(2023-04-17). Germany to support critical minerals-rich countries build processing capacity. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Yellen says sanctions may risk hegemony of US dollar. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Antony, Dalot goals steer Man United to 2-0 win at Forest. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). BHA analysing horse deaths at Grand National, condemns protesters. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Griezmann double guides Atletico to sixth straight league win. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Jittery Arsenal losing their grip with summit in sight. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Juventus suffer 1-0 loss at Sassuolo. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Leaders Barca held to another goalless draw in La Liga. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Rublev gets long-awaited reward with Monte Carlo title. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Ten-man Union Berlin held by Bochum but back up to third in Bundesliga. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-17). Thousands of Czechs turn out for anti-government protest. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). U.S.-NATO Involvement in the 2014 Ukraine Coup and Maidan Massacre: The Soft Power Ecosystem and Beyond. covertactionmagazine.com [This is Part II in a three-part series analyzing the 2014 Maidan coup. Part I is here. It discusses the psycho-social aspects of color revolutions; some of the thousands of think tank/NGO change agents which received billions in U.S. and EU funding since 1989 in Ukraine; outlines some of the regime-change techniques of weaponized aid …
(2023-04-16). Disidencias FARC-EP anuncia reunión con el gobierno de Gustavo Petro. cubadebate.cu El llamado Estado Mayor Central (EMC) del exgrupo Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo (FARC-EP), grupo armado conocido disidente de FARC, propuso al Gobierno colombiano instalar una mesa de diálogo en Noruega.
(2023-04-16). Canciller ruso, Serguei Lavrov, realizará visita a Cuba. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de la Federación de Rusia, Excmo. Sr. Serguei V. Lavrov, arribará a Cuba el próximo 19 de abril. Durante su estancia, el distinguido visitante sostendrá conversaciones con autoridades cubanas y realizará otras actividades de interés.
(2023-04-16). Canciller francés llama al diálogo para solucionar la crisis ucraniana. cubadebate.cu En una entrevista exclusiva concedida a NHK en vísperas de la reunión de los cancilleres del G7, que se celebra en Japón este domingo, la canciller francesa resaltó el papel internacional, incluido este foro de los países más industrializados, en la búsqueda de una solución al conflicto.
(2023-04-16). Saneamiento de las costas de Cojímar: Cuando la voluntad se impone. cubadebate.cu En la mañana de este 16 de abril se realizaron trabajos voluntarios de saneamiento de las costas que abarcan todo el litoral de Cojímar. La mayor fuerza de trabajo se concentró en la playita: El Cachón, siendo este el lugar más afectado por los residuos y desechos que llegan hasta las aguas que bañan esta pequeña playa.
(2023-04-16). Atentado a Cristina Fernández: Las revelaciones encontradas en computadoras y celulares de Jonathan Morel. cubadebate.cu El peritaje sobre todos los dispositivos electrónicos (tablets, computadoras, celulares) de Jonathan Morel, el líder de Revolución Federal, reveló algunos datos sorprendentes, varios de los cuales muestran su obsesión especialmente con Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, y también con Alberto Fernández.
(2023-04-16). Recibe Díaz-Canel a Sergio Abreu Bonilla, secretario general de la Aladi. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sostuvo un encuentro con el secretario general de la Aladi, Sergio Abreu Bonilla, según publicó el mandatario en su cuenta de Twitter. En la cita, La Habana ratificó su respaldo a la gestión de ese mecanismo. Aladi tiene en la actualidad 14 Estados miembros, así como 18 países y 10 organismos observadores.
(2023-04-16). Nuevo tiroteo en Estados Unidos, el número 157 en lo que va de año. cubadebate.cu Un tiroteo durante la fiesta de cumpleaños de un adolescente en Dadeville, Alabama, al sur de Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) dejó al menos cuatro muertos y más de una docena de heridos, según testigos y medios locales, aunque la cifra podría aumentar en las próximas horas.
(2023-04-16). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este domingo 16 de abril. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este domingo 16 de abril en el mercado cambiario del país.
(2023-04-16). Unión Eléctrica prevé afectaciones por déficit de generación de 222 MW, solo en pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2548 MW y una demanda máxima de 2700 MW, para un déficit de 152 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 222 MW en este horario.
(2023-04-16). Lula logra en su reciente gira por Asia acuerdos por más de 12 700 millones de dólares. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, estimó que durante su gira oficial a China y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, el gigante sudamericano firmó acuerdos por el valor en 62.500 millones de reales brasileños, o más de 12.700 millones de dólares.
(2023-04-16). Cuba Wushu team makes debut at ALBA Games in Venezuela. america.cgtn.com 
Cuba's Wushu School, with over 5,000 practitioners, is sending a team to compete in the Regional Friendship Games in Venezuela for the first time. See more.
(2023-04-16). Sudan: Turkey's next military intervention? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsApril 16, 2023 Ankara expresses worry over armed clashes in Sudan Türkiye has expressed its concerns over the escalated tension following armed clashes in Sudan over the weekend. "We are concerned about the armed clashes taking place today in the Republic of Sudan," read a written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry late …
(2023-04-16). Producer of Turkish drones used on three continents to launch unmanned aircraft for more mayhem. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Bayraktar TB2 combat drone has been used and is being prepared for use to murder people in Armenia, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Syria, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Western Sahara. The CEO of the company, Haluk Bayraktar, is the son-in-law of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan. ==== Azeri Press AgencyApril 16, 2023 "Bayraktar Kƒ±zƒ±lelma" carries out next …
(2023-04-16). Video: NATO special forces enter Ukraine battlefield; direct clash with Russia on the cards? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Photo: The Atlantic…
(2023-04-16). Drag Up and Fight Back in San Francisco. indybay.org April 8 march and rally in San Francisco. The march featured 1000 demonstrators most in drag shouting "Whose Streets? Our Streets"
(2023-04-16). David Rovics and Kamala Emanuel in concert. greenleft.org.au United States-based, folk-punk singer songwriter David Rovics playing in concert with Kamala Emanuel in Brisbane as part of the recent Killing the Messenger tour of Australia.
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/15: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Deir Yassin Village and Massacre" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-16). Artificial Intelligence (A.I.): A Threat to Civilization and Humanity? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-16). Erol Josué strives for healing amidst Haiti's chaos. greenleft.org.au As a houngan (male priest in Haitian voodoo), Haitian recording and performing artist Erol Josué is a healer. He spoke to Bill Nevins, following the release of his new album, Pelerinaj (Pilgrimage).
(2023-04-16). Saturday 5/20: CA NOW Conference: Bridging the Gap for a Feminist Future. indybay.org Online / virtual – join from anywhere | In-person: West Hollywood Park ARC, 647 N San Vicente, | West Hollywood Blvd, CA 90069…
(2023-04-16). Australia must recognise the Maduro government in Venezuela. greenleft.org.au The Australian government should re-consider its confused policy towards Venezuela and once again recognise the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro, writes Chris Slee.
(2023-04-16). Friday 4/28: East Bay Premiere: "SF Rage Against the War Machine" documentary/ Benefit for CODEPINK. indybay.org East Bay Media Center, 1939 Addison St., Berkeley.
(2023-04-16). Review of EO Film: Three Hooves Up in High Heaven. Films Featuring Animals as Protagonists. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-16). Comicomment: U.S. is the biggest global cyber thief. ecns.cn These cases show once again that the U.S. is the origin of cyber warfare, the biggest spreader of advanced cyber weapons and the biggest global cyber thief.
(2023-04-16). Properly addressing debt issue matters to global economic recovery: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Properly addressing debt issue matters to global economic recovery and financial stability, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a news briefing on Friday.
(2023-04-16). Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to visit China. ecns.cn Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba will be the first African head of state to be received by President Xi Jinping since his reelection as Chinese President, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the news briefing on Friday.
(2023-04-16). Xiaomi condemns their placement on Ukrainian list of war sponsors. ecns.cn Xiaomi Corp said on Friday that it strongly opposed the Ukrainian government's decision to place it on their so-called list of "international sponsors of war", adding that it only provides civilian smartphones and home appliances.
(2023-04-16). Mainland notice concerning space activities a customary practice: Taiwan Affairs Office. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland's recent notice concerning space activities was intended to warn air traffic service departments and airspace users of the possible effects of the activities — a "responsible and customary practice to ensure flight safety," a mainland spokesperson said on Friday.
(2023-04-16). Hong Kong holds activities to mark National Security Education Day. ecns.cn China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday held a string of activities to mark the annual National Security Education Day under the theme of "National Security, Foundation of Stability and Prosperity".
(2023-04-16). First Singaporean tourist group this year arrives in Hainan. ecns.cn Twenty-three Singaporean tourists arrived at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, on Thursday, marking the first Singaporean inbound tourist group received by Hainan since China opened its bordersto foreign tourist groups on March 31, according to the province's tourism regulator on Friday.
(2023-04-16). (W.E. Talk) How can China-Brazil relations proceed after Lula's China visit?>. ecns.cn Global changes unseen in a century have been evolving more rapidly with the balance of powers transforming profoundly. Against this backdrop, how will Brazil, under President Lula's leadership, deepen its cooperation with China? How will President Lula's visit start a new chapter in China-Brazil relations?
(2023-04-16). China opposes U.S. placing Chinese firms on entity list, Specially Designated Nationals List. ecns.cn China resolutely opposes the U.S. move to place Chinese companies on its "entity list" and Specially Designated Nationals List under the so-called Russia-related excuses, a spokesperson with China's Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.
(2023-04-16). Chinese Foreign Ministry introduces German FM Baerbock's visit to China. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin introduced German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's visit to China at the press conference on Friday.
(2023-04-16). China 'highly concerned' about Japan's chip policy, urges Tokyo to follow WTO rules. ecns.cn China is "highly concerned" about Japan's plan to put export controls on some 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
(2023-04-16). China's defense minister to visit Russia. ecns.cn China's State Councilor and Defense Minister Li Shangfu to visit Russia from April 16 to 19.
(2023-04-16). Xi calls for further reform and opening up to drive Chinese modernization in Guangdong. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that Guangdong Province is the pacemaker and experimental zone of China's reform and opening up, and plays an instrumental role in Chinese modernization.
(2023-04-16). Chinese, Brazilian presidents hold talks. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday.
(2023-04-16). China's State Council discusses improvement on employment support policies. ecns.cn China's State Council has discussed ways to improve the policies and measures to help stabilize employment, according to a State Council executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Friday.
(2023-04-16). Peng Liyuan meets Brazilian first lady. ecns.cn Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Rosângela Lula da Silva, wife of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Beijing on Friday.
(2023-04-16). Senior Chinese diplomat meets German FM. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Beijing on Saturday.
(2023-04-16). Japanese PM uninjured after explosion at Wakayama speech, suspect arrested. ecns.cn Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday was evacuated unscathed after an object that appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown near him during his visit to western Japan's Wakayama City for a stump speech, local media reported.
(2023-04-16). COVID-19 pandemic nears its end. ecns.cn The COVID-19 pandemic is nearing its end based on data published by the World Health Organization, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
(2023-04-16). Cradle of civilization: Qingcheng Mountain. ecns.cn
(2023-04-16). Curtain wall cleaning robot unveiled at Consumer Products Expo. ecns.cn An iouluo curtain wall cleaning robot was unveiled at the third China International"ÄÄConsumer"ÄÄProducts"ÄÄExpo"ÄÄin Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-16). Waist exoskeleton robot unveiled at 3rd China International Consumer Products Expo. ecns.cn The BES-HV waist exoskeleton robot was exhibited at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Friday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-16). Beijing injects trees with catkin inhibitor. ecns.cn Catkins seeds from millions of poplar and willow trees have swept across northern China in recent days. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-16). IMF: China's rebound can help a slumping global economy. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva told a news conference at the IMF and World Bank spring meetings that China this year would contribute about one-third of global growth on Thursday local time.
(2023-04-16). Diamond crown worth $22.95 million unveiled at Hainan expo. ecns.cn A diamond crown worth 158 million yuan ($22.95 million) was unveiled at the third China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province on Thursday.
(2023-04-16). The abortion pill must not be banned! indybay.org The evening of April 7th brought a horrifying decision by a Texas federal judge. On April 10th outraged people proclaimed loudly "We fight back!" in the San Francisco Bay Area…and everywhere.
(2023-04-16). Emergency Protest: Hands Off the Abortion Pill Now! indybay.org Activists in San Francisco took to the streets on April 10.
(2023-04-16). Ecosocialist Bookshelf, April 2023. greenleft.org.au Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus presents a selection of new books for people who want to protect the world and transform society.
(2023-04-16). Green Left News Podcast Ep 6: Rent crisis, Corbyn's ban, protests in India. greenleft.org.au Episode 6, April 15, 2023. Green Left journalists Ben Radford and Isaac Nellist take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-04-16). Bus cancellations spark new calls to end privatisation. greenleft.org.au In opposition, NSW Labor campaigned against bus privatisation. But, the new minister now says "the options available are limited". Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-04-16). French fascism and the revolt against Macron. greenleft.org.au Continuing his analysis of the social explosion continuing in France, John Mullen looks at the far right and how it has reacted to the movement against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.
(2023-04-16). The First International issue of Wenhua Zongheng is a landmark event for the Global Left. mronline.org 
Wenhua Zongheng is a newly launched international publication bringing together articles originally produced in the Mainland China magazine of the same name in Chinese. It is jointly published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, by Wenhua Zongheng, the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, and Dongsheng—which produces the newsletter News on China.
(2023-04-16). On Water Justice: Kali Akuno Speaks. indybay.org Water Justice: The View from Flint, New Orleans, and Jackson, Mississippi proposes to situate the environmental injustices at Bayview Hunters Point in the broader context of racist neglect of some other Black communities elsewhere in the country. Attention will be drawn to the intersection of class, gender and race and historical injustices. | Part of the "People's Earth Day for Water Justice" events…
(2023-04-16). Thursday 4/20: On Water Justice: Kali Akuno Speaks. indybay.org Alice Griffith Community Room, 2600 Arelious Walker Dr San Francisco CA 94124 | Part of the "People's Earth Day for Water Justice" events…
(2023-04-16). Oakland People's Earth Day for Water Justice. indybay.org People's Earth Day for Water Justice Oakland Event | Sat Apr. 23, 1: 00 to 3: 00 pm | Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland | Organized by a grassroots coalition.
(2023-04-16). Sunday 4/23: Oakland People's Earth Day for Water Justice. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland…
(2023-04-16). Assault on Religious Freedom: Violent Crackdown by Israeli Police on Christian Worshipers in Jerusalem. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Arabic press is reporting violent assaults Saturday evening by Israeli police against Palestinian Christian worshipers in Jerusalem attempting to make their way to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher for the "Saturday of Light" commemoration. The police attacks took place at the entrance to the Church of the Holy …
(2023-04-16). Wednesday 4/19: Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! indybay.org On the sidewalk in front of the U.S. Courthouse, 95 7th Street @ Mission Street, San Francisco…
(2023-04-16). Longtime tenant activist Eleanor Walden of Berkeley passed away Friday, April 7, 2023. indybay.org 2006 photo of Frances Hailman, Eleanor Walden, and Lynda Carson (myself) are organizers of a Save Section 8 Tenants Rally in front of the Old Berkeley City Hall Building.
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/22: Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #WNBRsf2023 Ride & After Party. indybay.org START : Rincon ( "Cupid's Arrow" ) Park, The Embarcadero & Folsom Street to "The Castro," Market & Castro Streets, via San Francisco City Hall & Haight Street.
(2023-04-16). Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #WNBRsf2023 Ride&afterParty. indybay.org Final Route/Map for Saturday 22 April Spring #EarthDay #BareAsYouDare SF World Naked Biker Ride ( #WNBRsf2023 ) Ride&afterParty…
(2023-04-16). Tuesday 4/18: Single-Payer Health Care in California. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/86465752525?pwdTzh1YVh5SE9mdWkzdjI2clZrVEczdz09 Meeting ID: 864 6575 2525; Passcode: 465295…
(2023-04-16). Heavy Fighting Breaks out in Sudanese Capital, Imperiling Revolution. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitor ) — Clashes erupted Saturday between the conventional Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly known as the Janjaweed militias, in the capital Khartoum. The RSF had been deployed in 2019 by the military junta against the civilian revolutionary movement that overthrew dictator and war criminal Omar …
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/15: Mountain View: Protest Judicial Ban of Abortion Pill. indybay.org Intersection of El Camino Real and Castro Street | Mountain View, CA…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why early treatment of esophageal cancer is critical. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Esophageal cancer, which is cancer that occurs in the esophagus — a long, hollow tube that runs from your throat to your stomach — is on the rise in the U.S. "We think esophageal cancer is on the rise with the obesity pandemic as well as with the problem with the increase in reflux in the United States," says Dr. Shanda Blackmon, a Mayo Clinic thoracic surgeon. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/FpI7dt2izHc Journalists: Broadcast-quality…
(2023-04-16). A new heart and a renewed zest for life. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether it was working around the home or out hiking the trails, Steven Fietek says he has always been active. But when Steven turned 52, he started to notice shortness of breath. "Slowly but surely, I got to the point where the fatigue and the shortness of breath was troublesome." Steven says he was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. "Which I keep telling people, it's a big, big word for weak heart muscle." A few years…
(2023-04-16). Consumer Health: Parkinson's disease — are you at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the causes and risk factors of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. People with Parkinson's disease can experience tremors, slowed movement, rigid muscles, loss of automatic movements, speech and writing changes, and impaired posture and balance. An estimated 1 million people in the U.S. and more than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's…
(2023-04-16). Consumer Health: Testicular cancer — are you at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the symptoms and risk factors of testicular cancer. Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But, in the U.S., it's the most common cancer in men between the ages of 20 and 35. Approximately 9,190 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, and 470 people will die from the disease, according to…
(2023-04-16). Science Saturday: A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants. "This is one of the largest population health studies of its kind," says ‚ÄØKonstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director for Mayo Clinic's…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care? ANSWER: As the seasons shift, it can be harder to distinguish between the symptoms of the common cold, COVID-19, the flu and allergies, since all can have similar symptoms. This…
(2023-04-16). Regenerative biotherapeutics: Pivoting toward a new strategy for fighting disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has made significant strides biomanufacturing early-stage therapeutics. The focus is on new medicines derived from the human body, called biotherapeutics, which are shaping the future of medicine. "Our commitment to delivering new cures for unmet conditions is behind Mayo's pivot to biomanufacturing," says Julie Allickson, Ph.D., the Michael S. and Mary Sue Shannon Family Director of Mayo Clinic's Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics and the Otto Bremer Trust Director, Biomanufacturing and…
(2023-04-16). Bianca's transplant journey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spring has sprung, so for most people, the winter holiday season is a distant memory. But for one Minnesota family, this past Christmas is one that they'll never forget. As she opened her presents, Bianca Gozola was able to forget, at least for a little while, all that she's been through. "We were playing outside with neighbors who were a little bit older, but generally, you know, other small children," remembers Laura Gozola, Bianca's mom….
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using AI to predict kidney failure in patients with polycystic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Kidney failure can be caused by many reasons: diabetes, high blood pressure, autoimmune diseases and polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. PKD is an inherited disease that causes cysts to form around your kidneys. The most common form of PKD is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), where it is most often diagnosed in adults between the ages of 30 and 40. Dr. Fouad Chebib, a Mayo Clinic nephrologist and expert on polycystic kidney disease, says patients understand…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is macular degeneration? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently celebrated my 50th birthday and had an eye exam. The ophthalmologist recommended that I get screened for macular degeneration. I was surprised because nobody in my family has had any eye issues, and I am not having trouble with my vision. I know there are many health screenings I need as I age, but is this a new recommendation or simply because I'm getting older? ANSWER: Happy birthday and welcome to your…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Teens and healthy sleep habits. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 14-year-old daughter goes to bed each night around 10 p.m. Some nights she complains that she cannot fall asleep until hours later. Although she wakes up and says she isn't tired, she does sleep in on weekends. I'm concerned about insomnia, but I'm also worried it's affecting her ability to concentrate in school. What advice do you have? ANSWER: Lots of children your daughter's age have trouble falling asleep easily at night. Though…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Saving more lives by expanding the donor pool. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart failure continues to be an epidemic in the U.S. Despite efforts put into awareness and prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. A heart transplant is the gold standard to treat advanced heart failure. With more than 100,000 people on the transplant waiting list, Mayo Clinic is hoping to save more lives by adopting strategies for expanding the donor pool for heart transplants. Watch: The Mayo Clinic…
(2023-04-16). Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Although it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in restaurants as a decorative garnish on plates. But over the past 10 years, the popularity of kale has skyrocketed. You've probably heard it referred to…
(2023-04-16). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic trainer gives tips on avoiding boredom to prevent injury in running routine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Have you ever started a new fitness journey only to find yourself bored or suffering new pain in a couple of weeks? At this point, you may be asking, "Is this routine really for me?" This is common, but you need to find ways to make the process better to overcome these obstacles. The link between boredom and injuries is strong. As you get bored with a fitness routine, it is easier…
(2023-04-16). Is tinnitus making you miserable? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Tinnitus is a frequently reported symptom for audiology patients. It's commonly referred to as ringing in the ears, but it can be different sounds like buzzing, roaring, clicking, hissing or humming. Tinnitus is the sensation or perception of sounds that other people can't hear, and it doesn't have an external source. It lasts longer than five minutes and occurs more than once per week. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, about…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…
(2023-04-16). What you need to know about the avian influenza outbreak. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have occurred. "Rarely, we see crossover from birds into humans, with the current circulating strain of avian influenza causing a large outbreak among wild birds and poultry. We have seen…
(2023-04-16). Does my child need ear tubes? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Middle ear infections are caused by bacteria or a virus that infects fluid that has builds up in the middle ear. These infections often happen when a child has a cold, allergy or upper respiratory illness. Ear infections can be painful and cause difficulty sleeping or hearing. Unfortunately, they also are one of the most common infections for children. Inserting tubes in the ear is a treatment for chronic ear infections. Here are answers to questions about…
(2023-04-16). Young man's disease: Testicular cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The risk of many types of cancer increases with age. Prostate, skin, breast and lung cancers are more common among older people. However, testicular cancer is considered a "young man's disease" because people under 45 are at the greatest risk. Testicular cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the testicles, which are located in the loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testicles make sperm and the hormone testosterone. There is good and bad news about testicular cancer. The…
(2023-04-16). Mayo Clinic expert talks about the new omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, the World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the WHO as a variant under monitoring since March 22. Experts say this variant has a higher transmissibility rate than previous strains but doesn't appear to be more dangerous. "It is causing increasing case counts in certain parts…
(2023-04-16). Video: Protest against violent Israeli attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque. greenleft.org.au A march through Sydney streets on April 15 protested against the recent violent Israeli attacks on Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque by Israeli occupation forces.
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/15: Call to Action: Protect Medication Abortion Access – Virtual Rally & Teach-In. indybay.org Online protest rally & teach-in. | Join from anywhere and take action!
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/15: Oakland Mife Rally. indybay.org Oakland, CA – Precise location TBA | Location update: Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Oakland, CA 94612…
(2023-04-16). nuestrAmérica: Asambleas contra las rutas del saqueo. indybay.org
(2023-04-16). Vandana Shiva: El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista. indybay.org Vandana Shiva: "El ecofeminismo tiene que ser antifascista"
(2023-04-16). Friday 4/14: After winning our election to join IBU-ILWU, Alcatraz workers are fighting for a contract. indybay.org Pier 33, San Francisco…
(2023-04-16). Three Same Day Protests in SF Bay Area in Reaction to Ruling on Abortion Bill. indybay.org Photos from actions in Berkeley and San Jose on April 10. Please credit the photographers where noted. | Top photo by Cornelia Grimes, ProBonoPhoto from Berkeley action.
(2023-04-16). In Chicago the Left Embraces Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Apr 14, 2023 | Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized, winning 52-48%. The election displayed once again the power and organizing skills of the CTU, and showed that people, when they are involved, can upend election predictions. | His cam…
(2023-04-16). Reportan masacre con cuatro víctimas en La Guajira, Colombia. telesurtv.net El ente precisó que los cuerpos estaban envueltos en costales de fique y plástico con señales de haber sido amordazados.
(2023-04-16). Israelíes retoman protestas contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Además de Tel Aviv, se han reportado alrededor de 150 manifestaciones en otros lugares de Israel.
(2023-04-16). Suben a dos los fallecidos por deslizamientos en Huaral, Perú. telesurtv.net La gobernadora de la región Lima Provincias, Rosa Gloria Vásquez, informó que falleció uno de los cinco desparecidos.
(2023-04-16). Cinco obras para recordar el legado del peruano César Vallejo. telesurtv.net El peruano César Vallejo es considerado como uno de los más grandes escritores de la literatura universal del siglo XX.
(2023-04-16). Presidente Lula llega a Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos en viaje oficial. telesurtv.net Lula se reunirá con el jeque Mohammed ben Zayed, presidente de este país de la Península Arábiga rico en hidrocarburos.
(2023-04-16). Disturbios dejan 12 fallecidos en cárcel del Litoral, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Los enfrentamientos ocurridos en la Penitenciaría del Litoral, situada en la ciudad ecuatoriana de Guayaquil, es un nuevo episodio en la crisis carcelaria latente en esta nación.
(2023-04-16). Guayaquil escenario del incremento de la violencia en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La ciudad de Guayaquil en Ecuador vuelve a ser golpeada por la violencia: desde atentados con cargas explosivas, hasta enfrentamientos en la cárcel.
(2023-04-16). Combates entre fuerzas opositoras se recrudecen en Sudán. telesurtv.net Desde hace varias horas comandos paramilitares intentan tomarse las sedes gubernamentales de Sudán. La ciudad es todo un escenario de guerra y se libra una batalla por aire y tierra.
(2023-04-16). Arriban a Venezuela las primeras delegaciones para Juegos ALBA 2023. telesurtv.net Las misiones de atletas de Santa Lucìa, San Vicente y las Granadinas, ya se encuentran para la justa deportiva que se inaugura el 21 de abril. Son las primeras en llegar a Venezuela.
(2023-04-16). Intercambio de prisioneros sigue por segundo día en Yemen. telesurtv.net El enviado de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en Yemen, Hans Grundberg, dio la bienvenida al inicio del proceso de liberación de alrededor de 900 detenidos en relación con el conflicto en Yemen.
(2023-04-16). øCuáles son las artes más conocidas?>. telesurtv.net El Día Mundial del Arte, oficializado por la Unesco en 2019, reverencia el legado creativo de Leonardo da Vinci.
(2023-04-16). Brasil y EAU profundizan cooperación contra el cambio climático. telesurtv.net Presidentes de ambas naciones se reúnen en Abu Dabi. Abordan las relaciones bilaterales y ponen especial atención a la cuestión climática.
(2023-04-16). Denuncian asesinato de lideresa social en Ciudad Bolívar, Colombia. telesurtv.net Asciende a 49 la cifra de líderes sociales asesinados en Colombia durante 2023 y 1.458 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz, en 2016.
(2023-04-16). Reportan descarrilamiento de tren en Maine, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Transportaba sustancias peligrosas. Funcionarios informan que no corren peligro, pues los vagones en que se trasladaban no se vieron afectados por el hecho.
(2023-04-16). Presidente de Nicaragua se reúne con líder de Agencia China de Cooperación para el Desarrollo. telesurtv.net Se reafirma la hermandad entre los Gobiernos de ambas naciones. Ortega denuncia que EE.UU. no ha renunciado a un golpe de Estado en su país.
(2023-04-16). Explotación infantil en el mundo empeoró en los últimos cuatro años. telesurtv.net En el mundo 218 millones de niños están siendo sometidos a la producción económica, y, entre ellos, 152 millones son víctimas de trabajo infantil.
(2023-04-16). Acusan a tres funcionarios mexicanos por incendio en Ciudad Juárez. telesurtv.net Los funcionarios en cuestión, Eduardo Apodaca, jefe de Departamento de Recursos Materiales, el coordinador del Grupo Beta de Protección a Migrantes, Juan Carlos Meza y la agente migratoria Cecilia Rivera.
(2023-04-16). Presidente chileno promulga jornada laboral de 40 horas. telesurtv.net El mandatario chileno confesó que la comunidad política a la que pertenece intentó durante mucho tiempo llevar adelante esta iniciativa.
(2023-04-16). Leonardo da Vinci: los cinco pilares de la sabiduría. telesurtv.net Ingeniero, escultor, pintor, filósofo, botánico, anatomista, urbanista e incluso músico, Leonardo da Vinci encarnó al hombre de nuevo tipo, fruto de las exigencias y caducidades de la Edad Media.
(2023-04-16). Asume nuevo titular de Corte de Constitucionalidad en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El magistrado Héctor Hugo Pérez posee una larga presencia en el sistema de justicia guatemalteco como fiscal general entre 1996 y 1998 y como magistrado de la CC.
(2023-04-16). Masacran a tres personas en zona rural de Madgalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net La autoridades policiales del departamento de Magdalena, apuntan al grupo criminal Clan del Golfo como responsable de la masacre.
(2023-04-16). Accidente de autobús deja 13 muertos en el oeste de India. telesurtv.net El primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, envió un mensaje a los familiares de las víctimas del lamentable accidente en el estado de Maharashtra.
(2023-04-16). Ataque armado deja siete muertos en un balneario de México. telesurtv.net En el ataque armado resultó una persona herida que se encontraba en estado de gravedad.
(2023-04-16). Denuncian masacres de milicia en República Democrática del Congo. telesurtv.net La milicia de Codeco atacó los pueblos de Kilo, Itendey y Sabaido donde se reportaron al menos 19 casas incendiadas.
(2023-04-16). ONU y UA unirán esfuerzos para desescalar crisis en Sudán. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la ONU y el presidente de la Comisión de la Unión Africana sostuvieron conversaciones al respecto.
(2023-04-16). Saturday 5/6: For Global Action To Stop US Nuke Sub Base in Australian Port Kembla And AUKUS. indybay.org San Francisco Australian Consulate | 575 Market St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-16). Saturday 4/15: Santa Cruz: Protest March to Fight For Abortion Access. indybay.org Santa Cruz City Hall | 809 Center Street | Santa Cruz, CA, 95060…
(2023-04-16). Blow up the banking system! A free account for all is possible. indybay.org Harsh austerity policies for the vast majority of people and state socialism for bankers, both practiced at the same time in Europe and the U.S. after 2008 – this had two consequences, as they have characterized the financialized capitalism of the past 14 years. First, this course poisoned the West's money.
(2023-04-16). Kenya's civil servants threaten strike over wage delay as economic crisis deepens. wsws.org Last Friday, health workers of eight unions declared a strike in 12 of Kenya's 47 counties starting this Wednesday. They would join doctors and nurses in Nandi County already on strike over three months' salary arrears.
(2023-04-16). Unions betray 9,000 Rutgers academic workers by suspending strike without a tentative agreement. wsws.org Rank-and-file workers at Rutgers must organize immediately to prepare a struggle against the sellout of the strike, break through the isolation imposed by the union leadership, and reach out to other workers across state and national lines.
(2023-04-16). Pentagon Leaked Papers Are Probably Fake. So Who's Behind Them? strategic-culture.org We should be cautious about authenticating these documents because no one has either confirmed their authenticity or dismissed them entirely as fake. | In World War II, Winston Churchill said that 'in wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies.' Could this infamous quotation be one we should remember when we watch U.S. news outlets reporting on the bombshell leak lately supposedly from the Pentagon, which dominated western news for a few days in mid-April? | Or, put a different way, are the Americans taking us all for a ride and pretending that the leak is genuine and…
(2023-04-16). Death Toll From Power Struggle In Sudan Reaches 56 (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | At least 56 people have been killed and 595 wounded in According to the committee, at least 17 of those who were killed in the clashes were civilians. The casualties included a doctor, th…
(2023-04-16). Three Syrian Service Members Killed In Shelling, Drone Attacks On Greater Idlib Front. southfront.org 
File image. | Three service members from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) were killed and two others were wounded as a result of attacks on the northern Lattakia countryside, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, told reporters on April 15. | The attacks were all launched from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib by militants from the Islamic Party of Turkistan (TIP)."Over the past 24 hours, one shelling attack and two drone stri…
(2023-04-16). Unidentified Drone Downed Over Key U.S. Base In Iraq. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: Sabereen News (t.me/sabreenS1). | On April 16, an unidentified drone was downed over Baghdad International Airport, according to the Iraqi Shafaq news outlet. | A security Iraqi source told the outlet that the drone was flying over the Iraqi Federal Police — Special Training Academy, which is also known as Camp Dublin. The training camp is a part of the United States Victory Base Complex. The drone was downed by U.S. forces deployed at the…
(2023-04-16). (W.E. Talk) Shi Shiwei: How can China-Germany cooperation in economy and trade be mutually beneficial? ecns.cn At a time of changing political and economic situationsworldwide, what signal and meaning does the visit of Scholz convey? Which constructive attitude should both sides adopt to promote cooperation in the economy and trade and bring more benefits to people in the two countries? Shi Shiwei, visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin and researcher at the China-EU Economic Cooperation Research Center,recently gave an exclusive interview to the column W.E. Talk of China News Service to offer his opinions on this issue.
(2023-04-16). Shenzhou-15 taikonauts complete 4th spacewalk, setting China record. ecns.cn The Shenzhou-15 taikonauts on board the orbiting Chinese Tiangong space station have completed their fourth spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency said on Sunday.
(2023-04-16). China records expansion in number of EV charging piles in Q1. ecns.cn New charging piles for electric vehicles (EVs) in China saw stable expansion in the first quarter of the year, industry data showed.
(2023-04-16). China launches new meteorological satellite. ecns.cn China on Sunday morning launched a Long March-4B rocket to place a new meteorological satellite in space.
(2023-04-16). Beijing public transportation cancels mandatory mask rule. ecns.cn Beijing's buses and subways have stopped mandating passengers to wear masks, ECNS learned from insiders on Sunday.
(2023-04-16). Glenn Greenwald: The Real Story of Julian Assange. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald /
(2023-04-16). La Tira de los Lectores: Los ríos de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Hace unos días la convocamos y hoy regresa La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada a los ríos cubanos. Recuerda que puedes comunicarte con nosotros a través del correo comentacubadebate@gmail.com o mediante nuestros perfiles en redes sociales.
(2023-04-16). Falleció el periodista, crítico musical y amigo solidario español Carlos Tena. cubadebate.cu El periodista y crítico musical español Carlos Tena ha fallecido en Madrid a los 79 años, según confirmó este viernes RTVE, corporación pública española a la que estuvo vinculado desde los años sesenta. Su fallecimiento ocurrió el jueves. Carlos Tena (Madrid, 1943) fue también corresponsal de Cubainformación y publicó artículos en el digital Cubadebate.cu., tras irse a residir a La Habana en 2003.
(2023-04-16). Haaland continúa anotando goles y ya supera a dos leyendas de la Premier League. cubadebate.cu No hay un jugador de la Premier League más letal que Erling Haaland. El delantero del Manchester City ha conseguido 45 goles en la temporada 2022/23. Además, se mantiene a la cabeza en la carrera por la Bota de Oro Europea, con 60 puntos, 14 por delante de Harry Kane.
(2023-04-16). Plaza de la Revolución: Detectan ilegalidades en la Unidad Comercial Dulcinea-Acapulco y Taller de mantenimiento Acapulco. cubadebate.cu El pasado martes 11 de abril, fuerzas combinadas del Grupo Provincial de Enfrentamiento de La Habana, la Dirección Municipal de Inspección, junto al Equipo de Fiscalización y Control de Plaza de la Revolución llevaron a cabo una acción de control en la Unidad Comercial Dulcinea-Acapulco, perteneciente a la Empresa Extrahotelera Palmares.
(2023-04-16). 62 SNB: Las Tunas regresa a la cima de la tabla de posiciones. cubadebate.cu Con jonrón del emergente Yudier Rondón en el octavo inning con un corredor en circulación, Las Tunas venció este sábado 2-0 a Cienfuegos y se acomodó en la cima de la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol, que transita por sus cuartas subseries. En este partido con sede en el sureño estadio 5 de Septiembre no se cometieron errores.
(2023-04-16). A pesar de las protestas, Macron promulga ley que eleva a 64 años la edad de jubilación en Francia. cubadebate.cu Este sábado, el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, promulgó la ley que eleva a 64 años la edad de jubilación y la exigencia de cotizar 43 años a partir de 2027 para cobrar una pensión completa. La decisión de Macron se dió tras la aprobación en la víspera de la reforma al sistema de pensiones por los miembros del Consejo Constitucional.
(2023-04-16). Alemania desconectó sus tres últimos reactores en actividad: Dice adiós a la energía nuclear. cubadebate.cu Alemania desconectó sus tres últimos reactores en actividad, y dijo adiós a la energía nuclear a 62 años de la entrada en funcionamiento en el país de su primera electronuclear. Mientras tanto, otros países industrializados y no pocos de los llamados en vías de desarrollo anunciaron inversiones para comenzar a utilizar ese tipo de energía.
(2023-04-16). Se descarrila e incendia en Estados Unidos otro tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos. cubadebate.cu Un tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos se descarriló en la localidad de Rockwood, en el estado estadounidense de Maine, lo que causó un incendio. El servicio de Bomberos de Rockwood publicó en sus redes sociales una foto del incidente que muestra los vagones de tren fuera de las vías y ardiendo en una zona forestal cubierta de nieve.
(2023-04-16). Volvemos a los "Asuntos Pendientes" cubadebate.cu Cuando empezaba Asuntos Pendientes me lanzaba a dar criterios que en su mayoría mantengo, aunque debo confesar que el producto audiovisual me sorprendió, y para bien. Si bien en aspectos técnicos esta telenovela no logra encajar con nuevas maneras de concebir la televisión, desde los planos, los cambios de secuencia, ect, estos aspectos se diluyen en el transcurso de la trama.
(2023-04-16). Elecciones en Río Negro y Neuquén abren año electoral en Argentina. telesurtv.net Además, habrá comicios municipales en las ciudades de Trelew (Chubut) y en General Cabrera (Córdoba).
(2023-04-16). Marina surcoreana abre fuego de advertencia a barco del Norte. telesurtv.net El Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur dijo que hizo disparos de advertencia y emitió advertencias para expulsar a una lancha patrullera norcoreana que violó la Línea Límite Norte.
(2023-04-16). Tiroteo deja cuatro muertos y decenas de heridos en Alabama, EE.UU. telesurtv.net La Agencia para la Protección de la Ley de Alabama (ALEA) que confirmó las muertes este domingo por la mañana, no dio un número actualizado de personas heridas.
(2023-04-16). Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo se agrupa en apoyo a Siria. telesurtv.net Se enfatizó en la necesidad de coordinar esfuerzos para poner fin a la crisis en Siria y preservar la unidad, seguridad y estabilidad en la nación levantina.
(2023-04-16). Inquietud por espacios en boletas electorales de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del TSE informaron que a finales de este mes concluirá el ajuste del padrón electoral.
(2023-04-16). Expresidente uruguayo llamó a la unión de la izquierda paraguaya. telesurtv.net El expresidente uruguayo, José Mujica comentó que "hay que aprender a tolerarse y combinar cosas que son distintas".
(2023-04-16). ONU llama a reunir 720 millones de dólares para ayudar a Haití. telesurtv.net La ONU lanzó el llamado de auxilio por la gravedad y urgencia de la crisis sociopolítica, económica y humanitaria que atraviesa Haití.
(2023-04-16). Cuatro frases de Fidel en la proclamación del carácter socialista. telesurtv.net La isla caribeña conmemora este 16 de abril los 62 años de la proclamación del carácter socialista de la Revolución Cubana, liderada por Fidel Castro.
(2023-04-16). Masacran a tres personas en zona rural de Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net La autoridades policiales del departamento de Magdalena, apuntan al grupo criminal Clan del Golfo como responsable de la masacre.
(2023-04-16). Incendio de un edificio deja al menos 16 muertos en Dubai, EAU. telesurtv.net La Defensa Civil del país árabe señaló que el incendio pudo ser causado por violaciones a los requisitos de seguridad y protección del edificio por parte del dueño del inmueble.
(2023-04-16). Lula da Silva celebra el regreso de Brasil a la agenda mundial. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva que conversó con su par chino, Xi Jinping y el jeque al Nahyan sobre la creación de un grupo de países interesados en la paz en Ucrania.
(2023-04-16). Enfrentamientos en Sudán dejan al menos 56 muertos y casi 600 heridos. telesurtv.net El Sindicato de Médicos de Sudán advirtió que la cifra de muertos y heridos podría subir debido a la falta de información por parte de hospitales.
(2023-04-16). Wednesday 5/3: On World Press Freedom Day: A Day Of Action To Free Assange/ Mumia & Against Censorship. indybay.org KQED Television | 2601 Mariposa St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-16). NATO video: France leads training for war in Black, Baltic Seas. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com
(2023-04-16). The U.S. Could Use Some Separation of Media and State. strategic-culture.org By Caitlin JOHNSTONE | being replaced by a man named Matthew Miller. Like Price, Miller has had extensive prior involvement in both the US government and the mass media; Price is a former CIA officer and Obama administration National Security Council staffer who for years worked as an NBC News analyst, while Miller has (2023-04-16). Israeli Army, Police Foil Attempt To Smuggle Weapons From Jordan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On April 16, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Police foiled an attempt to smuggle 15 handguns from Jordan into Israel. | The IDF said in a statement that soldiers monitoring surveillance cameras spotted two vehicles and suspicious movement near the town of Neve Ur on the border with Jordan. Army troops and police officers were quickly dispatched to the scene, where they catched one of the cars. | Three men were…
(2023-04-16). New ISIS Attack On Truffle Hunters In Central Syria Leaves 26 Dead. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Suspected ISIS terrorists killed at least 26 people in central Syria on April 16, in the latest in a series of attacks targeting people hunting for expensive truffles in the region. | A source in Hama Police Command told the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency that the victims came under attack near the town of Duezin in the eastern countryside of the governorate, without providing any further details. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition monitoring group based in…
(2023-04-16). Syrian Intelligence Officer Killed, Four Wounded In Another Attack Near Al-Golan Front. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On April 16, a Syrian intelligence officer was killed and four others were wounded when unknown militants attacked a position near the front with the Israeli-occupied al-Golan Heights. | The militants opened fire from machine guns and launched rocket-propelled grenades at the intelligence position which is located on a road between the villages of al-Mushirafah and Ras al-Khualid in al-Quneitra countryside, just outside al-Golan buffer zone. | The position reportedl…
(2023-04-16). Turkish-Made Cobra II Armored Vehicles Spotted En Route To Ukraine (Videos). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces are reportedly about to receive several dozens of Turkish-made Cobra II infantry mobility vehicles via Romania. | On April 13, video footage surfaced online showing 20 to 30 Cobra II vehicles moving by rails in northeastern Romania in the direction of Ukraine. The Romanian Armed Forces are not known to operate this type of vehicles, which indicates that they were directly supplied by Turkey. | The Cobra II is a 4×4 wheeled armored infantry mobility vehicle that is made…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Donbass On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian Army struck the AFU 125th and 102nd territorial defence brigades near Yampolovka | Russian Army destroyed three ammo depots of the AFU near Terny | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Avdiivka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in the western part of Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut | Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armored vehicle, 1 howitzer were dest…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Syria On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On April 16, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On April 16, clashes between the Turkish-backed SNA and the SAA were reported in the Tadef area | On April 16, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad travelled to Algeria and met with his counterpart and other Algerian officials | On April 15, an SAA official was wounded by unknown armed men who attacked a security outpost i…
(2023-04-16). Military Situation In Yemen On April 16, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 111 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours | On April 14, thousands of Yemeni people held massive demonstrations in AnsarAllah-controlled governorates to commemorate the International Quds Day | According to the agreement between Saudi Arabia and the government of Sanaa, 706 Yemeni prisoners will be exchanged for 181 prisoners of the Saudi coalition | MORE ON…
(2023-04-16). The US Could Use Some Separation of Media and State. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — April 14, 2023 | The US State Department's spokesperson Ned Price is
(2023-04-16). Five bodies, wreckage found in Japan helicopter crash search. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). At China's largest trade fair, exporters worry about global economy. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). China launches weather satellite, flights avoid no-fly zone to north of Taiwan. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Japan's Kishida vows safety of G7 meetings after 'smoke bomb' attack. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Gunmen storm Mexican resort, kill 7, including child. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Amazon services AWS and Alexa back up after brief outage. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Apple TV down for thousands of US users -Downdetector. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Britain eyes development roles in Japan offshore wind -official. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). China's central bank chief signals phasing out currency intervention. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). IMF sees scope for BOJ to tweak yield target this year. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Malaysia plans to set up second 5G network from next year: Sources. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Panasonic may build third EV battery plant in Oklahoma -Kyodo. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Century egg coffee, octopus latte or oysters in Americano, anyone? channelnewsasia.com The cafe scene in China is apparently so competitive that cafe owners have resorted to these bizarre concoctions to woo coffee drinkers.
(2023-04-16). 'He could debut as a professional', says Physical: 100's Choo Sung-hoon about a BTS member. channelnewsasia.com Just which singer is the MMA star referring to?
(2023-04-16). Man wanted for drug trafficking handed over to Singapore authorities after arrest in Malaysia. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). More than 700 victims told to halt transfer of money to 'scam-tainted bank accounts': Police. channelnewsasia.com Potential losses of more than S$12.6 million from over 700 victims were "successfully safeguarded", say the police.
(2023-04-16). Arsenal squander two-goal lead in draw at West Ham. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Bagnaia smashes lap record to take Americas GP pole. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Brighton ruin Lampard's home return with win at Chelsea. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Costa grabs first Wolves goal in 2-0 win over Brentford. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Difficult to rely on Martial due to injury record, says Ten Hag. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Egyptian League suspends almost 6000 fans for shouting insults. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Fulham deepen Everton's relegation woes with 3-1 win. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Haaland continues to set records in Manchester City win over Leicester. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Haaland at it again as Manchester City cut gap to Arsenal. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Hodgson's Palace win again at floundering Southampton. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Horse racing-Corach Rambler roars to victory in Grand National. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Injuries force Jones to make seven changes to Wallabies squad. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Lampard says Chelsea need to learn to fight, and quickly. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Manchester United beat Brighton to reach Women's FA Cup final. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Napoli disappoint in 0-0 draw against Verona. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Protesters delay start of Britain's Grand National horse race. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Real's Kroos, Vinicius available for Champions League trip to Chelsea. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Rublev downs Fritz to reach Monte Carlo Masters final. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Rudan issues plea to supporters as Western Sydney book finals berth. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Slovenia stage comeback to beat Romania in delayed BJK Cup qualifier. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Tendulkar junior makes IPL debut with Mumbai. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Tottenham blow top-four chance in defeat by Bournemouth. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). US finishes Billie Jean King Cup qualifying unbeaten. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Winless Delhi pay price for powerplay failings in IPL. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Europe's largest nuclear reactor enters service in Finland. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, no new deadline. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). At least 56 civilians killed in Sudan clashes. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-16). Phenomenology of Delusions. sonar21.com 
[NOTE TO READERS. I DID NOT WRITE THIS. The following comes from one of my readers, Dr. Claudio Selame, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Selame and I have…
(2023-04-16). Police Are Abusing Civil Forfeiture Laws to Seize Cash for Themselves. truthout.org Cristal Starling awoke to banging and shouting on October 29, 2020. The police smashed open her apartment door in Rochester, New York, and ordered everyone on the ground. More than two years later, Starling is still fighting to recover $8,040 she lost in the predawn raid. The case is one of thousands showing the need for the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act, House Resolution 1525… |
(2023-04-16). Monday 4/17: Dialectical Consumerism: San Francisco's next iteration. indybay.org Virtual via Google meet: meet.google.com/hnb-abfm-fzg…
(2023-04-16). Caitlin Johnstone: US Moral Authority Is Dead And Buried. scheerpost.com 
By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Seven progressive Democrats from the House of Representatives have signed a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for the Biden administration to drop the charges against Julian Assange and cease seeking his extradition. It's a good letter as far as these things go. It lists the major press freedom advocacy groups …
(2023-04-16). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win For Our Country. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-16). Palestinian Trade Unions' Anti-Apartheid Call. socialistproject.ca 
The global trade union movement, which has played a key and inspiring role in its commitment to workers' rights and human rights more generally, has stood in principled solidarity with the oppressed across the world, adopting concrete, ground-breaking, labour-led sanctions against oppressive regimes. | Israel's systematic destruction of the Palestinian economy, discriminatory and racist laws, and restrictions on freedom of movement and association have a significant impact on the rights and working conditions of Palestinian workers. | Inspired by the massive workers' solidarity with the struggle that ended apa…
(2023-04-16). At G7 ministers' meet, India stresses need to address climate change in tandem with environmental action. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Burkina Faso: Suspected jihadists kill 40 people. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). China launches weather satellite after civilian flights divert routes to avoid Beijing's no-fly zone over Taiwan. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). China poised to announce economic comeback as zero-Covid era fades. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Dubai: At least four Indians among 16 dead after massive building fire. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). EAM Jaishankar, US State Secretary Blinken hold telephonic conversation, discuss regional and global issues. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). 'End of an era': Beijing drops mandatory mask requirement for subway travellers. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Europe's largest nuclear reactor starts regular output after 18 years. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). G7 members pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Gunmen kill at least seven people at water park in central Mexico. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). 'I apologise to the victims': Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez regrets loophole in sexual consent law. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). India, US working together to build foundations of peaceful global community, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Indian national dies after getting hit by stray bullet in Sudan clashes. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). IS attack on Syria truffle hunters kills at least 26. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Japan PM Kishida vows to do whatever it takes to ensure safety during G7 summit. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Nepal to make arrangements to allow citizens living abroad to cast votes. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Pakistan: 6 policemen killed in road accident in Balochistan. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Rescuers find remains of crashed army helicopter in Japan, recovers 5 of 10 bodies. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds 'strengthening' role of church amid conflict. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Seoul's military fires warning shots after North Korean boat incursion. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Sudan military attack on paramilitary base kills 56, leaves 600 wounded. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Taiwan claims China's rocket launch sent debris into sea. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). 'The most popular leader for a reason': US Commerce Secretary recounts interaction with PM Modi. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Thousands of Israelis protest for 15th week against judicial reforms. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Ukraine's foreign minister to visit Iraq. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). US: 20 people shot at Alabama birthday party. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). US: Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with Sikh diaspora at India House. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). US: Train carrying hazardous material derails in Maine. firstpost.com
(2023-04-16). Billionaire Space Flight Isn't About Colonization. It's Stoking a New Cold War. truthout.org The world has thoroughly entered the second space race, and the military applications of emerging spaceflight technologies may be central to global conflicts in the near future. Exiting a lull in recent decades in global space investment, China has recently completed the world's second operational space station — prompting an alarmist US response. National Aeronautics and Space Administration… |
(2023-04-16). The Supreme Court's Corrupt Rightward March. levernews.com With an unprecedented ethical cloud looming over the Supreme Court, the justices have continued going about their work pushing our nation's laws far to the right, as if nothing matters.In recent weeks, we've learned that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for years taken
(2023-04-16). Venezuela, Crime and Punishment? orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor — Apr 14, 2023 | During the past couple of weeks, Venezuelans have witnessed something unheard of before in their country: many people in high-ranking government positions have been arrested for corruption. An entire network was discovered of public officials and private businessmen who have allegedly robbed the nation of billions of dollars centered around three key government enterprises, the public oil company PDVSA, the entity supervising the cryptocurrency (SUNACRIP), and the public steel industry. | In a heartfelt address to the nation, an indignant President Nicolás Maduro called…
(2023-04-16). University of California Workers Center Disability Justice in Union Organizing. truthout.org As President Joe Biden moves to end the public health emergency with insufficient public objection, it may appear that U.S. residents also are no longer concerned about the pandemic, nor about the lives of 4 in 10 people who are high-risk for adverse impacts, disablement or death from COVID. Our labor organizing experience at the University of California (UC) indicates otherwise: People will take… |
(2023-04-16). Thursday 4/27: Sunsara Taylor Speaking on: "Woke" Lunacy VS. Real Revolution. indybay.org 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2023-04-16). What effect do mRNA "vaccines" have on human consciousness? expose-news.com The strategies we are currently employing aren't working. Appealing to published science, data, rational debate, and ethical responsibility is water off a duck's back. In fact, the response of governments around the …
(2023-04-16). High Blood Pressure CAN be controlled without Drugs. expose-news.com High blood pressure is underdiagnosed and yet when it is diagnosed it is often over-treated. In most cases, however, it is a relatively simple problem and I know from the many letters …
(2023-04-16). 📨 Modo Avión: øCoachella?, si tenemos Cubadisco. cubadebate.cu Hoy es domingo y el cuerpo lo sabe. Abrieron los ojos y fueron directo a Cuba Joven, o a Cubadebate, porque las cosas buenas como Modo Avión se recetan en doble dosis. A veces es duro ser una de las newsletter con más pinta del Ejército Libertador. La presión es fuerte, lo sabemos. Abróchate el cinturón que este viaje empieza ahora.
(2023-04-16). Marco Rubio da rabieta por el pirulí. cubadebate.cu Como el escolar que le quitan el pirulí de la boca anda por estos días el senador estadounidense Marco Rubio. El político de la extrema derecha republicana y adalid de las sanciones contra Cuba anda muy preocupado porque ahorita el imperio no tendrá como sancionar a nadie, si los países comienzan a horadar la hegemonía del dólar.
(2023-04-16). President Maduro Asks Officials to Work for the People (+Seized Assets in Anti-Corruption Campaign). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, inaugurated the exhibition Expo Gobierno 2023 in the Paseo Monumental Los Próceres in Caracas, on the occasion of 10 years of his administration as the president of the country. During the ceremony, he instructed public officials to work for fulfiling the real needs of the population. | "I ask all the officials who have responsibility in public office, to give their best, to do everything for the people of Venezuela. We must do more for our people, more and better, plan, think big, act big," said President Maduro on Friday, April 14. | He said that until now the efforts…
(2023-04-16). Disidencias FARC-EP se reunirán con el Gobierno colombiano. telesurtv.net La información fue entregada públicamente en esta zona rural del país, en medio de un encuentro con comunidades étnicas y campesinas.
(2023-04-16). Tres empleados de la ONU son asesinados en combates en Sudán. telesurtv.net El Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA) de las Naciones Unidas suspende por un tiempo su trabajo en Sudán tras la muerte de tres de sus empleados,…
(2023-04-16). Ejército y paramilitares enfrentados en Sudán acuerdan tregua temporal. telesurtv.net El compromiso surge después que la alianza opositora de Sudán pide el cese inmediato de combates.
(2023-04-16). Presidente Ortega se reúne con jefe de agencia china para el desarrollo en Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Se reafirma la hermandad entre los Gobiernos de ambas naciones. Ortega denuncia que EE.UU. no ha renunciado a un golpe de Estado en su país.
(2023-04-16). Concluye intercambio de casi 900 prisioneros en Yemen. telesurtv.net Para mayo próximo se prevé un nuevo intercambio de retenidos; esta vez de 1.400: 700 de una parte y 700 de la otra.
(2023-04-16). Estado Islámico asesina a 34 civiles en dos ataques en Siria. telesurtv.net Medios locales denuncian que EE.UU. continúa el saqueo de los recursos naturales en las zonas que ocupa en el nordeste.
(2023-04-16). Vladímir Putin recibe en Moscú al ministro de Defensa de China. telesurtv.net Presidente de Rusia asegura que la cooperación militar de China y su país refuerza las relaciones bilaterales, consideradas estratégicas.
(2023-04-16). Nuevo tiroteo deja un fallecido en cárcel de Loja, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Grabadas por lugareños, en imágenes que circulan por redes sociales se escuchan disparos y gritos de auxilio de mujeres.
(2023-04-16). Pfizer is killing Children for Profit: Europe suffers unprecedented loss of lives among its Children with 760% increase in Excess Deaths since EMA's Emergency Approval of COVID Vaccine for Kids. expose-news.com It was the summer of 2021 when the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15. The decision was met with unjustified …
(2023-04-16). Sudan clashes leave at least 56 dead, wound nearly 600. trtworld.com Sudan's military and a powerful paramilitary force battle fiercely in the capital and other areas, causing more than 650 casualties while dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy. | Sudan clashes leave at least 56 dead, wound nearly 600…
(2023-04-16). Suspected bandits kill dozens in northwest Nigeria. trtworld.com Nigerian forces had a fierce encounter with the attackers in Runji, where dozens of houses were also destroyed during the violence. | Suspected bandits kill dozens in northwest Nigeria…
(2023-04-16). Tens of security forces members killed in Burkina Faso. trtworld.com Violence in Burkina Faso has divided a once peaceful nation and fueled frustration that led to two coups last year. | Tens of security forces members killed in Burkina Faso…
(2023-04-16). Colombia's FARC dissidents group EMC ready for May peace talks. trtworld.com At president Petro's initiative, a six-month ceasefire has been in place with FARC dissidents and other armed groups since January 1. | Colombia's FARC dissidents group EMC ready for May peace talks…
(2023-04-16). Fatalities after US shooter opens fire into crowd at park. trtworld.com Police report an anonymous shooter targeted a crowd of hundreds of people at a Kentucky park, resulting in deaths of at least two and injuring four others. | Fatalities after US shooter opens fire into crowd at park…
(2023-04-16). Gunmen kill several people at Mexico water park. trtworld.com Seven people including a minor shot dead in central Mexico's Cortazar municipality, police say. | Gunmen kill several people at Mexico water park…
(2023-04-16). Several people shot dead during teenager birthday party in Alabama, US. trtworld.com At least 4 people were killed and 20 were injured at a local birthday celebration in the US state of Alabama. | Several people shot dead during teenager birthday party in Alabama, US…
(2023-04-16). Attackers posing as journalists shoot dead ex-Muslim politicians in India. trtworld.com Three attackers chanting Jai Shri Ram, the Hindu slogan that has become a murder cry, kill Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azim while they were talking to reporters in northern Uttar Pradesh state. | Attackers posing as journalists shoot dead ex-Muslim politicians in India…
(2023-04-16). Beijing subway drops mandatory Covid mask rule. trtworld.com The mask move is in line with broader measures by China, which said last week it was now no longer mandatory to wear face masks when using public transport. | Beijing subway drops mandatory Covid mask rule…
(2023-04-16). Separatists ambush Indonesian military in Papua New Guinea. trtworld.com The ambushed soldiers were part of a group deployed to search for a pilot for the Indonesian airline Susi Air who was kidnapped by the separatists at Nduga airport in February. | Separatists ambush Indonesian military in Papua New Guinea…
(2023-04-16). Shots fired: South Korea warns North's vessel after crossing sea border. trtworld.com Seoul says the military remains decisive on battle posture and monitors "the enemy's movements in preparation for potential provocations" on borders. | Shots fired: South Korea warns North's vessel after crossing sea border…
(2023-04-16). Dutch far-right leader desecrates Quran in Netherlands. trtworld.com Edwin Wagensveld, leader of anti-Muslim group PEGIDA, shares footage of the provocative act on social media. | Dutch far-right leader desecrates Quran in Netherlands…
(2023-04-16). Over 24,000 Norwegian workers to strike after talks fail. trtworld.com The unions are demanding an increase in real wages this year after two years of consumer prices rising faster than nominal wages, citing healthy profits in Norwegian industries. | Over 24,000 Norwegian workers to strike after talks fail…
(2023-04-16). G7 nations pledge to end new plastic pollution by 2040. trtworld.com This marks the first time that all of G7 members have committed to the 2040 goal. | G7 nations pledge to end new plastic pollution by 2040…
(2023-04-16). Yemeni rebels, govt forces free scores of prisoners as swap deal completed. trtworld.com A deal reached in Switzerland last month to exchange 181 government forces for 706 rebels, just before the major Muslim holiday of Eid al Fitr. | Yemeni rebels, govt forces free scores of prisoners as swap deal completed…
(2023-04-16). Brazil, UAE strike climate, biofuels deals as leaders meet. trtworld.com Twenty-one-gun salute ring out and formation jets trail Brazil's national colours as UAE President Sheikh Mohamed greets Lula da Silva at presidential palace in Abu Dhabi. | Brazil, UAE strike climate, biofuels deals as leaders meet…
(2023-04-16). Daesh attack on Syria truffle hunters kills dozens. trtworld.com Authorities frequently warn against the high-risk practice of searching for truffles in the vast Syrian desert, or Badia – a known hideout for terrorists that is also littered with landmines. | Daesh attack on Syria truffle hunters kills dozens…
(2023-04-16). In a first, UN to commemorate Nakba Day. trtworld.com This year marks 75 years of Nakba, or catastrophe, when nearly 800,000 Palestinians were driven out of their homes by then Zionist Israeli paramilitaries in 1948 and onward. | In a first, UN to commemorate Nakba Day…
(2023-04-16). Over dozen killed in Dubai apartment building fire. trtworld.com Preliminary investigations show lack of compliance with building security and safety requirements caused the fire, Dubai Civil Defense statement says. | Over dozen killed in Dubai apartment building fire…
(2023-04-16). Saudi Arabia to host Hamas chief Haniyeh on Monday: Palestinian source. trtworld.com The visit will be the first by Hamas to Saudi Arabia in years. | Saudi Arabia to host Hamas chief Haniyeh on Monday: Palestinian source…
(2023-04-16). Retaliatory measures taken after Turkish troops wounded in attack by PKK. trtworld.com Turkish Defense Ministry said 4 Turkish soldiers injured in attack carried out by PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria. | Retaliatory measures taken after Turkish troops wounded in attack by PKK…
(2023-04-16). Turkish athlete Cansu Bektas breaks 3 European junior weightlifting records. trtworld.com Bektas breaks three European junior records with 72 kg in snatch, 90 kg in clean and jerk, and162 kg in total. | Turkish athlete Cansu Bektas breaks 3 European junior weightlifting records…
(2023-04-16). Turkish athletes dedicate medals to Azerbaijan after flag burning incident. trtworld.com Azerbaijan had withdrawn from the European Weightlifting Championships taking place in Armenia, after its flag was set on fire during the opening ceremony. | Turkish athletes dedicate medals to Azerbaijan after flag burning incident…
(2023-04-16). Turkish security forces neutralise wanted PKK terrorists. trtworld.com The two terrorists were confirmed dead after clashes with security forces in the province of Van. | Turkish security forces neutralise wanted PKK terrorists…
(2023-04-16). Sunday 4/30: Tim Redmond: Update on our City – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA , 94109 or via Zoom…
(2023-04-14). The first one hundred days of Lula in power. uwidata.com 
Reporting from Natal, Brazil This April 10, 2023, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva completed his first 100 days of government in his third time elected. The first words of the Pernambucan president's speech were "Brazil is back", once again having a government that ensures care for those in greatest need among the Brazilian people. He …
(2023-04-16). On the islands of Cyprus and Malvinas. uwidata.com By Guillermo Caviasca * Cyprus is an island of 9251 km ≤ and in 2017 had a population of about 1.200.000 inhabitants. The history of the island dates back to the origins of mankind as it is located at a junction of communications by sea between the first civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean. Source of copper, …
(2023-04-16). This week in history: April 17-23. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
(2023-04-16). Berlin state executive coalition agreement: CDU and SPD focus on increasing state powers. wsws.org The Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) presented their coalition agreement for the future state government under the title "The Best for Berlin". The focus is on providing the security forces with greater powers and capacity and a massive attack on democratic rights.
(2023-04-16). AFT and U-M partner to increase profits at Michigan Medicine and suppress workers' opposition. wsws.org Behind the university's endorsement of the formation of an AFT-affiliated union of diagnostic technicians at Michigan Medicine stands the collaboration of the official labor organizations with the corporate and financial interests that are profiting from increasingly intolerable conditions for health care workers and working class patients.
(2023-04-16). Sudan fighting erupts between rival military factions backed by external powers. wsws.org The violence at the weekend erupted after weeks of mounting tensions, increased army deployment and security measures and jockeying for public and international support over the planned integration of the RSF—along with former rebel militias involved in insurgencies in various parts of the country—into the Sudanese army.
(2023-04-15). Chicago: Unionized educators at charters flex their muscle. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The bell rang, and teachers, staff and students slowly rolled out the school doors. Today they were all wearing union red at the two Instituto del Progeso Latino (IDPL) schools in Chicago. They grabbed signs and started to chant and picket, "Who's schools? Our schools!" | Many educators spoke of a toxic workplace where there is no response to staff concerns. "Our boss doesn't respect the educators or the students at Instituto," said CTU Council Chair Skot Holcombe, "in spite of this, we are fully united in the fight for our students and for our union." | As the school year rolls past spring break, w…
(2023-04-15). Louisiana LGBTQ activists march on state capitol and governor's mansion. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On April 12, around 50 LGBTQ people and their supporters gathered for a united march at the Louisiana State Capitol building. The protest was mainly attended by transgender teens from across Louisiana, flying trans flags and waving signs. LGBTQ minors are the target of at least ten right-wing bills in the state legislature. These bills include potential bans on LGBTQ-themed books, restrictions on trans medical care, and bans on teachers using correct names and pronouns. | Organizers from Real Name Campaign led chants like "Trans kids are here to stay, GOP go away," while the protest marched in t…
(2023-04-15). The Heat: China-Brazil Ties. america.cgtn.com 
Pomp and ceremony in Beijing as China and Brazil agree to strengthen bilateral ties. Brazilian President Lula da Silva says he wants to work with Beijing to "balance world geopolitics" and help reinvigorate the South American nation's ailing industrial sector. The Brazilian leader has spent …
(2023-04-15). Many Americans struggle to eat as COVID-19 programs end. america.cgtn.com 
Many Americans will be affected as the Biden administration is ending a number of aid programs designed to offset the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. See more.
(2023-04-15). Report shows minorities face worse air quality levels in the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
A study by American researchers found that the most racially-segregated cities in the U.S. also have the worst air quality. See more.
(2023-04-15). U.S. joins Turkey in arming NATO partner Morocco for war against Western Sahara…potential one with Algeria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseApril 13, 2023 Why Morocco is investing heavily in long-range fires The US State Department recently approved the potential sale of some $750 million dollars in arms to Morocco, including HIMARS launchers, ATACMS missile systems and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW), in what analysts say reflects…concern over tensions in the region. "The Moroccan authorities …
(2023-04-15). Top of the world: Pentagon's Ultima Thule is rebranded. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 11, 2023 The northernmost US military base now has a Greenlandic name The U.S. military's Thule Air Base in Greenland is no more. By that name, anyway. *** Pituffik…is a nod to the original inhabitants, who were forced to relocate when construction of the base began in 1951. Melting sea ice is …
(2023-04-15). Unprecedented French war games include 14 NATO allies, nuclear carrier. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsApril 14, 2023 French forces prep for final phase of major multidomain exercise After several years without an exercise on its territory, the French military is preparing for the final phase of Orion 2023, a new drill focused on multidomain operations to prepare troops for a realistic warfighting scenario. Orion integrates about 20 events …
(2023-04-15). Polish army officials attend funeral for soldier killed in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 14, 2023 Funeral held for Polish soldier killed in Ukraine A 45-year-old Polish soldier who was killed last month fighting Russian forces in Ukraine has been laid to rest at a funeral service in western Poland. *** Among the mourners gathered in the village church were the fallen soldier's loved ones, local government …
(2023-04-15). NATO stalwart Turkey has emerged as global military power after war in Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com And those in Armenia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. ==== AzertagApril 15, 2023 Everyone in the world sees Turkey's military strength and great successes in the military field — Executive Director Azerbaijan-Turkey relations are developing successfully in all directions. Both states effectively use their economic and energy capabilities, as well as their geopolitical position, to …
(2023-04-15). All Roads Lead to Beijing. strategic-culture.org This is the tale of two pilgrims following the road that really matters in the young 21st century. | This is the tale of two pilgrims following the road that really matters in the young 21st century; one coming from NATOstan and another one from BRICS. | Let's start with Le Petit Roi, Emmanuel Macron. Picture him with a plastic grin in his face strolling alongside Xi Jinping in Guangzhou. Following the — long and gentle — sound of classic "High Mountain and Flowing Water", they
(2023-04-15). TikTok: Chinese 'Trojan Horse' Is Run by State Department Officials. strategic-culture.org 
While American politicians demand the app be banned on national security grounds, try to force through an internet surveillance act that would turn the country into an Orwellian state, make clueless statements about how TikTok is dangerous because it connects to your Wi-Fi, it is possible that TikTok is already much closer to Washington than it is to Beijing.
(2023-04-15). The U.S. Political and Financial Frankenstein Is Well and Truly Out. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-15). [Perspectives] Renzo Guinto: creating resilient planetary systems for health. thelancet.com Towards the end of 2019, Ramon Lorenzo Luis Rosa Guinto completed his doctorate in public health at Harvard University in the USA, and, in early 2020, returned home to the Philippines. His arrival coincided with the emergence of COVID-19, which, Guinto feels, "was very timely. When a global health crisis happens, that's when you're needed in your home country". In 2012, Guinto had graduated with a medical degree from the University of the Philippines, Manila, under its accelerated programme. Originally drawn to a career in law, he had been inspired by issues of social justice, and particularly by José Rizal, who…
(2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Louisiana's Hurricane Victims Struggle to Recover as Climate Disasters Pile Up. truthout.org This story was originally published by Capital B. Nearly two years after Hurricane Ida gutted her home, Maria Populis cries every day because she's lost everything — and fears she'll be homeless. "I'm not supposed to be living on nobody's street," the 60-year-old grandmother says. "I feel like a failure." The record-breaking storm destroyed her Edgard, Louisiana, home — which had been in her… |
(2023-04-15). 'Horrific' Explosion and Fire Kill 18,000 Cattle in Texas. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Characteristics of the omicron XBB subvariant wave in Singapore. thelancet.com The XBB sublineage of the omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 was first identified in India in August, 2022, and has since spread rapidly around the world.1,2 A recombinant of the BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75 sublineages,3—5 early studies6,7 suggested that XBB was one of the most immune-evasive strains tested. However, whether the growth advantage of XBB was sufficient to outcompete other SARS-CoV-2 strains and drive new waves of infection was unclear.
(2023-04-15). New Report Reveals Systemic Medical Neglect and Violence in CA Women's Prisons. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the public health crises unfolding in carceral settings across the United States. In California, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has documented more than 90,000 cases in state prisons, with more than 3,500 of those cases in women's prisons. People incarcerated in women's prisons have reported alarming neglect in CDCR's… |
(2023-04-15). Forum April 28-29: Burying 200 Years Of The US Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org It's time to bury the Monroe Doctrine and foster positive relationships across Latin America and the Caribbean. Join us at American University on Saturday, April 29th, from 10am to 5: 30pm for the Forum: "In Search of a New U.S. Policy for a New Latin America: Burying 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine," followed by an arts and culture event that night. The day before, April 28th, is an Advocacy Day in Congress, to promote policies that foster cooperation and mutual respect towards our neighbors in the South. | Register now to be part of the conversation either in person or online!
(2023-04-15). Anti-Corruption Campaign in Venezuela Continues: 7 New Arrests Including Opposition Officials. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-15). Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: World Is Closer to Nuclear War Than Even in the Cuban Missile Crisis. southfront.org 
Written by Eric Zuesse According to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BOTS), which had set the nuclear-war clock at 120 seconds to "Midnight"…
(2023-04-15). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-15). Military Situation In Iraq On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-15). Military Situation In Syria On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 14, Turkish drone targeted a vehicle in Qamishli city; | On April 14, unknown gunmen assassinated an SAA serviceman in Nawa town in Daraa province; | At least 82 people were arrested by the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions in the Turkish-occupied areas in northern Syria in the first quarter of 2023, according…
(2023-04-15). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Slavyansk; | Russian forces destroyed one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles and D-20, D-30 howitzers in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured vehicles, three motor vehicles, and D-20, Msta-B howitzers in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and three Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers…
(2023-04-15). Possible Leak From The Ukrainian SBU Sheds Light On Zelensky's Religious Policy. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Anonymous sources from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) consider Zelensky's policy flighty and inconsistent, and criticize the efforts to counter Moscow's influence in the religious field. According to them, the request of the President's Office for the country's largest religious association's elimination seems artificial to them, due to the prolonged indifference of the authorities to the church situation in the country, while the responsibility hastily assigned to the security service is…
(2023-04-15). West Leads Local Conflict In Donbass Towards Global Nuclear War. southfront.org 
Border fence construction: AFP | Originally published by Following Finland's April 4th entry into NATO, the Scandinavian country has this week unveiled completion of its first section of a 200-km long border fence with Russia. | The nearly half-billion dollar fence is expected to be completed by 2026, and is topped with barbed wire and has a height of three meters (or nearly…
(2023-04-15). At Least Three Civilians Killed In Clashes Between Army And Paramilitary Force In Sudan. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | At least three civilians were killed in The committee said that the clashes wounded "dozens" of other civilians and military personnel, without providing any further details. | Clashes brok…
(2023-04-15). Gulf, Arab Foreign Ministers Call For Political Solution In Syria After Special Meeting. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Saudi Press Agency. | Gulf foreign ministers and their counterparts from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, who met in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on April 14, said that a political solution is the only way to end the Syrian crisis. | The special meeting was held upon the invitation of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss Syria's possible return to the Arab League. | A joint statement that was released a day after the meeting said that the fo…
(2023-04-15). In Video: Iran's Revolutionary Guard Tests New Top-Attack Anti-Tank Guided Missile. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Tasnim News Agency. | The Ground Forces of the Iranian Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force had successfully tested a new anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) with a top-attack capability dubbed "Sadid-365", the Tasnim News Agency reported on April 15. | Head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Ground Forces, General Ali Kouhestani, told the semi-official news agency that the new optically-guided mi…
(2023-04-15). Russian Penicillin System Uncovered Ukrainian Artillery Positions On Krasny Liman Front. southfront.org 
The complex of artillery reconnaissance 'Penicillin'. © Research Institute 'Vector' | The Russian military's Battlegroup Center troops have successfully used the Penicillin coustic-thermal artillery-reconnaissance system to locate artillery positions of Kiev forces on the Krasny Liman front, spokesman for the battlegroup Alexander Savchuk told The Penicillin was developed by Russia's Ruselectronics to detect and locate artillery…
(2023-04-15). Sudanese Army, Paramilitary Force Clash In Khartoum Over Power (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see original-size image. Via Twitter. | On April 15, clashes broke out in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, after days of tension between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). | The RSF said it had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum International Airport. However, this was denied by the Sudanese military. The army said that RSF fighters have been trying to seize the military headquarters."Fi…
(2023-04-15). Sudanese Paramilitary Force Seized Egyptian MiG-29 Fighter Jets During Clashes With Army (Videos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized a number of Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M fighter jets at the northern Merowe Air Base during One of the videos that surfaced online during the clashes showed RSF fighters celebrating around the Egyptian fighter jets, which were dep…
(2023-04-15). Syrian Foreign Minister Arrives In Algeria On Official Visit. southfront.org 
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf. | On April 15, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Algeria to meet with the Algerian leadership and discuss current international and regional developments. | The minister arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport and was received by his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf, the Syrian Ambassador to Algeria, Namir al-Ghanim, and several other embassy staff and Algerian officials. | Con…
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Addressing a potential crisis in the Italian National Health System. thelancet.com A recent Editorial1 pointed out that the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is facing its most crucial moment since its inception due to a combination of chronic and acute problems, including underinvestment, understaffing, burnout among staff, and increasing demand for services. The inclination to believe that the current NHS model is unsustainable and needs radical change is misguided when drawing on a stronger private health sector is considered the only solution. The current crisis in the NHS includes wrangling over a financial settlement for staff, addressing pension reforms, improving working condition…
(2023-04-15). Ukrainian Nazi gets medical treatment from Israel. electronicintifada.net Azov Brigade sergeant Arseniy Fedosiuk pictured meeting diplomats.
(2023-04-15). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Brazil's Lula travels to China and calls to end US dollar dominance. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Brazil's President Lula da Silva took a historic trip to China, where he signed many cooperation agreements and pledged to challenge the dominance of the US dollar.
(2023-04-15). BRICS Bank de-dollarizing, promises 30% of loans in local currencies, new chief Dilma Rousseff says. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The new chief of the BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, Brazil's leftist ex-President Dilma Rousseff, revealed they are gradually moving away from the US dollar, promising at least 30% of loans in local currencies of members.
(2023-04-15). Oxfam Report: US Billionaires Almost a Third Richer Since COVID Hit. truthout.org As the deadline for Americans to file federal income tax returns fast approaches, Oxfam America on Friday renewed calls for taxing the ultrarich while publishing an analysis showing America's growing number of billionaires saw their wealth increase by nearly one-third since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and by nearly 90% over the past decade. "Wealth inequality in the U.S. is more extreme and… |
(2023-04-15). Changing Society: Nature, Life, and Resistance in Culture Today. dissidentvoice.org 
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, (Elective Affinities, Die Wahlverwandtschaften, 1809) What kind of culture do we want? What kind of culture do we need? Our culture reflects our fundamental ideologies and these ideologies are rooted in patriarchal religion and neoliberal politics in …
(2023-04-15). IMF Is Forcing Some Of Hardest-Hit Countries To Pay Unnecessary Fees. popularresistance.org Washington, DC — The International Monetary Fund is requiring that some of its most heavily indebted borrowers pay billions in unnecessary and counterproductive fees, new research from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows. The new issue brief, "The Growing Burden of IMF Surcharges: An Updated Estimate," by Francisco Amsler and Michael Galant, finds that the IMF will charge over $2 billion per year in surcharges through 2025, even as IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warns that "poverty and hunger could further increase," and as the Fund notes that some 15 percent of countries ar…
(2023-04-15). How the BBC Lost Its Way on COVID. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Helicobacter pylori eradication and aspirin: a puzzle yet to be solved — Author's reply. thelancet.com We thank Luigi Gatta and colleagues for their comments on our study.1 At the time that the Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial was devised, a 7-day course of clarithromycin-based triple therapy was recommended in the European Maastricht consensus report2 and American College of Gastroenterology guidelines.3 This regimen achieved a H pylori eradication rate of 91 ∑3% in the pilot studies we conducted on our proposed patient population.4 The eradication rate was similar in the full-size study (90 ∑7%), against a background of increasing drug resistance globally.
(2023-04-15). Documentary: A Different Look At Haiti's Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier. popularresistance.org Haiti has been thrown into political turmoil since the 2021 assassination of Jovenal MoàØse, which has left the nation without a formerly elected leader. The current acting head of state, Ariel Henry, was appointed by the US-led "Core Group" of foreign occupying nations. Henry has been the target of major protests throughout his tenure. However, international media has largely focused instead on the problem of "gang violence" in Haiti, with Henry's government citing the issue to call for international military intervention. Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier has been placed in the global spotlight as an emblem of…
(2023-04-15). Paris is Burning: France Braces for 7.2 ∞ F. Heating in its 'Turning Point' Strategy. juancole.com 
By Claire Stam | — ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Shocked by recent heatwaves, floods, wildfires and ongoing droughts, France is currently rebooting its strategy to cope with the impacts of climate change. In a "turning point" in the country's adaptation efforts, the plans will also include proposals on how to deal with 4 …
(2023-04-15). Food, Dispossession and Dependency. Resisting the New World Order. globalresearch.ca 
Food, Dispossession and Dependency.: | Resisting the New World Order: | by: | Colin Todhunter: | We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …
(2023-04-15). India braces for prolonged and severe heat waves. peoplesdispatch.org It is clear that the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves are not mere anomalies but evidence of a sustained transformation in a weather pattern caused by climate change.
(2023-04-15). Misleadership in the Bronx: AOC, the Fraud Squad, Military Recruiters and U.S. Imperialism. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-15). Thomas pushed to kill disclosure laws while getting secret billionaire gifts. mronline.org 
"This court should invalidate mandatory disclosure and reporting requirements," wrote Clarence Thomas, who did not disclose years of gifts from a billionaire.
(2023-04-15). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca Outstanding historical analysis of relevance to an understanding of the so-called "Deep State" and today's global financial establishment. | First published on June 8, 2011 | *** | In 1789 Alexander Hamilton became the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Hamilton was …
(2023-04-15). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War Against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation: Dennis Kucinich. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). øQué dicen los rusos sobre la filtración de la inteligencia estadounidense? globalizacion.ca 
Los rusos se interesaron de inmediato en el escándalo de la filtración de inteligencia en los EE. UU. porque muchos de los documentos tratan sobre la preparación de sus propias fuerzas militares y las ucranianas para el tan esperado "contraataque"…
(2023-04-15). ‚ÄûDie Menschheit muss sich die Ergebnisse der psychologischen Forschung zu eigen machen, um ein menschenwàºrdiges Leben zu schaffen." 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, Klicken Sie …
(2023-04-15). "Humanity Must Adopt the Results of Psychological Research in Order to Create a Life Worthy of Human Beings." globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Articles] Anthracycline-containing and taxane-containing chemotherapy for early-stage operable breast cancer: a patient-level meta-analysis of 100‚Äà000 women from 86 randomised trials. thelancet.com Anthracycline plus taxane regimens are most efficacious at reducing breast cancer recurrence and death. Regimens with higher cumulative doses of anthracycline plus taxane provide the greatest benefits, challenging the current trend in clinical practice and guidelines towards non-anthracycline chemotherapy, particularly shorter regimens, such as four cycles of docetaxel—cyclophosphamide. By bringing together data from almost all relevant trials, this meta-analysis provides a reliable evidence base to inform individual treatment decisions, clinical guidelines, and the design of future clinical trials.
(2023-04-15). PBOC: China to post GDP growth of around 5%. ecns.cn China is expected to achieve a GDP growth of around 5 percent this year as the Chinese economy is recovering with low inflation and "positive changes" in the real estate market, said Yi Gang, governor of the People's Bank of China.
(2023-04-15). Uruguay foreign minister to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Francisco Bustillo Bonasso, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, will pay a visit to China from April 16 to 20.
(2023-04-15). China deports 351,000 foreigners for illegal entry, stay, work over 5 years. ecns.cn Over the past five years, Chinese authorities have dealt with 528,800 foreigners who illegally entered, stayed or worked in the country, deporting 351,000 of them.
(2023-04-15). Gabonese president to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba will pay a state visit to China from April 18 to 21, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.
(2023-04-15). Brazilian Ex-Minister on Brazil-China Cooperation: A New Era of Collaboration and Growth. ecns.cn President Lula's recent visit to China has marked a significant milestone in the ever-evolving Brazil-China relationship. This historic event has opened new avenues for collaboration and mutual growth in various sectors, including economic development, technology innovation, information and communication technology, space exploration, culture, tourism, sports, agriculture and food security, health, urban construction, and so on. The results of this memorable trip has provide incredible results that it is worth examining and have the potential to be a game changer in China-Brazil relations.
(2023-04-15). U.S. biolabs endanger communities, violate international law, experts say. ecns.cn U.S. activities related to biological laboratories in Ukraine and other countries have posed biological threats to local communities and violated international regulations on biological weapons, an international law expert said.
(2023-04-15). Yichang-Vietnam rail-sea intermodal train starts operation. ecns.cn On Thursday, a 23-car"ÄÄrail-sea intermodal train carrying 40-foot shipping containers departed from Yichang East Station in central China's Hubei Province. It sailed to Qinzhou Port in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
(2023-04-15). France's Macron opposes U.S. cold war on China, wants independent Europe—but is it just rhetoric? mronline.org 
France's President Emmanuel Macron told Xi Jinping that he opposes the U.S. war drive against China and wants an independent Europe with "strategic autonomy". But he has made comments like this before, and failed to challenge Washington's hegemony.
(2023-04-15). Be a Capitol Hill Citizen on Your Congress. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-15). Chris Hedges: Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate Apparatchiks. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-15). Stop Cop City Movement Embraces National Strategy as Permit Appeal Is Denied. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-15). Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Mifepristone Restrictions in a Rare Win for Abortion Rights. scheerpost.com 
The decision, issued Friday, delays a ruling from a federal appeals court and will allow abortion providers to continue providing the drug as usual for now.
(2023-04-15). US Arms Industry Planning First Taiwan Trip in Four Years. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-15). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Craig TJ, Reshef A, Li HH, et al. Efficacy and safety of garadacimab, a factor XIIa inhibitor for hereditary angioedema prevention (VANGUARD): a global, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet 2023; 401: 1079—90—In this Article, the final sentence in the third paragraph in the Results section should have read "36 (92%) and 37 (95%) of 39 patients treated with garadacimab had a reduction in attacks of at least 70% or 50% compared with four (17%) and eight (33%) of 24 evaluable patients in the placebo group, respectively" and the appendix has been updated.
(2023-04-15). The Cobalt Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. dissidentvoice.org Holidays in my childhood were spent at my grandparents' farm in Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, 35 miles from East Palestine, Ohio. My grandfather's grandfather fought at Gettysburg and homesteaded the 160-acre farm after the Civil War. My grandmother sold it in the 1960s for $13,000, lacking a male heir to do the work; but my relatives …
(2023-04-15). Davos WEF is Promoting Impossible Zero Carbon Green Agenda. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Organizers Are Resisting a 2-Tiered Legal System in Majority-Black Jackson, MS. truthout.org July 1, 2023 will fall on a Saturday. In Jackson, Mississippi, it's likely to be a very hot day, or a rainy day, or both. It's also the day when House Bill 1020 will take effect, and that the whole of the City of Jackson will be no more — at least with respect to the administration of its criminal legal system. Instead, the city will be partitioned into unequal halves: a Capitol Complex… |
(2023-04-15). [Obituary] Jared Randall Curtis. thelancet.com Critical care physician and champion of palliative care. He was born in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, on Feb 14, 1960 and died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Seattle, WA, USA, on Feb 6, 2023 aged 62 years.
(2023-04-15). Covid-19 Vaccines Lead to New Infections and Mortality: The Evidence is Overwhelming. globalresearch.ca Vaccination has spread worldwide. And everywhere it has been followed by a dramatic rise in new infections and mortality. How many deaths and severe accidents will it take for governments, WHO, health agencies FDA, EMA, to look at the proven results of this experimental pseudo-vaccination?
(2023-04-15). A Chilling Warning About the NATO-Ukraine-Russia Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Andrey Korobov-Latintsev A serviceman of Russia's private military company Wagner Group's assault detachment walks in a street in central part of Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. © Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov Those who think the fighting can be contained are misguided. For a philosopher, the military…
(2023-04-15). Exclusive Interview with Brazil's President Lula. libya360.wordpress.com CGTN Brazil is back… Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat with Wang Guan in east China's Shanghai on his first day in China for this edition of Leaders Talk. With former President Dilma Rousseff now chairing the New Development Bank, he looks to boost ties with China and give more weight to the…
(2023-04-15). Interview with Mexico's Leading Presidential Contender Claudia Sheinbaum. libya360.wordpress.com Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News and Zoe Alexandra of @PeoplesDispatch sat down with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City and one of the founders of Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She is a rising figure in Mexican national politics and a leading contender for the 2024 presidential…
(2023-04-15). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean (Part I, II & III). libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Part I At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout…
(2023-04-15). Sudan: The Left Calls for Restoring the Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left) and RSF head Hemeti The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict,…
(2023-04-15). The "Left": Revolutionary vs "Infantile Disorder" libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Degrowth, Drug Fetishism, & "Anti-Colonialism" Are Used as Weapons Against the Revolutionary Cause Even if a communist can colloquially describe themselves as being on the left, there's a distinction between communism and "the left." This is implied right in the title of Lenin's Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Whereas the left, a big tent…
(2023-04-15). Response To Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes True Purpose Of Labels. popularresistance.org I hate agreeing with anything Elon Musk does, but recently Twitter labeled National Public Radio (NPR) as "state-affiliated media" on the social media site, a move some worried could undermine public confidence in the news organization. The Associated Press reported that it was unclear why Twitter made the move. But Twitter's owner, Elon Musk, quoted a definition of state-affiliated media in the company's guidelines as "outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution." "Seems accur…
(2023-04-15). [World Report] UK infected blood inquiry releases compensation report. thelancet.com Compensation for thousands of people given contaminated blood and blood products must be widened, the inquiry has said. Jacqui Thornton reports.
(2023-04-15). Imperialist relations are never based on 'trust'. iacenter.org By Global Times Apr 13, 2023 The recent leak of highly classified Pentagon documents is yet another proof that the US is the world's No.1 spying empire. Washington spies not only on its perceived adversaries, but also its allies, which puts the US' foreign relations in jeopardy. How will the leak incident affect allies' "trust" toward the US? Will the US spy on its allies more wantonly? "The US will continue to use every possible form of technology to spy on its allies, its own citizens and its opponents. Imperialist relations are never based on 'trust,'" said Sara Flounders (Flounders), a political writer and ac…
(2023-04-15). Palestinian resistance fuels instability within Israeli settler state. iacenter.org By Michael Kramer April 13, 2023 The current unrelenting Palestinian resistance to Zionist occupation, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River, has resulted in an increase of political and social instability within and throughout the Israeli settler state. Fans hold huge 'Free Palestine!' flag during the game between Tunisia and Australia on Nov. 26. The personal security situation for Israeli settlers has also been affected. Once safe roads in the West Bank are now sites of frequently occurring deadly ambushes. On March 13, a roadside bomb exploded adjacent to a busy highway in northern Israel. This first…
(2023-04-15). Starbucks 'workers and consumers have the same foe'. mronline.org 
CounterSpin interview with Saurav Sarkar on Starbucks organizing.
(2023-04-15). If the U.S. can't boss the World, it will spitefully destroy it. mronline.org 
Unable to accept the reality of a growing multipolar world order, U.S. elites are willing to risk nuclear war.
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] The emergence of mpox as an HIV-related opportunistic infection. thelancet.com During the multinational mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) clade IIb outbreak in 2022, the emergence of severe mpox among people with HIV bore a striking resemblance to the emergence of opportunistic infections early in the HIV epidemic of the 1980s. Similar to HIV-associated opportunistic infections, mpox produces substantially greater morbidity and prolonged disease in people with advanced (ie, CD4 <350 cells per mm3) or untreated HIV infection.1—3 A US report2 of 57 hospitalised patients with severe mpox found that 82% had HIV infection, of whom almost three-quarters had a CD4 count less than 50 cells p...
(2023-04-15). [Perspectives] A search for salvation. thelancet.com Daniele Mencarelli's semi-autobiographical second novel Everything Calls for Salvation follows the involuntary hospitalisation of a 20-year-old eponymous Daniele in 1994, his week of confinement, the people he meets, and the insight he gains. Each character on the psychiatric ward serves a purpose. Frantic Madonnina, whose identity is unknown and who only prays to the Virgin Mary, stands in contrast to Alessandro, who lies motionless in a catatonic state. Jaded Mario, a former teacher, lectures on the nature of mental illness and the bleakness of treatment.
(2023-04-15). [Perspectives] Women's health, Inc. thelancet.com Across the globe, health care is increasingly in the hands of corporate entities. Women's health is a vivid example of this trend. Private equity firms, start-ups, and other private-sector companies are streaming into women's health, appealing to its historical aims of equity, empowerment, and social justice, while also expecting big profits. As this industry expands, tensions between profitability, innovation, quality, and equity are already surfacing within the USA, signalling what other nations may soon encounter.
(2023-04-15). Disbelief as "Green King Charles" Gives Royal Assent to New Gene Breeding Technology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Another Day, Another Toxic Spill in East Palestine, Ohio. truthout.org This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here. It's been a bit more than two months since a train derailment in rural Ohio spilled 38 cars' worth of hazardous materials, including a highly toxic petrochemical called vinyl chloride, in East Palestine. In the weeks following the disaster, it seems to many residents the problems just keep piling up. |
(2023-04-15). Insurance Companies Are Destroying New York's Home Care Industry. popularresistance.org On Saturday, April 1, New York state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul failed to agree on a state budget. The governor proposed an extension until April 10, which was quickly passed by lawmakers to avoid a government shutdown‚Äâ—‚Äâand then passed another extension, which expires Monday. These delays are reportedly because of disagreements over Hochul's bail reform and controversial plans to create new housing. | But another group is also watching the budget closely: home care workers, users and advocates, who pushed for and won a minimum wage increase for home care workers i…
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Helicobacter pylori eradication and aspirin: a puzzle yet to be solved. thelancet.com We read with great interest the Article by Chris Hawkey and colleagues1 on the Helicobacter Eradication Aspirin Trial (HEAT). The authors should be commended for performing such a complex trial. Although the trial was conceived to evaluate the role of Helicobacter pylori eradication in older patients (aged ‚â•60 years) prescribed aspirin, the study was not planned to verify eradication. A breath retest was randomly performed in only 10% of patients, reporting H pylori eradication in 146 (90 ∑7%) of 161 patients receiving active eradication therapy.
(2023-04-15). L'Italia alle Armi dall'Europa all'Indo-Pacifico | Grandangolo — Pangea. globalresearch.ca Inizia il 22 aprile l'esercitazione multinazionale Defender 23, diretta dallo US Army Europe, l'Esercito USA in Europa. L'esercitazione si svolgerà per due mesi in 10 Paesi europei. Vi parteciperanno 9.000 soldati USA e 17.000 di 26 Paesi alleati degli USA, …
(2023-04-15). I met the Florida governor years ago. My 14 Years Detention at Guantanamo. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Skin lesion specimens as first choice to detect monkeypox virus — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We appreciate the comments of Ya Bin Zhou on our Clinical Picture1 and agree that the diagnosis of monkeypox virus infection is indeed best achieved by detection of the virus in skin lesions.2,3…
(2023-04-15). Lula Criticizes The Hegemony Of The Dollar During Visit To China. popularresistance.org The president of the New Development Bank (NDB), Dilma Rousseff, received the president of the Republic of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the inauguration ceremony at the head of the bank. This was the first activity on the official agenda of the president during his state visit to China. | Lula and Rousseff held a closed-door meeting with directors of the financial institution before starting the ceremony. First to speak, Rousseff, who was one of the founders of the BRICS bank, talked about the need to expand the institution's capacity. | "It is fundamental to expand the bank's reach and impact. On the one…
(2023-04-15). 50 Years After Chile's Coup, the First Year of Popular Unity. orinocotribune.com By Taroa Zuñiga Silva — Apr 11, 2023 | A conversation with Miguel Lawner, who remembers life as a former political prisoner of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship while projecting his hope that Salvador Allende's government could improve the lives of Chileans onto the current progressive government. | Ten days after the 1973 coup against the Popular Unity (UP) government of President Salvador Allende, the military opened
(2023-04-15). Jabs Caused 300,000 Excess Deaths and $147 Billion in Damage to Economy in 2022. dissidentvoice.org 
In the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines injured 6.6 million people, disabled 1.36 million people, caused more than 300,000 excess deaths, and cost the economy an estimated $147 billion in damage — in 2022 alone — according to a new analysis by Humanity Projects, a wing of Portugal-based research firm Phinance Technologies. Read the full article here. …
(2023-04-15). Nicolás Maduro as President of Venezuela for 10 Years: 10 Milestones. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Apr 14, 2023 | Nicolás Maduro has completed 10 years as the president of Venezuela since he was elected for the first time. Undoubtedly, his tenure is in itself an extremely significant milestone, taking into account all the events that have adversely affected his investiture, Venezuelan institutions, and society. | This anniversary demands a detailed analysis of the most relevant aspects of this journey. An analysis that would also be, by default, a synthesis of the Venezuelan reality, the national situation as a country under siege and the way in which the Maduro government has prevailed…
(2023-04-15). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
(2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And is there anything I can do to reduce my risk for complications if I do conceive? ANSWER: Pregnancy results in many changes that can increase the workload of the heart. During pregnancy, your…
(2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking barriers for patients who need kidney transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Often, patients whose body mass index, or BMI, is too high aren't able to get a kidney transplant because of the higher risks of complications before and during surgery. But an innovative program at Mayo Clinic is giving patients hope by helping to break that barrier to transplant through a weight loss program. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Vqzp1A9GYw8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: …
(2023-04-15). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-15). Consider organ donation during Donate Life Month. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 105,000 people in the U.S. are currently waiting for an organ transplant according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. Sadly, an average of 17 people die daily waiting for a transplant, while another name is added to the waiting list every nine minutes. While 2022 set a new annual record with the number of organ transplants being performed, less than 50% of all adults are registered as organ donors, according to LifeSource. April is National…
(2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic to ease universal face mask requirement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Beginning Monday, April 10, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas on Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System campuses. In line with Mayo Clinic's commitment to patient care, Mayo Clinic will continue to require wearing a face mask in high-risk patient settings. High-risk immunocompromised patients will be notified to wear a mask while they are at Mayo Clinic. Mayo Clinic is evolving its…
(2023-04-15). Artificial intelligence creates opportunities to close health care, workplace equity gaps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and platform models are increasingly driving everyone's day-to-day experiences, including how people receive health care. However, those experiences are not always the same for everyone. April is Minority Health Awareness Month, a national observance to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups. At Mayo Clinic, experts are looking at the ways AI and digital tools can and are shaping the future…
(2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic expert: 3 advances lead to more lifesaving organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is Donate Life Month ROCHESTER, Minn. — All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a…
(2023-04-15). About This "Revelation Mode"… smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
(2023-04-15). Daniel Ellsberg Has Foiled Those Who Want Him Confined to the Past. indybay.org History that can't be buried…
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Why vaccinations should be a top priority in earthquake relief efforts. thelancet.com On Feb 6, 2023, Türkiye and Syria were hit by a powerful earthquake of 7 ∑8 magnitude, followed by several aftershocks, and another earthquake of 7 ∑6 magnitude, causing substantial damage and loss of life. The Anadolu disaster management agency has reported that the death toll from the earthquakes has risen to 45‚Äà089 people.
(2023-04-15). Oracle, the Shadowy Tech Giant in League With the CIA and Israel, With Alan Macleod. orinocotribune.com By Lowkey -Apr 9, 2023 | Is your data really safe online? Whether you like it or not, it is likely that much of it is stored by Oracle, a gigantic, U.S.-based company that has become one of the largest and most influential tech corporations in the world. | Yet the company's intimate ties to both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Israeli national security state should be cause for enormous concern, our guest today argues. In episode 56 of "The Watchdog" podcast, Lowkey is joined by returning visitor, Alan MacLeod. |
(2023-04-15). Paraguay's Indigenous Communities Demand More Rights Ahead of Elections. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Apr 10, 2023 | On April 30, Paraguay will go to the polls to elect the country's new president in a process marked by a lack of debate and the absence of urgent proposals such as free access to education, and more rights for the indigenous peoples, such as their right to land. | Little is expected to change in Paraguay with this election. The ruling right-wing Colorado Party's candidate is former Finance Minister Santiago Peña, who is in a close race with opposition coalition candidate Efraín Alegre of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA) whose program is not much different from P…
(2023-04-15). The Response to Twitter Labeling NPR 'State-Affiliated Media' Exposes the True Purpose of the Labels All Along. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-15). The Disinformation Complex: An Anatomy. popularresistance.org Sometime in the mid—Russiagate years, when it became clear that America was on a swoon back into the collective neuroses of the 1950s, I began to think we would have to wait for future historians to retrieve the truth buried alive in the cesspit of lies and cynical propaganda operations the deep state—and I am fine with this term—inflicted upon us in response to Donald Trump's rise in national politics. There seemed no sorting out the godawful mess amid the incessant waves of mis— and disinformation to which our corporate media subjected us. | The task, if you were in the scribbling trade,…
(2023-04-15). Listening to the Chronicle of Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org 
Note: I am not attacking people personally, or their right to opinions. However, I have been in this rodeo since 1983, academia, with the deans, chairs, provosts, VPs and presidents, and plethora of others, who hands down (not all) got it wrong about the value of and reason for education, K12 and higher ed. This …
(2023-04-15). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces…
(2023-04-15). French workers take to the streets as Macron's pension reform becomes law. peoplesdispatch.org Protests broke out in France after the country's Constitutional Council ratified the key provisions of the controversial pension reforms. President Emmanuel Macron signed the bill into law early on Saturday…
(2023-04-15). Gateway to Nowhere. The One World Order Privatization of Amazonia. Greed for Power and Money. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Is This An Act of Terror? globalresearch.ca "We are living through the most painful days in our history. Two powerful earthquakes, …have caused large-scale damage in 10 provinces. Around 13.5 million of our people have been affected." says President Erdogan…
(2023-04-15). OPEC+ and capitalism's fight against inflation. mronline.org 
Except in war-time, capitalism invariably seeks to control inflation by creating a recession; and this is so even when the inflation has been caused by an autonomous increase in capitalists' profit-margins which are downward inflexible and hence would not be reduced by a recession.
(2023-04-15). 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.
(2023-04-15). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2023-04-15). Russia Leaves Neoliberal West To Join World Majority. popularresistance.org Michael and I thought that what we'd do today is talk about my impressions, and also weave them into a broader discussion about how the world order is changing towards multipolarity. So many things have happened. | President Xi went to Russia, and President Macron went to China, and so many things are going on. So we'll weave all of that into a broader discussion about my impressions from Russia. | So what Michael and I thought we'd do is focus on two particular points that we thought were interesting that I picked up when I was in Russia is that during the whirlwind of conferences that I was at, at which some ve…
(2023-04-15). Israel Is Unifying Arabs And Muslims Around Palestine. popularresistance.org By ordering a brutal attack against Palestinian worshipers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque on the 14th day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knew very well that the Palestinians would retaliate. | Netanyahu's motive should be clear. He wanted to generate a distraction from the mass protests that have rocked Israel, starting in January, and divided Israeli society around ideological and political lines, in ways never witnessed before. | Unwilling to relinquish his hard-earned achievement of finally winning a decisive election and forming an entirely rightwing coalition while fear…
(2023-04-15). Can Labor Seize Its 'Movement Moment'? popularresistance.org One measure of the labor movement's relative power is the percentage of the workforce covered by union contracts. From a post-war high in 1955 of 35% in the private sector represented by unions, the percentage has steadily plunged—now to a low of only 6% . That low private sector number is buoyed to just over 10% by the higher percentage of unionized public sector workers. | These dismal membership numbers hide the promise this moment holds for union organizing. Public support, resources, and organizing momentum point to some of the brightest possibilities for the US union movement in decades.
(2023-04-15). Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [Comment] Offline: How to fail well in global health. thelancet.com I am an expert in how to destroy global health initiatives. It is a peculiar fact that I have been an intimate witness to the demise of three promising organisations that sought to advance health in low-income settings—the Global Forum for Health Research, the Health Metrics Network, and the independent Expert Review Group on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health (iERG). All three died from multiple causes. With such a dismal record, it was no surprise when the incoming Director of one global health organisation made clear, not entirely jokingly, that he would never consider me fo…
(2023-04-15). Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Israel Persecutes Christians On Easter, Spreads Fake News On Palestinian Attack. thelastamericanvagabond.com Israel prevented all Christians in Gaza from entering Jerusalem and Bethlehem this Easter, before pro-Israel propagandist began an online fake news campaign that fabricated a story about Palestinian Muslims attacking a Church. Palestinian Christians are currently outraged about the ongoing crackdown on their religious practices, due to the barring of worshippers from access to their
(2023-04-15). Policing the Elite's Technocracy: How Do We Resist This Effectively? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). Father Atallah Hanna: We call on the German authorities to lift the ban on Prisoner's Day marches in Berlin. samidoun.net 
The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia in occupied Palestine, Father Bishop Atallah Hanna, affirmed his rejection of the repressive policies pursued by the German state against Palestinians and Arabs in Germany. In which the German media and politicians launched a smear campaign against Palestinians that lasted an entire week with the authorities of Berlin concluding …
(2023-04-15). Emergency Rally: Hands Off Abortion Pill. indybay.org video by Lis Cox less than 1 min mp4…
(2023-04-15). Unfeasibility of a Sovereigntist Government in Brazil. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-15). [Comment] Chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: the more the better? thelancet.com Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide1 and treatment de-escalation of early-stage breast cancer has been a contentious topic of discussion. Breast-conserving surgery has gradually replaced mastectomy, eliminating the need for breast surgery in patients with a pathological complete response on image-guided vacuum-assisted core biopsy after neoadjuvant systemic therapy shows highly promising results.2 Sentinel lymph node biopsy, rather than axillary lymph node dissection, is the standard of care for clinical node-negative breast cancer, and some patients with node-positive disease also do n…
(2023-04-15). President Maduro: Venezuela is Not Afraid of US Threats. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, dismissed the recent threats of the Biden administration to impose new sanctions on Venezuela if the dialogue process between the government and the far-right opposition does not continue. "The imperialist who can intimidate Venezuelans who are fighting for our land, for our future, for the Patria Grande in which we believe and which we are building, has not been born," said the president. | He made these comments in a speech at the end of the civic-military mobilization which took place on Thursday, April 13, to commemorate the 21st Day of the Rescue of National Dignit…
(2023-04-15). In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. dissidentvoice.org Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized, winning 52-48%. …
(2023-04-15). Bill Gates Granted Authority to Buy 2100 More Acres of North Dakota Farmland. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). COVID-19 Vaccines: Proof of Lethality. Over One Thousand Scientific Studies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-15). [World Report] Calls for transparency in pandemic accord talks. thelancet.com Academics and organisations have called for the negotiation process on a global pandemic preparedness agreement to be more open to scrutiny. Talha Burki reports.
(2023-04-15). Megadonor Harlan Crow Ramped Up Political Spending After Meeting Clarence Thomas. truthout.org Billionaire megadonors Harlan and Kathy Crow have steadily increased their political spending since they met their "very dear friends," U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative political activist Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, in 1996. The Crows have treated the Thomases to private jet rides and luxury travel for more than two decades, most of which did not appear on Thomas'… |
(2023-04-15). Escalating Save-the-People-and-Planet Tactics. dissidentvoice.org 
Over the last couple of years there have been three books published, or about to be, which have dealt prominently with the question of whether violence against fossil fuel CEO's and/or sabotage of fossil infrastructure is warranted. The case is made in all three that it might be given the absolute criminality of those CEO's …
(2023-04-15). UPS Workers Might Revitalize Labor. popularresistance.org Over 340,000 workers at United Parcel Service (UPS) could launch the largest strike against a single company in US history this August, when their collective bargaining agreement expires. | The clock is ticking as the top package courier in the world, which has seen two straight years of record-breaking profits, considers whether it will hold much of the country's logistics infrastructure hostage by refusing workers' demands: raising the poverty pay of part-time warehouse workers, re-establishing "equal pay for equal work" among delivery drivers, and introducing extreme heat—related and other safety protect…
(2023-04-15). Asean insta al cese de la violencia en Myanmar. telesurtv.net El bloque regional insta a detener toda forma de violencia a las partes involucradas en el conflicto interno. Afirma que es la única manera de crear las bases para un diálogo nacional.
(2023-04-15). Siete condenados en Bolivia por especular con precio del dólar. telesurtv.net Las autoridades judiciales determinaron dos años de privación de libertad para los culpables.
(2023-04-15). Reportan 20 heridos tras cierre de frontera en Ceuta. telesurtv.net Autoridades marroquíes detuvieron a 70 migrantes que procuraron saltar la valla que divide a ese país con España.
(2023-04-15). Terremoto de magnitud 7,0 sacude la isla de Java en Indonesia. telesurtv.net La Agencia de Meteorología, Climatología y Geofísica del país asiático (BMKG) descartó la posibilidad de un tsunami.
(2023-04-15). Anuncian refuerzo policial de seguridad en escuelas en Brasilia. telesurtv.net Las unidades del Batallón Escolar de la Policía Militar también reforzarán las visitas a las escuelas para contener posibles amenazas de delitos.
(2023-04-15). Legisladores de Chile proponen encarcelar a extranjeros irregulares. telesurtv.net Sin embargo, el jefe de la Defensoría Penal Pública (DPP), Carlos Mora Jano, argumentó que la medida de encarcelamiento resulta excepcionalísima a la luz de lo que actualmente señala la ley chilena.
(2023-04-15). Llaman a El Salvador a restablecer derechos suspendidos en 2022. telesurtv.net Según organismos internacionales, el Estado debe asegurar que sus esfuerzos contra el crimen y la violencia se adecuen a los límites señalados de protección a los derechos humanos…
(2023-04-15). Educadores uruguayos extienden paro y ocupación de liceos. telesurtv.net Exigen que las autoridades permitan la autonomía de los centros para establecer un diálogo efectivo con estudiantes y docentes.
(2023-04-15). Inicia operación de intercambio de prisioneros en Yemen. telesurtv.net El proceso de canje de presos se llevó a cabo bajo la supervisión de Cruz Roja Internacional, como parte del proceso de búsqueda de la paz en ese país asiático.
(2023-04-15). Exigen transparencia a legisladores de Ecuador ante juicio político a Lasso. telesurtv.net La Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de Ecuador (Conaie) señaló que son alarmantes las denuncias sobre la compra-venta de votos para "salvar a Lasso".
(2023-04-15). Organizaciones francesas anuncian acciones ante veredicto sobre reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Los sindicatos iniciaron la jornada con bloqueos y otros actos públicos ante un posible veredicto del Consejo a favor del Gobierno.
(2023-04-15). Consejo Constitucional francés valida reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Respaldan la iniciativa del Gobierno, cuestionada durante meses de masivas movilizaciones. Se reportan actos de protesta en las ciudades de París, Nantes y Lyon.
(2023-04-15). Apoyan causa palestina en Irán durante Día Mundial de Al-Quds. telesurtv.net Presidente Raisi muestra preocupación por recientes acontecimientos en Jerusalén y Palestina debido a la violencia israelí. Insta a crear un frente unido contra agresiones de Tel Aviv.
(2023-04-15). Incendio en albergue deja cuatro muertos en Recife, Brasil. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público de Pernambuco precisó que entre los fallecidos se encuentran tres menores y un cuidador.
(2023-04-15). Realizan sorteo para fase de grupos de Copa de Oro 2023. telesurtv.net El evento se realizó en el estadio SoFi, definiendo a Estados Unidos en la llave A junto con Jamaica, Nicaragua y el ganador del preliminar nueve.
(2023-04-15). Más del 70% de los peruanos rechazan a la presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net En la capital Lima y la ciudad portuaria de Callao, el rechaza hacia Dina Boluarte aumentó de 62 por ciento a 66 por ciento.
(2023-04-15). Reportan intento de golpe de Estado en Sudán por paramilitares. telesurtv.net Desde hace varias horas comandos paramilitares intentan tomarse las sedes gubernamentales de Sudán. La ciudad es todo un escenario de guerra y se libra una batalla por aire y tierra.
(2023-04-15). Gobierno de Haití anuncia programa de ayuda a personas vulnerables. telesurtv.net La iniciativa prevé la entrega de alimentos, subsidios y otras ayudas a comunidades en situación de pobreza.
(2023-04-15). Brasil y China respaldan paz, desarrollo y democracia global. telesurtv.net Presidentes Lula da Silva y Xi Jinping se reúnen en Beijing. Firman 15 acuerdos de cooperación. Se pronuncian por una solución pacífica al conflicto Rusia-Ucrania.
(2023-04-15). Cuba ratifica apoyo al programa de alfabetización en Honduras. telesurtv.net El ministro de Educación, Daniel Sponda, refirió que este año aspiran a declarar más de 100 municipios de Honduras libres de analfabetismo.
(2023-04-15). Presidente Maduro celebra junto al pueblo diez años de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano aseveró que en estos diez años de gestión han "demostrado la fortaleza y el camino en una lucha intensa".
(2023-04-15). Costa Rica registra 1.079 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net Esta cifra representa una disminución de 1.329 contagios con respecto a la semana anterior, cuando fueron notificados unos 2.408 casos.
(2023-04-15). Deslizamiento de tierra deja una persona fallecida en provincia de Huaral, Perú. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se han reportado más de 15 viviendas sepultadas y una institución educativa afectada.
(2023-04-15). Evacuan al primer ministro japonés tras atentado en su contra. telesurtv.net Las autoridades japonesas detuvieron al supuesto responsable del intento de magnicidio contra Fumio Kishida en la ciudad de Wakayama.
(2023-04-15). Presidente francés promulga la ley de reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net Los sindicatos franceses convocaron para el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores a una movilización nacional contra la reforma jubilatoria.
(2023-04-15). [Editorial] Punishing the tortured: criminalisation of suicide. thelancet.com Providing care and treatment for people with suicidal ideas, rather than subjecting them to a criminal process, seems intuitively humane and appropriate. And yet, in more than 20 countries, suicide and attempted suicide remain an offence punishable by imprisonment and fines for those who survive, and financial penalties for the families of those who do not. The continuation of laws against suicide and attempted suicide is partly based on two contentious beliefs that need to be interrogated.
(2023-04-15). Famous Bilingual Program Is Failing And Teachers May Strike. popularresistance.org Twenty years ago, the small school district of Woodburn piloted Oregon's first K-12 district-wide dual-language program. It became a model for schools nationwide. | Yet while the district continues to proudly present itself as bilingual, in reality this program—along with the rest of the system—is failing. | Last week the Woodburn Education Association voted to authorize a potential strike, as teachers fight for better pay and caps on class sizes. So did the neighboring Silver Falls Education Association. | "We see the most issues with the dual-language program," said Misha Pfliger, a WEA rep and high…
(2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'. Ghana certainly faces significant challenges in this arena, with its external debt standing at $36 billion and its debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio hovering over 100 percent.
(2023-04-15). So much lying from the International Monetary Fund: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'.
(2023-04-15). Protesting Anti-drag Anti-trans Legislation in Style. indybay.org Drag Up! Fight Back! March and Rally of April 8 in San Francisco…
(2023-04-15). Saturday 4/15: Half Moon Bay: #AbortionRights Rally – We Won't Go Back! indybay.org Intersection of Hwy 92 and Main Street | Half Moon Bay, CA…
(2023-04-15). Bangladesh government tables new "essential services" anti-strike laws. wsws.org The Hasina government is replicating similar anti-strike bans and anti-democratic attacks to those being implemented by the Sri Lankan regime.
(2023-04-15). French youth denounce union bureaucracies' "mediation" with Macron. wsws.org WSWS reporters interviewed students in Paris and Amiens about the fight against Macron's pension reform.
(2023-04-15). March inflation report shows corporate America's continuing wage-cutting campaign. wsws.org Housing, food, and energy price increases continue to outstrip meager wage increases as a recession looms.
(2023-04-15). DSA leaders of U-M grad students' strike promote top UAW sellouts Shawn Fain and Bob King. wsws.org The outbreak of the campus strikes in New Jersey and Illinois threatens to break through the isolation imposed by the AFT bureaucracy and its local enforcers on the strike by U-M grad student instructors. This makes all the more sinister the promotion by the GEO leadership at U-M, dominated by the DSA, of the phony "reform" wing of the United Auto Workers bureaucracy headed by newly installed UAW president Shawn Fain.
(2023-04-15). Stellantis workers speak out on tragic death of Mack assembly worker. wsws.org Workers say it took emergency medical personnel 25 minutes to arrive after a worker reportedly suffered a seizure on the line.
(2023-04-15). Dr David Berger speaks with WSWS about stopping COVID in Australian hospitals. wsws.org "Hard fought gains are now being thrown away and responsibility for this rests with governments and senior health officials."
(2023-04-15). Riots erupt across France as Constitutional Council validates Macron's pension cuts. wsws.org The Constitutional Council approved a law opposed by an overwhelming majority of the French people and which Macron rammed through without even a vote in parliament.
(2023-04-15). French pseudo-left POID calls for bourgeois government of national unity. wsws.org The Parti de l'égalité socialiste is irreconcilably hostile to all attempts to cobble together a new capitalist government to replace Macron.
(2023-04-15). The Pentagon leaks and the US media. wsws.org The role of the New York Times in publicly identifying the source of documents exposing US government lies marks a milestone in the degeneration of the American press into an appendage of the state.
(2023-04-15). Remote area general practitioner David Berger denounces abandonment of COVID protections by Australian governments. wsws.org As Berger states, the failure to protect hospital patients and health workers from COVID is a denial of their fundamental right to physical safety in hospitals.
(2023-04-15). How the UFCW worked with Uber Canada and the Ontario government to deny workers basic rights. wsws.org In the name of outlining "digital platform workers' rights," Bill 88 places Ontario's Uber drivers and other gig-platform workers in a separate category, thereby denying them even the bare-bones rights of worker/"employees.".
(2023-04-15). American Library Association registers a near doubling of efforts to censor, ban books in 2022. wsws.org The developing political and social crisis makes it all the more imperative for these reactionary social forces to block access to anything that does not uphold the official lies and mystifications.
(2023-04-15). Suburban New Orleans school district to close six schools. wsws.org Against popular opposition from students, parents and teachers, the local school board in Jefferson Parish is moving forward with plans to close six schools at the end of this semester.
(2023-04-15). An Open Letter to members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America from the IYSSE. wsws.org On every issue, the Democratic Socialists of America has shown itself not to be an instrument for realizing socialism or even the most meager social reforms, but a "left" cover for the shift ever further to the right of the political apparatus of the ruling class.
(2023-04-15). An Open Letter to members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America from the Socialist Equality Party. wsws.org On every issue, the Democratic Socialists of America has shown itself not to be an instrument for realizing socialism or even the most meager social reforms, but a "left" cover for the shift ever further to the right of the political apparatus of the ruling class.
(2023-04-15). [Correspondence] Skin lesion specimens as first choice to detect monkeypox virus. thelancet.com I appreciate Markus Màºller and colleagues1 for evaluating images of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox). However, I have several concerns about the case presented in the Clinical Picture.
(2023-04-15). Picture The Future: The Shift. popularresistance.org If you are interested in learning about permaculture, about green energy, about ecology and the environment, the range of courses out there can be a little overwhelming. From the flexible, free and online variety to the two or three year long, in-person degree courses offered by many institutes of higher education. For example, the BA (Hons) Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change degree at the Black Mountains college in Wales. | In 2010, two women, Sarah Pugh and Laura Corfield co-founded Shift Bristol, fired up by the idea that what people needed in order to make that shift — to a more susta…
(2023-04-15). EE.UU. vs. México: los republicanos se unen detrás de la guerra más estúpida posible. globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-15). Por qué los medios no quieren saber la verdad sobre las explosiones de Nord Stream. globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-15). Black People Used To Attack Revolutionary Governments. popularresistance.org "We used to talk about, when I was a kid, in college, about 'America's Backyard'. It's not America's backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is 'America's Front Yard'. And we're equal people. We don't dictate what happens in any other part of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it." President Joe Biden | Even while claiming to believe in the sovereignty of all American states, Joe Biden couldn't help but use hackneyed phrases about whether the rest of the hemisphere is in his yard. He exposed himself and what the U.S. state does in the Caribbean and Central Americ…
(2023-04-15). HUD Excludes People With Convictions From Public Housing. popularresistance.org The housing crisis is particularly acute for the 79 million Americans with a criminal record: People with convictions are nearly 10 times more likely to experience homelessness compared to the general public. While federally subsidized housing could provide support to these individuals, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contributes to the problem by permitting each public housing authority (PHA) wide leeway to discriminate against people with convictions. | But some advocates have successfully gotten their local PHAs to change course: A 2016 policy change in New Orleans has been able to open u…
(2023-04-15). "Cuánto más": Estreno audiovisual de Buena Fe. cubadebate.cu Hoy les compartimos en Cubadebate un estreno audiovisual de la agrupación Buena Fe. El tema musical, titulado "Cuánto más", forma parte de su más reciente producción discógrafica Morada. En la plataforma digital YouTube lo presentan así: (…) "Son la unidad, la empatía, la cooperación, la ciencia, la cultura y el amor quienes nos harán sobrevivir como especie" (…).
(2023-04-15). Archivo CD: Jesús Montané Oropesa, del núcleo fundador. cubadebate.cu Jesús Montané —luego asaltante del Moncada—, estaba lejos de pensar que integraría el núcleo fundador del movimiento revolucionario clandestino que organizó el joven abogado Fidel Castro Ruz, en el año del centenario de José Martí, para la acción armada del 26 de Julio de 1953. Entonces ya Jesús Montané era un hombre establecido en un cargo administrativo de la empresa automovilística General Motors en La Habana…
(2023-04-15). Arribazón de Sargazo a las costas: Una disyuntiva ambiental. cubadebate.cu Estas masas de diversa naturaleza llegan a las costas cada año, como parte de la dinámica natural de los ecosistemas marinos y costeros, y se acumulan tanto en las playas, como en los manglares y las costas rocosas. Esta contaminación natural y tecnológica (de procedencia humana) es un problema creciente de la sociedad actual.
(2023-04-15). Juan Alberto Monteagudo: "Restaurar estas piezas es un gusto, más que un trabajo" cubadebate.cu Juan Alberto Monteagudo, de 24 años, es restaurador de policromía y dorado en el Gabinete de Conservación y Restauración de la Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad. En su taller provisional de la sede del Gabinete en Oficios 112, Juan responde a las preguntas de Cubadebate sobre su oficio.
(2023-04-15). øCómo quedaron los grupos para la Copa Oro de la Concacaf 2023? cubadebate.cu El sorteo de la Copa Oro 2023, que se realizó en el SoFi Stadium de Los àÅngeles ya quedó definido. El equipo de Cuba estará en el grupo D, donde participan Honduras, el Salvador y Nicaragua. La Copa Oro 2023 se jugará desde el 16 de junio al 16 de julio de 2023 en Estados Unidos.
(2023-04-15). Cuba muestra sus atractivos en Feria Internacional de Turismo de Belarús. cubadebate.cu Cuba participa en la XXV Feria Internacional de Turismo de Belarús y presenta su campaña àönica. En declaraciones exclusivas la Consejera de Turismo para Rusia y los países de la Comunidad de Estados Independientes, Cristina León, informa que el país caribeño se hace notar en la cita por el colorido y la alegría de su gente.
(2023-04-15). Las 3 del día: Qué debe saber sobre la disponibilidad de combustible, la visita de Lula a China y otras noticias de la semana (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Desde hace varios días los usuarios en redes sociales, en los comentarios de nuestra web y la población ha estado manifestando su preocupación por la escasez de combustible en los servicentros. El Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel se refirió a la disponibilidad de combustible en el país. Tenemos en nuestro podcast sus declaraciones. Luego, realizamos el resumen semanal.
(2023-04-15). Cuba es uno de los territorios insulares que tiene mayor número de especies de plantas por kilómetro cuadrado. cubadebate.cu Bajo el liderazgo del Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática, del Citma, y con el aporte de más de 70 especialistas de una treintena de instituciones nacionales y foráneas, el país logró terminar, en septiembre de 2021, y a pesar de las limitaciones impuestas por la covid-19, la actualización de la Lista Roja de la Flora de Cuba.
(2023-04-15). Declaración financiera de Trump revela ganancias tras su mandato. cubadebate.cu Donald Trump presentó el viernes el primer reporte financiero después de su presidencia con los ingresos aproximados obtenidos de todos sus negocios, desde su serie de tarjetas comerciales digitales hasta la empresa detrás de su red Truth Social. El informe de 101 páginas, le fue solicitado a Trump como candidato a un nuevo mandato en las presidenciales de 2024.
(2023-04-15). Delegación vietnamita de alto nivel llegará a Cuba (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, llegará próximamente en visita oficial a Cuba al frente de una numerosa delegación, informó este viernes el embajador del país asiático Le Thanh Tung. En exclusiva con Prensa Latina el diplomático aseguró que el líder parlamentario sostendrá diálogos al máximo nivel con autoridades cubanas.
(2023-04-15). Evacuan al primer ministro japonés por una explosión previa a su discurso. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro de Japón, Fumio Kishida, tuvo que ser evacuado en la mañana de este sábado de un puerto pesquero de la ciudad de Wakayama, luego de que un individuo lanzara un artefacto explosivo al lugar donde se encontraba el mandatario, reportan medios locales. El artefacto fue lanzado justo antes de que Kishida comenzara su discurso en un espacio abierto.
(2023-04-15). Pekín denuncia como ilegales sanciones unilaterales de EEUU a empresas chinas. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno chino emitió una protesta a raíz de sanciones de EE.UU. a más empresas del país asiático, calificándolas como una forma de "jurisdicción de largo alcance", ajena al derecho internacional y que afecta la cadena de suministro global. "China protegerá con firmeza los derechos e intereses legítimos de las empresas chinas", dijo Pekín en un comunicado.
(2023-04-15). Por una Cuba sin violencia contra la mujer. cubadebate.cu "La violencia de género, sea cual sea su manifestación, es incompatible con los principios de la Revolución Cubana", expresó el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, quien se reunió aquí con más de 400 mujeres de varias provincias del país, quienes alzaron sus voces por una Cuba sin violencia contra ellas.
(2023-04-15). Presidente de Brasil visita Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, llegó a la capital de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos (EAU) en visita oficial para fortalecer las relaciones entre ambos estados, informó la Agencia de Noticias Wam. Esta es la segunda visita del gobernante carioca a este país. Lula efectúa una escala en esta nación del Golfo tras realizar una visita oficial de tres días a China.
(2023-04-15). Presidente del Parlamento de Vietnam viaja a Cuba y Suramérica. cubadebate.cu El presidente del Parlamento de Vietnam, Vuong Dinh Hue, realizará una visita oficial a Cuba, Argentina y Uruguay anunció el sitio web del Legislativo. Dinh Hue responderá así a las invitaciones cursadas por sus homólogos, el cubano, Esteban Lazo, la presidenta de la Cámara argentina, Cecilia Moreau, y la titular del Senado uruguayo, Beatriz Argimon.
(2023-04-15). Retos de la vivienda a seis meses de Ian. cubadebate.cu Elizabeth Cruz no consigue verlo como su hogar. Por más que ya hayan pasado seis meses, el pequeño cuarto de zinc donde vive con su hijo Alejandro es para ella solo "un contenedor", de los tantos que ha levantado la gente para refugiarse tras el paso del huracán Ian. "Imagínese, yo me vi sola con el niño en medio del camino, sin saber para dónde coger", dice.
(2023-04-15). The Critical Hour: On the Eve of Ukraine's Offensive, Taiwan, and more… thealtworld.com My conversation with Garland Nixon and Dr. Wilmer Leon of The Critical Hour talking about Ukraine's upcoming offensive, US provocations toward China over Taiwan, and more…
(2023-04-15). Thai PM Prayut lags rivals in opinion polls ahead of May election. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-15). Chinese football fans out in force for Super League return after 3 years of COVID-19 curbs. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-15). Dortmund concede late equaliser at Stuttgart, miss chance to go joint top. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-15). Tuchel's Bayern stumble again in home draw with Hoffenheim. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-15). African country may join Russia's Mir Payment System, envoy. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). After 18 years, Europe's largest nuclear plant to begin regular output. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). 'An important milestone in a budding space economy': Kenya launches its first-ever operational satellite. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Army chief played role in securing funds from Saudi & UAE to fulfill IMF pre-conditions, says Pakistan PM. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Blinken visits Hanoi, pledges to take US-Vietnam relations to 'even higher level'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). China eyes Afghanistan's $1 trillion of lithium reserves, offers to invest USD 10 billion. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). China 'hopes and believes' Germany will support Beijing's 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan, says Wang Yi. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). China opposes Russia-related U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). China 'pressurising' Bhutan to change stance on Doklam issue. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Donald Trump raised $34 million so far in 2023 for his Presidential bid next year. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). EgyptAir suspends flights to and from Sudan capital over security concerns. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). G7 needs to help emerging economies to cut down emissions, says Japan's Nishimura. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Indians in Sudan asked to stay indoors amid military & paramilitary force clashes. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Israel's economy minister Nir Barkat to visit India on Sunday. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Italian PM Giorgia Meloni admits 'anomalies' in Russian escape. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Nephew of Indira Gandhi's assassin held on drug peddling charge in New Zealand. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Norway bars fencers from sporting events where Russia and Belarus will compete. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Polish government bans cheap grain, food imports from Ukraine. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). President Biden to announce run for re-election 'soon'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Promoting anti-hijab movement now a crime in Iran. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Property prices in China see an uptick, highest in 21 months. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). RSF accuses army of attacking its forces at Sudanese capital base amid tensions. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Russia calls for 'urgent steps towards ceasefire' amid military & paramilitary force clashes in Sudan. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Switzerland to provide $2 billion in aid to Ukraine for war reconstruction. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Taiwan highly vulnerable to Chinese air attack, US leaks show. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). On this day, 16 April: Significant events that took place on this date in the past. firstpost.com
(2023-04-15). Peace Breaking Out Behind America's Back! rumble.com
(2023-04-15). The Biggest Con: 'Billionaires are worth their keep'. theduran.com
(2023-04-15). The 21 Year Old Leaker — Something Is NOt Right. sonar21.com 
The media obsession in vilifying Jack Texeira for "leaking" TOP SECRET and SECRET documents and judging him guilty without any benefit of doubt, is just another symptom of the authoritarian…
(2023-04-15). Who's the Real 'Gold Mafia': Al-Jazeera Doc on Zimbabwe's Corruption & Western Double Standards. thealtworld.com A new documentary series from Al Jazeera makes explosive allegations about Zimbabwe's gold trade and corruption, but does it tell the whole story? | Rutendo Matinyarare, Chairperson of Zimbabwe Anti-Sanctions Movement (ZASM) and founder of Zimbabweans Unite Against US War Sanctions (ZUAUWS), says no. He says the US is utilizing new methods to maintain global hegemony in the face of de-dollarization and the falling effectiveness of sanctions.
(2023-04-15). Jacinda Ardern appointed to promote extreme views on censorship worldwide. expose-news.com The thought that former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be wandering around the world funded to promote her extreme views on government and media control should send shivers down the …
(2023-04-15). Covidian insanity is on full display. expose-news.com In the US the covid "state of emergency" is declared officially over while in New Zealand it is extended to 2024. Italy's birth rate is declared a national emergency. Covid injection lot …
(2023-04-15). Deagel's Depopulation Premonitions for 2025 Revisited. expose-news.com In October 2020, Swiss lawyer Michael Lusk wrote an article on his LinkedIn page urging that, in the wake of the coronavirus "pandemic," Deagel's 2025 Forecast be given serious attention. Lusk's article …
(2023-04-15). Military-Industrial Complex makes moves to take control of Australian defence forces. expose-news.com Alarming defence reforms proposed by Australia's federal government could see defence contractors embedded with the Australian Defence Force and national security agencies. Australians must recognise the danger posed by allowing global arms …
(2023-04-15). Saudis among prisoners released in landmark exchange with Yemen. thealtworld.com
(2023-04-15). En fotos, el incansable Jesús Montané. cubadebate.cu Hoy se conmemora el Centenario de Jesús Montané Oropesa, incansable combatiente revolucionario, dirigente partidista y de nuestro Gobierno, fiel siempre a Fidel. Cubadebate lo recuerda con estas fotos históricas.
(2023-04-15). Abanderada delegación cubana a los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, viceprimer ministro de la República de Cuba, abanderó este sábado a la delegación cubana que participará en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023.El acto político cultural, celebrado en la Escuela Superior de Formación de Atletas de Alto Rendimiento Cerro Pelado, contó además con la presencia de Osvaldo Vento Montiller, presidente del Inder.
(2023-04-15). Asiste Primer Ministro a balance de la radio y la televisión. cubadebate.cu Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de Cuba, asiste al balance anual de la radio y la televisión, correspondiente a 2022, que se desarrolla en el Ministerio de las Comunicaciones de esta capital.Se encuentran también Inés María Chapman Waugh, vice ministra primera, y Alfonso Noya Martínez, presidente de dicho Instituto.
(2023-04-15). Consideran al berro el alimento más sano del mundo. cubadebate.cu Investigadores de la Universidad William Paterson de Nueva Jersey concluyeron que el berro es el alimento más sano del mundo al compararlo con otros 41, según un artículo publicado por la revista científica Preventing Chronic Disease. Esa planta alcanzó una puntuación de 100 seguida de la col china con un 91,99; la acelga suiza 89,27 y la remolacha un 87,08.
(2023-04-15). Dúo Buena Fe, concluye su gira nacional. cubadebate.cu Buena Fe ha ido dejando su huella de alegría, belleza y buena música a lo largo y ancho del país con la presentación de su último disco "Morada", un canto a la familia, a Cuba y a las cosas humanas y divinas de la vida.
(2023-04-15). "El principito" de la Universidad, una casita dentro de otra. cubadebate.cu La casita infantil de la Universidad de Camagàºey Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz. "El principito" abrió sus puertas en el contexto de la celebración por el aniversario 62 de la creación de los círculos infantiles en Cuba. Esta casita constituye una forma de protección laboral e implementación del Programa de Adelanto de las Mujeres, y beneficiará y a 28 familias de la Casa de Altos Estudios.
(2023-04-15). Energías eólica y solar establecieron récord de generación en 2022. cubadebate.cu Ember, uno de los grupos de reflexión sobre la energía más prestigiosos del mundo, destacó que las fuentes eólica y solar alcanzaron un nuevo récord al generar el 12 por ciento de la electricidad mundial en el año 2022. Dicha entidad presentó esta semana el informe Global Electricity Review 2023, que analizó los cambios en la generación de electricidad a nivel mundial en 2022.
(2023-04-15). Entrega Díaz-Canel diplomas a cuadros y trabajadores del Partido. cubadebate.cu Unos 60 cuadros y trabajadores con varios lustros de labor ininterrumpida en dependencias del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) recibieron un homenaje, en ceremonia encabezada por Miguel Díaz-Canel, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del PCC y Presidente de la República.
(2023-04-15). Recibió Díaz-Canel las Cartas Credenciales de once nuevos embajadores. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dio la bienvenida en la mañana de este sábado a once nuevos embajadores. La audiencia solemne tuvo lugar en el Palacio de la Revolución.
(2023-04-15). Letters to the Canary: we've offended white men, and Donald Trump, plus do we need a guillotine outside parliament? thecanary.co The Canary is excited to share the latest edition of our letters page. This is where we publish people's responses to the news, politics, or anything else they want to get off their chest. We've now opened the letters page up so anyone can submit a contribution. As always, if you'd like to subscribe to the Canary — starting …
(2023-04-15). BREAKING NEWS | Intense gunfire was reported from the capital of Sudan. youtube.com 
BREAKING NEWS | Intense gunfire was reported from the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). According to DW News, the RSF said its units have taken control of the presidential palace and Khartoum's international airport. The RSF consist of the infamous Janjaweed militias, which are known to …
(2023-04-15). Pfizer Documents that the FDA tried to keep Secret confirm Graphene Oxide is in COVID Vaccines due to Manufacturing Process. expose-news.com Graphene Oxide is a fairly new substance not yet well understood. But what we do know is that studies have proven it can be toxic to cells and tissues in the body. …
(2023-04-15). Natural disaster in Syria and Turkey: a tale of two earthquakes. thecommunists.org The following article was written by RT reporter and CPGB-ML member Steve Sweeney. ***** The earthquake that recently hit Turkey and Syria was a natural disaster, but the resulting deaths and devastation were far worse than they needed to have been. It is estimated that the earthquake in Turkey inflicted around $104bn in damage, with …
(2023-04-15). A timeline of Sudan unrest since military coup that ousted Bashir. trtworld.com Political turmoil and violence have gripped Sudan since the 2019 ouster of long-ruling Omar al Bashir. | A timeline of Sudan unrest since military coup that ousted Bashir…
(2023-04-15). Boko Haram militants kill villagers in northeast Nigeria. trtworld.com The Boko Haram insurgency, which erupted in northeast Nigeria in 2009, has killed more than 350,000 people and forced at least two million to flee their homes, international aid groups say. | Boko Haram militants kill villagers in northeast Nigeria…
(2023-04-15). Deadly fighting rages between regular army, paramilitaries across Sudan. trtworld.com The eruption of violence follows tensions between military leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo over the planned integration of paramilitary forces into the regular army. | Deadly fighting rages between regular army, paramilitaries across Sudan…
(2023-04-15). 'Dozens' dead as Sudan army and paramilitary RSF fight for control. trtworld.com Clashes between powerful paramilitary and regular army leave at least 25 people dead and 183 wounded, doctors' group says, sparking global calls for calm in the African country which has seen decades of unrest. | 'Dozens' dead as Sudan army and paramilitary RSF fight for control…
(2023-04-15). Dozens dead as Sudan army and paramilitary RSF fight for control. trtworld.com Clashes between powerful paramilitary and regular army leave at least 27 people dead and 170 wounded, doctors' group says, sparking global calls for calm in the African country which has seen decades of unrest. | Dozens dead as Sudan army and paramilitary RSF fight for control…
(2023-04-15). Dozens killed as rebel group attacks Congo's Ituri province. trtworld.com Region has more than 120 armed groups, most fighting for land and control of mines with valuable minerals, and some trying to protect their communities. | Dozens killed as rebel group attacks Congo's Ituri province…
(2023-04-15). Blinken: US intel leak has not affected cooperation with allies, partners. trtworld.com The leak of military intelligence records online is believed to be the most serious US security breach since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks website in 2010. | Blinken: US intel leak has not affected cooperation with allies, partners…
(2023-04-15). Democracy for Black Americans is under attack, shows civil rights report. trtworld.com State of Black America report reveals an increase in hate crimes, efforts to change classroom curriculums, attempts to make voting more difficult, and extremist views being normalised in state structures. | Democracy for Black Americans is under attack, shows civil rights report…
(2023-04-15). New spate of violence in Ecuador prison leaves at least 12 dead. trtworld.com Inmates were killed during gang clashes inside a jail in Guayaquil port, officials say — the latest chapter in South American nation's prison violence. | New spate of violence in Ecuador prison leaves at least 12 dead…
(2023-04-15). Australian working in China accused of selling information to foreign spies. trtworld.com 55-year-old man who had lived in Shanghai allegedly compiled a number of reports and received payment from two individuals who work for a foreign intelligence service and are undertaking intelligence collection activities. | Australian working in China accused of selling information to foreign spies…
(2023-04-15). Deaths from Myanmar military government's air strike surpass 170. trtworld.com Villager involved in cremating the bodies of victims said that the death count from the attack on Pazigyi village in the central Sagaing region has risen to at least 171. | Deaths from Myanmar military government's air strike surpass 170…
(2023-04-15). Europe, Indo-Pacific security in focus as G7 top diplomats gather in Japan. trtworld.com Summit in the resort town of Karuizawa also comes amid concern that some European G7 leaders could be perceived as taking a weak stance over Beijing's threats over Taiwan. | Europe, Indo-Pacific security in focus as G7 top diplomats gather in Japan…
(2023-04-15). Japan PM Kishida unhurt after blast at speech in Wakayama city. trtworld.com Kishida was visiting the Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture on Saturday to cheer his ruling party's candidate in a local election on April 23. | Japan PM Kishida unhurt after blast at speech in Wakayama city…
(2023-04-15). G7 nations agree to cut gas usage, increase fossil fuels phasing out. trtworld.com G7 environment and energy ministers agree for the first time on a need to accelerate the phasing out of unabated fossil fuels with a focus on supporting emerging nations. | G7 nations agree to cut gas usage, increase fossil fuels phasing out…
(2023-04-15). Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests. trtworld.com Unions called for a "popular and historic tidal wave" of people on the streets of France as the president signs into law the controversial pension bill which the government forced through parliament without a final vote. | Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests…
(2023-04-15). Iran vows crack down on people who are promoting unveiling. trtworld.com "The punishment for the crime of promoting and encouraging others to remove the hijab is much heavier than the crime of removing the hijab," semi-official Mehr News quoted a top official as saying. | Iran vows crack down on people who are promoting unveiling…
(2023-04-15). Plane flies rebels from Saudi Arabi to Yemen on day two of prisoner swap. trtworld.com Recent diplomatic rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran has paved the way for the swap of nearly 900 detainees held by rival forces in war-torn Yemen. | Plane flies rebels from Saudi Arabi to Yemen on day two of prisoner swap…
(2023-04-15). Tens of thousands of Israelis protest for 15th week against Netanyahu govt. trtworld.com Protest organisers aim to maintain momentum and increase pressure on PM Netanyahu and his far-right government until proposed judicial reforms are scrapped. | Tens of thousands of Israelis protest for 15th week against Netanyahu govt…
(2023-04-15). Animal rights protesters hold up England's Grand National horse race. trtworld.com Campaigners and animal rights groups argue that the popular jump horse race is too dangerous, having resulted in the death of multiple horses over the years. | Animal rights protesters hold up England's Grand National horse race…
(2023-04-15). Azerbaijan withdraws athletes from weightlifting event after flag burning. trtworld.com Footage from the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan shows a man running to the stage, snatching Azerbaijan's flag from a flag-bearer and setting it on fire. | Azerbaijan withdraws athletes from weightlifting event after flag burning…
(2023-04-15). Turkish gymnast Adem Asil wins gold at EAGC. trtworld.com The 24-year-old shines with 15.033 points in 10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. | Turkish gymnast Adem Asil wins gold at EAGC…
(2023-04-15). Elections in Paraguay: Just a "gatopardian" change mounted by Washington. uwidata.com The interference of the United States in the internal affairs of Paraguay is part of that country's daily life, and is even considered as something normal. In the current situation, when the final stage of the electoral race has started, the two candidates with the option of winning the elections, Santiago Peña of the National …
(2023-04-15). Peace in the Middle East is sending Western Globalists and Israel into a tailspin. thealtworld.com UK Column News 14th April — Al Quds day. With Vanessa Beeley, Mike Robinson, Patrick Henningsen.
(2023-04-15). Mass demonstrations and the Israeli ruling class in crisis. youtube.com What do the mass protests reveal about the crisis of Israeli society?>