Ben Norton (2022-04-05). IMF Admits US Dollar Hegemony Declining, due to Rise of Chinese Yuan, Sanctions on Russia. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Mar 31, 2022 | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund warns of an "erosion of dollar dominance," noting use of Chinese yuan in global central bank reserves is increasing, while Western sanctions on Russia could strengthen other currencies. | The US-dominated International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged that the hegemony of the dollar is in noticeable decline. | At the same time, the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi, is slowly growing in influence, along with other currencies, according to the IMF. | In 2000, roughly 70% of global foreign exchange reserves were held in U…

Staff (2022-04-05). US secretly test-fires hypersonic missile in mid-March. en.mehrnews.com The United States carried out a test-fire of a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but kept it secret in order to avoid tensions with Russia.

_____ (2022-04-05). Washington is Trying to Open a "Second Front" in Central Asia against Russia and China. journal-neo.org The events in Kazakhstan conspired by the United States and the UK in January and the ongoing pressure of external factors experienced by the Central Asian region, primarily from the United States and a number of its Western allies, indicate the presence of continuing threats here. The escalation of US-Chinese conflict, and the special military operation …

Staff (2022-04-05). New Flank Opened Against Boric: Sectors of the Left Question Recent Police Repression in Chile. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Bravo Atias — Apr 1, 2022 | "We came from the mobilizations. Thanks to them we are here and we will not forget that," said the president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, in front of thousands of supporters on the balcony of the seat of government, the Palace of La Moneda, during his inauguration on March 11. | For this reason, many leftists and leaders of social organizations were disconcerted by the images recorded on March 18. Only a week after Boric took office , there was a demonstration in Plaza Italia (also called Plaza Dignidad) that brought together, like every Friday, relatives of the prisoners…

themoscowtimes (2022-04-05). Abramovich: Surprise Participant in Russia-Ukraine Talks. themoscowtimes.com Abramovich has every personal interest in seeing a peaceful end to the conflict and possibly performing a role that could allow him to win back favor in the West.

____ (2022-04-05). Prime Minister Naftali Bennett puts Israel on a war footing against the Palestinians. wsws.org Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi said the IDF must be prepared for "Guardian of the Walls 2," a reference to last May when Israel launched a murderous 11-day assault on Gaza.

____ (2022-04-05). Judge tells jury to consider entrapment defense in trial of alleged Michigan governor kidnap plotters. wsws.org US District Judge Robert Jonker instructed the jury in Grand Rapids to include entrapment defense in their deliberations in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap and execute Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Jamal Rich (2022-04-05). D.C. hit by mass student debt protest before payments resume in May. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Monday, April 4 at noon, student debtors and allies from across the United States came to the Department of Education to demand that the Biden administration cancel all federally-held student loan debt. The rally and march was held by the Debt Collective, which is a union for debtors. "Just like workers need to …

Staff (2022-04-05). UN chief calls upon international community to use all tools to counter global terrorist threat in Afghanistan. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Emphasising that Afghanistan must never again be used as a platform or safe haven for terrorist organizations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the international community to act together and use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in the war-ravaged country.

Staff (2022-04-05). BRICS leaders to discuss Afghanistan, attempts by terror organizations to use its territory as a sanctuary. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): India will be chairing the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in the meet virtually. India's chairship in 2021 has coincided with the 15th anniversary of BRICS.

____ (2022-04-05). Sacramento teachers' strike called off. wsws.org Late Sunday night SCTA and SEIU called off an eight-day strike of teachers and school workers in Sacramento, reaching a sellout deal with the district and leaving workers in the dark about contract details.

TRACE (2022-04-05). Shellenberger – An IDW Candidate Running for CA Governor. indybay.org An avid supporter of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) is running for governor of California.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Staff (2022-04-05). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."

Paul Palmer PhD (2022-04-05). Zero Waste Theory is the answer to waste problems. indybay.org Zero Waste Theory can solve many problems of waste, thought to be intractable. It depends on redesigning all items for reuse, instead of for discard as today. Two photos from Costa Rica and France show examples.

Fight Back (2022-04-05). March in Saint Paul demands: "Stand up against hate! justice for our Asian siblings!" fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On the afternoon of April 2, about 50 people gathered for a protest in Saint Paul's Frogtown area to "Stand up against hate" and demand justice for Asian people who have been targeted in hate crimes, discrimination and violence. | The action was organized by Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) and Minnesota 8 (MN8) and was called in response to the recent attacks on the Asian community in New York City as well as commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. The Atlanta Young's Asian Massage victims include: Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie T…

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-05). Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success. indybay.org EUREKA, Calif., March 30, 2022 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the Endangered Species Act status of beach layia, a small sunflower that grows only in California's coastal dunes, reclassifying it from endangered to threatened. The change is due to reduced impacts from offroad vehicles, grazing, and development throughout much of the species' range.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). IPCC report calls for further reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ecns.cn The IPCC publishes comprehensive scientific assessment reports on climate change and its impacts every six to seven years, which integrates reports submitted separately by its three working groups.

Megan Davies (2022-04-05). US Stops Russian Bond Payments. anti-empire.com Source: The United States stopped the Russian government on Monday from paying holders of its sovereign debt more than $600 million from reserves held at American banks, in a move meant to ratchet up pressure on Moscow and eat into its holdings of U.S. dollars. | Under sanctions put in place after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, foreign currency reserves held by the Russian central bank at U.S. financial institutions were frozen. | But the Treasury Department had been allowing the Russian government to use those funds to m…

____ (2022-04-05). Nation-wide protests escalate plunging Sri Lankan government into deep crisis. wsws.org The political turmoil will further intensify today with the convening of parliament where all the signs point to the ruling coalition losing its majority.

IMEMC News (2022-04-05). Army Abduct Two Palestinians In Tulkarem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday evening, two young Palestinian men from Nur Shams refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, after stopping them at a military roadblock. Ibrahim Nimir, the head of the Tulkarem office of the Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS), said the soldiers at the Ennab military roadblock, east of Tulkarem, …

IMEMC News (2022-04-05). Israeli Colonizer Assaults A Palestinian, Threatens To Kill Him, In Hebron. imemc.org A paramilitary illegal Israeli colonizer attacked a Palestinian man in the Jabal Jales area on Monday night, in the eastern part of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and threatened to shoot him dead. Resident Rashed Hamed Tamimi said the colonizer assaulted his son, Mohammad, with a baton before pulling his gun and pointing …

IMEMC News (2022-04-05). Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian In Jenin. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Monday night, a young Palestinian man with a live round in Faqqu'a village, northeast of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said the soldiers shot the young man with a live round in the lower back, causing moderate wounds. The medics provided first aid to …

oneworld.press (2022-04-05). The Polish Prime Minister Is Engaging In World War II Revisionism About Hitler. oneworld.press The Polish Prime Minister shamelessly engaged in historical revisionism about Hitler by implying that his own country never negotiated with that Nazi beast despite having agreed to a non-aggression pact with it in 1934 prior to jointly dismembering Czechoslovakia several years later right after Munich.

themoscowtimes (2022-04-05). More Weapons, Sanctions: U.S. Lays Out Next Phase of Response Against Russia. themoscowtimes.com The United States is upping pressure on multiple fronts against President Vladimir Putin, officials said Monday.

themoscowtimes (2022-04-05). U.S., Britain to Seek Russia's Suspension From UN Rights Council. themoscowtimes.com Suspending Russia from the council would require a vote in favor by two-thirds of the UN General Assembly.

Mohawk Nation News (2022-04-05). Mohawks on Pope's Apology 'We Will Never Forget or Forgive'. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News said of the Pope's apology: "These 'indian' buddies of the government 'indians' forgave the psychopaths on their own behalf. We will never forget nor forgive them for what they did and continue to do."

____ (2022-04-05). New Zealand student with Long COVID denounces abandonment of public health measures. wsws.org A 22-year-old Wellington student spoke to the WSWS about her experience with Long COVID and her deep concern at the Labour government's decision to lift public health restrictions while infections and deaths are surging.

Staff (2022-04-05). Empresa santiaguera estabiliza producción de aceite. cubadebate.cu Luego de estar paralizada durante varias semanas a causa de una avería y trabajos de mantenimiento, la Empresa Refinadora de Aceite Comestible, de Santiago de Cuba, acaba de recuperar los niveles productivos que le permiten garantizar el aceite a granel para la canasta normada de las provincias orientales, y el comercializado en otros formatos en gran parte del país.

themoscowtimes (2022-04-05). Biden Urges War Crimes Trial After Bucha Killings. themoscowtimes.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky blames Russian troops for the killings, but the Kremlin has denied responsibility.

aninews.in (2022-04-05). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Staff (2022-04-05). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

____ (2022-04-05). Facebook overturns deletion of SGP anti-war video after widespread protest. wsws.org After thousands of people protested on social media for a week against Facebook's deletion of an anti-war video by the Socialist Equality Party (SGP), the tech company restored the video on Sunday.

Staff (2022-04-05). El tiempo: Calor y muy pocas lluvias. cubadebate.cu 🌦Amanecerá con algunas nubes y sol en la costa sur oriental, con poca nubosidad en el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará durante la tarde en algunas localidades del interior, con muy aisladas lluvias.

____ (2022-04-05). UK workers and youth speak out against war and NATO. wsws.org SEP campaign teams have been speaking to workers across the UK who want to record their opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine and to NATO's plans to utilize a conflict it deliberately provoked to bring about regime change in Moscow.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). China, Hungary agree to enhance cooperation in various fields. ecns.cn China and Hungary on Monday pledged to continue to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields to build a stronger comprehensive strategic partnership.

____ (2022-04-05). Australian state premier offers pittance to flood victims. wsws.org Perrottet made a desperate bid to head off white-hot anger in working-class communities over the refusal of governments to protect and aid devastated residents.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-05). Saudi-led coalition violates ceasefire in Yemen 100 times. en.mehrnews.com A Yemeni military source said that the Saudi-Emirati coalition violated the ceasefire in Yemen more than 100 times in the past day.

Angela (2022-04-05). Sunday 4/3: A Conversation with Jamal Taslaq, Palestinian High Couture Designer. indybay.org

Marcel Cartier (2022-04-05). Russophobia a cover for anti-communism in Germany. peoplesworld.org BERLIN—Almost every day, I have the job of taking scores of tourists to some of the most important historical landmarks in the German capital city of Berlin. For many, this is their first glimpse of a city that was the focal point for so many of the 20th century's most important struggles. At the famed …

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). Health official clarifies quarantine rules for children. ecns.cn A health official in Shanghai said children infected with COVID-19 will be taken care of under different categories based on current laws and protocols of epidemic prevention.

Staff (2022-04-05). Boxeadores cubanos se insertarán en circuitos profesionales sin abandonar el sueño olímpico (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Ariel Saínz, vicepresidente del Instituto Nacional de Deportes, Educación Física y Recreación aseguró que el boxeo ha sido el deporte cubano que más títulos ha obtenido a nivel internacional. "En Juegos Olímpicos alcanzaron 41 oros y 77 en campeonatos mundiales, lo que ilustra cómo nuestros púgiles han prestigiado al movimiento deportivo". Reconoció la labor de padres fundadores de la escuela cubana de boxeo, como Eduardo Santiago, Alcides Sagarra y Sarbelio Fuentes.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). China's RMB cross-border payments soar in 2021: report. ecns.cn The business volume of cross-border payments of the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB) grew rapidly in 2021, a report from the People's Bank of China showed.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). Partnership tipped to welcome more members in next few years. ecns.cn Signs are already emerging that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, could expand beyond the one-third of the world it already covers.

ecns.cn (2022-04-05). China-Laos Railway sees brisk passenger, cargo transport over inaugural 4 months. ecns.cn As of Sunday, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 2.25 million passenger trips and transported 1.31 million tonnes of cargo since its launch in December, official data showed.

____ (2022-04-05). Three-alarm house fire kills twin brothers in Trenton, New Jersey. wsws.org The fire is only the latest tragedy in a former industrial city beset by poverty, violence and neglect.

Staff (2022-04-05). Proyecto de desarrollo sin local o el sueño que se va como espuma de cerveza (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Cuando Juan José y el resto de los muchachos del proyecto de desarrollo local (PDL) Destino Habanero idearon establecer una pequeña cervecera en La Habana, nunca imaginaron que su aspiración podría atravesar por tantas tribulaciones. Lo difícil de conseguir un local para su emprendimiento se sumó a la experiencia de tropezar con el bloqueo, que retrasó por meses el pago del equipamiento. Ahora es un procedimiento, el de "alquiler del inmueble", el que puede echar por tierra el sueño.

____ (2022-04-05). Labor-Greens bury Assange's plight ahead of Australian federal election. wsws.org A particularly pernicious role is played by Greens MPs who have criticised Assange's persecution, but are working with Labor to ensure it is buried in the forthcoming election.

Staff (2022-04-05). Jaishankar meets Russian NSA, discusses Afghan situation. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Secretary of Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and discussed a number of international and regional problems, including the situation in Afghanistan.

____ (2022-04-05). The end of COVID-19 testing for the uninsured: The American ruling class doubles down on mass infection. wsws.org The budget proposal for COVID-19 testing, vaccination and pandemic-related services to the poor and unemployed has been slashed from $32.5 billion to $10 billion and may be cut even further.

Kit Klarenberg (2022-04-04). New witness testimony about Mariupol maternity hospital 'airstrike' follows pattern of Ukrainian deceptions, media malpractice. thegrayzone.com A key witness to the widely publicized incident at the Mariupol maternity hospital has punctured the official narrative of a Russian airstrike on the facility, and raised serious questions about Western media ethics. Meanwhile, news of a massacre in the city of Bucha contains suspicious elements. On March 9th, shocking news of a deliberate Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, began spreading widely via social media and news outlets. Fiery condemnation from Western officials, pundits, and …

____ (2022-04-04). Imperialist powers escalate Ukraine war over allegations of Russian war crimes in Bucha. wsws.org The campaign brings the cynical hypocrisy of the imperialist powers over war crimes to a new level and is being used to significantly escalate the war.

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-04-04). US Veteran Who Volunteered to Fight for Ukraine Describes 'Suicide Mission'. orinocotribune.com by Alexander Rubinstein — Mar 30, 2022 | An American volunteer for Ukraine tells The Grayzone how his foreign legion tried to use him as cannon fodder. | A decade after Henry Hoeft joined the US Army at age 18, he was back on the battlefield, but this time as a volunteer for a foreign military engaged in a proxy war against a powerful foe. After answering the Ukrainian government's call for foreign fighters this February, however, the American veteran quickly decided he was being sent on a "suicide mission" against the Russian military. | After escaping with his life, claiming his own allies had threatened…

____ (2022-04-04). Ukraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization? transcend.org The West's actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.

____ (2022-04-04). Make Peace, Not War, in Ukraine. transcend.org 31 Mar 2022 – There were a series of provocations by NATO that aroused security concerns in Moscow, including the expansion of NATO after the Cold War was over, the threat from the Soviet Union had disappeared, and promises were made by Western leaders to Gorbachev of no further NATO expansion. Such geopolitical behavior amounted to imprudent statecraft by the West,…

____ (2022-04-04). Ukrainians Could Defeat a Russian Occupation by Scaling Up Unarmed Resistance. transcend.org 28 Mar 2022 – As scholars of nonviolent resistance, we see four key ways Ukrainians can organize and expand the civil resistance that's already happening.

Shane Quinn (2022-04-04). The Alarming Rise of Ukraine's Neo-Nazi MPs Since the 2014 "Pro-democracy Revolution" globalresearch.ca Over elapsing time from the February 2014 US-instituted "pro-democracy revolution", an ever expanding group of neo-Nazis has been elected to office in the Ukrainian parliament. Over the past five years of what the Washington Post calls "fledgling democracy"

____ (2022-04-04). Oliver Stone Documents the Past to Illuminate the Present. transcend.org 29 Mar 2022 – While Kennedy was the last U.S. president to genuinely seek peace at the cost of his life, his successors have all been lackeys in love with war and in full awareness that the promotion of war and the military industrial complex were at the top of their job description. They have gladly served the god of war and ravaged countries around the world with the glee of sadists and madmen.

Ana Perdigón (2022-04-04). Venezuela Denounces New Terrorist Plans by Colombia's Iván Duque. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, April 2, President Nicolás Maduro denounced his Colombian counterpart Iván Duque for ordering extremist sectors of the Venezuelan right to deepen their terrorist attacks against the country. | During a phone call with the authorities of the Somos Venezuela movement, the Venezuelan president reported that sectors of the right met in Bogotá and received an order from Duque to deepen the terrorist attacks against public services, before the Colombian president ends his term. | The head of state warned: "Recently, they held a meeting of extremists in Bogotá and received an order from Iván Duque to deep…

____ (2022-04-04). NATO Day: 12 members in 1949; 30 now with 1 billion people, 3.2 million under arms. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 4, 2022 NATO Day marked across the Alliance Today marks the 73rd anniversary of NATO. Since its foundation on April 4th 1949….Today, the Alliance includes 30 countries and one billion people. ==== The band of brothers and sisters On Monday 4 April 2022, the Chair of the NATO Military Committee sent out a message …

____ (2022-04-04). Nuland to visit Turkey in trip to rally Europe against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hurriyet Daily NewsApril 4, 2022 U.S. undersecretary will visit Turkey amid Russia-Ukraine war U.S. Undersecretary for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland will visit Turkey on April 4 as part of her regional trip, which includes paying visits to France, Greece, Cyprus and Germany between April 2 and 9. Her discussions would aim to further strengthen the …

Reynard Loki (2022-04-04). Kids Are Really Worried About the Climate Crisis. independentmediainstitute.org Middle school student activists write their elected representatives to urge climate action. By Reynard Loki, Independent Media Institute 17 min read In 2019, Earth | Food | Life writing fellow Lucy Goodchild van Hilten, a science writer and mother of a young child, wrote a piece titled, "How to Talk to Kids About Climate Change." …

ecns.cn (2022-04-04). Vice Premier Sun calls for all-out efforts to curb pandemic in Shanghai. ecns.cn Vice Premier Sun Chunlan urged resolute and swift moves to control the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai in the shortest time possible during an inspection visit to the city on Saturday.

____ (2022-04-04). UK workers oppose Facebook's censoring of German Socialist Equality Party's anti-war video. wsws.org "The WSWS provides a lone voice against the pro-war propaganda in the majority of the world's media and, as such, must be defended by all conscious workers and youth."

TRACE (2022-04-04). Shellenberger – An IDW Candidate Running for CA Governor. indybay.org An avid supporter of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) is running for governor of California.

Staff (2022-04-04). International day of action mobilizes for freedom for Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 April — Georges Abdallah's 71st birthday — people across France and around the world joined in an international day of action to demand the freedom of the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for over 37 years. Abdallah, the longest-held political prisoner in Europe, has been eligible for release …

rqorinoco (2022-04-04). The U.S. empire uses engineered destabilization to delay its full demise. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Mar 30, 2022 | When it comes to the decline of U.S. hegemony, there are two sides to the story, one hopeful and the other bleak. One pertains to all of the ways that the empire's power is unambiguously diminishing, and to how this is opening the potential for workers democracy to spread to every part of the world. To how Washington has been unable to use its fascist Ukrainian proxy to crush the independence of the Donbass peoples, how Washington's subversion efforts in places like Hong Kong have failed, how the 2019 coup in Bolivia has been reversed, and other such positive developments. Th…

Staff (2022-04-04). March in Paris supports Palestinian resistance and Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net At the call of the Coordination to Support the Palestine Resistance in Paris, France, a march in support of the Palestinian resistance was organized from Barbès to République on Saturday, 2 April. A crowd displaying Palestinian flags and numerous banners came out despite the Parisian cold to affirm their support for the Palestinian people and their …

Fight Back (2022-04-04). Red theory: Dialectics or metaphysics, two methods of analysis. fightbacknews.org In our last article we saw that Marxism-Leninism bases itself on a materialist worldview. But we saw, at the same time, that materialism as it came to be understood with the rise of bourgeois society was still metaphysical in its method of analysis. At this point, let's look at the difference between the metaphysical and dialectical method. Then we can better understand how Karl Marx established the philosophical basis of revolutionary science, dialectical materialism. | Metaphysics is a subject of philosophy that really begins, at least in the West, with Aristotle in ancient Greece, and is intended to look at th…

____ (2022-04-04). Democrats reject calls to impeach far-right Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. wsws.org Text messages implicating Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in Trump's January 6 conspiracy have exposed flagrant judicial misconduct by her husband, who voted to block access to documents by the congressional committee investigating the coup plot in which his own wife participated.

Fight Back (2022-04-04). Minnesota: Labor union fights mass termination of unvaccinated workers. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 8, Hennepin County Administrator David Hough plans to fire or put on track to terminate over 150 workers for not being vaccinated. While union representatives of AFSCME 2822 are awaiting demographic data, past disciplines suggest the firings will hit workers of color and low wage workers the hardest. | The mass firings come as COVID-19 infections reach historic lows in our communities. the county and state have already rolled back all previously implemented safety measures such as mask mandates, access to free at-home testing and occupancy limits in buildings. | Two Hennepin County unio…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-04). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

Paul Palmer PhD (2022-04-04). Zero Waste Theory is the answer to waste problems. indybay.org Zero Waste Theory can solve many problems of waste, thought to be intractable. It depends on redesigning all items for reuse, instead of for discard as today. Two photos from Costa Rica and France show examples.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-04). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

____ (2022-04-04). Vaccine Myocarditis: Mystery Solved? transcend.org 3 Apr 2022 – A Brazilian investigator may have identified the mechanism driving mRNA vaccine myocarditis. And the US CDC finally acknowledges the strongly increased risk in young males.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-04). Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success. indybay.org EUREKA, Calif., March 30, 2022 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the Endangered Species Act status of beach layia, a small sunflower that grows only in California's coastal dunes, reclassifying it from endangered to threatened. The change is due to reduced impacts from offroad vehicles, grazing, and development throughout much of the species' range.

Moderator (2022-04-04). Mr. Fish and Chris Hedges Wrote Bob Scheer a Birthday Ballad. scheerpost.com The Ballad of Bob & Tracy : | by Chris Hedges & Mr. Fish: | Robert Scheer was born 86 years ago in the Bronx on April 4, 1936. | Dwayne Booth, aka They urge you to Hedges sent in the video with this note: We play two beat poets (beta vulgaris is the Latin name for beetroot), complete with berets, bongo drum solos by Dwa…

Doctors for COVID Ethics (2022-04-04). J'Accuse! The Gene-based "Vaccines" Are Killing People. Governments Worldwide Are Lying to You the People, to the Populations They Purportedly Serve. globalresearch.ca The Signal of Harm is now indisputably overwhelming, and, in line with universally accepted ethical standards for clinical trials, Doctors for Covid Ethics demands that the 'Covid' vaccine programme be halted immediately.

Jacob Buckner (2022-04-04). Young Amazon workers on Staten Island rattle the halls of power. peoplesdispatch.org A closer look at the organizing efforts of the Amazon workers in Staten Island that made history by winning the first ever union in the US at the multi-billion dollar corporation…

ecns.cn (2022-04-04). Gen Z's love of Guochao bodes well for Chinese economy. ecns.cn Wang Junwen thought he could easily snap up a fuzzy Winter Olympics mascot toy at a recent online pre-sale, but all the products were sold out in seconds.

____ (2022-04-04). Stumping for "America First" Republicans, Trump holds campaign rally in Macomb County, Michigan. wsws.org The threat of fascistic violence permeated the rally, with frequent calls from the crowd to "lock up" Trump's political opponents, including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessell and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.

ecns.cn (2022-04-04). Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Staff (2022-04-04). Georges Abdallah's statement for 2 April day of action. samidoun.net The following statement was released by Georges Abdallah on 2 April 2022 as part of the international day of action for his release that coincided with his 71st birthday. Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine, has been jailed in France since 1984 despite being eligible for release since 1999. Georges Abdallah is part …

Staff (2022-04-04). Over 100 protest outside Lannemezan prison to demand release of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net At the call of Collectif 65 for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah, over 100 demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the Lannemezan prison in France to demand the release of the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. This initiative was organized as part of an international day of mobilization for the release of the imprisoned Lebanese communist. The …

_____ (2022-04-04). Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Visit to India. journal-neo.org It is now possible to be cautiously optimistic about relations between China, India and Japan, which may soon be put on a normal, stable footing — an essential prerequisite if we are to see an improvement in the overall situation in the Indo-Pacific region. That is despite the fact that the recent visit by Japanese …

____ (2022-04-04). Poland: Ruling party chief invites nuclear weapons, more U.S. troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 3, 2022 Poland 'open' to nukes stationed in country amid Russia-Ukraine war — party head Poland would be open to having nuclear weapons stationed in the country…ruling Polish party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in comments published Sunday as Warsaw calls for tougher action against Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. The politician noted that …

Staff (2022-04-04). Venezuela Sends Best Wishes to Muslims for Ramadan. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 3, 2022 ( Along with the official statement, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia wrote: "Happiness and health to all Muslim friends who live in our country, a…

____ (2022-04-04). "Look to the health care system for being at fault"—Health care workers continue to voice support for victimized nurse, RaDonda Vaught. wsws.org The WSWS is organizing the working class to defend RaDonda Vaught and all health care workers against victimization for the crisis of the for-profit health care system.

MARTY (2022-04-04). #EarthDay World Naked Bike Ride #WNBRsf2022 #2. indybay.org #WNBRsf2022: Join the Fun! Become A Part of the Annual International World Naked Bike Rides; Celebrate YourSelf, Body Freedom & Liberty; Promote Bike & Transportation Safety & A More Livable Planet For All.

____ (2022-04-04). Davino Watson, American citizen wrongfully imprisoned by ICE, speaks out against American war drive and calls for elimination of COVID-19. wsws.org Watson, a naturalized American citizen who spent three-and-a-half years fighting an illegal effort by the US government to deport him, spoke to the WSWS aboutthe drive to world war and the need to eliminate COVID-19.

____ (2022-04-04). PLEASE PITCH IN!! Be Our Partner in Peace/Social Justice Journalism. transcend.org Dear Reader, if donations don't pick up, we at TMS will not be able to continue doing our work. We thank all those who contribute consistently; unfortunately, not enough to cover expenses. We count on your solidarity and support to keep us alive–literally!

____ (2022-04-04). Hinduism — The Secrets of the Vedas. transcend.org "One finds two theorems in modern science which have a profound spiritual echo, wrote in 1926 Sri Aurobindo, India's avatar of the Modern Age: "First that atoms are masses of swirling structures, like the solar system; and then that all the atoms are constituted of the same elements… (read on)…

Yasmin Abusayma (2022-04-04). My grandmother's Nakba nightmare. electronicintifada.net Uprooted as children, older Palestinians still wish to return home.

____ (2022-04-04). (Italiano) Verso un'Abbondanza Frugale. Gaia e l'Umanità : Esperimento in Corso. transcend.org La situazione mondiale è critica: la popolazione umana ha raggiunto la cifra di 8 miliardi, e il suo impatto sul pianeta ha alterato i processi e le dinamiche del nostro pianeta a tal punto, da innescare una trasformazione dell'ecosistema globale.

____ (2022-04-04). The Cost of War: 23 Million Afghans Suffer Acute Hunger, 95% Don't Eat Enough Food. transcend.org 24 Mar 2022 – Following 20 long years (2001-2021) of brutal war on Afghanistan by the US-led military coalition, 23 million Afghans now face severe and acute hunger, economic bankruptcy, healthcare system collapse, unbearable family indebtedness, and devastating humanitarian crisis.

____ (2022-04-04). Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey sign Trans-Caspian Corridor deal, Russia circumvented. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerApril 1, 2022 Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan have signed a declaration on the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor, which aims at strengthening the transit potential of the signatory states According to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the declaration underscores the significance of strengthening cooperation and integrating the Trans-Caspian East-West Corridor …

____ (2022-04-04). Georgian PM faces internal, external attacks for striving to keep nation out of war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 3, 2022 Garibashvili Makes Controversial Remarks on Ukraine, Again The Georgian Prime Minister also vowed to "do everything" to avoid war in Georgia. "We want peace, stability and development, this is what our country needs today, no one needs war, and…any patriotic government must do everything to help the country and its people …

____ (2022-04-04). Georgia's foreign minister transferred to Washington to accelerate "Euro-Atlantic integration" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi2April 4, 2022 David Zalkaliani is appointed Ambassador of Georgia to the United States Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani resigns. According to the Prime Minister, he is appointed Georgian Ambassador to the United States. "Mr. David has tremendous experience. Has served our country for 30 years in various positions in the Ministry …

____ (2022-04-04). War of the 21st century: Azerbaijan celebrates war, as it does everyday. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzernewsApril 4, 2022 April battles: Beginning of historic victory One of the glorious pages in Azerbaijan's Karabakh war history, the 2016 April battles later dubbed the four-day war, bolstered a national soldier's combat spirit and paved the way for the ultimate victory gained by Azerbaijan over Armenia in 2020. *** As a result of four-day …

Staff (2022-04-04). Empeora crisis de adicciones y sobredosis en EEUU por consumo de fentanilo y otros opioides sintéticos. cubadebate.cu Los Gobiernos estatales de Estados Unidos están buscando formas para detener los daños del consumo de fentanilo y otros opioides sintéticos, cuando se sigue intensificando la crisis de adicciones y sobredosis que padece ese país desde hace dos décadas, con un récord de más de 100 000 muertes por esa causa entre abril de 2020 e igual mes de 2021.

Editor2 (2022-04-03). Russia-Ukraine Conflict Highlights Racist Double Standard in the West. orinocotribune.com By Wu Chaolan — Mar 21, 2022 | The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has garnered widespread attention across the globe. The wall-to-wall coverage and outpouring of reactions to the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the West has raised eyebrows at its double standard toward other humanitarian crises, which has unsheathed flagrant racist and biased attitudes toward the value of non-white lives that also matter. | CBS News senior correspondent in Kyiv Charlie D'Agata, for instance, has faced a widespread backlash due to his discriminatory comments on the Ukraine crisis: "This isn't a place, with all due respect, like…

UFCLP (2022-04-03). Thursday 3/31: Ukraine, The War & The Labor Movement A Panel. indybay.org Zoom Panel | us02web.zoom.us/j/86828281477?pwd=UTFHMkVOZDFOMXM3L2JpS3R2UkJ1Zz09…

TRACE (2022-04-03). Shellenberger – An IDW Candidate Running for CA Governor. indybay.org An avid supporter of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) is running for governor of California.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). What experts know about COVID-19 omicron subvariant BA.2. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The World Health Organization designated COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, named omicron, a "variant of concern" on Nov. 26, 2021, and the first confirmed case in the U.S. was on Dec. 1, 2021. Since then, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified two subvariants, BA.1.1 and BA.2. All omicron subvariants are classified as variants of concern, the third highest of four classifications. (For more on variants of concern and other classifications,…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar Cemetery and 2022 Armed Forces Day Celebration. indybay.org The Negro Bar Cemetery was originally associated with the Negro Bar Gold Rush Era Mining Town, which is a California State Historical Site. Across Lake Natoma, a newly developed project area set aside within the vast Folsom Lake Recreational Area managed by California State Parks to honor early pioneers of African Descent along today's American River Parkway during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875) is under another round of effort to distort, destroy and/or disregard authentic California History.

teleSUR, DRL, JL (2022-04-03). Fallece Leonel Sánchez, histórico del fútbol chileno. telesurtv.net Con el deceso de Sánchez, se va uno de los jugadores más importantes del siglo XX en Chile.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 metrics improve, expert still urges caution. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hospitalizations and deaths due to COVID-19 continue to decline, leading to some optimism about the way forward from pandemic to endemic. But experts still urge caution as the omicron subvariant, named BA.2, has quickly become the dominant strain in the U.S. "When you look around the nation, all of the metrics, with the exception of BA.2, have fallen precipitously," explains Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "But we need to be very cautious about…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Third Cohort of Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University MedTech Accelerator Commences. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Next-generation medical technology and service startups take part in a boot camp designed to increase product quality, efficiency and speed to market TEMPE, Ariz. — More than two years into a global pandemic, the clear need for innovative medical breakthroughs has never been more obvious. The Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University (ASU) MedTech Accelerator, a flagship program of the Mayo Clinic and ASU Alliance for Health Care, was designed to help empower medical startups to…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-03). Nagorno-Karabakh: opening another front against Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In addition to opening fronts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. ==== Global CommentMarch 31, 2022 South Caucasus: a new war on the horizonNikola Mikovic While the world's eyes turn towards Ukraine, Azerbaijan is taking full advantage in the South Caucasus. Quite aware that Russia is not in a position to intervene and protect its ally …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Arizona couple donates Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Scottsdale, Ariz. — Thomas R. and Ruth Ann Hornaday of Paradise Valley, Arizona, have donated the Collaborative Research Building to Mayo Clinic. The 110,000-square-foot biomedical research facility, which opened on Mayo Clinic's Scottsdale campus in 2005, is valued at $64.4 million. The Collaborative Research Building houses laboratory-based research activity at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. Mayo Clinic researchers, physicians and other investigators are leading the scientific discovery of the mechanisms of human disease, as well as…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Why calling the highly contagious COVID-19 omicron BA.2 a 'stealth variant' is a misnomer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org BA.2, the newest subvariant of omicron, is highly transmissible and accounts for 55% of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It has been classified as a variant of concern, and it's causing the majority of cases of COVID worldwide and here in the United States. The studies that have been done on this variant have shown that it has what we call a 'growth advantage,'" says Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director…

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-04-03). Asesinan a funcionario municipal del estado mexicano de Michoacán. telesurtv.net El cuerpo del síndico de la comunidad Cuitzeo fue hallado con marcas de violencia dentro de un auto en una carretera local.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-03). Coastal California Sunflower Is Latest Endangered Species Act Success. indybay.org EUREKA, Calif., March 30, 2022 — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today changed the Endangered Species Act status of beach layia, a small sunflower that grows only in California's coastal dunes, reclassifying it from endangered to threatened. The change is due to reduced impacts from offroad vehicles, grazing, and development throughout much of the species' range.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Vice Premier Sun calls for all-out efforts to curb pandemic in Shanghai. ecns.cn Vice Premier Sun Chunlan urged resolute and swift moves to control the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai in the shortest time possible during an inspection visit to the city on Saturday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine once again ranks among top 10% in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's 'Best Medical School' rankings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 "Best Graduate Schools" rankings on Tuesday, March 29. Ranked in the top 10% of medical schools in the U.S. for the sixth consecutive year is Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. The school is ranked No. 14 in the 2023 Best Graduate School rankings for "Best Medical Schools" in research, and overall — part of a three-way tie with two other medical schools. "To…

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Gen Z's love of Guochao bodes well for Chinese economy. ecns.cn Wang Junwen thought he could easily snap up a fuzzy Winter Olympics mascot toy at a recent online pre-sale, but all the products were sold out in seconds.

_____ (2022-04-03). Deteriorating China-Japan Ties amidst Rising Global Tensions. journal-neo.org Despite the fact that China and Japan are neighbors with thousands of years of cooperation, their relations in the modern history have actually begun only after World War II: the military operations in the East Asia were so hard, and the Japanese committed such atrocities against the Chinese people that relations between the two countries …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Role identifier badges can assist patients, reduce perceptions of bias in health care setting, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients see a wide variety of medical professionals during a hospital stay, and it can be challenging for them to remember the titles and roles of everyone involved in their care. Many hospitals use name tags and other visual cues to help patients know who's providing their care, but misidentification remains an issue. Resident physicians are often misidentified by patients and colleagues in hospitals, and it's especially common for female residents, according…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-03). Taking Mayo Clinic research beyond the lab and into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's a historic mission to space, and Mayo Clinic research will be on board. Larry Connor, a Mayo Clinic benefactor, well-known philanthropist and CEO of The Connor Group, will make history in April 2022 when he pilots the first-ever all-civilian flight to the International Space Station. Connor will take part in some research projects for Mayo Clinic during the 10-day Axiom Space flight. Watch: Taking Mayo Clinic research beyond the lab and into space. youtu.be/bdjrGrgH6nk…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-03). Civilians From Mariupol Share Their Testimonies With Foreign Journalists. southfront.org

Estevan Hernández (2022-04-03). Boyle Heights tenants protest cancellation of rental assistance program ERAP. liberationnews.org On April 1, tenants from Los Angeles and the Boyle Heights neighborhood protested at Mariachi Plaza against the State of California ending the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.

Lyle McCormick (2022-04-03). Organizers protest Idaho anti-trans bill. liberationnews.org On March 16, members of the Idaho Party for Socialism and Liberation organized an event protesting Idaho house bill HB 675.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-03). 20 killed in armed attack on gold mine in Burkina Faso. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Twenty people were killed in a terror attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso, media outlets reported Saturday.

teleSUR, SH (2022-04-03). Sube a 14 la cifra de muertos por tormentas en Río de Janeiro. telesurtv.net Un deslizamiento de tierra en Paraty, Río de Janeiro sepultó a siete miembros de una misma familia.

TANC Organizing Committee (2022-04-03). Rights or Power: TANC Organizing Committee on SF's 'Right to Organize'. indybay.org 'Right to organize' legislation limits its nominal goal and solidifies conditions unfavorable to mass tenant power.

teleSUR- hvh (2022-04-03). Elecciones legislativas en Hungría definen nuevo Gobierno. telesurtv.net El elevado grado de incertidumbre entre los votantes no permite garantizar un candidato favorito.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Cherry blossoms in full bloom across China. ecns.cn Spring is coming. Cherry blossoms are in full bloom across China. Feast your eyes with flower…

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Baby white rhino born at Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou. ecns.cn A white rhino Wei Wei gave birth to a male calf at the Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province on Tuesday. The newborn is doing well.

Catherine Crockett (2022-04-03). Saturday 5/7: Roy Zimmerman in Concert: RiZe Up 2022. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 93955…

teleSUR, DRL, JL (2022-04-03). Nueva caravana migrante inicia nueva ruta hacia EE.UU. telesurtv.net La nueva caravana lleva la denominación de "Viacrucis migrante", esto en conmemoración a la semana santa católica.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). COVID-19 vaccination bill reaches 120 bln yuan in China. ecns.cn China has spent more than 120 billion yuan (around 18.9 billion U.S. dollars) on COVID-19 vaccination, an expenditure within the limits of the country's medical insurance funds, said the National Healthcare Security Administration.

Staff (2022-04-03). Massive explosion rocks Baku, leaves at least 1 dead (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — A massive explosion took place early Sunday in a nightclub in the center of Azerbaijan's capital Baku, the local media reported.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). CPEC contributes to Pakistan's economic development, promotes regional connectivity: Pakistani FM. ecns.cn The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been contributing to the country's economic development while promoting regional connectivity and prosperity, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Saturday.

Lynda Carson (2022-04-03). Pro-landlord shysters are served warning notice by Attorney General Rob Bonta. indybay.org Warning Notice From Attorney General Rob Bonta To Pro-Landlord Shysters:…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-04-03). Argentina reclama a Reino Unido reanudar diálogo sobre Malvinas. telesurtv.net Bajo el lema "Malvinas nos une", el Gobierno nacional realizará una serie de actos en todo el país para recordar los 40 años de la guerra.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-03). Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of Endangered California Tiger Salamander Habitat. indybay.org Agricultural Conversions of Santa Maria Airport Property Destroyed Breeding Pond…

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Ceremony held to mark goddess Mazu returning home in Fujian. ecns.cn A ceremony celebrating sea goddess Mazu returning home was staged both on- and offline in Meizhou Island, east China's Fujian Province on April 1.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-04-03). Parlamentarios de Cuba y México rechazan bloqueo estadounidense. telesurtv.net El presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel recibió este sábado a la delegación mexicana.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin. ecns.cn Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories have been founded around Russia, which are engaged in developing bio-weapons, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday.

teleSUR, SH (2022-04-03). Reportan explosiones en una refinería de Odesa, Ucrania. telesurtv.net El Ayuntamiento de Odesa sostiene que el fuego en la refinería fue a causa del impacto de misiles lanzados contra la instalación.

Staff (2022-04-03). Bomb blast reported in Kabul exchange market. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — A powerful explosion took place in the Shahzada Exchange Market in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-04-03). China reporta cifra más alta de casos de Covid-19 en dos años. telesurtv.net Las autoridades chinas señalaron que el aumento de contagios se debe a la expansión de la variante Ómicron por el territorio chino.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). (W.E. Talk) How does China-Germany cooperation serve as a bridge to global climate governance?>. ecns.cn How can we better promote the win-win cooperation of China with Germany and the EU to jointly lead the global low-carbon development? How is the realization of climate goals be balanced with energy and economic security? How does hydrogen energy play an important role in China-Germany climate cooperation? How do we understand the China-Germany and China-EU competition-cooperation relationships in the new energy vehicles and other industries? The "China-Germany Dialogue on Climate" held recently by China News Network and BWA brings experts to share their views on the above topics.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-04-03). Mudslides kill 14 in heavy rains in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Heavy rains caused mudslides that killed at least 14 people insoutherncoastal cities and the Baixada Fluminense area of Rio de Janeiro state, according to state and local authorities on Saturday.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-04-03). Holy month of Ramadan rituals in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Millions of Muslims in Iran and around the world have marked the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

Labor Video Project (2022-04-03). On The Line In The Fight For Justice: USW 5 Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike. indybay.org Striking USW 5 Chevron refinery oil workers picketed at the plant and were joined by community and labor supporters. They talked about the health and safety conditions including dangerous hours and attacks on their healthcare benefits.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Comicomment: U.S. benefits from EU, Russia gas split. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday on new rules of natural gas trade with "unfriendly" countries and regions, vowing to halt existing contracts if these buyers refuse to pay in rubles.

ecns.cn (2022-04-03). Shanghai launches citywide antigen testing amid COVID-19 resurgence. ecns.cn Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.