WorkWeek(2024-08-30). OSHA Whistleblowers & Hunters Point Shipyard Treasure Island Cover-up By Harris & SF Pols.indybay.org In this WorkWeek show on KPFA on February 14, 2024 WorkWeek's host Steve Zeltzer looks at the Hunters Point shipyard radioactive dump site cover-up and how San Francisco politicians including now presidential candidate Kamala Harris covered up the criminal fraud and massive $1 billion eco-fraud to supposedly clean up the shipyard. | He interview whistleblowers Federal OSHA lawyer and investigator Darrell Whitman, Air America whistleblower Michael Madry, Health expert Dr. Ray Tomkins, Dr. Ahimsa Sumchia and SF Bay View editor Mary Radcliff.
WSWS(2024-08-29). Australia: Tens of thousands of construction workers protest Labor government attack.wsws.org The mass attendance at the rallies, defying a campaign of threats, isolation and censorship, is an expression of considerable anger over Labor's anti-democratic attack on the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and the entire working class.
Maxime Duriez(2024-08-29). Egypt: Spate of free speech prosecutions.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), jointly with Human Rights Watch (HRW), denounces the repeated attacks on the freedom of expression in Egypt. Under the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, freedom of expression, including media freedom, has faced relentless attacks for years. Egypt regularly ranks among the countries with the most journalists in detention. Mainstream media are severely curtailed in Egypt, and the few remaining media websites face government (…) | – |
The Independent(2024-08-29). Telegram CEO Durov released on bail, but banned from leaving France.independent.co.ug PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua | Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released on Wednesday after paying a 5-million-euro (about 5.6 million U.S. dollars) bail, but he is required to report to the police twice a week, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced Wednesday night. Durov is officially placed …
newarab(2024-08-29). Iran: Two Revolutionary Guards killed in workshop 'gas leak'.newarab.com "Lieutenant Colonel Mokhtar Morshedi and Captain Mojtaba Nazari were martyred," Fars news agency reported, citing a statement from the Revolutionary Guards. | It said their death came after a "gas leak incident on Wednesday night" in a Guards' workshops in the central province…
Labor Video Project(2024-08-29). Apple Toxic Crimes, Santa Clara FAB and The EPA With Fired Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjà∏vik.indybay.org Apple has been poisoning workers and residents in Santa Clara and fired Ashley M. Gjà∏vik who is a former Apple seinor engineering program manager who was poisoned at her office which was atop a toxic site and lived next to an illegal Apple fabrication plant in Santa Clara.
WorkWeek(2024-08-29). OSHA Whistleblowers & Hunters Point Shipyard Treasure Island Cover-up By Harris & SF Pols.indybay.org In this WorkWeek show on KPFA on February 14, 2024 WorkWeek's host Steve Zeltzer looks at the Hunters Point shipyard radioactive dump site cover-up and how San Francisco politicians including now presidential candidate Kamala Harris covered up the criminal fraud and massive $1 billion eco-fraud to supposedly clean up the shipyard. | He interview whistleblowers Federal OSHA lawyer and investigator Darrell Whitman, Air America whistleblower Michael Madry, Health expert Dr. Ray Tomkins, Dr. Ahimsa Sumchia and SF Bay View editor Mary Radcliff.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: What are brain metastases?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over one million people in the U.S. are living with brain tumors, and more than 90,000 new diagnoses are made each year. Dr. Rich Byrne, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains how brain tumors are classified and what that means for treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MIR22gSrJGs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are dozens of types of…
guest author(2024-08-29). Southern Africa demands respect for sovereignty.workers.org The author is a former member of the Secretariat of the organization that led the liberation struggle of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and is a contributor to the newspaper Avante (organ of the Portuguese Communist Party), which published this article Aug. 22. Translation: John Catalinotto. The 44th Summit of the . . . |
Eduardo Garcia(2024-08-29). Nicanotes: Nicaragua: cooperation, not conspiracy.afgj.org By Fabrizio Casari [This article was first published in Spanish in El Digital 19 on August 17, 2024. It is translated here by Francisco Dominguez.] (Fabrizio Casari is an Italian journalist and political analyst.) The new law that will regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nicaragua, outlining the contours of their functions, is called…
John Kiriakou, Consortium News.(2024-08-29). The Slide Into Authoritarianism.popularresistance.org All of us who care about civil liberties, civil rights, human rights and freedom of the press have had a front-row seat lately to a slide toward what can only be described as authoritarianism. The governments of the U.S., U.K. and even Canada have been working hard, sometimes in a coordinated fashion, to silence dissenting voices. The governments' tactics have been heavy-handed, to say the least. | Most recently, journalist Richard Medhurst was arrested last week by British authorities. Richard, who is one of the loudest and most important voices in support of human rights for Palestinians, was arrested at Heathr…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: 4 ideas for avoiding the 'freshman 15'.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The term "freshman 15" often refers to weight gain by students during their first year in college. Many times, it's their first time away from home and their normal routines. Dr. Denise Millstine, a Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician, shares daily goals for every freshman. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/lmgMMXCzdiY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. In…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can injectable weight-loss drugs improve heart health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Injectable weight-loss medications called semaglutides are helping people with obesity by reducing appetite. But could these drugs also be the next breakthrough in keeping your heart healthy? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Wegovy, a brand name of semaglutide, as a secondary prevention medication to reduce risk of serious heart problems. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GSjhQHXVrnA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing head…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: Building a back-to-school routine.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of a new school year can be a shock if young children, teenagers, parents or caregivers have not come up with a routine. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a Mayo Clinic child psychologist, offers some tips for getting into a back-to-school routine. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NcCbjDivMCY Journalists: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-29). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
newarab(2024-08-28). Most Israelis want online censorship of Gaza war victims: poll.newarab.com Gaza war, including the impact on the enclave's civilian population, a study by a US-based research centre has shown. | A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center published on Monday showed that a staggering 59 percent of Israelis support censoring any display of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the nearly 11-month onslaught on Gaza, compared to 30 percent of those who do not. | Widespread support among ordinary Israelis for silencing Palestinian voices coincides with inflammatory statements from some Israeli leaders,
John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead(2024-08-28). Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users.dissidentvoice.org Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing "disapproved" views about the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg's confession comes in the wake of a series of court rulings that turn a blind eye to the government's technofascism. In a 2-1 decision in Children's …
Rhoda Wilson(2024-08-28). Free speech is in trouble on both sides of the Atlantic.expose-news.com In June, the US Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision that barred the US government and its agencies from coordinating with social media to censor and suppress views that don't follow …
Dave DeCamp(2024-08-28). French Authorities Issue Preliminary Charges Against Telegram CEO.news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, French judicial authorities indicted Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on six preliminary charges relating to illicit activity on the messaging app. The case against Durov has sparked a global backlash since charging the head of a tech platform for the activity of its users has chilling implications for free speech. One of the preliminary …
ecns.cn(2024-08-28). Macron says Telegram CEO arrest not political.ecns.cn French President Emmanuel Macron said the arrest of Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was part of an ongoing judicial investigation rather than a political move after the French action triggered a heated debate about free speech and protests from Russia.
WSWS(2024-08-28). RMT union General Secretary Mick Lynch: The Labour government's toady-in-chief.wsws.org The RMT leader has disappeared into closed door meetings with different departments of the incoming Labour government, just as Starmer has announced his intention to impose more than £20 billion in austerity measures in its upcoming budget while declaring that things will be "painful" for years to come.
Alina Ramos Martin(2024-08-28). Djibouti denouncee US economic blockade against Cuba.plenglish.com Djibouti, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Presidency of Djibouti, Mohamed Abdillahi Wais, denounced the policy of economic, commercial and financial blockade implemented by the United States against Cuba and the Caribbean island's inclusion on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-08-28). Guardian's Zionist Gatekeeper Rewrites Holocaust History.libya360.wordpress.com Tony Greenstein The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World, by Jonathan Freedland, John Murray (paperback edition, 2023) Jonathan Freedland is a senior journalist at British newspaper The Guardian as well as a columnist for the Jewish Chronicle. He is the latter's figleaf liberal Zionist. It was therefore a surprise that Freedland should…
newarab(2024-08-28). Most Israelis want online censorship of Gaza war victims: poll.newarab.com Gaza war, including the impact on the enclave's civilian population, a study by a US-based research centre has shown. | A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center published on Monday showed that a staggering 59 percent of Israelis support censoring any display of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the nearly 11-month onslaught on Gaza, compared to 30 percent of those who do not. | Widespread support among ordinary Israelis for silencing Palestinian voices coincides with inflammatory statements from some Israeli leaders,
newarab(2024-08-28). Most Israelis want online censorship of Gaza war victims: poll.newarab.com A majority of Israelis want to censor all online content on the A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center published on Monday showed that a staggering 59 percent of Israelis support censoring any display of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the nearly 11-month onslaught on Gaza, compared to 30 percent of those who do not. | Widespread support among ordinary Israelis for silencing Palestinian voices coincides with inflammatory s…
John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead(2024-08-28). Technofascism: The Government Pressured Tech Companies to Censor Users.dissidentvoice.org Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing "disapproved" views about the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg's confession comes in the wake of a series of court rulings that turn a blind eye to the government's technofascism. In a 2-1 decision in Children's …
Rhoda Wilson(2024-08-28). Free speech is in trouble on both sides of the Atlantic.expose-news.com In June, the US Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision that barred the US government and its agencies from coordinating with social media to censor and suppress views that don't follow …
UMMID(2024-08-28). France arrests Telegram founder – Reactions.ummid.com In a mover described as West's double standard, French Police Saturday August 24, 2024 arrested Telegram Founder Pavel Durov for refusing to censor his popular social media platform.
ecns.cn(2024-08-28). Macron says Telegram CEO arrest not political.ecns.cn French President Emmanuel Macron said the arrest of Russian-born Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was part of an ongoing judicial investigation rather than a political move after the French action triggered a heated debate about free speech and protests from Russia.
Staff(2024-08-28). Colleges reopen amid nation-wide escalation of attack on free speech.defenddemocracy.press Originally published: World Socialist Web Site (WSWS) on August 23, 2024 by Josh Andrews (more by World Socialist Web Site (WSWS)) (Posted Aug 26, 2024) University and college students are returning to campus amidst a fall offensive launched against free speech. The ruling class is determined to put students "in their place" after they have …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What are brain metastases?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Over one million people in the U.S. are living with brain tumors, and more than 90,000 new diagnoses are made each year. Dr. Rich Byrne, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains how brain tumors are classified and what that means for treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/MIR22gSrJGs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are dozens of types of…
ecns.cn(2024-08-28). CPC leadership reviews measures on western region's development.ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review policies and measures to open up a new vista in the large-scale development of China's western region. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, chaired the meeting.
Alina Ramos Martin(2024-08-28). Djibouti denouncee US economic blockade against Cuba.plenglish.com Djibouti, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of the Presidency of Djibouti, Mohamed Abdillahi Wais, denounced the policy of economic, commercial and financial blockade implemented by the United States against Cuba and the Caribbean island's inclusion on the list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-28). Djibouti denunció bloqueo económico de Estados Unidos contra Cuba.radiohc.cu Djibouti, 28 ago (RHC) El secretario general de la Presidencia de Djibouti, Mohamed Abdillahi Wais, denunció hoy la política de bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero aplicada por Estados Unidos contra Cuba y su inclusión en la lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: 4 ideas for avoiding the 'freshman 15'.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The term "freshman 15" often refers to weight gain by students during their first year in college. Many times, it's their first time away from home and their normal routines. Dr. Denise Millstine, a Mayo Clinic internal medicine physician, shares daily goals for every freshman. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/lmgMMXCzdiY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. In…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: What new college students should know about bacterial meningitis.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As students head off to college, close quarters in new spaces could put them at risk for contagious illnesses, including bacterial meningitis. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, explains the common ways meningitis spreads and the best way to prevent an infection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/5HxjZAL8L3Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Managing migraines in the summer.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Severe weather conditions are enough to give anyone a headache, but temperature fluctuations are even more problematic for migraine sufferers. Dr. Rashmi Halker Singh, a Mayo Clinic neurologist, says the weather can trigger some migraine patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/M3rfDADYFEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. For some people, migraines are debilitating. The intense, throbbing head…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Building a back-to-school routine.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For many kids, summer is a time to stay up late, sleep in and hang out with friends. Waking up for that first day of a new school year can be a shock if young children, teenagers, parents or caregivers have not come up with a routine. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Whiteside, a Mayo Clinic child psychologist, offers some tips for getting into a back-to-school routine. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/NcCbjDivMCY Journalists: …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Why diverse organ donors are needed.newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month. It's a time of celebrating organ donation and educating people about transplantation by encouraging donor registration and promoting healthy living. Dr. Shennen Mao, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says having a diverse pool of organ donors will help serve a growing wait list of those in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=enImQP2yYEs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 07) is in the downloads at the end of…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic(2024-08-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can injectable weight-loss drugs improve heart health?newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Injectable weight-loss medications called semaglutides are helping people with obesity by reducing appetite. But could these drugs also be the next breakthrough in keeping your heart healthy? The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Wegovy, a brand name of semaglutide, as a secondary prevention medication to reduce risk of serious heart problems. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/GSjhQHXVrnA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: …
Melvin Goodman(2024-08-28). Harris and the Need for Diplomacy.counterpunch.org There is no sign of Harris's positions on Biden's policy choices that would suggest strong differences or alternative approaches to change the direction of U.S. policy. Harris at this point cannot deviate from President Biden's key positions on sensitive issues, although Vice President Hubert Humphrey probably lost the election in 1968 to Richard Nixon because of a belated critique on U.S. policy in Vietnam. Biden's unwavering support for Israel could ultimately hurt Harris in key states such as Michigan.
hindustantimes(2024-08-27). Hezbollah's First Attack Since 300-Rocket Barrage; Assault Drone 'Directly' Hits North Israel Target.hindustantimes.com Hezbollah on August 26 claimed to have struck Israel with an assault drone, Al Jazeera reported. The Lebanese militant group said to "directly hit" a surveillance equipment in Ramyah site in northern Israel. This is the first reported Hezbollah attack on Israel since the August 25 mega attack in which the Iran-backed group fired over 300 rockets and drones. Watch this video for more information.
Ret Admiral Cem Gàºrdeniz(2024-08-27). Declining U.S Hegemon and Rising Geopolitical Tension.globalresearch.ca Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, one of the leading neocon architects of the Greater Middle East and North Africa Project launched by the US after September 11, 2001, wrote a propaganda article titled "The Perils of Isolationism"…
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-27). Jack Smith demands appeals court restore Trump's stolen documents trial.peoplesworld.org ATLANTA—Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the federal appeals court in Atlanta to put the trial of Donald Trump for stealing classified documents from the White House and taking them to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida back on track. If Smith wins his demand—and there's a good chance he will—the judges in the …
Al-Ittihad(2024-08-27). Israeli police shut down Communist Party HQ to disrupt anti-war activities.peoplesworld.org HAIFA, Israel—The Israeli police and Netanyahu's Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attacked the Israeli Communist Party, closing its headquarters in the city of Haifa to stop the party from organizing anti-war and anti-genocide activities. The police summoned Reem Hazan, secretary of the party's Haifa region, for a second time Monday afternoon and interrogated her about …
David Bonner(2024-08-27). Revealed: RFK, Jr's Best Dope Stories.counterpunch.org RFK Jr. used to shoot heroin with Keith Richards, which I guess is about as cool as shooting heroin gets. Despite his experience with needles, "Bobby" (as his friends call him) gets a lot of grief from Democrats, medical experts, and his family for being an antivaxx conspiracy monger. Bobby's druggie past is no secret—his
Staff(2024-08-27). We Targeted the Depth of Occupied Territories: Sayyed Nasrallah.orinocotribune.com Hezbollah's secretary-general codenamed today's response to the Israeli aggression on Beirut's Southern Suburb and the martyrdom of leader Fouad Shokor "Operation Arbaeen" | The primary targets of today's operation—launched in response to the assassination of martyred Commander Fouad Shokor—were the central Glilot base of Israeli military intelligence Aman, incorporating the central hub of Unit 8200, located near Tel Aviv, and the Ein Shemer airbase, confirmed Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. | Dubbing the response Operation Arbaeen in a speech today, Sayyed Nasrallah reflected on…
Staff(2024-08-27). Is secularism an obiter dictum.muslimmirror.com By Najmuddin Ahmad Farooqi The declining secularism and the secular values are no more a secret now€î Over a decade ago there used to be a covert attempt to redefining secularism€î After coming back to power in 2014 with a strong mandate BJP, the Hindu nationalist party pretend all along promoting cultural nationalism, de facto …
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-08-27). Kursk Gambit: The Samson Option.libya360.wordpress.com Sputnik Ukraine's attempts to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant and "the fact that hostilities are taking place a few kilometers from the nuclear power plant raises great concern," International Atomic Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said after visiting the facility on Tuesday. Dr. Chris Busby, a renowned physical chemist, scientific secretary of the European…
Editor(2024-08-27). NATO, nukes and a New Cold War.mronline.org We are pleased to republish below a series of three articles by Kenny Coyle analysing the new Labour government's foreign policy, in particular the "progressive realism" espoused by Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
aljazeera.com (2024-08-27). UN aid operations halt in Gaza after Israeli evacuation orders: Official A top UN official tells reporters the repeated evacuation orders have upended the organisation's aid operations. | The United Nations has been forced to halt its aid operations in Gaza due to Israel's new evacuation orders for Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, a senior UN official says. | Briefing journalists on Monday at UN headquarters in New York, the official said: "We're unable to deliver today with the conditions that we're in."
Staff(2024-08-27). Jailed Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj honoured with human rights journalism award.muslimmirror.com SRINAGAR : Jailed Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj, who is currently incarcerated under draconian charges, has been honored with the Human Rights and Religious Freedom Journalism Award for 2024. Mehraj, who won in the Best Video Story category for his impactful work on the heroin epidemic in Kashmir, shared the award with Akanksha Saxena and Khalid …
Imran Mulla(2024-08-27). Motaz Azaiza takes the stage at Massive Attack concert.middleeasteye.net Motaz Azaiza takes the stage at Massive Attack concert | The Palestinian photojournalist spoke to a crowd of over 30,000 about Gaza at the hotly anticipated show | | Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins pro-Palestinian supporters preparing to march through central London, on 18 M…
Martha Ríos(2024-08-25). Presidente de Cuba felicita a Frei Betto por su cumpleaños 80 (+X y Foto).radiohc.cu La Habana, 25 ago (Red Web) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel envió este domingo una felicitación al reconocido escritor y teólogo brasileño, Frei Betto por su cumpleaños 80.
Kate Horgan(2024-08-22). Harris-Walz and the politics of gender and race.projectcensored.org By: Allison Butler and Paulina Ortiz-Orive Upon the announcement of Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, as Kamala Harris's Vice Presidential running mate, the internet went wild. It did not take long for the Trump campaign to latch onto the lunatic left insults, calling Walz Tampon Tim. Conservative commentator Liz Wheeler…
Derrick Broze(2024-08-22). Long-Delayed U.S. Government Report Finally Released, Concludes Fluoride Lowers IQ in Children.thelastamericanvagabond.com The final version of the report confirms what previous draft versions have concluded — fluoride exposure is associated with lower IQ in children. The long-delayed and censored final report from the U.S. National Toxicology Program has found "moderate confidence" that fluoride exposure is "consistently associated with lower IQ in children". The NTP report has been
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-22). Cuba reports no smallpox cases.plenglish.com Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The national director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Public Health Ministry, Dr. Francisco Duran, informed today that the country is not currently registering cases of smallpox (MPOX), but is maintaining surveillance.
noemail(2024-08-22). AIIMS Delhi Enhances Security Amid Protests, Installs AI-Based Surveillance.devdiscourse.com AIIMS Delhi has announced a comprehensive security audit in response to a wave of doctor protests demanding workplace safety. This follows the tragic rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. AIIMS' spokesperson, Dr. Rima Dada, stated that Director M Srinivas assured enhanced security measures, forming two committees to address immediate concerns and conduct an internal security review.
Lisa Song, ProPublica.(2024-08-22). When Is 'Recyclable' Not Really Recyclable?popularresistance.org Is there anything more pathetic than a used plastic bag? | They rip and tear. They float away in the slightest breeze. Left in the wild, their mangled remains entangle birds and choke sea turtles that mistake them for edible jellyfish. It takes 1,000 years for the bags to disintegrate, shedding hormone-disrupting chemicals as they do. And that outcome is all but inevitable, because no system exists to routinely recycle them. It's no wonder some states have banned them and stores give discounts to customers with reusable bags. | But the plastics industry is working to make the public feel OK about using them again…
Robert Inlakesh(2024-08-22). Israel's Secret Scheme to Skirt US Laws and Influence American Politics.mintpressnews.com Leaked documents have revealed that Israeli government officials, along with Zionist lobby groups, actively sought legal advice to circumvent U.S. regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in their efforts to influence American elections and push anti-constitutional legislation. | According to a joint
Staff(2024-08-22). Israel's Secret Scheme to Skirt US Laws and Influence American Politics.mintpressnews.com Leaked documents have revealed that Israeli government officials, along with Zionist lobby groups, actively sought legal advice to circumvent U.S. regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in their efforts to influence American elections and push anti-constitutional legislation. According to a joint investigation by The Guardian, Lee Fang, and Jack Poulson, Israel consulted with …
Joshua Frank(2024-08-22). Of Leaks and Lies: A Looming Nuclear Catastrophe Threatens the Pacific Northwest.counterpunch.org Last week, the Department of Energy, which oversees the aging nuclear site in Hanford, Washington, reported that a tank containing high-level radioactive waste was leaking. This is currently the third tank we know of that's releasing deadly nuclear waste into the soil above the groundwater that feeds the nearby Columbia River. This is not a new problem for Hanford, which has 177 of these huge underground tanks that contain 55 million gallons of radioactive leftovers from the US's nuclear weapons operation. These waste tanks were only supposed to hold up twenty-thirty years, and we're now going on six decades. Bel…
Tomasz Konicz(2024-08-22). Crisis Beyond the Bubble.indybay.org The speculative air is slowly leaking out of the global valorization machine — but hardly anyone seems to have noticed. At the beginning of 2024, the World Bank warned of a "lost decade," the worst economic performance in more than 30 years. Without a "major course correction," the 2020s will go down as a "decade of missed opportunities,"
Imran Mulla(2024-08-22). Exclusive: British Tory peer backs Imran Khan for Oxford chancellor.middleeasteye.net Exclusive: British Tory peer backs Imran Khan for Oxford chancellor | Lord Daniel Hannan described Khan as a 'towering figure' in sport, philanthropy and politics | | Imran Khan is serving 10 years in jail after being found guilty of leaking state secrets (AFP) | Conservative peer Lord Dan…
Akela Lacy(2024-08-22). The NYPD Is Illegally Leaking Sealed Records About Children to Tabloids.theintercept.com Last spring, New York City police officers stopped a 19-year-old on the subway during her commute. She was eligible for a free transfer from the bus to the subway, but the transfer failed to register at the turnstile, so she and a friend entered through the platform emergency exit door. | Police stopped them, took their names, and let her friend go. Officers told the 19-year-old she had a prior arrest — from 2018, when she was in her early teens — and began to question her. | The cops should not have known about that past arrest. A New York state law protects juvenile records in cases without any f…
David Daoud(2024-08-22). Why a cease-fire deal with Hezbollah now is bad for Israel.haaretz.com Linking the achievement of truces in Gaza and Lebanon, as international mediators hope to do, would hand the eliminationist Hezbollah a propaganda victory, with dangerous repercussions for Israel's deterrence and defense…
Staff(2024-08-22). The Lies I Believed: Uncovering the Reality of U.S. Imperialism with Josephine Guilbeau.youtube.com In this segment from our episode of State of Play with Greg J Stoker, we are joined by Josephine Guilbeau, a former U.S. Military intelligence officer, to discuss her eye-opening journey of deconstructing the propaganda she encountered throughout her military career. Josephine shares her experiences from combat deployments in Afghanistan and her subsequent realization of …
MEE staff(2024-08-22). Blinken 'sentenced ceasefire talks to death' with Hamas, Netanyahu remarks.middleeasteye.net Blinken 'sentenced ceasefire talks to death' with Hamas, Netanyahu remarks | Israeli sources tell local media that comments by US Secretary of State were a 'gift' to Netanyahu guaranteeing failure of negotiations | | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters on the tarmac in Doha on…
Julia Conley(2024-08-22). Arkansas Supreme Court Disqualifies Abortion Amendment From November Ballot.truthout.org Abortion rights defenders in Arkansas said Thursday it was "a dark day" after the state's Supreme Court ruled a ballot measure that would enshrine stronger reproductive rights protections for people in the state was ineligible for November election ballots. The court ruled 4-3 in favor of arguments presented by Republican officials including Secretary of State John Thurston and Attorney… |
ecns.cn(2024-08-20). Beijing raises concerns over U.S. considering China as a nuclear threat.ecns.cn Beijing raised serious concerns after Washington reportedly approved a secret nuclear strategy refocusing on the so-called China threat, saying the United States is, in fact, the biggest creator of strategic risks of the global nuclear threat.
ecns.cn(2024-08-21). Beijing raises concerns over U.S. considering China as a nuclear threat.ecns.cn Beijing raised serious concerns after Washington reportedly approved a secret nuclear strategy refocusing on the so-called China threat, saying the United States is, in fact, the biggest creator of strategic risks of the global nuclear threat.
ecns.cn(2024-08-22). Beijing raises concerns over U.S. considering China as a nuclear threat.ecns.cn Beijing raised serious concerns after Washington reportedly approved a secret nuclear strategy refocusing on the so-called China threat, saying the United States is, in fact, the biggest creator of strategic risks of the global nuclear threat.
Cameron Harrison(2024-08-22). Labor to Trump: You can't be anti-union and claim you're pro-worker.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—"Workers in their unions are the biggest exercise in democracy," declared Julie Su, acting Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration, during the second Labor Council session at the DNC on Wednesday. The opposing ticket in the presidential race, Trump-Vance of the Republican Party, have claimed that their platform represents the working families in the …
Derrick Broze(2024-08-22). America's Frontier Fund: The Venture Capital Firm with Ties to Peter Thiel and Eric Schmidt.thelastamericanvagabond.com While Peter Thiel and Eric Schmidt fund opposing sides of the U.S. election, they are both invested in a venture capital firm with deep ties to U.S. intelligence and military. American's are increasingly becoming aware of the fact that the secretive Bilderberg Group is funding both sides of the 2024 Presidential Election, with former Google
Andy Kroll(2024-08-22). Donald Trump Confronts Kamala in his Usual Fashion.tomdispatch.com One of the nation's best-known Black Republicans is former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In the twenty-first century (and perhaps ever), no African American woman rose higher in Republican politics than Rice, who served as President George W. Bush's national security adviser and then his secretary of state, both firsts. Like her or not, agree with her politics or not, she brought significant experience, knowledge, and professionalism to those positions. Donald Trump's first public words about Rice date back to 2006 when he labeled her with a vile term. In a speech before 8,000 people in New York City, he s…
noemail(2024-08-22). Actor Vijay Set to Launch TVK's Flag and Symbol.devdiscourse.com Actor-turned-politician Vijay will officially unveil the flag and symbol of his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), on Thursday in Chennai. The star actor is positioning himself to contest in the 2026 state elections. Preparations are in full swing at the TVK headquarters secretariat in Chennai.
The Independent(2024-08-22). Army wants Education Ministry to host Kiswahili Council.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs wants the Uganda National Kiswahili Council to be hosted under the Ministry of Education and Sports as the suitable institution to promote Kiswahili language. The Undersecretary in the Defence Ministry, James Mutabazi said their position is premised on the basis of the ministry's …
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter.(2024-08-22). Police Arrest Several Journalists While Cracking Down On DNC Protest.popularresistance.org During the Democratic National Convention, Chicago police aggressively cracked down on a protest outside of the Israeli consulate. Officers carried out a mass arrest that included multiple members of the press, according to several independent reporters that were on the ground. | Josh Pacheco, a photojournalist from New York City, and Olya Fedorova, a freelance photojournalist, were singled out by police and arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct." | Police reportedly damaged Pacheco and Fedorova's camera equipment during their arrests, and they were released from the Area 3 police station in the early mor…
MEE staff(2024-08-22). Israeli air attack on Tulkarm refugee camp kills three Palestinians.middleeasteye.net Israeli air attack on Tulkarm refugee camp kills three Palestinians | Israel's military targets house in the Aktaba suburb during a campaign of raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank | | Journalists film near Israeli armoured vehicles at the entrance of the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occ…
newarab(2024-08-22). Tunisian court orders pre-trial detention of Saied opponent.newarab.com A Tunisian former parliamentarian who tried to stand in upcoming presidential elections before dropping out has been placed in pre-trial detention after allegedly crossing the border with Algeria illegally, a court told local media on Wednesday. | Safi Said, 70, a former journalist and a vocal opponent of
Mitchell Plitnick, Mondoweiss.(2024-08-17). Voters Are Sending A Clear Message Ahead Of The DNC.popularresistance.org As Democrats prepare for their National Convention in Chicago next week, anti-genocide protesters and advocates are gearing up to meet them there. While Democratic leaders hope to demonstrate unusual party unity at the Convention, the yawning gap between those leaders and most Democratic voters—especially the key sectors of young voters, progressives, Muslim- and Arab-Americans—stands in the way of that unity. | Democratic policy toward Palestine is not the only problematic issue in the Democrats' policy book, but it's a prominent one. Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor her running mate, Governo…
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Day 316: Dozens Of Casualties As Israeli Continues To Bomb Gaza.imemc.org Earlier Saturday, day 316 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles, shells, and live fire, killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women. Palestinian children were torn to pieces as the army bombarded displaced families in central Gaza. At least 11 Palestinians were killed, and many were …
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Update: Day 316: Dozens Of Casualties As Israel Continues To Bomb Gaza.imemc.org Updated: On Saturday, day 316 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles, shells, and live fire killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women. Palestinian children were torn to pieces as the army bombarded displaced families in central Gaza.
Medjool(2024-08-17). A Turning Point or More of the Same? The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine and Its Global Impact.justpeaceadvocates.ca Just Peace Advocates was pleased to be invited to join the Faculty for Palestine at University of Victoria for this critical and timely session. Over 300 people registered with over 150 attending. As the global spotlight shifted to the U.S. election and University campuses quieted for the summer with the end of student encampments, the …
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Israeli Colonizers Displace 14 Families In Northern Plains.imemc.org The remaining fourteen Palestinian families in the Umm al-Jimal Bedouin community, located in the northern Jordan Valley, have been compelled to dismantle their residences and vacate the area due to increasing assaults and serious violations by fanatic, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, supported by Israeli occupation forces. Official reports state that 14 families were forced out …
tn.ai(2024-08-17). 15 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Gaza.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — At least 15 people have been reported killed, with some still missing, after the Israeli military bombed a warehouse reportedly sheltering displaced Palestinians in the az-Zawayda area of central Gaza.
english.almanar.com.lb(2024-08-17). Israeli Media Overwhelmed by Hezbollah Tunnel Video Posing Strategic Questions.english.almanar.com.lbThe Israeli media concentrated in the recent hours on the military clues of the tunnel video published by Hezbollah Military Media. Hezbollah's Military Media published on Friday a video showcasing a massive missile facility located deep underground, in a clear message of full readiness to the Israeli enemy. The four-and-a-half-minute video displays ready-to-launch precision and …
english.almanar.com.lb(2024-08-17). West Bank Residents Fight Back Against Israeli Raids.english.almanar.com.lbLocals in the West Bank are taking a stand against Israeli raids in their towns, with confrontations erupting in Ya'bad and Tulkarm. Palestinian resistance fighters fought back against Israeli occupation forces, firing upon military vehicles in Tulkarm. Despite Israeli attempts to oppress Palestinians in the West Bank, support for Gaza remains strong. The number of …
newarab(2024-08-17). Resignation of Columbia's Shafik over Gaza protest widely lauded.newarab.com The resignation of Columbia University president Many in the left-leaning pro-Palestine camp have been criticising her for ordering a brutal police crackdown on student demonstrators, and many in the right-leaning pro-Israel camp have been…
newarab(2024-08-17). Israeli settlers launch new pogrom in Palestinian W Bank village.newarab.com Dozens of masked The Palestinian ministry of health reported several wounded following the violent attack, with settlers' also targeting residents of the village of Jit with live fire. | The Palestinian man killed in the attack has been identified as 23-year-o…
presstv.ir(2024-08-17). Yemenis reiterate support for Palestinians against Israel.presstv.ir Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis have taken to the streets of the capital Sana'a and other provinces across the country to reiterate their support for Palestinians in Gaza who are subjected to an Israeli genocidal war.
Arvind Dilawar(2024-08-17). Israel Is Holding Thousands of Palestinians Captive — Including Children.truthout.org In October 2023, Fadiah Barghouti's home in Ramallah was raided by Israeli forces. Soldiers broke down her door and smashed everything that they could get their hands on. They were searching for her son Basel, whom they beat along with her other son, saying they would all "pay the price for supporting Hamas." It was a claim Barghouti was familiar with: Her husband Mahmoud is currently being held… |
newleftreview(2024-08-17). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
newarab(2024-08-17). Snow White remake slammed over casting of Gal Gadot.newarab.com Activists have called for a boycott of the Snow White remake after it was announced Israeli actress Gal Gadot will be featuring in it. | Earlier this week, the film's trailer was slammed by social media users who criticised the choice of casting Gadot in the film. | The Israeli actress, who will be featured as the Evil Queen in the film, has previously expressed support for Israel. | On 7 October, the day Israel launched its war on Gaza following a surprise Hamas-led attack, the actress posted "I stand with Israel" on Instagram. | "The thing about Gal Gadot being cast as an evil queen is that she doesn't have…
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Israeli Soldiers Invade Tulkarem.imemc.org On Saturday dawn, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tulkarem city, in the occupied West Bank's northwestern part. Media sources said the army stormed the city from its southern part, before invading several neighborhoods and storming homes. They added that the soldiers concentrated the invasions into the area of Nablus Street, near the Tulkarem refugee camp, …
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Soldiers Abduct A Father And His Son In Nablus.imemc.org On Saturday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part before abducting a father and his son. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the refugee camp and fired barrages of live rounds. They added that the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, before …
IMEMC News(2024-08-17). Israel Approves New Colony On Lands Marked As UNESCO World Heritage Site.imemc.org The far-right Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu and his fanatic colonial settlers' coalition partners, has officially published plans to establish a new illegal Israeli colony in the Al-Makhrour Mountain, officially registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The decision was made after the Israeli government vowed to "legalize" …
newarab(2024-08-17). US warns Iran faces 'cataclysmic' consequences if strikes Israel.newarab.com A US official warned Friday that Iran would face "cataclysmic" consequences and derail momentum toward a Gaza truce if it strikes The United States "would encourage the Iranians — and I know many are — not to move down that road, because the consequences could be quite cataclysmic, particularly for Iran," a senior US official told reporters on customary…
newarab(2024-08-17). SDF lift siege of Syrian regime-held areas of Qamishli, Hasakah.newarab.com The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have lifted a blockade they imposed last week on Syrian regime-held areas of the cities of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah. | The blockades were imposed after The agreement to lift them came following mediation by the regime's other main ally, Russia. | Most of Qamishli…
newarab(2024-08-17). Head of Qatari intelligence receives top CIA award>.newarab.com The spy chief was recognised for his work towards strengthening US-Qatari intelligence cooperation, the report said, citing two sources privy to the matter. | The Qatari official was awarded in a ceremony that took place at the CIA headquarters earlier this week, as the two coun…
newarab(2024-08-17). Wildfires, fanned by strong winds, blaze in Turkey's west and north.newarab.com A forest fire in The fire in Izmir started late on Thursday in the Karsiyaka district for unknown reasons, as firefighters already worked to contain three separate fires in northwestern Turkey. | Izmir Governor Suleyman Elban said the fire in Karsiyaka continued in between four and five…
newarab(2024-08-17). Yemen: Heavy flooding leaves at least 57 dead.newarab.com At least 57 people have been killed in heavy flooding across OCHA's head of finance, Lisa Dutton, said the flooding has injured over 600 people and caused widespread devastation in central Yemen. | "Heavy rains and floods have hit several governorates in Yeme…
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.(2024-08-17). Ten Theses On The Far Right Of A Special Type.popularresistance.org There has been widespread consternation about how to understand Donald Trump's emergence as a serious candidate for US president since 2016. Far from an isolated phenomenon, Trump rose to power alongside other strongmen such as Viktor Orbán (prime minister of Hungary since 2010), Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan (president of Turkey since 2014), and Narendra Modi (prime minister of India since 2014). People like this, who came to power and cemented their rule through liberal institutions, seem to be impossible to permanently remove through the ballot box. It has become clear that a rightward shift is taking place…
Greg Stoker, MintPress News.(2024-08-17). Why I Left The Service: Military Officer On Ukraine, Gaza, And US Decline.popularresistance.org At this point, we have a clear understanding of the fundamental mechanism behind U.S. foreign policy: the use of hard power, including the threat or actual deployment of military intervention and economic sanctions, to contain and isolate perceived rival powers such as Russia, China, and, to a lesser extent, Iran and the Axis of Resistance. For those familiar with the disinformation operations of Western legacy media and intelligence agencies, it is increasingly evident that U.S. hard power is experiencing unprecedented decline. | The sheer inertia behind the United States Empire will ensure a measure of global d…
Larry Johnson(2024-08-17). Critical Updates on Kursk and the War in Palestine.sonar21.com A very busy day. I did a controlled rant on Daniel Davis Deep Dive and my usual Friday interview with Nima. I want to start with the latest update on what happened at Kursk from my good friend, Pepe Escobar. He has excellent sources in Russia. The following article was published originally at An extremely serious debate is already raging among selected circles of power/intelligence in Moscow — and the heart of the matter could not be more incandescent. | To cut to the chase: wh…
ecns.cn(2024-08-17). Mainland slams DPP for deceiving, intimidating Taiwan compatriots.ecns.cn A spokeswoman from the Chinese mainland condemned on Friday the Democratic Progressive Party authorities in Taiwan for distorting measures against "Taiwan independence", with the intention to deceive and intimidate Taiwan people.
ecns.cn(2024-08-17). Giant panda twins born in HK.ecns.cn Hong Kong is experiencing a new wave of panda fever, with residents warmly extending wishes to the first locally-born twin giant pandas, and hailing the new progress on the delivery of one more pair of pandas gifted by the central government.
ecns.cn(2024-08-17). Panda twins born in Hong Kong.ecns.cn Giant panda Le Le gave birth to panda twins on Thursday. The pair, a female and a male, were cubs of Ying Ying and Le Le, pandas given as a gift by the central government to Hong Kong in 2007. In March, Ying Ying and Le Le completed natural mating in Ocean Park.
geo.tv(2024-08-17). Brawl in Turkish parliament over ousted MP.geo.tv Former Turkish football player and deputy of ruling AKP Alpay Ozalan scuffles with Turkish Workers Party deputy Ahmet Sik at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 16, 2024. — AFP | US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence on the Scott Northern Wake Campus of Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina, on August 16, 2024. —AFP
presstv.ir(2024-08-17). Indian-administered Kashmir to hold first elections in 10 years.presstv.ir India has announced three-phased assembly elections in the Kashmir region scheduled for next month, the first since Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy status.
tn.ai(2024-08-17). IRGC Sets Up Field Hospital on Border with Iraq to Serve Arbaeen Pilgrims.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — As the Arbaeen season has gained momentum with huge crowds of Iranians traveling to Iraq, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force has built a large makeshift hospital at a western border crossing to provide medical services to the pilgrims.
newleftreview(2024-08-17). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva?newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
noemail(2024-08-17). Assam Partners with Geological Survey of India for Advanced Landslide Warning System.devdiscourse.com The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has entered into a partnership with the Geological Survey of India (GSI) to implement a regional Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) for combating landslides in the state. The agreement was signed by ASDMA CEO Gyanendra Dev Tripathi and GSI's Deputy Director General, Siladitya Sengupta.
tn.ai(2024-08-17). Pezeshkian in Parliament to Defend His Proposed Cabinet.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has attended an open session of the Parliament on Saturday morning to defend his nominees for the cabinet posts.
noemail(2024-08-17). Third Voice of Global South Summit Amplifies the Needs and Aspirations of Developing Nations.devdiscourse.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's commitment to uplifting the developing countries during his address at the third Voice of Global South Summit. Modi emphasized India's role in sharing its developmental experience in infrastructure, digital, and energy sectors, significantly boosting cooperation among participating nations.
Staff(2024-08-17). Diez cubanos competirán en Mundial Juvenil de Atletismo.cubadebate.cu Cuba estará representada por diez exponentes en el Campeonato Mundial Juvenil de Atletismo de Lima 2024, que entre el 27 y el 31 de agosto retomará las emociones dejadas por este deporte en los recién concluidos Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. Lideran el grupo la vallista Jocelyn Echazabal y el triplista Gian Carlos Baxter, ubicados en los lugares tres y cinco, respectivamente, del ranking universal para menores de 20 años.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-08-17). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Hasina calls for probe into violent protests in Bangladesh.ecns.cn In her first statement since resigning and leaving Bangladesh on Aug 5, Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina called for an investigation into the violence during weeks of student-led protests in the country.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Evacuation of thousands more begins from Kursk.ecns.cn Russia began evacuating thousands more people from its border regions on Thursday after Ukraine said it was advancing deeper into the country in a lightning incursion aimed at forcing Moscow to slow its advance along the rest of the front.
infobrics(2024-08-16). Boosting India-Russia Trade: Strategies and Challenges.infobrics.org The Global Trade Research Initiative believes India can boost its trade with Russia through steps such as increasing exports, using local currencies, and formalizing a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. Despite a significant trade imbalance due to increased crude oil imports from Russia, strategic measures could help India achieve its $100 billion trade target by 2030…
Staff(2024-08-16). Headlines for August 16, 2024.democracynow.org Israel Continues Deadly Attacks in Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Resume for Day 2, Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian as They Go on Armed Rampage in Occupied West Bank, Prices on 10 Common Medications Will Go Down in 2026 After First Round of Medicare Negotiations, Make the Road Action Endorses Kamala Harris for President, AZ's Top Court Allows GOP to Describe Fetuses as "Unborn Human Beings" on Ballot Measure Pamphlet, Doctors in India to Strike Amid Protests over Rape and Murder of Kolkata Medical Trainee, Paetongtarn Shinawatra Named Thai Prime Minister, Indonesian President Holds First Cabinet Meet…
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Experts aid Indonesian artificial reef projects.ecns.cn Experts from Shanghai Ocean University and Guangdong Ocean University are scheduled to complete the construction of artificial reefs in the coastal waters of Indonesia this month.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Panda twins born in Hong Kong.ecns.cn Giant panda Le Le gave birth to panda twins on Thursday. The pair, a female and a male, were cubs of Ying Ying and Le Le, pandas given as a gift by the central government to Hong Kong in 2007. In March, Ying Ying and Le Le completed natural mating in Ocean Park.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Brussels rolls out stunning flower carpet.ecns.cn Aerial view of a flower carpet made of nearly millions of flowers at the Grand-Place during the 23rd edition of the Brussels' Flower Carpet show in Brussels, Belgium, August 15, 2024.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Huawei cloud summit lights up digital Thailand.ecns.cn Chinese tech giant Huawei Cloud announced on Thursday its commitment to joint efforts with the Thai government and build the kingdom a regional cloud hub with its digital technologies.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Rescued raptors released back into wild in Beijing.ecns.cn Eight common kestrels rescued this summer were released back into the wild at Beijing Nanyuan Forest Wetland Park on Thursday, China's second National Ecology Day.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Aerial view of Hailongtun Fortress Site in Guizhou.ecns.cn The Hailongtun fortress, the best well-preserved medieval castle ruins in China, was constructed in 1257 during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). It was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2015.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). 1 detained in rape of girl who later died.ecns.cn A man has been criminally detained on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl at a self-discipline training camp in Jiangxi province, police announced on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Realty draws hope from data.ecns.cn Fewer Chinese cities reported new home price rises in July compared to June, suggesting a need for various Chinese cities to explore new demand.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Global efforts in dire need against mpox.ecns.cn The World Health Organization called for a coordinated global response against the mpox outbreak on Wednesday after declaring it a public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, the agency's highest alarm at the moment.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Drone deliveries guided by Beidou begin.ecns.cn The first drone delivery service guided by China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has begun operations in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, offering local residents a glimpse into a futuristic, fast-paced delivery system.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). EconoScope | China invests over $364 bln in urban renewal.ecns.cn China has invested 2.6 trillion yuan (about $364.58 billion) in over 66,000 projects designed to renovate urban infrastructure, according to recent data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD).
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Shenzhen, Dubai enhance financial cooperation.ecns.cn The SZSE and DFM have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining plans to explore closer cooperation in indexes, exchange traded funds, and fixed-income products, and the feasibility of new mechanisms and channels for cross-market financing.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Scientists encouraged to collaborate to save planet.ecns.cn Scientists from around the world were urged to collaborate across borders and disciplines to tackle climate change through technological innovation on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Chinese badminton player He Bingjiao retired from international badminton.ecns.cn Chinese badminton player He Bingjiao has retired from international badminton, the Badminton World Federation(BWF) announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old won her career-best Olympic silver in women's singles at Paris2024 on August 5.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Number of Chinese scientists leaving U.S. increasing yearly.ecns.cn Scientists of Chinese descent in the United States have been leaving the country because of "pull factors" from China and the "push factor" of the China Initiative of 2018, according to a major research study published in an American scientific journal.
ecns.cn(2024-08-16). Hong Kong welcomes birth of first giant panda twin cubs.ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday announced the birth of panda twins early Thursday morning in Hong Kong, according to the Xinhua News Agency.
Staff(2024-08-16). La matemática de la economía y la sociedad.cubadebate.cu Podemos imaginar a un cazador asociando el número de presas con ciertos dedos de la mano para así poder saber si un día le fue mejor que otro. Seguramente a alguien se le ocurrió, en algún otro momento, ponerles un nombre ordenado a los dedos de las manos. Al asociarlos con las presas del día tuvieron así el primer conteo y los primeros números.
Staff(2024-08-16). Apple planea retirar los espejos retrovisores de los autos.cubadebate.cu Apple Inc., conocida mundialmente por sus icónicos iPhones, está explorando un amplio abanico de proyectos que trascienden la esfera de los teléfonos móviles. La empresa tecnológica californiana ha registrado una serie de patentes para dispositivos futuristas, entre los que se destacan unos AirPods con pantalla táctil que permiten consultar a Siri y ver el pronóstico del tiempo, y un anillo para controlar las Vision Pro.
teleSUR, MS(2024-08-16). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos.telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-08-16). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
Staff(2024-08-16). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente"telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
infobrics(2024-08-15). West wants neo-Nazi hardliner to replace Zelensky.infobrics.org According to recent intelligence reports, Western backers are once again plotting to replace Zelensky, this time betting on former minister Arsen Avakov as a "candidate."
infobrics(2024-08-15). BRICS 'Suspends' Its Strategic Expansion: Implications and Challenges — Analysis.infobrics.org Russia has suspended BRICS expansion. It happened on the eve of the XVI summit under the motto "Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security" when a multitude of countries with interconnected interest are scheduled for converge in Kazan…
infobrics(2024-08-15). Russia Discusses Boosting Electricity Exports to China.infobrics.org Russia and China are discussing the possibility of Russia increasing its electricity exports to China, but taking into account the growing power demand in Russia's Far East, the Russian Energy Ministry has said…
Staff(2024-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2024.democracynow.org Father Grieves Newborn Twins, Wife Who Were Killed by Israel as Gaza's Death Toll Tops 40,000, "You Are Complicit": Journalists, Media Groups Demand End to U.S. Arming of Israel, Columbia Univ. President Minouche Shafik Resigns After Ordering Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Univ. of Chicago Delivers Diplomas, Drops Cases Against Gaza Solidarity Student Protesters, Tim Walz to Debate JD Vance on Oct. 1; WaPo: RFK Jr. Courted Both Harris and Trump for WH Jobs, Zelensky Denies WSJ Report Ukrainian Gov't Approved Plan to Blow Up Nord Stream Pipelines, Tanzania Frees Opposition Leaders Amid Cra…
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Kishida to step down amid public distrust.ecns.cn His term as LDP president lasts until Sept 30, and the party's rules stipulate that the leadership election Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced on Wednesday he does not intend to run in the party's leadership election next month.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China carries out mitigation efforts after rocket breaks up.ecns.cn China has taken necessary measures and is closely monitoring relevant orbit area and conducting data analysis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday in response to a breakup of a Chinese rocket.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China reaffirms support for a stable Myanmar.ecns.cn China firmly supports Myanmar in staying committed to domestic peace, stability, and economic development, and opposes chaos and wars in the country, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Ex-Party chief of Guizhou pleads guilty.ecns.cn Sun confessed his crimes and made a final statement in court. The court announced that sentencing will be made at a later date.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Advanced material gives university admission letter a cutting edge.ecns.cn Video footage of a freshman-to-be at Beijing University of Chemical Technology using the admission letter to cut a watermelon has astonished many netizens and aroused their curiosity as it looks just like a typical admission letter.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Xi steers China into sweeping green transition.ecns.cn "Protect the ecological environment, and it will reward you." This statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping is vividly exemplified by the people of Anji county in East China's Zhejiang province, where a shift in perception has successfully driven a green transition.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China's retail sales up 2.7% in July year-on-year.ecns.cn China's domestic consumption continued to expand in July, with consumption of services and upgraded industrial goods growing at a faster pace, showcasing the country's vast potential in ramping up consumption and economic growth.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China and Thailand to launch joint air force drill.ecns.cn China and Thailand will hold a joint air force exercise in Thailand this month, with the Chinese side sending multiple types of warplanes and special operations forces.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Brain training helps boy cope with ADHD.ecns.cn The video game method is part of an electroencephalograph biofeedback therapeutic treatment designed for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China's 2nd TIR assembly center launched in Xinjiang.ecns.cn China's second TIR assembly center certified by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was unveiled at Urumqi Multimodal Transportation Center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China funding aids Africa development.ecns.cn Financial assistance from China has played a crucial role in infrastructure development in Africa since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, or FOCAC, was established, paving the way for economic prosperity.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Scholars hail Zhejiang's green progress.ecns.cn Foreign experts lauded the progress Zhejiang province has made toward sustainable development during a recent visit to several sites focused on green energy and green industrial production.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Suspects detained for Guangxi Detian Waterfall tragedy.ecns.cn Individuals responsible for a recent incident that resulted in one fatality and 60 injuries at the Guangxi Detian Waterfall have been placed in police custody, according to local authorities on Tuesday night.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Vietnam president to visit China.ecns.cn To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnam's president, will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 20, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Belgrade ready to deepen ties with Beijing, Serbian president says.ecns.cn Serbia cherishes the friendship with China and is willing to deepen all-around cooperation, including in sports, to promote common development and benefit the two peoples, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Camphor tree a witness to Changting's green transformation.ecns.cn Once among the regions most severely affected by soil erosion in southern China, Changting County in Fujian Province was dubbed "Flaming Mountains" due to its scorching summer surface temperatures capable of cooking an egg.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Germany says Ukrainians sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines.ecns.cn This handout photo taken on September 28, 2022 from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen) shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Zheng sparks golden age of tennis products.ecns.cn Paris 2024 women's tennis singles gold winner Zheng Qinwen of China has fueled a nationwide trend in tennis sportswear and related fashion.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China reports growth in the consumer economy.ecns.cn China reported major economic data on Thursday that pointed to faster growth on the consumer side while both industrial production and investment grew at a slower pace in July.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Scientists chart Earth's ancient rotation slowdown.ecns.cn A joint study of geological data by Chinese and foreign researchers has revealed that the Earth's rotation decelerated in a step-like pattern 700 million to 200 million years ago.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Xi hails China, Brazil as like-minded good friends.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and Brazil, both major developing countries and key emerging markets, are like-minded good friends.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Online visas to enhance business, tourism for Pakistan.ecns.cn Pakistan offering online visas for Chinese citizens signals closer economic cooperation and mutual exchanges between the South Asian nation and China, analysts said, adding that it can help enhance Pakistan's economy.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Eye surgeries gain popularity among young.ecns.cn A growing number of young Chinese adults like Li have opted to undergo surgical procedures to correct their vision. This summer, hospitals are registering a spike in the number of such operations.
editor(2024-08-15). Fatima Payman: eyeing the Lodge?onlineopinion.com.au The Greens, who started it all, with what their critics would call a political stunt, a resolution to recognize the state of Palestinian, may have to lick their own wounds come election result of 2025.
teleSUR, MS(2024-08-15). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos.telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-08-15). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
Staff(2024-08-15). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente"telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-15). Parliament Speaker Reiterates Lebanese Right to Self-Defense.plenglish.com Beirut, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri reiterated today Lebanon's right to self-defense against Israeli aggression, which did not hesitate to attack civilians, journalists, paramedics and use internationally banned weapons.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Germany says Ukrainians sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines.ecns.cn This handout photo taken on September 28, 2022 from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard (Kustbevakningen) shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
Craig Mokhiber, Mondoweiss.(2024-08-15). The ICJ Finds That BDS Is Not Merely A Right, But An Obligation.popularresistance.org Israel and its lobby have, for years now, been engaged in a frenzy of activity to further insulate Israel from accountability by using their influence in the West to effectively outlaw organized opposition to Israel. Foremost among these efforts has been the Israeli campaign to penalize calls to boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel for its gross violations of human rights. As a result, countless laws and policies are now on the books across the U.S. and the broader West, trampling on core constitutional principles and internationally guaranteed human rights in defense of Israeli impunity. But an advisory opi…
Democracy Now!(2024-08-15). Democracy Now! 2024-08-15 Thursday.democracynow.org Headlines for August 15, 2024; "Incomprehensible": U.S. Approves $20 Billion in New Arms for Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 40,000; Colombia Faces "One of the Largest Humanitarian Crises on Earth" as Armed Groups Grow Stronger; "End the Impunity": Rohingya Muslims Under Attack by Both Burmese Army and Rebel Group | Headlines for August 15, 2024; "Incomprehensible": U.S. Approves $20 Billion in New Arms for Israel as Gaza Death Toll Tops 40,000; Colombia Faces "One of the Largest Humanitarian Crises on Earth" as Armed Groups Grow Stronger; "End the Im…
IMEMC News(2024-08-15). Day 314: Pre-Dawn Israeli Airstrikes Kill at least 9 Palestinians on Thursday.imemc.org On Thursday, day 314 of Israel's ongoing assault of the entire civilian population of the entire Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their attacks on Palestinians by land, sea and air. Before dawn Thursday morning, six Palestinians were killed and others were injured in Israeli occupation forces' shelling of Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, and Bani …
Joe Iosbaker, Fight Back! News.(2024-08-15). March On DNC: Coalition Vows To Win Fight For Right To March.popularresistance.org Chicago, IL — On Monday, August 19, the Democratic National Convention comes to Chicago. The Coalition to March on the DNC, consisting of more than 200 organizations, will bring tens of thousands of protesters to the streets surrounding the United Center. | The front banner in the street will read, "Stand with Palestine! End U.S. aid to Israel!" Because this is mainly a march for Palestine, the Democratic Party powerbrokers are scared. | On Monday, August 12, U.S. District Judge Andrea R. Wood ruled against the coalition's lawsuit, which sought a longer march route than the city of Chicago had offered. The…
Matthew Hoh(2024-08-15). They Would Not Know Us.counterpunch.org Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man. ~Leornard Woolf This week marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Conventions, an attempt by the world's nations to restrain and prohibit the horrors and terrors of modern warfare. The victors of World War II were the
Craig Murray, Consortium News.(2024-08-15). We Are The Bad Guys.popularresistance.org In Murder in Samarkand I describe how as a British ambassador, when I discovered the full extent of our complicity in torture in the War on Terror, I thought it must be a rogue operation and all I had to do was make ministers and senior officials aware and they would stop it. | When I was reprimanded and officially told that receipt of intelligence from torture in the "War on Terror" was approved from the prime minister and foreign secretary down, and it became clear to me that there was a deliberate promoting of false intelligence narratives through torture, which exaggerated the Al Qaida threat to justify milit…
WSWS(2024-08-15). Washington intensifies preparations for Middle East war with $20 billion arms sale to Israel.wsws.org Backed by the entire ruling class, the Biden administration is determined to wage a catastrophic conflict targeting Iran that it views as one front in a global eruption of imperialist violence against its rivals, which can only be stopped by the independent political mobilisation of the international working class.
Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa(2024-08-15). CovertAction Bulletin — Eyewitness: Venezuela's Election.covertactionmagazine.com Venezuela's elections took place on July 28th. Nicolás Maudro defeated the right-wing candidate Edmundo González Urrutia by over a million votes. The imperialist machine immediately jumped into action to denounce the elections, condemning Maduro as a dictator and calling the results undemocratic…
Allan Miller, Roger D. Harris(2024-08-15). CNN's Fraudulent Analysis of Fraud in the Venezuelan Presidential Election.dissidentvoice.org In the quarter century of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, initiated by the election of Hugo Chávez and continued by his successor Nicolás Maduro, 31 national elections have been held. Invariably, the US-backed opposition claimed fraud in all but the two contests that they won. Equally unvaryingly has been the corporate press's supporting and indeed …
Workers World Party(2024-08-15). PDF of August 15 print issue.workers.org Download the PDF. Message to DNC Stop the genocide! Following massacre Hamas calls for worldwide response Union's first Apple store contract Intensify the class struggle On the picket line Around the World Meeting Leila Khaled‚ÄÉ Olympics expose Western bias‚ÄÉ Nicolás Maduro wins!‚ÄÉ Condemn Israel's assassinations Tear down the walls: Anatomy . . . |
Mondialisation(2024-08-15). Fim das negociaàßàµes após o massacre ucraniano de civis em Kursk.globalresearch.ca O conflito ucraniano entrou numa nova fase. Na sequência das últimas provocaàßàµes do regime neonazista contra as áreas civis russas, Moscou tomou uma decisà£o importante, eliminando qualquer possibilidade de negociaàßà£o. O ataque terrorista ucraniano a Kursk violou uma grave linha …
MEE staff(2024-08-15). Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is alive, says senior official.middleeasteye.net Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is alive, says senior official | Osama Hamdan tells AP that Deif is 'fine' and dismisses the Israeli assassination claim as an attempt to 'justify the massacre' of Palestinians in the 13 July attack | | A billboard in Tel Aviv displays portraits of Hamas leaders…
Zvi Bar'el(2024-08-15). Israel holds the key to freeing the hostages – but Iran will decide if the Middle East goes to war.haaretz.com Thursday's summit in Doha is a Russian doll filled with layer upon layer of obstacles: it's unclear how much flexibility Netanyahu has given Israeli negotiators and whether that will be enough for Hamas; and no one knows whether Iran and Hezbollah will see a Gaza cease-fire as an excuse to forgo their military response to two humiliating assassinations…
Staff(2024-08-15). 'Promising start': White House says Doha summit has started, talks to continue into Friday.haaretz.com Fire breaks out in Upper Galilee due to rocket explosion; Fire teams operating on location ‚ñ White House's Kirby: Information tells us that Iran has not moved off its threat to attack Israel ‚ñ Netanyahu meets with hostage deal negotiating team ahead of Qatar summit ‚ñ Five Palestinians killed in Israeli raids, strike in West Bank; four soldiers wounded by explosive device during operation ‚ñ U.S. envoy in Beirut says Israel-Hezbollah escalation is avoidable…
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). After Midnight, Hezbollah's Early Morning Attack Tires IDF: 4th Israel Base Hit; Iran Strike Soon.hindustantimes.com Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group fired a volley of 'Katyusha' rockets at an Israeli military barracks in Beit Hillel in northern Israel in the early hours of August 15. The Lebanon-based militant group said that its attack was in retaliation for the IDF's strike on the town of Blida earlier on Wednesday that killed at least one person.
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-15). Hizbullah reaffirms commitment and principles in defense of Lebanon.plenglish.com In a statement on the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the victory in July 2006, the political and military movement emphasized its strength and determination to protect Lebanon, its people, resources and "what the homeland deserves in terms of a free, honorable and dignified life." | In commemorating the date, Hezbollah highlighted the dignity of the martyrs who "with their blood wrote the epic of the honorable defense of Lebanon and the people." | At this point, he stressed that the triumphant return on August 14, 2006, amidst rubble and destruction, marked the way under the central motto: "The era of defeat…
Qassam Muaddi(2024-08-15). What you need to know about the latest round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations.mondoweiss.net Calls for renewing ceasefire talks come amid threats of a regional war in response to Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon. Netanyahu has systematically worked to undermine talks and a prisoner exchange deal. Will this time be any different?>
newarab(2024-08-15). Two killed, scores injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon.newarab.com One person was killed and nine others wounded in a strike on the southern town of Marjayoun, the Lebanese health ministry said, revising downwards a previous death toll of three. | Another was k…
Delegates Against Genocide(2024-08-15). DNC 'Delegates Against Genocide' urge a 'no' vote on Democratic Party platform.mondoweiss.net Delegates Against Genocide, a coalition of delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), calls for delegates to vote 'No' on the 2024 Democratic Party platform over its failure to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and a U.S. arms embargo on Israel.
Charisse Burden-Stelly, Black Agenda Report.(2024-08-15). The June Jordan-Audre Lorde Dispute, Kamala Harris, And Palestine.popularresistance.org At a rally in Detroit Michigan on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Kamala Harris chided pro-Palestine protesters. As they chanted "Kamala, Kamala You can't Hide! We Won't Vote for Genocide!" the self-proclaimed "top cop" shot back, "You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that. Otherwise, I'm speaking." This open contempt displayed by the presumptive presidential nominee for the Democratic Party came exactly two weeks after she met with Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated the United States' unwavering commitment to the right of the colonial entity ("Israel") to exist, and by extension, to continue its wa…
IMEMC News(2024-08-15). Day 313 Update: Including Children, Israel Kills, Injures, Dozens In Gaza.imemc.org On Wednesday, Day 313 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children, women, and infants, in several parts of the devastated, destroyed, and besieged Gaza Strip, especially in Khan Younis. The head of the government media office in Gaza, Ismael Thawabta, said the Israeli army continues to …
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Iran Condemns US Backing of Israel As 'Indelible Disgrace'.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the United States for backing Israel in committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a statement released on social media.
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-15). Returning Gaza Student Protesters Face Punitive Welcome.indybay.org As university and college students prepare to return to campus for the new school year, many find themselves in legal limbo for their participation in the anti-Genocide student encampments protesting Israel's war in Gaza at the end of the last school year.
MEE staff(2024-08-15). Columbia University president resigns months after pro-Palestine protests.middleeasteye.net Columbia University president resigns months after pro-Palestine protests | A student group that led the protests welcomes Minouche Shafik's departure but pushes for divestment from Israeli-linked companies | | Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testifies before the House Education and…
Jeremy Kuzmarov(2024-08-15). The U.S. Supports Horrific Atrocities in Indian-Occupied Kashmir—Where is the Outcry?covertactionmagazine.com The Biden administration has ratcheted up weapons supplies to India's quasi-fascist government as part of a dangerous anti-China policy In early February, the U.S. State Department approved nearly $4 billion in drone sales to India, adding to the $20 billion worth of U.S.-origin defense material the U.S. had sold to India since 2008. State Department …
Nauman Sadiq(2024-08-15). Will Poland Refurbish Israeli Patriots for Ukraine War?dissidentvoice.org In June, rumors swirled in the media that the Biden administration was holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine. The CNN reported: "The systems would likely need to be transferred to the US first, where they would undergo refurbishment, before being …
Lawrence Wittner(2024-08-15). How Donald Trump Undermined the Health and Safety of American Workers.dissidentvoice.org During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health and safety of the nation's workers. Trump, as the AFL-CIO noted, targeted Medicare and Medicaid for $1 trillion in funding cuts, eroded the Affordable Care Act (thereby increasing the number of Americans lacking …
John Rachel(2024-08-15). A Nation at Peace.dissidentvoice.org To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a warmonger, every problem calls for a war. WAR! WAR! FOREVER WAR! UNENDING WAR! Our current leaders are hypnotized by war. They lack the vision and resourcefulness to consider negotiation and cooperation. Peace is not in their thoughts. 'Peace' is not in their vocabulary. They are …
noemail(2024-08-15). 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Taiwan.devdiscourse.com On August 15, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern county of Yilan, according to the island's weather administration. There were no immediate reports of damage.
infobrics(2024-08-15). West wants neo-Nazi hardliner to replace Zelensky.infobrics.org According to recent intelligence reports, Western backers are once again plotting to replace Zelensky, this time betting on former minister Arsen Avakov as a "candidate."
Dr. Binoy Kampmark(2024-08-15). Bloody Eschatology: Israel and the Next Big War.globalresearch.ca The push towards an all-out war in the Middle East is moving out of its sleepwalking phase to that of conscious eschatological reckoning. A blood filled, fiery Armageddon will reveal the forces of virtue, linking the evangelicals of the United …
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.(2024-08-15). State Department Approves Over $20 Billion Arms Package For Israel.popularresistance.org On Tuesday, the State Department approved a series of potential weapons sales to Israel worth over $20 billion that includes F-15 fighter jets and tank munitions. The approval comes as Israeli airstrikes continue to slaughter civilians in Gaza, including newborn twins who were killed hours before the State Department announced the new support for Israel. | In total, the US announced five new arms deals for Israel. The biggest is for 50 F-15 fighter jets and related equipment, worth $18.8 billion. Israel will also receive $102.5 million in advanced air-to-air missiles, about 33,000 120mm tank cartridges worth $774…
Robert Inlakesh(2024-08-15). Israel's Horrifying Mass Rape And Torture Campaign Against Palestinians.thelastamericanvagabond.com While the fate of around 100 remaining Israelis, taken captive by Hamas on October 7, have dominated the discourse in Western politics and mainstream media, some 21,000 Palestinian captives held by Israel have been completely ignored. Despite there being no evidence for the wild claims of mass rape campaigns and torture of Israelis, there are
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Khamenei Calls Out Israel's 'Bluff' To Scare Iran Into Retreat: 'Psychological Warfare' | Haniyeh.hindustantimes.com Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran's rivals are using "psychological warfare" to force the country to rethink its planned attack against Israel. Khamenei, while speaking at a meeting with organisers of National Congress of Martyrs of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province in Tehran on August 15, said Iran's rivals are not as powerful as they make it out to be. Watch this video for more information.
Staff(2024-08-15). Israeli military will 'never eliminate' Hamas, say US and Zionist officials.muslimmirror.comAmerican and Israeli officials have conceded that the Israeli military has failed to achieve its objectives in Gaza, with the possibility of weakening Hamas being further diminished as the war drags on, the New York Times reports. Officials interviewed by the daily said the Israeli regime has exhausted its military options in Gaza, and continued …
Jonathan Cook(2024-08-15). Nothing's Changed Since 1948 — Except Now Israel's Excuses Don't Work.globalresearch.ca The headline below, about yet another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in the tiny, besieged and utterly destroyed enclave of Gaza, was published in yesterday's Middle East Eye. | When I began studying Israeli history more than a quarter …
Joe Allen(2024-08-15). The Cult of Military Service: Tim Walz as Soldier-Teacher.counterpunch.org Soon after Vice-President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, the attacks on his military record began. Quick comparisons were drawn in the media to the "Swiftboating" of Democratic candidate John Kerry in 2004. Too be straight about it, debating the finer points of Walz's military record misses the larger point being made
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Turkey's Erdogan Vows to Confront Israel's Attempts to Set Region on Fire.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged on Wednesday to confront the Israeli regime's attempts "to set the region on fire," vowing to ensure those responsible for the deaths of thousands are brought to justice.
Nauman Sadiq(2024-08-15). Will Poland Refurbish Israeli Patriots for Ukraine War?globalresearch.ca In June, rumors swirled in the media that the Biden administration was holding discussions with Israel and Ukraine about the possibility of transferring aging Patriot air defense systems currently in Israel to Ukraine.
tn.ai(2024-08-15). 2,100 Palestinian Infants Killed in Israeli War on Gaza: Report.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor reported that nearly 17,000 Palestinian children have been killed in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, with nearly 2,100 of them being infants under the age of two.
Staff(2024-08-15). Gaza war one of bloodiest in 21st century: Report.muslimmirror.comJERUSALEM : In a recent investigation, Israel's Haaretz daily highlighted the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza as one of the "bloodiest" wars of the 21st century. According to the newspaper, the war has claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom were in zones previously designated as "safe" by the Israeli …
Shimbun Akahata(2024-08-15). Japanese Communists defend decision excluding Israel from atomic bomb peace ceremony.peoplesworld.org NAGASAKI, Japan—Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira said at a press conference in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 that the city's decision not to invite Israel to its annual peace ceremony "should not be criticized." Koike said this when asked by reporters about the exclusion of Israeli government representatives from the peace event held to …
MEE staff(2024-08-15). Pledging arms embargo on Israel would help Harris gain more voter support: Poll.middleeasteye.net Pledging arms embargo on Israel would help Harris gain more voter support: Poll | Harris' aides previously rejected outright that the vice president would agree to stop sending Israel weapons | | Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on 1…
newarab(2024-08-15). Gaza truce talks resume as number killed by Israel tops 40,000.newarab.com The United States hailed a "promising start" to Israel's onslaught has devastated Gaza, displaced nearly all of its population at least once and triggered a towering humanitarian crisis. | Talks involving CIA director William Burns opened in the Qatari capital
Yoram Gabison(2024-08-15). Israeli airline El Al rakes in record $147M in quarterly profits with help of Gaza war.haaretz.com Benefitting from decreased competition from foreign airlines operating in Israel, the company, which faced deep financial struggle at the start of the decade, was able to reduce its net financial debt from the end of 2022 in this year's second quarter by $1.089 billion…
Pepe Escobar(2024-08-15). How a BRICS trio is staring down Israel.thealtworld.com While Israel increasingly isolates itself on the international stage, BRICS members Iran, Russia, and China are quietly coordinating a full-spectrum effort to support Palestine diplomatically and militarily. | The Global Majority is fully aware that the genocidals in Tel Aviv are trying as hard as they can to provoke an apocalyptic war — with full US military support, of course. | Contrast that combative mindset with 2,500 years of Persian diplomacy. Iran's acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, has recently remarked how Tehran is trying hard to prevent "the Israeli regime's 'dream' of triggering an all…
A a(2024-08-15). Bibi's war of terror agenda.strategic-culture.su On July 24th, Benjamin 'Bibi' Netanyahu swaggered into the U.S. Capitol to address a joint session of Congress and to cultivate material and emotional support for his upcoming war with Iran. During the course of his nagging hour-long harangue, the Israeli prime minister received 58 standing ovations from submissive stooges on both sides of the aisle, proving once more that Pat Buchanan's description of Capitol Hill as "Israeli-occupied territory" is as true today as it was 30 years ago.
newarab(2024-08-15). Israeli settlers kidnap, abuse 2 Palestinian boys near Bethlehem.newarab.com Israeli settlers kidnapped and abused two Palestinian teenage boys near On Monday, Israeli settlers from a new illegal settlement outpost in the area assaulted two 15-year-old Palestinian boys who were herding sheep around the suburb of Irtas south of Bethlehem. | The settlers put knives on the boys' necks and took them to their settlement outpost, where they beat them, broke their legs, and urinated on them. | They…
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
newarab(2024-08-15). How the Gaza war highlights Bosnia's internal divisions.newarab.com The past ten months of Governments in this part of Europe have responded in various ways to the conflict, with each considering public opinion at home and geopolitical dynamics vis-à -vis the EU, the US, Israel, Arab states, Turkey, Iran, and Russia. | In
Julia Frankel, Wafaa Shurafa(2024-08-15). All of Gaza is now a graveyard.peoplesworld.org Editor's Note: This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the Biden administration was approving $20 billion of fresh weapons sales to the Israeli government. Most of these "sales" will be paid for by Israel with cash and or vouchers provided by the American taxpayer. The total includes: $18.82 billion for "up to …
newarab(2024-08-15). Palestinian Christians demand settler stolen UNESCO land back.newarab.com Since then, the family, along with Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists, have continuously returned to their land to demonstrate against the eviction and reclaim their home. | "[The settlers] are trying now to use the war and [with] all eyes on Gaza and the demonstrations happening in Israel," Alice Kisiya, 30, told The New Arab. | "So they're taking advantage of this situation to steal more lands," she adds. | newarab(2024-08-15). Saudi prince MBS 'fears assassination' over Israel normalisation.newarab.com Saudi Crown Prince The sources, who include one unnamed former US official and two individuals with knowledge of the talks, said the kingdom's de-facto ruler shared these fears with US lawmakers. | Prince Mohammed allegedly highlighted the US's alleged failure to protect slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in October 1981 after normalis…
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Iran Rival Saudi Arabia Ruler Salman Fears Assassination: Watch Why | Israel | Haniyeh | Gaza | MBS.hindustantimes.com Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Mohammed Bin Salman is reportedly worried about his own assassination. According to Politico's report, the Saudi Crown Prince expressed fears to the US. MBS mentioned to members of the US Congress that his life is in danger and he fears murder due to a plan with the US to normalise ties with Israel, as per Politico report. However, Salman told the US that any normalisation deal with Israel must include a "true path to a Palestinian state." BS…
Omer Benjakob(2024-08-15). Iranian hackers that hit top Israelis officials now targeting Trump, Harris campaigns.haaretz.com After Trump campaign confirmed they were hacked in a possible breach of Rodger Stone's email account, Google researchers say the Iranian group specializing in cyber espionage against high-profile political and security targets in Israel is also targeting U.S. presidential campaigns…
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Erdogan Shocks Israel Weeks After Invasion Threat: Big Warning Ahead Of Iran Attack | Mahmoud Abbas.hindustantimes.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ankara on August 14. Erdogan assured Abbas that Turkey will continue to support the Palestinian cause and push the international community to increase pressure on Israel, according to his office. Erdogan also condemned Israel's war in Gaza and accused some Western countries of remaining silent and continuing to support Israel. Meanwhile, Abbas is set to address an extraordinary session of Turkey's parliament on Thursday. Abbas earlier met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on August 13.
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Revealed: Iran's 4 New, Next-Gen Weapons – Fighter Jet, Drone, Warship; New Chief's Israel War Plan.hindustantimes.com Iran's new defence minister, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, proposed modernisation of the country's military before the parliament on August 14, according to Press TV. Nasirzedah proposed further development of the Iranian defence sector amid ongoing tensions with Israel after the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 in Tehran. He proposed improving artificial intelligence technology across the country's drone squad to further equip it for swarm flight operations and enhance naval and aerial warfare capabilities.
aljazeera(2024-08-15). Gaza's other death toll.aljazeera.com Israel has caused countless preventable deaths which are yet to be reflected in the official Gaza death toll.
newarab(2024-08-15). Polio: Israel's dirty bioweapon is bringing Gaza to its knees.newarab.com In the break room of the Dunn School of Pathology at the University of Oxford sits a bookcase filled with ceramic replicas of bedpans. | The bed pans are a homage to the work carried out by Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and their colleagues in the 1940s at the department making penicillin and demonstrating its efficacy in fighting bacterial infections. | They used bedpans as enormous flasks to culture the Penicillium notatum mould. When I was a PhD student in the department, I used to gaze on the simple, beige vessels and sense the gravity of the research being carried out by my colleagues. | While I was, admitt…
newarab(2024-08-15). Egypt, Somalia sign defence pact amid tensions with Ethiopia.newarab.com Egypt and Somalia signed a defence agreement on Wednesday amid ongoing disputes The treaty was signed after a two-day visit by The Somali leader's visit came after Ethiopia signed a deal with the breakaway state of Somaliland last January, giving E…
newarab(2024-08-15). Egypt, Somalia sign defence pact amid tensions with Ethiopia.newarab.com Egypt and Somalia signed a defence agreement on Wednesday amid ongoing disputes The treaty was signed after a two-day visit by The Somali leader's visit came after Ethiopia signed a deal with the breakaway state of Somaliland last January, giving Et…
newarab(2024-08-15). Memories of the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago haunt 2024.newarab.com When the Democrats After all, Illinois is not a swing state where conventions typically take place. Moreover, Chicago is arguably where the most catastrophic DNC in history was held, characterised by violence, chaos, and a weak Democratic candidate who lost in a landslide, ushering in an era of decades-long conservatism. | The party leaders are now faced with striking similarities from six decades ago. |
newarab(2024-08-15). Starbucks names new CEO after Gaza war boycott hits sales.newarab.com Narasimhan steps down as chief executive and as a member of the Starbucks board "with immediate effect," said the company in a statement. | Starbucks shares were around 21 percent higher in early afternoon trading, while Chipotl…
Marie Kelly, Workers' World.(2024-08-15). The Latest From On The Picket Line.popularresistance.org The ongoing battle about whether gig workers are employees or "independent contractors" is continuing. The latest blow against these precarious workers came from the California Supreme Court on July 25. The court upheld Proposition 22, which gives companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash the means to cheat their employees out of benefits and bargaining rights by classifying them as independent contractors. | According to Rideshare Drivers United: "Today, the Supreme Court of California decided that Prop 22 was not in violation of our state constitution, allowing Big Tech to continue exploiting drivers under a law t…
Victoria Valenzuela, Waging Nonviolence.(2024-08-15). Activists Call On Biden To End The Federal Death Penalty.popularresistance.org Now that Joe Biden is a lame duck president, activists are holding him accountable to make good on his promise to end the federal death penalty during his remaining six months as president. Biden's election campaign in 2020 had pledged to end the federal death penalty and incentivize the remaining 27 states that still allow executions to do the same. While he made history as the first president in the United States to openly oppose the death penalty, there has been no movement to actually end federal executions during his nearly four years in office. | With six remaining months in office, activists are calling on…
Sharon Kelly, DeSmog.(2024-08-15). Fire Reveals How Oil Industry Environmental 'Solution' Spurs Climate Crisis.popularresistance.org The trouble began at Piñon Midstream's Dark Horse Treating Plant in Jal, New Mexico, on November 25, 2023, with an unexpected loud "pop" in the early afternoon, the company would later tell state regulators. A poisonous mix of flammable gasses hissed out from a pipeline feeding into the plant. | Within a minute, a worker radioed in to the plant's control room that a dense cloud of vapor had enveloped part of the plant. Within two minutes, Dark Horse was ablaze in what the company would later call an "intense and sustained fire." Within 15 minutes, more pipes ripped open, and a towering fireball tore through the p…
Joseph Bullington, In These Times.(2024-08-15). The Farmers Who Can't Afford Farms.popularresistance.org Running a small farm is complicated enough. For Tessa Parks‚Äâ—‚Äâwho raises cattle and hay with her spouse, Wyatt, on the gentle, farmed-over hills outside Northfield, Minn.‚Äâ—‚Äâthe challenges include bottle-feeding calves, braving bad weather to check on the herd at pasture and dealing with customers at the farmers market. Climate change doesn't make it easier, as it lends intensity to droughts and storms and increases livestock disease risks. | But for Parks, a 28-year-old beginning farmer, the complexities don't end there. Farmi…
Mariah McGough, VOCAL-US.(2024-08-15). 2024 Roadmap For Opioid Settlement Funds.popularresistance.org Unfortunately, since we released our inaugural Roadmap last year, the overdose epidemic has only gotten worse. In fact, we are in the midst of an unprecedented overdose epidemic, with more than 220 people each day dying from opioid-related drug overdoses. | Rather than focus on proven solutions —such as supportive housing, services and care — state lawmakers across the country are instead trying to "ticket and arrest" their way out of the problem. These punishing measures are torn directly from the well-worn pages of failed Drug War and "tough on crime" playbooks, which for decades have failed to get…
Larry Johnson(2024-08-15). The Art of Negotiation With Ambassador Chas Freeman.sonar21.com As promised, I interviewed Ambassador Chas Freeman as part of my volunteer duty in hosting Daniel Davis Deep Dive. Brother Davis is off on a well-deserved vacation. Chas, as a US diplomat, personifies the expression, "a velvet glove shrouding a fist of steel." When you talk to him he polite, not given to braggadocio, and a good listener. He would of made a hell of a great CIA Case Officer but, fortunately, he chose to serve the United States as a diplomat. | I served under one of his cohorts, Ambassador Morris "Buzz" Busby. Buzz, like Chas, was a diplomatic stud. But Chas stands out because of his fluency i…
Juliette Rousselot(2024-08-15). India: UN Human Rights Committee calls for protection of human rights defenders and reform of counter-terrorism laws.fidh.org Front Line Defenders (FLD) together with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, welcome the findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee following its review of India's situation of civil and political rights. FLD and the Observatory urge the government to take immediate steps to address the serious concerns expressed by the (…) | – |
A Guest Author(2024-08-15). Venezuela: Not counting votes, but smashing imperialism's hybrid war is essential.workers.org Mass mobilization backs Bolivarian project in Venezuela. By Narciso Isa Conde Workers World publishes, unedited, several statements from anti-imperialist media to show the breadth of support for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and opposition to the lies of the U.S. government and corporate media. The author of this analysis is . . . |
Bryant Arroyo(2024-08-15). Anatomy of America's wasteful prison-industrial complex.workers.org Bryant Arroyo (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Bryant Arroyo is a jailhouse lawyer, environmental activist and outspoken advocate for aging and elderly prisoners. He was a rank-and-file union worker before his unjust incarceration in 1994 and he repeatedly exposes the corporate interests which profit off the prison-industrial complex. Arroyo successfully organized . . . |
Binoy Kampmark(2024-08-15). Resisting AUKUS: The Paul Keating Formula.counterpunch.org From his own redoubt of critical inquiry, the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has made fighting the imperialising leprosy of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States a matter of solemn duty. In March 15, 2023, he excoriated a Canberra press gallery seduced and tantalised by the prospect of nuclear-powered submarines,
CADTM(2024-08-15). Join us on 4, 5 and 6 October 2024 for our next Autumn Meetings!cadtm.org The Autumn Meetings of CADTM Europe will occur on October 4, 5 and 6 October 2024. As of 2023, the venue will be the Simenon Youth Hostelin Liège, Belgium. | The 2024 edition will use different formats: debates, workshops, interactive activities, and book presentations. It will focus on several issues: the rise of the Far Right, the debt crisis in the South, China and the BRICS as creditors. It will also consider the ecological debt and food sovereignty. | Food sovereignty, which is the issue (…) | – |
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-08-15). Peace Is Not On The Ballot In November.thealtworld.com I keep seeing liberal commentators So let's be clear here: Peace is not on the ballot in November. Americans are voting for Red War or Blue War. That's it. Those are the choices. | I repeat: Peace. Is. Not. On. The. Ballot. Nobody who stands an actual chance at winning is going to bring about peace, because the…
Mischa Geracoulis(2024-08-15). The Corporate Press (Finally) Sounds the Alarm on Project 2025 But Omits Warnings for Journalism and Media.counterpunch.org After months of expert legal and public policy analysis, advocacy group warnings, and independent press reporting on the Presidential Transition Project 2025 (Project 2025 for short), the corporate press is finally catching up. Capturing headlines is Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership, a 180-day playbook for the next conservative administration. Its authors are a cadre of ultra-conservative,
Chris Houston(2024-08-15). Homophobia's Role in Political Manipulation.counterpunch.org "People have faced attacks, evictions, and been denied access to health services." This week, I spoke with Healy Thomson about the impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda. The legislation, signed into law last year, permits the death penalty for certain offences related to homosexuality. "Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves…confronting formidable obstacles to their
Joshua Frank(2024-08-15). Gavin Newsom's War on Rooftop Solar Is a Bad Omen for the Country.counterpunch.org Large utilities make their money by repairing and expanding the energy grid. Residential solar directly threatens that revenue stream because it doesn't rely on an ever-expanding network of power stations and transmission lines. The electricity that residential solar power produces typically remains at the community level or, better yet, in the home itself, especially if coupled with local battery storage. Not surprisingly then, by 2018, 20 transmission lines had been canceled in California, mainly because so many homes were already producing solar power on their own rooftops, saving $2.6 billion in total consume…
Lawrence Wittner(2024-08-15). How Donald Trump Undermined the Health and Safety of American Workers.counterpunch.org During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health and safety of the nation's workers. Trump, as the AFL-CIO noted, targeted Medicare and Medicaid for $1 trillion in funding cuts, eroded the Affordable Care Act (thereby increasing the number of Americans lacking health
Nick Licata(2024-08-15). Harris Picking Walz Was All About the Electoral Votes.counterpunch.org Many commentators have said that VP Kamala Harris should have selected Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania rather than Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The most repeated reason for selecting Shapiro was that he could have probably secured Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes. They assume that Harris cannot win the election without winning that state. Their logic is
Thomas Knapp(2024-08-15). Election 2024: A Step Back From The Permanent Campaign?counterpunch.org "What if our campaigns were much, much shorter?" Ben Smith asks at Semafor. "The presidential campaign is currently a two-year cycle, which begins just after the prior midterm elections. … [Kamala] Harris is accidentally demonstrating the alternative: She's the hot new thing in August, riding on vibes and goodwill six months after the Super Tuesday
Lennard J. Davis(2024-08-15). JD Vance is a Classic Example of "Poornography"counterpunch.org JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump's running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class. "I grew up as a poor kid," Vance said on Fox News in August 2024. "I
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Vietnam president to visit China.ecns.cn To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnam's president, will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 20, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Thursday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Kishida to step down amid public distrust.ecns.cn His term as LDP president lasts until Sept 30, and the party's rules stipulate that the leadership election Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is also the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, announced on Wednesday he does not intend to run in the party's leadership election next month.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Scholars hail Zhejiang's green progress.ecns.cn Foreign experts lauded the progress Zhejiang province has made toward sustainable development during a recent visit to several sites focused on green energy and green industrial production.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Xi hails China, Brazil as like-minded good friends.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and Brazil, both major developing countries and key emerging markets, are like-minded good friends.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China and Thailand to launch joint air force drill.ecns.cn China and Thailand will hold a joint air force exercise in Thailand this month, with the Chinese side sending multiple types of warplanes and special operations forces.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Suspects detained for Guangxi Detian Waterfall tragedy.ecns.cn Individuals responsible for a recent incident that resulted in one fatality and 60 injuries at the Guangxi Detian Waterfall have been placed in police custody, according to local authorities on Tuesday night.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China funding aids Africa development.ecns.cn Financial assistance from China has played a crucial role in infrastructure development in Africa since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, or FOCAC, was established, paving the way for economic prosperity.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Camphor tree a witness to Changting's green transformation.ecns.cn Once among the regions most severely affected by soil erosion in southern China, Changting County in Fujian Province was dubbed "Flaming Mountains" due to its scorching summer surface temperatures capable of cooking an egg.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Scientists chart Earth's ancient rotation slowdown.ecns.cn A joint study of geological data by Chinese and foreign researchers has revealed that the Earth's rotation decelerated in a step-like pattern 700 million to 200 million years ago.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Online visas to enhance business, tourism for Pakistan.ecns.cn Pakistan offering online visas for Chinese citizens signals closer economic cooperation and mutual exchanges between the South Asian nation and China, analysts said, adding that it can help enhance Pakistan's economy.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Ex-Party chief of Guizhou pleads guilty.ecns.cn Sun confessed his crimes and made a final statement in court. The court announced that sentencing will be made at a later date.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Eye surgeries gain popularity among young.ecns.cn A growing number of young Chinese adults like Li have opted to undergo surgical procedures to correct their vision. This summer, hospitals are registering a spike in the number of such operations.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China reaffirms support for a stable Myanmar.ecns.cn China firmly supports Myanmar in staying committed to domestic peace, stability, and economic development, and opposes chaos and wars in the country, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Belgrade ready to deepen ties with Beijing, Serbian president says.ecns.cn Serbia cherishes the friendship with China and is willing to deepen all-around cooperation, including in sports, to promote common development and benefit the two peoples, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Zheng sparks golden age of tennis products.ecns.cn Paris 2024 women's tennis singles gold winner Zheng Qinwen of China has fueled a nationwide trend in tennis sportswear and related fashion.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Brain training helps boy cope with ADHD.ecns.cn The video game method is part of an electroencephalograph biofeedback therapeutic treatment designed for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China carries out mitigation efforts after rocket breaks up.ecns.cn China has taken necessary measures and is closely monitoring relevant orbit area and conducting data analysis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday in response to a breakup of a Chinese rocket.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Xi steers China into sweeping green transition.ecns.cn "Protect the ecological environment, and it will reward you." This statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping is vividly exemplified by the people of Anji county in East China's Zhejiang province, where a shift in perception has successfully driven a green transition.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China reports growth in the consumer economy.ecns.cn China reported major economic data on Thursday that pointed to faster growth on the consumer side while both industrial production and investment grew at a slower pace in July.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). Advanced material gives university admission letter a cutting edge.ecns.cn Video footage of a freshman-to-be at Beijing University of Chemical Technology using the admission letter to cut a watermelon has astonished many netizens and aroused their curiosity as it looks just like a typical admission letter.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China's 2nd TIR assembly center launched in Xinjiang.ecns.cn China's second TIR assembly center certified by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was unveiled at Urumqi Multimodal Transportation Center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
ecns.cn(2024-08-15). China's retail sales up 2.7% in July year-on-year.ecns.cn China's domestic consumption continued to expand in July, with consumption of services and upgraded industrial goods growing at a faster pace, showcasing the country's vast potential in ramping up consumption and economic growth.
geo.tv(2024-08-15). Thailand's Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate.geo.tv Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, the Pheu Thai Party's most visible candidate for prime minister, looks on during the general election campaign in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, February 17, 2023. — ReutersBANGKOK: Thailand's Pheu Thai party has chosen 37-year-old Paetongtarn…
geo.tv(2024-08-15). Disappeared Bangladeshi lawyer recounts ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's secret jail.geo.tv Ahmad Bin Quasem giving an interview after he was released from being confined for eight years by the Sheikh Hasina government. — AFP/File DHAKA: Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem…
geo.tv(2024-08-15). Faith strongly associated with cultural heritage for most British Muslims: survey.geo.tv Muslim women walk in the park after finishing a GCSE exam near their school in Hackney, London. —Reuters/File71% British Muslims think UK media negatively portrays them.Researcher say insights crucial for fostering cultural awareness.39% of Muslims in UK describe themselves as Pakistani.
geo.tv(2024-08-15). North Korea to open its borders for tourism after four years.geo.tv Samjiyon city in North Korea before the COVID-19 pandemic. — Reuters/File North Korea has decided to open its borders to foreign tourists in December after the borders were closed down nearly five years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourists will be allowed to…
geo.tv(2024-08-15). Trump slams Harris on economy ahead of major policy rollout.geo.tv Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. — Reuters | Ukrainian servicemen ride a military vehicle, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Russian border in Sumy region, Ukraine August 12, 2024. —Reuters | Afghan girls attend a class at the Ishkashim high school for girls in the northeastern province of Badak…
John W. Whitehead(2024-08-15). Who Owns America? Oligarchs Have Bought Up the American Dream.globalresearch.ca "The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. | You don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. | They own all the important land. They own and …
Ahmed Adel(2024-08-15). US Defense Firms Reluctant to Cooperate with Ukraine Due to Safety, Corruption.globalresearch.ca US military contractors are concerned about corruption and the security of co-production in Ukraine and are therefore in no rush to sign contracts, a US State Department spokesperson said. Without the US being able to construct military-industrial infrastructure, Ukraine will …
Prof. Akbar E. Torbat(2024-08-15). Power Struggle in Iran After the Assassinations.globalresearch.ca On May 19, 2024, Iran's President, Ebrahim Raisi, met the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, at the Giz Galasi Dam along the two countries' borders to inaugurate the hydroelectric complex there. In his return en route to Tabriz, the …
Scott Ritter(2024-08-15). The FBI's Raid on Peace.globalresearch.ca On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the FBI executed a search warrant at my residence. The FBI claimed they were investigating whether I was functioning as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. But what was really taking place was a …
The Global Research Team(2024-08-15). One Month Before Global Research's Anniversary.globalresearch.ca Dear Readers and Authors, | Global Research is a month away from our 23rd founding anniversary. | To say we are truly grateful is an understatement. We appreciate every one of you for your unbending support over the last 22 years. | As …
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-15). Bangladesh Hindus Call for an End to Violence.indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-13) — A vociferous crowd of Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrated at the White House on August 10, calling for an end to religious discrimination and violence directed against them in the aftermath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and hasty departure to India. As head of the Awami League Party coupled with her 15-year reign as prime minister, her popularity has waned over time as her government had become more authoritarian. The weeks of violent protests and demonstrations beginning in July when scores of university students and others were killed was the beginning of the end of her st…
Ofelia Rivas(2024-08-15). Tohono O'odham Ofelia Rivas 'The Pirates Who Stole My Words'.indybay.org Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, points out that today more than 20 books use her words about O'odham and the border without her permission. The pirates range from the United Nations and book authors, to non-profits and corporate-paid activists. Ofelia's words and life work are often plagiarized for profit and self-promotion by those who do not live on the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Anonymous(2024-08-15). Key Players in L.A. Community College Building Fraud Ousted From Leadership Positions.indybay.org Since The Los Angeles Times published shocking news coverage of fraud and corruption surrounding the Valley Academic and Cultural Center construction, multiple key players in the building fraud have been ousted from various leadership positions in multiple communities.
Georg Diez(2024-08-15). Europe's left: the time for tactics is over.indybay.org Across Europe, we are experiencing a crisis of democracy; a systemic crisis that cannot be solved with the old structures and offers, in terms of personnel and programmatic. This is an opportunity for the left to put forward candidates like Li Andersson in Finland or Dadgostar in Sweden: both formulate a clear new policy that prioritizes social justice combined with climate justice.
August 6 Hiroshima Grand Action Organizing Co(2024-08-15). Hiroshima Appeal August 6, 2024.indybay.org Everybody gathering to the rally in front of the A-bombs Dome today, on the 79th commemoration of the A-bombing on Hiroshima! | Now on August 6 in 2024, we are facing an extraordinary situation, in which Hiroshima citizens are prohibited to make appeals against war and nukes: the Peace Memorial Park is closed by the Hiroshima city administration to prevent public access and entry; tools to demonstrate the anti-war and anti-nuke will, such as placards, flags, banners are all forbidden to be brought in.
Lynda Carson(2024-08-15). ProPublica releases dozens of Project 2025 secret training videos.indybay.org The release of some Project 2025 secret training videos released by ProPublica. Plus some links to articles about former fascist KKK Grand Wizard, David Duke's campaign contributors. David Duke is a Trump supporter! The David Duke campaign contributors that received national media coverage, were originally exposed locally by Lynda Carson, on IndyBay Media.
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-08-15). Venezuela Today: Revolution and Elections.libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert Celebrating Maduro's victory. (Rome Arrieche) In light of recent imperialist aggressions, Chris Gilbert reflects on the challenges and complexities of using elections as a tool for socialist construction. Hugo Chávez changed the way socialists viewed elections around the world. The left had long been skeptical about them. The main arguments were that elections…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-08-15). CNN's Fraudulent Analysis of Fraud in the Venezuelan Presidential Election.libya360.wordpress.com Allan Miller and Roger D. Harris In the quarter century of the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, initiated by the election of Hugo Chávez and continued by his successor Nicolás Maduro, 31 national elections have been held. Invariably, the US-backed opposition claimed fraud in all but the two contests that they won. Equally unvaryingly has been…
Mohamed Hashem(2024-08-15). Humza Yousaf accuses Elon Musk of aligning with far-right and instigating violence.middleeasteye.net Humza Yousaf accuses Elon Musk of aligning with far-right and instigating violence | The former first minister of Scotland told MEE that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to better regulate social media platforms due to the spread of misinformation | | "> | Hamza Yous…
Areeb Ullah(2024-08-15). UK prosecutors drop case against academic over posts related to 7 October attack.middleeasteye.net UK prosecutors drop case against academic over posts related to 7 October attack | Counterterrorism officers raided Amira Abdelhamid's home after the University of Portsmouth referred her to Prevent | | Amira Abdelhamid denies her posts on X were antisemitic and says it was a 'relief' that t…
Staff(2024-08-15). Unhappy with PM Modi's remarks on UCC: AIMJ chief Shahabuddin.muslimmirror.comBareilly : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a forceful argument for adopting the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) during his Independence Day speech on Thursday, August, 15, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi, the president of the All India Muslim Jamaat (AIMJ), claimed that Muslims in the country are not happy with the Prime Minister's remarks. During his …
Staff(2024-08-15). When will Gulfisha Fatima be released?muslimmirror.comBy Pudumadam Haleem Even writing this article with the question of who is this Gulfisha Fatima is somewhat embarrassing. The reason is that she was one of the people who organized the biggest protest in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University against the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), gathering a large number of students. However, many people …
Staff(2024-08-15). How India was partitioned.muslimmirror.comBy Osman Sher Ask anybody in the Indian Subcontinent or even globally: "who is responsible for the division of India in 1947". The unequivocal reply would be: "the Muslim League led by M.A. Jinnah". Prima facie, yes, but analyzing it deeply we would find it as a doubtful answer. Firstly, in 1947 the British were …
Staff(2024-08-15). Delhi Imams and Muezzins face financial hardship as salaries go unpaid for months.muslimmirror.comBy Muslim Mirror Staff Hundreds of Imams and muezzins working in city mosques have not received their salaries for months, causing significant distress. Several Imams shared their struggles with media, expressing frustration with the city government's "apathy" towards their plight, which has made it challenging to sustain their livelihoods. "Receiving five months' pay in three …
Staff(2024-08-15). Taliban marks three years in power with grand military parade and show of strength.muslimmirror.comBy Muslim Mirror Staff On Wednesday, the Taliban marked three years of their rule in Afghanistan with a grand military parade. The event featured displays of homemade bombs, fighter jets, Soviet-era tanks, and artillery, including items brought from the former U.S. airbase at Bagram. The parade was attended by hundreds, including diplomats from China and …
Staff(2024-08-15). Need of the hour to have secular civil code in the country: Modi from Red Fort.muslimmirror.comBy Muslim Mirror Staff In his Independence Day address from the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly advocated for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying that laws creating religious divisions should be abolished in modern society. Modi stated, "The Supreme Court has held discussions regarding the Uniform Civil Code repeatedly and …
Staff(2024-08-15). Complaint filed against Hasina at international crime tribunal.muslimmirror.comDhaka : A complaint was filed on Wednesday with the investigation agency of Bangladesh's International Crime Tribunal against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several others, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity during the recent mass movement of the students against her government. "The complaint was filed by the father of one of the …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-15). Harris to battle price-gouging at the grocery store.peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is set to announce her plan to ban corporate price-gouging at the grocery store. Her boss Joe Biden's Federal Trade Commission is already working on it too. The agency's new Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing is tackling the issue. For several months on the campaign trail, Vice President …
Chauncey K. Robinson(2024-08-15). 'Alien: Romulus' review: Horror and anti-corporate message stay strong in latest franchise addition.peoplesworld.org When the horror science fiction film Alien came out in 1979, it broke new boundaries for its time. Protagonist Ellen Louise Ripley is considered by many to be the first female action character to challenge the sexist stereotypes often assigned to women characters in the genre. Along with doing away with gender norms, both the …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-15). Audubon Society good to birds but awful to its own staff.peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—When it comes to treatment of its unionized staffers, the Audubon Society is in trouble with the National Labor Relations Board. It has also forced the 260 unionized Audubon staffers, members of the "Bird Union" unit of Communications Workers Local 1180, to take to the streets, and not just to aid bird watchers. They'll …
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-15). Vietnam sorry for damage due to rains and floods in DPRK.plenglish.com Hanoi, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam on Thursday lamented the damage caused by heavy rains and prolonged flooding that have affected the northwestern region of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the last few days.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-15). DPRK celebrates anniversary of its liberation.plenglish.com Thousands of citizens visited the Kumsusan Sun Palace, where the mortal remains of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, also commander of the Korean People's Army and top leader of the country, are kept. | The scene was repeated at various places in the capital and the nation associated with the war against Japanese colonialism, which lasted 20 years and culminated with the liberation of the country on August 15, 1945. | On the occasion, leaders of other countries and revolutionary organizations around the world as well as representatives of the accredited diplomatic corps here sent congratulations to Kim Jong…
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-15). ATE urges to strengthen unity of Argentinean organizations.plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The secretary general of the Argentine State Workers Association (ATE), Rodolfo Aguiar, urged today to strengthen the unity of action of all the sectors willing to fight against the government's policies.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-15). Calm reigns in Syrian province after success of Russian mediation.plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Calm returned today to the northeastern Syrian provinces of Hasakeh and Deir Ezzor after the successful mediation of the commander of the Russian forces operating in Syria, Andrei Serdyakov, between the government and the separatist militia.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-15). Russia authorizes clinical trials of vaccine for allergic polen.plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA) announced today it has received the approval to proceed with clinical trials of the first vaccine for birch pollen allergy sufferers.
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-15). Foreign Ministry clarifies Haiti's absence at Abinader's inauguration.plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cults, Dominique Dupuy, reported today the reason for the absence of a government representation at the inauguration of the re-elected president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-15). Congo records more than 530 deaths from Mpox in 2024.plenglish.com Kinshasa, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has registered 537 deaths from smallpox (Mpox) since the beginning of 2024 until today, while the disease continues to spread.
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-15). Caricom to oversee general elections in Haiti.plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will oversee the general elections in Haiti, where today a group of personalities from that regional bloc is reviewing how the political transition is being implemented in the Caribbean nation.
EcoWaste Coalition(2024-08-15). Toxics Watchdog Group Pushes for FDA-Led Summit to Tackle Mercury Cosmetics.pressenza.com 15 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle the persistent trade of mercury cosmetics across the country. The EcoWaste Coalition calls for a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle mercury cosmetics and agree on solutions to end the illegal trade. | The group put forward the proposal through a letter submitted today to FDA Director General Dr. Samuel Zacate and FDA CCHUHSRR Director Engr. Ana Rivera by Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health g…
REHUNO, Red Humanista de Noticias en Salud(2024-08-15). The dreams that accompany us every day.pressenza.com I walk among trees that reveal the serene autumn sunset and cover the ground with leaves of bright and warm colours. The environment is inspiring and makes my attention focus on that welcoming landscape, but soon those internal images reappear…
Pressenza IPA(2024-08-15). Pakistan Celebrates Independence Day on August 14.pressenza.com by Irshad Ahmad Mughal | The 14th of August is the Independence Day of Pakistan. There are lots of flags all around. Dangerous demonstrations are made on the roads due to the one-wheeling of motorcyclists. A 12-gun salute is fired by the Army and messages are given on the day by the Chief of Army Staff, the President and the Prime Minister. | For the past several decades, Pakistan has not had the same splendor of the day as it used to. You can say that common people suffer from inflation, terrorism, lawlessness, bribery, unemployment, and political corruption. All these diseases have made them emaciated. | They a…
presstv.ir(2024-08-15). Makran, a watershed in Iran's sea-based economy plans.presstv.ir The geopolitical features of Iran are considered one of the most important indicators of its empowerment, including turning the country into a regional magnet for commerce and investment.
presstv.ir(2024-08-15). UK whitewashing Bahraini crimes.presstv.ir Marking Bahrain's Independence Day in the shadow of a regime that rules with an iron fist, the exiled democratic opposition in London say it is an occasion which is more than worthy of celebrating, even though it remains incomplete.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Alerta Diosdado Cabello sobre nuevos planes violentos en Venezuela.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, alertó sobre nuevos planes violentos orquestados por la ultraderecha para el venidero sábado, trascendió hoy en Caracas.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Felicita Cuba al Principado de Liechtenstein.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba felicitó hoy al Principado de Liechtenstein, a propósito del Día de la Asunción, Fiesta Nacional de esa nación situada en los Alpes.
splcenter(2024-08-15). Debunking ADF's 'Debanking' Conspiracy Theory.splcenter.org Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is engaged in an ongoing crusade to force private businesses to adhere to conservative Christian theology, in part by spreading the false narrative that private sector banks have been dropping conservative religious clients since the Obama administration. The conspiratorial claim, which ADF calls "debanking," has arisen out of an ongoing effort from ADF to ban or disrupt private sector investments in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and environmental sustainability.
Andy Kroll(2024-08-15). The Candidate from Hell.tomdispatch.com Donald Trump is all too literally the candidate from hell and, yes, he's threatening to take the United States and the world to — no place else! — hell and back. He's the greatest danger to this planet imaginable. And I'm not even thinking about what else he'd do, were he to win election 2024 and return to the Oval Office, having reassured his religious voters that, should they opt for him this November, they'll never have to do so again. ("Get out and vote, just this time… You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what? It'll be fixed, it'll be fine, you won't have to vote anymore,…
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Amid Kursk Gamble, Zelensky Refuses To Repay Foreign Debt: Ukraine Economy Hit By Rating Downgrade.hindustantimes.com Ukraine's economy is on the brink of disaster as the war with Russia rages on and Western support weakens. In a shocking move, Ukraine has defaulted on a major debt repayment, prompting Fitch Ratings to downgrade the country to 'Restricted Default.' With billions in Western aid failing to stabilize the situation, could this be the beginning of Ukraine's economic collapse?>
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Kursk Incursion Turning Into Self-Goal For Zelensky? Russia Mocks Ukraine: 'Kyiv Killed Chance For…'.hindustantimes.com As Ukrainian forces advance deeper into Russia's Kursk region, Moscow has made a big claim. Top Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik stated that Ukraine's incursion has ended any chance of peace talks with Moscow. Miroshnik accused Kyiv of deliberately sabotaging negotiations by launching the attack on Kursk, referring to alleged attacks on civilians in the border areas. Watch for more.
noemail(2024-08-15). Unyielding Conflict: Ukraine's Resistance Against Russian Pressure in Eastern Front.devdiscourse.com Ukraine said there was no sign Russian military pressure was receding along the eastern front inside its borders on Thursday, more than a week after its incursion into Russia, and reported the heaviest fighting in weeks near Pokrovsk. Ukraine launched a major assault into Russia's Kursk region on Aug. 6, carving out a strip of land in what military analysts have said is, in part, an attempt to divert Russian reserve forces to act as reinforcements.
WSWS(2024-08-15). Free Bogdan Syrotiuk!wsws.org This resolution was unanimously adopted by the Eighth National Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US), held from August 4 to August 9, 2024.
WSWS(2024-08-15). Coral bleaching threatens 73 percent of world's reefs.wsws.org Coral bleaching is another further warning of the climate crisis, with the working class and poor across the world bearing the primary brunt of its consequences as global temperatures rise, including in the oceans.
WSWS(2024-08-15). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa.wsws.org Three-day strike at easyJet Portugal over staffing levels and working hours undermined by minimum service requirements and union only calling out Portuguese-based crews; Iranian nurses' strike over pay and conditions continues and intensifies after death of nurse from overwork; state forces kill 21 workers demonstrating high cost of living and government policies in Nigeria…
WSWS(2024-08-15). Rail drivers in England should reject ASLEF's Labour-backed sellout deal.wsws.org ASLEF leader Whelan's claim to have averted a "land grab" on working conditions is bogus. The plan is that these will be negotiated away once the dispute is over as part of the Great British Railways agenda of the Labour government.
UMMID(2024-08-15). For Elon Musk, Arabic is language of enemies, says daughter.ummid.com American multi-billionaire Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, in a sensational social media post said the SpaceX Chief and X owner, used to say Arabic is the language of enemies.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Apply now, MP NEET UG 2024 Counselling starts.ummid.com Department of Medical Education (DME) Madhya Pradesh has started through its official website dme.mponline.gov.in registration of students who wish to participate in MP NEET UG Medical (MBBS) and Dental (BDS) Counselling 2024 from today i.e. Monday August 12, 2024.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Link to Check: Maha Direct 2nd Yr Pharmacy 2024 Round 1 Allotment.ummid.com Maharashtra CET Cell is set to publish today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 on its official website dsp2024.mahacet.org.in Provisional Allotment Result of CAP Round I of candidates who have registered for admission in Direct 2nd Year Pharmacy (B Pharmacy and Pharm D) courses for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-08-15). NIRF Ranking 2024: AMU improves its rank, Jamia Millia retains 3rd spot.ummid.com The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was at 9th spot in 2023, has improved its rank securing the 8th position whereas Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has retained the 3rd best rank in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 released Monday August 12, 2024.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Challenges before Yunus' interim government in Bangladesh.ummid.com The challenges at the frontiers of Yunus' interim government in Bangladeshare (unlucky) seven: law and order; economy; military, elections; justice; religious freedom; and freedom of expression.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Registration Steps: MCC NEET UG 2024 Counselling Starts.ummid.com The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has started through its official website mcc.nic.in from today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 Online Registration for MCC NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 1.
UMMID(2024-08-15). UK Riots: Outburst of "White-Ego" against non-Whites?ummid.com Citizens of UK must be commended for coming out strongly, and in great number, to display their stand against rioters having indulged in violence. But is this enough to correct what appears to be ingrained deeply and strongly in sections of the British society?
UMMID(2024-08-15). Steps to Check: DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2024 Round 2 Allotment.ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website poly24.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 the result of CAP Round 2 Seat Allotment of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering/Technology for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-08-15). UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling schedule out, details here.ummid.com The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training Uttar Pradesh (DGME UP) has published on its official website upneet.gov.in the UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling Schedule for the year 2024-25 (NEET UG 2024 Counselling Date and Time).
UMMID(2024-08-15). How Islamophobia, misinformation added fuel to UK riots?ummid.com The recent riots in the UK have made one thing clear that the far-right is on the increase in Europe and elsewhere too, including India. Further in its vilifying campaigns its in now-a-days heled by the rising social media, and the time has come to reign-in the social media's negative use.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Nigeria urged early registration of 2025 Hajj pilgrims.ummid.com Independent Hajj Reporters, a Civil Society Organization (CSO) that monitors and reports Hajj activities in Nigeria has appealed to NAHCON to instruct state Muslim pilgrim's welfare boards, agencies and commissions to announce the start of registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj.
UMMID(2024-08-15). King Abdulaziz Quran Competition 2024: Final qualifying round underway in Makkah.ummid.com The jury of the final qualifiers of the 44th edition of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of Holy Quran Saturday listened to the recitations of 14 contestants from Kenya, Congo, Egypt, Uganda, Kuwait, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, the Philippines, Ghana, Jordan, Portugal and Bahrain.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Never seen any discrimination in 40 years of service: JNMC AMU Principal.ummid.com Refuting the allegations made by BJP leader and Aligarh MP Satish Gautam, Prof (Dr) Veeena Maheshwari said she had never seen any discrimination at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) run under the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during her long tenure.
UMMID(2024-08-15). NASA claim of water reservoirs on Mars sparks debate.ummid.com The American space agency NASA Monday claimed evidence of liquid water reservoirs underneath the Mars surface, sparking a debate about the possiblity of human life on the Red Planet.
UMMID(2024-08-15). Steps to Check: MHT CET 2024 Engineering FE Round 1 Allotment.ummid.com Maharashtra State CET Cell is set to publish today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 on its official website fe2024.mahacet.org Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-I (Round 1 allotment result) of candidates who have registered for admission in First Year Engineering (FE) B.E. and B.Tech four year courses for the year 2024-25.
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast.newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
noemail(2024-08-15). Congress Criticizes Omission of Nehru from President's Address.devdiscourse.com The Congress on Thursday strongly objected to Jawaharlal Nehru's omission from the list of iconic independence movement personalities in President Droupadi Murmu's address. They accused the government of attempting to erase India's first prime minister from history.
The Independent(2024-08-15). WHO declares mpox global public health emergency, reports over 14,000 cases and 524 deaths.independent.co.ug GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), sounding the alarm over its potential for further international transmission. "Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted …
The Independent(2024-08-15). Advertising body unveils 3rd edition of the annual industry Silverback Awards.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Advertising Association (UAA) in partnership with Loeries and the Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) has officially unveiled the 3rd edition of the Silverback Awards 2024 to be held on November 23, 2024, in Kampala. Under the theme "Innovative Sustainable Marketing: Harnessing Ethics, Impact, and Profitability in the Digital Age" the …
The Independent(2024-08-15). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: 120 taking temporary shelter, death toll rises to 30.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | An investigation by the Uganda Police Force, KCCA, and the Office of the Prime Minister has says that thirty-three households were affected by the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill. According to the findings, only 120 people were registered in the temporary shelter at Kiteezi Church of Uganda Primary School playground …
The Independent(2024-08-15). SC Villa secures Namboole to host continetnal match against Ethiopia's CBE.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa has secured Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to host their 1st preliminary round of the TotalEnegries CAF Champions League. SC Villa reached an agreement with the UPDF Engineering Brigade, the contractors responsible for Mandela National Stadium (Namboole), to host the match against Commercial Bank …
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). Fire Destroys One House, Damages Another in Two-Alarm Fitch Street Blaze.urbancny.com Syracuse, NY— On Wednesday, August 14, at 6: 08 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 center to a reported fire at the corner of Dudley St. and Fitch Street. Firefighters from Station 3, on Bellevue Ave., arrived on the scene moments later and found a two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame building at 151 Fitch Street, that was fully involved with fire. Flames from the home were spreading to neighboring 153 Fitch Street, another two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame home. A signal '99' was transmitted. Due to the large volume of fire, and the fact that two buildings were involved, a second-…
The Independent(2024-08-15). Kwoyelo's victims welcome conviction.independent.co.ug GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims of atrocities committed by former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo have welcomed his conviction by the International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) calling it a major milestone for justice. Kwoyelo was convicted on Tuesday by the court of 44 out of 78 charges of war …
Gautama Mehta(2024-08-15). Humans know very little about the deep sea. That may not stop us from mining it.grist.org In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and it's possible the consequences of the vote will be felt for eons. More than half of the world's ocean floor is under the jurisdiction of an intergovernmental body called the International Seabed Authority, or ISA. Its members have spent the last three decades in deliberations with a single purpose: crafting an international legal regime for a field of commercial activity that does not yet exist. Their mandate is to determine how — and whether — to…
The Independent(2024-08-15). Gen Muhoozi announces 1 year extension for expiring ID cards.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With about 15.8 million Ugandan National IDs set to expire between August 2024 to December 2025, Government has decided to extend the validity of all these cards by one year. Gen David Muhoozi, Minister of State for Internal Affairs told Parliament's Committee of Defense today that the body responsible for registrations and …
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Iran Exports $13 Million of Handwoven Carpet in 4 Months: Official.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The head of the Iran National Carpet and Creative Industries Center said the country exported $13 million of handwoven carpets in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2024).
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Growing Iran-India Ties to Benefit Region: FM.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's caretaker foreign minister said the growing ties between Tehran and New Delhi will benefit the region and improve regional peace and stability.
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux.newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
noemail(2024-08-15). India's Vision 2047 Shines at 78th Independence Day.devdiscourse.com The vision of 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047 was the central theme at the 78th Independence Day celebrations held at the Red Fort, where members of the Indian contingent for the Paris Olympics were among the special guests.
theonion(2024-08-15). SATIRE: Pregnant Women Turned Away From ERs Despite Federal Law.theonion.com An Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations found that more than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, with the Center for Reproductive Rights asking the government to investigate whether the hospitals…
noemail(2024-08-15). Independence Day Celebrations Across India: Key Highlights.devdiscourse.com Independence Day celebrations nationwide will be commenced with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's highly anticipated speech. Various state-level events are planned with significant participation from political and social leaders.
The Independent(2024-08-15). EULOGY: 10 lessons from Joseph Tamale Mirundi.independent.co.ug COMMENT | LEONARD RONALD EGESA | From his own enigmatic life to his diatribes on radio against a selected personality, cause or belief unto his political choices, these are my top 10 lessons from the life of the fallen media icon Joseph Tamale Mirundi Sr. 1. Political power is all about influence and advantage Joseph …
Nicole Leonard(2024-08-15). Philly area health officials are seeing cases of dengue fever among travelers as outbreaks grow abroad.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Parts of the world are experiencing particularly severe outbreaks of dengue fever this year, and it's causing a rising number of infections The mosquito-borne disease is not endemic to the U.S., but there have been
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). Syracuse City School District Bus "Shots Fired" Incident.urbancny.com At approximately 2: 37 p.m. on August 14th, there were shots fired on the northside of the city. One of our buses was inadvertently hit by a bullet. The bullet hit the radiator that disabled the bus. There were four students on the bus, and no one was injured. Parents of the students on the bus were notified and the students were safely transported home. The safety and well-being of our children is of the utmost importance to us. We have counselors and social workers available to any student who may need additional support. Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay…
Mike Walter(2024-08-15). The Heat: China-Brazil Ties.america.cgtn.com Fifty years after establishing diplomatic relations, China is now Brazil's top trading partner. In 2023, bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $157 billion U.S. dollars. There are currently more than 300 Chinese companies operating in Brazil spanning electricity, infrastructure and electric vehicles. | Joining the discussion: | Jiang Shixue is a Professor and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University. |
Hugo GABBERO(2024-08-15). Greece: Continued judicial harassment of migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras.fidh.org The recent summons by the Athens Magistrate marks a new development in Mr Dimitras' long history of judicial harassment, this time also prospecting the criminal prosecution of his wife, constituting a major violation of their right to defend human rights as well as of the recently adopted European Union (EU) anti-SLAPP Directive. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT) urges the Greek authorities to put an immediate end to this practice of harassment and to (…) | – |
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked.newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
tn.ai(2024-08-15). IRGC Commander Honors Martyrdom of Military Adviser in Syria.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps issued a message of condolence following the martyrdom of Colonel Ahmadreza Afshari, an IRGC aerospace officer who was killed due to injuries sustained during an airstrike in Syria.
Aída Chávez(2024-08-15). A Presidential Ticket That Supports the War Powers Act.theintercept.com When President Barack Obama wanted to bomb Syria in 2013 following reports that Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons on his own people, Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who represented a rural district in southern Minnesota, went to a local grocery store. | Walz stood outside the store and asked everybody that came out whether they supported bombing Syria. Every single person said no. | "He was clearly stunned because he told us that story the next time we talked to him," said Cathy Murphy, president of the Minnesota Peace Project, which has lobbied Walz on a range of foreign policy issues over the years. "It's l…
The Independent(2024-08-15). Uganda, Kenya embrace green transport with rapid adoption of e-bikes.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | In Kenya's capital Nairobi, motorcycles have become an essential choice for residents due to their flexibility, convenience and affordability, with an increasing number of electric models on the roads. Driven by growing environmental awareness and technological advancements, many African countries have begun actively promoting electric motorcycles in recent years to …
Noor Fatima(2024-08-15). Kashmiris observe Black Day across world.gnnhd.tv Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik's wife Mashal Malik said world should ask India on what basis it is celebrating independence…
Carmen Russell-Sluchansky(2024-08-15). Exclusive: Pa. Hispanic voters shift heavy to Harris following Biden's exit.whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Recent polling shows Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is beating Republican nominee Donald Trump among Pennsylvania voters — However, a poll by TelevisaUnivision's Strategy & Insights provided to WHYY News…
The Independent(2024-08-15). Ministry admits TVET curriculum doesn't cater for special needs students.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has admitted that the existing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum doesn't cater for students with special educational needs (SNE). This revelation comes in response to increasing concerns from educators, parents, and advocacy groups about the lack of inclusivity and relevance in …
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital.newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
EDWIN(2024-08-15). NSG hosts symposium on China-Africa relations.sanews.gov.za NSG hosts symposium on China-Africa relations | China-Africa Media and Publishing, in collaboration with the National School of Government of South Africa, is set to hold a symposium titled: "The Governance of China: Forging a Closer China-Africa Community of a Shared Future, in Pretoria on Thursday. | Thursday's event will bring together South African and Chinese government officials, scholars, experts, and journalists for a robust exchange of ideas and insights. | The seminar serves as a critical forum to discuss and shape the future of China-Africa relations and is a side precursor event to the upcoming Beij…
Oliver Parken(2024-08-15). On Thin Ice: Another Fire Aboard A Coast Guard Icebreaker Underscores Glaring Capability Gap.twz.com A fire that recently broke out onboard the medium icebreaker USCGC Healy has forced the vessel to abandon its annual summer Arctic patrol. The incident highlights the inadequacy of the Coast Guard's current icebreaker fleet, which Healy represents half of and the other ship is in dry dock getting a much-needed overhaul in an attempt to extend its service life even further. | Healy
The Independent(2024-08-15). King Mswati III of Eswatini in Jinja, visits Kiira Motors.independent.co.ug Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | King Mswati III of Eswatini has today visited the he Kiira Vehicle Plant and has hailed Uganda for having a project of this magnitude being undertaken — in Africa and which is 100% owned, driven, and operated by Africans. He also welcomed a proposal to build a partnership …
noemail(2024-08-15). Aldi UK to End Click and Collect Service Amid Industry Shifts.devdiscourse.com Aldi UK, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, is set to discontinue its click and collect service, introduced at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, on August 18. This decision marks a significant shift for the retailer.
noemail(2024-08-15). Biden Administration Announces Reduced Medicare Drug Prices in Historic Deal.devdiscourse.com The Biden administration is celebrating a ground-breaking deal with drug companies to reduce the prices of 10 widely-used Medicare drugs. Officials anticipate that US taxpayers will save $6 billion while seniors could save $1.5 billion, though specifics on the new prices have yet to be disclosed.
theonion(2024-08-15). SATIRE: Coworker Asks If Woman Interested In Reliving Childhood Trauma On Work Volleyball Team.theonion.com IOWA CITY, IA—Framing the offer as an enriching opportunity for exercise and a fun change of pace, area marketing manager Kyle Sanchez asked Thursday if his coworker Brittany Price might be interested in reliving her childhood trauma on their work volleyball team. "Hey, we're looking for a few more people for the…
hindustantimes(2024-08-15). Kolkata Horror: Victim's Last Diary Entry Reveals Heartbreaking Details | Rape-Murder | CBI | Police.hindustantimes.com Father of Kolkata doctor, who was raped and murdered on August 9, has revealed what his daughter wrote in her last diary entry. The father, in an interview to India Today, revealed that his daughter wanted to become gold medalist in her MD course. "But everything is shattered now," the grieving father said. Watch this video for more information.
Sheren Falah Saab(2024-08-15). 'Remember our names': Fearing oblivion, young Gazans recorded last wills before dying.haaretz.com A soccer player who never left his home, an economist who wants to raise political awareness and a filmmaker who continues to provide content even after death. They are among the 40,000 killed in Gaza since the start of the war. More than death, many feared becoming 'just a number' — and took steps to ensure they would not be forgotten…
noemail(2024-08-15). Transforming Agriculture: PM Modi's Vision for India's Farmers.devdiscourse.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored the urgent need to revamp India's agriculture system during his Independence Day speech. He outlined the government's comprehensive efforts to enhance farmers' lives by providing access to loans, modern technology, and marketing support.
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Iran Commemorates Anniversary of Iran-Iraq War Prisoners' Release.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces commemorated the release anniversary of the prisoners of war from Iraq, emphasizing that the country's independence and dignity stem from the nation's enduring fight for freedom.
GABIK(2024-08-15). KZN CoGTA budget to empower traditional leadership, enhance local governance.sanews.gov.za KZN CoGTA budget to empower traditional leadership, enhance local governance | KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has presented the department's R1.8 billion, which is aimed at bolstering traditional leadership, enhancing local governance, and driving community development in the province. | Tabling the department's budget before the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature this week, Buthelezi said one of the cornerstones of the budget is the empowerment of amakhosi as cultural custodians. | To foster collaboration and address challenges faced by traditional communit…
NEOB(2024-08-15). NPA Aspirant Prosecutor Programme back on track.sanews.gov.za NPA Aspirant Prosecutor Programme back on track | The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has announced that it will reinstate the much vaunted Aspirant Prosecutor Programme. | The programme was suspended this year due to budget constraints. | "In 2022/23, the NPA absorbed over 1000 law graduates into its Aspirant Prosecutor Programme. Due to the unplanned budget cuts, many of these aspirants could not be given contracts after completion of the programme. | "The recent improvement in the NPA's budget situation has allowed the organisation to offer contracts to many aspirants that are already in the system, gradu…
noemail(2024-08-15). China's Housing Market Faces Steep Decline Amid Lingering Economic Concerns.devdiscourse.com China's new home prices fell at their fastest pace in nine years in July, as a slew of support policies failed to stabilize prices and restore confidence in the struggling property sector. This prolonged housing market slump is weighing heavily on the world's second-largest economy and its consumers, raising questions over Beijing's 5% GDP target for 2024.
noemail(2024-08-15). Assam CM Urges PM Modi to Ensure Safety of Hindus in Bangladesh.devdiscourse.com Expressing deep concern over the current situation in Bangladesh, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa on Thursday called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explore all diplomatic channels to ensure the safety of Hindus residing in the neighboring nation.
The Independent(2024-08-15). FINCA unveils Janet Mudoola as brand Ambassador to drive sustainable growth.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FINCA Uganda, a microfinance pioneer in Uganda has unveiled Janet Mudoola as its brand ambassador in a bid to further spread its financial and non-financial services to its clients. Mudoola was among the first customers served in the eastern district of Iganga by FINCA Uganda in 1992. She has signed …
The Independent(2024-08-15). NFA reports 700 illegal land titles in forest reserves.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA has revealed that there are 703 illegal land titles in different forest reserves. According to Stuart Maniraguha, the Acting Executive Director of NFA, the discoveries were made between last month and the beginning of August during the process to ascertain the extent of forest degradation. "Recently, …
APR editor(2024-08-15). John Menadue: America is the most violent, aggressive country in the world.asiapacificreport.nz Of the international intelligence information that comes to Australian agencies from the Five Eyes, 90 percent comes from the CIA and related US intelligence agencies. So in effect we have the colonisation of our intelligence agencies These agencies dominate the advice to ministers, writes John Menadue. INTERVIEW: John Menadue talks with Michael Lester Michael Lester:…
Andrea GIORGETTA(2024-08-15). Laos: Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee (CCPR), which gave the Lao government low grades concerning the implementation of the committee's recommendations on enforced disappearances and participation in public affairs and the right to vote. Paris, 15 August 2024. On 6 August 2024, the CCPR released its report on the follow-up to the Concluding Observations it (…) | – |
Tim Huber(2024-08-15). A roadside American Jesus.anabaptistworld.org On vacation, we drove by a full-size tractor-trailer parked by the road, painted to look like a billboard. The stars and stripes of a rippling American flag stretched across the background.
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze.newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
noemail(2024-08-15). Managing the Double-Edged Sword of AI: Lessons from the EU.devdiscourse.com Governments around the globe are contending with the rapidly-evolving challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI), which, while offering economic benefits and easing menial tasks, brings significant risks such as AI-enabled crime, misinformation, and privacy invasion.
noemail(2024-08-15). Modi Advocates for 'One Nation, One Election' on Independence Day.devdiscourse.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a compelling case for 'one nation, one election' during his Independence Day address on Thursday. He urged political parties to unite in realizing this vision, noting that frequent elections hinder the nation's progress.
Jennifer Lynn(2024-08-15). John Oates returns to his roots for Philadelphia Folk Festival 2024.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Singer-songwriter John Oates is reconnecting with his roots in the Philly region this week. | Oates, who grew up in North Wales, Pennsylvania, will perform at Cape May's Convention Hall on Thursday and headline the Philadelphia Folk Festival in Upper Salford, Montgomery County, this weekend. | Oates met Daryl Hall at Temple University. The duo formed the band Daryl Hall and John Oates in the 1970s and enjoyed international fame over the course of five decades. Among their en…
Sebastian Schà§ffer(2024-08-15). FO ∞ Talks Can Europe Vote Itself Out of Its Crisis?fairobserver.com In this edition of FO ∞ Talks, Peter Isackson, Fair Observer Chief Strategy Officer, discusses the 2024 European Union Parliament elections with Fair Observer Editor at Large Alex Gloy and Institute of the Danube and Central Europe Director Sebastian Schaffer. Politics in France have been coming to a boil. The past elections symbolize the lessons people…
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Leader Underlines Confronting Enemy's Psychological Warfare.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei referred to the enemy's psychological warfare against Iran and stressed the need to counter it.
noemail(2024-08-15). PM Modi Advocates for Secular Civil Code in Independence Day Address.devdiscourse.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated for the implementation of a secular civil code, describing it as a necessity for modern India. Speaking from the Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi asserted that the existing set of laws function as a 'communal civil code' and are discriminatory.
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board to Host Back-To-School Safety Bash at Destiny USA This Friday.urbancny.com The Back-to-School Safety Bash Will Be Held in the Canyon at Destiny USA on Friday, August 16th from 12PM — 2PM Syracuse, NY (August 13, 2024) — In partnership with the Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Destiny USA is hosting the Back-To-School Safety Bash, a free, family-friendly event on August 16th from 12: 00 PM to 2: 00 PM in the Canyon. The event will feature "touch a truck" with several different law enforcement vehicles, interactive displays, demonstrations, K9s, and educational activities. Local law enforcement and safety agencies will be on hand to promote traffic safety awarenes…
The Independent(2024-08-15). UNEB criticizes govt over inadequate education funding.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have criticized the government for its inadequate funding of crucial educational research, which is essential for assessing student progress and improving educational outcomes. Led by Dr Tonny Muzaale, Director of Research & Development, the officers at the examinations body highlighted that, for years, the government has …
The Independent(2024-08-15). Do women need more sleep than men?independent.co.ug Age and hormones contribute to a greater need for sleep among women ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Women and men love to debate the differences between the sexes. But here's the reality: Science confirms that women not only need more quality sleep than their male counterparts, but they also have a more challenging time getting it. Societal …
The Independent(2024-08-15). Kyambogo lecturer used drug to defile visually impaired girl.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dismissed Kyambogo University Lecturer Dr. Eron Lawrence administered date-rape drugs before defiling a visually impaired underage girl prosecutors told the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court. Dr Eron was appearing before the court where he is being tried on charges of aggravated defilement The Prosecution led by State Attorney Eunice Mbaine tendered …
Maxime Duriez(2024-08-15). Egypt: Human rights organisations condemn the targeting of ElMaraya for culture and arts and call for the protection of cultural institutions.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is co-signing a call to the Egyptian authorities to end their harassement and repression of independent cultural organisations in Egypt. The political regime's continued use of security services, police crackdowns, arrests and prison sentencing to intimidate artists and cultural workers must stop. 13 August 2024. The signatories of this statement condemn the Egyptian security forces' raid on the headquarters of ElMaraya for Culture and (…) | – | /…
Cathy Bussewitz(2024-08-15). Federal ban on noncompete agreements comes under legal attack.whyy.org The federal government wants to make it easier for employees to quit a job and work for a competitor. But some companies say a new rule created by the Federal Trade Commission will make it hard to protect trade secrets and investments they make in their employees. | At least three companies have sued the FTC after it voted to ban noncompete agreements, which prevent employees from working for competitors for a period of time after leaving a job. Their cases are now pending in Florida, Pennsylvania and Texas and the issue could end up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. | Here's what you should know about noncompe…
newleftreview(2024-08-15). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva?newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). SPD: Shots Fired at School Bus on Highland Street.urbancny.com On Wednesday, August 14th, around 2: 18 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 400 block of Highland Street. When they arrived, Officers found multiple casings on the scene. A First Student bus, which was carrying four elementary school students, as well as a driver, was struck by at least one projectile. The projectile struck the radiator of the vehicle. There were no reported injuries to the students or the driver. The investigation into this incident is active and ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division…
The Independent(2024-08-15). MTN Uganda's unveils second phase of MTN Changemakers.independent.co.ug The company plans to invest Shs 500 million in 25 projects countrywide Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through the MTN Foundation has launched the second phase of the MTN Changemakers Initiative, a transformative program designed to drive positive social change across Uganda. This new phase will see an investment ofShs 500 million, dedicated …
The Independent(2024-08-15). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Methane explosion might have started garbage landslide.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion of dangerous methane gas could have triggered the Kiteezi landfill disaster. Some of the survivors of the incident reportedly heard some explosions from the direction of the buried houses before the collapse of the landfills. On Tuesday, Kyadondo East MP, Haroon Muwada Nkunyingi in Parliament, advanced the possibility …
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). Jazz in the City 2024 Thursday August 15th at Thornden Park.urbancny.com Jazz in the City 2024 will wrap up their 20th season this Thursday August 15th from 6pm to 9pm at Thornden Park by the swimming pool on Thorden Park Drive Entertainment: Art Sherrod Jr. and Lin Rountree. Opening will be the 1Accord Line Dancers Syracuse Community Healthcare Village will have screenings and vital health information along with other organizations with wellness support. Arts & Crafters will be there as well along with food vendors including Johnny Gee's BBQ. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs. Free Admission, Family Friendly and open to the public. More details available at www.cnyj…
Gabriel Donahue(2024-08-15). Chester Pike facelift: Delco officials propose upgrades for a thoroughfare more friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists.whyy.org Have a question about Philly's neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Chester Pike in Delaware County could soon have narrower car lanes, bike paths and wider sidewalks. | The proposed improvements are part of a recommendation by Conshohocken-based Colliers Engineering to alleviate traffic woes and support more pedestrian- and bike-friendly towns. | About five years ago, community leaders from Sharon Hill, Glenolden, Norwood, Prospect Park and Ridley Park converged to c…
tn.ai(2024-08-15). Iran Defense Minister Nominee Outlines Strategic Military Development Plans.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, nominated by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to head the Ministry of Defense, submitted comprehensive proposals to parliament aimed at further advancing the country's defense capabilities.
Urban CNY News(2024-08-15). Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses John Mannion for Congress in NY-22.urbancny.com Syracuse, NY —Today, Senator John Mannion was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. With over 40 years of advocacy, the HRC PAC enacts change by mobilizing voters and working to elect pro-equality candidates to office. "The voters of Central New York have a great opportunity to take a stand against MAGA politics and Project 2025 by sending John Mannion to serve in Congress," said Reg Calcagno, HRC Director of National Campaigns. "The incumbent in this race, Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, has consistently opposed abortion rights and LGBTQ+…
SM Saifee Islam(2024-08-15). Semiconductor Tech Is a New Battlefield in the US—China Rivalry.fairobserver.com Semiconductor chips, or microchips, are the tiny brains that run countless devices we use each day. These marvels power everything from refrigerators to smartphones, car navigation to wearable tech. The ever-growing demand for smart devices has created a desire for smaller, faster and more efficient chips. This pursuit of miniaturization has propelled the semiconductor industry…
Juliette Rousselot(2024-08-15). Need for an urgent rethink of international response to the human rights crisis in Afghanistan.fidh.org Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), as part of the Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan, joins eight other international human rights organisations to highlight concerns regarding the international response to human rights violations committed by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Three years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, we, the undersigned organizations, remain (…) | – |
Staff(2024-08-15). Fidel y la cultura.cubadebate.cu Desde los inicios de sus luchas revolucionarias Fidel entendió que para materializar y sostener en el tiempo las proyectadas transformaciones sociales, políticas y económicas en Cuba, era imprescindible se produjera una profunda revolución cultural que llegara al sentido común de las individualidades, para desterrar de las mentes y costumbres de la población la costra tenaz del colonialismo cultural.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Apoyo de la FAO a uso sostenible de los recursos marinos de Cuba.radiohc.cu Cuba y la Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura mantienen fluidas relaciones de cooperación. La FAO ha apoyado durante todos estos años diversos proyectos en la nación caribeña, mientras que técnicos cubanos han contribuido a la ejecución en otros países de iniciativas de esa agencia de la ONU.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Sistema de Naciones Unidas Cuba por elevar conciencia medioambiental.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El Sistema de Naciones Unidas en Cuba apuesta por generar mayor conciencia ambiental y del impacto del cambio climático con acciones que involucren a jóvenes en comunidades costeras, ó una fuente autorizada.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Vice primer ministro cubano cumple agenda de trabajo en Dominicana.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El vice primer ministro de la República de Cuba, Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, cumple con una amplia agenda de trabajo en República Dominicana, encabezando la delegación cubana que asistirá a la juramentación del reelecto Presidente de ese país, Luis Abinader, el próximo viernes.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Se alistan actividades por asunción de mandatario dominicano.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) Hoy se espera la llegada a la República Dominicana de la mayoría de las delegaciones oficiales que asistirán mañana al acto de juramentación del reelecto presidente Luis Abinader.
Gabriel Aguirre(2024-08-15). Homenaje A Un Peregrino Por La Paz.worldbeyondwar.org Por: Juan Pablo Lazo, World BEYOND War, Jueves 15 de Agosto 2024 | Este 12 de agosto en México falleció àìscar Tinajero, un peregrino que caminó el mundo con la bandera de la paz y la whipala esparciendo la fe en que otro mundo es posible. | Fue discípulo del maestro Estrada en México. En algún momento decide viajar al sur y lo hace caminando hasta llegar al Forum Social Mundial de Porto Alegre donde se convierte en custodio del Fuego Sagrado de este evento altermundialista que cobijó a más de 200 mil personas. Este fuego sagrado se ubicaba dentro del espacio para la Aldea de Paz. | Recordamos especialm…
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Ray Cruz y su magistral Fátima regresan a la escena en Cuba.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El talentoso actor Ray Cruz exhibirá este sábado en la Sala Covarrubias del Teatro Nacional de Cuba su unipersonal Fátima y el Parque de La Fraternidad, muy aclamado por la crítica y la audiencia.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Organizará India tercera Cumbre de la Voz del Sur Global.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) India efectuará la tercera Cumbre de la Voz del Sur Global el sábado venidero con el objetivo de compartir en una plataforma común perspectivas y prioridades sobre una amplia gama de temas.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Realizarán en Argentina la Ronda de las Ollas Vacías.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) Integrantes de organizaciones sociales argentinas participarán hoy en una nueva Ronda de las Ollas Vacías para denunciar la crisis alimentaria y la grave situación de los sectores más vulnerables.
teleSUR, MS(2024-08-15). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos.telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Venezuela rechaza declaraciones del Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) El Parlamento venezolano, en reunión este martes, decidió aprobar un conjunto de leyes para cuidar y proteger a la población del odio, del terrorismo y de la difusión de ideas fascistas en las redes sociales, declaró el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), Jorge Rodríguez.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Proyecto Palomas representará a Cuba en Premio Iberoamericano.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) Cuba estará representada a través del Proyecto Palomas en la premiación de la V edición del Premio Iberoamericano de Educación en Derechos Humanos àìscar Arnulfo Romero, a celebrarse en la ciudad brasileña de Río de Janeiro los días 4 y 5 de septiembre del presente año.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Lula enaltece 50 años de relaciones entre Brasil y China.radiohc.cu Brasilia, 15 ago (RHC) El presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva elogia hoy los 50 años de relaciones diplomáticas entre Brasil y China, y destaca el orgullo de haber contribuido a la profundización de esta cooperación tan prolífica.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). VII Campeonato Latinoamericano de Paracaidismo en Varadero.radiohc.cu Matanzas, 15 ago (RHC) El Centro Internacional de Paracaidismo de Varadero, en la cubana provincia de Matanzas, acogerá del 20 al 25 de agosto, El VII Campeonato Latinoamericano y III de la Amistad de paracaidismo de precisión con la presencia de 27 atletas extranjeros y 20 cubanos.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Campaña solidaria dona marcapasos a cardiocentro de Santiago de Cuba.radiohc.cu Santiago de Cuba, 14 ago (RHC) La Organización No Gubernamental MediCuba Europa y el grupo Global Health Parners, de Estados Unidos, donaron hoy 10 marcapasos al Cardiocentro de Santiago de Cuba, fruto de la campaña "Con la mano al Corazón".
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Donan marcapasos a cardiocentro de Santiago de Cuba.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) La Organización No Gubernamental MediCuba Europa y el grupo Global Health Parners, de Estados Unidos, donaron 10 marcapasos al Cardiocentro de Santiago de Cuba, fruto de la campaña "Con la mano al Corazón".
Maria Calvo(2024-08-15). Cuba acogerá nuevo curso internacional sobre dengue y otros arbovirus.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) Científicos de varias latitudes participarán en el 18 Curso Internacional de dengue y otros arbovirus emergentes, del 19 al 30 de agosto en el Instituto Pedro Kourí, líder en los estudios de enfermedades tropicales, anunció hoy la entidad.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-15). Chequean en Guantánamo aseguramientos del nuevo curso escolar.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 ago (RHC) La ministra de Educación de Cuba, Naima Trujillo, evaluó en Guantánamo la preparación de profesionales del sector y la logística material para el inicio en septiembre próximo del curso escolar 2024-2025.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-08-15). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
Staff(2024-08-15). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente"telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
newarab(2024-08-14). Revisiting Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury's truths on Palestine.newarab.com Elias Khoury, a well-known Lebanese novelist and public intellectual, recognised globally for his Khoury is celebrated for his engaging storytelling and distinctive viewpoint and is known for his advocacy of free speech and democratic principles. | His writing frequently
nosihle(2024-08-14). Dept calls for swift prosecution of suspect in abalone bust.sanews.gov.za Dept calls for swift prosecution of suspect in abalone bust | The Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, has called for the swift prosecution of a motorist found in the illegal possession of 640kg of dry abalone in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. | "We commend the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Monitoring Control and Surveillance (MCS) Unit, working together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), for their vigilance, and for ensuring that the confiscated abalone was safeguarded until it was weighed, tagged and transported to the departmental storage facilit…
infobrics(2024-08-14). (Re)Nazification of Bundeswehr.infobrics.org The most disturbing development is how Germany and its Bundeswehr have embraced their Nazi past right at the time when Berlin is getting ready to be the spearhead of the new EU/NATO-led crawling invasion of Russia, including by allowing previously banned medium and intermediate-range missiles on German soil, once again bringing Europe (and the world) to the edge of an abyss.
Aseel Saleh, People's Dispatch.(2024-08-14). Gaza's Ceasefire And Prisoner Deal Hangs In The Balance.popularresistance.org Israeli media outlets leaked statements of Israel's Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant regardin the stalemate of captives-for-prisoners swap talks during a private briefing for a parliamentary committee on Monday, August 12. In his statements, Gallant blamed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for obstructing the prisoner swap deal talks saying: "The reason a hostage deal is stalling is in part because of Israel." | Gallant also described Netanyahu's promises of "absolute victory" in the ongoing aggression on the Gaza strip and his idea of destroying the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) as "gib…
Kit Klarenberg(2024-08-14). Internal crisis rocked Balkan media network run by UK intel, leaked emails show.thegrayzone.com A prominent propaganda outlet in the Balkans, which is directly overseen by a British government agency that Reuters once labeled "an influential soft-power extension of UK foreign policy," appears to be on the brink of collapse after a major schism between staff members and leadership. Leaked emails reviewed by The Grayzone reveal a "deep crisis" has engulfed the Western-created and funded Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), which threatens to tear the organization apart. A flagship propaganda platform in the arsenal …
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (2024-08-14). Torture of Palestinian prisoners is Zionist crime against humanity.workers.org The following statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners and Wounded on Aug. 8, 2024, by the Resistance News Network. Incarcerated Palestinians The leak of rape and torture scenes that Palestinian detainees are subjected to in the extermination camp at "Sde . . . |
JANET(2024-08-14). Torture of Palestinian prisoners is Zionist crime against humanity.iacenter.org By Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine August 13, 2024 The following statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners and Wounded on Aug. 8, 2024, by the Resistance News Network. Incarcerated Palestinians The leak of rape and torture scenes that Palestinian detainees are subjected to in the extermination camp at "Sde Teman" is a new Zionist crime against humanity, reminiscent of what happened in the American Guantanamo camp. The anger of Zionist officials over the leak of the torture scenes and their demand for the formation of an investigation commi…
IMEMC News(2024-08-14). Day 313: Constant Israeli Bombing, Kills, Injures Dozens In Gaza.imemc.org On Wednesday, Day 313 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells targeted various parts of the devastated and densely populated Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens, including children, infants and women. The army fired missiles and shells at various parts of the coastal enclave, especially areas west and north of Rafah, in the Gaza …
Pressenza New York(2024-08-14). Several challenges for Prof Yunus' interim government in Bangladesh.pressenza.com The collapse of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina, amid the student protests which sparked a mass upsurge in the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere was predicted weeks ago. | By Saleem Samad | The student protests all over the country turned into mass uprisings after police and 'helmet bahini' (armed vigilantes recruited from Awami League's youths) swooped upon the student protest on various campuses in the country. The triangular clashes killed 200 students and bystanders in the first few days of the end of July. The blood spilt on the streets hashtag #JulyMassacre was trending for a couple of weeks. | In the…
JANET(2024-08-14). Hamas demands global response following the Al-Tabaeen School massacre.iacenter.org Hamas resistance fighter August 12, 2024 The following statement from Hamas was published on Resistance News Network on Aug. 11, 2024. In light of the brutal and systematic Zionist targeting of unarmed civilians in Gaza, the ongoing massacres for more than 10 months, and the crime committed at dawn yesterday by the Zionist terrorist army against worshippers in Al-Tabaeen School in Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza City, where more than a hundred displaced people were martyred, their bodies torn apart by three U.S.-made bombs, joining nearly 40,000 martyrs who have fallen due to the crimes of the Zionist Nazis, we in…
Staff(2024-08-14). U.S., U.K. and German ambassadors to Israel call for Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal.haaretz.com Netanyahu meets with hostage deal negotiating team ahead of Qatar summit ‚ñ Five Palestinians killed in Israeli raids, strike in West Bank; four soldiers wounded by explosive device during operation ‚ñ U.S. envoy in Beirut says Israel-Hezbollah escalation is avoidable ‚ñ Two rockets fall in Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, without alarms; property damaged ‚ñ 14 arrested at ultra-Orthodox protests against IDF conscription…
Staff(2024-08-14). U.S., U.K. and German ambassadors to Israel call for Gaza cease-fire, hostage deal.haaretz.com Netanyahu meets with hostage deal negotiating team ahead of Qatar summit ‚ñ Five Palestinians killed in Israeli raids, strike in West Bank ‚ñ U.S. envoy in Beirut says Israel-Hezbollah escalation is avoidable ‚ñ Two rockets fall in Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, without alarms; property damaged ‚ñ 14 arrested at ultra-Orthodox protests against IDF conscription…
Jason Ditz(2024-08-14). Israeli Airstrike Wounds at Least 10 in Southern Lebanon Town.news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Israel carried out an airstrike against the southern Lebanese town of al-Abbassieh targeting a motorcycle and two cars. According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, the strike wounded at least 10 people. Though Israeli strikes typically target Hezbollah members or infrastructure, there is no word that today's attack hit Hezbollah. The Health Ministry says …
newarab(2024-08-14). Hochstein in Lebanon says Gaza deal can prevent wider Israel war.newarab.com US envoy Amos Hochstein confirmed on Wednesday that work is underway at various diplomatic levels to avoid an all-out war between Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, landed in the Lebanese capital earlier that day in a bid to deter an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, after the latter killed a senior comman…
Democracy Now!(2024-08-14). Democracy Now! 2024-08-14 Wednesday.democracynow.org Headlines for August 14, 2024; How Elon Musk Broke with the Democrats to Spend Millions on Donald Trump's Reelection Campaign; How Amazon "Lied, Spied, Cheated Its Way to the Top": WSJ Reporter Dana Mattioli; Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac to Faith Leaders in U.S.: If You Are Silent, You Approve of Genocide | Headlines for August 14, 2024; How Elon Musk Broke with the Democrats to Spend Millions on Donald Trump's Reelection Campaign; How Amazon "Lied, Spied, Cheated Its Way to the Top": WSJ Reporter Dana Mattioli; Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac to Faith Leaders in U.S.: I…
Democracy Now!(2024-08-14). Democracy Now! 2024-08-14 Wednesday.democracynow.org Headlines for August 14, 2024; How Elon Musk Broke with the Democrats to Spend Millions on Donald Trump's Reelection Campaign; How Amazon "Lied, Spied, Cheated Its Way to the Top": WSJ Reporter Dana Mattioli; Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac to Faith Leaders in U.S.: If You Are Silent, You Approve of Genocide | Headlines for August 14, 2024; How Elon Musk Broke with the Democrats to Spend Millions on Donald Trump's Reelection Campaign; How Amazon "Lied, Spied, Cheated Its Way to the Top": WSJ Reporter Dana Mattioli; Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac to Faith Leaders in U.S.: I…
Amy Goodman(2024-08-14). Palestinian Reverend Calls on US Faith Leaders to Oppose Israel's Genocide.truthout.org Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, according to the official death toll, though the true casualty figure is likely far higher with thousands of the dead unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have raided towns and villages across the occupied West Bank, and settlers under military protection have repeatedly stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days. |
Editor(2024-08-14). Message to DNC: Stop the genocide!workers.org When Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate, announced her running mate on Aug. 6 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — there were probably more than a few sighs of relief. At least she didn't pick Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a virulent Zionist who boasts of having once served in . . . |
Staff(2024-08-14). Palestinian Reverend Munther Isaac to Faith Leaders in U.S.: If You Are Silent, You Approve of Genocide.democracynow.org Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, according to the official death toll, though the true casualty figure is likely far higher with thousands of the dead unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have raided towns and villages across the occupied West Bank, and settlers under military protection have repeatedly stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days. This all comes as the State Department on Tuesday announced the approval of $20 billion in new arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets. We speak with the Reverend Munther Isaac, pastor at the Evangeli…
JANET(2024-08-14). Message to DNC: Stop the genocide!iacenter.org August 13, 2024 When Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate, announced her running mate on Aug. 6 — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz — there were probably more than a few sighs of relief. At least she didn't pick Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a virulent Zionist who boasts of having once served in the Israeli Occupation Force. Pro-Palestine demonstrators during Kamala Harris's campaign visit to Detroit, Aug. 8, 2024. Any distancing from President Joe Biden's full alignment with Israel on the part of Vice President Harris and Walz could be seen as conciliatory toward the mass movement…
Dave DeCamp(2024-08-14). Germany Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukrainian Over Nord Stream Bombing.news.antiwar.com German prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man they believe was involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines, which connect Russia and Germany. The man, who was identified by the media as 44-year-old Volodymyr Zhuravlov, is a professional diver who was last seen in Poland, but Polish prosecutors …
Richard S. Dunn(2024-08-14). A Coup is Taking Place in Venezuela Aided by the United States.covertactionmagazine.com The United States is at it AGAIN!! The current social unrest in Venezuela aided and abetted by the United States is not the first time, and undoubtedly not the last time, it will interfere in the domestic affairs of other countries. On December 22, 2016, Ari Shapiro, the NPR Host of All Things Considered, had …
Binoy Kampmark(2024-08-14). Bloody Eschatology: Israel and the next Big War.dissidentvoice.org The push towards an all-out war in the Middle East is moving out of its sleepwalking phase to that of conscious eschatological reckoning. A blood filled, fiery Armageddon will reveal the forces of virtue, linking the evangelicals of the United States with the right-wing Jewish nationalists in Israel. That appalling prospect is certainly not one …
Riva Enteen(2024-08-14). On the Call Not to Protest in Chicago.dissidentvoice.org Vice President Kamala Harris in August 2021. (White House /Erin Scott) Two college professors who studied and lived in the 1960s recently published an opinion piece in The Los Angeles Times urging dissidents not to protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The first paragraph is a stark example of uber-liberals suffering from Trump …
newarab(2024-08-14). Yemen's Houthis seized UN office in Sanaa, UN official says.newarab.com Yemen's Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations' Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior UN official said Tuesday. | The seizure was the latest move in The rebels to…
Caitlin Johnstone, Consortium News.(2024-08-14). US To Iran: Only Israel May Escalate.popularresistance.org In an article titled "U.S. Warns Iran of 'Serious Risk' if It Conducts Major Attack on Israel," The Wall Street Journal reports that officials within the Biden administration have been warning Iran not to "escalate" against Israel in its planned retaliatory strikes for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran. | "The United States has sent clear messaging to Iran that the risk of a major escalation if they do a significant retaliatory attack against Israel is extremely high," an anonymous U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal, adding that "there is a serious risk of consequences for Iran's economy and t…
Larry Johnson(2024-08-14). Deep Diving on Iran and Israel with Colonel Jacques Baud.sonar21.com I have found what I want to be when I grow up (glad I'm figuring that out since I turn 70 in January). A guy who gets to interview folks without having to handle invites and the technical aspects of the video, audio and editing. Danny Davis has a producer, Gary Villapiano. A great guy who used to work for Judge Napolitano (they parted as friends). | I have been wanting to interview Jacques for some time. Guess I was too lazy to track him down. Fortunately, he is a regular on Daniel Davis Deep Dive and I got the chance to do a virtual sitdown with him today. We spent most of the hour talking about Iran and I…
Fight Back! News.(2024-08-14). New Orleans Residents Rebuke Sham 'Peace Statement'.popularresistance.org New Orleans, LA — On August 6, at 9: 30 a.m., nearly 100 local activists and community organizations converged onto New Orleans City Hall. They gathered to stand against the New Orleans City Council adopting a "Statement of Peace," and demanded instead a resolution for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. | The so-called "Statement of Peace" was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, an openly Zionist organization. It calls for peace while conveniently omitting Palestine or Palestinians, ignores local victims of Israeli genocidal violence such as Tawfic Abdeljabbar, and implies that local anti-…
Heba Gowayed, In These Times.(2024-08-14). Borders And The Exchange Of Humans For Debt.popularresistance.org The jagged shoreline of the island of Lesbos, Greece, which runs into the Aegean Sea just miles from the Turkish coastline, is a site of the macabre and systemic practice of "border externalization," where wealthy states enlist less wealthy states — often indebted ones — to intercept and brutalize human beings destined for their borders. | It is here that 23-year-old Ahmed‚Äâ—‚Äâwho left Gaza in 2021 to find refuge from a life behind Israel's Iron Wall and violence, which promised "no future, no work, no possibilities"&s…
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-14). Diario israelí denunció uso de palestinos como escudos humanos.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) El ejército israelí utiliza a palestinos como escudos humanos durante sus operaciones para combatir a las milicias en la Franja de Gaza, denunció hoy el diario Haaretz.
Jake Johnson(2024-08-14). Ilhan Omar Defeats Primary Challenger Who Was Backed by Pro-Israel Donors.truthout.org Rep. Ilhan Omar handily won her primary race in Minnesota's 5th District on Tuesday, effectively securing her reelection to Congress in the face of an onslaught of pro-Israel cash aimed at unseating progressive supporters of a Gaza cease-fire and other popular policy positions. Omar defeated her main challenger, former Minneapolis city councilmember Don Samuels, by more than 16,000… |
United World International(2024-08-14). Pezeshkian's Cabinet: Between harsh realities and critical supporters.uwidata.com By Masoud Sadrmohammadi While all global attention is focused on Iran's military response to Israel and various scenarios of how Iran might confront Israel militarily are being discussed, another topic has captured attention within Iran. Masoud Pezeshkian, who officially received his presidential mandate from the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic two weeks ago, has presented …
Staff(2024-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2024.democracynow.org Israel Widens Evacuation Orders for Khan Younis Amid Deadly Strikes on Gaza and West Bank, U.N. Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting After Israeli Attack on Gaza School Kills 100+, Biden Administration Approves $20 Billion in Additional Weapons Sales to Israel, Sudan Peace Negotiations Open Without Participation of Sudan's Army, Second Russian Region Declares State of Emergency as Ukrainian Forces Push Deeper into Russia, Germany Seeks Arrest of Ukrainian Diving Expert for Bombing Nord Stream Pipeline, Bangladesh Opens Murder Probe into Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin Sacke…
hindustantimes(2024-08-14). After Rocket Fire On Tel Aviv, Israel Minister Alerts Citizens; Iran To Hit After Hamas? | Haniyeh.hindustantimes.com The Israeli Defence Minister has called on citizens to be "alert and ready" amid fears of a massive attack by Iran. The warning came after Hamas launched two rockets at Tel Aviv for the first time since May. The United States on August 12 said Iran could attack Israel this week. Reuters on August 13 reported that Iran may not attack Israel if a ceasefire deal is reached as talks are scheduled in Cairo on August 15. Watch this video for more information.
newarab(2024-08-14). Israel uses Palestinians as human shields to sweep bombs: report.newarab.com The Israeli army has been using abducted Palestinian civilians as The civilians, who the soldiers refer to as shawish, or 'sergeant' in Arabic, are used by the army to carry out dangerous search operations while dressed in Israeli army uniform, according to soldiers…
newarab(2024-08-14). The Tale of a Wall: Nasser Abu Srour's 30 years of incarceration.newarab.com In his remarkable literary memoir, Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Srour crafts a universe from the monotonous surroundings of his prison cell. | Srour's memoir, The Tale of a Wall, was written from within the carceral condition that he has endured since 1993 when he was imprisoned towards the end of the Accused of being an accomplice to the murder of an Israeli intelligence officer, he was convicted based on a confession extracted under torture and sentenced to life in…
newarab(2024-08-14). Why Western feminists ignore proven Israeli rape of Palestinians.newarab.com In the immediate aftermath of October 7, before the dust had settled and the wholesale destruction of Gaza had commenced, claims of High-profile figures penned pieces about not believing Jewish women and the undermining of the
Ali Salam(2024-08-14). Israeli Soldier Kills a Palestinian Child in Jerusalem.imemc.org Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child, on Tuesday, while he was working in a car wash in the town of Anata, northeast of occupied Jerusalem. According to a statement by the media office in the Jerusalem Governorate, occupation forces shot and killed the child, Shady Wissam Sheha, 16, in Anata town. Media sources …
newarab(2024-08-14). US approves sale to Israel of $20 billion weapons package.newarab.com The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sale of F-15 jets and equipment worth nearly $19 billion along with tank cartridges valued at $774 million, explosive mortar cartridges valued at ove…
Eugene Doyle(2024-08-14). Will Iran Strike Israel?counterpunch.org Iran may be about to launch a proper missile strike on Israel for the first time ever — in retaliation for the attack on Tehran last month which killed Ismail Haniyeh. Israeli intelligence says an attack is likely to come within days. The Jerusalem Post on 11 August quoted Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of
hindustantimes(2024-08-14). After Sending Weapons To Iran, Putin Hosts Palestine Leader, Hints Big Mid-East Move | Israel, USA.hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday in Moscow. Putin told Abbas that Moscow was pained by the plight of his people and backed their aspiration to create an independent Palestinian state. Abbas too called Russia "one of the dearest friends" of the Palestinian people. He told Putin that "we believe in you, we trust you, and we feel your support."
newarab(2024-08-14). Jordan-Israel ties tested by tainted vegetables scandal.newarab.com Relations between Jordan and Israel have come under further strain over a scandal related to allegedly tainted vegetables exported from the kingdom. | Israeli media outlets reported on Monday that Tel Aviv had halted imports of some fruits and vegetables from Despite no evidence yet of produce being contaminated, the pause on imports was taken as a precautionary measure while Israel's Health Ministry investigates further. | T…
IMEMC News(2024-08-14). Including A Child, Army Abducts Three Palestinians In Qalqilia.imemc.org On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Qalqilia and Hableh town, south of the city in the northwestern West Bank, and abducted three Palestinians, including one child. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded Qalqilia from its eastern area before the soldiers destroyed infrastructure. They added that the soldiers invaded the Al-Iman Mosque in the city, …
Moshe Gilad(2024-08-14). The Gaza war means that Israel is also under siege.haaretz.com Traveling around the country is virtually impossible these days, and foreign airlines have deserted us. But it turns out there will always be someone looking to make money from your distress…
tn.ai(2024-08-14). Iran Condemns Israeli Desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman strongly condemned the move by two Israeli ministers and a crowd of illegal Zionist settlers to storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Tuesday.
Aluf Benn(2024-08-14). Biden and Khamenei are cooking up a deal. Israel missed the early signs.haaretz.com A future commission of inquiry will have to examine how Israel overlooked Iran's policy change ‚ñ Meanwhile, Biden has also spotted an opportunity ‚ñ And Netanyahu? He would rather play on time, but could still stand to gain from a deal…
hindustantimes(2024-08-14). Iran Laughs As Attack Fear Sparks Netanyahu's New Fight With Own Defence Minister? | Haniyeh, Israel.hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant recently clashed over the Gaza war strategy. Gallant reportedly dismissed Netanyahu's goal of "total victory" against Hamas as "gibberish" and "beating of war drums." Following this, Israeli MP Tally Gotliv criticised Gallant on X, urging Netanyahu to fire him. Netanyahu's office accused Gallant of adopting an "anti-Israel" stance. Watch for more.
David Rosenberg(2024-08-14). War is hell. And it doesn't come cheap.haaretz.com Netanyahu shrugged off Israel's credit downgrade by Fitch and promised all will soon be well for the economy. But he's doing nothing to ensure that…
United World International(2024-08-14). Pezeshkian's Cabinet: Between harsh realities and critical supporters.unitedworldint.com The cabinet will likely get approval of the parliament, but the new government's path is still full of obstacles. By Masoud Sadrmohammadi While all global attention is focused on Iran's military response to Israel and various scenarios of how Iran might confront Israel militarily are being discussed, another topic has captured attention within Iran. Masoud Pezeshkian, …
newarab(2024-08-14). Hamas to skip Doha talks, insist on return to Biden-backed plan.newarab.com Hamas will not participate in crunch In a statement to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Hamas politburo member Suhail Al-Hindi reiterated his group's insistence on a return to the Israel is reportedly pushing for new c…
Amos Harel(2024-08-14). Gaza deal or Iranian attack: Tehran ups the stakes in tense stand-off with Israel.haaretz.com The link between a cease-fire deal in Gaza and the Islamic Republic's response to the assassinations in Beirut and Tehran make Thursday's summit in Doha even more fateful. And Blinken's decision to postpone his visit to the region shows how tense and unstable the situation is…
Hagar Shezaf(2024-08-14). Israel advances building of new West Bank settlement.haaretz.com Following unilateral recognition by some of a Palestinian state, Israel designates new land for settlement construction. 'No anti-Israel or anti-Zionist decision will stop the development of the settlement,' said Israel's far-right finance minister following international condemnation of the move…
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Rashid Khalidi: The Neck and The Sword.newleftreview.org Rashid Khalidi and Tariq Ali discuss the political and intellectual history of the Palestinian national movement, its fraught entanglement with neighbouring Arab regimes, the realities of the 'peace process', Israel's grip on the Biden Administration and the strategic calculations—or miscalculations—of Hamas.
Dahlia Scheindlin(2024-08-14). How close is Netanyahu's government to taking down Israel's rule of law?haaretz.com Israel's attorney general is under constant threat of being ousted, ministers and MKs actively support soldiers suspected of war crimes, and the plan to strip the judiciary of its independence and legitimacy is in full force, even as regional war looms. This government will stop at nothing…
APR editor(2024-08-14). Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral — who will it take down with it?asiapacificreport.nz Israel's zealots are ignoring the pleas of the top brass. They want to widen the circle of war, whatever the consequences. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook in Middle East Eye There should be nothing surprising about the revelation that troops at Sde Teiman, a detention camp set up by Israel in the wake of Hamas's October…
newarab(2024-08-14). Ilhan Omar of progressive 'Squad' wins Democratic nomination.newarab.com Firebrand US Representative Omar defeated former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels in Minnesota's 5th District Democratic primary. | With 216 of 217 precincts reporting results, Omar was leading Samuels 5…
newarab(2024-08-14). Polanyi's The Great Transformation and the myth of free markets.newarab.com Karl Polanyi's 1944 work, The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time, exposes the myths of laissez-faire, which remains widespread in the West and elsewhere. | Looking at economic and other transformations during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, he showed that there is nothing inevitable and 'natural' about free markets, the ideological belief that they can solve most economic problems being utopian and dangerous. | JM Keynes, an important economic thinker of the last century, saw those in authority as distilling thoughts "from some academic scribbler of a few years back." In…
newarab(2024-08-14). Germany's citizenship law: A crackdown on pro-Palestine support.newarab.com For migrants and refugees, the change was long-awaited. After years of promises, major amendments to Germany's citizenship law came into force earlier this summer, announced by the interior ministry as " In the revamp, migrants and refugees could now become dual nationals, no longer needing to give up official ties to their home country. They could also apply for citizenship after a shorter period of living in Germany, from eight years down to five or even three years. | A…
newarab(2024-08-14). US sued for alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans.newarab.com A Muslim advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FBI and leaders of other US government agencies over what it called the discriminatory and racist placement of The lawsuit is related to the placement of one
newarab(2024-08-14). Harris Vs. Trump: How real is the prospect of civil war in USA.newarab.com The United States appears to have moved far from its self-proclaimed post-racial status, with deepening societal and political divides echoing some of the old Civil War battle lines that never really healed. | The current election campaign, pitting white nationalist Donald Trump against the biracial Kamala Harris, is exacerbating these divides. | But this dynamic reflects longstanding racial tensions that were intensified during Obama's presidency, underscoring the persistent impact of race on American politics. | Just as Obama faced accusations of being "foreign" due to his upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia,…
newarab(2024-08-14). Polanyi's The Great Transformation and the myth of free markets.newarab.com Looking at economic and other transformations during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, he showed that there is nothing inevitable and 'natural' about free markets, the ideological belief that they can solve most economic problems being utopian and dangerous. | JM Keynes, an important economic thinker of the last century, saw those in authority as distilling thoughts "from some academic scribbler of a few years back." Indeed, his ideas underpin much economic policy today. | However, unlike Keynes who was an apologist for some form of capitalism, the less-remembered Polanyi's "scribbling" shows that market f…
newarab(2024-08-14). Amnesty urges US to keep ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi.newarab.com The Biden administration must maintain its years-long suspension of "offensive" The United States should reconsider lifting the ban on sales to the Gulf country, Amnesty International USA said, slamming the move as "reckless". | "The US and other arms-supplying states must halt all transfer of…
newarab(2024-08-14). Judge denies appeal on longer pro-Palestine protest route at DNC.newarab.com With a federal judge's denial on Tuesday to activists for a longer protest route at the "The court case is not the be-all-end-all. We're going to appeal and will continue pressuring the city to say that this is ridiculous, Muhammad Sank…
scorinoco(2024-08-14). The National Lawyers Guild Disputes Carter Center Statements on 2024 Venezuelan Presidential Elections.orinocotribune.com By National Lawyers Guild — Aug 9, 2024 | The National Lawyers Guild disputes repeated Carter Center press statements regarding the July 28 presidential elections in Venezuela. The Center issued a public statement less than 24 hours after the closing of the polls calling on the Venezuelan government to immediately publish the election results for each polling station across the country. As lawyers and scholars, we know that efforts like election monitoring must be done with care and caution, both of which the Carter Center has failed to exhibit. | It appears that Carter Center leadership has shifted to the r…
scorinoco(2024-08-14). Subliminal Message From Beijing to Washington Amidst the War Drums.orinocotribune.com By Lama El Horr — Aug 12, 2024 | Anger is a pyromaniac. Under its influence, we tend to provoke a reaction from our adversary, which serves as fuel to fan the flames, thus increasing the legitimacy of the angry inferno. The method is convenient for practicing accusatory inversion and making the one reacting to aggression the instigator of hell. | Today, Washington is angry. The object of this anger is China's spectacular rise to power, which is increasingly shaking the foundations and legitimacy of US domination of the world. This American anger desperately needs pretexts to both justify and intensify hostil…
Staff(2024-08-14). Venezuela: Six Criminal Gangs Participated in Far-Right Violence on July 29.orinocotribune.com On July 29, after the first electoral bulletin of Venezuela's presidential elections was released by the National Electoral Council (CNE), the far-right activated 6 criminal gangs to generate various hotbeds of violence in the country, as revealed by Venezuelan crime journalist Eligio Rojas. | Rojas reported that, according to intelligence reports, the far-right groups led by María Corina Machado activated 6 criminal gangs to set the streets of Venezuela on fire, as part of their plan to claim fraud in the presidential elections of July 28. | The criminal gangs were: El Tren del Llano, El Wilexis, Bataneros del 7…
kwjorinoco(2024-08-14). Venezuela's Attorney General Confirms 25 Dead in Wake of Opposition-Led Violence.orinocotribune.com This Monday, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, confirmed that 25 people died in the violent events following the presidential elections on July 28. The two regions with the most fatalities were Caracas and Aragua, with seven deaths in each. He attributed the deaths to the "comanditos" organized by the opposition. The executive vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, also presented reports on the subject. | Before the National Defense Council and the Council of State, AG Saab provided a detailed report of the investigations that the Public Ministry began on Sunday, July 28, when "the origins of a pla…
Román Cuesta(2024-08-14). Deconstructing Serious Irregularities in the Voting Records Published by Venezuelan Opposition.orinocotribune.com By Román Cuesta — Aug 10, 2024 | If María Corina Machado and Edmundo González won the elections and have the records to prove it… Why did they post these fake records? | Deconstructing the The Venezuelan government, which has already delivered the records in its possession to the Supreme Court, has not yet published them (the law gives it a period of 30 days after the elections). It would be pertinent for it to do so in order to be a…
Orinoco Tribune.(2024-08-14). Ex-Bangladeshi Prime Minister Says US Orchestrated Her Ouster.popularresistance.org Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the United States, in a letter published on Sunday, of orchestrating her ouster after she refused to give up the sovereignty of the strategic island of St. Martin. | "I could have remained in power if I had surrendered the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island and allowed America to hold sway over the Bay of Bengal," the letter obtained by The Economic Times read. | Hasina said last summer that Bangladesh would not lease the island, without specifying the details or the interested party. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said days later that t…
Monica Moorehead, Workers World.(2024-08-14). Olympic Games Once Again Marred By Western Bias And Controversy.popularresistance.org The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, in Paris, France, officially ended on Aug. 11. | There were certainly some historic moments achieved by athletes who hail from the Global South. These included gold medal winners Julien Alfred from St. Lucia, Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic and the legendary Cuban boxer, Mijain Lopez, the only athlete in Olympics history to win gold medals in five successive games. | In another historic moment, North and South Korean athletes took collective selfies together during the table tennis medal ceremonies in a show of unity.
National Lawyers Guild International Committee.(2024-08-14). Legal Experts: US Unilateral Economic Sanctions Violate International Law.popularresistance.org New York, NY — A new letter from legal groups, legal scholars, and attorneys calls on the Biden administration to end the use of broad unilateral economic sanctions, noting their civilian harms and illegality under international law. The letter, sent to the White House today, is signed by 38 organizations and 200 individual attorneys, including dozens of legal scholars. | The letter notes that, 75 years since the signing of the Geneva Conventions, which prohibit the collective punishment of civilian populations as a war crime, "collective punishment is a standard practice of US foreign policy in the form of…
Juliette Rousselot(2024-08-14). India: UN Human Rights Committee calls for protection of human rights defenders and reform of counter-terrorism laws.fidh.org Front Line Defenders (FLD) together with the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, welcome the findings of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee following its review of India's situation of civil and political rights. FLD and the Observatory urge the government to take immediate steps to address the serious concerns expressed by the (…) | – |
Chris Walker(2024-08-14). Sanders: Trump Lies About Harris's Crowd Sizes Is Prep Work for Election Denial.truthout.org United States Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) released a statement on Tuesday decrying former President Donald Trump's claims that Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign crowd sizes were "fake," noting that Trump was doing so as part of an effort to undermine the legitimacy of Harris's popularity, a sign that he would try to create doubts over the outcome of the 2024 presidential… |
Chris Walker(2024-08-14). GOP Efforts to Curb Wisconsin Dem. Governor's Powers Soundly Rejected by Voters.truthout.org In a primary election held in the state on Tuesday, two constitutional ballot questions in Wisconsin seeking to restrict the powers of the governor were quashed by voters, with many likely viewing them as attempted power grabs by legislative Republicans to impede Democratic Gov. Tony Evers's work in the executive branch. The GOP currently has a near-veto-proof majority in both houses of the… |
Edward Carver(2024-08-14). Project 2025 Promises More Carbon Emissions and Fewer Jobs, New Report Finds.truthout.org The California-based think tank Energy Innovation on Wednesday published a report showing that the right-wing Project 2025 manifesto, if implemented by a Republican administration, would increase U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2.7 billion metric tons by 2030 and cause there to be 1.7 million fewer jobs in that year, compared to the current trajectory. The analysis illustrates the stakes of… |
Sam Rosenthal(2024-08-14). Kamala Harris Has Gone From Immigration Reformer to Border Hawk. What's Next?truthout.org In June 2021, Kamala Harris was on her first foreign trip as vice president, to Mexico and Guatemala. During a press conference with then-Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, she issued a warning to Guatemalans and others who were considering trying to enter the United States without proper documentation: "Do not come. Do not come. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and… |
Schuyler Mitchell(2024-08-14). Activists Are Bringing the Heat to the Banks Funding Climate Crisis.truthout.org As the world broils under month after month of record-shattering temperatures, thousands of activists are engaging in a new campaign of civil disobedience to make fossil fuel's biggest funders feel the heat. Backed by a coalition of more than 80 climate and racial justice groups, the "Summer of Heat" is convening every day on Wall Street all summer to take direct action against the financial… |
Shefali Luthra(2024-08-14). Most Women Support Abortion Protections, Including 40 Percent of GOP Women.truthout.org Most women between the ages of 18 and 49 support a national right to abortion, oppose a national ban on the procedure, and don't believe abortion rights should be left up to individual states, according to a new survey from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling and news organization. Majorities of Democratic and independent women oppose restrictions and support a law enshrining a… |
Marie Kelly(2024-08-14). On the picket line.workers.org Uber/Lyft drivers keep up the fight The ongoing battle about whether gig workers are employees or "independent contractors" is continuing. The latest blow against these precarious workers came from the California Supreme Court on July 25. The court upheld Proposition 22, which gives companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash the . . . |
CADTM(2024-08-14). Join us on 4, 5 and 6 October 2024 for our next Autumn Meetings!cadtm.org The Autumn Meetings of CADTM Europe will occur on October 4, 5 and 6 October 2024. As of 2023, the venue will be the Simenon Youth Hostelin Liège, Belgium. | The 2024 edition will use different formats: debates, workshops, interactive activities, and book presentations. It will focus on several issues: the rise of the Far Right, the debt crisis in the South, China and the BRICS as creditors. It will also consider the ecological debt and food sovereignty. | Food sovereignty, which is the issue (…) | – |
Caitlin Johnstone(2024-08-14). Reminder: All My Work May Be Freely Used By Any Platform Or Individual.thealtworld.com I am just here re-issuing my periodic reminder that everything I write, paint, tweet, record, or otherwise publish may be used in any way by any platform or individual who wishes to do so, with or without attribution, for any reason at all, free of charge. | I encourage all platforms to make abundant use of my work. If there are folks out there who struggle to produce daily content, feel free to copy my work onto your platform to help build your audience. This includes my written content, video content, audio content, visual art, and anything else you see from me and my husband Tim Foley (the American voice in al…
Peter Bach(2024-08-14). Letter from London: The Sun Also Rises.counterpunch.org One morning last week I headed out to the local newsagents in what had rapidly become an overexcitable land. The sun was warm on my face. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The local butcher shop was being gutted for refurbishment. The nearby Turkish food store was not quite open yet. The optician was
David Rosen(2024-08-14). Death by Incarceration.counterpunch.org Walter Bourque, Jr., has been incarcerated in New Hampshire for 68 years for the murder of a 4-year-old girl in December 1955. Kenneth Nicely has been incarcerated in Arkansas for 65 years for killing a police officer. And Francis "Frank" Smith served 72 years in a Connecticut facility for his part in the killing of a night watchman until 2022 when,
Daniel Falcone(2024-08-14). African Politics is Invisible to the Wider World: How Nigeria Became a 'Soldier's Paradise'.counterpunch.org "If you want to keep militaries out of civilian politics, you have to offer people some other way," scholar argues. British rule had profound effects on Nigeria starting in the late 1800s and largely included economic, political, social, and cultural forms of imperialism. Many of the devastating impacts are still visible in the country today and are especially
Meghan P. Keating(2024-08-14). Rat Poison is Threatening Carnivores Around the World.counterpunch.org This mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system. National Park Service via AP Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world's largest cities. To control
Richard D. Wolff(2024-08-14). Capitalism, Mass Anger and the 2024 Elections.counterpunch.org In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French "centrist" President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people's anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the British people's anger, as Labor leader Starmer now says as the anger explodes.
Kevin Proescholdt(2024-08-14). Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness.counterpunch.org "Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed…" — Wallace Stegner The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. Some places, the founders said, deserved to be
Phil Wilson(2024-08-14). Harris and Trump Agree on a Key Point: Moths Will Not Be a 2024 Campaign Issue.counterpunch.org In a recent column, Paul Street wrote how there "are plenty of deadly sirens in contemporary American life but few are as powerful as the savagely time-staggered big money corporate crafted narrow spectrum major party big media candidate-centered 'quadrennial [electoral] extravaganzas'—Noam Chomsky's term—that are sold to the masses as 'politics,' the only politics that matters." Street is
Jonah Raskin(2024-08-14). Who Will Coach the Coaches? Reflections on Tim Walz, the United Front and High School Football.counterpunch.org The recent stories about Tim Walz— the governor of Minnesota, and Kamala Harris's running mate— which have emphasized his days as a football coach, reminded me of my years as an athlete who played football and lacrosse and who also wrestled in the 158-pound weight class— all under the watchful eyes of a handful of
Jeff Bryant(2024-08-14). Can Vice-Presidential Pick Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again?counterpunch.org In choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only picked a progressive governor and a Midwestern populist to lead the party's national ticket but she also may have signaled that the Democratic Party is ready to take back its reputation as the education party.
Dave DeCamp(2024-08-14). Biden Says US in 'Constant Contact' With Ukraine About Kursk Offensive.news.antiwar.com President Biden said on Tuesday that he was in "constant contact" with the Ukrainians about the invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast, signaling deep US involvement in the invasion of Russia. "I've spoken with my staff on a regular basis probably every four or five hours for the last six or eight days," Biden told reporters …
Staff(2024-08-14). How Elon Musk Broke with the Democrats to Spend Millions on Donald Trump's Reelection Campaign.democracynow.org The United Auto Workers has filed federal labor charges against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing them of illegally attempting to threaten and intimidate workers who go on strike. The UAW's complaint comes in response to comments made by Trump during a discussion with Musk Monday on the social media platform X, which Musk owns. The Wall Street Journal reports that Musk is funding a new super PAC to help Trump in swing states and return him to the White House. There have been reports Musk was planning to spend $45 million a month to help elect Trump, b…
Staff(2024-08-14). How Amazon "Lied, Spied, Cheated Its Way to the Top": WSJ Reporter Dana Mattioli.democracynow.org We speak with Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli about her new book, The Everything War, which examines how Amazon came to dominate the U.S. economy through its "scorched-earth" tactics. "I found just a ton of business practices driven by this toxic culture at Amazon, where the company lied, spied, cheated its way to the top," she says. Mattioli also discusses the threat of antitrust lawsuits to Amazon and other Big Tech firms, political pressure on Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and more.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Cradle of Civilization: Shangyang Palace.ecns.cn Shangyang Palace, a Tang Dynasty royal palace, was first built in 675 AD. Renowned for its luxurious architecture and scenic beauty, it was often praised as a "paradise on earth" and celebrated by poets. Today, the palace has been restored on its original site.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Survey: High interest rates not spooking Hong Kong SMEs.ecns.cn Enterprises are most willing to invest in research and development, followed by training related to e-commerce or digital technology, as well as overall staff training.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Pudong eyes unmanned farm growth.ecns.cn Shanghai's Pudong New Area will accelerate the construction of unmanned farms to enhance intelligent food production and boost the high-quality development of modern agriculture.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). China Answers | From urban development to easier entry, what has high-level openness brought to China.ecns.cn Opening up is a defining feature of Chinese modernization, as stated at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. | As a foreign expert now living in Shanghai, Joseph Gregory Mahoney, professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University said that the cohesive and open development in the Yangtze River Delta region, as well as China's entry facilitation measures and urbanization progress are major topics to him.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Anti-China content fabricated in applications for overseas study.ecns.cn Some agencies providing services for people wanting to study abroad have added fabricated content including biased views about China and reactionary political comments in the students' admission documents to help them secure places in foreign universities.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). New system urged for better health.ecns.cn China should promote closer collaboration between hospitals and retail pharmacies to better manage chronic diseases and reduce disease burdens, industry experts said.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Separatist spy networks dismantled.ecns.cn National security agencies have uncovered over 1,000 cases of espionage and theft of secrets by Taiwan spies and have dismantled a number of espionage networks on the Chinese mainland.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Gesar horse racing festival celebrated in Gansu.ecns.cn A total of 870 horses in 38 teams from provinces and autonomous regions including Guizhou, Xizang, Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu will compete in the horse racing festival.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Platform vows to protect delivery riders' rights.ecns.cn Meituan, a popular on-demand service platform, has vowed to strengthen protections of its delivery workers' rights following a conflict between one of its couriers and a security guard in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Corruption uncovered in funeral industry.ecns.cn Multiple cities in China have recently uncovered suspected cases of corruption within the funeral industry, involving both funeral home managers and officials in the funeral management sector.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). Heavy rainfall to cause more flooding in north.ecns.cn Rivers in various basins in China are forecast to experience flooding due to heavy rainfall in the coming week, and the risk of local flash floods in some areas is high, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
ecns.cn(2024-08-14). China leads the world with largest agricultural germplasm collection: ministry.ecns.cn China reported the world's largest collection in agricultural germplasm resources in the first half of 2024, following a recently concluded national survey, marking a historic milestone in the domain and the country's growing self-reliance in seeds.
Rhoda Wilson(2024-08-14). The Olympic Games closing ceremony was a homage to lucifer.expose-news.com Having created a satanic ritual for the Olympic Games opening ceremony, artistic director Thomas Jolly ended as he had begun. The closing ceremony, writes Winston Smith, was a homage to lucifer. Jolly …
Rhoda Wilson(2024-08-14). What goes on at Bohemian Grove?expose-news.com Bohemian Grove is a 2,700-acre private campground and summer retreat located in Monte Rio, California. It is said to be a summer retreat for some of the most prominent men in the …
geo.tv(2024-08-14). Thai court removes PM Srettha Thavisin from office in shock ruling.geo.tv Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives to welcome Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2024. — Reuters New prime minister must be chosen by parliament.Phumtham Wechayachai to take over as interim PM.Court ruling raises…
geo.tv(2024-08-14). Kamala Harris campaign targeted by foreign hackers.geo.tv US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris looks on as she attends a campaign event with her vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the United Auto Workers Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, US, August 8, 2024. — ReutersDemocratic…
geo.tv(2024-08-14). First of Britain's new banknotes sell for over £900k in record auction.geo.tv The production of the new King Charles III £10 note by the Bank of England is seen in this undated handout picture. — Reuters/FileThe first few banknotes from the Unted Kingdom's new banknotes were recently sold off in a record auction of 11 times more than their face…
geo.tv(2024-08-14). Japan's PM announces stepping down next month.geo.tv Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. — REUTERSTOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced stepping down next month on the back of political scandals and widespread public…
geo.tv(2024-08-14). Over 1,000 arrested following UK disorder: police.geo.tv An anti-immigration protester is detained by police officers, in Newcastle, Britain August 10, 2024. —ReutersRiots started following death of three girls in stabbing. Judiciary is moving through cases and handing down sentences. At least 575 people have been charge.
Prof. Joseph H. Chung(2024-08-14). America's Perpetual War: Six Questions.globalresearch.ca America's multi-trillion dollar perpetual war has denied and deprived millions of Americans of decent income, adequate housing, needed foods, necessary health care, safety on the street, reliable infrastructure facilities, essential education…
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-14). Bangladesh Hindus Call for an End to Violence.indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-13) — A vociferous crowd of Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrated at the White House on August 10, calling for an end to religious discrimination and violence directed against them in the aftermath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and hasty departure to India. As head of the Awami League Party coupled with her 15-year reign as prime minister, her popularity has waned over time as her government had become more authoritarian. The weeks of violent protests and demonstrations beginning in July when scores of university students and others were killed was the beginning of the end of her st…
Phil Pasquini(2024-08-14). CAIR Sues FBI for Gaza Activists Constitutional Violations.indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held two press conferences on August 12, in Washington, DC and Los Angeles in introducing a lawsuit filed against the federal government on behalf of two United States citizens of Palestinian descent who have been placed on the secret No-Fly list claiming they were added for political reasons.
Georg Diez(2024-08-14). Europe's left: the time for tactics is over.indybay.org Across Europe, we are experiencing a crisis of democracy; a systemic crisis that cannot be solved with the old structures and offers, in terms of personnel and programmatic. This is an opportunity for the left to put forward candidates like Li Andersson in Finland or Dadgostar in Sweden: both formulate a clear new policy that prioritizes social justice combined with climate justice.
Michael Webster(2024-08-14). Current Military Trends Increased Military Exercises.indybay.org The combination of increased military exercises, regional tensions, and ongoing conflicts contributes to a complex and volatile global environment. The likelihood of new conflicts arising or existing ones escalating cannot be dismissed…
The Valley Film Festival(2024-08-14). The Valley Film Festival Announces Winners!indybay.org The Valley Film Festival announced the winners of the 10 Degrees Hotter Award! The festival was held at Laemmle NoHo 7 in the North Hollywood Arts District.
Anonymous(2024-08-14). Key Players in L.A. Community College Building Fraud Ousted From Leadership Positions.indybay.org Since The Los Angeles Times published shocking news coverage of fraud and corruption surrounding the Valley Academic and Cultural Center construction, multiple key players in the building fraud have been ousted from various leadership positions in multiple communities.
Lynda Carson(2024-08-14). ProPublica releases dozens of Project 2025 secret training videos.indybay.org The release of some Project 2025 secret training videos released by ProPublica. Plus some links to articles about former fascist KKK Grand Wizard, David Duke's campaign contributors. David Duke is a Trump supporter! The David Duke campaign contributors that received national media coverage, were originally exposed locally by Lynda Carson, on IndyBay Media.
Basit Mahmood(2024-08-14). Liz Truss storms off stage after being humiliated by lettuce banner prank.leftfootforward.org Former Prime Minister Liz Truss stormed off stage at an event where she was promoting her book, after a banner featuring a lettuce with the words 'I crashed the economy' was unfurled behind her as part of a stunt by a campaign group. | Truss, whose premiership ended in disaster after her mini-budget crashed the economy and sent mortgage costs soaring, was speaking at the event about why she supported President Trump and why Americans were struggling with the economy. | The stunt, carried out by campaign group Led by Donkeys, was a reference to the challenge set by the Daily Star newspaper in October 2022 to se…
Internationalist 360 ∞(2024-08-14). The Fracturing of Latin America as a Preamble to Regional Balkanization.libya360.wordpress.com Rafael Bautista S. Mà£o of Oscar Niemeyer, representing the "open veins of Latin America," in the Latin American Memorial in Sà£o Paulo, Brazil. The alignment of certain governments to the crutch of "fraud", to delegitimize the last elections in Venezuela, is seriously fracturing the region. The consequences of this new conformation of a bloc aligned…
MEE staff(2024-08-14). Jordan using cybercrime laws 'against pro-Palestine' sentiment, Amnesty says.middleeasteye.net Jordan using cybercrime laws 'against pro-Palestine' sentiment, Amnesty says | Violations under the law include 'spreading fake news', 'provoking strife' and 'contempt for religions' | | Protesters in Amman, Jordan, carry placards honouring slain Palestinian figures on 9 August 2024 (Reuters/Alaa…
Staff(2024-08-14). RSS claims over 1.5 million Hindus fleeing Bangladesh, urges UNHRC to intervene.muslimmirror.comBy Muslim Mirror Staff The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) to address alleged targeted attacks on Hindus and other religious minorities in Bangladesh. According to the RSS, these attacks are prompting a mass exodus of Hindu families seeking refuge in India. The petition, filed by the RSS's …
Staff(2024-08-14). Houthi forces raid, shut down UN human rights office in Yemen's Sanaa.muslimmirror.comAden : The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) office in Yemen's Sanaa has been shut down by Houthi forces, UN and government officials said on Tuesday. In an escalation of tensions between the Houthi group and international organizations operating in Yemen, UN and local government officials confirmed to Xinhua news agency that …
Brianna Sharpe(2024-08-14). The Black Ballot Episode 5: 'Political Prostitutes'.newsone.com President Richard Nixon (1913 — 1994) shakes hands with musician James Brown (1933 — 2006) in the White House's Oval Office, in Washington D.C., on Oct. 10, 1972. | Source: Oliver F Adkins/PhotoQuest / Getty | N | ewsOne is back with Episode 5 of The Black Ballot, an exclusive new multi-episodic Each episode takes a deep dive into American presidents' decisions and policies and their collective impact on the short and long-term trajectories for the conditions of African Ameri…
Joel Wendland-Liu(2024-08-14). 'Transnational Communism Across the Americas' offers valuable insights despite its anti-communist tropes.peoplesworld.org Historical research on communist parties and their multiple international relationships has flourished in the past two decades. One remarkable contribution to this field is the book Transnational Communism Across the Americas. This collection of multiply-authored chapters digs into the communist parties of various Latin American countries, such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Mexico, and …
Eric A. Gordon(2024-08-14). 'Sing Sing' sings out for justice, clemency, rehabilitation, humanity.peoplesworld.org The new 105-minute film Sing Sing is about life inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, perhaps the most infamous maximum security prison in America, perhaps the world. It's the infamous place where Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 as "atomic spies" at the height of the McCarthyite Red Scare. The context of the film …
Morning Star(2024-08-14). Amazon rainforest's role as carbon sink now in danger, new study warns.peoplesworld.org The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat, according to a new study. Following an analysis of satellite data provided by the Planet company, the U.S.-based Amazon Conservation Association has concluded that, with deforestation, the rainforest could start contributing more …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-14). UAW suit against Trump and Musk breaks new ground.peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The United Auto Workers are suing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and billionaire mogul Elon Musk for flagrantly breaking labor law after Trump praised Musk for illegally firing strikers. The move by the union is significant because the UAW is saying that what is often referred to as "labor law" is not, as corporations would …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-08-14). Progressive 'Squad' member Omar beats chief challenger Samuels in Minnesota primary.peoplesworld.org MINNEAPOLIS—By a 56.2%-42.9% margin, progressive "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) incumbent lawmaker from Minneapolis, beat her chief challenger, former city commissioner Don Samuels, in the August 13 DFL primary there. The win virtually guarantees her re-election in the very progressive city-centered congressional district this fall. Omar's win was the most-notable development in …
Cameron Harrison(2024-08-14). Southern Workers Assembly: 'Build rank-and-file power to fight fascism'.peoplesworld.org Watch the full Southern Workers Assembly Town Hall — video at the end of this article. "People are tired of hearing that this is the most important election of our lifetime, but it's true," declared Bill Fletcher, Jr., at the Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) Town Hall held last week. Fletcher is a trade union activist …
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). India and US enhance cooperation on MSMEs.plenglish.comNew Delhi, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from India and the United States reportedly agreed to explore the development of a digital business matching platform to increase business opportunities.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). Five-century-old Mayan hieroglyphs found in Mexico.plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Experts at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico are currently investigating a stone tablet depicting Mayan hieroglyphs that seeminngly date back 550 years.
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-14). Winners of the 2024 Literature Awards announced in Dominican Republic.plenglish.comSanto Domingo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The annual Salomé Ureña de Henríquez Poetry Award was awarded today to Dominican Sally Rodríguez for the work "Luz Breve", in an event in which the Ministry of Culture announced the six winners of the 2024 Literature Awards.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-08-14). Russia shoots down 117 Ukranian drones and four missiles.plenglish.com Ukrainian troops attempted a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Tocka-U tactical missiles against facilities in Russian territory, where anti-aircraft defense service destroyed the aerial targets, the military institution stated on its official Telegram channel. | The message specifies that 37 drones and four missiles were eliminated over the Kursk province, 37 UAVs over the Voronezh region, 17 in Belgorod, 11 in Nizhny Novgorod, and nine in Volgograd. | Likewise, three UAVs were shot down in the Bryansk region, two in the Orlovsk and one more in Rostov. | The Russian provinces bordering Uk…
Luis Linares Petrov(2024-08-14). UN Security Council to analyze crisis in Sudan and South Sudan.plenglish.comUnited Nations, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council will analyze the situation in Sudan and South Sudan amid the serious crisis caused by hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces.
Isidro Estrada Dela(2024-08-14). Russia shoots down 117 Ukranian drones and four missiles.plenglish.com Ukrainian troops attempted a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Tocka-U tactical missiles against facilities in Russian territory, where anti-aircraft defense service destroyed the aerial targets, the military institution stated on its official Telegram channel. | The message specifies that 37 drones and four missiles were eliminated over the Kursk province, 37 UAVs over the Voronezh region, 17 in Belgorod, 11 in Nizhny Novgorod, and nine in Volgograd. | Likewise, three UAVs were shot down in the Bryansk region, two in the Orlovsk and one more in Rostov. | The Russian provinces bordering Uk…
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-14). Lula: Mercosur ready to sign agreement with EU.plenglish.comBrasilia, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said today the countries of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) are ready to sign the trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). Mayan hieroglyphs five centuries old descovered in Mexico.plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Specialists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) of Mexico are analyzing the discovery of a stone tablet with Mayan hieroglyphs more than 550 years old.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-14). Argentine government against search for disappeared children.plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, today considered aberrant the decision of the Argentine Government to withdraw the powers to investigate the appropriation of minors from the Commission for the Right to Identity (Conadi).
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-14). Argentine ex president denounces protection of perpetrators of attack.plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The judicial party protects those who had to do with the attack, denounced today former Argentine president Cristina Fernández when testifying in the trial for the attempted murder against her, perpetrated on September 1, 2022.
Elsy Fors Garzon(2024-08-14). Russian bombers fly over Baltic, Barents and Norwegian seas.plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Force carried out a flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic, Barents and Norwegian seas, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported today.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-08-14). China denounces US interference and subversive activities.plenglish.com According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian, the NED falsely presents itself under the banner of 'promoting democracy and human rights'. | The diplomat denounced the participation of this foundation in a series of subversive actions that include the orchestration of color revolutions, incitement to confrontation between nations, fabrication of false information and the use of 'academic activities' as a means of intervention and infiltration. | The spokesman referred to the report 'The Actions and True Nature of the National Endowment for Democracy of the United States', recently published by China's Foreign…
Luis Linares Petrov(2024-08-14). Brazilian Supreme Court resumes trial after plane crash.plenglish.comBrasilia, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil will resume the trial on the rules for the investigation of air crashes and the secrecy of calculations after a plane crashed last August 9th with 62 people aboard.
Luis Linares Petrov(2024-08-14). Venezuela to hold public consultation on anti-fascist law.plenglish.comCaracas, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The National Assembly of Venezuela will launch a public consultation throughout the country on the Law against Fascism, Neofascism and Similar Expressions, which seeks to become a protective shield of the nation.
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-08-14). Cuba receives international aid for fisheries research.plenglish.com A key goal is to strengthen the capacities of the Fisheries Research Center (CIP) and the technical departments (bureaus of capture) of fishing companies, located in the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said here. Cuba's Ministry of Food Industry is promoting the initiative, with technical assistance from FAO and financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as part of the Conpescas Guacanayabo project. | For the ongoing study, Cuba is receiving equipment for geo-referencing, positioning, observation, and measurement of physical-chemical and oceanographic pa…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). Russia to develop space nuclear energy.plenglish.comMoscow, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced plans to develop space nuclear energy by speaking at the strategic meeting "Development of space activities until 2030" on Wednesday.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). FAO invests in soil conservation in Cuba.plenglish.com Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday highlighted the implementation of a new projects that will favor biodiversity and soil conservation in Cuba.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). Russia shoots down 117 drones and four Ukrainian missiles.plenglish.comThe Ukrainian military troops tried to commit a terrorist attack with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Tocka-U tactical missiles against facilities in the Russian territory, the anti-aircraft defense service destroyed the aerial targets, the military institution stated on its official Telegram channel. | The message specifies that 37 drones and four missiles were eliminated over the Kursk province, 37 UAVs over the Voronezh region, 17 in Belgorod, 11 in Nizhny Novgorod, and nine in Volgograd. | The text also adds that three UAVs were shot down in the Bryansk region, two in the Orlovsk region, and one more in…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-08-14). Presidents arrive in Dom Rep to attend Abinader's inauguration.plenglish.comSanto Domingo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Several presidents, vice presidents, and other heads of delegations are already in the Dominican Republic to attend the swearing-in of re-elected President Luis Abinader on Friday, official sources informed on Wednesday.
presstv.ir(2024-08-14). Makran, a watershed in Iran's sea-based economy plans.presstv.ir The geopolitical features of Iran are considered one of the most important indicators of its empowerment, including turning the country into a regional magnet for commerce and investment.
The Sirius Report(2024-08-14). What You're Not Being Told About Kursk.thesiriusreport.com We discuss the recent Kursk debacle between Ukraine and Russia and highlight why too much of the alt media coverage is nothing more than entertainment.
noreply(2024-08-14). Those Who Planned…smoothiex12.blogspot.com this FUBAR in Kursk for VSU–some even state that the whole idea originated in London, not surprising then with the level of UK's military–was obviously planned by amateurs. You see, they are still obsessed with operational indices, such as the length (range) of advance, the speed of advance and other purely Hollywood representations of war taken out of serious operational context and real military science. Well, you remember this, I recon…The American Army as it is now exists could beat the Russians with the greatest of ease, because while the Russians have good infantry, they are lacking in artillery, a…
United World International(2024-08-14). Race on social media to win elections in Venezuela.uwidata.com UWI author Yunus Soner provided an interview to Turkish daily newspaper aslƒ±nda.com. Below we presented the interview, conducted by Leyla ƒ∞lhan, in translation to English. In the elections held on July 28 in the South American country of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as president. The US-backed opposition, which did not recognize Maduro's victory, claimed …
UMMID(2024-08-14). Steps to Check: MHT CET 2024 Engineering FE Round 1 Allotment.ummid.com Maharashtra State CET Cell is set to publish today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 on its official website fe2024.mahacet.org Provisional Allotment of CAP Round-I (Round 1 allotment result) of candidates who have registered for admission in First Year Engineering (FE) B.E. and B.Tech four year courses for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Challenges before Yunus' interim government in Bangladesh.ummid.com The challenges at the frontiers of Yunus' interim government in Bangladeshare (unlucky) seven: law and order; economy; military, elections; justice; religious freedom; and freedom of expression.
UMMID(2024-08-14). How Islamophobia, misinformation added fuel to UK riots?ummid.com The recent riots in the UK have made one thing clear that the far-right is on the increase in Europe and elsewhere too, including India. Further in its vilifying campaigns its in now-a-days heled by the rising social media, and the time has come to reign-in the social media's negative use.
UMMID(2024-08-14). NASA claim of water reservoirs on Mars sparks debate.ummid.com The American space agency NASA Monday claimed evidence of liquid water reservoirs underneath the Mars surface, sparking a debate about the possiblity of human life on the Red Planet.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Link to Check: Maha Direct 2nd Yr Pharmacy 2024 Round 1 Allotment.ummid.com Maharashtra CET Cell is set to publish today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 on its official website dsp2024.mahacet.org.in Provisional Allotment Result of CAP Round I of candidates who have registered for admission in Direct 2nd Year Pharmacy (B Pharmacy and Pharm D) courses for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-08-14). MCHOSE unpacks affordable mechanical keyboards.ummid.com China based peripheral giant, MCHOSE, has brought back in the PC market affordable mechanical keyboards, with this making its debut in the international market.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Apply now, MP NEET UG 2024 Counselling starts.ummid.com Department of Medical Education (DME) Madhya Pradesh has started through its official website dme.mponline.gov.in registration of students who wish to participate in MP NEET UG Medical (MBBS) and Dental (BDS) Counselling 2024 from today i.e. Monday August 12, 2024.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Nigeria urged early registration of 2025 Hajj pilgrims.ummid.com Independent Hajj Reporters, a Civil Society Organization (CSO) that monitors and reports Hajj activities in Nigeria has appealed to NAHCON to instruct state Muslim pilgrim's welfare boards, agencies and commissions to announce the start of registration of intending pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Registration Steps: MCC NEET UG 2024 Counselling Starts.ummid.com The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has started through its official website mcc.nic.in from today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 Online Registration for MCC NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 1.
UMMID(2024-08-14). NIRF Ranking 2024: AMU improves its rank, Jamia Millia retains 3rd spot.ummid.com The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), which was at 9th spot in 2023, has improved its rank securing the 8th position whereas Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has retained the 3rd best rank in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2024 released Monday August 12, 2024.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Never seen any discrimination in 40 years of service: JNMC AMU Principal.ummid.com Refuting the allegations made by BJP leader and Aligarh MP Satish Gautam, Prof (Dr) Veeena Maheshwari said she had never seen any discrimination at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) run under the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during her long tenure.
UMMID(2024-08-14). UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling schedule out, details here.ummid.com The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training Uttar Pradesh (DGME UP) has published on its official website upneet.gov.in the UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling Schedule for the year 2024-25 (NEET UG 2024 Counselling Date and Time).
UMMID(2024-08-14). King Abdulaziz Quran Competition 2024: Final qualifying round underway in Makkah.ummid.com The jury of the final qualifiers of the 44th edition of the King Abdulaziz International Competition for Memorization, Recitation, and Interpretation of Holy Quran Saturday listened to the recitations of 14 contestants from Kenya, Congo, Egypt, Uganda, Kuwait, Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yemen, the Philippines, Ghana, Jordan, Portugal and Bahrain.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Steps to Check: DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2024 Round 2 Allotment.ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website poly24.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 the result of CAP Round 2 Seat Allotment of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering/Technology for the year 2024-25.
UMMID(2024-08-14). Hindenburg 'reveals' why SEBI did not take action against Adani Group.ummid.com America based short-seller firm Hindenburg Research Saturday alleged Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had a stake in the obscure offshore entities used in the "Adani money siphoning scandal".
Alasdair Baverstock(2024-08-14). Chinese businesses focus on Mexico.america.cgtn.com Chinese businesses are focusing heavily on Mexico, as the country of 120 million people represent an important market for cross-Pacific trade. But they are also playing an important social role, especially when it comes to helping organizations aiding the poor. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
GABIK(2024-08-14). Garden to assist George Hill residents.sanews.gov.za Garden to assist George Hill residents | The eThekwini Municipality has stepped in to help residents of George Hill Informal Settlement, which has been plagued by unemployment, poverty, and crime. | To address these challenges, the Inner eThekwini Regeneration and Urban Management Programme (ITRUMP) Area Based Management (ABM) has identified the need to start an organic vegetable garden to support poverty-stricken families in ward 31. | The vegetable garden was recently launched by the city, after ITRUMP ABM reached out to sister departments for help to make the garden a success. | Under the mentorship of Althea…
Naveena Sadasivam(2024-08-14). The American West's megafires are silencing birds.grist.org Wildfire smoke, which contains harmful particulate matter and toxic gases, is widely understood to be an acute threat to human health. As wildfires become more frequent and intense with worsening climate change, this knowledge has only become more widespread. This is particularly true for North Americans who have recently lived through some of the most devastating wildfire seasons in living memory — as in 2020, for example, when so much smoke blanketed the California Bay Area that it blocked out the sun and transformed the midday sky into a dull shade of orange. | But wildfire smoke harms so much more th…
noemail(2024-08-14). Nitesh Rane Slams Munawar Faruqui Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks on Konkani People.devdiscourse.com Nitesh Rane, a leader from the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday labeled comedian Munawar Faruqui as a 'habitual offender' following Faruqui's derogatory comments about Konkani people. The controversial statements, which have since been retracted with an apology, have once again placed the comedian in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.
Paulo Cabral(2024-08-14). Brazil, China see even more growth after 50 years of relations.america.cgtn.com Brazil and China established diplomatic relations 50 years ago this year. Since then, the two nations have significantly developed business and political contacts, with prospects for even more growth in the coming years. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral shares more here.
The Independent(2024-08-14). Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda renews partnership with Rwenzori Marathon.independent.co.ug Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting athleticism and community engagement by renewing its partnership as the official hydration sponsor for the Tusker Lite Mount Rwenzori Marathon. This year marks the third consecutive time CCBU has provided essential hydration to participants of the renowned race. Scheduled …
APR editor(2024-08-14). Kiribati elections 2024: Polls open but 'hype isn't like other countries'.asiapacificreport.nz By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead The atmosphere in Kiribati is "very calm" and "the hype is not as it is in other countries", a local I-Kiribati resident says. People in the Micronesia nation are casting their ballots in the first round of voting today. Polling stations opened at 7am NZ time. READ MORE:…
NEOB(2024-08-14). Continued collaboration key to addressing challenges.sanews.gov.za Continued collaboration key to addressing challenges | Government and business have recommitted to working together to resolve some of South Africa's most pressing challenges. | On Tuesday, President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with members of his Cabinet, held a meeting with senior business leaders and technical experts from government and business to discuss a new era of collaboration for a partnership launched over a year ago to address barriers to growth in South Africa. | President Ramaphosa said since last year when the partnership was established, much progress has been recorded in key areas, including elect…
Our Reporter(2024-08-14). Museveni Urges Ugandans to Utilize Local Council Systems for Better Service Delivery.plusnews.ug President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has renewed his call to Ugandans to effectively use Local Council (LC) systems to enhance service delivery and hold leaders accountable. According to the President, by properly engaging with these systems, citizens can ensure greater transparency and efficiency in government programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga. "The …
The Independent(2024-08-14). UN chief urges enhancing Africa's effective representation in Security Council.independent.co.ug "African voices, African insights, and African participation must be brought to bear across the council's deliberations and actions," the UN chief said. UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for enhancing Africa's effective representation in the United Nations Security Council to ensure the council's "full credibility and legitimacy." In remarks …
Maxime Duriez(2024-08-14). Egypt: Human rights organisations condemn the targeting of ElMaraya for culture and arts and call for the protection of cultural institutions.fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is co-signing a call to the Egyptian authorities to end their harassement and repression of independent cultural organisations in Egypt. The political regime's continued use of security services, police crackdowns, arrests and prison sentencing to intimidate artists and cultural workers must stop. 13 August 2024. The signatories of this statement condemn the Egyptian security forces' raid on the headquarters of ElMaraya for Culture and (…) | – | /…
Staff(2024-08-14). Talk World Radio: Working for Peace in Africa.davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about working for peace in Africa. Our guest Brenda Wanjiru is based in Ghana where she works on peace education, peace activism, aiding children and refugees impacted …
WHYY staff(2024-08-14). Watch live: Delaware candidates for governor debate at 7 p.m. ahead of Sept. 10 primary.whyy.org What questions do you have about the 2024 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Three Democrats and two Republicans running to The DJC is made up of 23 independent newsrooms and community organizations throughout Delaware, including WHYY News.
Web Desk(2024-08-14). Jays boss: Lost season is 'biggest disappointment'.gnnhd.tv Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro isn't happy about a last-place team that's looking toward next year, saying "this is the biggest disconnect from expectations."
Web Desk(2024-08-14). Trump and Harris agree on "no tax on tips." They're both wrong.gnnhd.tv First, some good news: In an otherwise polarizing and divisive election, there's at least one policy proposal that's emerging as a unifying issue. The bad news is that most experts think it's a terrible idea. The proposal in question is to abolish federal ta…
Peter Isackson(2024-08-14). Your Solution to Riots: Technology or Critical Thinking?fairobserver.com William Shakespeare, Edward Gibbon and Monty Python are among a host of famous English writers, thinkers and celebrities who took inspiration from events, peoples and cultures from outside Merry England. They stand among many other British creators who lived and produced their finest work centuries or decades before the earth-shaking event that would definitively transform…
United World International(2024-08-14). Race on social media to win elections in Venezuela.unitedworldint.com UWI author Yunus Soner provided an interview to Turkish daily newspaper aslƒ±nda.com. Below we presented the interview, conducted by Leyla ƒ∞lhan, in translation to English. In the elections held on July 28 in the South American country of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as president. The US-backed opposition, which did not recognize Maduro's victory, claimed …
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Tony Wood: Mexico in Flux.newleftreview.org Against the rightward trend of the Old World, countries in Latin America continue to favour governments of the left. The resounding mandate for Claudia Sheinbaum in Mexico's presidential election confirms Morena's hegemony within the new party system. Where exactly on the political map should its project be placed?
The Independent(2024-08-14). Afreximbank, UDB in shs93 billion deal to support private sector.independent.co.ug Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) have entered a deal aimed at boosting support to the private sector. The Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement will provide early project preparatory financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities. The facility worth 25 …
Monica Mbabazi(2024-08-14). Uganda and Eswatini Strengthen Bilateral Ties During King Mswati III's State Visit.plusnews.ug President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady Maama Janet Museveni today welcomed His Majesty King Mswati III of Eswatini at Entebbe International Airport, marking the beginning of a three-day state visit. King Mswati III, accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati Make Lamashwama and other high-level delegates, arrived in the country at the invitation of President Museveni. Upon …
The Independent(2024-08-14). Parliament declines to proceed with Alcohol Control Bill.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected the Alcohol Control Bill, 2023 that sought to regulate the purchase, sell and consumption of alcohol. The private members Bill that was introduced for the first time by Tororo District Woman Representative, Sarah Opendi in November 2023 also aimed to regulate the time and premises where alcohol …
hindustantimes(2024-08-14). Sheikh Hasina Drops Big Hint On Returning To Bangladesh In First Official Reaction To Ouster.hindustantimes.com Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 13 issued her first statement since stepping down from her position. She demanded investigation and justice for those responsible for violence and arson in Bangladesh during student protests against government job quotas. Hasina also condemned the destruction of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's museum and said all the memory of our freedom movement has been reduced to ashes.
The Independent(2024-08-14). KITEEZI: KCCA exposed for lacking basic safety plans.independent.co.ug COMMENT | Samson Tinka | By Monday morning of 12th Aug 2024, 22 people were confirmed to have died after the Kitezi garbage disaster. Information from the Kiteezi community shows that there is a good number still unaccounted for persons. Yet, as way back as 10 years ago, there were pointers that this Kiteezi garbage site …
Mark Niu(2024-08-14). Google incorporates AI into new smartphones.america.cgtn.com Google has just launched several new smartphones. It's aiming to incorporate its expertise in artificial intelligence to appeal to customers looking for a personalized experience. | CGTN's Mark Niu shares the latest.
The Independent(2024-08-14). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: KCCA to find new place after Katabi, Dundu reject garbage.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As of this Tuesday afternoon, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is yet to find a new place where to dispose city garbage after Dundu and Katabi rejected the temporary request following the Kiteezi landfill collapse which killed people on Saturday morning. KCCA owns some land in Dundu in Mukono district …
editor(2024-08-14). Women and wealth.onlineopinion.com.au But the relentless moaning is actually a cover for a far bigger story. The truth that is being strenuously downplayed is that, overall, women will soon be sitting pretty, right on top in the wealth stakes.
The Independent(2024-08-14). Court halts trial of MPs Namujju, Mutembuli and Akamba.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has temporarily halted the hearing of a corruption case involving three Members of Parliament. The MPs Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Namujju Dionizia, Bunyole East MP Yusuf Mutembuli, and the Busiki County MP Paul Akamba are accused of soliciting a 20 percent bribe from the …
noemail(2024-08-14). CAS Delays Verdict on Vinesh Phogat's Disqualification: Hopes High for Favorable Outcome.devdiscourse.com The verdict on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Paris Olympics has been delayed once again. The Wrestling Federation of India's Vice-President, Jai Prakash Chaudhary, expressed optimism that the decision would favor the athlete. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has postponed its verdict on Phogat's appeal to August 16.
NEOB(2024-08-14). Government, business partnership begins to flourish.sanews.gov.za Government, business partnership begins to flourish | The government and business partnership to resolve South Africa's challenges is beginning to bear fruit, although much more needs to be done. | This is according to a statement released by the Presidency and Business for South Africa. | The partnership between the two parties was established last year in a bid to work together to resolve the question of inclusive and economic growth. | The collaboration has targeted three areas for particular interest, including energy, transport and logistics, and crime and corruption. | PHOTOS | President Ramaphosa meets wit…
The Independent(2024-08-14). Katabi agrees to receive KCCA garbage for only 1 month.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katabi Town Council has temporarily allowed garbage from Kampala City to be disposed of at the Nkumba Bukolwa dumpsite. On Monday, the town council authorities led by Mayor Roland Kalema blocked trucks from dumping garbage at the dumpsite in Katabi, citing a lack of enough space. This was after the …
noemail(2024-08-14). Rajasthan Medical Strike Over Doctor's Tragic Death.devdiscourse.com Medical services in government hospitals across Rajasthan were disrupted as resident doctors went on strike following the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata. The strike entered its second day on Wednesday, impacting non-essential services, though emergency services remained operational.
Atul Singh(2024-08-14). How to View Independence Amidst Ferment, Rape and Dirty Toilets.fairobserver.com Today is Pakistan's independence day, and tomorrow is India's independence day. British India once comprised India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In 1947, the British packed their bags and left. Pakistan and India were the two successor states forged after absorbing the princely states, which the British used as puppets. In 1971, Bangladesh won its independence from…
Our Reporter(2024-08-14). Police Rescue Abducted Newborn, Arrest Suspects.plusnews.ug Luke Owoyesigyire the deputy KMP spokesperson has noted that the Territorial Police at Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala have successfully rescued a seven-day-old infant, Alyano Gladys, who was abducted on August 6, 2024, from her mother, Mamusena Miriam. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect, identified as Akello Monica, orchestrated the abduction with the assistance …
The Independent(2024-08-14). MPs: Executive, parliament played deaf ear on decommissioning Kiteezi landfill.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Nkunyingi Muwada broke into tears during the debate over the Kitezi landfill disasters. Muwada, whose constituency covers areas of Lusanja and Kitezi could not hold back tears as the matter was being debated on the floor of Parliament. The lawmaker said had repeatedly warned …
EDWIN(2024-08-14). Minister and Mayor to tour neglected buildings and harbour.sanews.gov.za Minister and Mayor to tour neglected buildings and harbour | The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, and the City of Cape Town Executive Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, are expected to embark on a tour to neglected and hijacked departmental-owned buildings in Cape Town. | "The Minister and the Mayor are committed to working together to find long-term solutions to these buildings to ensure that they are used for the public good and contribute to the overall economic growth and job creation in the city," said the department. | The two are set to visit 2 Keizersgracht Street which has…
The Independent(2024-08-14). New NAPE report from UNEB shows persistent education inequalities.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new National Assessment of Proficiency in Education (NAPE) report from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has highlighted severe and persistent disparities in the country's primary school system. The report reveals a significant divide between learners in urban and rural areas, as well as between those attending private versus …
The Independent(2024-08-14). Makerere hosts conference on China-Africa cultural exchange, mutual learning.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Academics from Uganda's Makerere University and several Chinese institutions, including Xiangtan University, have gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for a two-day conference focused on enhancing cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Africa. Buyinza Mukadasi, speaking on behalf of Makerere University's vice chancellor, noted that the conference …
APR editor(2024-08-14). From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to 'ecocide' — climate catastrophe.asiapacificreport.nz Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth's ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the…
Human Rights Watch(2024-08-14). US: Los Angeles Criminalizes Unhoused People.hrw.org Play Video | Los Angeles systematically criminalizes unhoused people through arrests and citations for violations arising out of their unhoused status and by destroying their property through sanitation sweeps.Criminalization drives unhoused people out of public spaces but does nothing to solve their lack of housing.City government should stop its practice of criminalization and destructive sanitation sweeps and instead devote resources to preserving and providing affordable housing for all and services to those in need.(Los Angeles, August 14, 2024) — The Los Angeles city government has pursued a cruel,…
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Rebecca Lossin: The Multiple Gaze.newleftreview.org Resisting the erasure of working-class life in the American rust belt, the critical photography of LaToya Ruby Frazier combines intimate portraiture with representations of capital's flight. Rebecca Lossin reflects on MoMA's recent retrospective of her work—and on the cultural politics of documentary image-making in an age saturated with the visual.
tn.ai(2024-08-14). More than 1,000 Arrested Following UK Riots, Police Say.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said on Tuesday.
noemail(2024-08-14). Premier League Launches Real-Time VAR Social Media Updates.devdiscourse.com The Premier League is set to ease frustrations surrounding the VAR system by launching a new social media account. This initiative will provide near real-time updates and explanations of officiating and operational decisions during every match.
NEOB(2024-08-14). Justice department rebuffs "inaccurate" reports.sanews.gov.za Justice department rebuffs "inaccurate" reports | The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has refuted claims alleging that the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigating Directorate has been hampered in doing its work on the State Capture Commission report. | The department said "inaccurate media reports" allege that the NPA ID has not been "able to access critical information from the erstwhile State Capture Commission's (the SCC) Data Centre". | "We wish to clarify that the cooperation between the Ministry and Investigating Directorate of the NPA remain cordial and professional. On…
noemail(2024-08-14). BSF and CRPF Rally for 'Har Ghar Tiranga' Ahead of Independence Day.devdiscourse.com The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday held a 'Har Ghar Tiranga' bike rally in Krishnanagar, West Bengal, ahead of India's 78th Independence Day on August 15. Krishnanagar BSF DIG Sanjay Kumar emphasized the importance of national pride, stating, 'We want every citizen to feel proud of their country and hoist the national flag. We are distributing flags to everyone and sending out a message of unity in diversity.'
The Independent(2024-08-14). Equity Bank flags off 113 EPL scholars to top world universities.independent.co.ug Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi has flagged off 113 Equity Leadership Program ELP scholars who have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities. The scholars, eight of them Ugandans and some of them refugees, have secured scholarships valued at $21,497,646 for the 4-year duration of …
Gabisile(2024-08-14). Mashatile encouraged by progress made in Jagersfontein.sanews.gov.za Mashatile encouraged by progress made in Jagersfontein | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has praised the Free State provincial government, the Kopanong Local Municipality, and the Jagersfontein Development Project for progress achieved in coordinating support to address the challenges communities face in Jagersfontein.
This follows the collapse of a tailings dam wall in 2022, resulting in a mudslide which damaged infrastructure and homes in the area.
The responsibility to provide leadership in implementing rapid response interventions on service delivery and troubleshooting in service delivery hotsp…
Kimera Abdu(2024-08-14). Tamale Mirundi Special Tribute to Air on Radio 4 Tonight.plusnews.ug Radio 4, where Tamale Mirundi has featured on the Gwensonga Show every Tuesday for the last 3 years, will this evening pay a special tribute to the deceased political commentator. Its sister station, where he also appeared at the same time, will also relay the tribute. The special broadcast, which will be relayed live at …
Web Desk(2024-08-14). Hamby sues WNBA, Aces alleging discrimination.gnnhd.tv Sparks forward Dearica Hamby filed a federal lawsuit against the WNBA and her former team, the Aces, alleging unlawful retaliation from the Aces after she revealed she was pregnant.
The Independent(2024-08-14). Court convicts Kwoyelo of war crimes committed between 1993 and 2005.independent.co.ug GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni of war crimes and crimes against Humanity. Kwoyelo was found guilty by the court for committing 44 out of the 78 counts he was indicted in a long-awaited verdict delivered …
DikelediM(2024-08-14). UIF commissioner to host employer breakfast session in Queenstown.sanews.gov.za UIF commissioner to host employer breakfast session in Queenstown | The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) is calling on employers in the Eastern Cape to attend an Employer Breakfast session that is set to take place in Queenstown next week. | The session which will be held at Aloe Grove Guest Farm, will be hosted by the fund's Commisssioner, Teboho Maruping. | Employers from all sectors, including commercial business owners and operators of Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in Komani (Queenstown) as well as the broader Eastern Cape Province are invited to attend the session on Monday, 19 August 2024. | "
The Independent(2024-08-14). State Attorney charged with 16 counts of corruption, remanded.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of corruption has rocked the Attorney General's chambers, as State Attorney Sam Tusubira is remanded to Luzira Prison for allegedly soliciting a 100 million shillings bribe from a litigant in a land matter. Tusubira, 33, employed by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, was arrested by the …
WHYY(2024-08-14). It Was Our Dump.whyy.org A turnstile from Philly's storied Veteran's Stadium in the Atwater Kent collection reminded Nick Kupsey of how his father's first job out of college was working at The Vet. Nick has a deep understanding of what it means to be a sports fan in the City of Brother Love: the pain and glory, the joy and suffering, and the way all of our teams weave themselves into the fabric of the city. And for Nick, all of these feelings are an intimate part of his family story and what it means to be a Philadelphian.
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Blood and Bombast.newleftreview.org Sanjay Subrahmanyam on Vinayak Chaturvedi, Hindutva and Violence and Janaki Bakhle, Savarkar and the Making of Hindutva. Intellectual biographies of Hindu nationalism's Mazzini-inspired theoretician.
JANET(2024-08-14). Olympic games once again marred by Western bias and controversy.iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead August 12, 2024 Palestinian Olympic athletes during the closing ceremony, Aug. 11, 2024. Credit: beIn Sports The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, in Paris, France, officially ended on Aug. 11. There were certainly some historic moments achieved by athletes who hail from the Global South. These included gold medal winners Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia, Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic and the legendary Cuban wrestler, Mijaín López, the only athlete in Olympics history to win individual gold medals in five successive games. In another historic mome…
EDWIN(2024-08-14). Zikalala sets six-month deadline for the completion of Soshanguve Magistrate's Court.sanews.gov.za Zikalala sets six-month deadline for the completion of Soshanguve Magistrate's Court | Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister, Sihle Zikalala, has set a six-month deadline for the completion of the delayed Soshanguve Magistrate's Court in Tshwane. | Speaking after conducting Operation Siyahlola at the magistrate's court on Tuesday, Zikalala said the construction of the court will be completed by February next year. | Siyahlola is aimed at unblocking stalled Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) projects. | READ | The Media Line Staff(2024-08-14). US Diplomat in Turkey Calls for Allied Pressure on Iran To Prevent Escalation.themedialine.org
Web Desk(2024-08-14). The fight over Jordan Chiles's bronze medal is barely about gymnastics.gnnhd.tv The 2024 Olympics are officially done, but there's one bronze medal that's still hanging in the balance. That medal was initially awarded to American gymnast Jordan Chiles. Chiles, who won gold with the US team in Paris, placed third in the floor event final…
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Grey Anderson: Imperium Uncloaked.newleftreview.org Grey Anderson on Tom Stevenson, Someone Else's Empire. Lucid anatomization of the American imperium, with a devastating assessment of the UK's equerry role.
tn.ai(2024-08-14). US Forces in Syria, Iraq Hit by Multiple Attacks.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Resistance forces launched missiles from Iraq at a US military base in Syria's Conoco gas field, sparking intense US air activity and subsequent shelling in Deir ez-Zur.
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital.newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
newleftreview(2024-08-14). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva?newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
Anand Naidoo(2024-08-14). The Heat: UK Racial Tensions.america.cgtn.com Riots erupted in England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the wake of the July 29th murder of three young girls in the British town of Southport. Seizing on false information posted on social media about the attacker's name, religion, and migration status, far-right rioters set fire to cars, looted stores, harassed Muslims and attacked mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers. | Joining the discussion: | Tahir Abbas is a Radicalization Studies Professor at Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs i…
The Independent(2024-08-14). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Police says more people still trapped in the waste mass.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan police said Tuesday there are still more people trapped under the waste mass, following the landslide of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Saturday morning. Patrick Onyango, spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police, told Xinhua by telephone that police are not yet sure how many …
noemail(2024-08-14). US Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Disclosing National Defense Information to China.devdiscourse.com A US Army soldier and intelligence analyst has pleaded guilty to disclosing national defense information to China, according to the Department of Justice. Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen stated, "The defendant abused his access to restricted government systems to sell sensitive military information to a person he knew to be a foreign national."
The Independent(2024-08-14). Former Headmaster of St Peter's College Tororo murdered.independent.co.ug Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former headmaster of St Peter's College Tororo Joseph Francis Olokojo has died from severe petrol burn injuries after arsonists attacked him outside his home early today. According to reports from Tororo, he died on his way to Mulago Hospital from Mbale Referral hospital, where he had been taken …
GABIK(2024-08-14). Men called to take decisive stand against GBVF.sanews.gov.za Men called to take decisive stand against GBVF | Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Steve Letsike, has called on men from all walks of life to join President Cyril Ramaphosa in signing the pledge to take a decisive stand against gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). | This comes after President Ramaphosa launched the call to action by signing the pledge alongside men from all sectors of society in Pofadder, Northern Cape, during the 2024 Women's Day celebration on 9 August. | The pledge commits men to be allies and part of the solution by maintaining…
The Independent(2024-08-14). Congolese police officers who fled to Uganda undergo verification.independent.co.ug Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 98 Congolese National Police officers who fled to the Ugandan side of Ishasha in Kanungu district have undergone security verification. The officers together with some of their families (13 mothers, 27 children and one civilian) fled to Kanungu on August 3, 2024, after the fall of Nyamilima town to M23. …
The Independent(2024-08-14). KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Over 1,000 people affected, death toll rises to 24.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan authorities said on Tuesday that more than 1,000 people have been affected by the landslide of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala's Kawempe Division, and the death toll has reached 24. Lillian Aber, minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, told the parliament that the landslide caused damages …
A Guest Author(2024-08-14). Sube el desempleo: øqué pueden hacer los trabajadores?workers.org Por James Foster El Promedio Industrial Dow Jones experimentó una importante caída tras el último informe de empleo, publicado el 2 de agosto, que reveló una modesta adición de 114.000 puestos de trabajo y un aumento de la tasa de desempleo hasta el 4,3%. Las noticias sobre la economía estadounidense . . . |
Staff(2024-08-14). La importancia de llamarse Ernesto.cubadebate.cu Con la formación en la tarde de este 12 de agosto de la tormenta tropical Ernesto, el Dr. Brian McNoldy de la Universidad de Miami (@BMcNoldy en X) compartía el siguiente mapa, en donde aparecen las trayectorias de los siete Ernestos anteriores, ya que en 2024 es la octava ocasión que un ciclón tropical utiliza ese nombre.
Staff(2024-08-14). Unión Eléctrica pronostica una afectación de 550 MW para el horario pico nocturno.cubadebate.cu Unión Eléctrica estima una disponibilidad de 2570 MW y una demanda máxima de 3050 MW, para un déficit de 480 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 550 MW en este horario. En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación las 24 horas del dia.
Staff(2024-08-14). Fidel para todos los tiempos (+ Fotos).cubadebate.cu Por la inmensa obra que nos dejara para la continuidad de la Revolución, Fidel fue recordado vivo, durante una velada cultural que tuvo nuevamente como protagonista a la Compañía Infantil "La Colmenita".
Maria Calvo(2024-08-14). Honduras trabaja por aumentar resiliencia ante cambio climático.radiohc.cu Honduras es uno de los 30 países más expuesto a desastres naturales a causa del cambio climático, de acuerdo al Informe Mundial de Riesgo 2023. Una problemática en el centro de atención de Xiomara Castro desde que en enero de 2022 asumió la presidencia del país centroamericano.
María Candela(2024-08-14). "Sin permiso de Estados Unidos", un libro sobre la impronta de Fidel en las Cumbres Iberoamericanas (+Fotos).radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) En ocasión del 98 cumpleaños de Fidel Castro, este martes 13 de agosto, tuvo lugar un conversatorio en la librería Fayad Jamis, de La Habana, sobre el libro "Sin permiso de Estados Unidos" un volumen aún en edición, que contiene testimonios que recrean su participación en las primeras Cumbres Iberoamericanas.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-14). Comienza en Venezuela consulta pública sobre ley antifascista.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) La Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela iniciará hoy en todo el país un proceso de consulta pública sobre la Ley contra el Fascismo, Neofascismo y Expresiones Similares, que busca convertirse en escudo protector de la nación.
María Candela(2024-08-14). Democracia vs Fascismo.radiohc.cu El líder ve el futuro deseado: éxitos y fracasos, como si fuera el pasado; y toma decisiones para que las cosas sucedan, orientando la actitud favorable y de acción en sus actos diarios, hacia lo que quiere lograr.
María Candela(2024-08-14). Máquinas que comienzan a rodar.radiohc.cu En medio de una aguda depresión en los últimos años de los servicios de transporte, en Cuba el Ministerio del ramo trata, con recursos muy limitados, de frenar el deterioro y recobrar determinadas líneas de ferrocarril.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-14). Recibe intelectual espirituano obsequio del Presidente de Cuba.radiohc.cu Sancti SpÂritus, 14 ago (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, obsequió una guayabera al intelectual de esta provincia Juan Eduardo Bernal (Juanelo) por sus 70 años en la misma fecha que Fidel Castro cumpliría su natalicio 98.
| Nesta entrevista à Strategic Culture Foundation, o especialista eleitoral apresenta a sua avaliaàßà£o da polêmica reeleiàßà£o do presidente Nicolás Maduro | Junte-se a nós no , e . |
Maria Calvo(2024-08-14). Líbano reafirma adhesión al derecho a preservar su soberanía.radiohc.cu Beirut, 14 ago (RHC) El primer ministro interino, Najib Mikati, reafirmó hoy la adhesión al derecho de Líbano a liberar su tierra y preservar la soberanía, en medio de la persistencia israelí en cometer masacres.
Staff(2024-08-14). Pedro Almodóvar será homenajeado con el Premio Donostia en el Festival de San Sebastián.cubadebate.cu En plena efervescencia de su carrera, Pedro Almodóvar recibirá un Premio Donostia en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián, anunció hoy el prestigioso evento. Con dos Oscar en su trayectoria, Almodóvar será una de las figuras principales Zinemaldia, como también se le conoce a la cita con el séptimo arte de San Sebastián programada del 20 al 28 de septiembre próximo.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-14). Cuba con Fidel Castro en el epicentro mundial.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) La estatura política del estadista y el ser humano excepcional, el líder histórico de la Revolución cubana, Fidel Castro, continúa hoy en el epicentro del homenaje ofrecido en múltiples latitudes por su natalicio 98.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-08-14). Pinar del Río abraza al astro olímpico Mijaín López.radiohc.cu Pinar del Río, Cuba, 14 ago (ACN) Fueron varias las horas de trayecto desde La Habana para llegar a su natal Herradura, pero el pentacampeón olímpico Mijaín López recibió las felicitaciones y el abrazo de una multitud de personas a su paso por municipios de la porción oeste de la provincia más occidental de Cuba.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-08-14). Noveno triunfo de Liván Moinelo en beisbol de Japón.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (JIT).- El lanzador cubano Liván Moinelo archivó hoy su noveno éxito en la Liga Profesional de Beisbol de Japón 2024, al caminar la ruta completa en la victoria 6×1 de Halcones de Softbank sobre Leones de Seibu.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-14). China denuncia actividades subversivas e interferencia de EEUU.radiohc.cu Beijing, 14 ago (RHC) China denunció hoy las actividades subversivas de la Fundación Nacional para la Democracia de Estados Unidos (NED) y su interferencia en los asuntos internos de otros países.
María Candela(2024-08-14). El cumpleaños 33 de Fidel.radiohc.cu Hace 65 años Fidel Castro estaba celebrando su 33 cumpleaños en la ciudad de Trinidad, perteneciente entonces a la provincia de Las Villas.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-08-14). Mijaín López lidera protagonistas de Latinoamérica en París, según EFE.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC).- Toda la prensa mundial se ha rendido en los últimos días a los pies del luchador Mijain López, pentacampeón olímpico en París. La agencia española EFE seleccionó al cubano como el gran protagonista del deporte latinoamericano en París, en una lista de las 10 figuras más sobresalientes de la región.
Maria Calvo(2024-08-14). La FAO reconoce inversiones para conservación de suelos en Cuba.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) distinguió hoy la ejecución en Cuba de una nueva inversión en favor de la biodiversidad y la preservación de suelos.
teleSUR, MS(2024-08-14). Inundación de una mina de carbón en China deja tres muertos.telesurtv.net La tragedia tuvo lugar el pasado sábado alrededor de las 17H00, cuando diez trabajadores se encontraban en la zona afectada. Dos lograron escapar por sus propios medios, dejando a ocho atrapados.
Peter Cole, Jacobin.(2024-08-14). How San Francisco Longshoremen Made Their Union A Powerhouse.popularresistance.org Peter Cole is a professor of history at Western Illinois University and the author of Dockworker Power: Race & Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area (University of Illinois Press, 2018). In this interview, Cole and Jacobin's Benjamin Y. Fong discussed the dedication and success of the longshore workers in the 1930s and '40s in overcoming racial division on the docks. | Clips from this interview are included in Episode 6 of Organize the Unorganized (among others), which also includes archival interviews with the first International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) president, Harry Bridges, and…
Staff(2024-08-14). Oversharing vs ciberseguridad: øCuánto es demasiado en las redes sociales?cubadebate.cu Las redes sociales son un lugar para socializar unos con otros. Generalmente el motivo inicial de ser muy activo en el uso de los medios públicos es buscar atención, pedir opiniones y comentar imágenes, pero con el tiempo se acaba convirtiendo en dependencia y se llega a compartir más de la cuenta.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-14). Destaca Daniel Ortega resistencia de la Revolución cubana.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) El presidente Daniel Ortega destacó la resistencia de la Revolución cubana ante las embestidas imperiales y mencionó otros procesos similares como el de Nicaragua y Venezuela.
Staff(2024-08-14). Anuncian cierre temporal del túnel de Quinta Avenida por mantenimiento.cubadebate.cu El túnel de Quinta Avenida, en La Habana, será sometido a labores de mantenimiento del 14 al 31 de agosto venidero, por lo cual la Comisión Provincial de Seguridad Vial anunció medidas de cierre en determinados horarios y sentidos de movimiento durante ese período con el fin de reorganizar el tráfico en ese importante nudo de vialidad.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-08-14). Presidentes llegan a Dominicana para juramentación de Abinader.radiohc.cu La Habana, 14 ago (RHC) Varios presidentes, vicepresidentes y otros jefes de delegaciones ya se encuentran en República Dominicana para asistir a la juramentación del reelecto dignatario Luis Abinader el viernes, informaron hoy fuentes oficiales.
María Candela(2024-08-14). Fidel expresiones de un gigante en Holguín (+Fotos).radiohc.cu "Expresiones de un gigante" contiene catorce imágenes en fotografías tomadas por Albino Moldes,gran amigo de Cuba, ciudadano uruguayo residente en Canadá. La muestra ha sido inaugurada en la Galería Fausto Cristo, en la sede de la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (UNEAC) en la provincia de Holguín, tierra donde nació Fidel Castro Ruz un 13 de agosto de 1926, en Birán.
teleSUR, dcdc, JCM(2024-08-14). Irán inicia etapa de calificación de candidatos a elecciones.telesurtv.net Tras el proceso de investigación, el Ministerio del Interior anunciará los candidatos finales el 11 de junio, y los calificados tendrán 15 días, del 12 al 26 de junio, para llevar a cabo sus campañas electorales.
Staff(2024-08-14). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente"telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).
PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua | Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging service Telegram, was released on Wednesday after paying a 5-million-euro (about 5.6 million U.S. dollars) bail, but he is required to report to the police twice a week, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau announced Wednesday night. Durov is officially placed …
"Lieutenant Colonel Mokhtar Morshedi and Captain Mojtaba Nazari were martyred," Fars news agency reported, citing a statement from the Revolutionary Guards. | It said their death came after a "gas leak incident on Wednesday night" in a Guards' workshops in the central province…
The author is a former member of the Secretariat of the organization that led the liberation struggle of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde and is a contributor to the newspaper Avante (organ of the Portuguese Communist Party), which published this article Aug. 22. Translation: John Catalinotto. The 44th Summit of the . . . | 
By Fabrizio Casari [This article was first published in Spanish in El Digital 19 on August 17, 2024. It is translated here by Francisco Dominguez.] (Fabrizio Casari is an Italian journalist and political analyst.) The new law that will regulate the activities of non-governmental organizations in Nicaragua, outlining the contours of their functions, is called…
Gaza war, including the impact on the enclave's civilian population, a study by a US-based research centre has shown. | A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center published on Monday showed that a staggering 59 percent of Israelis support censoring any display of sympathy for Palestinian victims of the nearly 11-month onslaught on Gaza, compared to 30 percent of those who do not. | Widespread support among ordinary Israelis for silencing Palestinian voices coincides with inflammatory statements from some Israeli leaders, 
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, has finally admitted what we knew all along: Facebook conspired with the government to censor individuals expressing "disapproved" views about the COVID-19 pandemic. Zuckerberg's confession comes in the wake of a series of court rulings that turn a blind eye to the government's technofascism. In a 2-1 decision in Children's …
There is no sign of Harris's positions on Biden's policy choices that would suggest strong differences or alternative approaches to change the direction of U.S. policy. Harris at this point cannot deviate from President Biden's key positions on sensitive issues, although Vice President Hubert Humphrey probably lost the election in 1968 to Richard Nixon because of a belated critique on U.S. policy in Vietnam. Biden's unwavering support for Israel could ultimately hurt Harris in key states such as Michigan. 
ATLANTA—Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the federal appeals court in Atlanta to put the trial of Donald Trump for stealing classified documents from the White House and taking them to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida back on track. If Smith wins his demand—and there's a good chance he will—the judges in the …
HAIFA, Israel—The Israeli police and Netanyahu's Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attacked the Israeli Communist Party, closing its headquarters in the city of Haifa to stop the party from organizing anti-war and anti-genocide activities. The police summoned Reem Hazan, secretary of the party's Haifa region, for a second time Monday afternoon and interrogated her about …
RFK Jr. used to shoot heroin with Keith Richards, which I guess is about as cool as shooting heroin gets. Despite his experience with needles, "Bobby" (as his friends call him) gets a lot of grief from Democrats, medical experts, and his family for being an antivaxx conspiracy monger. Bobby's druggie past is no secret—his 
We are pleased to republish below a series of three articles by Kenny Coyle analysing the new Labour government's foreign policy, in particular the "progressive realism" espoused by Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
A top UN official tells reporters the repeated evacuation orders have upended the organisation's aid operations. | The United Nations has been forced to halt its aid operations in Gaza due to Israel's new evacuation orders for Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, a senior UN official says. | Briefing journalists on Monday at UN headquarters in New York, the official said: "We're unable to deliver today with the conditions that we're in."
Motaz Azaiza takes the stage at Massive Attack concert | The Palestinian photojournalist spoke to a crowd of over 30,000 about Gaza at the hotly anticipated show | | Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins pro-Palestinian supporters preparing to march through central London, on 18 M…
The 'saviour of free speech' is cracking down on criticism of Israel's genocide. What he calls the 'faaaaar left' is in his crosshairs. It'll be erased so utterly, you won't remember it was ever there.
Last week, the Department of Energy, which oversees the aging nuclear site in Hanford, Washington, reported that a tank containing high-level radioactive waste was leaking. This is currently the third tank we know of that's releasing deadly nuclear waste into the soil above the groundwater that feeds the nearby Columbia River. This is not a new problem for Hanford, which has 177 of these huge underground tanks that contain 55 million gallons of radioactive leftovers from the US's nuclear weapons operation. These waste tanks were only supposed to hold up twenty-thirty years, and we're now going on six decades. Bel…
Exclusive: British Tory peer backs Imran Khan for Oxford chancellor | Lord Daniel Hannan described Khan as a 'towering figure' in sport, philanthropy and politics | | Imran Khan is serving 10 years in jail after being found guilty of leaking state secrets (AFP) | Conservative peer Lord Dan…
In this segment from our episode of State of Play with Greg J Stoker, we are joined by Josephine Guilbeau, a former U.S. Military intelligence officer, to discuss her eye-opening journey of deconstructing the propaganda she encountered throughout her military career. Josephine shares her experiences from combat deployments in Afghanistan and her subsequent realization of …
Blinken 'sentenced ceasefire talks to death' with Hamas, Netanyahu remarks | Israeli sources tell local media that comments by US Secretary of State were a 'gift' to Netanyahu guaranteeing failure of negotiations | | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to reporters on the tarmac in Doha on…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has The proposal was apparently poorly received in Egy…
The call follows U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's whirlwind trip to the Middle East that ended on Tuesday with…
CHICAGO—"Workers in their unions are the biggest exercise in democracy," declared Julie Su, acting Secretary of Labor in the Biden administration, during the second Labor Council session at the DNC on Wednesday. The opposing ticket in the presidential race, Trump-Vance of the Republican Party, have claimed that their platform represents the working families in the …
Secretary General of the ASEAN-China Centre, noted the importance of education as a key element of China-ASEAN interaction…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs wants the Uganda National Kiswahili Council to be hosted under the Ministry of Education and Sports as the suitable institution to promote Kiswahili language. The Undersecretary in the Defence Ministry, James Mutabazi said their position is premised on the basis of the ministry's …
Israeli air attack on Tulkarm refugee camp kills three Palestinians | Israel's military targets house in the Aktaba suburb during a campaign of raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank | | Journalists film near Israeli armoured vehicles at the entrance of the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occ…
A Tunisian former parliamentarian who tried to stand in upcoming presidential elections before dropping out has been placed in pre-trial detention after allegedly crossing the border with Algeria illegally, a court told local media on Wednesday. | Safi Said, 70, a former journalist and a vocal opponent of 
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Israeli military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah militants…
Earlier Saturday, day 316 of the ongoing genocide of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Israeli missiles, shells, and live fire, killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children and women. Palestinian children were torn to pieces as the army bombarded displaced families in central Gaza. At least 11 Palestinians were killed, and many were …
The remaining fourteen Palestinian families in the Umm al-Jimal Bedouin community, located in the northern Jordan Valley, have been compelled to dismantle their residences and vacate the area due to increasing assaults and serious violations by fanatic, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers, supported by Israeli occupation forces. Official reports state that 14 families were forced out …
Lebanon's The release comes as negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire were to meet for a second day in 
The resignation of Columbia University president Many in the left-leaning pro-Palestine camp have been criticising her for ordering a brutal police crackdown on student demonstrators, and many in the right-leaning pro-Israel camp have been…
Dozens of masked The Palestinian ministry of health reported several wounded following the violent attack, with settlers' also targeting residents of the village of Jit with live fire. | The Palestinian man killed in the attack has been identified as 23-year-o…
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Activists have called for a boycott of the Snow White remake after it was announced Israeli actress Gal Gadot will be featuring in it. | Earlier this week, the film's trailer was slammed by social media users who criticised the choice of casting Gadot in the film. | The Israeli actress, who will be featured as the Evil Queen in the film, has previously expressed support for Israel. | On 7 October, the day Israel launched its war on Gaza following a surprise Hamas-led attack, the actress posted "I stand with Israel" on Instagram. | "The thing about Gal Gadot being cast as an evil queen is that she doesn't have…
On Saturday dawn, several Israeli military vehicles invaded Tulkarem city, in the occupied West Bank's northwestern part. Media sources said the army stormed the city from its southern part, before invading several neighborhoods and storming homes. They added that the soldiers concentrated the invasions into the area of Nablus Street, near the Tulkarem refugee camp, …
Israel's war in Gaza, ongoing for The number is considered excessive due to the small population of the Strip a…
On Saturday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part before abducting a father and his son. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded the refugee camp and fired barrages of live rounds. They added that the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes, before …
More details have surfaced on the human rights violations taking place at the notorious Israeli reservist soldiers who served at the prison over the months spoke to the Haar…
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The far-right Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu and his fanatic colonial settlers' coalition partners, has officially published plans to establish a new illegal Israeli colony in the Al-Makhrour Mountain, officially registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. The decision was made after the Israeli government vowed to "legalize" …
A US official warned Friday that Iran would face "cataclysmic" consequences and derail momentum toward a Gaza truce if it strikes The United States "would encourage the Iranians — and I know many are — not to move down that road, because the consequences could be quite cataclysmic, particularly for Iran," a senior US official told reporters on customary…
Activists in the southern Syrian province of Suwayda on Friday marked the first anniversary of The protests in Suwayda which began in August 2023 were reminiscent of 
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have lifted a blockade they imposed last week on Syrian regime-held areas of the cities of Qamishli and Al-Hasakah. | The blockades were imposed after The agreement to lift them came following mediation by the regime's other main ally, Russia. | Most of Qamishli…
The spy chief was recognised for his work towards strengthening US-Qatari intelligence cooperation, the report said, citing two sources privy to the matter. | The Qatari official was awarded in a ceremony that took place at the CIA headquarters earlier this week, as the two coun…
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A forest fire in The fire in Izmir started late on Thursday in the Karsiyaka district for unknown reasons, as firefighters already worked to contain three separate fires in northwestern Turkey. | Izmir Governor Suleyman Elban said the fire in Karsiyaka continued in between four and five…
At least 57 people have been killed in heavy flooding across OCHA's head of finance, Lisa Dutton, said the flooding has injured over 600 people and caused widespread devastation in central Yemen. | "Heavy rains and floods have hit several governorates in Yeme…
Gaza has recorded its first Tests in Jordan confirmed the 
A bomb attack on Friday in southern An explosive-laden vehicle targeted a site of the 
A brawl broke out among Televised footage showed Ahmet Sik, a representative from the same party as the imprisoned deputy, being approached and attacked by a lawmaker from President In a su…
A very busy day. I did a controlled rant on Daniel Davis Deep Dive and my usual Friday interview with Nima. I want to start with the latest update on what happened at Kursk from my good friend, Pepe Escobar. He has excellent sources in Russia. The following article was published originally at An extremely serious debate is already raging among selected circles of power/intelligence in Moscow — and the heart of the matter could not be more incandescent. | To cut to the chase: wh…
Former Turkish football player and deputy of ruling AKP Alpay Ozalan scuffles with Turkish Workers Party deputy Ahmet Sik at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara on August 16, 2024. — AFP
Amateurs and professionals have the opportunity to enrol in courses and contribute to the cultural sector…
They were discovered on Brahmayoni Hill in Gaya, Bihar…
The Republic strives to conserve the species…
Zabihullah Mujahid said that if Pakistan wants, we can play the role of mediator between Pakistan and TTP…
Match between two countries is scheduled from August 21…
Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years…
Washington has joined its European allies in pushing for a swift ceasefire in Gaza…
More than one million doctors were expected to join the strike…
Association says internet speed in Pakistan dropped by 30 to 40 percent…
Tunisia: Rapper K2Rhym jailed in absentia and banned from standing for presidency for life | Accusations mount that electoral commission has excluded serious rivals of President Saied to ensure his re-election | | Karim Gharbi, aka K2Rhym, announced his candidacy in the 6 October presidentia…
On Thursday, day 314 of Israel's ongoing assault of the entire civilian population of the entire Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued their attacks on Palestinians by land, sea and air. Before dawn Thursday morning, six Palestinians were killed and others were injured in Israeli occupation forces' shelling of Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City, and Bani …
Download the PDF. Message to DNC Stop the genocide! Following massacre Hamas calls for worldwide response Union's first Apple store contract Intensify the class struggle On the picket line Around the World Meeting Leila Khaled‚ÄÉ Olympics expose Western bias‚ÄÉ Nicolás Maduro wins!‚ÄÉ Condemn Israel's assassinations Tear down the walls: Anatomy . . . | 
Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is alive, says senior official | Osama Hamdan tells AP that Deif is 'fine' and dismisses the Israeli assassination claim as an attempt to 'justify the massacre' of Palestinians in the 13 July attack | | A billboard in Tel Aviv displays portraits of Hamas leaders…
Calls for renewing ceasefire talks come amid threats of a regional war in response to Israeli assassinations in Iran and Lebanon. Netanyahu has systematically worked to undermine talks and a prisoner exchange deal. Will this time be any different?>
One person was killed and nine others wounded in a strike on the southern town of Marjayoun, the Lebanese health ministry said, revising downwards a previous death toll of three. | Another was k…
Delegates Against Genocide, a coalition of delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), calls for delegates to vote 'No' on the 2024 Democratic Party platform over its failure to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and a U.S. arms embargo on Israel.
On Wednesday, Day 313 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells killed and injured dozens of Palestinians, including children, women, and infants, in several parts of the devastated, destroyed, and besieged Gaza Strip, especially in Khan Younis. The head of the government media office in Gaza, Ismael Thawabta, said the Israeli army continues to …
Sarfraz Bugti added that Baloch genocide is being committed by BLA…
In a testimony obtained by Mondoweiss, a resident of Shuja'iyya recounts his motivations for wanting to join Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades to fight against the Israeli army.
A review of Tim Walz's time in Congress from 2007 to 2018 shows he supported multiple Israeli wars on Gaza, rejected the international consensus on the illegality of West Bank settlements, and opposed any unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
Columbia University president resigns months after pro-Palestine protests | A student group that led the protests welcomes Minouche Shafik's departure but pushes for divestment from Israeli-linked companies | | Columbia University President Minouche Shafik testifies before the House Education and…
Her position at Columbia was undermined when pro-Palestinian protesters set up dozens of tents on the main lawn…
During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health and safety of the nation's workers. Trump, as the AFL-CIO noted, targeted Medicare and Medicaid for $1 trillion in funding cuts, eroded the Affordable Care Act (thereby increasing the number of Americans lacking …
A collapsed house is seen following an earthquake in Osaki town, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan, August 8, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. — Reuters
While Israel's relentless onslaught of the enclave had "severely…
Soon after Vice-President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, the attacks on his military record began. Quick comparisons were drawn in the media to the "Swiftboating" of Democratic candidate John Kerry in 2004. Too be straight about it, debating the finer points of Walz's military record misses the larger point being made 
A chilling new account of Israel's alleged use of Palestinian civilians as human shields has emerged from Gaza as mounting evidence The 
The UK's Currently, one of the most prominent forms of 
NAGASAKI, Japan—Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira said at a press conference in Nagasaki on Aug. 9 that the city's decision not to invite Israel to its annual peace ceremony "should not be criticized." Koike said this when asked by reporters about the exclusion of Israeli government representatives from the peace event held to …
Martyrdom toll of Palestinians has now risen to over forty thousand…
Pledging arms embargo on Israel would help Harris gain more voter support: Poll | Harris' aides previously rejected outright that the vice president would agree to stop sending Israel weapons | | Pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside of the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, on 1…
The United States hailed a "promising start" to Israel's onslaught has devastated Gaza, displaced nearly all of its population at least once and triggered a towering humanitarian crisis. | Talks involving CIA director William Burns opened in the Qatari capital 
The official Humanitarian organisations, such as Islamic Relief Worldwide, on…
Israeli settlers kidnapped and abused two Palestinian teenage boys near On Monday, Israeli settlers from a new illegal settlement outpost in the area assaulted two 15-year-old Palestinian boys who were herding sheep around the suburb of Irtas south of Bethlehem. | The settlers put knives on the boys' necks and took them to their settlement outpost, where they beat them, broke their legs, and urinated on them. | They…
"Two men, aged 18 and 20, were killed and seven people were wounded, one of them seriously, in 
The past ten months of Governments in this part of Europe have responded in various ways to the conflict, with each considering public opinion at home and geopolitical dynamics vis-à -vis the EU, the US, Israel, Arab states, Turkey, Iran, and Russia. | In 
Editor's Note: This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the Biden administration was approving $20 billion of fresh weapons sales to the Israeli government. Most of these "sales" will be paid for by Israel with cash and or vouchers provided by the American taxpayer. The total includes: $18.82 billion for "up to …
Since then, the family, along with Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists, have continuously returned to their land to demonstrate against the eviction and reclaim their home. | "[The settlers] are trying now to use the war and [with] all eyes on Gaza and the demonstrations happening in Israel," Alice Kisiya, 30, told The New Arab. | "So they're taking advantage of this situation to steal more lands," she adds. | 
Saudi Crown Prince The sources, who include one unnamed former US official and two individuals with knowledge of the talks, said the kingdom's de-facto ruler shared these fears with US lawmakers. | Prince Mohammed allegedly highlighted the US's alleged failure to protect slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated in October 1981 after normalis…
In the break room of the Dunn School of Pathology at the University of Oxford sits a bookcase filled with ceramic replicas of bedpans. | The bed pans are a homage to the work carried out by Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and their colleagues in the 1940s at the department making penicillin and demonstrating its efficacy in fighting bacterial infections. | They used bedpans as enormous flasks to culture the Penicillium notatum mould. When I was a PhD student in the department, I used to gaze on the simple, beige vessels and sense the gravity of the research being carried out by my colleagues. | While I was, admitt…
Egypt and Somalia signed a defence agreement on Wednesday amid ongoing disputes The treaty was signed after a two-day visit by The Somali leader's visit came after Ethiopia signed a deal with the breakaway state of Somaliland last January, giving E…
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When the Democrats After all, Illinois is not a swing state where conventions typically take place. Moreover, Chicago is arguably where the most catastrophic DNC in history was held, characterised by violence, chaos, and a weak Democratic candidate who lost in a landslide, ushering in an era of decades-long conservatism. | The party leaders are now faced with striking similarities from six decades ago. | 
Nicolas Haysom told the UN Security Council that the consultations make it difficult to treat the election date of December…
Over half a million Humanitarian agencies have warned that the absence of education will leave children with 
On Wednesday, 14 August, the Algiers Public Prosecutor announced the arrest of 21 individuals allegedly involved in a plot to smuggle firearms into Algeria through th…
The British Ambassador to Iraq During his appearance on 
Narasimhan steps down as chief executive and as a member of the Starbucks board "with immediate effect," said the company in a statement. | Starbucks shares were around 21 percent higher in early afternoon trading, while Chipotl…
Worried by the rise in cases in the 
Millions of This event, which marks the 40th day of mourning following the martyrdom of Imam Hussein bin Ali, a central figure i…
Salehi, 33, was arrested in October 2022 after publicly backing demonstrations that erupted a month earlier, triggered by the death in police custody of Iranian Kurdish woman Amini, 22, was detained b…
Omar, a 26-year-old freelance surf instructor from a nearby fishing community, reflects on the suddenness of the demolitions: "We knew i…
As promised, I interviewed Ambassador Chas Freeman as part of my volunteer duty in hosting Daniel Davis Deep Dive. Brother Davis is off on a well-deserved vacation. Chas, as a US diplomat, personifies the expression, "a velvet glove shrouding a fist of steel." When you talk to him he polite, not given to braggadocio, and a good listener. He would of made a hell of a great CIA Case Officer but, fortunately, he chose to serve the United States as a diplomat. | I served under one of his cohorts, Ambassador Morris "Buzz" Busby. Buzz, like Chas, was a diplomatic stud. But Chas stands out because of his fluency i…
Mass mobilization backs Bolivarian project in Venezuela. By Narciso Isa Conde Workers World publishes, unedited, several statements from anti-imperialist media to show the breadth of support for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and opposition to the lies of the U.S. government and corporate media. The author of this analysis is . . . | 
Bryant Arroyo (WW Photo: Joe Piette) Bryant Arroyo is a jailhouse lawyer, environmental activist and outspoken advocate for aging and elderly prisoners. He was a rank-and-file union worker before his unjust incarceration in 1994 and he repeatedly exposes the corporate interests which profit off the prison-industrial complex. Arroyo successfully organized . . . | 
From his own redoubt of critical inquiry, the former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has made fighting the imperialising leprosy of the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the UK and the United States a matter of solemn duty. In March 15, 2023, he excoriated a Canberra press gallery seduced and tantalised by the prospect of nuclear-powered submarines, 
I keep seeing liberal commentators So let's be clear here: Peace is not on the ballot in November. Americans are voting for Red War or Blue War. That's it. Those are the choices. | I repeat: Peace. Is. Not. On. The. Ballot. Nobody who stands an actual chance at winning is going to bring about peace, because the…
After months of expert legal and public policy analysis, advocacy group warnings, and independent press reporting on the Presidential Transition Project 2025 (Project 2025 for short), the corporate press is finally catching up. Capturing headlines is Project 2025's Mandate for Leadership, a 180-day playbook for the next conservative administration. Its authors are a cadre of ultra-conservative, 
"People have faced attacks, evictions, and been denied access to health services." This week, I spoke with Healy Thomson about the impact of the Anti-Homosexuality Act in Uganda. The legislation, signed into law last year, permits the death penalty for certain offences related to homosexuality. "Across Africa, LGBTI persons find themselves…confronting formidable obstacles to their 
Large utilities make their money by repairing and expanding the energy grid. Residential solar directly threatens that revenue stream because it doesn't rely on an ever-expanding network of power stations and transmission lines. The electricity that residential solar power produces typically remains at the community level or, better yet, in the home itself, especially if coupled with local battery storage. Not surprisingly then, by 2018, 20 transmission lines had been canceled in California, mainly because so many homes were already producing solar power on their own rooftops, saving $2.6 billion in total consume…
During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health and safety of the nation's workers. Trump, as the AFL-CIO noted, targeted Medicare and Medicaid for $1 trillion in funding cuts, eroded the Affordable Care Act (thereby increasing the number of Americans lacking health 
"What if our campaigns were much, much shorter?" Ben Smith asks at Semafor. "The presidential campaign is currently a two-year cycle, which begins just after the prior midterm elections. … [Kamala] Harris is accidentally demonstrating the alternative: She's the hot new thing in August, riding on vibes and goodwill six months after the Super Tuesday 
JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump's running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class. "I grew up as a poor kid," Vance said on Fox News in August 2024. "I 
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, the Pheu Thai Party's most visible candidate for prime minister, looks on during the general election campaign in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, February 17, 2023. — ReutersBANGKOK: Thailand's Pheu Thai party has chosen 37-year-old Paetongtarn…
Ahmad Bin Quasem giving an interview after he was released from being confined for eight years by the Sheikh Hasina government. — AFP/File DHAKA: Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem…
Muslim women walk in the park after finishing a GCSE exam near their school in Hackney, London. —Reuters/File71% British Muslims think UK media negatively portrays them.Researcher say insights crucial for fostering cultural awareness.39% of Muslims in UK describe themselves as Pakistani.
Samjiyon city in North Korea before the COVID-19 pandemic. — Reuters/File North Korea has decided to open its borders to foreign tourists in December after the borders were closed down nearly five years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourists will be allowed to…
Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024. — Reuters
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Humza Yousaf accuses Elon Musk of aligning with far-right and instigating violence | The former first minister of Scotland told MEE that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer needs to better regulate social media platforms due to the spread of misinformation | | "> | Hamza Yous…
Minouche Shafik hired by UK government after resigning from Columbia in wake of Gaza protests | Shafik, who called for a police response to protests, will chair review into UK's approach to international development | | Minouche Shafik, the then Columbia president, testifies during a heari…
UK prosecutors drop case against academic over posts related to 7 October attack | Counterterrorism officers raided Amira Abdelhamid's home after the University of Portsmouth referred her to Prevent | | Amira Abdelhamid denies her posts on X were antisemitic and says it was a 'relief' that t…
WASHINGTON—Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is set to announce her plan to ban corporate price-gouging at the grocery store. Her boss Joe Biden's Federal Trade Commission is already working on it too. The agency's new Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing is tackling the issue. For several months on the campaign trail, Vice President …
When the horror science fiction film Alien came out in 1979, it broke new boundaries for its time. Protagonist Ellen Louise Ripley is considered by many to be the first female action character to challenge the sexist stereotypes often assigned to women characters in the genre. Along with doing away with gender norms, both the …
NEW YORK—When it comes to treatment of its unionized staffers, the Audubon Society is in trouble with the National Labor Relations Board. It has also forced the 260 unionized Audubon staffers, members of the "Bird Union" unit of Communications Workers Local 1180, to take to the streets, and not just to aid bird watchers. They'll …
15 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has requested the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to convene a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle the persistent trade of mercury cosmetics across the country. The EcoWaste Coalition calls for a multi-stakeholder summit to tackle mercury cosmetics and agree on solutions to end the illegal trade. | The group put forward the proposal through a letter submitted today to FDA Director General Dr. Samuel Zacate and FDA CCHUHSRR Director Engr. Ana Rivera by Aileen Lucero, National Coordinator of the EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental health g…
Participants will exchange views and priorities on a wide range of issues on a common platform…
The Egyptian Minister of Energy noted that relations between the two countries serve as an ideal model for constructive cooperation between Arab countries…
Musicians from BRICS countries will perform in the capital of China…
Familiarity with the Russian fuel and energy complex may open up new opportunities for co-operation between Russia and the countries of the region…
Films by directors from BRICS countries were presented at the event…
The country is ready to continue working to advance regional integration and the development of SADC…
The theme of the meeting will be Investing in a Sustainable Future…
The Kursk Oblast city of Lgov came under fire Thursday, the 10th day of Ukraine's 
Dear Readers: | Today continuing (and concluding) my review of Where we left off:…
Following its cancellation due to the floods in Porto Alegre in May 2024, the 1st International Antifascist Conference will take place next year in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.
He states that he will be a worker of Imran Khan…
ISPR statement did not provide any details regarding the names and ranks of the three officers…
GENEVA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday mpox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), sounding the alarm over its potential for further international transmission. "Today, the emergency committee met and advised me that, in its view, the situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted …
PMLN leader says there is need to focus more on public issues alongside performance…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Advertising Association (UAA) in partnership with Loeries and the Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) has officially unveiled the 3rd edition of the Silverback Awards 2024 to be held on November 23, 2024, in Kampala. Under the theme "Innovative Sustainable Marketing: Harnessing Ethics, Impact, and Profitability in the Digital Age" the …
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | An investigation by the Uganda Police Force, KCCA, and the Office of the Prime Minister has says that thirty-three households were affected by the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill. According to the findings, only 120 people were registered in the temporary shelter at Kiteezi Church of Uganda Primary School playground …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | Uganda Premier League reigning champions SC Villa has secured Mandela National Stadium, Namboole to host their 1st preliminary round of the TotalEnegries CAF Champions League. SC Villa reached an agreement with the UPDF Engineering Brigade, the contractors responsible for Mandela National Stadium (Namboole), to host the match against Commercial Bank …
Syracuse, NY— On Wednesday, August 14, at 6: 08 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 center to a reported fire at the corner of Dudley St. and Fitch Street. Firefighters from Station 3, on Bellevue Ave., arrived on the scene moments later and found a two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame building at 151 Fitch Street, that was fully involved with fire. Flames from the home were spreading to neighboring 153 Fitch Street, another two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame home. A signal '99' was transmitted. Due to the large volume of fire, and the fact that two buildings were involved, a second-…
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims of atrocities committed by former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo have welcomed his conviction by the International Crimes Division of the High Court (ICD) calling it a major milestone for justice. Kwoyelo was convicted on Tuesday by the court of 44 out of 78 charges of war …
In Kingston, Jamaica, by secret ballot, an election was held earlier this month. The lands whose governance was at stake are vaster than any nation, and it's possible the consequences of the vote will be felt for eons. More than half of the world's ocean floor is under the jurisdiction of an intergovernmental body called the International Seabed Authority, or ISA. Its members have spent the last three decades in deliberations with a single purpose: crafting an international legal regime for a field of commercial activity that does not yet exist. Their mandate is to determine how — and whether — to…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With about 15.8 million Ugandan National IDs set to expire between August 2024 to December 2025, Government has decided to extend the validity of all these cards by one year. Gen David Muhoozi, Minister of State for Internal Affairs told Parliament's Committee of Defense today that the body responsible for registrations and …
Holding candles and posters that said "reclaim the night"
An Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations found that more than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, with the Center for Reproductive Rights asking the government to investigate whether the hospitals… 
Justice Aurangzeb stated federal government means prime minister and federal cabinet…
COMMENT | LEONARD RONALD EGESA | From his own enigmatic life to his diatribes on radio against a selected personality, cause or belief unto his political choices, these are my top 10 lessons from the life of the fallen media icon Joseph Tamale Mirundi Sr. 1. Political power is all about influence and advantage Joseph …
The court summoned the defense secretary again on August 20, hoping the case to be over by next Tuesday…
At approximately 2: 37 p.m. on August 14th, there were shots fired on the northside of the city. One of our buses was inadvertently hit by a bullet. The bullet hit the radiator that disabled the bus. There were four students on the bus, and no one was injured. Parents of the students on the bus were notified and the students were safely transported home. The safety and well-being of our children is of the utmost importance to us. We have counselors and social workers available to any student who may need additional support. Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay…
Fifty years after establishing diplomatic relations, China is now Brazil's top trading partner. In 2023, bilateral trade between the two countries exceeded $157 billion U.S. dollars. There are currently more than 300 Chinese companies operating in Brazil spanning electricity, infrastructure and electric vehicles. | Joining the discussion: | Jiang Shixue is a Professor and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Shanghai University. | 
Japanese Minister of State assured to help Pakistan in getting funding from the World Bank…
When President Barack Obama wanted to bomb Syria in 2013 following reports that Bashar al-Assad was using chemical weapons on his own people, Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who represented a rural district in southern Minnesota, went to a local grocery store. | Walz stood outside the store and asked everybody that came out whether they supported bombing Syria. Every single person said no. | "He was clearly stunned because he told us that story the next time we talked to him," said Cathy Murphy, president of the Minnesota Peace Project, which has lobbied Walz on a range of foreign policy issues over the years. "It's l…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | In Kenya's capital Nairobi, motorcycles have become an essential choice for residents due to their flexibility, convenience and affordability, with an increasing number of electric models on the roads. Driven by growing environmental awareness and technological advancements, many African countries have begun actively promoting electric motorcycles in recent years to …
Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik's wife Mashal Malik said world should ask India on what basis it is celebrating independence…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has admitted that the existing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum doesn't cater for students with special educational needs (SNE). This revelation comes in response to increasing concerns from educators, parents, and advocacy groups about the lack of inclusivity and relevance in …
American media company says the ratio of electricity bills is higher than the house rent…
Two ICC World Test Championship fixtures will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh…
A fire that recently broke out onboard the medium icebreaker USCGC Healy has forced the vessel to abandon its annual summer Arctic patrol. The incident highlights the inadequacy of the Coast Guard's current icebreaker fleet, which Healy represents half of and the other ship is in dry dock getting a much-needed overhaul in an attempt to extend its service life even further. | Healy 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | King Mswati III of Eswatini has today visited the he Kiira Vehicle Plant and has hailed Uganda for having a project of this magnitude being undertaken — in Africa and which is 100% owned, driven, and operated by Africans. He also welcomed a proposal to build a partnership …
Harris will call for a federal law banning corporations from setting excessive prices…
IOWA CITY, IA—Framing the offer as an enriching opportunity for exercise and a fun change of pace, area marketing manager Kyle Sanchez asked Thursday if his coworker Brittany Price might be interested in reliving her childhood trauma on their work volleyball team. "Hey, we're looking for a few more people for the… 
Directive came after members voiced concerns about the impact of these problems nationwide…
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Foreign Office changed visa note guidelines for Senate Secretariat and National Assembly Secretariat…
ISPR stated that the martyrs have been laid to rest in their native areas with full military honours…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FINCA Uganda, a microfinance pioneer in Uganda has unveiled Janet Mudoola as its brand ambassador in a bid to further spread its financial and non-financial services to its clients. Mudoola was among the first customers served in the eastern district of Iganga by FINCA Uganda in 1992. She has signed …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA has revealed that there are 703 illegal land titles in different forest reserves. According to Stuart Maniraguha, the Acting Executive Director of NFA, the discoveries were made between last month and the beginning of August during the process to ascertain the extent of forest degradation. "Recently, …
Of the international intelligence information that comes to Australian agencies from the Five Eyes, 90 percent comes from the CIA and related US intelligence agencies. So in effect we have the colonisation of our intelligence agencies These agencies dominate the advice to ministers, writes John Menadue. INTERVIEW: John Menadue talks with Michael Lester Michael Lester:…
The automaker has already stopped offering a gasoline-only version of its Camry…
CPI(ML) Liberation — The unification of Jharkhand's two leading Left forces, CPI(ML) Liberation and Marxist Coordination Committee, was announced on 10 August.
The Back-to-School Safety Bash Will Be Held in the Canyon at Destiny USA on Friday, August 16th from 12PM — 2PM Syracuse, NY (August 13, 2024) — In partnership with the Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Destiny USA is hosting the Back-To-School Safety Bash, a free, family-friendly event on August 16th from 12: 00 PM to 2: 00 PM in the Canyon. The event will feature "touch a truck" with several different law enforcement vehicles, interactive displays, demonstrations, K9s, and educational activities. Local law enforcement and safety agencies will be on hand to promote traffic safety awarenes…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have criticized the government for its inadequate funding of crucial educational research, which is essential for assessing student progress and improving educational outcomes. Led by Dr Tonny Muzaale, Director of Research & Development, the officers at the examinations body highlighted that, for years, the government has …
Age and hormones contribute to a greater need for sleep among women ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Women and men love to debate the differences between the sexes. But here's the reality: Science confirms that women not only need more quality sleep than their male counterparts, but they also have a more challenging time getting it. Societal …
Authorities have begun tracing individuals who came into contact with the patient…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dismissed Kyambogo University Lecturer Dr. Eron Lawrence administered date-rape drugs before defiling a visually impaired underage girl prosecutors told the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court. Dr Eron was appearing before the court where he is being tried on charges of aggravated defilement The Prosecution led by State Attorney Eunice Mbaine tendered …
Sources stated that the officials residing inside the jail would be searched completely…
It is good that former DG ISI is being held accountable, but then hold them all accountable, stated PTI founder…
On Wednesday, August 14th, around 2: 18 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 400 block of Highland Street. When they arrived, Officers found multiple casings on the scene. A First Student bus, which was carrying four elementary school students, as well as a driver, was struck by at least one projectile. The projectile struck the radiator of the vehicle. There were no reported injuries to the students or the driver. The investigation into this incident is active and ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division…
The company plans to invest Shs 500 million in 25 projects countrywide Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda, through the MTN Foundation has launched the second phase of the MTN Changemakers Initiative, a transformative program designed to drive positive social change across Uganda. This new phase will see an investment ofShs 500 million, dedicated …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion of dangerous methane gas could have triggered the Kiteezi landfill disaster. Some of the survivors of the incident reportedly heard some explosions from the direction of the buried houses before the collapse of the landfills. On Tuesday, Kyadondo East MP, Haroon Muwada Nkunyingi in Parliament, advanced the possibility …
Jazz in the City 2024 will wrap up their 20th season this Thursday August 15th from 6pm to 9pm at Thornden Park by the swimming pool on Thorden Park Drive Entertainment: Art Sherrod Jr. and Lin Rountree. Opening will be the 1Accord Line Dancers Syracuse Community Healthcare Village will have screenings and vital health information along with other organizations with wellness support. Arts & Crafters will be there as well along with food vendors including Johnny Gee's BBQ. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs. Free Admission, Family Friendly and open to the public. More details available at www.cnyj…
Syracuse, NY —Today, Senator John Mannion was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC, the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. With over 40 years of advocacy, the HRC PAC enacts change by mobilizing voters and working to elect pro-equality candidates to office. "The voters of Central New York have a great opportunity to take a stand against MAGA politics and Project 2025 by sending John Mannion to serve in Congress," said Reg Calcagno, HRC Director of National Campaigns. "The incumbent in this race, Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, has consistently opposed abortion rights and LGBTQ+…
Barrister Gohar stated that Pakistan Army is a strong institution, and the matter of Faiz Hameed is its internal matter…
Por: Juan Pablo Lazo, World BEYOND War, Jueves 15 de Agosto 2024 | Este 12 de agosto en México falleció àìscar Tinajero, un peregrino que caminó el mundo con la bandera de la paz y la whipala esparciendo la fe en que otro mundo es posible. | Fue discípulo del maestro Estrada en México. En algún momento decide viajar al sur y lo hace caminando hasta llegar al Forum Social Mundial de Porto Alegre donde se convierte en custodio del Fuego Sagrado de este evento altermundialista que cobijó a más de 200 mil personas. Este fuego sagrado se ubicaba dentro del espacio para la Aldea de Paz. | Recordamos especialm…
Elias Khoury, a well-known Lebanese novelist and public intellectual, recognised globally for his Khoury is celebrated for his engaging storytelling and distinctive viewpoint and is known for his advocacy of free speech and democratic principles. | His writing frequently 
The following statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners and Wounded on Aug. 8, 2024, by the Resistance News Network. Incarcerated Palestinians The leak of rape and torture scenes that Palestinian detainees are subjected to in the extermination camp at "Sde . . . | 
Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2 could come with a new Tensor A1 chip that enables better active noise cancellation, according to a new leak.
On Wednesday, Day 313 of the ongoing genocide, Israeli missiles and shells targeted various parts of the devastated and densely populated Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens, including children, infants and women. The army fired missiles and shells at various parts of the coastal enclave, especially areas west and north of Rafah, in the Gaza …
US envoy Amos Hochstein confirmed on Wednesday that work is underway at various diplomatic levels to avoid an all-out war between Hochstein, a senior adviser to US President Joe Biden, landed in the Lebanese capital earlier that day in a bid to deter an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, after the latter killed a senior comman…
Israeli genocide scholar Omer Bartov has accused Israel of committing Bartov, a professor at Brown University in the 
Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, according to the official death toll, though the true casualty figure is likely far higher with thousands of the dead unaccounted for. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have raided towns and villages across the occupied West Bank, and settlers under military protection have repeatedly stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in recent days. This all comes as the State Department on Tuesday announced the approval of $20 billion in new arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets. We speak with the Reverend Munther Isaac, pastor at the Evangeli…
Israel is attempting to delay the issuing of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court ( According to Haaretz, 
Vice President Kamala Harris in August 2021. (White House /Erin Scott) Two college professors who studied and lived in the 1960s recently published an opinion piece in The Los Angeles Times urging dissidents not to protest at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The first paragraph is a stark example of uber-liberals suffering from Trump …
Yemen's Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations' Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior UN official said Tuesday. | The seizure was the latest move in The rebels to…
I have found what I want to be when I grow up (glad I'm figuring that out since I turn 70 in January). A guy who gets to interview folks without having to handle invites and the technical aspects of the video, audio and editing. Danny Davis has a producer, Gary Villapiano. A great guy who used to work for Judge Napolitano (they parted as friends). | I have been wanting to interview Jacques for some time. Guess I was too lazy to track him down. Fortunately, he is a regular on Daniel Davis Deep Dive and I got the chance to do a virtual sitdown with him today. We spent most of the hour talking about Iran and I…
The Israeli army has been using abducted Palestinian civilians as The civilians, who the soldiers refer to as shawish, or 'sergeant' in Arabic, are used by the army to carry out dangerous search operations while dressed in Israeli army uniform, according to soldiers…
In his remarkable literary memoir, Palestinian prisoner Nasser Abu Srour crafts a universe from the monotonous surroundings of his prison cell. | Srour's memoir, The Tale of a Wall, was written from within the carceral condition that he has endured since 1993 when he was imprisoned towards the end of the Accused of being an accomplice to the murder of an Israeli intelligence officer, he was convicted based on a confession extracted under torture and sentenced to life in…
The The official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that one man was kille…
In the immediate aftermath of October 7, before the dust had settled and the wholesale destruction of Gaza had commenced, claims of High-profile figures penned pieces about not believing Jewish women and the undermining of the 
Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child, on Tuesday, while he was working in a car wash in the town of Anata, northeast of occupied Jerusalem. According to a statement by the media office in the Jerusalem Governorate, occupation forces shot and killed the child, Shady Wissam Sheha, 16, in Anata town. Media sources …
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken approved the sale of F-15 jets and equipment worth nearly $19 billion along with tank cartridges valued at $774 million, explosive mortar cartridges valued at ove…
Rajoub, who is also the head of the Palestinian Football Association, was detained at the King Hussein border (Karama)…
The The Defence Ministry Rehabilitation Department said that of the 10,056 
'All that was left was bones': Palestinian father mourns newborn twins killed by Israeli army | Muhammad Abu al-Qumsan was getting birth certificates for his children when an Israeli shell struck his apartment, also killing his wife and mother-in-law | | "> | Muhammad Ab…
Israel has approved a new 
Iran may be about to launch a proper missile strike on Israel for the first time ever — in retaliation for the attack on Tehran last month which killed Ismail Haniyeh. Israeli intelligence says an attack is likely to come within days. The Jerusalem Post on 11 August quoted Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of 
Relations between Jordan and Israel have come under further strain over a scandal related to allegedly tainted vegetables exported from the kingdom. | Israeli media outlets reported on Monday that Tel Aviv had halted imports of some fruits and vegetables from Despite no evidence yet of produce being contaminated, the pause on imports was taken as a precautionary measure while Israel's Health Ministry investigates further. | T…
On Wednesday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded Qalqilia and Hableh town, south of the city in the northwestern West Bank, and abducted three Palestinians, including one child. Media sources said several military vehicles invaded Qalqilia from its eastern area before the soldiers destroyed infrastructure. They added that the soldiers invaded the Al-Iman Mosque in the city, …
An expert on the process said some deliveries could be even earlier than 2026…
Hamas will not participate in crunch In a statement to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Hamas politburo member Suhail Al-Hindi reiterated his group's insistence on a return to the Israel is reportedly pushing for new c…
Ukrainian forces entered 
Firebrand US Representative Omar defeated former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels in Minnesota's 5th District Democratic primary. | With 216 of 217 precincts reporting results, Omar was leading Samuels 5…
Karl Polanyi's 1944 work, The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time, exposes the myths of laissez-faire, which remains widespread in the West and elsewhere. | Looking at economic and other transformations during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, he showed that there is nothing inevitable and 'natural' about free markets, the ideological belief that they can solve most economic problems being utopian and dangerous. | JM Keynes, an important economic thinker of the last century, saw those in authority as distilling thoughts "from some academic scribbler of a few years back." In…
As Britain watched on with bated breath during this historic 
For migrants and refugees, the change was long-awaited. After years of promises, major amendments to Germany's citizenship law came into force earlier this summer, announced by the interior ministry as " In the revamp, migrants and refugees could now become dual nationals, no longer needing to give up official ties to their home country. They could also apply for citizenship after a shorter period of living in Germany, from eight years down to five or even three years. | A…
A Muslim advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Monday against the FBI and leaders of other US government agencies over what it called the discriminatory and racist placement of The lawsuit is related to the placement of one 
The United States appears to have moved far from its self-proclaimed post-racial status, with deepening societal and political divides echoing some of the old Civil War battle lines that never really healed. | The current election campaign, pitting white nationalist Donald Trump against the biracial Kamala Harris, is exacerbating these divides. | But this dynamic reflects longstanding racial tensions that were intensified during Obama's presidency, underscoring the persistent impact of race on American politics. | Just as Obama faced accusations of being "foreign" due to his upbringing in Hawaii and Indonesia,…
British- The comments, made on Sunday at a performance in the Iwaki Auditorium alongside the According to D'Netto the song is a commemoration of…
In Marching from Habib Bourguiba Avenue to the Ministry of the Interior on Tuesday, 13 August…
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been fondly described by Donald Trump as But bombshell Whether the allegations are true or not, Cai…
On 12 August, the artist's family announced his death after a brief, sudden battle with health issues. The news came as a blow to his many fans, who…
With a federal judge's denial on Tuesday to activists for a longer protest route at the "The court case is not the be-all-end-all. We're going to appeal and will continue pressuring the city to say that this is ridiculous, Muhammad Sank…
This Monday, the Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, confirmed that 25 people died in the violent events following the presidential elections on July 28. The two regions with the most fatalities were Caracas and Aragua, with seven deaths in each. He attributed the deaths to the "comanditos" organized by the opposition. The executive vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, also presented reports on the subject. | Before the National Defense Council and the Council of State, AG Saab provided a detailed report of the investigations that the Public Ministry began on Sunday, July 28, when "the origins of a pla…
By Román Cuesta — Aug 10, 2024 | If María Corina Machado and Edmundo González won the elections and have the records to prove it… Why did they post these fake records? | Deconstructing the The Venezuelan government, which has already delivered the records in its possession to the Supreme Court, has not yet published them (the law gives it a period of 30 days after the elections). It would be pertinent for it to do so in order to be a…
Uber/Lyft drivers keep up the fight The ongoing battle about whether gig workers are employees or "independent contractors" is continuing. The latest blow against these precarious workers came from the California Supreme Court on July 25. The court upheld Proposition 22, which gives companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash the . . . | 
One morning last week I headed out to the local newsagents in what had rapidly become an overexcitable land. The sun was warm on my face. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. The local butcher shop was being gutted for refurbishment. The nearby Turkish food store was not quite open yet. The optician was 
Walter Bourque, Jr., has been incarcerated in New Hampshire for 68 years for the murder of a 4-year-old girl in December 1955. Kenneth Nicely has been incarcerated in Arkansas for 65 years for killing a police officer. And Francis "Frank" Smith served 72 years in a Connecticut facility for his part in the killing of a night watchman until 2022 when, 
"If you want to keep militaries out of civilian politics, you have to offer people some other way," scholar argues. British rule had profound effects on Nigeria starting in the late 1800s and largely included economic, political, social, and cultural forms of imperialism. Many of the devastating impacts are still visible in the country today and are especially 
This mountain lion, known as P-47, was found dead in Southern California on March 21, 2019, with rat poison in his system. National Park Service via AP Rats thrive around humans, for good reason: They feed off crops and garbage and readily adapt to many settings, from farms to the world's largest cities. To control 
In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French "centrist" President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people's anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the British people's anger, as Labor leader Starmer now says as the anger explodes. 
"Something will have gone out of us as a people if we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed…" — Wallace Stegner The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. Some places, the founders said, deserved to be 
In a recent column, Paul Street wrote how there "are plenty of deadly sirens in contemporary American life but few are as powerful as the savagely time-staggered big money corporate crafted narrow spectrum major party big media candidate-centered 'quadrennial [electoral] extravaganzas'—Noam Chomsky's term—that are sold to the masses as 'politics,' the only politics that matters." Street is 
The recent stories about Tim Walz— the governor of Minnesota, and Kamala Harris's running mate— which have emphasized his days as a football coach, reminded me of my years as an athlete who played football and lacrosse and who also wrestled in the 158-pound weight class— all under the watchful eyes of a handful of 
In choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only picked a progressive governor and a Midwestern populist to lead the party's national ticket but she also may have signaled that the Democratic Party is ready to take back its reputation as the education party. 
The United Auto Workers has filed federal labor charges against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, accusing them of illegally attempting to threaten and intimidate workers who go on strike. The UAW's complaint comes in response to comments made by Trump during a discussion with Musk Monday on the social media platform X, which Musk owns. The Wall Street Journal reports that Musk is funding a new super PAC to help Trump in swing states and return him to the White House. There have been reports Musk was planning to spend $45 million a month to help elect Trump, b…
We speak with Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli about her new book, The Everything War, which examines how Amazon came to dominate the U.S. economy through its "scorched-earth" tactics. "I found just a ton of business practices driven by this toxic culture at Amazon, where the company lied, spied, cheated its way to the top," she says. Mattioli also discusses the threat of antitrust lawsuits to Amazon and other Big Tech firms, political pressure on Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and more.
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives to welcome Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 29, 2024. — Reuters New prime minister must be chosen by parliament.Phumtham Wechayachai to take over as interim PM.Court ruling raises…
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris looks on as she attends a campaign event with her vice presidential running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the United Auto Workers Local 900 in Wayne, Michigan, US, August 8, 2024. — ReutersDemocratic…
The production of the new King Charles III £10 note by the Bank of England is seen in this undated handout picture. — Reuters/FileThe first few banknotes from the Unted Kingdom's new banknotes were recently sold off in a record auction of 11 times more than their face…
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. — REUTERSTOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced stepping down next month on the back of political scandals and widespread public…
An anti-immigration protester is detained by police officers, in Newcastle, Britain August 10, 2024. —ReutersRiots started following death of three girls in stabbing. Judiciary is moving through cases and handing down sentences. At least 575 people have been charge. 
Jordan using cybercrime laws 'against pro-Palestine' sentiment, Amnesty says | Violations under the law include 'spreading fake news', 'provoking strife' and 'contempt for religions' | | Protesters in Amman, Jordan, carry placards honouring slain Palestinian figures on 9 August 2024 (Reuters/Alaa…
Paris Olympics 2024: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif names JK Rowling and Elon Musk in lawsuit | Khelif was the subject of tabloid and social media controversy over unproven claims that she was a man | | Imane Khelif has blamed 'bullying' for the controversy surrounding her presence at the Olympics (A…
President Richard Nixon (1913 — 1994) shakes hands with musician James Brown (1933 — 2006) in the White House's Oval Office, in Washington D.C., on Oct. 10, 1972. | Source: Oliver F Adkins/PhotoQuest / Getty | N | ewsOne is back with Episode 5 of The Black Ballot, an exclusive new multi-episodic Each episode takes a deep dive into American presidents' decisions and policies and their collective impact on the short and long-term trajectories for the conditions of African Ameri…
Historical research on communist parties and their multiple international relationships has flourished in the past two decades. One remarkable contribution to this field is the book Transnational Communism Across the Americas. This collection of multiply-authored chapters digs into the communist parties of various Latin American countries, such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Mexico, and …
The new 105-minute film Sing Sing is about life inside Sing Sing Correctional Facility, perhaps the most infamous maximum security prison in America, perhaps the world. It's the infamous place where Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953 as "atomic spies" at the height of the McCarthyite Red Scare. The context of the film …
The Amazon rainforest stores the equivalent of almost two years of global carbon emissions, but its role as a carbon sink is under threat, according to a new study. Following an analysis of satellite data provided by the Planet company, the U.S.-based Amazon Conservation Association has concluded that, with deforestation, the rainforest could start contributing more …
DETROIT—The United Auto Workers are suing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and billionaire mogul Elon Musk for flagrantly breaking labor law after Trump praised Musk for illegally firing strikers. The move by the union is significant because the UAW is saying that what is often referred to as "labor law" is not, as corporations would …
MINNEAPOLIS—By a 56.2%-42.9% margin, progressive "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) incumbent lawmaker from Minneapolis, beat her chief challenger, former city commissioner Don Samuels, in the August 13 DFL primary there. The win virtually guarantees her re-election in the very progressive city-centered congressional district this fall. Omar's win was the most-notable development in …
Watch the full Southern Workers Assembly Town Hall — video at the end of this article. "People are tired of hearing that this is the most important election of our lifetime, but it's true," declared Bill Fletcher, Jr., at the Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) Town Hall held last week. Fletcher is a trade union activist …
We discuss the recent Kursk debacle between Ukraine and Russia and highlight why too much of the alt media coverage is nothing more than entertainment. 
The artefacts were discovered during archaeological research near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Soltaniyeh…
Five industrial associations are currently under the ministry's control…
The initiative covers more than 32 million hectares, of which 28 million hectares are located in highland regions…
The changes will come into effect on January 1, 2024…
Representatives of the countries met in the New Administrative Capital in Egypt…
Total coffee exports from Brazil rose 46.3 per cent from January to July…
The invasion of Kursk, "After the unsuccessful counteroffensive operations in 2023, lasting delay of security assistance, and challenges in [the] mobilization [of] new manp…
Chinese businesses are focusing heavily on Mexico, as the country of 120 million people represent an important market for cross-Pacific trade. But they are also playing an important social role, especially when it comes to helping organizations aiding the poor. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
Brazil and China established diplomatic relations 50 years ago this year. Since then, the two nations have significantly developed business and political contacts, with prospects for even more growth in the coming years. | CGTN's Paulo Cabral shares more here.
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting athleticism and community engagement by renewing its partnership as the official hydration sponsor for the Tusker Lite Mount Rwenzori Marathon. This year marks the third consecutive time CCBU has provided essential hydration to participants of the renowned race. Scheduled …
Mobile apps disrupted in several cities including Rawalpindi and Islamabad…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has renewed his call to Ugandans to effectively use Local Council (LC) systems to enhance service delivery and hold leaders accountable. According to the President, by properly engaging with these systems, citizens can ensure greater transparency and efficiency in government programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga. "The …
"African voices, African insights, and African participation must be brought to bear across the council's deliberations and actions," the UN chief said. UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for enhancing Africa's effective representation in the United Nations Security Council to ensure the council's "full credibility and legitimacy." In remarks …
Olympic star Arshad Nadeem and Senate Chairman Yusuf Raza Gilani were also present at event…
Before he was Kamala Harris' running mate, Tim Walz was embroiled in a tricky situation to prevent Uber and Lyft from leaving Minnesota while also raising pay for drivers.
Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro isn't happy about a last-place team that's looking toward next year, saying "this is the biggest disconnect from expectations."
First, some good news: In an otherwise polarizing and divisive election, there's at least one policy proposal that's emerging as a unifying issue. The bad news is that most experts think it's a terrible idea. The proposal in question is to abolish federal ta…
We are a free nation just because the martyrs' sacrifices…
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won a sensational gold in the men's marathon on Saturday with an Olympic record time of 2: 06.26.
Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) have entered a deal aimed at boosting support to the private sector. The Joint Project Preparation Facility Framework Agreement will provide early project preparatory financing and technical support services to public and private sector entities. The facility worth 25 …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and First Lady Maama Janet Museveni today welcomed His Majesty King Mswati III of Eswatini at Entebbe International Airport, marking the beginning of a three-day state visit. King Mswati III, accompanied by Queen Inkhosikati Make Lamashwama and other high-level delegates, arrived in the country at the invitation of President Museveni. Upon …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected the Alcohol Control Bill, 2023 that sought to regulate the purchase, sell and consumption of alcohol. The private members Bill that was introduced for the first time by Tororo District Woman Representative, Sarah Opendi in November 2023 also aimed to regulate the time and premises where alcohol …
COMMENT | Samson Tinka | By Monday morning of 12th Aug 2024, 22 people were confirmed to have died after the Kitezi garbage disaster. Information from the Kiteezi community shows that there is a good number still unaccounted for persons. Yet, as way back as 10 years ago, there were pointers that this Kiteezi garbage site …
Google has just launched several new smartphones. It's aiming to incorporate its expertise in artificial intelligence to appeal to customers looking for a personalized experience. | CGTN's Mark Niu shares the latest.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As of this Tuesday afternoon, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is yet to find a new place where to dispose city garbage after Dundu and Katabi rejected the temporary request following the Kiteezi landfill collapse which killed people on Saturday morning. KCCA owns some land in Dundu in Mukono district …
The LDP will hold a contest in September to replace him as president of the ruling party…
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has temporarily halted the hearing of a corruption case involving three Members of Parliament. The MPs Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Namujju Dionizia, Bunyole East MP Yusuf Mutembuli, and the Busiki County MP Paul Akamba are accused of soliciting a 20 percent bribe from the …
Government, business partnership begins to flourish | The government and business partnership to resolve South Africa's challenges is beginning to bear fruit, although much more needs to be done. | This is according to a statement released by the Presidency and Business for South Africa. | The partnership between the two parties was established last year in a bid to work together to resolve the question of inclusive and economic growth. | The collaboration has targeted three areas for particular interest, including energy, transport and logistics, and crime and corruption. | PHOTOS | President Ramaphosa meets wit…
Today is Pakistan's independence day, and tomorrow is India's independence day. British India once comprised India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. In 1947, the British packed their bags and left. Pakistan and India were the two successor states forged after absorbing the princely states, which the British used as puppets. In 1971, Bangladesh won its independence from… 
Luke Owoyesigyire the deputy KMP spokesperson has noted that the Territorial Police at Central Police Station (CPS) Kampala have successfully rescued a seven-day-old infant, Alyano Gladys, who was abducted on August 6, 2024, from her mother, Mamusena Miriam. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect, identified as Akello Monica, orchestrated the abduction with the assistance …
CERT advises to take immediate steps to protect their digital systems…
The armed forces honored those who played a vital role in Pakistan's struggle for independence…
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Academics from Uganda's Makerere University and several Chinese institutions, including Xiangtan University, have gathered in the Ugandan capital of Kampala for a two-day conference focused on enhancing cultural exchange and mutual understanding between China and Africa. Buyinza Mukadasi, speaking on behalf of Makerere University's vice chancellor, noted that the conference …
Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth's ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the…
LeBron James and Billie Jean King praised he U.S. women's national soccer team after winning the gold medal match over Brazil 1-0.
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi has flagged off 113 Equity Leadership Program ELP scholars who have secured admission and scholarships to join 71 global universities. The scholars, eight of them Ugandans and some of them refugees, have secured scholarships valued at $21,497,646 for the 4-year duration of …
Radio 4, where Tamale Mirundi has featured on the Gwensonga Show every Tuesday for the last 3 years, will this evening pay a special tribute to the deceased political commentator. Its sister station, where he also appeared at the same time, will also relay the tribute. The special broadcast, which will be relayed live at …
Sparks forward Dearica Hamby filed a federal lawsuit against the WNBA and her former team, the Aces, alleging unlawful retaliation from the Aces after she revealed she was pregnant.
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has convicted former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni of war crimes and crimes against Humanity. Kwoyelo was found guilty by the court for committing 44 out of the 78 counts he was indicted in a long-awaited verdict delivered …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A case of corruption has rocked the Attorney General's chambers, as State Attorney Sam Tusubira is remanded to Luzira Prison for allegedly soliciting a 100 million shillings bribe from a litigant in a land matter. Tusubira, 33, employed by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, was arrested by the …
Nation celebrates the day with full enthusiasm and national spirit…
KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has today handed over a donation worth UGX100 million to the Uganda Red Cross Society to boost immediate disaster relief to households affected by the Lusanja Kiteezi landfill slide. The funds will go towards strengthening the disaster response by funding the purchase of essential relief supplies …
The 2024 Olympics are officially done, but there's one bronze medal that's still hanging in the balance. That medal was initially awarded to American gymnast Jordan Chiles. Chiles, who won gold with the US team in Paris, placed third in the floor event final…
Team USA has won seven consecutive gold medals and nine overall, but Australia has been a historic powerhouse alongside them.
Riots erupted in England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the wake of the July 29th murder of three young girls in the British town of Southport. Seizing on false information posted on social media about the attacker's name, religion, and migration status, far-right rioters set fire to cars, looted stores, harassed Muslims and attacked mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers. | Joining the discussion: | Tahir Abbas is a Radicalization Studies Professor at Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs i…
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Ugandan police said Tuesday there are still more people trapped under the waste mass, following the landslide of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Saturday morning. Patrick Onyango, spokesperson for the Kampala Metropolitan Police, told Xinhua by telephone that police are not yet sure how many …
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former headmaster of St Peter's College Tororo Joseph Francis Olokojo has died from severe petrol burn injuries after arsonists attacked him outside his home early today. According to reports from Tororo, he died on his way to Mulago Hospital from Mbale Referral hospital, where he had been taken …
The latest These numbers reflect an ongoing, high demand for fo…
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 98 Congolese National Police officers who fled to the Ugandan side of Ishasha in Kanungu district have undergone security verification. The officers together with some of their families (13 mothers, 27 children and one civilian) fled to Kanungu on August 3, 2024, after the fall of Nyamilima town to M23. …
When unfounded rumors began to circulate online earlier this year that the aircraft carrier USS 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan authorities said on Tuesday that more than 1,000 people have been affected by the landslide of the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala's Kawempe Division, and the death toll has reached 24. Lillian Aber, minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees, told the parliament that the landslide caused damages …
During exchange of fire, four brave sons of soil embraced Shahadat…
Por James Foster El Promedio Industrial Dow Jones experimentó una importante caída tras el último informe de empleo, publicado el 2 de agosto, que reveló una modesta adición de 114.000 puestos de trabajo y un aumento de la tasa de desempleo hasta el 4,3%. Las noticias sobre la economía estadounidense . . . |