(2023-04-02). Yes, We Have Gone Bananas. americanthinker.com The two big stories this week illustrate the corruption of the legal system and of the Democratic party which controls key portions of it.
(2023-04-02). Kamala In Africa: What Could Go Wrong? americanthinker.com Well, for starters, increased racism and terrorism.
(2023-04-02). It All Began With the Pill. americanthinker.com That hormone manipulator is Ground Zero for today's moral sickness.
(2023-04-02). We Can Optimize Winning Republican Campaign Rhetoric. americanthinker.com We know what works and what doesn't, so a little bit of money and planning could make all the difference in getting the message out despite the media.
(2023-04-02). Nancy Pelosi's Theology and Her Politics. americanthinker.com Why is Nancy Pelosi barred from receiving Holy Communion in the Catholic Church? And what does she plan to do about it?>
(2023-04-02). Why Are Traditional Christians Under Attack? americanthinker.com The assault on traditional Christians by the pope, of all leaders, and lately by the FBI, of all agencies, calls for an honest explanation.
(2023-04-02). The Turkish move: Finland in exchange for F-16s? journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-02). Easter and Passover both represent God's miraculous deliverances. americanthinker.com During this troubled time, their overlapping on the calendar seems important.
(2023-04-02). For Christians, the aberrant are fallen sinners, like the rest of us. americanthinker.com Are Christians coopting evil through 'live and let live' tolerance?>
(2023-04-02). How crazy have leftists become? Just look at Nebraska. americanthinker.com I was elected to public office as a Democrat, and it saddens me to see what has become of the Nebraska Democrat party.
(2023-04-02). How democracy was suspended in India in 1971, and how familiar that looks to the U.S. today. americanthinker.com In 1971, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended democracy for 21 months, tossing critics in jail and calling it a move against "insurrectionists." It is America's turn to resist and learn lessons from the emergency imposed in India almost five decades ago.
(2023-04-02). Taking out the US dollar, BRICS by BRICS. americanthinker.com A new world order comprising 40% of the world's population is cooperating to develop a new global currency.
(2023-04-02). The man with the most wisdom to offer on the Trump indictment. americanthinker.com In politics, we investigate each other, and the country suffers.
(2023-04-02). The pronoun war claims a teen casualty. americanthinker.com The official Pokémon Trading Card Game was the venue for the latest brutal transgender thought attack.
(2023-04-02). The public has never seen any scientific data that shows that our use of natural resources increases temperatures or controls the climate. americanthinker.com Because there is none. The media are supposed to ask questions and do research. Sadly, they have become Democrat campaign workers pushing the radical leftist agenda.
(2023-04-02). Trump's indictment creates a new era for the GOP. Swamp Republicans hardest hit. americanthinker.com What would or could Mitch McConnell or any other swamp-dwelling DC Republican do to stop a red state AG or a local DA from indicting Hunter Biden or Nancy Pelosi?>
(2023-04-02). Where is the American Dream? americanthinker.com After COVID, it's hard to believe that anyone here can succeed if he just tries hard enough.
(2023-04-02). Why did Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon refuse to charge an armed suspect that threatened a school? americanthinker.com The 2024 election can't come soon enough when it comes to George Gascon.
(2023-04-02). Saturday 4/1: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Britain in Palestine 1917-1948" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-02). Sunday 4/16: Q&A Discussion of the film "Marketing the Israeli Occupation – Part One" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-02). Thursday 4/20: ADFS Family Film Fest joins Piedmont Food Fest. indybay.org Ellen Driscoll Playhouse | 325 Highland Avenue near the corner of Oakland avenue | Piedmont, CA 94611…
(2023-04-02). US Threatened to Invade International Criminal Court. Now it Loves ICC for Targeting Putin. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-04-02). College Withdraws Honorary Degree Due to Vatican Desecration of Mount Graham. indybay.org Suny Geneseo College bulletin said that a planned honorary degree has been withdrawn for a Vatican planetary scientist because the Vatican is responsible for the telescope long opposed by Apaches on sacred Mount Graham in central Arizona.
(2023-04-02). Stay Home, Save Lives: Uncovering the COVID Deception. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-02). Friday 4/21: Contest Deadline for Contra Costa Youth – Art & Writing Challenge 2023. indybay.org Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
(2023-04-02). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
(2023-04-02). Thursday 3/30: Liberation Radio School. indybay.org Long Haul | 3124 Shattuck Avenue | Berkeley, CA…
(2023-04-02). 16-Year Old High School Boy Had a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine-Induced Subclinical (Silent) Myocarditis Is Extremely Dangerous to Kids. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-02). Saturday 4/22: Earth Day Santa Cruz. indybay.org Downtown Santa Cruz. Free parking will be available at the County building, located at 701 Ocean St. It is a short walk across the pedestrian bridge to the event.
(2023-04-02). Xi stresses advancing study, implementation of Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Thursday stressed further advancing the study and implementation of the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
(2023-04-02). China, Singapore substantively conclude FTA subsequent negotiations. ecns.cn China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to announce the substantive conclusion of subsequent negotiations on an upgraded bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
(2023-04-02). Chinese premier holds talks with Malaysian PM. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday held talks with visiting Malaysia's Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in Beijing.
(2023-04-02). Chinese scientists design implantable battery to help kill tumors. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed an implantable and self-charging saltwater battery that helps kill tumor cells by regulating the very environment supporting a tumor's growth.
(2023-04-02). Chinese premier holds talks with Singaporean PM. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with visiting Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on Saturday, with both sides vowing further efforts to enhance cooperation.
(2023-04-02). China's Shenzhou-15 astronauts complete 3rd spacewalk. ecns.cn The astronauts of China's Shenzhou-15 crew have completed three spacewalks since their journey into space four months ago, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
(2023-04-02). Ma Ying-jeou honors ancestors in mainland's Hunan Province. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, and his family on Saturday morning visited the tomb of his grandfather in the mainland's Hunan Province and honored the family's ancestors at the site.
(2023-04-02). 3 killed, 3 wounded in bar shooting in U.S. Oklahoma. ecns.cn Three people were killed on the scene and three others wounded at a bar shooting on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, the capital city of midwestern U.S. state Oklahoma, authorities said.
(2023-04-02). U.S. democracy summit designed to patch up small groupings in name of democracy: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The U.S. hosted the second "Summit for Democracy" basically to draw lines between countries in the world according to U.S. criteria and interfere in their affairs based on U.S. interests, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
(2023-04-02). Global Communication, Youth Empowerment: Forum of Global Communication and GenZ at Tsinghua University. ecns.cn
(2023-04-02). China's RMB becomes Brazil's second-largest international reserve currency. ecns.cn The Central Bank of Brazil announced on Friday that the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, has surpassed the euro to become the country's second-largest international reserve currency.
(2023-04-02). Chinese defense minister meets Bangladesh Navy chief. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Li Shangfu met with Bangladesh Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal in Beijing on Saturday.
(2023-04-02). Senior Chinese diplomat meets president of National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. ecns.cn Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in Beijing on Friday.
(2023-04-02). Full text: Joint Announcement between the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Singapore on the Establishment of an All-Round High-Quality Future-Oriented Partnership. ecns.cn The following is the full text of a joint announcement released on Saturday by China and Singapore on the establishment of an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership.
(2023-04-02). Russia to step up cooperation with China: Foreign Policy Concept. ecns.cn Russia aims to further strengthen its comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with China, Russia's new Foreign Policy Concept said on Friday.
(2023-04-02). Yellow River protection law takes effect. ecns.cn A new law on the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin came into effect on Saturday.
(2023-04-02). Japan raises retirement age of civil servants. ecns.cn The retirement age for national and local civil workers in Japan was raised Saturday from the current 60 to 61 as the new fiscal year begins.
(2023-04-02). China's first cargo-focused airport launches first int'l route. ecns.cn A Belgium-bound all-cargo aircraft loaded with some 100 tonnes of freight took off at around 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ezhou Huahu Airport in central China's Hubei Province.
(2023-04-02). China-aided school building handed over to Laos. ecns.cn The handover ceremony of the China-aided Phiawath Complete Secondary School building has been held in Lao capital Vientiane.
(2023-04-02). Vice head of China's sports administration under probe. ecns.cn Du Zhaocai, vice head of the General Administration of Sport of China, is under probe for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, according to the country's top anti-graft authority Saturday.
(2023-04-02). Cradle of Civilization: Wudang Mountain. ecns.cn Wudang Mountain in Hubei province is perhaps the most well-known among China's Taoist holy mountain. A sprawling ancient building complex in the mountain was founded in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and reached its zenith during the Ming Dynasty. The complex was included on the World Cultural Heritage List in 1994.
(2023-04-02). Saturday 4/15: Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Plant Sale. indybay.org Homeless Garden Project Farm | 100-198 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz…
(2023-04-02). Scotland's Renewables soar by 28%, as new Muslim Leader pledges Net Zero and Just Climate Transition. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Neil Pooran and Peter A Walker at Business Insider report that 28% more renewable electricity was generated in Scotland in 2022 than in the previous year. The impressive increase was largely driven by onshore wind farms. Scotland's green energy generation capacity is expected to soar further as big offshore wind …
(2023-04-02). April Fools Day March to End Homelessness. indybay.org One of the agenda items at the weekly Food Not Bombs meeting was that morning's Lookout story "In the Public Interest: A new law-and-order approach to homelessness in Santa Cruz?"
(2023-04-02). Pajaro Farmworkers, Class, Climate & Justice With Pamela Sexton & Elon Ortez. indybay.org Thousands of farmworkers and their families are fighting for survival after a flood and dangerous health and safety conditions.
(2023-04-02). How the U.S. and Canada are Wooing Latin America and the Caribbean to Front for their Plan to Invade Haiti (Part 3). orinocotribune.com 
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(2023-04-02). Sunday 4/30: Voices of Palestinian Resistance: Commemorating 75 Years of Nakba. indybay.org Sydney Goldstein Theater, San Francisco (near Civic Center BART)…
(2023-04-02). Israel occupation Forces kill Young Palestinian Physician at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. juancole.com 
Israeli occupation forces on Friday night shot dead a Palestinian young man in Al-Aqsa Mosque while he was trying to re-enter the holy site after being removed. This came after Israeli occupation forces stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque and evacuated most of the Palestinian worshippers remaining inside. At the same site of the killing, eyewitnesses …
(2023-04-02). " THE NEXT BIG THREAT: THE RISE OF THE WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM IN THE UNITED STATES" indybay.org
(2023-04-02). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-02). Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Fires Up Environmentalist Wrath. indybay.org While the mountains in general, and Mont Blanc in particular, are now being forced to rethink their future and their economic activities in a context of accelerated climate change, some municipalities seem to be taking these considerations rather lightly.
(2023-04-02). March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy San Francisco. indybay.org In San Francisco an estimated 700 people, mostly youth, marched on City Hall, where they listened to speakers including elected leader Honey Mahogany.
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-02). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-02). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-02). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-02). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-02). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-02). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-02). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-04-02). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
(2023-04-02). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-02). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-02). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-02). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
(2023-04-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-02). Trans Day of Visibility Rally in San Jose. indybay.org March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility every year. This year the group "Queer Trans Youth Assemble" called for student walkouts and rallies nationwide. Dozens of locations across the US saw actions in solidarity. In San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride organized a rally with music, singalongs, speakers, and lots of youth power and creativity.
(2023-04-02). Thursday 4/13: No Dumping Radioactive Water Into The Pacific No Restarting Nukes In Japan. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery/California St. | San Franciscco…
(2023-04-02). Thursday 4/13: Book Discussion: The Fitful Sleep of Immigrants. indybay.org Fabulosa Books | 489 Castro Street San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2023-04-02). What does the UK-India FTA mean for Indians' right to healthcare? peoplesdispatch.org The UK-India FTA could have a drastic impact on the cost of drugs as well as the timely entry of generic medicines in India and other developing countries.
(2023-04-02). ICC Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin for "Kidnapping Ukrainian Children" Borders on Ridicule. globalresearch.ca Updated on April 2, 2023 | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued "there are reasonable …
(2023-04-02). Friday 4/7: Imperialist Proxy War over Ukraine and the Looming Danger of World War 3. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-04-02). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…
(2023-04-02). Bombshell Report Debunks ICC Warrant for Putin, and Mainstream Media Sidesteps It. sputniknews.com There's radio silence from legacy media as a new exposé completely undermines "the allegation by the ICC… that Russia is running a network of camps that are holding children as hostages and committing a war crime by illegally deporting Ukrainian children."
(2023-04-02). Coca-Cola Produces Tons of Pure Cocaine Every Year at Secret Factory in New Jersey. sputniknews.com Until 1903, an average bottle of the legendary soda pop contained nearly 9mg of cocaine. To this day, the Coca-Cola Company imports coca leaves, which are used to produce cocaine in the United States.
(2023-04-02). Disney Plies Legal Loophole Linked to King Charles III to Dodge DeSantis' Self-Governance Crackdown. sputniknews.com Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, a long-time critic of Disney as a "purveyor of woke ideology," signed a bill in February 2023 to end the self-governing status of the entertainment giant, saying that the "corporate kingdom finally comes to an end. There's a new sheriff in town, and accountability will be the order of the day."
(2023-04-02). Ecuador Landslide Death Toll Rises to 27. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 27, after four more bodies were recovered from the rubble, Ecuador's Attorney General's Office (FGE) informs.
(2023-04-02). Five Syrian Soldiers Injured in Israeli Attack in Homs Province. sputniknews.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – Five Syrian service members were injured as a result of the Israeli air attack in Syria's Homs Governorate, the Syrian Defense Ministry informs.
(2023-04-02). 'Insane That 60 Minutes Would Do This' — Kinzinger Rages Over CBS Interview With MTG. sputniknews.com The usual suspects took to Twitter to air their grievances after the controversial new darling of the America First movement was interviewed by CBS' flagship news program.
(2023-04-02). Oil Exports From Iraqi Kurdistan Could Resume on Tuesday. sputniknews.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan may resume on April 4, the federal government of Iraq and the authorities of the autonomous region are close to concluding a relevant agreement, the Kurdish-led Rudaw broadcaster reports citing sources.
(2023-04-02). Putin Congratulated Lukashenko on Unity Day of Russia and Belarus: Kremlin. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian President Vladimir Putin sent the Belarusian leader, Alexander Lukashenko, congratulations on the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus, noting that despite the sanctions pressure, Russia and Belarus are effectively coordinating efforts in the international arena.
(2023-04-02). Russian Forces Repel Combined Strike of Ukrainian Troops: MoD. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian forces have repelled a combined strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and have destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
(2023-04-02). Syria, Egypt Holding Talks on Restoring Diplomatic Relations. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Damascus and Cairo are in advanced discussions to restore full diplomatic ties, and a top-level meeting is expected soon, The Wall Street Journal reports citing sources.
(2023-04-02). Trump's Lawyers May Seek to Move NY Criminal Case to Staten Island in Hopes of 'Less Biased' Jury. sputniknews.com Former president Donald Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on March 30 over his alleged involvement in hush money payments made to adult star Stormy Daniels in 2016 ahead of that year's presidential election. Ex-POTUS is reportedly to appear in court on April 4 for his arraignment, and is believed to be planning filing legal challenges.
(2023-04-02). Former PDVSA Executives Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos Declared Not Guilty of All Charges, Granted Full Freedom. orinocotribune.com 
Two former executives of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Aryenis Torrealba and Alfredo Chirinos, have been declared not guilty of all charges against them and the house arrest order against them has been lifted. | In February 2021, the two PDVSA executives were sentenced to five years in prison, for the crime of "disclosure, reservation or supply of information," after they had reported about financial crimes in PDVSA that were very similar to those unveiled recently, although those complaints involved some other top executives. The Venezuelan judiciary finally granted Torrealba and Chirinos full freedom, somethi…
(2023-04-02). Egypt's Nile Delta is badly polluted by Heavy Metals. juancole.com 
( Sustainability Times ) — The Nile is one of the world's most iconic rivers and in ancient times it gave rise to a unique cilvilization that lasted for several millennia. Yet its delta, once the heartland of Lower Egypt, could soon be no more in any recognizable form, scientists are warning. "Large-scale heavy metal …
(2023-04-02). Terrorists planning attacks in Novaya Kakhovka busted in Kherson Region — governor. tass.com The terror attacks aimed for mass murder of civilians in order to discredit the state order…
(2023-04-02). Kiev-Pechersk Lavra crisis to be the moment of truth for Ukrainians — official. tass.com According to Rodion Miroshnik, the Ukrainian authorities "believe that now is the right time to finalize the process of dehumanization of the Ukrainians, by neglecting the norms of law, morality, and conscience, by turning arms against civilians"
(2023-04-02). Exigen justicia por los crímenes cometidos por la dictadura en Brasil. telesurtv.net En el tradicional Cordón de la Mentira también se pidió justicia por los crímenes cometidos en el pasado Gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro.
(2023-04-02). Colombia exhorta al rebelde ELN a expresar su intención de paz. telesurtv.net El cese al fuego es una pieza clave en las negociaciones con la organización rebelde del ELN, dijo Danilo Rueda, el alto Comisionado para la Paz.
(2023-04-02). Al menos 11 muertos dejan paso de tornados en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Hubo reportes de tornados en Arkansas, Mississippi, Iowa, Tennessee, Illinois y Wisconsin y otros estados.
(2023-04-02). Japón eleva edad de jubilación de funcionarios públicos. telesurtv.net La edad de jubilación de los trabajadores civiles nacionales y locales en Japón se elevó este sábado de los actuales 60 a 61 años al comenzar el nuevo año fiscal.
(2023-04-02). Ejército israelí asesina a palestino en la mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net El hombre asesinado este sábado era Mohammad Khaled al-Osaibi, de 26 años, natural de Houra, una aldea árabe beduina en el sur de Israel.
(2023-04-02). Celebran reunión en Perú víctimas del régimen de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net El evento fue organizado por las asociaciones de víctimas de Juliaca, Ayacucho y Apurímac, pero también participarán delegaciones de Cusco, Lima, Arequipa y Junín…
(2023-04-02). Canciller sirio visita Egipto por primera vez en más de 10 años. telesurtv.net La visita ayudará a poner en marcha los pasos para devolver a Siria a la Liga Árabe a través de la mediación de Egipto y Arabia Saudita.
(2023-04-02). Convocan a huelga general tras asesinato de joven palestino. telesurtv.net Muhammad Al-Osaib fue baleado cuando intentó proteger a una joven que intentaba llegar a la mezquita Al-Aqsa en pleno mes de Ramadán y fue agredida por policías israelíes.
(2023-04-02). Exigen en Perú se juzgue a responsables de represión y masacres contra el pueblo. telesurtv.net Víctimas de la represión denunciaron la impunidad en torno a los asesinatos de manifestantes y demandaron la renuncia de Dina Boluarte.
(2023-04-02). Se movilizan en Portugal por el derecho a una vivienda digna. telesurtv.net Se registran marchas en seis ciudades. Exigen al Gobierno precios justos para viviendas y el fin de los desalojos.
(2023-04-02). Presidente de Venezuela destaca resistencia del pueblo iraní. telesurtv.net Saludan aniversario 44 de proclamarse la República Islámica de Irán. Instan a que EE.UU. y UE levanten sanciones contra ese país.
(2023-04-02). Dan alta hospitalaria al papa Francisco tras infección respiratoria. telesurtv.net Francisco al ser dado de alta del Hospital Universitario A. Gemelli saludó al Director General del Policlínico, Marco Elefanti, y al personal médico y de apoyo que le colaboró en estos días.
(2023-04-02). Asesinan a excombatiente en el departamento de Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Levinson Valoys Mosquera, quien era firmante del acuerdo de paz.
(2023-04-02). Rusia asume la presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU. telesurtv.net El órgano será presidido un mes por la delegación rusa y la función es principalmente protocolaria, será la encargada de gestionar la agenda de trabajo y de presidir las reuniones.
(2023-04-02). Aumentan a 22 los fallecidos por tormentas y tornados en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El sistema de tormentas que azotó varias regiones de EE.UU. amenazó una franja del país donde viven unos 85 millones de personas.
(2023-04-02). Sube a 27 la cifra de muertos por alud de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Ministerio Público informa del hallazgo de otras dos personas en esta jornada. Se dispuso el levantamiento de los cuerpos y la entrega a sus familiares una vez identificados.
(2023-04-02). Continúan las protestas contra reforma judicial en Israel. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes han mantenido las protestas porque temen una tramitación exprés que podría propiciar la aprobación de la norma en 24 horas.
(2023-04-02). Presidente sirio insta a ministros a enfrentar la corrupción. telesurtv.net Al juramentar a nuevos funcionarios públicos, Bashar Al-Assad afirmó que los cambios ministeriales constituyen un medio para elevar el nivel de trabajo y los resultados.
(2023-04-02). Bolivia recibe misión de organismo regional de derechos humanos. telesurtv.net El equipo de cinco comisionados y otros 20 representantes de la CIDH concluyó ese viernes la misión con visitas a los departamentos de La Paz, Sucre, Cochabamba y Santa Cruz.
(2023-04-02). Cinco militares sirios heridos tras bombardeo israelí en Homs. telesurtv.net Los cazas de combate israelíes habían violado el espacio aéreo del norte del Líbano para atacar varios puntos urbanos y rurales de Homs.
(2023-04-02). Unicef alerta del aumento del paso de niños migrantes por Panamá. telesurtv.net En los dos primeros meses del año cruzaron la selva de Darién, con rumbo hacia Estados Unidos unos 9.700 infantes.
(2023-04-02). Colombia en alerta por actividad del volcán Nevado del Ruiz. telesurtv.net La Unidad para la Gestión del Riesgo de Desastres indicó que el aumento de la actividad en el volcán indicarían que en los próximos días podría entrar en erupción.
(2023-04-02). Estampida humana deja al menos 11 muertos en el sur de Pakistán. telesurtv.net La Policía de Karachi indicó que la estampida ocurrió durante la distribución de alimentos por el mes del Ramadán en una fabrica local.
(2023-04-02). Presidente ecuatoriano autoriza tenencia de armas de uso civil. telesurtv.net Como parte de las medidas para combatir la inseguridad, Guillermo Lasso declaró el estado de excepción en las provincias de Guayas, Los Ríos y Santa Elena.
(2023-04-02). Más de 90 refugiados fueron rescatados frente a costas de Libia. telesurtv.net Según, SOS Méditerranée entre las 92 personas rescatadas se encontraban al menos 40 menores de edad no acompañados y nueve mujeres.
(2023-04-02). Tenants to City: Expand the Moratorium, Ban Evictions! indybay.org Eviction notice? Back rent? Know your rights, and how to use them.
(2023-04-02). IPCC: The World faces a Climate Emergency, but with a Huge Global Effort we can Avoid the Worst. juancole.com 
By Frank Jotzo, Australian National University and Mark Howden, Australian National University | — The world is in deep trouble on climate change, but if we really put our shoulder to the wheel we can turn things around. Loosely, that's the essence of today's report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The IPCC …
(2023-04-02). Thursday 5/18: Inequality and Instability — Peace Based Approach. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-04-02). Saturday 4/15: What's Home? A Night of Creative Listening Across Differences. indybay.org The 418 Project | 155 S. River St., Santa Cruz…
(2023-04-02). Friday 3/31: Practical Anarchy and Gardens of the Mind. indybay.org 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA…
(2023-04-01). Pelosi's Tweet Reveals the Real Intentions Behind Trump's Indictment. americanthinker.com This is a win for the likes of Pelosi who want to turn the U.S. into a third-world dictatorship where government agencies such as law enforcement and the judiciary are used to target opponents and outlaw political opposition.
(2023-04-01). Will Economic Freedom End this July? americanthinker.com From the dawn of time, currency was the one thing that governments had difficulty tracking.
(2023-04-01). NY Citizens' Voter Audit Challenges Blue-State Hegemony. americanthinker.com What these brave volunteers are doing affects not just New York, but the whole nation.
(2023-04-01). The Religious Conviction that America is Systemically Racist. americanthinker.com Bumper sticker reasoning capabilities on campus.
(2023-04-01). The Illusion of Happiness: Why We're Falling Short. americanthinker.com As the belief in "one's own truth" has become commonplace, society has strayed further away from the cornerstones of happiness.
(2023-04-01). The Dangers of Hiring Retirees to Drive School Buses. americanthinker.com If school districts are so desperate to coax retirees back, they must insist on more stringent, and frequent, physical and performance tests.
(2023-04-01). CIA, NED: Georgia and Colour Revolutions: "Oink, Oink, Squeal like a Pig!" journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-01). A Guide to Understanding the Hoax of the Century. strategic-culture.org BY Jacob SIEGEL | PROLOGUE: THE INFORMATION WAR | In 1950, Sen. Joseph McCarthy claimed that he had proof of a communist spy ring operating inside the government. Overnight, the explosive accusations blew up in the national press, but the details kept changing. Initially, McCarthy said he had a list with the names of 205 communists in the State Department; the next day he revised it to 57. Since he kept the list a secret, the inconsistencies were beside the point. The point was the power of the accusation, which made McCarthy's name synonymous with the politics of the era. | For more than half a century, McCarthy…
(2023-04-01). Alexander Dugin and the Origins of the 'Red-Brown Alliance' Myth. strategic-culture.org 
By Max PARRY | It was a surprising admission when The New York Times The unexpected confession came more than a month after a car bomb killed the 29-year old journalist and daughter of Russian political theorist Aleksandr Dugin who personally witnessed h…
(2023-04-01). Italy Plays the Blackmail Card With the EU Over African Immigration. strategic-culture.org What Meloni wants is to manipulate a crisis now so as the EU coughs up either huge amounts of cash, or simply blocks the migrants crossing. | While it's entirely understandable that the new right-wing coalition government in Italy is concerned about levels of immigrants from Africa — via Tunisia and Libya — it's worth wondering how much credibility Giorgia Meloni has left with international institutions and the media in general. Her period in office began with a controversial video clip of her ranting about France and its colonial policies it carries out in its former colonies in West Africa (mostly u…
(2023-04-01). Transgender and legendary. workers.org 
Letter from Miley Selena Fletcher S.C.I. Forest, Marien Ville, Pennsylvania Note: Miley Fletcher is a trans woman incarcerated at S.C.I. Forest in Pennsylvania, one of 214 transgender prisoners incarcerated there, according to their sex assigned at birth. I sit here and wonder why people hate. Why is being transgender so . . . |
(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care. thelancet.com Annabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.
(2023-04-01). Iran International: Inside the 'Saudi-Funded' Network Promoting Regime Change in Iran. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Mar 24, 2023 | As part of the historic, Chinese-led Iran Saudi Arabia détente deal, multiple outlets have reported that Riyadh has agreed to Yet even glan…
(2023-04-01). El tropel bancario en los EE.UU. globalizacion.ca En todo sistema de producción en que toda la trama del proceso de reproducción descansa sobre el crédito cuando este cesa repentinamente y solo se admiten los pagos al contado, tiene que producirse inmediatamente una crisis, una demanda violenta y…
(2023-04-01). April Fool's Day's 'Trans Day of Vengeance' is ironic in more ways than one. americanthinker.com It's not just the April Fool's Day choice of dates that makes this now-cancelled protest absurd.
(2023-04-01). Biden's border policy and the Juarez fire. americanthinker.com Biden and his agent Mayorkas created this humanitarian crisis.
(2023-04-01). California bill would provide 'free' condoms to students in grades 7 and up. americanthinker.com Why is it that the public educational system now seems more concerned with discussing, depicting, and tutoring kids in the ways of sex — the kinkier the better — than it is with teaching them about, well, anything else?>
(2023-04-01). Decoding the revelry among showbiz celebrities following Trump's indictment. americanthinker.com Are their lives so miserable that the pain of others causes them a feeling of schadenfreude?>
(2023-04-01). Democrats' indictment of Trump is noted abroad — and the banana republics are having a field day. americanthinker.com Mockery, sarcasm, and contempt are about all we are seeing from abroad in response to the Democrats' indictment of Donald Trump to keep him from running for president.
(2023-04-01). Don't know much about geology … Biden's interior secretary, Deb Haaland, tells us how little she know about her job. americanthinker.com Joe Biden's sad-sack interior secretary, Deb Haaland, couldn't answer the most basic questions in Congress about where mined materials for electric vehicles come from.
(2023-04-01). How Google is enabling cyber-criminals. americanthinker.com Google needs to take action in order to prevent the continued exploitation of its business model by online criminals.
(2023-04-01). Justice in the Trump indictment. americanthinker.com If laws are unequally applied, to serve the interests of those in power against those not in power, justice is absent.
(2023-04-01). Leftist priorities: Nothing matters more than arresting Trump. americanthinker.com Many on the political left want to bury the stories occuring in Nashville and pivot to a nothingburger story about Donald Trump from many years ago.
(2023-04-01). NYT editorial board gleefully reports on Trump indictment. americanthinker.com These people deserve not an iota of the credibility they enjoy.
(2023-04-01). The green foods time bomb. americanthinker.com Are there going to be food shortages when the greenie electric grid gives out?>
(2023-04-01). The Trump indictment shifts American political tectonics. americanthinker.com It may prove to be the day the real America will be resurrected, for two reasons:…
(2023-04-01). Time to ban the LGBT flag in public places? americanthinker.com The recent murders in Nasvhille expose the ugly side of those colors.
(2023-04-01). Trump is America's new John Doe. americanthinker.com In 2023, America has its new John Doe.
(2023-04-01). The US-Backed Color Revolution in Israel Just Reached Crisis Proportions. orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Mar 27, 2023 | At all costs, America believes that it must do whatever's necessary to prevent the Israeli state from exercising its sovereign right under Bibi's restored leadership to balance between the US-led West's Golden Billion and the Sino-Russo Entente in the New Cold War instead of decisively take the former's side against the latter. Most immediately, its "deep state" wants Israel to arm Kiev, which Bibi himself warned earlier this month could abruptly catalyze a crisis with Russia in Syria, thus opening a "second front" in the US' Eurasian-wide "containment" campaign. | There's…
(2023-04-01). Colombia's Petro Calls for 'International Conference' to Advance Venezuela Dialogue. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government has reiterated that talks with the hardline opposition are conditioned on the release of US-seized funds.
(2023-04-01). Biden's Big Win in Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-01). How Billionaires Fund Scholars Who Pump U.S. Imperialism. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The super-rich have always profited enormously from imperialism — and that means from invasions, coups, and other international regime-change operations. | Right now, they are especially pumping for WW III (to conquer Russia and China, above all), or at least for increasing the likelihood that it will happen; and here's how they do this [mdas…
(2023-04-01). Inglorious Inertia: The Albanese Government and Julian Assange. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The sham that is the Assange affair, a scandal of monumental proportions connived in by the AUKUS powers, shows no signs of abating. Prior to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese assuming office in Australia, he insisted that the matter dealing with the WikiLeaks publisher would be finally resolved. It had, he asserted, been going on for too long. | Since then, it is very clear, as with all matters regarding US policy, that Australia will, if not agree outright with Washi…
(2023-04-01). Russia Says It Will Keep Notifying US of Missile Tests. southfront.org 
(2023-04-01). Ukrainian Nazis Now Paying With Their Lives For Years Of Crimes Against Civilians In Donbass. southfront.org 
(2023-04-01). Casualties Reported After Clashes Between Syrian Army, HTS Militants In Western Aleppo (Videos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Early on April 1, heavy clashes broke out between the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the western countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The clashes took place in the outskirts of the 46th Regiments base and the nearby town of Kafr Amma. News sources affiliated to HTS reported that clashes began when the SAA launched an attack at the Greater Idlib region. However, the Syrian Ministry of Defense didn't report any such action.
(2023-04-01). Iraqi Group Threatens To Target U.S. Military Helicopters With Stinger Missiles In New Video. southfront.org 
Official banner of The Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf | A shadowy Iraqi armed group has threatened to target United States military helicopters flying over the country with American-made FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADs) | The group, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq — 'Ashab al-Kahf, released early on April 1 a photo of a CH-47 Chinook military transport helicopter flying over an unspecified part of Iraq with a caption that re…
(2023-04-01). Kiev Forces Spotted Using U.S. M58 Mine Clearing System (Video). southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have been spotted using the American-made M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) for the first time since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. | On April 1, video footage surfaced online showing Ukrainian troops using the rocket-projected explosive line charge on an unspecified front. | The MICLIC consists of an M353 or M200A1 utility chassis trailer, a launcher, an M147 firing kit, an M58A3 line charge, and a 127 mm MK22 Mod 4 rocket. The line charge is…
(2023-04-01). Russia Protests 'Provocative Actions' By U.S. Forces In Syria. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Russian Military Police service members are in Syria | Russia has protested against "provocative actions" United States forces deployed in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said on March 31. | The senior Russian military officer said that the "provocative" incidents had occurred in Syria's northeastern governorate of Hassakeh where U.S. forces have been deployed for several years, leading a coalition and backing the so-…
(2023-04-01). Syrian Foreign Minister Makes First Visit To Egypt In Over Ten Years. southfront.org 
Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry welcoming his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad in Cairo. Source: the Syrian Arab News Agency . | On April 1, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Egypt, in the first official visit to the country in more than a decade. | Mekdad held a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry at the foreign ministry building in the capital, Cairo. The Syrian Arab News Agency said that the two ministers discussed bilateral relations as well as recent r…
(2023-04-01). Three Israelis Wounded In West Bank Ramming Attack (Videos). southfront.org 
Screengrab. Via Twitter. | Late on April 1, A Palestinian driver hit three Israelis south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem in what was described by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) as a ramming attack. | The IDF said in a statement that the driver was shot dead on the spot. The three casualties, all in their early twenties, were treated at the scene by paramedics and rushed to a nearby hospital. One was reportedly in serious condition and the two others were lightly wounded. | The alleged ra…
(2023-04-01). U.S. To Keep Carrier Group In Mediterranean After Deadly Confrontation With Iran In Syria. southfront.org 
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails through the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released) | The United States will deploy attack aircraft in the Middle East and keep a carrier group in the Mediterranean Sea, the Pentagon announced on March 31. | Pentagon Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Phil Ventura said that a squadron of A-10 attack aircraft are deploying to the region ahead of a scheduled deployment as a result of th…
(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces took control of several buildings in the center of Bakhmut city | The AFU counterattacked south of Ivanivske | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near the Avangard stadium | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Khromove | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Donbass On April 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Ugledar | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts | Up to 85 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 pickups and 3 armored vehicles were destroyed by Russian artillery on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD | Up to 260 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 motor vehicles and 4 armored vehicles…
(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Syria On April 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On April 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Aleppo region in the past 24 hours | On April 1, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Banin | On March 31, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Damascus countryside. An Iranian IRGC advisor was killed in the attack | On March 31, an NDF member was killed by an ISIS landmine explosion in Deir Ezzor desert while searching for truffles |
(2023-04-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Kherson | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, and one D-20 howitzer in the Kupyansk region | Russian forces destroyed three armoured fighting vehicles, three pick-up trucks, one D-20 howitzer in the Liman region | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk | Clashes between the Russian…
(2023-04-01). Sri Lanka's Neoliberal Nightmare, Widespread Famine Triggered by Covid-19 Lockdown and an Unpayable External Debt. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). UN lies about US military occupation of Syria, reporter calls out Ukraine hypocrisy. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
US troops have illegally occupied Syria's oil-rich territory for years, but a top United Nations official, Farhan Haq, falsely claimed "there's no US armed forces inside of Syria". Chinese reporter Edward Xu called out the UN's hypocrisy on Ukraine.
(2023-04-01). US invites authoritarian far-right regimes to 'Summit for Democracy'. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
The Joe Biden administration invited numerous authoritarian far-right leaders to the US State Department's so-called "Summit for Democracy", including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Poland's Andrzej Duda, India's Narendra Modi, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, and Pakistan's coup regime.
(2023-04-01). Chemical leaks danger to community drinking water in Philadelphia. workers.org 
In the late afternoon of March 26, Philadelphia residents received a jarring emergency alert that it was not safe to drink or use the water. A chemical leak from a factory in Bristol threatened to contaminate the Delaware River water. For the next few days, the city's water department continued . . . |
(2023-04-01). Ecuadorian Congress to review request to impeach President Guillermo Lasso. peoplesdispatch.org Ecuador's National Assembly has received the go-ahead to proceed with the impeachment of President Guillermo Lasso, accused of crimes against the public administration. The request by the deputies was accepted by the Constitutional Court, the legal body responsible for evaluating the admissibility of this type of process. | The request, accepted on the night of March 29, had been filed on March 10. Opposition lawmakers accuse Lasso of involvement in an alleged corruption network involving several public companies, based on a report published earlier this month by the country's Truth, Justice and Corruption Commis…
(2023-04-01). Organizations File Complaint Against Texas' Takeover Of Houston Schools. popularresistance.org Civil rights organizations have filed a federal complaint on behalf of several parents against the Texas Education Agency because of its plan to replace the Houston Independent School District's democratically elected school board, claiming the move takes away the rights of Houston voters of color to choose their own school officials. | The complaint was filed with the U.S. Department of Justice Friday morning, with a claim by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, the Houston NAACP, the League of United Latin American Citizens and the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice that the state's takeover violates…
(2023-04-01). Campaign to win 'Militant,' book readers, spring fund contributors. themilitant.com 
"You should go talk to the Murphys. They are very outspoken about the train derailment disaster here," Tish McDevitt, a greenhouse worker in East Palestine, Ohio, told Socialist Workers Party members who were bringing solidarity and covering the response of working people to the disaster there caused by Norfolk Southern rail bosses and the government. "You'll know their place by the big Trump and American flags at the driveway." | "Socialists? What the heck, come on in," Russ Murphy said, answering the door after Candace Wagner and Steve Zamboni, both rail workers, introduced themselves. "First of all, what's thi…
(2023-04-01). Sunday 4/16: The Craft and Career of Activist Writing with John Curl. indybay.org
(2023-04-01). From county farm to statewide fame, Nellie Stone Johnson's journey. cpusa.org 
As we round out Women's History Month, we honor Nellie Allen Stone Johnson, radical farmer, African American union leader, NAACP and Urban League civil rights activist, Farm-Labor organizer, and Young Communist League member, who left an inexhaustible and distinguished legacy of struggle. Born Nellie Allen in 1905 to a rural Minnesota family of radical …
(2023-04-01). Climate protesters demand National Australia Bank stops greenwashing. greenleft.org.au Climate activists protested outside the National Australia Branch's Corporate Tower Branch as part of Move Beyond Coal's national focus against greenwashing. Carine Visschers reports.
(2023-04-01). RFK, Jr. : Airline Safety Is 'Not a Partisan Issue,' FAA Must Investigate Spike in Pilot Health Emergencies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Germany's Heat Pump Boom Causes its Biggest Chip Maker to Expand. juancole.com 
By Edgar Meza | — Handelsblatt ( Clean Energy Wire ) — Germany's shift away from Russian gas, coupled with government plans to phase out fossil fuel heating systems, has led to a massive heat pump boom that is forcing the country's biggest semiconductor producer, Infineon, to expand capacity, business daily Handelsblatt reports. Computer chips …
(2023-04-01). Saturday 5/20: Archive Fever: Prelinger- 'Film: the Living Record of Our Memory'. indybay.org ATA gallery 992 valencia st…
(2023-04-01). Saturday 4/1: Multiplex Seder: the liberation story from your perspective. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-01). Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified. Are We Witnessing Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Viruses Are Our Friends, Not Our Foes. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Take Action: End The Persecution Of Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Australian publisher Julian Assange is a political prisoner. After being abducted out of the Ecuadorian embassy, he has languished in Belmarsh prison for nearly four years. In the intervening time, press freedom groups, major newspapers, and civil libertarians have all condemned the US's unprecedented charges against Assange. | After years of grassroots advocacy, now members of Congress are starting to speak out. But they need to hear your voice. | Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is currently circulating a sign-on letter calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against Assange.
(2023-04-01). Florida Teachers' Unions Are Front Line of Resistance Against DeSantis's Fascism. truthout.org Beset with reactionary attempts to curtail their academic freedom and bust their unions, college and university professors have become a key target of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's far right regime — in no small part because they represent one of the few organized statewide forces ready to fight back against his increasingly repressive administration. There are few people better positioned to speak… |
(2023-04-01). Students at Little Village Lawndale High School walk out against Vallas. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Most of the students at Little Village Lawndale High School (LVLHS) are too young to participate in Chicago's upcoming mayoral election, and many of those old enough are barred from participating because of their immigration status. Nevertheless, scores of high school students protested outside of LVLHS on March 30 to condemn mayoral candidate …
(2023-04-01). Deliberately Engineered Confusion: The Hallmark of the Greatest Biopsychosocial Operation in History. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Why America Needs War, The Project for The New American Century (PNAC). globalresearch.ca Introductory Note on America's "Long War": The Project for The New American Century (PNAC) : | This incisive and carefully documented article by renowned historian and political scientist Dr. Jacques Pauwels was published by Global Research almost 20 years ago on April …
(2023-04-01). Mask Study: "Makes little or no Difference" in COVID-19 Transmission" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Dr. Rosalie Bertell: Zero Tolerance for the Destructive Power of War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Children Continue to Die From Influenza & Streptococcus A Complications. Are We Seeing Severe Immune System Damage From COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Uranium Dossier. "Yugoslav Scenario" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Nearly 300 mln tonnes of oil, gas reserves discovered in Bohai Sea in 2022. ecns.cn The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced that it discovered approximately 300 million tonnes of crude oil and natural gas reserves in China's Bohai Sea in 2022.
(2023-04-01). Bytedance owned app gains U.S. popularity. ecns.cn Bytedance owned lifestyle-sharing platform Lemon8 hits the US App Store's top 10 downloaded apps this week amid ban discussions of Bytedance's Tik Tok, surpassing Youtube, WhatsApp, Gmail and Facebook.
(2023-04-01). Comicomment: U.S. summit makes a mockery of democracy. ecns.cn The United States, with its tattered version of "American-style democracy," hosted the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" this week. However, the country is plagued by chronic issues such as money in politics, racial discrimination, gun and police violence, and wealth polarization. Human rights legislation and justice have suffered an extreme regression, further undermining the basic rights and freedoms of the American people.
(2023-04-01). Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region sees growth in foreign trade in Jan-Feb. ecns.cn The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region saw its foreign trade increase by 6 percent year on year to 783.15 billion yuan (around 113.97 billion U.S. dollars) in the first two months of 2023, said customs of Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province.
(2023-04-01). China's efforts reduce carbon emission intensity in agriculture: report. ecns.cn The carbon emission intensity of major agricultural products in China is on a downward trend, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) on Friday.
(2023-04-01). China continues zero tariffs on coal imports. ecns.cn China's policy move that continues to implement zero tariffs on coal imports until the end of this year is expected to keep the energy supply stable and help lower costs for companies that rely on the use of imported coals, a finance official said.
(2023-04-01). China's registered organ donors exceeds 6 million. ecns.cn The number of registered organ donors in China has exceeded 6.18 million, the Red Cross Society of China said on Friday.
(2023-04-01). Major projects worth over 500 bln yuan start in central China. ecns.cn Central China's Hunan Province on Thursday launched 1,158 major projects with a total investment of 522.1 billion yuan (about 75.98 billion U.S. dollars), according to the provincial government.
(2023-04-01). Middle route of China's mega water diversion project benefits over 85 mln people. ecns.cn The middle route of China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has benefited more than 85 million people living in the provinces of Henan and Hebei, and in the Tianjin and Beijing municipalities, local authorities said.
(2023-04-01). China's manufacturing sector ranks world's first for 13 consecutive years. ecns.cn The added value of China's manufacturing sector accounted for nearly 30 percent of the global total in 2022, ranking first in the world for 13 consecutive years, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
(2023-04-01). Politicizing trade, tech issue will eventually backfire: Chinese FM. ecns.cn To politicize, instrumentalize and weaponize trade and tech issues and destabilize the global industrial and supply chains will benefit no one and will eventually backfire, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Friday.
(2023-04-01). High-profile Boao forum sends message of robust growth. ecns.cn In an ever-changing world full of uncertainties, people are in dire need of strong certainty to drive toward a better future.
(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to begin two-day China visit. ecns.cn Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China at the invitation of State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang from Saturday to Sunday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Friday.
(2023-04-01). China releases report on U.S. human rights abuses. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday released a report titled "U.S. Human Rights Abuse Against Refugees and Immigrants: Truth and Facts."
(2023-04-01). Japanese FM to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit China from April 1 to 2, foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday.
(2023-04-01). Chinese telescope LAMOST reaches new milestone in spectral data. ecns.cn The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) has become the world's first sky survey telescope to release more than 22 million spectra, said the National Astronomical Observatories under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC).
(2023-04-01). Unique water Yardang landform in Qinghai. ecns.cn Lying in the Qaidam Basin, the Wusute Yadan Geological Park is home to a unique landscape which consists of wind-eroded rocks known as yardangs.
(2023-04-01). Macao issues stamps to mark 30th anniversary of promulgation of Basic Law. ecns.cn Photo shows a souvenir sheet to commemorate the 30th anniversary of promulgation of Basic Law of Macao in the Macao Special Administrative Region, March 31, 2023.
(2023-04-01). China launches Yaogan-34 04 remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn This remote sensing satellite will be used in areas such as land resources survey, urban planning, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.
(2023-04-01). Insights | Chinese path to modernization serves as model for development of many countries. ecns.cn The Chinese path to modernization is vital to regional and global economic development. China provides momentum to global economic growth, and serves as a model for the development of many countries, especially those in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
(2023-04-01). China launches new Yaogan-34 remote sensing satellite. ecns.cn China successfully sent a new remote sensing satellite of the Yaogan-34 series into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 2: 27 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Friday.
(2023-04-01). [World Report] Ukraine invasion impacting Russian health care. thelancet.com Sanctions imposed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine are beginning to affect an already demoralised health system. Ed Holt reports.
(2023-04-01). Some Congress Members Need To Sit Down and Shut Up. scheerpost.com 
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Not too long ago, senator Marco "Bring Back Aerial Dogfights" Rubio took to the airwaves to inform the American people that their military must send fighter jets to escort drones near Russia's border. About the same time as Rubio's idiotic recipe for global nuclear annihilation, senator Tom "Invade Mexico!" Cotton …
(2023-04-01). Trump and the Triviality of Evil. scheerpost.com 
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — A New York Grand Jury empaneled by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted the former president, Donald John Trump. So report Ilya Marritz, Andrea Bernstein, Bill Chappell and Vanessa Romo at NPR. I gave all three of Trump's names because that is usually how felons …
(2023-04-01). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Wang Y, Li S, Pan Y, et al. Tenecteplase versus alteplase in acute ischaemic cerebrovascular events (TRACE-2): a phase 3, multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet 2023; 401: 645—54—In this Article the fourth sentence of the Role of the funding source section should read "The Clinical Research Institute of Peking University was responsible for the statistical analysis" and the Acknowledgments should have included Chen Yao and his team. These corrections have been made to the online version as of March 30, 2023.
(2023-04-01). The U.S.'s 'Democratic' Model for Dictatorships. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Here's Why Human Rights Watch Deliberately Only Scratched the Surface in Exploring Ukraine's Use of Banned 'Petal' Mines. orinocotribune.com By Eva Bartlett — Mar 28, 2023 | The American NGO begrudgingly acknowledges one of Kiev's war crimes, but not without smearing Russia along the way | Since Ukraine dropped thousands of mines on the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in July, 104 people have Among the most recent civilians to be
(2023-04-01). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.
(2023-04-01). NATO's Doomsday Seed Vault in the Arctic. globalresearch.ca First published on September 22, 2008. | Of relevance to the ongoing restructuring of agriculture under the helm of NATO, the Gates Foundation, Monsanto and the Rockefellers. | *** | The controversial 'Doomsday Seed Vault', a nuclear-bomb-proof vault deep into the side of …
(2023-04-01). Hunger in Haiti made in the U.S. workers.org 
The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This was the first of a multitude of sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Haiti, which have hindered, distorted and delayed its economic development. Haiti's historic lack of economic independence and . . . |
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Health for all requires commitment to healthy ageing. thelancet.com In a Comment, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida emphasised the "strategic importance of undertaking efforts on human security and universal health coverage [UHC]" during Japan's G7 presidency this year.1 Kishida highlighted three health-related priorities to realise this vision: first, strengthening global health architecture through improved international governance and sustainable financing; second, advancing UHC in…
(2023-04-01). Legacy of a Palestinian Educator: Honoring Saniya Nusseibeh's Journey as a Teacher on Land Day. juancole.com 
Sanaiyeh's story: The unwavering pursuit of educating Palestinian girls. Written byŸÖÿØŸàŸÜÿ© ÿÆÿ≤ÿßÿ¶ŸÜ khazaaen Translated bySarah Khaled ÿ≥ÿßÿ±ÿ© ÿÆÿߟÑÿØ Translated byMariam A. Translation posted 30 March 2023 0: 34 GMT Read this post in ÿπÿ±ÿ®Ÿä Saniyeh wrote on this photo: At Schmidt College after before the Nakbah, I'm in 7th grade." Saniyeh Nusseibeh Collection, Khazaen Archive. U…
(2023-04-01). Fred M'membe: "If We Struggle for the World We Want We Will Win" libya360.wordpress.com Fred M'membe I gave a speech in Beijing at the opening ceremony of The Second International Forum on Democracy — The Shared Human Values, organised jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and think tanks from Cambodia, Chile, Nigeria, Spain and Tonga. More than 300 guests, scholars, and experts from over 100 countries and…
(2023-04-01). George Galloway: The Form of Democracy in Western Countries is Devoid. libya360.wordpress.com George Galloway, leader of the workers party of Britain and former member of parliament, shared his understanding of democratic process at the second International Forum on Democracy: The Shared Human Values on Thursday. "The form of democracy in western countries is devoid", Galloway said. The "west" murdered #Congo president #PatriceLumumba dismembered and dissolved him in…
(2023-04-01). Reviving Regionalism in the Age of US Decline. libya360.wordpress.com Tanupriya Singh The Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961 (Photo: Museum of Yugoslavia, CC BY-SA 3.0 RS, via Wikimedia Commons) A new dossier by the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research and Cuba's Center for International Policy Research examines the decline of the US-led "rules-based international order" in favor of a decided shift towards regionalism…
(2023-04-01). The Simple Reason Why the US Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth. libya360.wordpress.com Roger McKenzie US troops on patrol in Iraq in 2006 (Photo: US Department of Defense) The United States demands that the world bow down to its leadership. A failure to do so is met with the full force of the international military-industrial complex controlled by the US The guardians of capital are highly organized and…
(2023-04-01). Green Left Podcast Ep 5: NSW elections, anti-war protests, strikes in Greece. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalists Isaac Nellist and Ben Radford take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-04-01). Podcast Ep 5: NSW elections, anti-war protests, strikes in Greece. greenleft.org.au Green Left journalists Isaac Nellist and Ben Radford take you through the latest news from Australia and around the world.
(2023-04-01). Beyond "Alphabet Boys": Police Infiltration and Repression in the Denver Area. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with a member of Colorado Springs Anti-Fascists about the history which has now been placed center stage on the popular podcast series, Alphabet Boys, which looks at how the FBI used informants during the George Floyd uprising in the Denver, Colorado area. As Democracy…
(2023-04-01). Mexico: Resistance and Repression in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. itsgoingdown.org 
The vultures of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism, and nation-states continue to circle over the Indigenous and campesino communities and lands of so-called southern Mexico. The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the latest feeding ground. There, a multiplicity of national and international state and private interests seek the imposition by any means necessary of the Interoceanic Corridor of…
(2023-04-01). Modern Iran's Advanced Information and Communication Technology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). National farmers convention takes up crisis facing toilers on the land. themilitant.com 
SAN FRANCISCO — Some 475 farmers, ranchers and other members of the National Farmers Union held their 121st Anniversary Convention here March 5-7. The NFU includes capitalist, middle and working farmers. The presentations and discussions reflected the consequences of today's deepening capitalist crisis and the deteriorating conditions of life and work in rural areas. | The convention highlighted the NFU campaign challenging "high levels of corporate concentration and evidence of anticompetitive practices," and how "corporate monopolies limit farmers' and ranchers' choices, pay them less, and charge them mor…
(2023-04-01). 15 Million People May Lose Health Coverage as Medicaid "Purge" Begins. truthout.org Beginning on Saturday, states across the U.S. will start the process of stripping Medicaid coverage from millions of people as pandemic-related protections lapse, part of a broader unraveling of the safety net that was built to help families withstand the public health crisis and resulting economic turmoil. Medicaid's continuous coverage requirements were enacted early in the COVID-19 pandemic to… |
(2023-04-01). The U.S. Has Killed More Than 20 Million People in 37 "Victim Nations" Since World War II. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Biden to Order US Dollar Replaced with Trackable "Spyware" Version? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). United Auto Workers Prepare for Big Fights Ahead Under New Reform Leadership. truthout.org The brand-new leaders of the United Auto Workers (UAW) are making ambitious demands but face stiff organizing challenges as they seek to jump-start the union, ahead of a momentous contract expiration this September at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler). At the union's Detroit convention this week, hundreds of delegates — often local leaders — signaled they were less ready… |
(2023-04-01). What If We Owned The Tracks? popularresistance.org When it comes to energy efficient transportation in America, no transportation option is better than the railroads. They have been the freight transportation backbone of America for nearly 200 years, which is why all the recent news about train derailments and union strikes deserves our attention. While more profitable then they have ever been for investors, the railroads are moving less freight and employing fewer workers now then they did in 2006. After underinvesting in their labor force, rolling stock, and tracks for decades, are America's railroads entering a state of decline, and if so, should we start disc…
(2023-04-01). History of US-NATO Military Campaigns (1991-2023). globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Paris strike boosts fight against gov't raising retirement age. themilitant.com PARIS — After two-and-a-half weeks on strike, workers at three garbage incinerators, including the Paprec Energies plant in Saint-Ouen, a northern suburb, returned to work March 24. | The strike was part of the ongoing mass opposition to French President Emmanuel Macron's push to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. Macron used his executive powers to impose the change March 20, bypassing a vote in the National Assembly. | "We are against the pension reform. Because our conditions are difficult, we benefit from a special pension setup," Thierry Saussier, a maintenance and production worker at the Saint-O…
(2023-04-01). Water Defenders Protect Guatemalan Lake From Mountains Of Garbage. popularresistance.org Hundreds of activists from across Guatemala walked along the shores of the majestic Lake Atitlán in the country's western highlands in commemoration of World Water Day on March 22. In their hands they carried white flowers, which they left floating along the shores as an offering. | The ceremony was held as part of the regional meeting of water activists to mark the international day meant to bring awareness to the water crisis around the world. This meeting was hosted by the local collective Comunidad Tz'unun Ya', which has become one of the most active water rights defenders in the Central American country.
(2023-04-01). Activists tell National Australia Bank to end support for Whitehaven Coal. greenleft.org.au Climate activists gathered outside the Newtown branch of the National Australia Bank on March 30 to demand the bank stop funding Whitehaven Coal. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Equity for women in science: the role of gatekeepers. thelancet.com A new book by Cassidy Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière, Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement, is aptly timed given concerns about the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic damaged women's productivity, visibility, and recognition within the research—publishing ecosystem. Equality within systems of knowledge production is not only right, as this book shows, denying such equality is also harmful.
(2023-04-01). French trade unions and the revolt against Macron. greenleft.org.au John Mullen looks behind the huge movement against Macron's attack on pensions, which has brought millions onto the streets, and seen ongoing blockades and strikes.
(2023-04-01). The United Nations is Being Used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War Against Nicaragua. covertactionmagazine.com Biased new report lends weight to U.S. regime-change operations targeting left-wing Sandinista government. While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," …
(2023-04-01). Militant Fighting Fund key to financing the paper. themilitant.com The Militant is 100% financed by its readers — workers, farmers and youth who think the paper's coverage is crucial to help our class find a road forward against the attacks of the bosses, their government and their state. We accept no paid advertising. | Every year we do one major fundraising campaign — the Militant Fighting Fund — which is at the heart of being able to publish. This year we are seeking to raise $165,000. | This comes at a time important class battles are being waged. "The Ukrainian people continue to resist every attempt by Moscow to crush their spirit and take their country,"
(2023-04-01). No, Trump's Arrest won't be Unprecedented for an Executive Officer: Former Vice President Aaron Burr was Arrested and Tried. juancole.com 
Revised. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The United States does not have much of a history of holding its high office-holders to account. No former president or vice president has been convicted of crimes committed while in office. It is not true, however, as some commentators are now implying, that it is unprecedented for a …
(2023-04-01). Biden's Justice Department Sues Norfolk Southern Over Toxic East Palestine Crash. truthout.org The Biden administration on Friday took its latest step to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for the disaster continuing to unfold in East Palestine, Ohio and the surrounding area, filing a lawsuit against the rail company for sending toxic chemicals into the environment. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the company under the Clean Air Act, accusing it of "unlawfully polluting the nation'… |
(2023-04-01). Protest marks Lac-Mégantic disaster, land expropriations. themilitant.com FRONTENAC, Quebec — Some 70 workers, farmers, area residents and others turned out to a press conference here March 10 called by the Union of Agricultural Producers and the Union of Forestry Producers of Southern Quebec, which represents landowners who grow trees for logging. They were protesting recently announced federal government plans for land expropriations to build a rail bypass around Lac-Mégantic. Frontenac Mayor Gaby Gendron chaired the panel. | So far 33 forestry and farm owners have received expropriation notices, in addition to a number of institutions. Yolande Boulanger, a farmer in her 80s, t…
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Japanese medical workers' sacrifice for universal health coverage. thelancet.com As a Japanese clinician working under universal health coverage in Japan, I feel great discomfort with regard to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Comment.1…
(2023-04-01). April 4 Runoff May Determine Whether Chicago Remains Playground for the Wealthy. truthout.org Tensions are high in Chicago, where early voting is underway in a hotly contested mayoral runoff. Incumbent Lori Lightfoot was roundly rejected by voters in the first round of voting on February 28, leaving Brandon Johnson, a progressive school teacher and Chicago Teachers Union organizer, to square off with neoliberal favorite Paul Vallas, who was CEO of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) from 1995 to… |
(2023-04-01). Beet workers make gains in strike to stop attack by Spreckels bosses. themilitant.com BRAWLEY, Calif. —A lively picket line of some 100 workers on strike at the Spreckels Sugar Company sugar beet processing plant was met with honks of support from truckers, agricultural workers and others passing by. Workers at the warehouse in Imperial County were part of the strike. Their union, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135, launched the strike March 9. | They were protesting a plan by the company to roll over their pension money into a 401(k) plan. The way the company calculated this would substantially reduce the amount of money they would get. The workers stayed out until March 21, when…
(2023-04-01). How The Rich Are Prepping For End Times, And Why. popularresistance.org The ultrarich are prepping for doomsday right now. France is on fire. The U.S. ruling elite and the mainstream media they own are avoiding reporting on it. The American rich want to exploit the workers more and more, and facing the wrath of the "common man and woman" is their greatest fear. So they have been increasingly coming up with ways to avoid the guillotines. | The ruling class knows what's coming: social instability caused by a combination of the climate crisis, banks failing, the soul-killing inequality of late-stage capitalism, and the impending dilution of the petrodollar. | So what's going on here?
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Policies to address the impact of an ageing population in Iran. thelancet.com Iran is experiencing an acceleration in population ageing, such that in 2022, the proportion of people older than 60 years in Iran exceeded 10% of the total population. At the same time, the population growth rate in Iran is 0 ∑7, the lowest rate during the past 25 years.1 From 2000 onwards, Iran's fertility rate seems to have stabilised and, based on the demographic transition theory, it is not expected to see many changes in the coming years.2 At the top of the challenges related to population, ageing in Iran is the concern of lonely or unmarried older people who live in families with a small household dime…
(2023-04-01). U.S. "Not Ready for War" Against Both Russia and China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Climate change is the biggest threat to individual and public health of this century.1 But although no country is immune, people living in low-income settings (which historically contributed the least to the climate crisis) are disproportionately affected.2 Through its annual reports, the Lancet Countdown has exposed the low prioritisation of climate change and health in countries' political agendas and how the failure of high-income countries to deliver a robust response and international climate finance has so far undermined timely action.
(2023-04-01). Canadá: Historia (y presente) de persecución e ironía. globalizacion.ca La hostilidad de una persona a otra, de un grupo humano a otro, incluso de una nación o varias naciones a otra, es realidad. El odio que muchas veces mantiene la hostilidad no es espontáneo como se lo presenta, ni…
(2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Digitising the aorta to prevent dissection. thelancet.com During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, there was shock when the talented US sportswriter Grant Wahl died after an aortic dissection. The cause of aortic dissections in young healthy individuals is often a genetic predisposition towards failure of the extracellular matrix, the structure that gives strength to the aortic wall. Dissections of the ascending aorta are associated with high mortality rates and are a leading cause of sudden cardiac death. Despite the severity of the condition, the management of aortic aneurysm and dissection has not changed greatly in decades.
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] No climate change justice in lieu of global authorship equity. thelancet.com The 2022 Countdown on health and climate change1 highlighted the impacts of climate change due to human-made disasters on the overall physical and socioeconomic fabric of human life. This Countdown aims to highlight the global experiences but fails to translate the global point of view in terms of the report's authorship.
(2023-04-01). Biden's Proposed Budget Is Nothing But Empty Promises. popularresistance.org On March 9, Joe Biden announced his budget plan for fiscal year 2024. Not much of it is likely to pass, since there's a slim majority by Republicans in the House, and much of it is in preparation for the 2024 election. He proposed many social programs and tax increases on the wealthy, many things which he didn't even fight for when Democrats controlled both the House and Senate. Biden likely made these proposals because he knows they won't pass, but he can still say he's at least trying. He touts the paltry things he was able to pass and continues to promote his rose-colored outlook and some elements of economic…
(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is your exercise program heart-healthy? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You're getting to the gym regularly. Meeting your friends for a walk around the block. Maybe aerobics class is your go-to exercise. But is your exercise program the best for your heart health? Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one person dies every 34 seconds in the U.S. from cardiovascular disease. Experts agree getting regular exercise is…
(2023-04-01). Consumer Health: What are the symptoms of TB? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World TB Day will be observed Friday, March 24, which makes this a good time to learn about this potentially serious infectious disease. In 2021, 7,882 cases of tuberculosis, or TB, were diagnosed in the U.S., and up to 13 million people in the U.S. were living with latent TB, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. An estimated 10.6 million cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2021, according to the World Health Organization. TB is caused by…
(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding chronic kidney disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease but did not have any symptoms, so far as I knew. Are there early symptoms that I missed? Is this hereditary? Should I be advising family members? Is this curable? Am I at risk for other issues? ANSWER: In its early stages, chronic kidney disease rarely causes noticeable symptoms. Kidney disease happens when the kidneys have been damaged and no longer work as they should. Kidneys are…
(2023-04-01). Heart failure induces cardiac and stem cell aging, Mayo Clinic study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Senescence is an aspect of aging that involves a biological dysfunction that occurs in response to repetitive stressors. Biological aging is associated with an increase in the incidence of cardiovascular disease, but whether heart failure is itself a senescent process independent of age is less clear. Senescent cells acquire a phenotype — characteristics that are genetically related — that may lead to inflammation and induce senescence in neighboring cells, which also can…
(2023-04-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can the MIND diet improve brain health? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You might be hearing more about the MIND diet of late. A recent study has added to the evidence that the diet, which includes a variety of brain-friendly foods, may help protect against Alzheimer's disease. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Angie Murad, a registered dietitian and nutritionist and patient educator at Mayo Clinic, explains the benefits of incorporating foods included in the MIND diet. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hoPg4bkKemQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 01) is…
(2023-04-01). Expertos en derechos humanos piden la retirada de un informe sesgado de la ONU sobre Nicaragua. globalizacion.ca 
Alfred de Zayas, ex Experto Independiente de la ONU sobre el Orden Internacional, se unió a otros especialistas en derechos humanos para condenar un informe de "experto" sobre Nicaragua publicado el 2 de marzo por ser poco profesional, parcial, incompleto…
(2023-04-01). Oh Boy, Now NATO Is Screwed… smoothiex12.blogspot.com again. Plus, never discount the possibility of April's Fool arriving earlier)))
(2023-04-01). Saturday 4/22: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Joe Kye, SURRIJA, and Nikbo. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center…
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Rwanda's health-care transformation: a case study for war-torn countries. thelancet.com As the world commemorates the 29th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi people in 1994, now is an excellent moment to reflect on the remarkable progress the country has made in its health-care system. Despite the devastating loss of life and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its health-care system and provide its citizens with access to quality care. This progress is a powerful lesson for countries in war conflicts and a testament to the resilience and determination of the Rwandan people.
(2023-04-01). Four Candidates to Run in Türkiye Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com The Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) of Türkiye announced that four candidates will be eligible to participate in the May 14 presidential election. | The collection of signatures of presidential candidates proposed by non-parliamentary parties closed on March 27. Only two politicians (Muharrem ƒ∞nce and Sinan Ogan) were able to collect the required 100,000 signatures required to be a candidate for parties that do not have parliamentary representation. ƒ∞nce received 114,657 voter signatures, while Sinan Oƒüan received 111,502. | MP Kemal Kilicdaroglu and incumbent President…
(2023-04-01). What Kind of Ukraine Do We Support? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Housing Crisis Pushes Once-Thriving Co-op Movement Back Into Spotlight. popularresistance.org When Eric Tuck lost two jobs at separate times in the 1980s, the Greenhill housing co-operative where he lived provided emergency assistance to him and his family. | First, Tuck was laid off from National Steel in Hamilton, Ont. Two years later, he was laid off again from Firestone Tire Factory, only six months after he'd taken the job. | Tuck was the sole breadwinner back then, raising two young children with his partner. Thrown out of work, he was forced to go on unemployment insurance, which was not enough to supplement his lost wages. But his co-op came through—both times—with a subsidy to reduce…
(2023-04-01). Saudi Arabia Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. popularresistance.org The government of Saudi Arabia decided to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner on Wednesday, March 29, making it the third Arab country to do so after Egypt and Qatar. | The decision to join the SCO was taken in a cabinet meeting headed by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Saudi Arabia's dialogue partner status can be converted into full membership of the group in the future. | The SCO was established in 2001 with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan as members. It is the successor of the Shanghai…
(2023-04-01). Daily Round-up | US freezing of Iranian assets is illegal, ICJ rules & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we look at ICJ ruling on US freezing of Iranian assets, Israel attacks on Syria, Ecuador court's approval of impeachment of president Lasso on corruption charges, and Pakistan court's overturn of colonial-era sedition law.
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Geography education to help understand discrimination in climate change and health. thelancet.com Thilagawathi A Deivanayagam and colleagues1 have highlighted that the effects of climate change are not equally distributed around the world, creating discrimination related to climate change and health. The authors mentioned briefly that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recognises education as one way to address this issue.2 However, the problem is so large and multidimensional that it should be answered with cross-disciplinary solutions. The effects of climate change vary across countries and regions due to differences in geography, history, and economic development.
(2023-04-01). Parental Authority for Covid Vaccination of Young Children: Ontario Law Case. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Nuclear War. "90 Seconds to Midnight": The Pentagon's 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] The role of police enforcement in public health emergencies. thelancet.com The COVID-19 pandemic, which has lasted for nearly 3 years, has killed millions of people worldwide. Globally, during this public health emergency of international concern, the police have played an important role in maintaining social stability and preventing the crisis from further escalating during lockdowns.1 They also partnered with local centres for disease control and prevention (CDC) to track citizens' information to prevent the virus from spreading and conducted crisis communication to keep people away from misinformation.
(2023-04-01). [Comment] Offline: Here is how we avoid collapse. thelancet.com WHO is celebrating health for all on World Health Day (April 7). The agency's messages are important and familiar—that all people deserve good health in a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world; that health is an essential human right; and that universal health coverage is the means to that end. No one could argue with WHO's intentions. But there is an important missing truth. The planet and the life it nurtures are under threat from our own greed, exploitation, and mendacity. Unless the dangers humans have created are addressed, health for all will be nothing more than whimsical fantasy.
(2023-04-01). 29th Georgian soldier killed in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 1, 2023 Georgian Fighter Killed in Ukraine Another Georgian fighter, Mikheil Mazanashvili has been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the Georgian Foreign Ministry confirmed to Civil.ge. The Ministry noted that the Georgian Embassy in Ukraine has been informed and is taking the necessary steps to repatriate the body to Georgia. *** This latest …
(2023-04-01). Bankrolled by EU and U.S., Poland to produce, ship 100 armored vehicles to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 1, 2023 Poland to produce 100 Rosomak military vehicles for Ukraine: PM Poland will build 100 Rosomak armoured military vehicles for Ukraine under a deal agreed with the European Union and the United States, the Polish prime minister said on Saturday. Speaking at an armaments plant in Siemianowice ≈ölƒÖskie in the south of …
(2023-04-01). Georgian ruling party leader: global powers pushing prolongation of current war, new conflicts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMarch 31, 2023 Kobakhidze: Georgia is facing serious challenges today "Today, there are certain global forces that are interested in the prolongation of wars and the creation of new conflict centers. They are trying to involve Georgia in conflicts. Today, our country is facing concrete risks." AZERTAC reports that these words were said by Irakli …
(2023-04-01). NATO/Israeli-backed Azerbaijani army ready to confront Armenia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian peacekeepers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 1, 2023 Azerbaijani Defence Minister: Nobody can speak to us in menacing tone Nobody can speak to us in a menacing tone, said Azerbaijan's Defence Minister, colonel-general Zakir Hasanov at the official meeting today, APA reports. Commenting on the remarks made by those who cannot accept the successful operations of the Azerbaijan …
(2023-04-01). NWO values: Marin is just so damn proud fellow Finns will submit to NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsMarch 31, 2023 Sanna Marin on Nato process: "I am very proud of the Finnish people" Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) has praised the Finnish people for their role in Finland's "historic" accession to the Nato alliance. The last potential barrier to Finland's membership was removed late on Thursday evening when Turkey's parliament voted …
(2023-04-01). U.S. to deliver 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 1, 2023 US Congress OKs sale of Hellfire missiles to Poland: defence minister The US Congress has cleared the sale of 800 Hellfire missiles to Poland, the Polish defence minister has announced, amid Russia's more than 13-month-long war in neighbouring Ukraine. "The US Congress has approved the purchase by Poland of 800 Hellfire …
(2023-04-01). With Erdogan's approval, "Finland will celebrate Easter as new member of NATO" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yle NewsApril 1, 2023 Erdogan has signed ratification of Finland's Nato membership President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed the Turkish parliament's decision to ratify Finland's Nato membership, several Turkish media outlets reported on Saturday. The president's final decision has been published in Turkey's official gazette. The Turkish parliament decided late on Thursday to ratify Finland's …
(2023-04-01). The Azerbaijan-Israel Alliance Poses A Risk To Iran, The Region And International Trade. thelastamericanvagabond.com Azerbaijan is a central piece in the emerging Middle Corridor trade route, connecting China to Europe, but its relations with Tel Aviv and growing rift between it and Tehran could destabilize not only the region, but also international trade. Since Azerbaijan's war with Armenia in 2020, over territory in Nagorno-Karabakh, Baku's relations with Tehran have
(2023-04-01). Defend Ukraine independence! Moscow out of all of Ukraine! themilitant.com Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal efforts to conquer Ukraine have been deadlocked for months as a result of the courageous efforts of working people in Ukraine. The Russian rulers occupy almost a fifth of Ukraine but the front lines have changed little in recent months despite the Putin regime's continual bombardment of residential areas. | Few Ukrainian cities have been bombed as relentlessly as Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia. Putin claimed he had annexed to Russia the region last fall despite not controlling much territory there. The determination to repel Moscow's invasion is reflected in the action of volunt…
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Intersectional inequities in academia. thelancet.com Gender equality in academia still faces enduring challenges globally, with under-representation of women in leadership and decision-making positions. However, most universities and research institutions actively implement gender equality plans and undertake activities aimed at increasing it. Despite this remarkable progress, intersectionality lags behind. This term, first coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, corresponds to the "lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects".
(2023-04-01). What Unionized Starbucks Workers Think Of Howard Schultz' Testimony. popularresistance.org The latest round in the fight between Starbucks and its nascent barista network‚Äâ—‚ÄâStarbucks Workers United (SBWU)‚Äâ—‚Äâcame to a head on Wednesday with the appearance of former CEO and current board member Howard Schultz at the Senate Committee on Housing, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP). | "It was honestly hard not to laugh out loud at some of the [bald-faced] lies he told," said James Greene, a fired Starbucks shift supervisor in the Pittsburgh area. | "He denied breaking the law repeatedly as senators were listing off mu…
(2023-04-01). Ecuador: Impeachment Motion Against President Lasso Advances. orinocotribune.com The Legislative Administration Council (CAL) of Ecuador's National Assembly approved by six votes in favor and one against the Constitutional Court's ruling to initiate an impeachment trial against President Guillermo Lasso. The vote took place on Friday, March 31. | The procedure now passes to the Auditing Commission, whose members have been requested by the CAL to suspend other processes and political trials in progress in order to prioritize the impeachment motion against Lasso for allegations of embezzlement, as stated by the Constitutional Court. | The Auditing Commission will meet in the coming days to set…
(2023-04-01). The Fight Against Corruption, the Banner of Chavismo. orinocotribune.com By Jesús Faría — Mar 31, 2023 | The Bolivarian Revolution was born in a historical confrontation against multiple forces and phenomena that plunged the country at the end of the 20th century in one of the greatest crises in the nation's history. It was an economic, social and political crisis, as well as a moral crisis of enormous proportions. Let us remember that the military rebellion of February 4, 1992 condemned the disgusting moral decomposition of the political and economic elites. Punto Fijismo [two-party system in Venezuela before the Bolivarian Revolution] was crumbling in the swamp of corruption, w…
(2023-04-01). Venezuela Opposition Primaries Falter Between Exclusions, Criticisms, and Lawsuits. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan opposition parties continue to announce their candidates for the 2024 presidential elections amid an environment marked by division, questions of "legitimacy," disqualified pre-candidates, and pleas to the US for more sanctions against the country's government. | Complaints of exclusion, characterizing other aspirants as "scorpions," accusations of treason, attributions of mental illness, etc. seem to be part of a campaign where the highly publicized "unity" is beginning to be exposed as a fabrication. | The so-called Unitary Platform for Venezuela (PUV), made up of the former members of the G4 platfor…
(2023-04-01). Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Russia on Suspicion of Espionage. orinocotribune.com A Wall Street Journal correspondent working in Russia, Evan Gershkovich, was arrested in the city of Ekaterinburg in the Urals by the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia on suspicion of espionage. The Russian security agency announced the news of the arrest through a statement issued on Thursday, March 30. | The FSB explained that Gershkovich, who previously worked for the Moscow Times and AFP in Moscow, has been accused of trying to "collect classified information" about a military industry factory, in violation of Russian laws on state secrets. | The FSB alleged that the WSJ reporter, a US citizen who has…
(2023-04-01). 750 U.S. Military Bases Globally, $7.2 Trillion US Nuclear Weapons Expenditure Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-01). Starbucks' Howard Schultz testifies on "scorched earth union busting" before Senate. liberationnews.org 
Howard Schultz, board member and former CEO of Starbucks, testified Wednesday the 29th before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee on what Starbucks workers describe as the company's "scorched earth" union busting campaign. Schultz finally agreed to testify one day before a scheduled subpoena vote against him.
(2023-04-01). Anti-Government Protesters Rally in Tel Aviv. sputniknews.com Protesters rally for the 13th consecutive week over the judicial reform despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to freeze the reforms until the next parliament session.
(2023-04-01). Avalanches in Norway Result in Three Deaths. sputniknews.com MURMANSK (Sputnik) – At least three people, including a foreign tourist, have died in several avalanches in northern Norway, Norwegian broadcaster NRK reports, citing police.
(2023-04-01). Death Toll in US Rises to 18 Following Deadly Tornadoes – Video. sputniknews.com A major storm system smacked into the South and Midwest on Friday, bringing with it devastating winds, power outages, and tornadoes.
(2023-04-01). Ecuador Landslide Death Toll Surpasses 20. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY, April 1 (Sputnik) – The death toll from a landslide in central Ecuador has risen to 23, the country's prosecutor general's office informs.
(2023-04-01). Ecuador's Foreign Minister Resigns. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Juan Carlos Holguin has announced his resignation, for personal reasons.
(2023-04-01). EU Chief Von der Leyen Could Become New NATO Secretary General: Reports. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could become the new NATO head in October of this year, a British tabloid reports, citing a diplomatic source.
(2023-04-01). Flying High: Rishi Sunak Splashes Out £500,000 of Taxpayer Cash on Private Jet Trips. sputniknews.com The UK opposition was quick to slam Sunak's hypocrisy about a green economy for everyone. The jet-setting PM blows excessive sums of taxpayer money on his opulent air travel, with private jet hires belching out emissions that poison the atmosphere.
(2023-04-01). IMF Approves $5.4 Billion Disbursement for Argentina. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a press release that it approved a $5.4 billion disbursement for Argentina.
(2023-04-01). Ivanka Trump 'Pained' for Father & Country over Dad's Indictment. sputniknews.com Ivanka Trump broke her silence over her father's indictment and also mentioned that she appreciates the messages of support and concern coming from "voices across the political spectrum."
(2023-04-01). Militants Tried Twice to Enter Gov't-Controlled Area in Syria's Idlib. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gurinov noted that one Syrian soldier died as a result of sniper fire at government forces' positions in the area of Ajel village in Aleppo province.
(2023-04-01). One-Third of Gas Stations in Paris Region Hit by Fuel Shortages Amid Strikes at Refineries. sputniknews.com PARIS (Sputnik) – Gas stations in France are still experiencing fuel shortages amid ongoing strikes at the country's oil refineries, with 30% of filling stations in the northern Ile-de-France region, commonly called the Paris Region, lacking at least one type of fuel, French media reported on Saturday.
(2023-04-01). Over 6 Million People Displaced in Yemen in Eight Years of Hostilities. sputniknews.com DOHA (Sputnik) – The number of internally displaced persons in areas under the control of Houthi rebels in Yemen has exceeded 6 million in the eight years of the military operation of the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia, Yemeni news agency SABA reports citing data from the Ansar Allah movement.
(2023-04-01). Over Dozen People Injured in Two Separate Train Derailments in Switzerland. sputniknews.com ZURICH (Sputnik) – Two trains have derailed in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, presumably due to strong winds, resulting in the injury of over a dozen people, police and local media report.
(2023-04-01). Over Dozen Protesters Arrested in Tel Aviv. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 19 demonstrators were arrested in Tel Aviv during the mass protest against the controversial judicial reform that was put on hold earlier this week, The Times of Israel reports.
(2023-04-01). Palestinian Shot Dead at Entrance to Temple Mount. sputniknews.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli security forces have neutralized a Palestinian at one of the entrances to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a holy site in the Old City of Jerusalem, the KAN national public broadcaster reports.
(2023-04-01). Parties to Political Process in Sudan Postpone Signing of Final Agreement. sputniknews.com TUNIS (Sputnik) – The parties to the political process in Sudan have postponed the signing of a final agreement providing for the establishment of a transitional civil authority in the country, Khalid Omer Yousif, the spokesperson for the signatories to the political settlement, said.
(2023-04-01). Russian Export Center to Compensate Costs of Participation in Foreign Fairs. sputniknews.com The Russian Export Center (REC, part of VEB.RF) will begin accepting applications from exporters for the reimbursement of expenses for participation in international exhibitions on April 6, the center reported.
(2023-04-01). California Dreamin' No More? Crime Surge Wrecks San Francisco's Quality of Life, Fuelling Exodus. sputniknews.com The past few years have seen San Francisco being hit by a rise in robbery, larceny theft, assaults and rapes.
(2023-04-01). South Africa Sets Up Unit to Fight Financial Crimes In Bid to Get Off FATF's Watchlist. sputniknews.com On February 24 this year, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) added South Africa to its so-called "gray list", with the global watchdog assessing the African nation as one that fails to fulfill international standards in tackling financial crimes.
(2023-04-01). Stoltenberg's Term as NATO Chief Likely to Be Extended. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is likely to see his term of office extended again as the alliance's key members are satisfied with his handling of the Ukrainian crisis, a source close to the negotiations told Sputnik.
(2023-04-01). Three Reported Dead After Tornadoes in Arkansas. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – At least three people died and dozens of others were hospitalized following tornadoes that hit the US state of Arkansas, according to media reports.
(2023-04-01). Trump to Face at Least One Felony Charge in New York Indictment. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The indictment handed down by a New York grand jury against former President Donald Trump contains at least one felony charge among the over 30 counts, The New York Post reported.
(2023-04-01). Kim's Sister Shames Zelensky For 'Gambling With His People's Destiny' by Pursuing Nukes. sputniknews.com Kim Yo-jong, Kim Jong-un's sister, blasted the Zelensky regime for exhibiting "incurable megalomania" by believing that they could defeat Russia.
(2023-04-01). Ukrainian Court Places Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Vicegerent Under House Arrest For 2 Months. sputniknews.com The vicegerent of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra had been hospitalized after falling ill during a court hearing earlier in the day. The spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church, Vladimir Legoyda, condemned the house arrest, saying it had been issued under false accusations and represented yet another example of lawlessness in Ukraine.
(2023-04-01). US Has Relatively Few ATACMS, Must Maintain Own Munitions Stocks. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON, March 31 (Sputnik) – The United States has relatively few Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) and must be considerate of its own munitions stocks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said on Friday.
(2023-04-01). Venezuela's Oil Revenues Reached $5 Billion in 2022. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuela's oil revenues last year amounted to $5 billion, which is less than 10% of the level of foreign exchange earnings before the imposition of sanctions, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said.
(2023-04-01). Vicegerent of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra Placed Under Round-the-Clock House Arrest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A court in Kiev put Metropolitan Bishop Pavel, vicegerent of the contested Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, under round-the-clock house arrest, including wearing an ankle monitor, Ukrainian media reported on Saturday.
(2023-04-01). Zakharova: Kiev Desecrates Orthodoxy While West Keeps Silent. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that Kiev is mocking and sneering at Orthodoxy, while the West remains silent about it.
(2023-04-01). Zambian Opposition Leader: US 'Killed Our Leaders,' Now They're 'Coming to Teach Us About Democracy'. sputniknews.com As many Zambians react with indifference to Kamala Harris' trip to Africa, one of the country's leaders had a scathing rebuke of American politicians' enduring colonial attitudes toward the continent — which has since gone viral on social media.
(2023-04-01). Un hombre se suicida después de hablar con un chatbot de Inteligencia Artificial. cubadebate.cu Un hombre belga se suicidó después de chatear con un chatbot de IA en una aplicación llamada Chai. El incidente plantea la cuestión de cómo las empresas y los gobiernos pueden regular y mitigar mejor los riesgos de la IA, especialmente cuando se trata de salud mental.
(2023-04-01). Abel Prieto denuncia la Declaración de Lima como un libelo fascista que pretende erigirse defensor de la democracia. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Casa de las Américas, Abel Prieto, denunció hoy en Cuba la llamada Declaración de Lima, la cual calificó de "libelo fascista que pretende erigirse defensor de la democracia". En su perfil de Twitter, Prieto dijo que el texto se propone "hacer retroceder la mancha roja que cubre nuestra región".
(2023-04-01). Bahamas retorna a 11 migrantes irregulares cubanos. cubadebate.cu Este viernes 31 de marzo en horas de la tarde arribó al Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí de La Habana, un avión procedente de Bahamas con 11 migrantes irregulares devueltos por las autoridades del país vecino, en la décima operación de este tipo que realizan en el presente año, con 502 personas retornadas.
(2023-04-01). Ballet en Cuba celebra el mes de la danza con diversas actividades. cubadebate.cu Muy activo comienza abril en Cuba el ballet, hermoso arte de las puntas, en el llamado mes de la danza. Este domingo se inaugura el 28 Encuentro Internacional de Academias para la enseñanza del Ballet, que reunirá en La Habana a casi 300 participantes de 14 países y a todas las escuelas provinciales de este arte en Cuba.
(2023-04-01). Damián Arce y Rafael Joubert lideran el equipo de boxeo de Cuba para los V Juegos del Alba. cubadebate.cu Damián Arce y Rafael Joubert destacan en el septeto de hombres seleccionado por Cuba para incursionar en los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela. Los otros miembros del elenco varonil están en pleno ascenso: Rogerlandy Delís (63,5 kg), Jorge Daniel Forcades (71 kg), Jorge Manuel Soto (80 kg), Fredy Alberto Pérez (92 kg) y Yoel Alejandro Duvergel (+92 kg).
(2023-04-01). Estudiantes de Tennessee se manifiestan frente al Capitolio para exigir el fin de la violencia con armas de fuego. cubadebate.cu Más de mil manifestantes se congregaron frente al edificio del Capitolio estatal para exigir el fin de la violencia con armas de fuego. La protesta se produjo tras el tiroteo ocurrido este lunes en la escuela Covenant de Nashville, donde una persona armada con dos rifles y una pistola mató a tres adultos y tres escolares de nueve años.
(2023-04-01). Innovadores de La Habana impulsaron casi 800 iniciativas en 2022. cubadebate.cu Los innovadores de la capital de Cuba impulsaron durante 2022 casi 800 iniciativas con un impacto económico de más de 181,3 millones de pesos (unos 7,5 millones de dólares), se conoció hoy en una reunión del sector. Resulta importante seguir consolidando el papel de las universidades y fortalecer sus relaciones con las entidades laborales.
(2023-04-01). Sebastián Piñera será citado a declarar por la causa de crímenes de lesa humanidad. cubadebate.cu La fiscal de Alta Complejidad Centro Norte, Ximena Chong, ha citado a declarar al exmandatario chileno Sebastián Piñera en calidad de imputado en la investigación de las violaciones de los derechos humanos durante el estallido social de 2019. Piñera "ha colaborado permanentemente con la investigación" y "ya prestó declaración en esta causa".
(2023-04-01). Thomas Màºller lidera la victoria del Bayern sobre el Dortmund en el clásico alemán. cubadebate.cu Con un doblete de Thomas Màºller, el Bayern Munich superó el sábado por 4-2 al Borussia Dortmund en el clásico alemán para retomar la cima de la Bundesliga sobre los visitantes y con lo que el técnico Thomas Tuchel debutó con triunfo con el Bayern.
(2023-04-01). Tornados y violentas tormentas dejan al menos once muertos en EEUU (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Al menos once personas murieron en el sur y el centro-este de Estados Unidos a causa de violentas tempestades y tornados que destrozaron casas y comercios, mientras el noreste se prepara este sábado para la eventual llegada de tormentas.
(2023-04-01). Twitter Cancels April Fool's Day. davidswanson.org
(2023-04-01). Peru: Congress Accepts Vacancy Motion Against De Facto President Boluarte. orinocotribune.com 
The Peruvian Congress accepted a vacancy motion against de facto President Dina Boluarte, which will be put to a vote in the next session of the parliament to decide if it will admitted for debate. The news was announced by the president of Congress, José Williams. | The vacancy motion accuses Boluarte of being morally unfit for office, because since she took office in December 2022, over 70 Peruvians have died in anti-government protests. A majority of Peruvians demand the resignation of Boluarte and the Congress and call for new general elections, accusing Boluarte and the Congress of a parliamentary coup again…
(2023-04-01). Venezuela's National Assembly Approves Law to Seize Assets Linked to Corruption. orinocotribune.com 
The National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela has unanimously approved the Organic Law on Asset Forfeiture, a legal mechanism in the Venezuelan state's fight against corruption and related crimes. The bill was approved in first discussion at a special session of the National Assembly held on Friday, March 31. | National Assembly deputy and chief of the PSUV bloc, Diosdado Cabello, presented before the plenary the bill, containing 46 articles in 4 chapter, to give legal effect to the seizure of properties linked to corruption and terrorism. | This law will allow the State to take ownership of seized assets related to cr…
(2023-04-01). Collectif Palestine Vaincra presents on Palestinian youth resistance and international solidarity in Toulouse. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 29 March, the Mirail Struggle Committee invited the Collectif Palestine Vaincra to lead a discussion and presentation at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès in Toulouse, France about the resistance of Palestinian youth, historically and at present. This marks the third time that Palestine solidarity events have been organized as part of the student mobilization …
(2023-04-01). Land Day in Toulouse: Rally demands end to Tel Aviv-Toulouse "twinning" samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 30 March — Palestinian Land Day — over 30 organizations joined the call for a rally in Toulouse, France, in support of the Palestinian people and to demand the end of the twinning of Toulouse with Tel Aviv. In particular, Palestinian activists and members of Collectif Palestine Vaincra, Toulouse Anti-CRA, Truth and Justice Committee 31, UJFP, AFPS, Attac, CGT Educ'action, Solidaire , LJR, …
(2023-04-01). [World Report] Spiky and incisive: The Nuffield Trust. thelancet.com For 80 years, The Nuffield Trust think tank has worked to advance health policy in the UK. Talha Burki reports.
(2023-04-01). Russian forces kill up to 100 Ukrainian troops on Krasny Liman frontline in past day. tass.com Also two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed…
(2023-04-01). Ukraine loses up to 110 Ukrainian troops, mercenaries on Donetsk frontline. tass.com Russian forces killed up an armored personnel carrier, five armored combat vehicles, five motor vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, an Akatsiya, a Gvozdika, a Msta-B and a D-30 howitzer…
(2023-04-01). Russian forces destroy Ukrainian ammunition depot in Kharkov Region — Defense Ministry. tass.com Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said…
(2023-04-01). Russian air defenses intercept nine rockets, down five Ukrainian drones — Defense Ministry. tass.com According to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, a total of 405 aircraft, 228 helicopters, 3,630 drones, 415 missile systems, 8,497 tanks and other armored combat vehicles…
(2023-04-01). Russian Aerospace Forces down Ukraine's MiG-29 aircraft, Mi-8 helicopter in DPR. tass.com Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said…
(2023-04-01). Ukraine loses up to 50 troops on Kupyansk frontline in past day — Russian Defense Ministry. tass.com According to Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, Ukraine also lost up two cars and a D-30 howitzer…
(2023-04-01). Ukraine loses up to 50 troops on South Donetsk, Zaporozhye frontlines. tass.com Russian forces also killed up two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles and a D-20 howitzer, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said…
(2023-04-01). Russian forces kill up to 40 Ukrainian troops on Kherson frontline — Defense Ministry. tass.com Three motor vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and a Giatsint-B towed field gun also were destroyed…
(2023-04-01). Russian peacekeepers report ceasefire violation in Shusha area. tass.com The command of the Russian peacekeeping group is probing into the incident…
(2023-04-01). Turkistan Islamic Party militants' attempts to advance in Idlib foiled — Defense Ministry. tass.com In the past 24 hours, four cases of shelling were documented in the Idlib de-escalation zone from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra and Turkistan Islamic Party terrorist groups, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov said…
(2023-04-01). Russia stays top oil supplier to Turkey — statistics. tass.com The statistics say that 1.18 million tons of crude oil and petrochemical products were imported from Russia…
(2023-04-01). Trabzon-Sochi ferry service to start operating on May 1 — Turkish official. tass.com Ferries capable of carrying 300 passengers, 200 cars, six buses and twelve bulk cargo containers would sail between the two cities, the head of the Turkish Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Erkut Celebi said…
(2023-04-01). Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude hits spa towns in North Caucasus. tass.com There were no reports about destruction or casualties…
(2023-04-01). Ukraine's court places Metropolitan Pavel under house arrest for two months. tass.com The court banned the archbishop from communicating with the faithful…
(2023-04-01). Metropolitan Pavel ordered to stay under house arrest outside Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. tass.com The archbishop asked the judge to let him either stay in the monastery or come to the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra for services, but the court denied his request for attending services of worship…
(2023-04-01). Kiev-Pechersk Lavra abbot to be forcibly taken to court from hospital. tass.com The court has just "ruled to forcibly bring" the archbishop and hold a hearing on Saturday at 06: 30 p.m. Moscow time, the UOC said…
(2023-04-01). Armenian, Azerbaijani representatives hold meeting on disputed area's border. tass.com On March 14, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan had received another draft peace agreement from Azerbaijan and some progress had been achieved…
(2023-04-01). US leaky nuclear umbrella not to help Kiev in conflict with Moscow — Kim Jong Un's sister. tass.com Kim Yo Jong added that Kiev's nuclear ambitions were well-known, as Ukrainian officials had spoken in public about their nuclear ambitions on several occasions…
(2023-04-01). Zelensky slaps sanctions on Russian senators from new regions — decree. tass.com Ukrainian President has imposed sanctions for ten years…
(2023-04-01). Turkish parliament's approval of Finland's joining NATO comes in effect. tass.com Therefore, Finland has obtained legal grounds for joining the alliance…
(2023-04-01). Kiev's hopes for victory over Moscow may trigger nuclear disaster in Ukraine — Kim Yo Jong. tass.com According to the North Korean leader's sister, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is playing a dangerous game, gambling with his country…
(2023-04-01). Ukraine slaps more sanctions on Russian entities — decree. tass.com A total of 14 restrictions are imposed on legal entities and involve blocking assets…
(2023-04-01). Russian, Dutch nationals lay flowers at damaged tank transported from Berlin. tass.com The T-70 tank had earlier been put up on the square outside the Russian embassy in Berlin at the request of Ukrainian activists to protest against Russia's actions in Ukraine, but the initiative ended up in a failure…
(2023-04-01). Gun Rights Groups Continue to Target Assault Weapons Bans Amid Mass Shootings. truthout.org A fatal shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday left three students and three adults dead and reignited a contentious political debate around gun policy. Following reports that the shooter used legally-obtained AR-style weapons, President Joe Biden once again called for a ban on assault weapons. But a federal ban is unlikely to pass a divided Congress, in part due to the… |
(2023-04-01). Ascienden a 35 los fallecidos por hundimiento de templo hindú. telesurtv.net Al menos una persona permanece desaparecida y sigue en curso la operación para su rescate, mientras 14 han sido salvadas.
(2023-04-01). Aerolínea británica cancela más de 60 vuelos por huelga de personal. telesurtv.net El sindicato Unite decidió llevar a cabo un paro laboral que durará desde este viernes hasta el próximo 9 de abril.
(2023-04-01). Indígenas costarricenses señalan dificultad para acceso a universidades. telesurtv.net Instan al Consejo Nacional de Rectores (Conare) a buscar formas diferenciadas para acompañar a los indígenas en el acercamiento a las casas de altos estudios.
(2023-04-01). Ponen en alerta a 122 provincias de Perú por intensas lluvias. telesurtv.net Estas precipitaciones estarán acompañadas de descargas eléctricas y ráfagas de viento con velocidades cercanas a los 35 km/h.
(2023-04-01). Rusia: EE.UU. es fuente principal de riesgo para paz global. telesurtv.net Presidente Putin aprueba nuevo concepto de política exterior de Rusia. Defiende la multipolaridad y el incremento de cooperación con naciones de América Latina y el Caribe, entre otras.
(2023-04-01). Paraguay suma 70 muertos por chikungunya en lo que va de 2023. telesurtv.net De los fallecidos, 44 son personas mayores de 60 años de edad y 15 menores de un año.
(2023-04-01). Reportan más de 100 incendios forestales provocados en España. telesurtv.net El primer gran incendio forestal del 2023 fue registrado en la provincia de Castellón, en la Comunidad Valenciana y fue estabilizado este viernes.
(2023-04-01). Lula da Silva solicita retirar proyecto de ley sobre minería. telesurtv.net A pesar del pedido del presidente brasileño, la decisión de revocación del proyecto minero cae en el titular de la Cámara de Diputados, Arthur Lira.
(2023-04-01). Consejo de Administración Legislativa aprueba iniciar trámite de juicio político contra presidente de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Aprueba que pase a la Comisión de Fiscalización y resuelve que esta suspenda otros procesos y priorice la interpelación contra Lasso.
(2023-04-01). Denuncian hostigamiento a defensores de DD.HH. en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Consideran que el Estado promueve la criminalización y la judicialización para acallar las voces contra el saqueo, la impunidad y la corrupción.
(2023-04-01). Irán celebra fallo de CIJ sobre fondos secuestrados por EE.UU. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia consideró irrazonable la congelación de unos 2.000 millones de dólares iraníes. Ordenó a Washington pagar una compensación por daños a Teherán.
(2023-04-01). Xi Jinping sostiene encuentro con jefe de Gobierno de España. telesurtv.net Abordan nuevas posibilidades de cooperación bilateral. También intercambiaron puntos de vista sobre el conflicto en Ucrania.
(2023-04-01). Defienden en Honduras transición energética a favor de las mayorías. telesurtv.net Sesiona en Tegucigalpa el Seminario Internacional "Las alternativas populares de energía: un reto posible para la Transición Energética Justa".
(2023-04-01). AN venezolana aprueba en primera discusión proyecto de Ley de Extinción de Dominio. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por el diputado Diosdado Cabello, quien expresó que se busca reparar los daños causados al Estado y al pueblo.
(2023-04-01). Parlamento de Türkiye ratifica entrada de Finlandia a la OTAN. telesurtv.net Ahora, la decisión del Parlamento turco deberá ser sancionada por el presidente Tayyip Erdogan y publicada en el Boletín Oficial del país.
(2023-04-01). Argentinos exigen el fin de la persecución política en el país. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes denunciaron que los jueces de la Corte Suprema responden a los interes de grandes grupos económicos.
(2023-04-01). Aumentan a 640 las muertes por cólera en Haití. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias afirman que se han confirmado 2.558 menores de cinco años con la enfermedad.
(2023-04-01). Elevan a 23 cifra de muertos por alud de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net En esta jornada se dispuso al levantamiento de dos fallecidos encontrados entre unos escombros.
(2023-04-01). Europa registra su segundo invierno más cálido. telesurtv.net El Servicio de Cambio Climático de Copernicus notificó un incremento de 1,4 grados Celsius en el periodo de diciembre del 2022 y febrero del 2023.
(2023-04-01). OMS: Mozambique sufre la mayor epidemia de cólera en diez años. telesurtv.net El representante de la OMS en Mozambique, Severin von Xylander, manifestó que ocho de once provincias tienen presencia de la enfermedad.
(2023-04-01). Arrestan a responsable de quemar un centro migratorio en México. telesurtv.net La funcionaria no reveló el nombre ni la nacionalidad del acusado de prender fuego a los colchones de la celda que compartía con 67 hombres más.
(2023-04-01). Asesinan a empresario clave en proceso contra presidente Lasso. telesurtv.net La Policía ecuatoriana indicó que el asesinato del empresario Ruben Chérrez ocurrió en el balneario de Punta Blanca, en la provincia de Santa Elena.
(2023-04-01). Ratifican 36 meses de prisión preventiva contra Pedro Castillo. telesurtv.net El exmandatario peruano ha negado los cargos de corrupción en su contra y sostiene que está "secuestrado injustamente"
(2023-04-01). Declaran estado de emergencia por tornado en Arkansas, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El tornado pasó a las 14H30 (hora local) y dejó daños significativos en viviendas, comercios y vehículos.
(2023-04-01). Realizan la Huelga de Dolores en Guatemala. telesurtv.net A 125 años del primer desfile bufo del Viernes de Dolores, se celebró la tradición con carrozas y comparsas.
(2023-04-01). 155,000 German transport workers strike for wage raise as prices soar. themilitant.com Demanding wage raises to offset soaring prices, transport workers in Germany March 27 held their largest strike since the 1990s. Some 155,000 members of Verdi (United Services Trade Union) and EVG (Rail and Transport Workers Union) shut down most train, tram, bus and ferry services for 24 hours. | Verdi wants a 10.5% pay raise and EVG seeks 12%, but the government is offering an insulting 5%, plus a one-time signing bonus. Inflation ran at 9.3% in February, but price hikes on many necessities are much higher. Household energy prices rose by a whopping 32% over the year, impacted by the sharp cut in fuel imports f…
(2023-04-01). Defend crucial constitutional freedoms from gov't assault. themilitant.com While New York City prosecutor Alvin Bragg pushes to indict former President Donald Trump on charges even he admits would be difficult to prove, federal prosecutors announced they plan to charge up to 1,200 more people in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, melee at the U.S. Capitol. | These moves reflect the government's deepening assault on crucial constitutional freedoms. Widely described in the press as the most extensive FBI operation ever carried out, it is designed to boost President Joseph Biden's re-election in 2024 and block Trump from ever holding office again. | That means it's at least on the scale of…
(2023-04-01). In Turkey, Women are feeling the worst Aftershocks of the earthquake Disaster and wondering where the Government is. juancole.com 
By Willow Kreutzer, University of Iowa and Stephen Bagwell, University of Missouri-St. Louis | — When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks. They are much more likely than men to experience sexual violence and health problems. Women and girls also face greater professional and educational setbacks. So …
(2023-04-01). April Update For Paid Subscribers Of The Dissenter. thedissenter.org
(2023-04-01). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing debate on Climate Change as well the Green New Deal, largely controlled by the financial establishment. The Rockefellers also play a key role in …
(2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite. thelancet.com 1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…
(2023-04-01). Support East Palestine fight for control over the cleanup. themilitant.com 
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Solidarity with working people, farmers and small-business people who have been affected by the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment and their fight to win control over the cleanup and rebuilding here is being expressed through acts of support from working people far and wide. | And the fight they are waging has helped advance long-standing struggles for safety and control over their schedules and conditions by rail workers. Since the outcry over the derailment and toxic burn-off in East Palestine, bosses at two railroads — Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific — have dro…
(2023-04-01). China's Historical Destiny Is To Stand With The Third World. popularresistance.org On 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation. According to official statements after the meeting, the two leaders talked about the increasing economic and strategic partnership between China and Russia — including building the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline — and the Chinese peace initiative for the war in Ukraine. Putin said that 'many of the provisions of the peace plan put forward by China are consonant with Russian approaches and can be taken as the basis for a peaceful settlement when the West and Kiev are ready fo…
(2023-04-01). Warmongers In Congress Use Tik-Tok To Justify Aggression Towards China. popularresistance.org Last Thursday, a Congressional hearing took place where the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of "security concerns." This was days after the FBI and DOJ launched an investigation on the Chinese-owned American company. Isn't it ironic that while the US government is putting TikTok under the magnifying glass, it's turning a blind eye to its own surveillance programs on the American people? | Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the US global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance po…
(2023-04-01). Stayed on Freedom w/ Dan Berger. mronline.org 
Money on the Left presents a public conversation with Dan Berger about his important new book, Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family's Journey (Basic Books, 2023). Berger's Stayed on Freedom tells a new history of Black Liberation through the intertwined narratives‚ÄØof two grassroots organizers.
(2023-04-01). Sri Lankan government deploys military and police against petroleum workers' strike. wsws.org The SEP calls on all workers to oppose the government's strike-breaking and defend the jobs, wages and democratic rights of petroleum workers.
(2023-04-01). Taiwanese president's trip to US exacerbates tensions with China. wsws.org Under Trump and now Biden, Washington has fundamentally altered the delicate balancing act that led to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between Beijing and Washington in 1979.
(2023-04-01). Temple University president resigns in the wake of graduate workers' strike. wsws.org Wingard has faced public backlash for his handling of the recently-concluded university workers' strike.
(2023-04-01). Services union Verdi accepts arbitration to stall all-out strike in Germany's public sector. wsws.org German public sector workers are indignant over the employers' demands for cuts in real wages, but the services union Verdi has accepted arbitration in an attempt to wear down the workers' militancy and prevent a strike.
(2023-04-01). Preview release of ChatGPT shows potential of artificial intelligence. wsws.org ChatGPT, released as a free prototype by the research laboratory OpenAI last November, is a powerful artificial intelligence technology with socially transformative potential that is being used under capitalism to eliminate jobs, increase exploitation and automate warfare.
(2023-04-01). Hungarian PM warns EU may discuss sending "peacekeeping" troops to Ukraine. wsws.org Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the first leader of a NATO country to publicly raise the prospect of the deployment of troops from NATO countries into Ukraine.
(2023-04-01). Australian Labor government refuses to defend Assange as it backs US plans for war against China. wsws.org Foreign Minister Penny Wong contemptuously rejected calls to intervene in defence of Assange, the Australian citizen and journalist persecuted for exposing the war crimes of the US and its allies.
(2023-04-01). University of Michigan grad students remain defiant as university seeks injunction against strike. wsws.org The grad students and their supporters braved cold and rain on their third day on the picket line.
(2023-04-01). The indictment of Donald Trump: A politically bankrupt diversion. wsws.org There are no issues of democratic import in the indictment. Rather, the Democratic Party has chosen to focus on the flimsiest and most inconsequential matter possible: a sex scandal.
(2023-04-01). Protesting French students denounce trade union "mediation" with Macron. wsws.org Students demonstrated in Paris against Macron and his pension reform, and against the indifference of university administrations to neo-Nazi attacks targeting them.
(2023-04-01). Eight people found dead near Canada-US border just days after Biden and Trudeau sign pact to stop refugee crossings. wsws.org In violation of international law, all migrants seeking refuge in Canada who enter "irregularly," whether via land or waterway, will now be handed over to American ICE agents.
(2023-04-01). NATO's border with Russia to double in length as Finland joins US-led alliance. wsws.org Like the war in Ukraine itself, the integration of Finland and soon Sweden into NATO was prepared over decades of aggressive US wars and NATO's eastward expansion up to Russia's borders.
(2023-04-01). Destructive outbreak of more than 40 tornadoes rips through US South and Midwest. wsws.org Numerous tornadoes were spotted in Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas and Tennessee. Meteorologists report that as many as 89 million people in at least 15 states were at risk from the "explosive" storms.
(2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Japan's role for a peaceful and healthier world. thelancet.com I read Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Comment about Japan's vision for the G7 Hiroshima Summit with great interest.1 However, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also published Comments before the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.
(2023-04-01). History: Hitler was Financed by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca Note to readers: please click the share buttons above | feature image: Hitler, Schacht and Prescott Bush | First published by Global Research in May 2016, Minor edits by Global Research. Title as in the original. | Incisive historical analysis. | From World War …
(2023-03-31). Christopher Wray and the Politicization of the FBI. americanthinker.com As the target of one of the FBI and Department of Justice political attacks — solely because I had been talking to Ukrainian whistleblowers about Biden family corruption in that country — I want to discuss the problem.
(2023-03-31). Diversity Executives — The U.S. Version of Soviet Political Commissars. americanthinker.com Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executives — our political commissars — are tasked with enforcing leftist policies in corporations, universities, and government agencies.
(2023-03-31). Why 'Rainbowland' Is Psychologically Dangerous to Children. americanthinker.com Media are throwing a fit about the song being knocked off a first-grade concert list. Here's why that was a good idea.
(2023-03-31). Finance and the 'Great Reset'. americanthinker.com When the government, its spokesmen or agencies and deep state NGOs use fear to justify new policy actions that violate your constitutional rights, tell them it's a non-negotiable hard "no."
(2023-03-31). The Persistent Horror of Congo's Exploitation. americanthinker.com The Congo is the world's biggest producer of cobalt, essential to the lithium-ion batteries that power cellphones, computers, EVs, and a host of devices. Only now, China has replaced Belgium and European mining companies as the chief exploiter of slave labor.
(2023-03-31). How Africa is facilitating Multipolar World. journal-neo.org 
The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (as also Ukraine's NATO allies) has brought some very interesting changes to the international political economy. Whereas this conflict has led Europe — working under immense pressure from the US — to stop its purchase of oil and gas from Russia, it has also allowed Russia to divert […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-03-31). The Gas Crisis has already Begun to Change the Balance of Power in Europe. journal-neo.org 
(2023-03-31). Imagine If All Officials Were Interrogated By Reporters Like This. strategic-culture.org Instead we get the world's most powerful government represented by people whose only traits are the ability to skillfully avoid providing meaningful answers, receiving slobbering rim jobs from power-worshipping cronies who want nothing more than to be their friend. This is the exact opposite of a healthy dynamic, and the exact opposite of a functioning free press.
(2023-03-31). Lying About Lying: Lessons From Boris Johnson. strategic-culture.org By Kenneth SURIN | A day after the former UK prime minister Boris "BoJo" Johnson was interrogated by the UK parliament's Privileges Committee over whether he had intentionally misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, the host of the audience-participation BBC programme Question Time, Fiona Bruce (renowned for her obsequiousness towards Tories), asked the audience: "Let's have a show of hands shall we? Who believes Boris Johnson was telling the truth yesterday?". The cameras turned to the studio audience (said to be handpicked for "balance"), and no one raised their hand. | Such are the consequences of BoJo's decade…
(2023-03-31). No More Double Standards and Impunity. West Provokes Russia. Result: Nukes in Belarus on NATO's Borders. strategic-culture.org The Anglo-American-led NATO alliance has no longer the presumption of impunity. The decades of unchecked aggression from NATO expansionism and criminal Anglo-American subterfuges in foreign countries are over. | The historic — and unacceptable — deployment of U.S. nuclear weapons in several European NATO states as well as the recent announcement by Britain of supplying depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine is the prologue to Russia's decision to place tactical nukes in Belarus. The Western outcry following Russia's decision is absurd and hypocritical. | The pattern is familiar and speaks of incorrigible…
(2023-03-31). Pope's Patron Saints of Journalists. strategic-culture.org
(2023-03-31). A Four-Day Workweek Trojan Horse. popularresistance.org It's never a bad idea to be suspicious of your boss, especially when they act like they're doing you a favor. For workers at FrontLine Service, a Cleveland non-profit that serves the unsheltered, distrust of our employer is one of the critical sentiments that binds us. | FrontLine workers, members of Service Employees Local 1199, provide crucial services to some of the most marginalized and neglected people in Northeast Ohio. Every day, we assist folks struggling with mental health crises, substance abuse, lack of housing, and other hardships. The work is arduous and the pay is low, but we do what we can to serve…
(2023-03-31). Jamaal Bowman and Bernie Sanders Urge the Biden State Department to Investigate Israeli Use of US Weapons. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). These Electric Vehicles Need Their Batteries Replaced Most Often. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Ban TikTok, but not this way. americanthinker.com A message to Congress: You can do so much better than abolishing the First Amendment.
(2023-03-31). Brazil turning Chinese — I really think so. americanthinker.com During the campaign, we were told that the smart people had to replace the crazy Trump.
(2023-03-31). Democracy in America on life support as President Trump is indicted. americanthinker.com The weaponization of government agencies and the justice system with an aim to outlaw political opposition is among the gravest perils have been facing the US.
(2023-03-31). Indicting Trump means indicting the Constitution. americanthinker.com If there were ever any time to for House Republicans to stand with the former president, it's now.
(2023-03-31). Is this statistic one of the reasons there are so many school shootings? americanthinker.com We don't know about the Tennessee killer's medical record, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn she was hopped up on prescription meds.
(2023-03-31). Rewriting the Republican election playbook. americanthinker.com Democrats are not willing to play by the time-honored rules.
(2023-03-31). The indictment of President Trump: A test of the Republican Party's resolve. americanthinker.com Strike back hard and soon.
(2023-03-31). The martyrdom of Donald J. Trump. americanthinker.com The former president will come out of the Manhattan D.A.'s indictment all the stronger.
(2023-03-31). The personal tragedy of the recent poll about American values. americanthinker.com That people have been taught to hate God and country is something we already knew, but that they've been taught to hate the idea of children is terrible.
(2023-03-31). There's a reason I often trust the internet more than my own doctors. americanthinker.com Too many doctors aren't very good at listening to their patients, and that can lead to unnecessarily harmful outcomes.
(2023-03-31). They're coming after you, and Trump is just standing in the way. americanthinker.com The Trump indictment should deeply disturb every American.
(2023-03-31). 'Trans Man' kills six in Christian school and MSM blames…Christians. americanthinker.com The mainstream media is berserk. Insane. Rabid. It has eschewed all notion of impartiality, objectivity, truth, balance, and decency…in favor of doing absolutely anything to advance a Marxist, globalist, elitist, anti-freedom agenda…
(2023-03-31). Trump Indicted on Criminal Charges in NY as 3 Other Investigations Continue. truthout.org In an unprecedented move, a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump for hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an alleged affair, making Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. While the precise details of the charges are not yet known, the development culminates years of… |
(2023-03-31). America's Callous disregard for its Veterans after the Wars are Over. juancole.com 
( Tomdispatch.com) — Here's something we seldom focus on when it comes to war, American-style, even during the just-passed 20th anniversary of our disastrous invasion of Iraq: many more soldiers survive armed conflict than die from it. This has been especially so during this country's twenty-first-century War on Terror, which is still playing out in …
(2023-03-31). Javier Milei y el mito de la Argentina como expotencia mundial. globalizacion.ca A solo meses de la elección presidencial en Argentina, el futuro de aquel país, al igual como ha pasado en distintos lugares del mundo, se encuentra amenazado por candidatos de una nueva derecha reaccionaria y negacionista, que con tal de…
(2023-03-31). Popular New York Artist Attacked For Saying He Prefers Cashiers At Target Over 'Boss Chicks'. moguldom.com A New York artist who goes by the name Nipsey Struggle went to Twitter to express his dating preference, setting off a firestorm with more than 1 million people including several "boss chicks" viewing his comments and thousands responding. "I can't front, I'm not really into 'business women' or 'boss chicks'. I prefer the cashier …
(2023-03-31). California Reparations Task Force Chair Kamilah Moore: Task Force Work Pretty Much Done, Up To Legislature Now. moguldom.com The historic California Reparation Task Force, the first in the nation, has just about wrapped up its work, according to task force chairwoman Kamilah Moore. The nine-member California reparations task force committee was established to meet the requirements of Assembly Bill AB-3121, which California Secretary of State Shirley Weber authored and introduced in 2020 when she served in the legislature. …
(2023-03-31). Black America Responds To Criminal Indictment Of Donald Trump. moguldom.com After months of speculation, former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his part in a $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star he was allegedly involved with just before the 2016 election. He is now the first former president to face criminal charges. Trump is facing over 30 …
(2023-03-31). Global Governance by Artificial Intelligence: The Ultimate Unaccountable Tyranny. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image. Source: Alt-Market.us | The WEF cites AI as the singular key to the "Fourth Industrial Revolution." In their view, there can be no human progress without the influence of AI algorithms, making human input almost obsolete. | Written by It's no secret that globalist institutions are obsessed with Artificial Intelligence as some kind of technological prophec…
(2023-03-31). In Video: Meet New Minister of Education of Ukraine Nazi Oksen Listovoy. southfront.org
(2023-03-31). Iranian Shahed-149 Gaza Reconnaissance Combat Drone (Infographics). southfront.org 
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(2023-03-31). Spain Sabotages EU Committee's Investigation Into Pegasus. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Jordi Oriola Folch | There is concern in the EU that some states are spying on mobile phones with the Pegasus software, which allows the tapping of written and spoken communications, but also gives access to all mobile phone content (images, audios, data…) and allows changes to be made (in passwords, texts, communications…) and activates cameras and microphones. Apart from being very invasive because it violates the right to privacy, it i…
(2023-03-31). "This Is Political Persecution": Trump Rages, DeSantis 'Won't Extradite', McCarthy Cries 'Injustice' Over Indictment. southfront.org 
Originally published on ZeroHedge Update (2040ET): According to Trump's attorneys he is expected to be arraigned as early as Tuesday, the NY…
(2023-03-31). Center Syria: Terrorists Attack Iranian-Backed Forces Near Oil Field In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | On March 30, terrorists believed to be members of ISIS attacked an oil field guarded by Iranian-backed forces in Syria's central region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said in a report that the terrorists attacked al-Ward oil field, which is located in al-Salihiya desert near al-Bukamal town in the southern Deir Ezzor countryside, on motorcycles. The terrorists clashed with Iranian-backed forces, who apparently manag…
(2023-03-31). Iran Says IRGC Advisors Was Killed In Israeli Strikes On Syria, Vows To Respond. southfront.org 
Late IRGC officer Milad Heydari. Via Twitter. | On March 31, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that one of its advisors in Syria was killed in the
(2023-03-31). Russian MoD Releases Footage Of Forpost-R Combat Drone In Action Against Kiev Forces. southfront.org 
A Forpost-R combat drone. Screengrab, via the Russian Ministry of Defense. | On March 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense released video footage showing a Fropost-R combat drone in action over the special military operation zone in Ukraine. | In a brief statement, the ministry said that the drone detected a convoy of Kiev forces then participated in the attack on the convoy with high-precision weapons. | The Forpost-R is a modernized variant of the original Forpost drone, which is…
(2023-03-31). Sweden Supplied BILL 2 Anti-Tank Missiles To Ukraine In Secret. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sweden has supplied unknown quantities of its RBS 56B BILL 2 anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to Kiev forces in secret. | On March 28, a photo showing a Ukrainian service member with a BILL 2 launcher surfaced online. It is still unclear where or when the photo was taken. | The BILL 2 is an upgraded version of the original RBS 56 ATGM that was developed by Sweden Saab Bofors Dynamics. The missile has a semi-automatic command to line-of-sight guidance…
(2023-03-31). Syrian Army Repels Two Attacks By HTS In Western Aleppo, Southern Idlib. southfront.org 
illustrative image. | On March 30 and 31, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) repelled two attacks by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) near the Greater Idlib region. | The Syrian Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the first attack targeted positions located near the town of Basratun in the western Aleppo countryside, while the second targeted positions in al-Dana town in the southern countryside of Idlib."Army units inflicted a number of deaths and injuries among the militants," the ministry said in a…
(2023-03-31). U.S. Acknowledges Six Service Members Were Wounded In Recent Northeastern Syria Attacks. southfront.org 
A HH-60 helicopter prepares to land during a medical evacuation exercise within the 55km deconfliction zone in Syria, May 27, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | Six United States service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries as a result of recent Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that…
(2023-03-31). Wagner Fighters Are Storming Streets Of Bakhmut. southfront.org 
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(2023-03-31). The Illegal Migration Bill and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol: The return of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. ukhumanrightsblog.com Anurag Deb and Colin Murray This is not a post about the conflict between the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill and the European Convention on Human Rights (an issue which has already attracted a considerable amount of critical academic commentary — see here and here). Instead, it is a post about the Bill's potential …
(2023-03-31). New Analysis Shows How the CDC Spread False Information That Exaggerated the Severity of COVID-19. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Western monarch butterfly population reaches its highest number since 2000. nationofchange.org "It is difficult to watch monarch butterflies and their extraordinary migration teeter on the edge of collapse, but there are signs of hope."
(2023-03-31). Hope Is Alive: Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement Wins Historic Electoral Victory. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). German leftist lawmaker says US soldiers and nukes must leave her country. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
On the floor of Germany's parliament, Left Party MP Sevim Dağdelen called for the c. 38,000 US soldiers in her country to leave, and to take their nuclear weapons with them. She lamented that Washington "doesn't actually want allies, just loyal vassals".
(2023-03-31). The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants 'Full Spectrum Dominance' of the Earth. independentmediainstitute.org Imagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. This amazingly has been the stated United States policy since 1997. Full spectrum dominance, as the doctrine is known, is the reason the United …
(2023-03-31). 20 Years After Catastrophe in Iraq, the War Apologists Still Dominate U.S. Foreign Policy. independentmediainstitute.org In Warsaw last February, President Joe Biden condemned the lawless Russian invasion of Ukraine: "The idea that over 100,000 forces would invade another country—since World War II, nothing like that has happened." One month later marked the 20th anniversary of the greatest U.S. foreign policy debacle since Vietnam: America's "war of choice" against Iraq, with …
(2023-03-31). Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil's Dilemma. independentmediainstitute.org Galeano Names the Problem In the Open Veins of Latin America Eduardo Galeano described an 1870 genocidal war of regime change waged on Paraguay by a Triple Alliance of its neighbors, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, on behalf of British imperialism. The target, nationalist president Solano Lopez, died in battle. The country lost 56,000 square miles …
(2023-03-31). The People's World fund drive is in trouble. peoplesworld.org 
You might have noticed that the fundraising thermometer at the top of the People's World homepage hasn't budged much in weeks. That's not a technical error. And it's not a case of our staff just forgetting to update it. I'll be blunt—we're behind, and the fund drive is in trouble. With only a few weeks …
(2023-03-31). John Bolton's Prominence in the Media Proves Our Entire Society Is Diseased. orinocotribune.com
(2023-03-31). Texas Pushes Draconian Drag Ban Bills Amid Unprecedented Assault on Trans Rights. truthout.org Austin, Texas—With bright yellow hair and a black blazer splashed with color, transgender artist and performer "Key Ring" leaned into the microphone on the floor of the Texas Senate chamber on March 23 to address members of the State Affairs committee during hearing about Senate Bill 12. "The language of this bill is … incredibly vague when it comes to defining what exactly a drag performer is and… |
(2023-03-31). Educational Methods Encouraging Critical Thinking Versus Covert Methods of Inducing Obedience to "Authority" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Photographer Lori Grinker's portraits don't just capture her subjects—they capture history. therealnews.com 
(2023-03-31). Massive Anti-Government Protests Sweep Greece. popularresistance.org On Feb. 28, 2023, two trains traveling along the same track collided in Greece, killing 57 people—many of them students in their teens and 20s returning home from university in Athens. The deaths of 11 workers in the crash sparked two 24-hour strikes from the railway unions, followed by demonstrations across the country that have lasted for weeks and mobilized tens of thousands of people. Workers blame the crash on a lack of properly functioning safety and communication systems, as well as severe understaffing and underfunding of the railways—all originating from "Troika" (EU, IMF, and ECB) structural…
(2023-03-31). US auctions giant stretch of Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas drilling. nationofchange.org Coming on the heels of the Willow decision, this certainly feels like another step backwards in the fight against climate change, which this administration has said is an existential threat."
(2023-03-31). Pulitzer Scholar: No Progress On Poverty In America In 50 Years And It's Because We Profit From It. moguldom.com Poverty could end in America but it won't as long as people profit from it, according to sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond, a leading authority on why the poor stay poor. In the past 50 years, Americans invented the internet, raised life expectancy by a decade, and reduced deaths from heart disease by …
(2023-03-31). Gold-Backed Crypto: 5 Things To Know About Merging Gold And Crypto To Hedge Against Currency And Banking Crisis. moguldom.com Supporters of gold-backed crypto — an electronic form of currency promoted as being backed by gold reserves — say it is best suited to survive economic and political turmoil because it's not tied to monetary policy or the economic system of any one country. But those gold reserves are held in private vaults or by private …
(2023-03-31). Normal rules don't apply to EU anti-Semitism chief. electronicintifada.net Lobby rises above turmoil at Berlin "summit."
(2023-03-31). Report: Most UK Schools Now Pushing Gender Ideology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Mexico Battles U.S. Government and 'Mr. Monsanto' to Protect Food Sovereignty. thelastamericanvagabond.com Despite legal threats from the U.S. government, Mexico's government plans to go forward with a partial ban on imports of genetically modified corn. On Wednesday Mexico's National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) hosted an online webinar laying out the science behind the nation's decision to ban imports of Genetically Modified corn. The webinar itself
(2023-03-31). The Fight of the Maya Against the Mayan Train in Mexico. latinorebels.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has made completing the Mayan Train, a project that looks to connect parts of the Yucatán Peninsula and drive tourism in remote areas, has met with increasing resistance from the Indigenous people of the region.
(2023-03-31). Critics Warn of 'a Dragnet of Surveillance' as U.S. Pushes Ahead with Plans for More 'Smart' Cities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Does America Have a Future? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Hundreds of French Citizens Suffer Cardiac Events After Bivalent Boosters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). History: 50 Years of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). "How mRNA vaccines could target everything from cancer to the plague": They Will Never Stop, Even If Pfizer & Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Were a Complete Failure. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Thursday 3/30: #End Plastic Pollution: Creating a Waste Free World. indybay.org Online via livestream…
(2023-03-31). Major oil, gas players post profit surge. ecns.cn China's three oil and gas majors, China National Petroleum Corp, China Petrochemical Corp and China National Offshore Oil Corp, all reported their biggest annual net profits ever in 2022, thanks to a global spike in energy prices and rising oil and gas output.
(2023-03-31). Xi sends warm greetings as Ma visits Wuhan. ecns.cn Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the Chinese mainland, conveyed warm greetings from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, while meeting on Thursday with Ma Ying-jeou in Wuhan, Hubei province.
(2023-03-31). Latest round of bulk buying saves patients more money. ecns.cn The eighth and latest round of the government's centralized medical procurement has resulted in an average price cut of 56 percent for 39 types of medicines, including the antiviral drug Oseltamivir and popular blood pressure therapies.
(2023-03-31). Construction of new high-speed rail gains traction. ecns.cn State contractors have once again showcased their edge in infrastructure construction with the recent completion of a tunneling project on a major railway under construction.
(2023-03-31). Beijing earthquake warning system leads nation. ecns.cn Beijing will incorporate earthquake warning systems in major infrastructure and crowded places to minimize potential damage and casualties, according to the city's emergency management bureau.
(2023-03-31). HK, mainland discuss feasibility of metro-style high-speed rail service. ecns.cn A task force has been set up to study the feasibility of introducing a "metro-style" short-haul high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland.
(2023-03-31). Regional countries need dialogue to safeguard peace. ecns.cn Regional countries should promote dialogue and cooperation to safeguard peace in the South China Sea and firmly oppose external interference, according to attendees at the Boao Forum for Asia.
(2023-03-31). Taiwan leader's 'transit' through US protested. ecns.cn Protests opposed to the U.S. visit of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen continued on Thursday in New York City, with many people calling for a focus on economic issues instead of helping to arm Taiwan and agitate for its independence.
(2023-03-31). China's non-manufacturing PMI up in March. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 58.2 in March, up from 56.3 in February, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing PMI down in March. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 51.9 in March, down from 52.6 in February, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday.
(2023-03-31). China's manufacturing sector expands for third straight month. ecns.cn China's manufacturing sector expanded for the third straight month in March while non-manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in recent years, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
(2023-03-31). Maye Musk enjoys China's sights and hospitality. ecns.cn Maye Musk, mother of Tesla's founder Elon Musk, enjoys her trip to China, saying everyone is kind and friendly via Twitter, Observer network reported on Thursday.
(2023-03-31). Hong Kong's offshore renminbi debt market's new issuance surges in 2022. ecns.cn The offshore renminbi debt market in Hong Kong continued to expand in 2022, with total new issuance increasing by 24 percent year on year to 688 billion yuan, data released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have showed.
(2023-03-31). Two dead, five injured in shooting outside restaurant in U.S. Tennessee. ecns.cn Two people died and five others were wounded after a shooting outside a restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee, police said Thursday.
(2023-03-31). (W.E. Talk) Will Lehman Moment stage again for the U.S.?>. ecns.cn Is this a new Lehman moment that stages again for the U.S.? Will there be another round of financial crisis? Will the whole world bear the consequences? | In the latest W.E. Talk, Josef Gregory Mahoney, professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University, and Qu Qiang, fellow researcher at Beijing Foreign Studies University were invited to share their observations.
(2023-03-31). Chinese premier meets members of BFA board of directors. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Qiang met on Wednesday with Ban Ki-moon, chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), as well as some members of the BFA board of directors, and representatives of the BFA council of advisors as well as strategic partners, in Boao, Hainan Province.
(2023-03-31). U.S. Summit for Democracy fans flame of confrontation to tumultuate world. ecns.cn By convening the second so-called "Summit for Democracy" Tuesday through Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden's administration could further split the world into opposing camps, fanning the flame of ideological confrontation that will only bring more tumult.
(2023-03-31). China firmly opposes any form of official interaction between U.S., Taiwan region: spokesperson. ecns.cn China strongly protests and condemns the U.S. arrangement for the so-called "transit" of Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen through the United States, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, adding that China will resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2023-03-31). Chinese FM meets Dominican counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with his Dominican counterpart Vince Henderson on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.
(2023-03-31). NSFC, Gates Foundation launch joint fund to improve vaccine regulatory science. ecns.cn NSFC) and Gates Foundation on Thursday announced a joint program, soliciting research proposals for new regulatory science systems, tools and methodologies to advance vaccine development and innovation in China.
(2023-03-31). IOC Executive Board reallocates London 2012 gold medal to China's Qieyang Shijie. ecns.cn The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board took the decision on Thursday to reallocate the women's 20km race walk gold medal at London 2012 to China's Qieyang Shijie.
(2023-03-31). Freight train derails in U.S. Minnesota. ecns.cn A train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, triggering an evacuation of people living near the crash site.
(2023-03-31). China launches four Earth-observation satellites. ecns.cn A Long March 2D carrier rocket carrying the PIESAT-1 constellation blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province, March 30, 2023.
(2023-03-31). Opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia held in Hainan. ecns.cn An opening ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2023 is held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 30, 2020.
(2023-03-31). Camera records brown bear's wake-up after months of hibernation. ecns.cn A brown bear is captured on camera emerging after months of hibernation at the Sanjiangyuan National Park, northwest China's Qinghai Province.
(2023-03-31). Austrian lawmakers walk out during Zelensky address to parliament. mronline.org 
The politicians' move comes in opposition to Zelensky's speech which "violated Austria's principle of neutrality."
(2023-03-31). Auto Workers convention lurches towards reversing concessions. mronline.org 
At the union's Detroit convention this week, hundreds of delegates—often local leaders—signaled they were less ready than the members to welcome the reform leadership. But there was unanimity that it's time to finally recoup the divisive contract concessions granted in the 2007-2009 recession.
(2023-03-31). U.S. puts "shameful pressure" on Italy for hiring Cuban doctors. mronline.org 
In a statement released this Thursday, the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association (ANAIC), also stated that it is an "absurd interference by the United States in the internal affairs" of Italy, by "asking for explanations" on this issue from the sanitary authorities, as revealed by Corriere della Sera newspaper.
(2023-03-31). U.S. threatened to invade International Criminal Court. Now it loves ICC for targeting Putin. mronline.org 
The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, threatened to arrest judges, and passed a "Hague Invasion Act". Previously, the ICC only prosecuted Africans. But now that it wants to arrest Russian President Putin, Washington praises the court (while still refusing to join it).
(2023-03-31). America's Slavery-Ridden Origin Story: Facing the Uncomfortable Reality. scheerpost.com 
Writer Dionne Ford dives deep into her ancestry and confronts the complexities of being a Black woman in America with the blood of both the enslaved and the enslaver.
(2023-03-31). Covering (Up) Antiwar Protest in US Media. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-31). Just 2 Days After Shooting, Republicans Vote to Loosen Gun Law in North Carolina. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-31). Reagan's Treason, Two Bushes and the $23 Million Payoff. scheerpost.com 
By Greg Palast / CounterPunch Last week, a Texas pol, Ben Barnes, confessed that he was personally involved—and therefore an eyewitness to—high treason: The Ronald Reagan campaign's successful secret deal with the Iranian government to hold 52 Americans hostages so that Reagan could defeat Jimmy Carter. Reagan's skanky deal worked. In 1980, Carter's failure to …
(2023-03-31). The European Union's Digital Trade Rules: Undermining European Policy to Rein in Big Tech. scheerpost.com 
By Deborah James / Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Executive Summary This report shows how Big Tech companies are working to constrain the ability of EU democratic bodies to regulate their activities in the public interest through "trade" agreements, which are binding and permanent. Digitalization is the defining economic transformation of our time. …
(2023-03-31). The US War Drum Against China Sounds Like: Tik. Tok. scheerpost.com 
(2023-03-31). Taiwan Jilted by Central America. latinorebels.com The president of Taiwan traveled today to Guatemala to shore up its last allies in the isthmus after Honduras decided to shift its support to China earlier this month. While the U.S. warns of Beijing's growing influence in Central America, the region is not buying the Cold War framing.
(2023-03-31). SPLC recognizes International Transgender Day of Visibility. splcenter.org
(2023-03-31). Chicago: Bernie joins Brandon for jobs, healthcare and justice. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Thursday, March 30 Brandon Johnson and Bernie Sanders held a joint "Chicago for All of Us" rally at the Credit Union 1 Arena, drawing a crowd of more than 4000 supporters. The event comes after Sanders' endorsement of Johnson for the April 4 mayoral runoff election. The event included speeches from Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa; Representatives Jonathan Jackson and Delia Ramirez; president of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten; Martin Luther King III, and Senator Bernie Sanders. | The event brought together progressive activists, union members and students from the nearby Univers…
(2023-03-31). This Month's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
(2023-03-31). Selected Articles: Hundreds of French Citizens Suffer Cardiac Events After Bivalent Boosters. globalresearch.ca 
By I have served on or chaired two dozen data safety monitoring boards for randomized trials of novel experimental drugs or devices. I …
(2023-03-31). Violent White Nationalist Rob Rundo Arrested in Romania. splcenter.org Romanian authorities have arrested white nationalist brawler Robert Rundo at the request of American authorities, according to several local media reports.
(2023-03-31). On Transgender Day of Visibility, we must fight anti-trans disinformation. splcenter.org
(2023-03-31). Roaming portrait exhibition celebrates staff and patients in healthcare research. imperial.ac.uk Imperial College Academic Health Science has launched a roving photography-led exhibition of patients and researchers involved in healthcare research.
(2023-03-31). Brazil and China dealt another blow to US dollar hegemony. infobrics.org US unintentionally accelerated de-dollarization.
(2023-03-31). UK joining Trans-Pacific Partnership as part of its anti-Chinese strategy. infobrics.org For the British, it is not so clear how much good the TPP deal can do: one of the reasons why London views the agreement as so important is partly geopolitical.
(2023-03-31). Russia Proposes to Create BRICS Geological Platform for Data Sharing. infobrics.org Russia has proposed to create BRICS geological platform for data sharing with an aim to enable the BRICS countries to exchange data on their mineral reserves and extraction technologies…
(2023-03-31). BRICS Nations Offer a New World Order as Alternative to the West. infobrics.org It offers a diplomatic forum and development financing, outside of the Western mainstream…
(2023-03-31). China-Russia : A Common Vision. infobrics.org No element of military alliance…
(2023-03-31). US not ready for war against Russia and China. infobrics.org US top general exposes a realistic point of view about the contemporary scenario during a hearing with parliamentarians.
(2023-03-31). Trump indictment dispels last illusions about democracy and rule of law in America. infobrics.org It seems that high-profile US political figures committing any crime can get away with it as long as they support the official narrative, even when the said narrative leads to a world-ending thermonuclear exchange.
(2023-03-31). From Hostility to Normalization: The Ebbs and Flows of Sudan-Israel Relations. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle's Egypt Correspondent Sudan's relations with Israel have vacillated between periods of hostility and outreach. Today, Khartoum's leaders view these ties as a means to gain international legitimacy, while Tel Aviv aims to eliminate Khartoum as a haven for pro-Iran and Palestinian resistance factions. Unlike most Arab countries whose relations with Israel have been either consistently hostile…
(2023-03-31). Human Rights Experts Call for Withdrawal of Biased UN Report on Nicaragua. libya360.wordpress.com
(2023-03-31). Interview with Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia, TASS News Agency, 31 March 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Q: What are the main events planned during the Russian Presidency of the UN Security Council in April? Do you expect the representatives of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? A: We are planning three central events, all in the format of open debates. The first ones are to be held on April 10 on…
(2023-03-31). 'Israel is (Not) Back to Africa': How African Countries are Challenging the Israeli Plot on the Continent. libya360.wordpress.com Ramzy Baroud The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, eing escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit was historic. The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being escorted out of the opening ceremony of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 18, was historic. The…
(2023-03-31). Russia's New Foreign Policy Concept is Fully Consistent With Global Political Reality. libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Blinova Moscow's foreign policy recalibration has been caused by realistic adjustment to the world that's in front of Russia and the Washington establishment's leading role in instigating anti-Russia policies across the world, Professor Joe Siracusa, US political expert and Dean of Global Futures, Curtin University, told Sputnik. Read the full text of Russia's new…
(2023-03-31). Sergey Lavrov's Interview with Prensa Latina, Moscow, March 30, 2023. libya360.wordpress.com Russia's Foreign Minister, Serguei Lavrov, assured today that "we had no other option" regarding Ukraine, when commenting on the special military operation deployed by Moscow more than a year ago. In an exclusive interview with Prensa Latina, he said that there was no other alternative after all attempts to achieve a political settlement through, for…
(2023-03-31). Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at the UNSC on the Deployment of Russian Nuclear Weapons in Belarus. libya360.wordpress.com Mr.President, We thank Ms.Nakamitsu for the briefing. Today we heard quite a number of critical remarks addressed to Russia. According to our former Western partners, Russia is to blame for all calamities of the modern world, but this logic no longer surprises us. However since we are speaking about serious matters that have implications for…
(2023-03-31). The Gas Crisis Has Begun to Change the Balance of Power in Europe. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Danilov While European officials and individual members of the European political elite try, to the detriment of ordinary Europeans, to develop a mechanism that would allow EU members to block even Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies without imposing additional sanctions, Europe's deepening gas and economic crisis has already begun to shift the balance…
(2023-03-31). The Security Council Fails the World on Nordstream. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas After the thorough, coherent and credible investigation conducted by Seymour Hersh[1] of the sabotage of Nordstream, any tribunal under the rule of law would commence an investigation of the terroristic bombing. Indeed, in the United States any grand jury would find that the evidence already in the public domain suffices to indict the…
(2023-03-31). WWII & Holocaust Could Never Have Happened Without American Corporations Investing & Joint Venturing with Hitler's Nazi Germany. libya360.wordpress.com J Jankovsky-Novak alias Jay Janson This is the first chapter of a 18 chapter book by J. Jankovsky-Novak alias Jay Janson to be serialised in the next few days in CC Impossibility of a Prostate Disarmed and Captive Nazi Germany Rearming Itself While Under British and French Armed Enforcement of Prohibitions of Versailles Treaty Law The…
(2023-03-31). Labor reintroduces cashless welfare card, despite promises not to. greenleft.org.au Federal Labor has reneged on its pre-election promise to end compulsory income management by introducing the new Indue SmartCard. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-03-31). Honduras-China: No hay marcha atrás. globalizacion.ca Los países de la región centroamericana le apostaron a un tratado de libre comercio con EEUU, el RD-CAFTA, pero todo parece indicar que también le apostarán a tratados bilaterales de comercio con China, aunque el objetivo estratégico buscado no sea…
(2023-03-31). Canada: Police raid Wet'suwet'en camp and arrest Indigenous land defenders. greenleft.org.au Police officers from Canada's secretive unit known as the C-IRG arrested five land defenders, most of them Indigenous women, in a raid at a camp on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, reports Jeff Shantz.
(2023-03-31). Alexandra Kollontai: International Communist leader and fighter for women's liberation. peoplesworld.org 
Alexandra Kollontai was an outstanding figure in the Russian communist movement. As People's Commissar for Social Affairs in Soviet Russia, Kollontai was the first woman in history to serve in a government cabinet. Alexandra Kollontai, born on March 31, 1872, was an outstanding figure in the Russian communist movement. In exile, she was internationally active …
(2023-03-31). How Barack Obama Bombed the "Paris of Africa" into a Hell Hole of Murder, Slave Trade, Sex Trafficking and Mass Starvation. covertactionmagazine.com First, Obama falsely portrayed Gaddafi as a monster; then, he lied about the need for harsh sanctions to punish him for crimes he never committed and, finally, he launched an illegal war under a pretext as phony as Lyndon Johnson's Tonkin Gulf Resolution and George W. Bush's Weapons of Mass Destruction. Once upon a time, …
(2023-03-31). ICC's Putin arrest warrant based on State Dept-funded report that debunked itself. thegrayzone.com The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Donbas Express, located just outside of Moscow, Loffredo met youth from war-torn regions who were flourishing thanks …
(2023-03-31). Coronavirus: Toxic Drugs, No Liability for Pharma. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Israel's Crisis Is About Who Gets to Play Tyrant: The Generals or Religious Thugs. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). In Montana, An Avalanche Of Wealth Is Displacing Workers. popularresistance.org Archie Martinez goes to bed with stained hands and wakes up at 4: 30 a.m. to meet the person he pays to pick him up at the Bozeman homeless shelter. They drive to the shop of a painting company in Belgrade, eight miles away, where Martinez climbs into one of the company vans for the hour-long drive up the mountain to the resort town of Big Sky. | As Martinez watches hayfields swim by in the dawn, a billboard blossoms out of the half-light beyond the van windows: "Dreaming of Your Own Equestrian Property?" Another advertises "Montana Life Real Estate." The mountain sides al…
(2023-03-31). Venezuelan Opposition Mismanagement Strikes Blow To Citgo. popularresistance.org A US judge ruled Friday that four companies had the right to seize shares of CITGO, the US-based subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), after they convinced the court that it was the "alter ego" of the so-called "interim government" of Venezuela. | CITGO, considered Venezuela's most prized foreign asset, is on the brink of being broken up and seized by creditors pending changes to the sanctions regime imposed by the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The potential seizure of shares stem from awards worth billions against the Bolivarian Republic of…
(2023-03-31). Americanismo decadente para el siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca A 200 años de su proclamación, la Doctrina Monroe es insostenible y está en crisis. | Hace 200 años América Latina era la región del continente que iniciaba una nueva época histórica entre las independencias anticoloniales y la construcción de los…
(2023-03-31). Apartheid Israel: The "mad dog" biting the hand that feeds it. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-31). 'Noah's Wounds Were Not Survivable': Parents Allow Detailed View of AR-15 Carnage. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Justice for Aubrey Donahue. greenleft.org.au Vigils and protests for Aubrey Donahue are being held in Western Australia and Queensland following the police killing of the 27-year-old man from Mareeba, east of Cairns. Kerry Smith reports.
(2023-03-31). Daniel Ellsberg Says He Once Gave The New York Times Documents That They Didn't Print. thedissenter.org Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg reveals that he shared a top secret study with the New York Times in 1981—and they didn't publish.
(2023-03-31). Canadian Police Arrest Indigenous Protesters in Clash Over Pipeline Construction. truthout.org Royal Canadian Mounted Police on Wednesday arrested five land defenders on Wet'suwet'en territory near the controversial construction of a natural gas pipeline that runs through central British Columbia. The 416 mile-long Coastal GasLink pipeline is expected to bring 2.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to a facility in Kitimat, B.C. before it is exported to global markets. |
(2023-03-31). CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2023. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2023: the World Food Programme fears famine is looming in Afghanistan; senators introduce a bill to end trade embargo on Cuba; Yellen admits sanctions on Iran cause economic suffering and don't work; North Korea faces worst hunger crisis in years, due in part to sanctions; US looks …
(2023-03-31). Shifting World Order? How "Dangerous" Is the "Friendship" Between Putin and Xi? globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Uganda LGBTQ Law Obscures Crimes Committed On Behalf Of The US. popularresistance.org The parliament of the Republic of Uganda recently passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 , which makes it a crime to identify as gay. Same sex relationships were already illegal in Uganda, but provisions of the new law include life in prison for same-sex relations and the death penalty for what is referred to as "aggravated homosexuality." | The human rights abuses advocated in this legislation have quite rightly created shock and condemnation around the world. It is true that conservative evangelical groups from the United States encourage anti-LGBTQ policies in Uganda. These relationships should be pointed ou…
(2023-03-31). DeSantis threatens to blow up indictment by protecting Trump from extradition. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—As soon as a group of ordinary citizens on a Manhattan grand jury exercised democracy by indicting former President Donald Trump for crimes, the right-wing governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, declared that he will not cooperate in any attempt by New York officials to extradite Trump from Mar-A-Lago for arraignment. Trump's lawyers claim he …
(2023-03-31). Chicago Teachers Union slams Vallas's 'path of destruction'. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—All through the heated and confrontational Chicago mayoral race, crime seems to have been the top topic in the Windy City, especially for one of the two finalists. The Chicago Teachers Union wants to remind everyone there's another big-ticket issue up for grabs in the April 4 general election: The city's schools. The election is …
(2023-03-31). Iraq Twenty Years after "Shock and Awe": The Mysterious Death of David Kelly. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). A carman's perspective on the East Palestine derailment and the railroad industry as a whole. therealnews.com 
The catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 has devastated the local community and led to a wholly justifiable uproar by the public. The response by federal agencies and the rail carrier itself left residents frustrated and without any definitive answers on how to move forward. What is perhaps most devastating about the East Palestine disaster, though, is
(2023-03-31). The Heat: Boao Forum 2023. america.cgtn.com 
Global leaders are in China for the Boao Economic Forum, as the world looks to China to drive economic growth. The Boao Economic Forum started in 2001 as a way to discuss the global economy. This year is the first since 2020 where the forum …
(2023-03-31). Australian police equate socialists with right-wing extremists, spy on both. peoplesworld.org 
BRISBANE, Australia—Police in the Australian state of Queensland are enlarging their effort to keep tabs on individuals with "extremist" views and beliefs as a result of the December 2022 killings of two police officers and a neighbor in the city of Wieambilla. According to reports, the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is changing its procedures for …
(2023-03-31). Solar and Wind to Supply 16% of US Electricity this Year, But some States are in the Vanguard. juancole.com 
By: By Robert Zullo — Despite supply-chain problems amid the lingering effects of the pandemic, 2022 saw major increases in solar and wind power in the United States, though that growth varied by state, according to a report released last month by a nonprofit focused on climate change. Nationally, electricity generated from solar and …
(2023-03-31). The Fed Refuses Any Blame Including Its No Stress, Stress Test. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). U.S. Summit for Democracy. america.cgtn.com 
The controversial second Summit for Democracy, hosted by the United States has wrapped up with many nations involved not signing on to all the commitments pushed by Washington. Differences between the invited nations and regions on everything from the internet to international justice emerged …
(2023-03-31). California Fines Manufacturer for Knowingly Exposing Workers to Toxic Chemical. truthout.org The chemical compound ethylene oxide is manufactured and used in hundreds of facilities across the United States. Linked to lymphoma, leukemia, and breast cancer, the carcinogen is used to sterilize about half of all medical devices in the country. Over the last few years, as evidence of its toxicity has become more clear, regulators have attempted to step up enforcement against ethylene oxide… |
(2023-03-31). Five ways AI promises to transform organ transplants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to become a valuable tool for transplant to save more patients' lives. Recent studies have already shown promise in using AI to analyze large sets of data to discover important trends and patterns. In this expert alert, Mayo Clinic transplant experts share how this technology may improve outcomes for patients. "Physicians once practiced medicine without CT scans and with only limited lab tests. Now, these tools…
(2023-03-31). Human Rights Experts Call For Withdrawal Of Biased UN Report. popularresistance.org Alfred de Zayas, former UN Independent Expert on International Order, has joined other human rights specialists in condemning an "expert" report on Nicaragua published on March 2nd as being unprofessional, biased, incomplete and concocted to justify further coercive sanctions that will damage Nicaragua's economy. Such unilateral coercive measures have been condemned by the General Assembly year after year, most recently in Resolution 77/214 of December 2022 and by the Human Rights Council in Resolution 49/6. | The report, by a "group of experts" selected by the UN Human Rights Council, claims that Nicaragua's gov…
(2023-03-31). It's time to target gun manufacturers and their deadly profits. peoplesworld.org 
There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief give way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it, …
(2023-03-31). Burkina Faso Suspends 'France 24' Over Interviewing Terrorist Group Leader. orinocotribune.com Burkina Faso's transitional authorities decided to suspend France 24 after the news channel interviewed the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)*. Radio France International (RFI), another French media outlet, was suspended at the end of 2022. | The France 24 news channel has been suspended in Burkina Faso due to an interview with the leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the country's transitional authorities announced today. | Burkina Faso "regrets that the head of a terrorist organization such as AQIM, recognized as such by the international community, can benefit fr…
(2023-03-31). Democrats Reintroduce Federal Trans Bill of Rights Amid GOP Attacks. truthout.org Congressional Democrats on Thursday reintroduced a bill to codify federal protections for transgender Americans, as a number of states have passed anti-trans legislation and the Republican-controlled U.S. House is advancing restrictions. The Transgender Bill of Rights, introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts ahead of the International Transgender… |
(2023-03-31). The 'Chinese interference' story is rooted in xenophobia, economic decline. mronline.org 
Ottawa's anxieties about a power to the East are neuralgic, irrational, and grimly familiar.
(2023-03-31). Hypocrisy Alert: FIFA Sanctions Indonesia for Opposing Apartheid Israel's Crimes. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-31). India Makes Way for G20 Summit By Displacing Homeless People. towardfreedom.org Activists and the affected said current demolitions are part of preparations for the Group of Twenty (G20) Summit that the capital city of New Delhi is preparing to host in September. Past G20 summits had been met with protests from both anti-globalization movements and groups opposing the displacement of society's poorest to make way for a summit venue. Parva Dubey reports from Delhi.
(2023-03-31). French Streets And American Sofas. popularresistance.org You might be Brazilian or Malian or Singaporean, it is remarkable the world over to watch the French explode into the streets of dozens of cities and towns to protest the imperial president residing in Élysée Palace. It is altogether singular to follow the demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron as an American. The French are still citoyens and take to their streets and public squares. Americans long ago cashed in their citizenship to live as consumers—and take to their sofas no matter how abusively political elites treat them, no matter how many wars they start, no matter how corrupt the financial system, n…
(2023-03-31). Daily Round-up | Saudi Arabia joins SCO & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we look at Saudi Arabia joining SCO; , Chad nationalizes oil assets, US senate repeals Iraq wars' authorizations, and Colombia announces conference to promote Venezuelan dialogue.
(2023-03-31). Doctors in Croatia stand up for a better public health system. peoplesdispatch.org On March 18, thousands of physicians protested in Croatia's capital Zagreb, following years of misleading promises by the Ministry of Health. The doctors, supported by other health workers and patients, are asking for more investment in the public health system, better staffing policies, and responsible coordination of existing health resources. Urologist Mirjana Livojević and medical student Laura Mayer talk about the reasons behind the protest and the doctors' expectations.
(2023-03-31). Former Starbucks head in the hot seat. peoplesdispatch.org Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testified in front of the US Senate as the company faces huge criticism for union-busting tactics. So far, 293 Starbucks stores across 37 states are unionized…
(2023-03-31). Former US President Trump incited a right-wing insurrection. But that's not why he's being indicted. peoplesdispatch.org A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Trump in connection to hush money that he allegedly paid to cover up an affair. This does not even scratch the surface of his many crimes…
(2023-03-31). ICJ rules US freezing of some Iranian assets as illegal, orders compensation. peoplesdispatch.org US courts had frozen billions of dollars of assets belonging to Iranian companies and its Central bank after having accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism…
(2023-03-31). Pakistan's food crisis continues, 11 die in stampedes. peoplesdispatch.org 
As inflation in Pakistan crosses 47%, panic has set in among the people. Food prices have soared for the eleventh consecutive month, with shortages of several basic commodities being reported…
(2023-03-31). Peruvian legislators present impeachment motion against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. peoplesdispatch.org The vacancy motion was presented due to the deaths of dozens of demonstrators in repression by security forces during the protests that have been taking place since last December…
(2023-03-31). EU Pushing the 'Criminalisation' of Physical Cash with New Anti-Money Laundering Law. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Labor, Coalition sink war power reform bill. greenleft.org.au Labor and the Coalition voted together to block a bill that would mandate parliament to vote on whether or not to go to war, reports Pip Hinman.
(2023-03-31). Union: Norfolk Southern drops rail freight conductor elimination plan. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON —Beset by heavy criticism from rail unions, safety advocates, Railroad Workers United, and lawmakers, Norfolk Southern Railroad has apparently dropped its plan to eliminate the conductor from all its freight trains, leaving only the engineer. But it's still leaving the option open for further talks with the Smart Union's Transportation Division on what NS …
(2023-03-31). Ukraine's "Neo-Nazi Summer Camp". Military Training for Young Children, Para-military Recruits. globalresearch.ca The Azov battalion supported by its Western partners is not only involved in para-military operations in Donbass, it is also running a Summer Camp military training project for young children.
(2023-03-31). Video: China and the Geopolitical Chessboard. Undermining China's Strategic Alliance with Russia, The Taiwan Issue. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca First published on March 24, 2023 | Geopolitics: | US-NATO confrontation directed against the People's Republic of China consists in the militarization of the South China Sea as well as the reinforcement of U.S. military presence in East and South East Asia. …
(2023-03-31). 9/11 and the COVID-19 Hoax in the Transition to Governance by "Emergency Measures" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). 'Israel Is (Not) Back to Africa': How African Countries Are Challenging Israeli Plot on the Continent. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Mar 22, 2023 | The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being Unable to fahom the breakdown of its diplomatic and political efforts, Tel Aviv respon…
(2023-03-31). Selective Outrage in Palestine: The Problem is Not Just Smotrich, It's Zionism. mintpressnews.com 
By his own admission, Israel's new Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, is a "fascist homophobe." This declaration, which he Though Smotrich is not the only politician in Netanyahu's cabinet with a track record of violence, both real and rhetorical,…
(2023-03-31). Staying Woke Amid White Noise: Conservative White Nationalists Complain Of Wokeness Again But Not Of Racism. moguldom.com This month, the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed, the largest bank collapse since 2008, as a result of investing short-term deposits into long-term bonds. When interest rates rose, the value of the bonds fell, wiping out the equity of the bank. Yet somehow, non-white men are to blame. According to Andy Kessler for the Wall …
(2023-03-31). Azerbaijan: cyberwarfare center personnel trained "with the best Israeli expertise" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Israeli ambassador: Cybersecurity Center will train specialists with the best Israeli expertise Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Azerbaijan George Deek visited Cybersecurity Center…. "Today I visited the Cybersecurity Center which was opened this week in Baku by the Ministry of Digital Development in cooperation with …
(2023-03-31). Azerbaijan government media: "terrorist regime in Iran expected to collapse in near future" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Iran's state-level terrorism against Azerbaijan: All responsibility lies with Khamenei Both countries [Iran and France] were distinguished by their sharp stance against Azerbaijan in the 44-day war…. Iran…provided both economic and military support to the official Yerevan. This hypocrisy of the Mullah regime was shown during the 44-day war when …
(2023-03-31). Cyprus: European Command herds last European nation into NATO orbit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Until now Cyprus (because of its divided status) has been the only European nation (excluding microstates Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican) that isn't a full member of NATO and or that isn't (or hasn't been) a member of its transitional Partnership for Peace program. The latter has been used to used to …
(2023-03-31). Next U.S. ambassador to Georgia: sacred obligation to drag nation into NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerMarch 31, 2023 Robin Dunnigan Says if Elected as US Ambassador to Georgia, She will Focus on Four Priorities Robin Dunnigan, candidate for the US Ambassador to Georgia, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that if her candidacy is approved, she will work with the government and people of Georgia to help implement the …
(2023-03-31). Pentagon completes training of Ukrainian troops on Patriot interceptor missiles. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioMarch 30, 2023 Ukrainian soldiers complete training on Patriot missile systems in US: Pentagon A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers have completed training on the Patriot air defense system in the United States and returned to Europe, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters that "65 Ukrainian air …
(2023-03-31). Slovakia, Hungary: NATO completes large-scale, full-spectrum drills near Ukrainian border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJoint Force Command Brunssum Exercise Slovak Shield 2023: Strengthening NATO's Deterrence and Defence Strategy Brunssum, The Netherlands — From 13th to 24th March, one of the region's most important military exercises of the year, Exercise Slovak Shield 2023, took place at the Le≈°≈• military training area in Slovakia. Slovak Shield was designed as a certification …
(2023-03-31). South Korea to provide Poland with 1,000 tanks as well as howitzers. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyMarch 31, 2023 Agreement to produce K2 tanks in Poland to be signed on Friday — minister A conract between the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) and Hyundai Rotem to establish a consortium to produce K2 tanks in Poland will be signed on Friday, Poland's deputy prime minister and defence minister has said. Mariusz …
(2023-03-31). Spain: U.S. warplanes, 5 interceptor missile warships prepare "to face NATO adversaries in potential warfare scenario" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetMarch 29, 2023 Carrier Strike Group 10 Participates in Spain's Tactical Leadership Program Pilots assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7, the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG, participated in a Tactical Leadership Program at Albacete Air Base, Spain, …
(2023-03-31). Stoltenberg on doubling membership since 1999: fastest ratification process in NATO's modern history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOMarch 31, 2023 Statement by the Secretary General on Finland's membership in NATO I welcome the vote by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to ratify Finland's membership in NATO. All 30 NATO Allies have now ratified the accession protocol. *** Finland will formally join our Alliance in the coming days. *** All Allies made a …
(2023-03-31). The US Government Admits Sanctions Impact Aid Reaching Syria, Embarrassing MSM. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government announced early last month that it would be providing a 6-month long amendment to its sanctions against the Syrian government, in order to ensure that humanitarian aid will not be blocked from reaching victims of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated northern Syria and southern Turkey. This served as an admission that
(2023-03-31). Proposed Texas bills would undermine voting rights for millions. liberationnews.org 
The most alarming of these bills, SB 2, would increase the charge of illegal voting from a Class A Misdemeanor to a second-degree felony, placing it on equal footing with manslaughter, aggravated assault and robbery.
(2023-03-31). 2nd Amendment Attacked From Right After Trans Shooter, CDC Gets Sick At East Palestine & Kill Switch. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/28/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-03-31). Catherine Austin Fitts Interview — "SVB Was Executed", Big Bank Consolidation & The Financial Coup. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is returning guest Catherine Austin Fitts, here to discuss the recent banking scare, what's really driving it, as well as the true motivations behind the seemingly world-wide push toward CBDCs, digital IDs and social credit. The financial side of this is what Catherine calls "the financial coup", an integral part in the
(2023-03-31). Derrick Broze Interview — Former Therapist Accused of Ritualistic Child Abuse Granted 100K Bail. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Derrick Broze, here to give us an update in the Utah Ritualized Child Sexual Abuse Investigation, being conducted by Utah County Sheriff's Office, specifically pertaining to David Lee Hamblin, his recent arrest, the subsequent changes of child abuse, and now the surpassingly low bail that was set which allows this individual
(2023-03-31). Palestinians condemn Eurovision hypocrisy, greenwashing of ethnic cleansing. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-03-31). Trashing Their Rights: Alabama town uses 'debtors' prison' for people who fall behind on garbage bills. splcenter.org
(2023-03-31). Andrew Tate Released From Romanian Jail. sputniknews.com The controversial influencer, 36, has been held in a jail in Bucharest since the end of 2022 alongside his brother Tristan Tate, 34. The two have been accused of organized crime, rape, and human trafficking.
(2023-03-31). Austrians Back Opposition's Stance on Maintaining Neutrality in Ukraine Crisis. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Austrian citizens have voiced great support for the stance of the opposition Freedom Party of Austria (FPO), which calls for the country's long-standing neutrality and its constitutionally enshrined status to be respected during the Ukraine conflict, Roman Haider, an EU lawmaker from the FPO, told Sputnik.
(2023-03-31). Baku Suspects Tehran of Being Behind Attack Against Azerbaijani Lawmaker. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Investigators suspect Tehran of being behind the attempted terrorist attack against Azerbaijani lawmaker Fazil Mustafa, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Aykhan Hajizada said on Friday.
(2023-03-31). Chilean Ministry of Health Confirms Human Case of Bird Flu. sputniknews.com Chile's Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed the country's first human case of bird flu H5N1, Reuters reports. According to the ministry, the disease was diagnosed in a 53-year-old man. His condition is assessed as serious, but stable.
(2023-03-31). Erdogan Urges Turkish People to 'Defend Future, Make Right Decision' on May 14. sputniknews.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged the Turkish people to "defend their future," while also expressing belief that they will "make the right decision" during the upcoming presidential election on May 14.
(2023-03-31). General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Says Not Planning Second Wave of Mobilization. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – There are no plans to hold a second wave of mobilization by the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces spokesman for the Main Organizational and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Tsimlyansky said on Friday.
(2023-03-31). German Businessman Confirms Delivery of Swiss-Made Armored Vehicles to Ukraine. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – German businessman Thomas Bockhold has claimed responsibility for re-exporting Swiss-made armored vehicles to Ukraine, stressing however that he has removed the weaponry from the vehicles before sending them to Kiev, Swiss newspaper Neue Zuericher Zeitung (NZZ) reported.
(2023-03-31). German Foreign Minister to Visit China in Mid-April – Reports. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will pay an official visit to China in mid-April, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, citing sources.
(2023-03-31). Greek Defense Minister Says Will Visit Earthquake-Hit Areas of Türkiye on April 4. sputniknews.com ATHENS (Sputnik) – Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos said on Thursday that he would visit the earthquake-affected areas of southeastern Türkiye on April 4 at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar.
(2023-03-31). Istanbul Police Say Turkish Opposition Party Office Hit by Accidental Gunfire. sputniknews.com ISTANBUL (Sputnik) – There was no armed assault on the Istanbul headquarters of Türkiye's opposition Good Party on Friday, as the building was hit by accidental gunfire, the Istanbul police department said.
(2023-03-31). Milley Says US Rhetoric on China Needs to Become More Realistic, Less 'Emotional'. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States' rhetoric towards China needs to become more realistic and less emotional, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said on Friday.
(2023-03-31). NYPD Officers Called to Duty Following Trump's Indictment. sputniknews.com The NYPD ordered all hands on deck amid the unprecedented indictment of a former US President by Manhattan's Democratic District Attorney.
(2023-03-31). Over 3 Bln PPE Items Disposed by UK Government During COVID Pandemic. sputniknews.com In 2022, the UK House of Commons' Committee of Public Accounts accused the government of losing 75% of the £12 billion spent on PPE amid COVID pandemic to inflated prices and deficient kits.
(2023-03-31). 'QAnon Shaman' Who Stormed Capitol Gets Early Release From Jail. sputniknews.com American Jacob Chansley, nicknamed "QAnon Shaman," who participated in the Capitol March 6, 2021, has been released early from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house.
(2023-03-31). REC Organized Over 200 Business Meetings for Russian Companies in India. sputniknews.com The Russian Export Center (REC, part of VEB.RF) has organized more than 200 business meetings in India for Russian high-tech companies, the center reported.
(2023-03-31). REC to Help Far East Companies Explore New Markets. sputniknews.com The Russian Export Center (REC, part of VEB.RF) is willing to support Russian companies from the Russian Far East to enter new markets.
(2023-03-31). South Africa's Cabinet Approves Bill That Allows Private Power Generation, Trading. sputniknews.com South Africa, one of the most developed nations in Africa, is currently facing a severe electricity crisis that threatens to undermine both its economy and social stability. To handle the situation, the government declared a "national state of disaster", took on 60% of national power utility Eskom's debt, and established a ministry for electricity.
(2023-03-31). Sweden 'No Longer Sure' It Will Join NATO by July. sputniknews.com Despite applying to NATO simultaneously and voicing plans to join the alliance together, Finland and Sweden have obviously split ways, as Finland's bid gained full acceptance, whereas Sweden's remains swamped with problems.
(2023-03-31). Syrian Air Defense Repelling Attack in Sky Over Damascus – Reports. sputniknews.com CAIRO, March 31 (Sputnik) – Syrian air defense systems are repelling an attack in the sky over Damascus, Syrian state broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya reported.
(2023-03-31). Trump Indicted by Grand Jury, Says 'Political Persecution' Will Backfire on Biden. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Manhattan Grand Jury has voted to indict former US President Donald Trump, CNN reported citing three sources familiar with the matter.
(2023-03-31). Trump May Be Facing 34 Counts, McCarthy Says House Will Hold DA Accountable for 'Abuse of Power'. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump may be facing up to 34 counts in connection to allegedly falsifying business records, CNN reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
(2023-03-31). UK to Join Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), UK Secretary of State for International Trade Kemi Badenoch said on Friday.
(2023-03-31). Ukraine to Ban Athletes From Participating in Competitions With Russians. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The government of Ukraine has decided to ban Ukrainian athletes from participating in those qualifying competitions for the 2024 Olympics, in which Russian athletes will take part, Ukrainian Minister and member of the National Olympic Committee Oleh Nemchinov said on Thursday.
(2023-03-31). US to Announce $2.6 Billion in Security Aid for Ukraine on Monday. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik/Prime) — The United States will announce a new package of military assistance for Ukraine worth about $2.6 billion, including air surveillance radars, anti-tank rockets, and fuel trucks, on April 3, Reuters reported on Friday, citing unnamed US officials.
(2023-03-31). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, estreno del documental "Supertanqueros: corazón de fuego" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu La Mesa redonda estrenará hoy viernes, en su espacio de documentales, el audiovisual Supertanqueros: corazón de fuego, una producción de TV Yumurí dirigida por el periodista Karel Ricardo Roque, que narra cronológicamente las acciones en aras de controlar el incendio de grandes proporciones ocurrido en agosto de 2022 en la Base de Supertanqueros de Matanzas.
(2023-03-31). øQué tipo de música consumen los jóvenes en Cuba? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Escribir sobre los gustos musicales y ser exactos es prácticamente imposible porque cada persona tiene preferencias distintas. Cada cual es libre de escoger los distintos momentos y lugares para escuchar música. Otras veces, somos víctimas de terceros y nos toca sumergirnos casi por obligación en sus gustos musicales. La mayoría parte del concepto de elegir el playlist acorde al estado de ánimo, el lugar, la compañía, o poner el teléfono en bucle, aleatorio…
(2023-03-31). Cancillería cubana redobla esfuerzos para responder a la creciente demanda de legalización de documentos. cubadebate.cu "El departamento de legalizaciones de la Cancillería de Cuba trabaja ininterrumpidamente, en coordinación con el resto de las entidades involucradas en el proceso de legalización de documentos, en aras de responder a la creciente demanda de este servicio", informó Ernesto Soberón, Director General de Asuntos Consulares y de Cubanos Residentes en el Exterior.
(2023-03-31). Congreso peruano aplaza debate sobre destitución de la presidenta Dina Boluarte. cubadebate.cu El Congreso de Perú aplazó ayer la decisión de comenzar un proceso formal de moción de vacancia contra la presidenta Dina Boluarte, por su presunta responsabilidad en la muerte de civiles durante las protestas contra de su gobierno y el cuerpo legislativo tras las deposición y arresto del mandatario Pedro Castillo.
(2023-03-31). Cuba lista para participar este sábado en el III Clásico de Atletismo Félix Sánchez. cubadebate.cu Un grupo de corredores encabezado por Roxana Gómez representará a Cuba este sábado en el III Clásico de Atletismo Félix Sánchez 2023, en República Dominicana. Los organizadores confirmaron la presencia de estrellas locales como la subcampeona olímpica de Tokio 2020 en los 400 metros, Marileidy Paulino, junto a Alexander Ogando y Fiordaliza Cofil.
(2023-03-31). Desde esta noche y hasta mañana se cerrará la Calzada de Bejucal para rehabilitar la red hidráulica. cubadebate.cu La Comisión Provincial de Seguridad Vial de La Habana informa que desde hoy a las 8: 00 de la noche y hasta mañana sábado 1 de abril a las 6: 00 de la mañana se cerrará de forma total al tránsito la Calzada de Bejucal desde la avenida Gàºinera hasta la calle 100.
(2023-03-31). Díaz-Canel participa en Pleno de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, asiste al Pleno de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba, que evalúa el contexto económico del país y los retos de la organización para contribuir a transformar el actual escenario, informó la Presidencia en su cuenta en Twitter.
(2023-03-31). Se registran 11 muertos tras una estampida en centro de distribución de alimentos en Pakistán. cubadebate.cu Al menos 11 mujeres y niños murieron en una estampida en un centro de distribución de alimentos de ramadán en Karachi, una ciudad portuaria en el sur de Pakistán, informaron la policía y rescatistas. La estampida ocurrió cuando cientos de mujeres y niños entraron en pánico y comenzaron a empujarse para conseguir alimentos afuera de una fábrica.
(2023-03-31). Titular de Desarrollo chino recibe a vice primer ministro cubano (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Desarrollo y Reforma de China, Zheng Shanjie, recibió hoy al vice primer ministro de Cuba Jorge Luis Perdomo y ambos examinaron los principales temas de la agenda económica bilateral.
(2023-03-31). Trabajar de una manera diferente las problemáticas de la población. cubadebate.cu Los elevados precios de productos y servicios que se manifiestan en la actualidad en el país, fue uno de los asuntos más debatidos durante la reunión del Consejo de Ministros, donde se presentó un conjunto de acciones encaminadas a regular y enfrentar los precios abusivos, un tema que, dijo el Presidente de la República, fue el "más planteado por la población" en los recorridos de los candidatos a diputados de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.
(2023-03-31). Indicted: Trump Faces Criminal Charges in NY; Three Other Investigations into Ex-President Continue. democracynow.org 
In an unprecedented move, a Manhattan grand jury voted Thursday to indict former President Donald Trump for hush-money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign to hide an alleged affair, making Trump the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. While the precise details of the charges are not yet known, the development culminates years of political, business and personal legal troubles for Trump, who still faces three other major investigations. We look at the charges in this case and others that Trump faces, with Ellen Yaroshefsky, who teaches legal ethic…
(2023-03-31). Headlines for March 31, 2023. democracynow.org Donald Trump Criminally Charged in New York, Will Be Arraigned Tuesday, U.S. Progressives Demand Probe on Whether Israel Uses U.S. Arms in Human Rights Abuses, Israeli Law Professors Compare Treatment of Palestinians to "Apartheid", Five Arrested in Mexico over Fire That Killed 39 Asylum Seekers Near U.S. Border, Vatican Repudiates "Doctrine of Discovery" Used to Justify European Colonialism, Students Protest Gun Violence at Tennessee Capitol in Wake of Nashville School Shooting, U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Trans Bill of Rights Ahead of Transgender Day of Visibility, Historically Black D.C.
(2023-03-31). "Stop the Absurd Debate": Parkland Father Calls for Nationwide Education Strike to Demand Gun Reform. democracynow.org 
In the wake of the mass shooting at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday Republicans "want to see all the facts" before proposing any new gun legislation. Just last week, Manuel Oliver, father of one of 17 people killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was arrested in the Republican-controlled House after he and his wife Patricia spoke out during a subcommittee hearing on the Second Amendment. He joins us to call for a national education strike to push for action on the U.S. gun…
(2023-03-31). Meet the Nashville ER Doctor Who Joined 1,000+ Protesters at Tennessee Capitol Demanding Gun Control. democracynow.org 
More than a thousand students rallied at the Tennessee state Capitol Thursday to demand gun control, just days after a mass shooting at a Nashville Christian elementary school where three adults and three 9-year-olds were killed. Republicans hold a supermajority in Tennessee's Legislature and have loosened gun restrictions. We speak with Dr. Katrina Green, an emergency physician in Nashville who has lost patients to gun violence and joined in Thursday's protest. "People are angry, and that's part of the reason I went down there, as well," says Green. "Tennessee has become a sta…
(2023-03-31). Good Riddance to Patriotism and Religion. davidswanson.org
(2023-03-31). Goodbye, Doctrine of Discovery. davidswanson.org
(2023-03-31). Ecuador: President Guillermo Lasso To Face Impeachment. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-03-31). President Maduro: Half of PDVSA-Crypto Corruption Detainees Confessing, New Detainees in CVG & PDVSA. orinocotribune.com 
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded that the investigatory bodies of the state were to find all resources and assets held by the mafias and groups involved in the recently unveiled corruption network, in order for it to be reinvested into the state and in attention to the Venezuelan population. "They have to guarantee it," he said, "that all the wealth stolen from the people will be found and reinvested." | Maduro called for the resources to be redistributed so that "we can put them into social programs for our people." The announcement was made this Wednesday, March 29, during the opening of the…
(2023-03-31). 1 April, Twitter Storm: #Macron #FreeGeorgesAbdallah — Mark Georges Abdallah's Birthday with a Call for Freedom. samidoun.net 
#Macron #FreeGeorgesAbdallah Twitter Storm Saturday, 1 April 2023 10 am Pacific — 1 pm Eastern — 7 pm central Europe — 8 pm Palestine and Lebanon Use the hashtags #Macron #FreeGeorgesAbdallah Sample Tweets: bit.ly/freegeorgestweets Event FB Page: www.facebook.com/events/3316479711938622/ Tag: @EmmanuelMacron @GDarmanin to direct your demand to French officials! Tag @Najib_Mikati to ensure Lebanon's prime Minister …
(2023-03-31). Barcelona demonstration marks Palestinian Land Day. samidoun.net 
At the call of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, approximately 60 people gathered on Thursday, 30 March in Barcelona, Catalonia, on the occasion of Palestinian Land Day. This demonstration was an opportunity to affirm the commitment of social movements in the city to the liberation …
(2023-03-31). How the ACLU is Showing Up For Abortion Access Nationwide. aclu.org
(2023-03-31). The Cowboy Style of the International Criminal Court (I.C.C.) Irreversibly Crosses the "Redline of Legal Decency" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). The Beginning of the End of Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Deadly fungus spreading across the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
Health officials in the U.S. are warning the public about a deadly, drug-resistant fungus spreading in care facilities across the country. According to a new study, screened cases of Candida auris tripled from 2020 to 2021, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
(2023-03-31). Joint Chief of Staff General Mark Milley: Fighting Both China and Russia Together Would be a 'Very, Very Difficult Thing'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Make Australia part of the solution. greenleft.org.au The latest IPCC report sends another strong call for governments to leave carbon in the ground. But, as Susan Price reports, Labor is weighing up 116 new coal, oil and gas projects — the equivalent of starting up 215 new coal-fired power stations.
(2023-03-31). West Papuan student charged with treason. greenleft.org.au A West Papuan university student was charged with treason for raising the Morning Star flag and calling for a referendum on West Papian independence at a rally last November, reports Susan Price.
(2023-03-31). Slovakia evades talks with Russia on MiG-29 jets re-export to Ukraine — defense agency. tass.com The Russian equipment delivered on the terms of temporary imports continues to be illegally held by the Slovak side and may be transferred to Ukraine…
(2023-03-31). Slovakia fails to return Russian equipment delivered to service MiG-29 jets — agency. tass.com Acting Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad announced on March 22 that Ukrainian specialists were carrying out works to accept MiG-29 fighter jets being handed over to Kiev free of charge…
(2023-03-31). Russian center reports provocations by US troops in Syria's Al-Hasakah province. tass.com Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria, said that the Russian side had protested…
(2023-03-31). Toyota plant in St. Petersburg transferred to Russian state — ministry. tass.com In September 2022, Toyota Motor Corporation announced its decision to close its assembly plant in St. Petersburg. In mid-November, the plant began laying off employees, who had numbered over 1,900 at that point…
(2023-03-31). Payments in national currencies to lift efficiency of Sino-Russian trade turnover — expert. tass.com In the current situation, China and Russia may "experience financial persecution and sanctions by the United States to a certain degree"
(2023-03-31). Russia-China settlements in national currencies also interest other countries — expert. tass.com Huang Yiping, deputy director of the Institute for Public Development at Peking University, said that due to the destabilizing actions of the United States, the international community has come to the conclusion that before resorting to the help of a country's payment system, "first you need to think about whose friend it is"
(2023-03-31). Policy doctrine casts Russia as distinct civilization, aims to end US dominance. tass.com The document states that Russia will build its relations with other countries depending on what policies these countries pursue toward Moscow…
(2023-03-31). No winners in nuclear war, Moscow asserts — Russia's UN envoy. tass.com The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN also noted that the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus does not run counter to the NPT…
(2023-03-31). 'Peacekeepers' deployed to Ukraine without Russia's consent must be eliminated — Medvedev. tass.com Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation called "direct enemies" of Moscow the so-called peacekeepers under the auspices of NATO, the dispatch of which is being discussed in Europe…
(2023-03-31). Peace in Ukraine possible long ago had US stopped flooding Kiev with arms — Russian envoy. tass.com Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the conflict in Ukraine would not have happened at all if Washington and its allies had not organized a coup d'état in Kyiv in 2014…
(2023-03-31). Poll reveals level of Russian public's confidence in Putin. tass.com The level of approval of the Russian president's work over this time has grown by 0.9 percentage points and is at 77.9%, according to a survey by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center…
(2023-03-31). Slovak citizen denies involvement in arms supplies from North Korea to Russia. tass.com Ashot Mkrtychev falls under US sanctions for allegedly attempting to mediate arms deals between North Korea and Russia…
(2023-03-31). Four US media outlets call on Russia to release detained WSJ reporter. tass.com The Russian government has been called upon by publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg and Politico…
(2023-03-31). Lukashenko says 30 suspects implicated in terror attack at Belarus airfield detained. tass.com According to Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian intelligence agencies conducted a "brilliant operation" to locate and neutralize the subversive in charge of the attack and his accomplices…
(2023-03-31). Minsk urges US to remove nuclear weapons from other countries. tass.com On Friday, the UN Security Council met in session to discuss the issue of Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus…
(2023-03-31). Moscow to control nuclear arms in Belarus — Minsk's ambassador to UN. tass.com On 25 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus at the request of the Belarusian side, precisely the way the United States has long done on the territory of its allies…
(2023-03-31). Ceasefire in Ukraine and World War III: key points of Lukashenko's address. tass.com Delivering an address to the Belarusian people and the Parliament, the head of state warned about the threat if "World War III with nuclear fires"
(2023-03-31). Nord Stream blasts a desperate maneuver that smacks of Anglo-Saxon geopolitics — expert. tass.com It is noted that Washington began to view with concern the convergence between Germany and Russia in the 2000s on issues pertaining to energy, the "high point of which was the construction of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines"
(2023-03-31). Belarus always advocated nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation — UN envoy. tass.com It is noted that "President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko repeatedly publically called to hold such wide multilateral dialogue in the spirit of San-Francisco"
(2023-03-31). Deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus a forced reaction to threats — UN envoy. tass.com Sergey Rybakov pointed out that such cooperation between Russia and Belarus is not a novelty in military cooperation between a nuclear and a non-nuclear power, carried out within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty…
(2023-03-31). Minsk responds transparently to national security risks — Belarus' UN envoy. tass.com It was stressed that cooperation between Moscow and Minsk "in the area of reinforcing defensive capabilities and national security is being implemented in strict compliance with international law"
(2023-03-31). All parties to conflict in Ukraine should show restraint — China's deputy UN envoy. tass.com Geng Shuang believes that the international community needs to create conditions for peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv…
(2023-03-31). China calls for non-deployment of nuclear weapons beyond national borders — diplomat. tass.com Deputy Permanent Representative of China to the UN Geng Shuang said that guarantees are needed to maintain global stability…
(2023-03-31). Xi Jinping urges to abandon sanctions to settle Ukraine crisis. tass.com According to the President of China, his country initially adhered to a consistent and clear position on the crisis in Ukraine…
(2023-03-31). All countries should adhere to nuclear weapons obligations — UN on Belarus. tass.com Adhering to all NPT provisions is "at the core of the maintenance of international peace and security", Izumi Nakamitsu said…
(2023-03-31). Atlanta's "Cop City" is a blueprint for America's future. therealnews.com 
In a special episode of Police Accountability Report, TRNN reporters Taya Graham and Stephen Janis report from the ground in Atlanta, where for weeks forest defenders have been fighting and risking their lives to stop the construction of "Cop City"—a massive planned police training center that would be used to instruct officers from around the country in deadly repression tactics. Speaking directly with activists on the frontlines, Graham and Janis explore the truth behind the police killing of Manuel "Tortuguita" Tehran, and the dark money sources funding the creation of the Atlanta Public Safety Cen…
(2023-03-31). Canciller nicaragàºense reafirma apoyo a la seguridad de Rusia. telesurtv.net Denis Moncada realiza visita de trabajo a la capital rusa, la cual se extenderá hasta este viernes.
(2023-03-31). Se descarrila tren con sustancias inflamables en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Residentes cercanos fueron evacuados por precaución y se estableció un perímetro de seguridad alrededor del lugar del desastre.
(2023-03-31). Al menos 31 personas mueren tras incendio de ferry en Filipinas. telesurtv.net Hay siete pasajeros desaparecidos y 14 hospitalizados, según indica el balance del jefe de la Guardia Costera local.
(2023-03-31). Conmemoran con masivas marchas el Día de la Tierra Palestina. telesurtv.net Evocan el aniversario 47 de la efeméride. Palestinos ratifican la unidad del pueblo y su voluntad de recuperar los territorios invadidos por Israel.
(2023-03-31). Instan a Gobierno salvadoreño mantener prohibición de minería metálica. telesurtv.net En el marco del sexto aniversario de Ley de Prohibición de la Minería Metálica, organizaciones y personalidades piden mantener la proscripción de esta industria extractiva en el país centroamericano.
(2023-03-31). Consejo Electoral Nacional de Cuba presenta balance de resultados finales de comicios parlamentarios. telesurtv.net Del total de boletas emitidas, fueron válidas 5.565.640, lo que representa el 90.28 por ciento.
(2023-03-31). Tasa de desempleo en Chile alcanza el 8,4 por ciento. telesurtv.net Tanto las tasas de participación como las de ocupación siguieron su tendencia al aumento.
(2023-03-31). Bolsonaro declara que no liderará oposición en Brasil. telesurtv.net Regresó al país luego de tres meses en los EE.UU. Enfrenta investigaciones y revelaciones sobre errores y omisiones durante su gestión.
(2023-03-31). Congreso peruano debatirá admisión de moción de vacancia contra Boluarte. telesurtv.net Solicitan al Pleno Legislativo declarar la permanente incapacidad de la mandataria, declarar la vacancia de la Presidencia e iniciar la sucesión presidencial.
(2023-03-31). Jurado de EE.UU. vota a favor de procesar a expresidente Trump. telesurtv.net El magnate y republicano de 76 años de edad, de esta manera, se convierte en el primer expresidente estadounidense en enfrentar cargos criminales.
(2023-03-31). øPor qué se celebra el Día de la Tierra Palestina?>. telesurtv.net Los palestinos reclaman todo el territorio de Cisjordania junto a la Franja de Gaza, territorio bloqueado por Israel calificado como crimen de guerra.
(2023-03-31). Descartan que el papa Francisco sufra de neumonía. telesurtv.net La oficina de prensa del Vaticano pidió a los feligreses enviar al Papa Francisco, quien se recupera, mensajes de buenos deseos y oraciones.
(2023-03-31). Continúa lucha contra la corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net La Policía Nacional contra la Corrupción informó sobre el inicio de la segunda fase del operativo especial 'Caiga quien caiga'.
(2023-03-31). Mueren nueve militares en choque de helicópteros en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Autoridades locales y servicios de emergencia respondieron ante el incidente. Las causas de la tragedia se investigan.
(2023-03-31). Inician movilizaciones previas a marcha campesina en Paraguay. telesurtv.net La jornada de lucha convoca también a indígenas, organizaciones urbanas y otros sectores populares.
(2023-03-31). Presidenta de Honduras realizará visita oficial a China. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce cuatro días después de que Honduras estableciera lazos diplomáticos con el gigante asiático.
(2023-03-31). Continúan en Siria condenas a ataque israelí con misiles. telesurtv.net Cancillería siria asevera que la agresión constituye un intento de Israel de huir de su fragmentación política interna.
(2023-03-31). Asesinan a directores de hospitales en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Según la Policía Nacional, aún se realizan investigaciones del caso para hallar a los responsables.
(2023-03-31). Anulan licencia ambiental de proyecto minero en Imbabura, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El proyecto Llurimagua pretendía desarrollar una explotación a cielo abierto y a gran escala en Imbabura.
(2023-03-31). Entregan a Unesco expediente de postulación del joropo venezolano. telesurtv.net Se hizo entrega del expediente con el cual Venezuela postula al Joropo Venezolano como Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
(2023-03-31). Monitorean actividad sísmica del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net La actividad sigue localizada en el sector suroccidental del volcán, entre tres y cinco kilómetros de distancia del cráter Arenas.
(2023-03-31). Mueren 13 personas tras colapso del piso de un templo en India. telesurtv.net El incidente se produjo cuando se desplomó el piso del local y alrededor de 25 fieles cayeron en un pozo bordeado de escaleras, utilizado en rituales religiosos.
(2023-03-31). Suman diez los casos de cólera en Gauteng, Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net El ente detalló que se trata de cuatro nuevos casos, siguen a la detección de otros seis casos en la provincia, Gauteng.
(2023-03-31). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,4 en Cobquecura, Chile. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico ocurrió a unos 111 kilómetros al noroeste de la comuna de Cobquecura, Región de Ñuble.
(2023-03-31). Suben a 17 los muertos por alud de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Unas 72 personas continúan desaparecidas y se cuenta con maquinaria para realizar las acciones de búsqueda por cuarto día de respuesta.
(2023-03-31). Argentina Celebrates 40 Years Of Democracy And Human Rights. popularresistance.org Last week, Argentina celebrated 40 years of democracy and human rights by hosting the Third World Forum of Human Rights (March 20-24) scheduled in tandem with its National Day of Remembrance for Truth & Justice. The Forum closed with a march and rally on March 24 which marked 47 years since the US-backed military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government on March 24, 1976, and installed the bloodiest dictatorship in the history of #Argentina remained in power until 1983.
(2023-03-31). Mexico: Arrest Orders Issued for 6 in Migrant Detention Center Fire. latinorebels.com A Mexican court issued arrest orders Thursday for six people in connection with the fire that killed 39 migrants at a detention facility this week in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, according to the federal prosecutor leading the investigation.
(2023-03-31). What does "Secularism" mean in the Iran Protests? juancole.com 
By Roodabeh Dehghani, L'Université d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa | — Since the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini in September 2022, much has been said and written about the protests in Iran. Amini died while in the custody of Iran's morality police. She was arrested for supposedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. Her death triggered widespread protests against …
(2023-03-31). Global Research Donation Drive. globalresearch.ca Dear Readers, | We publish pieces by a wide variety of contributors including journalists, scholars, political analysts, historians, ex-military and intelligence personnel, scientists, and environmental experts among others. The publications are not selected in the interest of pushing a specific narrative …
(2023-03-31). US Occupation Forces in Syria are not "Fighting Terrorism" globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Saturday 4/1: All Out To Defend The French Workers General Strike-Their Fight Is Our Fight! indybay.org San Francisco French Consulate | 44 Montgomery St #3400, San Francisco, CA 94104…
(2023-03-31). National Survey Finds Microplastics Pollution Around Britain's Coastline Up to 100 Times Worse Than Previously Recorded. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). China's historical destiny is to stand with the Third World: The Thirteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
On 20 March 2023, China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin spent over four hours in private conversation.
(2023-03-31). El largo brazo de Washington se extiende por el Sahel africano. peoplesdispatch.org La visita del Secretario de Estado estadounidense Antony Blinken a Níger y su oferta de 150 millones de dólares al país africano no ocultan que su principal interés reside en la cooperación en materia de seguridad.
(2023-03-31). The Sound of the New War Drum Goes Tik-Tok. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Mélenchon quietly proposes a general strike to the French union bureaucracy. wsws.org Preparing a general strike cannot be left in the hands of a former capitalist minister like Mélenchon, but must be carried out by building a mass movement of rank-and-file workers.
(2023-03-31). UK living conditions in unprecedented decline according to Resolution Foundation data. wsws.org A mass of new data has revealed the long-term decline in the living conditions of millions across the UK and provided forecasts of even worse circumstances for years to come.
(2023-03-31). Amid mounting losses, Zelensky rules out negotiations with Russia. wsws.org The Associated Press interview is part of a PR campaign by Zelensky to drum up support for a bloody offensive within Ukraine and abroad and legitimize the massive losses at Bakhmut.
(2023-03-31). IYSSE holds first meeting in Canada on the war in Ukraine and how to stop it. wsws.org The IYSSE meeting—part of a series being organized around the world to develop a global working class-led movement against war—went ahead despite the University of Waterloo's attempt to censor it and Ukrainian-Canadian nationalists' attempt to disrupt it.
(2023-03-31). Bank of England points to deep-going financial problems. wsws.org According to the UK central bank, many of the "vulnerabilities" which emerged in previous periods, such as the March 2020 crisis "remain largely unaddressed" and could surface again.
(2023-03-31). Long COVID sufferer in Florida denounces the abandonment of all pandemic response. wsws.org "I'm afraid to go to the hospital because I fear contracting COVID-19 again."
(2023-03-31). Philadelphia landlord's private police officer shoots tenant in the head during attempted eviction. wsws.org Angel Davis, a 35-year-old woman, was put in critical condition after being shot in the head by a landlord-tenant officer contracted through the city.
(2023-03-31). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org India: Uttar Pradesh government sector workers protest sackings; Tamil Nadu government farm workers strike for permanency; Australia: Melton City Council nurses demand higher wages; Offshore shipping workers strike in Western Australia.
(2023-03-31). 3 things Los Angeles school workers need to know about the sellout SEIU contract. wsws.org Workers should reject the contract by the widest possible margin, sending it into the trash can where it belongs.
(2023-03-31). Australian Rich List: Skyrocketing wealth for billionaires amid social misery. wsws.org The ultra-wealthy continue to amass billions as workers face a social catastrophe.
(2023-03-31). UK: Communication Workers Union ditches talk of renewed strike action. wsws.org Ward and Furey have lost the confidence of postal workers, having conspired with management behind their backs and agreed further attacks, while undemocratically overruling the vote to renew strike action.
(2023-03-31). Factory explosions, tainted water and derailments: The cost of doing business for US capitalism. wsws.org The horrific explosion at a factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, which killed at least seven workers, is part of an unending series of workplace tragedies in the US.
(2023-03-31). Sri Lankan cinnamon farmers and workers discuss worsening social conditions. wsws.org Sri Lanka has about 35,000 hectares of cinnamon, which is mainly grown in Galle and Matara districts, with about 60,000 farmers and 300,000 workers earning a living from the labour intensive low-paid industry.
(2023-03-31). Netflix airs docudrama on the rise and fall of Bernie Madoff: Part one. wsws.org That major financial players ignored the flashing warning lights and continued to invest with Madoff points to the social psychology of a ruling class so manic in its pursuit of ever-greater personal wealth that it has become blinded by its own greed. More, however, is involved in this sociopathic outlook than subjective personality traits.
(2023-03-31). UAW Monitor conflict of interest exposed: Jenner & Block and Crowell & Moring are longstanding lawyers for General Motors and auto corporations. wsws.org UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman's complaint to the Department of Labor, filed March 29, reviews the UAW monitor's conflict of interest, which Lehman said is a ground to re-run the election in its own right.
(2023-03-31). California drivers and warehouse workers join strikes against Sysco in Indiana and Kentucky. wsws.org More than 1,000 Sysco workers have gone on strike in California, Indiana and Kentucky as the Teamsters union seeks to contain and betray the struggle of truck drivers and warehouse workers against the $40 billion food distribution monopoly.
(2023-03-31). Deadly helicopter collision along Kentucky-Tennessee border claims the lives of nine US Army paratroopers. wsws.org This is the second time in the last month a US Army-piloted UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has crashed and killed everyone on board.
(2023-03-31). German government sends battle tanks against Russia and multiplies military aid to Ukraine. wsws.org Earlier this week, the first German battle tanks arrived in Ukraine. This has far-reaching historical and political implications. 82 years after Hitler's war of annihilation against the Soviet Union, German tanks are again rolling against Russia.
(2023-03-31). New York grand jury votes to indict Trump. wsws.org Trump is being prosecuted, not for the January 6 coup attempt or other crimes, but for a private sexual matter.
(2023-03-31). On eve of contract battle, Stellantis CEO escalates threat against Warren Truck workers. wsws.org Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares reportedly told UAW officials he should have closed the plant a year and a half ago.
(2023-03-31). The US CDC and WHO weaken guidelines on COVID booster shots despite the ongoing pandemic. wsws.org On Monday, the CDC stated that only one bivalent COVID booster was sufficient to protect individuals despite data that indicates rapidly waning immunity and proven benefits from boosters against severe disease, especially for elderly and immune-compromised people.
(2023-03-31). Xi, Sánchez y las agendas de China y España. globalizacion.ca Apostando por la gestión flexible y creativa de las afinidades comunes, la visita del presidente puede contribuir al relanzamiento bilateral y a la recuperación de cierta estabilidad continental y global. | El próximo encuentro entre el presidente Xi Jinping y Pedro…
(2023-03-31). Deep-sea Mining Damage 'Irreversible'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). The Right Is Weaponizing the Nashville Shooting to Whip Up an Anti-Trans Panic. truthout.org "They are going to kill us," I thought as I saw far right commentators weaponizing information about the Nashville school shooter's identity to push the nation's anti-trans panic into overdrive. It was already terrifying to be trans in a country where there is an ongoing and documented movement to "eliminate openly LGBTQ people from the fabric of society." But now, with Donald Trump Jr. |
(2023-03-31). Dangerous Crossroads: US to Withhold Nuclear Weapons Data From Russia as Last Treaty Collapses. globalresearch.ca
(2023-03-31). Trump becomes first ex-president to be criminally charged in US. tribune.com.pk 
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House. | The specific charges are not yet known, as the indictment remains under seal. CNN on Thursday reported Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud. | Trump said he was "completely innocent" and indicated he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race. He accused Bragg, a Democrat, of trying to hurt his chances of winning re-election against Democratic Presi…
(2023-03-31). Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession as Sweden kept waiting. tribune.com.pk 
Turkey's parliament approved a bill on Thursday to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine. | The Turkish parliament was the last among the 30 members of the alliance to ratify Finland's membership after Hungary's legislature approved a similar bill earlier this week. | President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier in March that Finland had secured Turkey's blessing after taking concrete steps to keep promises to crack down on groups seen by Ankara as terrorists, and to free up defence exports. | Finland and Sweden asked to joi…
(2023-03-31). Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction. tribune.com.pk 
Malaysia's top court on Friday dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, ending Najib's judicial efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. | Najib became the first Malaysian premier to be imprisoned after Malaysia's Federal Court upheld a guilty verdict and 12-year prison sentence handed down to him by a lower court. | Najib, 69, can no longer challenge the conviction in court, but he has applied for a royal pardon which if successful could see him released without serving the full 12-year term. | Fed…
(2023-03-31). Thirty-six dead, 16 hurt in India after roof collapse at temple. tribune.com.pk 
Rescuers used cranes and ropes to look for survivors a day after the roof of a well collapsed in a temple complex in central India killing 36 people and injuring 16, a government official said on Friday. | The incident occurred in the Indian city of Indore when a concrete slab covering the roof of a stepwell in a temple complex gave way, crushing devotees who had gathered to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ram Navami on Thursday, officials said. | "The major cause of deaths could be drowning because the well was 60 feet deep and there was much water in it," Ilayaraja T, a top local government official, told Re…
(2023-03-31). China calls US debt trap accusation 'irresponsible'. tribune.com.pk 
China on Thursday called remarks by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen "irresponsible" and "unreasonable" after Yellen said Beijing's lending activities leave developing countries "trapped in debt." | Yellen on Wednesday said she was concerned by some of China's activities globally, particularly it's lending to developing countries. She told US lawmakers in a hearing that Washington was working hard to counter China's influence in international institutions and in lending to developing nations. | China has lent hundreds of billions of dollars to build infrastructure in developing countries, but lending has tai…