2022-04-01: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Ukraine, Russia to resume peace talks Friday: Ukrainian media. ecns.cn Ukraine and Russia will resume their peace talks on Friday in an online format, the Ukrinform news agency reported Thursday, citing a member of the Ukrainian delegation David Arakhamia.

Staff (2022-04-01). Russian oil depot near Ukraine border on fire (+VIDEOS). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — A huge explosion with flames and smoke billowing up into the sky has taken place at a Russian oil depot after it was said to be struck by a Ukrainian airstrike.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). U.S. reaps huge benefits from Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The Ukraine crisis has entered its second month, causing massive casualties among Russian and Ukraine soldiers and civilians while creating over 4 million refugees. China, the EU, France, Germany, Turkey, Israel and others have been working hard to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiation table.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). The untold secrets of America's biolabs in Ukraine. ecns.cn Ever since the Russians raised their concerns about the existence of secret U.S. biolabs in Ukraine, intense discussions have been circulating around the globe. The world is expecting a serious answer and detailed explanation from Washington, which responded with a simple accusation of these concerns as "disinformation."

RT (2022-04-01). Russia Presents New Evidence on Ukraine Biolabs, Comments on Links to Biden and US. dissidentvoice.org © Getty Images / Andrew Brookes The Russian military has presented documents showing Ukraine's interest in using drones to deliver weaponized pathogens developed in US-funded biolabs. Names of US officials involved in the biolabs projects, and the role the current US president's son played in the program, were also made public during the special briefing on Thursday. …

Editor2 (2022-04-01). Despite US Empire's Stranglehold on Information, Most of the World has Little Trouble Spotting the Villain. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Patrick Welch — Mar 19, 2022 | Biden is a killer. Here's why | Joe Biden's vitriol against Vladimir Putin is so shocking to the ear that it calls your sanity into question when you listen. Did I hear this right? Is this true? He's calling Putin a 'thug' and a 'war criminal'? | ‚Ä¢ Not only is Biden directly implicated in bringing this war to fruition—this great plan of the CIA for years: to bait and bleed, to goad Russia into war with Ukraine. His administration fostered the coup that led to this. His administration funded the Nazis knowingly—openly paid for the destructio…

Sara Flounders (2022-04-01). Sanctions on Russia boomerang — Biden promises food shortages. workers.org March 27 "Food shortages — it's going to be real," President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. "The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It's imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country as well." This ominous warning, . . . |

Edward Curtin (2022-04-01). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. dissidentvoice.org The timing of the March 2022 release of this digital streaming documentary could not be more auspicious. For anyone wanting to understand how we arrived at a new Cold War with the second Irish-Catholic Democratic president in U.S. history, Joseph Biden, spewing belligerent absurdities about Ukraine, Russia, and Vladimir Putin, and leading a charge toward …

WSWS (2022-04-01). Workers and youth condemn Facebook censorship of Socialist Equality Party's anti-war video. wsws.org "This censorship is not only directed against us, but against the mass opposition to a world war," says Vandreier. The socialist anti-war perspective of the SGP "is to be banned and censored in the midst of deafening war propaganda for a third world war."

ACCESSNOW, United Nations (2022-04-01). Tuesday 3/29: Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders from Online Threats, Violence & Surveillance. indybay.org Online event via livestream or watch recording…

Michael Payne (2022-04-01). Message to Attorney General Garland: lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way! nationofchange.org If Garland indicates he has not conducted an investigation of Trump and he has no plans to do so, even after receiving the Jan. 6 committee's full report, Biden should fire him immediately and begin the search for a new, highly competent individual who will properly conduct the Justice Dept. business.

Steven Rosenfeld (2022-04-01). New book argues mandatory voting will fulfill America's promise of democracy. nationofchange.org Miles Rapoport and E.J. Dionne say a healthier political culture and more representative government will result when all eligible citizens vote.

SF015 (2022-04-01). Military Situation In Mariupol On April 1, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

SF015 (2022-04-01). Overview Of Shocking Reports From Mariupol Residents On Behavior of Azov Fighters (Video, English Subtitles). southfront.org This is a small part of the many video testimonies of the behavior of AFU fighters in Mariupol towards civilians. | Many would say, after all, war and defending one's homeland can justify this. However, during the Second World War, soldiers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS (not the notorious Allgemeine SS which included all concentration camp personnel) did not act in such a manner towards the population of the occupied countries. Here, however, the AFU fighters deliberately sought to inflict maximum damage on their own…

SF015 (2022-04-01). Ukrainian Helicopters Successfully Strike Oil Depot In Belgorod, Russia. southfront.org In the early hours of 1 April, a Ukrainian helicopter team of two Mi-24 helicopters successfully hit a large oil depot in the border city of Belgorod, Russian Federation. |

Staff (2022-04-01). Webinar on Alex Saab Case Next Tuesday with Top Panelists. orinocotribune.com Alex Saab's trial starts April 6 in Miami. This webinar includes the latest updates on the case. Protests demanding his freedom will take place in Miami, Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vancouver and Chicago. | The webinar is going to be held next Tuesday April 5, 7 pm ET, 6 pm Central Time. | Panelists: | ‚Ä¢ Alfred de Zayas, former rapporteur on Venezuela for United Nations Human Rights Council | ‚Ä¢ Suzanne Adely, President of the Nation…

Staff (2022-04-01). The "Keep It Going" Bethesda Marathon to Be Sponsored by Lockheed-Martin. davidswanson.org By Primo Davril, Washington Post apoc, April 1, 2022 BETHESDA, MD — The annual marathon heretofore most noted for generating road rage in and about Bethesda, Maryland, has found a new name, theme, and heavily-funded sponsor. Beginning this year it's the Keep It Going Marathon. With fears looming of a negotiated settlement in Ukraine, participants …

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Chinese lawmakers' suggestions move toward implementation. ecns.cn A total of 9,203 suggestions made by national lawmakers have been distributed to 208 organizations to be processed, part of China's efforts to transform people's voices into concrete actions.

Staff (2022-04-01). Destacan capacidad de agroecología para seguridad alimentaria y sustentable en Cuba (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En la agroecología está la capacidad de lograr un modelo agrícola para Cuba sustentable, sostenible y soberano que garantice la seguridad alimentaria de la población. Precisamente esa tecnología científica convivirá con otras formas y sistemas de producción en el país para avanzar en bienestar y generar ingresos demandados por otras necesidades, pero a gran escala la agroecología es la opción que permitirá ganar la batalla en el campo, precisaron en el programa Mesa Redonda.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Pdta. hondureña recibe credenciales de embajadora venezolana. telesurtv.net El Gobierno hondureño afirmó que el restablecimiento de relaciones con Venezuela es parte del respeto al Derecho Internacional.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Venezuela y CPI exploran mecanismos de cooperación y asistencia técnica conjunta. telesurtv.net Se establecerá una oficina de asistencia técnica de la Fiscalía de la CPI en el país, como parte del memorando de entendimiento firmado en noviembre de 2021.

Staff (2022-04-01). Directivos del Inder y Gigantes de Yomiuri apuestan por afianzar cooperación beisbolera. cubadebate.cu Directivos del equipo japonés de beisbol Gigantes de Yomiuri y del Inder conversaron sobre oportunidades de cooperación bilateral. Durante el encuentro el vicepresidente primero del Inder destacó que los cubanos tienen mucho interés por la liga japonesa y a varios de sus peloteros les gustaría integrar un plantel con la trayectoria de los Gigantes.

Staff (2022-04-01). Iran FM stresses realizing Tehran-Beijing economic potentials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed the need for realizing the huge potentials of the two countries of Iran and China, especially in economic spheres.

WSWS (2022-04-01). Australia: New South Wales nurses again defy government-court ban in statewide strike. wsws.org For the second time in six weeks, tens of thousands of nurses across the state walked off the job over chronic understaffing and unsafe conditions made worse by COVID-19.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Governor says Ukrainian helicopters attack oil depot in Russia, causing fire. ecns.cn A fire broke out at an oil depot in the Russian city of Belgorod after two Ukrainian military helicopters attacked the fuel storage facility, Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod Region, said Friday.

teleSUR, MER (2022-04-01). Rusia reabrirá corredor humanitario desde Mariúpol este viernes. telesurtv.net Las autoridades rusas precisaron que el corredor será reabierto a partir de las 10H00 (hora de Moscú).

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Early intervention can help kids with cerebral palsy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Children with cerebral palsy may require lifelong care from a medical care team, but early intervention and treatments can improve function. Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture. It's caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth. Signs and symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years. In general, cerebral palsy causes impaired movement associated with exaggerated reflexes, floppiness or spasticity of…

David Giesen (2022-04-01). Tuesday 3/29: End the beat-down of white hetero males having to pay to use the Earth. indybay.org An online event: | zoom.us/j/95597044712?pwd=eGI1QktyNGlYSmsvQ282SEs1N3VBdz09

teleSUR, DRL (2022-04-01). ONG: Estado de excepción facilita abuso estatal en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Llaman al Gobierno de El Salvador para que cumpla con sus compromisos internacionales en materia de derechos humanos.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-04-01). Uruguayos en descontento ante aumento en costo de combustibles. telesurtv.net El Gobierno uruguayo atribuye el aumento al conflicto en Ucrania y a la pandemia de la Covid-19.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-01). Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar Cemetery and 2022 Armed Forces Day Celebration. indybay.org The Negro Bar Cemetery was originally associated with the Negro Bar Gold Rush Era Mining Town, which is a California State Historical Site. Across Lake Natoma, a newly developed project area set aside within the vast Folsom Lake Recreational Area managed by California State Parks to honor early pioneers of African Descent along today's American River Parkway during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875) is under another round of effort to distort, destroy and/or disregard authentic California History.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Apricot blossoms add charm to Mingsha Mountain in Dunhuang. ecns.cn Dozens of hectares of apricot blossoms at the foot of Mingsha Mountain attract visitors to enjoy the pink desert scenery in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province in March.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Beijing strengthens policy support for road testing of autonomous buses. ecns.cn Beijing unveiled regulations for trial implementation on Thursday to provide policy support for the upcoming road tests of autonomous buses, local authorities said.

Staff (2022-04-01). SNB 61: Sancti Spíritus resbala y se vuelve a calentar la tabla de posiciones. cubadebate.cu Al rojo vivo cerró la tabla de posiciones este jueves con la derrota de los Gallos espirituanos y las victoria de sus dos más cercanos perseguidores, en una jornada donde la mitad de los partidos se decidieron por una carrera, dos equipos quedaron tendidos en el terreno, uno solo pudo lograr barrida, y la batalla cerca de las puertas de la zona de clasificación continuó ardiente.

WSWS (2022-04-01). As Quebec faces its sixth wave of COVID-19 pandemic, CAQ government continues to put profits before lives. wsws.org Fueled by the Omicron BA.2 variant, which is up to 30 percent more contagious than the original Omicron strain, a sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is now underway in Quebec.

teleSUR- hvh (2022-04-01). Reunión de OPEP busca estabilizar precios del mercado mundial. telesurtv.net Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo, su secretario general, destacó la importancia de la OPEP para estudiar el estado del mercado.

Staff (2022-04-01). Despiden en Madrid a 6 000 trabajadores de la salud. cubadebate.cu Cuando alguna vez se le ha preguntado a Isabel Díaz Ayuso por la petición de los sanitarios para que se refuercen las plantillas ante el deterioro de la sanidad, su respuesta ha sido que "no hay médicos para contratar". Una afirmación que contrasta con la última decisión del Gobierno de la Comunidad de Madrid que preside que despedirá este jueves a 6 000 sanitarios.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). China's air quality continues to improve in 2021. ecns.cn China's atmospheric environment saw improvement in 2021 as the country continued its efforts to ensure air quality, a meteorological official said Friday.

WSWS (2022-04-01). Australian respiratory scientist speaks to the Global Workers' Inquest. wsws.org "Working in a chronic healthcare environment, I deal with comorbidities every day. It's not an excuse to just allow people to die early because they have an illness."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-01). Mayo Clinic remembers former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of the United States, passed away Wednesday, March 23. Secretary Albright played an important role advising Mayo Clinic in how to successfully expand its global presence. In July 2020, she addressed Mayo Clinic staff virtually, sharing lessons from her life as a trailblazing diplomat.. Below is a statement from Gianrico Farrugia, M.D., Mayo Clinic's president and CEO: We are greatly saddened by the news…

WSWS (2022-04-01). Inflation slashes living standards and pushes millions of workers in the US to the brink. wsws.org A new economic estimate finds that the average US household will have to spend $5,200 more this year, $433 a month, just to buy the same goods and services as in 2021.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-01). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Thankful for Tygh. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Arriving full-term amidst a flurry of excitement, Tygh Derossett's birth at a Kentucky hospital in 2016 mimicked that of most newborns. He cried, he received Apgar scoring, and he got a bath. On his second day of life, Tygh's health care team took a few drops of his blood and sent it to Kentucky's newborn screening lab. A few days later, Tygh left the hospital with his parents, Amanda and Aarron, and the new family…

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Xiongan New Area, 'city of the future', marks fifth anniversary. ecns.cn China announced plans to establish Xiongan New Area on April 1, 2017, to relieve Beijing of functions non-essential to its role as the national capital and advance the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.

Staff (2022-04-01). Rusia califica de "inaceptable" cualquier potencial despliegue de la OTAN en los países centroasiáticos. cubadebate.cu Rusia considera "inaceptable" cualquier potencial despliegue militar de las fuerzas estadounidenses o de la OTAN en los países centroasiáticos, ha aseverado este jueves el ministro de Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, durante la sesión plenaria de la reunión de los países vecinos de Afganistán, que contó con la participación de China, Irán, Pakistán, Tayikistán, Turkmenistán y Uzbekistán.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Over 88 pct Chinese fully vaccinated against COVID-19: official. ecns.cn China has fully vaccinated 88.11 percent of its population against COVID-19 as of Thursday, a Chinese health official said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-04-01). Philippines to host SpaceX's first Starlink in Southeast Asia. ecns.cn he Philippines announced on Thursday its plan to host U.S. private space company SpaceX's Starlink project, making it the first Southeast Asian country to avail of the technology for better telecommunications services.

Staff (2022-04-01). Japan imposes sanctions on 4 Russian companies, 3 citizens. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 01 (MNA) — Japan imposes sanctions against four Russian companies and three Russian citizens allegedly over violations of the sanctions against North Korea, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in its statement Friday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-01). Mayo Clinic researchers develop new antibody test to diagnose MS. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have validated a new antibody test to diagnose multiple sclerosis (MS), a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. are affected by MS, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. An antibody typically consists of two immunoglobulin heavy chains and two light chains. There are two types of light chains: kappa and lambda. The validated test measures kappa immunoglobulin free…

deweylaura (2022-04-01). Why we oppose Biden's Warsaw speech and Putin's war. cpusa.org As the bombs drop and the war rages on into the fifth week of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, President Biden dramatically escalated the danger of a wider conflict by calling for Vladimir Putin's removal. "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power," quipped Biden at the end of a much-touted speech in Warsaw. …

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