(2022-12-11). Xi says China to support, help Somalia in reconstruction, anti-terror fight. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Friday that China is ready to provide assistance to the best of its ability for Somalia's reconstruction and social and economic development, and encourages the two countries' enterprises to explore cooperation in areas including agriculture, fishery and health.
(2022-12-11). WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections. ecns.cn High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.
(2022-12-11). WorkWeek 12-8-22 Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidat. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Pres Biden & Demos Betray Railway Workers & Chicago MTA ATU Pres Candidate Erek Slater, The UAW UC Strike & Privatization & Lessons Of Brazil & Rise Of Fascism…
(2022-12-11). Xi calls for fostering closer China-Arab community with shared future. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping called on China and Arab states to carry forward the spirit of China-Arab friendship, and foster a closer China-Arab community with a shared future, while addressing the first China-Arab States Summit held on Friday.
(2022-12-11). Chinese envoy urges countries to stop imposing unilateral sanctions. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Friday called on countries concerned to stop imposing unilateral sanctions outside the framework of the Security Council.
(2022-12-11). How critical journalists are muzzled in Europe. indybay.org Besides the case of Julian Assange, the case of the Basque Pablo González has stood out for almost a year now. Poland wants to keep him in solitary confinement for at least a year without presenting any evidence for the accusations of alleged espionage for Russia. His offense is apparently to have done research in eastern Ukraine, which alarms Ukrainian and Polish intelligence.
(2022-12-11). Wednesday 1/18: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.
(2022-12-11). Runners 'race through history' at Egypt's Pyramids Half Marathon. ecns.cn With the landmark Great Pyramids of Giza in the background, nearly 4,000 runners from dozens of countries competed on Saturday at the fourth edition of the Pyramids Half Marathon in the southwest of Cairo, capital of Egypt.
(2022-12-11). Cradle of civilization: Yuan Shangdu Site. ecns.cn
(2022-12-11). France edge England in thrilling World Cup quarterfinal. ecns.cn France qualified for the Qatar World Cup semifinal after winning a thrilling game 2-1 over England on Saturday night.Aurelien Tchouameni's 25-meter shot put France ahead in the 17th minute, before Harry Kane leveled from the penalty spot for England early in the second half.
(2022-12-11). Santos: No regrets about starting Ronaldo on bench. ecns.cn Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said he had no regrets about starting Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench after his team was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup by Morocco on Saturday.
(2022-12-11). What experts say about China's COVID-19 response measures. ecns.cn
(2022-12-11). Sanjiangyuan National Park at a glance. ecns.cn
(2022-12-11). Cross-border RMB payment plays important role in boosting trade btw China and Arab states. ecns.cn
(2022-12-11). First C919 large jetliner delivered to China Eastern. ecns.cn The first C919 aircraft, China's domestically developed C919 large jetliner, was delivered to China Eastern Airlines on Friday.
(2022-12-11). Xi, Qatari emir discuss World Cup games. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar during their talks here on Friday.
(2022-12-11). (100 great changes) China's bridges linking the world and the future. ecns.cn With a six-lane highway and four railway tracks, the Shanghai-Suzhou-Nantong Yangtze River Bridge is the longest railway-highway cable-stayed bridge in the world.
(2022-12-11). Smart Dragon-3 commercial rocket sends 14 satellites into space in maiden flight. ecns.cn The Smart Dragon-3, or Jielong-3, commercial rocket carrying 14 satellites blasts off from waters of the Yellow sea, Dec. 9, 2022, marking a successful maiden flight of the rocket.
(2022-12-11). AG600M large amphibious aircraft completes maiden flight test. ecns.cn The third AG600M firefighting aircraft completed its first test flight Friday in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, according to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the country's leading plane-maker.
(2022-12-11). Avatar: The Way of Water promises bright future for Chinese cinemas. ecns.cn In China, more than half of cinemas have resumed business as the country optimized COVID-19 prevention and control measures, with many popular films including Avatar: The Way of Water to be screened in the upcoming days.
(2022-12-11). Cluster of ancient grain barns unearthed in central China. ecns.cn Archaeologists have found a cluster of grain barns dating back more than 6,000 years in central China's Henan Province.
(2022-12-11). 5 killed, injured in cylinder blast in India. ecns.cn At least five people were killed and others injured after a cooking gas cylinder exploded during a wedding function in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, officials said Friday.
(2022-12-11). China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifts 14 satellites in maiden flight. ecns.cn China launched a Smart Dragon-3 rocket at the Yellow Sea on Friday, placing 14 satellites into planned orbit.
(2022-12-11). China's auto sales down 7.9 pct in November. ecns.cn China's auto sales in November dropped 7.9 percent year on year to 2.33 million units, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed Friday.
(2022-12-11). First banana train run on China-Laos railway arrives in China. ecns.cn A batch of 0 tons of Lao bananas, carried by China-Laos railway freight trains with 25 cold-chain containers, departed from Vientiane in Laos and arrived in China on Wednesday afternoon.
(2022-12-11). Xi says China to continue supporting Iraq's reconstruction. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will continue supporting Iraq's economic reconstruction and help it restore industries, improve people's livelihood and achieve sustainable development."ÄÄ…
(2022-12-11). Entrepreneurs from China's Zhejiang seek business opportunities in overseas trips. ecns.cn Many entrepreneurs from Zhejiang Province, a foreign trade powerhouse in China, have started overseas trips to seek business opportunities.
(2022-12-11). First Antarctic penguins bred in Guangzhou turn to one. ecns.cn Each weighing 2.5 kilograms, the first three Antarctic penguin babies bred in Guangzhou turned to one month on Thursday and are in good conditions.
(2022-12-11). Saturday 12/10: Free virtual screening of the film "The Tower" indybay.org
(2022-12-11). Legal Agreement Blocks Oil Drilling on 725,000 Acres of California Central Coast. indybay.org MARINA, Calif., December 6, 2022 — A federal judge approved an agreement today to suspend new oil and gas leasing across more than 725,000 acres of public lands in California's Central Coast and the Bay Area. The legal agreement was reached by conservation groups, Monterey County, Santa Cruz County and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
(2022-12-11). Oil and gas industry has spent over $30 million in 2021-22 session lobbying CA legislators. indybay.org The oil and gas industry has spent an astounding $30 million to date in the 2021-22 Legislative Session against SB 1137, legislation to mandate buffer zones around oil and gas wells, and other bills they opposed.
(2022-12-11). The geopolitical confrontation between China and the alliance of the West and Peace logic. indybay.org The main issue is monopolarity or multipolarity. And this also raises the question of geopolitical hegemony. In other words, whether Western interests will remain supreme and Western value systems will therefore be of universal significance? Or to what extent the emerging and developing countries are in a position to no longer be primarily the object of international events?>
(2022-12-11). Wreaths Across America "Remember, Honor, Teach" – California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org "Remember, Honor and Teach" includes the 1848 Historic Towns of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar – Gold Mining District…
(2022-12-11). Hundreds of UC UAW Strikers March & Rally In Sacramento At Capitol. indybay.org Hundreds of striking UC UAW education workers marched and rallied in Sacramento against the union busting and refusal of the administration to meet their demands for living wages, a COLA and. housing.
(2022-12-11). UC UAW 2865 Strikers Support Railway Workers: Your Fight Is Our Fight! indybay.org UCSC UAW 2865 striker Christoper Geary spoke at a solidarity rally at UCB Sproul Plaza connecting the railroad struggle with the UC UAW strike. He is a supporter of | UCSC4COLA @payusmoreucsc…
(2022-12-11). TERFs Have Problems at Oakland Courthouse. indybay.org Oakland not TERF's turf…
(2022-12-11). Unite and Fight for our Rights, Lives, and Planet. indybay.org Hundreds of Demonstrators in evening march from 7th Street Federal Building to Union Square…
(2022-12-11). Biden Wants to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge. He Shouldn't Get Away With It. indybay.org
(2022-12-11). Inaugural EOPA CA Climate Emergency & Energy Security Summit focused on offshore wind. indybay.org The Summit focused on the urgency for affordable clean energy security for all Californians — and highlighted energy solutions including scaling up offshore wind power. EOPA CA also supported Governor Newsom's windfall profits cap on oil companies that are price gouging Californians at the pump…
(2022-12-11). Elected officials show support for a windfall profits cap on oil industry for price hikes. indybay.org State lawmakers and local elected officials urged legislation on a windfall profits cap on oil companies for the price gouging practices. The penalty would provide a rebate for CA consumers. Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) California local elected officials from frontline communities spoke about how their communities are being affected from gas prices as the oil industry continues to rake in billions of dollars in profits with no regard for how it hurts Californians, our climate and security.
(2022-12-11). Saturday 12/10: Holiday Fundraising Festival to put Real Revolution on the Map. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2022-12-11). Saturday 12/31: Noon Year's Eve. indybay.org The Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery is located in the Capitola Mall.
(2022-12-11). Thursday 12/22: What Exotic Marine Animals Can Tech Us About Adaptation, Survival, Sexuality, and Care. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2022-12-11). STOP Concession Bargaining! No COLA, No Contract! COLA & Housing for All Unions & Workers. indybay.org The United Front Committee For A Labor Party UFCLP opposes Concession bargaining No COLA/No Contract | COLA & Housing for All Unions & Working People | Time To Shut It Down With Mass Labor/Community Solidarity…
(2022-12-11). Justice Demanded in Death of Abbey Lynn Steele in Rapid City. indybay.org On Friday, December 2, 2022, 20-year-old Abbey Lynn Steele of Rapid City, South Dakota died at Monument Hospital after arriving unconscious and not breathing from the Pennington County Jail on November 16th.
(2022-12-11). Andrei Raevsky Asks A Reasonable Question. smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2022-12-11). Larry On The US Military… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2022-12-11). Japan emulates NATO partners, will allow cyberwarfare first strikes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nikkei AsiaDecember 10, 2022 Japan to upgrade cyber defense, allowing preemptive measuresRevised National Security Strategy to open doors for proactive response Japan is set to establish a legal framework that will allow for enhanced measures to defend itself in cyberspace, Nikkei has learned. *** Current laws make it extremely hard for such measures to be …
(2022-12-11). COP15 delegates gather in Montreal. america.cgtn.com Representatives from nearly 200 governments have descended on Montreal for the UN Biodiversity COP 15 conference. As Mark Niu reports, the delegates are getting a push from environmentalists to come up with solutions to save the planet.
(2022-12-11). Presidente de Cuba se reúne con legisladores de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las partes ratificaron su voluntad de mejorar las relaciones bilaterales. Cuba subrayó la necesidad de poner fin al bloqueo de EE.UU.
(2022-12-11). øPor qué una Ley de Comunicación Social en la Cuba de hoy? cubadebate.cu Una Ley de Comunicación Social en Cuba hoy tal y como está formulada, es una necesidad de estos tiempos de guerra de cuarta generación declaradamente dirigida al conocimiento y su soporte neurofisiológico, el cerebro humano y al pensamiento colectivo, la cual exige resistencia creativa que estructure los ámbitos comunicacionales en pos de una sociedad más culta, democrática y con mayores niveles de justicia social.
(2022-12-11). Out 27: Hubo desquite contra Curazao (4-2), pero sin agravio. cubadebate.cu Nassau.- Quizás lo más importante era la victoria y avanzar a la final, pero en la mente de muchos estaban las recientes derrotas ante Curazao (sobre todo en esta misma Copa Caribe el pasado año) y por tanto el triunfo 4-2 en la semifinal de este sábado supo a un desquite esperado y feliz, a pesar que solo en el octavo capítulo respiramos aliviados con las dos carreras decisivas, defendidas a la perfección por el cerrador Yeudi Reyes.
(2022-12-11). Recibió el Presidente Díaz-Canel a una delegación del Congreso de los Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu El Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, recibió este sábado a una delegación del Congreso de los Estados Unidos, integrada por los congresistas James McGovern, presidente del Comité de Reglas de la Cámara de Representantes, y los miembros de ese órgano Mark Pocan y Troy Carter, quienes se encuentran de visita oficial en nuestro país, con un programa diverso de actividades.
(2022-12-11). The American century was yesterday. indybay.org "The people can always be made, with or without the right to vote, | to follow the orders of the leaders. It is very simple. One need | nothing to do but to tell the people that they are being attacked, and to reproach the pacifists of their lack of patriotism and claim that they are putting the country in danger. This method works in every country." (Hermann Goering said this when in prison in 1946)…
(2022-12-11). Francia vence a Inglaterra y pasa a semifinales de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Francia es la última selección en integrar las llaves de semifinales, acompañando a los equipos de Marruecos, Argentina y Croacia.
(2022-12-11). Zurda Infinita resalta clasificación de Marruecos a semifinales. telesurtv.net Fue analizado el desempeño de Marruecos durante esta Copa del Mundo en la que le ha ganado a tres selecciones europeas.
(2022-12-11). México redujo a la mitad las violaciones de DD.HH. en 2021. telesurtv.net Los estados de México y Jalisco acumulan la mayor cantidad de hechos presuntamente violatorios de los DD.HH. en ese país.
(2022-12-11). Reportero de EE.UU. fallece en Qatar durante partido de cuartos. telesurtv.net El reportero se desplomó en el palco de la prensa del estadio Lusail y los paramédicos no lograron resucitarlo.
(2022-12-11). Sesiona en Cuba V Pleno del Partido Comunista. telesurtv.net Durante el primer día analizaron el sistema de trabajo del Buró Político y el papel de la Unión de jóvenes Comunistas.
(2022-12-11). China y los Estados del Golfo acuerdan fortalecer su asociación. telesurtv.net Los líderes coincidieron en decir que apoyan la seguridad soberana, el desarrollo estable y la prosperidad de Irak, así como su campaña antiterrorista.
(2022-12-11). Presidente de Italia, Sergio Mattarella, da positivo a la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Matarella, de 81 años de edad, se sometió a una prueba y dio positivo, por lo que ha tenido que posponer los compromisos institucionales de los próximos días en su agenda.
(2022-12-11). ONU advierte sobre el aumento del hambre y la pobreza en el mundo. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) denunció que están surgiendo nuevos desafíos a partir de lo que ha denominado "la triple crisis planetaria".
(2022-12-11). Países del SICA expresan preocupación por la situación en Haití. telesurtv.net Los países miembros expresaron su apoyo a la próxima presidencia pro tempore que asume el Gobierno de Belice, para el primer semestre del 2023.
(2022-12-11). Venezuela ordena medidas en defensa de tasa oficial del dólar. telesurtv.net "Garantizaremos unas navidades felices venciendo las mafias mayameras. ¡Nadie detendrá el crecimiento económico!, escribió en Twitter el mandatario venezolano, Nicolás Maduro.
(2022-12-11). Presidenta de Perú juramenta a nuevo Consejo de Ministros. telesurtv.net Está conformado por 19 titulares de carteras, entre los cuales hay ocho mujeres. Falta por designar los ministros de Trabajo y Transportes.
(2022-12-11). Reclaman fin de impunidad en torno a masacre en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Conmemoran el 41 aniversario de la masacre de El Mozote. Exigen se juzgue a mandos militares responsables del hecho.
(2022-12-11). Cuba realiza segunda jornada del V Pleno del Partido Comunista. telesurtv.net El Comité Central convocó para octubre de 2023 la II Conferencia Nacional que se desarrollará en tres comisiones de trabajo.
(2022-12-11). Denuncian asesinato de firmante de paz en Tolima, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se eleva a 40 la cifra de excombatientes asesinados en Colombia durante 2022 y a 345 los que han muerto de manera violenta desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz.
(2022-12-11). Mueren dos migrantes al volcarse un camión en Veracruz, México. telesurtv.net Al momento del accidente, el camión transportaba a cerca de un centenar de migrantes quienes en su mayoría huyeron del lugar por temor a ser detenidos y deportados.
(2022-12-11). Suspenden a vicepresidenta del Parlamento Europeo, Eva Kaili. telesurtv.net En la víspera el grupo de los Socialistas y Demócratas en la Eurocámara, al que pertenece Kaili, decidió suspender a la eurodiputada griega.
(2022-12-11). Denuncian detenciones arbitrarias durante protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net Durante el viernes miles de personas se movilizaron por las calles de Lima exigiendo el llamado a elecciones anticipadas y el cierre del Congreso.
(2022-12-11). Exprimer ministro peruano se declara en la clandestinidad. telesurtv.net El exprimer ministro peruano negó su responsabilidad en el llamado intento de golpe de Estado en Perú.
(2022-12-11). Salvadoreños homenajearán a víctimas de la masacre de El Mozote. telesurtv.net El gobierno de El Salvador estableció en 2017 que al menos 988 personas, entre ellas 558 niños, fueron asesinadas en El Mozote.
(2022-12-11). Propuestas del Festival de Cine este domingo 11 de diciembre. cubadebate.cu El primero de diciembre inició la 43 edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, que se extendió hasta el día 10. Compartimos la programación del domingo 11 de diciembre en el Cine 23 y 12, el Yara, el Charles Chaplin y el Acapulco. Disfrute del séptimo arte que inunda por estos días a La Habana.
(2022-12-11). Quién es Yassine Bounou, el arquero estrella de Marruecos. cubadebate.cu Marruecos se ha ganado un sitial de honor en el Mundial Qatar 2022. Por primera vez, el equipo africano pasa a una semifinal, tras dejar atrás a Portugal. La selección no solo se apunta a su favor ocho juegos invictos sino siete porterías a cero. Un logro que se le debe a su portero estrella: Yassine Bouno, mejor conocido como Bono.
(2022-12-11). Marruecos hace historia al pasar a las semifinales del Mundial. telesurtv.net El representativo del continente africano que sigue vivo en la contienda mundialista venció a Portugal por la mínima diferencia.
(2022-12-11). Partido Comunista ratifica liderazgo en la Revolución cubana. telesurtv.net El presidente Díaz-Canel reiteró el papel del PCC a la vanguardia del proceso revolucionario cubano.
(2022-12-11). Organizaciones sociales convocan a paro nacional indefinido en Perú. telesurtv.net Los grupos convocantes piden la liberación del expresidente Pedro Castillo, el llamado a elecciones parlamentarias y el cierre del Congreso.
(2022-12-11). Protestan en Bangladés contra política económica del Gobierno. telesurtv.net Reclaman la dimisión del Ejecutivo y la convocatoria a nuevas elecciones.
(2022-12-11). Venezuela traza acciones en defensa del mercado cambiario. telesurtv.net El gobienro bolivariano adopto estas medidas frente al ataque del dólar criminal, para garantizar un comercio sano que respete los derechos del pueblo.
(2022-12-10). "Ukraine conflict is an informational war as well as a military conflict." Interview with Arnaud Develay. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). NATO, Romania prepare to absorb Moldova, Transnistria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATODecember 8, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General to Moldova: Our partnership helps make you safer, and makes us all more secure Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ underlined NATO's determination to continue supporting the Republic of Moldova in an address to the participants of the international conference focused on "Developing NATO Partnerships in a Changing Security …
(2022-12-10). Euro-Atlantic hypocrisy reigns here: EU to deploy Bulgarian troops to Ukraine? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NoviniteDecember 9, 2022 Bulgarian MPs voted In Favor of providing Ukraine with Military Aid — Will we send Soldiers? With 148 votes "in favor" GERB-SDS, "We Continue the Change", DPS, "Democratic Bulgaria" and "Bulgarian Rise" supported the draft decision on providing military and military technical support to Ukraine, submitted by the Council of Ministers in …
(2022-12-10). President Maduro on Coup in Peru: Oligrarchy Did Not Let Pedro Castillo Govern. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-10). President Maduro on Coup in Peru: Oligarchy Did Not Let Pedro Castillo Govern. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-10). A reactionary coup is consummated. mronline.org 
This Wednesday was a particularly complicated day in Peru. In a few hours the ultra-right partially achieved its goal: to overthrow the government of Pedro Castillo and open the way to a new scenario in national life, in which it can preserve its privileges and recover its positions of power, in some way questioned by the regime established as of July 28 last year.
(2022-12-10). Mongolia: NATO outpost squeezed between Russia and China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATODecember 8, 2022 NATO military delegation holds staff-to-staff talks with partner, Mongolia On 1-2 December 2022, a military delegation from NATO's Cooperative Security Division, led by its Director, Major General Francesco Diella travelled to Ulaanbaatar to meet with representatives from the Mongolian Military Authorities. The talks were held within the framework of NATO's Partnership with …
(2022-12-10). Sick children turned away as crisis deepens in Australian hospitals. wsws.org The catastrophic conditions in hospitals are a product of "let it rip" COVID-19 policies, implemented with bipartisan approval since late 2021 and deepened by the federal Labor government of Anthony Albanese.
(2022-12-10). Ukraine, Russia, and the New World Order. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). Video: Ukraine, imperialism and the left. greenleft.org.au Ecosocialism 2022 session on Ukraine, imperialism and the left featuring Denis Pilash and Sam Wainwright.
(2022-12-10). Italy: Amid biggest anti-war march in a decade, peace movement and left wrestle with Ukraine war. greenleft.org.au Russia's invasion of Ukraine is generating debate among southern Europe's pacifist and progressive forces, who turned out for a massive anti-war protest in Rome last month, reports Dick Nichols.
(2022-12-10). The 1991 Dissolution of the USSR: Will Russia Take Decisive Geopolitical Steps Regarding Kosovo? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). Fire breaks out at shopping mall in Moscow region — media. ecns.cn A fire broke out at a shopping mall in the city of Khimki in Russia's Moscow region on Friday, local media reported.
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Yin Paradies: transforming organisational and societal cultures. thelancet.com Yin Paradies, the Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in Race Relations at Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia started his academic life studying applied mathematics and computing. His first job, at the Indigenous Health Statistics Unit of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, took him towards his work in heath inequalities, on racism as a determinant of Indigenous health in Australia, and his current focus on decolonisation and Indigenous knowledges and perspectives. Paradies, who is a Wakaya man, and "the first person", he says, "in any part of my family to get a PhD", has since published widely on experi…
(2022-12-10). Iran against the West's hybrid warfare. journal-neo.org 
Western countries, above all the United States, are seeking to replicate Afghanistan and Iraq scenario in Iran, creating chaos to destroy the country and loot its resources, Scott Bennett, a former US Army Special Operations Officer, said honestly and truthfully. "The West is fully committed to an absolute chaotic breakdown of Iranian government, religious, and …
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Nada Al-Nashif: advancing racial justice and equality. thelancet.com Nada Al-Nashif, who became UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2020, has had a long career in which she has focused on the mobilisation of knowledge for inclusive, just, and sustainable societies. Under her leadership, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is spearheading the Agenda Towards Transformative Change for Racial Justice and Equality, which provides a roadmap for making concrete positive changes in the lives of Africans and people of African descent.
(2022-12-10). Webinar SANCTIONS: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy: Sat., December 10. iacenter.org Sat., December 10 WEBINAR 1: 00 pm ET, 10: 00 am PT, 6: 00 pm GMT SANCTIONS: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy Register at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BtyEl6xTRSKbJMcM40bFDQ Order the book at: IACenter.org/sanctions-book Join a discussion of the latest developments in key regions of the world with several authors of the new anthology: SANCTIONS: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy. Intensifying US sanctions, imposed on a third of humanity, are sending shock waves through the world economy. Now this brutal form of economic warfare on civilian populations is being contested. US dollar dominance is be…
(2022-12-10). [Comment] How do we collect good-quality data on race and ethnicity and address the trust gap? thelancet.com The collection of high-quality data on race and ethnicity is essential for identifying inequalities and uncovering patterns of potential disadvantage and racism that might otherwise remain insidious. The terms race and ethnicity encompass a wide and complex range of socially constructed characteristics, including an individual's own self-identification and social determinants of health and wellbeing. The importance of collecting race and ethnicity data was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic; for instance, in the UK, researchers uncovered stark ethnic inequalities1,2 and translated these findings into policy…
(2022-12-10). Humboldt University students in Berlin support call for an international mass movement against war. wsws.org "NATO must stop with its threatening gestures and expansions to the East and stop its provocations. Capitalism is a global problem. There must be no war that takes place merely for the interests of the rulers. Workers must unite against it."
(2022-12-10). Youth, students and workers in Australia and New Zealand support global IYSSE anti-war webinar. wsws.org "There can be no future when global destruction is on the horizon. I believe in the international movement against war and I will be present for the IYSSE international webinar."
(2022-12-10). Senator Kyrsten Sinema declares herself an "independent" to push the Democrats further to the right. wsws.org Sinema's announcement deflated attempts to portray Senator Warnock's win in Georgia as a victory for "progressive values" and underscored the fact that the Democratic Party and the two-party system as a whole are lurching further to the right coming out of the midterm elections.
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Honouring the multitudes: removing structural racism in medical education. thelancet.com Structural racism prescribes systems in which policies, institutional practices, cultural representations, and other norms work in various reinforcing ways to perpetuate racial group inequity.1 Important differential outcomes are based upon race in medical care, within fields as diverse as paediatric surgical outcomes,2 biomedical device design,3 and health-care systems.4 Historically, the uneasy relationship between modern medicine and eugenics, expressed in such broad contexts as the horrors of Nazi "medicine",5 the forced sterilisation of Indigenous women in settler colonial societies,6 and unethical research…
(2022-12-10). Russian Army Destroyed Another Ukrainian 'Burevia' Multiple Rocket Launcher (Photos). southfront.org 
(2022-12-10). Russian Military Destroyed Ukrainian AN/TPQ-36 Counter-Battery Radar In Donetsk. southfront.org 
An AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Radar in Serbia, 1996. By the US Air Force. Source: http: //www.au.af.mil/au/awc/systems/dvic595.htm | The Russian military has destroyed anther American-made AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder counter-battery radar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on December 10. | The spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during his daily press briefing that the counter-battery radar was destroyed on the territory of the Donetsk P…
(2022-12-10). Record US military budget prepares for "future conflict with China" wsws.org With no serious public debate or discussion, the House of Representatives voted Thursday to spend nearly a trillion dollars on the military over the next year, funding the proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and plans for military conflict with China.
(2022-12-10). 'Minsk II Was Agreed On To Arm Ukraine' — Did Merkel Really Say That? popularresistance.org Helmholtz Smith, Andrew Korybko and Andrei Martyanov have some thoughts about a recent interview the former German chancellor Angela Merkel gave to the German weekly broadsheet Die Zeit. | Smith says it shows that the 'West' is not trustworthy. Korybko thinks the interview will prolong the conflict in Ukraine. Martyanov says that Merkel is stupid. She isn't. | In the interview Merkel seems to claim that the Minsk agreements between the Ukrainian government and the Donbas region, which she negotiated and co-signed as guarantor, was never meant to be fulfilled. It was only meant to give time to build up the Ukraini…
(2022-12-10). U.S.'s Degnan: Georgians liberate country by dying in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2December 9, 2022 20% of Georgia occupied by Russia, that probably inspires some Georgians to want to do what they can to help, whether it's humanitarian assistance or anything else — Kelly Degnan "20% of your territory occupied by Russia, I think that probably inspires some Georgians to want to do what they can to …
(2022-12-10). Basketball, Viktor Bout and Troubling Exchanges. southfront.org 
| Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Prison exchanges and swaps are never entirely satisfactory affairs. The appropriate measure in such cases is the degree of dissatisfaction that arises from them. In the instance of the exchange of US basketballer Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, the Russian negotiators may well count themselves richer in the bargain. | Griner, a two-time Olympic champion, was detained in February this year at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport possessing cartridges…
(2022-12-10). U.S. Asks More Nations to Become Targets of Russian and Chinese Missiles. southfront.org 
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(2022-12-10). Syrian Soldier Killed In Turkish Shelling On Northern Aleppo. southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | On December 10, a soldier of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was killed when the Turkish military shelled Kurdish-held areas in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The SAA maintains a large presence in a large pocket held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northern Aleppo countryside. The army was first deployed there in 2018 to maintain peace under a Russian-brokered agreement. | According to the SDF-linked Hawar News Agency, the Tur…
(2022-12-10). Brittney Griner arrives in the U.S. after prisoner exchange. wsws.org WNBA star athlete Brittney Griner arrived at a US Army base in Texas on Friday, ending 10 months of detention on a drug smuggling frame-up by the Russian government of Vladimir Putin.
(2022-12-10). Brittney Griner arrives in the US after prisoner exchange. wsws.org WNBA star athlete Brittney Griner arrived at a US Army base in Texas on Friday, ending 10 months of detention on a drug smuggling frame-up by the Russian government of Vladimir Putin.
(2022-12-10). Poland: first 180 of 1,000 Korean tanks all to be deployed to Russian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyDecember 10, 2022 All Korean tanks to be deployed in north-eastern Poland says MoD All 180 K2 tanks that Poland has purchased from South Korea will be deployed in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with the Russian Kaliningrad enclave, the defence minister has said. On Tuesday, Poland received the first consignment of …
(2022-12-10). NATO's global reach: Japan develops new sixth-generation warplane with Britain, Italy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With a five-year average of over $54 billion annually for arms, the Japanese military budget with be approximately as large as that of Russia. ==== Associated PressDecember 9, 2022 Japan to jointly develop new fighter jet with UK, Italy Japan announced Friday that it will jointly develop its next-generation fighter jet with the U.K. and …
(2022-12-10). Putin afirma que Occidente usa a Ucrania como carne de cañón. telesurtv.net El titular del Kremlin señaló que "durante varios años, Occidente ha fomentado el genocidio y el terror en Donbás".
(2022-12-10). Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). One Year After Navy Poisons Water, It Does It Again. popularresistance.org One can hardly finish an article about Hawaii's Red Hill jet fuel disaster before another dangerous incident happens. While I was completing an article concerning the first anniversary of the November 2021 massive jet fuel leak of over 19,000 gallons of jet fuel into the drinking water well that served 93,000 military and civilian families, on November 29, 2022, at least 1,300 gallons of the extremely toxic fire suppressant concentrate known as Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) leaked out of an "air release valve" installed by the contractor Kinetix onto the tunnel floor of the Red Hill Underground Jet Fuel Storag…
(2022-12-10). Former CIA Director's Institute Hosts Event on the Assange Case (and Madness Ensues). scheerpost.com 
By Chip Gibbons / The Dissenter An institution founded by former CIA director Michael V. Hayden hosted a panel on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's case. They billed it as a debate over whether he was a "techno spy" or "modern day journalist" and drew the attention of several Assange supporters. While press freedom advocates and …
(2022-12-10). [Correspondence] "Your people have always been servants": internalised racism in academic medicine. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests catalysed a global racial awakening, intensifying an outcry to abolish structural racism, including making science more equitable and accountable. Many minoritised people had an epiphany: that we are standing at the foot of a "hostile obstacle course",1 which contrasts with the popular, but passive, leaky pipeline analogy.
(2022-12-10). Dutch Farmers Battle Technocratic Forces Driving Them Into Oblivion. strategic-culture.org 
By Nash LANDESMAN | Dutch farmers are in open struggle against a cartel of multinational corporations, Davos-aligned parties and NGO's seeking control over the global food supply. "They are sweeping the culture from the land," a farmer laments. | HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS —— The Netherlands is a patchwork of quaint towns and cities interwoven with flat expanses of immaculately-kept green agricultural pasture. The road and rail infrastructure are near-flawless. You could search for weeks without finding a pothole. It is one of the most expensive countries in the world, and makes some of the best steak, c…
(2022-12-10). How World Food Situation Has Changed Over Past Decade. strategic-culture.org 
FAO Food Price Index shows that food prices have made a U-curve over the past ten years. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(2022-12-10). Taking 'Peace' Out of the Nobel Peace Prize. strategic-culture.org Despite the occasional polite nod to Alfred Nobel, the committee — which will name this year's award on Saturday — has never made known his vision of peace through global demilitarization, writes Fredrik S. Heffermehl. | By Fredrik S. HEFFERMEHL | This week one hundred years have passed since the Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the peace prize for 1922 to Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian polar explorer, scientist and thinker who was later named Norwegian of the Century. | Norwegians were jubilant to see him receive Nobel honors, but the world had every reason to regret it as a farewell to Alfred Nobel ¥…
(2022-12-10). On the one-year anniversary of the first Starbucks workers's union victory/A New Year's resolution for the labor movement. workers.org 
The following Dec. 9 statement was issued by Workers Assembly Against Racism, based in New York City, as solidarity actions were called for this day across the U.S. One year ago today, workers at a Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, voted for a union and opened the biggest year . . . |
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Margo Greenwood: addressing anti-Indigenous racism in health. thelancet.com Margo Greenwood was born in Wetaskiwin, AB, Canada, to a Cree father and English mother, and was raised and educated in Ponoka, AB. Both places are located in Treaty 6 territory. Tragically, Greenwood lost both her parents, "in my mid-teens", she recalls, "and so I was really on my own". It was an experience that influenced the focus of her work. Greenwood is now Professor in the Education programme at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George, BC, Canada. She is also Academic Leader of the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, hosted at UNBC, Interim Scientific Director o…
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Marie A Bernard: promoting diversity in research. thelancet.com Marie A Bernard was born in New York City and moved to Oklahoma City, USA, as a young child when her physician parents established a private practice there. "They were told that there were a lot of opportunities for Black doctors in Oklahoma", she says. "It was segregated at that time, segregation that persisted in southern parts of the US for many years…I grew up in a segregated system until doors opened as I entered high school." Following in her parents' footsteps, Bernard studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1976, before training in internal medicine and becoming a faculty membe…
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Thirusha Naidu: shifting power, changing practice. thelancet.com Thirusha Naidu grew up in South Africa, a fourth generation descendent of indentured labourers brought to South Africa in the 1860s. 1994, the year she completed her master's degree in clinical psychology at the University of Durban-Westville, was the same year that apartheid finally came to an end. "Most of my education was during the apartheid era", Naidu says, "and I think that really influenced how I see and think about the world." Now Head of Clinical Psychology at King Dinuzulu Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Behavioural Medicine at the School of Nursing and Public Health, University o…
(2022-12-10). Government of Venezuela Will Implement Measures to Stabilize Exchange Rate, Deputy Faría Says. orinocotribune.com During a December 7 interview, Venezuelan parliamentarian Jesús Faría stated that the government of Venezuela will do everything possible to stabilize the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Venezuelan national currency, the bolivar. | Faría, who is the president of the Permanent Commission of Economy, Finance, and Development, attributed the recent devaluation of the bolivar to the growth of the economy and external pressures that are trying to destabilize the country. | He stated that there has been a 20% devaluation regarding the exchange rate as a consequence of the increase in demand for foreign curr…
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Indigenous health in Brazil: from vulnerable to protagonists. thelancet.com Indigenous peoples usually have worse social and health conditions than their non-Indigenous counterparts.1 The worse health of Indigenous populations stems from the processes of colonisation that caused ruptures in traditional ways of life, loss of territories, environmental degradation, racial discrimination, and socioeconomic and political marginalisation.2,3 Migration and urbanisation result in housing instability and affect the wellbeing and health of Indigenous populations through weakening social cohesion and networks, loss of identity, and spiritual and emotional bonds.
(2022-12-10). Untold Political Campaign Tools Of The US: Social Media, COVID-19, Masks … southfront.org 
| Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. government has been using the anti-epidemic measures as bargaining chips. The America First Legal Foundation (AFL) found out that the government has used social media and NGOs to monitor public opinion, changed the public health policy without scientific evidence. As a result, the US leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases, and the citizens are at high risk of infection. | The U.S. government attempted to control public opinions through s…
(2022-12-10). Egypt Improves Defensive Measures In Suez Canal After Repeated ISIS Attacks Report. southfront.org Egyptian Army soldiers in Sinai peninsula, By the Egyptian Ministry of Defense. | The Egyptian military and security forces have implemented new defensive measures to secure the eastern bank of the strategic Suez Canal from ISIS cells in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula, the New Arab reported on December 7. | According to London-based news outlet, additional armored vehicles were deployed along the eastern bank of the canal, where new checkpoints were also set up. Furthermore, several units of the elite Airbo…
(2022-12-10). Royal Navy UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Vessel In Red Sea. southfront.org 
An Iranian crude oil supertanker anchored off Singapore. IMAGE: REUTERS | On December 10, the United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency reported an "incident" involving a vessel in the Red Sea. | In a short statement, UKMTO, which is part of the Royal Navy, said that the vessel and crew were reported to be safe, without providing further details."UKMTO are aware of reports of an incident in the Red Sea. Lat 131000N Long 0425600E, investigations are ongoing. Vessel and crew are safe," the statement reads…
(2022-12-10). Syrian Security Force Exhumed Body Of Slain ISIS Leader From Daraa's Jasim. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE:/ Iliya Pitalev. | Syrian security forces have exhumed the body of ISIS leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi who was recently killed in the southern governorate of Daraa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on December 10. | The London-based monitoring group said that the dead body was exhumed by security forces from the eastern graveyard of Jasim in the western Daraa countryside in cooperation with local fighters from the town. The body was then taken to an unknown destination.
(2022-12-10). Turkish Army Continues To Target Infrastructure In Syria's Northern Region (Video). southfront.org 
Image: aa.com.tr | The Turkish military continue to target infrastructure in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria in the framework of Operation Claw-Sword. | On December 9, several Turkish strikes targeted a key communication tower near the village of Saluk in the northern countryside of Raqqa, which is held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). | The strikes didn't result in any casualties. However, the Hawar News Agency reported that the strikes placed the communic…
(2022-12-10). Michigan Judge Drops Flint Water Charges Against Ex-Gov Snyder, Sparking Outrage. truthout.org Environmental justice advocates on Friday condemned a move by a district judge in Michigan to drop two misdemeanor charges against former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder in connection with the 2014 Flint water crisis that killed dozens of residents of the predominantly Black city and poisoned thousands more. The Detroit Free Press reports Genesee County Judge F. Kay Behm signed an order remanding… |
(2022-12-10). [Comment] How can research funders advance racial equity? thelancet.com Unequal representation in science means that some scientific questions are not getting asked or answered, and crucially, this limits the breadth of research and stifles innovation. For example, it is now known that encouraging broader populations to participate in clinical trials makes better therapies.1 Additionally, we know that increasing the diversity of human genome data can beneficially inform therapeutic development and the direction of genomics more broadly.2 Increasing the diversity of who participates in research careers improves health equity and outcomes by increasing the spread of research problems t…
(2022-12-10). Wie Mitmenschen verstandes- und gefàºhlsmà§àüig erreichen? globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb desnewsauthor">Ns des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Folgen Sie …
(2022-12-10). Motorcycle popularity begins to accelerate. ecns.cn Nationally, 5.34 million motorcycles were newly registered for use in the first half of this year, an increase of 1.08 million or 25.38 percent compared with the number of the same period last year.
(2022-12-10). China, ASEAN give push to go green. ecns.cn China is willing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to promote green and low-carbon development, as part of the country's larger drive to make continuous contributions to global sustainable development.
(2022-12-10). Xi meets with Kuwaiti crown prince. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday met with Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Riyadh.
(2022-12-10). China testing three large amphibious aircraft. ecns.cn China has put three AG600M aircraft, a full-configuration firefighting model belonging to the AG600 large amphibious aircraft family, into flight test missions, announced the developer Friday.
(2022-12-10). Xi says China supports Tunisia's development path, opposes external interference. ecns.cn China firmly supports Tunisia in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions, and opposes external interference in Tunisia's internal affairs, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.
(2022-12-10). China's self-developed C919 large passenger aircraft delivered. ecns.cn The first C919 large passenger aircraft with registration number B-919A completes preparations for delivery at an assembly center in Pudong, Shanghai, Dec. 8, 2022.
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Workforce and workplace racism in health systems: organisations are diverse but not inclusive. thelancet.com In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the international reckoning on racial justice, there is a fundamental imperative for organisations to expose and combat racism and bias within the health-care workforce. Racism is a public health threat and there is an opportunity for individuals and institutions to identify and reverse racist policies and practices that lead to unequal treatment, outcomes, and experiences in health care.1 At present, the UK and the USA have workplaces that are increasingly diverse but are not inclusive.
(2022-12-10). Indigenous Action Podcast Episode #15: 15th Annual No Thanks, No Giving. itsgoingdown.org Indigenous Action Podcast hosts Bonn and Klee join featured guest speaker Tawinikay in a panel style discussion on "Indigenous Autonomy and Anarchism: Against Settler Politics." This podcast is from the livestream of the 15th Annual No Thanks, No Giving! that was held on Thursday, November 24th. For 15 years we have hosted No Thanks, No…
(2022-12-10). Workers in Dallas, Texas at Alamo Drafthouse Stage Walkout. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent strike action by members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in so-called Dallas, Texas at the Alamo Drafthouse. Originally published on the Industrial Worker. At approximately 6 pm on Saturday, November 12th, workers at an Alamo Drafthouse located in the Lake Highlands neighborhood of Dallas walked off the job and…
(2022-12-10). International Action Center 31 Years of Activism. iacenter.org PLEASE DONATE: Our activism could not happen without our loyal donors' support! Dec2022 Trifold [Large print version of the brochure coming soon]…
(2022-12-10). U.S. Senate Roundtable: COVID Policy Has Been a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). Venezuela's Maduro Condemns Parliamentary Coup in Peru. venezuelanalysis.com A rural school teacher and a political neophyte, Castillo struggled to establish a stable government against a hostile Congress.
(2022-12-10). Indigenous leader exposes racist myth of 'Thanksgiving'. workers.org 
The following edited remarks were made by Kimimilasha James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 53rd annual National Day of Mourning rally, Nov. 24, 2022. Go to tinyurl.com/3z9cbkzc to live stream the entire rally on youtube. Good afternoon sisters, brothers and siblings! Kimimilasha James speaks at . . . |
(2022-12-10). As NYT Staffers Strike, Sanders Calls to Empower Workers Battling Media Giants. truthout.org On the heels of New York Times workers walking off the job, Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday made the case for revamping the nation's news media system by giving reporters around the United States the resources necessary to produce high-quality journalism for the benefit of society. In an email to supporters, the Vermont Independent described how profit-maximizing media outlets have undermined… |
(2022-12-10). The UC UAW Workers Strike & The Historic Fight For Housing & Against Privatization At The. indybay.org UCB geographer Gray Brechin who is also author of "Imperial San Francisco" and Harvey Smith who is with the People's Park Historic District Advocacy Group talk about the history of privatization and corporatization of the university and the role of the millionaire and billionaire Regents appointed by California governors.
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Racial disparities in physician decision making for primary brain tumours. thelancet.com Prompt evaluation and early surgical resection of neurological tumours have been shown to improve long-term outcomes for patients with primary brain tumors.1—4 Despite the high morbidity of neurological disease within the USA, there is little data considering physician decisions in the management of neurosurgical patients and the disparities that could arise from these decisions. Disparities work in this field has largely focused on patient factors such as access, income, insurance, geography, structural inequities, and operative and postoperative morbidity.
(2022-12-10). Hakeem Jeffries and the Railroad Workers. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley Dec 7, 2022 | A New Black "First" Came Along At The Same Moment That The Democratic Party Showed Itself To Be A Servant Of The Ruling Classes. Hakeem Jeffries is a very willing tool of powerful people. There is no reason to celebrate his ascension to the House Minority Leader position. | "Israel today, Israel tomorrow, Israel forever." | — The Black Agenda Report team is proud to have coined the phrases "Black misleadership class" and "Black politica…
(2022-12-10). US Tax Dollars at Work: Neocolonial Dictatorship, Paramilitary and Police Terror in Haiti Today. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-10). Sudan's Revolutionary Forces Reject Transition Deal, Vow to Continue Resistance. orinocotribune.com 
The Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) and Sudan's military junta have signed an initial framework agreement for a 'civilian-led' transition. However, the agreement has been rejected by the country's revolutionary forces as a betrayal of the December Revolution. | On Monday, December 5, the Forces of Freedom and Change (FCC) in Sudan, a coalition of centrist and right-wing political parties, signed an initial deal with the military junta as part of a political framework arrangement. The agreement will pave the way for a two-year "civilian-led" transition towards elections, a year after the military led by Gene…
(2022-12-10). Killer Robots Rally = Poor Progressive Organizing. indybay.org No reason to be a prop for a useless photo-op on a cold December morning.
(2022-12-10). Climate Change Lockdowns. Yup, They Are Actually Going There… globalresearch.ca Important article by Michael Snyder | I suppose that we should have known that this was inevitable. After establishing a precedent during the pandemic, now the elite apparently intend to impose lockdowns for other reasons as well. | What I have detailed …
(2022-12-10). Is the Pandemic Over? The Worldwide Corona Crisis. Bankruptcies, Unemployment, Famine and Food Insecurity. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). Student Debt Relief Opponent Runs to Chair Education Committee for GOP. truthout.org Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina is a vocal opponent of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan and has said she would shutter the Department of Education if given the chance. Foxx has led the Republican minority on the House Committee on Education and Labor since 2017 and is the top candidate to chair the committee when the GOP majority takes over next year. Due to term limit… |
(2022-12-10). [Comment] The need for metrics to measure progress on racial equity in global public health and medicine. thelancet.com For decades, global public health and medicine have implicitly reinforced the prevailing power distortion that favours white and male supremacy, and centres western hegemony.1,2 Structural racism in these fields can only be undone through measures that demolish racist structures and dismantle racialised hierarchies and rules. Many institutions based in high-income countries (HICs), or former coloniser countries, have declared a commitment to tackling racism, but have not clearly articulated, in measurable terms, what this means in practice.
(2022-12-10). That Is Why We Love The Game. smoothiex12.blogspot.com This was a dramatic Friday. First Croatia winning Brazil and then Argies and Dutch treating us to a thriller. What a game and a drama. Tomorrow is another great game day. Let's enjoy this end of the week. Will Morocco endure under Portugal's massive fire-power?
(2022-12-10). Black Market in Broad Daylight. orinocotribune.com 
By Lauren Smith Dec 6, 2022 | U.S. school kids, hospital patients, and prison inmates share food poisoning, while food liquidators boast they turn "trash into treasure." | [This article is the second part of a series on human rights abuse by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and the Miami Federal Detention Center (Miami FDC).
(2022-12-10). [Comment] An urgent call to address interpersonal and structural racism and social inequities in Australia. thelancet.com On Oct 13, 2022, Cassius Turvey, a young Aboriginal teenager, was brutally attacked in Perth, Western Australia, and died 10 days later, amidst concerns that more could have been done to save him.1 His death spread waves of shock and condemnation globally, with the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, calling it "racially motivated".2 The teenager's death adds to innumerable instances of racial brutality against Indigenous peoples and Black people across the world, generating Black Lives Matter marches and calls for global justice.
(2022-12-10). Thousands march in Sydney for democracy in Iran. greenleft.org.au Thousands marched through Sydney streets on December 10 (International Human Rights Day) demanding democracy in Iran and justice for Jina Mahsa Amini and the growing number of democracy protesters who have been killed, arrested and tortured by the dictatorial regime in Iran. | On December 8, Mohsen Shekari became the first democracy protester to be executed. At least 475 protesters have been killed by security forces and 18,240 others have been detained, according to the Human Rights Activists' News Agency (HRANA).
(2022-12-10). The working class under neo-liberalism. mronline.org 
A NEO-LIBERAL regime entails a spontaneous change in the balance of class power against the working class everywhere. This happens for a number of reasons.
(2022-12-10). Video: The Corona Lockdown, The Most Devastating Crisis in Modern History. What We Need is "Democratic Regime Change". Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Delan Devakumar: redressing racism and discrimination in health. thelancet.com Delan Devakumar, Professor of Global Child Health and Co-Director of the Centre for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents at University College London (UCL), UK, has always understood racism and what it is like to be discriminated against. About a year before he was born, his parents' house in Sri Lanka was burnt down. "It was a targeted attack", he says. "My father comes from the Tamil minority group." Later, as a south Asian boy growing up in north Wales, UK, he experienced racism first hand and recalls how "in the 1980s and 90s there weren't many people who looked like us; being called names and someti…
(2022-12-10). Venezuela Celebrates Day of Love and Loyalty for Hugo Chávez. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, December 8, the people of Venezuela celebrated the Day of Love and Loyalty for Commander Hugo Chávez, 10 years after his last address to the nation on December 8, 2012. The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, participated in a march in Caracas, where thousands of people marched to celebrate the memory of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution. | The march went through several streets of Caracas and ended in fron…
(2022-12-10). Orinoco Tribune Editor: There Was a Coup Against Pedro Castillo in Peru. orinocotribune.com Caracas, December 10, 2022 ( "There was a coup d'état against…
(2022-12-10). Crypto Industry Ally Joins House GOP Leadership, Nixing Hopes for Reform. truthout.org The dramatic collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is unlikely to lead to meaningful efforts by Congress to rein in the cryptocurrency industry because one Republican leader set to take control of the House in January has already interfered with investigations of crypto firms, including FTX. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) led a bipartisan effort in March to thwart attempts by the Securities… |
(2022-12-10). Social Movements in Peru Demand New Elections and Constituent Assembly. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, December 8, various social movements and political parties in Peru carried out demonstrations demanding new general elections and a constituent assembly to overcome the country's political and constitutional crisis after Congress ousted President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday, December 7. Supporters of Castillo, who is now in prison, protested in the streets of the capital, Lima, as well as in other cities in condemnation of the coup and the appointment of Vice President Dina Boluarte as the new president. | Political groups, such as the Nuevo Peru movement, have called for an early general election an…
(2022-12-10). UN Votes in Favor of Dismantling Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Healthy and thriving: advancing anti-racism evidence and solutions to transform the health of Black communities. thelancet.com Residential segregation and the inter-related processes of disinvestment and dispossession in Black communities are among the most visible manifestations of structural racism in many racialised societies globally. Such segregation is one way that racism becomes both embedded in the bricks and mortar and the social fabric of cities through a myriad of historical and contemporary policies and institutional practices1—5 and embodied, ultimately leading to health inequities between communities separated by relatively short distances.
(2022-12-10). 70+ Lawmakers Demand Biden Provide Rail Workers Paid Sick Leave. scheerpost.com 
"As president, you and your administration have a number of tools at your disposal to make sure rail workers are guaranteed paid sick leave," wrote the lawmakers.
(2022-12-10). "For Christmas, I'll boycott Israel": New solidarity actions for Palestine in Toulouse. samidoun.net 
On Friday, 9 December, the Collectif Palestine Vaincra — a member of the international Samidoun Network — organized a Palestine stand in Toulouse, France, near the exit to the Bagatelle metro station. With a large banner reading, "For Christmas, I'll boycott Israel," the stand focused on the need to celebrate the winter holidays and the …
(2022-12-10). Israeli interior minister reiterates plans to deport French-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri #JusticeforSalah #LiberezSalah. samidoun.net 
Salah Hamouri, the French-Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender, remains under constant threat of forcible deportation from Jerusalem at any time. While a court hearing has been scheduled in his case on 1 January, the Israeli interior minister — the notoriously far-right Ayelet Shaked — announced on Friday, 9 December, that she rejected the arguments …
(2022-12-10). [Comment] Race, ethnicity, and ill health: making the non-modifiable modifiable. thelancet.com Associations between minoritised racial and ethnic populations and poorer health outcomes are well documented.1,2 In The Lancet, Jameela Sheikh and colleagues3 contribute to this evidence base with a systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis. 51 studies from 20 high-income to upper-middle-income countries, from the International Prediction of Pregnancy Complications (IPPIC) Network, with at least two ethnic or racial categories (White, Black, South Asian, Hispanic, or other), were included.
(2022-12-10). Philippines: Ecosocialism launched. greenleft.org.au Socialist and environmental activists came together to launch a course of educational seminars on ecosocialism in the Philippines' capital, Manila, on November 25, reports Susan Price.
(2022-12-10). [World Report] Research focus: the Ubuntu Center. thelancet.com The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity brings together academics, residents, organisers, and advocates to advance health. Talha Burki reports.
(2022-12-10). Monday 12/5: TERFs Out of Oakland! indybay.org Rene Davidson Courthouse | 1225 Fallon St Oakland CA…
(2022-12-10). [Editorial] Advancing racial and ethnic equity in health. thelancet.com "Racism is a public health emergency of global concern." Since we wrote these words in June, 2020, a monumental worldwide reckoning with racism, xenophobia, and discrimination in society—its roots, its consequences, and its redress—has gathered pace. Marches have taken place and statues have been toppled, activists galvanised and institutions investigated, reforms proposed and elections contested. Progress has been uneven, but interrogation of the power structures that prejudice and mistreat specific groups of people while privileging others has heightened an acknowledgment of racism and its harms[mda…
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Senjuti Saha: advocate for equity in global health research. thelancet.com Microbiologist Senjuti Saha is the Director of the non-profit Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF), in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a strong advocate for equity in global health research. When she received a grant in 2018 to set up a sequencing facility at CHRF and got the non-governmental organisation's first sequencing machine, she says, "I wanted to show the world that you could be anywhere in the world and be able to sequence. You don't have to ship samples out to the US or UK. You can sequence wherever you are and everybody's capable.
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Michelle Morse: taking a race conscious approach for health equity. thelancet.com Sharing graphs during our interview that show higher rates of premature mortality in Black people than in all other racial and ethnic groups in New York City (NYC), Michelle Morse comments: "That to me is the ultimate example of how racism impacts health; Black people are dying young for no reason other than the net impact of racism." Morse is the Deputy Commissioner for the Center for Health Equity and Community Wellness (CHECW) and inaugural Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NY, USA.
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Desmond Jumbam: challenging power dynamics in global health. thelancet.com When asked what is needed now to progress the decolonising global health movement, Desmond Jumbam, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the non-governmental organisation (NGO) Operation Smile in Accra, Ghana, has one word: action. "We've talked about it, and the conversations are important, and they must continue, but we need to focus on actions. We need to focus on holding institutions accountable for what they say they believe in. It's easy for people to go on Twitter and talk about decolonising global health…but we actually need action", he says.
(2022-12-10). [Perspectives] Ntobeko Ntusi: valuing a culture of inclusivity and reciprocity. thelancet.com Before our interview, Ntobeko Ntusi, Chair and Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and Groote Schuur Hospital, South Africa, had been doing a bedside tutorial with students. He highlighted the different way they had presented the Black and White patients. "I asked the students why it is important to clarify the HIV status of Black patients when you present them when it has no bearing on their clinical presentation. And you can see the dumbfounded faces because it's not something they do consciously, but these biases are so in-built, even at this young age", he says.
(2022-12-10). [World Report] Pakistan's growing HIV epidemic. thelancet.com Diagnoses are growing and experts fear that infection is moving from key populations to the public at large. Udani Samarasekera reports.
(2022-12-10). [World Report] "They see us differently": advancing health for Roma. thelancet.com Roma are Europe's biggest minority ethnic group and face continued discrimination in health care. Udani Samarasekera reports.
(2022-12-10). Blockaders Halt Border Wall Construction in Southern Arizona. unicornriot.ninja
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(2022-12-10). Sunday 12/11: How Factory Farming endangers our future, with Wayne Hsiung. indybay.org In person at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 1187 Franklin St. San Francisco or on ZOOM…
(2022-12-10). Venezuelan Government and Pencil Alliance Opposition Party Continue Dialogue. orinocotribune.com 
(2022-12-10). January 6 Committee considers sending criminal referrals to Justice Department targeting Trump, others. wsws.org In addition to the former president, the committee is contemplating criminal referrals for Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark and John Eastman.
(2022-12-10). Stellantis announces indefinite layoffs for 1,3 Belvidere Assembly Plant workers. wsws.org Stellantis announced Friday that Belvidere Assembly will be indefinitely idled in Februrary, impacting 1,3 workers.
(2022-12-10). Anti-government protests continue in Iran despite mounting repression. wsws.org Industrial workers—including several thousand at the Isfahan Steel, Sanandaj Petrochemical, and Sepahan Cement works—and bus drivers in Mashhad joined the protests.
(2022-12-10). South Korean truckers' union calls off strike following sham vote. wsws.org The vote called at short notice was an anti-democratic farce in which only 3,575 out of 26,144 union members participated, and of those, only 2,211 voted to end the walk-out.
(2022-12-10). Museum workers, identity politics and class. wsws.org The recently released Art Museum Staff Demographic Survey 2022 is consumed with questions of race and gender, the obsession of the upper middle class.
(2022-12-10). Low levels of testing in Europe obscure rapid COVID-19 winter surge. wsws.org European governments' "forever COVID" strategy has led to the total destruction of the most basic measures to track the virus.
(2022-12-10). The World Cup and human rights: Qatar 2022 and Argentina 1978. wsws.org Recently declassified documents reveal the World Cup's "strategic value …for the military junta and its attempt to use it as a distraction from state crimes."
(2022-12-10). Thousands of workers protest against privatisation in Sri Lanka. wsws.org Union thugs tried unsuccessfully to prevent members of the SEP from distributing its statement, explaining the treacherous role of the unions and the need for new organisations controlled by workers themselves.
(2022-12-10). The class logic behind Washington's anti-strike law against railroaders. wsws.org The policy of the Biden administration is determined not one iota by dishonest phrases meant for public consumption, but entirely by the class interests of American capitalism.
(2022-12-10). Stalinist-led Kerala government connives with Modi against fishers protesting Adani Port project. wsws.org Kerala's Stalinist-led state government has given its consent to the Modi government deploying heavily-armed Central Reserve Police Force personnel at the construction site in order to intimidate and, if necessary, violently suppress any further protests against the port project.
(2022-12-10). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org Indian rubber plantation workers continue strike over wages; Australian paramedics and pharmacists carry out limited work bans over crippling staff shortages; New Zealand teachers vote to stop work.
(2022-12-10). Australia faces holiday surge as COVID infections, hospitalisations grow. wsws.org By every metric, the pandemic is once again worsening in Australia. Governments, however, are insisting that the priority is to ensure a "normal" holiday season to maximise profits.
(2022-12-10). New Jersey governor seeks private vendor to run state's veterans homes. wsws.org The move is an attempt at damage control after federal inspectors effectively ended new admissions to the Menlo Park, New Jersey, veterans home because of inadequate infection control.
(2022-12-10). A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Global Plastics Treaty. popularresistance.org Could countries come together to find a solution to the plastic pollution crisis? International collaboration on environmental issues has a mixed track record. The Montreal Protocol successfully reduced the refrigerants and other chemicals burning a hole in the ozone layer, but the efforts of the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are still not on track to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions enough to stave off the worst impacts of the climate crisis. | Now, nations are trying again with an international treaty on plastic pollution. The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee…
(2022-12-10). Report: Dismantling Racism And Militarism In US Foreign Policy. popularresistance.org The prevailing, militaristic conception of "national security" is steeped in racism and perpetuates white supremacy. The Racism-Militarism Paradigm is a way of looking at the world, widely shared among the U.S. policymaking community and much of the public, that arises from a largely unacknowledged doctrine of white supremacy and the necessity of using violence to uphold it. This paradigm establishes a rigid hierarchy, based on race, that values white lives more than any other—at home and abroad. It embraces militarism as the most effective mechanism to guarantee this ordering of society and the world.
(2022-12-10). A Seat At The US-Africa Leaders Summit Table Should Be Rejected. popularresistance.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) recognizes the "U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit" — scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. December 13-15th — as nothing more than collusion between neo-colonial powers and U.S. attempts to advance and maintain dominance over the continent. | Liberal elements of U.S. civil society will preoccupy themselves with the issues they think should be addressed at the Summit, claiming to act in the best interest of Africa or, as with the Summit of the Americas held earlier this year, attack those who they say do not deserve to be invited. Such dispositions presume the U.S. has…
(2022-12-10). Iran: To Veil Or Not To Veil. popularresistance.org The explosion of protests in Iran that began in September were not about the Islamic Republic's "hijab law" specifically, but about the abuses and excesses of the so-called morality police — the Gasht-e-Ershad (also known simply as Ershad, or in English, the 'guidance patrol') — against regular Iranian women who were considered to be immodestly garbed. | Public disgruntlement was triggered by the widely-publicized death of Mahsa Amini, who was apprehended by the Ershad and died while in their custody. | Although subsequent video footage released by Iranian police authorities showed that Amini had coll…
(2022-12-10). Next On The US Supreme Court Chopping Block: Democracy. popularresistance.org On December 7, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the case Moore v. Harper, a case which could effectively eliminate the influence of the popular vote in presidential elections. In Moore, a case which the Court, now dominated by a far-right majority, will likely decide before July 2023, it is possible that justices will rule in favor of allowing state legislatures the authority to decide the outcome of presidential elections, regardless of the popular vote. | Peoples Dispatch spoke to Brian Becker, founding member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) and part of the PSL's central…
(2022-12-10). How Academic Workers' Leverage Can Grow In A Long-Haul Strike. popularresistance.org California – Forty-eight thousand academic workers have been on strike across the 10 campuses of the University of California since November 14. It's the biggest strike in the country this year. The strikers are in four bargaining units—teaching assistants, student researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and academic researchers—all affiliated with the United Auto Workers. | The following speeches were written for and read out at the Strike to Win Assembly on December 6 at UC Berkeley. This assembly was put together by rank-and-file members from the humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, en…
(2022-12-10). Peru's Oligarchy Overthrows President Castillo. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-10). NATO Defense College delegation inspects Georgian military satrapy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseDecember 10, 2022 Visit of the NATO Defense College delegation to the Defense Forces Georgia is hosting a delegation of the NATO Defense College as part of the regional tour. Major General Giorgi Matiashvili, Commander of the Defense Forces of Georgia, welcomed the leaders of the college and high-ranking course participants to …
(2022-12-10). Mary Shelley: If my first introduction to humanity had been a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com
(2022-12-10). Germany abandons "peacetime" military spending, boosts arms, troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseDecember 8, 2022 Germany looks to close 'peacetime' capability gaps, targets ‚Ǩ15B procurement budget by 2024 The German Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVg) has admitted in a new armaments report that it has serious military capability gaps caused by three decades of "peacetime" underfunding — and that filling those gaps quickly won't be cheap. …
(2022-12-10). 116 Abrams battle tanks part of $4b U.S. sale to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressDecember 6, 2022 US approves $4B sale of Abrams tanks to NATO ally Poland The Biden administration on Tuesday approved a nearly $4 billion sale of advanced tanks, other combat vehicles and a large amount of assorted weaponry to NATO ally Poland at a time of heightened security concerns because of the war in …
(2022-12-10). Colorado legalizes "magic mushrooms" america.cgtn.com Colorado is now the second U.S. state to legalize "magic mushrooms". A month ago, residents voted to legalize psilocybin mushrooms as a way to treat anxiety, PTSD and depression. Now, the lengthy process of setting up so-called healing centers begins.
(2022-12-10). Key U.S. states move to eliminate wage discrimination. america.cgtn.com The wage transparency law passed in New York city in November. It came after a six-month delay due to initial pushback from some members of the local business community. According to the New York city Commission on Human Rights, the mandate requires New York …
(2022-12-10). Droughts and wildfires threaten forests in Sierra Nevada. america.cgtn.com The once-sprawling green forest ranges in California's famous Sierra Nevada mountain range are dying out at a much larger scale than previously thought. A recent study found nearly a third of southern Sierra Nevada conifer forests have disappeared in the last decade. And the trend is …
(2022-12-10). Saudi-Chinese relations: A new path for the interest of the Arab World. uwidata.com The significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Saudi Arabia cannot be understood in isolation from the symbolic messages it entails. The Chinese President was received with a standing ovation and awarded an honorary doctorate from King Saud University, in contrast to the apathy that US President Joe Biden experienced during his visit to …
(2022-12-10). Peru: The fall of Pedro Castillo. uwidata.com By Oscar Rotundo* On July 28, 2021, Pedro Castillo assumed the presidency of Peru after having defeated the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in the second round by a narrow difference. Fujimori, daughter of the former president convicted of crimes against humanity and other political and economic crimes, was defeated in her third attempt to become …
(2022-12-10). Eighteen Years Ago Today, Journalist Gary Webb Was Murdered After Exposing CIA Drug Trafficking. covertactionmagazine.com On December 10, 2004, the body of journalist Gary Webb, 49, was discovered in his home near Sacramento after a moving company worker found a note posted to his front door that read: "Please do not enter. Call 911 and ask for an ambulance." Webb's death was listed as a suicide, but Webb was found …
(2022-12-10). Cuba ratifica su compromiso de solidaridad con la Organización de Estados de àÅfrica, Caribe y Pacífico. cubadebate.cu Intervención del Viceprimer Ministro del gobierno de la República de Cuba Ricardo Cabrisas Ruiz en las Deliberaciones de la Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y Gobierno de la Organización de Estados de àÅfrica, Caribe y Pacífico. Debate general del tema central: 3 continentes, 3 océanos y 1 destino común, construyendo con resiliencia y sostenibilidad.
(2022-12-10). Lula anuncia futuros ministros de su Gobierno en Brasil. telesurtv.net Anuncia a titulares de las carteras de Hacienda, Defensa, Justicia y Seguridad Pública. El presidente electo de Brasil se reunirá esta tarde con los comandantes de las FF. AA.
(2022-12-10). Zurda Infinita conversa con Lucho González sobre cuartos de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Morales y Sorín destacaron la fortaleza mental de Argentina, remontando del empate sobre el minuto final.
(2022-12-10). Costa Rica reporta 3.552 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en una semana. telesurtv.net El reporte de la semana epidemiológica 48 indica que los casos se incrementaron en 764, en comparación con la semana precedente.
(2022-12-10). ONU acepta ser acompañante de diálogos de paz con el ELN. telesurtv.net El jefe de la Misión de Verificación de la ONU en Colombia, sera el representante de António Guterres en la mesa de diálogo entre el Gobierno colombiano y el ELN.
(2022-12-10). Liga Élite: Comenzaron nuevas subseries este fin de semana. cubadebate.cu Tras los resultados de este sábado la tabla de posiciones se mantiene igual: encabeza Agricultores (24-14) con diferencia de 4.5 juegos sobre su más cercano perseguidor Centrales (20-19). Luego se ubican Tabacaleros (19-19), Ganaderos (18-19), Portuarios (17-22) y Cafetaleros (16-21).
(2022-12-10). Lista bioeléctrica para pruebas de sincronización con ingenio. cubadebate.cu La primera bioeléctrica cubana, construida en áreas aledañas al central Ciro Redondo, de Ciego de àÅvila, está lista para realizar las pruebas de sincronización con ese ingenio, que comenzará la zafra en el actual mes. Es la primera planta cubana de este tipo en la modalidad de inversión extranjera y pionera en el empleo de marabú como combustible.
(2022-12-10). Judicial Coup in Argentina: Corrupt Judges Conspire With Media Oligarch to Ban Cristina Kirchner From Office. scheerpost.com 
Leaked messages show Argentina's corrupt judges and prosecutors conspired with right-wing media oligarchs to launch a judicial coup against left-wing ex President and current VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sentencing her to six years in prison and banning her from running in the 2023 elections.
(2022-12-10). Pedro Castillo Ratifies Asylum Request to Mexico. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, December 8, the deposed president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, ratified his request for political asylum in Mexico. This was confirmed by Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard through a Twitter post. | "Castillo has ratified the asylum request received at the Mexican Embassy early this morning (2 a.m.), which I attach here for informing the public," the Mexican foreign affairs secretary wrote on social media. | Castillo ha ratificado la solicitud de asilo recibida en la Embajada de México esta madrugada (2 am ) misma que les anexo para conocimiento de la opinión pública. | — Marcelo Ebra…
(2022-12-10). Víctor Hugo Morales: De zurda, antes que nada, estar en Cuba. cubadebate.cu Lo primero que rescato, y la voy a sorprender, fue entrar a Cuba. Fue estando aquí en algún viaje, cuando, al ver la fuerte presencia de Telesur, me imaginé en su pantalla para llegar a los cubanos. Cuba es, para mi generación, la más alta, la más emocionante de las banderas en la construcción del mundo soñado.
(2022-12-10). Cuba en Datos: El judo femenino cubano antes y después de Veitía (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Tomando como base los principales resultados (Juegos Olímpicos, Panamericanos y Mundiales), pretendemos mostrar en cifras la calidad de este gran entrenador cubano, quien se retiró del deporte activo en 2015, aunque su adiós no fue oficializado hasta enero de 2016 en Gran Prix celebrado en la Ciudad Deportiva.
(2022-12-10). Ley de expropiación en Cuba: Refuerzo de las garantías personales en el ámbito patrimonial. cubadebate.cu Uno de los proyectos de ley que se presentarán en el décimo periodo ordinario de sesiones del Parlamento cubano, que se iniciará el 12 de diciembre, es el de la Ley de la Expropiación por Razones de Utilidad Pública o Interés Social, que ordena mejor los procesos expropiatorios y dota a las personas afectadas de derechos.
(2022-12-10). øSe garantizan los derechos humanos en Cuba?: Una mirada desde la sociedad civil. cubadebate.cu "La Revolución, el Socialismo cubano, ha demostrado que es un sistema de todos y para todos; que no es perfecto —porque la perfección no existe-, pero es el sistema más justo al que se puede aspirar. Es un sistema basado en la justicia social, la igualdad, el humanismo, en darle un espacio dentro de nuestra sociedad a todas y todos".
(2022-12-10). Dibu Martínez vuelve a ser el héroe de la Albiceleste. cubadebate.cu El portero de Argentina se convirtió en el héroe de la Albiceleste este viernes al detener dos de los penaltis de Países Bajos en la definición de los cuartos de final del Mundial de Qatar 2022.
(2022-12-10). Out 27: Curazao, de nuevo la piedra en el zapato en semifinal. cubadebate.cu En los últimos años, Curazao y Holanda se han convertido en nuestra piedra en el zapato cuando de juegos claves a nivel internacional se trata. Y son de un árbol ramas y tronco. Este sábado enfrentaremos de nuevo en las semifinales a los curazoleños desde las 2: 00 de la tarde en el estadio Andre Rodgers.
(2022-12-10). Soberana 02 y Soberana Plus reciben gran premio en evento internacional en Belarús. cubadebate.cu Las vacunas cubanas anti covid-19 Soberana 02 y Soberana Plus obtuvieron el Gran Premio del evento internacional de negocios Líder del Año, en Belarús, por su contribución a la lucha mundial contra la pandemia, informó en su cuenta en Twitter el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas (IFV).
(2022-12-10). Tras la derrota de Brasil en el Mundial, Tite deja su puesto al frente de la canarinha. cubadebate.cu
(2022-12-10). Propuestas del Festival de Cine este sábado 10 de diciembre. cubadebate.cu El primero de diciembre inició la 43 edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, que se extenderá hasta el próximo día 10. Compartimos la programación del sábado 10 de diciembre en el Cine 23 y 12, el Yara, el Charles Chaplin y el Acapulco. Disfrute del séptimo arte que inunda por estos días a La Habana.
(2022-12-10). EN VIVO: Marruecos 1 – 0 Portugal en cuartos de Copa del Mundo. telesurtv.net Este es el tercer partido correspondiente a la actual fase del torneo, en el que Marruecos llega tras ser líder del Grupo F.
(2022-12-10). Marruecos enfrentará a Portugal en cuartos de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador de este encuentro se enfrentará en la siguiente ronda del torneo al vencedor del partido entre Inglaterra y Francia.
(2022-12-10). Presidente cubano elogia congreso sobre derechos humanos. telesurtv.net El congreso sobre Derechos Humanos abordó la protección integral de los derechos y la dignidad humana desde la ciencia.
(2022-12-10). Registran abrupto incremento de casos de Covid-19 en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias de Paraguay indicaron que el número de casos de coronavirus aumentaron un 120 por ciento en una semana.
(2022-12-10). Sesiona cumbre de la Unión Económica Euroasiática en Kirguistán. telesurtv.net Entre los temas que se abordan sobresalen la extensión de la zona de mercado común y la eliminación de las barreras comerciales.
(2022-12-10). Explosión en una mina de carbón deja diez muertos en Indonesia. telesurtv.net La agencia local de rescates precisó que la última víctima fue encontrada tras una búsqueda en un túnel de 240 metros.
(2022-12-10). Finaliza décima cumbre organización de àÅfrica, Caribe y Pacífico. telesurtv.net El secretario general del bloque, Georges Chikoti llamó a aunar esfuerzos para enfrentar la crisis financiera, alimentaria y climática que enfrenta el mundo.
(2022-12-10). Francia reporta aumento en tasa de incidencia de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Se registraron al menos 94 muertes más asociadas a la Covid-19, por lo que suman 159.611 desde el inicio de la pandemia.
(2022-12-10). Registran sismo de magnitud 5,9 en Davao Oriental, Filipinas. telesurtv.net Según las autoridades, el movimiento telúrico se localizó a una profundidad cercana a los 65 kilómetros.
(2022-12-10). Argentina clasifica a semifinales del Mundial Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Ahora los argentinos se deberán enfrentar a Croacia, que en el primer partido de la jornada eliminó a Brasil también en tanda de penales.
(2022-12-10). Inglaterra y Francia definirán al último semifinalista de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net Los dos conjuntos llegan como favoritos, siendo el tercer encuentro entre ambas selecciones en una Copa del Mundo.
(2022-12-10). Tribunal peruano rechaza demanda de habeas corpus del expresidente Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net El Tercer Juzgado Constitucional de Lima de la Corte Superior de Justicia informa que no se había acreditado la supuesta vulneración a su derecho a la libertad.
(2022-12-10). Señalan incidencia de violencia y conflicto armado en Colombia. telesurtv.net En lo que va de 2022, un total de 70.267 colombianos sufrieron desplazamiento forzoso a causa del conflicto.
(2022-12-10). Presidenta de Perú acepta posibilidad de adelantar comicios. telesurtv.net Ciudadanos continúan protestas. Piden cierre del Congreso, la liberación de Pedro Castillo y la convocatoria a una Asamblea Constituyente.
(2022-12-10). Sindicato de correos retoma huelgas en Reino Unido por mejora salarial. telesurtv.net El sindicato CWU rechazó unos cambios laborales de la empresa, como la introducción obligatoria de trabajar en domingo.
(2022-12-10). Celac rechaza anuncio de ejercicio militar de Reino Unido en Malvinas. telesurtv.net Argentina y el Reino Unido protagonizaron un conflicto bélico entre el 2 de abril y el 14 de junio de 1982 por la soberanía del territorio insular.
(2022-12-10). Panamá eleva a 63 los contagiados de viruela símica. telesurtv.net De los casos de viruela símica o Mpox 41de ellos se encuentran activos, 9 aislamiento hospitalario y 32 en sus domicilios.
(2022-12-10). Belice reporta 69 nuevos casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, no varía la cifra de fallecidos, que se mantiene en 688, ni hay personas hospitalizadas.
(2022-12-10). Bolivia asumirá vicepresidencia del Consejo de DD.HH. de ONU en 2023. telesurtv.net El cargo será asumido por Maira Mariela Macdonal Álvarez, representante permanente de Bolivia en el Consejo.
(2022-12-10). Al menos 7 muertos y más de heridos por explosión en India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades declararon que varios heridos están en cuidados intensivos y algunos reciben ventilación asistida.
(2022-12-10). Incendio forestal deja 8.000 hectáreas afectadas en Argentina. telesurtv.net El siniestro continúa activo y propagándose, y los bomberos abren línea húmeda en las zonas de mayor actividad.
(2022-12-10). JEP sancionará a 12 militares colombianos por falsos positivos. telesurtv.net Los 12 exmilitares del Batallón La Popa reconocieron su responsabilidad en 135 asesinatos y desapariciones forzadas de jóvenes entre enero de 2022 y julio de 2005.
(2022-12-10). Policía peruana reprime a simpatizantes del expresidente Castillo. telesurtv.net A lo largo del viernes, miles de personas se movilizaron por las calles de Lima y otras ciudades del país luego de la vacancia presidencial de Pedro Castillo.
(2022-12-10). Policía peruana reprime a simpatizantes del expresidente Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net A lo largo del viernes, miles de personas se movilizaron por las calles de Lima y otras ciudades del país luego de la vacancia presidencial de Pedro Castillo.
(2022-12-10). Judicial Coup In Argentina. popularresistance.org Argentina's notoriously corrupt and deeply politicized judicial system set off an international scandal on December 6, sentencing left-wing former President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison and banning her from future office based on highly dubious charges. | Prominent leaders across Latin America denounced the ruling as a "judicial coup." It is eerily similar to the fraudulent case that led to the imprisonment of Brazil's left-wing former President Lula da Silva in the lead-up to the 2018 elections, which the United Nations Human Rights Committee later denounced as…
(2022-12-10). Protestas en Perú: exigen elecciones anticipadas y liberación de Castillo. cubadebate.cu Cientos de personas continuaban el sábado protestando en demanda de un adelanto de las elecciones en Perú a la nueva presidenta Dina Boluarte, que alista la conformación de su gabinete de ministros tras el abrupto cambio de poder en el país. Boluarte, de 60 años, se convirtió en la primera mujer que asume la presidencia de Perú para cumplir el actual mandato gubernamental.
(2022-12-10). Díaz-Canel: Somos los hijos de un pueblo vencedor de imposibles. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, al hacer la clausura del V Pleno de la organización partidista resumió en sus ideas el hacer de tantos meses de duro trabajo en los que se ha buscado incesantemente cómo perfeccionar la labor del Partido.
(2022-12-10). Continúan movilizaciones para exigir nuevas elecciones en Perú. telesurtv.net A Lima han llegado personas desde Cajamarca, Áncash, Ayacucho, Huaraz y Puno para sumarse a las movilizaciones.
(2022-12-10). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A Fossil Fuel-Free Future For LA. levernews.com Good things are happening! In Los Angeles, grassroots organizers made history by banning projects that have long harmed the health of millions of residents. Also, from Puerto Rico to southern New Mexico, environmental activists are making strides to change the legal battlefield against the fossil fuel industry. Meanwhile in Maine, consumers are taking energy justice into their own hands by putting a bold new measure on the 2023 ballot.Read about all these historic victories in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news and progress for Lever supporting subscribers.Roc…
(2022-12-09). The Rise of Nazism and Terrorist Groups in Interwar Germany. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Merkel Spills Beans on How U.S. and NATO Partners Planned War in Ukraine Against Russia. strategic-culture.org As Merkel's comments reveal, the war mentality in the West against Russia has been extant for over a decade if not longer. | It is becoming irrefutably clear that the United States and its NATO partners have been planning for many years for the current war in the Ukraine against Russia. That fact makes the prospects for peace all the more elusive. How to negotiate with a mindset that is so deeply invested and ingrained with belligerence? | Western governments and media accuse Russia of "unprovoked aggression" against Ukraine and are clamoring for Moscow to hand over eye-watering financial compensation as well as…
(2022-12-09). US Betrays EU Allies' Interests Skillfully Using Ukrainian Conflict To Its Advantage. southfront.org
(2022-12-09). Who's Actually Running Out Of Missiles In Ukraine? southfront.org 
(2022-12-09). American Veterans From The Mozart Group Confirm The Critical Situation Of Ukrainian Troops In Bakhmut. southfront.org 
The article was submitted by our new author who introduced himself as "Matvey, a resident of Donetsk". The article is…
(2022-12-09). In Video: Russian Msta-SM2 Howitzers Use 'Roving Gun' Tactic To Hit Ukrainian Forces. southfront.org 
A Russian Msta-SM2 firing. Screengrab via the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On December 9, the Russian Defense Ministry published a video showing teams of Msta-SM2 self-propelled 152 mm howitzers employing the "roving guns" tactic to hit Ukrainian personnel and equipment in the special military operation zone."The tactic of roving guns enables artillery squads to conduct a counter-fire maneuver after accomplishing a firing mission and leave the site as soon as possible for another fire emplacement where…
(2022-12-09). Foreign Mercenaries Ready To Retire From Ukrainian Front Lines. southfront.org 
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(2022-12-09). Who's actually running out of missiles in Ukraine. infobrics.org While Russia is still producing advanced missiles such as the Kh-101, the US has used up 13 years' worth of Stinger production and five years' worth of Javelin production.
(2022-12-09). US to continue multi-billion-dollar financing of Ukraine in 2023. infobrics.org Questions raised on just how long the US can continue funding the Ukrainians.
(2022-12-09). Video: Russia's Large Winter Offensive, Dwindling Western Arms Supplies. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Expect More Widening of the Ukraine Conflict. thealtworld.com An Inflexible Putin indicates he is sticking with his go-slow war that results in ever more Western participation. In rare comments on the status of the war, Putin admitted it would likely be a "long process." | www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/putin-risk-nuclear-war-rising-will-defend-russia-all-available-means | Does Putin realize that by needlessly prolonging the conflict he is not only causing unnecessary Russian casualties, but also he could be putting his leadership in danger? Man…
(2022-12-09). The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine and Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Georgia: shrewish U.S. dominatrix lays down law on Saakashvili, Ukraine war, Russian "occupation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaDecember 9, 2022 U.S. Ambassador Talks Saakashvili, Georgians in Ukraine, Public Defender While attending an event at the Kutaisi State University on 9 December, U.S. Ambassador Kelly Degnan spoke with journalists about the ailing health of imprisoned ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgians fighting in Ukraine, and the ongoing Public Defender selection process. Asked about Saakashvili's …
(2022-12-09). Poland touts arsenal of NATO-compatible Korean tanks in largest military buildup in its history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com MorƒÖg, only 37 miles from Poland's border with Russia's Kaliningrad exclave, is where the U.S. installed PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in 2010, four years before the coup in Ukraine and the commencement of the war in Donbass. RR ==== Polish RadioDecember 9, 2022 Poland in effort to boost army to counter Russian threat: …
(2022-12-09). Polish MEP pushes amendment to honor Georgian Legion "heroes" fighting in Ukraine for past eight years. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerDecember 9, 2022 Anna Fotyga makes amendment to honor the Georgian heroes defending Ukraine and Georgia European Parliament member Anna Fotyga [from Poland], in the annual report on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with Georgia, raised the issue of amendment, whereby the European Parliament will honor the Georgian heroes fighting in Ukraine. …
(2022-12-09). U.S. provides more missiles to Ukraine in new $275 million arms package. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Missiles for HIMARS, air defense: US announces $275M in military aid to Ukraine The United States has prepared a new military aid package for Ukraine, which includes missiles for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), ammunition for artillery, as well as new capabilities to boost Ukraine's air defenses. John Kirby, National Security Council (NSC) …
(2022-12-09). Indian students and workers support December 10 rally to build international anti-war movement. wsws.org Supporters of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) in India have received significant support from workers and students in their campaign to build the international online rally, "For a mass movement of youth and students to stop the war in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) on December 10.
(2022-12-09). French students support December 10 IYSSE rally for an international anti-war movement. wsws.org Students who spoke to SEP members in France denounced the impact of the NATO-Russia war in Ukraine on inflation, energy supply and the threat of a nuclear escalation.
(2022-12-09). The United Nations promise of peace—also in Ukraine. mronline.org 
The hybrid war in Ukraine has sadly revealed how ineffective the United Nations Organisation has been when it comes to preventing armed conflict or even negotiating a cease-fire when hostilities have broken out.
(2022-12-09). Qatar in the grip of Washington. journal-neo.org 
Washington's defense of its unipolar world is becoming increasingly difficult for the White House, and it is accompanied by growing opposition from Russia, China and an increasing number of supporters of a multipolar world order. Under these circumstances, Washington is desperately trying to demonstrate what little still remains of its influence on the suppression of …
(2022-12-09). EU's Oil Price Cap Creates a Price Cap… on Stupidity. strategic-culture.org 
By Tom LUONGO | The EU and the US went forward with their long-debated, long-telegraphed move to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 per barrel. | By believing they can pressure suppliers into not hauling Russian oil lest they run afoul of the sanctions that support the price cap, they believe they can take only Russian oil off the market for the long run. | Because of the way oil is actually traded in the real world, versus the way it trades in Janet Yellen's head, this policy is actually much harder to implement than it actually looks. You don't buy oil at the crude oil counter at Target or Wal-Mart. | There…
(2022-12-09). Brittney Griner's Supporters Secured Her Freedom. truthout.org Basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday after nearly 10 months of detention in Russia. Griner was freed Thursday in a dramatic prisoner swap between the United States and Russia, with the Biden administration agreeing to free Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms dealer who was serving a 25-year sentence. Griner had been held in Russia since February… |
(2022-12-09). How Bigotry Weakens a Country. southfront.org 
(2022-12-09). SDF Is Ready To Withdraw From Key Towns In Northern Syria Under New Russian Offer To Turkey. southfront.org 
Russia has offered Turkey a new deal that would see the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrawing from two key…
(2022-12-09). The Dirty Side Of Russian Prisoner Paul Whelan: Is He Really The Hero MAGA Claims? moguldom.com The Biden administration has been criticized for securing the release of celebrity basketball player Brittney Griner, who spent nine months in a Russian prison after police found cannabis oil in her luggage, while former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan remains imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges. Congressional Republicans questioned the decision to agree to a prisoner …
(2022-12-09). Can Germany's Plan for Confrontation with Russia Work? Is the Bundeswehr Preparing for War? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Shanghai set to get gas from Russia. ecns.cn The Tai'an-Taixing section is 7 kilometers long with a designed annual gas transmission volume of 18.9 billion cubic meters.
(2022-12-09). U.S. basketball player Griner swapped for Russian citizen Bout. ecns.cn U.S. Basketball player Brittney Griner, who's been detained in Russia since February, was released and heading home Thursday after a prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow.
(2022-12-09). Zimbabwe Wants to Join BRICS. infobrics.org Originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the group has over the years expanded to be known as BRICS Plus by incorporating other nations outside the five members…
(2022-12-09). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Remarks at the Primakov Readings International Forum, Moscow, December 7, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Mr Dynkin, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, Organisers and guests, I am delighted to be able to address the Primakov Readings again and to take part in discussions with the leading experts from Russia and other countries. I would like to say that, despite the difficulties all of you are aware of, the Readings have again…
(2022-12-09). President Putin: "We Will Defend Ourselves with Everything We Have" libya360.wordpress.com The outlines of a truly multipolar world order are appearing before our eyes: new development centres are being formed in Asia, Africa and Latin America, which are increasingly defending their national interests, protecting their sovereignty, and the right to choose their own development trajectory. It is simply impossible to resist these objective historic processes. Video…
(2022-12-09). New Zealand's Daily Blog denounces state surveillance of right-wingers, but demands it for the Socialist Equality Group. wsws.org While the blog's editor Martyn Bradbury recently declared that he refuses to "dob in" right-wing individuals to the Security Intelligence Service, he has demanded that it investigate the Socialist Equality Group for "possible treason."
(2022-12-09). No Union? You Still Have A Right To Strike. popularresistance.org Last year there were 87 strikes by non-union workers, according to Cornell's Labor Action Tracker, accounting for one-third of all work stoppages in the U.S. | Even without a union, you have the legal right to organize strikes, job actions, and various protests—and your employer is banned from retaliating against you. | Despite the law, though, many employers will fire troublemakers if they can get away with it. That can bring organizing to a halt. | So if you're organizing without the protection of a union contract, it behooves you to know your rights and how to enforce them. | With a little practice, you…
(2022-12-09). Community groups receive free air sensors to monitor and tackle local pollution. imperial.ac.uk The second round of London community groups to receive free sensors to monitor and tackle local air pollution have been announced.
(2022-12-09). Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
(2022-12-09). The World Cup Thankfully Keeps Politics in Football. journal-neo.org 
With global attention focused on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, there are the usual bleatings about politics being entangled with sport. Qatar being a country with no previous football tradition, these are being magnified beyond the usual levels. Selling out to big business! Ignoring Qatar's human rights record! Preventing fans drinking! LBGT and migrant …
(2022-12-09). Decolonization, Multipolarity And The Demise Of The Monroe Doctrine. popularresistance.org December 3, 2023 will mark the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. It will also mark its obsolescence in the face of popular resistance and the Pink Tide of progressive governments in Latin America that have been elected over the past two and a half decades. The prevailing ideology of these left and left of center movements rejects the "Washington Consensus" and opts for a new consensus based on the decolonization of the political, economic, social and cultural spheres. This consensus is accompanied by encounters and conferences that advance liberatory traditions developed since the 1960's as well as those…
(2022-12-09). Environmental Justice Advocates Successfully Block Manchin's Side Deal. popularresistance.org West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin's so-called dirty side deal was dealt another blow when Democratic leadership declined to attach it to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). | The legislation, which would have fast-tracked permitting for energy projects and pushed through the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, was reportedly supported at first by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. However, support wavered after more than 750 frontline communities and environmental justice organizations wrote a letter to Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Monday opposing the deal. | "Ma…
(2022-12-09). Nothing Good Will Come From The New Cold War For Australia. popularresistance.org On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia), Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told journalists that his country 'seeks a stable relationship with China'. This is because, as Albanese pointed out, China is 'Australia's largest trading partner. They are worth more than Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea… combined'. Since 2009, China has also been Australia's largest destination for exports as well as the largest single source of Australia's imports. | For the past six years, China has largely ignored Australia's requests for meetings due to the latter's close militar…
(2022-12-09). On 'Hate' And Love At The World Cup: Palestine Is More Than An Arab Cause. popularresistance.org We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject to be compared to other collective struggles that consume most Arabs, everywhere. The ongoing celebration of Palestine and the Palestinian flag at the Qatar World Cup 2022 by millions of Arab fans compels us to rethink our earlier assumptions about the Arab people's relationship with Palestine. | The starting point for my argument is Rome, Italy, not Doha, Qatar. In August 2021, I attended a friendly football match between Morocco's Raja Casablanca and the Italian AS Ro…
(2022-12-09). Palestine Action Breaks In And Smashes Weapons Factory In Wales. popularresistance.org Activists from Palestine Action have broken in to Teledyne Technologies' weapons plant in Presteigne, Wales. Climbing in through smashed windows, activists began to thoroughly dismantle the factory of the American-owned firm, forcing closure of a site used to supply military hardware to Israel. Activists have taken apart offices, broken computers, and have begun occupation of the roof to ensure that the factory remains inoperable. The group took over the Teledyne factory at 7.30am on Thursday morning, and vow to continue this action for as long as possible to stop the manufacture or shipment of Israel's drone tec…
(2022-12-09). Perú: Attempts To Remove Castillo Continued Until Abrupt End. popularresistance.org Rural teacher and trade unionist Pedro Castillo has had a troubled presidency. From the beginning, he faced attempts by the right wing in parliament, where the extreme right predominates, to remove him. However, he was also weakened by his abandonment of campaign proposals that raised many hopes among Peruvians, the serious shortcomings of his management, repeated signs of ineffectiveness, questioned appointments, and corruption scandals. There were four attempts to remove him from the presidency before Castillo decided to attempt carrying out his own coup against Congress, trying to shut it down in an unconstitu…
(2022-12-09). Portland's Circular Economy Is Primed For Success. popularresistance.org Portland, Oregon – This year's climate conference, COP 27, focused a lot on loss and damage compensation. The question of who should foot the bill for our current climate crisis has highlighted a growing conversation around planetary boundaries and collective responsibility. | The disparate impacts of historical emissions on Global South communities show us that pushing waste, emissions, and externalities out of sight isn't only unjust, it's unsustainable. And while these problems continue to unfold on a global scale, each country, city, and locality's role in perpetuating them — or helping to craft solutio…
(2022-12-09). We Defend A Socialist Society Where People And Planet Come First. popularresistance.org Belgium – An acute cost of living crisis marked by soaring food and fuel prices has hit working class households across Europe. In Belgium, students have been standing alongside workers at the forefront of protests demanding effective measures from the government to tackle the crisis. | Peoples Dispatch spoke to Sander Claessens, president of the Comac student movement in Belgium, about their involvement in the protests against the cost of living crisis, political interventions in campuses and society, and the policies of the government towards education, among other issues. Comac is affiliated to the Workers' Pa…
(2022-12-09). Solidarity Rally For Railroad Workers. popularresistance.org After missing-in-action the past few weeks, some rail union chiefs have called for a major rally in Washington, DC at the Capitol Building. In addition, the unions are assisting to build rallies at rail terminals in towns and cities across the country. RWU urges all railroad workers from every craft, family, members, other working class friends and allies to take part. | These rallies are intended to draw the public's attention towards: | The need for increased rail safety — prioritizing the need to maintain two-person crews. | The devastating effects of so-called "precision scheduled railroading" on the na…
(2022-12-09). Starbucks Union Workers Have A Holiday Wish. popularresistance.org Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has a birthday on Friday, and is holding ten rallies across the country to celebrate with the help of its parent union, Workers United. | Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the winning election at the Elmwood Starbucks store in Buffalo, N.Y. on December 9, 2021, the first of the chain's company-run locations to unionize in the country since the 1980s. The election win at Elmwood triggered a nationwide union upsurge at Starbucks. | As part of the day of action, SBWU baristas are asking supporters to refrain from buying Starbucks gift cards this holiday season and show up to wo…
(2022-12-09). Starbucks Union Workers Have a Holiday Wish: Don't Buy Starbucks Gift Cards. popularresistance.org Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) has a birthday on Friday, and is holding ten rallies across the country to celebrate with the help of its parent union, Workers United. | Friday marks the one-year anniversary of the winning election at the Elmwood Starbucks store in Buffalo, N.Y. on December 9, 2021, the first of the chain's company-run locations to unionize in the country since the 1980s. The election win at Elmwood triggered a nationwide union upsurge at Starbucks.
(2022-12-09). Our materials in Telegram (03.12 09.12). strategic-culture.org
(2022-12-09). Rishi Sunak's Bali Fiasco and Then His Bland Banquet Babble. strategic-culture.org There will be more confrontations, more divisions, more effort at 'divide and rule' strong arming both small and big nations at any possible geopolitical corner by the British. | It seems to be yet unknown whether
(2022-12-09). Do not expel Salah Hammouri, France tells Israel. electronicintifada.net Occupation authorities have extended the Palestinian-French lawyer's detention.
(2022-12-09). The Right Has Expanded Its Dark Money Strategy for Dominating School Boards. truthout.org Following the November elections, staffers from several dark money anti-public school groups — Moms for Liberty (M4L), Independent Women's Forum (IWF) and Parents Defending Education (PDE) — took to the media to tout the supposed success of far right school board candidates. One IWF staffer described the results of local and state public education races as a bright spot for Republicans in an… |
(2022-12-09). World gives cold shoulder to people from Gaza. electronicintifada.net Obtaining visas from Europe is a major ordeal.
(2022-12-09). The Heat: China-Arab Relations. america.cgtn.com 
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a historic visit to Saudi Arabia. We will take a look at China-Middle East relations. Saudi Arabia has pulled out all the stops to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. China is Saudi Arabia's main trading partner and the two …
(2022-12-09). Christmas Comes Early for Hawks as Congress Considers Giant Defense Bill. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA): Congress Considers Giant "Gift Wrapped" Defense Bill of $858 Billion. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Israel Warned Lebanon Over Iranian Weapons Shipment To Beirut Airport — Report. southfront.org 
Israel's first two F-35 stealth fighter jets on their maiden flight as part of the Israeli Air Force on December 13, 2016. (Israel Defense Forces) | Israel is tracking an Iranian attempt to establish a weapons smuggling route to Hezbollah in Lebanon via civilian airline flights to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport, the Tel Aviv-based Channel 12 reported on December 8. | According to the Hebrew news channel, Iran is using Meraj Airlines, which started flying a direct route between Tehran and Beirut on November…
(2022-12-09). Lebanon Arrested 185 Suspected Of Spying For Israel After Economic Crisis — Report. southfront.org The official insignia of the Israeli Mossad. | Lebanese security forces have arrested 185 people suspected of spying for Israel since the start of the country's economic crisis three years ago, the AFP reported on December 7, citing two security officials. | One of the unnamed officials told the news agency that the number is up from a previous average of four or five arrests per year. Between April 2009 and 2014, around 100 people were arrested on charges of spying for Israel. At the time, most of…
(2022-12-09). Syrian Army Deploys Additional Reinforcements In Northern Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
On December 8, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) deployed additional reinforcements in Kurdish-held areas in the northern Aleppo countryside. | The reinforcements, which included several battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and truck-mounted heavy machine guns, reportedly came from the elite 25th Special Mission Forces Division, mostly known by their former name Tiger Forces. They were deployed near the towns of Tell Rifaat and Manbij, which are held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
(2022-12-09). House passes bill to protect same-sex, interracial marriages. nationofchange.org The "landmark legislation" will go to President Biden, which he is expected to sign into law.
(2022-12-09). Florida Governor DeSantis Promises to Hold Pfizer, Moderna Accountable for COVID Jab Side Effects. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Merkel Acknowledges that 2014 Minsk Accord Was a Deception. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Human Rights Day 2022 Must be Recommitment to the Black Radical Human Rights and Peace Traditions. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). House Passes $858 Billion Military Spending Bill. truthout.org Peace advocates on Thursday slammed the House of Representatives' passage of a mammoth $858 billion military spending bill as an early holiday gift for the Pentagon and the weapons corporations who benefit from the United States' ongoing — but largely forgotten — War on Terror. House lawmakers voted 350-80 in favor of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with 45 Democrats and 35… |
(2022-12-09). New Atlas LIVE: Mongolian Protests, Saudi Arabia & China, Vietnamese High Speed Rail + more… thealtworld.com Today we talk about protests in Mongolia, Chinese-Saudi relations, Vietnam and Chinese high-speed rail, and more…
(2022-12-09). Tenants fight slumlord negligence which caused a fire in Athens, Georgia. liberationnews.org 
"No smoke detector went off… no sprinkler, no nothing went off. If it wasn't for my one-year-old baby waking me up, I would be dead," said one tenant.
(2022-12-09). How a Federal Agency's Funding Crisis Imperils Workers' Rights. independentmediainstitute.org Some workers began delaying doctor's appointments and others started delving deeply into their pockets for care when Tecnocap illegally slashed health benefits at its Glen Dale, West Virginia, manufacturing plant last year. One worker even put thousands of dollars of chemotherapy charges on credit cards to save his wife's life. Lisa Wilds, president of United …
(2022-12-09). US, Mexico Soccer Teams Heading in Opposite Directions (OPINION). latinorebels.com While Team USA has far more signs of hope, given that their players are ascending, competing in top leagues, and have reached the Round of 16 after an eight-year absence, Mexico just had their worst World Cup showing in decades, with a roster led by highly experienced but old veterans.
(2022-12-09). The Season Finale Of The Hit Show 'Proxy War'. thealtworld.com
(2022-12-09). Black voters not fooled by Republicans' racial tokenism with Herschel Walker. peoplesworld.org 
Rev. Dr. Sen. Raphael Warnock has made history by being the first Black senator elected to a full six-year term in Georgia history. His victory was secured despite the Republican Party's racist voter suppression and "any other Black person will do" tactics. Black voters—who are more than a quarter of the Georgia electorate—made up the …
(2022-12-09). How America used WWI to crush internal dissent. therealnews.com 
Behind the triumphant narrative of the American entry into WWI is another story of a society riven by powerful contradictions. In 1917 the US was overwhelmed by labor disputes, rising anti-immigrant 'nativism,' and unrelenting racial violence, particularly against Black people. In his new book, American Midnight: The Great War, A Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis, historian Adam Hochschild traces the untold story of how WWI reshaped America's domestic politics. The Great War provided the occasion to clamp down on the Socialist Party of America and the International Workers of the World, muzzle…
(2022-12-09). DOJ Asks Federal Judge to Hold Trump's Legal Team in Contempt of Court. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging a federal judge to hold former President Donald Trump's legal team in contempt of court over their failure to adhere to a subpoena that was issued earlier this year. The subpoena, which was issued in May, required Trump to turn over all documents marked as classified that he improperly removed from the White House after his departure from the presidency… |
(2022-12-09). Jan. 6 Committee Considering Criminal Referrals for Trump and 4 Others — Report. truthout.org The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building and efforts by members of the Trump campaign to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election will deliver a final report of their findings on December 21. The release date of the report, which will be around 102 weeks after the attack took place, was announced by January 6 committee chair… |
(2022-12-09). Preview: What to Look for in the November CPI. cepr.net The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, December 13 at 8: 30 a.m. Eastern Time. The overall CPI rose by 0.4 percent in October, the same as its September increase. However, food and energy prices raised the overall rate above the core 0.3 percent core …
(2022-12-09). Peru's new president sworn in. america.cgtn.com Peruvians have a new president today after hours of political drama that saw leftist leader Pedro Castillo arrested and removed from office following his last-ditch bid to cling to power by dissolving Congress.
(2022-12-09). Largest Asset Manager BlackRock With $10T Under Management: A Recession Like No Other Will Hit America. moguldom.com A recession unlike any other will tip the world into a period of prolonged and heightened instability where investing approaches that once worked won't work anymore, according to BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager. As banks aggressively increase the cost of borrowing to tame inflation, there'll be more market turbulence than ever before, BlackRock strategists …
(2022-12-09). Finland Doesn't Have a Clear Date on When Turkey Will Approve NATO Bid. news.antiwar.com Finland's foreign minister said Thursday that while there's been progress alleviating Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's NATO bids, there is still no "clear date" on when Ankara will ratify their memberships. "What we are still missing is the clear date, a clear plan for the Turkish parliament to deal with this issue," Finnish Foreign …
(2022-12-09). NDAA Includes Unprecedented Military Support for Taiwan. news.antiwar.com The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes legislation that will give unprecedented US military support to Taiwan, a step that Beijing will view as a major provocation and the US moving further away from the one-China policy. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said including the new support …
(2022-12-09). Ill harvest: In rural California, farmworkers fend for themselves for health care. peoplesworld.org 
Carmen Hernandez lives in a small home on Chateau Fresno Avenue, one of the three streets that make up Lanare, a tiny unincorporated settlement in the San Joaquin Valley. The street's name sounds more appropriate to an upscale housing development. In reality it is a potholed tarmac lane leading into the countryside from the highway. In …
(2022-12-09). Thursday 12/15: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2022-12-09). Fruit trains arrive in SW China via China-Laos Railway. ecns.cn A train loaded with fresh fruits arrived in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, via the China-Laos Railway on Wednesday, and another arrived in Chongqing Municipality on Thursday.
(2022-12-09). TikTok extends lead in ad pack. ecns.cn TikTok, a short-video app under Chinese tech firm ByteDance, is expected to ride out the global advertising slowdown, with the social media platform likely to double its advertising revenue in 2022.
(2022-12-09). Guidelines issued to help patients recover. ecns.cn Health authorities on Thursday issued two guidelines in tandem to help COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms recover at home and to properly monitor their health with test kits.
(2022-12-09). HK affirms 42 candidates for top legislature election. ecns.cn Forty-two candidates have been confirmed as qualified to run for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's deputies to the nation's top legislature. The election, which will pick 36 new deputies, is scheduled to take place on Dec 15.
(2022-12-09). Chinese-built port projects to spur Ghana's economic growth: Ghanaian president. ecns.cn The construction of two port projects by a Chinese company, as part of Ghana's port expansion program, will spur economic growth in the country, said Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Thursday.
(2022-12-09). 101-year-old Chinese COVID-19 patient cured after 5 days in hospital. ecns.cn Sitting in her wheelchair, a 101-year-old COVID-19 patient surnamed Li expressed her thanks to the medical staff who had cared for her over the previous five days.
(2022-12-09). Saudi Arabia OKs use of Mandarin language textbooks. ecns.cn Chinese language textbooks developed by a company in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, have been certified by the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia, marking the first set of foreign textbooks approved by that country.
(2022-12-09). Warming oceans have negative impact on baby kelp: study. ecns.cn The condition of kelp forests worldwide is deteriorating due to rising ocean temperatures, and a group of New Zealand researchers hope to help turn the tide and restore the valuable habitats.
(2022-12-09). Rare carp stocks growing in China's largest inland saltwater lake. ecns.cn Qinghai Lake in China had 114,100 tonnes of naked carp in 2022, over 44 times the figure in 2002, said the Qinghai provincial department of agriculture and ruralaffairs.
(2022-12-09). Official: U.S. 'very much' wants stable relations with China. ecns.cn The United States "wants very much" to stabilize relations with China and believes Beijing also seeks to do so, White House Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell said Thursday.
(2022-12-09). Digital economy key in China-ASEAN cooperation. ecns.cn Digital economy in China and ASEAN countries has already pressed the accelerator button, which is becoming a key force to promote economic recovery and the healthy development of the global economy, said Zhang Yong, deputy director of the Cyber Communications Bureau of the Cyberspace Administration of China at a seminar on digital economy and smart cities on Wednesday.
(2022-12-09). Convention on the Law of the Sea more relevant than ever: UN chief. ecns.cn As the ocean is "in dire straits," the landmark United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted 40 years ago is more relevant than ever, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
(2022-12-09). Demolition of Stadium 974 for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 begins. ecns.cn The stadium was primarily built using 974 repurposed shipping containers – 974 is the dialing code for Qatar. It will be fully dismantled after the World Cup and could be shipped to countries that need the infrastructure.
(2022-12-09). China sends Gaofen-5 01A satellite into space. ecns.cn It will be used for remote sensing and applications in diverse fields, such as pollution reduction, environmental monitoring, natural resource surveys, and climate change studies.
(2022-12-09). China and Arab countries see B&R co-op better structured, increasingly fruitful: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-12-09). (100 great changes) Why China's UAVs favored by the world. ecns.cn Twin-tailed Scorpion-A, Wing Loong-3… many self-developed advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow in November 2022.
(2022-12-09). China launches new remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province at 2: 31 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time).
(2022-12-09). Sander Claessens: 'We defend a socialist society where people and the planet come first'. mronline.org 
The president of the Comac student movement in Belgium spoke to Peoples Dispatch about organizing students and youth to fight against oppression and injustice…
(2022-12-09). Staughton Lynd: Thinking history, doing politics, from below. mronline.org It would be impossible to summarise the remarkable political and intellectual life of Staughton Lynd, who died this last November 17th at the age of 92.
(2022-12-09). The Netherlands: Template for ecomodernism's Brave New World? mronline.org 
Disaster capitalism and crisis narratives are currently being used to manipulate popular sentiment and push through a set of unpalatable policies that would otherwise lack sufficient political support.
(2022-12-09). Gabor Maté: Who's Crazy, You or Your Nation? scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-09). JOHN KIRIAKOU: The Lies Spies Tell About Assange. scheerpost.com 
The imprisoned publisher was attacked during a big-name counter-intelligence event in Washington this week with the same kind of innuendo that a larger gang, back in 2019, threw at the Hunter Biden laptop story.
(2022-12-09). The World Cup Isn't Over Yet, but Palestine Has Already Won. scheerpost.com 
We can only guess at who might take home the World Cup. But Palestine has won people's hearts and captivated the world's attention — and its team isn't even playing.
(2022-12-09). Congress again backs away from expanding draft registration (or abolishing draft altogether). peoplesworld.org 
For the third time in the last six years, proposals to expand the current Selective Service registration requirement to include young women as well as young men were included in versions of this year's annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023, but were removed in back-room House-Senate leadership negotiations. All mention of …
(2022-12-09). The Third Opium War: The Agenda Behind the COVID-19 Assault on China. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). University of California academic workers on strike say 'No COLA, no contract!'. fightbacknews.org Berkeley, CA – Wednesday, November 23, around 100 people came to support the academic workers' strike at the University of California, Berkeley. University of California's 48,000 academic workers have been on a statewide strike that is now heading into its fourth week. | Consisting of academic student employees, graduate student researchers, postdoctoral researchers and employees, associate instructors and teaching assistants, and spanning from San Diego to Davis, academic workers are not backing down to the University of California (UC) system. | They are demanding that the United Auto Workers represent them an…
(2022-12-09). Philippines: Raise the demand for freedom of all political prisoners. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). | The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) extends its solidarity to all political prisoners, their families, friends and supporters in line with the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War. The Filipino people, in particular, demand the release of all political prisoners who continue to languish in jail under the Marcos regime. | The number of political prisoners Philippines continues to rise. Over the past six month, at least 25 have been arrested, adding to…
(2022-12-09). Selected Articles: Video: The Dark Truth of America's Federation of State Medical Boards. globalresearch.ca 
(2022-12-09). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Union strong at Houston Starbucks. workers.org 
credit: Houston DSA Supporters gathered at the Starbucks in Houston's huge medical center for a "Sip In" on Dec. 2 to support workers there who signed union cards. They are expected to have an election after the holidays. A vast majority of Starbucks workers signed union cards, and organizers . . . |
(2022-12-09). The torturous process of executions. workers.org 
During the 48 hours from the morning of Nov. 16 to the evening of Nov. 17, four men on death rows in four states — Arizona, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas — were scheduled to be executed. Death by lethal injection. Credit: Al Jazeera English Three did take place, but in Alabama . . . |
(2022-12-09). Cuba and the Caribbean as One. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges Dec 6, 2022 | Usually, when we talk about international summits, the only thing we think about is G-7, G-20, NATO, BRICS, ASEAN, and some others—but we seldom think about the ones led by small states. These are maybe the most transparent, the most honest, and even the most productive for the states of the Global South. | A clear example is the 8th Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)-Cuba Summit, which ended just a few hours ago. Unlike the big summits—which usually remain at the diplomatic level, the photo, the grandiloquent statements—this is a family me…
(2022-12-09). Paxlovid and Pfizer Vaccine Expected to Skyrocket in Price Next Year. truthout.org Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with covid-19 from being hospitalized or dying, and it may even reduce the risk of developing long covid. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are… |
(2022-12-09). Brownlisted: What I Saw This Week in Quarantine. latinorebels.com This week's wrap-up comes to you from the cozy confines of quarantine, as senior editor Hector Luis Alamo has managed to catch COVID for only the second time this year.
(2022-12-09). UAE and Saudi Arabia Joining in BRICS Will Be Game Changing. infobrics.org If UAE and Saudi Arabia were to join in BRICS, it will forever shift balance of global power…
(2022-12-09). Legal Issues of Doing Business in China. infobrics.org Interview with Sophie Mao, Directing Partner of Chibridge Law Firm, blogger of chinalawhelp.com, Operator of LegalTips (Wechat official account)…
(2022-12-09). Xi's visit to Riyadh reveals Saudi Arabia's multipolar turn. infobrics.org The country is no longer a mere "US ally" but a really sovereign state willing to cooperate in order to guarantee its own interests.
(2022-12-09). Filipinos Don't Want Their Country to Be Used As a "Launching Pad" for a U.S. War. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Manila residents protest visit of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to the Philippines on November 21. [Source: stripes.com] Mainstream media ignore voices of dissent as the Biden administration moves forward with plans to beef up already heavy U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia. On November 21, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Filipino…
(2022-12-09). Furious Oligarchic Revenge Against All the Bloods of Peru. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Pedro Castillo in front of crowds of all Peruvian bloodlines On October 7, in a matter of 90 minutes, the world could see the level of the liberal political culture of the Peruvian elite, in force for more than two centuries. A president (harassed and lonely) who decrees the dissolution of the Congress…
(2022-12-09). DJ Quik: I Deserve To Be Where Dr. Dre Is, I Never Had A Machine Behind Me. moguldom.com To many fans worldwide, DJ Quik is an undisputed hip-hop legend. But earlier this week, the West Coast icon lamented his career not being on the same level as his fellow West Coast icon Dr. Dre. He also said his friends suffered because he had yet to skyrocket to Dre's status. "I know it's early. …
(2022-12-09). Coach Prime Recruits Top HBCU Head Coach To Join Colorado Staff. moguldom.com When Deion Sanders made waves by leaving the Historically Black Jackson State University to coach at the University of Colorado Boulder, he told his new players he was bringing his luggage with him. In addition to some of Mississippi's best HBCU players, Sanders is making good on that promise by building his coaching staff with some of …
(2022-12-09). Radical tactics are likely to help the climate movement, not hurt it. nationofchange.org Why are people resorting to these tactics? The common view among activists is that conventional methods have failed to bring about any meaningful change on climate issues.
(2022-12-09). All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal Dec. 9. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette December 5, 2022 Political prisoner and author Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested 41 years ago on Dec. 9, 1981. He has been held captive by the state of Pennsylvania ever since. A final hearing on his current appeal is scheduled for Dec. 16 in Philadelphia. Artist's depiction of Mumia December 2022. Credit: Brice Patterson Black activist and artist Brice Patterson, who grew up in Philadelphia during this time, described how he became aware of Abu-Jamal's case: "Mumia was someone who became a person of legend. I remember hearing elders and community members speak of him fondly or as a solemn story in pa…
(2022-12-09). On anniversary of historic victory, the challenges Haiti faces today. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel November 24, 2022 Depiction of Battle of Vertières November 18 is the 219th anniversary of the Battle of Vertières, which sealed the victory of the Haitian Revolution, a glorious victory for the oppressed of the world. The enslaving class of Haiti was crushed, and it was made clear that the enslavement of human beings for the profit of a few was destined to end. Haitian army members — half of whom were born in Africa — in four frontal assaults drove the French army, considered the best in Europe, from the field. Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the leader of the Haitian army, magnanimously gave t…
(2022-12-09). They want to lead us into war — interview with historic African leader from Mali. iacenter.org By Raphaà´l Schmeller December 2, 2022 This interview with Aminata Dramane Traoré was first published Nov. 30 in the German newspaper junge Welt (jW). Traoré is an author, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture in Mali. She discusses the chaos caused by Western states in the Sahel and the interests of the international oligarchy. She will be a guest speaker at an "International Rosa Luxemburg Conference" in Berlin in mid-January 2023. Translated by John Catalinotto. Aminata TraoreÃÅ, a political and cultural leader of Mali's independence movement junge Welt: The media are focusing…
(2022-12-09). Typhoon rips through Western Alaska exposing high cost of climate change. iacenter.org By Paddy Colligan October 6, 2022 A New York Times weekly news quiz Sept. 9 asked which of these climate disasters happened this summer: floods in Pakistan; drought in China; heat wave on the U.S. West Coast; wildfires in Europe; or all of the above. To these are added September's disasters: historic hurricanes in the Caribbean and the southeast U.S. and Typhoon Merbok in Alaska. And the season has just begun. The destructive remnants of Typhoon Merbok are a recent example of an unexpectedly catastrophic weather phenomenon. Typhoon aftermath Merbok formed in cold waters off Japan; it regained power and moisture a…
(2022-12-09). Filipinos Don't Want Their Country to Be Used As a "Launching Pad" for a U.S. War Against China or Any Other Country. covertactionmagazine.com Mainstream media ignore voices of dissent as the Biden administration moves forward with plans to beef up already heavy U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia. On November 21, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris met with Filipino President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr., at the Malacanang Palace in Manila to discuss an expanded military alliance between the …
(2022-12-09). Germany's Massive Right-wing Extremist Raid: Is It More Show Than Substance? globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Critics Slam Sinema for Leaving Democratic Party Days After Warnock's Win. truthout.org Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced early Friday morning that she has officially left the Democratic Party, registering as an independent in her state and surprising very few people who have seen her as a major obstacle to her party's progressive agenda while serving powerful corporate interests. "In the most shocking, surprising, and unexpected news in modern American political history,"… |
(2022-12-09). Solidarity with Bolivia against right-wing violence. greenleft.org.au Right-wing groups are leading violent protests in Bolivia. Juana Maldonado asks Australians to stand in solidarity with the Bolivian government and its people.
(2022-12-09). USA v. García Luna: Episode 1 'Untouchable'. latinorebels.com In this first episode, over a bottle of tequila, Peniley Ramirez and Maria Hinojosa dive into the business of the war on drugs, and they shed light on why the trial of an allegedly corrupt former Mexican official should matter to people in the U.S.
(2022-12-09). How Retirees End Up Funding The Climate Crisis. levernews.com In Cheshire, Ohio, the General James M. Gavin Power Plant dumps toxic coal ash into unlined "storage ponds" that sit above the area's groundwater. Thick blue plumes of sulfuric acid rise up from the plant's smokestacks and occasionally settle over what's left of the town. The coal-burning plant, a project of the 1970s, has outlasted most of Cheshire itself. After its former owner, American Electric Power, protected Gavin's future by buying out nearby homes, a joint venture firm called Lightstone Generation LLC snatched up the massive coal plant, ensuring its prosperity with support from a network of private equi…
(2022-12-09). The Private Equity 'Black Box' Pours New York Pensions Touting Divestment Into Fossil Fuels. levernews.com In Cheshire, Ohio, the General James M. Gavin Power Plant dumps toxic coal ash into unlined "storage ponds" that sit above the area's groundwater. Thick blue plumes of sulfuric acid rise up from the plant's smokestacks and occasionally settle over what's left of the town. The coal-burning plant, a project of the 1970s, has outlasted most of Cheshire itself. After its former owner, American Electric Power, protected Gavin's future by buying out nearby homes, a joint venture firm called Lightstone Generation LLC snatched up the massive coal plant, ensuring its prosperity with support from a network of private equi…
(2022-12-09). We Need a Smaller Pentagon. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Bad Deal: Seeno's and Tagami's Newest Proposal for Concord. indybay.org The latest term sheet proposal by the Concord First (yes, really that's their name) Partners is a bad deal for Concord. Not only is it more of the same sprawl that fails at addressing climate challenges, the proposal reinforces the widening economic disparity in the region.
(2022-12-09). US Internationalises Iran's Unrest. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Peace or War: To be Optimistic or Pessimistic About the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). CEPR Spotlight: Private Equity. cepr.net
(2022-12-09). Supreme Court Appears Split on Whether to Allow Partisan Control of Elections. truthout.org On December 7, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could deliver control of elections to partisan state legislatures and spell the end of state court oversight of voting rules — a form of judicial review that has been in place for more than two centuries. As a result, protections for the right to vote that are enshrined in nearly every state constitution will be in jeopardy. |
(2022-12-09). Renegade Kyrsten Sinema bolts from Democratic Party. peoplesworld.org 
PHOENIX, Ariz.—The renegade from Arizona is at it again. After helping blockade progressive legislation in the Senate for years, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has left the Democratic Party, re-registering as an independent, two years before she must face Arizona voters again. Her decision, announced in an op-ed in the Arizona Republic, and in an interview with …
(2022-12-09). White House ceremony highlights dollars for troubled multi-employer pensions. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Flanked by Teamsters whose pensions will be preserved, not destroyed, President Joe Biden touted the law—The Butch Lewis Act—that will keep pensions flowing to retirees and their families through 2051. The Lewis Act, part of Biden's American Rescue Act, gives long-term aid to some 200 financially troubled multi-employer pension plans, all clobbered by the …
(2022-12-09). China in Saudi ArabiaMES EP.187. thealtworld.com For the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to invite the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, to attend three summits with Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf states, and the Arab countries depicts a new direct challenge to the Americans, for whom the Kingdom has never hosted such summits except for US administrations' sake. | Hence, changing the identity of the "guest of honor" sends a message that the Saudis are ready to replace the USA with China as a new ally if the United States continues its policy of abandoning Saudi Arabia. | To discuss this issue with us from Beirut is Motaz Wehawah political commentator. | D…
(2022-12-09). The Club of Rome and the Rise of the "Predictive Modelling" Mafia. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). WHO Member States Agree to Develop Legally-binding Pandemic Treaty. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Four Minutes of Undiluted Truth on Mainstream TV. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Fyodor Lukyanov Is Lost (Again)… smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
(2022-12-09). Mike Krupa Interviews Dr. Gordon M. Hahn. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Very interesting review of current situation. The issue of NATO (the US, that is) is a separate topic, of course.
(2022-12-09). What Climate Debt Does the North Owe the South? orinocotribune.com By John Feffer Dec 6, 2022 | To keep the planet from overheating, there's just so much more carbon that humans can pump into the atmosphere. From the onset of the Industrial Revolution until today, humanity has used up approximately
(2022-12-09). Xi Jinping's Visit to Saudi Arabia: A 'Double Blow' to the US? orinocotribune.com The current visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia comes against the backdrop of persistent tensions between Beijing and Riyadh, on one side, and Washington on the other. | On December 7, Host of Hefty Deals? | A Saudi news outlet reported e…
(2022-12-09). Ontario paramedic: Canada's public health care system in crisis. peoplesworld.org 
TORONTO—Ontario's emergency medical system is in an escalating crisis, with no plan from government leaders to do much of anything. While politicians pass the buck, outright lie or refuse to admit there's a problem at all, patients and frontline workers—nurses, paramedics, doctors, and other professionals—are watching our health infrastructure fail the sick and vulnerable more …
(2022-12-09). The lessons Murder Mysteries Teach Us. thealtworld.com I am a fan of the mystery stories written by British women during the 1920s and 1930s, although they wrote beyond that time. I read them for their social history, for the manners and behavior of the time, and for the astonishing politeness and restraint of the police. There were no SWAT teams, no brutality. As all of my favorite writers paint the same picture of police behavior, village life, the upper and lower classes, I think the depictions are true. I use the books as an escape from our barbarous time into a civilized existence when there existed ladies and gentlemen and gentlemen police, manners, and restrai…
(2022-12-09). The recent protests in China: An interview with Choo Chon Kai. greenleft.org.au Choo Chon Kai, a leading activist in the Socialist Party of Malaysia, has been building solidarity with democracy activists in China for many years. He discusses the recent protests in several cities in China.
(2022-12-09). Sunday 12/4: Roy Zimmerman Concert & Political Comedy. indybay.org Berkeley – 1924 Cedar St. a block above MLK Wy. | BFUU Hall is midway between downtown and north Berkeley BART stations.
(2022-12-09). Pilots reach tentative deal with Delta; unions mobilize to organize rest of airline. peoplesworld.org 
ATLANTA (PAI)—The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) reached a tentative new four-year contract with Atlanta-based Delta Airlines calling for a 30% raise, two weeks of paid sick leave, and a signing bonus covering all 15,000 pilots. News reports of the pact, reached Dec. 5, came just two weeks after three other unions—the Machinists, the Teamsters, and …
(2022-12-09). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.
(2022-12-09). Climate Instability Worldwide: Does the US Military "Own the Weather"? "Weaponizing the Weather" as an Instrument of Modern Warfare? globalresearch.ca Weather-modification, according to the US Air Force document AF 2025 Final Report, "offers the war fighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary", capabilities, it says, extend to the triggering of floods, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes…
(2022-12-09). The PA's official news agency works against Palestinian interests. thealtworld.com If a reader has to rely on the Palestinian Authority's official news agency, the best one can hope for is distortion. A recent news brief published by Under the <...
(2022-12-09). Xi's Visit and the Future of the Middle East: What Does China Want from the Arabs. mintpressnews.com As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to lead a large delegation to meet with Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on December 9, Western media conveys a sense of dread.
(2022-12-09). At the World Cup: Palestine is more than an Arab cause. peoplesworld.org 
We were mistaken to think that Palestine represents the central issue for all Arabs. Such language suggests that Palestine is an external subject, to be compared to other collective struggles that consume most Arabs, everywhere. The ongoing celebration of Palestine and the Palestinian flag at the Qatar World Cup 2022 by millions of Arab fans …
(2022-12-09). Opinion: Deion Sanders Had The Right To Leave JSU But That Doesn't Mean He Should Have. moguldom.com Some people are upset that Deion Sanders left Jackson State University after three seasons. Others hold no malice toward him and charge it (his leaving) to the game — that is the circumstances that often determine the moves of (Black) coaches to create a better situation for themselves. Personally, I am somewhere in the middle. …
(2022-12-09). The art of selling and repudiating hate in America. nationofchange.org Conscientious objection to racism, antisemitism, misogyny, Islamophobia, trans and homo-phobia takes far more than sanctimonious condemnations for political point scoring.
(2022-12-09). Venezuelan Corn, Rice Growers Urge Gov't to Regulate Sector. venezuelanalysis.com The campesino protesters were received at the Agriculture Ministry but did not get a definitive answer to their demands.
(2022-12-09). Hundreds of NATO-trained special forces deployed to Northern Kosovo; Serbia says region on brink of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92December 9, 2022 Tensions on Kosovo and Metohija; A member of Kosovo Police injured; "It's boiling" Just to reiterate, around 300 members of Kosovo special forces (KSF), accompanied by numerous armored vehicles, entered the northern part of the city last night from the direction of the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica. The so-called the Kosovo …
(2022-12-09). Weapons interoperability and "sovereignty": Polish state bank backs purchase of $4b more in U.S. arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish News AgencyDecember 9, 2022 Polish state-owned bank secures funds for arms purchases in US Poland's state-owned Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has managed to secure USD 4 billion for the purchases of armaments in the US, the prime minister has said. "We should appreciate the success achieved by the BGK CEO, Beata Daszynska-Muzyczka, who successfully …
(2022-12-09). Federal Officials Sue to Stop Microsoft Merger in Major Antitrust Move. truthout.org In one of the most aggressive antitrust moves taken against Big Tech in recent history, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that it is moving to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video games company Activision Blizzard. The agency is suing over concerns that the acquisition would give Microsoft, which makes game console Xbox, too much power over the gaming industry… |
(2022-12-09). Musk Gives Right Wingers Access to Internal Twitter Systems to Spread Propaganda. truthout.org Right-wing billionaire Elon Musk has given prominent conservative figures access to Twitter's internal systems this week to create and publicize the so-called Twitter Files — a trove of information that Musk is using to "expose" the social media platform's supposed left-wing bias under its previous management but that, in reality, only serves to spread far right conspiracy theories and propaganda. |
(2022-12-09). Why workers are up in arms over the rail strike intervention. nationofchange.org The rail industry can thank Congress and the president for helping it secure $321 million in annual profits at the expense of workers.
(2022-12-09). Qatar Connection, Belgian Police Stop Vice President Of The EU Parliament Kaili. southfront.org 
Written by Piero Messina | It's a ridiculous story. From any perspective you look at it. Eva Kaili, Vice President of the European Parliament was arrested by the Belgian police on corruption charges. Kaili would have pandered to the interests of Qatar, promoting the interests of the emirate in supporting the 2022 World Cup. There is the principle of the presumption of innocence. It must apply to Kaili and the 15 other people who are accused of having received money and gifts to change the narrative…
(2022-12-09). Bernie Sanders Calls for Revolutionizing America's Broken Media System. scheerpost.com 
"We need to rebuild and protect a diverse and truly independent press so that real journalists and media workers can do the critical jobs that they love, and that a functioning democracy requires," said the Vermont progressive.
(2022-12-09). Baltimore rally backs railroad workers against Biden's no-strike law. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Holding signs that proclaimed "'No-Strike' Law is Tyranny," and "We Support Railroad Workers' Right to Paid Sick Leave," over 30 people joined a downtown rally here at rush hour Wednesday night. The protesters, African American, Latino, and white, expressed sharp anger that Republican and Democratic lawmakers enacted President Joe Biden's "no-strike" law barring a walkout …
(2022-12-09). Perú's Courts Rule 7 Days Imprisonment for President Castillo. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-09). Perú's Judiciary Dictates Seven Days Imprisonment to President Castillo. orinocotribune.com
(2022-12-09). President Petro Alerts to Latin American Far Right Coup Desperation. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, December 8, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, spoke about the situation in Perú, where President Pedro Castillo was removed from office the day before, hours after he announced the dissolution of Congress. | "The anxiety for coup d'états has been unleashed in our Latin American extreme right. They don't give a damn about the popular will," the Colombian president wrote on his social media accounts.
(2022-12-09). Video suggests Israeli army lied about slain Palestinian. electronicintifada.net Raed al-Naasan appeared to have nothing but stones in his hands.
(2022-12-09). Body cam shows Baltimore county police arresting citizen watchdog at gunpoint. therealnews.com 
An unnamed motorist was stopped by Baltimore County police, held at gunpoint, and manhandled by multiple officers before being arrested. Body cam footage reveals the motorist, who has requested anonymity, requesting multiple times to speak with a supervisor and know the crime he was being arrested for to no avail. Police claim the 60-year-old motorist was doing donuts in his car in a local parking lot. TRNN reporter Stephen Janis was unable to find any sign of skid marks at the scene, and further deduced that the area was likely too narrow for such activity. The police statement further reveals that the mot…
(2022-12-09). New York Times workers take the 'Paper of Record' to task. therealnews.com 
(2022-12-09). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing debate on Climate Change as well the Green New Deal, largely controlled by the financial establishment. The Rockefellers also play a key role in …
(2022-12-09). The Cult of Globalism: The Great Reset and Its "Final Solution" for "Useless People" globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Street Veteran Lee Coleman Faces 3 Years in Jail, Activists say 'Police are Disarming the Movement'. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-12-09). Street Veteran Lee Coleman Faces 3 Years in Jail. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-12-09). Union Infighting Threatens to Derail South African Workers Movement. unicornriot.ninja
(2022-12-09). Nothing good will come from the New Cold War with Australia as a frontline State: The Forty-Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 15 November 2022, during the G20 summit in Bali (Indonesia), Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told journalists that his country 'seeks a stable relationship with China'. This is because, as Albanese pointed out, China is 'Australia's largest trading partner. They are worth more …
(2022-12-09). Civics class for radicals: Congress. liberationnews.org 
Deciphering how Congress actually works is central to understanding how the ruling class rules…
(2022-12-09). New York City: Sick days are a human right! workers.org 
A coalition of unions, activists and workers' rights groups protested Dec. 7, outside and inside Grand Central Station in New York City, to demand full sick pay and labor rights for the 115,000 rail workers who transport essential goods. Their 11 unions were denied the constitutional right to strike by . . . |
(2022-12-09). Another serious accident at Thyssenkrupp Steel following death of worker Refat Sàºleyman. wsws.org Two recent tragic workplace accidents illustrate how Germany's big corporations are seeking to drive up production and profits at the expense of workers lives and health.
(2022-12-09). "If they use the nuclear bombs nothing will be left," Sri Lankan student tells IYSSE campaigners. wsws.org Campaigns by the SEP and IYSSE in Sri Lanka for the global IYSSE anti-war webinar have won significant support from youth and workers who were shocked to learn of the rising danger of a nuclear world war.
(2022-12-09). At the behest of world capitalism, Chinese Communist Party opens China to COVID-19. wsws.org The demand for mass infection in China comes not from the Chinese people but from international finance capital.
(2022-12-09). New Brunswick's anti-worker Bill 23 is part of the global, state-led assault on workers' rights. wsws.org In response to last year's militant public sector workers' strike, New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative government has unveiled legislation that would allow it to hire strikebreakers and otherwise eviscerate workers' rights to strike and bargain collectively.
(2022-12-09). New York Times workers stage a one-day strike. wsws.org Workers expressed a common anger at the arrogance of the Times and the need for working class solidarity.
(2022-12-09). Unite's Sharon Graham declares below-inflation pay deal at Metroline a "victory" wsws.org The trumpeting of a "greatly improved" pay deal provoked an angry response from Metroline drivers.
(2022-12-09). House Democrats pick former CIA agent Spanberger for leadership post. wsws.org The congresswoman from Virginia, one of the group of CIA and military veterans playing an increasingly prominent role in the Democratic caucus, was elected to a newly created post representing members in closely contested "battleground" districts.
(2022-12-09). After anti-strike law against railroaders breezes through Congress, partisan gridlock on budget threatens government shutdown. wsws.org Whatever is of central importance to the ruling elite passes through Capitol Hill with hardly any serious dissent. But "gridlock" suddenly emerges whenever that works to the advantage of the ruling class.
(2022-12-09). Delta Air Lines and ALPA reach "agreement in principle" on inadequate three-year deal. wsws.org Delta Air Lines and ALPA use the Congressional imposition of rejected railroad contract to force sellout contract on pilots.
(2022-12-09). University of California academic workers: Replace the bargaining teams! Build rank-and-file committees to expand the strike and win our demands! wsws.org The University of California Rank-and-File Strike Committee is fighting to oppose the UAW bureaucracy's efforts to sabotage the powerful four-week strike by 48,000 UC academic workers.
(2022-12-09). Peru's President Castillo is impeached and arrested after attempting to dissolve Congress. wsws.org Peruvian President Pedro Castillo desperately sought to cling to power by ordering the shutdown of Congress and declaring a state of exception.
(2022-12-09). Tabacaleros aumentaron presión sobre Centrales al derrotarlos con marcador de 4-0. cubadebate.cu Los Tabacaleros aumentaron hoy su presión sobre los Centrales, al derrotarlos con marcador de 4×0. Los Tabacaleros conectaron nueve hits, dos extrabases, un doble, un triple y cuatro carreras, para conseguir su triunfo ante los Centrales, quienes solo pegaron siete hits frente a dos lanzadores.
(2022-12-09). Díaz-Canel: "Granada y el Caribe pueden continuar contando con Cuba" cubadebate.cu Con un homenaje en el Mausoleo en conmemoración a los caídos durante la invasión estadounidense a Granada en 1983, el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República concluyó sus intensas jornadas de trabajo por tres naciones de Las Antillas y la VIII Cumbre CARICOM-Cuba.
(2022-12-09). Empresas chinas y sauditas firman más de 30 acuerdos de inversión. cubadebate.cu Empresas sauditas y chinas firmaron 34 acuerdos de inversión durante la visita del presidente chino, Xi Jinping, al reino, informó la agencia 'SPA'.Xi llegó a Riad el 7 diciembre para conversar con los dirigentes del reino, de otros países del golfo y de Estados árabes. Se trata de su tercer viaje al extranjero desde el inicio de la pandemia.
(2022-12-09). Out 27: Nos comimos las uñas, pero vencimos a curazao 8-7 (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Con un noveno inning tenso, Cuba se impuso este jueves a Curazao 8-7 en su última presentación en la etapa clasificatoria de la IV Copa Caribe de Béisbol, válida también para tomar la primera revancha con la selección que le venció en la final de la pasada edición, casi con los mismos jugadores de ahora.
(2022-12-09). Reparación de círculos infantiles en Pinar del Río: Que todo quede mejor. cubadebate.cu La fuerza de los vientos del huracán Ian provocó daños a 44 círculos infantiles en Pinar del Río, y hoy se trabaja en su reparación con la premisa de que todo quede mejor que como estaba, reiterada por Miguel Díaz -Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República.
(2022-12-09). El día que Díaz-Canel cantó "La Guantanamera" cubadebate.cu Eufóricos y rabiosos a un mismo tiempo, los odiadores comparten en las redes, un vídeo de Díaz Canel cantando La Guantanamera con un coro de cubanos y caribeños acompañando el estribillo. Con su voz rota por las emociones y la intensidad de estos días, el Presidente cubano entona los versos de José Martí. øDónde está el crimen? øQué pátina de rabia nubla las miradas y bloquea los sentidos, que no distinguen la cualidad de algo tan elevado como el canto para expresar sentimientos que no caben en los discursos?
(2022-12-09). øQuiénes protagonizaron la Batalla de Ayacucho? telesurtv.net La fecha sirve también de conmemoración del aniversario del Ejército de Perú, que lo celebra con una parada militar.
(2022-12-09). Lula anuncia futuros ministros de su Gobierno. telesurtv.net Anuncia a titulares de las carteras de Hacienda, Defensa, Justicia y Seguridad Pública. El presidente electo de Brasil se reunirá esta tarde con los comandantes de las FF. AA.
(2022-12-09). China fortalece relaciones con mundo árabe en cumbres en la capital saudí. telesurtv.net El presidente chino Xi Jinping ha sostenido encuentros bilaterales con varios mandatarios de la región y participa en una cumbre.
(2022-12-09). Lula agradece a Xi Jinping compromiso con la relación bilateral. telesurtv.net Desde 2009, China es el mayor socio comercial de Brasil, que es la mayor economía de Latinoamérica.
(2022-12-09). Naciones de àÅfrica, Caribe y el Pacífico examinan desafíos del desarrollo. telesurtv.net La presidencia de la Oeacp será ocupada por Angola para un mandato de tres años, con la voluntad expresa de continuar contribuyendo a la unidad de la organización.
(2022-12-09). Asesinan a otros dos líderes en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las cifras de Indepaz, en lo que va de 2022 han sido asesinados 183 líderes y lideresas en Colombia.
(2022-12-09). Diálogo Documental con el presidente de Venezuela y la primera combatiente. telesurtv.net El presidente Nicolás Maduró destacó que el comandante Hugo Chávez lo dio todo por el pueblo venezolano.
(2022-12-09). Rusia aboga por transición peruana sin injerencia externa. telesurtv.net La diplomática expresó en rueda de prensa que "confiamos en que el proceso de transición en Perú transcurra con calma".
(2022-12-09). Judicial coup in Argentina: Corrupt judges conspire with media oligarchs to ban Cristina Kirchner from office. multipolarista.com 
Leaked messages show Argentina's corrupt judges and prosecutors conspired with right-wing media oligarchs to launch a judicial coup against left-wing ex President and current VP Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sentencing her to six years in prison and banning her from running in the 2023 elections.
(2022-12-09). Israel, France Held Joint Aerial Exercise (Photos). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On December 9, the Israeli Air Force announced it concluded a joint aerial exercise with the French Air and Space Force and Navy over Israel's skies that simulated airstrikes and combating aerial threats. | During the aerial exercise, dubbed Eastern Breeze, four French Navy Rafale fighter jets flew side by side with Israeli F-16i fighter jets. The Charles de Gaulle carrier, the flagship of the French Navy, arrived in the Mediterranean Sea wi…
(2022-12-09). EU Better be More Independent from US to Overcome Crisis. globalresearch.ca
(2022-12-09). Cuba goes on a diplomatic tour in an increasingly multipolar World. mronline.org 
During the tour of these countries, several new agreements were signed that pointed to a desire to help Cuba.
(2022-12-09). Confinamientos por Cambio Climático. globalizacion.ca 
Supongo que deberíamos haber sabido que esto era inevitable. Después de establecer un precedente durante la pandemia, ahora la élite aparentemente también tiene la intención de imponer bloqueos por otras razones. | Lo que he detallado en este artículo es extremadamente…
(2022-12-09). Inestabilidad climática en todo el mundo: øEl ejército de EE.UU. es "dueño del clima"? "convertir el clima en un arma" como un instrumento de la guerra moderna? globalizacion.ca 
La cumbre de cambio climático de la ONU (COP27) se inauguró en Egipto. (6 de noviembre de 2022). | Más de 120 líderes mundiales asisten a la cumbre COP27 en el balneario de Sharm el-Sheikh en el Mar Rojo, en medio…
(2022-12-09). Silvia Federici: Elogio del cuerpo que baila. indybay.org Un fragmento de "Ir más allá de la piel. Repensar, rehacer y reivindicar el cuerpo en el capitalismo contemporáneo", nuevo libro de Silvia Federici…
(2022-12-09). Canciller cubano: La gira del presidente al Caribe ha sido extraordinaria. cubadebate.cu Poco antes de regresar a la Patria, junto al presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, ofreció valoraciones al equipo de prensa de la Presidencia, acerca de los resultados de la recién concluida gira por países del Caribe.
(2022-12-09). Comienza V Pleno del Comité Central del Partido. cubadebate.cu Encabezado por el primer secretario del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, se inició en el Palacio de Convenciones de La Habana el V Pleno del Comité Central del PCC. La cita, que tendrá lugar entre el 9 y 10 de diciembre, centrará su atención en temas neurálgicos para la sociedad cubana actual, desde lo trazado por el 8vo. Congreso del PCC.
(2022-12-09). Croacia repite la historia de Rusia 2018 y pasa a semifinales en Catar 2022, Brasil se queda en cuartos otra vez. cubadebate.cu Repitieron la historia de Rusia 2018. Croacia dio a Brasil un primer tiempo igualado, resistió en el segundo y casi hasta el final de la primera mitad del tiempo extra, cuando Neymar sacó la magia, burló a Livakovic (que le había negado varios goles a los sudamericanos) y mandó el balón a la red. Empató en el 116. Y venció en los penales. Pasó Croacia a semifinales, Brasil se quedó en cuartos.
(2022-12-09). Guyana y Cuba cumplen años de relaciones diplomáticas. cubadebate.cu
(2022-12-09). Lula anuncia primeros ministros del gabinete que asumirá el primer día de 2023. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, anunció este viernes los nombres de los primeros cinco ministros que le acompañarán en el Gobierno que se estrenará el 1 de enero de 2023, y afirmó que tendrán que trabajar como nunca lo han hecho porque la tarea "será siempre más difícil de la que les han dado hasta ahora".
(2022-12-09). No hay razón para que EEUU obstaculice participación del béisbol cubano en Clásico Mundial. cubadebate.cu El diplomático cubano Miguel Manuel Fraga González aseguró este jueves en televisión nacional que no existe ninguna razón para que el Gobierno de Estados Unidos obstaculice la participación de Cuba en el venidero V Clásico Mundial de Beisbol. Fraga, explicó que Washington acaba de ofrecer el permiso para que el equipo cubano participe en la justa.
(2022-12-09). Propuestas del Festival de Cine este viernes 9 de diciembre. cubadebate.cu El primero de diciembre inició la 43 edición del Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, que se extenderá hasta el próximo día 10. Compartimos la programación del viernes 9 de diciembre en el Cine 23 y 12, el Yara, el Charles Chaplin, el Acapulco y la Sala Jurado Ficción. Disfrute del séptimo arte que inunda por estos días a La Habana.
(2022-12-09). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este viernes 9 de diciembre. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener informados a sus lectores, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este viernes 9 de diciembre en el mercado cambiario del país.
(2022-12-09). EN VIVO: Croacia vs. Brasil en la Copa del Mundo 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador de este duelo se enfrentará al vencedor de la llave conformada por Países Bajos y Argentina.
(2022-12-09). Egipto se une al Nuevo Banco de Desarrollo de los países BRICS. telesurtv.net El Ministro de Finanzas egipcio, Mohamed Maait, afirmó el entusiasmo de su país por mejorar la cooperación internacional.
(2022-12-09). Incendio de gran magnitud destruye centro comercial en Moscú, Rusia. telesurtv.net En medio del incendio ocurrieron varias explosiones debido a las contenedores de pintura, aerosoles y otros materiales en un hipermercado OBI.
(2022-12-09). Grupo de Puebla pospone encuentro en apoyo a Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta argentina dio positivo a la Covid-19. El foro político de izquierda señaló que "se encuentra en buen estado de salud".
(2022-12-09). Nicaragua resalta importancia del legado del comandante Chávez. telesurtv.net El texto de Ortega y Murillo resalta que vivir el legado dejado por el líder bolivariano "reinstaló la gloria de nuestros pueblos".
(2022-12-09). Inflación en México se reduce a 7,8 %, la menor en seis meses. telesurtv.net No obstante, los datos revelaron que el Índice Nacional de Precios al Consumidor (INPC) se incrementó en noviembre un 0,58 por ciento respecto a octubre.
(2022-12-09). Rusia alerta sobre uso dado por Occidente a los Acuerdos de Minsk. telesurtv.net La funcionaria rusa afirmó que las palabras de Merkel, podrían ser pruebas sólidas de las intenciones occidentales.
(2022-12-09). Trabajadores aeroportuarios protestan por mejoras laborales en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Empleados de aeropuertos de Dallas, Los Ángeles, Miami, Nueva York y Phoenix protagonizaron esta protesta.
(2022-12-09). Argentina y Países Bajos jugarán en cuartos del Mundial de Qatar. telesurtv.net Esta será la sexta ocasión en el que ambas selecciones se vean las caras, siendo el último partido en semifinales de Brasil 2014.
(2022-12-09). Brasil enfrentará a Croacia en cuartos de final de Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador de este duelo se enfrentará al vencedor de la llave conformada por Países Bajos y Argentina.
(2022-12-09). Zurda Infinita analiza a equipos que disputarán los cuartos de final. telesurtv.net Morales y Sorín hicieron un repaso por los equipos clasificados que este 9 de diciembre darán inicio a la nueva fase del torneo.
(2022-12-09). Argentina rechaza anuncio de maniobras británicas en Malvinas. telesurtv.net Cancillería argentina se opuso a estos ejercicios castrenses y a la intención de Londres de involucrar en ellos a militares de Kosovo.
(2022-12-09). Presidenta de Perú descarta adelantar elecciones. telesurtv.net Dina Boluarte declaró a los medios que asumió el mandato presidencial para componer los asuntos más urgentes de la nación.
(2022-12-09). Venezolanos conmemoran día del amor y la lealtad a Hugo Chávez. telesurtv.net Con marchas populares y otras iniciativas, se recuerda la labor revolucionaria y el legado de Chávez.
(2022-12-09). México confirma solicitud de asilo del expresidente Castillo. telesurtv.net El canciller mexicano comunicó que han procedido a "iniciar consultas ante las autoridades peruanas" sobre esta petición.
(2022-12-09). Movimientos sociales de Perú reclaman realización de elecciones. telesurtv.net Agentes policiales arremetieron este jueves contra manifestantes en la Plaza San Martín, en el centro histórico de Lima.
(2022-12-09). ONU vota a favor de la destrucción del arsenal nuclear de Israel. telesurtv.net Se trata del único país de la región que no ha firmado el TNP y no ha sometido sus centros nucleares a la inspección de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica (AIEA).
(2022-12-09). Presidente venezolano: espero que el pueblo peruano consiga su camino de liberación. telesurtv.net El mandatario recordó que desde el primer momento no quisieron reconocer el triunfo de Pedro Castillo en las elecciones presidenciales de 2021.
(2022-12-09). OMS asegura que casos de malaria se mantuvieron estables en 2021. telesurtv.net Según las estadísticas decreció el número de contagios, independientemente del alza del 2020, primer año de la pandemia.
(2022-12-09). Lula anunciará a sus primeros ministros este viernes. telesurtv.net La presidenta del Partido de los Trabajadores (PT), Gleisi Hoffmann, refirió que el anuncio está previsto para las 10H45 (hora local).
(2022-12-09). Uruguay devuelve 39 lotes de piezas arqueológicas incautadas. telesurtv.net Se devolvieron 28 lotes a Egipto, dos a Ecuador y nueve a Perú, el resto se mantendrá en custodia por el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura.
(2022-12-09). Alertan que casi millones de personas padecerán hambre en 2023. telesurtv.net El PMA, la FAO y el Unicef instaron a los gobiernos africanos a que aumenten el apoyo a programas de seguridad alimentaria y nutrición.
(2022-12-09). FAO potenciará la agricultura familiar. telesurtv.net Se acordó que la agricultura familiar revierta los efectos de la Covid-19, el cambio climático y la inestabilidad del mercado mundial de alimentos.
(2022-12-09). Presidente de Cuba concluye su gira por países del Caribe. telesurtv.net El pasado 3 de diciembre, el mandatario inició un periplo oficial por San Vicente y las Granadinas, Barbados y Granada.
(2022-12-09). Rep. Dominicana acoge cumbre de la Integración Centroamericana. telesurtv.net El encuentro multilateral se realizará en la Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago y en el Gran Teatro del Cibao.
(2022-12-09). Condenan a 16 años de cárcel a expresidente guatemalteco. telesurtv.net Los exfuncionarios públicos fueron hechos culpables de los delitos de defraudación aduanera y asociación ilícita.
(2022-12-09). Convocan manifestaciones por mejoras salariales en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La movilización principal tendrá lugar a partir de las 16.00 (hora local), en la Caja del Seguro de la capital.
(2022-12-09). Continúan protestas contra mina de carbón en Reino Unido. telesurtv.net El carbón necesario para la manufactura de acero se importará desde otros países si no se obtuviera en suelo británico.
(2022-12-09). Recibe príncipe heredero en Arabia Saudí a Xi Jinping. telesurtv.net Xi emitió una declaración por escrito en la que extendió un afectuoso saludo y sus mejores deseos para el Gobierno y el pueblo de Arabia Saudí .
(2022-12-09). The Rockefeller Way: el plan encubierto de 'cambio climático' de la familia. globalizacion.ca 
Publicado por primera vez en diciembre de 2016, este artículo es relevante para comprender el debate en curso sobre el cambio climático y el Green New Deal, controlado en gran medida por el establecimiento financiero. Los Rockefeller también juegan un…
(2022-12-09). Union victory for La Prima United workers in Pittsburgh. liberationnews.org 
La Prima Espresso Company is a Pittsburgh franchise with five locations, four retail coffee shops and a wholesale coffee bean distributor.