Daily Archives: December 12, 2022

2022-12-12: News Headlines

WorkWeek (2022-12-12). 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…

Ralf Streck (2022-12-12). 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.

Oakland Privacy (2022-12-12). 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.

____ (2022-12-12). Methane from Nord Stream leakages may threaten ecosystem: research. ecns.cn More than two months after the first Nord Stream gas leak was reported, methane levels are still elevated and may pose a threat to the ecosystem, researchers at a Swedish university said on Sunday.

_____ (2022-12-12). Washington wants Europe's total Dependence on the US. journal-neo.org In March 2022, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that "Europe is the new hotspot" of global arms import. While this development is attributed to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (US/EU/NATO), what's equally, or even more, important to understand is how most of this European purchase is coming from the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-12). Pentagon Gives Tacit Support for Ukrainian Drone Attacks Deep Inside Russia. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon has given its tacit endorsement of Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory and no longer fears such operations could lead to a "dramatic" Russian escalation, The Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed US defense officials. The US position appears to only be based on the fact that up to this point, Russia hasn't responded …

Angela (2022-12-12). Saturday 12/10: Free virtual screening of the film "The Tower" indybay.org

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-12-12). 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.

____ (2022-12-12). Hotels, airlines ride Cup to score biz goals. ecns.cn By the time Sunday's FIFA World Cup final ends in Doha, Qatar, it will have produced more than one winner — in the form of hospitality, catering, fast-moving consumer goods and aviation industries, including those in China.

____ (2022-12-12). Sanya outlines plans to further build up its tourism credentials. ecns.cn The government in Sanya has laid out 117 key projects to turn the city into a "national leading tourist destination with great international influence".

____ (2022-12-12). Experts expect New Year's travel boom. ecns.cn Industry players estimate that there will be a relatively larger flow of people taking long-haul trips around New Year's Day and the Spring Festival, as traveling between provinces will no longer require negative nucleic acid test results…

____ (2022-12-12). Top epidemiologist urges intensified COVID-19 vaccine booster drive. ecns.cn The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday successfully launched the Rashid moon rover, marking its first mission to the surface of the moon.

____ (2022-12-12). Nation's modernization to follow harmonious path. ecns.cn While simultaneously meeting people's growing needs for a better life and a beautiful environment, the Chinese path to modernization also offers other countries a new, alternative path to prosperity.

____ (2022-12-12). Cities unveil policies to stimulate economic recovery. ecns.cn Several Chinese cities are introducing concrete steps to stimulate consumption and maintain stable economic growth amid optimization of the country's COVID-19 rules in recent weeks.

____ (2022-12-12). U.S. divided over college admissions policy. ecns.cn National debate in the United States on the role played by race in college admissions culminated with the Supreme Court hearing challenges against two universities.

____ (2022-12-12). UK 'risks losing appeal to Chinese investors'. ecns.cn The Chinese business community in the United Kingdom has voiced its concern about the geopolitical challenges that have jeopardized the otherwise wider competitiveness of the business environment in Britain, a recent report shows.

____ (2022-12-12). Xi's visit leads to new era for Mideast ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's landmark visit to the Middle East has cemented China's strategic partnership with Arab states, mapping out joint actions for pragmatic cooperation and ushering in a new era for the building of a community with a shared future.

____ (2022-12-12). Late leader Jiang's ashes scattered in sea. ecns.cn The ashes of Comrade Jiang Zemin, who passed away in Shanghai on Nov 30 at the age of 96, were scattered in the sea at the estuary of the Yangtze River on Sunday, in accordance with the wishes of Jiang and his family.

____ (2022-12-12). Xi's trip to Middle East significant to promoting peace, cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to China on Saturday after attending the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and wrapping up a state visit to Saudi Arabia.

____ (2022-12-12). China's fast-moving consumer goods market resilient despite COVID-19: report. ecns.cn China's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector showed a resilient performance despite the impact of COVID-19, an industrial report said.

____ (2022-12-12). WTO ruling against U.S. tariffs lauded. ecns.cn The World Trade Organization's ruling against the United States' Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum imports is a victory for multilateralism and shows the strong resilience of the multilateral trading system…

____ (2022-12-12). China, Arab countries deepen cooperation on technology. ecns.cn At a bar in Yinchuan, the capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, football fans are watching an exciting match from the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

____ (2022-12-12). Ukrainian president holds talks with French, Turkish leaders. ecns.cn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

____ (2022-12-12). China secures bumper grain harvest for 2022. ecns.cn China's grain output totaled about 686.53 billion kg this year, up 0.5 percent or 3.68 billion kg over 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday.

____ (2022-12-12). NASA's Orion spacecraft returns to Earth after moon mission. ecns.cn NASA's Orion spacecraft returned to Earth on Sunday after making an uncrewed mission around the moon.

____ (2022-12-12). China to end use of digital travel code starting Tuesday. ecns.cn China announced on Monday that a digital tool to track cross-city travel will go out of service starting Tuesday.

____ (2022-12-12). Xi stresses systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined making solid headway in the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage and better promoting Chinese culture around the world.

____ (2022-12-12). China's FAST telescope reveals unprecedented details of Milky Way. ecns.cn The vast space between billions of stars in the Milky Way is not empty, but filled with thin interstellar medium.

____ (2022-12-12). Treating potentially severe COVID cases given priority. ecns.cn The focus of COVID-19 control measures has shifted to intervention in potentially severe cases as the milder Omicron variant spreads more widely, experts said.

____ (2022-12-12). China to remove digital itinerary card service starting Tuesday. ecns.cn China to remove digital itinerary card service starting Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

____ (2022-12-12). Salt crystals form on Salt Lake in Shanxi. ecns.cn Mirabilite rime is formed when mirabilite crystalizes at a low temperature. The Salt Lake of Yuncheng, a typical inland saltwater lake, is the world's third largest sodium sulphate inland lake. Due to its high saltness, it is also called the "Dead Sea" of China.

____ (2022-12-12). Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Bridge opens to traffic in Hong Kong. ecns.cn As an important cross-sea corridor at the Junk Bay in southeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, the Tseung Kwan O Cross Bay Bridge, the main project of the Cross Bay Link, opened to traffic on Sunday.

Fight Back (2022-12-12). Chicanos rally to save DACA, demand 'Legalization for all'. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Over 20 people rallied in the Boyle Heights neighborhood, at Mariachi Plaza on December 8. The rallying cry was for Congress to save Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA which was a 2012 executive order by then-President Barack Obama, is at risk of being overturned. | Centro CSO united forces to save it and to also demand the legalization of all of the undocumented. Present at the event were Torres High School students and residents of Boyle Heights. Some of them are DACAmented. Tomasa Martínez who is a mother to three undocumented children was also in attendance. | CSO is part of…

Garrison Ann (2022-12-12). Thursday 12/15: Book launch, "Sanctions: A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy" indybay.org East Bay Media Center…

Infobrics (2022-12-12). 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…

Infobrics (2022-12-12). Iran Moves Closer to Joining Eurasian Bloc. infobrics.org Tehran has ratified documents on joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization…

Infobrics (2022-12-12). Russia Strengthens Film Ties with India at Goa Market. infobrics.org Russia was a significant presence at India's recently concluded Film Bazaar market in Goa, with Roskino and Moscow Export Center occupying two pavilions…

Karin Kulow, Jurgen Scheffran (2022-12-12). 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?>

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-12-12). 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…

Labor Video Project (2022-12-12). 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.

Labor Video Project (2022-12-12). 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…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-12-12). TERFs Have Problems at Oakland Courthouse. indybay.org Oakland not TERF's turf…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-12-12). 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…

Norman Solomon (2022-12-12). Biden Wants to Prevent a Strong Primary Challenge. He Shouldn't Get Away With It. indybay.org

Ramon du Houx (2022-12-12). 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…

Ramon du Houx (2022-12-12). 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.

Revolution Books (2022-12-12). Saturday 12/10: Holiday Fundraising Festival to put Real Revolution on the Map. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Staff (2022-12-12). Russia dressed down by Putin's Turkish, Azerbaijani partners. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsDecember 11, 2022 Tàºrkiye calls on Russia to push YPG off its borders Tàºrkiye has reiterated its demand from Russia to push the YPG terrorist organization 30 kilometers away from its borders in line with a 2019-dated bilateral agreement amid its vows to launch a new cross-border offensive against the terrorist presence. The …

Staff (2022-12-12). "U.S.'s child" launches attack on Kosovo Serbs, West threatens victims, Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com B92December 11, 2022 Vuƒçiƒá issued the most important orders: "We have before us…" Serbian President and Commander-in-Chief Aleksandar Vuƒçiƒá addressed the nation after the session of the National Security Council. Vuƒçiƒá pointed out that what was announced yesterday and in the previous days and weeks is happening right now. "First of all, from the international …

Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery (2022-12-12). Saturday 12/31: Noon Year's Eve. indybay.org The Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery is located in the Capitola Mall.

The Green Arcade (2022-12-12). 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…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2022-12-12). 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…

Wotakuye Mutual Aid (2022-12-12). 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.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Sri Lanka: Glenugie estate workers hostile to unions' collaboration with management. wsws.org Glenugie tea plantation workers are outraged after the CWC and NUW unions colluded with management to shut down a strike and enforce increased workloads. Two workers remain suspended for striking.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Fascist Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts January 6 coup would have succeeded if she led it because "we would've been armed" wsws.org Greene's comments were warmly received at the gathering, which included several Republican politicians and members of far-right European parties.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Australian "energy relief" plan to subsidise business while household bills continue to soar. wsws.org Even if the $230 "bill relief" eventuates—and that is by no means likely—it would make little difference to the cost-of-living crisis confronting the working class.

WSWS (2022-12-12). UAW reaches tentative agreement with the New School, calls off strike. wsws.org United Auto Workers Local 7902 has sent over 1,600 academic workers, adjunct faculty at New York City's New School University, back to work on Monday with a tentative agreement that has neither been seen nor voted on by the membership.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Orion spacecraft splashes down, completing Artemis I mission. wsws.org The landing was the final major milestone of the Artemis I mission, which is being hailed by the Biden administration and the corporate media as the precursor to new crewed missions to the Moon and possibly Mars.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Judge drops all charges against former Michigan Governor Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. wsws.org Snyder's dismissal essentially shuts the door on the prosecution of those responsible for a massive social crime, which resulted in at least 100 deaths, countless miscarriages, emotional and mental developmental problems in tens of thousands of children and countless lifelong illnesses.

WSWS (2022-12-12). The International Youth and Students for Social Equality and the fight against war. wsws.org These are the concluding remarks by WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North to the December 10 rally, "For a Mass Movement of Students and Youth to Stop the War in Ukraine!" organized by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality.

WSWS (2022-12-12). This week in history: December 12-18. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

WSWS (2022-12-12). US COVID death toll surges in third winter of the pandemic. wsws.org The elderly account for 92 percent of recent deaths, the byproduct of a deliberate policy of "culling" the population of those who do not contribute to corporate profit.

WSWS (2022-12-12). BIS warns of dollar debt 'black hole'. wsws.org The Bank for International Settlements has described the unseen borrowing used in foreign exchange markets as "huge, missing and growing."

WSWS (2022-12-12). Australia and Japan boost military ties against China. wsws.org Australia's Labor government is presiding over an unprecedented expansion of collaboration with Tokyo, including plans to host Japanese fighter jets.

WSWS (2022-12-12). Democratic Socialists of America provide cover for UAW and Democrats as they move to shut down University of California strike. wsws.org The DSA is promoting the lie that Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom can be relied on to "intervene" on behalf of striking UC academic workers.

Editor (2022-12-12). Chris Hedges: Israel and the Rise of Jewish Fascism. scheerpost.com The mask is being lifted from the face of Israel's apartheid state, exposing a grinning death's head that portends the obliteration of the few restraints against the killing of the Palestinians.

Staff (2022-12-12). Convocan a Sesión Extraordinaria de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. cubadebate.cu El Consejo de Estado acordó convocar a la Sexta Sesión Extraordinaria de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular, en su IX Legislatura, para el día 14 de diciembre a las 3: 00 p.m., en el Palacio de las Convenciones, con motivo del decimoctavo aniversario de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP).

Staff (2022-12-12). Tabacaleros doblegó por pequeño margen al líder Agricultores. cubadebate.cu Tabacaleros doblegó 4×3 a los Agricultores en nueve innings durante esta jornada de la Liga Élite del Beisbol Cubano. El éxito quedó en manos de Dorvis Lornet Navarro Queralta y el revés fue a la cuenta de Miguel David Paradelo Aguilar. Tras estos resultados, Agricultores lidera la tabla de posiciones, con ventaja de 3.5 juegos sobre Centrales.

TeleSUR, ajb, HR (2022-12-12). Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina celebra 55 años de lucha. telesurtv.net Dentro de su programa integral de lucha, el FPLP estableció liderar una revolución con todos los palestinos oprimidos.

TeleSUR, gao, JCM (2022-12-12). Ataque aéreo ucraniano en la región de Zaporiyia deja dos muertos. telesurtv.net El centro recreativo ruso fue totalmente destruido, con saldo de dos muertos y 10 heridos hasta el momento.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-12). Nepal supera los 54.000 casos de dengue desde julio pasado. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias señalan que la provincia de Bagmati ha reportado el mayor número de contagios, con 42.143.

TeleSUR, jap, MER (2022-12-12). Zurda Infinita conversa con el exfutbolista Daniel Bertoni. telesurtv.net Daniel Bertoni destacó el desempeño del entrenador Lionel Scaloni con la selección de Argentina.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Imputan a vicepresidenta de la Eurocámara en caso de corrupción. telesurtv.net Una investigación en curso de las autoridades belgas vincula a la vicepresidenta del Parlamento Europeo en una trama de corrupción con autoridades de Qatar.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Grupos de derecha atacan a comerciantes en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net La Unión Juvenil Cruceñista, grupo de extrema derecha, expulsó con violencia, a golpes y dinamita, a los vendedores ambulantes de la feria Barrio Lindo.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). España anuncia medidas para contener alza de precio en alimentos. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez aseguró que España es el país que "más crece, con menor inflación y con una tasa de empleo que no veíamos en los últimos 15 años.

Staff (2022-12-12). U.S. pressures NATO partner Morocco to provide tank parts to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineDecember 11, 2022 Morocco to supply tank spare parts to Ukraine — media On the recommendation of the United States, Morocco will supply Ukraine with spare parts for T-72 tanks and will thus become the first African state to provide military assistance to Ukraine, Le Journal de l'Afrique said. "The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces have …

Roberto J De Lapuente, Oscar Lafontaine (2022-12-12). 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)…

Staff (2022-12-12). Díaz-Canel: "El Partido no puede estar al margen de la sociedad" cubadebate.cu Discurso pronunciado por Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, en la clausura del V Pleno del Comité Central del Partido, en el Palacio de Convenciones, el 10 de diciembre de 2022.

Staff (2022-12-12). Venezuela and Equatorial Guinea Agree to Increase Oil Cooperation. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, December 9, the foreign affairs minister of Equatorial Guinea, Carlos Faría, reported that the Caribbean nation and Venezuela will increase technical cooperation between their oil industries to boost the economic development of both nations. | The Venezuelan top diplomat announced through his social media accounts: "We agree to join efforts to increase the already initiated technical and scientific cooperation between PDVSA [Petróleos de Venezuela] and Gepetrol [Equatorial Guinea de Petróleo], in addition to continuing to develop the exchange of experiences of our oil industries in favor of the eco…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-12). Justicia panameña enjuiciará a expresidente Martinelli en 2023. telesurtv.net La fiscalía panameña asegura que Martinelli usó fondos de procedencia ilícita para comprar la editorial Espasa.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-12). Región peruana de Apurímac se declara en insurgencia popular. telesurtv.net Los movimientos sociales anunciaron el paro indefinido a partir de las cero horas del 12 de diciembre.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-12-12). Organizaciones sociales de Ucayali se unen a protestas contra el Congreso de Perú. telesurtv.net El presidente de la organización campesina, Smith Díaz, expresó su rechazo a "este Congreso tirano y golpista".

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-12). Alertan sobre riesgo de violencia contra mujeres desplazadas. telesurtv.net Una elevada cantidad de mujeres, en especial de comunidades indígenas, sufre situaciones de pobreza extrema en el país de destino.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-12). Más de 900 migrantes arriban a Italia en operación humanitaria. telesurtv.net Según el protocolo establecido, los migrantes recibieron atención médica y fueron sometidos a un test de Covid-19.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Emergencia por actividad de volcán de Fuego en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Reportan un incremento en la actividad del Volcán de Fuego, el cual registra explosiones de moderadas a fuertes y retumbos parecidos a locomotora de tren.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Sismo de magnitud 6 sacude el suroeste de México. telesurtv.net Los gobiernos de la Ciudad de México, Guerrero y Michoacán informaron que hasta el momento no hay reporte de daños.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Reportan agravamiento de la situación en el norte de Kosovo. telesurtv.net El presidente de Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, convocó la noche de este domingo a una reunión de emergencia del Consejo Nacional de Seguridad.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-12-12). Tàºrkiye y Rusia analizan temas sobre energía, cereales y terrorismo. telesurtv.net En una conversación telefónica, los líderes de Türkiye y Rusia destacaron el crecimiento récord en el volumen de negocios comercial entre los dos países.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-12). Colapso de techo tras granizada en Bolivia deja siete muertes. telesurtv.net El hecho ocurrió durante una graduación escolar y las autoridades enviaron condolencias a familiares de las víctimas.

TeleSUR, mcs, MER, SH (2022-12-12). Conoce algunos pasos básicos para aprender a bailar tango. telesurtv.net El Día Nacional del Tango se celebra en Argentina en honor al mítico cantante Carlos Gardel y al compositor Julio de Caro.

TeleSUR, rmh, JGN, SH (2022-12-12). Legado del histórico discurso del Che Guevara ante ONU. telesurtv.net El grito que acuñó en 1964 pasó a conocerse a lo largo de todo el mundo y ha sido una de las consignas más repetidas por los revolucionarios en cualquier tribuna.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-12). Elevan la alerta por actividad del volcán Láscar en Chile. telesurtv.net En horas del mediodía del sábado, el volcán generó una columna de humo, cenizas y rocas de diverso tamaño, que se extendió por seis kilómetros.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-12). Asesinan a líder del Pacto Histórico en Bolívar, Colombia. telesurtv.net Miembros del Pacto Histórico en Magangué levantaron su voz de protesta por el asesinato del reconocido abogado.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-12). Exmandatario Castillo denuncia un plan de la derecha en su contra. telesurtv.net El expresidente peruano advirtió que la fiscal general y el titular del Congreso forman parte del plan en su contra.

TeleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-12-12). Primer ministro japonés llama al desarme nuclear paulatino. telesurtv.net El mandatario japonés destacó la importancia del fortalecimiento de los protocolos y mecanismos establecidos.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-12-12). Presidenta de Honduras viaja a la ONU en lucha anticorrupción. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro y António Guterres se reunirán para oficializar el arribo a Honduras de una comisión internacional anticorrupción.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-12). ONU condena la muerte de dos jóvenes en protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net La ONU instó "a la calma" y al respeto de los Derechos Humanos durante las protesas, invitando a evitar el escalamiento de las tensiones en Perú.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-12). Reportan dos fallecidos tras represión a protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net Manifestantes continúan concentrándose en las inmediaciones del Congreso, en Lima, exigiendo nuevas elecciones y la convocatoria a una Asamblea Constituyente.

TeleSUR, gao, JCM (2022-12-12). Cristina Fernández denuncia acoso mediático contra su hija. telesurtv.net El diario La Nación dijo que actualmente Florencia Kirchner es vulnerable judicialmente y susceptible a una condena.

_____ (2022-12-11). U.S. Intel Lays Out Assange Attack. strategic-culture.org Misperception and disinformation overrode the facts of the Assange case at an event organized by the Hayden Center on Monday night in Washington, reports Joe Lauria. | By Joe LAURIA | A week after five major newspapers

____ (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). 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). 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.

Ellen Brown (2022-12-11). What Does the Fed's Jerome Powell Have Up His Sleeve. dissidentvoice.org "There is no sense that inflation is coming down," said Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at a November 2 press conference, — this despite eight months of aggressive interest rate hikes and "quantitative tightening." On November 30, the stock market rallied when he said smaller interest rate increases are likely ahead and could start in …

Staff (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 …

Bruce Lerro (2022-12-11). Multiple Economic Fractures in Mordor. dissidentvoice.org Orientation The golden age of left-wing economists In part because the 1960s was still a period of capitalist abundance, there were few socialists in Yankeedom who pointed to the economic contradictions of capitalism as a motivator for the coming revolution. "Western Marxists" ignored the economy, imagining capitalism could go on forever. As first anarcho-communist and …

Staff (2022-12-11). Georgia: Pentagon provides surveillance for borders with "occupied territories" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 11, 2022 State Security Service opens US DITRA-supported mobile surveillance systems integration service centre A mobile surveillance systems integration and service centre was opened in the Operational-Technical Agency of the State Security Service, with the support of the United States Defence Threat Reduction Agency, the Service announced on Sunday. At the opening event, Koba …

_____ (2022-12-11). Worldwide Human Rights Day Rallies For Assange. popularresistance.org Supporters of imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange are using the occasion of Human Rights Day this Saturday to demand that the British government refuse to extradite him to the United States. Assange is waiting on his application for appeal before the High Court of England and Wales against the home secretary's decision to send him to the U.S. where he faces 175 years in prison for publishing truthful information about U.S. crimes and corruption. | Supporters gathered in London on Saturday for a vigil at 2 pm GMT in front of high-security Belmarsh Prison, where Assange has been languishing for nearly fou…

_____ (2022-12-11). Yoon Suk-yeol's space mission to Mars or a new era of Star Wars? journal-neo.org "We have some good news. We are flying to the Moon once again." This is how one can characterize the flow of reports from South Korean media outlets that emerged last week and are devoted to (military) space topics. On November 28, South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol unveiled a roadmap for the development of the …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-12-11). Annual Sales Of Black-Owned Uncle Nearest Whiskey Company Climbs To $100 Million+: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey is already the most prominent Black-owned and fastest-growing whiskey brand in America. Now, the brand has achieved another milestone by surpassing $100 million in annual sales, the company said in a press release. Here are five things to know about the company. 1. Uncle Nearest is named after the enslaved man who …

Ben Norton (2022-12-11). Peru rises up after coup against elected President Pedro Castillo. multipolarista.com Peru's elected left-wing President Pedro Castillo was overthrown in a coup by the right-wing-controlled congress. A Peruvian activist explains why the people are rising up and demanding a new constitution.

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-11). Israel Strikes Southern Syria, Drops Threatening Leaflets. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military on Sunday dropped threatening leaflets in southern Syria hours after launching missile strikes in the area. The Israeli missile strikes took place late Saturday, and reports said the strike hit a Syrian military radar system in an area of southern Syria known as Tel al-Qalib, although the incident has not been confirmed …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-11). CENTCOM Says Two Killed in Raid Against ISIS in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a press release that US forces carried out a raid in eastern Syria early Sunday morning and killed two "ISIS officials." CENTCOM named one of the ISIS officials as "Anas" and said this person was involved "in the group's deadly plotting and facilitation operations in eastern Syria." The command …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-11). US Announces New $275 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US on Friday announced a new $275 million arms package for Ukraine that includes ammunition for the HIMARS rocket systems, marking the 27th drawdown from US military stockpiles for the Ukrainians. Announcing the new package, the Pentagon said that the US has pledged over $19.3 billion in military equipment for Ukraine since Russia invaded …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-11). NATO Chief Says Full-Blown War With Russia Is a 'Real Possibility'. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday that he fears a full-blown war between Russia and NATO is a "real possibility" in a rare acknowledgment of the dangers of backing Ukraine. "I fear that the war in Ukraine will get out of control, and spread into a major war between NATO and Russia," he said, according …

_____ (2022-12-11). A Communiqué From The Liberated Dining Halls Of So-Called Santa Cruz. popularresistance.org Santa Cruz, California – The colonial capitalist university will never win. Union sell-outs and scabs will never win. | Here at so-called Santa Cruz, we declare and express our solidarity to all communities in struggle. Today, along with comrades across so-called California, we are engaging in a transterritorial attack on UC incorporated and what they call food insecurity, a condition created by their capitalist greed. These spaces, like the dining commons, are spaces we understand as battlegrounds of the ongoing war against subsistence, where proles take up the war against capital by expropriating dining halls a…

_____ (2022-12-11). Culture-Jamming The War Machine. popularresistance.org In the drizzling rain, I yank up the military recruitment sign and throw it into the tall grasses on the side of the road. If anyone asks, I didn't "destroy" government property. I merely relocated it. Think of me like a windstorm. A peace-loving, nonviolent windstorm countering military recruitment. | Who knows how many lives I saved with this simple action? Perhaps it saved the teens that were considering enlisting as they rode the school bus past these signs twice a day. Perhaps it will help some innocent civilians overseas who so often bear the brunt of our nation's addiction to war. Maybe it will slow down t…

_____ (2022-12-11). How America Used WWI To Crush Internal Dissent. popularresistance.org 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 the p…

_____ (2022-12-11). Journalist In Donestk: Ukrainian Government Put Me On A Hit List. popularresistance.org As the Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, the Ukrainian government forces have increased their bombing of civilians in Donetsk. Fighting in the Donbas has claimed over 15,000 lives since 2014. Journalist Johnny Miller has been living in Donetsk and joins the show to provide the on-the-ground reality of the daily attacks on civilians there and what are their real attitudes towards Russia and Ukraine.

_____ (2022-12-11). Making 'The Right To The City' Real For Urban Dwellers Worldwide. popularresistance.org This International Human Rights Day, as our mostly urban world is increasingly challenged by rising poverty, migration, inequality and climate risk, let us think about what it would mean to truly enjoy the "right to the city." | From the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the end of World War II to the ensuing drumbeat of further international rights covenants, conventions and declarations, the language of protection and universality of rights would seem to be ubiquitous and generally agreed. | Yet discrimination persists. In cities, it most often manifests itself against low-income families,…

_____ (2022-12-11). Oil Companies Have Plundered Louisiana's Coast. popularresistance.org Louisiana – In a rare victory, Louisiana recently reached a $100 million settlement with the mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Inc., for contributing to the erosion rapidly devouring the state's coast. | And this is just the beginning. Recently, a federal court ordered a nine-year-old lawsuit to return to state court. The suit was filed against Chevron USA, Exxon Mobil Corp., ConocoPhillips Co. and BP America. Over 40 similar legal challenges may follow against the oil and gas companies that have caused, and are causing, Louisiana's wetlands to disappear at an alarming rate. These lawsuits could win billions of dolla…

_____ (2022-12-11). Protest Called In Miami For Freedom Of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org An important hearing takes place on Monday, December 12 in the case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, illegally imprisoned in the US. Solidarity activists will protest outside the Federal Court building in Miami, chanting "Free Alex Saab," while inside a judge will hear arguments from Saab's defense trying to win his freedom. | Saab's defense will assert his status as a Special Envoy of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. As a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Saab is immune to prosecution by the US government, according to international law. | "The United States is singling out Alex…

_____ (2022-12-11). Unity And Resistance To Imperialism Drive West African Conference. popularresistance.org 150 people from political parties, trade unions, community-based organizations, women's groups, and other social movements across West Africa are gathering in Winneba, Ghana from December 8-10 to chart a joint strategy for struggle at a crucial time for the region. | The West African People for a New World Conference seeks to be a forum to share the demands and aspirations of the people in struggle in the region. The conference is being held at a time when there has been an upsurge of anti-imperialist sentiments across the region, as well as severe economic crises due to neoliberal policies. The bulk of the deleg…

_____ (2022-12-11). HoHoHo… UK's New Stealth War Machine to Warm Hearts of Poor and Freezing Britons. strategic-culture.org

Andy Kroll (2022-12-11). Terracide and the Terrarists. tomdispatch.com We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group: genocide. And one for the conscious destruction of aspects of the environment: ecocide. But we don't have a word for the conscious act of destroying the planet we live on, the world as humanity had known it until, historically speaking, late last night. A possibility might be "terracide" from the Latin word for earth. It has the right ring, given its similarity to the commonplace danger word of our era: terrorist. The truth is, whatever we call them, it's time to talk bluntly about the terrarists of our world. Yes, I know, 9/11 was horrific.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Bulgaria Approved First Military Aid Package To Ukraine. southfront.org | On December 9, Bulgaria approved its first military aid package to Ukraine. The Bulgarian National Assembly voted 148-46 with one abstention in favor of the weapons to the Kiev regime following months of political squabbling on the issue in the Balkan NATO member state. | The list of weapons that will bw sent to Ukraine was classified. According to some government officials, Sofia will supply Kiev with mainly light weapons and ammunition. Acting Bulgarian Defense Minister clarified that Bulgaria…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On December 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On December 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Military Situation In Syria On December 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Lyman with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Seversk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Zhytlovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Neskuchnoye; | Clashes between the Russi…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). THE TWITTER FILES: The Removal Of Donald Trump. southfront.org | Originally published on PART I: | The third installment of Elon Musk's release of internal Twitter communications has been released, once again via veteran journalist Matt Taibbi. | In this episode, which is a 3-parter, we learn what happened behind the scenes which led to the banishment of former President Donald Trump from the platform. | 2. The world knows much o…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Tunisia Goes To The Vote: A Fake Democracy That The Globalist Elites Like So Much. southfront.org | Written by Piero Messina | Kais Saied is the prophet of a new world order, the apologist for a new model of democracy that follows the stylistic features of authoritarianism. This is why Saied is liked by the Western elites. A veil of "global" silence has fallen on what is happening in Tunisia. Yet, on December 17, Tunisia goes to the vote to choose its new Parliament. But democracy in the land of jasmine no longer exists. In a year and a half, President Kais Saied has demolished the institution…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-11). Weapons Programs Of Russian Defence Ministry In Tables. southfront.org | 2021 — Global military spending 2,113 billion dollars: | Increase of 0.7 % from 2022 | Increase of 12 % from 2012 | 1. USA ($801 billion, decrease of 1.4 % from 2020) | 2. China ($293 billion, increase of 4.7 % from 2020 | 3. India ($76.6 billion, increase of 0.9 % from 2020) | 4. Britain ($68.4 billion, increase of 3 % from 2020) | 5. Russia | | Ballistic missiles (21 launchers) | Yars | Avangard | Sarmat | Submarines (3) | Borey…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). 24 Syrian Soldiers Allegedly Killed Or Wounded In Two Raids By HTS Near Greater Idlib (Photos). southfront.org On December 11, militants of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) attacked several positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) around…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). Germany To Supply Ukraine With Advanced RCH 155 Self-Propelled Howitzers. southfront.org The RCH 155 Self-Propelled Howitzer. Source: KMW. | On December 7, the German government officially confirmed the sale of 18 RCH 155 self-propelled howitzers to Ukraine. | The advanced howitzers were the most notable addition in the last update to the German list of military equipment delivered or in the process of being delivered to Kiev forces. | The German government will reportedly fund the $227 million sale, including training, spare parts and ammunition. The delivery is expected to take at least 30 month…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). Iraqi Air Force, Intelligence Wipe Out Another ISIS Cell In Kirkuk (Video). southfront.org Iraqi Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct a training mission over Iraq May 26, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russ Scalf) | On December 10, F-16 fighter jets of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) targeted a cell of ISIS that was hiding inside a cave in the area of al-Tun Kubri in the northern province of Kirkuk. | In a statement, the Iraqi Security Media Cell said that the airstrikes were carried out thanks to information provided by the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency. According to…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). Israeli Army Confirms Strikes On Syrian Radar Base In Leaflets Dropped Over Al-Quneitra. southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). Israeli Strikes Hit Radar Base In Southern Syria — Reports. southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | A series of Israeli strikes have reportedly targeted a key radar base of the Syrian military in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Suwayda. | Local new sources in al-Suwayda reported hearing three explosions from the direction of the base, which is located on the al-Qalib hill in the governorate's southeastern countryside, early on December 11. The sou…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). Russian Airstrike Destroys Ukrainian Buk-M1 Air Defense System. southfront.org . Source: the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. | A Ukrainian Buk-M1 air-defense system has been destroyed by a Russian airstrike on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, a spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced on December 11. | "Near the Kramatorsk settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic a position has been disclosed and the launch platform of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 ground-to-air missile system has been elimina…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-11). U.S. Central Command Says It killed Two Senior ISIS Officials In Eastern Syrian Helicopter Raid. southfront.org U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters from 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, launch flares as they conduct overflights of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. U.S. Army/Spc. Khalil Jenkins/CJTF-OIR Public Affairs/Handout via REUTERS. | The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that two senior officials of ISIS were killed during a successful helicopter raid in eastern Syria on December 11. | In a statement, CENTCOM said that one of the two officials…

Art Moore (2022-12-11). Top Oncologist: Cancer in Patients Exploding After COVID Shots. globalresearch.ca

Clodovaldo Hernandez (2022-12-11). Why the Government of Venezuela Has Resisted While Many Leftist Presidents Could Not. orinocotribune.com By Clodovaldo Hernández Dec 10, 2022 | Each overthrow, removal, disqualification, dismissal, or murder of left-wing presidents or presidential candidates in Latin America highlight the legacies of Comandante Hugo Chávez, of President Nicolás Maduro and, in general, of the Venezuelan political process of the last 23 years. | Objectively reviewing the history of our times proves that Chávez faced—and Maduro has continued to face—all the strategies, tactics, maneuvers, games, and schemes that the US empire and its satellites and lackeys have successfully used throughout the rest of the continent, a…

Dan Bacher (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.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2022-12-11). Nuclear War Is Getting "Too Close for Comfort". Joe Biden Announces U.S. Will "Use Nuclear Weapons against Non-Nuclear Threats" globalresearch.ca Biden Regime Secretary of State Blinken has blocked negotiations between Russia and Ukraine by declaring it is US policy to drive Russia out of the reincorporated territories, including Crimea. | Biden's announcement that the US will use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear …

____ (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). China's EV charging points see rapid expansion. ecns.cn The number of new charging points for electric vehicles (EVs) in China grew at a rapid pace this year to meet the demand of the country's burgeoning EV community, industrial data showed.

____ (2022-12-11). China's power battery output expands 64.5 pct in November. ecns.cn China's installed capacity of power batteries logged rapid growth in November driven by the boom in the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) market, industry data showed.

____ (2022-12-11). Experts gather in Beijing to discuss how to improve China's int'l communication strategy. ecns.cn A seminar focusing on how to improve Beijing's international communication capacity to better tell China's story was held online Friday.

____ (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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Animated adaptation of award-winning Chinese sci-fi novel released. ecns.cn The highly anticipated animated adaptation of the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin was released online to widespread praise on Saturday.

____ (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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Cross-border RMB payment plays important role in boosting trade btw China and Arab states. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Sanjiangyuan National Park at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). What experts say about China's COVID-19 response measures. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Cradle of civilization: Yuan Shangdu Site. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Wuyishan National Park at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Giant Panda National Park at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (2022-12-11). Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park at a glance. ecns.cn

____ (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). 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.

Eleanor J. Bader (2022-12-11). Segregating Disabled Children From Their Peers Doesn't Help Them, Advocates Say. truthout.org When Emilio Bernier was born in May 2016, doctors informed parents Hilda and Olivier that their son had Down syndrome. As a toddler, Emilio received speech, occupational and physical therapy, but finding a preschool that would allow him to study alongside kids who were not disabled proved difficult. The frustrations experienced by the family — including an intransigent bureaucracy led by rigid… |

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Serbia will ask NATO peacekeepers to let it deploy Serbian military and police in Kosovo, although it believes there is no chance of the request being approved, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran response to some neighbors' ambition to be regrettable. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The deputy Iranian parliament speaker said that Iran's response to some neighbors' ambitions will be strong, crushing, and regrettable.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran-US transactions up 14.8%. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Iran's trade with the US reached $46.5 million in the first 10 months of 2022, registering a 14.81% rise compared with the year before.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban delegation visit Tehran for immigrants issues. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A delegation of Taliban officials arrived in Tehran to attend a quadrilateral meeting that is slated to be held jointly by Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). US unable to prevent Iran-Russia military alliance. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A prominent Arab analyst Abdel Bari Atwan says that the military alliance between Iran and Russia is logical and predictable and based on the enmity of both sides with the US.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Senior US delegation to visit China in coming days. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A high-level US delegation will travel to China next week to follow up on President Joe Biden's recent talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare for Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit there early next year.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Taliban determined to develop trade relations with Iran: spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Stating that $350 million worth of trade was exchanged between Iran and Afghanistan, the Spokesman for the Taliban Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the Taliban is determined to expand trade ties with Iran.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran aquatic products export sees 68% hike: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Agriculture said that the export of aquatics products has seen a 68 percent surge in the first seven months.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Skirmishes reported on Afghanistan-Pakistan border. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Taliban sources reported fresh clashes between the military forces of Afghanistan and Pakistan in the border areas.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). 42 detained in Paris after Moroccan fans clash with police. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Over 40 people were detained in Paris after the clashes between fans of the Moroccan football team and the police, French media reported on Sunday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Is China set to overthrow US in oil market? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — President Xi has called on Arab leaders to use yuan in their oil and gas trades with the country, a move that would support China's goal to establish its currency internationally and end US dominance in global energy market.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Russia boosting production of powerful weapons. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Russia is boosting the production of the most powerful weapons, including those based on new physical principles, for countering Western countries that support Kyiv's regime, Medvedev said.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Air pollution shuts schools in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — High air pollution in the Iranian capital has forced the government to close schools on Monday and Tuesday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Yemen warns Saudi coalition over any economic escalation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The Yemeni Minister of Oil and Minerals Ahmed Daris said that Yemen's Salvation Government will not stand idly by in front of any economic escalation of US-Saudi aggression.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). SpaceX Falcon 9 heads to Moon with Japanese lander, UAE rover. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Sunday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Three killed in shooting at Rome residents' meeting. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Three women were killed on Sunday when a man pulled out a gun and opened fire at a meeting of residents of an apartment block in Rome, Italian media reported on Sunday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Borrell denies rumors Turkey bypassing Russia sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell said Sunday that the Turkish authorities have provided data indicating that there is no re-export of sanctioned EU goods to Russia.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Erdogan, Putin discuss exporting goods via grain corridor. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to exchange views over several issues including the Black Sea grain corridor, the anti-terror fight, and bilateral ties.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran, Turkmenistan coop. at intl. regional level must go on. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — In a meeting with Turkmenistan foreign minister, Iran's deputy foreign minister for legal affairs said that the trend of cooperation between Iran and Turkmenistan at the international and regional levels must continue.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran deputy FM holds talk with Syrian FM in Damascus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Alireza Bigdeli met the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mekdad on Sunday in Damascus.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Russia, West have to live in fear of confrontation: Kremlin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The relationship between Russia and the West has reached the confrontation stage, and the sides will have to live in this environment further on, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday, according to Russia media.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran beaten by China at 2022 IBSA Goalball World C'ships. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Iran was defeated narrowly by China in the 2022 IBSA Goalball World Championships opening match on Sunday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Iran Lab Expo 2022 inaugurated in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The 10th Exhibition of Iranian-Made Laboratory Equipment and Materials (Iran Lab Expo 2022) and 23rd Exhibition of Research and Technology Exhibition were inaugurated at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds on Sunday.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-11). Funeral ceremony of Iran's former road minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — The funeral ceremony of Iran's former Road and Urban Development Minister Rostan Ghasemi was held on Sunday in the presence of several Iranian authorities in Tehran.

Eva Bartlett (2022-12-11). Interview: "TCF Speaker Series Ep1: Eva Bartlett: Donbass' Pain & Resolve, Shadows of Syria, Canadian Betrayal" ingaza.wordpress.com

F. William Engdahl (2022-12-11). The Dark Origins of the Davos Great Reset. globalresearch.ca Klaus Schwab is little more than a slick PR agent for a global technocratic agenda, a corporatist unity of corporate power with government, including the UN, an agenda whose origins go back to the beginning of the 1970s, and even earlier.

Felix Abt (2022-12-11). Headscarf Requirement, Discrimination Against Homosexuals, and Construction Worker Accidents in Qatar Overshadow an Insane Big Lie Aimed at Starting Another World War. covertactionmagazine.com The European Woke International of Hypocrisy and Neo-Colonialism looks past the incendiary escalation of the Ukraine conflict, preferring instead to spoil the beautiful game for hundreds of millions of soccer fans in Arab and developing countries. Anyone who thought the media would take an in-depth look at the current and most dangerous lie in many …

Fight Back (2022-12-11). Minneapolis immigrant rights protest demanding DACA shuts down rush-hour traffic. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – More than 150 people protested December 8 in downtown Minneapolis, blocking Washington Avenue near Interstate 35W in for two hours at rush hour. They protested outside of Senator Amy Klobuchar's office demanding that the U.S. Senate act immediately to legalize people with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) temporary immigration status. | The protest, organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC), is part of a national push to get the Senate to pass the American Dream and Promise Act during Congress's lame duck session this month. The Act was passed by the H…

Fight Back (2022-12-11). Red Theory: The achievements of socialism in the Soviet Union. fightbacknews.org As Marxist-Leninists in the United States, we can draw lessons from the experiences of others in carrying out revolution and building socialism. While every revolutionary struggle must be firmly based on the concrete analysis of its own conditions, we should still study closely both the successes and failures in the rich experience of the Soviet Union. From that experience we can draw both lessons from their struggle as well as inspiration from their heroic achievements. In the next article we will examine the causes of the collapse of the USSR and draw lessons from it, but here let's look at all that it achieved…

James W. McConnell (2022-12-11). Russia's Winter Offensive and NATO's Response. globalresearch.ca

JANET (2022-12-11). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Imprisoned for Circumventing US Sanctions. iacenter.org By Roger D. Harris Some people are behind bars for doing something wrong. Alex Saab is imprisoned for doing something right. A year ago, October 16, the long arm of US extra-territorial judicial overreach abducted Alex Saab and threw him into prison in Miami, where he has languished ever since. The official US narrative is that Saab had bilked the Venezuelans in a "vast corruption network" and the US as the world's self-appointed cop was simply enforcing virtuous business practices. However, commentary by Washington insiders corroborates that Saab's real "crime" was trying to obtain humanitarian supplies in legal…

Jessica Corbett (2022-12-11). Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached. truthout.org Labor rights advocates nationwide celebrated after part-time faculty at the New School in New York City reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement with the higher education institution late Saturday, ending a strike that has spanned more than three weeks. "Collective action and worker solidarity wins!" "WE WON! We won our fair contract," tweeted Natasha Lennard, a columnist at The… |

Jim Hoft (2022-12-11). College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario "Suggests": Unvaccinated Patients Are Mentally Ill and Should be Put on Psychiatric Medication. globalresearch.ca

Kurt Nimmo (2022-12-11). Political Assassination in the US: Did the CIA kill Gary Webb? globalresearch.ca Today we commemorate the death Gary Webb on December 10 2004. The following article by Kurt Nimmo was written on December 12 2004 | *** | Write about the CIA and drugs, end up dead. You may recall Webb's 1996 series in …

Lisa Knepper (2022-12-11). Low-Wage Workers Such as Beauticians Face Unnecessary Licensing Burdens. truthout.org Master chef Thomas Keller started as a dishwasher and worked his way up. Culinary superstar Tom Colicchio taught himself to cook in high school. And Food Network host Ree Drummond studied gerontology. None of these food experts attended culinary school. None passed state exams. And none paid for occupational licensing. They just put on their aprons and started cooking. Unfortunately… |

Maddy Clifford (2022-12-11). Biden Can Still Cancel Student Debt — Not Just Up to $20,000, But All of It. truthout.org I'm over $120,000 in student loan debt, but I've stopped lamenting. In fact, I've never felt more empowered. I won't be paying my student loan debt back and neither should you. Here's why: Not only should college be free, it actually used to be free in some states. The student debt crisis isn't about the personal failings of 44 million people who dreamed of advancing their lives through education… |

Marc Vandepitte (2022-12-11). High Fuel Prices Likely to Kill More Europeans Than Fighting in Ukraine. The Economist. globalresearch.ca

Mark Niu (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.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-12-11). LEVER WEEKLY: State Of The Unions. levernews.com This is Lever Weekly, a recap of our work from the past week. If you only read one email from us all week, this should be it.Below you will find a breakdown of our reporting, podcasts, videos, and live events — a feature now open to all subscribers. Following that, we are providing paid subscribers with an original column, written by a member of The Lever, connecting the dots on our coverage to deliver important takeaways.In this week's column, exclusively for paid subscribers, Matthew Cunningham-Cook analyzes how a new form of voting shook up recent union elections, with monumental implications for orga…

Medea Benjamin (2022-12-11). Biden's Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All. globalresearch.ca

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Paul Rosenberg (2022-12-11). How New York Times Fear-Mongering Helped Republicans Win the House. truthout.org In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 election, there was a lot of attention focused on the role of "fake news," but a year later, a study published in the Columbia Journalism Review told a very different story, with the blunt title, "Don't blame the election on fake news. Blame it on the media." Instead of fake news — which was a real but relatively small problem in 2016 (all fake Russian ads… |

Peter Koenig (2022-12-11). The Big Lie: Worldwide Energy Shortage Plus Multiple Crises — All Manufactured — Meant for Destruction of Western Civilization. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2022-12-11). U.S. "Weaponized" Dollar Economics. "This Global Instrument of Fraud and World Dominance Must be Broken Once and For All" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-11). The Covid "Killer Vaccine". People Are Dying All Over the World. It's A Criminal Undertaking. globalresearch.ca First published on November 26, 2022 | *** | We are being accused of "spreading disinformation" regarding the Covid-19 vaccine. | The Reuters and AP media "trackers" and "fact checkers" will be out to smear the testimonies of parents who have lost their …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-11). Sleeping with the Enemy? Joe Biden Declares Qatar as a "Major Non-Nato Ally". Oops! The Emirate is A Firm Ally of Iran. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-11). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: America's 1945 Plan: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

Prof Peter Dale Scott (2022-12-11). What is the Deep State? The Doomsday Project and Deep Events: JFK, Watergate, Iran-Contra, and 9/11. globalresearch.ca The Doomsday Project is the Pentagon's name for the emergency planning "to keep the White House and Pentagon running during and after a nuclear war or some other major crisis."

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-11). On "Hate" and Love at the World Cup: Palestine Is More Than an Arab Cause. orinocotribune.com

Rep. Ron Paul (2022-12-11). The 'Twitter Papers' Reveal the Totalitarians Among Us. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-12-11). Arthur Schopenhauer: Are not almost all wars undertaken for purposes of plunder? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

Staff (2022-12-11). EU bankrolls Georgia for wars at home and abroad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geDecember 9, 2022 Georgian Defence Minister extends gratitude to EU for new assistance package Also see: EU rotates Georgian troops for African military mission Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze on Friday extended his gratitude to the European Union for approving a ‚Ǩ20 million assistance package for strengthening Georgia's defence capabilities. In his remarks over the …

Staff (2022-12-11). Warfare Development Conference: NATO touts successful operations on four continents. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationDecember 9, 2022 Investigating the Future of Allied Warfare Development NATO's Allied Command Transformation held the Alliance Warfare Development Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, from December 6 — 8. The Alliance Warfare Development Conference is an annual event for military and civilian decision-makers to collaborate on warfare development. The conference investigates the future of …

Robert Parry (2022-12-11). The Contra-Cocaine Drug Trade: America's Debt to Journalist Gary Webb. globalresearch.ca Today December 10, 2022 we commemorate assassination of San Jose Mercury News journalist Gary Webb. | This article by the late award winning journalist Robert Parry was first published on December 13, 2004 | *** | In 1996, journalist Gary Webb wrote …

Ron Ridenour (2022-12-11). Can an American Scientist Who Smuggled Critical Nuclear Secrets to the Russians After World War II be Considered a "Good Guy"? New Film Says Yes. globalresearch.ca

Rqorinoco (2022-12-11). Open Veins of Africa Bleeding Heavily. orinocotribune.com By Ndongo Samba Sylla and Jomo Kwame Sundaram — Dec 7, 2022 | The ongoing plunder of Africa's natural resources drained by capital flight is holding it back yet again. More African nations face protracted recessions amid mounting debt distress, rubbing salt into deep wounds from the past. | With much less foreign exchange, tax revenue, and policy space to face external shocks, many African governments believe they have little choice but to spend less, or borrow more in foreign currencies. | Most Africans are struggling to cope with food and energy crises, inflation, higher interest rates, adverse climate ev…

Scorinoco (2022-12-11). Protest Called in Miami for Freedom of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, Jailed in US. orinocotribune.com An important hearing takes place on Monday, December 12 in the case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, illegally imprisoned in the US. Solidarity activists will protest outside the Federal Court building in Miami, chanting "Free Alex Saab," while inside a judge will hear arguments from Saab's defense trying to win his freedom. | Saab's defense will assert his status as a Special Envoy of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. As a special envoy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Saab is immune to prosecution by the US government, according to international law. | "The United States is singling out Alex…

Staff (2022-12-11). Cuba: Ousting of President Castillo in Peru Subverts People's Will (+Mexico). orinocotribune.com The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, criticized the ousting of Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, and blamed the "dominant oligarchies" in Peru for the crisis. | "The situation in Peru is the result of a process led by the dominant oligarchies to subvert the will of the people who had elected their government in accordance with the Peruvian legal system," Díaz-Canel said on Friday, December 10. | The Cuban president mentioned his country's principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and added that it is up to the Peruvian people to find solutions to their challenges on their own, "by vir…

Staff (2022-12-11). President Maduro Announces Special Measures to Control Exchange Rate. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, December 10, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced that he has instructed his economic team to apply "measures in defense of the official exchange rate," after a drastic devaluation of the national currency, bolívar, in recent weeks. | "Facing the attack of the criminal [black market] dollar exchange rate, I instructed the economic team to take measures in defense of the official exchange rate, for a healthy trade that respects the rights of the people," President Maduro announced. "We will guarantee a happy Christmas, defeating the mafias from Miami. No one will stop economic growth!

WSWS (2022-12-11). Catastrophe in care at German children's hospitals. wsws.org A wave of infections in Germany is pushing hospitals and their staff to the limit. In addition to the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, now in its third year, seasonal sickness from influenza and RSV have increased the burden on health care.

WSWS (2022-12-11). Communications Workers Union pleads at national rally for pro-business settlement to end UK postal strike. wsws.org The union bureaucracy's nationalism and servility before the capitalist state was epitomised by its march to Buckingham Palace to plead for support from King Charles.

WSWS (2022-12-11). UK postal workers speak on fight against Royal Mail and wider strike movement. wsws.org A postal worker from Tottenham said: "A group of billionaires want to have all the wealth and control the rest of us. That is what they want to do and we are saying no to it."

WSWS (2022-12-11). Channel Islands: Up to 12 people killed in explosion at Jersey apartment block. wsws.org As many as 12 people could have died when an explosion collapsed a block of flats in St Helier, Jersey. The blast is likely to be yet another in a number of gas-related blasts rooted in poor maintenance, badly maintained and ageing infrastructure and the drive for profit.

Emir Sader (2022-12-11). América latina: Tierra inestable. globalizacion.ca Cuando el panorama general latinoamericano parecía encaminarse hacia un horizonte de estabilidad política, con mayoría de gobiernos antineoliberales, de los cuales la elección de Lula parece ser la cúspide, el continente vuelve a temblar. | En medio de una crisis interna…

Manlio Dinucci (2022-12-11). Le Catene del "Libero Mercato" globalresearch.ca Il "libero mercato è il Verbo del pensiero globalista, il metro con cui si misura il grado di democrazia di un paese. Ma sono proprio i suoi predicatori a dimostrare quanto sia effettivamente libero. Emblematica la situazione dell'Italia. Mentre i …

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (2022-12-11). Asamblea Nacional recalca importancia de la enseñanza de la historia. cubadebate.cu Sobre el modo en que se imparte Historia de Cuba en los distintos niveles de enseñanza e instituciones y el uso de los símbolos patrios se habló este domingo en la jornada de la Comisión de Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y Tecnología previa a la sesión de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular. "Esta batalla se gana con la participación de todos los sectores de la sociedad", señaló el historiador Eduardo Torres Cuevas.

Staff (2022-12-11). El tiempo: Tarde ligeramente cálida y pocas lluvias. cubadebate.cu Estará parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte, y con poca nubosidad en el resto del archipiélago. En la tarde estará parcialmente nublado en todo el país, con aisladas lluvias.

Staff (2022-12-11). Proyecto del Tren Maya en México contará con materiales cubanos. cubadebate.cu Andrés Díaz Guerrero, jefe del grupo de operaciones en la Empresa Servicios Portuarios del Centro, declaró a la ACN que ya en los almacenes a cielo abierto, de la zona dos en Obourke, se encuentran unas 20 mil toneladas de ese material a la espera de su embarque para Yucatán.

Staff (2022-12-11). UNE pronostica afectación de 150 MW en horario pico, una de las cifras más bajas en las últimas jornadas. cubadebate.cu Se estima que en el horario diurno no se afecte el servicio por déficit de capacidad en el SEN. Para el horario pico se estima la entrada de 270 MW en motores diésel y la subida de 80 MW en la unidad 1 de Felton. Con este pronóstico, se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2620 MW y una demanda máxima de 2700 MW.

TeleSUR, JDO (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.

Atilio A. Boron (2022-12-11). Argentina: Penoso retroceso democrático. globalizacion.ca Las escandalosas proporciones que ha asumido la lenta pero incurable putrefacción de la Justicia Federal en la Argentina junto a las sensacionales revelaciones de la reunión de un grupo de jueces, fiscales, un ministro de seguridad de la Ciudad Autónoma…

Manuel Aguilar Mora (2022-12-11). México: AMLO y su tempestuoso fin de sexenio. globalizacion.ca Iniciada en diciembre la recta final de su gobierno, para AMLO (Andrés Manuel López Obrador) todas las señales anuncian que presidirá en estos últimos dos años tiempos aún más tempestuosos que los anteriores. | Ciertamente este gobierno se ha distinguido por…

Mouris Salloum George (2022-12-11). Respeto al trabajo periodístico. globalizacion.ca La reciente entrega del Premio Nacional e Internacional de Periodistas -otorgado cada año por el Club de Periodistas de México, A.C.-, en su edición 2022, de nuevo fue la ocasión para recordarle a la sociedad que el noble e indispensable…

Patricio Montesinos (2022-12-11). EE.UU. y àÅfrica: øUna cumbre para la colaboración u otra recolonización? globalizacion.ca No pocas son las dudas de analistas sobre cuáles propósitos y resultados tendrá la cumbre entre EEUU y los jefes de Estado africanos que se celebrará del 13 al 15 de diciembre en Washington: øSerá para una colaboración genuina o…

Staff (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.

Staff (2022-12-11). Aseguramiento al sistema nacional de salud, una prioridad de la gestión gubernamental (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El ministro de Salud dijo a los diputados que el 53% del financiamiento en años recientes fue a medios de diagnóstico e insumos para enfrentar la pandemia. Afirmó que "la estabilidad de los medicamentos depende de múltiples factores", y que "la producción e importación de fármacos, el aseguramiento de tecnologías médicas y de servicios farmacéuticos son una prioridad para el país".

Staff (2022-12-11). Comercio Interior: Enfrentamiento al delito y las ilegalidades es cardinal. cubadebate.cu La ministra de Comercio Interior, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, dijo a los diputados de la Comisión de Atención a los servicios que en el actual contexto económico es una prioridad para el comercio minorista adoptar medidas organizativas, de regulación y control en interés de la prevención y enfrentamiento al delito, las ilegalidades e indisciplinas sociales.

Staff (2022-12-11). Con la presencia de Díaz-Canel, diputados cubanos analizan el comportamiento de la economía. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia del presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel, los diputados cubanos analizan el comportamiento de la economía este año y las proyecciones para el siguiente. El ministro de Economía y Planificación, Alejandro Gil, expuso en la comisión de Asuntos Económicos de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular las cifras estimadas del cierre del plan de 2022.

Staff (2022-12-11). Cristina Fernández denuncia ataques mediáticos contra su hija Florencia Kirchner. cubadebate.cu La actual vicepresidenta y exmandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, denunció este sábado las amenazas publicadas por un periódico de circulación nacional contra su hija, Florencia Kirchner, catalogándolas como prácticas mafiosas.

Staff (2022-12-11). El turismo italiano hacia Cuba se recupera y crece el optimismo entre los turoperadores. cubadebate.cu "El regreso del turismo italiano a la preponderancia que tuvo inmediatamente antes de estallar la pandemia es una esperanza concreta", expuso a ANSA un turoperador europeo que no brindó estadísticas en ese sentido y que pidió no ser identificado.

Staff (2022-12-11). Estrategia del béisbol cubano: Logros y temas pendientes. cubadebate.cu Ante diputados y autoridades del Inder, el presidente de la Federación Cubana de Béisbol expuso los aportes de la estrategia de desarrollo de ese deporte implementada en 2020 tras una consulta popular, que incluye, entre otros, recuperación de instalaciones deportivas, selección de talentos y un convenio Inder-Mined.

Staff (2022-12-11). Estrellas inolvidables del fútbol tendrán su propia Copa en Catar 2022. cubadebate.cu Alrededor de 100 personalidades inolvidables del fútbol protagonizarán la FIFA Legends Cup en el Khalifa International Tennis-Squash Complex, los días 15 y 16 de diciembre, informaron este domingo los organizadores de Qatar 2022.

Staff (2022-12-11). Fallece el destacado periodista José R. Fernández Vega, director de la revista Bohemia por casi 25 años. cubadebate.cu José R. Fernández Vega, conocido en el gremio periodístico como Pepito y director de la revista Bohemia hace casi 25 años, falleció en la madrugada del domingo 11 de diciembre, por el agresivo cáncer contra el que batalló valerosamente durante los últimos tres de sus 75 años, casi 60 de ellos en el periodismo .

Staff (2022-12-11). Medvédev asegura que Rusia aumenta la fabricación de sus armas más potentes. cubadebate.cu El expresidente y actual vicepresidente del Consejo de Seguridad de Rusia, Dmitri Medvédev, informó que Moscú está incrementando la fabricación de los tipos de armas más potentes, incluidas aquellas basadas en "nuevos principios", para contrarrestar a los países que apoyan a Kiev.

Staff (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.

Staff (2022-12-11). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 11 de diciembre de 2022. cubadebate.cu

Staff (2022-12-11). Se reportan incendios tras la toma del aeropuerto peruano de Andahuaylas por manifestantes. cubadebate.cu Manifestantes que protestan en contra de la detención del destituido mandatario peruano, Pedro Castillo, han tomado el aeropuerto de la ciudad de Andahuaylas, ubicado en el departamento de Apurímac, en cuyas instalaciones se registran incendios.

Staff (2022-12-11). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este domingo 11 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 domingo 11 de diciembre en el mercado cambiario del país.

Staff (2022-12-11). Tratado de Belavezha: El certificado de defunción de la Unión Soviética. cubadebate.cu Los firmantes ya habían decidido destruir la URSS el día anterior en una cena, pero no sabían que a escasos metros de ellos se encontraba un escuadrón especial de la Seguridad del Estado de Bielorrusia, el cual esperaba la orden de arrestar a los reunidos, la cual nunca recibieron desde Moscú.

TeleSUR, as, MER (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.

TeleSUR, as, MER (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.

TeleSUR, gao, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, gao, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (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.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-11). Acnur alerta sobre riesgo de violencia en mujeres desplazadas. telesurtv.net Una elevada cantidad de mujeres, en especial de comunidades indígenas, sufre situaciones de pobreza extrema en el país de destino.

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JCM (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".

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-11). Pedro Castillo acusa a la presidenta peruana de dirigir plan en su contra. telesurtv.net El expresidente peruano advirtió que la fiscal general y el titular del Congreso forman parte del plan en su contra.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

Staff (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.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (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.

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-11). Protestan en Bangladés contra política económica del Gobierno. telesurtv.net Reclaman la dimisión del Ejecutivo y la convocatoria a nuevas elecciones.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (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.

Editor (2022-12-10). The ADL issues statement declaring Ukraine's Azov Battalion no longer 'far-right'. mronline.org The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has emailed The Grayzone a defense of the Azov Battalion and refused to condemn the Pentagon for honoring a veteran of the group who sports Nazi-inspired tattoos.

_____ (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…

Editor (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 …

Puja Mehta, Christopher D Buckley (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). 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 …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-10). Ukraine: Catastrophic Losses, Failing Wonder Weapons, NATO Escalation. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of AlabamaThe Russian military is still integrating most of the mobilized 300,000+ men and volunteers. According to Putin 25% of the mobilized forces are in combat units, 25% in rear positions, while 50% train in Russia. It does not look like an imminent all out attack on the Ukrainian front lines is in the cards. The…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-10). Steps to a Socialist Pan-African Movement. libya360.wordpress.com Nicholas Mwangi A recently published book by Vita books publishers Essays on Pan-Africanismedited by Shiraz Durrani & Noosim Naimasiah contains essays on Pan-Africanism written by Pan-Africanist intellectuals at various times. In its preface, Prof. Issa Shivji says writings on Pan-Africanism never become dated for the desire of Africans globally for freedom continues burning, sometimes dimming into…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-10). Unity and Resistance to Imperialism Drive the West African People's Conference. libya360.wordpress.com Prasanth R. Kyeretwie Opoku of the Socialist Movement of Ghana gives the inaugural address of the West African People's Conference in Winneba, Ghana. Photo: Prasanth R. Political parties, trade unions and people's movements across West Africa are meeting in Ghana to develop a common understanding of the challenges facing the region and to devise strategies…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-12-10). Economist Julianne Malveaux Calls On Biden To Issue Executive Order On Reparations. moguldom.com Economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux is calling on President Joe Biden to sign an executive order to do what Congress failed to do: create a commission to or reparations study and develop reparations proposals for Black Americans. A former president of Bennet College, Malveaux is a longtime reparations advocate. She testified before Congress during one of …

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2022-12-10). The season finale of the hit show 'Proxy War'. mronline.org Promotional materials for the episode hint at a heartwarming season wrap-up that's sure to make wholesome viewing for the whole family, with series star Volodymyr Zelensky being awarded 2022 Person of the Year by Time Magazine.

Prabhat Patnaik (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.

Editor (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). 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). '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). New York Times Workers Take The 'Paper Of Record' To Task. popularresistance.org For its wide circulation and daily, authoritative journalism of current events, the New York Times has been considered the "newspaper of record" for over a hundred years. But on Thursday, Dec. 8, there was a hole in that record — or, at least, a feeble plug. | After 20 months of unsatisfactory contract negotiations with one of the only newspapers that still sees increasing reader subscriptions, Times workers have had enough. As of midnight on Dec. 8, over 1,100 staff made history as they commenced a 24-hour walkout in protest of the Times management's failure to negotiate a fair contract and meet the demand…

_____ (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). 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)…

A Guest Author (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 . . . |

Aarathi Prasad (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…

Aarathi Prasad (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.

Aarathi Prasad (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…

Aarathi Prasad (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…

Aarathi Prasad (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…

Ana Perdigón (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…

Ana Perdigón (2022-12-10). President Maduro on Coup in Peru: Oligarchy Did Not Let Pedro Castillo Govern. orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2022-12-10). President Maduro on Coup in Peru: Oligrarchy Did Not Let Pedro Castillo Govern. orinocotribune.com

Andrew Korybko (2022-12-10). It's Actually Not A Big Deal That Modi Isn't Visiting Moscow This Year. thealtworld.com

Andrey Moreira Cardoso, Inara do Nascimento Tavares, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (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.

Anonymous103 (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…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-10). Military Situation In Ukraine On December 10, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Seversk with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Chervonopopovka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Bakhmut; | Russian air defense systems sho…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-10). U.S. Asks More Nations to Become Targets of Russian and Chinese Missiles. southfront.org | Written by According to

Anonymous103 (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…

Anonymous669 (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…

Anonymous669 (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…

Anonymous669 (2022-12-10). Russian Army Destroyed Another Ukrainian 'Burevia' Multiple Rocket Launcher (Photos). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (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…

Anonymous669 (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.

Anonymous669 (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…

Anonymous669 (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…

Arnaud Develay (2022-12-10). "Ukraine conflict is an informational war as well as a military conflict." Interview with Arnaud Develay. globalresearch.ca

Brett Wilkins (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… |

Brian Berletic (2022-12-10). China-Arab Summit and Merkel's Ukraine Revelation w/ Brian Berletic and Carl Zha. thealtworld.com China-Arab Summit and Merkel's Ukraine Revelation w/ Brian Berletic and Carl Zha | Stories begin at Carl Zha and Brian Berletic Begin at

Denis Pilash (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.

Dick Nichols (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.

Diego Baptista, Iruka N Okeke, Chisomo Kalinga (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…

Dongsheng News (2022-12-10). China Bids Farewell to Jiang Zemin. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China in 2 minutes. ‚Ä¢ China bids farewell to Jiang Zemin ‚Ä¢ China expands social welfare ‚Ä¢ New trends in Chinese literature ‚Ä¢ Chinese tea, Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity…

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2022-12-10). Has Big Pharma Hijacked Evidence-Based Medicine? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (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 …

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2022-12-10). The 1991 Dissolution of the USSR: Will Russia Take Decisive Geopolitical Steps Regarding Kosovo? globalresearch.ca

____ (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). 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). 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.

Editor (2022-12-10). Peru's Oligarchy Overthrows President Castillo. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-12-10). Taking 'Peace' Out of the Nobel Peace Prize. scheerpost.com 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.

Ediz Tiyansan (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 …

Florence CGTN (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 …

Fyodor A. Lukyanov (2022-12-10). Ukraine, Russia, and the New World Order. globalresearch.ca

Habib Naqvi, Reginald D Williams, Owen Chinembiri, Sam Rodger (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.

Hendrik Sybrandy (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.

Indigenous Action (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…

Industrial Workers of the World (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…

JANET (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…

JANET (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…

JANET (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]…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (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 …

Josh Mitteldorf (2022-12-10). U.S. Senate Roundtable: COVID Policy Has Been a Crime Against Humanity. globalresearch.ca

José Luis Granados Ceja (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.

K. James (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 . . . |

Kenny Stancil (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… |

Labor Video Project (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.

Lawrence B Brown, Fabian Johnston (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.

Margaret Kimberley (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…

Mforinoco (2022-12-10). US Tax Dollars at Work: Neocolonial Dictatorship, Paramilitary and Police Terror in Haiti Today. orinocotribune.com

Mforinoco (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…

Michael Petrelis (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.

Michael Snyder (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 …

Michael Welch (2022-12-10). Is the Pandemic Over? The Worldwide Corona Crisis. Bankruptcies, Unemployment, Famine and Food Insecurity. globalresearch.ca

Mike Ludwig (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… |

Mishal S Khan, Renzo R Guinto, Ezekiel Boro, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Ngozi A Erondu (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.

Mitchell Beer (2022-12-10). Renewable Energy to Become World's Top Electricity Source by 2025, Report Says. truthout.org Key countries around the world are set to add as much new renewable energy capacity over the next five years as they did over the last 20, as governments look for affordable supplies that can address the overwhelming energy security issues raised by Russia's war in Ukraine, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its Renewables 2022 report released Tuesday. Renewables will increase by 2,400… |

____ (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?

Orinoco Tribune 2 (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).

Pat Dudgeon, Roz Walker (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.

Peter Boyle (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).

Peter Boyle (2022-12-10). Video: Thousands march in Sydney for democracy in Iran. greenleft.org.au Peter Boyle reports that thousands marched through Sydney to demand democracy in Iran and justice for Jina Mahsa Amini.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (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

Rachael Davies (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…

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Staff (2022-12-10). Mary Shelley: If my first introduction to humanity had been a young soldier, burning for glory and slaughter. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com

Staff (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. …

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Rohini Mathur, Christopher T Rentsch, Kavita Venkataraman, Segun Fatumo, Modou Jobe, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Suan Ee Ong, Angel Y S Wong, Moneeza K Siddiqui (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…

Rqorinoco (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…

Saheli Chowdhury (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 Pedro Castillo, and not how the media ar…

Saleem Razack, Thirusha Naidu (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…

Sam Knight (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… |

Scorinoco (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…

Scorinoco (2022-12-10). UN Votes in Favor of Dismantling Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. orinocotribune.com

Sharrelle Barber, Andrêa Ferreira, Ashley B Gripper, Jaquelyn L Jahn (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.

SP Editor (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.

Staff (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 …

Staff (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 …

Sujitha Selvarajah, Haleema Sadia Adil, Christine Ekechi (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.

Susan Price (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.

Talha Burki (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.

Taylor Giorno (2022-12-10). Top Recipient of War Industry Money to Head GOP House Armed Services Committee. truthout.org Two House Republicans set to chair committees responsible for crafting and passing the annual defense bill were the biggest recipients of campaign money from individuals and PACs affiliated with the defense sector, an OpenSecrets analysis found. Reps. Mike Rogers (R—Alabama) and Ken Calvert (R—California) are slated to rise from the ranking members of the House Armed Services Committee and Defense… |

TERFs Out of Oakland (2022-12-10). Monday 12/5: TERFs Out of Oakland! indybay.org Rene Davidson Courthouse | 1225 Fallon St Oakland CA…

The Lancet (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…

Udani Samarasekera (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.

Udani Samarasekera (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.

Udani Samarasekera (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.

Udani Samarasekera (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.

Udani Samarasekera (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.

Udani Samarasekera (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.

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UnitedEditor (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 …

UnitedEditor (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 …

UUSF Forum (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…

Victoria Torres (2022-12-10). Venezuelan Government and Pencil Alliance Opposition Party Continue Dialogue. orinocotribune.com

Vijay Prashad (2022-12-10). Nothing Good Will Come from the New Cold War with Australia as a Frontline State. dissidentvoice.org John (Prince) Siddon (Australia), Slim Dusty, Looking Forward, Looking Back, 2021. 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 …

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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."

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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."

WSWS (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."

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

Staff (2022-12-10). A Marruecos lo que es de Marruecos. cubadebate.cu Estoy feliz por Marruecos, lo confieso tras cuatro partidos de cuartos de finales realmente vibrantes. Ha sido una fase a la altura de lo que esperábamos, con tantos matices y emociones que hasta aquellos ateos de la religión futbolística comentan hoy en las esquinas de este país sobre la Copa del Mundo.

Staff (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.

Staff (2022-12-10). Francia vence a Inglaterra y se mete a las semifinales del Mundial. cubadebate.cu Los actuales campeones del mundo derrotaron 2-1 a la selección inglesa, con lo cual avanzaron a las semifinales de la Copa del Mundo de Catar 2022. Los franceses ahora tendrán que enfrentarse a Marruecos, que horas antes echó del torneo a la selección portuguesa de Cristiano Ronaldo.

Staff (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).

Staff (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.

TeleSUR, DRL (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.

TeleSUR, jap, MER (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.

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

Editor (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). 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…

Ana Perdigón (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…

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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".

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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).

Staff (2022-12-10). Tras la derrota de Brasil en el Mundial, Tite deja su puesto al frente de la canarinha. cubadebate.cu

Staff (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.

Staff (2022-12-10). Mayoría de votantes demócratas en EEUU rechaza reelección de Biden. cubadebate.cu La mayoría de los votantes demócratas rechaza la posibilidad de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, busque un segundo mandato en las elecciones de 2024, según una nueva encuesta. El sondeo de All-America de CNBC encontró que el 57 por ciento de los demócratas y el 70 por ciento de todos los estadounidenses no quieren que Biden se postule.

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

Staff (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.

TeleSUR, ev, MER (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.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (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.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (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.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (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".

TeleSUR, jaa, SH (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.

TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, jap, MER (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.

TeleSUR, jap, MER (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.

TeleSUR, JCM (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.

TeleSUR, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, mcs, JDO (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.

TeleSUR, odr, SH (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.

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, rzr, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, rzr, YSM (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.

TeleSUR, rzr- YSM (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, SH (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.

TeleSUR, MER (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.

Ricardo Gomez (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…

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