(2021-10-30). Indigenous Leaders in Nicaragua Speak Out Against Western Media and NGOs "The Creators of Fake News Took Charge of Spreading the Word …Through Facebook" orinocotribune.com 
By Rick Sterling — Oct 28, 2021 | Nicaragua has an election to choose their president and national assembly on November 7. According to At the same time, the Sandinista government is intensely disliked by Washington and there has been a steady stream of negative news and accusations. | One theme of accusations concerns the indigenous peoples. In Oct…
(2021-10-30). The Assange Persecution is Western Savagery at its Most Transparent. orinocotribune.com 
By Caitlin Johnstone — Oct 28, 2021 | The first day of the US appeal of the Julian Assange extradition case saw grown adults arguing in a court of law that the US government could guarantee that it would not treat the WikiLeaks founder as cruelly as it treats its other prisoners. | I wish I was kidding. | In
(2021-10-30). Sudanese Military Released Several Detained Officials, Including Health Minister – Reports. sputniknews.com DOHA (Sputnik) – Sudanese military authorities have released a number of previously detained officials, including Health Minister Omar al-Najib, Al-Arabiya broadcaster reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
(2021-10-30). Campaign for censorship of Facebook content intensifies following January 6 disclosures. wsws.org A series of leaked Facebook documents addressing internal company responses to the January 6 insurrection in Washington D.C. are being used to further a bipartisan campaign for government control of social media content.
(2021-10-30). News on China | No. 73. dissidentvoice.org China breaks the US-led blockade to assume its UN seat 50 years ago. A 10% drop in magnesium production has occurred. China accounts for 85% of global magnesium production. Pang Jianwei and collaborating scientists have established the first integrated quantum communication network, an "unhackable" network.
(2021-10-30). Australian government deepens assault on democratic rights with voter ID bill. wsws.org This bill to disenfranchise thousands of working-class voters underscores the reactionary content of the party deregistration laws that were passed with the opposition Labor Party's backing in August.
(2021-10-30). Bleak prospects for least developed countries. mronline.org 
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR: "The outlook for LDCs is grim". The latest United Nations (UN) assessment of prospects for the least developed countries (LDCs) notes recent setbacks without finding any silver lining on the horizon.
(2021-10-30). Ahead of COP26, African Countries Reject EU Trying to Back Out of Climate Finance Talks. towardfreedom.org With its climate pact and a climate law, the European Union is often viewed as progressive when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis. But positions that both EU countries and the EU bloc have taken in the run-up to the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26), the largest annual climate-change conference, paint a different picture.
(2021-10-30). IOM and Venezuela Agree on Mechanisms for Protection of Migrants. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela's Ombudsman's Office and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed on cooperation and protection mechanisms for Venezuelan migrants. | In a meeting between the Venezuelan Ombudsman, Alfredo Ruiz, and the IOM representative in Venezuela, Jorge Vallés, an agreement was reached to train workers of Venezuelan State institutions on the human rights of migrants. | The training of workers and officials of public institutions will be focused on the development of the tasks that they must fulfill, especially for the care and protection of migrants in border areas, in order to guarantee that…
(2021-10-30). Israel's 'terrorist' designation of Palestinian rights groups credits 'apartheid' label U.S. political establishment denies. mronline.org 
For much of this year, Israel's defenders have waged a successful battle to keep the word "apartheid" from entering the mainstream discourse. Israel just set that process back by smearing Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations.
(2021-10-30). Review: 'The Great Climate Cop Out'. mronline.org 
The 25 page pamphlet lays out concisely and effectively why we cannot look to heads of government under a capitalist system to come to an agreement on phasing out fossils fuels, cutting emissions and creating a more sustainable economy.
(2021-10-30). Russia Changes the Rules of Global Logistics while Bypassing the Suez. journal-neo.org 
After the container ship Ever Given got stuck in the waters of the Suez Canal in 2020, global trade faced the consequences of a crisis factor that was previously considered unlikely. This incident highlighted the need, at least, to improve infrastructure capable of meeting the requirements of the ongoing growth of the global supply chain …
(2021-10-30). AMLO Wants Clarification of the Colosio Murder Case. orinocotribune.com In February, Mario Aburto, who was convicted of assassinating presidential candidate Colosio in 1994, requested that his case be reopened so that "the society knows the truth." | On Thursday, October 28, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) offered State protection to Mario Aburto, who has claimed that the had police tortured him and forced him to plead guilty for the murder of the Institutionalist Revolutionary Party (PRI) presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994. | "If it can be proved that he was tortured, he was threatened, and he has kept silent because of it… the Mexican sta…
(2021-10-30). Promoting a New Tyranny under the Guise of Saving the Planet. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-30). An unrealized political possibility: remembering the Grenada Revolution. mronline.org 
The United States overthrow of the Grenada Revolution in 1983 initiated a vicious and unrelenting regime of neoliberalism that has gutted the Caribbean nation. But revolutionary Grenada showed the world a radical alternative to capitalism and neocolonialism is possible.
(2021-10-30). 75 years & counting: a history of Western regime change in Syria — Part I. mronline.org 
Washington and London's latest war against Syria was incubated in CIA and MI6 offices long before the manufactured "uprising" erupted in 2011.
(2021-10-30). Pescadores artesanales chilenos seguirán protesta en Valparaíso. telesurtv.net Los pescadores afirmaron no aceptar el acuerdo presentado por el Gobierno chileno porque no plantea una solución a la raíz de sus demandas.
(2021-10-30). As UAW and Deere maintain information blackout, workers voice determination to fight: "We have a unique opportunity to win" wsws.org Wall Street is exerting immense pressure on Deere to meet extraordinarily high earnings targets, and so hold the line on workers' demands for significant improvements to wages and benefits.
(2021-10-30). Thousands of New Brunswick public sector workers strike against poverty wages. wsws.org The Canadian Union of Public Employees has refused to say if the strike will continue into next week, let alone advanced any strategy to counter Premier Higgs' vow to outlaw the stoppage.
(2021-10-30). Informe revela récord de asesinatos de indígenas en Brasil. telesurtv.net Casi 190 indígenas fueron ultimados durante el año 2020 en medio del aumento de la violencia contra los pueblos originarios.
(2021-10-30). EE.UU. intenta rescindir programa migratorio Quédate en México. telesurtv.net Funcionarios estadounidenses indicaron que si bien el programa contribuyó a reducir el flujo migratorio, lo hizo imponiendo sufrimiento a miles de migrantes.
(2021-10-30). US Watchdog Says State Dept., DoD Pressured it to Redact Afghan Reports, 'Impeded' Honest Reporting. sputniknews.com In August, amid the chaos unleashed in Afghanistan as US troops withdrew from the country and Taliban swiftly gained ground, a Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) agency report questioned whether gains from America's intervention in Afghanistan were "commensurate with US investment or sustainable after a drawdown".
(2021-10-30). China Calls Report of US Intelligence Community on COVID-19 Origin Unscientific. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United States, Liu Pengyu, called the report on the origin of COVID-19 by the American intelligence service unscientific, South China Morning Post reported on Saturday.
(2021-10-30). Them: Another entry in the lucrative racialist genre. wsws.org The program presents the recent history of the US as nothing but a war of whites against blacks. All the complications of the historical process and social life are thrown out the window.
(2021-10-30). Finns being conditioned for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg Says Door Remains Open For Finland To Join Military Alliance Finns increasingly critical of Russia, survey finds Finnish residents are increasingly critical of Russia, according to a values and attitudes survey commissioned by the think tank Eva, the Finnish Business and Policy Forum. Slightly more than one-third of respondents had a …
(2021-10-30). [Comment] Inequities in adolescent and young adult deaths. thelancet.com On the heels of hard-won gains in infant and child survival in most parts of the world, we now have the largest generation of adolescents in human history. This shows the importance of realising the potential for young people to participate in shaping the future and contribute to communities they are part of. This potential, however, will not be fulfilled by merely being alive. We must consider the opportunities and threats that influence the wellbeing and agency of young people at this crucial stage of human development.
(2021-10-30). The new AY.4.2 sub-lineage of Delta: The implications of the evolution of coronavirus. wsws.org New variants of Delta are arising, designated by AY. The AY.4.2 sub-lineage, first seen in Scotland, with an additional mutation in its spike protein, is significantly more transmissible.
(2021-10-30). Biden again lashes out against China over Taiwan. wsws.org Biden's remarks are the latest in a rising drumbeat of inflammatory statements from Washington that undermine the diplomatic and strategic status quo in the Taiwan Strait that has existed for four decades.
(2021-10-30). Striking workers rally at Kellogg's headquarters in Michigan. fightbacknews.org Battle Creek, MI – Over 200 striking workers and supporters rallied outside the Kellogg's headquarters in downtown Battle Creek on October 27. As Kellogg's corporate bosses looked down from their offices, striking workers and their families listened to energetic speeches. | "This worker exploitation by big corporations must stop now!" shouted Trevor Bidelman, the president and business agent for the union waging the strike, the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco workers, and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM) Local 3-G. | Bidelman called for solidarity between the 20 or more unions gathered, as the strike heads towards its…
(2021-10-30). [World Report] Pleas for health funding for Yemen. thelancet.com 10‚Äà000 children have been killed or maimed in the Yemen War, and health needs are not being met. John Zarocostas reports.
(2021-10-30). Rechazan que CPI no investigue crímenes de guerra en Colombia. telesurtv.net Corte Penal Internacional acuerda con Gobierno de Colombia no investigar posibles crímenes de lesa humanidad.
(2021-10-30). Philadelphia transit union calls off strike, announces deal with cuts to real wages. wsws.org The tentative agreement, which contains wage increases well below the rate of inflation, came after a unanimous strike authorization vote by SEPTA workers, who set a strike deadline for November 1.
(2021-10-30). San Antonio Symphony on strike for over a month in response to attacks by management. wsws.org Symphony management is attempting to massively reduce pay and to cut full-time positions by half.
(2021-10-30). Caravan challenges Mexico's complicity in US assault on immigrants. wsws.org Chanting "We are not criminals, we are workers, we are immigrants" and "Libertad, Libertad," at least 2,000 migrants marched out of Tapachula, Mexico on October 23.
(2021-10-30). Modi makes spectacle of India's 1 billionth COVID vaccine shot to cover up his government's culpability for mass death. wsws.org By rights, Modi should be charged—as his Brazilian counterpart, the fascist Jair Bolsonaro, has been—for promoting quackery and presiding over crimes against humanity.
(2021-10-30). The Glasgow summit, climate change, and the case for socialism. wsws.org The past two years have seen a series of escalating climate disasters in all regions of the globe, including massive wildfires from the Australian bush to the American west, devastating flooding in Europe, Asia and the Americas, and deadly heatwaves the world over.
(2021-10-30). Guantanamo prisoner Majid Khan describes years of torture at CIA black sites. wsws.org Khan spent two hours before a jury of US military officers reading out a 36-page document that cataloged atrocities approved and applied in the name of "enhanced interrogation techniques."
(2021-10-30). European audience members speak on the significance of October 24 webinar, "How to end the pandemic" wsws.org The October 24 webinar evoked an enthusiastic response among audience members across Europe and internationally.
(2021-10-30). Proyectarán 47 documentales durante gira de cine mexicano. telesurtv.net Cinco estados mexicanos acogerán la muestra con presencia además de materiales filmados en 14 países y producidos en 15 idiomas diferentes.
(2021-10-30). US Watchdog Says State, Pentagon Withholding Information From Public About Afghan Collapse. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is withholding information from the public that could have predicted the fall of the Afghan government to the Taliban,* US Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko said on Friday.
(2021-10-30). Trump Might Face Recall of License for Software Used in His Social Network, Developer Says. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The social media of former US President Donald Trump, Truth Social, was found using the source code developed by the social media platform Mastodon, and the license for the software might be revoked, the developer's founder, Eugen Rochko, said.
(2021-10-30). US records lowest growth rate in pandemic "recovery" wsws.org The US slowdown follows lower growth in China and a cut this week by the German government in its growth forecast—meaning the world's first, second and fourth largest economies respectively all reported lower growth this month.
(2021-10-30). The "border crisis" numbers don't add up. mronline.org 
According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), fiscal 2021's final number of migrants apprehended or encountered at the southwestern border was 1,734,686, higher than the 1,643,679 total apprehensions for fiscal 2000.
(2021-10-30). Migrantes que avanzan por México ya rondan la cifra de 5.000. telesurtv.net La Marcha por la Paz, la Justicia y por la Libertad de los Migrantes va rumbo a Acacoyagua y Mapastepec, en Chiapas.
(2021-10-30). Pdte. boliviano llama a la unidad ante intentos golpistas. telesurtv.net El mandatario también apostó por la integración para superar los problemas del país tras el Gobierno de facto de Jeannine Añez.
(2021-10-30). Oklahoma death row prisoner John Grant vomits, convulses in death chamber as state resumes executions. wsws.org Grant's execution was the first in Oklahoma since 2015 after a series of them went horribly wrong. It proceeded after the US Supreme Court lifted his stay of execution.
(2021-10-30). [Correspondence] Reinforcing security through prohibition of nuclear weapons. thelancet.com The Nuclear Weapons Group of Medact, the UK affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, commends the Editors1 for drawing attention to the first meeting of states parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which will be held in January, 2022. Publications in The Lancet have previously referred to the controversial but important public health issue of nuclear war.2,3…
(2021-10-30). Huelga, secuestros y caos en Haití: El poder de los bandoleros. globalizacion.ca La huelga general convocada por los sindicatos de transporte contra la inseguridad y la escasez de combustible conmovió Puerto Príncipe y varias provincias de Haití, donde se vaciaron las calles, se cerraron los negocios y la circulación de vehículos fue…
(2021-10-30). The 2020-21 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.
(2021-10-30). Presidente López Obrador: mayoría de población adulta mexicana está vacunada contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net En México se ha aplicado más de 125 millones de dosis de vacunas contra la Covid-19 a más de 74 millones de ciudadanos.