vine- "United States of War: A Global History of America's Endless Conflicts, from Columbus to the Islamic State" mronline.org 
With World War III looming on the horizon as a very real possibility, now is a more critical time than ever to understand the history and motives of the United States, the world's greatest hegemon.
(2023-03-28). Major 1-day strike in Germany leaves all public transportation closed. mronline.org 
The ver.di trade union is demanding a 10.5% pay raise as a result of inflation, and requesting higher remuneration for overtime and night shifts, alongside improvements to working conditions.
(2023-03-28). Chris Hedges Report: How Mexico's Epidemic of Murdered Journalists is an Ominous Warning to the Press Everywhere. scheerpost.com Over 150 journalists have been assassinated in Mexico since 2000. Behind the killings is a nexus of corruption and violence that links organized crime, police, and government.
(2023-03-28). Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-28). From Media Outlet to 'Non-State Hostile Intelligence Service'. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-28). ICC Charges Putin With War Crimes While US and Israeli Leaders Enjoy Impunity. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-28). Patrick Lawrence: China and Russia Deepen Ties To Oppose US's Destabilizing Actions. scheerpost.com 
By Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance The recent accord between Saudi Arabia and Iran, facilitated by China, signifies a seismic shift in geopolitical dynamics. This was followed by a three-day summit between the presidents of China and Russia in Moscow where they signed agreements that deepen their cooperation. China has established itself as a force …
(2023-03-28). You Strike the Women, You Strike the Rock, You Will Be Crushed. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research What constitutes a crisis worthy of global attention? When a regional bank in the United States falls victim to the inversion of the yield curve (i.e., when short-term bond interest rates become higher than long-term rates), the Earth nearly stops spinning. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) …
(2023-03-28). Long live the working class of France: Vive la classe ouvrière de la France! workers.org 
The working class of France is in the streets, with millions of people striking and demonstrating. The proverbial straw — more like a whole big bundle of straw — was French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron, who imposed this attack on . . . |
(2023-03-28). Guatemala: Electoral Officials Clear Path for Conservative Candidate, Daughter of Ex-Dictator. latinorebels.com After candidate registration for Guatemala's June elections closed this weekend, electoral authorities, toeing the line for far-right political operatives, have spuriously excluded two presidential tickets, clearing the way for conservative Zury Ríos.
(2023-03-28). Law Pod UK new episode: Unlawful Killing in Inquests: All Change? ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 182 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Matthew Hill of 1, Crown Office Row about three recent decisions concerning unlawful killing. This episode refers to the following cases: Matt's original UK Human Rights Blog post can be found here And finally! If you have feedback on Law Pod UK, please take a couple of minutes to …
(2023-03-28). 'Shanghai Sonatas' receives world premiere: Displaced Jews and Chinese under Japanese occupation. peoplesworld.org 
BEVERLY HILLS — Some day, I don't know how soon, Shanghai Sonatas will be playing in major theaters to enthusiastic audiences around the country. For now, let the record note, the world premiere production (in concert) took place at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, in collaboration with the University of Delaware Master …
(2023-03-28). Friday 3/24: Rights of Nature: UN Water Conference – SDGs for Protection of Earth's Water Ecosystems. indybay.org Online streaming of in-person U.N. Water Conference session…
(2023-03-28). Selected Articles: You Will be Shocked by How Much Money Is Being Pulled Out of U.S. Banks, and Now the Biggest Bank in Germany Is in Trouble. globalresearch.ca 
By A trillion dollars is a lot of money. …
(2023-03-28). Anti-war Protests in Deutschland and the Need to Change Course on Kiev. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). World's first research hub for treating child blast injuries launched. imperial.ac.uk The world's first centre dedicated to studying and providing lifesaving innovations to children injured by explosive weapons has been launched.
(2023-03-28). Singapore's position on Ukraine crisis is finally realigning with ASEAN. infobrics.org Cambodian PM begins backtracking criticism of Russia.
(2023-03-28). China and Russia Agree to Build Second Rail Bridge Over the River Amur. infobrics.org
(2023-03-28). Consistent or Confused? SA Knows Why It Joined BRICS Alliance. infobrics.org South Africa knows why it joined the BRICS alliance. It knows the current dominant capitalist system is not the panacea of all our global problems. It also understands international relations and foreign policy politics require compromise and diplomacy, not rigidity, writes Oscar van Heerden…
(2023-03-28). Brazil Would Like to See Argentina Join BRICS, FM Says. infobrics.org Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told the website Metrópoles that his country would like to have Argentina join the BRICS group, but insisted that for such a move to happen it would depend on the consensus from the other bloc members…
(2023-03-28). Biden's Second 'Democracy Summit'. libya360.wordpress.com Atilio A. Boron We Latin Americans know very well that if there is a government in the world that cannot give lessons on democracy, it is precisely the government of the United States History and the present show that an imperial republic like the United States needs vassals, not partners, especially in current times in which…
(2023-03-28). Russia-China Leaders Meeting: A Sign of a Rising Alliance or a Threatening Challenge to the West? North America's Perspective. libya360.wordpress.com Dr. Nivedita Das Kundu The key dynamics at play in the evolving global order are that Russia and China have been advocating a shift away from a system led by Western values and rules, challenging the traditional dominance of Western powers in the international system. However, as per North America's perspective, the notion that the Chinese and Russian alliance is growing faster may be overstated,…
(2023-03-28). The Importance of Building a Just World Order. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas Democracy summits are organized not only in the United States, but also in China. The Second summit opened on 23 March 2023 in Beijing with the participation of dozens of experts and professors from the entire globe. I participated in the first summit in 2022 and was invited to Beijing for the…
(2023-03-28). The Preparation of a New World War: Reconstituting the Nazi-Nippon Axis. libya360.wordpress.com Thierry Meyssan Japan's PM Kishida offers support to Kyiv The United States is pushing its European Union allies to prepare for a Third World War. They have no choice but to fight it if they want to emerge victorious from the "Thucydides trap". Unless all this commotion is just a staging to "keep" the allies…
(2023-03-28). The Rise of China and the Decline of the West. libya360.wordpress.com Henry Heller >A view of the CBD in Beijing. [Photo/IC] The focal point of the world's economy is shifting to Asia and Eurasia China's place on the world's stage advances year by year. It is arguably already the world's largest economy. Its Belt and Road Initiative and its other international links like the BRICS have helped to magnify its…
(2023-03-28). Why NATO's Defense Hysteria Warrants Resistance. libya360.wordpress.com Hannan Hussain A wide wave of protests against the West's arms escalation stands to gather more steam. Particularly because true strategic autonomy means charting a nation's own path to domestic stability and geopolitical risk reduction, as opposed to following NATO's dictates. NATO's dictation of defense imperatives and glorified conflict contributions brings its military hysteria out…
(2023-03-28). Women's Rights in Modern Iran. A Study in Contrasts. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Klaus Schwab: "…Who masters those technologies, in some way, will be the master of the world." globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). The Military Situation In The Ukraine. Jacques Baud. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). The 10 Largest Deposit Accounts at SVB Held $13 Billion, FDIC Chair Says. truthout.org In prepared testimony for a Senate Banking Committee hearing slated for Tuesday morning, the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reveals that the 10 largest deposit accounts at Silicon Valley Bank held a combined $13.3 billion, a detail that's likely to intensify criticism of federal regulators' intervention in the firm's recent collapse. When SVB was spiraling earlier this month… |
(2023-03-28). Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome Linked to Immune System Dysregulation. jamanetwork.com People with Down syndrome, who tend to have high rates of autoimmune conditions, experience a dysregulation in their adaptive immune response, according to a study published in Nature.
(2023-03-28). Ultrasound Treatment Improved Parkinson Disease Symptoms. jamanetwork.com Minimally invasive ultrasound therapy that destroys one side of the globus pallidus, a brain structure that helps control voluntary movement, improved motor function and reduced involuntary movement among people with Parkinson disease, according to data from 94 participants in a randomized clinical trial.
(2023-03-28). FDA Approves First Over-the-counter Combined COVID-19 and Flu Test. jamanetwork.com In late February, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an Emergency Use Authorization to an at-home diagnostic test that identifies SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as influenza strains A and B. The test detected 100% of negative and 88.3% of positive COVID-19 samples, 99.3% of negative and 90% of positive influenza A samples, and 99.9% of negative influenza B samples.
(2023-03-28). Severe Form of Mpox Identified in Patients With Advanced HIV. jamanetwork.com A severe type of mpox in people with advanced HIV is characterized by necrotizing skin lesions, lung nodules, and acute infections, including sepsis, according to an analysis of 382 hospitalized patients from 19 countries published in The Lancet. This form of mpox carries a high mortality rate for those with low levels of a type of white blood cell called CD4 T lymphocytes or CD4 cells: of the 179 cases the researchers analyzed with 200 or fewer CD4 cells per mm3, 27 people—or 15%—died.
(2023-03-28). Patient Information: Lead Poisoning. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Patient Page describes lead poisoning, its health effects, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention measures.
(2023-03-28). Comprehensive Management of Type 2 Diabetes During Pregnancy. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Insights Clinical Update discusses a comprehensive approach to treating pregnant patients with type 2 diabetes to reduce adverse perinatal and neonatal outcomes.
(2023-03-28). The New Crisis of Increasing All-Cause Mortality in US Children and Adolescents. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses increased rates in pediatric mortality by age and cause between 1999 and 2021.
(2023-03-28). Does This Child With High Blood Pressure Have Secondary Hypertension? jamanetwork.com This systematic review assesses the utility of history, physical examination, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for differentiating primary hypertension from secondary hypertension in children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age.
(2023-03-28). Illness Metaphors and COVID-19. jamanetwork.com In her classic 1978 essay Illness as Metaphor, literary critic Susan Sontag warned against the instinct to think of health and illness in adversarial terms: as nuking tumors, battling tuberculosis or AIDS, declaring war on cancer or illicit drugs. Such comparisons, she argued, risk casting the afflicted as blameworthy, enough so that they might even misbelieve they deserve the annihilation of mortal illness should they lose the fight. "Spiked Cetus" (cetus a sea monster or whale from Greek mythology) explodes such concerns, imagining medicine's response to COVID-19 as the showdown between the whaling ship Pequod…
(2023-03-28). Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019. jamanetwork.com This retrospective analysis of a nationally representative database of US acute care hospital discharges assesses increased mental health diagnoses and hospitalizations among pediatric patients between 2009 and 2019.
(2023-03-28). Extended Follow-up of Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply Dr Hamilton and colleagues question why taper/pulse regimens of vancomycin were not used in the ECOSPOR III trial for patients with recurrent C difficile infection. Vancomycin has excellent bactericidal activity against C difficile bacteria with no detectable toxin concentrations by day 4, but has no activity against C difficile spores, which germinate in a disrupted microbiome, leading to C difficile infection. The rationale for taper/pulse regimens is to allow microbiome diversification with decreasing antibiotic exposure.
(2023-03-28). Human Mpox Virus Infection After Receipt of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply In response to our Research Letter on mpox infection in the immediate period following vaccination with MVA-BN, Dr Zhou raises 2 important concerns about how to better assess vaccine effectiveness of MVA-BN against mpox.
(2023-03-28). Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The SuDDICU trial was designed to determine whether the administration of SDD as a preventive infection control strategy improved patient-centered outcomes, specifically hospital mortality, in intensive care unit patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
(2023-03-28). Extended Follow-up of Microbiome Therapeutic SER-109 for Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The ECOSPOR III trial compared an investigational microbiome therapy (SER-109) with placebo for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, with results on recurrence through 24 weeks published recently in JAMA. Although it is encouraging to see a new agent for treatment of recurrent C difficile infection, we have some questions about this study. First, the inclusion criteria mandated more than 3 episodes of C difficile infection within the last year, the most recent of which could be treated with a maximum of 10 to 21 days of therapy with either vancomycin or fidaxomicin. Yet the…
(2023-03-28). Human Mpox Virus Infection After Receipt of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine. jamanetwork.com To the Editor I have some concerns about a recent Research Letter that presented data about human mpox (formerly monkeypox) virus infection after patients received the modified vaccinia Ankara—Bavarian Nordic vaccine (MVA-BN [JYNNEOS]).
(2023-03-28). Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent trial of critically ill patients in Australia found that SDD had no statistically significant effect on mortality. We question whether SDD was actually delivered in this study.
(2023-03-28). Trends in Dietary Vitamin A Intake Among US Adults by Race and Ethnicity, 2003-2018. jamanetwork.com This study uses data from the 2003-2004 to 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) to assess whether a difference exists in dietary vitamin A intake as a marker of consumption of vitamin A—rich foods among Black, Hispanic, and White adults in the US.
(2023-03-28). Discontinuation of Conventional Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis. jamanetwork.com This open-label randomized clinical trial assessed the 12-month risk of disease activity flares after discontinuation of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) compared with continuing half-dose csDMARDs in adult Norwegian patients with rheumatoid arthritis and excellent disease control.
(2023-03-28). The Problem of Preventive Medicine. jamanetwork.com Samuel R. Haythorn, M.D., Director of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh…
(2023-03-28). Incorrect Data in Abstract and Figure. jamanetwork.com In the Original Investigation titled "Four-Year Visual Outcomes in the Protocol W Randomized Trial of Intravitreous Aflibercept for Prevention of Vision-Threatening Complications of Diabetic Retinopathy," published in the February 7, 2023, issue of JAMA, 3 items were published incorrectly. In the Abstract, the severity level of 43 to 53 for the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (EDTRS) was correct, but it should not have shown a range explaining best and worst scores. A comma was inserted into the Conclusion sections of the Abstract and the text to clarify meaning: "Among patients with NPDR but without C…
(2023-03-28). Roger Waters V. the Machine: Inside the Pink Floyd Frontman's Battle For Free Speech in Germany. mintpressnews.com 
After being blacklisted as "anti-Semitic," Roger Waters has embarked upon a legal battle against German authorities over his support for BDS, criticism of the Israeli government and support for the Palestinian people.
(2023-03-28). Law Pod UK: The Bill of Rights Bill is Back. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 181 Jim Duffy discuss small boats and some big, constitutional changes on the horizon, with Prof Jim Murdoch, Shameem Ahmad and Angus McCullough KC After being placed briefly on ice, the Bill of Rights Bill is now described by Justice Secretary Dominic Raab as 'ready to go'. The Bill would repeal and replace the …
(2023-03-28). Bank summit told not to fund coal, gas. greenleft.org.au Climate activists rallied outside the Sydney Hilton Hotel to tell a Bank Summit to leave coal and gas in the ground. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-03-28). Venezuelan Opposition Mismanagement Strikes Blow to CITGO. venezuelanalysis.com The Guaidó-led administration's running of CITGO is part of a pattern of actions that have endangered foreign assets.
(2023-03-28). Rallies, Clashes Roil Israel as Netanyahu "Pauses" Gutting of Judiciary, and Far Right urges use of "Gasoline and Guns" on Protesters. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that clashed broke out Monday evening between centrist protesters against the Netanyahu government and far right thugs. Some 10,000 fascists gathered in front of the courthouse in Jerusalem to support Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's plan to weaken the judiciary. Some got into shouting matches …
(2023-03-28). SCOTUS Denies Steven Donziger's Request for Appeal of Conviction in Chevron Case. truthout.org Environmental attorney Steven Donziger was joined by a number of U.S. Supreme Court observers on Monday in denouncing a decision by seven of the nine justices, who refused to consider Donziger's case regarding the appointment of three special prosecutors after he was charged with criminal contempt of court. A number of observers noted that a dissent was signed by two conservative judges… |
(2023-03-28). International Criminal Court to Open Ukraine Office Following Putin Arrest Warrant. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). India: Community health workers protest in Bihar. greenleft.org.au Thousands of community health workers held a huge protest in Patna, in Bihar state, calling for higher pay, recognition as workers and access to employment benefits, reports Kerry Smith.
(2023-03-28). All You Need to Know About PSUV Changes in Nueva Esparta (+Cuba's Elections). orinocotribune.com
(2023-03-28). When the Left Ceased to Be Anti-War in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com By Hasel-Paris àÅlvarez Martín — Mar 21, 2023 | The war in Ukraine is said to have irreversibly transformed the world order, politically and economically. However, what has changed the most is leftist culture. | At the start of the war, the Western consensus was to not send offensive weapons to Ukraine, in order to prevent an escalation of the war. No one wanted to cross the fine line between "helping the Ukrainians defend themselves" and "declaring war on Russia." The Russians could respond by attacking NATO territory, which would in turn start a Third World War, with the chance of acid rain. | A year…
(2023-03-28). On one-year anniversary of ALU's historic victory, New York Times does hit job on the union. workers.org 
A year ago, the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) surprised and excited the labor movement and shocked the ruling class with the first union victory at Amazon. The New York Times, one of U.S. capitalism's foremost mouthpieces, has marked the anniversary with a front-page hit job on the union, entitled "Strains . . . |
(2023-03-28). Understanding the International Rules-based Disorder. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). US Politicians Urge Biden to Send Cluster Bombs to Kiev. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Biden agencies calculate impact of planned GOP budget cuts. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Ducking Democratic President Joe Biden's dare, so far, the U.S. House's ruling Republicans haven't unveiled when and where they want to cut the federal budget—other than two options: A government-wide 22% cut, or roll its spending in fiscal 2024, which starts Oct. 1, back to fiscal 2022 levels. So, in response to that bare-bones statement …
(2023-03-28). Cálculo del impacto de los recortes presupuestarios planeados por el Partido Republicano. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Evitando el desafío del presidente demócrata Joe Biden, hasta ahora, los republicanos gobernantes de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. no han revelado cuándo y dónde quieren recortar el presupuesto federal, aparte de dos opciones: un recorte del 22 % en todo el gobierno o una reducción del gasto fiscal 2024, que comienza el …
(2023-03-28). Weingarten: Schools are key in the fight to save democracy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Schools are key to democracy, but are beset by staff shortages, culture wars, underfunding, and political efforts to divide parents from teachers and destroy public schools, Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten says. In a major speech March 28 at the National Press Club, Weingarten declared "others are trying to drive a wedge in that connection" …
(2023-03-28). Mass Psychosis: When Will We Free Ourselves From Toxic Propaganda, If Not Now? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). BP Extracted Iraqi Oil Worth £15BN After British Invasion. orinocotribune.com 
By Matt Kennard — Mar 22, 2023 | Despite UK ministers denying the war was about oil, the flagship British company reaped a bonanza upon its return to Iraq after the 2003 invasion, Declassified has found. | ‚Ä¢ BP returned to Iraq in 2009 after a 35-year absence and was awarded a significant interest in the country's largest oil field near British-occupied Basra | ‚Ä¢ BP has pumped 262m barrels of Iraqi oil since 2011 | ‚Ä¢ Sir John Sawers, the UK's first special representative to Iraq after invasion, has banked £1.1m since joining BP's board in 2015 | &sb…
(2023-03-28). The US Has Seen 50 Chemical Spills or Fires This Year, and It's Only March. truthout.org A spill at a factory outside Philadelphia that sent thousands of gallons of chemicals into the Delaware River has sparked worries among the area's residents over a major source of drinking water. One of the chemicals in the spill — butyl acrylate — was also on the 50-car train that derailed last month in East Palestine, Ohio, which spewed toxic fumes into the air as it burned for days. |
(2023-03-28). To Crush Unions, Starbucks Targets Employee Communications. levernews.com
(2023-03-28). Silicon Valley exists to destroy jobs—let it burn. therealnews.com 
The dramatic fall of Silicon Valley Bank in the span of a single week has sent reverberations throughout the financial system and growing fears of bank failures. SVB over-invested in mortgage loans and treasury bonds to deal with a glut of capital brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, assuming these assets were secure as long as interest rates stayed low. In the past year, interest rates began to rise, making the assets SVB purchased worse less than what they bought them for. A bank failure could have been avoided, had a panic not spread among tech investors fueled by the likes of Peter Thiel. While almost n…
(2023-03-28). Laos: Building socialism from scratch after colonialism and imperialist war. peoplesworld.org 
When it comes to countries in Asia building socialism, places like China and Vietnam may come to mind for many people, but not too many think of Laos. Landlocked between Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and China, this mountainous country sits in the center of Southeast Asia and has lived through French and Japanese colonialism, civil …
(2023-03-28). Trans and Nonbinary Youth Say Their Health Care Shouldn't Be Up for "Debate" truthout.org "Child abusers." Those were the words anti-trans activists were shouting as they interrupted a rally held by hundreds of civil rights and LGBTQ activists who gathered at the Texas Capitol in Austin on Monday. The rhetoric was just as heated inside at a marathon committee hearing on legislation that would ban gender-affirming health care for people under the age of 18. |
(2023-03-28). The Crucial Challenge of Venezuela's Oil Industry. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 27, 2023 | The recently revealed corruption scheme at the heart of PDVSA has once again highlighted the pending issue of restructuring the oil industry. Venezuela's oil industry has been harassed for years by a general offensive of "sanctions" that have substantially impacted its operation, productive capacity and foreign trade channels, bringing negative consequences for the national economy as a whole. | The "Ramírez Era" | The great weight that the state company exerts on Venezuela's economic performance by representing the main source of foreign currency income has strengthened the…
(2023-03-28). Afghanistan: Harm From Unexploded Ordnance Results in Death of Children: UNICEF. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). 'Lesser Evil' Biden Wants More Border Patrol Than MAGA Republicans. popularresistance.org President Biden recently tweeted in support of "even more resources to secure the border," contrasting himself with "MAGA House Republicans" who are proposing to "slash funding for border security." He's positioning himself to the right of the more explicitly xenophobic and far-right "MAGA" branch of the Republican Party and their fear-mongering about fentanyl. | The Biden administration's record shows that this statement doesn't come out of nowhere — it's implemented anti-immigration and violent border policies the whole time after cynically campaigning for humane immigration policies in the 2020 election.
(2023-03-28). Will Xi's visit to Russia mark a change in the world order? peoplesdispatch.org Former Indian ambassador MK Bhadrakumar joins Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha to talk about what went down in these talks and the larger implications of Xi's visit to Russia.
(2023-03-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is the best sleeping position? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Most people spend a third of their lives either asleep or resting, according to the Sleep Foundation. During sleep, the body recharges and repairs itself. And a good night's sleep often can be determined by what position you are lying in bed. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/F_x-SDYUvZk Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Back-sleepers beware. "I know…
(2023-03-28). Consumer Health: Nutritional needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Nutrition Month, which makes this a good time to learn about your nutritional needs during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. During pregnancy, the basic principles of healthy eating remain the same — get plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and healthy fats. However, a few nutrients in a pregnancy diet deserve special attention. The nutrients to pay special attention to while you're pregnant include: CalciumYou and your baby need calcium for strong…
(2023-03-28). Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic massage as an answer for patients' pain relief and alleviating some staffing burdens. Watch: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic youtu.be/GXEXUCCCGzI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 17) is in the downloads at the…
(2023-03-28). How does red tide impact beachgoers? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Florida beach along Gulf Coat, 2023 Many people are flocking to the Gulf Coast for spring break. However, toxic red tide algal blooms have put beachgoers and residents on alert. In the Gulf of Mexico, red tide is caused by a microscopic organism called Karenia brevis. The organism was detected in 172 samples along Florida's Gulf Coast earlier this week, according to Florida officials. Dead fish and other marine life are washed ashore on beaches because of…
(2023-03-28). Youth Organizers Are Uniting Marginalized Communities to Stop Atlanta's Cop City. truthout.org A crowd of youth organizers have mastered this call and response chant, a unanimous voice talking back to a potential Cop City. Nearing the end of Defend the Atlanta Forest's Week of Action, the energy from the In Defense of Black Lives rally held at the Atlanta Police Foundation Headquarters is palpable. There is laughter, chanting, a fire of hope that electrifies the air — folks have just… |
(2023-03-28). Misplaced Attacks on MP Andrew Bridgen's Speech on the COVID Vaccine to the UK Parliament. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Negotiators Influenced Final Text Of IPCC 'Summary For Policymakers'. popularresistance.org When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the "Summary for Policymakers" of the Synthesis of its Sixth Assessment Report on Monday, the text was not purely the work of scientists. Instead, delegates from 195 nations spent a week reviewing the document line-by-line and arguing over edits before finally approving it Sunday night. | The ins and outs of the process were revealed this week by the International Institute for Sustainable Development Earth Negotiations Bulletin, the only media outlet allowed to observe the proceedings. The account demonstrates how major emitters and fossil fuel p…
(2023-03-28). Cuba's Ties to Arab World: Al Mayadeen Interviews Cuba President (III). orinocotribune.com Cuban President Miguel-Diaz Canel touches in an interview for Al Mayadeen on the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance, the confrontation of Western imperialism, and his visit to Algeria. | During the third part of Al Mayadeen Media Network Chairman Ghassan Ben Jeddou's interview with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, the president discussed Algeria, the Palestinian cause, El Comandante, and former President Raul Castro in the context of Cuba, global liberation, and international revolution. | Diaz-Canel said that in this past year, Cuba endeavored on a journey across Western Asia and North Africa to restore direc…
(2023-03-28). How the Cuban Government and Its People Collaborated on the Family Code. orinocotribune.com By Natalia Marques — Mar 23, 2023 | Revolutionary Havana youth describe the process of building legislation in direct dialogue with the people. | On September 25, 2022, Cuba
(2023-03-28). Latin America: US Improvises in Confronting the Silk Road. orinocotribune.com By Claudio Katz — Mar 23, 2023 | The United States is losing economic primacy in Latin America in the face of the overwhelming presence of China, unable to find recipes to counterbalance this influence that threatens its traditional domination. | The domination of the United States over Latin America has no equivalent in other parts of the world. In no other area has it maintained such direct control with such sustained interventions. It has always considered the region as a simple extension of its own territory. | Because of this singular gravitation, the retreat of the first power south of the Rio Grande i…
(2023-03-28). 75.92% turnout in Cuba's legislative elections. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday March 27, the National Electoral Council of Cuba (CNE) announced the preliminary results of the legislative elections held in the country on Sunday March 26. Alina Balseiro, president of the CEN, Balseiro also
(2023-03-28). Daily Round-up | Millions march to protest 8 years of Yemen war & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at eight years of Yemen war, Argentines commemorate victims of military dictatorship, 29 dead off Tunisia coast as boat sinkings spike, and rights groups condemn US-Canada border pact.
(2023-03-28). Education workers in Los Angeles just won a resounding victory. peoplesdispatch.org 30,000 education workers in Los Angeles, organized with the Service Employees International Union Local 99, just won big after going on a
(2023-03-28). Strike action by public service employees and transport workers paralyzes Germany. peoplesdispatch.org For over a year, trade unions in Germany have been demanding a fair increase in wages to combat inflation and compensate for the continuous fall in real wages…
(2023-03-28). UN report reveals complicity of EU in crimes committed by Libyan authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Ever since NATO's invasion of the country in 2011, Libya has seen an almost complete deterioration of the rule of law, with armed groups in control of different parts of the country…
(2023-03-28). UNSC says no to international investigation into Nord Stream blasts. peoplesdispatch.org Russia has claimed that the ongoing national investigations being carried out by some European countries are not transparent, and accused them of not cooperating with it, despite Russia being the main affected country…
(2023-03-28). First SAS soldier charged for war crimes in Afghanistan. greenleft.org.au In a significant development in justice and accountability, the first soldier to face war crimes charges for their alleged actions in Afghanistan is set to face court. Pip Hinman reports.
(2023-03-28). Video: The European Union, Part of America's Hegemonic Project. globalresearch.ca The EU is a Cold War Construct, a US imperial project formulated by the Washington Consensus. The growing movement against EU domination is an anti-imperial initiative of Worldwide significance. It is also a movement against neoliberalism…
(2023-03-28). Movement demands justice for Arif Sayed Faisal, killed by cops in Cambridge, Massachusetts. liberationnews.org 
Cambridge Police shot and killed Arif Sayed Faisal in broad daylight on Jan. 4 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Almost three months later, city officials still refuse to answer a growing movement's questions or demands for justice.
(2023-03-28). Xi's 'Chilling' Remarks: What the New Multipolar World Means for the Middle East and Africa. mintpressnews.com 
If this geopolitical shift continues, the world will, once again, find itself divided into camps. While it is too early to determine, with any degree of certainty, the winners and losers of this new configuration, it is almost certain that a US-western-dominated world is no longer possible.
(2023-03-28). Netanyahu Has Taken Israel to the Abyss. What Is His Exit Strategy? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). The Clean Harbors Waste Disposal Ohio Scandal, Azov Hong Kong Protesters & Ideological Subversion. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/28/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-03-28). Where are the women CEOs? Should we care?Ôøº. nationofchange.org Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.
(2023-03-28). Geelong community marches for Pride, defends trans rights. greenleft.org.au There was a good turn-up to the annual Geelong Pride March and Festival, organised by Geelong Rainbow. Sarah Hathway reports.
(2023-03-28). Chipotle Must Pay $240K to Workers After It Closed Unionizing Store in Maine. truthout.org Chipotle must pay nearly a quarter of a million dollars to workers in Maine after labor officials determined that the company illegally closed their store after workers announced their intent to unionize last year. The company will pay out $240,000 in front pay and back pay to 24 workers whose store was closed in July. Front pay is a type of remedy for workers issued when there is no order to… |
(2023-03-28). House Republican's Vow After School Shooting: "We're Not Going to Fix It" truthout.org As the country reels from news of yet another school shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee this week, one Tennessee Republican has vowed that Congress will never solve the U.S.'s mass shooting epidemic, and that only Christian nationalism can stop the violence. "We're not going to fix it." This was Rep. Tim Burchett's response when asked by reporters about the U.S. |
(2023-03-28). Pentagon Leaders Admit Defense Funding "Wish Lists" Are a Bad Practice. truthout.org As the U.S. defense budget continues to soar to record heights, even the Pentagon is coming out against the requirement that defense officials submit mandatory funding "wish lists" each year, a practice that tacks on tens of billions of dollars to already sky-high budget requests. In response to efforts by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. |
(2023-03-28). SPLC represents group suing to preserve Florida community's Black heritage. splcenter.org
(2023-03-28). SPLC urges Biden administration to abandon 'misguided' asylum rule. splcenter.org
(2023-03-28). Comenzamos la primavera, øqué nos traerá abril? cubadebate.cu Cerramos prácticamente el mes de marzo y con él nuestro invierno; y aunque en Cuba no podemos ver diferenciadas del todo las 4 estaciones, astronómicamente desde el pasado 20 de marzo estamos en primavera en el hemisferio norte. Ese día ocurre el Equinoccio de Primavera o Equinoccio de Marzo.
(2023-03-28). Mejor no solo es posible, también es necesario. cubadebate.cu El recién concluido proceso eleccionario ha permitido a los electores cubanos desde una posición protagónica, activa y determinante, legitimar a los diputados que constituirán próximamente la nueva legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
(2023-03-28). Ballet Nacional de Cuba presenta 'El lago de los cisnes' y otras obras en el Teatro Nacional. cubadebate.cu El Ballet Nacional de Cuba, bajo la dirección de Viengsay Valdés, informó que continuará con sus presentaciones en la Sala Avellaneda del Teatro Nacional, durante el mes de abril.
(2023-03-28). Ciclos Minervas proyecta una producción de 30 000 unidades en 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-28). Francia enfrenta una nueva jornada de protestas en contra de la reforma de pensiones. cubadebate.cu Más de 230 manifestaciones se esperan hoy en Francia por la décima jornada nacional de protestas convocada por los sindicatos contra la reforma de la jubilación, con un despliegue policial sin precedentes anunciado por el Gobierno.
(2023-03-28). Joven artemiseño sobrevive a ataque de tiburón y es trasladado al hospital Juan Manuel Márquez. cubadebate.cu El joven artemiseño que fuera atacado por un tiburón el sábado 25, a unos kilómetros de la costa cerca de Majana, en Artemisa, fue trasladado al hospital habanero Juan Manuel Márquez luego de que en el Ciro Redondo, de la ciudad cabecera, se le realizaran los primeros procederes y la cirugía que le salvó la vida.
(2023-03-28). La Matemática, ecos del beisbol y homenaje a Mella. cubadebate.cu Todavía están frescos los resultados del V Clásico Mundial; y el pasado sábado 25 de marzo se conmemoró el 120 aniversario del natalicio de Julio Antonio Mella. Vamos a comprobar tus habilidades de cálculo numérico, y conocimientos de la Pelota y de la Historia de Cuba.
(2023-03-28). " øQué mirás, bobo?": Divulgan imágenes inéditas del cruce entre Messi y Weghorst. cubadebate.cu Escrito en las Estrellas, la película oficial del Mundial Qatar 2023, se estrenó el pasado sábado y reveló -entre otras cosas- escenas inéditas del cruce entre el capitán de la selección Lionel Messi y el jugador neerlandés Wout Weghorst. De aquel tenso episodio surgió la icónica frase de Messi " øQué mirás, bobo? Andá pa'llá".
(2023-03-28). Rusia comercializará productos en Cuba a través de casa comercial. cubadebate.cu El jefe del consejo empresarial Rusia-Cuba, Boris Titov, anunció este martes en Moscú que su país venderá a la isla alimentos, productos químicos y otros artículos para el hogar a través de una casa comercial especial. Uno de esos proyectos consiste en crear una empresa mixta con la corporación estatal cubana Cimex.
(2023-03-28). UNE no prevé afectaciones por déficit de capacidad de generación este martes. cubadebate.cu Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2862 MW y una demanda máxima de 2720 MW, para una reserva de 142 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en este horario.
(2023-03-28). Headlines for March 28, 2023. democracynow.org 39 Asylum Seekers Die in Fire at Mexican Immigration Detention Center Near U.S. Border, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Says Biden Asylum Proposal Violates International Law, Six Killed, Including Three Students, in Shooting at Nashville, TN, Elementary School, Israel's Netanyahu Agrees to Delay Far-Right Judicial Reforms Amid Massive Protests, U.S. Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as North Korea Ramps Up Nuclear Weapons Production, Taliban Arrests Leader of Campaign to Educate Afghan Women and Girls, Massive Strikes and Protests Across France Demanding Macron Restore Pension Benefits, Haitian-Ch…
(2023-03-28). Palestinians to Pay the Price as Netanyahu Pauses Judicial Overhaul While Further Empowering Far Right. democracynow.org 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to delay a push to overhaul and weaken Israel's judiciary until the next parliamentary session. The retreat came after months of unprecedented mass protests and a general strike on Monday that shut down much of Israel. Netanyahu had earlier fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, for suggesting a delay to judicial changes. In a concession to his far-right governing allies, Netanyahu has also agreed to establish a new national guard under the control of Itamar Ben-Gvir, the ultranationalist national security minister who was once convicted of racist inci…
(2023-03-28). Nashville Mourns 6 Killed in 129th U.S. Mass Shooting This Year, After Tennessee Loosens Gun Laws. democracynow.org 
Nashville is in mourning after a gunman killed six people at a private Christian elementary school Monday before being killed by police. The victims were three adults who worked at the school and three 9-year-old students. Police identified the shooter as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, a former student, who entered the school through a side door armed with two assault-style weapons and a handgun. The shooter had written a manifesto laying out plans for the attack that included maps of the building, but no motive has been established. Monday's massacre was the 129th mass shooting in the United States this year alo…
(2023-03-28). Randall Robinson (1941-2023) on Haiti's Unbroken Agony, from U.S. Coups to Haiti's "Debt" to France. democracynow.org 
We continue to remember the lawyer and human rights activist Randall Robinson, the founder of the racial justice group TransAfrica, who died last week at age 81. Robinson was a leader in the U.S. movement against South African apartheid and was a prominent critic of U.S. policy in Haiti, including the U.S.-backed coup against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004. Democracy Now! spoke to Robinson in 2007 about that episode and how foreign powers have interfered in Haiti throughout the country's history, beginning with the slave revolt against France that established Haiti as the first free republic in th…
(2023-03-28). "Sexual Deviance" at the WHO? The "Comprehensive Sexuality Education" Project. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic Condemns US-NATO: International Law Died 24 Years Ago, but Serbian Spirit Was Not Broken. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Seis personas murieron por ataque terrorista en Afganistán. telesurtv.net El portavoz talibán, Bilal Karimi, comunicó que los combatientes del Estado Islámico (EI) están detrás de lo sucedido.
(2023-03-28). Huelga de transportistas en Alemania paraliza el país. telesurtv.net Se han sumado a las manifestaciones más de 30.000 trabajadores de unos 350 centros de todo el territorio alemán.
(2023-03-28). Realizan huelga en rechazo a reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net El presidente de Israel, Isaac Herzog, instó al primer ministro a detener la polémica reforma judicial que divide al país.
(2023-03-28). Rusia mantiene plan sobre armas nucleares en Belarús. telesurtv.net La razón de tal medida fue la declaración del Reino Unido sobre el suministro de munición de uranio empobrecido a Ucrania.
(2023-03-28). Arrancan campañas de cara a comicios presidenciales en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La actividad principal de esta fase es la campaña electoral por parte de las organizaciones políticas y los candidatos habilitados.
(2023-03-28). Designan nuevo juez en caso de juicio político a Guillermo Lasso. telesurtv.net El presidente ecuatoriano cuestiona el pedido de juicio político y pide su inadmisión en esta instancia de la Corte Constitucional.
(2023-03-28). Reportan tres fallecidos en accidente de tránsito en Japón. telesurtv.net El conductor del camión y la pareja que viajaba en el vehículo de pasajeros, fueron los que perdieron la vida en el siniestro.
(2023-03-28). Presidente cubano destaca participación del pueblo en elecciones parlamentarias. telesurtv.net El mandatario resaltó la participación del 75.92 por ciento del padrón electoral (8.120.000 personas) a pesar del complejo contexto social y económico.
(2023-03-28). Presidente Maduro: relaciones con China están en su mejor nivel. telesurtv.net El presidente resaltó que la actitud china es una muestra más de que el siglo actual exige y necesita un mundo sin hegemonía.
(2023-03-28). Cuba reporta que votó el 75.92 % del padrón electoral. telesurtv.net Estos resultados preliminares validan la elección de los 470 candidatos propuestos, como diputados al máximo órgano de poder del Estado con más del 50 por ciento de los votos válidos.
(2023-03-28). Tren de carga con material tóxico se descarrila en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades dijeron que 31 de los 70 autos descarrilaron, con algunas fugas de petróleo utilizado en la fabricación de asfalto, según el informe.
(2023-03-28). Tiroteo en escuela de Nashville, EE.UU., deja siete muertos. telesurtv.net La Escuela Covenant, una escuela primaria cristiana privada en el barrio de Burton Hills, fue el escenario del tiroteo en una acción en la cual la policía abatió a la tiradora.
(2023-03-28). Partido gobernante elige a Humza Yousaf primer ministro de Escocia. telesurtv.net El hasta ahora ministro de Sturgeon asegura que buscará "una mayoría sólida" para la independencia y seguirá defendiendo la ley trans paralizada por Londres.
(2023-03-28). Primer ministro aplaza reforma judicial en Congreso de Israel. telesurtv.net Benjamin Netanyahu afirmó que ordenó la pausa de la controvertida legislación hasta después del receso de la Knesset (parlamento).
(2023-03-28). Alertan sobre intensas lluvias en los próximas días en Perú. telesurtv.net El Senamhi advierte que hasta el miércoles habrá lluvias moderadas e intensas en la Sierra y en algunas costas peruanas.
(2023-03-28). Corea del Norte dispara misiles de corto alcance a mar de Japón. telesurtv.net Pyongyang asegura que probó un dron submarino con capacidad para generar tsunamis radiactivos como sistema Poseidón ruso.
(2023-03-28). Al menos 16 muertos deja deslizamiento en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Se movilizaron equipos de búsqueda y rescate de Cuenca, Guayaquil, Chunchi, Guamote, Riobamba y Quito.
(2023-03-28). Manifestación bloquea acceso al Museo del Louvre en París. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la CFDT instó al Gobierno francés a aceptar el diálogo acerca de la reforma de jubilación.
(2023-03-28). Sismo de magnitud 6.1 sacude las aguas de las islas Salomón. telesurtv.net El Centro de Alertas por Tsunami del Pacífico, no emitió alerta tras el movimiento sísmico en las aguas de las Islas Salomón.
(2023-03-28). Brigadas médicas atienden a 811 afectados en Cobija, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Unos 150 profesionales sanitarios se movilizaron desde los días del fin de semana para atender a los damnificados.
(2023-03-28). Presentan informe sobre vulneraciones a DD.HH. en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Se han reportado 111 personas privadas de libertad que han muerto bajo la custodia del Estado.
(2023-03-28). Siria, Jordania, Irak y Líbano firman acuerdo de cooperación agrícola. telesurtv.net Siria, Jordania, Irak y Líbano firmaron en Damasco un acuerdo para la promoción y la cooperación en materia agrícola.
(2023-03-28). Guillermo Lasso anuncia medidas por deslave en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Un grupo de personas de la provincia de Chimborazo rechazaron la presencia del presidente Guillermo Lasso en la ciudad de Alausí.
(2023-03-28). Denuncian asesinato de lideresa social en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata de Mariela Marínez Gaviria de 68 años, que fue impactada por un arma de fuego en su vivienda.
(2023-03-28). Realizan reunión ministerial virtual por Cumbre Antiinflacionaria. telesurtv.net Los participantes opinaron sobre la agenda de la cumbre, prevista para el próximo 5 de abril, y se hicieron propuestas en los planos económico y comercial.
(2023-03-28). Mexico: Migrants Lit Mattresses in Fire That Killed 39. latinorebels.com Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, the president said Tuesday following one of the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.
(2023-03-28). Monday 3/27: Jail Former SF Federal Reserve Member & Silicon Valley Bank President/CEO Greg Becker. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Reserve | 101 California St. | San Francisco…
(2023-03-28). Ending a pregnancy in 14 states leaves few Options. Some Americans are looking to Europe and India for help. juancole.com 
By: Kelcie Mosely Morris — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — The pills came in a dark salmon-colored envelope sealed with a plastic covering that traveled more than 7,000 miles, over a dozen time zones from Nagpur, India, in almost exactly one week. They were placed partially under the doormat of a home in a state with …
(2023-03-28). Autoworkers resolve to establish network of rank-and-file committees at powerful IWA-RFC meeting in Detroit Sunday. wsws.org Worker delegates at the meeting described harrowing conditions at their workplaces, recounted the deadly and ongoing impact of COVID-19, denounced the indifference and complicity of the pro-corporate UAW bureaucracy, and spoke passionately in support of the construction of a worldwide movement of the working class.
(2023-03-28). Israel protests to continue despite Netanyahu's "pause" of dictatorial legislation. wsws.org Netanyahu announced that the legislation would be "paused" to prevent "civil war". But only after negotiations with the far-right parties in his government, granting them a National Guard led by Jewish supremacistItamar Ben-Gvir.
(2023-03-28). 180,000 German transport workers strike, paralyzing large parts of air, rail and local transport. wsws.org The EVG rail workers' union has called the strike in response to the widespread willingness of workers to fight, who, in view of skyrocketing prices, are not willing to accept further cuts in real wages.
(2023-03-28). Defend Sri Lankan teachers' right to strike! wsws.org The president accuses teachers and principals of taking students hostage, but in reality, the working masses have been made hostages to the IMF with the Wickremesinghe government acting as its policeman.
(2023-03-28). IYSSE holds meeting against Ukraine war at Brazil's University of Sà£o Paulo. wsws.org The meeting addressed the origins of the war, the capitalist crisis and growing class struggle, and the political perspective required to confront the war.
(2023-03-28). Australia: After media lies about a Labor landslide, NSW election likely to result in minority government. wsws.org The media misinformation was aimed at covering up the crisis of the two-party system and trying to ensure a "stable" government to implement budget austerity.
(2023-03-28). HBO's The Last of Us: With humans like this, who needs zombies? wsws.org This zombie apocalypse drama marks something of a new high-water mark for savage violence and self-assured misanthropy in the entertainment industry.
(2023-03-28). Democratic Socialists of America, in control of both school board and teachers union, keeps teachers on the job without a contract in Los Angeles. wsws.org The concessions heaped upon LA teachers and school workers may as well have been worked out in the local leadership of the DSA's Los Angeles Branch.
(2023-03-28). In letter to UAW Bargaining Convention, Will Lehman outlines the demands of the rank and file. wsws.org The convention takes place amid an unprecedented crisis in the UAW bureaucracy and after the new president, Shawn Fain, has denounced "unreasonably high bargaining or organizing expectations."
(2023-03-28). General strike and mass protests stagger Israeli regime. wsws.org The political explosion in Israel is another expression of a widening global revolutionary crisis of capitalism.
(2023-03-28). As strikes mount against Macron's cuts, French union bureaucracy tries to orchestrate sellout. wsws.org A political movement must be built among masses of rank-and-file workers and youth, independent of the union bureaucracies, to bring down Macron.
(2023-03-28). Shawn Fain administration continues UAW's undemocratic ban on WSWS. wsws.org Although the union is now run by Shawn Fain and his "Members United" faction, the UAW is maintaining the ban on the WSWS that was first imposed by Fain's predecessors.
(2023-03-28). Two massive train derailments in the US in the span of 12 hours. wsws.org A train derailment in North Dakota released liquid asphalt and ethylene glycol, while another train carrying iron ore derailed just hours later in San Bernadino, California.
(2023-03-28). Fallout from Silicon Valley Bank collapse raises broader concerns over financial system. wsws.org Recognition is growing that the immediate source of major financial problems now coming to the surface is the measures undertaken by the Fed to try to quell previous crises.
(2023-03-28). SEIU Local 99 calls snap vote of Los Angeles education workers to push through concessionary contract. wsws.org On Monday night, the union held an online membership meeting, only 45 minutes long, to try to limit critical questions from the floor and to try to sell the terms of the contract to the membership.
(2023-03-28). SEP (Australia) election campaign finds intense opposition to war and austerity in northern NSW. wsws.org Among those who spoke out were victims of last year's floods in Lismore, a regional city, where thousands of residents are still living in substandard accommodation more than a year after the floods.
(2023-03-28). Six killed, including three children, in mass shooting at private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee. wsws.org Police told the media that the shooter, 28-year-old Audrey Hale, was a former student and had created a manifesto naming the school prior to the shooting.
(2023-03-28). UK: Teachers must reject derisory pay offer and fight unions' demobilisation through independent rank-and-file committees. wsws.org The offer follows six days of behind-closed-doors "intensive talks" between the UK government and the education unions.
(2023-03-28). Report from Texas Marathon refinery worker on death of 25-year old contractor. wsws.org A veteran worker at the Marathon Galveston Bay refinery sent the following report on the February 28 death of contract worker Alfredo Reyes.
(2023-03-28). Australian government unveils "tweaked" Voice referendum proposal. wsws.org Albanese's Labor government is desperate to use the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to put a progressive, even humanitarian, gloss to its reactionary, pro-business and militarist agenda.
(2023-03-28). US universities enlisted in military production as part of anti-China campaign. wsws.org With the CHIPS and Science Act, US universities are being drawn ever more directly into the war preparations against China.
(2023-03-28). Colombia and US revising bilateral cooperation. colombiareports.com The United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with his Colombian counterpart on Monday, Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, to kick off high-level talks on bilateral issues. The two-day negotiations…
(2023-03-28). China and Honduras establish diplomatic relations. america.cgtn.com 
In a weekend joint statement with China, the Honduran Foreign Ministry said the "Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal Government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. Find out more.
(2023-03-28). El Salvador opens "mega prison" to tackle gang violence. america.cgtn.com 
With El Salvador's new "mega prison" now in operation, it will now hold some of El Salvador's most dangerous criminals for decades to come.
(2023-03-28). U.S. officials really, REALLY want you to know the U.S. is the world's "leader" mronline.org 
In response to questions he received during a press conference on Monday about Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin cementing a "new era" in strategic partnership between China and Russia, the White House National Security Council's John Kirby made no fewer than seven assertions that the U.S. is the "leader" of the world.
(2023-03-28). China promotes green, low-carbon industries to optimize industrial layout. ecns.cn The rapid development of the Daxing International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone exemplifies China's efforts to promote green and low-carbon industries and optimize the industrial layout.
(2023-03-28). China significantly improves air quality over past decade: official. ecns.cn China's total gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 69 percent, while PM2.5 concentrations decreased by 57 percent from 2013 to 2022, according to the head of air quality management at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
(2023-03-28). Victims identified in Nashville school shooting as U.S. gun violence deaths top 9,890 in 2023. ecns.cn Six victims and the shooter have been identified following a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, the U.S. state of Tennessee, as total deaths of gun violence in the country reached 9,894 in 2023.
(2023-03-28). Xi says China ready to contribute more to Middle East peace, development. ecns.cn China is ready to work with Saudi Arabia to make all-out efforts to build a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era and contribute more to peace, stability and development in the Middle East, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). China moves to regulate in-home nursing care. ecns.cn China's top health authorities have released a set of trial rules on in-home nursing services, China Daily reported Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Regional economic integration advancing in Asia: report. ecns.cn Regional economic integration has been advancing in Asia, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Researchers discover possible new water reservoir on Moon. ecns.cn Planetary scientists in China found hints of a new water reservoir on the Moon in Chang'e-5 samples that show the potential for in-situ resource utilization by future lunar and deep space exploration missions.
(2023-03-28). China establishes 15 new national cultural demonstration zones. ecns.cn China has established 15 new national-level cultural industry demonstration zones, with the total number climbing to 34, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
(2023-03-28). China unveils top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2022. ecns.cn China released a list of the top 10 archaeological findings of 2022 on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). American-style electoral democracy loses popular support: report. ecns.cn Midterm elections have become the most expensive ones in the United States, and American-style democracy has lost its popular support, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). U.S. civil rights protection system dysfunctional: report. ecns.cn U.S. civil rights protection system is dysfunctional, according to a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Heavy casualties feared in fire at Mexican immigration agency near U.S. border — reports. ecns.cn A fire at Mexico's immigration agency near the U.S. border could have claimed dozens of lives and injured more, according to media reports.
(2023-03-28). Racial discrimination, inequality getting worse in U.S.: report. ecns.cn Racial discrimination and inequality are worsening in the United States, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Hong Kong welcomes issuance, listing of catastrophe bond by World Bank. ecns.cn HKSAR government on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of insurance-linked securities in the form of a catastrophe bond by the World Bank in Hong Kong with a size of 350 million U.S. dollars, offering protection against losses related to earthquake risks in Chile over the next three years.
(2023-03-28). U.S. wantonly violates other countries' human rights, tramples on justice: report. ecns.cn The United States wantonly violates other countries' human rights and tramples on justice, thus becoming a saboteur of global peace and development and a stumbling block to human rights progress.
(2023-03-28). Subsistence crisis among U.S. underclass is worsening: report. ecns.cn U.S. underclass is facing a severe subsistence crisis, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). U.S. suffers historic retrogression in protecting rights of women, children: report. ecns.cn The United States suffered a major setback in the protection of the rights of women and children in 2022, said a report released by China's State Council Information Office on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Malaysia's FM to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Malaysia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zambry Abd Kadir will visit China from March 28 to 29, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Boao Forum for Asia draws over 2,000 attendees. ecns.cn Some 2,000 participants will attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)'s annual conference, scheduled for March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, BFA Secretary General Li Baodong said on Tuesday.
(2023-03-28). Press center of Boao Forum achieves green energy supply. ecns.cn The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 will be held from Tuesday to Friday in Boao, South China's Hainan Province. The press center, supplied by green energy, started operation on Monday.
(2023-03-28). Lunar soil retrieved by Chang'e-5 reveals water inside moon glass beads. ecns.cn Chinese scientists discovered that a large amount of water may be stored in the glass beads scattered on the lunar surface, according to an analysis of lunar soil samples retrieved during China's robotic Chang'e-5 mission in 2020.
(2023-03-28). Xi says China expects Saudi Arabia, Iran to continue to improve relations. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday it is hoped that Saudi Arabia and Iran will uphold the spirit of good neighborliness and continue to improve their relations on the basis of the results of their talks in Beijing.
(2023-03-28). Roads wind along Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai. ecns.cn The Qinghai-Tibet highway winds along the Kunlun Mountains, amazing travelers with its appealing landscape along the plateau, in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, March 25, 2023.
(2023-03-28). China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform heads for Hainan. ecns.cn China's first deep-sea floating wind power platform leaves Lufu Wharf in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province towards the waters of Wenchang in south China's Hainan Province for installation, March 26, 2023.
(2023-03-28). Blooming flowers at ancient temple lure visitors in Beijing. ecns.cn Visitors take photos of pear blossoms wafting in the breeze at Zhihua Temple of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Beijing, March 28, 2023.
(2023-03-28). A beginners guide to bank failures. mronline.org 
According to a February 2023 Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) audit, 563 U.S. banks have failed and/or come under regulatory authority since 2021.
(2023-03-28). Canadians protest outside U.S. embassy against Biden's visit. mronline.org 
This week, Friday marked the 24th anniversary of the 78-day bombing campaign NATO carried out against Yugoslavia, and Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
(2023-03-28). California faces ongoing water challenges. america.cgtn.com 
California's water crisis averted by winter storms, but challenges persist. Find out more.
(2023-03-28). FRSO Spring $130,000 Fund Drive: Contribute to building revolutionary organization! fightbacknews.org Times have changed and change is coming. Capitalism is a failed system. It needs to go, the sooner the better. A revolutionary solution is needed, and for that we need organization. Revolutionary organization – the kind of organization that Freedom Road Socialist Organization is all about building. To do this, we need you to step up and contribute. We have set of goal of raising $130,000 this year. Together we can make this happen. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization has grown rapidly over the past year. And the rate of growth is picking up. Every six to eight weeks, we are developing work in a new city. Our o…
(2023-03-28). LDEQ draft permit rattles neighbors of hazardous waste disposal site. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in COLFAX — Sliska Larry read the proposed operating permit for the expanded Clean Harbors hazardous waste disposal site, less than 2 miles from her home, with her 9-year-old grandson at her side. She instinctively pulled him closer, as if to shield him, as she absorbed its details. | "It's a wolf in sheep's clot…
(2023-03-28). Punitive Work Tests in SNAP and Medicaid Would Harm Workers with Unstable Jobs. cepr.net Even near full employment, today's economy does not provide stable, decently compensated jobs for much of the diverse working class. This is one reason why the basic floor of security provided by Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is crucial. These in-kind benefits help ensure that all working-class people, including ones in poorly …
(2023-03-28). Pink Tide 2.0? Latin America's new wave of leftist governments. therealnews.com 
A decade ago, the so-called "Pink Tide" of leftist governments in Latin America seemed to be heading towards a tragic end. However, events in the past few years have raised questions about whether a new Pink Tide has emerged. The defeat of the coup government in Bolivia, the election of Xiomara Castro in Honduras, the rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico, the historic election of Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and now the return of Lula in Brazil suggests a new age may be dawning in the region. Yet for all the successes, there have also been setbacks—the coup against Pedro Castillo in Peru last f…
(2023-03-28). The media amplifies bigotry but ignores working class organizing. That's by design. therealnews.com 
(2023-03-28). Senate holds hearings on recent bank failures. america.cgtn.com 
What caused the collapse of three U.S. banks? Senators on Tuesday grilled the three main bank guardians: the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(2023-03-28). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2023-03-28). Camp Kosciuszko: Pentagon settles in Poland permanently. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesMarch 28, 2023 Army's new Poland garrison went from Warsaw's wish list to high US priority A U.S. Army map shows shows current and projected sites for the service in Poland, including the new headquarters in the west central city of Poznan. U.S.-based units are also on rotations to the southeastern part of …
(2023-03-28). Georgian airborne forces trained by U.S., Turkish, Romanian, Estonian counterparts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseMarch 28, 2023 The initial parachute training program has been completed In Bolnisi, at the Parachute Training School of the Special Purpose Training Center named after Major Gela Chedia, the initial parachute training program was completed with demonstration elements. The training program was completed by the graduates of the platoon commander of …
(2023-03-28). Germany has delivered Leopard tanks, other combat vehicles to Ukraine: chancellor. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsMarch 28, 2023 Germany has delivered Leopard tanks to Ukraine: Scholz Germany has delivered promised Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday…. "Yes, we delivered Leopard tanks as we announced," Scholz told a press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in Rotterdam when asked to confirm a report …
(2023-03-28). NATO lays down law to Georgian colony regarding "Russian law"; backs reclamation of "occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 23, 2023 NATO Allies reaffirm support to Georgia and stress importance of continuing reforms The NATO-Georgia Commission met on Thursday (23 March 2023), with the participation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Ilia Darchiashvili. The meeting provided an opportunity "to review the role and significance of our partnership with Georgia following a …
(2023-03-28). Video: Co-ed NATO expeditionary forces train for winter/Arctic warfare near Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeMarch 28, 2023 Video: How to survive in the winter wilderness with NATO's battlegroup Estonia …UK troops that make up part of NATO's multinational battlegroup in Estonia — with the United Kingdom as framework nation — train for on the Cold Weather Operator's Course…. This NATO battlegroup also includes contributions from …
(2023-03-28). Del clásico a la serie nacional: Desafíos y realidades. cubadebate.cu
(2023-03-28). Las 3 del día: Victoria cubana en las urnas y las noticias de este 27 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este domingo, el pueblo acudió a las urnas y en acto de reafirmación revolucionaria 6 164 876 cubanos ejercieron su derecho al voto, el 75.92% del padrón electoral, según datos preliminares. A las características que tuvo el proceso electoral en Cuba para elegir a los diputados de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular dedicamos los primeros minutos de Las 3 del día.
(2023-03-28). Díaz-Canel con Al Mayadeen: "No se puede tener compromiso con la Revolución si no se tiene compromiso con el pueblo" (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Cuando se repasa el intercambio de más de tres horas de preguntas y respuestas, se puede comprender mejor la valoración del Presidente de Al Mayadeen al referirse a Díaz Canel, quien no separa sus análisis e interpretaciones de la realidad actual, cualquiera sea el tema, de lo que siente como cubano y como heredero de uno de los procesos políticos más trascendentes del siglo XX.
(2023-03-28). El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no aprueba investigación internacional sobre explosiones en gasoductos Nord Stream. cubadebate.cu El Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU no ha aprobado un proyecto de resolución ruso-chino que insta a realizar una investigación internacional de las explosiones ocurridas en los gasoductos Nord Stream el año pasado. La iniciativa no logró obtener el respaldo necesario para su aprobación, con el voto a favor de tres países -Rusia, China y Brasil- y cero votos en contra, al abstenerse los 12 países restantes.
(2023-03-28). Preside primer ministro balance de trabajo del Ministerio de Cultura en el año 2022. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia del primer ministro Manuel Marrero Cruz, comenzó este lunes el balance del Ministerio de Cultura del año 2022. Según el titular del ramo, Alpidio Alonso Grau, el trabajo del Mincult en la etapa prestó la máxima prioridad a la programación cultural en el país. Según trascendió en el balance, el año 2022 se caracterizó por el retorno de esa programación a la normalidad presencial.
(2023-03-28). UN Complicity in Terrorism — The Case of Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Vucic: International Law Died 24 Years Ago, but Serbian Spirit Was Not Broken. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-28). Conozca diez curiosidades sobre el prócer Francisco de Miranda. telesurtv.net Francisco de Miranda luchó por la gesta de una nueva nación, independiente y soberana, y realizó grandes hazañas dentro y fuera de su patria.
(2023-03-28). Denuncian judicializacion de elecciones en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Se mostraron en algunos casos "una interpretación extensiva de las prohibiciones constitucionales, mientras que en otras, se aplicaron las normas en forma restrictiva…
(2023-03-28). Designan nuevo juez en caso de juicio al presidente Lasso. telesurtv.net El presidente ecuatoriano cuestiona el pedido de juicio político y pide su inadmisión en esta instancia de la Corte Constitucional.
(2023-03-28). Exigen declarar emergencia por criminalidad en Haití. telesurtv.net Desde principios de año, más de medio millar de personas han muerto en la violencia vinculada a grupos armados, según la ONU.
(2023-03-28). ALBA-TCP felicita a Cuba por resultados electorales. telesurtv.net El bloque latinoamericano y caribeño destacó la madurez y la continuidad de la Revolución Cubana.
(2023-03-28). Enfado por agresión policial a futbolistas peruanos en España. telesurtv.net Testigos de los hechos califican de racista el ataque que derivó en una airada respuesta de los deportistas peruanos.
(2023-03-28). Accidente de autobús deja al menos 20 muertos en Arabia Saudí. telesurtv.net Las autoridades saudíes no han detalles del lamentable accidente que se produjo en la localidad de Aqabat Shear, en el suroeste del país árabe.
(2023-03-28). Francia vive otra jornada de marchas contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net El líder de la Confederación Francesa Democrática del Trabajo, propuso este martes buscar una mediación sobre la reforma de las pensiones.
(2023-03-28). Perú anuncia reforma policial por supuestos casos de corrupción. telesurtv.net El primer ministro peruano señaló que la reforma policial fue ordenada por la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte.
(2023-03-28). Democratic Socialists of America, in control of school board and teachers union, keeps Los Angeles teachers on the job without a contract. wsws.org The concessions heaped upon LA teachers and school workers may as well have been worked out in the local leadership of the DSA's Los Angeles Branch.
(2023-03-28). U.S. House hearing on Ohio toxic train derailment cleanup. america.cgtn.com 
The Ohio toxic train cleanup hearing was held on Tuesday. The EPA said it has overseen the removal of millions of gallons of liquid waste and thousands of tons of soil, but much contaminated material remains. See the latest.