(2023-01-16). Ukraine DM Says It's a 'Fact' That Kyiv Is a 'De Facto' NATO Member. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told BBC on Friday that Ukraine is a "de facto" NATO member since it's equipped with so many of the alliance's weapons and dismissed the idea that his comments were controversial. Reznikov said he was confident that Ukraine's Western backers would supply Kyiv with warplanes and tanks despite some concerns …
(2023-01-16). What are the chances for peace in Ukraine? indybay.org There must be another way to peace. But there can only be if we stop believing that only weapons or the annexation of foreign territories can bring peace; if we accept that the world does not belong only to the West, that there will be no single world power, the USA, and that the expansion of NATO does not contribute to stability in Europe.
(2023-01-16). Turkey Says Unlikely to Approve Sweden, Finland NATO Bids Before June. news.antiwar.com A spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is unlikely to approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO before June. Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Sweden needs time before it can codify new counterterrorism measures into law, changes Ankara wants to be made before signing off on Stockholm's NATO membership. "It may take six months …
(2023-01-16). Lula: The Coup And The Importance Of Popular Mobilization. popularresistance.org The attempted fascist Bolsonarist coup d'état of January 8 in Brasilia is not a merely local event. Everything indicates that it had international sponsorship. It is far from being a spontaneous revolt, as there are countless facts that demonstrate a high degree of organization, coordination and financing prior to the assault and vandalizing of the main institutions representing the three branches of state power in Brazil, no less than the Congress, the Planalto Palace and the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court. This relationship with the support of an international organization behind the coup attempt and…
(2023-01-16). Turkey Says Unlikely to Approve Sweden, Finland NATO Bids Before June. news.antiwar.com A spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara is unlikely to approve Sweden and Finland joining NATO before June. Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Sweden needs time before it can codify new counterterrorism measures into law, changes Ankara wants to be made before signing off on Stockholm's NATO membership. "It may take six months …
(2023-01-16). Lula: The Coup And The Importance Of Popular Mobilization. popularresistance.org The attempted fascist Bolsonarist coup d'état of January 8 in Brasilia is not a merely local event. Everything indicates that it had international sponsorship. It is far from being a spontaneous revolt, as there are countless facts that demonstrate a high degree of organization, coordination and financing prior to the assault and vandalizing of the main institutions representing the three branches of state power in Brazil, no less than the Congress, the Planalto Palace and the headquarters of the Federal Supreme Court. This relationship with the support of an international organization behind the coup attempt and…
(2023-01-16). Repression Of Dissent Following The Illegal Removal Of President Castillo. popularresistance.org Following the illegal removal of Pedro Castillo, the now President of Peru, Mrs. Dina Boluarte, has responded to the popular protests that paralyzed the country as of December 7, 2022 with the suspension of constitutional rights. That means the police can now stop anyone without a warrant; enter any residence and prevent any citizen from traveling freely within or outside of Peru. In addition, gatherings of any kind are prohibited. In areas located in 7 regions of Peru, for several weeks, the population has been prohibited from going out into the street and obligated to stay in their homes day and night. The firs…
(2023-01-16). Stop The Violence Against The Peruvian People. popularresistance.org The Peruvian people have been on the streets across the country to reject the coup that took constitutional president Pedro Castillo out of office on December 7. The Peruvian authorities have responded to these mass protests with brutal violence. As of today, Peruvian human rights organizations estimate that 48 people have been killed in the context of the protests and hundreds more have been injured. | Mainstream, corporate media in Peru has helped reinforce the government's narrative that those who are on the streets are "criminals", "terrorists" and that their demands are illegitimate. Meanwhile, independent a…
(2023-01-16). Nicaragua is world's #1 country where citizens feel at peace, Gallup poll shows. orinocotribune.com 
By Ben Norton | A poll by mainstream firm Gallup found that Nicaragua is the No. 1 country in the world where citizens feel at peace. Nine of the top 14 countries are in Latin America. But the US constantly attacks the Sandinista government and imposes sanctions on it. | A poll found that Nicaragua is the top country in the world where citizens feel at peace. | The United States and Western media outlets have long demonized Nicaragua's Sandinista government and its President Daniel Ortega, sponsoring violent coup attempts against him and imposing illegal unilateral sanctions aimed at hurting the Central American…
(2023-01-16). Multipolarity And The Decline Of US Hegemony. popularresistance.org [Unlike] all those people talking about globalization and U.S. hegemony, Michael could see, and I also could see, the fractures underlying the system. My own approach has been characterized by such skepticism about enduring Western dominance, U.S. hegemony, dollar dominance, etc. | And after thinking and writing about small bits of it for a couple of decades I eventually came up with this book, Geopolitical Economy, from which Ben [Norton] has also taken the title of Geopolitical Economy Report, with which of course we are collaborating. | In Geopolitical Economy, I question the dominant cosmopolitan understandin…
(2023-01-16). Biden Stoops to Conquer Brazil's Lula. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). What the Rioters in Brazil Learned from North Americans. transcend.org 9 Jan 2023 – Jair Bolsonaro's supporters showed that antidemocratic revolutions can be contagious too.
(2023-01-16). The Truth About Ukraine's Azov Battalion Alex Rubinstein and Lee Camp. mintpressnews.com Alex Rubinstein joins Lee Camp to discuss the Anti-Defamation League's recent defense of Ukraine's Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and what some describe as a broader "corruption" of Jewish institutions.
(2023-01-16). Nazi tactics in modern Germany. americanthinker.com It's always bad when a country forces its citizens into medical experiments, but it's especially bad when Germany does it to a Jew.
(2023-01-16). Vuelta a la Patria Program: More Than 2 Venezuelans Return From Peru. orinocotribune.com 
This Friday, January 13, 251 Venezuelans arrived at the Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía International Airport in La Guaira, on a flight from Peru via the state airline Conviasa, thanks to the Vuelta a la Patria program that brings vulnerable migrants back to their homeland, free of charge. | Accordingly, the Foreign Affairs Vice-minister for Latin America and the Caribbean Rander Peña, who received the returnees at the airport, stressed that President Nicolás Maduro, in his annual message to the nation before the National Assembly (AN), spoke of six lines of work for the current year. In the second line, about the exp…
(2023-01-16). SF Rally In Solidarity With The Workers & People Of Peru: US Out Of Peru. indybay.org
(2023-01-16). The Stepan Bandera Memorial Nuke. "The Kremlin is claiming that Ukraine is developing nuclear weapons" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Grandson of Charles de Gaulle, an Old CIA Nemesis, Condemns West's Policy in Ukraine. transcend.org 11 Jan 2023 – Pierre de Gaulle, grandson of former French President Charles de Gaulle, has said the U.S. and NATO triggered the Ukraine conflict and are making Europeans suffer by fueling and waging a pre-planned economic war against Russia.
(2023-01-16). MLK: Beyond Vietnam… to Ukraine. transcend.org 16 Apr 2023 – In April 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an eloquent and stirring denunciation of the Vietnam War and US militarism in his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which is relevant to today's war in Ukraine. Exactly one year after delivering the speech at Riverside Church, Luther King was assassinated.
(2023-01-16). Top 20 Most Cringeworthy Zelensky PR Moments. transcend.org 14 Jan 2023 – One of the most cringeworthy and degrading aspects of the globe-spanning narrative control campaign surrounding the US empire's proxy war in Ukraine has been the way the nation's president Volodymyr Zelensky has been turned into an ever-present corporate mascot for the most aggressive ad campaign ever devised.
(2023-01-16). Ex-French volunteer in Ukraine asks for asylum in Russia. infobrics.org He reported Kiev's crimes during his mission in Ukraine, becoming an "enemy" for NATO countries.
(2023-01-16). US Senator says training Ukrainian soldiers in Oklahoma poses risk to civilians. infobrics.org Patriot system unlikely to be a "gamechanger" in Ukrainian conflict.
(2023-01-16). Kyiv Shows Signs of Desperation. "The Ukrainian Demilitarized Negotiations Start at Dead End" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Russia-Ukraine War: How the US Paved the Way to Moscow's Invasion. Jonathan Cook. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Beyond Vietnam to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). 2023 Outlook for Ukraine. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). U.S., NATO wage proxy war with Russia in Ukraine: Croatian president. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2January 16, 2023 US, NATO in proxy war against Russia in Ukraine Croatian President Croatian President said the United States and NATO are engaged in proxy warfare against Russia on the territory of Ukraine, writes english.almayadeen.net. "Washington and NATO are waging a proxy war against Russia with the help of Ukraine. The plan should …
(2023-01-16). Germany: top U.S. military commander inspects training of Ukrainian combat forces. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleJanuary 16, 2023 Ukraine updates: US trains Ukrainian forces in Germany The US military's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, is visiting the Grafenwà∂hr training area in southern Germany on Monday to observe a program that trains Ukrainian forces. The US military started giving hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers new combined …
(2023-01-16). How Western Sanctions Blow Back, Hurting Europe, Deepening Asian Integration. transcend.org 11 Jan 2023 – Western sanctions led Russia to greatly increase trade with Asia, while devastating Europe's economy. The US tech war against China is damaging its own industry.
(2023-01-16). Why China's Belt and Road Initiative-BRI Is Back with a Bang in 2023. transcend.org 6 Jan 2023 – As Beijing's BRI enters its 10th year, a strong Sino-Russian geostrategic partnership has revitalized the BRI across the Global South.
(2023-01-16). Algeria aspires to becoming key energy provider to Europe, but conflict with Morocco is a problem. infobrics.org The hard fact is that the North African region today cannot solve Europe's energy issues as an alternative to Russian sources.
(2023-01-16). "Congressional Trolls": Democratic Leaders Pushed Refuted Russian Troll Claims. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Maternal solicitude: Condoleezza Rice demands morganatic offspring Saakashvili be released. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rice was National Security Adviser at the time of Saakashvili's 2003 "Rose Revolution" in Georgia and Secretary of State shortly afterward. In the latter capacity she visited Georgia shortly before and immediately after the Saakashvili regime invaded South Ossetia on August 8, 2008, triggering a five-day war with Russia. On the day of the second …
(2023-01-16). Can UK weapons help Kiev. infobrics.org Pedological properties of western USSR prompted the superpower to build lighter tanks, as heavier Western-style vehicles would nearly always get hopelessly stuck in an ocean of mud caused by the infamous rasputitsa.
(2023-01-16). Anti-NATO protests growing in US. infobrics.org Demonstrations and web conferences for peace show American people's discontent with current foreign policy.
(2023-01-16). BRICS' Future in a Changing World Order. infobrics.org In the face of the dynamic economic and financial shifts of the 2010s; the worldwide pandemic, and economic, social, and political disruptions caused by it; and most of all, the power rivalry amongst nations—including between some of the BRICS members, is there still room left for alignment of interests within the BRICS?>
(2023-01-16). 'SA Should Advance Agri Trade as Brics Chair'. infobrics.org As the new Brics chair, South Africa has an ideal opportunity to influence the agenda and advance the agricultural trade interests of the country, believes Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo…
(2023-01-16). BRICS Undermine Dollar Hegemony with Gold Purchases. infobrics.org Central banks have been accumulating the precious metal at a record rate…
(2023-01-16). New Yorkers say no to NATO. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Around 300 people braved the first snow of the season on Saturday, January 14 to gather in Times Square outside of the U.S. Army recruiting office and say no to NATO and U.S. militarism. The rally was called by the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition and United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) as part of a weekend of action in honor of the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. | The event featured a series of powerful speakers who demanded money for healthcare, education, housing and the environment instead of U.S. imperialism. | John Parker of the Socialist Unity Party spoke t…
(2023-01-16). Coalition Senators introduce anti-abortion bill. greenleft.org.au Coalition Senators Alex Antic and Matt Canavan are pushing a new anti-abortion bill aimed at those with reservations about late-term abortions. Paul Gregoire reports.
(2023-01-16). Protecting NATO's southern flank: Turkey confident of U.S. delivering 120 new/upgraded F-16s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsJanuary 16, 2023 Ankara expects smooth supply of F-16s: àáavu≈üoƒülu Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu has reiterated Ankara's expectation over the smooth supply of 40 new F-16s and 79 modernization kits for the existing fleets from the United States, saying that the matter waits for the approval of Congress. "The U.S. Department of Defense …
(2023-01-16). Negotiated Solution – No Alternative! indybay.org NATO intervention seems unlikely so far, after U.S. President Biden ruled out direct military intervention even in the run-up to the war…Nevertheless, a further escalation of the war cannot be ruled out. At present, the powerless left has only the option of fighting for peace and of educational work: of emphasizing the survival necessity of a post-capitalist system transformation… (TKonicz)…
(2023-01-16). New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel's Water Apartheid. mintpressnews.com 
A new study reveals that both Israeli businesses and multinational corporations have been instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water infrastructure.
(2023-01-16). Israeli Settler Colonialism and Apartheid: Poised for Victory or Defeat? transcend.org 13 Jan 2023 – Anyone with but half eye open during the last several decades should by now be aware of the existence of an undisclosed Zionist Long Game that preceded the establishment of Israel in 1948, and remains currently very much alive. It aims at extending Israeli sovereignty over the whole of Occupied Palestine.
(2023-01-16). Rampant Speculation: Uranium, Dirty Bombs and Heathrow. dissidentvoice.org The dirty bomb and its purportedly famed radiation dispersal attributes has an undeserved mythology. It serves to bloat budgets and confer grants on specious theories propounded by specious theorists. It is all rather easy to make a security threat up, and a celluloid, Hollywood scenario of a dirty bomb going off in the middle of …
(2023-01-16). New Democrats in Congress are enemies of Palestine cause. electronicintifada.net Fake progressives favor continued military aid to Israel.
(2023-01-16). Declassified Intelligence Files Expose Inconvenient Truths of Bosnian War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). "Something Is Going To Happen Soon" — Stella Assange on Julian Assange's Imprisonment. mintpressnews.com Stella Assange joins Lee Camp to discuss her husband, Julian Assange, his deteriorating condition and the impact of his confinement in Belmarsh prison in London.
(2023-01-16). Net Zero Will Lead to the End of Modern Civilization, Says Top Scientist. transcend.org 10 Jan 2023 – A damning indictment of the Net Zero political project has been made by one of the world's leading nuclear physicists. In a recently published science paper, Dr. Wallace Manheimer said it would be the end of modern civilisation.
(2023-01-16). Songbird on the war front: fiddling as glow of nuclear embers looms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaDecember 29, 2022 A Master of Her Profession BOLESLAWIEC, Poland U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Infantry Division (1 ID) gathered to honor Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Champagne, an Army musician and vocalist assigned to the 1 ID band as she was promoted to the rank of master sergeant on …
(2023-01-16). 21 Years Later, Guantánamo Is Still Open — And We Are Still Protesting. popularresistance.org The prison that started out as a provisional, secret, slapdash gulag on the lee side of the Cuban state of Guantanamo is now a rebar-enforced institution with hundreds of millions of dollars flowing into it every year for a dwindling but entrenched population. It survives despite Supreme Court rulings against it, the accumulation of literally millions of billable hours by some of the best legal minds in the United States and Europe, decades of fervent and smart and courageous protest, and four presidents. | Witness Against Torture is a small part of that protest movement. We were founded in 2005, when 25 of us we…
(2023-01-16). March Delegation to Venezuela: Ten Years Commemorating Chávez's Legacy. popularresistance.org The Alliance for Global Justice is organizing a new delegation to Venezuela for March 2023. | This is a unique opportunity to get to know Venezuela's reality first-hand and witness the heroic achievements of the Venezuelan people, who have been able to resist the US and European aggressions and blockade. | You will get the chance to participate in the commemoration activities organized by Chavistas for the 10th anniversary of the departure of Comandante Chávez. Among our activities, we will visit the communities of Ciudad Caribia, Petare, and El Hatillo and meet with the community councils, street leaders, CLAP,…
(2023-01-16). New Zealand's New Sectoral Bargaining Law Holds Lessons For US. popularresistance.org In one of the more important advances in collective bargaining around the world, New Zealand recently passed an innovative sectoral bargaining policy, called Fair Pay Agreements. Labor supporters in Britain and Australia want to replicate elements of the policy in their countries, while for American audiences the most important lesson may be how New Zealand's experiences highlight that sectoral bargaining — in conjunction with worksite bargaining — is necessary to improve working conditions in today's economy and thus should be part of policy efforts to strengthen unions. | Sectoral bargaining, someti…
(2023-01-16). New York Times Moves To 'Stack The Deck Of Justice' Against Its Subscribers. popularresistance.org "Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice" was a headline on a groundbreaking New York Times report (10/31/15) from 2015. Reporters Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Robert Gebeloff looked into the fine-print "agreements" that people sign, usually without reading them, as a requirement for obtaining credit card memberships or cellphone contracts or internet service—contracts that tell you that if there is any problem with your account, the company "may elect to resolve any claim by individual arbitration." | The Times reporters rightfully described those nine words as "the center of a far-reaching po…
(2023-01-16). Some Africans Can't Get Asylum In Israel Because Persecution Is Normal. popularresistance.org While all eyes are currently and justifiably on the incoming, monstrous Israeli government, there are a few leftovers from the previous administration that are worth mentioning. The previous Israeli government is seen by many people as a kinder, gentler and more reasonable government than the one in place right now. | However, while it is true that the current government is more frightening than anything we have seen the Zionists produce until now, we would do well to look at the policies enacted by that previous government so that we refrain from the mistake of seeing any Zionist government as reasonable or favo…
(2023-01-16). Students Protest Fossil Fuel Involvement In Campus Career Center. popularresistance.org Washington – UW students are protesting on campus to demand that the UW Career and Internship Center amend their employer user policy to prohibit companies in the Fossil Fuel industry from recruiting on campus or using the center's services in any capacity to engage with students. The requested change would deny members of the Fossil Fuel industry a space to recruit students through university networking platforms and career fair events, and also leverage the UW's agenda-setting power by encouraging similar institutions to follow suit. | After several meetings and an attempt to work with the executive director of…
(2023-01-16). Australian PM visits Papua New Guinea to deepen anti-China campaign. wsws.org The Labor government is trying to bully PNG into accepting a security agreement that would place the impoverished Pacific nation on the frontline of military operations directed against China.
(2023-01-16). Biden Tramples on Japan's Post-WWII Pacifist Constitution by Pushing Country's Rearmament. transcend.org 9 Jan 2023 – Main target is China in dangerously provocative policy that faces no visible domestic opposition in the U.S.
(2023-01-16). South China city sees first 2023 China-Europe freight-train trip to Moscow. ecns.cn A freight train carrying China-made construction machinery left the city of Liuzhou in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday heading for Moscow, marking the first 2023 trip of the Liuzhou-Moscow freight train service.
(2023-01-16). Xi'an launches customized trains for workers during Spring Festival travel rush. ecns.cn A customized high-speed train carrying workers from all parts of China was launched on Saturday in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
(2023-01-16). Fingertip pulse oximeters cover 600,000 village clinics in China: authorities. ecns.cn Fingertip pulse oximeters have covered over600,000 village clinics in China, said Chinese health authorities for COVID-19 prevention and control in rural areas on Sunday.
(2023-01-16). Seminar of ASEAN-China Cooperation on Agriculture held in Beijing. ecns.cn The Seminar of ASEAN-China Cooperation on Agriculture was held last Friday in Beijing as part of the ACC Roundtable Series to mark the Year of Agricultural Development and Food Security Cooperation.
(2023-01-16). New evidence of prehistoric human activity found in southwest China. ecns.cn Archaeologists have discovered traces of human activity dating back over 40,000 years in Ziyang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Saturday.
(2023-01-16). Tourists eager to spread their wings again. ecns.cn China's outbound tourism sector is expected to bounce back as a result of the newly adjusted COVID-19 response that lifts restrictions on Chinese citizens' traveling overseas and also promotes cross-border personnel exchanges.
(2023-01-16). High-speed rail surge showcases nation's abilities. ecns.cn In the decade since it opened, the world's longest high-speed railway line, running 2,298 kilometers, has recorded 1.69 billion passenger trips, according to China State Railway Group, the national railway operator.
(2023-01-16). Asia-Pacific countries eager to welcome back Chinese tourists. ecns.cn China's recent optimization of its COVID-19 response and the gradual return of Chinese citizens' overseas travel have encouraged those working in the tourism sectors of Asia-Pacific countries.
(2023-01-16). Chemical plant explosion leaves 2 dead, 12 missing in NE China. ecns.cn An explosion at a chemical plant in Panshan County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sunday afternoon left two people dead, 12 missing and 34 injured, according to the county publicity department Monday.
(2023-01-16). Chinese FM's 'tour to Africa first' shows long-lasting close friendship. ecns.cn Less than two weeks after his appointment, China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang visited Africa on his first official overseas trip with five countries and two regional organizations on his busy eight-day schedule.
(2023-01-16). Didi resumes new user registration. ecns.cn Didi Chuxing, China's most widely used ride-hailing app, announced Monday on its official Weibo account that the new user ban was lifted.
(2023-01-16). Economists predict China to see certain economic rebound in 2023. ecns.cn As of Sunday, 28 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across China have held the "Two sessions", with the average 2023 GDP growth target in the 28 provinces in 2023 forecast at 6 percent.
(2023-01-16). China successfully tests ultra-high-speed maglev trains that 'fly on the ground'. ecns.cn China has successfully carried out a systematic test on a cutting-edge transportation system involving an ultra-high-speed maglev train running in a low vacuum pipeline, according to media reports on Sunday.
(2023-01-16). Chinese embassies require travelers from Japan and SK entering China to take 48-hour nucleic acid tests. ecns.cn Chinese embassies in Japan and South Korea said in statements on Sunday that travelers to China must take nucleic acid tests within 48 hours before their departure, and those who show negative results will be allowed to come to China.
(2023-01-16). China's C919 continues verification flight to Qingdao. ecns.cn Flight MU7811 departed from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Sunday as a part of the 100-hour aircraft validation flight process.
(2023-01-16). Snowfall adds color to Danxia landform in Henan. ecns.cn Heavy snowfall hits Hongshigu scenic area in Miaogou Village of Lushi County, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 15, 2023, adding color to its Danxia landform, characterized by reddish sandstone features.
(2023-01-16). Highway runs across blue water in Tibet. ecns.cn Aerial view shows Lhasa-Nyingchi High Grade Highway in Nyingchi city, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, running across the crystal blue water of Duobu Lake, marking it the "most beautiful water highway" in Tibet.
(2023-01-16). China's C919 jetliner lands in Qingdao as part of verification flight process. ecns.cn A C919 large passenger aircraft, China's first homegrown large jetliner, landed at Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport in east China's Shandong Province on Sunday.
(2023-01-16). Giant panda enjoys snow on the treetop in NW China. ecns.cn A giant panda was spotted climbing up a tree, sitting on the treetop and enjoying the snow at Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Zoo, located in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
(2023-01-16). Chongqing residents enjoy hot soup in snow. ecns.cn People in southwest China's Chongqing sat around a bonfire to enjoy a pot of chicken soup Sunday, drawing the attention of many customers.
(2023-01-16). The History of Japan and China. Unspeakable Atrocities against the Chinese People. Kishida's "shameful subservience to the US" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Conflicts: Ireland Provides Blueprint for The Unlikeliest of Things! journal-neo.org 
For the past two years, the Republic of Ireland has been a member of the UN Security Council. That's right, Ireland — when millions of people still expect the word "Irish" to be followed by "terrorist" or "freedom fighter," depending on their point of view, or someone else's perception of their way of seeing things. …
(2023-01-16). The Republic of Korea is taking over the world using the Covid-19 pandemic. journal-neo.org 
South Korea found the answer to conquering the world years ago. Taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (ROK) has gone on the offensive on new fronts. While others shake their fists and brandish their missiles, the South Koreans rely on soft power — they have been promoting their culture in other …
(2023-01-16). Unrelenting Turkish-Greek tensions. journal-neo.org 
Centuries change, epochs succeed one another … It seemed that antagonistic contradictions between peoples and states should be a thing of the past, that a historical decision should lead to the formation of civilized relations between former adversaries and enemies. However, not only does time have no power over collective memory, but sometimes we observe …
(2023-01-16). Colombia's government and ELN rebels push ceasefire talks forward. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's government and the ELN agreed to an "extraordinary meeting" after the guerrilla group rejected a ceasefire that was announced by President Gustavo Petro. Government negotiator Otty Patiño said on…
(2023-01-16). East Tennessee State University Digitizes Archive That Celebrates Black History In Appalachia. newsone.com 
A historic archive that provides a lens into Black history and culture in Appalachia has been digitized by East Tennessee State University, the Although the narratives and contributions of African Americans in Appalachia are often obscured and omitted from history books, they are critical parts of the region's landscape. African Americans accounted for nearly
(2023-01-16). Capitalism's court jester: Slavoj Žižek. mronline.org 
One of the most prominent intellectuals in the contemporary world was named to the list of the "Top 100 Global Thinkers" in Foreign Policy magazine in 2012. He shares this distinction with the likes of Dick Cheney, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Mossad director Meir Dagan.
(2023-01-16). Chris Hedges: Russell Banks, John Brown and the American Soul. scheerpost.com 
There are few contemporary novelists who have explored the dark undercurrents of American society with more insight and pathos than Russell Banks, who died earlier this month.
(2023-01-16). Lucid Summations When Tomorrow Is Today and MLK Day. dissidentvoice.org 
What they [regular people] need, and what they feel they need, is a quality of mind that will help them use information and to develop reason in order to achieve lucid summations of what is going on in the world and what may be happening within themselves… what may be called the sociological imagination. — …
(2023-01-16). Selected Articles: FDA Advisers Are Angry at Moderna for Hiding Data. globalresearch.ca 
By It turns out that the FDA advisers approved Moderna booster shots based on "antibody counting," a quack medicine approach called immunobridging. The reason immunobridging …
(2023-01-16). Saudi Arabia: Government Agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence Independent Admins to Prison. juancole.com 
By SMEX | ( Globalvoices.org ) The Saudi Arabian government infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting the organization's highest ranked administrators in the country to serve as government agents to control information about the country and prosecuting those who contributed critical information about political detainees, said SMEX and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) …
(2023-01-16). Corporations Are Pushing The Supreme Court To Crush Unions. levernews.com 
(2023-01-16). Mr. Smith Tells The Truth. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
(2023-01-16). The impending world recession. mronline.org 
The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product.
(2023-01-16). MLK Day Special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in His Own Words. democracynow.org 
Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was just 39 years old. While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People's Campaign to address issues of economic justice. Dr. King was also a fierce critic of U.S. foreign policy and the Vietnam War. We play his "Beyond Vietnam" speech, which he delivered at New York City's Riverside Church on April 4, 1967, as well as his las…
(2023-01-16). Week of Action to Free Ahmad Sa'adat launches with global events and actions: Over 210 organizations endorse the campaign. samidoun.net 
With the support of over 215 organizations from more than 30 countries, the Week of Action to Free Ahmad Sa'adat and All Palestinian Prisoners launched on Saturday, 14 January 2023. Marking the 21st anniversary of the imprisonment of Sa'adat, a prominent Palestinian national leader and the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation …
(2023-01-16). How the Right-Wing Distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s words enables more, not less, racial Division within American society. juancole.com 
Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race. In the protracted battle to elect Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker …
(2023-01-16). President Biden delivers MLK Day sermon as controversy around documents brews. america.cgtn.com In a part-sermon part-political address at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, the President urged the country to be inspired by the minister's lifetime mission to "redeem the soul of America."
(2023-01-16). US, Cuba to Restart Talks on Law Enforcement: State Department. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). It's Wish-Cycling, Not Recycling. americanthinker.com The "zero waste" approach leftist local governments have adopted is a fallacy.
(2023-01-16). Just What Kind Of A Republican Is Mitch McConnell? americanthinker.com Given his conduct over the last three years, it turns out that the Republican establishment's ideas are very different from those of their conservative base.
(2023-01-16). Too Wet? Too Dry? It's All Climate Change! americanthinker.com Democrats, the left, and the media have an uncanny ability to balance two contradictory propositions in their minds, believing both can occur simultaneously due to the same cause.
(2023-01-16). We're All Chicagoans Now. americanthinker.com Chicago is perhaps the most solidly Democrat city in America. And as goes Chicago, apparently, so goes the nation.
(2023-01-16). What Is Capitalism? Even Conservatives Can't Explain It. americanthinker.com Capitalism is not simply free markets. It is a designed, self-accelerating economic system that reduces prices and poverty.
(2023-01-16). What Wokists Can Learn from Martin Luther King Jr. americanthinker.com There is much to learn from and reflect upon in the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
(2023-01-16). Chicago Mayor Lightfoot's campaign under fire for emails to teachers seeking student volunteers. americanthinker.com Dragooning students into her political campaigns for political gain?>
(2023-01-16). Climate change talking points. americanthinker.com "Climate chage" is simply left-wing politics under another name.
(2023-01-16). Ever wonder where the 'deep state' came from? americanthinker.com How the Deep State got here and how to get rid of it.
(2023-01-16). Remember when MLK spoke about character rather than race? americanthinker.com It's another MLK Day and another opportunity to remember the man and his legacy.
(2023-01-16). Vermont doesn't know what a woman is. americanthinker.com Vermont is abolishing basic civil rights.
(2023-01-16). What happens when you write to your elected representatives over the COVID vaccine issue. americanthinker.com They don't respond very well, suffice to say.
(2023-01-16). Saturday 1/14: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Sons of Eilaboun" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-01-16). African Solutions to African Problems: Let the African Union Resolve the GERD Dispute! transcend.org 9 Jan 2023 – Following the US-Africa Summit last month, the million dollar question is whether Ethiopia and the US have kissed and made up. Is the Biden administration a "friend" of Ethiopia?>
(2023-01-16). After Years of Failed Environmental Diplomacy, We Need to Ask the Obvious Question: "Who Owns the World?" transcend.org 31 Dec 2022 – Half a century ago, 122 countries met in Stockholm for the first UN Conference on the Environment. Last June, the Swedish government hosted an anniversary summit with no political clout or ambition. This was emblematic of the failure of years of environmental diplomacy due to the fact that our leaders have consistently avoided the central question — that of justice.
(2023-01-16). Genetic Engineering Gives Scientists 'God-like Power'but Is It Ethical? transcend.org 10 Jan 2023 – In his new book, "As Gods: A Moral History of the Genetic Age," Matthew Cobb, a biologist and historian at the University of Manchester, takes an in-depth look at the turbulent history of genetic engineering.
(2023-01-16). How Safe Can We Really Be? transcend.org 11 Jan 2023 – What is freedom–the freedom to be armed and able to defend yourself? Does one man's freedom force the rest of us to watch their country turn into a John Wayne movie?… And the strongman may kill his enemies, but he can't kill the paradox.
(2023-01-16). How the Workers' Parliaments Saved the Cuban Revolution. transcend.org 13 Jan 2023 – A Rare Look from Inside Cuba: In highlighting the little-known role of the Cuban working class during the Special Period, the author has produced a book essential to understanding the survival of revolutionary Cuba.
(2023-01-16). Hypocritical or Psychopathic? transcend.org
(2023-01-16). Immanuel Wallerstein on the Global Left and Right. transcend.org Crisis, indeed. The way out is a new discourse, less material, more spiritual; something to live for, not only from. Right now Wallerstein sees capitalism in crisis with no remedy–of which I am not so sure–and the US hegemony also in a crisis with no remedy–a view I share–, as the fall of an empire for which local elites used to kill and rule; now having to do most killings itself.
(2023-01-16). Quest for Intelligent Life on Earth — from a Future Perspective. transcend.org Self-reflexive redirection of the SETI initiative from its extraterrestrial focus?>
(2023-01-16). Seeing Is Believing: What the Data Reveal about Deaths Following COVID Vaccine Rollouts around the World. transcend.org 9 Jan 2023 – Why would so many countries big and small, rich and poor, in different parts of the world, some with congested cities, some sparsely populated, cold weather or hot weather, tropical or desert, high altitude or low altitude, small islands or landlocked — why would they all see increases in COVID-19 deaths after mass vaccination?>
(2023-01-16). The Forgotten Journalists (Part 2): The Quartering of Jamal Khashoggi. transcend.org The Silence of the Nations: The Quartering of Jamal Khashoggi on 2 Oct 2018–May His Soul Rests in Peace – The Middle Eastern Hit Squads are a Commonly Used Mechanism to Terminate Dissidents…
(2023-01-16). 'The Government Killed Him': A Tribute to Activist and Programmer Aaron Swartz 10 Years after His Death. transcend.org 13 Jan 2023 – As a computer programmer, Swartz changed the internet forever and fiercely fought against the privatization of knowledge. The federal government persecuted him for it until his death by suicide in 2013.
(2023-01-16). The Psychology of Veridos‚Ñ¢ (Seekers of Truth and Justice). transcend.org 9 Jan 2023 – A Study of Moral Heroism of the 5% or less – A courageous vocal minority has arisen in the face of relentless opposition, demonization, censorship and punishment to challenge the official Covid narrative, to speak out and work for truth, justice, health and freedom.
(2023-01-16). The Reusable Shipping Bags That Could Solve Online Shopping's Plastic Problem. transcend.org 1 Dec 2022 – Companies like RePack are beginning to offer an innovative new business model, leasing reusable bags to retailers that sell goods online. Using a service like RePack can save up to 80% of CO2 emissions from shipping and reduce packaging waste by 99%.
(2023-01-16). Venezuela: Guaidó Is Gone, but Media Dishonesty Is Here to Stay. transcend.org 11 Jan 2023 – The latest iteration of Washington's regime-change efforts against the democratically elected Venezuelan government came to an end. On 30 Dec an opposition-controlled parliament voted to end the US-backed "interim government" headed by Juan Guaidó.
(2023-01-16). Why Europe Won't Decouple from the United States — unless Two Things Happen. transcend.org 6 Jan 2023 – This article was published yesterday, 5 Jan, by the very important Chinese "Global Times" under the headline, 'Two Reasons That Europe Would Be Forced to Decouple from the US.'
(2023-01-16). Covid-19 Pandemic: Open Letter to Premier David Eby on the Reinstatement of BC's Laid Off Nurses. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Treachery to Some, Opportunism to Others—Horse-trading in the U.S. Congress. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Assange: The Decisive Moment. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). The Smithsonian is Missing — Whitewashing History and Harboring Native American Remains. indybay.org The Smithsonian is concealing from the public its collection of Native American remains. The Smithsonian paid bounties for Native American skulls for racist studies resulting in grave robbing, executions of Native people and the Massacre at Sand Creek. Today, the Smithsonian refuses to make the facts public, and delays the return of Native American remains to their homelands for reburial by dodging the NAGPRA law.
(2023-01-16). Monday 1/16: Close the Wealth Gap CA! MLK Day Reading of PPC Third Reconstruction Agenda to End Poverty. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-01-16). Saturday 1/21: Berkeley Peoples Assembly. indybay.org Berkeley Public Library, Main Branch, 2090 Kittridge @ Shattuck Ave.
(2023-01-16). Congress Must Investigate Pfizer's Other Dangerous Boondoggle: Paxlovid. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). US to Boost Aid to Micronesia in Exchange for More Military Access. news.antiwar.com The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are nearing a deal that would give more economic aid to the Pacific nation in exchange for more US military access to the islands, FSM President David Panuelo said on Friday. The deal will be an extension of an agreement the US has with several Pacific …
(2023-01-16). Massive Clot Burden Days after Taking Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). ‚ÄûDie Waffen nieder!" Mensch erwache! ‚ÄûKrieg ist die Glorifizierung der Gewalt" globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Folgen Sie …
(2023-01-16). "Lay Down Your Arms!" Man Awake! "War is the glorification of violence" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Beijing citizens suggest transforming nucleic acid testing booths into rest stations for sanitation workers. ecns.cn Citizens in Beijing suggested that idle nucleic acid testing booths be changed into rest stations for sanitation workers.
(2023-01-16). Mainland, HK resume rapid trains. ecns.cn Thousands of travelers took high-speed trains to travel between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday, as more modes of transportation were revived for cross-border travel after a three-year hiatus.
(2023-01-16). Xinjiang to accelerate development in next 5 years. ecns.cn The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to achieve rapid economic growth in the next five years, according to the regional government's work report.
(2023-01-16). HK will prosper from national rejuvenation. ecns.cn Newly appointed liaison office head Zheng Yanxiong spelled out in his New Year speech on Sunday a success formula for Hong Kong to achieve greater prosperity.
(2023-01-16). Guideline urges ample supply of medicine in rural areas. ecns.cn Local governments must make sure medications and antigen test kits are readily available in rural areas, according to a guideline released on Wednesday.
(2023-01-16). 6.2-magnitude quake jolts western Indonesia, no potential for tsunami. ecns.cn An earthquake measuring 6.2-magnitude hit Indonesia's western province of Aceh on Monday morning, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
(2023-01-16). 6.3-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region: USGS. ecns.cn An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 jolted Izu Islands, Japan, at 04: 49: 52 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
(2023-01-16). Black box of Nepal's crashed plane found, search for 4 missing resumes. ecns.cn The black box of a crashed Nepali passenger plane was found on Monday, an official said.
(2023-01-16). Chinese FM says Palestinian issue should be prioritized on global agenda. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said here Sunday that the Palestinian issue should be taken as a priority on the global agenda.
(2023-01-16). Xinjiang's imports, exports to central Asian countries hit nearly 167 bln. ecns.cn Imports and exports by the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan surged over 60 percent year-on-year to more than 166.9 billion yuan (about $24.91 bln) in 2022, hitting a new record, official data showed on Saturday.
(2023-01-16). Beijing sets 2023 GDP growth at over 4.5%: official. ecns.cn Beijing will set its GDP growth target at over 4.5 percent for 2023, said the city's acting mayor Yin Yong as he delivered a government report at the annual session of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress on Sunday.
(2023-01-16). Director of central gov't liaison office in HKSAR stresses unleashing driving force of prosperity in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Zheng Yanxiong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), on Sunday underlined efforts to further unleash the driving force of prosperity in Hong Kong.
(2023-01-16). Japanese public opposes plan to dump radioactive water into sea. ecns.cn The Japanese government's latest radioactive wastewater discharge plan scheduled for this spring or summer is facing an angry backlash among the public, especially those in the fishing industry, who felt uneasy about the decision.
(2023-01-16). All 72 dead in plane crash in Nepal. ecns.cn A Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crashed on the bank of the Seti River while landing at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. A total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the crashed aircraft.
(2023-01-16). Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link resumes operations. ecns.cn After nearly three years of service suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link resumed operation Sunday.
(2023-01-16). Chinese vaccines have been proven to be safe and effective: FM. ecns.cn
(2023-01-16). French post office issues Chinese New Year stamps. ecns.cn French post office, La Poste, on Saturday issued two stamps to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, which starts on Jan. 22.
(2023-01-16). Monday 2/20: MLK Day of Service at the Farm. indybay.org Homeless Garden Project Farm | 100-198 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz…
(2023-01-16). FDA Advisers Are Angry at Moderna for Hiding Data. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-16). Forest carbon credits: report shows new ways to manage risks and returns. imperial.ac.uk Investors wanting to finance forest carbon credit projects should look to diversified investment portfolios in the tropics, says a new report.
(2023-01-16). INDYRADIO updates: Guantánamo 21, Wikileaks Down. indybay.org Washington DC protests demand Guantánamo close after 21 years of hell,but no one wants to mention Wikileaks server is down.
(2023-01-16). A Reminder King Called His Government: "The Greatest Purveyor of Violence in the World" dissidentvoice.org What if someone of consequence and world attention, difficult for US monopolized and controlled media to ignore, reminded us that one year before receiving a bullet to his brain, King had made bold print headlines in newspapers worldwide reading, "KING CALLS US "GREATEST PURVEYOR OF VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD.1 Would it not weaken US deep …
(2023-01-16). Did J. Edgar Hoover Order the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr? covertactionmagazine.com Powerful new evidence of a government-abetted conspiracy has prompted King family members to demand a reopening of the investigation into his murder. [This is an updated article published special for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.—Editors] Everyone knows that James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King, Jr., right? The U.S. government says so. All the school …
(2023-01-16). J. Edgar Hoover was the QAnon of his Era, and Martin Luther King Jr. was the Victim of his Dirty Tricks. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Ours is an age beset by conspiracy theories, with the fascist QAnon cult at the center of much public lunacy. These completely implausible ideas, apparently taken seriously by millions of people, have been enabled by the internet, by social media, and by the rise of a new, militant billionaire class …
(2023-01-16). California, 4th largest economy on earth, poised to engage with the Pan African Diaspora. indybay.org The Great State of California is poised to align bipartisan support with the new U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, which outlines foreign policy objectives to bolster relations with African nations, listening to diverse local voices, and widen the circle of engagement to advance strategic objectives for the benefit of both Africans and Americans.
(2023-01-16). Saturday 2/11: Get Your Ticket To Mars! 2nd Launch To Artists, Musicians,Poets & 1937 GM Flint Occupation. indybay.org Twitter Headquarters | 1355 Market St. | San Francisco…
(2023-01-16). Local Code Pink Joins Organizations World Wide To Demand Closure of US Guantanamo Prison. indybay.org Action at UC Berkeley law school also demands prosecution for John Yoo, provider of legal "rational" for torture…
(2023-01-16). Sunday 1/22: San Jose: Women's March for Roe's 50th Anniversary. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA, 95113…
(2023-01-16). More Bay Area right-wing extremists supporting election deniers and Freedom Caucus. indybay.org Election Deniers and Right-Wing Extremist Members Of The Freedom Caucus:…
(2023-01-16). Doing business with Fit "N" Furry Pet Resort in Petaluma may be a threat to our democracy. indybay.org Extremist Fascist Right-Wing Pet – Training Center Pet:…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hearty and heart-smart winter soups. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By December, the summer vegetable gardens have all been harvested. Winter fruits and vegetables are now on the menu. Elizabeth J. Bailey, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, says traditional winter vegetables can be satisfying and healthy in meals like salads and soups. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/LOWujA2zjrI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa, a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some types of melanoma. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/IB8JeZ4nhkY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Glaucoma — the 'silent thief of sight'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During my recent eye exam, the eye doctor used a machine to blow a puff of air into each of my eyes. It felt like I was in a video game, but I was the target. It didn't hurt, but it did startle me. What does this test measure and how is it helpful in evaluating my vision? Is this something I need to have regularly repeated? ANSWER: Vision tests are always important to…
(2023-01-16). Consumer Health: Do you know the symptoms of glaucoma? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating this group of eye conditions. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma, and it's the second-leading cause of blindness worldwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, often due to abnormally high pressure in your eye. Elevated eye pressure is due to a buildup of…
(2023-01-16). Consumer Health: What do you know about blood donation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is National Blood Donor Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about blood types and the need for blood donation. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., according to the American Red Cross. Daily needs include 29,000 units of red blood cells, 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma. People need a blood transfusion for many reasons. Some may need blood during surgery. Others depend on it after an…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Pediatric pectus excavatum. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: We've noticed an indent in our son's chest since he was about 6 years old. Our pediatrician diagnosed this as pectus excavatum but said that it was nothing to worry about. Six years later, he's starting to complain that his heart is racing, and he experiences loss of endurance and shortness of breath with exercise. We are very concerned and wondering if we need another opinion. I've heard surgery may be necessary for…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: When chest discomfort becomes something to worry about. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chest discomfort and pain account for more than 6.5 million emergency department visits in the U.S. each year. Discomfort can be the first sign of a serious heart event or a symptom of other medical conditions. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says people should seek medical care at the first sign of chest pain. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Of7FXH2aJTY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 03) is in the downloads at the end of this…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What are superbugs? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, prevent the spread of disease and reduce serious complications of disease. But misusing antibiotics can lead to drug resistance and strains of superbugs. Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains what your care team may ask of you before prescribing an antibiotic. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/N1nL8S0fVWo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network."…
(2023-01-16). Science Saturday: MayoComplete next-generation sequencing — Transforming comprehensive cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For patients facing a cancer journey, navigating diagnosis and treatment can be extremely daunting. Fear of the unknown is compounded by a confusing ocean of emerging information on discoveries and technological advancements. While each wave of progress brings about new types of treatment, including targeted and immune therapies linked to improved outcomes, the cancer's nuances must be understood for these pioneering treatments to work. Laboratory testing offers crucial information to help patients traverse the shifting…
(2023-01-16). 4 ways to reduce risks of cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org HPV plays a role in causing most cervical cancer. Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. "While it isn't clear what sparks the cervical cells to change their DNA, it is certain that HPV plays a role," says Kristina Butler, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gynecologic oncologist. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. "Over 85% of the general…
(2023-01-16). New year, new goals, new edition of 'The Mayo Clinic Diet'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Each new year brings new hope and many weight loss goals that often go unrealized. "The foundation of any weight loss program, whether it involves different types of programs, medications, procedures ≠ ≠— it does get down to lifestyle and diet and physical activity. The way people go about this sometimes isn't productive. Just starving and trying to exercise for a couple of hours a day usually doesn't work well," says Dr. Donald Hensrud, an internal…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter skin protection tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter weather changes can negatively affect the skin — the body's largest organ. Colder temperatures and a lack of moisture in the air can damage unprotected skin, especially on the face and hands. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ppcOBDumjMc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic expert provides perspective on FDA approval of another experimental Alzheimer's drug. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval of a disease-modifying treatment that could potentially give some patients with Alzheimer's disease something they haven't had before: a medication that may slow the decline of memory and thinking. A monoclonal antibody, lecanemab, shows promise in removing amyloid plaques from the brain, according to phase 3 trial results. Amyloid plaques are one of the defining features of Alzheimer's disease, according to Dr. Ronald Petersen, a neurologist…
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Weight loss and willpower. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org What does it take to make meaningful, lasting lifestyle changes? Some may argue it takes a fair amount of willpower to develop new habits, but a person can't rely on willpower alone. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Donald Hensrud, a Mayo Clinic physician specializing in nutrition and editor of "The Mayo Clinic Diet," offers strategies that can help people achieve their weight loss goals. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/oxLwLnvU6vA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10)…
(2023-01-16). What is cardiac arrest? A Mayo Clinic heart expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiac arrest, or sudden cardiac arrest as it is more formally known, is a medical emergency. It happens when an event, usually an electrical disturbance, quickly and unexpectedly causes your heart to stop working. It's not the same as a heart attack and is called sudden because it seems to happen without warning. Dr. Christopher DeSimone, a Mayo cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in abnormal cardiac rhythm, answers questions about cardiac arrest, the differences between cardiac arrest…
(2023-01-16). 1-2-3 approach to eating fruits and veggies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Is it a challenge for you to eat all five servings of fruits and vegetables every day? The 1-2-3 approach can help you pack in all your servings — and more — throughout the day. Get six servings by eating: 1 serving with breakfast 2 with lunch 3 with dinner and snacks Remember that the serving size for fruits and vegetables is about 4 to 6 ounces. Measurements for one serving can differ depending on…
(2023-01-16). Healthy Weight Awareness Month. Mayo Clinic innovations can help you lose weight, keep it off. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo Clinic experts available to talk about obesity epidemic in America and innovations in weight loss procedures January is Healthy Weight Awareness Month — and a time when many consider a fresh start with healthier eating and exercise habits. Consider these stats on obesity in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Forty-one percent of Americans are considered obese. And by 2030, an estimated 50% of Americans will be obese….
(2023-01-16). Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Helix collaborate to provide comprehensive suite of laboratory services to biopharma customers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading reference laboratory, and Helix, the nation's leading population genomics and viral surveillance company, today announced a new strategic collaboration that will provide biopharma customers access to a comprehensive joint laboratory offering for research and development initiatives across the drug development lifecycle. The offering will include a full spectrum of testing capabilities that leverages both Helix's suite of next generation sequencing capabilities and Mayo Clinic Laboratories' portfolio of more than 3,800…
(2023-01-16). Rising cases of COVID-19 variant, XBB.1.5. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Flu cases and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rates are beginning to drop in the U.S.; however, reported cases of COVID-19 are increasing. A new COVID-19 omicron variant, XBB.1.5, is spreading quickly and being closely monitored, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "What we are learning about this new variant, XBB.1.5, is that it spreads much more easily compared to the previous variants, and almost twice more likely to spread compared to the previous variants," says Dr. Raj Palraj, an infectious diseases…
(2023-01-16). Celebrating international relationships, past, present and future. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It was 100 years ago that Dr. Charles Mayo visited France and met with famed physicist Marie Curie, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize. That meeting helped to set the stage for her research collaboration with Mayo and the relationship between Mayo and France that continues today. Celebrating those past, present and future relationships was the reason for a news conference held at Mayo Clinic on Friday, Jan. 6. Ambassador of France to…
(2023-01-16). Poseidon Is In Serial Production. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-01-16). The Myth of the "Moderate Republican" — and Why It's So Dangerous. indybay.org Moving the right-goal posts…
(2023-01-16). RV Human Rights Activists Challenges Santa Cruz City Police Violations. indybay.org Reggie Meisler, civil liberties defender of unhoused rights, is waiting for an answer to his January 9th letter to Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker, Mayor Fred Keeley, Police Chief Rudy Escalante, and the S.C. City Council. Meisler calls for Huffaker to direct his SCPD to stop harassing and uprooting those whose vehicles are their shelter by misusing the "abandoned vehicle" tagging law.
(2023-01-16). Argentina: Represión para el saqueo de los bienes comunes. indybay.org Argentina: Represión para el saqueo de los bienes comunes | Brutal agresión policial en San Nicolás: NO a la impunidad! | Red Latina sin fronteras | Enero 7 del 2023…
(2023-01-16). Democrat Barbara Lee Wants Millions of Gov Funds For Billionaire Fisher's A's Stadium. indybay.org Democratic Party politician Congresswomen Barbara Lee is supporting spending $182 million of US DOT funds for GAP A's billionaire owner John Fisher's stadium project. While thousands are homeless in Oakland, she wants to spend millions on Fisher's privately owned stadium project.
(2023-01-16). Sunday 1/22: Make 2023,Year of Hope & Possibility-Come Kick it,Share Dinner & Get to Know theRevolution. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2023-01-16). Washington orchestrating coups in Latin America: Evo Morales. orinocotribune.com Bolivia's leftist former President Evo Morales says the US had begun to lose its hegemony in the region | The former president of Bolivia, In an interview with RIA Novosti, Morales considered that Washington had begun to lose its hegemony in the region, pointing out that American policies are failing and that when an empire deteriorates, it resorts to violenc…
(2023-01-16). Oxfam Wants To More than Double the Tax Rate on Our Richest. inequality.org
(2023-01-16). Sunday 1/15: EVENT POSTPONED: Santa Cruz Prepares. indybay.org Resource Center For Nonviolence | 612 Ocean St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-01-16). San Francisco State Administration Reaffirms Support for Racism. indybay.org The San Francisco State administration has openly supported the racist Zionist line that Judaism equals Zionism and being critical of Israel is "anti-semitic"
(2023-01-16). Saturday 2/11: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Cannibal Capitalism. indybay.org We meet via Zoom. Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-01-16). Saturday 1/21: 2023 Lunar New Year Festival in Mill Valley. indybay.org Terra Marin School, 70 Lomita Dr, Mill Valley, CA 94941…
(2023-01-16). The Berlin Senate and the German government end compulsory mask wearing on public transport. wsws.org The Senate in Berlin and the federal government have decided to end the compulsory wearing of masks on local and long-distance public transport.
(2023-01-16). Faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago to strike over pay and support for student mental health. wsws.org After years of nearly flat wage increases and erosion of their earnings by inflation, the faculty is determined to fight for higher pay and for mental health supports for students who have suffered greatly due to the pandemic.
(2023-01-16). Video: SGP chairman pays tribute to Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg. wsws.org Against the pro-war SPD, Liebknecht declared that, "The main enemy of the German people is in Germany: German imperialism, the German parties of war and German secret diplomacy."
(2023-01-16). Maryland state government gives wrist-slap fine to CSX railroad for massive Baltimore coal explosion. wsws.org The Curtis Bay neighborhood has an ongoing lawsuit against CSX after a coal pit explosion in December 2021 shattered glass and nearly destroyed homes.
(2023-01-16). Sri Lankan plantation workers support Australian Pampas workers' fight against wage-cutting agreement. wsws.org Sri Lankan plantation workers urge Pampas workers to take matters into their own hands and form their own rank-and-file committee, independent of the trade union apparatus.
(2023-01-16). Locked out WestRock paper mill workers in Alabama reject company's offer for third time. wsws.org Workers at the WestRock Mahrt Mill in Cottonton, Alabama, have again defied the attempt by management and the USW to impose a concessions agreement.
(2023-01-16). Chinese National Health Commission discloses 60,000 deaths since abandoning Zero COVID. wsws.org As late as January 12, health authorities had confirmed that a mere 37 people had died from the virus, a figure known to be completely erroneous.
(2023-01-16). Opening statements, first witness in Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial. wsws.org Prosecutors blamed the Proud Boys for delaying certification of the presidential election on January 6, 2021, while lawyers for the accused blamed then-President Donald Trump and the intelligence agencies.
(2023-01-16). US treasury secretary issues warning on debt ceiling. wsws.org In a letter to Congress Janet Yellen said Treasury would have to undertake "extraordinary measures" to prevent the US defaulting on its debt obligations.
(2023-01-16). Biden and the secrets of the national security state. wsws.org The real victims of "national-security" secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
(2023-01-16). Australia: Vote "no" to union-enforced real wage cuts at Pampas! Form a rank-and-file committee to fight for jobs and pay! wsws.org A "no" vote is a critical first step, but to take their struggle forward, Pampas workers will need to take up a fight against the United Workers' Union bureaucracy, which is working to impose a sell-out.
(2023-01-16). This week in history: January 16-22. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
(2023-01-16). California floods cause estimated $31 billion in damage, 19 dead. wsws.org Corporate media tells residents to "learn to live with flooding."
(2023-01-16). Avatar: The Way of Water—James Cameron's latest effort. wsws.org Cameron has been fortunate to have emerged—and could only have merged—in a culture that demanded so little: efficiency, productivity, bursts of mechanical spectacle, a minimum level of dramatic believability.
(2023-01-16). The war frenzy of Germany's Greens. wsws.org To counteract the growing opposition to war and militarism, the German government is resting on the war hysteria of representatives of well-off middle-class layers.
(2023-01-16). Local government elections announced in Sri Lanka amid intense political crisis. wsws.org The deeply unpopular Wickremesinghe government is desperately attempting to postpone local government elections scheduled to be held in March.
(2023-01-16). New York nurses oppose sellout deal after union shuts down strike against dangerous understaffing. wsws.org Nurses around the city denounced the shutdown of the powerful strike by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and the agreement, which does nothing to seriously address understaffing.
(2023-01-16). Students, educators weigh pros and cons of AI assisted essays. america.cgtn.com If you are in college, you've probably already heard of ChatGPT the new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot that is generating university-level papers. Some professors say they can't tell the difference between their students' work and the bot's. It's raising concerns of cheating and plagiarism …
(2023-01-16). Why Debate Markets vs. Government When We Let the Right Rig the Market? cepr.net I was happy to see this segment of Ezra Klein's show (hosted by Rogé Karma) which featured an interview with Columbia University Law Professor Katharina Pistor. Pistor is the author of The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality. I've not yet read the book, but got the gist from the interview. …
(2023-01-16). Lula renueva la directiva de todos los medios de comunicación públicos del país. cubadebate.cu La decisión fue adoptada en la noche del viernes e incluye el nombramiento de la periodista Kariane Costa como presidenta de la Empresa Brasileña de Comunicación (EBC), de la que dependen medios clave como la agencia de noticias Agencia Brasil, TV Brasil o la emisora Radio Nacional.
(2023-01-16). Miles de peruanos se dirigen en caravana a Lima en reclamo de renuncia de Boluarte. telesurtv.net La Marcha de los Cuatro Suyos hace referencia a la que tuvo lugar en el año 2000, cuando miles de personas protestaron en Lima contra la fraudulenta reelección de Alberto Fujimori.
(2023-01-16). Gobierno suspende derechos constitucionales en regiones de Perú. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte emitió este decreto en la víspera de varias manifestaciones que los movimientos sociales preparan para realizar este lunes en Lima.
(2023-01-16). Denuncian asesinato de un joven y dos menores en Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con un recuento que lleva a cabo el Indepaz, esta es la quinta masacre que se registra en el país suramericano en lo que va del año 2023.
(2023-01-16). Cuba mejorará su parque automotor con vehículos eléctricos chinos. cubadebate.cu La compañía china Tianjin Dongxing Grupo Industrial y Comercial, en asociación con la empresa cubana Minerva, impulsan el proyecto conjunto Vehículos Eléctricos del Caribe, VEDCA, una entidad que ha ganado el mercado de la isla. Desde marzo de 2019 a la fecha, se han producido 2 500 motos, 1 500 triciclos y 1 000 autos infantiles, vehículos todos movidos con baterías eléctricas y que reportaron ventas por unos seis millones de dólares.
(2023-01-16). Hallan el cuerpo de una anciana 100 días después del paso del huracán Ian por la Florida. cubadebate.cu El cuerpo de una anciana de 82 años que se encontraba extraviada luego del paso del huracán Ian, fue encontrado cerca de la playa de la ciudad de Fort Myers (Florida), informó el alguacil del condado de Lee, Carmine Marceno, citado este jueves por la agencia AP.
(2023-01-16). Oxfam propone reducir el número de millonarios hasta 2030 para lograr un mundo más justo. cubadebate.cu El número de multimillonarios podría reducirse a la mitad desde la fecha a 2030 si se suben los impuestos y se aplican medidas para hacer un mundo más igualitario, afirmó este lunes la organización no gubernamental, Oxfam, coincidiendo con el arranque en Suiza del foro de Davos que reúne a las élites mundiales.
(2023-01-16). Matemática para el hogar, igualdades caprichosas y desmenuce de apotegma. cubadebate.cu En este segundo acertijo del año, hay para todos los gustos. Un tarea práctica en el hogar que necesita de una cinta métrica y de la aplicación razonada de la Matemática. Un problema con igualdades a lo RARJ. Y el desmenuce de un apotegma que publicó un amigo. Vamos por partes.
(2023-01-16). México endurece sus leyes antitabaco. cubadebate.cu México ha puesto en vigor una de las leyes antitabaco más estrictas del mundo al promulgar una prohibición total de fumar en lugares públicos. El primer paso de esta ley se dio en 2021 y también incluye la prohibición de la publicidad del tabaco. También habrá una prohibición total de la publicidad, promoción y patrocinio de los productos del tabaco, por lo que los cigarrillos no podrán ni siquiera estar expuestos en el interior de las tiendas.
(2023-01-16). Presentarán novela: Sin tumba ni memoria. cubadebate.cu La novela Sin tumba ni memoria, de Teresita Gómez Vallejo, que publica Ediciones Loynaz, de Pinar del Río, será presentada, el miércoles 18 de enero, a las tres de la tarde, en la Librería Fayad Jamís, en Obispo 261 entre Cuba y Aguiar, en el Centro Histórico habanero. En este encuentro, Teresita Gómez Vallejo dialogará con el crítico Fernando Rodríguez Sosa sobre este libro.
(2023-01-16). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 70 MW en el horario pico. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2552 MW y una demanda máxima de 2550 MW, para una reserva de 2 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 70 MW en este horario.
(2023-01-16). Ministra de Defensa dimite en medio de escándalo en Alemania. telesurtv.net Christine Lambrecht, de 57 años, era titular de Defensa desde que Olaf Scholz se convirtió en canciller en diciembre de 2021.
(2023-01-16). Presidente ruso señala balance positivo de operación en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El mandatario ruso declaró que "espero que nuestros combatientes nos complazcan con sus resultados en las operaciones".
(2023-01-16). Hallan más documentos clasificados en casa de presidente de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Este sábado el abogado de la presidencia, Richard Sauber, tuvo que explicar cómo encontraron la página marcada como confidencial.
(2023-01-16). FUT llama a movilización nacional para 19 de enero en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La mayor central obrera de Ecuador indicó que la protesta es en defensa de la seguridad social.
(2023-01-16). Activistas denuncian violencia policial en Làºtzerath, Alemania. telesurtv.net Señalan que durante las protestas de este sábado los agentes los golpearon sin control.
(2023-01-16). Miles de israelíes objetan reforma judicial del premier Netanyahu. telesurtv.net Alertan que otorgará más poder al Ejecutivo en detrimento del Poder Judicial, cuya independencia se vería muy afectada.
(2023-01-16). Paso de tornados por el sureste de EE.UU. deja nueve muertos. telesurtv.net En tanto, el Gobierno de EE.UU. informó que aprobó una declaración de catástrofe para el estado de California, que ha sentido los efectos de un fuerte temporal.
(2023-01-16). Sismo de magnitud 5.1 sacude el occidente de El Salvador. telesurtv.net El Servicio Nacional de Estudios Territoriales indicó que el temblor tuvo lugar a las 17: 07 hora local (23: 07 GMT) con epicentro en el municipio de San Lorenzo, Ahuachapán.
(2023-01-16). Suman 19 casos del cólera en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net La dependencia indicó que hasta el momento no se reportan decesos por la enfermedad causada por la bacteria Vibrio cholerae.
(2023-01-16). Más del 70 por ciento de los peruanos desaprueban gestión de Dina Boluarte. cubadebate.cu La presidenta, Dina Boluarte, encara una grave crisis de impopularidad más allá de las protestas sociales. El 71 por ciento de los peruanos desaprueba su gestión, según dio a conocer esta jornada el Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP) en su más reciente encuesta.
(2023-01-16). Oficinas del colectivo àÅgora Popular son asaltadas en Perú. telesurtv.net Al menos 60 personas entraron al local del colectivo y destruyeron todo a su paso, de acuerdo con la denuncia del vocero de Ágora Popular.
(2023-01-16). Cinco obras de Rosa Luxemburgo para recordar su legado. telesurtv.net Luxemburgo se sumó a las filas del Partido Socialdemócrata de Alemania (SPD), pero en 1914 alzó su voz contra este por dar fondos para financiar la Primera Guerra Mundial.
(2023-01-16). El 71 por ciento de los peruanos desaprueba gestión de Dina Boluarte, según estudio. telesurtv.net El 88 por ciento rechazó la labor del Congreso, para un incremento de ocho puntos porcentuales con respecto a una encuesta realizada el mes anterior.
(2023-01-16). El 71 por ciento de los peruanos desaprueba gestión de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net El 88 por ciento rechazó la labor del Congreso, para un incremento de ocho puntos porcentuales con respecto a una encuesta realizada el mes anterior.
(2023-01-16). Tiroteo en centro de la capital británica provoca seis heridos. telesurtv.net Entre las víctimas hay dos menores de edad y una de ellas se reporta en estado grave. El hecho es investigado.
(2023-01-16). Avioneta se precipita en Sudáfrica y mueren sus dos tripulantes. telesurtv.net El aparato cayó en Nasrec, suburbio al suroeste de Johannesburgo, en una zona donde no hay viviendas ni otras infraestructuras.
(2023-01-16). Colombia spied on diplomats from Russia and Cuba: report. colombiareports.com 
Colombia's police spied on Russian and Cuban embassy personnel and their families between 2016 and 2019, according to evidence obtained by Noticias Uno. The leaked documents did not reveal if…
(2023-01-16). Why does the Pentagon Budget Really Keep Growing? When Democracies Pursue Imperial Dominance it doesn't End Well. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) Imagine this scenario for a moment: a "great power" watches another major power fight a war in a nearby nation for 10 years before its army limps home defeated and, not so very long after, that country implodes. A little over a decade later, by then unofficially the "last superpower" on planet …
(2023-01-16). Más de 100 vías permanecen interrumpidas por protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net En los territorios del sur, especialmente en Puno y Cusco, se concentran la mayor cantidad de bloqueos.
(2023-01-16). Pueblo peruano cumple décima jornada de protestas contra el Gobierno. telesurtv.net Defensoría del Pueblo reportó bloqueos de vías y movilizaciones en 33 provincias.
(2023-01-16). Asesinan a tres mujeres garífunas en playa de Cortés, Honduras. telesurtv.net Las víctimas fueron identificadas como Cristy Fabiana Espinoza, Ana Castillo y Janahira Castillo, estas últimas primas.
(2023-01-16). México Zapatista: La teoría sobre la Hidra y cómo destruirla… indybay.org México Zapatista: La teoría sobre la Hidra y cómo destruirla construyendo la autonomíA (notas sobre el seminario…
(2023-01-16). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, El presupuesto del Estado de 2023. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La ministra de Finanzas y Precios y otros directivos de ese ministerio comparecen este lunes en la Mesa Redonda para informar detalles sobre la conformación del Presupuesto del Estado en el 2023, el cual fue aprobado a fines de diciembre por la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
(2023-01-16). El tiempo: Madrugada notablemente fría y sin lluvias. cubadebate.cu La próxima madrugada será notablemente fría en localidades del interior del occidente, con temperaturas mínimas entre los 5 y 8 grados Celsius. En el centro y el oriente las temperaturas estarán entre los 9 y 12 grados Celsius, así como entre los 13 y 16 grados Celsius en el sur oriental. El día será invernal con temperaturas máximas entre los 22 y 25 grados Celsius en el occidente.
(2023-01-16). Conoce 7 frases del luchador por los derechos civiles Martin Luther King. telesurtv.net Por sus causas de lucha y activismo social y antirracista Martin Luther King mereció el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1964.
(2023-01-16). Sube a 27 el número de muertos por fuertes lluvias en Filipinas. telesurtv.net El meteorólogo estatal PAGASA advirtió el domingo de fuertes lluvias sobre la península de Bicol y la provincia de Quezón, en el extremo sur de la isla principal de Luzón.
(2023-01-16). Lluvias causan dos muertos y 23 lesionados en Medellín, Colombia. telesurtv.net La ciudad fue afectada por precipitaciones torrenciales y vientos huracanados. Se atendieron cerca de 180 llamadas de emergencia.
(2023-01-16). Descubre 10 curiosidades sobre Don Quijote de la Mancha. telesurtv.net El 16 de enero de 1605 salió a la luz la primera edición de la considerada obra cumbre de la lengua española.
(2023-01-16). EE.UU. declara desastre mayor en el estado de California. telesurtv.net Desde finales de diciembre, cuando otra ola las tormentas azotó el estado, se han contabilizado como mínimo 19 muertes.
(2023-01-16). En El Salvador marchan contra el régimen de excepción. telesurtv.net Mañana lunes el Frente Farabundo Marti para Liberación Naciona (FMLN) conmemorará en otra actividad el aniversario 31 de los acuerdos suscritos en México en 1992.
(2023-01-16). Tropas israelíes asesinan a palestino en puesto de control. telesurtv.net Con la muerte de Kahla, quien recibió un disparo en el cuello, luego sucumbió a sus heridas, se eleva a 13 el número de palestinos asesinados en 2023 por las fuerzas israelíes.
(2023-01-16). Ataque extremista a iglesia en Congo mata a al menos 17 fieles. telesurtv.net Grupo islamista ADF, filial del Estado Islámico, se atribuye ataque con bomba contra iglesia pentecostal al este de la RD del Congo.
(2023-01-16). Aumenta a 68 el número de muertos tras accidente aéreo en Nepal. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, dijo estar "profundamente entristecido por el trágico accidente de Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72".
(2023-01-16). Presidencia de República Checa se definirá en segunda vuelta. telesurtv.net El ganador asumirá la presidencia de República Checa en marzo próximo para el periodo 2023-2028, en reemplazo de Milos Zeman.
(2023-01-16). Qué trae la prensa cubana, lunes 16 de enero de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-01-16). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este lunes 16 de enero. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este lunes 16 de enero en el mercado cambiario del país.
(2023-01-15). Military Situation In Donbass On January 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU positions near Konstantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Krasny Liman with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in north of Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outski…
(2023-01-15). Dozens killed in weeks of protests in Peru. america.cgtn.com Peru's President Dina Boluarte apologized on Friday for at least 42 deaths caused by clashes with the security forces in more than a month of unrest across the country. Despite widespread calls for her resignation, she said she would not step down.
(2023-01-15). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU positions near Konstantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kherson with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Krasny Liman with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Gulyaipole with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Ugledar;…
(2023-01-15). British PM Sunak Confirms the UK Will Provide Ukraine With Tanks. news.antiwar.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday pledged in a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that London will provide Kyiv with its main battle tank, the Challenger 2. "The Prime Minister outlined the UK's ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine, including through the provision of Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems," Sunak's …
(2023-01-15). Russian Ministry of Defense Report on Missile Strikes and Military Operations in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the special military operation in the territory of Ukraine (15.01.2023) On January 14, 2023, missile strikes were launched against Ukraine's military control system and associated energy facilities. All designated facilities were hit. The objective of the strike was achieved. The Armed Forces of the…
(2023-01-15). Canadian 'LAV 6' Armoured Vehicles Spotted In Ukraine (Video). southfront.org 
Canadian-made LAV 6 Armoured Combat Support Vehicles (ACSVs) have been finally spotted in the Russian special military operation zone in Ukraine. | On December 31, a video showing a ACSV moving near an unspecified front in Ukraine surfaced online. The vehicle was of the unarmed Troops/Cargo Vehicle (TCV) version. | The ACSV, which was developed by the Canadian branch of General Dynamics Land Systems, is powered by a Caterpillar C9 Turbo-charged six-cylinder Diesel with 4 hp. The vehicle has a maximum op…
(2023-01-15). Russian Lancet Suicide Drones Destroy More Of Ukraine's M777 Howitzers (Videos). southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | Russian Lancet loitering munitions continue to hunt down the M777 towed 155 mm howitzers the United States supplied to Kiev forces after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | On January 14 and 15, videos documenting strikes with Lancet loitering munitions that targ…
(2023-01-15). Emerging Regret About Ukraine War in the U.S. and My Interview with Emerald Robinson on Biden's Classified Document Leaks. sonar21.com 
America's infatuation with Ukraine and Zelensky (the Cocaine Comedian) is starting to wane, but most politicians and the public continue to believe the lie that Ukraine is an innocent country…
(2023-01-15). Tragedy In Dnipro: Accident Or Deliberate Crime. southfront.org 
The building destroyed in Dnipro | On January 14, another tragedy took place in Ukraine.
(2023-01-15). Russia Launches New Round of Missile Strikes Across Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Russia on Saturday launched missile strikes across Ukraine that targeted energy infrastructure after a two-week lull in such attacks. The strikes hit energy facilities in the capital Kyiv and in the regions of Ivano-Frankivsk, Vinnytsia, Lviv, and Kharkiv. A Russian missile also hit an apartment building in the central city of Dnipro, and dozens of …
(2023-01-15). NYC remembers Dr. King's Legacy. fightbacknews.org New York, NY — Around 60 people gathered in the historic Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem to honor the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been his birthday weekend. Organized by Struggle-La Lucha, a panel of 11 speakers took part in the event that demanded: No war and sanctions, strop funding white supremacy in the Ukraine, shut down NATO, and stop racism, transphobia, union busting, and the attacks on women's rights, LGBTQ+ and immigrants. | The speakers included Margaret Kimberly of Black Agenda Report, Melinda Butterfield of Struggle-La Lucha and Omowale Cla, December…
(2023-01-15). DPR Officer Warns Of Ukrainian Plan To Integrate American Missiles On Soviet Air Defense Systems. southfront.org 
Aboard USS John C. Stennins (CVN-74) the aircraft carrier launches a RIM-7 NATO Sea Sparrow System (NSSM) missile during a missile exercise. Sea Sparrow is also used for the Basic Point Missile Defense System (BPDMS) for anti-ship missile defense. August 27, 1997. (U.S. Army photo) | An officer of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has warned from a Ukrainian plan to integrate American-made RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles on Buk-M1 air defense system left from the Soviet era. | The unnamed off…
(2023-01-15). Military Situation In Syria On January 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On January 15, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On January 15, Turkish drones attacked an SDF vehicle on the M4 highway; | On January 15, the SDF carried out a security operation in the town of Busayra; | On January 15, several trucks belonging to the US-led coalition entered Syria from the border of Iraqi Kurdistan through the illegal al-Walid crossing. | MORE ON THE TOPIC:…
(2023-01-15). Russian News-media are More Honest than U.S.-and-Allied Media. dissidentvoice.org How many times have the publics in U.S.-and-allied countries been lied-to about invasions their Governments had made on the basis of falsehoods that their 'news'-media knew at the time were false but nonetheless reported to them as being true? How many times have those 'news'-media reported as being 'a democratic revolution' the overthrow of a …
(2023-01-15). Russian News-Media Are More Honest Than U.S.-And-Allied Ones Are. southfront.org 
| Written by How many times have the publics in U.S.-and-allied countries been
(2023-01-15). The Plan of "Breaking up the Country". "The Decolonization" of Russia, Fomenting Separatism and "Ethnic Nationalism" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). Erdogan Aide Says Ground Operation In Syria 'Possible Any Time'. southfront.org 
FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | A new Turkish ground operation in Syria is "possible any time", Ibrahim Kalin, foreign policy adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on January 14. | The remarks came amid ongoing efforts by Russia to restore ties between Ankara, whose forces and proxies occupy vast parts of northern Syria, and Damascus. The efforts gained momentum in December after a breakthrough meeting between the defense ministers of the two count…
(2023-01-15). VIDEO: Brilliant takedown of both wokeness and climate change madness. americanthinker.com When the storied Oxford Union took up a motion arguing that woke culture has gone too far, a Russian-born British comedian stepped up and spoke the truth.
(2023-01-15). By the Numbers: The De-Dollarization of Global Trade. strategic-culture.org Data suggests that US dollar reserves in central banks are dwindling, as is the influence of the US on the world economy. This presents a unique opportunity for regional currencies and alternative payment systems to enter the vacuum. | F.M. SHAKIL | The imposition of US trade restrictions and sanctions against a number of nations, including Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Iraq, and Syria have been politically ineffectual and have backfired against western economies. As a result, the US dollar has been losing its role as a major currency for the settlement of international business claims. | Because they do not a…
(2023-01-15). Iran Will Receive Su-35 Fighter Jets From Russia In Spring: Lawmaker. southfront.org 
Iran will receive a number of Su-35 multi fighter jets from Russia early next Iranian year, which starts on March 21, the The Su-35 was designed by Russia's Sukhoi Design Bureau to engage all types of aerial targets in long and close ranged air battles as well as to attack ground and s…
(2023-01-15). Sen. Menendez Says He Won't Approve F-16 Sale to Turkey. news.antiwar.com Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has come out against a potential F-16 sale to Turkey that was reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The report said that the Biden administration is preparing to notify Congress of major arms deals for Turkey and Greece, two NATO allies …
(2023-01-15). Taking apartheid to new extremes. electronicintifada.net Fanatic settlers are playing a central role in Benjamin Netanyahu's latest government.
(2023-01-15). The Winds of the New Cold War are Howling in the Arctic Circle. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-01-15). Israel's Outgoing Army Chief Says Israel Has Three Plans to Attack Iran. news.antiwar.com Aviv Kohavi, the outgoing head of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), warned Friday that Israel has three operational plans drawn up to attack Iran. In an interview on Friday, Kohavi said that Israel drew up these plans to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb, although the Pentagon recently admitted that Iran is not building …
(2023-01-15). Taiwan's 'Unofficial Foreign Ministry': A US-Based Group Pushing Hard for its Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Bradley Blankenship The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) has made deep inroads in the Congress, seeking to push its agenda and upend Washington-Beijing relations US lawmakers' support for Taiwan's bid to become independent from mainland China would be non-existent without powerful lobbying and influence groups. One such group is the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington,…
(2023-01-15). Los Angeles: Fireproof Chicano pride. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, a community is devastated and concerned over a recent string of building fires that have destroyed buildings that have landmarked the proud Chicano neighborhoods of Boyle Heights and East LA for many years. Some Eastside residents have taken the initiative to call County Supervisor Hilda Solis and voice this concern and call for an investigation. Many of these buildings are designated as historical and thus cannot be torn down without certain permits, but there is fear among residents that new pro-development owners of these properties may be using the…
(2023-01-15). Georgia won't succumb to domestic, foreign pressure to go to war: vice-PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJanuary 15, 2023 Vice PM: Gov't won't allow Georgia to be involved in military conflict Georgia's Vice Prime Minister Thea Tsulukiani on Saturday told the media the Georgian Government would not allow the country to be involved in the military confrontation. It is "regrettable" that the attempts, in "various forms", to involve Georgia in military …
(2023-01-15). A California news outlet informs readers that environmentalism wastes water. americanthinker.com Perhaps reality is finally kicking in for those whose fealty is to the Democrat party.
(2023-01-15). Top 6 Ways 2023 could be a Pivotal Year for Climate Action. juancole.com 
By Wesley Morgan, Griffith University | (The Conversation) Many people think of the annual UN climate talks as talkfests which achieve only incremental change, at best. Activist Greta Thunberg has described them as "blah blah blah" moments — grossly inadequate and too often hijacked by fossil fuel producers who would like the world …
(2023-01-15). Grenade Blast Kill Israeli Soldier, Wound Three Others At Jordan Valley Base. southfront.org 
An Israeli soldier was killed and another three wounded after a grenade accidentally exploded at a military training base in the Jordan Valley, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on January 15. | The army said in a statement that the incident took place around midnight between January 14 and 15 in the living quarters of the 900th "Kfir" Brigade training base near the settlement of Ro'i. | According to an initial probe, one soldier brought a grenade he found during an exercise back to the base and…
(2023-01-15). Teenage iPhone Rebellion in Brooklyn. dissidentvoice.org 
Every Sunday about a dozen high school teenagers gather without their iPhones on a little hill in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, USA. They form a circle and quietly start to read serious books (Dostoevsky, Boethius) (paperbacks or hardbacks), or draw in sketchbooks, or just serenely sit listening to the wind. As the New York Times reporter …
(2023-01-15). 100,000 protest Israel's far-right government plans to politically control judiciary. wsws.org Saturday's demonstrations were far larger than last week's protest, testifying to the increasing concerns and anger on the part of Israelis, Jewish and Palestinian, over the political programme of Netanyahu's far-right coalition government.
(2023-01-15). Asian American Expo kicks off in California. america.cgtn.com The 41st Asian American Expo is underway in Southern California this weekend, bringing together hundreds of vendors, exhibitors, along with music and dance shows. It marks the beginning of the new Chinese Lunar Year and provides a unique opportunity for the Asian American community …
(2023-01-15). 'Anecdotals' Documentary, Covid-19 Shots, Pfizer Trial 'Like Nothing I've Ever Seen'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). Guaidó is Gone, but Media Dishonesty is Here to Stay. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Vaz Jan 11, 2023 | The latest iteration of Washington's regime-change efforts against the A few outlets recognized that the latest developme…
(2023-01-15). Turkish Military Built Helicopter Landing Zone In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The Turkish military has built a helicopter landing zone in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, Syrian pro-opposition news sources reported on January 15. | The landing zone was built right next to a Turkish base located in the outskirts of the town of Baluon in the southern Idlib countryside. The zone was likely built to facilitate rapid deployment of troops, visits by high-ranking officers or medical evacuation. | Baluon base is one…
(2023-01-15). Iraqi Prime Minister Supports Open-Ended US Troop Presence. news.antiwar.com Iraq's new prime minister told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Sunday that he supports a continued US troop presence in Iraq, breaking the silence on the issue since he came into office in October 2022. "We think that we need the foreign forces," Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani said. The US currently …
(2023-01-15). Prelude to the 2023 WEF Davos Meetings. "Cooperation" in Triggering "Depopulation" and a "Fractured World" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). [Repost] The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King's Final Year. scheerpost.com [ By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon | This piece was originally published on April 4, 2021 and it is being reposted in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. | The anniversary of his assassination always brings a flood of tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., and this Sunday will surely be no exception. But those tributes — including from countless organizations calling themselves progressive — are routinely evasive about the anti-militarist ideals that King passionately expressed during the final year of his life.
(2023-01-15). [rewind] Sam Pollard: The FBI's Crusade Against MLK Was Darker Than You Think. scheerpost.com 
"Do Not Cross." Artwork by Mr. Fish. | : Editor's note: On the occasion of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day , we are republishing this podcast that originally aired on January 29. | "You are done. There is only one way out for you. You better take it before your filthy, abnormal fraudulent self is bared to the nation." That's the shocking ending t…
(2023-01-15). Why basic morality or ethical principles are vital for group survival. americanthinker.com In order for an individual or group of individuals to peacefully survive and interact in society, basic morality or ethical principles are critical.
(2023-01-15). Shady Jewelry Jews in the Current TV Season. americanthinker.com For some reason, two Law and Order franchise series and two police series, one fledgling and one long-running, are obsessing on Jews and jewelry.
(2023-01-15). 2023 NAACP Image Awards: 'Abbott Elementary,' 'Wakanda Forever' Lead All Nominees. newsone.com 
The NAACP unveiled the full list of the 54th NAACP Image Awards nominees with ABC and Netflix leading the pack with nominations, including "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" and "Abbott Elementary."
(2023-01-15). Video: The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With. davidswanson.org
(2023-01-15). What's going on here with Biden's document mishandling? americanthinker.com Some possible explanations include everything from a Democrat-led bid to ease Joe out from seeking re-election, to a palace coup from the Kamala Harris camp.There are many possibilities.
(2023-01-15). Some Africans Can't Get Asylum in Israel Because Persecution Is Normal There. scheerpost.com 
While the numbers of Israeli atrocities and crimes are far too many to count, from time to time we come across something that stands out. This time it is the decision of Israel's outgoing Minister of Interior to deny asylum to a woman facing female genital mutilation.
(2023-01-15). The world is warming and big oil predicted it. liberationnews.org 
The years 2014 through 2022 were officially the hottest eight years ever recorded, according to studies by NASA, the European Copernicus Climate Change Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2023-01-15). A 'seminal' study supporting pediatric 'gender affirming care' gets debunked. americanthinker.com But the American medical establishment, unlike overseas medical establishments, will not let go of "gender-affirming" care.
(2023-01-15). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. southfront.org 
| Written by Most people are bewildered by what is a global energy crisis, with prices for oil, gas and coal simultaneously soaring and even forcing closure of major industrial plants such as chemicals or aluminum or steel. The Biden Administration and EU have insisted t…
(2023-01-15). Urging House Speaker McCarthy to let 'Saychel' be his guide. americanthinker.com Some common sense ideas for Kevin McCarthy, from the wisdom of the Yiddish.
(2023-01-15). 21st anniversary of the abduction of Ahmad Sa'adat: Palestinian Authority imprisonment and "security cooperation" continuing crimes. samidoun.net 
15 January 2023 marks the 21st anniversary of the abduction of Palestinian leader Ahmad Sa'adat by the Palestinian Authority — at the behest of and as part of "security coordination" with the Israeli occupation in 2002. Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has now been imprisoned consistently since …
(2023-01-15). Military Situation In Iraq On January 15, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Another 6000 police officers were deployed at border bases to increase the control of the Iraqi borders with Iran and Turkey, according to the Iraqi Interior Minister, Abdul Amir al-Shammari; | On January 14, ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on the convoy of the Iraqi army in the Taramiya area; | On January 14, Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Qais Al-Mohammadavi, Deputy Head of the Iraqi Joint Operations Headquarters, arr…
(2023-01-15). 21st anniversary of the abduction of Ahmad Sa'adat: Palestinian Authority imprisonment and "security cooperation" continuing crimmes. samidoun.net 15 January 2023 marks the 21st anniversary of the abduction of Palestinian leader Ahmad Sa'adat by the Palestinian Authority — at the behest of and as part of "security coordination" with the Israeli occupation in 2002. Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, has now been imprisoned consistently since …
(2023-01-15). The Jewish cemetery of Fez, a symbol of cultural harmony. news.un.org The Moroccan city of Fez, which recently hosted the Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, has long been a melting pot of religions and cultures. Its 200-year-old Jewish cemetery symbolizes the centuries-long coexistence of diverse communities in the city.
(2023-01-15). Chavista Teachers March in Caracas in Defense of the Bolivarian Revolution. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-01-15). Why Dr. Claud Anderson Argues Socialism Doesn't Work For Black Americans. moguldom.com Dr. Claud Anderson was recently asked during an interview if Capitalism was "cap." "Cap" means a lie. While he answered "yes," without hesitation, Anderson pointed out capitalism, with all its foibles, is the only way for Black people to wealth, and that socialism will never work for Black people. Anderson is president of PowerNomics …
(2023-01-15). Op-Ed: Why It's Still Important To Listen To The Black Community's Concerns Around Vaccine Hesitancy And Misinformation. newsone.com 
A sign encouraging COVID-19 vaccination is seen outside a park on June 30, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. A black minority suspicious of vaccines in general, and conservative white rural people convinced that the vaccine is more dangerous than Covid-19: Alabama and several southern states in the United States have among the lowest vaccination rates, making this deprived region an Achilles heel in the face of the coronavirus. | Source: ELIJAH NOUVELAGE / Getty | Conservative activist Charlie Kirk's tweet implying that Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin's tragic on-field collapse was linked to the COVID-19 vacc…
(2023-01-15). Dual Iranian-British national Alireza Akbari's execution plunges Iranian Relations with the West to a new Low. juancole.com Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) On Saturday 14 January, the Iranian regime executed a 61-year old dual Iranian-British national and a former deputy defence minister, Alireza Akbari. The 15th branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Court, presided over by Abolqasem Salavati who had been the judge of numerous controversial cases and who has been sanctioned …
(2023-01-15). Kevin Hart, Meek Mill, And Michael Rubin Team Up To Empower Philadelphia Youth. newsone.com
(2023-01-15). Thirty large-scale MLRS and other successes of North Korea's rocket program this New Year. journal-neo.org 
In both North and South Korea, rocket scientists were able to congratulate themselves on a number of new achievements at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. South Korea launched a solid-fuel rocket and completed a lunar orbit, while their North Korean colleagues continued to fulfil the policies of their national leader, reaching …
(2023-01-15). Mueller's pit bull Andrew Weissmann is greasing the skids under Biden. americanthinker.com Joe Biden has lost his protection and is now a liability to the cabal that runs the deep state. They are sending metaphorical shots across his bow, warning him that he and Jill will not be campaigning for re-election, and will be lucky to serve out his one and only term as president.
(2023-01-15). CIA Arrives in Libya to Manipulate Elections. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition. truthout.org Law enforcement killed a record number of Americans in 2022, two years after the largest racial justice uprising in the U.S. According to the Mapping Police Violence database, police slayed 1,183 people in the U.S. last year. Of those murdered, according to the database, 25 percent were Black, although Black people make up less than 13 percent of the national population. One would think… |
(2023-01-15). Report: 90% of Texas pregnancy-related deaths preventable, Black women impacted most. liberationnews.org 
Of 118 pregnancy-associated deaths reviewed by the MMMRC, 52 were determined to be pregnancy-related, meaning the deaths were explicitly tied to complications arising from the pregnancy itself.
(2023-01-15). LEVER WEEKLY: Heckuva Job, Pete. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature now open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways.In
(2023-01-15). For Biden Supporters, No Lie Is Too Much To Break The Faith. americanthinker.com Media members and Biden supporters, even seeing the lies they've been told completely exposed, does not stop the blind love affair.
(2023-01-15). Harry and Meghan and the Scapegoat Mamas Fun Club. americanthinker.com Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exemplify the disturbing, family-destroying modern phenomenon of instrumental victimism.
(2023-01-15). About those overcounted COVID-19 deaths… americanthinker.com The media, especially the social media, say they are very strict about reporting misinformation but that is a lie.
(2023-01-15). Latin American and Caribbean Integration from a Sovereign Perspective. libya360.wordpress.com Irene Leon Latin America and the Caribbean have come to propose not only the idea, but an entire architecture of regional integration. This article analyzes their achievements and their renewed possibilities, on the eve of a new CELAC summit. Regional integration is the most significant project that the region has managed to place in the…
(2023-01-15). Imperial Dominance Disguised as Democratic Deterrence. tomdispatch.com More than two millennia ago, in the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recounted a disastrous conflict Athens waged against Sparta. A masterwork on strategy and war, the book is still taught at the U.S. Army War College and many other military institutions across the world. A passage from it describing an ultimatum Athens gave a weaker power has stayed with me all these years. And here it is, loosely translated from the Greek: "The strong do what they will and the weak suffer as they must." Recently, I read the latest National Defense Strategy, or NDS, issued in October 2022 by the Pentagon, and Thucydi…
(2023-01-15). Politics in a digitalized world. america.cgtn.com In a world where more business is conducted online, the political space has been slow to catch up. But with online trends reaching wider audiences, politicians are having their own attempts at 'influencing' the sector.
(2023-01-15). Venezuela Denounces British Government Interference (+ Statement). orinocotribune.com On Thursday, January 12, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a statement through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs categorically condemning the British government's announcement of its continued—and illegal—recognition of the National Assembly of 2015, whose term had actually expired on January 4, 2021. | Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil posted the statement on his Twitter account. | The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, led by the Constitutional President
(2023-01-15). Star Dust for Capitalism's Money-Making Geoengineering! dissidentvoice.org 
You and I, dear reader, if you are of the composition of say Rosa Parks, or Rachel Carson, MLK, Paul Robeson, Angela Davis (or, fill in the social justice champion of your choice), did not sign up for this, or approve of it, or okayed it in our name: Some researchers who have long studied …
(2023-01-15). CIA Pushes for Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying on Assange Visitors. scheerpost.com 
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo notified a federal court in New York that they intend to push for the dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges that they were involved in spying against attorneys and journalists who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Ecuador's London …
(2023-01-15). America's Biggest Museums Have Failed to Return Native American Human Remains. truthout.org As the United States pushed Native Americans from their lands to make way for westward expansion throughout the 1800s, museums and the federal government encouraged the looting of Indigenous remains, funerary objects and cultural items. Many of the institutions continue to hold these today — and in some cases resist their return despite the 1990 passage of the Native American Graves Protection and… |
(2023-01-15). Will Birtherism come back to bite Republicans in the Behind? On top of all his other Lies, is George Santos even a US Citizen? juancole.com Nashville (Special to Informed Comment) Suspicions grow that not only did new Congressman George Santos (R-NY) fabricate his educational and employment record but that he fabricated a marriage in order to get a permanent residency permit ("green card"). Let us, as the intel people say, "walk the cat backwards" — ask a series of …
(2023-01-15). RMT union directly colluding with UK rail companies to sell-out strikes. wsws.org The RMT and train operating companies issued a joint tight-lipped two-line statement reading, "We have had detailed discussions and we are working jointly towards a revised offer."
(2023-01-15). Government-Granted Patent Monopolies Lead to Corruption: Aduhelm Edition. cepr.net A Washington Post editorial, following the outcome of a Congressional investigation, complained that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wrongly moved ahead with an accelerated approval process for the Alzheimer's drug Adulhelm. It then approved a label that suggested the drug, which was being marketed for $56,000 for a year's dosage, could be a general …
(2023-01-15). Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition. america.cgtn.com R'Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night.
(2023-01-15). Why America Might Want to Lower Its Expectations. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-15). NASUWT teachers union UK strike ballot fails to reach threshold: Who is responsible? wsws.org The result does not reflect "apathy" on the part of educators. It is entirely due to the lack of any confidence by workers in the NASUWT leadership to wage a struggle to overturn the decades-long dismantling of state education—in which the unions have been fully complicit.
(2023-01-15). Resident-Owned Communities Are a Step Toward Housing and Climate Justice. truthout.org This story was originally published by Prism. Natividad Seefeld has tried to quit her role as co-op board president many times. As she heads into her 12th year in the volunteer position, the problem is that she's too good at the job: managing the everyday and long-term infrastructure, community, and logistical needs of the Park Plaza Cooperative, a resident-owned manufactured housing community in… |
(2023-01-15). Historic Black Church In Chicago Receives Preliminary Landmark Status. newsone.com 
(2023-01-15). German authorities want to put Jewish Holocaust survivor into psychiatric clinic, force her to take COVID jab. americanthinker.com "For her own good," the Germans reportedly said.
(2023-01-15). Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland Seeks to Become "True Land Superpower in Europe" Adds New Army Division Andy Corbley www.worldatlarge.news/coffee-break-reads… BFzgEaDDGrsKCitE The Polish Defense Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak announced recently that the Polish Army would add a new army division in order to raise the uniformed soldiery of the country to 300,000 in a bid to become a "true land …
(2023-01-15). Chilean Congress approves bill to launch new constituent process. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-01-15). New York Climate Groups Sue Over New Energy-Guzzling Crypto Mining Operation. truthout.org Three climate action groups said Friday that New York's decision to allow a Canadian cryptocurrency mining company to control a fracked gas power plant is a clear violation of the state's landmark climate protection law as they sued a state commission in Albany County Supreme Court. The lawsuit, filed by Earthjustice on behalf of Clean Air Coalition of Western New York and the Sierra Club… |
(2023-01-15). Establishment media no longer protecting Biden, another potent signal to him that he won't be in the White House after January 21, 2025. americanthinker.com It's only taken a week for Joe Biden to lose all three pillars of power that have served to get him elected as president and protected him from the consequences of his incompetence in office.
(2023-01-15). For MLK Holiday, Racial And Social Justice Leaders Urge Policymakers To Emulate Civil Rights Icon. newsone.com 
Racial and social justice leaders are urging policymakers to use MLK Day 2023 to emulate Martin Luther King in their official capacities.
(2023-01-15). "Imagining Palestine": A Strongly Presented 'Ideation' of Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). Republicans, Don't Botch the Hearings. americanthinker.com These could be the catalyst that turns the tide of special interest control of our government…and a way to wake up the hypnotized American public.
(2023-01-15). Drag Queen Story Hours and Vermont. americanthinker.com The pretense of DGSHs is to teach literacy and tolerance for LGBTQ+ people.
(2023-01-15). From SNCC to Black Lives Matter: Longtime Activists Discuss Black Liberation. truthout.org When they met in 1965, Gwendolyn Zoharah and Michael Simmons had already dedicated their lives to organizing to topple Jim Crow. Both were members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a civil rights organization that emerged from the sit-ins and civil disobedience throughout the South. Like many of their SNCC co-organizers, both had been arrested, attacked and estranged from… |
(2023-01-15). UK Support of the Illegal Annexation of Palestinian Lands. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-15). NAACP and Brookings Launch The Black Progress Index: 5 Things to Know. moguldom.com The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has partnered with the Brookings Institution to launch the Black Progress Index, a tool aimed at examining the social factors that influence Black well-being. Here are five things to know about the Black Progress Index. 1. Launched in September 2022, the Black Progress Index uses various data …
(2023-01-15). Bloody Sunday massacre: "Soldier F" back in court. wsws.org The case against the only member of the British armed forces ever to face charges for the Bloody Sunday massacre of 14 unarmed demonstrators protesting internment without trial in Derry, Northern Ireland, is due to resume this month in Belfast.
(2023-01-15). The green agenda has never been about science or the environment: It is about green money and power. americanthinker.com It's all obvious, from temperatures, to lithium toxins.
(2023-01-15). US Hospitals Rely On Exploited Volunteer Staff, Potentially Violating Labor Laws. truthout.org Mount Pleasant, S.C. — Most of the 30 volunteers who work at the 130-bed, for-profit East Cooper Medical Center spend their days assisting surgical patients — the scope of their duties extending far beyond those of candy stripers, baby cuddlers, and gift shop clerks. In fact, one-third of the volunteers at the Tenet Healthcare-owned hospital are retired nurses who check people in for surgery or… |
(2023-01-15). Israeli Opposition Warns of "Civil War," "End of Democracy" as 80,000 Rally against Netanyahu. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Palestinian newspaper Amad reports that tens of thousands of Israelis took part on Saturday evening in demonstrations in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa protesting the new Israeli government, headed by Binyamin Netanyahu. The Hebrew press reported a massive police presence at these sites. The Israeli center-right is finding out …
(2023-01-15). The Life of James Burnham: From Trotskyism to Italian Fascism to the Father of Neo-Conservatism. strategic-culture.org The Life of James Burnham: From Trotskyism to Italian Fascism to the Father of Neo-Conservatism | It is understandably the source of some confusion as to how a former high-level Trotskyist became the founder of the neo-conservative movement. | [The following is from one of the chapters from my newly published book "The Empire on Which the Black Sun Never Set: The Birth of International Fascism and Anglo-American Foreign Policy" which will be made freely available as a three part series published via SCF.] | It is understandably the source of some confusion as to how a former high-level Trotskyist became the found…
(2023-01-15). Iran uprising at a glance — Day 121. americanthinker.com The protests in Iran seem to be multiplying, based on the documented reports coming out of that country.
(2023-01-15). (W.E.Talk)Solving Human-Elephant Conflict Worldwide. ecns.cn As human and elephant habitats increasingly overlap, conflict between the two species is becoming more and more fierce. This is not only a challenge faced by many countries where wild elephants live, but also a microcosm of the international conflict between biodiversity conservation and economic and social development.
(2023-01-15). Provocation By Spain And France To Catalan Independence Movement. southfront.org 
Written by Jordi Oriola Folch | Spanish President Sanchez has called for a summit with French President Macron in Barcelona. Sanchez has stated that the summit can be held quietly in Barcelona "because he has managed to bring the Catalan independence process to an end." The independence movement will prove him wrong. | When the European nation-states were formed in the 18th century, Catalonia had everything that constituted a nation (its own language, its own culture, differentiated…
(2023-01-15). Democrat insider weathervane David Gergen warns Biden he is going to get 'creamed'. americanthinker.com It's starting to get lonely in the White House family quarters, as the usual gaggle of political class hangers-on are signaling that they are no longer on Team Biden.
(2023-01-15). Más de 100 rutas permanecen interrumpidas por protestas en Perú a pesar del estado de emergencia. cubadebate.cu Más de 100 puntos en las vías de Perú permanecen interrumpidas este domingo como parte de las protestas que exigen la renuncia inmediata de la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte, quien en la jornada de ayer extendió el estado de emergencia.
(2023-01-15). Presentan denuncia contra gabinete de Boluarte en Perú. telesurtv.net Las protestas han sido reprimidas por las fuerzas de seguridad, que han dejado un saldo de cerca de muertos y centenares de heridos y detenidos.
(2023-01-15). Gobierno de Boluarte suspende derechos constitucionales en varias regiones de Perú. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de la presidenta designada emitió este decreto en la víspera de varias manifestaciones que los movimientos sociales preparan para realizar este lunes en Lima.
(2023-01-15). Baile del Barcelona en la final: Vence 3-1 al Real Madrid y se lleva la Supercopa de España. cubadebate.cu El equipo de Xavi ganó en un encuentro en el que fue claramente superior a un rival con jugadores en baja forma y con groseros errores defensivos. El Real Madrid perdió una final, tanto tiempo después, porque fue peor que el Barcelona y porque está lejos del equipo aquel, seguro, confiando en que las cosas iban a salir y con una serie de jugadores muy por encima de la media.
(2023-01-15). Palante en Cubadebate: Ríe y reflexiona con el humor criollo (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu Llega la mitad de enero y Palante está de nuevo en Cubadebate. Ríe y reflexiona con humor sobre variados temas de la vida nacional y del mundo. Conocerás sobre grandes humoristas que han estado en nuestras páginas y podrás dejar aquí tus opiniones. Ya puedes descargar el Palante en PDF.
(2023-01-15). Más de 20 estaciones meteorológicas reportaron valores de 10 ∞C o menos esta madrugada en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Esta madrugada fue notablemente fría en el occidente y centro de Cuba, informó en su cuenta de Twitter el meteorólogo Elier Pila Fariñas. El especialista refirió que 21 estaciones desde Artemisa hasta Ciego de àÅvila (excepto La Habana e Isla de la Juventud) reportaron valores de 10 ∞C o menos hasta las 7 am, valores que pueden haber descendido más después de esa hora.
(2023-01-15). Desafío del sábado: Te retamos a encontrar una papa entre estos hamsters. cubadebate.cu Una buena visión y la capacidad de concentración son las únicas dos cosas que deberás tener para pasar esa prueba. Te retamos a encontrar una papa entre estos hamsters. °Adelante °.
(2023-01-15). Develan imagen de un átomo como nunca se había hecho. cubadebate.cu Los investigadores han demostrado cómo es posible obtener detalles precisos sobre la disposición de los protones y neutrones del oro empleando para ello un tipo de interferencia cuántica nunca antes vista en un experimento. La técnica recuerda a la tomografía por emisión de positrones (PET) que usan los médicos para escudriñar el cerebro y otras partes anatómicas.
(2023-01-15). Declaran desastre mayor en el estado de California ante fuertes tormentas invernales. cubadebate.cu Biden confirmó que existe una catástrofe grave en California y ordenó ayuda federal para llevar a cabo la recuperación de las zonas afectadas por las fuertes tormentas invernales que han provocado inundaciones, deslizamientos de tierra y aludes de lodo en todo el estado. Desde finales de diciembre, cuando otra ola de tormentas azotó el estado, se han contabilizado como mínimo 19 muertes.
(2023-01-15). Primer pulso final de la Liga Élite: Ni azul, ni verde, °sellado! cubadebate.cu Quizás la convocatoria no complace todavía a muchos, pero el primer partido de la final de la Liga Élite jugado en estadio Mártires de Barbados tuvo de todo un poco a lo que se puede aspirar en un juego de béisbol, excepto lo más importante, pues Portuarios y Agricultores sellaron a 11 carreras por oscuridad y decidirán este domingo desde las 10 de la mañana.
(2023-01-15). Unión Eléctrica no prevé afectaciones por generación en horario nocturno de hoy. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna una disponibilidad de 2572 MW y una demanda máxima de 2470 MW, para una reserva de 102 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostica afectación al servicio eléctrico en el SEN.
(2023-01-15). Pelea entre prisioneros en cárcel ecuatoriana deja un fallecido. telesurtv.net Al menos 110 efectivos del Grupo de Operaciones Especiales (GOE) y de la Unidad de Mantenimiento del Orden tuvieron que intervenir para restaurar el orden.
(2023-01-15). Portuarios, los más inspirados en domingo bayamés. cubadebate.cu Sin que sea lo ideal ni mucho menos, el cierre de este certamen (plagado de dificultades desde el inicio) va emocionando a una afición ávida de sentir de nuevo al béisbol como una pasión. No obstante, para una segunda edición grandes cambios habrá que hacer. Este experimento inicial ha dejado muchas enseñanzas.
(2023-01-15). Manifestantes exigen en Nueva York cese de militarismo de EE.UU. y la OTAN. cubadebate.cu Miles de personas se congregaron este sábado en la ciudad estadounidense de Nueva York para demandar el fin de la participación de los Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) en el conflicto en Ucrania y que se detenga la expansión de la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN).
(2023-01-15). Cubanos en acción en decimoquinta jornada de Superliga Italiana de Voleibol. cubadebate.cu Piacenza (8-6) contará con los valiosos servicios de los centrales Robertlandy Simón y Roamy Alonso en el duelo contra Siena (2-12), al que se medirá con el entusiasmo de la victoria en la jornada precedente contra Trentino por 3-1 sets (25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 25-21), que los afincó en la quinta plaza.
(2023-01-15). El crecimiento de la economía global ya no será del tres por ciento en 2023: Banco Mundial baja casi a la mitad su pronóstico. cubadebate.cu La economía mundial crecerá un 1,7 % en 2023, pronostica el Banco Mundial en su reciente informe 'Perspectivas económicas mundiales '. De esta manera, la entidad financiera bajó casi a la mitad su pronóstico hecho hace seis meses, cuando afirmó que el crecimiento mundial sería del 3 % en el 2023.
(2023-01-15). Marchan en Nueva York contra militarismo de EE.UU. y la OTAN. telesurtv.net Se recordó el legado antibelicista de Martin Luther King. Se reclamó la disolución de la OTAN y que se dediquen a las poblaciones los presupuestos que hoy se dedican a la guerra.
(2023-01-15). Oficina del colectivo àÅgora Popular son asaltadas en Perú. telesurtv.net Al menos 60 personas entraron al local del colectivo y destruyeron todo a su paso, de acuerdo con la denuncia del vocero de Ágora Popular.
(2023-01-15). Hallan evidencias de sabotajes en Metro de Ciudad de México. cubadebate.cu La Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México informó en un comunicado que, a 48 horas del ingreso de la Guardia Nacional para resguardar las instalaciones del Sistema de Transporte Colectivo Metro, se han identificado hechos atípicos o intencionales, cuyas denuncias obran en su poder.
(2023-01-15). Concierto lírico en Cuba homenajeará obra de reconocido cantautor brasileño. cubadebate.cu Un exclusivo concierto con el título "Tom Jobim Lírico", para homenajear la obra musical del reconocido cantautor brasileño Antà¥nio Carlos Jobim, conmemorando su aniversario 95, así como los 110 del poeta y coautor de muchas de sus letras, Vinícius de Moraes, tendrá lugar el próximo miércoles 18 de enero en la capital cubana.
(2023-01-15). Papa Francisco agradece a pueblo de Cuba por su colaboración. telesurtv.net Francisco llamó a los cubanos a continuar trabajando con esperanza en pos de futuro mejor para ese país.
(2023-01-15). Clavadista cubano Luis Gustavo Cañabate recibe el alta médica. cubadebate.cu El Instituto de Medicina del Deporte confirmó hoy el alta médica dada al clavadista cubano Luis Gustavo Cañabate, quien sufriera un accidente por caída en su escuela hace varias semanas. "A dos meses del accidente, muy mejorado, sale de alta hospitalaria. Se le realizaron radiografías de control en su mano derecha y fueron satisfactorias", explicó la institución.
(2023-01-15). Tropas israelíes asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Los militares israelíes asesinaron a tiros a primera hora de la mañana de este sábado a dos jóvenes palestinos durante una redada militar en la ciudad de Jaba, al sur de Jenín.
(2023-01-15). Detienen en Brasilia a exministro de Bolsonaro. cubadebate.cu El exministro de Justicia del Gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro y exsecretario de Seguridad del Distrito Federal (DF) Anderson Torres quedó arrestado este sábado en el aeropuerto internacional de Brasilia por facilitar la invasión y actos vandálicos en sedes de tres poderes en Brasil.
(2023-01-15). Gobierno de Perú declara estado de emergencia durante un mes en varias regiones del país. cubadebate.cu Mediante un decreto supremo, el Gobierno de Perú ha declarado este sábado el estado de emergencia en tres regiones, dos provincias y un distrito del país, ante las protestas sostenidas. La medida empezará a regir a partir del 15 de enero, por un término de 30 días. La renuncia de Boluarte y el adelanto de elecciones para este año son demandas centrales de los manifestantes.
(2023-01-15). Pueblo peruano cumple décima jornada de protestas contra Gobierno de Boluarte. telesurtv.net Defensoría del Pueblo reportó bloqueos de vías y movilizaciones en 33 provincias.
(2023-01-15). Reportan nueva masacre en la zona rural de Riohacha, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz (Indepaz) de Colombia con la masacre en la Guajira suman cuatro durante 2023.
(2023-01-15). Subvariante de ómicron provoca ola de contagios en EEUU. cubadebate.cu La subvariante XBB.1.5 de ómicron se esparce rápidamente en Estados Unidos y representa el 43 por ciento de los casos de covid-19 reportados, según los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.Dicha cepa es actualmente la variante más transmisible del país.
(2023-01-15). Gobierno colombiano y ELN se reunirán en Caracas,Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las partes, entre otros temas, conversarán sobre el cese al fuego propuesto por el Gobierno colombiano y evaluado por el ELN.
(2023-01-15). Gobierno de Honduras declara emergencia por influenza aviar. telesurtv.net La medida tiene un carácter preventivo, de control y de eliminación de casos. Se establece por 90 días pero puede prorrogarse.
(2023-01-15). Imagen del día: °Cuba sí, bloqueo no! cubadebate.cu Manifestantes exigieron este sábado en Nueva York el fin del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra Cuba, en vigor hace más de seis décadas.
(2023-01-15). China reporta 60.000 muertes relacionadas con Covid-19. telesurtv.net Un total de 59.938 muertes por causa de la COVID-19 fue registrado en los hospitales de China desde el 8 de diciembre de 2022 hasta el 12 de enero de 2023.
(2023-01-15). Canciller iraní se reúne con el presidente sirio, Bashar al-Assad. telesurtv.net El canciller de Irán inicia visita Siria para fortalecer sus relaciones bilaterales.
(2023-01-15). Más de 1000 migrantes irregulares devueltos a Cuba en los primeros 13 días del 2023. cubadebate.cu Como parte de los acuerdos migratorios bilaterales establecidos por Cuba, este viernes 13 de enero se efectuó la devolución de 38 migrantes irregulares por el canal aéreo, procedentes de Bahamas. Con este vuelo, suman en los primeros 13 días de 2023 un total de nueve operaciones con 1 115 devueltos, el 9% del total de devueltos en el 2022.
(2023-01-15). El aguerrido Portuarios derrota en extra inning a Agricultores con marcador 13-11. cubadebate.cu El aguerrido equipo de Portuarios derrotó en extra inning al favorito de la Liga Élite del béisbol cubano Agricultores, con marcador 13-11, tras sellar la víspera por oscuridad en el estadio Mártires de Barbados.
(2023-01-15). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este domingo 15 de enero. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este domingo 15 de enero en el mercado cambiario del país.
(2023-01-15). Autoridades gubernamentales cubanas destacan labor de científicos en el país. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, destacó la labor de los científicos del país, con motivo de celebrarse hoy el Día de la Ciencia en la nación caribeña. Se sumaron al homenaje el primer ministro Manuel Marrero Cruz, Esteban Lazo, presidente de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular entre otras autoridades gubernamentales.
(2023-01-14). Open letter: Stop the violence against the Peruvian people! liberationnews.org 
Since the Dec. 7 parliamentary coup against democratically-elected Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, huge numbers of people have been taking to the streets to resist the new regime.
(2023-01-14). Vain Attempts Of Kiev Regime To Hide Truth From Soledar. southfront.org 
| The city of Soledar came under Russian control. Russian victory was officially confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defence on January 13. Control of the city by Wagner fighters was confirmed by numerous footage from the are, which confirmed heavy losses of the AFU as well. | Despite the defeat of the Ukrainian military and loss of a strategically important stronghold on Donbass front lines, the Kiev regime is still hiding the truth. Unfortunately, the derisive attempts of Ukrainian propagandist…
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Bakhmut-Soledar Region On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-01-14). In Video 18+: A Lot Of Ukrainian Servicemen Refused To Surrender In Soledar. southfront.org
(2023-01-14). The Decline and Fall of Nazi-Infested Ukraine. strategic-culture.org By Stephen LENDMAN | What hegemon USA created, Russia is systematically annihilating. | And there's nothing that the empire of lies and its Western vassals can do to change the course of history. | In challenging Russia militarily, they bit off more than they can chew and swallow. | Russia is a preeminent military power, China heading in the same direction — while the US-dominated West is in decline. | The battle to demilitarize and NeNazify Ukraine is proceeding as planned. | Russia's liberation of Soledar assures deNazification of Artyomovsk to follow. | These triumphs hasten the end of Nazi occupation th…
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Donbass On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in north of Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Russian artillery struck the AFU positions near Vodyanoye; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Novomikhaylovka; | Up to Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armored vehicle and 2 pickups were destroyed by Russian ar…
(2023-01-14). US Army Vet From Iowa Rats Out Ukrainian Corruption. sonar21.com 
Meet Ryan O'Leary. He currently is in the Bakhmut area of operations fighting under the command of Ukrainian officers. Mr. O'Leary is not happy. He is a 34 year old…
(2023-01-14). Brazil: Neoliberalism with a "Human Face". Lula Presidency = Extended Dollarization, Subservient to the Washington Consensus. globalresearch.ca In 2003, "Leftists" applauded the inauguration of Luis Ignacio da Silva as a victory against neoliberalism, without acknowledging that Lula's PT had embraced the demands of Wall Street and the IMF. In the words of IMF Managing Director (2003) "the IMF listens to President Lula and the economic team".
(2023-01-14). Brazil's Return to CELAC Brings Winds of Change. orinocotribune.com By Anahí Arizmendi Jan. 10, 2023 | Brazil has "fully and immediately" rejoined the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in the midst of a renewed interest in Latin America due to the energy and food crisis in the world. | After three years of Brazil's absence from the regional forum, the presidential victory of Lula da Silva, and that of Petro in Colombia, fuel expectations about the re-invigoration of the largest regional integration forum that is independent of the United States. | Re-launch of the environmental and economic agenda | The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States…
(2023-01-14). After fascist assault in Brasilia, Lula points to military coup threat. wsws.org Lula concluded that, had he agreed to the operation suggested by his defense minister, "the coup was going to happen."
(2023-01-14). A New Crop of Disruptor-Politicians is failing the Earth. juancole.com ( Foreign Policy in Focus) House Republicans, Euroskeptics, Vladimir Putin, and Jair Bolsonaro are the agents of a new kind of political disorder that parallels the chaos of failing states, economic catastrophe, and climate disasters. By John Feffer | January 11, 2023 Some politicians just hate politics. They get into the game in …
(2023-01-14). Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's Orlando Vacation — Comparing the January Riots in the Brazilian and US Capitols. orinocotribune.com
(2023-01-14). Will Japan and India become permanent members of the UN Security Council? journal-neo.org 
On December 12, 2022 in London, during a meeting of the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, its head, James Cleverly, said that he was in favor of expanding the number of permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) by including Japan, India, Brazil and Germany. The British diplomat believes that the current world …
(2023-01-14). Pelé meant the world to us Africans. iacenter.org By Tafi Mhaka January 13, 2023 The following article first appeared on aljazeera.com on Dec. 31, 2022. The death of football legend Pelé has saddened millions of football [soccer] fans. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the Brazilian star has touched hearts and captivated minds across the world. In Africa, he has been celebrated, not only for his football mastery but also as a symbol of Black excellence and representation. The Brazilian superstar Pelé rose to fame, just as Africans nourished Black pride in their fight against white supremacy. For me, Pelé has been a source of indescribable joy and inspiration. I…
(2023-01-14). Brazil Coup & Labor, US CIA AFL-CIO Attack On Mexico Ford Workers, TWU Pres & MLK & ILWU10. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Brazil Coup & Labor, The US CIA AFL-CIO Attack On Mexico Ford Workers, TWU President John Samuelson On SWA meltdown, MLK, Labor & The ILWU With Retired ILWU 10 Secretary Treasurer Clarence Thomas…
(2023-01-14). Far-right premier of Australia's largest state admits to having worn a Nazi uniform. wsws.org Dominic Perrottet claimed that he wore a Nazi uniform to his 21st birthday as a result of "naivete" and historical ignorance.
(2023-01-14). Declassified Documents Reveal US Contribution Behind Growth of Nazism in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The documents outline details of Operation Belladonna, the US program behind the historical development of Nazism in Ukraine. One of these documents expose that the United States had already made contact with Ukrainian nationalists who were keen to ally with the US in its fight against the Soviet Union. | Some of the most interesting details on the involvement of the United…
(2023-01-14). Peru: Police Repression in Cusco Leaves 1 Dead, 43 Injured. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, January 11, police repression killed one person and and injured at least 43 in a demonstration in Cusco, Peru protesting the government of de facto President Dina Boluarte. | The progressive parliamentarian Ruth Luque reported that one protester in Cusco died from a gunshot wound at the end of another day of anti-government demonstrations throughout Peru. | Parliamentarian Luque, who is from Cusco, reported that Remo Candia, years old, was treated by medical personnel at the Antonio Lorena State Hospital, but died while undergoing surgery. | "So much pain, rage, and impotence! While the government…
(2023-01-14). Mass unrest continues in Peru following police massacres. wsws.org Widespread unrest continued in Peru this week following the massacre of 17 persons on Monday by Peruvian police in the southeastern Andean City of Juliaca.
(2023-01-14). 'World War 3 has already started' between US and Russia/China, argues French scholar. geopoliticaleconomy.com Prominent French intellectual Emmanuel Todd argues the Ukraine proxy war is the start of WWIII, and is "existential" for both Russia and the US "imperial system", which has restricted the sovereignty of Europe, making Brussels into Washington's "protectorate".
(2023-01-14). Mad World: Global Flashpoints to watch in 2023 in the Era of 'Polycrisis'. juancole.com 
By Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University | (The Conversation) When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists were concerns about tensions in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Ethiopia. What actually transpired in 2022 were some of the most shocking humanitarian scenes in modern history — …
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Gulyay Pole with high-precision missiles; | Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as overall commander in Ukraine; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Sinkovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and…
(2023-01-14). UPDATED: Overview Of Russian Missile Strikes Throughout Ukraine On January 14, 2023. southfront.org 
Damage to a power plant | UPDATE: : | Adviser to the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky, Alexey Arestovich, said that a missile fell on a residential building in Dnepropetrovsk because of the work of the Ukrainian air defense systems. According to Arestovich, the Ukrainian air defense forces shot down a missile that fell on the residential building and exploded. | According to the local reports with reference to local authorities, five people were killed in the incident, 60 others were wounded, including 12 c…
(2023-01-14). Britain sending first NATO nation tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukraine NewsJanuary 14, 2023 Britain Will Transfer 12 Challenger 2 Tanks To Ukraine, First 4 Immediately Media Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has approved a plan to send 12 Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine, the first units of the armored vehicles should be transferred immediately. This was reported by the British tabloid The Sun. According …
(2023-01-14). Pentagon backs Poland's plans for German, other tanks for Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 14, 2023 Polish PM to meet with Germany's Scholz over tanks for Ukraine The Leopard 2 tanks that Warsaw wants to donate to Kyiv as part of a broader international coalition were purchased from Germany and require the German government's consent to be given to a non-Nato country. Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish …
(2023-01-14). Ukraine: Russia Outlines the Endgame for the Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Opportunity to conclude the SMO will only present itself once Ukraine stops posing a threat to Russia and discriminating Russian-speaking Ukrainians. If this result can be achieved through negotiations, we stand ready for this scenario. Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing on Ukraine Mr.President, Frankly speaking, we do not quite get it…
(2023-01-14). US and NATO send tanks to fight Russia. wsws.org The sending of main battle tanks to Ukraine is, without a doubt, the most reckless and escalatory measure taken by the US and NATO in the war to date.
(2023-01-14). DPR Spokesman Reveals Most Dangerous Weapon Supplied By U.S. To Ukraine. southfront.org 
XM982 Excalibur by US Army. | The M982 Excalibur extended range guided artillery rounds are potentially the most dangerous part of the United States military aid to Ukraine, the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Militia told TASS on January 14. | The Excalibur round, which was jointly developed by BAE Systems and Raytheon, is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system. It has a circular error probable of less than four meters. | The round can be fired from several 155 mm how…
(2023-01-14). Ukraine as a country and its armed forces have become members of NATO: defense minister. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteJanuary 13, 2023 Ukraine declared itself a "De Facto Member of NATO" and Warned of a New Russian Offensive "Ukraine has de facto become a member of NATO, and this reality may soon be shaped legally." Such confidence was expressed by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, in an interview with the Russian …
(2023-01-14). Walking Back the Russian Troll Scare. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-14). Military Situation In Syria On January 14, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On January 14, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 3 times: 2 in Idlib province, 1 in Latakia province; | On January 14, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus; | On January 14, Turkish-backed forces attacked SAA positions in the Nahshaba area; | On January 14, Turkish artillery shelled YPG positions near Tal Rafaat; | 11 PKK/YPG militants were k…
(2023-01-14). With Syrian-Turkish rapprochement, the autonomous entity "will not remain one piece" uwidata.com By Nahed al Huseini / Damascus, Syria Turkish-Syrian rapprochement is continuing in a fast speed. It is expected that a bilateral foreign minister meeting will take place very soon under Russian mediation. Both sides have stated that struggle against terrorism and the dealing with the challenge of migration constitute important topics, as well as efforts …
(2023-01-14). Twitter Files Expose How Dems/Media Defied Twitter 'Facts' To Spread 'Russian Bot' Hoax. southfront.org 
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivers remarks during a hearing in Washington, on Oct. 13, 2022. (Drew AngererGetty Images) | What's this? Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and staff repeatedly pushed Twitter to remove perfectly legal content that they found offensive, according to Friday's installment of "The Twitter Files." | When Twitter pushed back, Schiff staffer Jeff Lowenstein pulled out the 'slippery slope' argume…
(2023-01-14). US and Japan accelerate war drive against China. wsws.org The joint statement and comments by Biden and Japanese PM Kishida are premised on a lie: that the US and its allies are simply responding to Russian and Chinese provocations and aggression.
(2023-01-14). Kosovo: U.S. intrudes itself to "prevent further Russian and Chinese influence" in Balkans. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92January 14, 2023 The new level of pressure from the US According to the Americans, Brussels should also step up its mediation in the conflict. This was reported by the Swiss daily Neue Zàºrcher Zeitung. Senior adviser of the State Department, Derek Chollet visited Pri≈°tina and Belgrade earlier this week. He was the highest envoy …
(2023-01-14). The World Split Apart 2.0: Introduction and Part 1. mronline.org 
Nearly a decade ago I began warning that NATO expansion and the West's failure to understand that Russian national security interests not a Russian desire to 'recreate the USSR' or 'former Russian empire' would lead to a world split apart between the West and 'the rest' (Sino-Russian 'strategic partnership and those states oriented towards it).
(2023-01-14). Sunday 1/22: Stop US Wars! Disband NATO! Money for Jobs and Education Not for the Pentagon! indybay.org Gather at the Lake Merritt Columns, Oakland at 1 p.m. March to the Lake Merritt Amphitheater, Oakland…
(2023-01-14). ExxonMobil: Suppressing Science and Climate Change. dissidentvoice.org 
Villains often have the best tunes. In some cases, they also have the best evidence. The tendency in the latter is to suppress or distort that evidence if it is contrary to their interests. Exxon, now ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil and gas company, has revealed, much like tobacco companies of the past, that excellent …
(2023-01-14). ExxonMobil, Suppressing Science and Climate Change. southfront.org 
| Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Villains often have the best tunes. In some cases, they also have the best evidence. The tendency in the latter is to suppress or distort that evidence if it is contrary to their interests. Exxon, now ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil and gas company, has revealed, much like tobacco companies of the past, that excellent research that might prove costly to profits is best suppressed. Destroying ecological systems and ravaging mother nature are secondary consider…
(2023-01-14). A Closer Look at the Far-Right in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. libya360.wordpress.com Cindy Forster Cadres from the Unión Juvenil Cruceñista (UJC), the Bolivian fascist youth group where Luis Fernando Camacho got his start. Grayzone The far-right is again trying to unleash devastation from their stronghold in Bolivia's largest city, Santa Cruz, in the lowland department of the same name, this time to liberate from jail the department's…
(2023-01-14). Weapons Contractors Destroy Lives While Reading Fairy Tales To Children. scheerpost.com 
By Lee Camp / MintPress News A UN report recently revealed that at least 11,000 children have been killed or maimed in the US-backed War in Yemen. At the same time, the weapons contractors that helped create this massacre are reading fairy tales to British children! You probably already know that, as reported by Alex Kane for In These …
(2023-01-14). Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. orinocotribune.com By John Perry Jan 10, 2023 | A review of the report Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy, edited by Sara Flounders for the Sanctions Kill campaign and Sanctions imposed without United Nations endorsement are illegal. That is why they could be legally imposed on South Africa by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in 1962, but are unlawful when imposed by one government, often with selected allies, against any other country, for whatever reason. Known correctly as…
(2023-01-14). Japan's contentious plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into sea to start in spring or summer. ecns.cn The Japanese government on Friday said a controversial plan to release radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear plant in Japan's northeast into the Pacific Ocean will start in the spring or summer.
(2023-01-14). Virginia Transit Strikers Fight Privatized Race To The Bottom. popularresistance.org Loudoun County, Virginia – Around 130 workers who operate, fix, and dispatch buses in Loudoun County, Virginia, went on strike Wednesday morning. | They're up against Keolis, a French multinational and one of the largest private operators of public transit systems in the U.S. The company has challenged the union's right to strike, its right to a contract, and even its existence. | The Loudoun County workers join a movement of bus operators, mechanics, dispatchers, and call center operators striking around greater Washington, D.C. It's the eighth transit job action in the region in just over three years. Hundreds…
(2023-01-14). The Supreme Court Could Gut The Right To Strike. popularresistance.org The Supreme Court heard oral arguments January 10 in Glacier Northwest Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, a court case that labor advocates say threatens the right to strike. | "The ability to withhold your labor is the one powerful tool throughout the history of unionization that has ensured workers can improve their working conditions," Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien offered in a statement issued the same day. "This right is now on trial at the Supreme Court," O'Brien said, calling on the court to affirm the rulings of lower courts. Noel J. Francisco, the Jones Day…
(2023-01-14). Chris Hedges Report: America Made Me A Black Man. popularresistance.org Boyah J. Farah fled the war in Somalia arriving in the United States as a refugee with his mother and siblings when he was fifteen. His romantic dreams of America quickly ran into the dark undercurrents of American racism. Living in a housing project in Bedford, Massachusetts he was forced to discover the curse of being Black in America, the daily humiliations and small, but insidious ways he was made to constantly feel an outsider by whites. He watched as other Somali families succumbed to the poison of American racism, writing that although they had survived the war in Africa, American broke them and carried th…
(2023-01-14). Allied Community And Co-operative Shared Services (ACCESS). popularresistance.org So basically, ACCESS is a shared services platform and it provides a collective of professional services that are aligned with co-ops, nonprofits and other social purpose organizations. And we just have been working on this for the last year and a half. And the kind of the backstory to ACCESS — I was approached by the ED at ACCA, the Alberta Community Cooperative Association, and I was asked if I would be interested in writing a grant. And I think I was a month into the job there, and I wasn't quite sure what I knew about co-ops and, you know, even writing a grant application at that level. But once I saw w…
(2023-01-14). Creating Space For Community Imagination. popularresistance.org This is a time of year when we have space to reflect and to make resolutions for the coming twelve months, to stop, dream and reorient ourselves. Similarly, in all the work I've done over the last couple of years on the importance of imagination, I keep coming back to how vitally important it is to create space for the imagination, what I call 'What If spaces', whether in our own lives, our organisations or our communities. In this article, I want to share some examples of what this can unlock, and some thoughts from people doing this work on the ground on how to do it well. | One great example of a successful Wh…
(2023-01-14). The Poor Are Bearing The Brunt Of California's Storms. popularresistance.org Since late December, the West Coast of the United States has been battered by torrential rain of up to eight inches, strong winds reaching 70 mph that have knocked down power lines and ripped trees from the soil, and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in California. The "parade of cyclones," as read the National Weather Service warning, is predicted to cost USD$1 billion in damages. Thus far, 18 people are dead as a result of these storms. | As these storms, heightened in frequency by climate change, wreak havoc in California, many wonder, what…
(2023-01-14). CIA Pushes To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying On Assange Visitors. popularresistance.org The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo notified a federal court in New York that they intend to push for the dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges that they were involved in spying against attorneys and journalists who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Ecuador's London embassy. | Both the CIA and Pompeo maintain that the "allegations in the complaint do not establish a violation of the Fourth Amendment [right to privacy]." | In August 2022, four Americans who visited Assange in the embassy sued the CIA and Pompeo in his individual capacity: Margaret Ratner Kunstler, a civil ri…
(2023-01-14). The Higher Education Labor Movement Runs Full Speed Ahead Into 2023. popularresistance.org At the end of 2022, workers in higher education had their eyes turned toward the weeks-long strikes at the University of California (UC) and The New School. These strikes were among the largest and longest that higher education in the U.S. has ever seen. In California, the striking unions represented about 48,000 workers. While the total number of striking faculty at The New School in New York was much smaller, they represented 87 percent of all teaching faculty at the university, showing the power of what a near-total shutdown of classes can do. | These strikes are part of a much bigger trend in the higher educa…
(2023-01-14). Satellite Images Show Iranian Combat Drones At Eastern Syria Airport. southfront.org 
A Mohajer-6 combat drone. By Wikimedia user (Alireza numberone) | On January 14, the Israeli The drones were identified as two Mohajer-6s and an Ababil-3. Both types are capable of carrying out reconnaissance and combat missions. While the presence of Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
(2023-01-14). Daily Round-up | Turkey metal workers to launch strike demanding higher wages & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we take a look at Turkish metal workers getting a set for a strike, Cuba's presidency of the G77+ China, a study on Exxon-Mobil allegedly misleading the public over climate change, and Zimbabwean workers condemning a law banning strikes…
(2023-01-14). Tibet's GDP grows 3 pct in 2022. ecns.cn The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is estimated at 216.5 billion yuan (about 32.2 billion U.S. dollars) for 2022, up about 3 percent from the previous year, said Yan Jinhai, chairman of the regional government.
(2023-01-14). China urges UK to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs. ecns.cn China urges the UK to respect China's sovereignty and stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
(2023-01-14). 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths reported across Chinese hospitals from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12. ecns.cn A total of 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths were reported at hospitals across China from Dec. 8 to Jan 12, with an average age of 80.3 years old, said an official from the National Health Commission at a press conference on Saturday.
(2023-01-14). China's Yiwu in full swing as Lunar New Year orders boom. ecns.cn As the Spring Festival approaches, Yiwu International Trade Market in east China's Zhejiang Province has entered the peak season of selling goods related to the Lunar new year.
(2023-01-14). No local Omicron XBB.1.5 infections detected in China so far. ecns.cn There have been no local cases of the COVID-19 Omicron XBB.1.5 detected in China so far, according to a virology expert at a press conference for COVID-19 response held Friday.
(2023-01-14). Regulators draft plan to stabilize realty. ecns.cn China's financial regulators have drafted an action plan for improving the balance sheets of quality property developers in an effort to defuse financial risks to the real estate sector and assist the property market to form a virtuous cycle.
(2023-01-14). Xinjiang going forward in right direction: World Muslim Communities Council leader. ecns.cn The rapid development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region proves that the region is moving in the right direction, said Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council, during a recent visit to Xinjiang.
(2023-01-14). Cambodia forecasts 4.6 mln air passengers in 2023 after China's reopening: spokesman. ecns.cn Cambodia is expected to attract 4.6 million air passengers in 2023 after China's optimization of its pandemic control policies on Jan. 8, a spokesman said on Saturday.
(2023-01-14). China has sufficient energy supply for Spring Festival holiday: official. ecns.cn China has sufficient energy supply and management mechanisms to help cope with peaks in energy use amid cold waves and the Spring Festival holiday, a senior official said Friday.
(2023-01-14). Visit of Islamic scholars to Xinjiang region refutes smearing on China. ecns.cn A delegation of Islamic figures and scholars visited China's Xinjiang region and witnessed firsthand the region's developments and stability, which proved again some media's lies about the region cannot cover up the truth and the practices of using Xinjiang topics to smear China are doomed to fail, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Friday.
(2023-01-14). Jiangxi grain producer offers farmers $1.06 million annual bonus. ecns.cn Ling Jihe, a renowned rice grower in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi province, offered 7.2 million yuan ($1.06 million) annual bonuses to his contract farmers.
(2023-01-14). China launches 3 new satellites. ecns.cn A Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan 37 satellite and other two satellites – Shiyan 22A and Shiyan 22B – blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, on Friday.
(2023-01-14). Ferry transfer from Zhongshan to Hong Kong resumes service. ecns.cn A ferry bound for Hong Kong set sail from Zhongshan, south China's Guangdong Province on Friday. It marks the resumption of ferry services from Zhongshan to Hong Kong, which have been suspended for nearly three years.
(2023-01-14). Foreign trade growth set to continue. ecns.cn Against external headwinds such as cooling prospects for overseas demand and lingering geopolitical conflicts, China's foreign trade in goods is expected to keep expanding this year, according to experts and business executives on Friday.
(2023-01-14). CPC's advancement of self-governance at grassroots level. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China (CPC) has continued to advance its strict self-governance in all respects at the beginning of the new year.
(2023-01-14). Cross-border travel gets boost from new policies. ecns.cn Officials said on Friday that China's optimized immigration policies are accelerating the recovery of cross-border business and exchanges, and refuted groundless criticism of the nation's anti-epidemic achievements.
(2023-01-14). China urges U.S., Japan not to become disrupters of a stable Asia-Pacific: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China urges the United States and Japan to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological bias, stop creating imaginary enemies and stop trying to sow the seeds of a new Cold War in the Asia-Pacific, and not to become disruptors of a stable Asia-Pacific, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
(2023-01-14). 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths reported at Chinese hospitals from Dec. 8 to Jan. 12. ecns.cn A total of 59,938 COVID-19 related deaths were reported at hospitals across China from Dec. 8 to Jan 12, with an average age of 80.3 years old, said an official from the National Health Commission at a press conference on Saturday.
(2023-01-14). China Reopens Its Borders. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. | ‚Ä¢ China reopens its borders | ‚Ä¢ COVID-19 frontline rural doctors | ‚Ä¢ Jack Ma gives up Ant Group | ‚Ä¢ China moves to climate-adaption…
(2023-01-14). [Correspondence] Medical education reforms in China. thelancet.com Julio Frenk and colleagues1 put forward education for life as a guiding principle for health-professional education after the COVID-19 pandemic. We concur with the need for a radical rethink of medical education systems worldwide, and would like to share responses and reflections from China at a time that coincides with the 110th anniversary of the Peking University Health Science Center (PUHSC; figure).
(2023-01-14). China Southern launches direct Dalian-HK flight. ecns.cn China Southern Airlines Flight CZ8365 took off from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport on Friday, marking the airline officially opened its direct flights between Dalian and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(2023-01-14). How Newsroom Cuts Leave Black Communities Even More Susceptible To Online Misinformation. newsone.com 
(2023-01-14). Chinese vice premier to attend WEF annual meeting, visit Switzerland. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 and visit Switzerland from Jan. 15 to 19 at the invitation of Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF and the government of the Swiss Confederation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced here Friday.
(2023-01-14). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Vaduganathan M, Docherty KF, Claggett BL, et al. SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: a comprehensive meta-analysis of five randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2022; 400: 757—67—In this Article, the Research in context panel has been corrected to clarify that SOLOIST-WHF included patients hospitalised for worsening heart failure, irrespective of ejection fraction. Also, the p value for the test for heterogeneity in Figure 2H has been corrected to 0 ∑0067. These corrections have been made to the online version as of Jan 12, 2023.
(2023-01-14). American Healthcare System. dissidentvoice.org I have a newly-discovered health problem, where during the day, my blood pressure readings are quite normal, or we might even say somewhat on the low side, 105-65. During the night, when I am sleeping, however, the very same indicators are just too high, 168-92. My doctor, a very dedicated physician and caring human being …
(2023-01-14). Comicomment: A 'new' Cold War toolkit. ecns.cn
(2023-01-14). [Perspectives] Kumanan Rasanathan: committed advocate of equity in health. thelancet.com Kumanan Rasanathan, public health physician and Executive Director of the Geneva-based Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, quotes the 19th-century physician and polymath Rudolf Virchow, who famously suggested that "medicine is a social science, and politics nothing more than medicine on a large scale". Rasanathan, in addition to his medical qualification, has a degree in politics and a master's in public health. In retrospect, he describes Virchow's aphorism as "one of the key principles of my career", explaining that "to have trained in medicine, politics, and public health has been a good preparati…
(2023-01-14). Briahna Joy Gray: Inside Biden's DIRTY MONEY Insurance Scheme. scheerpost.com 
By Briahna Joy Gray / | Briahna Joy Gray Briahna Joy Gray is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant who served as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. She hosts her own podcast, Bad Faith, and co-hosts The Hill's web series Rising. |
(2023-01-14). McCarthy's Concessions to MAGA Diehards Have Paved the Way to Brutal Austerity. truthout.org At the start of January, Kevin McCarthy's difficulties in cobbling together a House majority to support his bid to become speaker produced endless comedy fodder for the late-night shows. Fourteen times, McCarthy went up for election. Fourteen times he lost. With each loss, each humiliating reminder that one had to look back to the pre-Civil War days to find a speaker's election this drawn-out… |
(2023-01-14). Why Won't the FDA Adopt a Truly Bold Playbook on Medication Abortion? truthout.org On January 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quietly made long-awaited changes to the regulations surrounding mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Though the agency merely updated its website without even issuing a press release, the news was met with fanfare: "Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says"; "Abortion Pill Could Soon Become Much… |
(2023-01-14). Think Big Tech's Thousands of Layoffs Indicate a Coming Recession? Think Again. cepr.net Los Angeles Times See article on original site Amazon is laying off more than 18,000 workers. Salesforce is shedding 8,000, and Twitter has let go thousands more. While we should never minimize the difficulties of people facing an unexpected layoff, these announcements by major tech companies are not a large-scale tragedy for the American economy. …
(2023-01-14). What Would MLK Think of the Imprisonment of Thomas Lane? americanthinker.com Why exactly is Lane in prison now? And why is no one coming to his defense?>
(2023-01-14). Teachers union pushes through sellout contract to avert a strike in Akron, Ohio. wsws.org The concessions contract agreed to by the union effectively cuts teachers' pay and meets none of their demands for safe working conditions.
(2023-01-14). Urgently needed: An internet archive system for the pro-freedom right. americanthinker.com Gaslighting over the banning of gas stoves underscores the need to keep facts inconvenient to the fascist far left from disappearing down the memory hole.
(2023-01-14). The Fading of Washington's Global Dreams and the Coming of a New World. scheerpost.com 
Alfred McCoy suggests what a United States that remains a significant regional power might do in its own hemisphere to come to grips with the decline of our own country, of the hemisphere, and of the planet as a whole.
(2023-01-14). How AI technology affects global fashion industry. america.cgtn.com The AI market is forecasted to generate more than $63B by 2028 and contribute $15 trillion to the global economy. By the end of 2022, 30% of all retail sales were influenced by AI recommendations. But as the industry grows — so are calls …
(2023-01-14). [World Report] 10 years on—high-risk practices on the London gay scene. thelancet.com A decade after The Lancet investigated the explosion of high-risk drug practices on the London gay scene, Tony Kirby and Michelle Thornber-Dunwell return to analyse the landscape today.
(2023-01-14). Clash of the Two Americas vol. 4: The Anglo-Venetian Roots of the Deep State By Matt Ehret. southfront.org In the first three volumes of the Clash of the Two Americas, we were introduced to two opposing currents which have…
(2023-01-14). The ins and outs of Biden's Documentgate. americanthinker.com As the leftist media might say, are the walls finally closing in?>
(2023-01-14). Gaslighting the Republicans. americanthinker.com A new book by a one-time Republican congressman called "The Breach" gets almost every fact wrong about January 6.
(2023-01-14). A Moscow Meeting Shatters Fantasies of a Syrian 'Confederation'. strategic-culture.org 
By Malek AL-KHOURY | The newly-initiated Syrian-Turkish rapprochement talks are headed in Damascus' favor and the "Turkish concessions" derided by opponents are just the start, insiders tell The Cradle. | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already abandoned his dream of "praying in the Umayyad Mosque" in Damascus. But sources say this will be swiftly followed by further concessions that will throw a wrench into the ambitions of Syria's opposition factions. | An undivided Syria | There will be no "federalism" or "confederation" — western codewords for the break up of the Syrian state — at these…
(2023-01-14). Atmospheric rivers, weather whiplash and the class struggle. liberationnews.org 
Despite scientists' warnings for decades, capitalist governments have failed to act in any meaningful way to avert climate catastrophe despite the many tools available to humanity.
(2023-01-14). Is Bryan Kohberger a serial killer? americanthinker.com The Idaho University murderer is no Jeffrey Dahmer, but there may be more here than meets the eye.
(2023-01-14). Who Is DeMarco Morgan? 'GMA3' Could Replace T.J. Holmes After Amy Robach Relationship Scandal. newsone.com 
DeMarco Morgan has been filling in for T.J. Holmes since his scandal with 'GMA3' co-host Amy Robach broke. Now, he could replace him.
(2023-01-14). Soldiers of Misfortune. Larry on Rats. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-01-14). The French working class organizes to defeat Macron's pension reforms. mronline.org 
The Macron-led government is making a new bid to push controversial pension reforms, calling to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64.
(2023-01-14). Growing support for far right and targeting of Trudeau within Canada's military. wsws.org A fascistic "Make Canada Great Again" rant from a highly-decorated retired officer was greeted with rapturous applause by the large numbers of senior Canadian Armed Forces officers in attendance.
(2023-01-14). January 6 Riot LIVE! Helping to Propel the War on Domestic Terrorism and More. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-14). Did Netflix Really fulfill its Pledge to Be Carbon Neutral by 2022? juancole.com By Christine Ro | ( Clean Energy Wire ) Netflix styles itself as a climate action leader, but the world's most popular video streaming service is far from eliminating all of its emissions, despite a 2022 net zero target. The US company with more than 220 million subscribers is taking many steps to …
(2023-01-14). HarperCollins Debut Authors Say They Won't Work With Strikebreaking Editors. truthout.org This story was originally published by Prism. Workers at the HarperCollins Union have been on strike for over two months, braving the fierce New York City winter and picketing outside the company's offices. Now, sources say their labor is being outsourced to temporary workers. While some authors are crossing the picket line and continuing to work with "scab" — or strikebreaking — editors… |
(2023-01-14). US political warfare escalates: House committees launch probes of Biden's mishandling of classified documents. wsws.org On Friday, one day after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate President Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents, Republican-led House committees launched their own investigations.
(2023-01-14). In Biden Documents Story, Stenography and Scandal Take Center Stage. scheerpost.com 
(2023-01-14). More Classified Documents Found In Biden's Delaware Home: Did He Break The Law? moguldom.com The White House has confirmed that a second set of classified government documents was found, this time in President Joe Biden's garage at his home in Delaware. This revelation comes after other classified documents were found in November at the Penn Biden Center, a think tank office in Washington, D.C., that Biden used for about …
(2023-01-14). Sunday 1/15: Martin Luther King: Land & Liberty. indybay.org Martin Luther King: Land & Liberty | Sunday, January 15 ∑ 7: 00 — 8: 00pm | Google Meet joining info | Video call link: meet.google.com/oty-tvzx-qkx…
(2023-01-14). [Correspondence] Pseudovesicular appearance in Sweet's syndrome: important yet easily missed — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We are thankful to Ya Bin Zhou for the helpful comment about the appearance of skin lesions in the suspected diagnosis of Sweet's syndrome. Detailed physical examination is paramount to add up features that could narrow the differential diagnosis. In this case, and as Zhou shrewdly noticed, the dermal plaques have a vesicle-like appearance. Some of the other lesions (not shown in the Clinical Picture)1 indeed had a morphology similar to small bullae. Neutrophilic dermatoses, and specifically Sweet's syndrome, have different variants.
(2023-01-14). [Correspondence] Pseudovesicular appearance in Sweet's syndrome: important yet easily missed. thelancet.com Juan Bañares and colleagues1 reported a case of Sweet's syndrome, but an important diagnostic clue was neglected. Typical skin lesions of Sweet's syndrome are painful erythematous plaques or nodules.2 The lesions have a pseudovesicular appearance due to prominent papillary dermal oedema.2 The pseudovesicular appearance is an important diagnostic clue of Sweet's syndrome for dermatologists but often neglected by non-dermatologists. The diagnostic criteria for Sweet's syndrome were not mentioned either.
(2023-01-14). Ahmaad Galloway, Former Alabama And San Diego Chargers Running Back, Passes Away at 42, Found in Apartment. moguldom.com Ahmaad Galloway, a former running back for the University of Alabama and San Diego Chargers, has unexpectedly died. He was 42. Galloway was found dead in his apartment in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday, Jan. 9, during a welfare check. His cause of death has yet to be determined. When Galloway didn't report to his …
(2023-01-14). Fauci's Lies, Self-driving Car Accidents, Assisted Suicide, and More. dissidentvoice.org 
(2023-01-14). Illinois governor wants constitutional amendment enshrining abortion. americanthinker.com There's that "right to privacy" again, with so many dead children in its wake.
(2023-01-14). [Comment] Offline: The mathematics of danger. thelancet.com Rishi Sunak, the UK's Prime Minister, last week announced his ambition that all school students would study some form of mathematics to the age of 18 years. He was sharply criticised by those who either hated maths at school or have prospered in life with little knowledge of mathematics. But Sunak's motivation was sound. 8 million adults in England have the numeracy skills of primary school children. In a world where quantitative and statistical capabilities will become ever more important, he was right to draw attention to the importance of mathematics.
(2023-01-14). House Republicans must resist the temptation to impeach Biden. americanthinker.com Sweet as it seems to impeach Biden immediately, that's almost certainly a strategic error.
(2023-01-14). The Fun Way to Deal with the Debt Ceiling. cepr.net Like all good Keynesian economists, I'm a big fan of the platinum coin. The law explicitly allows the Treasury to print platinum coins in any denomination. That means it absolutely could deal with the debt ceiling by printing a platinum coin denominated for $1 trillion and selling it to the Fed. This would not count …
(2023-01-14). [Editorial] The COVID-19 pandemic in 2023: far from over. thelancet.com 3 years ago, on Jan 5, 2020, the Department of Zoonoses at the National Institute of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention) announced the isolation of a new Coronavirus responsible for a wave of respiratory illnesses. On Jan 30, WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Despite many efforts to learn from the pandemic during the past 3 years, and discussions on international treaties of pandemic preparedness, the global response remains inadequate and fragmented.
(2023-01-14). Monument Celebrating The Love And Legacies Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And Coretta Scott King Rises In Boston. newsone.com A monument celebrating the love and legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has risen in Boston—the city where the two first met.
(2023-01-14). President Maduro Announces 6 Lines of Work for 2023 in Annual Address to the Nation. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, January 12, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, in his Annual Address to the Nation, announced the six lines of work his government will implement in 2023. | The lines are: | 1- Consolidate economic growth, diversification of the economy and generation of wealth with equality. | The president stated that progress must be made in "healing the wounds" and "the inequalities that have been created as a result of the economic war and illegal sanctions." | 2- Expand protection and social security to all the Venezuelan people, especially the victims of the economic blockade. | Misiones and Grandes M…
(2023-01-14). Ultraviolet light and indoor air disinfection to fight pandemics: A technology long overdue—Part 2. wsws.org The ability to disinfect indoor spaces remains a critical public health endeavor. Ultraviolet technology is an important tool that has been employed for more than a century. The report reviews the current issues behind air disinfection and the history of ultraviolet disinfection.
(2023-01-14). US Treasury's OFAC Imposes New Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Monday, January 9, the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a new unilateral coercive measure against Venezuela by extending License number 31, now named
(2023-01-14). Updated: Gwen Stefani says 'I'm Japanese' and all hell breaks loose. americanthinker.com Another hoax around 'cultural appropriation' gets the hooks in and boy, is it stupid.
(2023-01-14). Notable Anti-Vaxxers Who Died From COVID-19. newsone.com 
UPDATED: 8: 00 p.m. ET, Jan. 13, 2023 | Originally published: Aug. 30, 2021 | For a while there, smack dab in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, right-wing talk show hosts and some celebrities alik…
(2023-01-14). Legendary Filmmaker Spike Lee Teams Up With Gersh To Launch HBCU Fellowship Program. newsone.com 
Trailblazing filmmaker "Morehouse Man" Spike Le…
(2023-01-14). Maybe Kamala wants his Corvette. americanthinker.com They thought that they had Trump nailed, but not so fast.
(2023-01-14). The great Paul Johnson, RIP. americanthinker.com A truly great historian who entertained the daylights out of us.
(2023-01-14). DADA NEW YEAR: Tristan Tzara's Boom, Boom, Boom. mronline.org 
I know I'm not the only one thinking that our world has lost its mind. It's not easy being some relatively sane person nowadays. At the best of times, politics is bankrupt. At its worst, it's toxic, dominated by demagogues, liars and cheats. Their falsehoods fly wholesale, rarely disgruntling masses of people, let alone damaging a demagogue's political career.
(2023-01-14). Trader Avraham Eisenberg Thought His $110M Crypto Score Was Legal: U.S. Government Handcuffs Him, Alleging Manipulation, Fraud. moguldom.com The U.S. government has filed federal charges against Avraham "Avi" Eisenberg, a self-described "applied game theorist" and cryptocurrency trader who was arrested in Puerto Rico on Dec. 26 for stealing $110 million in digital assets from Mango Markets, a Solana-based crypto exchange. Holders of Mango's native token, MNGO, can lend, borrow, swap, and use leverage …
(2023-01-14). The Heat: Biden Classified Documents. america.cgtn.com 
President Biden faces mounting questions, after classified documents are discovered at his Delaware home and a private office. Could this discovery tarnish his presidency and sideline his agenda? This week, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland named a special counsel to lead the investigation into how …
(2023-01-14). S Korean police refer 23 officials to prosecution over Halloween crowd crush. ecns.cn South Korean police said Friday that it referred 23 government officials to the prosecution on professional negligence.
(2023-01-14). Climate Crisis: Oceans heating up as though we were Constantly Blowing up Atomic Bombs in them. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released talking points for its report on 2022, warning that the oceans are getting alarmingly hotter every year. The full survey will be out this spring. It turns out of all the extra heat on earth caused by humans putting greenhouse gases into …
(2023-01-14). Outrageous: LAPD chief bans the 'Blue Lives Matter' flag at Los Angeles police stations. americanthinker.com A new mayor in L.A. — and a new reason to leave the LAPD police force.
(2023-01-14). Colombia's prosecution blocks talks to dismantle paramilitary groups. colombiareports.com Colombia's prosecutor general's office on Friday refused to lift arrest warrants of paramilitary leaders, effectively blocking the government's peace process. Deputy Prosecutor General Martha Marcera wrote Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda…
(2023-01-14). "The weapons help no one, it's just about economic interests"—SGP continues campaign for Berlin state election. wsws.org In its election campaign for the Berlin House of Representatives, the SGP is fighting for the construction of an international movement of workers and youth in opposition to the war policy of the ruling class.
(2023-01-14). A Revolution in the Minds of the People. americanthinker.com Cold, righteous anger is what changes the world.
(2023-01-14). Oklahoma Bill Signals Growing Push to Prosecute People Who Have Abortions. truthout.org Originally published by The 19th As state lawmakers weigh new restrictions on abortion, some Republicans are revisiting a longstanding taboo of not prosecuting pregnant people for seeking abortions in places where the procedure is banned, though the topic remains divisive among anti-abortion advocates. State restrictions have so far fallen just shy of imposing criminal penalties on people who seek… |
(2023-01-14). Cradle of Civilization: Yungang Grottoes. ecns.cn
(2023-01-14). Xiaonian: Prologue of the Spring Festival. ecns.cn In the Chinese lunar calendar, the 23rd or 24th of the 12th month are the Kitchen God Festival days, also known as Little New Year, or Xiaonian.
(2023-01-14). Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity. news.un.org Although electricity is critical to healthcare provision, nearly a billion people in poorer countries – one-eighth of the global population – are served by health facilities that lack reliable supply, a UN-backed report launched on Saturday has revealed.
(2023-01-14). Rock guitar great Jeff Beck dies at 78. wsws.org Legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, who emerged during the culturally tumultuous period of the mid-1960s, died suddenly January 10 at the age of 78.
(2023-01-14). Burkina Faso: France is at the helm of Africa's decolonization. uwidata.com After the scandal with the expulsion of the French ambassador from Burkina Faso, Paris was seriously concerned about its situation on the continent. On January 3, the French Foreign Ministry said that in December they received a letter requesting the recall of their ambassador from the African country. The expulsion of Ambassador Luc Hallade came …
(2023-01-14). Tech firms, crypto companies, Goldman Sachs announce major layoffs. wsws.org The raising of interest rates by central banks, led by the US Federal Reserve, is the primary driver of of layoffs aimed at suppressing demands by workers for wage increases to combat inflation.
(2023-01-14). Why Families Are More Important Than Ever. americanthinker.com To thrive in today's society, families and family values are more important than ever.
(2023-01-14). Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination. indybay.org What: Press Conference: Defend the African Community's Right to Economic Self-Determination, and Human and Civil Rights on this MLK Day! | When: Friday, January 13th, 2023 at 10am | Where: Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles, 3742 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 | Who: African People's Education & Defense Fund and Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles | Black Star Industries and Uhuru Foods and Pies…
(2023-01-14). Sri Lankan government endorses arrest and detention of YouTuber. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) condemns the arrest of Sepal Amarasinghe, demands his immediate release and the abolition of the draconian laws used to detain him.
(2023-01-14). Congress needs this guy appointed to keep the MAGA spirit alive. americanthinker.com If Kevin McCarthy is serious as speaker of the House, he'll set up this position to keep things honest in Congress.
(2023-01-14). Kathy Chung, former VP Biden's executive assistant when he left office, has a very curious past with Hunter and now is being questioned. americanthinker.com Mysterious figure (no photographs of her can be found in any media so far) may be the key, or could end up as the fall guy or gal. Stay tuned.
(2023-01-14). New Biden Policy Could Protect Migrant Worker Whistleblowers From Deportation. truthout.org Migrant workers and advocates on Friday applauded a Biden administration policy to help protect noncitizen employees who are victims or witnesses of labor rights violations "from threats of immigration-related retaliation from the exploitive employers." The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that noncitizens will be able to submit requests for temporary relief from deportation or… |
(2023-01-14). Workers back Will Lehman protest over voter suppression in UAW election. wsws.org "My local can get the word out to every member about a golf outing," one worker said, "but they couldn't inform us about the election."
(2023-01-14). Proving who you are: addressing the plight of those with no legal identity. news.un.org People who do not have a legal identity, and cannot prove who they are, are likely to end up without opportunities, and very vulnerable in society. The UN's Legal Identity Agenda Task Force aims to help more than 300 million people acquire a legal identity in their country by 2025.
(2023-01-14). January 6 Riot LIVE! Helping to Propel the War on Domestic Terrorism and More! file:/Users/rain/Dropbox/_data/_rss/globalresearch.ca.xml
(2023-01-14). Victims wanted — no experience necessary, apply within. americanthinker.com When it's not creating social injustices to overcome, the left is busy creating victims to maintain its voter base.
(2023-01-14). Southwest Airlines: Hundreds of thousands impacted by capitalist greed. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel January 13, 2023 Airlines canceled over 18,200 flights in the U.S. and hundreds more in Canada between Dec. 22 and 28, affecting millions of people. Many of the cancellations were due to the winter storm catastrophe. Winter Storm Elliot brought snow and ice and high winds to two-thirds of North America. According to the National Weather Service, about 200 million people in the lower 48 states were affected. Some 6 million households in the U.S. and 1.1 million in Canada, mainly in Ontario and Quebec, lost power. Some airlines recovered and started flying fairly rapidly, but one major airline, Southwe…
(2023-01-14). [Clinical Picture] Spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon xanthomas in a case of familial hypercholesterolaemia. thelancet.com A 70-year-old man attended our hospital reporting a 2-week history of swelling and aching of his left ankle. He did not report any recent trauma or excessive physical activity.
(2023-01-14). Australian rank-and-file health workers support Pampas pastry workers. wsws.org "We urge Pampas workers to vote 'no' to the UWU-management agreement and form a rank-and-file committee to discuss and develop a campaign for secure jobs, a real wage increase and improved working conditions."
(2023-01-14). Critical Thinking and Non-compliance. dissidentvoice.org Astute writer Mickey Z reveals how complex non-compliance/non-conformity can be in "
(2023-01-14). Young, educated, but jobless in India | With Aunindyo Chakravarty. peoplesdispatch.org Senior journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty explains how a lot of Indians are forced to settle for jobs below their skill and educational level because there are no good jobs…
(2023-01-14). [Perspectives] Narrative medicine, narrative practice, and the creation of meaning. thelancet.com Medical interest in the study of narratives, whether those of patients or doctors, goes back a long way. However, the field of narrative medicine emerged in the late 20th century and is associated in many people's minds with two seminal texts. One was Narrative Based Medicine: Dialogue and Discourse in Clinical Practice, a collection of essays edited by two British academic general practitioners, Trisha Greenhalgh and Brian Hurwitz. The other was Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness by the US physician and literary scholar Rita Charon.
(2023-01-14). How Sanctions Contributed to Venezuela's Economic Collapse. orinocotribune.com
(2023-01-14). Honoring MLK Six Decades After the Mass Struggles of 1963. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit march 125,000 during 1963< African Americans in Birmingham, Detroit, Cambridge, Greensboro and other areas defied the ruling class demanding racial justice and self-determination On January 16 in the United States, the 94th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be commemorated as a federal holiday. Since 1986, the third Monday of...
(2023-01-14). Shawn Fain and Ray Curry debate launches fraudulent UAW runoff election. wsws.org Two hand-picked candidates of the UAW bureaucracy, who each received less than 4 percent of the vote of the eligible membership, participated in an online debate Thursday.
(2023-01-14). Turkish Medical Association Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı declared guilty but released from jail. peoplesdispatch.org 
Dr ≈ûebnem Korur Fincancƒ± was found guilty of "spreading terrorist propaganda" and sentenced to almost three years of jail, while other Central Committee members of the Turkish Medical Association still face charges in court…
(2023-01-14). R'Bonney Gabriel prepares for Miss Universe competition. america.cgtn.com History will be made this coming Saturday night at the Miss Universe competition in the U.S. city of New Orleans. For the very first time, a Filipina-American will represent the United States. R'Bonney Gabriel won the Miss USA pageant last October, just two years …
(2023-01-14). Thursday 2/2: Essential: How the Pandemic Spurred A Radical New Phase in the Labor Movement with Author. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-01-14). Thousands Rally to Protest Destruction of German Village for Coal Mine Expansion. truthout.org Thousands of people demonstrated in the pouring rain on Saturday protesting the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of the coal mine Garzweiler. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the demonstrators as they protested the clearance of Luetzerath, walking through the nearby village of Keyenberg. Protesters chanted "Every… |
(2023-01-14). Sunday 1/15: MLK Jr. Day Belonging Workshop: A Weekly Practice Space w/ OBI. indybay.org Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | 701 Mission Street | San Francisco CA 94103…
(2023-01-14). Venezuela: Metalworkers Block Highway, Protest for Better Pay. venezuelanalysis.com Sidor workers are asking for improved salaries as well as the reinstatement of health insurance and collective bargaining rights.
(2023-01-14). The California floods and the climate crisis. mronline.org 
The death toll from the ongoing storms and flooding across California and parts of Arizona, Nevada and Oregon rose to at least 18 on Wednesday.
(2023-01-14). Like Paul Revere, a Massachusetts Republican Sends Warning. americanthinker.com Clean up the voter rolls and election systems now.
(2023-01-14). It Is Official—the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Is Weaponized. The Alleged January 6, 2021 "Attack on the Capitol" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-14). Sunday 1/22: San Jose: Women's March for Roe's th Anniversary. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA, 95113…
(2023-01-14). Adam Kinzinger showcases a serious flaw in modern American society. americanthinker.com The former Republican congressman should never have agreed to be a paid media pundit.
(2023-01-14). Three Syrian Soldiers Killed On Greater Idlib Front In Yet Another Attack By HTS (Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. | On January 14, al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched another attack against the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) from the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The group militants raided a position of the SAA near the village of Nahshabba in the northern Lattakia countryside. The militants attacked in the early morning hours, taking advantage of poor weather conditions and heavy fog which pinned army troops. | HTS claimed that six soldiers were killed as…
(2023-01-14). Peace! Peace! But in Colombia, There is no Peace. orinocotribune.com By James Patrick Jordan Jan 11, 2023 | Advocates for peace and justice around the world were thrilled to hear the proposal by Colombian president Gustavo Petro for a Total Peace Plan, an effort that was promptly approved by the congress. The plan is ambitious and deserves our support. Colombia's entire history from the Spanish colonization right up till today has been a story of violence, displacement, and repression. The country has been in the grips of armed conflict and civil war on several fronts for more than years. The 2016 Peace Accord between the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia[mdash…
(2023-01-14). Iraqi F-16 Fighter Jets Attack ISIS Hideouts In Al-Anbar (Video). southfront.org 
Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct a training mission over Iraq May 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf) | On January 10, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) attacked two hideouts of ISIS cells in the western province of al-Anbar, the heartland of the terrorist group's insurgency. | The fighter jets targeted the hideouts with several precision-guided munitions, completely destroying them both. The IQAF said in a statement that a number of terrorists who were t…
(2023-01-14). What It Means for Hunger to Burn Through the Pentagon's Ranks. scheerpost.com 
Co-creator of the Costs of War Project and military spouse Andrea Mazzarino describes in all-too-devastating detail that a staggeringly over-funded military-industrial complex is, to use Eisenhower's phrasing, indeed stealing from "those who hunger and are not fed."
(2023-01-14). UN chief calls for renewable energy 'revolution' for a brighter global future. news.un.org Renewable energy is the only credible path forward if the world is to avert a climate catastrophe, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday, outlining a five-point plan for a just transition.
(2023-01-14). New York nurses win historic gains from strike. peoplesdispatch.org Nurses from Mount Sinai and Montefiore hospitals of New York who went on strike starting Monday, January 9 won a historic victory on Thursday, January 12. The nurses were striking over safe patient-to-staff ratios, fair wages, and to maintain existing healthcare benefits.
(2023-01-14). Prince Harry's Game of Thrones. strategic-culture.org
(2023-01-14). Biden's misdirected priorities on climate change. americanthinker.com Do we really want a landscape covered in panels and wind turbines?>
(2023-01-14). Patrick Lawrence: 'Pessimism of the Mind, Optimism of the Will'. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Some years ago now, while researching a book that eventually came out as Somebody Else's Century, I spent time in Ahmedabad, a city in the northwest Indian state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad has a long and interesting history as a place where Hindus and Muslims lived side by side …
(2023-01-14). Iran Executes Ex-Deputy Defence Minister Accused Of Spying For Britain. southfront.org 
Alireza Akbari, Iran's former deputy defence minister, speaks during an interview with Khabaronline in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained on January 12, 2023. Khabaronline/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/Files | British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari was hanged by Iran on charges of espionage and corruption, the Iranian judiciary-affiliated Mizan news outlet announced on January 14. | The outlet said that the former Iranian official was exe…
(2023-01-14). An Absolute Look at Moral Relativism. americanthinker.com Philosopher Peter Kreeft examines moral relativism, one of the great fallacies of the modern epoch.
(2023-01-14). Australia: Pampas workers call on colleagues to vote "no" to union sell-out. wsws.org "The union isn't celebrating a win for the workers, they're celebrating that there'll be more money in their own pocket. They're celebrating their own bank account."
(2023-01-14). Friday 1/20: Biden: Declare a Climate Emergency! Joye Braun Day of Action Bay Area Rally. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-01-14). Leftist men are abandoning the gene pool. americanthinker.com Thanks to Dobbs, even fewer leftists will be having children.
(2023-01-14). ConocoPhillips Wants to Sell Venezuelan Oil in The US (+ Chevron). orinocotribune.com US oil company ConocoPhillips, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is supposedly in talks with the government of Venezuela to sell Venezuelan oil in the United States, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. | "ConocoPhillips, which left Venezuela after its assets were nationalized in 2007, is now open to a deal to sell the country's oil in the US," the report stated, citing "people familiar with the discussions between the company and Venezuelan representatives." | Breaking: ConocoPhillips is in talks with Venezuela to sell the country's oil in the U.S. after Caracas seized its assets in 2007, people fami…
(2023-01-14). El podcast de Cubadebate: øQué podemos esperar de los sucesos en Brasil? (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu Una semana después de la entrega de la banda presidencial a Lula llegaba el caos: marchas multitudinarias hacia las sedes de los poderes del Estado brasileño que culminaron con la toma de las instalaciones por parte de los manifestantes. øQuién está detrás de estos hechos? øQué relación guardan con otros intentos de la derecha de boicotear a los gobiernos progresistas o de izquierda en la región?
(2023-01-14). Piden incluir a Bolsonaro en investigación por actos en Brasilia. telesurtv.net El pedido, firmado por integrantes del Ministerio Público Federal, sugirió que Bolsonaro había incitado de manera pública a las manifestaciones antigubernales.
(2023-01-14). Demandan investigar a Jair Bolsonaro por delito de incitación. telesurtv.net Solicitan ampliar investigaciones contra el expresidente de Brasil por incurrir en actos que incentivan a que otras personas violen la ley.
(2023-01-14). Presentan denuncia contra gabinete de Boluarte por represión de protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net Las protestas han sido reprimidas por las fuerzas de seguridad, que han dejado un saldo de cerca de muertos y centenares de heridos y detenidos.
(2023-01-14). Continúan las movilizaciones en Perú para exigir renuncia de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net La Defensoría del Pueblo indicó que en esta jornada fueron reportadas movilizaciones y concentraciones en unas diez provincias.
(2023-01-14). Perú: Presentan denuncia contra los 19 ministros del gabinete de Boluarte. cubadebate.cu La legisladora peruana Kelly Portalatino presentó este sábado una denuncia contra los 19 ministros que conforman el gabinete de la presidenta designada Dina Boluarte, quien reiteró que seguirá en el cargo, pese a las manifestaciones que reclaman su renuncia. La denuncia es por la presunta comisión de los delitos de homicidio y heridas graves contra ciudadanos.
(2023-01-14). Confirman que líder campesino de Cusco, Perú, murió tras disparo. telesurtv.net Remo Candia Guevara murió en el departamento de Cusco, tras ser herido por arma de fuego durante las protestas contra el Gobierno.
(2023-01-14). Exigen la liberación de dirigentes sociales en Ayacucho, Perú. telesurtv.net Desde la Cnddhh advirtieron que la persecución a los líderes sociales sólo agudizará la polarización en el país suramericano.
(2023-01-14). De la Masacre de Rosewood a Martin Luther King: øHacia dónde vamos? cubadebate.cu El Día de Año Nuevo representa la posibilidad de un nuevo comienzo y la oportunidad de fijarse nuevas metas. Sin embargo, para los residentes afroestadounidenses de la localidad de Rosewood, estado de Florida, el 1 de enero de 1923 —hace 100 años— fue el comienzo de una semana de violencia y asesinatos en masa llevados a cabo por una turba de gente blanca enardecida que atacó e incendió por completo esa localidad de población mayoritariamente negra hasta dejarla prácticamente convertida en cenizas.
(2023-01-14). Estado de Bienestar: øA favor o en contra? globalizacion.ca Durante muchos decenios en México se aplicaron diversas políticas públicas que sin duda pueden ser calificadas como principios o bases de un Estado de Bienestar. Son los casos de la salud y la educación. Y salvo los sectores sociales privilegiados,…
(2023-01-14). República Checa realiza elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net Un total de 15.000 colegios electorales abrirán sus puertas para que los ocho millones de ciudadanos ejerzan su derecho al voto.
(2023-01-14). OMS actualiza las pautas sanitarias contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La OMS sugiere que un paciente salga antes del tiempo de aislamiento establecido si se realiza un test de antígenos y da negativo.
(2023-01-14). Brasil: Democracia y ultraderecha. globalizacion.ca La democracia está intervenida por los dispositivos del neoliberalismo, de la derecha liberal se ha pasado a una ultraderecha neofascista que impone una presión política promoviendo un nuevo tipo de estado de excepción. | Todo esto es posible porque en los…
(2023-01-14). Todo listo para la gran final de la I Liga Élite: Agricultores vs Portuarios (+ Encuesta). cubadebate.cu Los equipos de Portuarios y Agricultores sostendrán hoy el primer encuentro de la final de la I Liga Élite del béisbol cubano, en un tope a un máximo de siete juegos. Si los choques llegan cerrados a los finales es cuando los ahora visitantes podrán aspirar a la victoria, para la cual resulta vital también mejorar el aspecto defensivo, que no brilló en su cruce con Centrales.
(2023-01-14). Democracia, dictadura y golpes de Estado. globalizacion.ca Los que se creen el cuentico de la democracia representativa y el "mundo libre" habrán tenido tiempo de recapacitar tras los últimos sucesos en Perú y Brasil, que han mostrado en todo su esplendor la falsedad de tales conceptos. | Finalmente,…
(2023-01-14). Denuncian despidos injustificados de maestros en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Bases Magisteriales rechazó además la unión de grados y secciones, lo que provocó la eliminación del sobresueldo.
(2023-01-14). Díaz-Canel recibe a la ministra de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores y Cultura de la India. cubadebate.cu "Es un placer recibirla durante su primera visita a Cuba, que esperamos no sea la última", aseguró el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista, y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, al dar la bienvenida en el Palacio de la Revolución en la tarde de este viernes a la ministra de Estado de Asuntos Exteriores y Cultura de la República de la India, Meenakashi Lekhi.
(2023-01-14). Italia confirma 84.076 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net En rasgos generales, los contagios se redujeron en un 38,2 por ciento, mientras que las muertes un 25,7 por ciento.
(2023-01-14). Camiela: "Escribimos canciones intentando ser poetas que le maquillan al mundo las manchas" cubadebate.cu Camila Daniela cree fehacientemente que el mundo necesita poesía, pero no se queda con los brazos cruzados, toma su bajo eléctrico y lleva al pentagrama los versos sobre el amor que le vienen a la mente. Está consciente de que vivimos un mundo de rapidez, donde lo breve es mejor y, en busca de una marca, ya no será más Camila Daniela, al menos en el mundo artístico: su música saldrá bajo el sello de Camiela.
(2023-01-14). Mueren diez personas por accidente vial en Maharashtra, India. telesurtv.net Los heridos fueron trasladados inmediatamente al hospital, donde se declaró que la condición de unos pocos era crítica.
(2023-01-14). Proyecto Ciudad Inteligente: Pensando en la ciudadanía y el patrimonio. cubadebate.cu Hace 15 años comenzó la Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana (OHCH) su estrategia de transformación digital, para, desde el empleo de las nuevas tecnologías, facilitar la vida de los habitantes de La Habana Vieja y beneficiar a los cientos de miles de personas que visitan anualmente el Centro Histórico de la capital. A inicios de 2023, aquella estrategia, devenida proyecto Ciudad Inteligente, muestra resultados palpables.
(2023-01-14). Al Mayadeen estrenará mañana serie documental "Enigma de la Revolución cubana" cubadebate.cu La red informativa Al Mayadeen estrenará mañana la serie documental "Enigma de la Revolución cubana", para dar voz a la resistencia de su pueblo. El presidente del canal panárabe aseguró que la obra audiovisual de cinco capítulos, de casi una hora de duración cada uno, transmite un mensaje no solo del pasado de Cuba, dirige su discurso al presente.
(2023-01-14). La Habana: Participa Díaz-Canel en reunión para evaluar potencialidades de los territorios. cubadebate.cu Este sábado continúan en La Habana las reuniones que encabeza el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, con el propósito de evaluar las potencialidades de cada territorio para lograr que el 2023 sea un mejor año.
(2023-01-14). La Habana: Entregan ocho viviendas a damnificados por accidente en el hotel Saratoga. cubadebate.cu En la calle Vives, entre Carmen y Figura, en la Habana Vieja, fueron entregadas ocho viviendas a familias afectadas con la explosión del hotel Saratoga, ocurrida el pasado 6 de mayo de 2022. Los inmuebles, que tienen hasta cuatro cuartos, según la cantidad de miembros de los núcleos, solo requieren para su culminación algunos detalles eléctricos.
(2023-01-14). El tiempo: Condiciones invernales en el occidente y centro. cubadebate.cu Estará parcialmente nublado y nublado en ocasiones en las regiones occidental y central con algunas lluvias en la costa norte del centro durante la madrugada, que serán más escasas en el occidente. En el oriente se nublará desde el final de la mañana con algunos chubascos y lluvias que ocurrirán principalmente en su costa norte durante la tarde y noche.
(2023-01-14). OMS recomienda uso de la mascarilla en el enfrentamiento a la covid-19. cubadebate.cu En las pautas contra la covid-19 publicadas la víspera, la OMS continúa recomendando el uso de la mascarilla para la población. La organización enfatiza en que las personas sospechosas o que sufran el padecimiento, tengan comorbilidades o estén en un lugar cerrado, deben usar la mascarilla para proteger a sus allegados y a sí mismos.
(2023-01-14). Las 3 del día: Lo que fue noticia este 13 de enero (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a todos los seguidores del podcast "Las 3 del día". Este viernes 13 de enero de 2023 le damos un repaso a lo que acontece en Cuba y el resto del mundo. | Superintendencia del Banco Central de Cuba informa sobre procedimiento judicial ante Tribunal en Londres | Confirman hallazgo de exoplaneta casi del mismo diámetro que la Tierra por el telescopio James Webb | La Habana celebra el Día del Trabajador Eléctrico | Estas noticias se abordan aquí en "Las 3 del día", el podcast de Cubadebate que tiene de todo un poco en materia informativa. En la voz de nuestros editores, periodistas y colaboradores escucha…
(2023-01-14). Después de 61 años: La Serie Nacional sigue siendo el rey. cubadebate.cu Este 14 de enero comenzará la final de la I Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano. Quiso la feliz coincidencia que fuera exactamente 61 años después que nacieran las Series Nacionales, evento rey en cuanto al espectáculo socio cultural del país. Y que no parece resistir competencia alguna, por más que necesita oxigenarse con detalles organizativos.
(2023-01-14). Cuba entre los 52 destinos recomendados para viajar en 2023 por The New York Times. cubadebate.cu Cultura, gastronomía y bellezas naturales son cualidades que tuvo en cuenta el diario estadounidense The New York Times para que Cuba figure hoy en un listado de 52 sitios a los que recomienda viajar en 2023. Cuba ocupa el lugar 27 en el listado de recomendaciones, pintorescos lugares escogidos sobre la base de sus enormes bondades patrimoniales y naturales.
(2023-01-14). Informan sobre cambios en el calendario de la Serie del Caribe de Béisbol de Gran Caracas 2023. cubadebate.cu El campeón de la I Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano será protagonista del primer partido de la Serie del Caribe de Béisbol de Gran Caracas 2023, el venidero 2 de febrero, pero no en el nuevo estadio La Rinconada, sede principal de la cita. Ello trasciende de un reciente anuncio realizado por los organizadores, que trasladaron el partido entre Cuba y Curazao.
(2023-01-14). La opinión del lector: øVenta de pollo en una escuela? cubadebate.cu La verdad es que cada vez que "inventamos" algo nuevo es para peor. En el municipio de Diez de Octubre, más que mejorar, es terrible lo que inventaron: distribuir los productos en escuelas, usando sus aulas (escuela Alvarado, en Espadero y Figueroa) y comenzando a las cinco de la tarde. Hasta las tres de la madrugada despachando pollo.
(2023-01-14). Declaración y pago de tributos en el 2023: Detalles que debes conocer. cubadebate.cu Según informó la ONAT en su portal web este año todos los trabajadores por cuenta propia (TCP), tanto los del régimen general (RG) como los del simplificado (RS), deben presentar la declaración jurada (DJ) del Impuesto sobre los Ingresos Personales correspondiente al ejercicio fiscal 2022, según dispone la Ley No.157 del Presupuesto del Estado para 2023.
(2023-01-14). Luis Javier Paradela y Alianne Matamoros, mejores futbolistas de Cuba en 2022. cubadebate.cu Los mejores futbolistas de Cuba en el año 2022 son Luis Javier Paradela y Alianne Matamoros. En el futsal, el atleta más destacado resultó Iduán Martínez y entre los juveniles destacaron Dairon Reyes y Shayla Hernández. Además, la Comisión Nacional de Fútbol anunció cambios en el formato de la 107 Liga Nacional de Fútbol, que comenzará el 11 de febrero próximo.
(2023-01-14). Salvador Valdés Mesa recorrió centros de interés económico de Sancti Spíritus (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu El miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y Vicepresidente de la República, Salvador Valdés Mesa, inició este viernes un recorrido por centros de interés económico de la provincia de Sancti Spíritus, en aras de conocer las potencialidades de los municipios para su desarrollo.
(2023-01-14). Conflicto Rusia-Ucrania: baja el apoyo de EE.UU. a Kiev. globalizacion.ca El conflicto entre Ucrania, Rusia y los países de la OTAN está cerca de cumplir un año. Hasta el momento el frente occidental sustentado por Estados Unidos construyó su capacidad ofensiva a partir de amplios recursos económicos, una enorme capacidad…
(2023-01-14). Cuba ratifica compromiso y apoyo al Frente Polisario en congreso de esa organización árabe. cubadebate.cu Este sábado Cuba ratificó en la segunda jornada del XVI Congreso del Frente Polisario su compromiso y apoyo a esta organización árabe en su lucha por la independencia y soberanía del pueblo saharaui. Yudí Rodríguez Hernández, miembro del Secretariado del Comité Central del PCC, reiteró la solidaridad de su país con la causa de este pueblo.
(2023-01-14). Papa Francisco envía mensaje al pueblo de Cuba por el aniversario 25 de la visita de Juan Pablo II. cubadebate.cu La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba dio a conocer un mensaje enviado por el Papa Francisco al pueblo cubano en ocasión del aniversario 25 de la visita pastoral de Su Santidad Juan Pablo II a nuestro país. Juan Pablo honró a Cuba con su visita entre el 21 y el 25 de enero de 1998, y fue recibido y despedido por el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz. En su mensaje, el Papa Francisco califica aquella visita como "un momento de gracia y bendición para todos".
(2023-01-14). Frente Polisario saharaui inicia su XVI Congreso en Dakhla. telesurtv.net El evento se llevará a cabo bajo el lema "Escalada de los combates para expulsar la ocupación y completa soberanía".
(2023-01-14). Unidad 1 de Felton recibirá mantenimiento programado en febrero. cubadebate.cu La Unidad 1 de la termoeléctrica Lidio Ramón Pérez, de Felton, recibirá mantenimiento programado en febrero. Actualmente, aporta al Sistema Eléctrico Nacional 235 MW, 25 por debajo de su capacidad de diseño. Así le fue confirmado al vice primer ministro, Comandante de la Revolución Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, quien volvió a visitar la planta.
(2023-01-14). Destacado humorista cubano Luis Silva protagonizará serie animada cubana "Titoverse" cubadebate.cu Luis Silva, luego de triunfar en la televisión y en teatros por casi dos décadas como Pánfilo en su exitoso programa "Vivir del Cuento", llegará al cine a través de la serie de dibujos animados Titoverse, conformada por veintiséis capítulos monotemáticos, coproducidos por los Estudios de Animación del ICAIC y el creador, coguionista y director de la misma, Daniel Martín.
(2023-01-14). Gong Lijiao, Su Bingtian elected as CAA vice presidents. ecns.cn Star sprinter Su Bingtian and Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao have been elected as vice presidents of the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA), the country's governing body of the sport confirmed on Friday.
(2023-01-14). Investigan a 6 militares en Colombia por abuso sexual a menor. telesurtv.net El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro, por su parte, se comprometió a investigar el hecho hasta determinar y castigar a los responsables.
(2023-01-14). Venezuela's Banking System Reports Growth in 2022. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, January 10, during the yearly closing of banks, the president of the Bank of Venezuela (BDV) and deputy minister of Digital Economy, Banking, Insurance, and Securities, Román Maniglia, reported positive indicators for the Venezuelan national banking system. The minister highlighted a growth of 366% for deposits with the national financial system during 2022. | The total deposits of the banking system grew to 46.539 billion bolívars, with an increase of 28.06% during the last month of 2022. | La banca creció en depósitos, créditos y bajó su morosidad. La banca pública en los primeros lugares de estos i…
(2023-01-14). ASSANGE: Il momento decisivo. globalresearch.ca Il padre di Julian Assange, John Shipton, annuncia dall'Australia, in questa intervista a Berenice Galli, una novità che potrebbe essere decisiva per la sorte del figlio: "Sento che prevarremo e che Julian sarà libero. Lo sento, lo vedo, lo percepisco …
(2023-01-14). La Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 40 MW para el horario pico nocturno. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el serviciobdesde las 18: 02 horas hasta las 18: 48 (46 minutos). La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 95 MW a las 18: 30 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico. La disponibilidad del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional a las 07: 00 horas es de 2115 MW y la demanda 1650 MW, sin afectación al servicio por déficit de capacidad en el SEN.
(2023-01-14). Costa Rica registra 5.712 nuevos casos de la Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net El incremento respecto a la última semana del 2022 es de 734 nuevos casos, cuando se contaron 4.978 pacientes contagiados.
(2023-01-14). Tras duelo de batazos, Agricultores y Portuarios quedan abrazados en primer juego de la final. cubadebate.cu Los equipos de Portuarios y Agricultores sellaron el primer juego de la gran final de la Liga Élite del béisbol cubano tras empatar en nueve capítulos completos a 11 carreras.En el partido, protagonizado por el arsenal ofensivo de ambos conjuntos, se conectaron un total de 34 hits y se cometieron tres pifias. El juego se decidirá mañana domingo.
(2023-01-14). Reportan primera muerte por chikungunya en Paraguay. telesurtv.net La fallecida por la enfermedad tenía 73 años de edad y tenía antecedentes de salud.
(2023-01-14). Denuncian plan británico de vigilancia a migrantes irregulares. telesurtv.net Ministerios del Interior y de Justicia se proponen rastrear las 24 horas del día a migrantes irregulares sujetos a deportación y en libertad bajo fianza.
(2023-01-14). Elevan a 12 las provincias dominicanas en alerta por vaguada. telesurtv.net Entre las provincias declaradas se encuentran Monte, Santiago Rodríguez, Hermanas Mirabal y otras.
(2023-01-14). Fiscalía boliviana suma cargos contra exgobernador Camacho. telesurtv.net La decisión de agregar al cargo por terrorismo los de cohecho y seducción de tropas fue dada a conocer al Juzgado Décimo de Instrucción Penal Cautelar de La Paz.
(2023-01-14). Ejército ruso dice tener control de la ciudad de Soledar. telesurtv.net Según Moscú, el control sobre la ciudad permite cortar las rutas de suministro de las fuerzas ucranianas en la ciudad de Artiómovsk.
(2023-01-14). Detienen a exministro de Justicia en el Gobierno de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Anderson Torres es investigado en conexión con el violento ataque contra las sedes de los tres poderes del Estado en Brasil.
(2023-01-14). Bolsonaro será investigado por actos golpistas en Brasil. telesurtv.net El magistrado Alexandre de Moraes accedió a incluir al ultraderechista, quien se encuentra en Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) en las investigaciones.
(2023-01-14). Venezolanos retornan de Perú mediante Plan Vuelta a la Patria. telesurtv.net Hacen el vuelo desde Lima un total de 251 connacionales. Hasta la fecha suman 9.761 los repatriados desde Perú mediante este programa.
(2023-01-14). Gobierno de Ayacucho reclama la renuncia de presidenta peruana. telesurtv.net Los 17 miembros de la administración regional votaron a favor de la decisión donde además se rechazan a los mandos militares.
(2023-01-14). Presidente argentino entrega 178 viviendas en Buenos Aires. telesurtv.net Para poder realizar esta acción el Gobierno de Fernández debió invertir 1.860 millones de pesos argentinos (cerca de 10.280.000 dólares).
(2023-01-14). Trabajadores de jornales solidarios continúan huelga en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Para extender el programa se hace necesario la presentación en el Parlamento de un proyecto de ley por el Ejecutivo.
(2023-01-14). Tropas de Amhara inician retirada de región etíope de Tigray. telesurtv.net La operación está contemplada en el acuerdo de paz para la región. A la despedida asistió el jefe adjunto del Estado Mayor etíope, general Abebaw Tadesse.
(2023-01-14). Imputan al presunto asesino del expremier japonés Shinzo Abe. telesurtv.net El 8 de julio del año pasado, Abe estaba dando un discurso de campaña electoral del Senado frente a la estación Saidaiji en Nara cuando fue tiroteado por Tetsuya Yamagami.
(2023-01-14). Bolivia rechaza declaraciones de EE.UU. sobre asuntos internos. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones del canciller se basan en las palabras del subsecretario de Estado Brian A. Nichols sobre los sucesos en Santa Cruz…
(2023-01-14). Inflación en República Dominicana alcanza el 7,83 % en 2022. telesurtv.net Se registró 0,96 por ciento en diciembre con respecto a noviembre por el incremento del costo de los productos agropecuarios.
(2023-01-14). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este 14 de enero. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este sábado 14 de enero en el mercado cambiario del país.
