2024-02-01: News Headlines

Glenn Sacks (2024-01-31). Teachers Have the Right to Criticize Israel Without Censorship. progressive.org Academic freedom is under assault when educators who criticize Israel or support Palestine are punished, writes Glenn Sacks.

anticapitalistresistance (2024-01-31). How Israel exports the technology of occupation around the world. anticapitalistresistance.org Israel uses the Palestinian territories as a testing ground for arms and surveillance technology that it then exports globally.

Wendell Griffen (2024-02-01). Why Trump Should be Banned From Holding Public Office. counterpunch.org Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads: "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-31). Open Letter to European Parliament: A.I. Systems that Manipulate The Human Nervous System Should be Banned Outright. expose-news.com The world's first comprehensive laws to regulate artificial intelligence (A.I.) were agreed in what was thought of as an historic deal, in December 2023. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) reached a political …

James C. Nelson (2024-02-01). Different Rules for Different Folks. counterpunch.org The article caught my eye, and I read it as simply as a news item, probably of not much interest to anybody. That is until the irony hit me. Here's the story, as reported by CNN on January 29th. The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of others' tax records

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

Kevin Gosztola (2024-01-31). In Leak Prosecutions, US Government Treats Use Of Privacy Tools As Criminal Activity. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter.  In Espionage Act prosecutions involving leaks, attorneys at the United States (DOJ) consistently treat the use of privacy tools as evidence of criminality. This tendency should alarm journalists and news media organizations that rely on such tools for newsgathering.A jury

Lowkey (2024-01-31). The Israel Lobby Got Me Fired! — Lowkey Speaks to David Miller. mintpressnews.com David Miller was fired from his position as Professor of Sociology after a pressure campaign involving Zionist student groups and even members of parliament, who accused him of "inciting hatred against Jewish students."

a guest author (2024-02-01). Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza. workers.org Estatua del Presidente Mao Zedong en Kashgar, Región Autónoma Uigur de Xinjiang. Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Por Arjae Red Arjae Red, activista sindical y dirigente del Partido Mundo Obrero, junto con Sara Flounders, redactora colaboradora de Mundo Obrero, viajó en mayo de 2023 a la Región . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-02-01). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen. workers.org The following statement was posted by The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Central Media Department on Resistance News Network on Jan. 26, 2024: These sanctions are a badge of honor for the nation and will not deter the Yemeni people from fulfilling their duty in supporting the Palestinian . . . |

A Guest Author (2024-02-01). Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting in Beirut. workers.org The following joint statement was posted on Resistance News Network on Jan. 29, 2024. A Hamas delegation visited the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine headquarters in Beirut, confirming that no exchange of prisoners will take place until a complete stop to the aggression. They called for a complete . . . |

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aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Anadolu Efes, THY Avrupa Ligi'nde yarın EA7 Emporio Armani'yi konuk edecek. aa.com.tr Anadolu Efes Basketbol Takımı, THY Avrupa Ligi'nin 25. haftasında yarın sahasında İtalya temsilcisi EA7 Emporio Armani Milan ile karşılaşacak.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Be≈üikta≈ü-Trabzonspor maà߃±na bordo-mavili taraftarlar alƒ±nmayacak. aa.com.tr Trendyol Sàºper Lig'in 24. haftasƒ±nda Tàºpra≈ü Stadƒ±'nda oynanacak Be≈üikta≈ü-Trabzonspor kar≈üƒ±la≈ümasƒ±nda misafir takƒ±m taraftarƒ±nƒ±n alƒ±nmayacaƒüƒ± aà߃±klandƒ±.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Borsa gàºne yàºkseli≈üle ba≈üladƒ±. aa.com.tr Borsa ƒ∞stanbul'da BIST 100 endeksi, gàºne yàºzde 0,21 yàºkseli≈üle 8.514,47 puandan ba≈üladƒ±.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Deprem fonunun faaliyete geàßmesi iàßin son a≈üamaya gelindi. aa.com.tr Hazine ve Maliye Bakanƒ± Mehmet ≈ûim≈üek, "Afet bà∂lgelerinde, à∂zellikle 6 ≈ûubat 2023 tarihli Kahramanmara≈ü depremlerinin etkili olduƒüu alanlardaki yeniden imar ve in≈üa projeleri, planlƒ± ≈üekilde ve kurumlarƒ±n e≈ü gàºdàºmຠiàßinde finanse edilecek." dedi.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Deutsche Bank vergi à∂ncesi karƒ±nƒ± 2023'te yàºzde 2 artƒ±rdƒ±. aa.com.tr Merkezi Frankfurt'ta bulunan Almanya'nƒ±n en bàºyàºk bankalarƒ±ndan Deutsche Bank, vergi à∂ncesi karƒ±nƒ± 2023'te bir à∂nceki yƒ±la kƒ±yasla yàºzde 2 artƒ±rarak 5,7 milyar avroya yàºkseltti.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ± yeni YEKA alanƒ± belirledi. aa.com.tr Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±, Karaman sƒ±nƒ±rlarƒ± iàßerisindeki bir alanƒ± Yenilenebilir Enerji Kaynak Alanƒ± (YEKA) ilan etti.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Erzurum, Kars, Aƒürƒ±, Ardahan ve Tunceli'de dondurucu soƒüuk etkisini sàºrdàºràºyor. aa.com.tr Gece en dàº≈üàºk hava sƒ±caklƒ±ƒüƒ± sƒ±fƒ±rƒ±n altƒ±nda olmak àºzere, Ardahan'da 30, Kars'ta 21, Aƒürƒ± ve Erzurum'da 18, Tunceli'de ise 6 derece kaydedildi.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Galatasaray ile Samsunspor, 62. randevuya à߃±kacak. aa.com.tr Galatasaray ile Yƒ±lport Samsunspor, yarƒ±n yapacaklarƒ± maàßla, Sàºper Lig'de 62. kez kar≈üƒ± kar≈üƒ±ya gelecek.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Gaziantep'te tekstil fabrikasƒ±nda à߃±kan yangƒ±n sà∂ndàºràºldàº. aa.com.tr Gaziantep'te tekstil fabrikasƒ±nda à߃±kan yangƒ±n itfaiye ekiplerince sà∂ndàºràºldàº.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). GàñRàú≈û – Portre: Bafel Talabani kimdir? aa.com.tr Bafel Talabani'nin Zenyari aracƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ±yla terà∂r à∂rgàºtຠPKK/YPG ile ileti≈üim kanallarƒ±nƒ± yà∂nettiƒüi, Terà∂rle Màºcadele Grubu ile à∂rgàºt militanlarƒ±na eƒüitimler saƒüladƒ±ƒüƒ± biliniyor…

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Hatay, Osmaniye ve Adana'da 10 bin 840 afet konutunun kurasƒ± àßekilecek. aa.com.tr Kahramanmara≈ü merkezli 6 ≈ûubat'taki depremlerden etkilenen Hatay, Adana ve Osmaniye'de evleri yƒ±kƒ±lan veya aƒüƒ±r hasar gà∂ren afetzedeler iàßin in≈üa edilen konutlarƒ±n kurasƒ± bu ay iàßerisinde àßekilecek.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Hatayspor, Sàºper Lig'de yarƒ±n Fatih Karagàºmràºk ile kar≈üƒ±la≈üacak. aa.com.tr Ataka≈ü Hatayspor, Trendyol Sàºper Lig'in 24. haftasƒ±nda yarƒ±n Mersin'de VavaCars Fatih Karagàºmràºk ile kar≈üƒ±la≈üacak.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). İran-ABD gerginliği Orta Doğu'da nasıl bir etki oluşturdu? aa.com.tr

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Kahramanmara≈ü'ta sis etkili oldu. aa.com.tr Kahramanmara≈ü'ta etkili olan sis, gà∂ràº≈ü mesafesini yer yer 5 metreye kadar dàº≈üàºrdàº.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Kayak merkezlerinde en fazla kar kalƒ±nlƒ±ƒüƒ± 192 santimetreyle Hakkari'de à∂làßàºldàº. aa.com.tr Kayak merkezleri arasƒ±nda en fazla kar kalƒ±nlƒ±ƒüƒ± 192 santimetreyle Hakkari'de kaydedildi.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Kontrolsàºz kullanƒ±lan vitamin ve takviye àºràºnler saƒülƒ±k sorunlarƒ±na yol aàßabilir. aa.com.tr Trakya àúniversitesi Tƒ±p Fakàºltesi Halk Saƒülƒ±ƒüƒ± Ana Bilim Dalƒ± Ba≈ükanƒ± Prof. Dr. Galip Ekuklu, kontrolsàºz, hekim tavsiyesi dƒ±≈üƒ±nda kullanƒ±lan vitamin ve takviye àºràºnlerin saƒülƒ±k sorunlarƒ±na yol aàßabileceƒüi uyarƒ±sƒ±nda bulundu.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). NBA'de Rockets, Alperen ≈ûengàºn'àºn "double-double" yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± maàßta Pelicans'a kaybetti. aa.com.tr Amerikan Basketbol Ligi'nde (NBA) Alperen ≈ûengàºn'àºn takƒ±mƒ± Houston Rockets, sahasƒ±nda New Orleans Pelicans'a 110-99 maƒülup oldu.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Saƒülƒ±k àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ± iàßin "EKƒ∞P" sistemi devrede. aa.com.tr Saƒülƒ±k Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±, saƒülƒ±k àßalƒ±≈üanlarƒ± ile kurulu≈ülarƒ±nƒ±n i≈ü ve i≈ülemlerinin elektronik ortamda tek àßatƒ± altƒ±nda toplanmasƒ±nƒ± saƒülayan Entegre Kurumsal ƒ∞≈ülem Platformu (EKƒ∞P) sistemini hizmete sundu.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). ≈ûanlƒ±urfa'da àßà∂ken evdeki 2 ki≈üi à∂ldàº, 8 ki≈üi yaralandƒ±. aa.com.tr ≈ûanlƒ±urfa'nƒ±n Bozova ilàßesindeki tek katlƒ± evin àßà∂kmesi sonucu 2 ki≈üi à∂ldàº, 8 ki≈üi yaralandƒ±.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Sàºper Lig'de 24. hafta heyecanƒ±, yarƒ±n yapƒ±lacak maàßlarla ba≈ülayacak. aa.com.tr Trendyol Sàºper Lig'in 24. haftasƒ±, yarƒ±n oynanacak màºsabakalarla ba≈ülayacak.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). TSE savunma sanayisinde belgelendirmede yurt dƒ±≈üƒ±na baƒüƒ±mlƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ± ortadan kaldƒ±rƒ±yor. aa.com.tr Tàºrk Standardlarƒ± Enstitàºsຠ(TSE) Ba≈ükanƒ± ≈ûahin, "TUSA≈û'ƒ±n, yerli ve milli olarak i≈ü saƒülƒ±ƒüƒ± ve gàºvenliƒüiyle alakalƒ± belgesini TSE bàºnyesine alarak yurt dƒ±≈üƒ±na olan baƒüƒ±mlƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ± ortadan kaldƒ±rmƒ±≈ü olduk. Bu da àºlkemiz iàßin bir kazanàßtƒ±r." dedi.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). Tàºrk Eximbank, uluslararasƒ± sermaye piyasalarƒ±ndan 500 milyon dolarlƒ±k finansman saƒüladƒ±. aa.com.tr Tàºrk Eximbank, uluslararasƒ± sermaye piyasalarƒ±ndan 500 milyon dolarlƒ±k finansman saƒüladƒ±. Kaynak, 2022'den bu yana finansal kurulu≈ülarƒ±n geràßekle≈ütirdiƒüi tahvil ihraàßlarƒ± arasƒ±nda en dàº≈üàºk maliyetli i≈ülem oldu.

aa.com.tr (2024-02-01). TZOB Genel Ba≈ükanƒ± Bayraktar: àúretici ve market arasƒ±ndaki en fazla fiyat farkƒ± yàºzde 404,2 ile portakalda gà∂ràºldàº. aa.com.tr

ajay tallam (2024-02-01). Saturday 2/3: Permaculture Workday Saturday 2/3. indybay.org the gardens at lake merritt…

ajay tallam (2024-02-01). Monday 2/12: 2/12 Fungus Among us — February Permaculture Meetup and Potluck. indybay.org

albawaba (2024-02-01). Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to parents at Senate online child safety hearing. albawaba.com Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his sorrow and regret to the parents of children who were harmed by the use of his social media platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.The hearing, titled "Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis," featured the testimony of five tech CEOs, including Zuckerberg, TikTok's Shou Zi Chew, Discord's Jason Citron, X's Parag Agrawal, and Snap's Evan Spiegel. The CEOs faced tough questions from senators about their platforms' role in facilitating online harms to children, such as cyberbullying, sexual abuse, dr…

albawaba (2024-02-01). How PewDiePie became an artist: Fans react to his latest drawing video. albawaba.com PewDiePie, the most subscribed individual YouTuber, has been sharing his journey of learning to draw on his channel.His latest video, titled "I'm an artist now", showcases some of his recent sketches and paintings, as well as his thoughts on the process.The video has received over 10 million views and 1.2 million likes in less than a day, and many fans have commented on how much they admire PewDiePie's dedication and improvement. Some of the top comments are: "Shout out PewDiePie for sticking with drawing, there's definite improvement.""I love how he's not afraid to try new things and challenge himself. He's an in…

albawaba (2024-02-01). Michael Cera: The secret skincare genius behind CeraVe?>. albawaba.com Michael Cera, the actor known for his roles in comedies such as Superbad and Arrested Development, has been causing a stir on social media with his apparent obsession with CeraVe, a popular skincare brand.The 35-year-old star has been spotted carrying bags of CeraVe products, signing bottles at a pharmacy in Brooklyn, and even claiming to be the founder of the company in a podcast interview.Cera's bizarre behavior has sparked speculation among fans and celebrities alike, who wonder if he is secretly involved with the brand, or if he is just pulling a prank. CeraVe, which is developed with dermatologists and conta…

albawaba (2024-02-01). British Foreign Minister meets Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-02-01). China recognizes Taliban's ambassador, sets diplomatic precedent. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Chinese President Xi Jinping formally accepted credentials from Mawlawi Asadullah, the Ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, marking the Taliban's official appointment of their ambassador to China. This move positions China as the first nation globally to acknowledge the Taliban ambassador as Afghanistan's legitimate representative abroad.ü§¨Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun told Shoigu that the PRC will support Russia on the "Ukrainian issue" despite continuous pressure from the US and Europe. | Earlier, China recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. | ‚…

albawaba (2024-02-01). Hamas leader Haniyeh to visit Cairo for ceasefire talks. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – As Israel continues brutally pounding Gaza, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is due to visit Cairo, Egypt today to follow up on the ceasefire talks that have been in the making for weeks, as international mediators gathered in Paris. A source told AFP that Hamas is reviewing a proposal for a six-week truce in its war with Israel, as efforts continue to reach a hostage swap deal between Hamas and Israel in exchange for a ceasefire. Hamas has confirmed that it is studying a three-phase truce proposal in Gaza, while hardline Israeli government members have threatened to dissolve the government coalition if the…

albawaba (2024-02-01). Netanyahu faces political collapse for hostage deal approval. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-02-01). Pennsylvania man arrested and charged with murder after viral video beheading father. albawaba.com A Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after he allegedly beheaded his father and posted a video of the gruesome act on YouTube, where he ranted about President Biden and other political issues.Justin Mohn, 32, was arrested on Wednesday at a National Guard base in Harrisburg, about 100 miles away from his home in Levittown, where police found the body of his father, Michael Mohn, 68.According to the police complaint, Mohn uploaded a video titled "Mohn's Militia – Call To Arms For American Patriots" on YouTube on Tuesday, in which he showed his father's severed head in a plastic bag and later in a cooking pot…

albawaba (2024-02-01). US-British airstrikes hit Houthi positions in Sa'dah city. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-02-01). Exposed! Alina Habba accused of fake person claim against Kaplan in Trump case. albawaba.com

Angela (2024-02-01). Wednesday 1/31: ICJ Emergency Webinar: Updates and Next Steps. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-01). Thursday 2/1: Virtual Teach-in on War, Death Penalty, Political Imprisonment, & the Palestinian Genocide. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-01). Monday 2/5: Virtual Community Hour: The Missing Peace. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-01). Saturday 2/3: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

Angela (2024-02-01). Tuesday 2/6: Virtual Event: Yemen Explained – Codepink Congress Capitol Calling Party. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2024-02-01). Saturday 2/3: San Jose Against War. indybay.org 48 S 7th St | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-02-01). Sunday 2/11: Webinar: South Africa v Israel — The International Coalition Against Genocide. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-01). Friday 2/9: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2024-02-01). Friday 2/23: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-02-01). Thursday 2/1: Virtual Global Rally Against Complicity in Gaza Genocide. indybay.org

Angela (2024-02-01). Saturday 2/3: Webinar: From Turtle Island to Kashmir to Palestine: Settler Colonialism is a Crime. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Ann Brown (2024-02-01). In-N-Out Closes First Restaurant In 75 Years Due To Increasing Crime In Oakland. moguldom.com Iconic fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger has announced the closure of its Oakland, California, location, marking the first permanent closure in its 75-year history. The decision comes amidst escalating crime rates in the area, with incidents ranging from car break-ins to armed robberies, posing serious safety concerns for both customers and employees. The closure, set to …

Ann Brown (2024-02-01). Ex-Obama Official And CNN Journalist Van Jones: I Think It's Best For Biden To Stay Hidden, He Doesn't Inspire Confidence. moguldom.com Political pundit and official in former President Barack Obama's administration, Van Jones has sparke controversy by advising President Joe Biden to remain out of the public eye if he wishes to secure victory in the upcoming 2024 election. Jones, known for his commentary on CNN, criticized Biden's ability to inspire confidence among voters and suggested …

ATTAC (2024-02-01). Figuig water is not for sale. cadtm.org

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-02-01). China Is 'World's Sole Manufacturing Superpower', 35% Of Global Output. popularresistance.org China has overseen world-historic economic growth through a government-led development model, in which state-owned enterprises control the natural monopolies and "commanding heights" of the economy, state-owned banks give favorable loans to strategic industries, and the state's robust industrial policy helps the country move up the value chain toward higher value-added forms of production. | This model, which Beijing officially refers to as a socialist market economy, has been so successful that a prominent European think tank has acknowledged that "China is now the world's sole manufacturing superpower". | In 20…

Beverly Law — William Moomaw (2024-02-01). Old Forests are Critically Important for Slowing Climate Change and Merit Immediate Protection From Logging. counterpunch.org Forests are an essential part of Earth's operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year. This slows global temperature increases and the resulting changes to the climate. In the U.S., forests take up 12% of the nation's greenhouse

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-01). Cannibalism, conservatives and lies: Australia's Nemesis story. independentaustralia.net

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-01). Flashpoint for War: The Drone Killings at Tower 22. counterpunch.org

CADTM International (2024-02-01). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

CFU SFSU (2024-02-01). SFSU Red Week Jan.29-Feb. 2 Rally on Thursday Feb 1 at 12:00 Noon-2PM. indybay.org We're declaring RED WEEK for the first week back to campus at SFSU! Let's build on our strike energy and start our semester grounded in the collective joys and struggles of fighting for the people's university.

Chris Orlet (2024-02-01). A Matter of Time and Bullets. counterpunch.org The text message arrived at nine in the morning. My daughter's grade school was in lockdown. As a kindergartener, she had made it nearly two months into her school career before she experienced her first lockdown. Fortunately for us, the school shooting was not at her school, but at the high school down the street.

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-02-01). Tuesday 1/30: Pelosi: Call for a ceasefire or you're fired! indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco…

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-01). Rep. Massie Hints at Impeachment if Biden Starts a War With Iran. news.antiwar.com Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Wednesday appeared to threaten to pursue the impeachment of President Biden if he started a war with Iran. Massie posted a video from 2007 on X of then-Senator Biden threatening President George W. Bush with impeachment if he went to war with Iran without congressional approval. "I made it clear …

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-01). Report: Iraqi Government, Iran Pressured Kataib Hezbollah to Stop Attacking US. news.antiwar.com The Iraqi government and Iran pressured Kataib Hezbollah and other Iraqi Shia militias to suspend attacks against US forces in an effort to de-escalate tensions in the region, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Kataib Hezbollah, one of Iraq's main Shia militias, announced on Tuesday that it was suspending operations against the US because it didn't want …

David Andersson (2024-02-01). The Hypocrisy of a Concerned U. S. Senate: A Closer Look at Priorities. pressenza.com The Senate, known for its conservative stance, today, January 31, 2024 took center stage with a moral high ground during a hearing organized by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The event, titled "

David Cronin (2024-02-01). Ireland must disown Genocide Joe. electronicintifada.net Sinn Féin has rejected calls to boycott a Saint Patrick's Day celebration in the White House.

David Rosen (2024-02-01). Polyamory: Sex, Love and the Family. counterpunch.org Since the nation's founding, individuals, religious groups and radical communities have challenged conventional morality. They have contested the dominant form of monogamous, heterosexual sexuality and the patriarchal nuclear family. In 2021, only 18 percent — or 23 million — of U.S. households were "nuclear families" with a married couple and children. This is a significant drop from nearly 60 percent during the

Dean Baker (2024-02-01). GDP Grows 3.3 Percent in Fourth Quarter as Productivity Surge Continues. counterpunch.org The Commerce Department reported that GDP grew at a 3.3 percent rate in the fourth quarter driven by continued strength in consumption. This growth brought the growth for 2024 (4th quarter 2022 to 4th quarter 2023) to 3.1 percent. This is especially striking since this is a year for which many forecasters had projected a

Dr. Konstantin Asmolov (2024-02-01). Digest of Inter-Korean Tensions at the Turn of 2024. asia-pacificresearch.com

EarthRights International (2024-02-01). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Chinese companies retain 2nd place on Hurun Top 500. ecns.cn China retains its second place among the latest version of Global 500 companies, followed by Japan and the UK, according to 2023 Hurun Global 500 Report released on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). High-speed freight train pilot program connects Chongqing and Zhengzhou. ecns.cn Dedicated high-speed cargo trains have started running daily between Chongqing in the country's southwest and Zhengzhou in Central China's Henan province.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Railway logistics centers complete. ecns.cn With the establishment of the Harbin Railway Logistics Center on Monday, 39 railway logistics centers across China have been launched, marking a milestone in the development of the railway logistics system and bolstering high-quality social and economic development.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Pioneering zone to be launched in Hunan to propel Sino-African trade. ecns.cn China's green light to build a pioneering zone for in-depth China-Africa economic and trade cooperation in the central Chinese province of Hunan will pave the way for exploring innovative avenues of bilateral collaboration in the next stage.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xiong'an major draw among tech startups. ecns.cn Xiong'an New Area AtomEcho Intelligent Technology Co just settled down in the area's Zhongguancun Science Park. It focuses on providing data intelligence governance services to clients through artificial intelligence and big data.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Flight path adjusted for aviation safety. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Wednesday defended its decision to adjust the flight path of the M503 flight route, saying it is necessary to ensure aviation safety and convenience for both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Survey points out important bird wetlands. ecns.cn A total of 132 species of waterbirds were recorded last year in the Yellow River Basin, including 35 species under national protection and 19 species listed as globally threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). SPC approves executions of 3 high-profile killers. ecns.cn Three killers in two high-profile cases were executed on Wednesday after China's top court approved their death penalties.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Antimonopoly law produces good results. ecns.cn China has found no new cases of concentration of business operators by platform companies since the implementation of the new Antimonopoly Law in August last year.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Jilin eyes stable foreign trade growth in 2024. ecns.cn Jilin province is expected to see stable growth in foreign trade this year, driven by deepening business ties between China and Russia, surging trade volume facilitated by cross-border e-commerce, and the nation's thriving automobile industry…

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xi sends greetings to Malaysia's new king. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, who was sworn in as Malaysia's 17th king in a ceremony at the national palace in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Scrutiny increased on misleading social media posts. ecns.cn Lifestyle app Xiaohongshu announced on Monday it is encouraging its users to report posts that exaggerate and sensationally promote "untapped destinations" or those that may pose a risk to the public.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). China's fiscal revenue rises 6.4% to over 21t yuan in 2023. ecns.cn China's fiscal revenue rose 6.4 percent year-on-year to over 21 trillion yuan ($2.92 trillion) in 2023, while fiscal expenditure grew by 5.4 percent on a yearly basis to 27.46 trillion yuan.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Biden 'decides' reply to deadly attack in Jordan. ecns.cn The United States said on Tuesday it is likely to take multiple actions in retaliation to the drone strike that killed three of its soldiers in Jordan, and a day later Iran warned of decisive response to any type of attack.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). U.S. advised to reduce trade curbs on China. ecns.cn An economist in the United States has expressed concern that the country will restrict trade with China in goods unrelated to national security, such as electric vehicles and batteries.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Public risk low after combined H3N2, H10N5 death. ecns.cn China recently reported the death of a 63-year-old woman from Anhui province who died from a mixed infection of H3N2 and H10N5 flu strains, but the case is rare and the likelihood of human-to-human transmission is low.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). China's trade in services grows by 10% to over 6.5t yuan. ecns.cn The value of China's trade in services grew by 10 percent year-on-year to 6.57 trillion yuan ($915.29 billion) in 2023, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). U.S. museums close Native American exhibits. ecns.cn Leading museums in the United States are covering up or closing displays featuring Native American cultural objects amid new federal rules.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Sino-Kenyan joint archaeological expedition yields over 2,000 stone artifacts. ecns.cn The Sino-Kenyan joint archaeological expedition at the Lake Bogoria site in Kenya announced the unearthing of 22 sites containing more than 2,000 stone artifacts, according to a report by the China News Service (CNS).

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Human traces and relics dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years found in SW China. ecns.cn More than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, about 60,000 relics including seeds, fruits and spores, alongside traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by ancient humans were found at the Mengxihe Site.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Wang: China willing to work for global peace and security. ecns.cn Foreign Minister Wang Yi told diplomatic envoys and representatives of international organizations in China on Wednesday that the country is ready to work with all countries to cement the foundations of peace and security and pool strength for friendship and cooperation.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Splendid lanterns illuminate Baotu Spring in Shandong. ecns.cn The 43rd Baotu Spring Lantern Show is scheduled to kick off on Feb. 10, 2024, the first day of the Year of the Dragon in Jinan.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Ice skating marathon sets Guinness Record. ecns.cn About 7,000 skaters gathered at the frozen Songhuajiang River, clinching the record and 808 participants completed the ice skating marathon in Jingyu county of Baishan city in Northeast China's Jilin province on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Relics unearthed at pit K0007 of Qingshihuang Mausoleum on display. ecns.cn A total of 57 pieces of cultural relics including terracotta figures, bronze aquatic birds were exhibited at the museum.

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Rime scenery appears in Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rime scenery appears in Tacheng, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo/VCG)…

EcoWatch (2024-02-01). California Prepares for Back-to-Back Atmospheric River Storms, Flooding. pressenza.com In By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes | The "Pineapple Express" storms were expected to bring warm, moist air with gusty winds, heavy rain and

Editor (2024-02-01). Chris Hedges: The Silence of the Damned. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-02-01). Silencing the Messenger: How Power Creates and Entrenches Health Inequities. scheerpost.com

EDWIN (2024-02-01). Electoral Commission Chairperson oversees inmates' voter registration. sanews.gov.za Electoral Commission Chairperson oversees inmates' voter registration | The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mosotho Moepya, is at the Zonderwater Correctional Services in Cullinan, east of Pretoria today, to oversee the inmates' voter registration process. | The visit by the Chairperson forms part of the Electoral Commission's voter registration drive for inmates. | The commission set aside the dates 30 January to 1 February 2024 for inmates' registration ahead of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections. | "The Electoral Commission has worked closely with the Department of Correctional Services since…

EDWIN (2024-02-01). Home Affairs offices to stay open for an extra two hours on Friday. sanews.gov.za Home Affairs offices to stay open for an extra two hours on Friday | Home Affairs offices will be open for an extra two hours on Friday, 02 February 2024, from 16: 00 to 18: 00 for citizens to collect their IDS. | Offices will then be open for nine hours on Saturday and Sunday from 08h00 to 17h00 for South Africans to collect their IDs. | This in support of the Electoral Commission's second Voter Registration Weekend in preparation for the general elections of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures. | The Department of Home Affairs said in a statement that services to be offered are application and colle…

Elizabeth Vos, Consortium News. (2024-02-01). Russiagate And Gaza. popularresistance.org Just a few years ago, the Russiagate narrative dominated the news sphere: anyone who questioned the status quo was labeled a Putin puppet or a Russian bot, including American journalists. | In recent months, Israeli officials have similarly labeled anyone and any organization who opposes them as anti-Semitic or Hamas sympathizers, even going so far as to label the International Court of Justice anti-Semitic. | Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took both narratives a step further over the weekend, calling on the F.B.I. to investigate pro-Palestinian protests for alleged financial ties to Russia. | Her statements c…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Israeli media: 512 houses have been damaged by Hezbollah fire. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Palestinian sources: At least 34 Palestinians martyred by Israeli bombardment on central and southern Gaza Strip in latest hours. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells the outskirts of Hibariyeh border town. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Al-Mujahideen Brigades: Our fighters fired rockets towards the headquarters of Israeli militray command in Re'im kibbutz in Gaza envelope. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Hamas' Hamdan Denies Imminent Ceasefire Deal: "Attempts to Impose Israeli Terms Futile" english.almanar.com.lb Osama Hamdan, Hamas's top representative in Lebanon, said the Palestinian resistance group is studying the proposal on a ceasefire in Gaza Strip along with Palestinian resistance factions. In an interview with Al-Manar on Wednesday night, Hamdan denied reports that a deal was reached and the ceasefire would take effect on Saturday. He stressed that some …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). IOF Continues Brutal Attacks on Gaza Strip, Leaving a Devastating Humanitarian Crisis: Over 100,000 Casualties and Counting. english.almanar.com.lb For the 118th consecutive day, the Gaza Strip has been ravaged by the Israeli occupation forces, sparking what can only be described as a genocide against the Palestinian people. The relentless assault has seen airstrikes, artillery shelling, and fire belts launched against civilians, resulting in the loss of innocent lives and horrifying crimes committed in …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance: Our fighters targeted spy equipment at Israeli Radar site in occupied Shebaa Farms, resulting in direct hit. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). UKMTO says received a report of an incident 57NM West of Yemen's Hudeidah. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza: Israeli occupation committed 15 massacres killing 118 people and injuring 190 others in the last 24 hours. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-01). Israeli media: Air raid alerts blare in Metula. english.almanar.com.lb

Environmental Organizations (2024-02-01). Activists Target Wells Fargo's Support of Mountain Valley Pipeline. indybay.org San Francisco Event Is Part of a National Action Targeting Climate-Destroying Funding…

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-02-01). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
| Éric Toussaint: The three countries (…) | – |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-01). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-01). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-01). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Fran Quigley, Scheer Post. (2024-02-01). Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People. popularresistance.org Last week, my students and I worked with several unhoused persons who had been recently living in dangerous, unhealthy apartments or homes in our community of Indianapolis. One, a young mother of a toddler with another baby soon on the way, had just left a home where eight people across three generations were living. The house had no central heat, so space heaters were the only source of warmth during a month when the temperature dipped below zero for several days. Those heaters and everything else electrical in the house were linked to a complex web of extension cords connected to a solitary working outlet.

Free Palestine! (2024-02-01). Sunday 2/4: Monterey: Public Vigil Honoring Palestine's Martyrs. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, Del Monte Ave., Monterey (in front of the volleyball courts and the Whale Playground, just off the corner of Del Monte Ave. and Camino El Estero)…

Gabisile (2024-02-01). Pandor says Israel is 'ignoring' the ICJ order to stop killings in Gaza. sanews.gov.za Pandor says Israel is 'ignoring' the ICJ order to stop killings in Gaza | International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, said she was of the view that Israel was flouting Friday's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling to stop the killings in Gaza. | "I do believe the rulings of the court have been ignored by Israel. Hundreds of people have been killed in the past three or four days. And clearly, Israel believes it has the licence to do as it wishes. So, the world has to reflect because we have to come to a point to say what do we do to stop such acts occurring, not just with Israel bu…

Gabriel Honrada (2024-02-01). US Marines Rush Wonky Amphibious Vehicles to the Pacific. asia-pacificresearch.com

Genocide is not Reproductive Freedom (2024-02-01). Kamala Harris Shouted Down in San Jose. indybay.org June 29 protest organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other activist groups. While protesters rallied outside, VP Harris was shouted down at least four times at her event. Photos by Len and Nancy.

geo.tv (2024-02-01). Justin Mohn: US man 'beheaded father' using machete in gruesome details of murder scene. geo.tv Justin Mohn posts his father's gory video on YouTube calling him "traitor"

geo.tv (2024-02-01). Donald Trump confident of breaking unions away from Joe Biden. geo.tv Donald Trump's grip on Republican nomination has tightened after his victories in Iowa, New Hampshire this month…

geo.tv (2024-02-01). Man throws acid on 9 people including children in London. geo.tv London Ambulance Service also confirms about treating 9 people, with 5 of them taken to major trauma centre…

geo.tv (2024-02-01). 5 suspects linked to bodies found in Southern California desert arrested. geo.tv San Bernardino County Sheriff official says "illicit marijuana" seems to be "driving force" behind killings…

geo.tv (2024-02-01). Pannun 'murder-for-hire' plot shakes US-India relations. geo.tv US blocks $3 bn drone sale to India until 'meaningful investigation' of Pannun assassination conspiracy…

George Wuerthner (2024-02-01). The Gifts of the Snag Forests. counterpunch.org Black-backed woodpecker is dependent on snag forests for their abundance. Photo USFS I was backpacking with a friend up the Yellowstone River in the Teton Wilderness of Wyoming a couple of years ago. At various times, we passed through areas that had burned severely, likely in the 1988 fires. Since that blaze, many snags had

Global Research News (2024-02-01). Selected Articles: Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico Orders Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management and Vaccines After 21,000 Excess Deaths Announced in Slovakia Since 2020. globalresearch.ca

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Anti-Zionist Jews refuse to legitimise Israel's bloodthirsty conquest of Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). First Nations-Palestine solidarity based on 'common struggle against colonisation'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). The ICJ says Genocide Convention applies to Gaza but does not order ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). From PM to arms industry: Scott Morrison joins 'revolving door' trend. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Puerto Rico and Palestine: 'Our struggles are linked'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Thousands march for Gaza, as Labor suspends aid to UN Palestine refugee agency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). UNRWA until proven innocent. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). We need a policy of neutrality to help stop war on China. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-02-01). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

Hank Hyena (2024-02-01). Monday 2/12: No Tax $$ for Gaza Murders – Divest from Death. indybay.org Ferry Building Plaza…

img.piri.net (2024-02-01). Devlet Ba≈ükanƒ± Maduro gà∂ràº≈ümeyi "muhte≈üem" olarak nitelendirdi: Türkiye ile Venezuela arasƒ±nda yeni ittifaklar yolda. img.piri.net Maduro, sosyal medya hesabƒ± X'ten Bakan Bayraktar ile yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± gà∂ràº≈ümenin fotoƒüraflarƒ±nƒ± payla≈üarak, "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanƒ± Alparslan Bayraktar ile muhte≈üem gà∂ràº≈üme. Her iki àºlkenin faydasƒ±na olacak ≈üekilde ticari alƒ±≈üveri≈üimizin dàºzeyini yàºkseltmek amacƒ±yla enerji ve madencilik konularƒ±ndaki ittifaklar&fn…

img.piri.net (2024-02-01). 13,6 trilyon metrekàºplàºk rezerv bulunuyor: Türkiye'den ilk hamle. img.piri.net Tàºrkmenistan gazƒ±nƒ±n Azerbaycan àºzerinden Türkiye'ye ta≈üƒ±nmasƒ± konusunda kritik bir gà∂ràº≈üme Ankara'da geràßekle≈üti. | Gà∂ràº≈üme, Tàºrkmen gazƒ±nƒ±n Türkiye ve dàºnya pazarlarƒ±na aà߃±lmasƒ± amacƒ±yla iki devlet ≈üirketi arasƒ±nda sàºrekli ileti≈üimin à∂nemini vurguladƒ±. Bu i≈übirliƒüi, 14 Aralƒ&pl…

Independent Media Institute (2024-02-01). How Media Companies Can Meet Their Climate Commitments—and How Readers Can Help. pressenza.com A few simple strategies for recipe curation can help newsgroups achieve their own climate goals. | By Laura Lee Cascada | The global shift toward plant-forward diets, particularly in wealthy countries, is consistently Given the significant influence media wields in shaping cultural norms, news outlets have a unique opportunity to promote plant-based eating, mainly through the recipes they offer their audiences. Through several simple behavioral nudges, news out…

infobrics (2024-02-01). US and Germany against Ukrainian NATO access. infobrics.org The Ukrainian factor becomes another reason for polarization within NATO. On the one hand -states who are in favor of Kiev's accession, on the other – states against accession.

Israel Shahak (2024-02-01). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Joe Allen (2024-02-01). The Crisis in the Teamsters. counterpunch.org Last summer, the Teamsters were riding a wave of goodwill and favorable publicity. The union's year-long contract campaign at UPS raised expectations for a potential transformative national strike at the country's largest private-sector employer. Much of the US Left, especially the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), encouraged dozens of their members to get jobs at UPS, while over one

John Mullen (2024-02-01). French farmers give Macron a headache. greenleft.org.au As French President Emmanuel Macron's government, under new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, moves ever further to the right, a radical mass movement is again shaking the country, writes John Mullen.

Kate Hudson (2024-02-01). The Unthinkable Looms: Nuclear-Armed Israel is at War. counterpunch.org Israeli nuclear weapons pose a particular risk to peace and security in the Middle East region and internationally; not surprisingly they are seen as a significant threat by neighbouring non-nuclear states, and the ongoing catastrophe in Gaza and the extending war is exactly the situation in which they are likely to be used.

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-01). In a Victory for Progressives, Chicago Is Now the Largest U.S. City to Call for a Cease-Fire. inthesetimes.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-01). Washington Announces Sanction Resumption Against Venezuela, Caracas Responds (+Migrant Repatriations). orinocotribune.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-01). How We Move Forward Together: The Rank And File Project. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-01). This Happened 7 Days Before Biden Said He'd Strike Iran. youtube.com

Larry Johnson (2024-02-01). Great Conversation with Tom Luongo. sonar21.com A new friend. I was honored to be invited to chat with Tom Luongo. If you don't know Tom, I am a Former Research Chemist, Amateur Dairy Goat Farmer, Anarcho-Libertarian and Obstreperous Austrian Economist whose work can be found on sites like Zerohedge, Lewrockwell.com, Bitcoin Magazine and Newsmax Media. | I have a fantastic wife of 30 years and a teenage daughter, both of whom humble me with affection and respect I feel is now only mostly undeserved. | Professionally, I've spent a lot of my waking hours inside of various analytic laboratories testing…

Larry Johnson (2024-02-01). May nation "A" Attack Nation "B" If "B" is supplying Weapons Used to Attack Nation "A" sonar21.com As I write this the Biden Administration has not produced evidence that the attack on the U.S. base in Jordan was carried out with the help of Iran. Despite that lack of evidence, the usual suspects in Washington are braying at full voice for the United States to strike Iran. This is one of the key rules of the "rules based international order (aka RBIO). If you provide the weapons to a third party that attacks me then you also are culpable for that crime. Do we all agree? | Well, if it is good for the goose then it must be good for the gander. The United States supplied Patriot Missiles to Ukraine and Ukra…

Manova's world editorial team (2024-02-01). Christ among the rubble. indybay.org "Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me." So said Jesus according to the Gospel. Now the people in Gaza are not to be underestimated. But from a Christian perspective, they are our brothers and sisters. So why are large parts of the "Christian West" not coming to their aid, not even raising a timid voice of protest?>

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2024-02-01). The ICJ Ordered Israel Not To Engage In Genocide; What Happens Now? popularresistance.org What comes next, now that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, has handed down its near unanimous ruling that South Africa presented a "plausible" case that Israel was violating the Genocide Convention? | The January 26 provisional ruling — which was a landmark victory for the Palestinian people, and indeed, for international law itself — now goes to the United Nations Security Council for enforcement. It would be within the Security Council's purview to order economic or trade sanctions, arms embargoes, travel bans or even military force. | But in the likely event…

Matt Meyer, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-02-01). How To Read The ICJ Decision And End Genocide, War And Settler Colonialism. popularresistance.org On Jan. 26, the International Court of Justice, or ICJ, issued a historic decision that some progressives applauded while others decried it as not going far enough to demand a ceasefire in the Israeli war on Gaza. | The decision was a partial ruling in a case taken against Israel by the government of South Africa, an interesting note given that some — myself included — have been suggesting for months that the best path for peace and justice in the region will follow a pattern similar to the one that brought an end to the political apartheid of the racist South African regime of the 20th century.

Maureen Tkacik, The American Prospect. (2024-02-01). Massachusetts Wakes Up To A Hospital Nightmare. popularresistance.org The group of fresh medical school grads knew something wasn't right with Steward Health Care when they showed up in Dorchester, Massachusetts to start their residencies in Carney Hospital's inaugural family medicine residency class during the summer of 2014 and learned the president who had recruited them had already been fired. | Soon afterward, a Steward administrator admitted the new family medicine clinic and the pediatric ward they had toured on their recruitment visit were never actually opening, and that the nearby hospital at which residents were supposed to learn how to deliver babies was being shuttered…

Maya King, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-01). Black Pastors Pressure Biden To Call For A Cease-Fire In Gaza. popularresistance.org As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, a coalition of Black faith leaders is pressuring the Biden administration to push for a cease-fire — a campaign spurred in part by their parishioners, who are increasingly distressed by the suffering of Palestinians and critical of the president's response to it. | More than 1,000 Black pastors representing hundreds of thousands of congregants nationwide have issued the demand. In sit-down meetings with White House officials, and through open letters and advertisements, ministers have made a moral case for President Biden and his administration to press Israe…

Medea Benjamin, Steve Ellner (2024-02-01). Redefining US-Latin American Relations. counterpunch.org An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as well as those persuaded by racist arguments. The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration, instead

Michael Roberts (2024-02-01). Davos and the melting world economy. cadtm.org

Michelle Pini (2024-02-01). Nine 'digitally interferes' with Georgie Purcell and then lies about it. independentaustralia.net

Mision Verdad, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-01). US Revokes Venezuela Gold License In Retaliation Against Court Ruling. popularresistance.org The United States revoked a general license granted to the Venezuelan state gold company, Minerven, after Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the disqualification of María Corina Machado from exercising public functions for a period of 15 years. The license (number 43) was issued in October 2023 along with others granted to the oil and gas industries within the framework of negotiations conducted in Barbados between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and sectors of the Venezuelan far-right opposition. | The operations authorized in the license to Minerven must be liquidated before Februar…

Monica Moorehead (2024-02-01). Viola Plummer, rest in power. workers.org Viola Plummer Brooklyn, New York The historic, activist-oriented House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn, New York, hosted a funeral Jan. 27 for Viola Plummer. A dynamic founder and chairperson of the December 12th (D12) Movement, Plummer was just one month shy of her 87th birthday when she died on . . . |

Mostly British Film Festival (2024-02-01). Saturday 2/17: Pretty Red Dress. indybay.org 3290 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115…

NEOB (2024-02-01). Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal. sanews.gov.za Lamola condemns protest actions in Groblersdal | The Department of Justice and Correctional Services has condemned protestors' attempts to forcefully enter the Groblersdal Magistrate's Court premises and their brandishing of the colonial era Vierkleur flag. | The court was hearing a case against two men — Piet Groenewald and his son Stephen Greef — who allegedly assaulted one of their workers whom they accused of being drunk on duty. | Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola said: "We applaud the [SA Police Service] for swiftly arresting all the protesters that attempted to block or…

NEOB (2024-02-01). President Ramaphosa hands over Welisizwe programme bridges. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa hands over Welisizwe programme bridges | President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Welisizwe Rural Bridges Programme remains one of government's top priorities as these bridges improve the safety, well-being, and access for communities in rural areas. | On Wednesday, the President handed over complete bridges at the rural area of Mkhambathini in KwaZulu-Natal. | The Welisizwe Rural Bridges Programme is a result of the objectives announced in the 2023 State of the Nation Address that outlined government's plan to construct at least 96 bridges during the 2023/24 financial year. | Some 11 bridges have b…

newarab (2024-02-01). A Palestinian political perspective on Gaza's future>. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). Why the new EU-Egypt migrant deal is doomed to fail. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). 3-stage Gaza truce plan being examined: Hamas source. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). Calls grow for US military to exit Jordan after drone strike. newarab.com Jordanian parliamentarians have renewed calls to review the US military presence in During Tuesday's discussions of the 2024 budget, MPs dem…

newarab (2024-02-01). EU aims to launch Red Sea naval mission 'within three weeks'. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). Experts divided over Egypt's Menkaure Pyramid restoration. newarab.com A long-term restoration project of Dubbed the "project of the century" by Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the country's Supreme Council of Antiquities, in a video

newarab (2024-02-01). Gaza: 30 Bodies found bound, buried after Israeli withdrawal. newarab.com The dead bodies of some 30 Palestinians have been found in a school in The bodies were discovered in the Khalifa bin Zayed school in Beit Lahia in north Gaza — a…

newarab (2024-02-01). Iran warns US against threats after deadly attack on troops. newarab.com The US has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also injured at least 40 troops at Tower 22 , a secretive base in northeastern Jordan that's been c…

newarab (2024-02-01). Israel Knesset could expel member for 'anti-Gaza war' stance. newarab.com An Israeli parliamentary committee on Tuesday voted to expel a lawmaker over his public support for South Africa's case at the Ofer Cassif, a member of the left-wing Hadash party which sits in a joint list with Arab party Ta…

newarab (2024-02-01). Libya deports migrants back to Egypt: official. newarab.com Libyan authorities on Wednesday began sending 350

newarab (2024-02-01). Norway warns of 'consequences' from UNRWA funding cuts. newarab.com Norway, one of the few major donors to have maintained aid to the embattled We are discussing the question of funding with other donors and will continue to do so in the coming days and weeks," Espen Barth Eide told news agency Reuters, adding Oslo was standing by its "strong commitment to the agency, and to the Palestinian people". | "We urge fellow donor countries to reflect on the wider consequences of cu…

newarab (2024-02-01). Palestinians in Gaza say Israel not abiding with ICJ's order. newarab.com Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave accused On Friday, 26 January, the ICJ in The Hague delivered a ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel, ordering Israel to take all possible measures to prevent genocide acts in G…

newarab (2024-02-01). Saudi envoys to visit Syria, jumpstart diplomatic mission. newarab.com A senior Saudi charge d'affaires Abdullah al-Haris and several other diplomats will arrive in Damascus on Saturday to resume Saudi consular services, Al Watan Al-Haris will submit his…

newarab (2024-02-01). South Africa: Rhodes University rallies for Gaza journalists. newarab.com South Africa's prestigious Rhodes University, alma mater of Nelson Mandela's grandson, hosted a vigil in solidarity with Gaza over the weekend, days after the

newarab (2024-02-01). Sudan warring parties hold first high-level talks in Bahrain. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). Tunisia turns to central bank to shore up its budget deficit. newarab.com Cash-strapped In a meeting behind closed doors, the North African country's parliament on Wednesday mulled a request from President The government wants the central bank to…

newarab (2024-02-01). UK arms dealers' gala disrupted by pro-Palestine protesters. newarab.com Attendees of a gala to celebrate the Around one hundred demonstrators gathered on London's…

newarab (2024-02-01). UK Labour in 'damage control' over Gaza, polls Muslim voters. newarab.com The UK Senior party figures are reportedly concerned that damage to Labour voting shares of Muslims, nearly half of whom voted for the party in 2019, could make a difference in over a dozen seats, particularly if polls narrow. | Labour has refused to back calls for a ceasefire in…

newarab (2024-02-01). US city councils increasingly call for Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). US cut UNRWA funds but Blinken says Gaza claims not verified. newarab.com During a press conference in Washington DC, Blinken said that the US wanted to make sure that an investigation by the UN agency tasked with aiding Palestinian refugees in the Middle East into its staff members was thorough and don…

newarab (2024-02-01). US deplores holdups on aid into war-torn Sudan. newarab.com The Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, said that funding for Sudan's crisis "remains shockingly low," with around 25 million people, or more than half of the population, in need of assistance. | But she s…

newarab (2024-02-01). US says Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out attack on base in Jordan. newarab.com The White House said Wednesday that the The "attribution that our intelligence community is comfortable with is that this was done by the umbrella group" Islamic Resistance in Iraq – a coalition of Iranian-backed militias – said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. | In addition to the three deaths…

newarab (2024-02-01). US targets Sudan bank, firms backing warring generals. newarab.com The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a bank and two companies accused of providing funds for The Treasury Department said it was blocking any assets and criminalizing US transactions with the Alkhaleej Bank, which has been an "essential part" of funding for the paramilitary The bank allegedly received $50 million from the…

newarab (2024-02-01). Israel's war on Gaza journalists goes beyond silencing truth. newarab.com

newarab (2024-02-01). With Ram temple, Modi edges India closer to a Hindu state. newarab.com The highly publicised inauguration of the Ram Mandir, or The inauguration

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-01). Yemen And Iran Show Strong Response To US Aggression And Threats. popularresistance.org Yemen's Armed Forces announced an attack on a US warship on 31 January in response to the several violent airstrikes launched against the country this month by Washington and the UK. | "The naval force of the Yemeni Armed Forces … fired several naval missiles at the American destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea [ as a] response to the US-British aggression against our country," Yemeni army spokesman Yahya al-Saree said in a statement on Wednesday morning. | "All US and British warships in the Red and Arab seas participating in the aggression against our country are within the target range of our forces and will…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). What do you know about pancreatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate the way your body processes sugar. About 275,000 hospital stays for acute pancreatitis occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Chronic pancreatitis is less common, with about 86,000 hospital stays per year. And although pancreatitis is rare in children,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Prostate cancer: screening and treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect prostate cancer early, when it's still confined to the prostate gland and has the best chance for successful treatment. "It's important to get adequate screening,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Hepatitis B vaccine: What to know to protect yourself. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by specific viruses. The hepatitis viruses are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. All types affect the liver, but they differ in illness severity and prevention options. In the U.S., the most common forms are hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Acute or chronic hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. It's one of the more…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter skin protection tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter weather changes can negatively affect the skin — the body's largest organ. Colder temperatures and a lack of moisture in the air can damage unprotected skin, especially on the face and hands. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ppcOBDumjMc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Walk like a penguin: Keeping your winter balance. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When winter storms hit, good balance can prevent falls and injuries — ranging from broken arms, legs or hips to back injuries and concussions. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control says slips and falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injury across all age groups, except the 10—24 group. One in every 5 falls results in a serious injury, such as head trauma or broken bones. That's more than 800,000 people being hospitalized…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in knee replacement surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An aging population drives the global demand for knee replacement surgery, exceeding 1 million procedures annually. In the U.S. alone, the need for knee replacements is projected to grow by 673%, reaching approximately 3.48 million procedures by 2030, according to a 2007 study. Dr. Charles Hannon, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says that Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of total knee replacement innovation, developing advanced tools and delivering precision robotic surgery to patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/BGjw3V08A9s

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Graves' disease – when the thyroid is overactive. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It's the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid. Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has more on this thyroid disorder. Editor's note: January is National Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/mhYeuD_Z3Po Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Penicillin allergy? Maybe not. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Penicillin belongs to a group of antibiotics used by healthcare professionals to combat a wide array of bacterial infections, including strep throat, ear infections and pneumonia. Penicillin, one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics, is also one of the most frequently reported medication allergies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10% of people living in the U.S. report having a penicillin allergy. However, less than 1%…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Aging and the benefits of exercising. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related disorders. A recent study by Mayo Clinic shows that exercise and other physical activities can reduce the number of senescent cells. Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can vitamin C keep the common cold away? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter is cold and flu season. If you take in more vitamin C, will it help prevent you from getting sick? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains more about the health benefits of vitamin C in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uo0fL-RI3x0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Want to keep…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Born at less than a pound, 22-week preemie makes journey from NICU to home sweet home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On Christmas Eve 2022, Sharni Saravanan was rushed to Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. She was pregnant and bleeding, a terrifying combination. But doctors assured Sharni and her husband, Karthik Viswanathan, that she and their baby were fine. This past year, Christmas Eve looked much different for Sharni and Karthik. There were no trips to the hospital, no worries about anyone's health. And there was someone new joining the celebration: their son, Heeran,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Caffeine consumption: Some sources may surprise you. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You probably know that tea and coffee contain caffeine, but did you know it also can be found in other drinks, food and some medications? When it comes to caffeine consumption, you're not alone if you depend on it to help you concentrate or be alert. Studies have shown that about 90% of U.S. adults consume a form of caffeine every day. How much caffeine is too much? Caffeine content in beverages widely varies. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). What does it mean to have an enlarged prostate? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An enlarged prostate, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition often associated with the natural aging process in men. Dr. Scott Cheney, a Mayo Clinic urologist, says it's a condition where the prostate enlarges over time and restricts the flow of urine. "I like to tell patients that the prostate is kind of like an orange with a straw going right through the middle of it. And as we age, the prostate…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Mayo Clinic hospitals named 'America's Best Hospitals' by Healthgrades. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthgrades, an independent health ratings company, ranked the performance of nearly 4,500 hospitals in overall clinical excellence. Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona; Florida; Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, were named among "America's Best Hospitals." Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota, were named among "America's 50 Best Hospitals" by Healthgrades, an independent healthcare ratings company. In addition, Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Family history, ethnicity give insights into glaucoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glaucoma has been called the silent thief of sight because its onset can be so gradual that you may not notice changes in your vision until the disease is in its later stages. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma. Half of those people don't know they have the condition. How glaucoma affects your vision Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damages the optic nerve, which sends visual information from your eye to your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-01). Donations needed: Nation's blood supply critically low. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather across many parts of the country has caused a lot of problems, but one effect you may not have heard about is on the nation's blood supply. According to the American Red Cross, the nation's blood supply is critically low. The organization reports that the weather has caused many blood drives to be canceled and made it harder for the Red Cross to move supplies around to meet needs. January is National Blood…

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Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-01). Open Letter On The Anti-Palestinian And Islamophobic Environment At Emory University. popularresistance.org We are a coalition of community and civil rights organizations, writing on behalf of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students and students perceived to be Palestinian or Muslim at Emory University ("the University") who have been targeted by racist, anti-Palestinian, xenophobic, and Islamophobic harassment and doxing attacks for their support for Palestinian human rights. We write to express our concern about the University's failure to protect its students from these bigoted doxing and harassment campaigns and the lack of official, public support shown to Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim students.

PACBI (2024-02-01). 350 Scholars Urge Flemish Interuniversity Council To Suspend Cooperation With Complicit Israeli Universities Over "Educide" bdsmovement.net

People's Park Council (2024-02-01). Sunday 2/4: Street Mural for People's Park. indybay.org Haste St. and Bowditch St…

Peter Boyle (2024-02-01). Australia's First Nations-Palestine Solidarity Based on 'Common Struggle Against Colonisation'. asia-pacificresearch.com

Pressenza IPA (2024-02-01). Remembering the enormous legacy of a "Great Soul". pressenza.com On 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi, a pivotal leader in the liberation of India from British rule and a living example of active nonviolence, was assassinated at the age of 78 by a Hindu fanatic. | As a lawyer and activist, he inspired his early struggle for the defense of his fellow countrymen, discriminated against and mistreated in South Africa, with a combination of Hindu culture, the ideas of the Russian Christian anarchist Tolstoy, and the action of civil disobedience advocated by the American writer Henry David Thoreau. | On his return to India in 1915, he began the movement that the world would come to kn…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-01). 15-minute cities are being built in Russia. expose-news.com Dobrograd, a new city in the Vladimir Region of Russia, is being built according to the concept of a slow city, where everything necessary for a person is within a 15-minute walking …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-01). BBC's harmful lies are exposed during UK Covid Inquiry. expose-news.com The UK Covid Inquiry took an interesting turn last week when top government advisor Mark Woolhouse at the University of Edinburgh lambasted the BBC for misrepresenting covid risks to promote harmful lockdowns. …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-01). Professor of African history calls for an inquiry into African governments' responses to covid. expose-news.com The assumption that covid would be an equal threat in Africa as it may have been elsewhere was wrong. An accounting must be made of the mistakes so that such an inept …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-01). CJ Hopkins: The Verdict. expose-news.com In August 2023, CJ Hopkins was sent a "punishment order" and a choice: 60 days or 3,600 euros. His crime? Insulting the German health minister in a tweet, and using a scarcely-visible …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-01). South Australian tribunal orders employer to pay compensation for vaccine injury. expose-news.com The South Australian Employment Tribunal ordered the Department of Child Protection ("DCP") to pay compensation and medical expenses to a youth worker who developed pericarditis after getting a covid booster under a …

Staff (2024-02-01). Another Babri Masjid in making? After court order, Hindus perform midnight puja, aarti in basement of Gyanvapi mosque. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Desk Following a Varanasi court's decision permitting Hindus to conduct prayers in the basement of Gyanvapi, the Kashi Vishwanath Trust promptly initiated the rituals. In the early hours of Thursday, puja and aarti were carried out, complying with the court's directive, as confirmed by Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side …

Staff (2024-02-01). Shibli Residential Coaching Academy: Nurturing UPSC aspirants for success. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network Nestled in the historic city of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Shibli Residential Coaching Academy stands as a beacon of hope for UPSC aspirants across the nation. Established with a vision to empower and guide students towards a bright future in civil services, the academy offers a holistic approach to UPSC preparation, combining …

Staff (2024-02-01). PDVSA: Venezuela Prepared to Deal With Illegal US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan minister for petroleum and president of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), Rafael Tellechea, has "If they impose more sanctions on us, we will be ready to face them, and we will have a powerful industry to handle the global ene…

Staff (2024-02-01). Venezuela to Establish Electoral Schedule (+Elections Now). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, has called for a proposal to establish the electoral schedule for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections. | During the ordinary session of parliament this Tuesday, January 30, the deputies approved an agreement to form a broad dialogue to build a proposed presidential electoral schedule. President Nicolás Maduro posted a message calling for "elections now" via social media, after the approval of the agreement was reported. | Rodríguez called on all Venezuelans to go to the National Electoral Council (CNE) next Monday, February 5, to propose a…

Steve France, reviewer (2024-02-01). The Miasma of Unity: Jews and Israel, by Abba A. Solomon. indybay.org From the "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs"

Sushovan Dhar (2024-02-01). ADB violates its own safeguard policies in Nepal Hydropower Project. cadtm.org

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-02-01). Putin afirma que Il-76 fue derribado por misil estadounidense. telesurtv.net El mandatario indicó que el Comité de Investigación de Rusia abrió una causa por cargos de terrorismo.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-02-01). Rusia y Ucrania intercambian casi 400 prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net Dicho canje tiene lugar una semana después de que las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania derribaran con un misil el avión militar ruso Il-76 que transportaba a bordo 65 prisioneros de guerra ucranianos.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2024-02-01). Lluvias torrenciales dejan miles de personas afectadas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net En los municipios de Quinindé y Muisne, al menos al 3.143 personas y 806 viviendas están afectadas.

teleSUR, DRL, YSM (2024-02-01). Movimiento popular argentino realiza vigilia contra ley ómnibus. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las organizaciones sociales y de derechos humanos, la llamada ley ómnibus "de prosperar arrasará con el Estado Democrático de Derecho y el orden constitucional vigente".

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-01). ALBA-TCP rechaza injerencia de EE.UU. contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net En particular, se refieren al anuncio del Departamento de Estado, el cual se constituye en una amenaza directa contra la soberanía y estabilidad política y económica de Venezuela.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-01). Corea del Norte confirma prueba de misiles de largo alcance. telesurtv.net Las dos pruebas anteriores de misiles de crucero realizadas por Corea del Norte del 1, el 24 y el 28 de enero eran de una nueva arma llamada Pulhwasal-3-31.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-01). Condenan a Vladimiro Montesinos por matanza en Perú en 1992. telesurtv.net La Justicia sigue el juicio contra Fujimori, Montesinos, el exjefe de las Fuerzas Armadas Nicolás Hermoza Ríos y el exgeneral Luis Pérez Documet, además de los miembros del grupo Colina.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-01). Denuncian 16 masacres en las últimas 24 horas en Gaza. telesurtv.net Según la cartera sanitaria, durante esta jornada murieron 150 palestinos y la cifra alcanzó los 26.900 decesos desde octubre pasado.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-02-01). Dan seguimiento a casos de encefalitis equina en humanos en Uruguay. telesurtv.net La ministra de Salud Pública, Karina Rando, dijo que la persona con la enfermedad está en buen estado, pero atravesó momentos complejos.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-02-01). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 110 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2024-02-01). Mandatario venezolano denuncia que sectores extremistas quieren impedir elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net El presidente reiteró su respaldo al proceso de diálogo amplio e incluyente convocado por la Asamblea Nacional para establecer el cronograma electoral.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-02-01). Fuerzas israelíes ejecutan sumariamente a 30 palestinos en Gaza. telesurtv.net La Sociedad de Prisioneros Palestinos señaló que los cuerpos fueran encontrados dentro de una de las escuelas que fueron asediadas por tanques blindados de la ocupación.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-02-01). Gobierno mexicano presentará proyecto contra el maltrato animal. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado mexicano puntualizó que "de esa reforma constitucional se deben de desprender las leyes específicas".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-01). Brasil y Bolivia firman acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net El intercambio bilateral que sostendrán ambos países contemplan las visitas técnicas, pasantías, capacitaciones, simposios, seminarios, y otros espacios.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-01). Secretario de la ONU afirma que Unrwa es esencial en Gaza. telesurtv.net "La Unrwa es la columna vertebral de toda respuesta humanitaria en Gaza", dijo António Guterres.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2024-02-01). Escritora Alice Walker recibe Orden Haydeé Santamaría. telesurtv.net Durante un acto realizado en la sede de Casa de Las Américas,se realizó la condecoración a la intelectual norteamericana, escritora de ensayos y textos como El color púrpura.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-01). Mantienen seis provincias dominicanas en alerta por sistema frontal. telesurtv.net Las provincias en alerta son Puerto Plata, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia y Monte Cristi.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-01). ONU: casi 8 millones de personas han sido desplazadas en Sudán. telesurtv.net Según la ONU, los combates en Sudán entre el Ejército y los paramilitares ha provocado "la crisis de desplazamientos más importante del mundo".

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-02-01). Presidente palestino pide alto el fuego y retirada de Israel de Gaza. telesurtv.net El mandatario Abbas resaltó la necesidad de parar el desplazamiento forzado del pueblo palestino.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-02-01). Venezuela recibirá a Relator Especial de la ONU. telesurtv.net Michael Fakhri sostendrá una intensa agenda de trabajo con las autoridades venezolanas.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-01). Junta militar de Myanmar extiende estado de emergencia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades confirmaron la medida en medio del aumento de las hostilidades con los grupos opositores.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-01). China ratifica respaldo a Rusia en conflicto ucraniano. telesurtv.net El nuevo titular chino señaló que su país apoya a Rusia en el asunto ucraniano a pesar de la presión de EE.UU. y Europa.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-01). Reportan 26.900 palestinos asesinados por Israel desde octubre. telesurtv.net El ente sanitario palestino precisó que también ha aumentado a 65.949 el número de personas que han resultado heridas durante el asedio israelí.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-01). Culmina paro indefinido en Machu Picchu, Perú. telesurtv.net "Nos están dando la buena noticia que se levanta el paro, tenemos que seguir adelante", afirmó la titular de Cultura.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-02-01). øCómo será el proceso electoral en El Salvador? telesurtv.net A pesar de que lo prohíbe la Carta Magna, el actual mandatario Nayib Bukele se postulará para la reelección.

teleSUR (2024-02-01). South Africa Urges Israel to Implement UN Court's Ruling. telesurenglish.net South Africa on Wednesday urged Israel to implement the ruling handed down by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) condemning continued Israeli attacks on hospitals in Palestine. | RELATED: | The decision by the ICJ affirms the importance of global governance institutions including organs of the United Nations (UN), and it remains vital for all member states to respect and implement the decisions of the court, said South Africa's Minister of Inte…

The Independent (2024-02-01). MPs pile pressure on agriculture minister to table fisheries law. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze, to fast track implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, 2022 as a way of curbing the use of substandard fishing gear. They said the law, if implemented, will also avert the recurrent …

The Independent (2024-02-01). Table data privacy law to address Artificial Intelligence — Tayebwa. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is urgent need to update national legislation on data protection and privacy in a bid to counter potential threats posed by technological advancements, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has advised. While speaking at the 2024 Data Privacy Day Conference held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, …

The Independent (2024-02-01). Ugandan golfers eye second win at Victoria Cup. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Team Uganda will be eyeing a second win at the prestigious Victoria Cup, a team tournament that will be held from February 1-3 at the Uganda Golf Club. This team tournament matches the best golfers of Uganda against those of Kenya. The Victoria Cup, is equivalent to the famous …

The Independent (2024-02-01). WHO, South Sudan step up fight against neglected tropical diseases. independent.co.ug JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) and South Sudan have teamed up to sustain the fight against neglected tropical diseases that pose a huge health threat in the country. Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health Ader Macar Aciek said the country, with support from WHO and partners, has made efforts …

The Xerces Society (2024-02-01). Western Monarch Count Tallies 233,394 Butterflies. indybay.org Portland, Ore. Jan. 30, 2024—Much anticipated each year, results of the 27th annual Western Monarch Count have been released by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Scientists and volunteers counted a total of 233,394 butterflies at 256 overwintering sites to track the threatened butterfly's population levels. The count is slightly lower than last year's total of over 330,000 butterflies, and remains at just 5% of their population numbers in the 1980s, when low millions were common.

tvbrics (2024-02-01). Brazil to prepare a new education bill. tvbrics.com It is planned to allocate at least 10% of the country's GDP to the education sector…

tvbrics (2024-02-01). More than 100 thousand artefacts are found at a Paleolithic site in China. tvbrics.com The age of the excavated site ranges from 50,000 to 70,000 years old…

Vicky Bond (2024-02-01). The Animal Feed Industry's Impact on the Planet. counterpunch.org In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn, grains, fruits, and vegetables that make up the foundation of our food system. The process seems highly efficient, producing enormous quantities of food

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-01). The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War. counterpunch.org

Workers World Party (2024-02-01). PDF of February 1 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes Hamas, PFLP hold joint meeting PFLP condemns U.S./Britain sanctions on Yemen Mundo Obrero: Desmontando la hipocresía occidental sobre Xinjiang y Gaza Editorial: CCR lawsuit: A blow to the war criminals Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

WSWS (2024-02-01). Washington resumes imperialist sanctions after Venezuelan government disqualifies US-backed candidate. wsws.org Biden's actions continue the regime of imperialist piracy and sanctions launched under Obama and vastly intensified under Trump with the aim of subjugating Venezuelans through hunger, illness and mass suffering.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Climate crisis driving extreme drought in the Amazon River Basin. wsws.org A recent report shows that climate change has drastically increased the severity of the current drought in the globally-critical Amazon Basin.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Opposition grows against pro-government thug attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org US and UK academics and WSWS arts writers denounce the violent assault on Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando by pro-government union leaders at Moratuwa university.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Ukrainian president Zelensky attempts to remove commander-in-chief Zaluzhnyi. wsws.org The failed attempt by Zelensky to dismiss Zaluzhnyi is the starkest expression yet of an intense political crisis and power struggle in the Ukrainian ruling class and state apparatus.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Australia: Psychologist reveals "horrors" for children in Queensland police cells. wsws.org A psychologist's open letter shows that Queensland's Labor state government is systematically inflicting shocking conditions on youth, mostly indigenous, in overcrowded police watch houses.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Social crisis in Warren, Michigan, a center of the auto industry. wsws.org Following decades of betrayals by the UAW, the union is continuing to cut jobs, leading to an intensification of the social crisis in Warren, Michigan. As the objective situation develops, the UAW is central to the ruling class's strategy of austerity and greater preparations for war.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Reject the GDL rail union's secret negotiations with Deutsche Bahn! Take the strike into your own hands! wsws.org At its online meeting on Tuesday, January 30, the Rail Action Committee condemned the abrupt termination of the train drivers' strike by the GDL union leadership and unanimously adopted a resolution calling on rail workers to take control of the strike in their own hands.

WSWS (2024-02-01). EMERGENCY ONLINE MEETING: Organize the rank and file to fight the job cuts at UPS! Unite with autoworkers, tech workers and the whole working class against layoffs! wsws.org The purpose of Sunday's meeting is to discuss the situation and lay the groundwork for a fight against the layoffs by the rank and file.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Chicago City Council approves Gaza ceasefire resolution directed to Biden. wsws.org One day before the City Council vote, high school students held anti-war rallies and sit-ins at City Hall to demand passage of the ceasefire resolution.

WSWS (2024-02-01). US plans "weeks" of attacks throughout the Middle East. wsws.org Seizing upon Sunday's killing of three US troops in an airstrike by Iraqi militia in Jordan, the United States is planning a major protracted military campaign throughout the Middle East.

WSWS (2024-02-01). New slander campaign against Roger Waters amid growing mass global opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The campaign of slander against Waters is being ramped up by the corporate media as mass international opposition grows to the genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2024-02-01). UPS cuts 12,000 jobs: The ruling class accelerates its policy of mass unemployment. wsws.org The logistics giant's mass layoffs, which will go into effect in the first half of this year, are part of an accelerating and global wave of job-cutting in auto, technology and other industries.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Fed stays its hand on interest rate cuts. wsws.org Wall Street fell after Fed chair Powell said a March cut was not its "base case."

WSWS (2024-02-01). US Supreme Court agrees to hear Biden administration appeal aimed at giving State Department sweeping power to separate immigrant families. wsws.org The Biden administration is demanding the Supreme Court grant State Department officials unchallenged power to separate mixed-immigration status families without having to offer an explanation to, or accept an appeal from, US citizens.

WSWS (2024-02-01). Republicans advance articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. wsws.org The partisan impeachment drive, if successful, would mark the first impeachment of a Cabinet secretary in nearly 150 years.

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yenisafak (2024-02-01). Haaretz'ten Netanyahu iddiasƒ±: Hamas'ƒ±n esir takasƒ±ndan àßekilmesi iàßin sert à߃±kƒ±≈ülar yapƒ±yor. yenisafak.com Haaretz'in, ismi aà߃±klanmayan bir yetkiliye dayandƒ±rƒ±lan haberinde, "Netanyahu'nun son gàºnlerde yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± aà߃±klamalardaki a≈üƒ±rƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ±n amacƒ±nƒ±n, Hamas'ƒ± daha sert tavƒ±r almaya ve esir takasƒ± anla≈ümasƒ±nƒ± yok etmeye te≈üvik etmek iàßin olduƒüuna" dair endi≈üelerin sà∂z konusu olduƒüu b…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). ƒ∞ran destekli ≈ûii milisler ƒ∞srail'in Hayfa Limanƒ±'na saldƒ±rdƒ±. yenisafak.com Irak'taki ƒ∞slami Direni≈ü adƒ±yla aà߃±klama yapan grup, Suriye àºzerinden ƒ∞HA ile geràßekle≈ütirilen saldƒ±rƒ± hakkƒ±nda bilgi verdi. | Aà߃±klamada, ƒ∞srail i≈ügali altƒ±ndaki Filistin topraklarƒ±nda yer alan Hayfa Limanƒ±'na ƒ∞HA'larla saldƒ±rƒ± dàºzenlendiƒüi ve ƒ∞srail'e kar≈üƒ± eylemlerinin devam edeceƒüi belirtildi.

yenisafak (2024-02-01). Meta CEO'su Mark Zuckerberg'in zor anlarƒ±: O soruya cevap veremedi! ABD Senatosu'nda à∂zàºr dilemek zorunda kaldƒ±. yenisafak.com Meta, X, TikTok, Snapchat ve Discord sosyal medya uygulamalarƒ±nƒ±n yà∂neticileri, àßocuklarƒ±n àßevrimiàßi istismardan korunmasƒ±na yà∂nelik bir ABD Senatosu oturumunda ifade verdi. Yeterli tedbir almamakla suàßlanan yà∂neticiler zor anlar ya≈üadƒ±. | ABD Senatosu Adalet Komitesinin dàºzenlediƒüi oturuma katƒ±lan sosyal medya platformu yà∂neticileri, senatà∂rlerin àßocuklarƒ±n cinsel istismarƒ±nƒ±n à∂nlenmesine ili≈…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). Fed àºst dàºzey personeline yà∂nelik yeni adƒ±m: Yatƒ±rƒ±m kƒ±sƒ±tlamalarƒ±nƒ± geni≈ületiyor. yenisafak.com Fed'den yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada, Federal Aà߃±k Piyasa Komitesinin (FOMC), yatƒ±rƒ±m ve ticaret politikasƒ±nƒ± daha da geli≈ütirecek gàºncellemeleri duyurduƒüu aktarƒ±ldƒ±. | ƒ∞lk olarak 2022'de kabul edilen politikanƒ±n herhangi bir à߃±kar àßatƒ±≈ümasƒ± gà∂ràºnàºmàºne kar≈üƒ± bile koruma saƒüladƒ±ƒüƒ±na…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). Bakan Yerlikaya son bir yƒ±llƒ±k bilanàßoyu aà߃±kladƒ±: Bir yƒ±l iàßerisinde 420 organize suàß àßetesi àßà∂kertildi. yenisafak.com ƒ∞àßi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Yerlikaya, 1 Ocak 2023-31 Aralƒ±k 2023 tarihleri arasƒ±nda, Organize Suàß àñrgàºtlerine yà∂nelik dàºzenlenen "Kafes" Operasyonlarƒ± kapsamƒ±nda; 11'i uluslararasƒ±, 14'ຠulusal, 56'sƒ± bà∂lgesel ve 339'u yerelolmak àºzere toplam 420 Organize Suàß àáetesi àßà∂kertildiƒüini belirterek ≈üu bilgileri verdi: | Aziz Milletimizin bilmesini isterim ki; hangi bàºyàºklàºkte olursa olsun, han…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). Bitlis ve Kars'ta gà∂steri yàºràºyàº≈üຠve aà߃±k hava toplantƒ±larƒ± be≈ü gàºn yasaklandƒ±. yenisafak.com Bitlis'te gà∂steri yàºràºyàº≈üàº, aà߃±k hava toplantƒ±sƒ± ve basƒ±n aà߃±klamasƒ± gibi eylem ve etkinliklerin 4 gàºn sàºreyle yasaklandƒ±ƒüƒ± bildirildi. | Valilikten yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada, àºlke gàºndemini me≈ügul eden ve tàºm dàºnyada ya≈üanan geli≈ümelerle ilgili biràßok yerde olduƒüu gibi Bitlis'te de bazƒ± siyasi parti, sendika, dernek g…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). FETàñ'cຠfirari ba≈üpolis Mersin'de yakalandƒ±. yenisafak.com Alƒ±nan bilgiye gà∂re, ƒ∞l Emniyet Màºdàºrl຃üຠTEM ve ƒ∞stihbarat ≈ûubesi ekipleri Fetullahà߃± Terà∂r àñrgàºtàº/ Paralel Devlet Yapƒ±lanmasƒ±'ndan (FETàñ/PDY) ceza alƒ±p arananlarla ilgili àßalƒ±≈üma yaptƒ±. | Ekiplerin àßalƒ±≈ümasƒ±nda Aƒüƒ±r Ceza ƒ∞lamat ve ƒ∞nfaz Bàºrosunca 8 yƒ±l 1 ay 15 gàºn kesin…

yenisafak (2024-02-01). ƒ∞zmir'de metro istasyonundaki kavgada kan aktƒ±: Bir à∂lຠbir yaralƒ±. yenisafak.com Olay, dàºn ak≈üam saatlerinde Bornova Metro ƒ∞stasyonunda meydana geldi. Metro istasyonunda henàºz belirlenemeyen nedenle iki grup arasƒ±nda à߃±kan tartƒ±≈üma, bƒ±àßaklƒ± kavgaya dà∂nàº≈ütàº. | Ya≈üanan arbede sƒ±rasƒ±nda amca àßocuklarƒ± olduƒüu à∂ƒürenilen Emirhan Yƒ±ldƒ±z (19) ve Serdar Yƒ±ldƒ±z (19) vàºcuduna aldƒ±ƒü&fn…

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A Guest Author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

a guest author (2024-01-31). Ukraine: 'Capitalism is always war'. workers.org By Dmitry Dezhnev Message to the International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, on Jan. 21, in New York City. Dear comrades, we sincerely greet you on behalf of the Union of Political Emigrants and Political Prisoners of Ukraine (UPPU)! Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 21, 1924, our . . . |

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). AB liderleri yarƒ±n à∂zel zirvede bir araya gelecek. aa.com.tr Liderler yarƒ±n, 14-15 Aralƒ±k 2023'teki rutin zirvede AB Komisyonunun Macaristan'ƒ±n muhalefeti nedeniyle kabul edilemeyen bàºtàße deƒüi≈üikliƒüi à∂nerisini gà∂ràº≈üecek.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Avrupa àºlkelerinden, UAD'nin aldƒ±ƒüƒ± ihtiyati tedbir kararƒ±na farklƒ± tepkiler geldi. aa.com.tr UAD'ƒ±n ƒ∞srail aleyhine aàßtƒ±ƒüƒ± "soykƒ±rƒ±m" davasƒ±ndaki ihtiyati tedbir kararƒ±na AB àºlkelerinden farklƒ± tepkiler gelirken, bazƒ± àºlkelerin kararƒ± desteklediƒüi, ƒ∞ngiltere ve Almanya gibi àºlkelerin ise karar sebebiyle UAD'yi ele≈ütirdiƒüi gà∂ràºlàºyor.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Bilim kurgu romanlarƒ±na konu olan Mars'ta ya≈üam ihtimalini gàºàßlendiren misyonlar. aa.com.tr Bilim kurgu romanlarƒ±na konu olan Mars'a yolculuk, uzay ajanslarƒ±nƒ±n Mars'ƒ±n ke≈üfedilmesine yà∂nelik faaliyetleriyle gelecekte hayalden geràßeƒüe dà∂nàº≈üebilir.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Brexit 4 ya≈üƒ±nda: ƒ∞ngiltere nereden nereye gidiyor? aa.com.tr ƒ∞ngiltere, Avrupa Birliƒüi'nden (AB) ayrƒ±lƒ±≈üƒ±nƒ±n 4. yƒ±lƒ±na girerken, Brexit'in àºlkedeki etkileri àºzerine yapƒ±lan deƒüerlendirmeler "temkinli iyimserlikten derin kaygƒ±lara" kadar àße≈üitlilik gà∂steriyor.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). àáiftàßilerin protestolarƒ± Avrupa'nƒ±n biràßok àºlkesine yayƒ±ldƒ±. aa.com.tr àáiftàßilerin tarƒ±m sektà∂ràºnde artan sorunlara dikkati àßekmek iàßin ba≈ülattƒ±ƒüƒ± traktà∂rlຠeylemler Avrupa'nƒ±n biràßok àºlkesine yayƒ±ldƒ±.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Depremzedelere à∂denen nakdi yardƒ±m tutarƒ± 105,5 milyar liraya ula≈ütƒ±. aa.com.tr "Asrƒ±n felaketi" olarak adlandƒ±rƒ±lan Kahramanmara≈ü merkezli 6 ≈ûubat depremleri sonrasƒ±nda, kira yardƒ±mlarƒ±ndan nakdi desteklere ve boràß yapƒ±landƒ±rmasƒ±na kadar biràßok alanda yaralarƒ± sarmak iàßin àßalƒ±≈ümalar yàºràºtàºldàº.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Devletler yapay zekada gàºvenlik endi≈üelerini merkeze almaya ba≈üladƒ±. aa.com.tr Son dà∂nemde yapay zeka araàßlarƒ±nƒ±n giderek geli≈ümesi ve kullanƒ±mƒ±nƒ±n yaygƒ±nla≈ümasƒ±, siber saldƒ±rƒ±larƒ± ve suàßlarƒ± artƒ±rƒ±rken, devletler bu konuda àße≈üitli à∂nlemler almaya ba≈üladƒ±.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Dijital rublenin deneme sàºrecine 17 banka daha katƒ±lacak. aa.com.tr Rusya'da Sberbank dahil 17 bankanƒ±n daha dijital rublenin deneme sàºrecine katƒ±lacaƒüƒ± bildirildi.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Fidan, Bulgaristan'da resmi temaslarda bulundu. aa.com.tr Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Hakan Fidan, Bulgaristan Ba≈übakan Yardƒ±mcƒ±sƒ± ve Dƒ±≈üi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Mariya Gabriel'in davetlisi olarak 29-30 Ocak'ta, Bulgaristan'a resmi ziyaret dàºzenledi.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Diyanet ƒ∞≈üleri Ba≈ükanƒ± Erba≈ü, hac kontenjanƒ±nƒ±n artƒ±rƒ±lmasƒ± iàßin màºracaatta bulunduklarƒ±nƒ± aà߃±kladƒ±. aa.com.tr Diyanet ƒ∞≈üleri Ba≈ükanƒ± Ali Erba≈ü, Türkiye'nin nàºfusuna gà∂re hac kontenjanƒ±nƒ±n artƒ±rƒ±lmasƒ± iàßin màºracaatta bulunduklarƒ±nƒ± bildirdi.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Erciyes'te kƒ±≈ü festivali dàºzenlenecek. aa.com.tr

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Eski e≈üi iàßin ≈üarkƒ±lar dinleyen koca ile hakaret eden kƒ±skanàß kadƒ±n e≈üit kusurlu sayƒ±ldƒ±. aa.com.tr Yargƒ±tay, bir bo≈üanma davasƒ±nda eski ili≈ükisini hatƒ±rlatƒ±r tarzda ≈üarkƒ±lar dinleyen, gàºven sarsƒ±cƒ± mesajlar gà∂nderen koca ile hakaret, kƒ±skanàß davranma ve erkeƒüin annesini evden kovma gibi eylemlerde bulunan kadƒ±nƒ±n e≈üit kusurlu olduƒüuna hàºkmetti.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). FETàñ'nàºn Yargƒ±tay fi≈üleme birimi ba≈üƒ±ndaki eski tetkik hakimine 32 yƒ±la kadar hapis istemi. aa.com.tr Ankara Cumhuriyet Ba≈üsavcƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ±n hazƒ±rladƒ±ƒüƒ± iddianamede, FETàñ'nàºn Yargƒ±tayda bir "fi≈üleme birimi" kurduƒüu, hakim ve savcƒ±larƒ±n à∂rgàºte yakla≈üƒ±mlarƒ±nƒ± takip ettiƒüi, bu birimin ba≈üƒ±nda da eski tetkik hakimi Necmeddin àñzmen'in bulunduƒüu belirtildi.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Futbol kulàºplerinin uluslararasƒ± transferdeki bonservis harcamalarƒ± rekor kƒ±rdƒ±. aa.com.tr FIFA, futbol kulàºplerinin uluslararasƒ± transferlerdeki bonservis harcamalarƒ±nƒ±n 2023'te rekor kƒ±rdƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± duyurdu.

aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). Gazze'ye gƒ±da yardƒ±mƒ±nƒ±n ula≈ütƒ±rƒ±lamamasƒ± "≈üiddetli aàßlƒ±k" ya≈üayan halkƒ± àßaresiz bƒ±raktƒ±. aa.com.tr DSàñ Genel Direktà∂rຠGhebreyesus, Gazze'de planlanan gƒ±da yardƒ±mlarƒ±nƒ±n ula≈ütƒ±rƒ±lmasƒ±ndaki gecikmelerin ≈üiddetli aàßlƒ±k ya≈üayan Gazzelileri àßaresiz bƒ±raktƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± bildirdi.

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aa.com.tr (2024-01-31). GSB, depremden etkilenen 275 bin ki≈üiye "psikososyal destek" saƒüladƒ±. aa.com.tr Genàßlik ve Spor Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ±n psikososyal destek ekibi, "asrƒ±n felaketi" olarak nitelendirilen Kahramanmara≈ü merkezli depremlerin ardƒ±ndan afetzedelerle birebir temas kurdu.

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Abdullah F., Cyn Huang, Marsha Niemeijer, Convergence. (2024-01-31). How We Move Forward Together: The Rank And File Project. popularresistance.org Most major advances toward a more equal and just society come about because organized working people use their power to disrupt capitalist profits. And we think that's the only force that can ultimately end capitalist exploitation and establish a truly democratic society. For that reason, many on the Left see labor unions as essential to making radical change. But unions today are often top-down and undemocratic in structure, weak, defensive and even conservative in their politics. The labor movement lacks a coherent, organized left-wing leadership that could help re-found the movement on a democratic, class-stru…

Abrar Jnena (2024-01-31). How the genocide in Gaza shattered my family. mondoweiss.net I have lost my father, my uncle's entire family, and know many others who have been injured. I can barely imagine the grief I will feel when the attack ends and we're able to grieve these losses, that is, if we're lucky enough to survive ourselves.

Adam Fishbein (2024-01-31). How Did Ecuador Spiral into This Nightmare? It Was the Neoliberal Dismantling of the State. cepr.net Sidecar See article on original site Ecuador has become a grim fixture in international headlines as it grapples with the deadly violence that has surged rapidly over the past few years. Until last year, media coverage mostly centered on Ecuador's frequent prison riots and massacres, which have claimed over 400 deaths since 2021. But as …

albawaba (2024-01-31). Audio recording of moment gunfire was directed at Layan Hamadeh in Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA A recorded voice message of the 15-year-old girl, Layan Hamadeh, circulated on social media while she was contacting the Palestine Red Crescent Society team for rescue from inside a vehicle targeted by the tanks of the Israeli occupation in the city of Gaza. Audio recording of the moment gunfire was directed at 15-year-old Layan Hamadeh while she was speaking on the phone with the Palestine Red Crescent team. Layan was killed, and 6-year-old Hind remained trapped inside the car surrounded by the occupation tanks and soldiers. PRC team went to rescue her yesterday evening, but they have not returned as of…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Wrong jump leads to his death: Amateur parachutist Nathy Odinson. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – In a heart-wrenching incident in Pattaya, Thailand, 33-year-old thrill-seeker Nathy Odinson met a tragic end when his daring jump from the 30th floor of a building went horribly wrong. The British parachutist, known for his adventurous spirit, leaped without permission, and the malfunction of his parachute led to a devastating outcome, claiming Odinson's life.Emergency responders, upon reaching the scene, sadly confirmed Odinson's immediate passing, revealing the grim entanglement of parachute cords around his lifeless body. Building security personnel recalled the shocking sight of a blue parachute de…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Emir of Kuwait first external visit to Saudi Arabia. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-01-31). Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza bombing, dozens injured. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-01-31). Major cyber malfunction across Israeli hospitals reported. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli media reported a serious and widespread malfunction in computer systems across Israeli hospitals, and an investigation has been launched into a possible cyber attack.

albawaba (2024-01-31). Netanyahu denies prisoner deal with Hamas. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly rejected any notion of striking a deal with Hamas, particularly one involving the release of "thousands" of Palestinian prisoners to halt the Gaza conflict. In a statement posted on X, Netanyahu emphasized his commitment to achieving all objectives of the ongoing war, which include dismantling Hamas, securing the return of all Israeli hostages, and ensuring Gaza poses no future threat to Israel. Meanwhile, Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, known for his extremist views, issued a stark warning, threatening to destabilize Netanyahu's government…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Aston Villa vs Newcastle predicted lineups – Premier League 2023-24. albawaba.com Aston Villa welcome Newcastle United in a highly-anticipated Premier League encounter on Tuesday evening.Match date: Tuesday, 30 January | Kick-off time: 20: 15 (GMT) | Venue: Villa ParkAston Villa vs Newcastle predicted lineups: Villa possible XlManager: Unai EmeryEmiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Diego Carlos, Clement Lenglet, Alex Moreno; Boubacar Kamara, Douglas Luiz; Leon Bailey, John McGinn, Moussa Diaby; Ollie Watkins.Newcastle possible XlManager: Eddie HoweMartin Dubravka; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Lewis Miley; Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, A…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Morocco vs South Africa predicted lineups – Africa Cup of Nations. albawaba.com Morocco meet South Africa at the Laurent Pokou Stadium in the Round of 16 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday.Match date: Tuesday, 30 January | Kick-off time: 20: 00 (GMT) | Venue: Laurent Pokou StadiumMorocco vs South Africa predicted lineups: Morocco possible XlManager: Walid RegraguiYassine Bono; Achraf Hakimi, Nayef Aguerd, Romain Saiss, Mohamed Chibi; Sofyan Amrabat; Hakim Ziyech, Azzedine Ounahi, Selim Amallah, Sofiane Boufal; Youssef En-NesyriSouth Africa possible XlManager: Hugo BroosRonwen Williams; Khuliso Mudau, Siyanda Xulu, Mothobi Mvala, Aubrey Modiba; Teboho Mokoena, Yaya Sithole; Themba Zwane,…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal predicted lineups – Premier League 2023-24. albawaba.com Arsenal hit the road to take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in Matchday 22 of the Premier League on Tuesday.Match date: Tuesday, 30 January | Kick-off time: 19: 30 (GMT) | Venue: The City GroundNottingham Forest vs Arsenal predicted lineups: Nottingham possible XlManager: Nuno Espirito SantoMatt Turner; Gonzalo Montiel, Omobamidele, Murillo, Harry Toffolo; Danilo, Orel Mangala; Nicolas Dominguez, Ryan Yates, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Chris Wood.Arsenal possible XlManager: Mikel ArtetaDavid Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Kai Havertz; Bukayo S…

albawaba (2024-01-31). Saudi Arabia vs South Korea predicted lineups – Asian Cup. albawaba.com Saudi Arabia face South Korea at the Education City Stadium in the Asian Cup Round of 16 on Tuesday.Match date: Tuesday, 30 January | Kick-off time: 16: 00 (GMT) | Venue: Education City StadiumSaudi Arabia vs South Korea predicted lineups: Saudi possible XlManager: Roberto ManciniŸêAhmed Al-Kassar; Mohammed Al-Burayk, Hassan Al-Tambakti, Ali Lajami, ŸêAli Al-Bulaihi; Saud Abdulhamid, Mukthar Ali, Abdulelah Al-Malki, Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Salem Al-Dawsari, Saleh Al-Shehri South Korea possible XlManager: Jurgen KloppHyeon-woo Jo; Young-woo Seol, Seung-hyun Jung, Kim Min-jae, Jin-su Kim; L…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-31). Panama: presidential candidate in the crosshairs of justice system. plenglish.com Panama City, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Over three months before general elections in Panama, presidential candidate and former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) is still in the crosshairs of justice. Sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in June last year for money laundering as a perpetrator in the case known as New Business, the now cadidate to the presidential seat for the Realizando Metas (RM) party continues to encounter denials of appeals by the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), described by his followers as political harassment.

Amnesty International (2024-01-31). Myanmar: New data suggests military still importing fuel for deadly air strikes despite sanctions. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: Amnesty International | Please refer to the attached file. | Shipping data suggests attempt to evade sanctions in aviation fuel supply chain | Direct sales of fuel diminish; instead intermediaries appear to aid purchase of fuel to Myanmar | At least seven shipments of aviation fuel to Myanmar in 2023, with direct links to storage unit in Viet Nam | 2023 the worst year for air strikes in Myanmar since coup three years ago | New evidence suggests Myanmar's military is using new tactics to import aviation fuel after sanctions were imposed in response to air strikes that have unlawful…

Amy Goodman (2024-01-31). Israeli Cabinet Members Join Event Pushing for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. truthout.org We speak with an Israeli reporter who covered a major conference in Jerusalem calling for Palestinians to be removed from Gaza in order to rebuild Jewish settlements. The conference was attended by about a third of the Israeli Cabinet, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, both of whom have long been involved in the extremist settler movement… |

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-31). El Salvador to reduce homicide rate in 2024. plenglish.com The head of State was reacting to reports from the National Civil Police (PNC), according to which El Salvador had reached January 29 with zero homicides, which brings it closer to the record of 24 days without deaths attributable to gang actions in April 2023. | Until Sunday, 22 days were registered, and in view of the numbers reported today at dawn, the president assured that 'if the trend continues, the homicide rate would be 1.6 per 100,000 inhabitants,' lower than 2.4 in 2023. | These results are attributable to the Territorial Control Plan (PCT), launched on June 20, 2019, and to the controversial and ques…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-31). Increase of geothermal energy planned in El Salvador. plenglish.com The president of the Hydroelectric Executive Commission of the Lempa River, Daniel Alvarez, assured that at present, two geothermal fields and various works of enlargement and analysis of new generation areas in the country are in execution to take advantage of this non-polluting energy source. | In El Salvador, this source represents 25 percent of the energy matrix, and this year the Government will implement new projects to continue to expand its participation, Alvarez said. | With this vision in mind, two geothermal power plants are under construction, one in San Vicente and the other one in Chinameca, in San…

Ana Vračar (2024-01-31). Journalists in Croatia fight against government's attempts to stifle press freedom. peoplesdispatch.org 2024 is a super-election year in Croatia wherein Croatians will have the opportunity to elect their president, representatives to parliament, and representatives to the European Parliament. The party currently in power, the Croatian Democratic Union (Hrvatska demokratska zajednica, HDZ), is determined to win these elections. | Yet, the same party has been linked to multiple scandals, including ministry officials accused of

Andrea De Lotto (2024-01-31). Letter to an Israeli army pilot. pressenza.com Dear pilot of the Israeli army, | We've never met; my name is Andrea, I am an elementary school teacher, and I live in Italy. Here on my side of the Mediterranean, we watch what happens on the other side as if we were looking out of a window. We watch, we comment, we're horrified, some despair and cry, some laugh. But you are there, you are the ones acting it out. | I try to imagine your life. I don't know if you live in the barracks or your own home, with your family. But surely you have a bed where you rest, a room where you take off your uniform, get comfortable, and throw yourself onto a cot, with a book or a…

Angela (2024-01-31). Friday 2/2: Pack the Court for the Bay Bridge 78! indybay.org 850 Bryant St | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: San Francisco Film Screening & Discussion of ""The Occupation of the American Mind" indybay.org Pine Church | 426 33rd Ave | San Francisco, CA…

Angela (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Angela (2024-01-31). Friday 2/2: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Call for Ceasefire Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Angela (2024-01-31). Wednesday 1/31: ICJ Emergency Webinar: Updates and Next Steps. indybay.org

Angela (2024-01-31). Monday 2/5: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2024-01-31). Thursday 2/1: Virtual Teach-in on War, Death Penalty, Political Imprisonment, & the Palestinian Genocide. indybay.org

Ann Brown (2024-01-31). Pastor And Activist Bernice King: Using 'People Of Color' Term Helps Aversion To Eradicating Anti-Black Racism. moguldom.com Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has long been a prominent voice in the ongoing struggle for racial equality and social justice. As the Chief Executive Officer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia, Reverend King continues …

Ann Brown (2024-01-31). Atlanta School Halts Plans To Give Kids Only Cheese Sandwiches If Cafeteria Bill Isn't Paid. moguldom.com In a swift flip-flop, City Schools of Decatur has announced the reversal of its controversial decision to serve cheese sandwiches to students with unpaid lunch debts. The school policy change, which was set to take effect on Feb. 1st, sparked widespread concern among parents and the community. Decatur is about 17 miles northeast from Atlanta. …

Annual Honoring of the Elders Gathering (2024-01-31). Friday 5/31: 36th Annual Honoring of the Elders. indybay.org Mount Madonna County Park, 7850 Pole Line Rd, Watsonville…

Appalachians Against Pipelines, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-31). Mom/Author Denied Bail After Halting Mountain Valley Pipeline Drilling. popularresistance.org Giles County, VA — Early Monday morning, Appalachian author and mother Madeline ffitch locked herself to a Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) drill on the Virginia side of Peters Mountain in the Jefferson National Forest, preventing MVP from drilling under the Appalachian Trail. Nearby, a rally of supporters gathered on a Forest Service road. Banners at each site read "MOUNTAIN MAMAS SAY NO MVP," "MOMS OF THE WORLD UNITE – STOP THE PIPELINE," and "FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, FROM THE HOLLERS TO THE HILLS." | Madeline prevented MVP from using their equipment and drilling under the Appalachian Trail for nearly 8 h…

Ari Paul (2024-01-31). The real border crisis: Texas vs. the Constitution. mronline.org The United States is on the verge of a constitutional crisis, one that enlivens the nationalist fervor of Trump America and that centers on a violent, racist closed-border policy.

Aruna Rodrigues (2024-01-31). GMOs Will Destroy Indian Agriculture, Which is Non-GMO and Will Harm the Health of 1 Billion Indians and Their Animals. dissidentvoice.org Hybrid Bt cotton, the only commercialised GM crop in India, has failed conclusively. Based on this failure and the evidence on GM crops to date, the Union of India's proposal to commercialise herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard will destroy not just Indian mustard agriculture but citizens' health. There have been five days of intense hearings on this …

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Banjar (South Kalimantan) (29 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia | Event Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000158-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23: 25: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Banjar | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall and overflowing of Riam Kiwa River | Location: , | Kec. Paramasan, | ‚óè Ds. Paramasan Bawah…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Bungo (Jambi) (27 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Jambi, Indonesia | Event Date : Sat, 27 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000157-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Sat, 27 Jan 2024 08: 44: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Bungo | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall and overflowing of Batang Tebo River | Location: , | ‚óè Kec. Limbur Lubuk Mengkuang, | ‚óè Kec. Bathin II Pelayang, | ‚óè Kec. Tanah Tumbuh, | ‚óè Kec. Tanah Sepenggal Lintas, | ‚ó&egrav…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Ogan Ilir (South Sumatra) (30 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia | Event Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000155-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15: 00: 00 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Ogan Ilir | DESCRIPTION | Cause: Heavy rainfall | Location: , | ‚óè Kec. Indralaya Utara, | – Ds. Soak Batok…

ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (2024-01-31). Indonesia, Flooding in Pidie (Aceh) (29 Jan 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Indonesia | Source: ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance | Please refer to the attached file. | Aceh, Indonesia | Event Date : Mon, 29 Jan 2024 | AHADID : AHA-FL-2024-000156-IDN | GLIDE Number : | Impact Update Date : Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09: 12: 42 | AFFECTED AREA/S | Pidie | DESCRIPTION | Chronology: Triggered by high intensity rain on Monday, January 29 2024, at 18.50 WIB, | ‚û¢Location: , | ‚óèKeumala sub-district, | ‚óèTiteue district, | ‚óèIndrajaya sub-district, | Padang Tiji sub-district, | ‚&oacute…

Ashley Curtin (2024-01-31). Jury hands down $2.25 billion verdict to Bayer in Roundup weed killer case. nationofchange.org John McKivison sued Bayer because he believes he developed cancer after using Roundup on his property for two decades,…

Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (2024-01-31). AMDA Emergency Relief #13: The Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan. reliefweb.int Country: Japan | Source: Association of Medical Doctors of Asia | Please refer to the attached file. | On 29 January, AMDA held a press conference to provide an update on the ongoing relief efforts in response to the Noto peninsula earthquake at Okayama International Center near AMDA Headquarters in Okayama, Japan. | Dr. Takushi Sato, the head of AMDA Japan, and coordinator Akira Onishi, AMDA's emergency relief chief, explained the current situation in quake-hit Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. Elaborating on AMDA's relief work that began on 2 January, the two stressed the importance of continued assistance bas…

ATTAC (2024-01-31). Figuig water is not for sale. cadtm.org

BAN Toxics (2024-01-31). Zero Waste Month: Paying Tribute to Waste Workers on the Frontlines. pressenza.com Under the theme "#ChooseReuse: A Pathway for a Just Zero Waste Future", BAN Toxics joins this year's International Zero Waste Month (IZWM), recognizing the importance of Zero Waste as a science-based and just solution, advocating a fair shift towards practices that consider the most impacted communities and vulnerable sectors. | The sheer fact that the country produces 163 million plastic sachet packets, 48 million shopping bags, and 45 million thin-film bags daily is staggering. Where will all this waste ultimately end up? "These figures, revealed in the 2019 study by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternat…

Barry Healy (2024-01-31). Australia assists Israel in deflecting genocide ruling by attacking UNRWA. peoplesdispatch.org On January 19, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an interim ruling in the case brought against Israel by South Africa for the crime of genocide committed against the Palestinian residents of Gaza. | In a press statement, the

Ben Norton (2024-01-31). China is 'world's sole manufacturing superpower', with 35% of global output. geopoliticaleconomy.com China's state-led economic development model and robust industrial policy has transformed it into what an influential European think tank calls "the world's sole manufacturing superpower", making up 35% of global gross production – more than the 9 next largest manufacturers combined.

Ben Norton (2024-01-31). China is now the 'world's sole manufacturing superpower', EU think tank says. geopoliticaleconomy.com China's state-led economic development model and robust industrial policy has transformed it into what an influential European think tank calls "the world's sole manufacturing superpower", making up 35% of global gross production – more than the 9 next largest manufacturers combined.

Bevan Ramsden (2024-01-31). Most Australians in favour of neutrality. independentaustralia.net

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-31). Cannibalism, Conservatives and Lies: Australia's Nemesis Story. dissidentvoice.org Palace coups have become a seasonal tradition in Australian politics. Between 2007 and 2018, Australia had six prime ministers, four of whom were overthrown by their own parties, the first five never being allowed to complete their first term in office. In contrast, between 1983 and 2007, the country could count on the dry, solid …

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-31). Mesmeric Weapons: South Africa's Nuclear Program. counterpunch.org The lessons of the South African nuclear weapons program are deep, profound and largely ignored by non-proliferation dogmatists. They show that a regime, even one subject to sanctions and exiled to the diplomatic cold room, can still show aptitude and resourcefulness in creating such murderous weapons. The white regime of Apartheid South Africa was marginalised, the globe's

Brasil de Fato (2024-01-31). US resumes previously suspended sanctions against Venezuela after candidate declared ineligible. peoplesdispatch.org The US had temporarily eased some of the unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela following agreements between the government and the opposition about the upcoming elections…

Brianna Griffith (2024-01-31). Eagle Pass stand-off: what's really behind the border dispute? liberationnews.org What is really going on at the border: a racist stunt, a battle for authority, or something else entirely?>

British Medical Journal (2024-01-31). World: Strengthening the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) COVID-19 vaccination information system. reliefweb.int Country: World | Source: British Medical Journal | Talya Shragai, Arish Bukhari, Ajiri Okpure Atagbaza, Daniel Rasheed Oyaole, Ronak Shah, Konstantin Volkmann, Leacky Kamau, Nsasiirwe Sheillah, Bridget Farham, Man Kai Wong, Eugene Lam, Franck Mboussou, Benido Impouma | Abstract | This manuscript describes the process and impact of strengthening the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO)'s COVID-19 vaccination information system. This system plays a critical role in tracking vaccination coverage, guiding resource allocation and supporting vaccination campaign roll-out for countries in the African region. Rec…

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Asociación de Producción Animal celebra sus 50 años de creada. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 ene (RHC) A su aniversario 50 arribó este miércoles la Asociación Cubana de Producción Animal no sólo con el reconocimiento a fundadores, personalidades e instituciones, sino con el reto de sus más de 29 mil integrantes de contribuir al salto de calidad y eficiencia en la ganadería.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Científicos cubanos ejecutan ensayo clínico fase III de fármaco para ataxia tipo dos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 ene (RHC) Un ensayo clínico fase III para evaluar la eficacia y seguridad de la administración nasal del NeuroEPO en pacientes adultos con ataxias espinocerebelosas, se desarrolla exitosamente en Cuba.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Ciclo de cine-debate en Costa Rica con proyección de cintas cubanas. radiohc.cu San José, 31 ene (RHC) Con la proyección de varios clásicos de la filmografía cubana, arrancó este miércoles en Costa Rica un ciclo de cine debate con la exhibición de José Martí: el ojo del canario (2010), del realizador Fernando Pérez.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). La mirada internacional del Congreso de Educación Superior 2024. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 ene (RHC) Representantes de más de 40 países confirmaron su presencia en el XIV Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior Universidad 2024: Educación Superior del Futuro: transformación social, calidad, pertinencia y sostenibilidad, que tendrá lugar del 5 al 9 de febrero en La Habana.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Avanza plan de búsqueda de desaparecidos durante dictadura en Chile. radiohc.cu Santiago de Chile, 31 ene (RHC) El ministro chileno de Justicia, Luis Cordero, presidió este miércoles la creación del comité de seguimiento al plan de búsqueda de las víctimas de desaparición forzada durante la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990).

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Condecoran en Cuba a escritora afroestadounidense Alice Walker (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 ene (RHC) Por decreto presidencial, la escritora afroestadounidense Alice Walker recibió este miércoles en La Habana la medalla Haydeé Santamaría, en acto efectuado en Casa de las Américas.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Regresa grupo de médicos de Cuba tras devolver esperanza en Haití. radiohc.cu Puerto Príncipe, 31 ene (RHC) Miembros de la Brigada Médica de Cuba en Haití regresaron este miércoles a su país tras cuidar de la salud de los habitantes de esta nación que consideran hermana, y devolverles las esperanzas a las víctimas del olvido.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). Vinculan síndrome de ovario poliquístico con problemas de memoria. radiohc.cu Washington, 31 ene (RHC) Las mujeres con síndrome de ovario poliquístico pueden tener más probabilidades de padecer problemas de memoria y pensamiento en la mediana edad, según un artículo divulgado este miércoles en la revista Neurology.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-01-31). OPS brinda herramientas contra riesgo cardiovascular e hipertensión. radiohc.cu Washington, 31 ene (RHC) La Organización Panamericana de la Salud -OPS-, comunicó este miércoles la publicación de un conjunto de herramientas para ayudar a los equipos de salud a mejorar el manejo del riesgo cardiovascular y de hipertensión en la atención primaria en las Américas.

CADTM International (2024-01-31). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-31). JOHNSTONE January Issue: The Empire's War On Journalism. thealtworld.com The January edition of Johnstone is up and available. As the US empire supports attacks on truthful reporting in Gaza and works to persecute Julian Assange, this issue is titled "The Empire's War On Journalism". | Contents of the January issue: | The War On Journalism In Belmarsh, The War On Journalism In Gaza … 5 | More US-Driven Escalations Toward War In The Middle East … 8 | Biden Has Started Another US War … 11 | This Can't Be Another Instance Of Genocide‚Ää—‚ÄäIsrael Believes It's Right! … 14 | Israel Says It's Antisemitic To Invoke The Genocide Convention Ove…

cameron orr (2024-01-31). CPUSA 2024 National Convention: Town Hall launch. cpusa.org The CPUSA 2024 National Convention will be held June 7—9 in Chicago, and the pre-convention discussion period runs February through May 30. The Town Hall will feature: | Highlights of the

Canadian, Palestinian Coalition (2024-01-31). Arms Exports to Israel Violate Canadian and International Law. socialistproject.ca On January 28, a coalition of Canadians and Palestinians wrote to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly demanding that the federal government immediately halt all exports and transfers of Canadian military goods and technology to Israel. | The coalition, which consists of Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), Al-Haq — Law in the Service of Man, Ayman Oweida and a confidential Palestinian asylum seeker, argues that the Export and Import Permits Act prevents Canada from issuing permits to Canadian companies to export military goods and technology to Israel due to the sub…

Candace Baker (2024-01-31). Lawmakers Must Fully Fund the WIC Program. otherwords.org When my grandmother was raising my cousins and me, she taught us to work hard and go after what we wanted. I didn't know it at the time, but we were in poverty. | Scared of judgment and bureaucracy, my grandmother refused to apply for assistance programs. But that meant she had to work several jobs, day and night, bringing us with her because she couldn't afford child care. We barely got by — and enjoyed no time together outside of work and school. | We thought that's how everyone lived. Your grandma works around the clock and still can't make ends meet. That's life, right? But as I got older, I saw that ot…

CARE International (2024-01-31). oPt: People in Gaza suffer "slow death" even when surviving the bombs. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: CARE International | Almost four months after the October 7th attacks and the devastating conflict in Gaza, CARE warns that over two million Palestinians are at risk of dying of hunger and preventable diseases. Over 80% of the population is displaced, with many setting up makeshift shelters from salvaged material unable to protect children, pregnant women, and the elderly from current nighttime temperatures as low as 5 degrees, rain, and wind. | "People share small rooms or tents with dozens of others, and pregnant women lie on the cold floor without a mattress…

Caritas Australia (2024-01-31). oPt: Political division will have dire humanitarian consequences in Gaza. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: Caritas Australia | In recent days, the UN International Court of Justice ordered that‚ÄØIsrael‚ÄØmust prevent possible acts‚ÄØof genocide in the conflict,‚ÄØbut the report fell short of ordering a ceasefire — something humanitarians have repeatedly asserted the people of Gaza desperately need if they are to survive. | This has been followed by the suspension of UNRWA funding from major Western powers following allegations against a handful of UNRWA employees. | Following these develo…

CFU SFSU (2024-01-31). SFSU Red Week Jan.29-Feb. 2 Rally on Thursday Feb 1 at 12:00 Noon-2PM. indybay.org We're declaring RED WEEK for the first week back to campus at SFSU! Let's build on our strike energy and start our semester grounded in the collective joys and struggles of fighting for the people's university.

CGIAR (2024-01-31). World: Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, and Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus (December 2023). reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka, World, Yemen, Zimbabwe | Sources: CGIAR, International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Hangyul Song, Clara Sarangé, Anne Oderoh, Hauke Dahl, and Inga Jacobs-Mata | Executive Summary | 1.5 billion people live in fragility and conflict-affected settings (FCAS) and they face an increased risk of food insecurity and poverty trap. A systems approach in collaboration with innovators in FCAS is needed to produce practical and inclusive solutions that can…

Chris Walker (2024-01-31). Governor Vetoes Wisconsin GOP's Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Gerrymandered Maps. truthout.org On Tuesday, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a redistricting bill passed by Republicans in the state legislature, describing the legislation as a last-ditch effort by GOP lawmakers to ensure many in their ranks could remain in gerrymandered districts. The action by Evers means that legislative maps will now likely be drawn by the state Supreme Court, which overturned previous maps drawn… |

Chris Walker (2024-01-31). Report: Trump Thinks He's More Popular Than Taylor Swift. truthout.org As Donald Trump's aides and right-wing media supporters fret about pop singer Taylor Swift's influence in the 2024 election, the former president has said that he is more popular than she is. Testing that belief could very well cost Trump the election against President Joe Biden. Swift, who made a casual endorsement of Biden in the 2020 race, hasn't yet endorsed the current occupant of the White… |

Chris Walker (2024-01-31). Republican's Bill Would Establish Ten Commandments Monument at Oklahoma Capitol. truthout.org A GOP-sponsored bill in the Oklahoma state legislature would allocate space at the state capitol for building a monument dedicated to the Ten Commandments, despite the state Supreme Court ruling seven years ago that a similar monument was unconstitutional. Senate Bill 1858, sponsored by state Sen. David Bullard (R), would require prominent display of such a monument… |

CODEPINK (2024-01-31). Five Peace Activists Arrested for Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Codepink (2024-01-31). BREAKING: 5 Peace Activists Arrested For Disrupting UNRWA Hearing, Demand Humanitarian Aid for Gaza. pressenza.com Five peace activists were arrested today as CODEPINK and other organizations disrupted the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing titled "UNRWA Exposed: Examining the Agency's Mission and Failures." The protest aimed to draw attention to the urgent need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. | The disruption comes in the wake of the International Court of Justice's recent ruling, which found South Africa's charge of genocide against Israel to be credible. The court issued provisional measures demanding that Israel cease the killing of Palestinians and restore the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Despite these urgent cal…

Codepink (2024-01-31). Redefining US-Latin American Relations: From Outdated Monroe Doctrine to a 21st Century Good Neighbor Policy. pressenza.com An all-encompassing expression of goodwill in the form of a New Good Neighbor Policy will meet resistance from vested economic and military interests, as well as those persuaded by racist arguments. | By Medea Benjamin and Steve Ellner | The Trump administration dusted off the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that subjugates the nations of the region to U.S. interests. The Biden administration, instead of reversing course, followed suite, with disastrous results for the region and a migration crisis that threatens Biden's re-election. | It has left most of Trump's sanctions against Venezuela and Cuba intact and has…

Craig Murray, Consortium News. (2024-01-31). United Nations' Court Spurned Israel's Key Argument. popularresistance.org In finding there is a plausible case against Israel, the International Court of Justice treated with contempt the argument from Israel that the case should be dismissed as it is exercising its right of self-defence. | This argument took up over half of Israel's pleadings. Not only did the court find there is a plausible case of genocide, the court only mentioned self-defence once in its interim ruling — and that was merely to note that Israel had claimed it. That the ICJ has not affirmed Israel's right to self-defence is perhaps the most important point in this interim order. It is the dog that did not bark…

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2024-01-31). World's food system must be transformed for health of people and planet, study finds. peoplesworld.org According to a new global policy report — The Economics of the Food System Transformation by the Food System Economics Commission (FSEC) — how food is produced and consumed worldwide is leading to environmental damage and health impacts that add up to about 12 percent of the world's annual gross domestic product. The researchers found that a global transformation of food systems could …

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-31). Tuesday 1/30: Pelosi: Call for a ceasefire or you're fired! indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's house, 2640 Broadway, San Francisco…

Dan Lieberman (2024-01-31). Liberating the Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org The daily grind of atrocities committed on the Palestinian people continues with one trajectory ‚îÄ extinction as a people and realignment into disbursed communities. Civil protests against the destruction, heroic actions by confrontation with the oppressor, dedication to the concepts of justice and freedom, and physical and monetary sacrifices by millions of people in the …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). Netanyahu Says He Won't Withdraw From Gaza for New Hostage Deal. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday again rejected the idea of withdrawing from Gaza and releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage deal with Hamas and vowed his massacre would continue. "We will not remove the IDF from the Gaza Strip and we will not release thousands of terrorists," Netanyahu said. …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). US to Deploy Nukes in the UK for the First Time in 15 Years. news.antiwar.com The US will deploy nuclear weapons to the UK for the first time in 15 years in a move Russia will view as a provocation, The Telegraph reported, citing Pentagon documents. Pentagon procurement contracts show that the US is planning to station B61-12 nuclear warheads at RAF Lakenheath, a base in Suffolk, England. The US …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). Report: US Plans Weeks-Long Bombing Campaign Against Iranian Targets. news.antiwar.com US officials told NBC News that the US is planning to launch a weeks-long bombing campaign in the Middle East in retaliation for the drone attack in northeast Jordan that killed three American soldiers. The officials said that the targets are expected to include Iranian targets outside of Iran, and the campaign will involve strikes …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). US Launches 11th Round of Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen. news.antiwar.com The US launched more strikes against the Houthis on Wednesday, marking at least the 11th time the US has targeted Yemen since President Biden started the bombing campaign on January 12. US Central Command claimed the strikes targeted a Houthi surface-to-air missile. "US forces identified the missile in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). US Troops Put on Standby for Potential US Ground Involvement in Gaza. news.antiwar.com US Air Force personnel in Iraq received a memo in January ordering them to be on standby to support potential US ground involvement in Gaza, The Intercept reported on Tuesday. The memo contained orders for the airmen to be placed "on standby to forward deploy to support troops in the case of on ground US …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). Zelensky Expected to Oust His Top General. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to fire Ukraine's top general, Valery Zaluzhny, a move that could backfire due to Zaluzhny's popularity inside Ukraine. Ukrainian media outlets reported that Zelensky told Zaluzhny that he would be moved to another post but that the general refused to step down as commander-in-chief. Other reports said Zelensky told …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-31). US to Deploy Nukes in the UK for the First Time in 15 Years. globalresearch.ca

Democracy Now! (2024-01-31). Democracy Now! 2024-01-31 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 31, 2024; Biden's Middle East Policy "Leading Us into a War Whose Aims We Have Not Defined"; "An Act of Assassination": Mustafa Barghouti Slams Undercover Israeli Raid on Jenin Hospital; Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza | Headlines for January 31, 2024; Biden's Middle East Policy "Leading Us into a War Whose Aims We Have Not Defined"; "An Act of Assassination": Mustafa Barghouti Slams Undercover Israeli Raid on Jenin Hospital; Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Tho…

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2024-01-31). Letter from Charlottesville: Can Left and Right Realize, in Time, the Existential Need to Unite? Naomi Wolf. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2024-01-31). Star Trek Actress Margot Muraszkiewicz Died After One Year Battle with ALS. She Was COVID-19 Vaccinated. globalresearch.ca

EarthRights International (2024-01-31). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). New energy capacity to surpass coal in 2024. ecns.cn China's cumulative installed capacity of new energy power generation is expected to surpass that of coal for the first time this year, amid optimized power supply capacity and accelerated transition to green energy sources.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). More policy support coming for C919 aircraft. ecns.cn China will step up commercial operations and exports of the domestically developed and manufactured C919 aircraft this year, the industry regulator said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). SOE profits, share value prioritized. ecns.cn The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council said it will comprehensively promote the inclusion of market value management in the performance appraisal system for the executives at listed SOEs.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Experts: Guideline will spur future industries. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have reiterated that the development of future-oriented industries like artificial intelligence and large models is a priority.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Consultation of legislation on Article 23 begins. ecns.cn Hong Kong will enact a new national security ordinance to address risks, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu announced at a news conference on Tuesday, the same day that the city begins a monthlong public consultation on Article 23 of the Basic Law.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Freezing rain forecast as Spring Festival nears. ecns.cn The extended period and extensive area to be covered by the approaching weather front, expected to bring freezing rain and snow, will make the overall conditions the most complex since a similar event in 2008.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Digital education alliance inaugurated in Shanghai. ecns.cn The World Digital Education Alliance was inaugurated on Tuesday during the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, aiming to promote international cooperation and exchange in the field.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Policy urges digital economy growth. ecns.cn The national drive to promote common prosperity has received fresh impetus with the central government's new action plan to bolster the digital economy to narrow the income and development gaps between different regions, groups of people and urban and rural areas.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Government aims to improve quality of services. ecns.cn The central government has rolled out a raft of measures to improve the quality and efficiency of government services, pledging to further streamline procedures and materials to minimize costs for businesses and enhance public satisfaction.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Shenzhen's GDP grew by 6% in 2023. ecns.cn Shenzhen in Guangdong province saw its GDP grow by 6 percent last year to a new high of 3.46 trillion yuan ($482 billion), according to the city government's annual work report delivered on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Discoveries cast light on copper activity. ecns.cn The Xiwubi site is situated in the southern part of the village in Jiangxian county.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Water begins flowing via diversion project. ecns.cn A giant project diverting water from the Xijiang River in the western part of the Pearl River to the cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan in Guangdong province began operating on Tuesday, benefiting millions of residents.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Relaunch of controversial program may send 'shock waves of fear' in U.S. ecns.cn Almost two years after the "China Initiative" ended in the U.S., more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers and nearly 50 organizations are warning of the potential reinstatement of the controversial program.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). China's January factory activity rebounds slightly. ecns.cn China's January factory activity improved marginally but still indicated contraction for a fourth consecutive month, while non-manufacturing activities expanded at a faster pace, an official survey showed on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). China Coast Guard stops four Philippine individuals from intruding into Huangyan Island. ecns.cn China Coast Guard dispelled four Philippine individuals who intruded into China's Huangyan Island for illegal activities on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Top six major archaeological findings in China for 2023 revealed. ecns.cn Excavation sites reflecting ancient political power and a rare offshoot Christian sect in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are among the top six new archaeological discoveries in China in 2023.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). U.S. probes of Chinese firms affect operations, hurt confidence: MOFCOM. ecns.cn The U.S. side has repeatedly conducted surprise probes of Chinese-funded companies, disturbing Chinese businesses and businesspeople, seriously affecting normal business operations, and undermining the confidence of Chinese companies in investing in the U.S.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). China's manufacturing, service activities continue to improve as January's comprehensive PMI rises to 50.9. ecns.cn China's comprehensive purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 50.9 in January, up from 50.3 in the previous month, indicating an overall stabilization in manufacturing and service activities.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). China's top financial regulator vows to reform small institutions in bid to tackle risks in 2024. ecns.cn China's top financial regulator said on Tuesday that it will push forward reforms of small and medium-sized financial institutions to reduce risks, as part of efforts to resolutely guard against systemic financial risks in 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Former Peking University student who killed mother executed. ecns.cn Wu Xieyu, a former Peking University student who killed his mother, was executed on Wednesday after China's top court approved his death sentence.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Seascape scenery with fishing boats at Xiaguan port. ecns.cn Seascape scenery with fishing boats mooring at Xiaguan port in Cangnan, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 30, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Tourists enjoy long-table banquet in Anhui. ecns.cn A total of 36 tables were connected and local dishes were served up for tourists to celebrate the forthcoming Chinese new year on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Women of She ethnic group dress up to welcome Lunar New Year in Zhejiang. ecns.cn Women of She ethnic group in traditional costumes participate in a rehearsal for a local spring festival gala at Cangnan County of Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 30, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Butter sculptures prepared to greet Tibetan new year. ecns.cn The butter sculptures are handmade in shapes of Buddha figurines, trees, flowers, birds and animals.

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). An AI Glimpse of ChinaÔΩúThis is Quanzhou, A World Heritage City with Mountains Kissed by Sea Breeze. ecns.cn

Ed Rampell (2024-01-31). 'POTUS': The seven women keeping the great dumbass alive. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the Forum—I mean, Geffen Playhouse. A motorcade of truly presidential proportions waylaid traffic, with siren-blaring, orders-giving motorcycle cops squealing via loudspeakers and SUV-type vehicles tying up traffic, so some self-important high muck-a-muck could impose a mini-police state over Westwood in order to reach some …

Editor (2024-01-31). For Western media, Israel's bombing of Gaza is not 'deadly'. mronline.org Right across the Anglo-American mainstream media, the killing of Palestinians is seen as normal. It's only Israeli lives that matter.

Editor (2024-01-31). From protest movements to revolutionary change. mronline.org Brazilian informant says, "A lot of my generation were inspired by the Zapatistas… but how did we find out about them? From Rage Against the Machine."

Editor (2024-01-31). More than a million and a half people hit the streets against Milei's 'adjustment'. mronline.org The general strike against the austerity measures and the Omnibus Law was strongly felt throughout the country yesterday.

Editor (2024-01-31). As Hawks Urge Biden to Bomb Iran, Barbara Lee Says Reject Push for Wider War. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). A Radically Different World Since Assange's Indictment. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). California's Longest Serving Death Row Prisoner Goes to Trial to Prove Police Framed Him For a Murder He Didn't Do 46 Years Ago. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). Executed in Their Sleep: How Israeli Forces Assassinated Three Palestinians in a Raid on a West Bank Hospital. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). ICJ Israel Ruling and the 1984 Judgment Against the US. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). Major Brands Like McDonald's, Kroger and Coca-Cola Linked to Forced Prison Labor. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). Our Housing Crisis Is Literally Killing People. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). Pelosi Sics the FBI on Gaza Protestors. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). What Happens Now That the ICJ Has Ordered Israel Not to Engage in Genocide? scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-31). Yemen's Houthis Speak to MintPress About US Attacks, Their Blockade of Israel. scheerpost.com

EDWIN (2024-01-31). All systems go for second voter registration weekend. sanews.gov.za All systems go for second voter registration weekend | Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo says the Electoral Commission is ready to welcome eligible South Africans at the 23 303 registration stations across the country this weekend – to register or check their details ahead of the national elections. | This weekend will be the second Voter Registration Weekend after the weekend of 18 – 19 November 2023. | "The Electoral Commission will hold the second voter registration weekend on 3 and 4 February 2024 in preparation for the general elections of the National Assembly and Provincial Legislatures," Mamabolo said,…

EDWIN (2024-01-31). Suspects involved in serious crimes, shot and killed during shootout. sanews.gov.za Suspects involved in serious crimes, shot and killed during shootout | Three suspects were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at the Lungelani Informal Settlement in La Mercy in the early hours of this morning. | KwaZulu-Natal police said in a statement that police received intelligence that a group involved in serious crimes, including murders committed in the Inanda area, were hiding at the informal settlement. | "A team comprising various police disciplines, including members of the Hawks, descended on the location. Realising that they were surrounded, the suspects opened fire at the police and…

EDWIN (2024-01-31). Telkom's investment to aid connectivity. sanews.gov.za Telkom's investment to aid connectivity | Telecommunications provider Telkom says the R5.9 billion it had pledged during the last South African Investment Conference (SAIC) will contribute towards enhancing connectivity, especially as the country prepares for the national general elections this year. | The company is deploying 4G and 5G network infrastructure nationally. | At the fifth South Africa Investment Conference (SAIC) which was held in April 2023, Telkom announced that it would be investing R5.97 billion in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) infrastructure development across South Africa.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-31). Group of Cuban doctors returns after restoring hope in Haiti. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, January 31 (Prensa Latina) Members of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Haiti returned to their country today after taking care of the health of inhabitants of this nation that they consider a sister, and restoring hope to the victims of oblivion.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-31). Strong police operation against protesters in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Troops with batons and shields, motorized police and water cannon trucks were deployed today around the Argentine Congress to prevent a demonstration against a package of Government laws.

Environmental Organizations (2024-01-31). Activists Target Wells Fargo's Support of Mountain Valley Pipeline. indybay.org San Francisco Event Is Part of a National Action Targeting Climate-Destroying Funding…

Eric Cheyfitz (2024-01-31). On a Unified Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza. counterpunch.org A response to Representative Mike Sigler's comments at the Tompkins County Legislature's meetings on Jan 2, and 16, 2024, concerning A Unified Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza; Urgent Humanitarian and Local Imperatives of the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission: I make the following comments as a citizen of Tompkins County, a Jew with a daughter and three

Eric Toussaint, Maxime Perriot (2024-01-31). Is there a debt crisis in the South and what is recommended by the CADTM? cadtm.org Maxime Perriot: In an article published in December 2023 you claimed in the wake of a World Bank report that "developing countries" were trapped in a new debt crisis, yet the Financial Times and other sources point out that in the first two weeks of 2024 several so-called developing countries managed to easily refinance their debt. What is actually the situation?
| The three developing countries that managed to sell sovereign bonds all produce oil and gas
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Eric Toussaint (2024-01-31). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-31). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Erin Reed (2024-01-31). New FL Rule Bans Trans People From Updating Gender Marker on Driver's Licenses. truthout.org According to a letter submitted by an anonymous source on Monday, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has rescinded the policy that allowed transgender individuals to update the gender marker on their driver's licenses. The letter, written by Deputy Executive Director Dave Kerner, states that gender will be interpreted as "biological sex." Furthermore… |

European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection, Humanitarian Aid Operations (2024-01-31). World: DG ECHO support to the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) in 2023 | DG ECHO Daily Map | 30/01/2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, occupied Palestinian territory, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Türkiye, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World, Yemen…

Evaggelos Vallianatos (2024-01-31). The Beast Behind the Classical Mask: The German Occupation of Greece, 1941-1944. counterpunch.org Prologue Greek economists and Greek government documents show that German atrocities and violence in World War II occupied Greece exceed 1 trillion dollars.[1] Yet try searching the Internet about the German debt to Greece and you ger the Greek debt to the Germany dominated European Union and America's International Monetary Fund. The entire historical experience

faizkara (2024-01-31). 5] Khalid Bin Safwaan: Exemplifying Positive Engagement and Effective Communication with the Rulers. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Umar Bin Abdil Azeez [may Allah have mercy upon him] said to Khalid Bin Safwan [may Allah have mercy upon him], "Admonish me". Khalid said, "O leader of the believers! There are a people who have been deluded by Allah's concealment of (their …

Farooq Tariq (2024-01-31). The Pakistan-Iran border attacks in historical perspective. greenleft.org.au No matter who attacks, the Baloch people are the target on both sides, writes Farooq Tariq.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (2024-01-31). Puerto Rico (The United States of America): Hurricane Fiona Recovery Process on a Firm Pace. reliefweb.int Country: Puerto Rico (The United States of America) | Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency | Release Date: January 31, 2024 | Release Number: NR 101 | San Juan, Puerto Rico — The recovery process from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico continues at an unwavering tempo with over $563 million in FEMA Public Assistance (PA) program funds to address emergency and permanent projects for damaged infrastructure in the Island. In December 2023 alone, FEMA approved 174 obligations, from which nine (9) were large projects totaling nearly $20 million for recovery work such as debris removal, and repair of roads…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-31). Saturday 2/3: Palestine Solidarity Central Coast Car Caravan. indybay.org 1PM: Meet at 650 River St., Santa Cruz (Ross parking lot) | 3-5PM: Picnic at Depot Park, 119 Center St, Santa Cruz…

Free Palestine! (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Monterey: Public Vigil Honoring Palestine's Martyrs. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, Del Monte Ave., Monterey (in front of the volleyball courts and the Whale Playground, just off the corner of Del Monte Ave. and Camino El Estero)…

Genocide is not Reproductive Freedom (2024-01-31). Kamala Harris Shouted Down in San Jose. indybay.org June 29 protest organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and other activist groups. While protesters rallied outside, VP Harris was shouted down at least four times at her event. Photos by Len and Nancy.

geo.tv (2024-01-31). North Korea performs missile drills amid regional tensions. geo.tv KCNA added that cruise missile launched by Kim Jong-un forces was strategic, referring to nuclear-capable weapons…

geo.tv (2024-01-31). Ex-US spy claims he may have found aviator Amelia Earhart's plane. geo.tv "As long as she's missing, there's always going to be somebody out there searching," Tony Romeo said.

geo.tv (2024-01-31). Maldives prosecutor general stabbed in Male after violent events. geo.tv Maldives' opposition parties came out against current regime over its "stark" anti-India pivot…

geo.tv (2024-01-31). 'Be vigilant': US State Dept warns American tourists to stay away from Bahamas, Jamaica. geo.tv US State Dept issues 2 advisories warning travellers not to embark on these locations…

geo.tv (2024-01-31). Singapore only Asian nation named in 2023's top 10 least corrupt countries. geo.tv "Corruption situation in Singapore remains firmly under control," says Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau…

geo.tv (2024-01-31). Son arrested after father's decapitated body found in Bucks County home. geo.tv Justin Mohn referred to his father as a "traitor" and expressed satisfaction over his death in disturbing video…

Geraldina Colotti (2024-01-31). 'There Are 2 Strategic Battles Being Fought, and the US Is Involved in Both' (Interview with Carlos Aznárez). orinocotribune.com After the large mobilization on January 24 against the government of Javier Milei in Argentina, which responded to the call of trade union organizations and social movements, Geraldina Colotti spoke with Carlos Aznárez, director of Argentina-based media outlet Resumen Latinoamericano and long-time activist, about recent events in Argentina and the genocide of the people of Palestine. | Geraldina Colotti (GC): What is your analysis of the situation two months after the arrival of Javier Milei to the presidency? | Carlos Aznárez (CA): Less than two months after taking office, Javier Milei and his "chainsaw" plans h…

Germán Gorraiz López (2024-01-31). Out of the Euro? Is Germany Heading for the Dexit? Recession, Social Fracture and Unemployment. globalresearch.ca

Germán Gorraiz López (2024-01-31). Is Germany heading for a Dexit? pressenza.com After the consummation of Brexit, Germany's hypothetical exit from the Euro would bring about the end of the Eurozone and the gestation of a new European economic cartography that would mean a return to watertight economic compartments. | The "debt brake" doctrine: | According to Joel Kotkin in Forbes magazine, for decades "the countries of the North (Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Finland, and the United Kingdom) have compensated for very low fertility rates and declining domestic demand with the arrival of immigrants and the creation of highly productive export-oriented economies". T…

Global Research News (2024-01-31). Selected Articles: US-NATO Largest War Exercise Against Russia. "It Will Also be Nuclear". Italy on the Front Line. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca By US Army General Christopher Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, announced that the largest NATO …

Gloria Rubac (2024-01-31). Alabama execution sends shockwaves around the world. workers.org For over three months the world has watched in horror and people have demonstrated in the millions as the genocide of the Palestinian people happens before our eyes. Palestinian prisoners are captured, tortured and abused daily. Stop executions demonstration in Washington, D.C., January 2022. On Jan. 25, the state of . . . |

Government of Sri Lanka (2024-01-31). oPt: Sri Lanka donates a consignment of Ceylon Tea to the People of Palestine in Gaza Strip. reliefweb.int Countries: occupied Palestinian territory, Sri Lanka | Source: Government of Sri Lanka | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka has made arrangements to donate a consignment of Ceylon Tea to the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip as a token of humanitarian assistance symbolizing Sri Lanka's unwavering support and solidarity with the people of Palestine. | The donation was received by the Ambassador of Palestine to Sri Lanka, Zuhair Hamdallah Zaid, from the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya in the presence of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aruni Wijewardane on 29 January 2024 at the…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – Ambae Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | AMBAE VOLCANO, | 15 ∞24'0″S 167 ∞50'0″E Summit 4908ft (1496m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 | Manaro Vui volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. | Manaro Vui volcanic activity is continuing in the major level of unrest, consistent with the Volcanic Alert | Level 2. Latest data analysis from the monitoring system confirmed ongoing steam and gas emissions on | the active vent inside the Lake Manaro Vui. The Volcanic Alert level remain at Le…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – East Epi Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | EAST EPI VOLCANO, | 16 ∞40‚Ä≤48‚Ä≥S 168 ∞22‚Ä≤12‚Ä≥E Summit -111ft (-34m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 | East Epi Submarine volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. | The volcano activity of the East Epi submarine volcano is continuing in the level of minor unrest state consistent with Volcanic Alert Level 1. Latest data analyses from the monitoring system shows that the volcano seis…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – Gaua Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | GAUA VOLCANO, | 14 ∞16'0″S 167 ∞30'0″E Summit 2615ft (797m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 | Gaua Volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. | Gaua volcano activity is continuing in the major unrest level, consistent with the Volcanic Alert Level 2. Latest satellite data shows emissions of gas at the crater summit. However, the Volcanic Alert level is maintained at Level 2. | With the ongoing activity and the associated hazards, the danger zo…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – Lopevi Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | LOPEVI VOLCANO, | 16 ∞30'23″S 169 ∞20'18″E Summit 4635ft (1413m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 | Lopevi volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. | The Lopevi volcanic activity is continuing at a major unrest state, consistent with the Volcanic Alert Level 2. The latest data analysis from the monitoring system shows the ongoing presence of volcanic earthquakes but no emissions of volcanic plumes at the crater summit. Volcanic Alert level is…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – Tanna Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | TANNA VOLCANO, | 19 ∞32'0″S 169 ∞26'30″E Summit 1184ft (361m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 | Yasur volcano is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. | The Yasur volcanic activity is continuing at the major unrest state, consistent with the Volcanic Alert Level 2. Latest satellite data shows an increase in emissions of steam, gas, and ash on the crater. Some explosions remain intensified causing volcanic projectiles or bombs that fall in and/or aro…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞1 – Vanua Lava Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | VANUA LAVA VOLCANO, | 13 ∞80'S 167 ∞47'E Summit 3021ft (921m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 1 | Vanua Lava volcano is continuing in the minor unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 1. | Mt. Suretamatai volcanic activity is continuing at a minor unrest state, consistent with the Volcanic Alert Level 1. Latest satellite data shows no major emissions of volcanic plume but steam around the volcanic cone and the Sulphur River continue to be observed locally. However, the Volcanic Alert Level is maintained at Level 1. | W…

Government of Vanuatu (2024-01-31). Vanuatu Volcano Alert Bulletin n ∞3 – Ambrym Activity (January 31st 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Vanuatu | Source: Government of Vanuatu | Please refer to the attached file. | AMBRYM VOLCANO, | 16 ∞15'00″S 168 ∞07'00″E Summit Elevation 4377ft (1334m), | Current Vanuatu Volcano Alert Level: Level 2 | Ambrym volcano activity is continuing in the major unrest state. The Volcanic Alert Level remains at Level 2. | Ambrym volcano activity is continuing in the major level of unrest, consistent with the Volcanic Alert Level 2. Latest seismic analysis and observation confirmed ongoing steam emissions from the active craters of Ambrym volcano. Earlier this month, the Benbow crater underwent…

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Anti-Zionist Jews refuse to legitimise Israel's bloodthirsty conquest of Palestine. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Coroner refers Jai Wright's death to DPP. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). First Nations-Palestine solidarity based on 'common struggle against colonisation'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). The ICJ says Genocide Convention applies to Gaza but does not order ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Labor doubles down on support for genocidal Israel after ICJ ruling. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Labor's 'Stage 3 Lite' still gives biggest tax cuts to the rich. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). From PM to arms industry: Scott Morrison joins 'revolving door' trend. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Puerto Rico and Palestine: 'Our struggles are linked'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Thousands march for Gaza, as Labor suspends aid to UN Palestine refugee agency. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). UNRWA until proven innocent. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). We need a policy of neutrality to help stop war on China. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-01-31). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

Hank Hyena (2024-01-31). Monday 2/12: No Tax $$ for Gaza Murders – Divest from Death. indybay.org Ferry Building Plaza…

Hasan Basri Bulbul (2024-01-31). Defunding UNRWA: With This Act, Western Powers Are Likely Complicit in Genocide. globalresearch.ca

Henry A. Giroux (2024-01-31). Silence Is Dangerous in the Current Age of Rising Fascism in the US. truthout.org This week's revelation that Donald Trump is already plotting new ways to try to put himself permanently above the law is just the latest reminder of the looming threat of lawless and emboldened right-wing forces in the United States. Trump's new scheme to expand a Nixon-era policy memo to prohibit the Justice Department from prosecuting presidents, even after they leave office, is just a tiny hint… |

Howard Lisnoff (2024-01-31). Genocide and War. counterpunch.org In the heady days of the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War, and larger wars in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia and Laos, millions of people took part in the great push against war on the streets around the entire globe. Here in the US, hundreds of thousands of men and women resisted war in groups

https: (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Discussion about the Movement in Support of Liberation for Palestine. indybay.org The Long Haul | 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA 94705…

Human Access for Partnership, Development (2024-01-31). Yemen: Training program for 128 teachers on nutrition education in schools. reliefweb.int Country: Yemen | Source: Human Access for Partnership and Development | HUMAN ACCESS has launched training courses for teachers on nutrition education in schools in Radfan, Dar Saad, and Al-Mansoura districts in Lahj and Aden governorates, as part of the activities of the Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) program, and within the context of the malnutrition treatment project funded by the World Food Program (WFP). | A total of 128 male and female teachers will be trained to teach nutrition education in 64 schools within ten days. This will increase community awareness of the importance of nutrition ed…

img.piri.net (2024-01-31). Venezuela ve Türkiye arasƒ±nda petrol ve doƒüal gaz alanlarƒ±nda i≈übirliƒüi anla≈ümasƒ±. img.piri.net Bakan Bayraktar, sosyal medya platformu X'ten yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± payla≈üƒ±mda, "Petrol ve doƒüal gaz arama, àºretim, ticaret ve servis hizmetleri alanlarƒ±nda geli≈ütirebileceƒüimiz i≈ü birliklerini deƒüerlendirmek àºzere geldiƒüimiz Venezuela'nƒ±n ba≈ükenti Karakas'ta ilk olarak Venezuela Petrol Bakanƒ± Sayƒ±n Pedro Rafael Tellechea Ruiz ile bir araya geldik." ifadesini kullandƒ±. | Tellechea da sosyal medya hesabƒ&plu…

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-31). New heart treatment helps the body grow a replacement valve. imperial.ac.uk Replacement heart valves that grow inside the body are a step closer to reality following studies led by researchers at Imperial.

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-31). Blood pressure variability is a major predictor of heart attack and stroke risk. imperial.ac.uk Changes to blood pressure over time could be used to identify patients at greatest risk of heart attack and stroke.

Independent Media Institute (2024-01-31). The International Court of Justice Censures Israel for Its Genocidal War. pressenza.com

infobrics (2024-01-31). Russia Sees Its Natural Gas Exports Recovering on Higher Shipments to China. infobrics.org Pipeline shipments to rise 18% to 108 billion cubic meters…

infobrics (2024-01-31). International North-South Transport Corridor: Enhancing India's Regional Connectivity. infobrics.org The significance of the North-South Transport Corridor is that it provides a platform for improving cooperation as well as communications, and reduces barriers to permit the economies of each country to grow independently and achieve objectives for the benefit of the country and the region as a whole…

infobrics (2024-01-31). New Member Egypt Says It Wants to Deepen Ties with BRICS. infobrics.org Egypt aims to deepen ties with other BRICS members after acceding to the group at the start of this year, and trade volumes have already been strengthening, the country's planning minister said…

infobrics (2024-01-31). Zelensky testing Ukrainian public with Zaluzhny's replacement. infobrics.org Zaluzhny is surely aware that his removal would cause an uproar in the country. However, most importantly, he might be counting on the possible armed mutiny, as he enjoys unrivaled support in the military.

infobrics (2024-01-31). NATO must prepare for Trump victory – Czech leader. infobrics.org NATO war hawks are concerned about the possibility of resuming peace talks.

infobrics (2024-01-31). Imran Khan handed 10-year prison sentence just days before elections in Pakistan. infobrics.org Pakistani opposition resorts to ingenuous methods to get their message heard.

Inter Press Service (2024-01-31). Milei's extremism threatens women's gains in Argentina. pressenza.com María Belén Correa, trans activist for the rights of sexual minorities. She is the creator of the Asociación de Travestis de Argentina and of the Archivo de la Memoria Trans, which documents the history of the struggles of this community (Image by Archivo de la Memoria Trans). | The feminist movement has made significant gains in Argentina in recent years, but all of them are now threatened by the government of the far-right Javier Milei, who denounced gender politics during his election campaign and, since taking office on 10 December, has shown that he is determined to put his ideas into action. | In a monument…

International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (2024-01-31). Marshall Islands: Storm Surge 2024 DREF Operation MDRMH003. reliefweb.int Country: Marshall Islands | Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies | Please refer to the attached file. | Description of the Event | Date of event / Date when the trigger was met, | 2024-01-22 | What happened, where and when?, | On the night of 22 January 2024, a significant water and wave-related event occurred due to a potent winter storm system in the far northern Pacific. This event primarily impacted the Marshall Islands, particularly the Roi Namur Islet in the northern sector of Kwajalein Atoll, which is part of the US Military base. Notably, this incident involved we…

International Federation of Red Cross, Red Crescent Societies (2024-01-31). Philippines: Mount Mayon Imminent Volcanic Eruption 2023 DREF Final Report MDRPH051. reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies | Please refer to the attached file. | Provide any updates in the situation since the field report and explain what is expected to happen. | The current status of Mayon Volcano has de-escalated from Alert Level 3 to Alert Level 2 as of 8 December 2023. This indicates a reduction of unrest and a decreased likelihood of eruption compared to the previous months. | For the past months, the volcano had been showing signs of activity such as slow effusion of lava flow extending along various gullies. Below is a chronol…

International Rescue Committee (2024-01-31). oPt: IRC's Emergency Watchlist 2024 briefing unveils MENA region's humanitarian concerns for the year. reliefweb.int Countries: Lebanon, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen | Source: International Rescue Committee | IRC's Watchlist 2024 briefing sheds light on occupied Palestinian territory, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen | Amman, Jordan, January 31, 2024 — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) hosted the

International Water Management Institute (2024-01-31). The multiple challenges from climate change, urbanization and forced displacement in Irbid Governorate, northwest Jordan. reliefweb.int Countries: Jordan, occupied Palestinian territory, Syrian Arab Republic | Source: International Water Management Institute | Please refer to the attached file. | Adam-Bradford, A.; Schindler, Alexandra; Anagreh, Abdullah; Ruckstuhl, Sandra | In the last decade, Irbid Governorate has experienced rapid urbanization from mountain villages and border towns to the governorate capital itself. Irbid is a rapidly expanding city that has doubled its population since the onset of the Syrian War. The local authorities face immense challenges as they cope with these changes. To compound matters, the region is prone to…

isabella (2024-01-31). Koch Industries and the Attack on Regulation. inequality.org

Jake Johnson (2024-01-31). Kata'ib Hezbollah Militia Says It Will Stop Targeting US Forces in Iraq. truthout.org A militia group that the Biden administration blamed for the deadly attack on U.S. forces stationed at a shadowy base in Jordan said Tuesday that it would stop targeting American troops in Iraq, a move that could clear the way for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers more than two decades after the 2003 invasion. "We announce the suspension of military and security operations against the occupation… |

Jake Johnson (2024-01-31). Amnesty Says Cutting Off Aid to UNRWA While Arming Israel Is 'Stark' Hypocrisy. globalresearch.ca

Janine (2024-01-31). Condolences for Rand Water employee killed in shooting. sanews.gov.za Condolences for Rand Water employee killed in shooting | Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, has conveyed his condolences to the family of a Rand Water employee who was killed in a shooting during a community event in Johannesburg on Monday. | Rand Water's Chief Corporate Shared Services Officer, Teboho Joala, died during a shooting at Zakarriya Park Hall in Vlakfontein, south of Johannesburg, where the entity was handing over school shoes and uniforms. | According to media reports, Joala was killed in front of hundreds of learners after a gunman entered the hall and fired several shots. His protector wa…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-31). Euro zone GDP grows. plenglish.com Brussels, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) The statistical agency of the European Union (Eurostat) reported that the gross domestic product (GDP) of the euro zone increased 0.1 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Jeremy Appel, Alberta Native News. (2024-01-31). Press Freedom Advocates Demand Police Drop Charges Against Journalist. popularresistance.org Press freedom advocates joined together on Jan. 29 to call for the dropping of criminal charges against Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin, who was arrested while covering Edmonton police's raid on an inner city homeless tent encampment. | Morin, a former Alberta Native News contributor, was charged with obstructing a peace officer on Jan. 10 while filming the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and City of Edmonton's final raid of an eight-encampment sweep on assignment for the online news outlet Ricochet. If convicted, Morin could face up to two years in prison. Morin was arrested while filming the dismantling of the…

Jim Hightower (2024-01-31). Border Wall Absurdity Is Reaching New Heights. otherwords.org In the 1980s, many Texans were alarmed that hordes of immigrants were fleeing Rust Belt states and pouring across the Red River to take our jobs. So my friend Steve Fromholz recommended a big beautiful wall across our northern border to keep them out. | Fromholz, a popular singer-songwriter and renowned political sprite, was ahead of his time in the political sport of wall building. | Instead of steel barriers and miles of nasty razor wire, Steve proposed preventing Yankee refugees from entering the Lone Star State by planting a 10-foot high, 10-foot thick wall of jalapeño peppers along the length of the Red Rive…

John Bachtell (2024-01-31). If re-elected, Trump would again dance to the tune of Mideast despots. peoplesworld.org Significant sections of the broad and diverse anti-MAGA, pro-democracy coalition, particularly among labor, African Americans, Arab Americans, Jewish Americans, and youth, strongly oppose the Biden administration's handling of the Israel-Palestine crisis and continued support for the far-right Israeli government's genocidal policies in Gaza. They rightly demand that the president back an immediate ceasefire, call for …

John Feffer (2024-01-31). Are North Korea's Latest Threats Rhetorical or Real? fpif.org It's not too late for the United States and South Korea to offer Kim Jong Un an offramp from the conflict he has yet to initiate.

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2024-01-31). Who Pays the Price for Botched SWAT Team Raids? We Do. dissidentvoice.org We're all potential victims. — Peter Christ, retired police officer Sometimes ten seconds is all the warning you get. Sometimes you don't get a warning before all hell breaks loose. Imagine it, if you will: It's the middle of the night. Your neighborhood is in darkness. Your household is asleep. Suddenly, you're awakened by a …

Jordan Atwood (2024-01-31). Nations halt UNRWA funds amid shocking staff misconduct claims: Gaza's lifeline at risk. nationofchange.org The international community remains divided on the issue, with some nations like Norway and Ireland pledging to continue their support for UNRWA.

Jordan Atwood (2024-01-31). Shift in strategy: Iran-backed Iraqi militia halts operations against US forces. nationofchange.org The Iraqi government has publicly advocated for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a sentiment that may gain further traction in light of recent events.

Joyce Chediac (2024-01-31). Israeli women soldiers: Partners in racism & genocide, not examples of 'gender equality'. liberationnews.org No women can be free until all Palestinian women are safe from attack and can live with dignity in a free Palestine.

Karl Grossman (2024-01-31). Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight — time is almost up. independentaustralia.net

Karsten Riise (2024-01-31). U.S. Military School at West Point Supports Genocide. globalresearch.ca

KATIE (2024-01-31). IAW 2024: March for Palestine. bdsmovement.net

KATIE (2024-01-31). IAW 2024: March for Palestine. bdsmovement.net

Khalil Bendib (2024-01-31). Cartoon: Roll Over, Honest Abe. otherwords.org

kwjorinoco (2024-01-31). Argentina Court Declares Milei's Labor Reform Unconstitutional. orinocotribune.com An Argentinian court of second instance declared as unconstitutional the labor reform contained in the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) issued by President Javier Milei, which intends to modify or repeal 366 laws to deregulate various sectors of the economy. | "We declare the constitutional invalidity of title IV [articles 53 to 97] of DNU 70/2024," announced the National Chamber of Labor Appeals in a ruling on Tuesday, January 30. | The court of second instance granted the injunction request presented by the largest labor union of Argentina, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), considering that the nat…

kwjorinoco (2024-01-31). The 'Status Quo': the Reality of Taiwan Beyond Elections. orinocotribune.com By María Fe Celi Reina — Jan 17, 2024 | The elections for the leadership of the province of Taiwan took place on January 13. The winner of the presidential election was Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and of the most radical wing of the party that promotes separation from China. In this way, the custom of alternation of parties in presidential power every eight years was broken, and the DPP will remain in power for 12 years. | The Western press presented the result as a "blow to Beijing" and a demonstration of the will of the Taiwanese population to be an independent country. The trut…

Labor Video Projectt (2024-01-31). IBT 808 Sec.Treas Chris Silvera on "confederate" Being Invited by IBT Pres. SOB. indybay.org New York Teamsters Local 808 Executive Secretary Chris Silvera has protested the visit of past president Trump to the Teamsters national headquarters on January 31, 2024 to see if the Teamsters should endorse him. Silvera calls Trump a confederate.

Larry Johnson (2024-01-31). Follow Up on the Attack On U.S. Troops in Jordan. sonar21.com There is a lot of wild speculation and misinformation coursing through the blogosphere regarding the bombing of a U.S. base in Jordan. I will try to help you understand what we know and what we do not know. | What was the purpose of the base? This base is one of the primary entry points for U.S. military personnel being sent to man bases in Syria. It is a personnel and logistics hub. Think about it. How do the U.S. military personnel at bases inside Syria, like Al Tanf, get there? They do not parachute in and there are no secure airfields. Instead, the U.S. forces fly into Jordan and land at one or more of…

LeeAnn Hall (2024-01-31). We Need Public Transit Everywhere, Not Just Big Cities. otherwords.org

Leonard Eiger, Glen Milner, Ground Zero Center. (2024-01-31). Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Is No Utopian Dream. popularresistance.org The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) went into effect three years ago (on January 22, 2021) making nuclear weapons illegal under international law for the first time in history. | The TPNW is the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons, with the goal of leading towards their total elimination. It specifically prohibits countries from producing, testing, acquiring, possessing or stockpiling nuclear weapons. It also outlaws the transfer of the weapons and forbids signatories from allowing any nuclear explosive device to be stationed, installed or…

Liberation Staff (2024-01-31). Claudia De la Cruz/Karina Garcia socialist presidential campaign holds kick-off event in Newark, NJ. liberationnews.org Supporters of the Claudia De la Cruz/Karina Garcia 2024 socialist presidential ticket gathered in Newark, New Jersey on January 28 for the kick-off in-person campaign event.

Lindsay Owens, Elizabeth Pancotti (2024-01-31). It's Not 'Inflation' — We're Just Getting Ripped Off. Here's Proof. otherwords.org Corporate profits accounted for more than half of recent price increases. To stamp out inflation once and for all, we need to crack down on price gouging.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-31). 'Swarming' the U.S. in West Asia, until it folds. mronline.org The U.S. is so deeply mired in an unwinnable battle from the Levant to the Persian Gulf that only its adversaries in China, Russia, and Iran can bail it out.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-31). China Ignores US Entreaties of Mediation. globalresearch.ca

Maria Calvo (2024-01-31). Ministro cubano de Turismo promociona Destino Cuba en Portugal. radiohc.cu Lisboa, 31 ene (RHC) El ministro de Turismo de Cuba Juan Carlos García Granda realizó una visita de trabajo a Portugal para promocionar el destino Cuba y las oportunidades de negocios en esa esfera en la isla caribeña.

Maria Calvo (2024-01-31). ALB-TCP rechazó y condenó amenaza de EEUU sobre Venezuela. radiohc.cu Caracas, 31 ene (RHC) Los Estados miembros de la Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) rechazaron y condenaron hoy el anuncio del Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos, el cual consideraron una amenaza directa contra la soberanía y estabilidad política y económica de Venezuela.

Maria Calvo (2024-01-31). Cuba y Australia celebran 35 años de relaciones bilaterales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 31 ene (RHC) Cuba ratificó la voluntad de continuar fortaleciendo los lazos de amistad y cooperación en sectores de interés común con Australia, en ocasión de conmemorarse hoy el aniversario 35 del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas.

Marjorie Cohn (2024-01-31). US Judge Admits Horror of Gaza Genocide, But Will He Dismiss Case Against Biden? truthout.org Mere hours after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) found a plausible case that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a historic hearing took place in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California. Several Palestinians who are suing President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide testified… |

Mark Gruenberg, People's World. (2024-01-31). Fed Up With Inaction, Rail Unions Draft And Push Their Own Safety Plan. popularresistance.org Washington – Fed up with the big Class I freight railroads' incessant drive to put profits over people, and safety, and with federal regulators' piecemeal and often pro-corporate responses, a coalition of rail freight unions issued a comprehensive analysis of the problem, with key recommendations to the government to force the carriers to put people first. | The study, including pages of internal railroad documents and e-mails, reveals the horrible impacts of the railroads' system, Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR). It's designed to cut costs and workers, including safety workers who inspect freight cars and…

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-31). Corporations pouring cash into the political campaigns of election deniers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Three years ago, after 1,000 raging white nationalists and violent Trumpites of many different stripes invaded the U.S. Capitol in Republican Donald Trump's last try to overturn the 2020 election results—and after most congressional Republicans supported his "Stop the steal!" lies—major corporations pulled their campaign cash from the "sedition caucus." Not for long, and not …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-31). El presidente de la UAW, Fain, califica a Trump de 'herramienta de clase capitalista'. peoplesworld.org DETROIT—El insulto "drogante" del ex ocupante republicano de la Oficina Oval Donald Trump en las redes sociales ha llevado al presidente de los trabajadores automotrices, Shawn Fain, a saltar en defensa del respaldo del sindicato al demócrata Joe Biden, respondiendo que Trump es una herramienta de clase capitalista para oprimir a los trabajadores. Y se …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-31). UAW's President Fain labels Trump as a "capitalist class tool" peoplesworld.org DETROIT—Former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump's "dope" insult on social media has led Auto Workers President Shawn Fain to jump to the defense of the union's endorsement of Democrat Joe Biden—by retorting Trump is a capitalist class tool for oppressing workers. And it can be fairly said that Fain, UAW president for only the …

Mark Niu (2024-01-31). San Francisco artists come together to build dragon ahead of Lunar New Year. america.cgtn.com With the Spring Festival just around the corner, San Francisco is seeing some unique and artistic visitors in the form of wooden dragons. | Inside a San Francisco warehouse pier, the finishing touches are being put on some mythical creatures. | The teams are busy creating for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's Zodiac on Parade — this year featuring five wooden dragons. | CGTN's Mark Niu shows us the creations and the artists behind the works.

Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center (2024-01-31). Thursday 2/8: Barbara Lee Elihu Harris Lecture Series Presents Attorney General Rob Bonta. indybay.org Beebe Memorial Cathedral | 3900 Telegraph Avenue | Oakland, CA 94609…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-01-31). Israel kills hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza after ICJ ruling. electronicintifada.net Residential buildings bombed and neighborhoods ordered evacuated.

Mel Gurtov (2024-01-31). Ending the Israel-Hamas War—Where Things Stand. counterpunch.org The New York Times reported January 27 on three negotiating tracks that are being pursued simultaneously to end the Israel-Hamas war. None of them seems likely to succeed at the moment, and Israel is not directly involved in two of them. Changes on the battlefield or in Israeli public opinion might alter the situation for the

Melvin Goodman (2024-01-31). Meet the Washington Post's Leading Apologist for Israeli Genocide. counterpunch.org Ruth Marcus is the Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the Washington Post, and a regular oped writer for the paper. Marcus is an attorney, who decided to remain in journalism rather than practice law. She identifies herself ideologically and politically as a liberal and as a Zionist. In her most recent oped ("U.N. court's ruling on Israel and Gaza is a perversion of justice") she referred to herself as a "proud Jew," who was no supporter of the "Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ultra-Orthodox and settler allies." Her oped, however, is an apology for Israel that accepts virtually ev…

Michael Roberts (2024-01-31). Davos and the melting world economy. cadtm.org

Mike Whitney (2024-01-31). US-Israel Implement Plan to Cut Food, Water and Medicine to Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Misión Verdad (2024-01-31). US Revokes Venezuela Gold License in Retaliation Against Supreme Court Ruling. orinocotribune.com The United States revoked a general license granted to the Venezuelan state gold company, Minerven, after Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the disqualification of María Corina Machado from exercising public functions for a period of 15 years. The license (number 43) was issued in October 2023 along with others granted to the oil and gas industries within the framework of negotiations conducted in Barbados between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and sectors of the Venezuelan far-right opposition. | The operations authorized in the license to Minerven must be liquidated before Februar…

Mnar Adley, MintPress News. (2024-01-31). Yemeni Houthis Speak About US Attacks, Their Blockade Of Israel. popularresistance.org The United States and the United Kingdom recently carried out their eighth round of strikes against targets in Yemen that they claim are being used by Yemen's Ansar Allah — known in the West as the Houthis — to threaten maritime navigation in the Red Sea. | Since Israel began its deadly incursion into Gaza on October 7 of last year, Ansar Allah has carried out a de facto campaign of targeted sanctions against Israeli economic interests, attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea that it says are tied to Israel. The operation stands out in the region, as neighboring Arab countries have largely staye…

Monica Moorehead (2024-01-31). Int'l Court puts Israel on notice for war crimes. workers.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the highest court within the United Nations, issued a preliminary decision Jan. 26, on the complaint submitted by the South African government on Dec. 29, 2023, that documented all aspects of Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza. Scroll listing of some of . . . |

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-31). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 116: Israelis Carry Out Assassination Raid. popularresistance.org In the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have targeted hospitals in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, killing and injuring several Palestinians. | On Tuesday morning, an Israeli force of ten soldiers stormed the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin town, killing three Palestinians with silenced pistols. | The Israeli unit was disguised as doctors, nurses, and civilians. Footage of the moment they stormed Ibn Sina shows shocked medical staff and patients who were threatened at gunpoint. | Palestinian resistance fighters clashed with the Israeli forces, which stormed Jenin and its refugee camp overnight. | Israel has ki…

Nayvin Gordon (2024-01-31). Martin Luther King Junior's Death from Prostate Cancer and the Absence of Universal Prosta. indybay.org Men do not get universal screening for prostate cancer but women get universal screening for breast cancer–a tragedy…

newarab (2024-01-31). How Israel's war on Gaza is exposing the EU's divisions. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Why it's so hard for the US to combat Iraq's militias. newarab.com Sunday saw the deadliest attack on US forces in the Middle East since the beginning of US President Joe Biden has

newarab (2024-01-31). Algerian cuisine tickles the taste buds of US palette. newarab.com Algerian cuisine boasts an exquisite fusion of Berber, Arab, European, North African, and Mediterranean flavours. | Halim Fekraoui is determined to showcase the wide variety of foods and culinary influences within Algerian cuisine. With his cafe and restaurant, Kasbah Café, located in New York, he is on a mission to tantalise the taste buds of food enthusiasts. | "I get people here who don't even know where Algeria is or even heard of a country called Algeria," says Fekraoui, who co-runs Kasbah Café with his wife Amina Fekraoui since 2021. | Teal pillows, chairs, and arabesque tiles adorn the interior of the…

newarab (2024-01-31). Inside the secret camel race of South Sinai. newarab.com Boys strapped to camels streak through the desert at dawn as hundreds of beeping pick-up trucks packed with Bedouins try to keep up with the frenetic pace. | Riders whip their camels to overtake one another as spectators navigate crashes and dust to follow the race as closely as possible in their cars. It's the annual Zalaga Camel Race in South Sinai, Egypt. | At 7.30 am on January 10 every year, over 40 camels, their riders and more than three hundred cars carrying spectators gather at Wadi Zalaga in Southern Sinai for a 30-kilometre race through the dusty valley. | The competition has taken place between the…

newarab (2024-01-31). Israel's artificial 'Gaza Island' plan is textbook Nakba 2.0. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). 'Telk Qadeya', anthem of divorce from the Western world. newarab.com This is the story of a walz in three-quarter time which is fast becoming the rallying song of Arab youth. 'Telk Qadeya' is the Egyptian rock group Cairokee 's latest single, 'with a twist' as they put it. It was issued on 30 November 2023, nearly two months after the start of the genocidal war on Gaza. It was announced on the group's official accounts very soberly, with no grandiloquent proclamations. But the song has had over a million views on YouTube alone and has been available since the end of November on the Lebanese channel Al-Maya deem, illustrated with videos of the Gaza bombings. While the words 'Gaz…

newarab (2024-01-31). In AFCON, Morocco does not represent Arabs: Coach Regragui. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Arab countries score low in TI'sCorruption Perceptions Index. newarab.com Corruption remains a major concern in the

newarab (2024-01-31). Biden team 'prefer Taylor Swift over Gaza ceasefire'. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Cameron: UK could officially recognise Palestinian state. newarab.com Foreign Secretary Cameron, a former prime minister, is embarking on his fourth visit to the region since being appointed foreign secretary in November. | Speaking at a reception for Arab ambassadors at the House of Commons on Monday, Cameron called for an "irreve…

newarab (2024-01-31). Gaza: PRCS loses contact with crew rescuing Palestinian girl. newarab.com The The PRCS received a call from 15-year-old Layan Hamadeh pleading for help after the vehicle she and her f…

newarab (2024-01-31). Iceland considers Eurovision boycott over Israel's entry. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Iraq appeals 'unfair' loss to Jordan in 2023 Asian Cup. newarab.com Fans of the The Iraqi national team bid farewell to the 20…

newarab (2024-01-31). Israel army says flooding Gaza tunnels to halt Hamas attacks. newarab.com The "It is part of a range of tools deployed by the [Israeli army] to neutralise the threat of

newarab (2024-01-31). Maimed Palestinian boy's image projected onto UK hospital. newarab.com An image of a wounded Palestinian child was projected onto the wall of St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Monday, as activists try to raise awareness of the devasting cost of Israel's war on The image of the boy, eight-year-old Siraj Hanouna was displayed with the caption "Don't look Away", adding that Siraj "was lucky to survive" but "11,000 children did not". The boy appears to have lost a leg and arm and his image has b…

newarab (2024-01-31). Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail. newarab.com Former

newarab (2024-01-31). Palestinians in Rafah trapped as Israeli army comes closer. newarab.com As the For Palestinians trapped in the territory, there is nowhere else to go. | Separately speaking to The New Arab, they stress that they do not know where they should flee if the Israeli army decides…

newarab (2024-01-31). Qatar end Palestine run, Jordan stun Iraq in Asian Cup. newarab.com Hosts and holders Qatar fought back to defeat A young…

newarab (2024-01-31). Saudi Aramco halts plan to raise production capacity. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). Shock follows Israel's killings in Jenin's Ibn Sina hospital. newarab.com Staff at The victims were identified as brothers Basel and Mohammad Ghazawi, 19 and 24 years old, and Mohammad Jalamneh, 28 years old. | Basel Ghazawi was receiving medical treatment at the Ibn Sina Hospital since…

newarab (2024-01-31). UK Labour MP suspended over Gaza genocide post. newarab.com British Labour MP Kate Osamor has had the whip suspended while under investigation for a post that included The Edmonton MP's

newarab (2024-01-31). UN team in Israel over October 7 sexual violence claims. newarab.com A Pramila Patten, the UN envoy for sexual violence in conflict, was in Israel to collect details on the allegations. | In a message to the alleged victims released by t…

newarab (2024-01-31). Who are Musta'ribeen, Israel's agents posing as Palestinians. newarab.com At 5: 20 a.m. on Tuesday, about The agents arrived dressed as doctors, nurses, patients, and Palestinian civilians, including a woman in a hijab and a man in a wheelchair, a video that surfaced of the raid on Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital showed. At least one of the agents can also be seen carrying a baby bassinet. | The video showed them pu…

newarab (2024-01-31). How the NYT weaponised rape in service of Israeli propaganda. newarab.com

newarab (2024-01-31). The never-ending torment of a Gazan abroad. newarab.com

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why Black women need to be screened for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While all women can develop cervical cancer, non-Hispanic Black women are more likely to be diagnosed and die of cervical cancer, compared to white women in the U.S.This disparity is not due to genetic differences among white, Black or Hispanic women, but rather related to systemic racism, access to healthcare and socioeconomic factors, says Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist. That is why she encourages women to learn more about this often-avoidable cancer and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). What do you know about pancreatitis? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas, a long, flat gland that lies horizontally behind your stomach. The pancreas produces enzymes for digestion and hormones that regulate the way your body processes sugar. About 275,000 hospital stays for acute pancreatitis occur in the U.S. each year, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease. Chronic pancreatitis is less common, with about 86,000 hospital stays per year. And although pancreatitis is rare in children,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Prostate cancer: screening and treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect prostate cancer early, when it's still confined to the prostate gland and has the best chance for successful treatment. "It's important to get adequate screening,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Hepatitis B vaccine: What to know to protect yourself. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by specific viruses. The hepatitis viruses are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. All types affect the liver, but they differ in illness severity and prevention options. In the U.S., the most common forms are hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Acute or chronic hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. It's one of the more…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter skin protection tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter weather changes can negatively affect the skin — the body's largest organ. Colder temperatures and a lack of moisture in the air can damage unprotected skin, especially on the face and hands. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ppcOBDumjMc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Walk like a penguin: Keeping your winter balance. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When winter storms hit, good balance can prevent falls and injuries — ranging from broken arms, legs or hips to back injuries and concussions. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control says slips and falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injury across all age groups, except the 10—24 group. One in every 5 falls results in a serious injury, such as head trauma or broken bones. That's more than 800,000 people being hospitalized…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in knee replacement surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An aging population drives the global demand for knee replacement surgery, exceeding 1 million procedures annually. In the U.S. alone, the need for knee replacements is projected to grow by 673%, reaching approximately 3.48 million procedures by 2030, according to a 2007 study. Dr. Charles Hannon, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says that Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of total knee replacement innovation, developing advanced tools and delivering precision robotic surgery to patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/BGjw3V08A9s

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Graves' disease – when the thyroid is overactive. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It's the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid. Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has more on this thyroid disorder. Editor's note: January is National Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/mhYeuD_Z3Po Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Penicillin allergy? Maybe not. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Penicillin belongs to a group of antibiotics used by healthcare professionals to combat a wide array of bacterial infections, including strep throat, ear infections and pneumonia. Penicillin, one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics, is also one of the most frequently reported medication allergies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10% of people living in the U.S. report having a penicillin allergy. However, less than 1%…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Aging and the benefits of exercising. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related disorders. A recent study by Mayo Clinic shows that exercise and other physical activities can reduce the number of senescent cells. Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: How precise diagnosis of lymphoma offers patients best treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Lisa Rimsza is a pathologist, director of the Mayo Clinic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory and researcher with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research specializes in lymphoma, with a focus on developing tests for accurate patient diagnoses and assessing disease aggressiveness. Dr. Rimsza has made significant advances in this field of research. She says having a precise diagnosis allows physicians to provide patients with the best possible treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M6ARKpwlWYU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can vitamin C keep the common cold away? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter is cold and flu season. If you take in more vitamin C, will it help prevent you from getting sick? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains more about the health benefits of vitamin C in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uo0fL-RI3x0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Want to keep…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Born at less than a pound, 22-week preemie makes journey from NICU to home sweet home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On Christmas Eve 2022, Sharni Saravanan was rushed to Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. She was pregnant and bleeding, a terrifying combination. But doctors assured Sharni and her husband, Karthik Viswanathan, that she and their baby were fine. This past year, Christmas Eve looked much different for Sharni and Karthik. There were no trips to the hospital, no worries about anyone's health. And there was someone new joining the celebration: their son, Heeran,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Caffeine consumption: Some sources may surprise you. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You probably know that tea and coffee contain caffeine, but did you know it also can be found in other drinks, food and some medications? When it comes to caffeine consumption, you're not alone if you depend on it to help you concentrate or be alert. Studies have shown that about 90% of U.S. adults consume a form of caffeine every day. How much caffeine is too much? Caffeine content in beverages widely varies. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Update 1-29-24: NASA has moved the launch of this mission to Tuesday, Jan. 30, subject to weather conditions and other factors. You can watch for updates by following NASA's launch schedule. Video assets with Dr. Zubair have been added below. A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). What does it mean to have an enlarged prostate? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An enlarged prostate, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition often associated with the natural aging process in men. Dr. Scott Cheney, a Mayo Clinic urologist, says it's a condition where the prostate enlarges over time and restricts the flow of urine. "I like to tell patients that the prostate is kind of like an orange with a straw going right through the middle of it. And as we age, the prostate…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Toolkit for reducing cervical cancer risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In the U.S., cervical cancer is no longer a common cause of cancer death because of the use of a screening test called a Pap smear, which detects changes in cervical cells. While the overall rate of cervical cancer in the U.S. is declining, the number of people diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer is increasing, and rates among Black women are disproportionately high. Research also indicates…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Mayo Clinic hospitals named 'America's Best Hospitals' by Healthgrades. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Healthgrades, an independent health ratings company, ranked the performance of nearly 4,500 hospitals in overall clinical excellence. Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona; Florida; Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota; and Eau Claire, Wisconsin, were named among "America's Best Hospitals." Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona, Florida and Rochester, Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota, were named among "America's 50 Best Hospitals" by Healthgrades, an independent healthcare ratings company. In addition, Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Family history, ethnicity give insights into glaucoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glaucoma has been called the silent thief of sight because its onset can be so gradual that you may not notice changes in your vision until the disease is in its later stages. About 3 million people in the U.S. have glaucoma. Half of those people don't know they have the condition. How glaucoma affects your vision Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that damages the optic nerve, which sends visual information from your eye to your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-31). Donations needed: Nation's blood supply critically low. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather across many parts of the country has caused a lot of problems, but one effect you may not have heard about is on the nation's blood supply. According to the American Red Cross, the nation's blood supply is critically low. The organization reports that the weather has caused many blood drives to be canceled and made it harder for the Red Cross to move supplies around to meet needs. January is National Blood…

Nick Licata (2024-01-31). How Trump Plans to Destroy the "Deep State" counterpunch.org Former President Donald Trump's first major rally for the 2024 presidential race was held in Waco, Texas. It was a fitting stage for him to attack the evil deep state. Trump, always the shrewd marketer, knew the message he wanted in starting his presidential campaign: you cannot trust the government because the deep state controls it. Trump

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Norman Solomon (2024-01-31). Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania. indybay.org

nosihle (2024-01-31). Congratulations Bafana Bafana! sanews.gov.za Congratulations Bafana Bafana! | Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has congratulated South Africa's Bafana Bafana for winning their match against Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament. | Bafana Bafana beat Morocco 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament at Stade Laurent Pokou in Ivory Coast on Tuesday night. | "What a fantastic performance by Bafana Bafana. This win shows what our national teams can achieve with the support of South Africans. Let us continue to support Bafana Bafana as they march to the AFCON 2023 quarterfinals," the Minister said. | The South African…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-31). Undercover Israeli Unit Sneaks Into Jenin Hospital To Assassinate Palestinians. orinocotribune.com The forces who entered Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin are known as 'Mosta'rabin,' Israeli agents who disguise themselves as Palestinians in order to blend in for their arrest and assassination operations | Undercover Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on 30 January, with the army claiming to have foiled a "7 October-inspired" attack allegedly planned by those killed. | This morning an undercover Israeli military unit —dressed as doctors and women in civilian clothing— stealthily entered Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin and assassinated three Palestinia…

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-31). Reiner Fuellmich Trial Scheduled to Begin Today, January 31, 2024. expose-news.com The trial against Dr. Reiner Fuellmich one of the four founding members of the German Corona Investigative Committee, is expected to begin on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 09.15 a.m. He will …

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-31). The Plot Thickens as Comeuppance Looms for the Unhinged Zealots of the Vax Brigade. expose-news.com EMBALMERS REPORT BIZARRE BLOOD CLOTS. "The evidence is becoming overwhelming that the pseudo-vax rollout was a mass poisoning event inflicted on us with malice aforethought by the Covid Psyop's duplicitous architects, aided …

Paul Budde (2024-01-31). The pros and cons of hi-tech globalisation. independentaustralia.net

People's Park Council (2024-01-31). Sunday 2/4: Street Mural for People's Park. indybay.org Haste St. and Bowditch St…

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-31). Mali, Burkina Faso, And Niger Withdraw From ECOWAS. popularresistance.org In a televised statement on Sunday, January 28, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Their exit has shrunk the regional bloc, condemned by West Africa's popular movements as an agent of French imperialism, to less than half its previous size, given the relatively vast expanse of Mali and Niger in the region. | Reduced from 15 member states to 12, ECOWAS has nevertheless said that the three countries, against whom it was set to go to war last year, "remain important members," although it had already suspended and sanctioned them.

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-31). In suspending funding to UNRWA, the West has become an active participant in Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has made life impossible for Gazans by eliminating all material conditions for their survival including the crucial support provided by the UN refugee agency…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-31). Guatemala: After fears of a coup, new president is sworn in. greenleft.org.au Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo, took office in the early hours of January 15, following delays caused by last-minute political maneuvers in the Guatemalan Congress, as opponents tried to attack the ruling party and undermine the president, reports Peoples Dispatch.

Peter Bach (2024-01-31). Letter from London: A Case in Point. counterpunch.org It is 11: 50 in the morning. The winter sun spreads across the cluttered tabletop and an unread copy of Night Train by Martin Amis sits on top of Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia. Both writers are dead now but it doesn't seem that long ago since both were at different times considered two of the most promising young writers

Phil Pasquini (2024-01-31). MECA Assisting With Aid to Gazans. indybay.org Executive Director Zeiad Abbas Shamrouch of the Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) spoke with Nuzeink on the humanitarian work they are doing in war torn Gaza through their on the ground staff members in assisting Gazans with their daily lives.

Pressenza New York (2024-01-31). US-backed "Kurdish question" spilling over across Middle East. pressenza.com Parallel to the ongoing Israeli-Palestine war (and the

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Brussels call for ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of the Belgian capital to demand ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Funeral of Palestinian teenager killed during Israeli raid in West Bank. presstv.ir Palestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old Yamen Mohammed Husseti in Arraba, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Farmers rally in front of the European parliament in Brussels. presstv.ir

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Activists unveil giant banner in Madrid to demand ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Activists demanding ceasefire in Gaza unfurl a giant picture of a Palestinian child crying for help above the entrance to Madrid's Reina Sofia museum.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). French farmers drive tractors on motorway near Paris. presstv.ir A convoy of French farmers on their tractors gets on a motorway in the Yvelines department, about an hour drive from Paris…

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Firefighters continue work as Colombia seeks help with forest fires. presstv.ir Firefighters try to put out a forest fire near Bogota as Colombia appeals for international help to fight dozens of forest fires that are scorching large areas of the country and blanketing the capital with a plume of smoke.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Farmers continue to block highway in France. presstv.ir French farmers vowed to continue protesting, maintaining traffic barricades on some of the country's major roads.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Tents for displaced Palestinians completely flooded by rain in Rafah. presstv.ir Tents for displaced Palestinians completely flooded by heavy rain at a makeshift camp in Rafah.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). In Sana'a, Yemenis express public display of support for Gaza. presstv.ir The demonstrators chanted slogans in support of the Gazans.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). UK's Labour suspends MP for using 'genocide' to describe Gaza war. presstv.ir Kate Osamor said Israel's war on Gaza should be remembered as an example of genocide in the world.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years ahead of elections. presstv.ir A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years in jail for "revealing official secrets," Khan's party spokesman says.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Gaza ceasefire protest interrupts US VP Harris speech in California. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters in San Jose, California, interrupt US Vice President Kamala Harris's speech to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Leader: Iran turns sanctions into opportunities, secures stunning scientific achievements. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei hails Iran's advances in various fields of technology, stressing that the notable strides have been made despite Western sanctions against the country.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iran urges intl. condemnation of Israel's 'barbaric' assassination of Palestinian patients. presstv.ir Nasser Kan'ani has called on the international community to condemn Israel's assassination of Palestinian patients in a hospital in West Bank, stressing that that world should not remain silent in the face of this "terrorist act" and "barbaric behavior".

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Islamic Jihad chief sets 4 conditions for release of Israeli captives. presstv.ir A Palestinian resistance leader sets four conditions for release of Israeli captives held in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Hamas leader condemns UNRWA cuts as defiance of ICJ ruling. presstv.ir The ICJ ruling was largely based on damning figures and testimonies provided by UNRWA.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iran summons British ambassador over 'baseless' accusations. presstv.ir Iran summons the British ambassador to convey the Islamic Republic's strong protest to the baseless accusations leveled by the UK.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Hamas 'studying' ceasefire proposal, prioritizes end of Israeli aggression. presstv.ir Hamas says it is "studying" a new ceasefire proposal, stressing the popular movement's priority is to end the occupying regime's aggression.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Yemen vows to put 'painful end' to US hegemony in Red Sea. presstv.ir Yemen's defense minister says the Yemeni armed forces will put a "painful end" to the US hegemony in the Red Sea.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Smoke rises in Rafah following Israeli strikes. presstv.ir Smoke rises in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip following Israeli strikes.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Biden 'decided' on Jordan attack response, claims he wants to avoid 'wider war'. presstv.ir The US president says he has chosen a response to a recent deadly attack against American forces in Jordan, but alleges he seeks to avoid a "wider war."

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). Iraqi Resistance announces 'suspension' of anti-American operations. presstv.ir The Islamic Resistance, an umbrella group of Iraqi anti-terror groups, announces a pause in its operations against American targets across the region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). 'US threats won't deter Yemen from keeping up anti-Israel operations'. presstv.ir Ranking Yemeni official says the US's threats against the country will not deter it from continuing its operations in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). US troops in Iraq 'on standby' to support ground involvement in Israel's Gaza war: US media. presstv.ir US military personnel have been put on standby in Iraq to support any possible ground involvement in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, a new report revealed.

presstv.ir (2024-01-31). UN Security Council says concerned about 'rapidly deteriorating' Gaza conditions. presstv.ir The UN Security Council voices concerns about the "dire and rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation" in Gaza amid the Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged territory.

Prime Minister Robert Fico (2024-01-31). Slovakia Prime Minister Robert Fico Orders Investigation into COVID-19 Pandemic Management and Vaccines After 21,000 Excess Deaths Announced in Slovakia Since 2020. globalresearch.ca

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-31). Europe Exposed: Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza? counterpunch.org Europe stayed silent when Israel began pounding the besieged Gaza Strip with the kind of ferocity that could only lead to a genocide. In fact, Europe remained silent when the word 'genocide' quickly replaced the earlier reference to the 'Israel-Hamas war', starting on October 7. Those familiar with Europe's political discourse and action regarding Israel

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-31). Gulf War Syndrome: Killing Our Own (2007 documentary). expose-news.com During an interview last year, UK Member of Parliament Andrew Bridgen mentioned that one of the campaigns he has been involved with is seeking justice for the military personnel who were medically …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-31). The road to the New World Order runs through Ukraine. expose-news.com Ukraine may be at war, writes Leo Hohmann, but that isn't stopping it from playing a leading role in the digitisation of the global economy. In a recent article, Hohmann highlighted the …

Richard Pithouse (2024-01-31). South Africa's Gift to the World. counterpunch.org

RT (2024-01-31). Three West African States Quit Regional Bloc. dissidentvoice.org FILE PHOTO: Colonel Amadou Abdramane. © ORTN — Télé Sahel / AFP The military governments of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), claiming the regional bloc has become a tool for foreign powers, posing a threat to member states. The decision was made …

Sam Pizzigati (2024-01-31). Must We Limit the Wealthy's Wealth? counterpunch.org If the late, great egalitarian U.S. Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis were looking down on us today and chanced upon a copy of the gripping new book from the egalitarian European philosopher Ingrid Robeyns, what might his reaction be? He'd be absolutely outraged. What would have Brandeis so outraged? Certainly not the book's theme. Justice

Sara Flounders (2024-01-31). Widening war can't fix this — Zionism's unsolvable predicament. workers.org The Jan. 22 explosion in Gaza that killed 21 Israeli soldiers and left 33 wounded, 11 critically, happened as they were attempting to lay down explosives to demolish a block of housing units. The explosion brought the buildings down on top of them, burying them under tons of rubble. It . . . |

Shatha Hanaysha (2024-01-31). Executed in their sleep: How Israeli forces assassinated three Palestinians in a raid on a West Bank hospital. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces disguised as hospital workers and civilians entered Jenin's Ibn Sina Hospital and assassinated three Palestinians as they slept. The brazen killing marks an unprecedented escalation in Israel's war on Palestinians in the West Bank.

Staff (2024-01-31). As cost spikes, number of Hajj applicants from UP goes down. muslimmirror.com Lucknow : Following an increase in cost and post-Covid rules, there has been a visible decline in the number of people applying for Hajj from Uttar Pradesh. According to the data from the state Hajj committee, this year, the state could not even fill its allocated quota despite extending the application deadline by a month, …

Staff (2024-01-31). FTC orders unsealing of ASI's Gyanvapi report. muslimmirror.com Varanasi : The Fast Track Court (FTC) of Civil Judge (senior division) Prashant Kumar Singh in Varanasi has issued an order to unseal the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Gyanvapi survey report. The court, on Tuesday, also directed the report to be handed over to the plaintiff in original (suit no. 610/1991) Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar …

Staff (2024-01-31). Iran calls for justice against states supplying weapons to Israeli regime. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iranian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, has called on the international community to hold to account countries that are supplying weapons to Israel as the regime continues with its genocidal war on Palestinians in Gaza. Mahdi Aliabadi said in a Tuesday statement to the Conference on Disarmament …

Staff (2024-01-31). Uttarakhand Assembly to pass bill on UCC during forthcoming session. muslimmirror.com Dehradun : The Uttarakhand Assembly will pass legislation on the Uniform Civil Code during its session beginning February 5, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. "It is a special session of the state assembly convened particularly for the passage of a bill on the UCC," Dhami told PTI. The expert panel headed by retired …

Staff (2024-01-31). Western countries stop funds for UNRWA to starve Palestinians. muslimmirror.com By Latheef Farook In the wake of International Court of Justice, ICJ, ruling on Israeli genocide in Gaza on Friday 26 January 2024, many western countries which support Israeli genocide in Gaza have cut off badly needed funds for United Nations Relief and Works Agency-UNRWA — the sole lifeline of Palestinian refugees. These countries — …

Stan Cox (2024-01-31). Solving Climate Change…or Else! counterpunch.org In December, the New York Times reported that "Earth is finishing up its warmest year in the past 174 years and very likely the past 125,000." (Though it's not the Times's style, that latter figure should have had a couple of exclamation points after it!) Furthermore, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chief scientist, "Not only was 2023 the warmest year in NOAA's 174-year climate record — it was the warmest by far." In fact, each of the six decades since 1960 saw a higher global average temperature than the 10 years that preceded it. In addition, every decade-to-decade incre…

Steve France, reviewer (2024-01-31). The Miasma of Unity: Jews and Israel, by Abba A. Solomon. indybay.org From the "Washington Report on Middle East Affairs"

Survival International. (2024-01-31). Investigation: Prince Harry Charity Linked To Horrific Abuses In Africa. popularresistance.org A charity with strong ties to Prince Harry has been funding rangers responsible for horrific abuses against Indigenous people in the Congo, including torture and rape, according to a major investigation published in the UK's Mail on Sunday. | The abuses have taken place in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo, which is managed by African Parks — Prince Harry is a member of their Board of Directors, a position to which he was "elevated" in 2023, after having served as their President for six years. | The investigation has uncovered evidence of countless atrocities committed by African Parks'

Sushovan Dhar (2024-01-31). ADB violates its own safeguard policies in Nepal Hydropower Project. cadtm.org

Tamara Nassar (2024-01-31). Israeli death squad assassinates three Palestinians in hospital. electronicintifada.net Itamar Ben-Gvir congratulates "heroic" undercover executioners.

Tanupriya Singh (2024-01-31). Israeli settlers call for 'colonisation of Gaza'. greenleft.org.au While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far denied Israel's plans to occupy Gaza, ministers in own cabinet have joined thousands of colonial settlers in calls to "return" to the Gaza Strip, reports Tanupriya Singh.

The Independent (2024-01-31). Chinese firm MiOne unveils locally assembled smartphones. independent.co.ug The new U1 and Joy 9 smartphones are said to be 'high-quality and pocket-friendly' MBALE, UGANDA | AGENCIES | Chinese phone manufacturer MiOne has released two new smartphones, the U1 and Joy 9, assembled in Uganda's Mbale City. The phones were unveiled by Uganda's Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, and State Minister …

The Independent (2024-01-31). How the border standoff between Texas and federal Govt might further split America. independent.co.ug BEIJING | Xinhua | Authorities in the southern U.S. state of Texas are in a standoff with the federal government over a sharp immigration dispute. Observers have argued that the standoff reflects the nation's political fray, warning against a potential constitutional crisis that might further split the country. They also believe immigration will emerge as …

The Independent (2024-01-31). IATA signals a vibrant comeback for aviation in 2024. independent.co.ug Industry revenues are projected to reach a historic high of $964 billion ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The profits projected for airlines in 2024 are expected to stabilize, despite net profitability forecasted to be well below the cost of capital, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Industry insiders anticipate that the global aviation sector will …

The Independent (2024-01-31). Israel won't release Palestinian prisoners, withdraw from Gaza. independent.co.ug JERUSALEM, | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that his government will not release Palestinian prisoners or withdraw forces from Gaza, despite international efforts to achieve a ceasefire deal. Netanyahu said in Eli, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, that "I hear various claims about potential deals, and I …

The Independent (2024-01-31). Nawangwe updates graduands on when to pick their transcripts. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Barnabas Nawangwe, the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University has asked graduands to pick up their transcripts immediately after graduation. Nawangwe who is also the Acting Chancellor was addressing guests at the 74th graduation event on Tuesday. The one-week-long graduation that started on Monday entered day two with students from …

The Independent (2024-01-31). Premier League: Arsenal beat Forest to move second, Newcastle stun Villa. independent.co.ug LONDON | Xinhua | Arsenal moved to the second place in the Premier League standings on Tuesday night following a 2-1 win away to Nottingham Forest. The home side defended solidly for 65 minutes until a loss of concentration from a long throw that allowed Gabriel Jesus to collect the ball, turn and score from …

The Independent (2024-01-31). URA impounds smuggled fabrics in Jinja city. independent.co.ug Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has successfully impounded two trucks loaded with fabrics illegally smuggled into the country through porous border points in different parts of Eastern Uganda. The operation, prompted by vigilante tip-offs, resulted in the seizure of fabrics worth millions of Shillings. The smuggled goods, totaling 5.5 tonnes of …

The Xerces Society (2024-01-31). Western Monarch Count Tallies 233,394 Butterflies. indybay.org Portland, Ore. Jan. 30, 2024—Much anticipated each year, results of the 27th annual Western Monarch Count have been released by the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. Scientists and volunteers counted a total of 233,394 butterflies at 256 overwintering sites to track the threatened butterfly's population levels. The count is slightly lower than last year's total of over 330,000 butterflies, and remains at just 5% of their population numbers in the 1980s, when low millions were common.

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad (2024-01-31). 2013 Indictment of the State of Israel on Charges of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca

tvbrics (2024-01-31). India is ready to help with developement of the health system in Zimbabwe. tvbrics.com The countries are developing co-operation in the health, agriculture and education sectors…

tvbrics (2024-01-31). Participants of international session at Pushkin State Russian Language Institute discussed cultural and humanitarian co-operation between Russia and Asian countries. tvbrics.com The event outlined a number of problems in the sphere of education and culture in Asian countries and discussed ways to solve them…

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). Statement by Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (30 Jan 2024) [EN/MY]. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Human Rights Council | Please refer to the attached file. | Three years of widespread, systematic violence in Myanmar and the evidence against perpetrators is mounting | Geneva, 30 January 2024 — Three years ago, the Myanmar military overthrew the country's elected government. A host of serious international crimes followed, starting with the violent suppression of protests and arrests of those daring to speak out against the military regime. Thousands, including political opponents and journalists, have been detained without due process of law, and these detentions have…

Unicorn Riot (2024-01-31). Greece Marks 50th Anniversary of Polytechnic University Uprising Against Military Dictatorship. unicornriot.ninja

Wim Laven (2024-01-31). An Unwinnable Situation led to a Racist Electoral College. counterpunch.org In life people face many moral dilemmas. The challenge of making choices when different values are in competition is not easy. It is easy to imagine this happening between parents in living rooms after children have gone to bed; one says, "we should invest in Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Northrop Grumman because war is a

WSWS (2024-01-31). "Invasion Day" protests oppose oppression of indigenous Australians, genocide in Gaza. wsws.org While the mass turnout reflected a developing political radicalisation, including over the genocide in Gaza, the perspective put forward by speakers and organisers was a bankrupt orientation to the powers-that-be who are responsible for the historic war crimes.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Sri Lankan government refuses to protect migrant workers who lose their jobs in Oman. wsws.org Intensified exploitation and job losses are hitting foreign workers in Oman, excacerbated by expanding war in the Middle East and Ukraine.

WSWS (2024-01-31). "Building the world party was Helen's goal in life, to which she made an indelible contribution" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Patrick Martin, a member of the US editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site and a member of the Workers League and Socialist Equality Party for 52 years, and Esther Galen, a member of the Workers League and Socialist Equality Party for 53 years.

WSWS (2024-01-31). US-backed Israeli war machine destroys last standing university in Gaza. wsws.org The Israel Defense Forces is obliterating the educational infrastructure in Gaza, while AFT President Weingarten, amid empty calls for a ceasefire, campaigns for the reelection of war criminal Biden and defends Israel's "right" to wage war against the Palestinians.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Canada backs Israel's crusade to dismantle UN Relief Agency for Palestinian Refugees. wsws.org The callous and inhumane decision to suspend funds for the agency is in keeping with Canadian imperialism's unflinching support for Israel's genocide against the Gaza population.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Harvard professor named to task force investigating allegations of antisemitism comes under right-wing attack for views on Israel. wsws.org The latest attack has centered around the appointment of Harvard professor Derek Penslar as co-chair in a task force at the university investigating allegations of antisemitism on campus.

WSWS (2024-01-31). GM profits exceed Wall Street's expectations. wsws.org The UAW's "stand up" strike had a negligible impact on the automaker which took in more fourth quarter profits compared to last year despite the strike.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Defunding UNRWA aimed at starving Palestinians to death and completing Israel's plans for ethnic cleansing. wsws.org Destroying UNRWA is an explicit goal of Israel's war on Gaza, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) mounting hundreds of attacks that have killed over 150 of UNRWA's staff and hundreds more civilians sheltering in its facilities.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Biden gives green light for retaliation against Iran. wsws.org US imperialism is rapidly and recklessly plunging the Middle East into a region-wide war that together with the US-NATO war against Russia in Ukraine threatens to engulf the world.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Nationwide protests in New Zealand against expanding Middle East war. wsws.org Protesters denounced the National Party-led government's support for Israel's genocide in Gaza and its decision to assist the US-led bombing of Yemen.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Mexico's June presidential race to be dominated by two right-wing candidates. wsws.org The two leading candidates for president, Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena Party and Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez of the opposition coalition, offer nothing to the Mexican working class.

WSWS (2024-01-31). Sydney worker death underlines failure of government safety regulators. wsws.org Submissions to an inquiry into SafeWork NSW show "dozens of regulatory failures," some resulting in serious injuries and deaths in multiple industries.

WSWS (2024-01-31). UPS announces 12,000 layoffs as corporate job cutting accelerates. wsws.org While the announced layoffs are supposedly limited to management staff, the company also eliminated yet another sort shift Tuesday at one of its hubs.

Xinhua (2024-01-31). Venezuelan government reiterates commitment to dialogue, calls on opposition to respect agreements. pressenza.com Héctor Rodríguez, a member of the Bolivarian government's delegation to the dialogue, reiterated today the commitment to the debate and requested the opposition to respect the agreements signed last year in Barbados."We once again maintain our position: we remain open to dialogue, we remain seated at the dialogue table," Rodríguez said during a press conference in Caracas. | "We extend our hands, as we have done, to maintain the dialogue, to maintain the debate, to maintain the discussion," he insisted. | The governor of the central state of Miranda made it clear that the government has complied with everything a…

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yenisafak (2024-01-31). Irak Hizbullah'ƒ±ndan dikkat àßeken karar: Askƒ±ya aldƒ±lar. yenisafak.com Irak'taki ƒ∞ran yanlƒ±sƒ± silahlƒ± ≈ûii gruplarƒ± àßatƒ±sƒ± altƒ±nda toplayan Kataib Hizbullah'ƒ±n (Hizbullah Tugaylarƒ±) Genel Sekreteri Ebu Hàºseyin el-Himeydavi yazƒ±lƒ± aà߃±klama yaptƒ±. | Aà߃±klamada, Hizbullah Tugaylarƒ±'nƒ±n hiàßbir tarafƒ±n màºdahalesi olmadan Gazze ≈ûeridi'ndeki Filistinlilere destek kararƒ± alƒ&plusm…

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yenisafak (2024-01-31). MTV à∂demelerinin ilk taksitinde son gàºn. yenisafak.com 2024 yƒ±lƒ±na ait Motorlu Ta≈üƒ±tlar Vergisi'nin birinci taksit à∂deme dà∂nemi 1 Ocak'ta ba≈üladƒ±. Milyonlarca araàß sahibini ilgilendiren à∂deme sàºreci ocak ayƒ± sonunda tamamlanacak. | Motorlu ta≈üƒ±tlar vergisi yƒ±lda iki kez à∂deniyor. Ocak ve temmuz aylarƒ± olmak àºzere 2 e≈üit taksite bà∂làºnàºyor. | MTV à∂demeleri internetten yapƒ±labiliyor: | Bu yƒ±la ait MTV'nin ilk taksit à&par…

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yenisafak (2024-01-31). Ticaret Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ± harekete geàßti: 358 làºks aracƒ±n ithalatƒ±nda 'sahte fatura' usulsàºzl຃üຠortaya à߃±karƒ±ldƒ±! 530 milyon lira deƒüerinde. yenisafak.com Bakanlƒ±ktan yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamaya gà∂re, paralel ithalat (grey market) yoluyla yapƒ±lan làºks araàß ithalatlarƒ±nda, piyasada haksƒ±z ticari avantaj elde etmek amacƒ±yla geràßeƒüe aykƒ±rƒ± belgelerle gàºmràºk vergileri kƒ±smen veya tamamen à∂denmeksizin i≈ülem yapan firmalara yà∂nelik Ticaret Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±nca yàºràºtàºlen inceleme ve soru≈üturmalar devam ediyor.Bu à&sz…

yenisafak (2024-01-31). Doƒüu Ekspresi kaza yaptƒ±: Demiryolu ula≈üƒ±ma kapandƒ±. yenisafak.com Kayseri'nin Kocasinan ilàßesinde Doƒüu Ekspresi treninin hafif ticari araca àßarpmasƒ± sonucu demiryolu 1 saat ula≈üƒ±ma kapandƒ±. | Edinilen bilgiye gà∂re, ilàßeye baƒülƒ± Cƒ±rgalan Mahallesi'nde bulunan hemzemin geàßitte meydana gelen kazada Z.K (49) idaresindeki 38 LA 077 plakalƒ± hafif ticari araàß, iddiaya gà∂re bariyerler kapanmak àºzereyken kar≈üƒ±ya geàßmek istedi. Bu sƒ±rada Kayseri istikametinden Sivas istikametine gi…

yenisafak (2024-01-31). ƒ∞stanbul dà∂kàºlàºyor: Ana isale hattƒ± patladƒ± ≈üehrin merkezinde trafik durdurdu. yenisafak.com Be≈üikta≈ü Ortakà∂y'de saat 03.00 sƒ±ralarƒ±nda Muallim Naci Caddesi àºzerinde ana isale hattƒ± patladƒ±. Belediye ekipleri bunun àºzerine àßalƒ±≈üma ba≈ülattƒ±. | àáalƒ±≈ümalar nedeniyle trafik Be≈üikta≈ü istikametine geàßici olarak durduruldu. | Su borusunun patlamasƒ± nedeniyle bazƒ± i≈ü yerlerine su ve kum ile doldu. | Bà∂lgede ekiplerin àßalƒ±≈üm…

yenisafak (2024-01-31). ƒ∞stanbul merkezli 'Kafes-33' operasyonu: Ahmet Sà∂ylemez'in eleba≈üƒ± olduƒüu àßete àßà∂kertildi. yenisafak.com ƒ∞àßi≈üleri Bakanƒ± Ali Yerlikaya, sosyal medya hesabƒ±ndan yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± aà߃±klamada organize suàß à∂rgàºtleriyle sonuna kadar màºcadele edileceƒüini vurgulayarak, "ƒ∞stanbul merkezli Ankara, Diyarbakƒ±r ve Mersin'de e≈ü zamanlƒ± olarak geràßekle≈ütirilen 'Kafes-33' operasyonlarƒ±nda eleba≈üƒ±lƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± Ahmet Sà∂ylemez'in yaptƒ&pl…

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yenisafak (2024-01-31). NASA fƒ±rlattƒ±: 4 ton gà∂nderdi. yenisafak.com ABD Havacƒ±lƒ±k ve Uzay Ajansƒ± (NASA), Uluslararasƒ± Uzay ƒ∞stasyonu'na yakla≈üƒ±k 4 tonluk kargo gà∂nderdi. ƒ∞àßerisinde bilimsel ara≈ütƒ±rmalar iàßin araàß-gereàß, màºrettebat iàßin malzeme ve erzak bulunan kargoyu ta≈üƒ±yan Northrop Grumman'a ait NG-20 Cygnus robotik ikmal uzay aracƒ±, SpaceX'in Falcon 9 roketi ile ABD'nin Florida eyaletindeki Cape Canaveral Uzay Kuvvetleri ƒ∞stasyonu'ndan ba≈üar&fno…

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-01-31). Because it does not want witnesses to its crimes Israel methodically kills journalists it cannot silence! cadtm.org

albawaba (2024-02-01). Mark Zuckerberg's wealth soars making him 5th richest person globally. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The fortune of Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, saw a significant increase in 2023, with an addition of $84 billion. This propelled him to become the fifth richest person in the world, with a total net worth of $139.1 billion, according to Forbes' real-time billionaire list.Despite the challenges of the past year, this surge, estimated at around $9.6 million per hour or nearly $230.6 million per day, reflects the recovery of Meta's stock, approaching its all-time high. This reinforces investors' confidence in the company's long-term vision, transforming Facebook into more than just a social media platform.

albawaba (2024-02-01). Is Justin Bieber returning to music?>. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Rumors are circulating social media platforms about Justin Bieber potentially making a return to the music scene after sharing an Instagram post that got his fans' hopes up. The Canadian singer is best known for songs including "Sorry", "STAY" and "Ghost" which garnered billions of views on Spotify with "STAY" coming on top with nearly three billion streams!

albawaba (2024-02-01). Tima Shomali shares AlRawabi School for Girls season 2 trailer. albawaba.com

albawaba (2024-02-01). Best days and time for Hijama in February 2024. albawaba.com ALBAWABA Hijama, also known as cupping therapy, is an ancient practice that involves creating a vacuum on the skin's surface using cups to stimulate blood flow and promote healing. While there isn't a universally agreed-upon "best" day or time for hijama, some practitioners and traditions suggest specific preferences based on cultural or religious beliefs.Best days and time for hijama in February 2024: Islamic Traditions: | In Islamic traditions, it is believed that certain days of the week and times of the month hold special significance for hijama. The Sunnah (traditions of Prophet Muhammad, peac…

albawaba (2024-02-01). Fireworks factory blast kills 2 in Philippine. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – An explosion in a fireworks factory in the Philippines killed two people and left at least five others wounded, AFP reported citing local authorities on Thursday.The factory, which is located near the Philippine capital, triggered a massive fire and a cloud of black smoke seen rising in the sky.Authorities revealed that an explosion report was made at a factory near Cabuyao city, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) south of Manila.According to the Philippine government, the blaze has left many victims with severe burns.#Philippines albawaba (2024-02-01). Germany to provide Ukraine with $7.6b worth of weapons. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – German Chancellor urged on Thursday European Union countries to increase their arms deliveries to Ukraine amid the war with Russia, which began on Feb. 24, 2022. | ‚Ä® | Olaf Scholz told reporters in Brussels ahead of an extraordinary EU summit, complained that the military weapons sent to Ukraine are not enough to fight Russia.He maintained that military pledges by EU countries have been "far from being enough," while Ukraine is in desperate need to get more advanced weapons. | ‚Ä® | "The discussion must start immediately because we know that what has been planned so far,…

albawaba (2024-02-01). Man City to battle Real Madrid over Bayern's Alphonso Davies. albawaba.com Manchester City and Real Madrid are ready to battle it out for Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies, as reported by Fichajes.The Canada international is a proven left-back and has went on to become one of Bayern's top players since his breakthrough in the 2019/20 season.He has made 26 appearances for the Bundesliga giants this term with one goal and three assists to his name.Real and City have taken notice of the 23-year-old and are both planning to bid for his services in the coming months.Davies is tied to Bayern Munich until the summer of 2025. However, the Madrid-based club may have an edge in the race over Cit…

CADTM, Eric Toussaint (2024-02-01). Éric Toussaint argues in favour of a law against vulture funds at the French National Assembly. cadtm.org

Editor (2024-02-01). Advocates Say Nashville's "Cop City" is an Escalation in Militarized Policing. scheerpost.com

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EDWIN (2024-02-01). SIU authorised to investigate ECRDA. sanews.gov.za SIU authorised to investigate ECRDA | President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed Proclamation R147 of 2024 authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in the affairs of the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA). | The SIU is also authorised to recover any financial losses suffered by the State and ECDRA. | "Proclamation R147 of 2024 authorises the SIU to probe the procurement and/or contracting for goods, works or services concerning a tender for the planning and design of the Marine Tilapia Industry Incubator Project within the Mbhashe Local Municipa…

GABIK (2024-02-01). Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong. sanews.gov.za Nzimande pays tribute to Professor Mokgokong | Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, has hailed the late Professor Mochichi Samuel Mokgokong, as one of our country's most decorated academics and scholars. | Nzimande joined the nation and the academic fraternity in mourning the passing of Mokgokong, who passed away last week following a battle with cancer.
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mondoweiss.net (2024-02-01). The shocking inhumanity of Israel's crimes in Gaza. mondoweiss.net Survivors of Israel's ground invasion in northern Gaza tell chilling stories of kidnappings, torture, and the rampant use of civilians as bait and human shields.

NEOB (2024-02-01). SIU to probe Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency affairs. sanews.gov.za SIU to probe Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency affairs | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is expected to investigate allegations of serious maladministration at the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA). | This after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation authorising the unit to delve into the affairs of the agency. | SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago said the unit will also look to recover any financial losses that the state may have incurred. | "Proclamation R147 of 2024 authorises the SIU to probe the procurement and/or contracting for goods, works or services concerning a tender for th…

unitedEditor (2024-02-01). Approval for Sweden's NATO membership, President Raisi's visit to Türkiye, National Security Council's press release on the Montreux Convention. uwidata.com Last week in Türkiye, vote on Sweden's NATO membership in the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) was at the top agenda. The visit of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi was another important event. The announcement by the National Security Council (MGK) regarding the Montreux Convention, related to the insistence of the US/UK on entering the Black …

Mary Annette Pember (2024-01-31). Boarding Schools Played a Key Role in Spreading Disease in Native Populations. truthout.org George Little Wound was gravely ill when he was sent home to Pine Ridge from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1889, just three years after arriving at the notorious boarding school. Little Wound, the son of Chief Little Wound, was among a group of three Pine Ridge students shipped home together with what the school physician described as "incipient consumption" and "scrofula… |

nosihle (2024-01-31). SA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement. sanews.gov.za SA sends first shipment under AfCFTA agreement | The implementation of the preferential trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become a reality with South Africa sending its first shipment of products to other countries trading under the agreement. | South Africa is the first among the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member states, which consists of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland, to practically realise the AfCFTA Agreement. | "For South Africa, as with many other African countries, the start of preferential trade will create great opportunities for growt…

Protection Cluster (2024-01-31). Yemen – Women Protection AOR Response Analysis (December 2023). reliefweb.int Country: Yemen | Sources: Protection Cluster, United Nations Population Fund | Please refer to the attached Infographic.

Protection Cluster (2024-01-31). Yemen – Women Protection AOR Response Analysis, Jan – Dec 2023. reliefweb.int Country: Yemen | Sources: Protection Cluster, United Nations Population Fund | Please refer to the attached Infographic.

Scott Ritter (2024-01-31). Scott Ritter: War with Iran is Coming and the U.S. will LOSE. thealtworld.com Former US Marine Corps Officer and UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter reacts to the US base attack on the Jordan/Syrian border and how Biden administration threats are increasing the risk of war with Iran, a war that he claims cannot be won. This video breaks it all down.

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-31). Bernie Sanders Calls for US and Others to Restore UNRWA Funding. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling on the U.S. and international community to restore their funding to Palestine's primary aid agency after more than a dozen countries and the European Union announced that they were suspending funds over the past week. In a statement released Tuesday, Sanders called for Israeli officials' allegations against employees in the UN Relief and Works Agency for… |

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-31). Fossil Fuel Industry Knew About Impending Climate Crisis as Early as 1954. truthout.org For at least 70 years, the fossil fuel industry has been aware of — and, in fact, funded — research showing that their products would cause climate crises and global warming, newly uncovered documents have revealed. Between 1954 and 1956, a coalition containing fossil fuel and automobile industry leaders funded research for environmental researcher Charles Keeling at the California Institute of… |

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-31). Tlaib: Meta's Taxes Would Drop From 25 Percent to -2 Percent Under New Tax Bill. truthout.org Progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has announced that she is opposed to the bipartisan tax bill currently moving through Congress that would hand major tax cuts to corporations and the rich while giving marginal benefits to working families via a partial revival of the expanded child tax credit. Leaders in Congress are working on a bill that would revive the pandemic-spurred child tax… |

Staff (2024-01-31). No to the silencing of Palestinian voices in Basel, Switzerland! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network rejects and denounces the racist campaign of intimidation and criminalization being waged in Switzerland against Samidoun, our Europe coordinator Mohammed Khatib and the Palestinian resistance and liberation movement as a whole. This racist campaign of intimidation is taking place while the Zionist regime in occupied Palestine is carrying out a …

Syria Recovery Trust Fund (2024-01-31). Syria: Denmark Announces a New Contribution of EUR 2.41 Million to the SRTF. reliefweb.int Countries: Denmark, Syrian Arab Republic | Source: Syria Recovery Trust Fund | Amman — Wednesday, 31 January 2024– The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) announced receiving a contribution worth DKK 18 million (around EUR 2.41 million) made by the Kingdom of Denmark today. This is Denmark's ninth contribution to the SRTF, which brings its total since the Fund's inception in 2013 to EUR 24.31 million. | The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Lars Là∏kke Rasmussen, commented on the news: "With this latest contribution to the SRTF, Denmark once again reaffirms its commitment to reducing the suffering of…

Syrians for Truth, Justice (2024-01-31). Syria: Over 50 Children Recruited in AANES Areas in 2023 [EN/AR]. reliefweb.int Country: Syrian Arab Republic | Source: Syrians for Truth and Justice | Please refer to the attached files. | The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has not yet fulfilled its promise to end the recruitment and use of children in its areas. Both military and non-military entities licensed by AANES are still keeping dozens of children away from their families. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented over 52 cases of child recruitment in AANES areas throughout 2023. Of these cases, 29 involved minor males, while 23 involved minor females. The majority of cases occurred in Qamishli…

thecommunists (2024-01-31). Serbian communists denounce west-backed post-election violence. thecommunists.org Our party congratulates the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ) and the Union of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) on their recent success in Serbian elections. Despite discriminatory laws which aim to prevent real working-class representatives from electoral participation, the NKPJ was able to participate by including seven candidates on the Russian party's list. This …

UN Children's Fund (2024-01-31). Lebanon: UNICEF and the Beirut Governorate in partnership with the Government of the Netherlands commit to empower and protect street and working children in Beirut [EN/AR]. reliefweb.int Countries: Lebanon, Netherlands | Source: UN Children's Fund | Please refer to the attached file. | 31 January 2024 — Lebanon's unrelenting and overlapping crises are forcing a growing number of families to send their children to work in a desperate effort to survive the socio-economic crisis engulfing the country. Following the increase in the number of street and working children in Beirut, UNICEF, the Beirut municipality, public institutions and civil society organizations are collaborating through a local action plan to empower and protect street and working children through standardized and compl…

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (2024-01-31). Mauritania – Registered refugees and asylum seekers as of 1 January 2024. reliefweb.int Country: Mauritania | Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees | Please refer to the attached Map.

UN Human Rights Council (2024-01-31). oPt: Gaza: ICJ ruling offers hope for protection of civilians enduring apocalyptic conditions, say UN experts. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: UN Human Rights Council | GENEVA (31 January 2024) — The landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) offers the first concrete hope to protect civilians in Gaza enduring apocalyptic humanitarian conditions, destruction, mass killing, wounding and irreparable trauma, UN experts* said today. | "The ruling is a significant milestone in the decades-long struggle for justice by the Palestinian people," the experts said. | The ICJ found it plausible that Israel's acts could amount to genocide and issued six provisional measures, ordering Israel…

UN Secretary-General (2024-01-31). Secretary-General Underscores Urgency of Forging Path Towards Democratic Transition, Civilian Rule in Myanmar. reliefweb.int Country: Myanmar | Source: UN Secretary-General | SG/SM/22123 | The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: | Three years since the military overturned the democratically elected Government and arbitrarily detained its leaders on 1 February 2021, the crisis in Myanmar continues to deteriorate, with devastating impacts on civilians. On this sombre anniversary, the Secretary-General underscores the urgency of forging a path towards a democratic transition with a return to civilian rule. | The Secretary-General condemns all forms of violence and calls for t…

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-31). Bangladesh: Effective humanitarian responses require collaborative environmental management: The approach in Cox's Bazar. reliefweb.int Countries: Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Sources: US Agency for International Development, World Vision | Please refer to the attached file. | Mohamed Hilmi, Senior Coordinator and Technical Specialist for Shelter, Settlements, and DRR, InterAction | While humanitarian responses focus mostly on the emergency phase—like addressing lifesaving and immediate needs—addressing the impacts and risks of climate change is increasing in urgency. | To these ends, InterAction conducted climate research and consultations to understand how climate change and envir…

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-31). Madagascar: Humanitarian Snapshot – USAID/BHA in Southern Africa, Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. reliefweb.int Countries: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | REGIONAL PROFILE | Countries in Southern Africa continue to face conflict-induced displacement, food insecurity, the spread of disease, and numerous climatic shocks—including drought, floods, and tropical cyclones—that generate widespread humanitarian needs. In FY 2023, USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) provided more than $201 million to…

WaterAid (2024-01-31). Zambia: WaterAid warns of regional cholera epidemic as cases spread across Southern Africa. reliefweb.int

World Food Programme (2024-01-31). WFP Eswatini Country Brief, December 2023. reliefweb.int Country: Eswatini | Source: World Food Programme | Please refer to the attached file. | In Numbers | 23,800 mt of food assistance distributed in December 2023 | US$ 8.6 m six months (January – June 2024) net funding requirement | 24,324 people assisted in December 2023 | Operational Updates | Social safety nets | WFP provided a social safety net for 27,000 orphans and vulnerable children aged 2-6 at 873 Neighbourhood Care Points (NCPs) in Eswatini through access to food and other essential services. Due to funding constraints, WFP had to reduce the number of NCPs from 1,700 to 873. | Home-Grown School Feedi…

World Health Organization (2024-01-31). oPt: WHO Director-General's opening remarks on Gaza, the WHO Executive Board, trans fats and leprosy – 31 January 2024. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: World Health Organization | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. | First to Gaza, where WHO continues to face extreme challenges in supporting the health system and health workers. | As of today, over 100,000 Gazans are either dead, injured or missing and presumed dead. | WHO has faced great difficulty even to reach hospitals in southern Gaza. | Heavy fighting has been reported near hospitals in Khan Younis, severely impeding access to health facilities for patients, health workers and supplies. | During a UN mission on Monday, WHO delivered medical s…

Zane McNeill (2024-01-31). University of Michigan Faculty Call for College to Divest From Israeli Companies. truthout.org The University of Michigan (U-M) Faculty Senate Assembly passed a measure this week calling on university leadership to divest from companies that invest in Israel's genocide in Gaza. "Congratulations to all of the hardworking faculty members at the University of Michigan who made this historic victory possible," National Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP) said on social media. |

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