Yasir Alshareefy (2023-09-09). Correspondence] The promise of peace talks for Yemen's health-care system. thelancet.com The possibility of peace in Yemen presents a glimmer of hope for the country's beleaguered health-care system, which has been gravely impacted by years of conflict that first began in 2014. Hospitals and clinics have been destroyed, medical supplies and equipment are scarce, and health-care workers are struggling to provide care during the violence.1 In addition to the collapsed health-care system, Yemen is in the middle of a famine that has resulted in one of the highest current rates of child malnutrition globally.

Maha Hilal, Scheer Post. (2023-09-09). 22 Years Of Drone Warfare And No End In Sight. popularresistance.org That's what a young Pakistani boy named Zubair told members of Congress at a hearing on drones in October 2013. That hearing was during the Obama years at a time when the government had barely even acknowledged that an American drone warfare program existed. | Two years earlier, however, a Muslim cleric, Anwar Al-Awlaki and his 16-year-old son Abdulrahman, both American citizens, were killed by U.S. drone strikes in Yemen just weeks apart. Asked to comment on Abdulrahman's killing, Obama campaign senior adviser Robert Gibbs said: "I would suggest that you should have a far more responsible father if they are trul…

Matt Scott, Nolan Huber-Rhoades, Lev Omelchenko, Atlanta Community Press Collective. (2023-09-09). Construction Work Stopped Briefly As Cop City Protesters Enter Site. popularresistance.org Thursday morning a group of Cop City activists invoked a "people's stop work order" and chained themselves to equipment at the construction site for the proposed Atlanta Safety Public Training Center, more commonly known as Cop City. | "This is a war happening against protesters," Ayeola Omolara Kaplan, one of the five activists arrested, said via written statement. "If we don't stand up for our right to protest now, standing up in the future will be vain. Cop City is in the process of being built, and this can only continue if we allow it." | Kaplan, a self-described Atlanta based revolutionary artist, was joine…

Staff (2023-09-09). President Maduro Begins Official Visit to China With Full Tech and Friendship Display in Shenzhen. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Arrived in China, in the middle of a deluge," Maduro wrote in a social media post on Friday, September 8. "Arrived in the city of Shenzhen on a historic visit on behalf of all Venezuelans."

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-09). Sri Lankan president to visit Cuba next week. plenglish.com Colombo, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will leave next week for Cuba to participate in the upcoming Summit of the Group of 77 (G77) plus China, a journalistic source confirmed.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-09-09). President Maduro Makes 'Historic' Visit to China to Reinforce Alliance. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro thanked China for support against US sanctions and said his visit would promote "the construction of a new world geopolitics."

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-09). Activism for Cuba Ramping Up in Southern California. orinocotribune.com By Eric A. Gordon — Sep 1, 2023 | The L.A. chapter of the U.S. Hands Off Cuba Committee (LAHOC) is gearing up for its fall calendar. A stunningly affecting concert performance on Sun., Aug. 27 in San Pedro, on the intimate stage of Alvas Showroom, was for many of those lucky enough to be attending that afternoon, their introduction to the work of this anti-imperialist group. | LAHOC's mission focuses on three clear demands toward normalizing relations between the U.S. and Cuba: The removal of Cuba from the bogus list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT); the end of the blockade and the sanctions on trade an…

Against the Current Editors (2023-09-09). Palestine and Empire. internationalviewpoint.org

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-09). Ronald Acuña and the 40-40 club in US baseball. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan Ronald Acuña seems destined to enter the select club of players with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season of Major League baseball in the United States, in which today only four superstars play.

Mike Walter (2023-09-09). The Heat: U.S. Politics. america.cgtn.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump might be barred from running again for the White House. We will explain the latest legal entanglement. | Some activists and legal scholars in the U.S. are trying to prevent Donald Trump from running for President again. They are invoking the 14th amendment that says anyone who engaged in insurrection against the constitution, after taking an oath to defend it, is ineligible to hold office. Will that argument hold in court? | In another legal trouble for Trump, a report was released in the Georgia racketeering case, in which he is accused of trying to overturn the results of the…

IEC (2023-09-09). Friday 9/15: Free Iran's Political Prisoners Now! indybay.org The Pedestrian Bridge over Geary Blvd @ Webster, near Japantown…

Staff (2023-09-09). Presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, arriba a Shanghái, China. telesurtv.net A través de sus redes sociales, el primer mandatario nacional anunció su llegada a la segunda ciudad que visita en su gira de Estado.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-09-09). Presidente de Venezuela visita ciudad china de Shenzhen. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro y la delegación que lo acompaña presenciaron desde Shenzhen Talents Park un espectáculo de luces dedicado a Venezuela.

teleSUR, MS, SH (2023-09-09). Desarticulan red para reclutamiento de mercenarios en Cuba. telesurtv.net 17 ciudadanos cubanos vinculados con la red que reclutaba mercenarios para luchar por Rusia en Ucrania fueron arrestados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-09). Presidente de Venezuela visita museo de arte en Shenzhen, China. telesurtv.net El mandatario Nicolás Maduro observó junto a su comitiva la exposición del 40 Aniversario de la Reforma y Apertura de Guangdong.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-09). China y Venezuela avanzan en cooperación en Zonas Económicas Especiales. telesurtv.net La rúbrica se desarrolló en el contexto de la visita del presidente venezolano al Museo de Arte Contemporáneo y Urbanismo de Shenzhen.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-09-09). Presidente de Venezuela se reúne con secretario general del PCCh en Shenzhen. telesurtv.net La entrevista "permitió intercambiar experiencias en el área política, así como también fortalecer los lazos de integración y respeto mutuo".

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-07). Cuban National Ballet performs in Dominican Republic. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) The National Ballet of Cuba (BNC) will perform ®Swan Lake ® -by the prima ballerinas Viengsay Valdes, Anette Delgado and Dani Hernandez- forthcoming September 9 at the National Theater "Eduardo Brito", in this capital.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for human trafficking for military recruitment. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities informed on Thursday about the arrest of 17 people involved in a human trafficking network that operated to incorporate Cuban citizens into war operations in Ukraine.

FP Staff (2023-09-08). Cuba arrests 17 for trafficking young men to fight for Russia in Ukraine. firstpost.com Cuban authorities on Friday said they had arrested 17 people on charges related to a ring of human traffickers that allegedly lured young Cuban men to serve in the Russian military amid the Ukraine war. | Earlier this week, Cuba began working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network, which it said operated both on Cuban soil and in Russia. | "As a result of the investigations, 17 people have been arrested so far, among them the internal organizer of these activities," Cesar Rodriguez, a colonel with Cuba's interior ministry, said late on Thursday on a TV program. | Rodriguez did not name any of those accused of…

themoscowtimes (2023-09-08). Cuba Arrests 17 Over 'Trafficking' for Russia's War in Ukraine. themoscowtimes.com The Cuban government said it was working to dismantle a "trafficking network" that recruits Cuban citizens for Moscow's war effort.

Andrew Korybko (2023-09-08). Cuba Is Angry That a Russian Network Allegedly Tried to Recruit Its Citizens as Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Sep 6, 2023 | Few could have foreseen the "Cuba counters human trafficking operations aimed for military recruitment purposes. | The Ministry of the Interior has detected and it is working to neutralize and dismantle a human trafficking network that operates fro…

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-09-08). Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Tens of thousands of Libyans expelled from their homes | Meanwhile, Yemenis are forced to skip meals as prices soar, and Jordanian refugees face severe funding shortages | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 13: 18 | People gather along the promenade in Libya's second city of Benghazi on 26 March 2023 (AFP) | Libyans expelled from homes by Haftar: | A new report by UN experts s…

People's Health Dispatch. (2023-09-08). Health Activists Reveal Big Pharma's Covid-19 Vaccine Heist In South Africa. popularresistance.org In August this year, a coalition of civil society organizations in South Africa, which includes the Health Justice Initiative (HJI) and the Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM), achieved a remarkable breakthrough in the discussion surrounding COVID-19 vaccines. This milestone was reached after the Pretoria High Court issued an order instructing the Department of Health to disclose the contracts and proceedings of meetings pertaining to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer, Janssen, the Serum Institute of India, and the public-private global health partnership Gavi.

Staff (2023-09-08). Parliament Approves Maduro's Official Visit to China; Venezuela's VP Meets China's FM. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( During the meeting held this Thursday, September 7, a letter sent by President Nicolás Maduro was submitted to the plenary for its consideration, in which he requested permission—in accordance with Articles 285 and 187 of the Constitution—to make a state visit of…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-08). G-77 plus China, a space where everyone counts, Cuban diplomat says. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Group of 77 (G-77) plus China is a natural space where Southern countries can promote their interests, Cuban Ambassador to Ethiopia Jorge Lefebre commented in this capital on the upcoming summit in Havana.

scorinoco (2023-09-08). Venezuela Signs Agreement With China's International Research Center of Big Data. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), in order to establish broader cooperation in the processing and analysis of satellite images, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Venezuela. | "The Minister of Science and Technology [Gabriela Jiménez] signed a memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Science and Technology and CBAS," read the press release published by the ministry this Thursday, September 7, "with the aim of establishing broader cooperation in the p…

Kenny Coyle (2023-09-08). Chile's '1000 Days of Revolution': A Marxist analysis of the Allende years. peoplesworld.org On the morning of September 11, 1973, Hawker Hunter jets bombed La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile. Hours later, Chile's elected head of state, President Salvador Allende, was dead. Soldiers raided working-class districts across the country rounding up left-wing activists. Around 40,000 were incarcerated in Chile's National Stadium, awaiting interrogation. Many faced torture and imprisonment, …

Staff (2023-09-08). Cops are already arresting activists at the DSEI arms fair — and it's barely even started yet. thecanary.co As Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) sets up at the ExCeL centre in London, activists have begun resisting it. Not far behind them are the cops — with nine arrests already, even before this notorious arms fair begins properly. DSEI arms fair: dealing in death The Canary has been documenting the build-up to this …

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Saudi Arabia tops 100 executions in 2023. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia tops 100 executions in 2023 | Amnesty International warns that death penalty is being used in 'grossly unfair trials' in Saudi Arabia | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 17: 54 | More than 1,000 death sentences have been carried out since King Salman assumed power in 2015 (AP/File photo) | The number of executions conducted by

scorinoco (2023-09-08). Venezuela: Former Vice President of Opposition's Primaries Commission Complains of Procedural Irregularities. orinocotribune.com The former vice-president of the Venezuelan opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP), María Carolina Uzcátegui, has complained of procedural irregularities in the opposition's primary election, scheduled for October 22. | Uzcátegui expressed her criticisms of the Venezuelan opposition's internal process at a press conference held this Thursday, September 7. It was her first press conference following her resignation from the vice presidency of the CNP in July, due to disagreements with the CNP board on the use of technical assistance from the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE). At that time, she…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-09-08). Health activists announce European campaign against effects of commodification of health. peoplesdispatch.org A coalition of trade unions, health activists, and organizations launched an all-European campaign against the commercialization of health. The campaign will include decentralized discussions and actions across various EU countries and will culminate in a major protest in the week leading up to World Health Day…

Bill Hatch (2023-09-08). Migrating Shorebirds Ally with Clean Air Activists in the Owens Valley. counterpunch.org "The Owens Valley is nothing but a resource colony," Kathy Jefferson Bancroft, tribal historic preservation officer for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, told me. Her office in Lone Pine contains many more boxes of paperwork related to tribal battles with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ("DWP" as it is known in the

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Gauff sticks up for activists after US Open protest. channelnewsasia.com

Newswire Editor (2023-09-08). Mixed reactions from climate activists as Africa Climate Summit ends. commondreams.org The first Africa Climate Summit drew to a close on Wednesday, marked by the release of the African Leaders Nairobi Declaration on Climate Change and Call to Action. Notably the declaration promises to commit to green industrialization and the deployment of additional renewable energy capacity, and calls for international support in boosting Africa's renewable energy capacity to 300 GW by 2030. While welcoming the promises for greater renewable energy deployment, activists in addition called for commitment towards the tripling of global renewable energy capacity, to 11,000 Gigawatt by 2030, the level required…

SAM (2023-09-08). As The G20 Summit Opens, India Targets Climate Activists. progressivehub.net EMILY ATKIN AND ARIELLE SAMUELSON | HEATED…

Staff (2023-09-08). VIDEO: Governor's Fundraiser Ruined By Activists. leecamp.com

M. Reza Behnam (2023-09-08). Iran Interrupted: Mossadegh, the Shah, Khomeini and the U.S. Press. counterpunch.org Journalism has often been called the first rough draft of history. If at all true, then American press coverage of Iran, which began in earnest 70 years ago, has never gotten past the incomplete, uninformed and inaccurate first draft version. Both Iranians and Americans have been victims of a distorted draft; distortions that have basically remained unchanged

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Saudi spending in transfer window second only to Premier League. channelnewsasia.com

anonimo (2023-09-08). Havanatur bets on singularities of eastern Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Havanatur International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies informed that as it is approaching its 45th anniversary, it has chosen eastern Cuba to hold its most important annual commercial event, the Megafan.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-09-08). Cuba's Vice President calls to fulfill productive program. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Vice President Salvador Valdes called here today to fulfill the productive programs, and in the face of economic limitations to seek endogenous alternatives, at the beginning of a tour of the province of Villa Clara.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-08). Cuban university assesses its ongoing school process. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Deputy Minister of Higher Education (MES) Alicia Alonso and educational representatives assessed on Friday the ongoing school process at the University of Matanzas (UM).

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-08). Solidarity Network with Cuba in the U.S. to hold meeting in Boston. plenglish.com Washington, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The National Solidarity Network with Cuba (NNOC) in the United States published on Friday the official program for its annual meeting, October 13-15 in Boston, Massachusetts, under the slogan "Victory in Unity."

Ricardo Vaz (2023-09-08). Venezuela: Natural Gas Talks with Trinidad, Shell Progress Over Expected Credit Recognition. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has fought for better terms in the joint project with its Caribbean neighbor in defiance of US dictates.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-09-08). Colombia's president wants end to sanctions on Venezuela. colombiareports.com President Gustavo Petro called to "unblock Venezuela economically" to curb mass migration from Colombia's neighbor to the east. Petro made the comment in a speech on Thursday, days after the…

Revolution Books (2023-09-08). Sunday 9/17: An Evening of Poetry for the Mahsa Amini Uprising & the Heroic Political Prisoners in Iran. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-09-08). Presidente de Venezuela visita ciudad china de Shenzhen. telesurtv.net Nicolás Maduro y la delegación que lo acompaña presenciaron desde Shenzhen Talents Park un espectáculo de luces dedicado a Venezuela.

teleSUR, MS, SH (2023-09-08). Desarticulan red para reclutamiento de mercenarios en Cuba. telesurtv.net 17 ciudadanos cubanos vinculados con la red que reclutaba mercenarios para luchar por Rusia en Ucrania fueron arrestados.

teleSUR, MER (2023-09-08). AN autoriza gira internacional del presidente de Venezuela. telesurtv.net La gira internacional del mandatario venezolano incluye una visita oficial a China y a otros países.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-09-08). Venezuela y China fortalecen relaciones de cooperación. telesurtv.net La reunión entre las autoridades de Venezuela y China apunta en seguir consolidando las relaciones diplomáticas del más alto nivel entre ambas naciones.