(2024-12-04). Over 60,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza 'on verge of death' as Israeli siege rages on. presstv.ir The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza says at least 60,000 Palestinians living in northern Gaza Strip are at risk of death.
(2024-12-04). Iran asserts will continue to support Syria until terrorists vanquished. presstv.ir Iran's UN envoy reaffirms Tehran's unflinching support for the Syrian government and nation in their "just and determined" fight against Takfiri terror groups.
(2024-12-04). CovertAction Bulletin — Syria: A History of Proxy Wars & U.S. Imperialism. covertactionmagazine.com At the end of November, groups aligned with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) or the "Levant Liberation Committee" and previously known as the Al-Nusra Front, launched significant attacks on the Syrian government in the Idlib and Aleppo regions, taking part of the city of Aleppo. The Syrian Arab Army has mobilized to push back against HTS…
(2024-12-04). Syria: Civilians at Risk Amid Renewed Hostilities. hrw.org (Beirut) — The outbreak of major hostilities in northern Syria beginning on November 27, 2024, raises concerns that civilians face a real risk of serious abuses at the hands of opposition armed groups and the Syrian government, Human Rights Watch said today. All parties to the conflict should abide by their obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law, including by only directing attacks against military objectives, taking all feasible precautions to avoid civilian casualties, and ensuring civilians can flee the fighting safely. On November 27, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist a…
(2024-12-04). The fire in Aleppo burns Türkiye too! uwidata.com By Fikret Akfƒ±rat Just a week ago, we were discussing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan's remarks about meeting with Assad, but today, the AK Party's applauses to the attack by the bigot terrorist group Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) to seize Aleppo. Many government supporters, including former ministers, have openly celebrated HTS's attack on Aleppo, which is …
(2024-12-04). How the US and Israel Quietly Revived Al-Qaeda Allies in Syria's Idlib Offensive. mintpressnews.com The recent fall of Aleppo to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham highlights a troubling truth: Washington and Tel Aviv's shadowy support for extremist groups continues.
(2024-12-04). The CADTM stands in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance in the face of apartheid, crimes against humanity and colonisation practised by the extreme right-wing government in Israel. cadtm.org We express our solidarity with the people of Palestine and oppose the aerial bombardments and indiscriminate and terrorist military actions carried out by the Israeli authorities. We call for the dismantling of the colonialist apartheid state of Israel and for respect for the rights of peoples to exercise their sovereignty.
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(2024-12-04). Which airlines have resumed flights to Lebanon. newarab.com 
Lebanon is set to welcome Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamieh announced on 4 December he had approved the resumption of airline operations to and from Beirut's internation…
(2024-12-04). The Alliance Fights to Protect Wild Rockies Ecosystems. counterpunch.org 
"A fish rots from the head down." — Rumi By now, we have all heard rumblings of Empire's imminent collapse. Propaganda and government gaslighting can no longer hide the obvious fact that social, financial, cultural, and political systems have failed miserably. The advanced state of Empire's decomposition (rotting from the head down) caused by malevolent
(2024-12-04). Protecting the International Criminal Court and upholding victims' rights amid crises and threats: FIDH recommendations to the 23rd Assembly of States Parties. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Global officials, experts share insights on telling well Chinese Modernization stories. ecns.cn Chinese modernization has far-reaching significance for the development of the world, but the world's understanding of it needs to be enhanced, said officials and experts from several countries during the forum themed "Telling Well the Stories of the Chinese Modernization: Better Methods for Greater Effectiveness", at the 8th Understanding China Conference that kicked off on Monday in Guangzhou.
(2024-12-04). Ilham, the Poet, Free from Turkish Prison. pressenza.com Ilham Sami àáomak is finally free after serving 30 years in prison. Accused of terrorism, his prosecution was declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights. Despite this, Ilham's appeals were repeatedly denied, and even his parole request was rejected last August by the parole board at Marmara Prison in Istanbul. It was only on November 26, 2024, that a Turkish court finally ordered his release. | Now 51 years old, Ilham was just 21 when he was incarcerated. During his imprisonment, he wrote eight collections of poetry and received prestigious awards, including the Sennur Sezer Poetry Prize in 201…
(2024-12-04). Leading academics tell Labour it's STILL not going far enough on workers rights. thecanary.co Twelve leading academic employment relations experts have written to the Labour Party government calling on policymakers to strengthen trade unions' right to be consulted on major business decisions. The academics have endorsed the High Pay Centre think tank's submission to the consultation on a new Industrial Relations Framework issued by the Department for Business and […] | By
(2024-12-04). Why was king Charles hosting the human rights-abusing emir of Qatar? thecanary.co 
The Peter Tatchell Foundation staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday 3 December against the state visit to Britain by the emir of Qatar, citing the Gulf nation's appalling abuse of the human rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and migrant workers. The emir of Qatar should NOT be having a state visit Thirty protestors chanted "Qatar […] | By
(2024-12-04). Greek Surveillance Lawsuit Aims to Silence Journalism. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A kiosk with newspapers in Athens, Greece, December 22, 2022. | © 2022 Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/Shutterstock | On December 5, a court in Athens will hear a defamation lawsuit against journalists who exposed state surveillance by Greek authorities. The case, brought by Grigoris Dimitriadis, nephew of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, fits into the category of cases referred to as "strategic lawsuits against public participation" (SLAPPs), whose primary purpose is to deter critical reporting.Dimitriadis filed the lawsuit against the newspaper Efimerida ton Syntakton (Editor'
(2024-12-04). India: Police Raid Rights Group in Delhi. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Indian Dalit rights activists protest against the police raid and illegal arrest of human right activists under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) during a protest in New Delhi, August 29, 2018. | © 2018 Prakash Singh/AFP via Getty Images…
(2024-12-04). Saudi Arabia: 'Giga-Projects' Built on Widespread Labor Abuses. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A construction worker passes an advertisement for the King Salman Park gardens and canals development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on December 14, 2021. | © 2021 Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
(2024-12-04). Will national identity become obsolete? onlineopinion.com.au Like many other Western countries, it is divided over many issues, including Aboriginal rights, immigration, economic hardship, climate change, and racial reconciliation.
(2024-12-04). South Africa champions of global disability inclusion movement. sanews.gov.za South Africa champions of global disability inclusion movement | Despite the challenges facing people with disabilities, strides made by government in policy and legislature over the past 30 years have earned the country's recognition as a respected champion of the global disability inclusion movement. | During the parliamentary debate on Tuesday to close off the 2024 Disability Rights Awareness Month (DRAM) campaign, Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, said prior to 1994, government's programmes for people with disabilities were rooted in a value system that viewed disability as a per…
(2024-12-04). Pakistan: United Nations Human Rights Committee calls for urgent reforms echoing civil society recommendations. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Syria: The beating heart of the Axis of Resistance. workers.org 
This article was posted on the Bronx Anti-War Coalition website on Nov. 28, 2024. Syria has become the central target of a coordinated U.S./Zionist-backed offensive, because it plays a crucial role in the Resistance against U.S. and "israeli" dominance in the region. The offensive, led by terrorist proxies supported by . . . |
(2024-12-04). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns attack on Syria. workers.org 
This statement was posted by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine on Resistance News Network on Nov. 30, 2024. The terrorist gangs' attack on Aleppo is a Zionist and Western scheme that aims to undermine Syria's stability and its role in supporting the resistance. The Popular Front for . . . |
(2024-12-04). Ukraine's 'White Wolves' Unit Fighting Alongside Extremists in Syria: Report. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-04). Headlines for December 4, 2024. democracynow.org South Korean Opposition Plans to Impeach President Yoon After Failed Martial Law Declaration, Israel Bombs Gaza Food Distribution Center, Killing Palestinian Children, Canadian Peace Activists Hold Parliament Hill Protest to Demand Israel Arms Embargo, Syrian Armed Groups Advance on Hama City After Seizing Aleppo , Trump Transition Approves FBI Background Checks, Though Some Nominees May Resist Them, WSJ: Trump Mulls Replacing Pentagon Pick Pete Hegseth with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump Taps Billionaire Wall Street Investor Stephen Feinberg for Pentagon's #2 Post, Trump's Pick to Lead DEA Withdraw…
(2024-12-04). What are terrorists in Syria trying to achieve? ingaza.wordpress.com *Note: This was written on November 30 and published evening December 1. Since then, I've been on the road & unable to post here, much has changed, so the intro is less important that the rest, which remains an important reminder of the Western-backed & fomented terrorism in Syria. December 1, 2024, RT.com For the…
(2024-12-04). Report: Iran sends military advisers to Syria amid insurgent offensive. haaretz.com LEBANON: Reports in Lebanon say Israeli strikes southern Lebanon's Marjayoun ‚ñ ISRAEL: Netanyahu in northern Israel: 'We're currently in a cease-fire, the war hasn't ended' ‚ñ GAZA: Hamas and Fatah nearing an agreement on who will oversee postwar Gaza ‚ñ IRAN: Tehran sends military advisers to Syria amid insurgent offensive ‚ñ SYRIA: IDF says it killed Hezbollah liaison to the Syrian Army in Damascus airstrike…
(2024-12-04). IDF claims Hezbollah liaison to Syrian army killed in Damascus airstrike. haaretz.com LEBANON: Reports in Lebanon: Israeli strikes southern Lebanon's Marjayoun ‚ñ ISRAEL: Netanyahu in northern Israel: 'We are currently in a cease-fire, the war has not ended' ‚ñ GAZA: Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry: 36 killed, 96 wounded in the Strip over past day ‚ñ IRAN: Iran's FM says troop deployment to Syria possible, if Damascus requests ‚ñ SYRIA: IDF says it killed Hezbollah liaison to the Syrian Army in Damascus airstrike…
(2024-12-04). Syrian army liberates key city's surroundings as death toll of terrorists tops 1,600. presstv.ir The Syrian army reportedly purges the entirety of the city of Hama's surroundings of terrorist presence.
(2024-12-04). Army cadets rescued after joint Syrian-Russian anti-terror operation in Aleppo. presstv.ir Dozens of army cadets and military personnel have been rescued following a joint Syrian-Russian counter-terrorism operation in Aleppo.
(2024-12-04). Guarantors of Syria peace talks to meet in Qatar: Iran FM. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister says the top diplomats of the three guarantor states of the Astana peace process will meet in Qatar to discuss the resurgence of terrorism in Syria.
(2024-12-04). Syrian, Russian air forces carry out heaviest strikes since terror resurgence. presstv.ir The Syrian and Russian air forces conduct their heaviest strikes against terrorists since their resurgence in the Arab country's north.
(2024-12-04). Top Iranian General Weighs Plans to Back Syria in War on Terror. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri in phone calls with senior Syrian, Russian and Iraqi commanders discussed ways to assist the Syrian army in the fight against the resurgence of terrorist groups.
(2024-12-04). US Spurring Terrorism in Syria: Iran's UN Envoy. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations blamed the US for supporting the resurgence of terrorism in Syria, saying Washington seeks to turn terrorism into a tool of foreign policy to advance its political agenda.
(2024-12-04). Syrian Army, Russian Forces Eliminate over 400 Militants in Aleppo, Idlib. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — At least 400 militants have been killed during the clashes with the Syrian army since they launched coordinated attacks on Syrian government-held territories in Aleppo and Idlib on November 27.
(2024-12-04). UN's Ruthless Aid Prioritization Amid Global Crises. devdiscourse.com The newly appointed head of the UN's humanitarian aid agency pledged a 'ruthless' approach to spending, emphasizing strategic prioritization amidst fundraising challenges for critical zones such as Gaza, Sudan, Syria, and Ukraine.
(2024-12-04). Israel Monitors Syrian Offensive as Rebels Advance. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Russia Condemns Rebel Attacks in Syria, Alleges Foreign Instigation. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Al-Golani's Strategic Transformation: From Shadows to Dominance. devdiscourse.com Abu Mohammed al-Golani, a prominent Syrian militant leader, has spent over a decade reshaping both his public persona and the insurgent force he leads. By renouncing longtime connections with al-Qaida, al-Golani has solidified command and strategically emerged from obscurity.
(2024-12-04). Russia's Advanced Podlet-1K Radar Captured By Anti-Assad Forces In Syria. twz.com 
An advanced Russian air defense radar system is among the equipment captured by
(2024-12-04). South Korea martial law crisis: What's next for President Yoon? aljazeera.com South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol called for martial law and then backed down. Here is what we know.
(2024-12-04). 'World on fire': UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls. aljazeera.com OCHA hopes to reach 190 million people in 'dire need' amid double whammy of spiralling conflict and climate crisis.
(2024-12-04). Palestine: The food, land, and water crisis in the context of the Zionist extermination of the Palestinian people in Gaza. cadtm.org
(2024-12-04). Global accountability on trial: International Court tackles nations' legal obligations to combat climate change. nationofchange.org Landmark hearings at the International Court of Justice examine states' responsibilities for climate harm, driven by Pacific Island nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
(2024-12-04). 'Litany of Failures' Exposed by Damning Report Revealing Huge Scale of Conservative Prisons Crisis Inherited by Keir Starmer. bylinetimes.com The last Conservative Government's prison building programme, which they promised would provide an additional 20,000 new places by next year, as part of "the biggest shake up of prisons since Victorian times" has been blasted by incoming Labour ministers after a new report found it had resulted in just 1,000 extra places being built, requiring billions of pounds more to fulfil. | The report, by the National Audit Office, exposes the sheer scale of the crisis inherited by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who faced intense criticism from Conservative-supporting newspapers last month after being forced to release tho…
(2024-12-04). Dr Bongi Owusu calls for unity and action in dealing with GBVF. sanews.gov.za Dr Bongi Owusu calls for unity and action in dealing with GBVF | As the country observes the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, the Director of the Department of Social Development, Dr Bongi Owusu, has called for unity and action in dealing with this scourge. | South Africa faces a dire gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) crisis, with alarming statistics highlighting the urgent need for collective action to address this "second pandemic." | Owusu, the Director of Gender and Women Empowerment at the department, said when President Cyril Ramaphosa described GBV as South…
(2024-12-04). A Palestinian-Israeli group bought bus stop ads. They then filled them with images from Gaza. haaretz.com As humanitarian groups tackle Israelis' ignorance of the crisis in Gaza, Standing Together decided to go for an aggressive approach: hanging 300 posters at Tel Aviv bus stops. Whether…
(2024-12-04). On the road to a constitutional crisis, efforts to oust Israel's AG reveal cracks in Netanyahu's gov't. haaretz.com The signatures Minister Karhi is collecting to have the Attorney General fired have created tension between Shas and the Kahanists, while Ben-Gvir's fevered calls for her ousting have only reduced the chances of the move happening. Nonetheless, chaos looms ever closer…
(2024-12-04). As hunger surges in Gaza, the struggle to find food turns deadly. haaretz.com The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is getting worse, with a serious shortage of basic foodstuffs. Earlier this week, a mob stole food from an aid truck and masked men were filmed shooting a suspected food thief in the leg. The IDF rejects criticism, saying that the amount of food entering the Strip has increase and winter equipment has been allowed in…
(2024-12-04). Resistance to the International Criminal Court by the World's Most Powerful Nations. counterpunch.org 
The International Criminal Court's recent issuance of arrest warrants to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza has stirred up a considerable backlash. Dismissing the charges as "absurd and false," Netanyahu announced that Israel would "not recognize the validity" of the ICC's action. U.S. President Joe Biden denounced
(2024-12-04). Israeli soldiers, officers warned against intl. travel as fears over war crime arrests grow. presstv.ir The Israeli military warns its forces about the possibility of their arrest while abroad over war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
(2024-12-04). Israel Warns Soldiers To Exercise Caution Abroad Amid War Crimes Claims. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). B'Tselem report: Israeli soldiers systematically abusing Palestinians in Hebron. haaretz.com 'One of the soldiers grabbed me by the hair and slammed my face into the back door, three times in a row' said one victim in his testimony. 'These aren't isolated incidents' B'Tselem's director said, rather 'systematic behavior' led by the Israeli government…
(2024-12-04). B'Tselem report: Soldiers systematically abusing Palestinians in Hebron. haaretz.com 'One of the soldiers grabbed me by the hair and slammed my face into the back door, three times in a row' said one victim in his testimony. 'These aren't isolated incidents' B'Tselem's director said, rather 'systematic behavior' led by the Israeli government…
(2024-12-04). University of Michigan confirms filing of complaint against campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine. wsws.org SAFE, the campus chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, is threatened with a two-to-four-year suspension. If Umich suspends SAFE, it will mark the first suspension of a legacy student organization in the university's history.
(2024-12-04). International Criminal Court arrest warrants: France is lying about Benjamin Netanyahu's immunity. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). The US sanctions on HAMAS executives abroad, the HAMAS's headquarter and Israel's third offensive in the north of Gaza. uwidata.com By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü We conducted an interview on the latest circumstances in Gaza with Gazan journalist Mohammed Abu Taqiya. Taqiya shared information and evaluated on the US's pressure with sanctions on the countries where HAMAS executives reside, allegations that HAMAS has received a request to leave Qatar, the arrest warrant issued for Netanyahu at the International …
(2024-12-04). Netanyahu 'open' to expelling Palestinians from Gaza: Ben Gvir. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "I am working hard to promote the encouragement of migration from Gaza with the prime minister, and I am beginning to discover some openness on the matter," Ben Gvir said in an interview…
(2024-12-04). Lapid Accuses Netanyahu of Undermining Press Freedom in Emergency Knesset Meeting. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Trump is now the U.S. hostages' only hope. But he mustn't be fooled by Netanyahu. haaretz.com President-elect Trump, forget talking to Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, who has played a key role in Netanyahu's obstruction of the hostage negotiations. Hear out the families of American hostages, they are a million times more committed to getting a hostage deal done…
(2024-12-04). Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid slams government campaign to curtail press freedom. haaretz.com At a Knesset conference attended by Israeli lawmakers and journalists, Lapid fiercely criticized the Netanyahu's government crackdown on Israeli press and warned that freedom of press is at stake, contrary to the communications minister's position…
(2024-12-04). Netanyahu testimony in corruption trials to start Tuesday in Tel Aviv, judges rule. haaretz.com Requests by media outlets, including Haaretz, to air Netanyahu's testimony live were rejected ‚ñ The PM also requested to testify just two days a week instead of three — and for only five hours at a time rather than eight…
(2024-12-04). Netanyahu and Trump's 'creeping authoritarianism': 'It always begins and ends with women'. haaretz.com
(2024-12-04). LD 16th Dem Assembly Representatives Supporting IHRA False Conflation Bill that will Lead to Repression. fightbackbetter.com 
Editor's Note: This FightBackBetter editor is a citizen of LD 16 and a registered voter. I am actively working with…
(2024-12-04). Using Kashmir to score points in elections, but for how long? ummid.com Because of claims and counter-claims, point scoring has turned Kashmir into an electoral jackpot lottery in Indian elections, during which an attempt to lure voters over JK's disempowerment had reached a climax.
(2024-12-04). South Korean opposition submits impeachment bill for President Yoon. aljazeera.com The motion is expected to be voted on in coming days as opposition parties denounce 'serious act of rebellion'.
(2024-12-04). Mass Protests Force South Korean President to Revoke Shocking Martial Law Declaration After 6 Hours. democracynow.org 
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces impeachment after opposition parties in the country's National Assembly introduced a motion to force him from office for his shocking declaration of martial law. The conservative Yoon made his announcement in a televised briefing Tuesday evening, accusing the liberal opposition of undermining the state and possibly colluding with North Korea. Thousands of Koreans massed at the parliament to oppose the move as lawmakers rushed inside to vote unanimously to overturn Yoon's declaration, which he rescinded just hours later. Yoon's ouster is now all but cert…
(2024-12-04). Chaotic scene in South Korea's legislature building. ecns.cn South Korea's emergency martial law, declared by President Yoon Suk-yeol Tuesday night, was lifted early Wednesday at a cabinet meeting after the parliament voted against it.
(2024-12-04). American Voters: Ignorant, Insouciant, or Both? globalresearch.ca In the US presidential election on 5 November 2024, American voters provided people in the United States and elsewhere a stupendous gift: the ouster of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration. Simultaneously, the voters bequeathed fellow Americans and people of the …
(2024-12-04). MPs support proportional representation system for UK elections in symbolic vote. leftfootforward.org t comes after MPs from across the political divide came together last month to issue a cross-party call for Britain's First Past…
(2024-12-04). UN General Assembly pushes for Palestinian state. newarab.com 
In a resolution passed by a 157-8 vote, with the United States and Israel among those voting no, and seven abstentions, the Assembly expressed "unwavering support, in acc…
(2024-12-04). Low turnout and media manipulation maintain status quo in Irish elections. peoplesworld.org 
DUBLIN—The Irish general election held last Friday is unlikely to bring a change in government. Despite the left-wing Sinn Féin achieving 19% of the vote—close to the two main government parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael—they are set to be excluded from government once again. The ruling coalition, openly admitting its policies are diametrically opposed …
(2024-12-04). Keir Starmer Rejects Call for Fairer Votes Despite MPs Voting in Favour of Proportional Representation. bylinetimes.com Starmer previously pledged to back electoral reform, saying during his campaign to become Labour leader in 2020 that "we've got to address the fact that millions of people vote in safe seats and they feel their vote doesn't count. | "That's got to be addressed." | However, he has since dropped this commitment and it was not included in the Labour party's 2024 general election manifesto. | Despite this MPs voted by 138 to 136 in favour of a bill brought forward by Lib Dem MP Sarah Olney on Tuesday for a fairer voting system, with more Labour MPs who took part in the vote backing PR than opposing it. | MPs from…
(2024-12-04). Namibia elects first female president in historic vote. independent.co.ug 
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA | Xinhua | Namibia made history on Tuesday by electing the country's first female president, 72-year-old Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah from the ruling South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. The announcement marks a significant milestone in Namibia's 2024 presidential and National Assembly elections. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Chairperson Elsie Nghikembua declared the …
(2024-12-04). Dutch Rapper Appa: Amsterdam 'Pogrom' Was Self-Defense Against Israeli Hooligans. mintpressnews.com Lowkey speaks with legendary Dutch rapper Appa, who claims the so-called "anti-Semitic pogrom" in Amsterdam was actually locals defending their city from violent Israeli football hooligans. Watch as The Watchdog uncovers how media spin turned a soccer riot into global propaganda.
(2024-12-04). International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. workers.org 
On Nov. 28, some 20 protesters brought part of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City to a halt for five minutes. They jumped the barricades for a sit-in in the street to protest Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. With their fists in the air and an . . . |
(2024-12-04). Cardiff Council has £111m invested in companies complicit in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co A petition has been launched by Cardiff Palestine Solidarity Campaign to call on Cardiff Council to divest from companies complicit in Israel's criminal activity against the Palestinian people. The objective is to encourage those companies to cut their support for the apartheid Israel regime and its 14-month-long genocidal war. The Cardiff and Vale Council Pension […] | By
(2024-12-04). Over a Hundred Jewish Canadians Take Over Ottawa Parliamentary Building Seeking Canadian Arms Embargo With Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-04). Israeli forces arrest medics in West Bank hospital raid. aljazeera.com Video shows the moment Israeli forces arrest medical staff at the Turkish Hospital in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-12-04). Video: Staff at besieged Gaza hospital injured in Israeli attack. aljazeera.com Medical staff at Gaza's besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital have been injured in the latest Israeli attack on the facility.
(2024-12-04). Lebanon's leaders consider macabre plan for Beirut war rubble. newarab.com 
Lebanese officials are considering dumping war rubble from Talks are taking place on reconstruction efforts following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel which came into effect last week and followed months of intense Israeli bombing across Lebanon, including Beirut, which saw apartment blocks and homes flattened with thousands killed and wounded. | In a meeting held at the Serail Palace on Monday to address the war damage…
(2024-12-04). Why has San Jose, Calif., not called for a ceasefire in Gaza? peoplesworld.org 
"Stop sending military arms to Israel! Stop the genocide in our name!" exclaimed Joan Simon, the coordinator of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center, as she spoke before a crowd on Oct. 6 in front of City Hall. Simon and other South Bay community members have been fighting for over a year for a …
(2024-12-04). Lebanon-Israel ceasefire panel expected to begin work this week. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Fear and bombing continue in Lebanon's besieged town of Rmeish. newarab.com 
With a "The situation here is still the same as before the ceasefire," says Pierre, a schoolteacher in Rmeish, a small Lebanese town just 2km from the Israeli border. "The Israeli warning is still in place, and they are still bombing around us," he added. | "We still have to stay in our homes in Rmeish, we can't go to our neighbouring vill…
(2024-12-04). How Iran views the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Brokered by the US and France, the From the agreement's implementation on 27 November until 25 January 2025, there will be a 60-day period for Israeli military forces to leave southern Lebanon. | Hezbollah agreed to transfer its arms north of the Litani River and the
(2024-12-04). Factbox: Ceasefire violations by Israeli regime in Lebanon with deadly strikes. presstv.ir Israeli regime has breached the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon more than 100 times since last Wednesday in order to compensate for the defeat Hezbollah inflicted on it.
(2024-12-04). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2024-12-04). In a rare break from self-censorship, Israelis got to watch Gaza horrors on their screens. haaretz.com A CNN report from Gaza played on Israel's Channel 13 showed starving women being crushed by desperate masses. But in Israel, people are still shocked by "ethnic cleansing" accusations…
(2024-12-04). Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins? pressenza.com On November 26th, Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement for a 60-day truce, during which Israel and Hezbollah are both supposed to withdraw from the area of Lebanon south of the Litani River. | The agreement is based on the terms of
(2024-12-04). A Spy in Your Pocket? Ronan Farrow Exposes Secrets of High-Tech Spyware in New Film "Surveilled" democracynow.org 
We look at the world of high-tech surveillance with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow and filmmaker Matthew O'Neill. Their new HBO documentary Surveilled is now available for streaming. Farrow says he became interested in the topic after he was tracked by the Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube during his reporting on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse. Although Black Cube used a "relatively low-tech approach," Farrow says the experience started him on a path to investigate more sophisticated methods of surveillance, including the powerful spyware Pegasus…
(2024-12-04). EU's Frontex gives seal of approval to Israeli surveillance firm. electronicintifada.net Deportations likely to be stepped up.
(2024-12-04). Lebanon Reports Over 4,000 Dead in Conflict With Israel as Cease-fire Holds. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Israelis finally return home to the Lebanon border and find joy, grief and uncertainty. haaretz.com Nearly 14 months after they were evacuated from Kibbutz Manara on the Lebanese border, the locals are seeing the destruction wrought by Hezbollah's anti-tank missiles. They know rebuilding will be hard, too…
(2024-12-04). Thirteen killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon amid truce concern. newarab.com 
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced that diplomatic contacts were "ongoing and intensified" to stop Mikati said that the Lebanese army was expanding deployment in south Lebanon, where Israeli forces were still occupying border areas. | He added that the Lebanese army had begun a…
(2024-12-04). Emboldened by global silence, illegal settlers set Palestinians homes ablaze in Nablus. presstv.ir Palestinian authorities say the global silence has emboldened brutal attacks by "terrorist settler militias" against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-12-04). Israel returns bodies of Jordanians who shot Israeli soldiers. newarab.com 
Amman announced on Wednesday that they had received the bodies of the Jordanians. | "In coordination with the concerned authorities in the Kingdom, the bodies were received through the King Hussein (Allenby) Br…
(2024-12-04). Israeli settlers raid occupied West Bank towns. newarab.com 
Israeli settlers on Wednesday wounded a Palestinian and set buildings on fire while raiding two villages in the "Israeli civilians entered the village of Beit Furik" east of the Palestinian city of Local…
(2024-12-04). Night of terror for Beit Lahia as Israel intensifies attacks. newarab.com 
Palestinians in the town of The town's residents told The New Arab that the Israeli army escalated its assault, besieging a school housing displaced people and targeting…
(2024-12-04). Norway wealth fund divests from Israel's Bezeq over settlements. newarab.com 
The decision to divest comes after the fund's ethics watchdog, the Council on Ethics, adopted a new, tougher interpretation of ethics standards for businesses that aid Israel's operations in the occupied Palesti…
(2024-12-04). Canada designates Yemen's Houthis as a 'terrorist organisation'. newarab.com 
The Canadian government said the group had instigated "unrest in the Middle East" through various attacks on civilian and naval vessels in the Red Sea and other waters, as well as strikes on Israel. | It noted that the group was closely linke…
(2024-12-04). Israel says killed three Hamas members in strike on West Bank. newarab.com 
"Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated" when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near Tubas, the military said. | Following the strike, "soldiers conducted a…
(2024-12-04). North Gaza's largest desalination plant closes down. newarab.com 
Upon arriving at the "Al-Yassin" station, the largest desalination station in northern Gaza, Saleh Barakat, 42 years old, was surprised to find its doors closed until further notice. | Barakat was one of hundreds of citizens who returned to their families without providing drinking water for their children due to the closure of the station.
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(2024-12-04). Over a Hundred Jewish Canadians Take Over Parliamentary Building in Ottawa Bringing Parts of the Federal Government to a Screeching Halt. pressenza.com Update: Over 100 Jewish Canadians from the Jews Say No to Genocide Coalition brought parts of Parliament Hill to a standstill today, occupying the Confederation Building to demand an immediate and full two way arms embargo on Israel. Protestors held signs, sang Jewish songs, prayers and chants, and blocked MPs from reaching their offices, denouncing Canada's active participation in Israel's ongoing and brutal genocide of the Palestinian people. Three Members of Parliament attended in support of the protest. After more than an hour blocking the lobby, the peaceful demonstration was disrupted as police arrested 14…
(2024-12-04). Qassam Brigades mourns fighters killed in Israeli strike on northern West Bank. presstv.ir The Hamas military wing has mourned the loss of two of its fighters in an Israeli airstrike in the northern part of the West Bank.
(2024-12-04). Israeli drone kills 4 Palestinian children waiting for food in central Gaza. presstv.ir Israel has killed five Palestinians, including four children, in a drone strike on a food distribution center and a house in central Gaza.
(2024-12-04). Video: Israeli occupation storms West Bank hospital, detains doctors. skwawkbox.org 
Troops seize medics and open fire inside hospital building Occupation troops stormed the Turkish government hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Tubas yesterday afternoon and detained several doctors and the hospital's director after opening fire within the building. The soldiers were looking for a man wounded in an airstrike on a vehicle, but …
(2024-12-04). Norway's Wealth Fund Divests from Israel's Bezeq. devdiscourse.com In a significant financial move, Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest of its kind globally, has divested from Israel's Bezeq telecom firm. The decision aligns with ethical concerns over Bezeq's operations in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-12-04). Norway wealth fund divests from Israel's Bezeq over services to West Bank settlements. haaretz.com The $1.8 trillion fund's ethics watchdog said in its recommendation to divest that Bezeq facilitates the 'maintenance and expansion' of settlements, which according to the council, are 'illegal under international law'…
(2024-12-04). Dozens of Israeli settlers raze homes and cars in overnight West Bank rampage. haaretz.com Settlers entered three West Bank villages, including Hawara, before being arrested by Israeli military forces after an illegal West Bank outpost was evacuated by the IDF and Border Police earlier Wednesday…
(2024-12-04). Led By Donkeys shame Starmer outside parliament after he doubles down on support for Israel. thecanary.co 
The activists at Led By Donkeys have just brought an essential message to Parliament Square. Amid the ongoing genocide denialism of Keir Starmer's government, and its steadfast commitment to the country committing genocide, Led By Donkeys took action to remind people of the horror of what Israel has been doing in Gaza. Led by Donkeys […] | By
(2024-12-04). Breaking video: Israel bombs Gaza refugee tents in Khan Younis. skwawkbox.org Within the last hour or so, Israel has again bombed helpless refugees sheltering in tents, this time in Khan Younis: Witnesses and journalists report finding heads and other body parts after horrifying explosions: At least seventeen people have been murdered in the strike, including at least five children. The Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahiya …
(2024-12-04). Israeli Settlers Arrested After Violence Against Palestinians and Security Forces. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Norway's Wealth Fund Divests from Bezeq Over Ethical Concerns. devdiscourse.com Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, has announced the sale of its shares in Israel's Bezeq Telecom. The decision aligns with a new ethical guideline set by the Council on Ethics, which advises against investing in companies that support operations in occupied Palestinian territories.
(2024-12-04). Bill to allow firing of AG stalls in Knesset as coalition advances controversial laws. haaretz.com The coalition managed to advance controversial bills on Tuesday: gendered segregation, immunity for Knesset members, and a BibiLeaks bill. But for now, it seems removing the attorney general won't be as easy as the coalition had hoped…
(2024-12-04). Trump picks new hostage envoy who suggested U.S. forces conduct rescue missions in Gaza. haaretz.com Adam Boehler was a senior aide to Jared Kushner and had helped craft the Israel-Morocco component of the Abraham Accords…
(2024-12-04). Israeli army says six slain hostages killed by captors as army carried out nearby strikes. haaretz.com Nearly four months after their bodies were retrieved from Gaza, the IDF findings into the deaths of Yoram Metzger, Chaim Peri, Avraham Munder, Yagev Buchshtab, Alex Danzig and Nadav Popplewell were presented to their families…
(2024-12-04). 'Saudi-Israeli normalization will not get easier under Trump'. haaretz.com Saudi researcher Aziz Alghashian says Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has not forgotten how President-elect Donald Trump failed to come to his kingdom's aid in 2019, and that thanks to Israel's 'toxic' behavior the price for normalization is much higher now…
(2024-12-04). This Israeli $28 golden Hanukkah doughnut is tasteless in more ways than one. haaretz.com Pastry chef Dudu Outmezgine swears by his 100-shekel, golden-glazed doughnut, but it symbolizes the chasm between those who keep partying and those who are persevering as the Gaza war grinds on…
(2024-12-04). Is Iran an antisemitic 'Nazi regime'? haaretz.com The Supreme Leader rails against a secret Jewish plot to 'rule over us.' A former president hosts a Holocaust denial conference. Tehran rings out with chants of 'Death to Israel.' So is the equation, made routinely by Israeli politicians, that Iran = Nazi Germany justified? And did antisemitism in Iran suddenly emerge out of the 1979 Islamic Revolution?
(2024-12-04). Why there's no excuse for Israelis not knowing what's happening in Gaza. haaretz.com Israel's mainstream media reporting on the war is remarkably conformist and inward-looking, but it is not the only reason for the dearth of coverage of the death and destruction in Gaza. The Israeli public has also made a choice…
(2024-12-04). 'You can say "sorry" as much as you want – but sorry needs to be expressed in actions'. haaretz.com Leebie, the sister of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with five other hostages, says she's disappointed that the struggle for the hostages isn't completely sweeping the country. 'People are going on as usual … It's a very ugly lesson to learn about humanity,' she says…
(2024-12-04). U.S. believes Israel and Hezbollah cease-fire stable despite mutual violations. haaretz.com Both sides are trying to set the rules on the ground for the enforcement of the agreement, an American official who is involved in the talks on the subject said, adding that the administration believes both want the agreement to last…
(2024-12-04). 'You can say 'Sorry' as much as you want – but sorry needs to be expressed in actions'. haaretz.com Leebie, the sister of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was murdered in Hamas captivity along with five other hostages, says she's disappointed that the struggle for the hostages isn't completely sweeping the country. 'People are going on as usual … It's a very ugly lesson to learn about humanity,' she says…
(2024-12-04). The US sanctions on HAMAS executives abroad, the HAMAS's headquarter and Israel's third offensive in the north of Gaza. unitedworldint.com Interview with Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abu Taqiya By àñzgàºr Altƒ±nba≈ü We conducted an interview on the latest circumstances in Gaza with Gazan journalist Mohammed Abu Taqiya. Taqiya shared information and evaluated on the US's pressure with sanctions on the countries where HAMAS executives reside, allegations that HAMAS has received a request to leave Qatar, the arrest …
(2024-12-04). Warning strikes at nine VW plants in Germany. wsws.org The head of Volkswagen's works council Daniela Cavallo has made it clear that the IG Metall union and the works council do not want to fight but "let off steam".
(2024-12-04). Socialist Equality Party exposes Aidan Beatty's falsifications in Institute of Historical Research seminar. wsws.org After Beatty delivered a lengthy diatribe, Barbara Slaughter, David North and Eric London exposed his slanderous allegations against Gerry Healy and the history of the Trotskyist movement.
(2024-12-04). South Korean president attempts to impose martial law. wsws.org The failed military coup is a sharp warning to workers in South Korea and internationally: Mired in worsening crises, dictatorship is on the order of the day for the ruling classes around the world.
(2024-12-04). New Zealand nurses hold eight-hour strike. wsws.org The nationwide strike by 36,000 nurses and healthcare workers was in response to the government's decision to slash real wages and cut staff, and its other attacks on public healthcare.
(2024-12-04). French New Popular Front, neo-fascist RN poised to bring down Barnier government. wsws.org Unless workers are mobilized independently in struggle, a censure of Barnier will only intensify behind-the-scenes maneuvers in ruling circles on how to replace him while continuing his policies.
(2024-12-04). Growing anger over Australian university job cuts but NTEU deflects blame from Labor government. wsws.org University managements have announced more than 2,000 job cuts in recent weeks, as a direct result of the Labor government's cuts to funding and international student enrolments.
(2024-12-04). The Mother of All Lies: Reconstructing family and social history in Morocco. wsws.org Narrating the film, Moudir asserts that the model neighborhood she and her father build is "a place where secrets can be revealed."
(2024-12-04). Sri Lankan police attack protesting School Development Officers, detaining four. wsws.org The Dissanayake government, which is committed to implement the IMF's austerity agenda, has made clear that it will ruthlessly crush any opposition.
(2024-12-04). UPS closing facilities in Oklahoma City and Vernon, California, laying off hundreds. wsws.org UPS announced the closure of three facilities in November, laying off more than 1,000 workers as part of its plans to automate its operations.
(2024-12-04). Brigada Médica de Cuba cumple 26 años salvando vidas en Haití (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Puerto Príncipe, 4 dic (RHC) La Brigada Médica de Cuba en Haití cumple este miércoles 26 años salvando vidas en la nación caribeña, haciendo realidad un sueño del Comandante en Jefe, Fidel Castro.
(2024-12-04). Truce in Lebanon: Can diplomacy rise from the ruins? nationofchange.org The truce in Lebanon and the evolving diplomacy that is reshaping the Middle East in response to the genocide in Gaza as the threat of a major regional war is ever growing.
(2024-12-04). Emergency action Wednesday, Dec. 4: Demonstrate at South Korean Consulate. workers.org 
Workers World received this appeal from Nodutdol calling for a demonstration at the ROK (South Korean) Consulate in New York City at 57th Street and Park Avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. Join us this Wednesday as we mobilize against the martial law declared by South Korean president Yoon . . . |
(2024-12-04). Madeleine Riffaud, resistance fighter, internationalist 1924-2024. workers.org 
My trip through what appeared as a labyrinth of coincidences began when I received an email containing an obituary from the Nov. 23 New York Times about French Resistance hero Madeleine Riffaud, who died Nov. 6 in Paris at the age of 100. Madeleine Riffaud greeted by Vietnamese President Ho . . . |
(2024-12-04). On 55th National Day of Mourning: Land Back, from Turtle Island to Palestine! workers.org 
Plymouth, Massachusetts The article introduces speakers using the Indigenous nation(s) they are a member of in parentheses. Speakers use the original Indigenous geographical names. National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, Massachusettts, Nov. 29, 2024. (Photo: Cherie Lee, Facebook) Hundreds of Indigenous activists and their allies defied wind, cold and driving rain . . . |
(2024-12-04). Indian farmers are back at the borders of New Delhi. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of farmers pic.twitter.com/JNKPv0OWhx | — AIKS (@KisanSabha) As per the
(2024-12-04). Fake News: Muslims vandalise Goddess Kali's idol in Bangladesh. ummid.com A viral video showing Muslims vandalising Hindu Goddess Kali's idol in Bangladesh after Fact Check Analysis is found to be of an idol replacement ceremony in a West Bengal temple, and is thus a fake news.
(2024-12-04). CLAT (2025) Answer Key released on consortiumofnlus.ac.in. ummid.com The Consortium of National Law Universities released today on the official Answer Key (Provisional), along with Question Papers, of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2025 UG and PG on its official website consortiumofnlus.ac.in (clat.ac.in).
(2024-12-04). Karnataka 2nd PUC Class 12th 2025 Time Table (Tentative) Released. ummid.com The Karnataka Pre-University Department has released on its website kseab.karnataka.gov.in the Tentative Time Table of II PUC (2nd year or Class 12th also called as Plus Two) Annual Examination to be held in March 2025.
(2024-12-04). Donald Trump's Tariff War to Defend Dollar Supremacy. ummid.com The maintenance of dollar supremacy is an existential issue for the US imperialism.
(2024-12-04). Meet Dr Youness who performed world's 1st intercontinental robotic surgery. ummid.com Dr Youness Ahallal, a French-Moroccan doctor, made medical history with world's first intercontinental robot assisted prostatectomy.
(2024-12-04). When PM Modi was 'grilled' in Germany over attacks on Muslims, Christians. ummid.com In what is seen as a major dent in India's reputation at international level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Germany was in fact "grilled" by Angele Merkel over the escalation of violence against Muslims and Christians since 2014.
(2024-12-04). CAT [2024] Answer Key released, raise objections by Dec 5. ummid.com The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Calcutta has released the official Answer Keys of CAT 2024 (Common Admission Test 2023) and Response Sheet on its website iimcat.ac.in.
(2024-12-04). Fact Check: Image showing Muslim teen kissing pregnant Hindu woman AI generated. ummid.com An image showing a 16-year-old boy in Muslim attire kissing a Hindu woman going viral on social media is not real, but generated by AI, Fact Check analysis revealed.
(2024-12-04). South Korea's 6-Hour Martial Law. scheerpost.com 
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol visits the Navy Special Warfare Flotilla in Jinhae, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, on March 10, 2023. (Republic of Korea, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) By Kiji Noh / Consortium News South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law, suspended the South Korean legislature and banned elected representatives from accessing the National …
(2024-12-04). Contrary to What the Washington Post Tells Readers, China Is Doing a Huge Amount To Combat Global Warming. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-04). South Korea's 6-Hour Martial Law. scheerpost.com
(2024-12-04). The First Seven Billionaires Trump Has Tapped for Top White House Jobs. scheerpost.com 
(2024-12-04). Contrary to What the Washington Post Tells Readers, China Is Doing a Huge Amount To Combat Global Warming. scheerpost.com Nanjing Bus No.100 BYD Electric Bus. DKMcLaren, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Dean Baker / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) The Washington Post had a bizarre article last week in which it questioned whether China was doing much to combat global warming. While the piece noted China's efforts to portray itself as …
(2024-12-04). Bangladesh beat West Indies by 101 runs to level Test series. aljazeera.com Taijul Islam's five-for helps the visitors win the second Test at Sabina Park and level the two-match series.
(2024-12-04). Dead but not counted: Hidden victims of Pakistan's latest political clash. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera spoke to family members of PTI supporters whose deaths last week were denied by the government.
(2024-12-04). 'It isn't safe': South African first responders attacked while saving lives. aljazeera.com Ambulance crews and paramedics are increasingly being robbed and their vehicles hijacked while they are working.
(2024-12-04). People walk miles searching for bread amid Gaza's war shortages. aljazeera.com Millions of Palestinians face the threat of famine as food supplies reach new lows.
(2024-12-04). Protests call for South Korean president to quit over martial law order. aljazeera.com President Yoon Suk-yeol faces huge pressure to leave office after he imposed a short-lived martial law.
(2024-12-04). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,014. aljazeera.com These were the key developments on the 1,014th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
(2024-12-04). Second impeachment motion filed against Philippines VP Duterte. aljazeera.com The motion follows a bid on Monday to unseat the VP, who has become mired in a political power struggle with president.
(2024-12-04). Confrontation between Philippines and Chinese ships in South China Sea. aljazeera.com The Philippines Coast Guard accused Chinese vessels of aggressive and dangerous actions in the South China Sea.
(2024-12-04). South Koreans in shock after President's failed martial law declaration. aljazeera.com South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, before parliament forced him to back down.
(2024-12-04). Renowned Jewish academic arrested after pro-Palestinian speech. aljazeera.com
(2024-12-04). Divided Straits: The internal divide over Taiwan's future. aljazeera.com As Carey prepares to defend Taiwan, she discovers not everyone thinks the same way.
(2024-12-04). Pakistan rest Afridi for South Africa Tests with eye on Champions Trophy. aljazeera.com Shaheen Afridi's exclusion from Test squad termed a 'strategic decision' ahead of Pakistan's home ICC event in 2025.
(2024-12-04). Myanmar: International Criminal Court Prosecutor requests arrest warrant for military leader in key step towards accountability for crimes against Rohingya. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). The CADTM International network condemns the cowardice of Northern governments in response to the climate emergency. cadtm.org
(2024-12-04). Ireland election: its economic model under threat? cadtm.org
(2024-12-04). The future of Hezbollah after Lebanon's ceasefire. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). France, Lebanon appoint reps to ceasefire monitoring committee. newarab.com 
The Lowndes, commander of the South Litani Sector, is a senior military figure with "significant experience" coordinating security and stability efforts with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), the source said, adding that he wou…
(2024-12-04). Four Big Flaws in Trump's Threat to China Over the Dollar. cepr.net Last week Donald Trump made a bizarre threat on his Truth Social site that he would impose 100 percent taxes on the imports (tariffs) from any country that doesn't take a pledge to not move away from the dollar as its reserve currency. Donald Trump's Big Fear Exists Only in His Imagination The threat was …
(2024-12-04). Trump's Tariffs Are a Distraction That Can Continue for a While. cepr.net The Guardian See article at original site "To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff, and it's my favorite word," said Donald Trump last month. Pundits, politicians and financial markets are trying to figure out why, since he announced a week ago that he would impose tariffs on the United States's three …
(2024-12-04). Going to Hell in a "Drill, Baby, Drill" Handbasket. counterpunch.org 
Give him credit. As a start, for that first surprise victory in 2016. No, I didn't fully get it at the time, but I kind of get it now (since, like the rest of us, I've lived through it all, including his close loss in 2020). Still, twice? Him? A convicted felon, no less! And yes, I do think italics
(2024-12-04). Next Round of the Culture Wars. counterpunch.org 
Americans have been fighting culture wars since the nation was founded four centuries ago. In 1624, John Morton arrived in what is now Quincy, MA, and a decade late this apparently rakish fellow published New English Canaan (1637), what today would be called an exposé. One critic called it "a harsh and heretical critique of Puritan customs and power structures
(2024-12-04). Trump and the European Right: an Attraction-Repulsion Relationship. counterpunch.org 
What to think of Trump's return to the White House? For the European bourgeoisies and their parties, the answer should be and has been positive and even enthusiastic. But why? Because of Trump's very clearly expressed intention to implement reactionary, anti-union, anti-worker, anti-social and pro-capitalist policies that the European right-wingers would like to implement at home too,
(2024-12-04). Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Forty Years of Struggle for Justice—Part 3. counterpunch.org 
Soon after the disaster, several concerned lawyers arrived in Bhopal to provide legal assistance to the gas victims. Many 'ambulance chasers' also swooped down on the city in that guise, motivated by greed rather than compassion. Following the filing of many lawsuits against the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) by victims of the disaster through private
(2024-12-04). Letter from London: Book of the Dead. counterpunch.org 
One of the more consequential political stories here last week was the prospect of MPs legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. This was for citizens having less than six months to live with 'a clear, settled and informed' wish to die—the dying itself to be self-administered. As a result, a normally closed-shop political media
(2024-12-04). Overcrowding in America's Prisons Violates the 8th Amendment Ban on "Cruel and Unusual Punishment" counterpunch.org 
The Justice Department has just released a scathing 96-page report accusing the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, GA of engaging in "cruel and unusual punishment" in the September 2022 death of a mentally disabled inmate, LeShawn Thompson, who was found lying face down dead in his cell, his body covered with lice and bedbugs. The Department
(2024-12-04). Climate justice: Action groups livid over Australia's submission at ICJ. asiapacificreport.nz 
ABC Pacific Australia's government is being condemned by climate action groups for discouraging the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from ruling in favour of a court action brought by Vanuatu to determine legal consequences for states that fail to meet fossil reduction commitments. In its submission before the ICJ at The Hague yesterday, Australia argued…
(2024-12-04). Chairman of America-China Partnership Foundation: Understanding China via its development path. ecns.cn As a guest speaker at a parallel forum during the 8th Understanding China Conference, John Milligan-Whyte, chairman of the America-China Partnership Foundation, shared his understanding of China's development over the years.
(2024-12-04). China-Europe freight train makes 100,000th trip to Duisburg, Germany. ecns.cn The China-Europe freight train X8083 arrived in Duisburg, Germany on Tuesday morning, marking the 100,000th trip of its kind.
(2024-12-04). New multipurpose service card to assist expats in Jiaxing. ecns.cn Jiaxing City in eastern China's Zhejiang Province has introduced the country's first integrated card for foreigners, known as the "Join In Card." This innovation grants access to 264 services across eight essential sectors, including government affairs, finance, culture and tourism, transportation, and healthcare.
(2024-12-04). China's AG600 amphibious aircraft completes electrostatic charge accumulation test on ground. ecns.cn China's independently-developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has passed a full-scale ground test of electrostatic charge accumulation recently in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC).
(2024-12-04). UNESCO inscribes Chinese 'Spring Festival' on intangible cultural heritage list. ecns.cn The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced on Wednesday to inscribe Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
(2024-12-04). Famous romance novelist Chiung Yao passes away. ecns.cn Famous romance novelist Chiung Yao passes away on Wednesday, according to media reports.
(2024-12-04). China Coast Guard lawfully exercises control over Philippine vessels in South China Sea. ecns.cn China Coast Guard exercised control over four official Philippine vessels that attempted to intrude into the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on Wednesday, a spokesman said on Wednesday morning.
(2024-12-04). CCG implements control measures on Philippine vessels attempting to intrude into Huangyan Dao's territorial waters. ecns.cn Philippine Coast Guard vessels 9701 and 4409, along with government ships 3002 and 3003, attempted to intrude into the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao and dangerously approached China Coast Guard vessels conducting routine patrols on Wednesday.
(2024-12-04). China calls for closer ties with Latin America. ecns.cn A senior Communist Party of China official called on Tuesday for enhancing unity and cooperation between China and Latin American and Caribbean countries to promote a more just and equitable international order amid the complex evolution of the international landscape.
(2024-12-04). Long March 3B rocket blasts off for 100th time. ecns.cn China launched a Long March 3B carrier rocket on Tuesday afternoon from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province to place an experimental satellite in space, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.
(2024-12-04). Museums seek to diversify educational offerings. ecns.cn In September, the National Cultural Heritage Administration released a guideline promoting the high-quality development of archaeological study tours.
(2024-12-04). Law strengthens cultural heritage. ecns.cn The newly revised Law on Protection of Cultural Relics will take effect on March 1, guiding the protection and management of these precious items to better meet the requirements of the new era and give cultural heritage a new lease of life.
(2024-12-04). China's railway system handles over 4 billion passenger trips in the first 11 months of 2024. ecns.cn China's railway sector achieved a new record, handling 4.008 billion passenger trips during the first 11 months of 2024, significantly higher than the 3.86 billion handled for the whole year of 2023.
(2024-12-04). Construction site accident leaves 6 dead in Shandong. ecns.cn A construction accident occurred at around 3 pm on Tuesday in Jinxiang county, Shandong province during the dismantling of an umbrella-shaped truss which killed six people and left one sustaining severe injuries.
(2024-12-04). Tomb complex dating back to Warring States period discovered in Henan. ecns.cn More than 200 tombs have been excavated in this complex with artifacts, including bronze, pottery, iron, and jade items.
(2024-12-04). China-Europe freight train service hits milestone as 100,000th train arrives in Germany. ecns.cn The train, X8083, which departed from Chongqing arrived at Duisburg's terminal on Tuesday, carrying electronics, industrial parts, and household appliances.
(2024-12-04). China launches new test satellite. ecns.cn The satellite will be used for satellite communication, radio and television, data transmission and other services. It will also carry out related technology tests.
(2024-12-04). Cultural concern for an ancient tea market. ecns.cn Tea, originally from China, has grown to be cherished worldwide. As both a leading producer and consumer of tea, China has taken steps to ensure the sustainable growth of the global tea industry, promote cultural exchange, and share the richness that tea adds to daily life.
(2024-12-04). Joseph Mahoney: Why the West blames China for its own problems. ecns.cn "The convenient answer for a society incapable of solving its own problems is to blame someone else. Thus we have the proliferation of narratives that China is somehow responsible for Western problems," said Joseph Gregory Mahoney, professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University during a thematic forum on international communication held in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday.
(2024-12-04). Efforts on to put nagging macaques under control. ecns.cn A troop of macaques has been caught on camera raiding a village in southern China recently, sparking concerns about the balance between wildlife conservation and human-wildlife coexistence.
(2024-12-04). Russian expert: Civilizing communication the key to telling Chinese achievement. ecns.cn
(2024-12-04). Former Belgian ambassador to China: China modernization should be better understood by Europe. ecns.cn China has vast dimensions and high efficiency of its governance when it comes to technological and social progress, which is actually what the concept of modernization encompasses. There is no reason to resist this passively by rejection or actively by confrontation. In this context, we have to hope that Europe will choose its own way in dealing with the emergence of China, said Patrick Nijs, former Belgian Ambassador to China who now takes up farming in Yunnan Province, at an international forum in Guangzhou on Wednesday.
(2024-12-04). China-Laos Mohan Railway Port designated international sanitary ground crossing. ecns.cn The Mohan Railway Port on the China-Laos Railway was designated as an international sanitary ground crossing by the World Health Organization following an on-site assessment on Tuesday.
(2024-12-04). Ministry promotes AI education in schools. ecns.cn The Ministry of Education has recently issued a guideline calling for increased efforts to strengthen artificial intelligence education in primary and secondary schools.
(2024-12-04). What happened to my cousin's husband? electronicintifada.net A 42-year-old man has been missing since October.
(2024-12-04). British farmers to protest again over increasing burden of government's anti-farming policy on agriculture. expose-news.com British farmers are planning to stage protests in the four capital cities of the United Kingdom on 11 December. The protests, organised by campaign groups Save British Farming and Fairness for Farmers, …
(2024-12-04). Arla's Bovaer food additive is not food, it is a drug. expose-news.com Last week, we published an article about the project Arla has launched to feed cattle with Bovaer which contains silicon dioxide, propylene glycol and 3-nitrooxypropanol ("3-NOP"). According to the FDA, Bovaer is …
(2024-12-04). Tyranny of Free Market. globalresearch.ca The market, as a social and economic institution, is fundamentally a process designed to facilitate human life by bringing consumers and producers together. It ensures economic activities serve the social purpose of satisfying the diverse needs of human beings. This …
(2024-12-04). Video: Silver Bullet. "They Want One World Government". Dr. Mike Yeadon. globalresearch.ca Stumbling fashionably late on stage, with that genuine independent rock 'n' roll attitude that Tavistock could never tame, Silver Bullet arrives. | This text is not particularly friendly to the uninitiated so may not be the best way of sharing. ….
(2024-12-04). Twelve U.S. Billionaires Now Have a Combined $2 Trillion. inequality.org The collective net worth of America's top twelve billionaires has surpassed $2 trillion as of December 3. This is an unsettling new milestone for wealth concentration in the United States. The oligarchic dozen is richer than ever, and they are endowed with extreme material power that can be used to pursue narrow political interests …
(2024-12-04). Macron, Saudi crown prince sign deal, call for Lebanon elections. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Volodymyr Ishchenko: "In case of disintegrating state institutions and a failing economy, Ukrainian nationalists will have strong opportunities to establish their power" lefteast.org 
Sasha Yaropolskaya and Philippe Alcoy interviewed LeftEast editor Volodymyr Ishchenko, a Ukrain…
(2024-12-04). Revealed: The first rail services to be brought back into public ownership. leftfootforward.org South Western Railway, C2C, and Greater Anglia will be the first rail operators to return to public ownership, the government has announced. | South Western Railways will be renationalised in May 2025, C2C in July 2025, and Greater Anglia in autumn 2025. | This comes after the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Act 2024 received royal assent on 29 November. | The services will initially be operated by DfT Operator Limited, with Great British Railways (GBR) taking over control once it has been set up. | "For too long, the British public has had to put up with…
(2024-12-04). Biden faces pressure to act as Trump's mass deportation plan sparks fear. nationofchange.org With Trump's return to office looming, undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families brace for unprecedented deportation efforts. Activists call on Biden to take immediate action to protect vulnerable populations.
(2024-12-04). University of Toronto students score a win for the climate—and campus protests more broadly. nationofchange.org "This victory shows students have the ability to enact institutional change."
(2024-12-04). Satire, trauma, and the Nakba in Omar Khalifah's Sand-Catcher. newarab.com 
The novel, Khalifah's first, appeared in Arabic in 2020 and is out this month in The short, bantering book starts on ordinary ground, introducing us to four bumbling Palestinian journalists in Jordan. But the action soon veers in…
(2024-12-04). Britain, Qatar to sign agreement on financial services. newarab.com 
A delegation from Qatar will be hosted by
(2024-12-04). France, KSA to co-chair conference on Palestine state: Macron. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Iran FM Abbas Araghchi: 'Our region needs peace and stability'. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Iran frees Nobel winner for three weeks, calls for release grow. newarab.com 
Iranian authorities on Wednesday freed Nobel peace prize winner Addressing reporters in Paris, Mohammadi's 18-year-old son, Ali Rahmani, said he had been able to speak by phone to his mother for the first time in two years. | Her lawyer Mostafa Nili earlier announced on X that her jail sentence had been "suspended" for three weeks and she had…
(2024-12-04). New UN aid head to prioritise spending amid urgent calls for aid. newarab.com 
The new head of the Tom Fletcher, a longtime British diplomat who took up the UN post last month, said his agency is asking for less money in 2025 than this year. | He said it wants to show "we will focus and target the resources we have," even as crises grow more numerous, intense and long-lasting. | His agency, the UN Office…
(2024-12-04). South Korean president faces impeachment after martial law. newarab.com 
South Korean lawmakers submitted a bill on Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol The surprise declaration of martial law in the major US ally late on Tuesday caused a standoff with parliament, which rejected Yoon's attempt to ban political activity and censor the media, as armed troops forced their way into the National Assembly building in Seoul. | The main opposition Democratic…
(2024-12-04). UN urges Afghan Taliban not to block women's medical training. newarab.com 
The UN mission to Afghanistan on Wednesday urged the A health ministry source and managers from private medical institutes, which offer training in subjects such as midwifery and nursing, told AFP on Tuesday the public health ministry had issued a directive fr…
(2024-12-04). 'Wicked' film pulled from Kuwait cinemas 'over LGBTQ cast'. newarab.com 
The critically acclaimed musical Wicked has been While a reason for the ban has not been given, local media reports have suggested that the ban may be linked to the film's LGBTQ cast. | The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, is an adaptation of Broadway's reimagining of The Wizard of Oz. It pre…
(2024-12-04). Francesca Albanese and the industry of pro-Palestine defamation. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Gaza's displaced face harshest winter yet in cold, flooded tents. newarab.com 
"Rain soaks our open wounds, deepening the pain." | Instead of enjoying the warmth and comfort of their homes, this is how Gazans are describing the harsh reality of winter in displacement camps. | Currently, over For many, these conditions are reminiscent of 1948, during…
(2024-12-04). Uganda welcomes Sudan refugees with a plot of land and residency. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Doctors urge medical evacuations from Gaza to east Jerusalem. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Kurdistan region authorities transfer prisoners to Iraq. newarab.com 
The first group of detainees which were held in the "As part of the political agreement between the three Arab bloc members…
(2024-12-04). Mahmoud Abbas's successor, Rawhi Fattouh, divides Gazans. newarab.com 
Palestinians in the besieged Speaking to The New Arab, several Palestinians have argued that Abbas does have a role to play to end the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, even if his actions may violate Palestinian laws. | "In Gaza…
(2024-12-04). Princess of Wales joins royals in Qatari state visit to the UK. newarab.com 
The event will be just one of a handful of appearances that Prince William's wife, better known as Kate, has made since she was diagnosed with cancer in…
(2024-12-04). Qatar to invest $1.3 bn in climate technologies with UK. newarab.com 
The "The partnership is expected to create thousands of highly skilled jobs over its lifetime and will see the launch of world-leading climate technology hubs across the UK and Qatar to accelerate development in climate-friendly technologies," according t…
(2024-12-04). Ronaldo-less Al Nassr suffer first Asian Champions League loss. newarab.com 
Al-Nassr was already guaranteed a place in the round of 16 so Ronaldo, who has five goals in his last three matches, was rested. He watched from the sidelines. | Al-Sadd took the lead through Akram Afif, named the Asian player of the year in November, eight minutes after the break…
(2024-12-04). Russian navy assets 'leaving' Tartous port amid rebel offensive. newarab.com 
According to the Naval News website and open-source intelligence analysts, one of the vessels station…
(2024-12-04). South Korea president declares emergency martial law. newarab.com 
"To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea's communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements… I hereby declare emergency martial law," Yoon said in a live televised address to the nation. | It wasn't immediately clear how the steps would affect the country's governance and democracy. | Yoon — whose approval ra…
(2024-12-04). Turkish court jails protesters over Erdogan speech disruption. newarab.com 
A Turkish court has jailed pending trial nine protesters who disrupted The incident occurred during Erdogan's televised address at a forum on Friday, where the protesters said the government was failing to uphold They chanted slogans…
(2024-12-04). Victims win reparations over abduction by colonial-era Belgium. newarab.com 
Reversing an earlier ruling that found too much time had passed since the alleged wrongdoing, the Brussels appeals court said the women, born in Belgian-ruled Congo and now in their 70s, were abducted in "an inhumane act of persecution". | The conduct of colonial Belgium constituted a crime aga…
(2024-12-04). Wanted Belgian drug lord arrested in Dubai. newarab.com 
(2024-12-04). Over 52,000 Candidates Register in Election for Venezuela's Communal Justices of Peace. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, requested that communities provide what support they can for the electoral campaigns for the communal justices of peace that begin next Wednesday, December 4. | "Let the candidates go to the streets, alleys, stairs, buildings," said the president. "Let people get to know them, and let an informative synergy be generated that commits them to community justice for peace." President Maduro made the comments on Monday, December 2, during the 69th broadcast of his program Con Maduro+. | The elections will take place on December 15, which will mark 25 years since the approval…
(2024-12-04). Venezuela Approves Budget & Indebtedness Laws for 2025. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, in a special session, the National Assembly of Venezuela approved bills on the Economic Financial Year 2025 and a bill on the Special Law on Annual Indebtedness for the Economic Financial Year 2025. | The first of the projects was presented by United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) deputy and president of the Permanent Finance Commission of the National Assembly, Jesús Farías. "This is the budget for the victory of the Venezuelan people against imperialism and fascism," said Farías as he presented the bill. "Without this victory, Venezuela would be in chaos." | He also said that the law concentr…
(2024-12-04). New translation of 'Franco's Mass Graves' unearths crimes of Spanish fascism. peoplesworld.org 
The journalist Emilio Silva Barrera (born in Elizondo, Navarra, Spain, in 1965) belongs to the generation of grandchildren of those who experienced the Spanish Civil War as adults. His grandfather and namesake, a politically moderate small business owner in a small town in Northwestern Spain, was first harassed and extorted, later arrested, killed, and thrown …
(2024-12-04). Machinists union provides national labor leadership in fighting climate change. peoplesworld.org 
Recent actions at the 2024 International Association of Machinists (IAM) Grand Lodge National Convention in New York City point the way to increased labor movement leadership in combating climate change and creating a more just society. The IAM passed a resolution to include "Just Transition" in any actions oriented toward fighting climate change, creating new …
(2024-12-04). German "traffic light" coalition collapses, new election to be held. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN—Christian Lindner, head of the small pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a top member of the governing trio of Social Democrats, Greens and his party, finally succeeded in forcing Olaf Scholz, head Social Democrat (SPD) and chancellor, to dump him and his party, leaving only the Greens as partner. Why on earth did Lindner — …
(2024-12-04). Workers overwhelmingly back OSHA's proposed heat protections. peoplesworld.org 
WICHITA, Kansas—Harold Schlechtweg, a former Directing Business Representative for Service Employees Local 513 in Wichita, Kansas, tells of the fate of a worker harmed by intense heat. "Several years ago, one of my members was seriously injured by heat stroke," Schlechtweg e-mailed in late November to the regulations comments section for the Occupational Safety and …
(2024-12-04). Cuban wrestler Mijaín López leads Prensa Latina Sports Survey. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijaín López lead on Tuesday the voting in the 60th edition of Prensa Latina Sports Survey, as Best Male Athlete of the year 2024.
(2024-12-04). There's No Upside to Trump. pressenza.com
(2024-12-04). Iran warns of 'NPT withdrawal' if snapback activated. presstv.ir Iran's deputy foreign minister has reportedly warned that the Islamic Republic could walk out of the NPT should the so-called snapback mechanism be activated.
(2024-12-04). Thousands of South Korean protestors call for president to resign over martial law order. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters have staged a rally in Seoul to demand the resignation of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
(2024-12-04). Will the Overinflated U.S. Finance Bubble Burst? soundcloud.com On today's episode Nicole Roussell and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss the overinflated U.S. financial sector and stock market, what will happen when that bubble bursts, and Trump's threats to hit BRICS countries with 100% tariffs if they support using non-U.S. dollar currency. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at …
(2024-12-04). RIAC at MEDays Forum 2024. russiancouncil.ru On November 27—30, 2024, the 16th MEDays forum "Sovereignty and Resilences: Towards a New Global Balance" was held in Tangier, Morocco…
(2024-12-04). Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit Iraq. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araqchi is going to visit Baghdad for talks with the Iraqi officials.
(2024-12-04). Thailand: United Nations body concerned over detention conditions, torture, enforced disappearances. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Brazil leads historic expedition to circumnavigate Antarctica and study climate change. tvbrics.com 
The expedition includes specialists from Russia, China, India, Argentina, Chile, and Peru…
(2024-12-04). Central Bank of Egypt to establish fund for supporting national producers. tvbrics.com 
The decision was made during a meeting of the ministerial group on industrial development…
(2024-12-04). China develops new solution to remove microplastics from water. tvbrics.com 
The new eco-friendly material is able to attract and interact with different types of microplastics…
(2024-12-04). Chinese scientists reveal the role of iron sulphides in the origin of life on early Earth. tvbrics.com 
Iron sulphides are believed to have acted as catalysts, akin to cofactors in modern metabolic systems…
(2024-12-04). Eight-year-old inventor from Saudi Arabia creates glasses for visually impaired people. tvbrics.com 
The schoolgirl's design was the best among nearly a thousand entries from 19 countries…
(2024-12-04). Accessible transport is not accessible AT ALL — with 92% of disabled people now facing barriers. thecanary.co The National Centre for Accessible Transport (NCAT) has found that 92% of disabled people they spoke with face barriers when using at least one mode of transport, with inaccessible streets and pavements being the biggest obstacles in public spaces. Additionally, 77% of respondents said these barriers negatively affect their physical or mental well-being, and 75% […] | By
(2024-12-04). UK prison expansion has been delayed — so maybe STOP LOCKING PEACEFUL PROTESTERS UP? thecanary.co The UK's prison system expansion programme has effectively been delayed thanks to the Tories. That's the conclusion of a new, government-backed report. However, when the system is sending Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action activists to jail, as well as incarcerating people for tiny offenses and detaining people as so-called IPPs — is it any […] | By
(2024-12-04). Swan Lake just faced protests over a theatre's ties to planet-wrecking Barclays. thecanary.co 
Campaigners from Fossil Free London disrupted the opening night of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at Sadler's Wells Theatre, demanding the venue sever ties with Barclays over the bank's funding of fossil fuels and arms. Swan Lake During the Swan Lake interval, protesters staged a dramatic lobby demonstration, pouring oil on two campaigners dressed in Swan […] | By
(2024-12-04). Imperial spinout Siftr Bio aims to improve precision of ADC cancer drugs. imperial.ac.uk
(2024-12-04). Imperial academics celebrate European grant success. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have won significant funding from the European Research Council (ERC) to further their pioneering research.
(2024-12-04). New cell component of muscle movement discovered. imperial.ac.uk Specialist macrophages play a key role in the control of muscle and movement…
(2024-12-04). Is the Great Depression a glimpse of our future? therealnews.com 
"During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the US economy almost completely collapsed," historian Dana Frank writes in her new book,
(2024-12-04). Uganda and Türkiye Strengthen Defence Ties. plusnews.ug 
Uganda and Türkiye are bolstering their defence cooperation, with a focus on military equipment, training, and technology transfer. This growing partnership was reaffirmed during the 4th Uganda-Türkiye Defence Industries Cooperation meeting, held at the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) headquarters in Kampala today. Lt Gen James Mugira, Managing Director of NEC, emphasized the significance of the …
(2024-12-04). The DWP Christmas bonus should now be worth a staggering £327. Yet it's still £10. thecanary.co 
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it will be paying claimants their £10 DWP Christmas bonus soon. However, the amount is worth barely anything anymore. Moreover, with the cost of things like a Christmas dinner having skyrocketed, it seems like the DWP is taking the piss paying the Christmas bonus in the […] | By
(2024-12-04). UK prison expansion has been delayed — so maybe STOP LOCKING PEACEFUL PROTESTERS UP? thecanary.co The UK's prison system expansion programme has effectively been delayed thanks to the Tories. That's the conclusion of a new, government-backed report. However, when the system is sending Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action activists to jail, as well as incarcerating people for tiny offenses and detaining people as so-called IPPs — is it any …
(2024-12-04). The DWP Christmas bonus should now be worth a staggering £327. Yet it's still £10. thecanary.co The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it will be paying claimants their £10 DWP Christmas bonus soon. However, the amount is worth barely anything anymore. Moreover, with the cost of things like a Christmas dinner having skyrocketed, it seems like the DWP is taking the piss paying the Christmas bonus in the …
(2024-12-04). Swan Lake just faced protests over a theatre's ties to planet-wrecking Barclays. thecanary.co Campaigners from Fossil Free London disrupted the opening night of Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake at Sadler's Wells Theatre, demanding the venue sever ties with Barclays over the bank's funding of fossil fuels and arms. Swan Lake During the Swan Lake interval, protesters staged a dramatic lobby demonstration, pouring oil on two campaigners dressed in Swan …
(2024-12-04). Emergency action Wednesday, Dec. 4: Demonstrate at South Korean Consulate. iacenter.org December 4, 2024 The International Action Center received this appeal from Nodutdol calling for a demonstration at the ROK (South Korean) Consulate in New York City at 57th Street and Park Avenue, Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. Join us this Wednesday as we mobilize against the martial law declared by South Korean president Yoon Seok Yeol and to join our South Korean comrades' demand for his resignation! Earlier today, President Yoon Seok Yeol of South Korea declared martial law for the 13th time in the country's history. While our brave people in South Korea have gained the upper hand, this fight is not yet over. S…
(2024-12-04). Unite HQ puts up banners against workers who are in dispute against Sharon Graham's husband. skwawkbox.org 
Union puts up banners and pins its colours to anti-worker protest as members react in disgust The Unite union has been condemned by workers and their union representatives for its attack on staff who complained about bullying in the unit run by Unite general secretary Sharon Graham's husband, Jack Clarke — who was on a …
(2024-12-04). Oakland Hip-Hop Artist Saafir, Former Tupac Roommate And 'Harold' From 'Menace II Society' Film, Passes Away At 54. moguldom.com Innovative Oakland Hip-Hop artist Saafir, known for blending raw street narratives with avant-garde jazz influences, died on Nov. 19 at 54. His family confirmed that he passed surrounded by loved ones. While the cause of death was not disclosed, Saafir faced longstanding health challenges, including complications from spinal surgery and spinal cancer, The San Francisco …
(2024-12-04). What is iGaming and how it works: A guide for beginners. moguldom.com Whether you're exploring casino games, betting on sports, or playing poker, iGaming offers a convenient and dynamic way to engage with games of chance and skill. However, like any fast-growing industry, it can seem daunting at first. If you've ever wondered what iGaming is, how it works, and how to participate safely, this beginner's guide …
(2024-12-04). The Impact of FX Hedging on Investment Portfolios for Investors. moguldom.com Foreign exchange (FX) hedging is a critical strategy for financial experts and institutions aiming to mitigate the risks that come with currency fluctuations in global markets. Employing various forex hedging techniques can allow investors to protect their portfolios from adverse currency movements, thereby stabilizing returns and preserving capital. This article explores the significance of these techniques …
(2024-12-04). SATIRE: Elton John Reveals He Lost Vision From Eye Infection. theonion.com 
Elton John, singer famed for "Tiny Dancer" and "Rocket Man," announced to a theater audience that he had lost his sight, risking his ability to record new music. What do you think?
(2024-12-04). SATIRE: How The Trump Administration Will Carry Out Mass Deportation. theonion.com President-elect Donald Trump pledged to fulfill his campaign promise of removing millions of undocumented immigrants in a "record-setting deportation operation." Here is the incoming administration's plan for carrying out mass deportation. Redirect immigration applicants to a travel blog called "50 Things To Do In Equatorial Guinea." Trigger the trapdoor under Arizona. Check millions of migrants' …
(2024-12-04). SATIRE: Jon M. Chu Defends Splitting 'Wicked' Into 230,400 Successive Images. theonion.com LOS ANGELES—Making his case that the story of Elphaba and Glinda was too big for one picture, director Jon M. Chu defended on Wednesday his decision to split his new film Wicked into 230,400 successive images. "Narratively speaking, it just made sense to break the movie up into hundreds of thousands of pictures," Chu said …
(2024-12-04). SATIRE: Nation's Mumblers March On Washington Demanding Something Or Other. theonion.com WASHINGTON—With a half-whispered murmur of "Hey, hey, ho, ho, [inaudible] has got to [inaudible]," thousands of the nation's mumblers marched on Washington Wednesday demanding something or other. "Obviously these people care enough to take to the streets in protest, but we can't tell what exactly they're fighting for because they refuse to enunciate," said D.C. …
(2024-12-04). SATIRE: Take The Cannoli. theonion.com
(2024-12-04). This year, Arab-American political power came to the fore over Gaza. asiapacificreport.nz ANALYSIS: By Rami G Khouri One of the major political developments in the United States that has got little attention in the wake of the Democrats' astounding loss in the November 5 elections is the success of Arab American political organising. A new generation of political activists has emerged that has earned representation in unprecedented…
(2024-12-04). Chiloane sends condolences after exam marker's death. sanews.gov.za Chiloane sends condolences after exam marker's death | Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has expressed his profound sadness at the untimely passing of an IsiXhosa National Senior Certificate (NSC) examination paper marker following an incident at the Alberton marking centre on Tuesday. | According to reports, the 50-year-old marker allegedly tripped and hit her head against a pole while leaving the centre on Tuesday evening. She was immediately rushed to the hospital but regrettably succumbed to her injuries later that night, while receiving medical attention.
Chiloane said the department's Psycho-Soc…
(2024-12-04). Presidency clarifies simplified visa process for Nigerian nationals. sanews.gov.za Presidency clarifies simplified visa process for Nigerian nationals | The Presidency has addressed a misunderstanding regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks at the SA-Nigeria Bi-National Commission on Tuesday, clarifying changes to the visa application process for Nigerian nationals. | South Africa has implemented modernised and streamlined visa application procedures as part of ongoing visa reforms to enhance economic activity, boost tourism and protect national security. These reforms aim to improve efficiency and convenience, without compromising the integrity of the visa system. | According to the Pr…
(2024-12-04). Relief and hope as Social Development brings critical services to East London. sanews.gov.za Relief and hope as Social Development brings critical services to East London | The Department of Social Development (DSD) has brought vital services to citizens in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality by setting up a temporary service point during the Berlin November horse racing festival, which was recently held in the Eastern Cape. | Mother of four, Pamoria Mayengane, 48, is one of the residents who could not contain her joy after receiving the help she urgently needed from the DSD. Mayengane had been struggling for months with the suspension of her Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant due to fraud acti…
(2024-12-04). SA- Nigeria conclude successful Bi-National Commission. sanews.gov.za SA- Nigeria conclude successful Bi-National Commission | President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have paid tribute to the existing deep fraternal relations between the two nations.
In a joint communique on the 11th session of the South Africa – Nigeria Bi-National Commission on Tuesday, the two Heads of State and Government once more acknowledged the strong support that Nigeria provided to the liberation movements in South Africa during South Africa's struggle for freedom and democracy.
President Tinubu was in South Africa for a working visit at the invitation o…
(2024-12-04). Economic philosophy under question. onlineopinion.com.au The election of Donald Trump has thrown contemporary economic commentary into overdrive. It has also exposed the limitations of contemporary economic knowledge and comment.
(2024-12-04). SA, Nigeria talk trade. sanews.gov.za SA, Nigeria talk trade | President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa and Nigeria enjoy strong diplomatic ties and expanding trade and investment flows. | "The strategic positioning of both countries in their respective regions presents enormous opportunities for collaboration," President Ramaphosa said.
South Africa and Nigeria are this year marking 30 years of diplomatic relations, established in February 1994.
Speaking during a roundtable discussion between South Africa and Nigeria held in Cape Town on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa said in West Africa, Nigeria is the main destination for South Afr…
(2024-12-04). Law enforcement commended for R80m cocaine bust. sanews.gov.za Law enforcement commended for R80m cocaine bust | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has commended members of various law enforcement agencies in the province for intercepting pure cocaine worth R80 million, packed inside a shipping container at the Durban Harbour. | According to a police report, information was received by the police about a vessel which left Brazil at the beginning of November carrying pure cocaine that was disguised as kidney beans. | The vessel, which came to South Africa via another country, was monitored until Saturday when it docked at the Durban Harbour. The identified container was ta…
(2024-12-04). Eskom appoints Group Executive for Strategic Delivery. sanews.gov.za Eskom appoints Group Executive for Strategic Delivery | Eskom has announced a new executive appointment to align its execution capability and capacity to prepare for a competitive marketplace with the appointment of Alfred Seema.
Eskom Group Chief Executive (GCE) Dan Marokane announced the appointment of Seema as Eskom Group Executive for Strategic Delivery from Sasol, where he most recently held the role of Vice President for Gas Sourcing and Business Development.
According to the State-owned power utility, Seema brings to Eskom over 25 years of experience in gas and associated project development…
(2024-12-04). Media urged to submit entries to SADC Media Awards competition. sanews.gov.za Media urged to submit entries to SADC Media Awards competition | South African media practitioners have been called to submit their entries to the 2025 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Media Awards competition. | "To promote regional integration and cooperation (cross-border issues), the awards aim to recognise excellence in journalism in the area of print, photo, television, radio as well as to encourage media practitioners in member states to cover issues pertaining to the region," the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) said on Wednesday. | The SADC Media Awards competition is o…
(2024-12-04). Aussie AEMO to use Voltage Spikes to Force Disconnect Rooftop Solar. wattsupwiththat.com "… AEMO said the ever growing output from solar was posing an increasing threat to the safety and security of the grid …"
(2024-12-04). California "purifies" its little air bubble at the expense of its residents. wattsupwiththat.com It is appalling that wealthy California with its "green mandates" continues to burden its residents with humongous costs to transition to just electricity, and support unethical, immoral, and hypocritical actions to obtain exotic minerals and metals from poorer developing countries to achieve that electricity transition.
(2024-12-04). Georgia: Law enforcement officers must be held accountable for the unlawful use of force against protesters. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Russia: Stop the criminal prosecution of Zarema Musayeva. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Declaración sobre las acusaciones de conducta indebida contra el fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional Karim Khan. fidh.org
(2024-12-04). Reflections from some statements of Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad'khali [25 of 80]. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Madkhali, may Allah preserve him, said: After speaking about those who make Takfeer based on falsehood (a) amongst the different factions of the Jahmiyah (b), the Khawaarij (c), the Rawaafid and the Qadariyyah (d), and the reason behind such …
(2024-12-04). Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report. grist.org 
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan. | Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan's Charlevoix County, sits Norwood Centennial Farms. Besides some 300 cows that live there, a creek and underground springs make up a wetland on the property — one that's perilously close to the manure pit. | "A concern for us is making sure that the manure stays in the pit, that there's no seepage," said Sarah Roy, who helps run the farm with her family. | To protect the area, they've worked with federal and state author…
(2024-12-04). IDF Warns Soldiers of Legal Risks Abroad Following Gaza Operations. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Qatar's Emir Visits UK To Strengthen Trade and Investment Ties. themedialine.org 
(2024-12-04). Pro-European Protests Sweeping Across Georgia Stir Memories of a Darker Past. bylinetimes.com 
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(2024-12-04). Maroon 5 Magic: A Night to Remember in Mumbai. devdiscourse.com Maroon 5's first-ever performance in India turned the Mahalaxmi Racecourse in Mumbai into a vibrant music hub. Frontman Adam Levine led the band, delivering an electrifying performance that left the crowd buzzing with excitement.
(2024-12-04). South Korean Political Turmoil: Impeachment on the Horizon. devdiscourse.com In a significant political development, six opposition parties in South Korea are poised to submit an impeachment bill against President Yoon Suk Yeol.
(2024-12-04). Delhi Tensions Rise: AAP's Battle Over Bus Marshals and Crime Surge. devdiscourse.com On Wednesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh issued a zero hour notice to the parliament concerning Bus Marshals and Civil Defence Volunteers' appointments, shaking up the political scene in Delhi. The deployment of Civil Defence Volunteers as marshals on Delhi's public buses has triggered a heated debate between the ruling AAP government and the BJP.
(2024-12-04). 104-Year-Old Freed: A Journey from Prison to Plant Nurturing. devdiscourse.com A 104-year-old man walked free from Malda Correctional Home after spending 36 years imprisoned on a murder charge. Rasikt Mondal, originally sentenced in 1988 for killing his brother in a land dispute, emerged with plans to dedicate his time to gardening and family.
(2024-12-04). India's Affordable Housing: A Rs 67 Trillion Opportunity. devdiscourse.com India faces an impending affordable housing shortage of 31.2 million units by 2030, as highlighted in a joint report released by industry body CII and real estate consultant Knight Frank India.
(2024-12-04). Leaks, distribution of arms, incitement to racism, and reckless driving — the allegations surrounding Ben-Gvir. haaretz.com In the two years since Itamar Ben-Gvir became national security minister, a long list of people in his orbit have ended up being questioned by police and other units. Here is an explanation of the different cases…
(2024-12-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can diet help with inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Editor's note: Dec. 1-7 is Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It includes conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. People with IBD may experience persistent symptoms like frequent diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. There is no cure and no exact cause, though researchers continue to look at how genes, the microbiome and environmental factors play a role in this chronic…
(2024-12-04). Tips for coping with an anxiety disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Having occasional feelings of anxiety is a normal part of life, but people with anxiety disorders experience frequent and excessive anxiety, fear, terror and panic in everyday situations. These feelings are unhealthy if they affect your quality of life and prevent you from functioning normally. Common symptoms of anxiety disorders include: Experiencing a sense of impending panic, danger or doom Feeling helpless Feeling nervous Hyperventilation Increased heart rate Obsessively thinking about the panic trigger Sweating Trembling…
(2024-12-04). Mayo Clinic Minute: Does thyroid cancer affect women more than men? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Women are three to four times more likely than men to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer. However, recent research shows that men face an equal risk of developing this type of cancer. Dr. Victor Bernet, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, says men also need to be aware of thyroid cancer risks. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PGH3TROOSn4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…
(2024-12-04). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Cardiac arrest vs. heart attacks: Who is at risk? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What is the difference between sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack? Who is at risk for both, and what safety measures can we take? ANSWER: Sudden cardiac arrest may occur in various conditions when someone, while active (playing basketball or walking with friends), collapses and passes out. Their blood pressure drops, and often their heart stops. This may be caused by a lethal arrhythmia, which is when the heart beats abnormally and does…
(2024-12-04). Grateful heart still ticking 65 years after repair. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Andree Jacob at the beach Celebrating advancements of cardiac care Sixty-five years after her open-heart surgery — a procedure that was pioneered in the U.S. just years before she needed it — Andree Jacob's heart is still ticking strong. She is a living testament to the importance of medical innovation and the lifetime of gratitude that comes with it. When Andree, 72, from the Canadian province of Quebec, was a child, her mother noticed she…
(2024-12-04). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Laparoscopic Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer One key treatment option for pancreatic cancer is the Whipple procedure, a complex surgery that removes the head of the pancreas. There are three approaches to this challenging surgery: open, laparoscopic and robotic.‚Å What makes oatmeal the ideal breakfast for heart health and weight loss? Oatmeal is a nutritious, inexpensive and…
(2024-12-04). 500 UPDF troops flagged off for transition mission in Somalia. independent.co.ug 
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) have flagged off over 500 soldiers for deployment under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). ATMIS, which replaced the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in April 2022, is part of ongoing efforts to stabilize Somalia and assist the government in taking full …
(2024-12-04). Captain Thomas calls time on Uganda Airlines duty. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After four decades of flying various aircraft, from military jets to commercial airliners, Capt. Peter (Pete) Thomas has retired from his aviation career. He marked the end of his illustrious journey with Uganda Airlines Flight UR445, flying from Dubai to Entebbe as Pilot-in-Command. Capt. Thomas' final flight on November 30, …
(2024-12-04). CoCreate Advertising's young creatives win Young Silverback Awards competition. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teams from CoCreate Advertising were outstanding in the just concluded Young Silverback Competition, with Team Mind Craft (Jeremiah Muwanguzi and Benjamin Muwanguzi) and Team Routz (Catherine Kemigisha and Daniel Atuhairwe) emerging victorious in the Design and Film categories, respectively. The Young Silverback Competition, an extension of the prestigious Silverback Awards, …
(2024-12-04). David Pulkol: Let East Africans interact freely. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Director General of the External Security Organization (ESO), David Bwangamoe Pulkol says countries in East Africa not to restrict their citizens from interacting socially and economically. Pulkol, the Executive Director of the Africa Leadership Institute, interaction among the citizens of the regional economic bloc can help them to appreciate the core …
(2024-12-04). Hapag-Lloyd breaking ground in Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Hapag-Lloyd has opened its new office in the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Strategically situated, Uganda provides excellent connections to five neighboring countries in East and Central Africa. "With a population of around 50 million, the country has become an attractive market on the African continent. The …
(2024-12-04). Karuma-Gulu water project to be complete by end of this year. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The multi-billion shillings Karuma-Gulu water project construction works kicked off in August 2022 with joint funding from the government of Uganda and Kfw and a loan from the World Bank. The project work involved the establishment of a water treatment plant at Nora village, the construction of water reservoirs, and …
(2024-12-04). Liverpool travels to Newcastle while Amorim faces big test away from Arsenal. independent.co.ug 
LONDON, ENGLAND | Xinhua | Premier League leader Liverpool looks to maintain its nine-point cushion at the top of the classification when Arne Slot's side plays in Newcastle United's St. James' Park on Wednesday night. Liverpool travel boosted after a magical week that saw them beat Real Madrid in the Champions League and Manchester City …
(2024-12-04). NWSC Kitgum branch grapples with shs700 million unpaid water bills. independent.co.ug 
KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Kitgum Branch faces a significant challenge in recovering UGX 700 million in unpaid water bills accumulated over the past five years. Tonny Ojom, the Technical Supervisor at NWSC Kitgum Branch, revealed that despite numerous strategies aimed at encouraging customers to settle their …
(2024-12-04). Uganda's Freza Nanotech wins FAO Innovation Award 2024. independent.co.ug 
Award won for pioneering fruit preservation technology; Innovative nanotechnology solution helps reduce food loss, supports farmers, and promotes sustainable agriculture Rome | THE INDEPENDENT | Freza Nanotech Limited, a startup from Uganda, has won the 2024 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Innovation Award for developing a groundbreaking nanotechnology-based solution that extends the shelf life of …
(2024-12-04). What banks should demand from cash in transit companies. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Cash in transit, commonly known as CIT, is a service offered by major private security companies (PSOs) in Uganda. This service involves security companies entering into commercial long or short agreements with either banks and other big trading companies that may need to move money from one point to another. CIT …
(2024-12-04). An ode to Besigye: Kiki kyo? Ofaaki N'ensi? independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | This is familiar territory. Opposition strongman Kizza Besigye is back in the news headlines, with yet another court case hanging over him; feels like a homecoming. There was a time when the media would breathlessly report about state security forces arresting and manhandling Besigye. The slightest whiff of Besigye unleashed the …
(2024-12-04). Equity Group's James Mwangi joins World Bank advisory council. independent.co.ug 
Washington, DC USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. James Mwangi, the Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings is among fourteen global leaders that have joined the World Bank Group High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs. This recognizes his dedication and contributions to society that extend beyond the banking sector. "I'm honored to have been asked …
(2024-12-04). Private school owners oppose fees regulation by government. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Owners of Private schools and institutions have once again called on the government to address the challenges they face in delivering education. However, they remain firm in their opposition to any regulation on school fees. Under the National Private Education Institutions Association (NAPEIA), private school owners have highlighted the …
(2024-12-04). Retirement schemes now worth Sh25.40 trillion. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda's retirement benefits sector is now worth sh25.40 Trillion, an 18.6% increment from UGX21.4 trillion in 2023. According to the latest figures by the Uganda Retirement Benefit regulatory Authority (URBRA), the sector's contribution to the national GDP has grown to 12.2%, up from 10% in 2023 . The Annual …
(2024-12-04). Ssemakadde seeks dismissal of charges of insulting Justice Abodo. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society-ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde has filed an application before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court seeking the dismissal of charges of insulting the modesty of a woman levied against him by two lawyers Joshua Byamazima and Tony Tumukunde. On November, 22nd 2024, Byamazima and Tumukunde filed a …
(2024-12-04). Uganda's oil and gas sector fuels economic growth. independent.co.ug 
However, stakeholders emphasize the need to tackle challenges in taxation, technology, and skills development to unlock the sector's full potential Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda's oil and gas industry is reshaping the nation's economy, presenting unparalleled opportunities for local businesses and individuals. However, stakeholders emphasize the need to tackle challenges in taxation, technology, and …
(2024-12-04). Afreximbank, Med Aditus partner to boost Kenya's pharmaceutical production. independent.co.ug 
The project's strategic location in Kisumu, at the heart of the Great Lakes Region gives it access to markets in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan Kisumu, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa's multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank and Kenya-based Med Aditus Pharmaceutical Kenya Limited (Med Aditus) have signed a project preparation …
(2024-12-04). Data-driven fight against malaria a lifeline for Uganda. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Patricia Akankwatsa | As Uganda continues its relentless fight against malaria, the 2024 Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) is an important step toward achieving a malaria-free future. By collecting accurate and timely data, health officials aim to understand the prevalence of malaria better, identify high-risk areas, and refine prevention and treatment strategies. The MIS …
(2024-12-04). Mpox: Uganda reports 3 more deaths as confirmed cases hit 784. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda said on Tuesday that it registered another three mpox deaths, bringing the total number of laboratory-confirmed fatalities to four in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda's Ministry of Health, told Xinhua over the phone that two deaths were recorded at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, …
(2024-12-04). F-35A's 25mm Gun Still Needs Tests To Verify It Works. twz.com 
The Pentagon says more testing is required to demonstrate that the 25mm automatic cannon mounted internally on the New questions about the ac…
(2024-12-04). Lebanon: Displaced and trading innocence for resilience in the suburbs of Beirut. icrc.org
(2024-12-04). From the classroom to the courtroom: The journey of Bangladesh law students advocating for international humanitarian law. icrc.org
(2024-12-04). Afghanistan: Helping a record number of children with cerebral palsy. icrc.org
(2024-12-04). China: Experts discuss paths to bring peace and stability in Africa. icrc.org
(2024-12-04). South Africa: The 23rd Southern Africa and Indian Ocean States Regional IHL Seminar. icrc.org spotlighting "the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions — strengthening humanity"
(2024-12-04). South Africa: Global Military Personnel Identification Conference. icrc.org Convening State armed forces to create "international guidelines for identifying military personnel and preventing them from going missing"
(2024-12-04). China: Journalists discuss impact of harmful information and media's role during humanitarian crises. icrc.org
(2024-12-04). ICRC Statement on Threats. icrc.org Delivered by Kosuke Onishi, Legal Adviser, at the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications technologies 2021-2025, 9th substantive session, New York…
(2024-12-04). Líbano denuncia más de 60 violaciones israelíes del alto el fuego. cubadebate.cu El primer ministro de Líbano, Najib Mikati, denunció este miércoles que Israel ha incumplido en más de 60 ocasiones el acuerdo de alto el fuego en vigor hace una semana. Advirtió que los repetidos ataques israelíes "devolverán a un ambiente de ansiedad", en momentos en que cientos de miles de desplazados intentan volver a sus hogares en el sur libanés.
(2024-12-04). Milei contra la salud pública en Argentina. radiohc.cu La política económica del presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, continúa haciendo estragos en esferas claves como la salud, que enfrenta recortes presupuestarios y el éxodo de profesionales por la pérdida del poder adquisitivo de sus salarios ante la inflación.
(2024-12-04). Rinden homenaje a Fidel Castro en Santiago de Cuba (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Santiago de Cuba, 4 dic (RHC) El pueblo de Santiago de Cuba, en representación de todo el país, rinde homenaje este miércoles al líder histórico de la Revolución, Fidel Castro Ruz, con la colocación de una ofrenda floral ante el monolito que resguarda sus cenizas, en esta ciudad.
(2024-12-04). Candidato de Donald Trump para secretario de Defensa en cuerda floja. cubadebate.cu Pete Hegseth, el candidato del presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, para secretario de Defensa, volverá este miércoles al Capitolio en un intento por salvar su nominación, en la mira por varias acusaciones de mala conducta. Sin comenzar aún y tal parece que el gobierno del próximo Presidente 47 de Estados Unidos sigue sujeto a las polémicas.
(2024-12-04). El Festival de Cine llega a las calles de Cuba (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La 45 edición del Festival del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana comienza el próximo 5 de diciembre. Para dar los detalles de lo que acontecerá en este evento dialogaron en el espacio televisivo Mesa Redonda, Alexis Triana Hernández, presidente del Instituto Cubano de Artes e Industria Cinematográficos, Tania Delgado Fernández, directora de este festival, Javier Corcuera, cineasta peruano e Idania Castillo, directora de la Cinemateca Nacional de Nicaragua.
(2024-12-04). Los Van Van celebran 55 años de historia, ritmo y alegría en Cuba. cubadebate.cu La orquesta cubana Van Van, el tren musical de Cuba, cumple este miércoles 55 años de fundada por el maestro Juan Formell, y celebra esta marca de historia, ritmo y alegría que encanta a los bailadores. En medio de los festejos y conciertos, la agrupación reafirma públicamente que este es un legado que toca el alma y van a defenderlo con orgullo.
(2024-12-04). Minuto a minuto sobre el restablecimiento del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. cubadebate.cu En la madrugada de este miércoles se produjo una nueva desconexión del SEN tras la salida de la termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras, en Matanzas, por un disparo automático. El Ministerio de Energía y Minas informó que desde ese mismo instante comenzaron las labores de restablecimiento. Cubadebate mantiene un minuto a minuto con la información más actualizada sobre el tema.
(2024-12-04). Se suspenden las actividades laborales y docentes. cubadebate.cu La ministra de Trabajo y Seguridad Social informó que a partir la contingencia del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional se decidió suspender las actividades laborales y docentes. "Los servicios básicos de la población se mantienen".
(2024-12-04). Joe Biden: El presidente de EEUU con más bajo índice de aprobación en los últimos 44 años. cubadebate.cu Una encuesta reciente reveló que tras los comicios del 5 de noviembre pasado la aprobación del actual presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, cayó al 37 % desde el 41 % que tenía antes de las elecciones en las que se impuso finalmente el candidato republicano Donald Trump.
(2024-12-04). Minuto a minuto sobre el restablecimiento del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. cubadebate.cu En la madrugada de este miércoles, se produjo una nueva desconexión del SEN tras la salida de la termoeléctrica, Antonio Guiteras, en Matanzas, por un disparo automático. El Ministerio de Energía y Minas informó que desde ese mismo instante comenzaron las labores de restablecimiento. Cubadebate mantiene un minuto a minuto con la información más actualizada sobre el tema.
(2024-12-04). Tropas sirias y rusas eliminan a más de 320 terroristas en un día. cubadebate.cu Más de 320 terroristas fueron eliminados en las últimas 24 horas como resultado de las operaciones militares que desarrollan las Fuerzas Armadas de Siria, con el apoyo de las Fuerzas Aeroespaciales de Rusia, según informaron medios locales. En la última jornada fueron lanzados ataques con cohetes y bombas contra lugares de concentración de extremistas.
(2024-12-04). Putin califica fracasados planes de derrotar estratégicamente a Rusia. radiohc.cu Moscú, 4 dic (RHC) Los planes de infligir una derrota estratégica a Rusia, incluida su economía, fracasaron, declaró este miércoles en esta capital el presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin.
(2024-12-04). Restablecen de forma gradual el Sistema Eléctrico. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 dic (RHC) El Ministerio de Energía y Minas informó este miércoles sobre el restablecimiento gradual del Sistema Eléctrico, luego de su desconexión en la madrugada de este miércoles.
(2024-12-04). Stati Uniti ed Europa ancora più distanti con l'arrivo di Trump. strategic-culture.su 
Il presidente eletto degli Stati Uniti creerà ulteriori attriti tra le parti, in particolare su questioni militari e fiscali. | Segue nostro Le pressioni dell'amministrazione statunitense sui Paesi europei affinché aumentino le spese per la difesa dovrebbero intensificarsi sotto Trump. Sotto la guida di Joe Biden, il governo statunitense ha assunto una posizione più assertiva sulle questioni di "sicurezza internazionale" e ha ampliato la…
(2024-12-04). Cuba prioriza servicios básicos frente a desconexión eléctrica. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 dic (RHC) Cuba prioriza el funcionamiento de los servicios básicos a la población, ante la desconexión la madrugada de este miércoles del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional (SEN) tras la salida imprevista de una de sus centrales termoeléctricas.
(2024-12-04). Presidenta de México destaca decomiso récord de fentanilo (+Foto). radiohc.cu Ciudad de México, 4 dic (RHC) La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, destacó este miércoles el decomiso por parte de fuerzas de seguridad de más de una tonelada de pastillas de fentanilo en el estado de Sinaloa, el mayor realizado en el país.
(2024-12-04). Se produce nueva desconexión del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional en la madrugada de este miércoles. cubadebate.cu A las 2: 08 a.m. de este miércoles se produjo una nueva desconexión del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional, tras la salida de la central termoeléctrica Antonio Guiteras por disparo de automático, confirmaron a Cubadebate desde el Ministerio de Energía y Minas.
(2024-12-04). Integración debe ser nuestra prioridad, Xiomara Castro en Parlatino. radiohc.cu Ciudad de Panamá, 4 dic (RHC) La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, reiteró este miércoles aquí la importancia de la integración regional como motor de desarrollo prioritario para las naciones de América Latina y el Caribe.
(2024-12-04). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Proceso de recuperación del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Detalles del proceso de recuperación del país, tras la desconexión del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional esta madrugada, serán ofrecidos desde el ministerio de Energía y Minas por autoridades de ese ministerio, la Unión Cuba Petróleo, los ministerios de Trabajo y Seguridad Social y Educación y el Instituto Nacional Recursos Hidráulicos.
(2024-12-04). Sabor y tradición: Bolas de yuca, potaje de calabaza, remolacha estofada y zanahoria en salsa agria. cubadebate.cu Les propongo: bolas de yuca, potaje de calabaza, remolacha estofada y zanahoria en salsa agria.
(2024-12-04). Qué trae la prensa cubana, miércoles 4 de diciembre de 2024. cubadebate.cu
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The following statements were published by Resistance News Network on Nov. 27, 2024. Hamas — Islamic Resistance Movement We commend the pivotal role played by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, in support of the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian resistance, and the great sacrifices made by Hezbollah and its leadership, . . . | 
A ceasefire in Lebanon was announced on Nov. 26. What does it mean? This is a ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. imperialism and applauded by France and the rest of the countries in the European Union. According to press statements the deal is to "secure Israel from the threat of . . . | 
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Dr Ahmad al-Kahlout had refused to leave his patients Dr Hassam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, has paid tribute to his colleague Dr Ahmad al-Kahlout, the head of the hospital's intensive care unit. The Kamal Adwan is the only hospital in northern Gaza still functional in any form, …
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‚ú≥ PRESIDENT Andrew Akashaba 111 Ben Ssenkeera 59 Joseph Byaruhanga 20 David Okello 10 Ismail Asiimwe 4 ‚ú≥ VICE PRESIDENT Joshua Waiswa 102 Madrine Sitenda 99 ‚ú≥GENERAL SECRETARY David Eseru 78 Silver Masiko 74 William Blatter 50 ‚ú≥ DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY Bill Kizito Sseguya (unopposed) ‚ú≥ TREASURER Geoffrey Mukama 100 Jesse Mutesasira 61 Justine Wobusobozi 41 ‚ú≥ DEPUTY TREASURER Michael …
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) are seeking government intervention over the persistent landslides which have claimed lives. Bugisu is one of the sub-regions prone to landslides. On Wednesday over 20 people were killed in landslides in the districts of Bududa, Bulambuli, Sironko and Namisindwa. John Musila, the Vice Chairperson of …
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has provided financial assistance to families affected by the recent landslide in Buluganya Sub-County, Bulambuli District. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja delivered UGX 5 million in cash to the relatives of each person who lost their life in the landslide that struck on Wednesday this week. During her …
Mbarara, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Even Uganda Prisons boss Dr Johnson Omuhunde Rwashote Byabashaija can run, but he cannot hide. After nearly four decades 'hiding' from his colleagues in the veterinary sector, he confessed on Thursday that, "I can probably say I am back to the profession". He made the admission as he gave …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union (EU) has joined local initiatives to promote emission-free mobility as part of efforts to transform Kampala into a greener, smarter city. In partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the EU Delegation in Uganda is encouraging more Ugandans to adopt bicycling as an alternative to …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | A group of businesspeople from various parts of Kampala have accused Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) officials of fraudulently selling them stalls in the new Busega Market, which was designated to accommodate roadside vendors free of charge. On Thursday and Friday, the Minister for Kampala, Misa Kabanda, and Kampala Resident …
Urgent call to action as 2.5 Million Ugandans reported to have lost their lives to drowning in the last decade. Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner, International and Transboundary Water Affairs, Ministry of Water and Environment, Eng. Sowed Sewagude, has called for collective action in addressing the rising cases of drowning deaths which have …
Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men and injured several citizens after invading the village of Iraq Burin, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank. The army also invaded towns and villages in the governorates of Jenin, Bethlehem, and Hebron. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the village of Iraq Burin, on …
FDA Announces Recall of Specific Miniverse Toys Due to Health-damaging Acrylates | 30 November 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a thumbs up for issuing a toy safety advisory that will protect children from being harmed by acrylates in liquid form, which pose a safety risk to consumers, especially kids. | The FDA through Advisory No. 2024-1621 issued on November 28 and posted on the agency's website on November 29 informed the public about the voluntary recall of 15 specific types of Miniverse mini toys for containing hydroxyethyl methacryl…