(2023-07-11). Focusing on gender equity on World Population Day. america.cgtn.com 
It's World Population Day. Eight billion people living on this planet presents a unique set of challenges. But this year, the United Nations is choosing to focus on one specific issue: gender equality.
(2023-07-11). New PE regulation to advance tech drive. ecns.cn China's first regulation covering supervision and administration of private equity funds unveiled on Sunday will facilitate the industry's high-quality development by better managing risks, and is expected to further advance China's technological innovation and better serve the real economy.
(2023-07-10). What's included in California's reparations report? america.cgtn.com 
The U.S. state of California is taking a first-in-the-nation step in the name of racial equity. A reparations task force has submitted its final report following a years-long study looking into ways in which, California could compensate its African-American residents, who are descendants of enslaved …
(2023-07-11). From Affirmative Action To Reparations: Bridging Racial Economic Inequality. inequality.org The Supreme Court's latest attempt to mandate colorblindness amidst the reality of deep and widespread racial inequality has dealt another strong blow against affirmative action in higher education. Yet at the same time communities across the country are recognizing that racial inequality will only be addressed if policies are specifically designed to repair these divisions. …
(2023-07-11). America's lost promise of economic rights. therealnews.com 
Inequality lies at the heart of contemporary American politics—from the dizzying power of corporations and the billionaire class to the racialized and gendered dimensions of wealth and income disparities. Yet the question of economic justice, as well as the struggle to attain it, also has long historical roots. Mark Paul joins The Marc Steiner Show to discuss his new book,
(2023-07-11). French Rioters And Palestinian Gunmen Send Similar Messages. southfront.org 
Written by At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears. | In many ways, it is. | Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force brutality. | That is where Palestinians would like to be after 56 years of occupation with…
(2023-07-10). Oklahoma Official Says Lessons on Tulsa Race Massacre Shouldn't Discuss Racism. truthout.org Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters (R) has suggested that discussion of race shouldn't be included in lessons on the Tulsa Race Massacre, a white supremacist massacre in which a mob of white people murdered hundreds of Black residents and destroyed thousands of their homes and businesses over a century ago. The superintendent's comments came on the same weekend that a… |
(2023-07-10). Dutch King's "Apology" for Colonial Slavery Is an Erasure of History. truthout.org On July 1, Emancipation Day, Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized for the nation's history of colonial slavery in both the East and the West. The apology is monumental, especially for descendants of the enslaved living in the Netherlands, who have fought hard for this recognition and who continue to face serious systemic racism across Dutch institutions, from education, to housing… |
(2023-07-11). NSW legal groups call for new religious discrimination amendments to be rejected. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-10). United States: Supreme Court upholds LGBTQ discrimination, denies student debt relief. greenleft.org.au 
The United States Supreme Court curtailed LGBTQ rights and struck down debt relief for students on June 30, reports Barry Sheppard.
(2023-07-11). Chile: Having a Good Constitution Doesn't Guarantee Social Change. libya360.wordpress.com Taroa Zúñiga Silva Graffiti in Chile, attributed to the Communist Youth, reads "For an free education #Iwantanewconstitution" (Photo via Marcelo Bernal on Twitter) Taroa Zúñiga Silva speaks to Bárbara Navarrete, secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile. "We are a generation totally interested in taking power," says Bárbara Navarrete, the new secretary-general of the Communist Youth of…
(2023-07-11). UK's University and College Union steps up efforts to end higher education workers' struggle. wsws.org In an attempt to shut down the boycott entirely, the UCU agreed last week to a new meeting with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). Since imposing a pay deal of between 5 and 8 percent in March, the UCEA has insisted it will not consider any further increase.
(2023-07-11). 10 years since the Chicago school closings: The legacy of the CTU's CORE faction. wsws.org The real legacy of CORE is the continued decimation of public education, highlighted by the closure of 50 schools following the defeat of the 2012 teachers strike, with this June marking the 10-year anniversary of those closures.
(2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org 
The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.
(2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org 
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.
(2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Račak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org 
Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…
(2023-07-11). Starmer branded an 'absolute disgrace' at Durham Miners' Gala. mronline.org 
Durham Miners' Association general secretary Alan Mardghum said it was an absolute disgrace that the Labour leader had punished MPs for standing on picket lines in support of striking workers.
(2023-07-11). Patients With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Expenses. jamanetwork.com Some people with diabetes, including about 27% who were insured, used online crowdfunding to cover costs linked to their health, according to an analysis of 313 randomly selected GoFundMe campaigns from patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
(2023-07-11). 10 years since the Chicago school closings: The legacy of the CTU's CORE faction. wsws.org The real legacy of CORE is the continued decimation of public education, highlighted by the closure of 50 schools following the defeat of the 2012 teachers strike, with this June marking the 10-year anniversary of those closures.
(2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.
(2023-07-11). Cambodian Premier reminds Ukraine of the horrors of cluster bombs. mronline.org Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recalls Cambodia's "painful experience" with U.S.-dropped cluster munitions in the 1970s, which continue to cause casualties to this date.
(2023-07-11). NATO/CIA false flag operation in Raƒçak in 1999 set precedent for similar operations in Syria and Ukraine that were designed to create a pretext for military intervention. mronline.org Clinton administration claimed Serbian forces massacred civilians when deaths at Raƒçak resulted from fighting between Serbian Army and terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which Washington supported…
(2023-07-11). Starmer branded an 'absolute disgrace' at Durham Miners' Gala. mronline.org Durham Miners' Association general secretary Alan Mardghum said it was an absolute disgrace that the Labour leader had punished MPs for standing on picket lines in support of striking workers.
(2023-07-11). Patients With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Expenses. jamanetwork.com Some people with diabetes, including about 27% who were insured, used online crowdfunding to cover costs linked to their health, according to an analysis of 313 randomly selected GoFundMe campaigns from patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
(2023-07-11). Sunday 8/6: Climate Emotions and Activism: A Psychologist's Perspective on the Climate Emergency. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-07-11). Tuesday 7/11: Banking on a Safe World: Divest from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels w/ Indigenous Leaders. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2023-07-11). Monday 7/17: Banking on a Safe World: Divesting from Nuclear Weapons & Fossil Fuels. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2023-07-11). Who is Behind "Fake News"? Mainstream Media Use Fake Videos and Images. globalresearch.ca The mainstream corporate media is desperate. They want to suppress independent and alternative online media, which they categorize as "fake news". Readers on social media are warned not to go onto certain sites. Our analysis confirms that the mainstream media are routinely involved in distorting the facts and turning realities upside down.
(2023-07-10). Soros-Funded 'Color Of Change' Hit With Allegations Over Use of Money, Misconduct. moguldom.com Color of Change, which describes itself as the largest online U.S. racial justice organization, has faced high staff turnover, layoffs, and allegations of misconduct by senior leaders that were downplayed or ignored, some former and current employees say. The nonprofit Color of Change helped the push to end New York City's racially biased "stop-and-frisk" policy, …
(2023-07-10). End the billionaire tantrum over news—tax Big Tech. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in The Liberal plan to force Facebook and Google to pay news creators appears to be collapsing. | The scheme—Bill C-18 or the
(2023-07-10). Canada's political elites are climate criminals in the pocket of Big Oil. mronline.org 
The promises of environmental stewardship from Canada's political establishment clash with its support for fossil fuel interests.
(2023-07-10). Deadly hazards of capitalist profit system. mronline.org 
The beginning of July saw the hottest days on record globally.
(2023-07-10). Despite warnings, IAEA approves Japan release plan for contaminated Fukushima water. mronline.org 
"Piping water into the sea is an outrage. The sea is not a garbage dump," said one local fisherman earlier this year.
(2023-07-10). Healing the wounds of War in Vietnam. mronline.org 
From 1964 to 1973, the United States released 6,162,000 tons of bombs and other ordnance in Indochina, far greater than the combined amount during the Second World War and the Korean War.
(2023-07-10). Silence of the Lambs: How the Russian Communists Have Responded to the Wagner Mutiny and Prigozhin's Empire. mronline.org 
The calls have begun in Mosco, for keeping intact Yevgeny Prigozhin's conglomerate of military budget contractors. The reason argued is that they have established themselves so strategically in the logistics of the military services that they cannot be purged without doing greater damage than Prigozhin himself has caused. In short, a Russian oligarch who knows too much, with too many mouths to feed, too many pockets to fill, and so too big to fail.
(2023-07-11). Federal Court Stops Construction Of Mountain Valley Pipeline. popularresistance.org Late Monday afternoon, a three-judge panel of 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of construction while it considers arguments that Congress violated the separation of powers doctrine when it passed a law expediting completion of the controversial project. | The brief order came from Chief Judge Roger Gregory and Judges Stephanie Thacker and James Wynn. The same three judges have set aside nearly a dozen permits issued to Mountain Valley over the past five years. | The case involved a challenge, filed by The Wilderness Society, of a provision in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which suspended the feder…
(2023-07-11). Northwest China's Xinjiang region to optimize cotton planting structure in 2023. ecns.cn Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will further optimize its cotton planting structure and ramp up output of top-quality cotton products, with 16 groups of Xinjiang's Production and Construction Corps to exit from cotton planting, according to a recent notice released by the region.
(2023-07-11). Here's How Organizing to Abolish the Prison Industrial Complex Works in Practice. truthout.org As more activists embrace abolition of the prison industrial complex, here's what this work demands of us in practice. In the early 2000s, I sat in an organizing meeting discussing how to prevent a new prison from being built. After listening to several people talk about ways our coalition could encourage the prison to be sited somewhere else or on a smaller footprint, I wondered aloud if we… |
(2023-07-11). Unionized Psychiatrists Say Maryland Provider Violated Labor Law. popularresistance.org Unionized psychiatrists and nurse practitioners at Cornerstone Montgomery, an independent behavioral health care provider with dozens of locations across the D.C. region, are accusing management of unfair labor practices, arguing that recent policy proposals would sacrifice their ability to care for patients. | Represented by the healthcare worker union 1199SEIU, psychiatrists and nurse practitioners say that Cornerstone Montgomery has tried to "drastically" increase the number of appointments on the providers' calendars, which would decrease the amount of time each practitioner can spend with their patients, and…
(2023-07-11). Labor must act on council demerger promises. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-11). 'Work Requirements' Or Real Jobs? popularresistance.org When I heard the debt-ceiling deal would target people in their fifties for new work requirements to get food stamps, I thought about my brother. | As a young man in the Navy, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes—that's the one where your body attacks your pancreas, and you need insulin to stay alive. At the time, treatment options were limited, and the Navy discharged him. But thanks to the V.A. and medical advances, he was OK. | He's a talented mechanic, had steady work, and raised two wonderful kids. In his fifties, though, the toll of the disease meant a lot of sick days. Too many for his employers.
(2023-07-11). Slingshot: 'Work Requirements' or Real Jobs? labornotes.org
(2023-07-11). Reform Caucus in Amazon Labor Union Sues Board to Hold Leadership Election. truthout.org One year after the landmark union victory at the Amazon warehouse JFK8 on Staten Island, New York, the brightly colored posters that once adorned the glass at the iconic bus stop in front of the plant are gone. This was the bus stop from which Chris Smalls, Derrick Palmer, Connor Spence, Gerald Bryson, Jordan Flowers, and others launched an insurrection that won an unprecedented union… |
(2023-07-11). Preview: What to Look for in the June CPI. cepr.net (The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, June 12 at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time.) Inflation is likely to continue on its downward course in June. The core CPI, which came in at 0.4 percent in May for the third consecutive month, should edge downward …
(2023-07-11). West Nile virus: What you need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Female Culex mosquito, courtesy: CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have confirmed reports of West Nile virus in 10 states. The bite of an infected mosquito most commonly spreads the virus. "West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S.," says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic. It's a flavivirus —a specific type of RNA virus that can infect humans, birds and horses. "West Nile virus is…
(2023-07-11). ASEAN Nations Start Ministerial Meetings to Discuss Challenges. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off its 56th Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. | RELATED: | In his opening remaks, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi called on the leaders of the bloc to show the world that ASEAN can navigate the regional and global dynamics and continue to create the paradigm of collaboration. | Marsudi said ASEAN needs to show its credibility, by consist…
(2023-07-11). Aotearoa: Unite union pushes for fair pay for hospitality workers. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-07-11). Sunday 7/16: Tour: The Lives of Farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. indybay.org Meet at and carpool from: | Human Agenda office | 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B211 | San José, CA 95131…
(2023-07-11). Sunday 7/30: Tour: The Lives of Farmworkers in Watsonville. indybay.org Meet at and carpool from: | Human Agenda office | 1590 Oakland Road, Suite B211 | San José, CA 95131…
(2023-07-11). Canada: Thousands of dockworkers strike in British Columbia. greenleft.org.au 
About 7400 Canadian port workers, members of the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union), have been on strike at more than 30 ports across British Columbia since July 1, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-07-11). Kurds protest death threat to imprisoned leader Abdullah àñcalan. greenleft.org.au 
Kurds and their supporters in France, Germany, and Switzerland protested on July 8 over new death threats against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah àñcalan who has been imprisoned by the Turkish state for the past 24 years, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-07-11). "A Historic Mistake": Swedish Peace Activist Decries Move to Join NATO & Abandon Neutrality. democracynow.org 
Sweden may soon join NATO after over a year of negotiations with Turkey over its bid for accession to the transatlantic military alliance. Turkey's right-wing President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan had staunchly opposed Sweden's bid due to the country's strong presence of Kurdish exiles, including members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Turkey considers a "terrorist" organization. Erdoƒüan attributed his unexpected change of heart to Turkey's own bid to join the European Union, which has been stalled for years, suggesting he will open the door…
(2023-07-11). Texas Governor Outlaws Life-Saving Water Breaks for Workers as Climate Crisis Fuels Heat Waves. democracynow.org 
We take a closer look at the impact of the massive heat dome in Texas, where extreme heat is bearing down on some of the state's most vulnerable populations, including workers and prisoners. At least three people have died after working in triple-digit heat, just as Republican Governor Greg Abbott signs into law a new measure that overrides mandatory water breaks for workers. Meanwhile, 32 people have been reported to have died in Texas prisons, most of which lack air conditioning and are prone to increased rates of heat-induced cardiac events. We are joined on Democracy Now! by Steven Monacelli in Dallas,…
(2023-07-11). Dockworkers' union spouts "internationalist" rhetoric, while conniving to sell out strike at Canada's West Coast ports. wsws.org At a rally attended by hundreds of workers in Vancouver on Sunday, the ILWU downplayed the imminent danger of strike-breaking legislation. Above all, it issued no call to mobilize the working class across Canada and its 22,000 US West Coast members—themselves without a contract for over a year—to defeat such an attack.
(2023-07-11). Biden appoints senior economic advisor as White House point man in UAW contract talks. wsws.org The appointment underscores Biden's determination to use all means to beat back demands by autoworkers for serious improvement in the 2023 contract.
(2023-07-11). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Two workers died in an explosion at a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico while workers at Alaska's White Pass & Yukon Route took a strike vote after six years of fruitless talks.
(2023-07-11). Cummings wins runoff, will be Communications Workers first African-American president. peoplesworld.org 
ST. LOUIS —Veteran union leader Claude Cummings Jr., 71, won a runoff late on July 10 for the presidency of the Communications Workers, becoming the influential and progressive union's first-ever African American in its top job and its first-ever Southerner. Cummings is the union vice president who leads CWA's District 6, headquartered in Austin, Texas, …
(2023-07-11). CWA's Shelton skewers Republicans for their threat to democracy. peoplesworld.org 
ST. LOUIS —In his final keynote address as Communications Workers president, veteran unionist and former New York Bell telephone lineman Chris Shelton blasted the Republican Party's continuing threat to democracy. And it's primarily but not solely from Donald Trump. "Never forget who we are fighting for and who are we fighting against: The bosses and …
(2023-07-11). DPRK reiterates warning to the United States. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Kim Yo Jong, deputy department head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, reiterated the country's warning against any air intrusions by the United States.
(2023-07-11). Justice Demanded for the Killing of Journalists in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Monday, dozens of journalists, media workers and activists protested in Mexico City to demand justice for the murder of the correspondent of the newspaper La Jornada in the state of Nayarit, Luis Martín Sánchez Âñiguez, which occurred last Saturday. | Related: | In the protest, which took place in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, the journalists demanded that the authorities resolve the case of Sánchez Âñiguez and other colleagues murdered in pr…
(2023-07-11). Chinese Prime Minister's Trip to Europe. journal-neo.org From June 19-23, Li Qiang, leader of the State Council (i.e., prime minister of China), who only took office in March of this year, made his first trip abroad. The focus of his first foreign tour was the European continent. Specifically, the two leading countries of the European Union, Germany and France, as well as […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-07-11). Cuba's Foreign Minister Condemns EU's Lack of Transparency Ahead of CELAC—EU Summit. orinocotribune.com The European side aims to hide content of the debates and organize parallel forums to the event. | On Monday, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the lack of transparency and the manipulative conduct of the European Union (EU) in the preparation of the third CELAC—EU Summit. | "I denounce the lack of transparency and the manipulative conduct of the European Union in the preparation of the III #CelacUE Summit, which seriously jeopardize the success of the meeting. There is little time left, but it is not too late to avoid failure," wrote Rodríguez on social media. | Denuncio la falta de transp…
(2023-07-11). Cuba's Civil Society Denounces Exclusions and Lack of Transparency of CELAC-EU Social Forum. orinocotribune.com Several civil society organizations of Cuba denounced a lack of transparency and exclusions from a social forum prior to the CELAC-EU Summit that will take place in Brussels on July 17-18. | On Friday, July 7, the Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU), which represents these civil society organizations, condemned the lack of timely information and the exclusion of participants of Cuban civil society, youths and local authorities from the forum, convened by the European Union (EU) during July 13-14. | At a press conference held in Havana on Friday, ACNU President Norma Goicochea criticized the proposed fo…
(2023-07-11). Cambodia visitors will soon scan UnionPay QR code for payments in China. ecns.cn The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Phnom Penh with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, on cross-border QR code payment.
(2023-07-11). Dunhuang celebrates naming of asteroid after Chinese archaeologist. ecns.cn Asteroid 381323, discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was named "the Star of Fan Jinshi "on Monday with the approval of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature on May 14, 2021.
(2023-07-11). Revelan encuentro entre presidente de Rusia y jefe del grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net "Es cierto que el presidente tuvo esta reunión, invitó a 35 personas", afirmó Peskov en conferencia de prensa.
(2023-07-11). Asteroid named after Chinese archaeologist. ecns.cn Asteroid 381323, discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was named "the Star of Fan Jinshi "on Monday with the approval of the International Astronomical Union's Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature.
(2023-07-11). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.
(2023-07-10). President Maduro Highlights Civic-Military Union Key Role. orinocotribune.com On July 9, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the indispensable role played by the civic-military union in the harmonious development of the country, which focuses on defending sovereignty and maintaining national peace. | The Venezuelan president further expressed on twitter that the combination of the people and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces has defended national…
(2023-07-11). #ShutDownNation: Admitted by former Israeli PMs. Ignored by Western media. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-07-11). Palestinian Prisoners Call For The Freedom Of Palestine Action Prisoners. popularresistance.org From inside Israeli jails, the Palestinian Prisoners' Movement has issued a statement demanding the freedom of Palestine Action prisoners held in British jails. Six activists from Palestine Action are currently detained, and over 100 more are facing custodial sentences, for disrupting the British manufacture of Israeli weaponry [1] [2]. | On Wednesday 5th July, nearly 80 public figures including celebrities, activists, academics and lawyers issued a statement of solidarity saying "We demand the charges are dropped against those already incarcerated and at risk of prison over their work to disrupt the criminal pro…
(2023-07-11). Israel has turned all of occupied Palestine into an open air prison, says UN expert's report. peoplesdispatch.org 
A report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says that apart from physically arresting over 800,000 Palestinians, including tens of thousands of children, Israel also controls the movement of millions through barriers, permits, and illegal settlements…
(2023-07-11). Journalists Abandoned Julian Assange And Slit Their Own Throats. popularresistance.org London – The persecution of Julian Assange, along with the climate of fear, wholesale government surveillance and use of the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers, has emasculated investigative journalism. The press has not only failed to mount a sustained campaign to support Julian, whose extradition appears imminent, but no longer attempts to shine a light into the inner workings of power. This failure is not only inexcusable, but ominous. | The U.S. government, especially the military and agencies such as the CIA, the FBI, the NSA and Homeland Security, have no intention of stopping with Julian, who faces…
(2023-07-11). The German budget 2024—a declaration of war on the working class. wsws.org Immediately following the outbreak of the Ukraine war, the German government announced the biggest rearmament programme since Hitler. Now the enormous costs of this are being passed onto the working class through austerity and social cutbacks.
(2023-07-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Work with your hands? Watch out for carpal tunnel syndrome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm a homebuilder and have begun experiencing numbness and tingling in my hands. Sometimes I drop things because I can't get a good grip. A friend suggested I might have carpal tunnel syndrome. But doesn't that mostly affect people who use computers all day? Can you explain more about the condition? ANSWER: Working with your hands day after day can take a toll on them, causing pain, numbness and weakness. Carpal tunnel syndrome is…
(2023-07-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Strains, sprains and tears of the upper arms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am trying to get into shape for summer, and one area that has always been challenging has been my upper arms. Recently, though, I began a workout routine, but a friend warned me about the risk of injuries. Do you have any advice to avoid problems? ANSWER: Having well-defined, muscular upper arms often is the goal of anyone seeking a fit and toned appearance. But there's more to these hardworking muscles than good…
(2023-07-11). Bolivia Guarantees Postnatal Rest for Working Women. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Bolivian President Luis Arce enacted the Partial Deferral Law of the Prenatal Period to…
(2023-07-11). China's policy toward South Korea unchanged, stresses working together to overcome difficulties: top diplomat. ecns.cn China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Ban Ki-moon on Monday in Beijing, saying that China hopes South Korea will work together with China to overcome temporary difficulties and revive the bilateral exchanges.
(2023-07-10). Why are there no slums in China? dongshengnews.org 
Slums were not uncommon in Chinese cities a few decades ago, from the precarious working class districts of 1930s Shanghai to the shanty towns of British-occupied Hong Kong in the 1950s onwards. How did China manage to develop in a way that decreased mass housing precarity? What are the structural reasons behind it?