ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Spain, Norway, Ireland endorse Palestine state.ecns.cn Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized the State of Palestine on Tuesday in a coordinated effort by the three western European nations designed to mount international pressure on Israel, which slammed the diplomatic move that will have no immediate impact on its assaults in Gaza.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Shenzhou XVIII crew conducts 1st spacewalk.ecns.cn The Shenzhou XVIII astronauts conducted their first spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station on Tuesday, completing several assignments, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Experts: Curbs on homebuyers may go.ecns.cn Relaxations of home buying restrictions in Shanghai and Guangzhou, Guangdong province, point to broader easing across China's largest cities soon and potentially a full removal of such barriers, experts said on Tuesday.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Guangdong steps up for low-altitude upper hand.ecns.cn An action plan for promoting the high-quality development of the low-altitude economy in Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, will help speed up the commercial use of low-altitude aircraft in the near future, according to companies involved in the industry.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). National reunification 'will surely be accomplished'.ecns.cn No matter how the situation in Taiwan develops, and no matter who takes power on the island, nothing can change the development direction of cross-Strait relations and the process of China's reunification, a senior Taiwan affairs official said.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Six banks to invest in big way in IC fund.ecns.cn Six major State-owned commercial lenders in China have decided to invest big time in the third-phase State semiconductor investment fund, as Chinese financial institutions ramp up efforts to bolster sci-tech innovations.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). China, Arab countries vow to deepen economic and trade ties.ecns.cn Heads of state from Bahrain, Egypt, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates will pay state visits to China and attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). China, Equatorial Guinea elevate ties.ecns.cn China and Equatorial Guinea decided on Tuesday to upgrade their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, in order to consolidate political mutual trust and deepen and expand practical cooperation in all areas.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). U.S. urged to stop provocations.ecns.cn Washington's provocative moves in the waters off China's doorstep were among the top concerns raised by Beijing at the recently concluded second round of China-U.S. consultations on maritime affairs.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Drills aim to warn 'Taiwan independence' separatists.ecns.cn China said its recent drills surrounding the Taiwan island were aimed to warn "Taiwan independence" separatists and external forces supporting them while urging Washington to stop conniving with the separatists.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Hotels told not to turn away foreign guests.ecns.cn China's authorities recently emphasized that hotels must not refuse to accommodate foreign nationals on the grounds that they lack the capacity to process related paperwork.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Foreign companies continue to ramp up investment in China.ecns.cn Foreign companies and institutions have been intensifying their investments in China since 2024, pointing to the country's significant potential and continuing attractiveness.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Chinese currency moves closer to fuller usage, internationalization.ecns.cn The renminbi has further emerged as an international currency, with widespread usage of the currency seen in cross-border trade settlements, yet the process still faces prominent challenges of trading partners' reluctance to accept the Chinese currency and policy complexity.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Xi calls for promoting quality and quantity of new jobs.ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has called for sustained efforts to promote high-quality and sufficient employment to keep enhancing the sense of gain, happiness and security among the vast majority of workers.
ecns.cn(2024-05-28). Kremlin hits out at escalatory remarks.ecns.cn The Kremlin slammed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday for suggesting alliance members should let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with Western weapons, saying it was clear that NATO was in a direct confrontation with Russia.
Staff(2024-05-29). Declaración del Minrex: Cuba es una sola.cubadebate.cu El Gobierno de los Estados Unidos anunció finalmente un grupo de medidas para poner en vigor sus anuncios del 16 de mayo de 2022. El objetivo de este paso, según el texto publicado por la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC), es favorecer al sector privado en Cuba. Las medidas son limitadas y no tocan el cuerpo fundamental del bloqueo contra Cuba ni las sanciones adicionales que conforman la política de máxima presión.
Staff(2024-05-29). Díaz-Canel en Mayabeque: "Que todo lo que se haga, se haga con calidad"cubadebate.cu Este martes en la mañana el Presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, y el miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista, Roberto Morales Ojeda, visitaron el municipio de Santa Cruz del Norte en la provincia de Mayabeque. Es esta la cuarta visita al territorio, en un estilo que explora, municipio a municipio, experiencias loables, o no tan buenas, desde que comenzó el 2024.
Staff(2024-05-29). Primer ministro cubano recibe al embajador de China.cubadebate.cu En la tarde de este martes, el miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, recibió a Ma Hui, embajador del gigante asiático aquí, quien concluye su misión diplomática en La Habana.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Donghua University student heals mind with comics.ecns.cn A graduate student from Donghua University's School of Art and Design, Xu Haoxi, hit the realm of art as a therapy with her heartwarming creation — a healing comic titled The Healing Journey of Little Balloon and the Lighthouse.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Experts condemn Lai, citing legal, historical documents.ecns.cn Experts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait have unequivocally condemned the "Taiwan independence" stance of Lai Ching-te, the new leader of China's Taiwan region, saying that his "inauguration" speech seriously violated the legal and historical facts supporting the one-China principle.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Hua Chunying appointed as Vice-Foreign Minister.ecns.cn Hua Chunying has been appointed as vice-minister of China's Foreign Ministry, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Monday.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). China's industrial profits see 4.3% growth in first four months.ecns.cn In April, China's industrial enterprises above the designated size saw profits increase by 4.0 percent year-on-year, a significant improvement from the 3.5 percent decline in March as the government's pro-growth policies take effect and market demand picks up.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Five missing in building collapse in East China's Tongling.ecns.cn A five-story residential building in Datong Township, Tongling City, east China's Anhui Province, collapsed at about 1: 40 p.m on Monday, causing at least five people missing, according to local authorities.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). New nuclear power unit starts operations in South China.ecns.cn The No 4 unit at the Fangchenggang nuclear power station successfully completed its 168-hour trial operation at 8 am on Saturday, further paving the way for upcoming commercial operations, it said.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). PLA's robot dogs demonstrate capabilities at China-Cambodia joint drills.ecns.cn PLA deployed robot dogs during the ongoing China-Cambodia joint exercise, a move analysts said on Sunday indicated the technical sophistication of the intelligent equipment that can greatly enhance combat efficiency and reduce casualty.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Qinghai to build 4.2-meter astrometric telescope.ecns.cn A contract for the construction of China's largest general purpose precision survey telescope at Lenghu was signed in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Sunday, according to Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Giant panda Ya Ji celebrates 10th birthday.ecns.cn Giant panda Ya Ji enjoys a special cake made of bamboo shoots, apples and carrots to celebrate its 10th birthday at Jinan Zoo, east China's Shandong Province, May 26, 2024.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). President's insights well received by intl experts.ecns.cn An English-language publication highlighting President Xi Jinping's insights into water governance has been well received by international experts, who noted its potential in offering solutions to countries grappling with a water crisis exacerbated by climate change.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Chinese EVs' capabilities lauded in social media world.ecns.cn Chinese electric vehicles may not exactly be popular with US politicians, but social media users are raving about them, with some posting videos that laud the EVs' capabilities.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Fossil restorer puts back pieces of the past.ecns.cn Niu Dongyi has been a fossil restorer for 12 years, and in that time he's pieced back together more than 80 fossils of marine reptiles from the Triassic Period — a time about 200 million years ago.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Museum to recognize country's top scientists.ecns.cn China's first national museum dedicated to scientists will open its doors in Beijing on Thursday, which is National Science and Technology Workers' Day.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). No non-staff have entered panda enclosure; officials deny latest rumors.ecns.cn It has been verified that no non-staff members have entered the breeding park to pat, feed or take photos of the giant panda Fu Bao, the national giant panda conservation and research center said Saturday in response to related online rumors.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Study uncovers rice's 100,000 years of evolutionary history.ecns.cn Through the scholarly efforts of 13 Chinese research institutions such as the Zhejiang Provincial Institute of Relics and Archaeology, a recently published study has uncovered the 100,000 years of evolutionary history of rice.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). China aims to deepen global cooperation at 77th World Health Assembly.ecns.cn The Chinese delegation to the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), which is scheduled to start on Monday in Geneva, has vowed to deepen cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other nations in order to play an active role in addressing issues addressing global health governance and cooperation issues.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). African experts learn about desertification control.ecns.cn More than 30 experts from eight African countries recently visited the Mu Us Desert in Yulin, Shaanxi province, to learn about desertification control from local officials.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Crayfish farmers adapt to glut in supply.ecns.cn As rising temperatures usher in the peak season for the crayfish industry, the early warmth has created a glut in the sector, creating a challenge for businesses.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Nurses seek higher pay on graduation.ecns.cn With more new Chinese nurses holding bachelor's degrees, they are calling for a fairer evaluation system, better pay and higher social recognition, according to a recent report.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Death toll from Brazil floods clims to 169.ecns.cn Aerial view of Cruzeiro do Sul following the devastating floods that hit the region, in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 14, 2024.Eduardo Leite, governor of Rio Grande do Sul, estimated it would take at least a year to rebuild damaged infrastructure in the state capital, Porto Alegre, and other 469 municipalities.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Over 670 people died in massive Papua New Guinea landslide.ecns.cn The death toll from a massive landslide has risen to more than 670 in the remote village of Kaokalam, about 600 kilometers (372 miles) northwest of the capital Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Insurance funds boosting tech.ecns.cn But this time, CLAMC has adopted the relatively novel method of a secondary fund to invest in emerging industries like integrated circuits.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). 400-plus dinosaur footprints discovered in SW China.ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently discovered a large number of early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints in Liyuan village, Lufeng of the Southwest China's Yunnan Province.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Penultimate phase of India election starts.ecns.cn Indians lined up in scorching heat to cast their votes on Saturday in the sixth and penultimate phase of the country's marathon general election.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Tokyo urged to properly handle historical issues.ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang has urged Japan to properly handle the Taiwan question and historical issues, and work with China to build a constructive and stable China-Japan relationship that meets the requirements of the new era.
ecns.cn(2024-05-27). Expats support blood drive at Shanghai Children's Hospital.ecns.cn The event, spearheaded by Bloodline, a nonprofit advocacy group based in Shanghai that focuses on blood donations for children battling blood cancer and disorders, attracted hundreds of blood donors — most of them expatriates.
Pacific Media Watch(2024-05-27). Amid Kanaky New Caledonia's unrest, I saw first-hand the same colonial white privilege that caused it.asiapacificreport.nz "In the aftermath of the 'No' denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people's frustration, fear, and anger at being outvoted and dismissed," writes Angelina Hurley. COMMENTARY: By Angelina Hurley After the trauma of completing a PhD on decolonising Australian humour, I needed a well-deserved break. I always…
Staff(2024-05-27). Los derechos protegidos en el anteproyecto de Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo.cubadebate.cu De los derechos que están explícitamente recogidos en el anteproyecto, debe mencionarse, en primer lugar, el derecho a una buena administración pública (artículo 59). A tenor de este derecho, en esencia, los asuntos de las personas deben ser tratados al servicio de la dignidad humana como valor fundamental y en la forma que resulte más beneficiosa para el interés público.
Staff(2024-05-27). Serie Nacional de Béisbol: Vegueros amplían ventaja en la cima de la tabla.cubadebate.cu Justo cuando parecía que Pinar del Río iba a perder su racha de subseries ganadas, lograron darle la vuelta al marcador con un impresionante paquete de seis carreras, extendiendo su cadena de éxitos a 11 en la 63 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. Los Vegueros mantuvieron su invicto en los domingos y aseguraron la subserie por 3-2.
Staff(2024-05-27). "Cazadores" de oro, bajo control.cubadebate.cu De acuerdo con información ofrecida por la Presidencia del Tribunal Provincial Popular, en Camagàºey se procesaron nueve casos por actos contra recursos naturales y económicos, previstos en el artículo 317, apartado dos del Código Penal que establece sanciones de privación de libertad, de seis meses a dos años, o multas de 200 a 500 cuotas o ambas.
Staff(2024-05-27). Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo: Trabajar juntos para tener un futuro.cubadebate.cu Representada por el miembro del Buró Político y vicepresidente de la República, Salvador Valdés Mesa, en la IV Conferencia sobre los Pequeños Estados Insulares en Desarrollo que se realiza en Antigua y Barbuda, Cuba continúa defendiendo la solidaridad y la cooperación.
Staff(2024-05-27). Tornados y tormentas extremas dejaron 14 muertos este fin de semana al sur de Estados Unidos.cubadebate.cu En el sur de Estados Unidos, una serie de tornados y tormentas extremas dejaron al menos 14 muertos durante la noche del sábado y la madrugada del domingo, afectando a los estados de Texas, Arkansas y Oklahoma y causando una amplia destrucción. Las tormentas dejaron a cientos de miles de personas sin electricidad en una región conocida como las Grandes Llanuras.
Staff(2024-05-27). El tiempo este 27 de mayo: Algunas lluvias y tormentas eléctricas en zonas del interior y sur.cubadebate.cu Amanecerá con poca nubosidad en gran parte del territorio nacional. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará en la tarde hacia zonas del interior y sur, desde Mayabeque hasta Guantánamo, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas. En el resto del país serán escasas las precipitaciones.
APR editor(2024-05-26). 'I won't resign,' declares Marape in spite of PNG party defections.asiapacificreport.nz By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Prime Minister James Marape has declared that he will not resign in spite of the defection of many Pangu Pati and government MPs to Papua New Guinea's opposition. In a statement, he emphasised that any change in leadership must occur through a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Prime Minister Marape…
The Independent(2024-05-26). Kabale market saga: Fresh vendors verification, lockups allocation finally kicks off.independent.co.ug Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The verification and allocation of stalls and lockups at Kabale Central Market in Kabale Municipality has finally commenced amidst tight security and dissatisfaction among some vendors. The exercise presided over by Raphael Magyezi, the Local Government Minister, began on Saturday afternoon and is scheduled to run until Monday, May 27, …
APR editor(2024-05-26). PNG landslide: Couple pulled alive from rubble as 690 feared dead.asiapacificreport.nz By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Amidst the despair of the Kaolokam landslide disaster in the Enga Province of Papua New Guinea, there was a tiny glimmer of hope as villagers pulled out a husband and wife who had been trapped under the rubble. Johnson and Jaqueline Yandam's home missed the brunt of the…
Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss.(2024-05-15). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 220: Resistance Returns To The North.popularresistance.org The Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry announced that the remaining hospitals in the Gaza Strip received 130 Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes since Thursday, May 9, while 241 others arrived wounded. | Meanwhile, local media sources reported that in the past 24 hours, Israeli forces continued a renewed offensive on the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City's south for the fifth day in a row. Israeli incursions were accompanied by intense airstrikes on the Zeitoun, Sabra, and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods, as well as on the Jabalia refugee camp, where Israeli forces have also entered by ground.
No Cold War, West Africa Peoples' Organization, People's Dispatch.(2024-05-15). The Sahel Seeks Sovereignty.popularresistance.org The call "La France degage!" ("France, get out!"), against the ongoing legacy of French colonialism in the region, has long echoed across West Africa. In recent years, this call has reached a new pitch of intensity, from the 2018 grassroots movements in Senegal and newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's campaign promise to unshackle his country from the neocolonial monetary system of the CFA franc to the popularly supported military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger and the ejection of French military forces from these countries between 2021 and 2023.
Shawna Ambrose, Rainforest Action Network.(2024-05-15). Banks Financed Fossil Fuels By $6.9 Trillion Since The Paris Agreement.popularresistance.org The 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles. It cuts through greenwash, covering the world's top 60 banks' lending and underwriting to over 4,200 fossil fuel companies and the financing of companies causing the degradation of the Amazon and Arctic. Backgrounder of the report's key findings can be found here. | Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the world's 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $6.9 trillion. Nearly half — $3.3 trillion…
Yale Law School.(2024-05-15). Lawsuit Succeeds In Lifting Gag Rules At Pittsburgh Jail.popularresistance.org In a win for government accountability in Pennsylvania, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press have succeeded in lifting Allegheny County Jail rules that forbid employees from talking to the press or posting information on social media. | As part of a settlement reached in the federal First Amendment lawsuit on April 23, the Pittsburgh jail has adopted new policies that affirm employees' right to speak and to disclose wrongdoing at the jail. The policies also empower jail employees to speak out to the press on matters of public conce…
Mick Hall, Consortium News.(2024-05-15). US-China Rivalry Riles Tiny Solomon Islands.popularresistance.org The Solomon Islands will continue its security pact and economic ties with China after the election of Jeremiah Manele as the country's new prime minister. | Manele, a former foreign minister in Manasseh Sogavare's outgoing government, needed the support of independent MPs to form a government after his Unity and Responsibility (OUR) Party surprised many by losing its outright majority. It took 15 seats in the April 17 election, down from 37 at the last election. | Western pundits have cast the new leader as a less "divisive" figure than his "pro-China" predecessor, but many see Manele facing the same difficultie…
Nick Cunningham, DeSmog.(2024-05-15). State Agency Met Privately With Oil-By-Rail Firm Ahead Of Permitting.popularresistance.org Oregon state environmental regulators are deciding whether to issue an air permit for a contested oil-by-rail operation in Portland, a site that received local approval after a deal worked out in private between the company and city officials. | Now, new documents show that the state agency also met privately with the company before the application was submitted. | The agency said the meeting was informational and involved no commitments. But for groups that oppose oil-by-rail in Portland, the documents add to the sense that multiple layers of government are favoring the company's interests over public health and…
Renate Bridenthal, Geopolitical Economy.(2024-05-15). The Global South In The Arctic North.popularresistance.org In January, three months into Israel's attack on Gaza, a group people in the Inuit city of Iqaluit, the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, rallied and called for a ceasefire. | One demonstrator said, "I think Palestinian rights are Indigenous rights to those lands, and we're on Indigenous land here, and if we're fighting for the rights of Indigenous people in Canada, in Nunavut, we should be doing the same worldwide." | Bigger rallies took place in the more populated cities of Whitehorse, Yukon, and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. | More than 200 people gathered at the Whitehorse waterfront, some o…
Sacred Black, Red, IndyBay.(2024-05-15). University Of California Office Of The President Attacked.popularresistance.org With the Aurora Borealis above us and the martyrs in our hearts, we attacked the UC Office of the President in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance. Using a fire extinguisher filled with red paint we covered the facade and smashed seven windows. Then, with access to the building, we released 500 cockroaches inside and emptied a second fire extinguisher onto the interior. We finalized the act by leaving a water jug inscribed with "Bonk" at the scene – an homage to the militants of Cal Poly Humboldt and the international student encampment movement.
Axel Persson, Rail Workers United.(2024-05-15). French Rail Workers Share Their Struggle For Better Conditions.popularresistance.org The French railway workers have been under constant all-round attack for the past two decades, as has the entire French working class. The ruling class has been on the offensive to try to destroy everything French labour has fought to win with the CGT union since the aftermath of the Second World War. In the crosshairs of our class enemies is our social security system, our right to benefit from pensions at a decent age, our right to job security and protection against unfair dismissal, and our capacity to forge collective agreements that currently cover 95% of the workforce, both in the private and public sector…
John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead(2024-05-15). A Nanny State Idiocracy: A Tale of Too Many Laws and Too Little Freedom.dissidentvoice.org We are caught in a vicious cycle of too many laws, too many cops, and too little freedom. It's hard to say whether we're dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that panders to the worst vices in our nature and …
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies(2024-05-15). The Arsenal of Genocide: the U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza.dissidentvoice.org Protesters block the entrance to the BAE factory in Kent, UK. (Photo credit: Reuters) On May 8, 2024, as Israel escalated its brutal assault on Rafah, President Biden announced that he had "paused" a delivery of 1,700 500-pound and 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, and threatened to withhold more shipments if Israel went ahead with its full-scale …
Staff(2024-05-15). Israel's defeat and America's betrayal of humanity in Gaza.muslimmirror.com By Dr Mahboob Khawaja Global Mankind vs. Political Wickedness Rationality requires objective reasoning and it is not coming for an impending cataclysm of the Israeli onslaught on Rafah and the United States — the complicit friend in making of the genocide betrayed its own histroy of civility, morality, responsible political governance, equality of human rights, freedom and justice and …
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). Cuba warns of aftermaths of Israel's offensive in Rafah.plenglish.com Havana, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez warned on Tuesday that with the military offensive in Rafah, Israel is ramping up its acts of genocide against the Palestinian people.
WSWS(2024-05-15). As strike vote against police crackdown continues, students and educators oppose UAW stalling.wsws.org Only through the mobilization of the working class, which creates all of society's wealth, can the genocide in Gaza and other criminal wars be stopped. At the same time, the broadening of the struggle will also give grad students the strongest possible position to resist attempts by the UAW bureaucracy to limit or prevent a strike.
Staff(2024-05-15). Israel's defeat and America's betrayal of humanity in Gaza.muslimmirror.comBy Dr Mahboob Khawaja Global Mankind vs. Political Wickedness Rationality requires objective reasoning and it is not coming for an impending cataclysm of the Israeli onslaught on Rafah and the United States — the complicit friend in making of the genocide betrayed its own histroy of civility, morality, responsible political governance, equality of human rights, freedom and justice and …
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-05-15). Deposed former Gabonese president declares hunger strike.plenglish.com Libreville, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The deposed former Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, announced the start of a hunger strike in protest against the alleged acts of torture and kidnapping against him and his family, by the military authorities that govern his country.
infobrics(2024-05-15). Russia Gives Mixed Signals About Common BRICS Digital Currency.infobrics.org At the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit last year, the much-anticipated announcement of a common digital currency gave way to talk about using local currencies for cross border payments. Now BRICS has expanded from five to ten members and Russia is currently the organization Chair…
infobrics(2024-05-15). BRICS Initiative Takes Women Engineers to Train in India.infobrics.org Thanks to an agreement made during the 2023 BRICS Summit, 22 women from TVET Colleges across the country are heading to India for training. They are expected to be upskilled in solar panel and PV tech installation and maintenance…
infobrics(2024-05-15). Ukraine desperate to receive more Western aid.infobrics.org During a recent summit, Ukrainian officials and warmonger Western former politicians endorsed a report requesting more money and weapons for the neo-Nazi regime and its war with Russia.
Staff(2024-05-15). Headlines for May 15, 2024.democracynow.org Biden to Send Another $1 Billion in Arms to Israel as Palestinians Mark 76th Nakba Anniversary, Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Joins March Calling for Resettlement of Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Google Conference Over Israel Contract, Harvard Students End Encampment as Officials Agree to Discuss Divestment Demand, House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump Trial & Bashes Prosecution, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia Hold Primaries, Ukrainian Forces Withdraw from Areas of Kharkiv Amid…
Mohamed Mandour(2024-05-15). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war.cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ's research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
Staff(2024-05-15). War on Gaza: Effects and implications.muslimmirror.com By Javeed Mirza The war on GAZA, the tiny strip of land 41 km (25 miles) long and 6 to 12 km (3.7 to 7.5 mi) wide with a population of around 2.5 million, sandwiched between Israel and Egypt, has transfixed global eyes, as they see with horror, live images of Israel's massive bombing, destruction …
Staff(2024-05-15). Drop the Charges: Demands for CUNY to Divest from Israel Met by Violent Police Repression & Felony Charges.democracynow.org Students and workers at the City University of New York held a peaceful occupation Tuesday of the school's Graduate Center in solidarity with Palestine and renamed its library "The Al Aqsa University Library," after Gaza's oldest public university, which was destroyed by Israel's bombardment. This comes as over 500 faculty and staff at CUNY have signed a letter demanding the charges be dropped against at least 173 people arrested in April when NYPD violently raided a peaceful Gaza solidarity encampment on the City College campus. "This is really the most egregious example we…
Council of UC Faculty Associations(2024-05-15). CUCFA Statement On Campus Protests.indybay.org May 7, 2024 – The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) denounces the growing number of attempts to intimidate, repress, and criminalize campus protests of Israel's ongoing war on Gaza that is supported economically and politically by the United States.
Dave DeCamp(2024-05-15). Biden Moves Forward Over $1 Billion in Weapons for Israel as Tanks Push Deeper Into Rafah.news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has notified Congress that it intends to move forward with a weapons package for Israel worth over $1 billion as Israeli tanks are pushing further into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The arms package, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, includes $700 million in tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical …
MEE staff(2024-05-15). UK: Labour vote share in Muslim-majority areas 'down by one third'.middleeasteye.net UK: Labour vote share in Muslim-majority areas 'down by one third' | Opposition party loses 33 percentage points in areas with large Muslim communities, driven by its stance on Israel's war on Gaza | | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer embraces newly elected East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward during a ra…
albawaba(2024-05-15). Tens of Israeli soldiers killed and wounded in Gaza attack.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In one of the deadliest attacks on Israeli occupation forces in Gaza Strip since October 8, Al-Qassam fighters targeted Israeli soldiers and vehicles east of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, killing and injuring dozens. Al-Qassam Brigades bombed Israeli crowds with heavy-caliber mortar shells and targeted a Merkava tank. Al-Qassam fighters further targeted a D9 military bulldozer near Sharqi Haroun Mosque in Rafah, causing it to catch fire. Additionally, Al-Qassam fighters eliminated seven Zionist soldiers who were behind the targeted tank east of Jabalia, and in a complex operation. They also t…
Hundreds March Along the Embarcadero(2024-05-15). Memorial Vigil for Shireen Abu Akleh and Other Murdered Palestinian Journalists.indybay.org In memory of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh who worked as a reporter for 25 years for Al Jazeera before she was killed by an Israeli sniper two years ago, a march and vigil on May 11. 1 min mp4 video by Lis Cox.
WSWS(2024-05-15). Half a million Palestinians forced to flee latest Israeli military attacks.wsws.org The UN relief agency for Palestinians reported that around 450,000 people have been driven out of Rafah—a city whose population had been swollen to 1.3 million by a huge influx of people escaping the Israeli military onslaught elsewhere in Gaza.
Nader Durgham(2024-05-15). War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel despite Rafah tensions.middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel despite Rafah tensions | US official says arms transfers 'proceeding as scheduled' | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th Annual Gala, at the Walter E. Washing…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Support pouring in for Palestine's UN bid.ecns.cn As an overwhelming number of countries have voiced support for Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations, the onus is now on world major powers to work toward achieving a two-state solution and bring lasting peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
MEE staff(2024-05-15). Israel's Gallant reportedly orders Al Jazeera closure in West Bank.middleeasteye.net Israel's Gallant reportedly orders Al Jazeera closure in West Bank | Israeli defence minister has ordered block of Qatari network in occupied West Bank, according to report in Israel's Army Radio | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who has reportedly order…
teleSUR(2024-05-15). Israel Intensifies Attacks on Jabalia, Gaza and Rafah.telesurenglish.net Since Tuesday night, Israeli occupation forces have intensified their bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp and the cities of Gaza and Rafah. | RELATED: | According to Israeli Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israeli forces began attacks in the center of the Jabalia camp, where over 80 armed men have been killed since Sunday. | Israeli occupation forces concluded their offensive operations in Gaza City's neighborhood of Zeitun, where 150 Pale…
noemail(2024-05-15). Govt should strongly condemn killing of former Army officer in Gaza: TMC MP.devdiscourse.com Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging that the government strongly condemn the killing of a former Indian Army officer in Gaza. Col Waibhav Anil Kale, 46, who took premature retirement from the Indian Army in 2022, had joined one of the UN agencies three weeks ago. He was killed in war-torn Rafah in Gaza on Monday morning, becoming the "first international casualty" for the world body since the Israel-Hamas conflict started last year.
Bianca Rodriguez-Mora(2024-05-15). New School students and faculty occupy the Welcome Center.newschoolfreepress.com New School students and faculty in support of Palestine have occupied the Welcome Center and are demanding the Board of Trustees vote to divest from companies supporting Israel. The group is letting people out of the building but allowing no one inside. The demonstrators renamed the building the "Lama Jamous Center," in honor of Lama…
Staff(2024-05-15). "A Racist, Criminal Project": Palestinian Historian on 1948 Nakba, Israel's War on Gaza & U.S. Complicity.democracynow.org Palestinians across the globe are marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — which means "catastrophe" in Arabic — when those establishing the state of Israel violently expelled over 700,000 Palestinians. Palestinian historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti says closer to 900,000 Palestinians were forced out or massacred during Israel's founding, which is being celebrated inside Israel with calls to ethnically cleanse and settle the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. "The Nakba is continuing. This is a colonial continuum," says Takriti. "It's not enough to commemor…
Nader Durgham(2024-05-15). War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo, to Israel despite Rafah tensions.middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo, to Israel despite Rafah tensions | US official says arms transfers 'proceeding as scheduled' | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th Annual Gala on 14 May 2024 (Reuters/…
Demonstrators Denounce Company's Israel Ties(2024-05-15). Protesters Block Entrance to Google Conference.indybay.org Today hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters stood strong in front of the entrance to Google's annual developer conference, many chaining themselves together. Thousands of attendees waiting to enter the Google event were delayed and had to be redirected.
tn.ai(2024-05-15). Sanctions Reveal Australia's Double Standards: Iran.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Foreign Ministry of Iran condemned the sanctions that Australia has imposed on a number of Iranian individuals and entities, saying Australia's silence on the Israeli regime's aggressive attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in Syria testifies to Canberra's double standards.
albawaba(2024-05-15). Al-Qassam airs a Turkish video, following accusations of building a military base in Turkey.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The official Al-Qassam Brigades page on Telegram today posted a video clip translated into Turkish and Persian only, showcasing the strength of the resistance on the ground and depicting multiple military operations targeting Israeli vehicles and soldiers.The video began with a statement by Abu Ubaida, saying, "Our resistance in Gaza is as steadfast as the mountains of Palestine, where there are no mountains in Gaza except its heroic mountains and its brave fighters who emerge and will emerge to confront this enemy from beneath every pile of ashes and among every rubble, with the strength of Almighty G…
Staff(2024-05-15). Headlines for May 15, 2024.democracynow.org Biden to Send Another $1 Billion in Arms to Israel as Palestinians Mark 76th Nakba Anniversary, Palestinian Truck Drivers Face New Risks After Settlers Attacked Aid Convoy in West Bank, Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Joins March Calling for Resettlement of Gaza, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Google Conference Over Israel Contract, Harvard Students End Encampment as Officials Agree to Discuss Divestment Demand, House Speaker Mike Johnson Visits Trump Trial & Bashes Prosecution, Maryland, Nebraska and West Virginia Hold Primaries, Ukrainian Forces Withdraw from Areas of Kharviv Amid…
Editor(2024-05-15). May 15, 2024.sitrepworld.info Mo Ghille Mear — Choral Scholars of University College Dublin The US, Israel, and the 'Antisemitism' Fraud, by Rob Urie Israel, You Are Creating Antisemitism, by Eric Margolis The Occupation comes home — Max Blumenthal (Video) Just how confused is U.S. foreign policy right now? by Martin Jay Zionism Is Settler Colonialism, Israel Kills Intl UN Member & Graham Calls For Nuking Iran/Gaza (Video) Beyond awards and accolades: Why Gaza journalists are the best in the world, by Ramzy Baroud Scott Ritter w/the Judge: How Isolated Is Israel? (Video) In Rare Move, US Officer Resigns over Su…
Tom Feeley(2024-05-15). Who tried to pull the rug on Netanyahu, and why?informationclearinghouse.blog The release of hostages in Gaza hinged on two key demands — a complete halt to the war and full Israeli withdrawal. The agreement's implications and the underlying fears within Israel are deep-seated, reflecting a complex and fragile situation. By Alastair Crooke The core issues at the heart of release of hostages held in Gaza …
Staff(2024-05-15). U.S. advances $1 billion weapons aid for Israel; Soldier killed in Gaza.haaretz.com IDF confirms Hezbollah field commander killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon ‚ñ UN says over half a million flee Rafah, north Gaza as IDF tanks push deeper into Rafah ‚ñ Far-right Netanyahu ministers lead march calling to resettle the Gaza Strip ‚ñ Report: Cairo considering downgrade in diplomatic ties with Israel, Egyptian officials say…
Anne Farrell(2024-05-15). McGill students will stay on university grounds until the administration respect students demand.pressenza.com While incessant Israeli bombardments began in Rahat in the Gaza Strip where nearly 450,000 Palestinians had to flee several areas shelled by Israel. McGill University students in Montreal are still mobilized and occupy the university grounds with several dozen tents. | Several meetings between students and the McGill administration have taken place in recent days. According to a spokesperson for the student camp, negotiations had progressed over the past week. But this weekend, the university decided to short-circuit the negotiations by appealing to the Superior Court of Quebec with a request for an injunction to…
Staff(2024-05-15). "Stop This War Right Now": U.S. Doctor Who Saved Sen. Duckworth's Life in Iraq, Now Trapped in Gaza.democracynow.org Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, one of around 20 American medical workers trapped in Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. A plastic surgeon and Army veteran, Hamawy is on a volunteer mission with the Palestinian American Medical Association at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Like many Gazans, the U.S. medical workers are now facing dehydration and other deadly health conditions. "We're continuing to do our job. … It's tiring, but this is exactly what we need to be doing," says Hamawy, who calls on President Biden to stop supporting Israel’…
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad.newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
David Goessmann(2024-05-15). UNRWA and Co: Netanyahu's war against the truth.indybay.org Journalists and Israel critics as Hamas accomplices | The Netanyahu government has also been very successful in spreading narratives that declare anyone who supports the Palestinians in Gaza with humanitarian aid, reports on their suffering and criticizes the actions of the Israeli government as Hamas accomplices, Hamas misunderstanders and anti-Semites.
cpj.org(2024-05-15). Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war.cpj.org Editor's notes: The list below is CPJ's most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since…
MEE staff(2024-05-15). War on Gaza: Palestinian fighters battle Israeli army in Gaza refugee camp on Nakba day.middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Palestinian fighters battle Israeli army in Gaza refugee camp on Nakba day | Hamas and the Israeli army report heavy clashes in Jabalia and Rafah, as Israeli soldiers express frustration over return to fighting in northern Gaza | | Palestinians carry the dead body of a man at Zeitoun nei…
C.J. Atkins(2024-05-15). New Nakba as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flee Israeli attacks.peoplesworld.org The Middle East is a region of refugees—Palestinian refugees who've been spread out across the lands of this part of the world for the past 76 years. Across the region Wednesday, they are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events. Israeli forces, meanwhile, are carrying …
albawaba(2024-05-15). Video: Hamas kills 7 Israeli soldiers in a special operation in Jabalia.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Hamas, the Palestinian resistance, has carried out a slew of well-coordinated attacks against Israeli military targets and equipment in different parts of Gaza, causing fatalities and damage.The armed branch of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, reportedly battled Israeli soldiers in a sophisticated operation that was successful and resulted in the loss of a Merkava tank and fatalities among its crew. Furthermore, it has been claimed that Hamas gunmen attacked and neutralized seven Israeli troops in Jabalia, which is in the northern region of the Gaza Strip.Not that the action was restricted to Jabalia; nearby…
albawaba(2024-05-15). How did Hamas regain its strength amid fierce Jabalia fights.albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The reason behind the resurgence of strength and fierce fighting by the resistance forces in Jabalia is the continued Israeli occupation forces' siege on the Jabalia camp for the third consecutive day.In an attempt to penetrate east of the camp market, targeting Block 2 area and launching a series of intense airstrikes on these areas, resulting in the destruction of a large number of civilian homes, and the martyrdom and injury of a large number of civilians in the streets and alleys of the camp.However, on the other hand, the resistance in Jabalia is known for the strength of its equipment and the fie…
Black Rose Anarchist Federation(2024-05-15). A Letter From Black Rose Militants in California Public Universities to Our Colleagues.itsgoingdown.org Open letter from militants within the Black Rose Anarchist Federation to workers at public universities in California. As members of grad student union UAW 4811 across the University of California begin voting in a unfair labor practice strike authorization in response to the encampment crackdown, members of BRRN who work in California universities drafted the…
kwjorinoco(2024-05-15). President Maduro: Venezuela Is Transitioning to Socialism.orinocotribune.com By ensuring that Venezuela is on the path to socialism, the head of state, Nicolás Maduró, pointed out that the construction of a society with the principles of equality, peace, and solidarity "takes time, but we have advanced thanks to the ideology of Comandante Chávez." | President Maduro emphasized that thanks to the conscience and values of Venezuelan society, it has been possible to build an organized state of social well-being with a clear and human vision, according to a presidential press release. | "We have an important vanguard in the people, in the common man, in the common woman," said the president d…
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). Guterres spurs to stop escalation in Rafah due to humanitarian impact.plenglish.com United Nations, May 14 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres spurred on Tuesday to a halt to the military escalation in/around Rafah, warning of its impact on humanitarian access in the southern Gaza governorate.
Betsey Piette(2024-05-15). Police attack dismantles UPenn encampment.workers.org Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker claimed she wanted the Encampment for Palestine, on the University of Pennsylvania campus since April 25, to "end peacefully." But at 5: 30 a.m. on May 10, city and university police gave sleeping participants just two minutes notice before they began arresting them and tearing down tents . . . |
Sara Flounders(2024-05-15). DIVEST Now! A revolutionary demand.workers.org Why have student encampments for Palestine ignited such an uproar of brutal repression, vicious police attacks, mass arrests, overwhelming condemnation in the corporate media and a new level of reactionary legislation in Congress? Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, April 2024. The demand to divest, raised at almost every encampment, exposes the . . . |
Sara Flounders(2024-05-15). DIVEST Now! /A revolutionary demand.workers.org Why have student encampments for Palestine ignited such an uproar of brutal repression, vicious police attacks, mass arrests, overwhelming condemnation in the corporate media and a new level of reactionary legislation in Congress? Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, April 2024. The demand to divest, raised at almost every encampment, exposes the . . . |
A Guest Author(2024-05-15). PFLP on 'the inevitable, imminent and decisive victory'.workers.org The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Deputy Secretary-General Jamil Mezher delivered the following speech May 10 at the opening session of the Palestine session of the Maghreb-Mashreq Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia. The event was organized by Tunisian organizations, featuring leaders from Hamas, PFLP and Palestinian Islamic . . . |
Center for Biological Diversity(2024-05-15). California Commission to Consider Funding Harmful I-80 Expansion Project.indybay.org ORANGE, Calif., May 14, 2024 — The California Transportation Commission will vote Thursday on whether to fund the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project. The project proposes to add one lane of traffic in each direction, expanding the highway from six to eight lanes as it travels from Davis to Sacramento through the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area.
California Faculty Association(2024-05-15). CFA Members File Unfair Practice Charge Over Cal Poly Humboldt's Campus Closure.indybay.org May 9, 2024 – This week, CFA members filed an Unfair Practice Charge with California's Public Employer Employee Relations Board (PERB) over Cal Poly Humboldt administration's decision to close the campus for the remainder of the spring semester. Management took the extraordinary step of closing down the campus last month in response to students protesting the war in Gaza when other campuses around the country have remained open despite fairly large actions and police responses. At Cal Poly Humboldt, students and a faculty member occupied a campus building for several days before being forcibly removed and arreste…
Phil Pasquini(2024-05-15). Southeast Asian Financial Scams Can Begin with a "Simple" Text.indybay.org It may start out ubiquitous, but those innocent or inquiring text messages from unknown numbers that suddenly appear on your phone saying "Hello" or "Is this Stephanie's phone number?" are a disaster lurking in disguise. Not to be left out of the equation, too, are Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media platforms that offer ads promising jobs working from home and investment opportunities, along with access to online gambling that are all part of scams run by Southeast Asian transnational crime syndicates.
sacred black, red(2024-05-15). Bonk: University of California Office of the President Attacked.indybay.org With the Aurora Borealis above us and the martyrs in our hearts, we attacked the UC Office of the President in solidarity with the Palestinian Resistance. Using a fire extinguisher filled with red paint we covered the facade and smashed seven windows. Then, with access to the building, we released 500 cockroaches inside and emptied a second fire exintguisher onto the interior. We finalized the act by leaving a water jug inscribed with "Bonk" at the scene – an homage to the militants of Cal Poly Humboldt and the international student encampment movement.
albawaba(2024-05-15). Best Places to Buy Furniture on a Budget: Top 5.albawaba.com Shopping for furniture can take you some time as there are different stores and many options. It should be a fun task to do if you love design and interiors. | If you are looking for great furniture pieces with good prices, you need to search a little bit more but we have the solution for you! | In this article, we will walk you through the best places to buy furniture on a budget! | Best Places to Buy Furniture on a Budget: List of the Top 5: | 1. Birch Lane. | 2. Wayfair. | 3. Amazon. | 4. Urban Outfitters. | 5. Ikea. | 1. The first option on the l…
albawaba(2024-05-15). 8 dead, 43 injured in bus overturn in US Florida.albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a devastating incident, a bus carrying 53 farmworkers overturned in central Florida, resulting in eight fatalities and at least 40 injuries. The collision occurred in Marion County, north of Orlando, when the bus collided with a truck. The bus swerved off the road, crashing through a fence and landing on its side in a field. The workers were being transported to Cannon Farms in Dunnellon for watermelon harvesting. Cannon Farms, a family-owned operation, expressed condolences on social media and announced closure for the day to honor the victims.BREAKING: Eight people are dead and at least 40 are inju…
albawaba(2024-05-15). Google makes the biggest change to its search engine in 25 years, AI Overviews.albawaba.com ALBAWABA — During its annual I\O event, Google has doubled-down on its vision of Artificial Intelligence redefining internet search, announcing the bringing of "AI Overviews," which makes an AI-generated synopsis to appear at the top of users' search results, marking the biggest change in Google's iconic search engine in 25 years.Formerly dubbed as the Search Generative Experience (SGE), the revamped search engine will put Google Gemini AI model to work, providing brief summaries of the material gathered from the internet together with links to the original web sources on top of the typical search results.#…
albawaba(2024-05-15). Best Jobs Without a Degree: Top 6.albawaba.com Ever wondered what jobs you can have if you do not have a university degree? Not all jobs require a degree, you can have the skills needed and you can really excel in your job! | Well, the options are quite long because there are many good jobs that pay well and you can be good at without having a degree! | In this article, we will share the best jobs without a degree! | Best Jobs Without a Degree: List of the Top 6: | 1. Executive Assistant. | 2. Flight Attendant. | 3. Sales Representative. | 4. Customer Service Representative. | 5. Tutor. | 6. Receptionist. | 1. Executive Assistant: | The first option o…
Adam Fishbein(2024-05-15). Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration.cepr.net The crisis of student debt has reached proportions never before seen in the United States. Collectively, students owed $1.6 trillion in federal student loans at the end of 2023. However, that total is slightly lower than it was two years prior, thanks to some proactive actions from the Biden administration. The administration has pursued a …
Lea Woods, Julie Kashen(2024-05-15). How Public Investment Can Create Jobs and Ease the Childcare Crunch.counterpunch.org Many American families are struggling to pay for child care, with the average price for licensed providers now nearly$11,000 a year. These high prices can be a huge barrier for workers, particularly women, forcing many to cut back on hours or drop out of the workforce entirely. A new federal program aims to help break down
W. T. Whitney(2024-05-15). US Labor Must Weigh in on Cuba.counterpunch.org Taking note of International Workers' Day, several Latin American news sources this year cited José Martí's 1886 essay "A Terrible Drama;" two of them republished it, here and here. There Martí reports on events in Chicago in 1886 and the fate of the so-called Haymarket Martyrs — seven labor journalists and agitators railroaded to prison and given death sentences. Another received a 15-year prison term. Martí, who
Melvin Goodman(2024-05-15). Donald Trump's War on Science and the Environment.counterpunch.org We've spent 40 years putting together an apparatus to protect public health and environment from a lot of different pollutants. [Former EPA administrator Scott} Pruitt is pulling the whole apparatus down. — William Ruckelshaus, the EPA's first administrator, regarding former president Trump's first EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. One of President Joe Biden's greatest accomplishments over
Joe Allen(2024-05-15). Big Brown in the Philippines: UPS joins the "pivot to Asia"counterpunch.org Back in mid-March, Gina Raimondo, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, led a trade mission to the Philippines, that included twenty-two executives from such top U.S.-based corporations as United Airlines, Alphabet's Google, Black & Veatch, Visa, Boston Consulting Group, KKR Asia Pacific, Bechtel, FedEx, Mastercard, Microsoft, and, finally, United Parcel Service (UPS), popularly known as "Big
Johnny Hazard(2024-05-15). Random Notes About the Mexican Election.counterpunch.org While it may appear to be desirable that former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum win the presidential election to avoid the threat to international solidarity that a return of the right (this time under Xóchitl Gálvez, who was a member of Vicente Fox's cabinet) forebodes, Sheinbaum offers little for women, for the left, for the
William Hartung(2024-05-15). Reflections on Student Activism.counterpunch.org I've spent most of my life as an advocate for a more peaceful world. In recent years, I've been focused on promoting diplomacy over war and exposing the role of giant weapons companies like Lockheed Martin and its allies in Congress and at the Pentagon as they push for a "military-first" foreign policy. I've worked
Daniel Volman(2024-05-15). Why African Homophobia is Still the Real Western Import.counterpunch.org African political leaders and religious zealots (both Christian and Muslim) have used homophobia as a tool for political and religious power for many years. They say that same-sex relations and gay rights are imports from the west. They have used homophobia to portray themselves as nationalists and defenders of African and religious values. They have
Mike Garrity(2024-05-15). Alliance for the Wild Rockies Says Alliance Says "Stop the Chop" in Colville National Forest.counterpunch.org Having lost so many times in court because they keep breaking the law, the Forest Service has now turned to what are called "landscape scale treatments" where they refuse to tell the public how, when, and where they are going to clearcut and bulldoze new logging roads. These projects cover tens of thousands of acres over
George Ochenski(2024-05-15). Property Tax Quake in Helena.counterpunch.org Not since the 1935 earthquake has Helena, the home of state and federal government in Montana, been shaken quite this way. Every school levy on last Tuesday's ballot was soundly rejected by voters. Why? Not because they don't support education — but because our insanely high property taxes have left homeowners tapped out. Of course
John G. Russell(2024-05-15). Anything Goes: The New Normal.counterpunch.org When Donald Trump can thwart the rule of law And not be treated like an outlaw. Then I suppose, Anything goes. When the IDF can kill civilians And claim that they all are terrorist minions, Then, God knows, Anything goes. Some people can get away with anything. They can grab women by their genitalia because
Staff(2024-05-15). Defense Attorney Ron Kuby on Trump Criminal Trial & Representing Climate & Pro-Palestinian Protesters.democracynow.org In the historic criminal hush money election fraud trial of former President Donald Trump, New York prosecutors are wrapping up their case charging Trump with falsifying business records in an illegal effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen admitted he misled the Federal Election Commission about hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. In cross-examination, defense attorneys tried to suggest Cohen was motivated by vengeance against Trump. "He's the one who has firsthand knowledge of the actual deal that he and Donald…
Rhoda Wilson(2024-05-15). Many countries have reached the point of over-medication.expose-news.com There is not only evidence for the uselessness of much medical research: there are also sound indications that many developed countries have reached a point of over-medication which is harmful to health. …
latintimes(2024-05-15). US Says Boeing Can Be Prosecuted For 737 MAX Crashes.latintimes.com Boeing breached obligations under an agreement that had shielded it against legal proceedings for the accidents, department officials said in a letter to a federal court in Texas.
Sean Mathews(2024-05-15). Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says.middleeasteye.net Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says | Western officials say Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states would participate in peacekeeping operation under a UN Security Council resolution | | Palestinians move past destroyed buildings along a street i…
Staff(2024-05-15). Court reserves order on bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid.muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff A Delhi court on Monday reserved for May 28 its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) …
Staff(2024-05-15). Court reserves order on bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid.muslimmirror.comBy Muslim Mirror Staff A Delhi court on Monday reserved for May 28 its order on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) …
Jim Hightower(2024-05-15). God Bless Nurses — And Please Hurry!otherwords.org Every religion prioritizes care for the needy. Christianity's Benedictine Rule, for example, puts care of the sick atop the moral order — "above and before every other duty." | Really? Even above the holy Wall Street mandate that medical and insurance conglomerates must squeeze every last penny of profits out of America's corporate-care system? Well, there's morality — and then there's business. | Consider how today's monopolized and financialized hospital networks treat nurses — the high-touch frontline people who do the most to put "care" in "health care." | Often paid a pittance, thousands of…
Peter Certo(2024-05-15). In OtherWords: May 15, 2024.otherwords.org Not long ago, the government barred former Pioneer Oil CEO Scott Sheffield from joining the board of ExxonMobil because Sheffield had allegedly colluded with OPEC to fix oil prices — and squeeze working Americans at the pump. | But Big Oil isn't the only industry that's been gouging consumers since the pandemic,
Jessica Garcia(2024-05-15). 'Bluelining' Leaves Climate Vulnerable Communities Without Home Insurance.otherwords.org In an era of climate disasters, Americans in vulnerable regions will need to rely more than ever on their home insurance. But as floods, wildfires, and severe storms become more common, a troubling practice known as "bluelining" threatens to leave many communities unable to afford insurance — or obtain it at any price. | Bluelining is an insidious practice with similarities to
Sonali Kolhatkar(2024-05-15). The Big Business of Obesity and Shame.otherwords.org Manufacturers of new weight loss drugs are salivating at the prospect of profit. | What Americans eat, how they diet and exercise, the sugar content of their sodas, and the high fructose corn syrup in their processed foods have long been objects of endless gambling on Wall Street. Now, with drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic, new vistas of exploitation have opened up. | It's not a conspiracy theory that food addiction is a tool of corporate profiteering. Consider that tobacco companies, upon being regulated out of addictive smoking, turned their sights onto addictive eating. | "In America, the steepest incr…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). French film against LGBT phobia to be screened in Cuba.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) As part of International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), organized during the French Culture Month in Cuba, the sports movie "The Shiny Shrimp" (2019) will be screened in Havana on Friday.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-05-15). Exhibition in Havana explores imperialism and social processes.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The exhibition The True Universal History, by young artist Alejandro Baró, will open on May 30 at Havana's Hispano-American Center of Culture, where it will explore important social processes such as imperialism.
Ana Luisa Brown(2024-05-15). Rate of increased CO2 is ten times faster in 50,000 years.plenglish.com Washington, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The rate of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is ten times faster than in the last 50,000 years, according to the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). Opposition parliamentary bench gathers signatures to impeach Boluarte.plenglish.com Congresswomen Ruth Luque and Susel Paredes, from the progressive "Juntos por el Peru-Cambio Democratico" party, announced the initiative, while another left-wing group, the "Peru Libre" party, analyzes the possibility of presenting a similar motion. | Luque said that the announced motion raises two charges: obstructing justice in the Public Prosecutor's Office investigations into the president's undeclared possession of expensive jewelry and the investigations into her brother, Nicanor Boluarte, for possible crimes of usurpation of office and other charges. | Luque further points out that the head of State lacks…
Alina Ramos Martin(2024-05-15). President Miguel Díaz-Canel's interview published in Cuba.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Granma newspaper published an interview granted by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to journalist and writer Ignacio Ramonet, in which the president addressed issues of national and international interest.
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). Uruguay passes bill for compulsory internment of drug addicts.plenglish.com The regulation includes the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to internment to treat their addiction. | The plenary of MPs voted 74 in favor and nine against, in a vote in which the Broad Front divided its votes. | In July, 2022 the initiative had been voted in the Chamber of Deputies only with the support of the Government coalition benches; in the Senate the bill underwent some changes, and in May, 2023 it received the green light only with the votes of the ruling party. | Now, it has finally been approved in the Lower House, and in its articles the goals of 'rehabilitation and social reintegrat…
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). St. Lucia declares state of emergency due to water shortage.plenglish.com Castries, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Saint Lucia's Government declared a state of emergency as abresult of water shortage, a decision made after consultations with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Water Resources Management Agency and the Meteorological Office, official sources confirmed on Tuesday.
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-05-15). Concern in the Caribbean about coral bleaching speed-up.plenglish.com Bridgetown, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean meteorological authorities today demanded that local governments pay attention because extreme heat is accelerating coral bleaching in the southwest of the region and the situation is close to reaching dangerous levels.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). Italian musician Gen is in Cuba (+Photos).plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Italian artist Gen, who is currently promoting his second album entitled "Nuestro Hombre en La Habana" (Our Man in Havana), says he is in love with Cuba and its music and wants to fulfill his dreams in this country.
Luis Linares Petrov(2024-05-15). Russian FM to attend meeting of SCO counterparts in Astana.plenglish.com Moscow, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, will attend the meeting of counterparts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Kazakhstan, reported the spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). Italian musician Gen is in Cuba.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Italian artist Gen, who is currently promoting his second album entitled "Nuestro Hombre en La Habana" (Our Man in Havana), says he is in love with Cuba and its music and wants to fulfill his dreams in this country.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). UN experts on people of African descent visit Colombia.plenglish.com Bogota, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent is on a second day of work visit in Colombia on Wednesday until May 24.
Oraily Madruga Rios(2024-05-15). Nicaragua backs up Afghanistan after floods.plenglish.com In a statement sent to the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Nicaraguan Government noted that as a human family they are dismayed by the tragic floods. | 'We wish to express our heartfelt solidarity, condolences and prayers for the people who have lost their lives in this time of disaster, as well as our steadfast willingness to maintain fraternal communication between our peoples and governments,' he stressed. | The text added that the Nicaraguan Ambassador to Iran Ramon Moncada delivered this message, which is of great significance for those who understand t…
Javier Arana Villasusa(2024-05-15). National Band and Spanish alpine horn master in Havana.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Concert Band, directed by Igor Corcuera, will present this Friday a retreat at its usual Havana venue in the Plaza de Armas, where maestro Samuel Perez Llobell, from Spain, will participate as a guest.
Alina Ramos Martin(2024-05-15). Cuban Ambassador exchanged with President of Hungary (+Photo).plenglish.com Budapest, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ambassador in Budapest, Guillermo Vázquez, participated in a meeting with the new President of the Republic of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the island informed.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). Drought reduces daily ship traffic through Panama Canal.plenglish.com Panama City, May 14 (Prensa Latina) At least 2,211 fewer ships passed through the Panama Canal from October 2023 to April 2024 due to intense drought, an institution report stated.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte(2024-05-15). Justice and law experts meet in Cuba.plenglish.com Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 400 delegates from Cuba and other countries are attending the 11th International Justice and Law Meeting 2024, an event that will contribute to exchanging different judicial practices among the attending nations.
Luis Linares Petrov(2024-05-15). FAO regional conference for Europe and Central Asia meets in Italy.plenglish.com Rome, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), at its headquarters in Rome, hosts the 34th session of the FAO regional conference for Europe and Central Asia.
EcoWaste Coalition(2024-05-15). Philippine FDA Bans 3 Lead-Containing Spray Paints.pressenza.com 15 May 2024, Quezon City. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of three imported spray paints containing toxic lead, a potent neurotoxin that is banned in the manufacture of paints as per DENR Administrative Order No. 2013-24. | In three successive advisories posted on the FDA website on May 14, the FDA announced that the following products were tested and found positive for lead above the maximum limit of 90 parts per million (ppm): | 1. Nikko Spray All Purpose Quick Drying High Gloss Acrylic, grass green (FDA Advisory No. 2024-0765) | 2. Chappie Spray Pain…
Pedro Pozas Terrados(2024-05-15). Félix Díaz, a leader in the defense of indigenous peoples.pressenza.com Fighter for peace, defender of indigenous peoples, President of the Participatory Indigenous Consultative Council of the Republic of Argentina, lover of dialogue, declared apolitical, co-author with Araceli Maldonado of his biography "Qarashe. A fighter for his people and for the justice of his communities, a great friend, a brother, and a humanist who gives us lessons in coexistence, as we will see in this long interview that leaves no one indifferent. | We spent many hours talking, sending each other messages and photos, talking about the problems of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina, and about the t…
RT(2024-05-15). Animal cruelty or cultural heritage? Spain's bullfighting debate heats up.pressenza.com The cancellation of the National Prize for the discipline by the Ministry of Culture has once again sparked controversy. | Bullfighting, which is considered part of Spain's cultural heritage, is once again at the center of the debate in the Iberian country after the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, announced the cancellation of this year's National Bullfighting Prize and that he would speed up the procedures for its definitive cancellation. | Urtasun has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the spectacle, which he considers to be based on animal cruelty, and in fact, this measure is in line with the elector…
Inter Press Service(2024-05-15). Choosing hope: at the crossroads of the future.pressenza.com We are at a turning point in human history, facing major existential crises. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine raises the risk of a nuclear weapon being used to a level not seen since the Cold War. And the climate crisis is accelerating. Amid these crises, it is the most vulnerable people who are most affected. | In this context, the UN Future Summit will be held for the first time in September to strengthen global cooperation and reinvigorate the multilateral approach to address these challenges. It will be a unique opportunity to change the course of humanity towards a world free of violence, where no one…
REHUNO, Red Humanista de Noticias en Salud(2024-05-15). When reality is the opposite of etymology.pressenza.com From the "southern south" of Latin America, I come to raise my voice for those who are invisible (or a sector of them), who were strong, who created paths, and who grew up with nobility… Those who today are called…
Darío Aranda(2024-05-15). Andrés Carrasco, the scientist who decided to walk with the people.pressenza.com He confronted agribusiness companies, governments, and extractive scientists. It marked a before and after in the debate on the GM model, confirming that glyphosate is lethal to embryos. It was taken up by socio-environmental assemblies, peasant movements, and indigenous peoples. From the Peronist Youth to Zapatismo, from Conicet to the territories in struggle. Andrés Carrasco: heretic scientist, political activist, and, ten years after his departure, a review of his history and legacy. | Reality is too important to be left to scientists. People have profound knowledge that science does not want to learn. The str…
Nava J. Thakuria(2024-05-15). PEC Condemns Murder of UP Journalist, Demands Punishment for Perpetrators.pressenza.com Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global safety and media rights body, strongly condemns the murder of Ashutosh Srivastava, an Indian journalist based in Uttar Pradesh, on 13 May 2024 and demands a fair probe to identify and punish the perpetrators under the law of the land. Ashutosh (45), who hails from the Jaunpur locality, was associated with the nationalist news channel Sudarshan News and he was targeted by miscreants in the outskirts of the city. He was sent to a nearby hospital but the attending doctors declared him dead. Soon after he received threats for a series of reports on illegal cow slaughter…
Pressenza IPA(2024-05-15). What can we do to prevent a world war? The World Humanist Forum launches a series of virtual dialogues.pressenza.com Faced with the alarming situation of violence spreading across the planet and threatening to trigger a global armed conflict, even with the use of nuclear weapons, the World Humanist Forum invites to an in-depth dialogue that will help people to take decisive action to change the scenario. | While multitudes take to the streets to denounce the stupidity, deafness, and cynicism of criminal governments, the media and corporate social networks are trying to silence the people's cry for peace and a world worthy of humanity. | The initiative aims to amplify the voice of those who work every day for a different world a…
Aram Aharonian(2024-05-15). Milei and Telesur: media censorship moves forward.pressenza.com This is neither a coincidence nor a surprise. For almost two decades they have been trying to silence Telesur, and from the moment we announced our intention to give the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean their voice, to see us with our own eyes and not with those of the North, the United States and their imitators, the offensive against the Latin American-Caribbean channel began in our countries. | The sad thing is that the current Argentinean president believes that by imposing media censorship against Telesur in Argentina, he is silencing the voices of those who have been left voiceless by the establis…
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-05-15). Jóvenes cubanos ganan concurso sobre Juegos de París 2024.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- Cuatro jóvenes cubanos viajarán a Francia para asistir como espectadores a varias competencias de los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024, tras resultar ganadores del concurso Allons en France.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). En La Habana xilografías de artista franco-argentina María Renati.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La exposición "Memorabilia. Trayectos invertidos", con grandes xilografías de la artista franco-argentina María Renati, está hoy abierta al público en la Sala Principal del Taller Experimental de Gráfica de La Habana (TEGH) hasta el 15 de junio.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Finaliza quinta conferencia agrícola Estados Unidos-Cuba.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La quinta Conferencia Agrícola Estados Unidos-Cuba finalizará hoy con la aspiración de afianzar los nexos entre productores de los dos países, pese a las restricciones inherentes al bloqueo de Washington contra la isla caribeña.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-05-15). Triplista Lázaro Martínez a estreno en Liga del Diamante.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- El triplista Lázaro Martínez estará entre los principales protagonistas de la especialidad en el Mitin Internacional de Atletismo Mohamed VI de Marrakech 2024, cuarta parada de la presente Liga del Diamante.
teleSUR(2024-05-15). Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Injured in Attack.telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot and collapsed to the ground. He was immediately taken to a hospital by helicopter. The shooter was arrested at the scene by Slovak security forces. | RELATED: | The attack occurred when Fico was leaving the House of Culture in Handlova, a city in the center of the country where the government, formed by a coalition of left-wing and ultra-nationalist forces, was holding a mee…
teleSUR(2024-05-15). Finland to Use Reservists to Reinforce Its Border With Russia.telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Defense Minister Antti Hà§kkà§nen presented a draft legislative reform that will allow reservists to be called up to reinforce security on the eastern border with Russia in exceptional circumstances. | RELATED: | This reform, which will be expedited through the Finnish Parliament (Eduskunta), will affect around 1 percent of the 900,000 personnel that make up the reserve force of the Armed Forces, s…
teleSUR(2024-05-15). BRICS Enters a New Era of Greater BRICS Cooperation: Putin.telesurenglish.net On the eve of his two-day state visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin highly values the collaboration between Russia and China on the international stage. | RELATED: | The Russian leader stated that his country and the Chinese nation hold similar or identical positions on key issues in the international agenda. | Both advocate for the primacy role of international law, and support equal, indivisible, comprehensive and sustainabl…
teleSUR(2024-05-15). 68,000 Japanese Elderly To Die Alone in Their Homes This Year.telesurenglish.net The National Police Agency of Japan estimates that around 68,000 people over the age of 65 could die alone in their homes this year if the current trend of these deaths continues. | RELATED: | At least 21,716 "lonely deaths" occurred in the Asian country between January and March, of which 17,034 – or 78 percent – were individuals over 65 years old, according to statistics revealed this week and collected by the national n…
Guest Contributor(2024-05-15). Banning prayer in school: a lawful interference?ukhumanrightsblog.com By Rebekah Lee The case of R (TTT) v Michaela Community Schools Trust [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin) in the High Court before Mr Justice Linden concerned a claim brought by a pupil referred to as a TTT ("the Claimant") against the Michaela Community Schools Trust; ("the School"). The School is a secular secondary free school …
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Joy Neumeyer: Moscow's Story.newleftreview.org Joy Neumeyer on Jade McGlynn, Memory Makers and Russia's War. Twin studies, scholarly and less so, of the uses of the past in Putin's war for Ukraine.
WSWS(2024-05-15). Amazon Labor Union hosts Stalinist Communist Party of Greece.wsws.org The union's fraternizing with Stalinist parties, like its relations with the anticommunist trade unions, is aimed at building a new labor bureaucracy while ignoring the needs of Amazon workers.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). China sees fruits from facilitating foreign visitor payments.ecns.cn China is seeking greater breakthroughs in facilitating foreign visitors' payments by the end of June as relevant efforts have borne initial fruits with overseas visitors' onshore payments as bank cards and mobile payment saw double-digit growth last month.
Hugo GABBERO(2024-05-15). Georgia: International solidarity with Georgian civil society.fidh.org More than forty-five human rights organisations from around the world, including FIDH and OMCT within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, signed a letter in solidarity with Georgian civil society, condemning the efforts of the Georgian government to introduce the law on the transparency of foreign influence. As human rights defenders across the globe, we are deeply troubled by efforts of the Georgian government to stifle civil society voices (…) | – |
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). U.S. increased tariffs on China's electric vehicles a large mistake.ecns.cn Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday that the U.S. tariff increases on electric vehicles and semiconductors from China is another mistake Washington has made after it continuously politicizes economic and trade issues.
UMMID(2024-05-15). Solar storm 'frying' Starlink satellites: Elon Musk.ummid.com SpaceX owned satellite internet provider, Starlink, Saturday asked the world to get prepared for 'degraded service' as the solar storm is frying the astral objects.
The Independent(2024-05-15). Ministry of water and env't warns of rising water levels in lakes, rivers.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda issued a warning on Tuesday to communities living on lake shores and riverbanks, cautioning them about the increased water volume in those water bodies, which has reached worrying levels. Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters that the water level of Lake Victoria, the country's largest lake …
UMMID(2024-05-15). Linux announces portable core software stack, HPSF, for high performance computing.ummid.com Linux Foundation Monday May 13, 2024 announced the launch of High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF) which aims to build, promote, and advance a portable core software stack for high performance computing (HPC) by increasing adoption, lowering barriers to contribution, and supporting development efforts.
Hannah Davenport(2024-05-15). Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson to be Tory ministers.leftfootforward.org Jacob Rees-Mogg has laid out his vision for the Conservative Party of the future, and it involves welcoming Reform UK into the ranks ahead of an election and appointing a senior role for Boris Johnson. | "It's time to reunite the right," said the Tory MP for North East Somerset as he called on Rishi Sunak to offer candidate selection to senior members of the Reform Party, including Nigel Farage, Ben Habib and Richard Tice. | He claimed that most members of Reform were "not a million miles away from most Conservative voters and members" and that his plan for the Conservative Party was its "only chance of climbi…
Adriaan Alsema(2024-05-15). Colombia replaces foreign minister over passport scandal.colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has replaced Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva, who was suspended over his handling of a controversial contract to print passports. Petro appointed Luis Gilberto Murillo as Leyva's…
The Independent(2024-05-15). Court dismisses petition against veneral diseases law.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition filed by the Non-Profit Organization Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD). CEHURD had filed a petition challenging the legality of the Venereal Diseases Act. The Court however dismissed the petition on the ground that the law which was being …
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Brunei, China eager to raise partnership to new high.ecns.cn China stands ready to work with Brunei to deepen and expand cooperation and raise the strategic cooperative partnership to a new high, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday.
Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza(2024-05-15). Ex-Penn researcher launches a biotech startup to manufacture antibodies in Philly.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? In mid-May, Philadelphia-based life sciences company "Many antibodies today in the scientific market are not renewable, or they come from animal sources every time. And that means it uses a lot of animals," said Ben Doranz, CEO. "It's al…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Beijing, Seoul willing to manage rift, improve ties.ecns.cn The latest engagement between the foreign ministers of China and the Republic of Korea has signaled the two countries' willingness to manage differences and improve ties, marking a new starting point in high-level bilateral exchanges.
ptcnews.tv(2024-05-15). Slovakia PM Robert Fico injured in shooting incident; suspect detained | Watch Video.ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting incident on Wednesday afternoon and subsequently hospitalised.According to reports from TA3, a Slovakian television station, Robert Fico, aged 59, sustained a gunshot wound to the stomach after four shots were fired outside the House of Culture in Handlova, located approximately 150 km northeast of the capital. The Slovalia Prime Minister was reportedly engaged in a meeting with supporters at the time of the incident. A suspect has been apprehended, and the area has been cordoned off by the police.
The Independent(2024-05-15). Biden signs bill banning U.S. imports of Russian uranium.independent.co.ug WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on …
Eric Brooks(2024-05-15). Towards a vibrant future: re-establishing a national YCL.cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | In 2019, the CPUSA's national convention laid down a pivotal resolution: the facilitation of a national Communist youth organization. Since then, local YCL clubs have cropped up arou…
NEOB(2024-05-15). SIU welcomes court appearances of alleged TERS fraudsters.sanews.gov.za SIU welcomes court appearances of alleged TERS fraudsters | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrests by the Hawks and subsequent start of the prosecution of four people linked to the alleged defrauding of the Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) in the Eastern Cape. | The scheme, which was administered by the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF), was created by government to assist employers and employees that were distressed during the COVID-19 pandemic. | According to the SIU, the four accused allegedly claimed benefits that were not due to them and were exposed following an invest…
nosihle(2024-05-15). Mashamba Traditional Council set to benefit from 71.92 hectare plantation.sanews.gov.za Mashamba Traditional Council set to benefit from 71.92 hectare plantation | Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Makhotso Sotyu has handed over the management of the Mabama plantation to the beneficiary communities of Mashamba Traditional Council in Limpopo. | The handover of the 71.92 hectares plantation aims to empower communities living around the plantations, enabling them to manage the asset effectively and participate meaningfully in the forestry economy. | Addressing the handover ceremony on Tuesday, the Deputy Minister said the transfer of the management of this plantation wil…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Apple's Vision Pro gains 3C certification in China.ecns.cn U.S. tech giant Apple's headset Vision Pro has achieved a significant milestone before entering the Chinese market, gaining official approval from China Compulsory Certification 3C certification, paving the way for its sale on the Chinese mainland market.
UMMID(2024-05-15). KCET 2024: When, Where and How to Check.ummid.com The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is set to declare KCET 2024 (UGCET 2024 and Karnataka CET 2024) on May 20, 2024, according to the entrance exam scheduled released earlier.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). China vows 'all necessary measures' against additional U.S. tariffs.ecns.cn MOF on Tuesday urged the U.S. to immediately cancel the additional tariffs on Chinese products and vowed to take resolute measures to defend its rights over U.S.' announcement to increase tariffs on Chinese products including electric vehicles (EVs)…
theonion(2024-05-15). SATIRE: Dole Salad Kits Now Include Framed Certificate Confirming Owner Has Eaten Salad.theonion.com CHARLOTTE, NC—Offering its customers a way to commemorate their consumption of a healthy and fiber-rich meal, fruit and vegetable producer Dole announced Wednesday that its salad kits now included a framed certificate confirming the bearer of the document had eaten a salad. "By executive order of the Salad Institute…
Zo HaDerekh(2024-05-15). Arab and Jewish students unite in Tel Aviv to mark Nakba Day.peoplesworld.org TEL AVIV—Hundreds of Arab and Jewish students took part at noon Wednesday in a rally commemorating Nakba Day that was held at the entrance to Tel Aviv University on the initiative of the student chapter of Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. Contrary to what has happened in the past 11 years, the …
Anand Naidoo(2024-05-15). The Heat: China-Pakistan Ties.america.cgtn.com Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is in China for four days of talks. Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing has pledged more than $65 billion for road, rail and other infrastructure projects. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. |
NEOB(2024-05-15). Approval granted to reopen Lily and Barbrook mines.sanews.gov.za Approval granted to reopen Lily and Barbrook mines | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has approved Section 11 of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) of 2002 for Vantage Goldfields to resume operations at Lily and Barbrook gold mines in Mpumalanga. | Lily Mine is the site of the 2016 tragedy where three mineworkers were trapped underground in a container following a fall of ground accident. They lost their lives and their bodies were never been retrieved. | The three miners were Solomon Nyirenda, Pretty Nkambule and Yvonne Mnisi. | "The company is expected to sink a dec…
Brian Y. S. Wong(2024-05-15). Sino-US youth exchanges are vital — and Hong Kong has a role to play.scmp.com Amid threats such as climate change, more exchanges and dialogues between young people in the US and China can help forge trust. Hong Kong also has a crucial role to play when it comes to connecting youth across the Pacific, owing to its unique concentration of intellectual capital.
The Independent(2024-05-15). Kalaki CAO in trouble over stalled projects.independent.co.ug Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Kalaki district, Christopher Okumu has been arrested for allegedly failing to take charge of several projects, resulting in huge financial losses in the district. Some of the affected projects include the construction of the perimeter chain link fence at Kakure Seed School worth UGX. …
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Over 160 Chinese citizens engaged in offshore gambling in Philippines repatriated.ecns.cn the law enforcement departments of China and the Philippines once again worked together to repatriate over 160 Chinese citizens involved in offshore gambling in the Philippines, according to an announcement by the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines.
theonion(2024-05-15). SATIRE: Cartier Introduces New Diamond-Encrusted Gastric Lap-Band.theonion.com PARIS—Calling its latest piece a "must-have for anyone with a discerning eye" who is preparing to undergo bariatric surgery, the prestigious jewelry firm Cartier introduced a new diamond-encrusted gastric lap-band Friday retailing for $97,000. "The Maison Cartier is pleased to introduce a high-end implanted medical…
Taylar Dawn Stagner(2024-05-15). Tribes could lease their water to dry states. Why is it so hard?grist.org The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects of climate change through drought. The option may prove to be financially beneficial for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, also known as CRIT, but experts say the ability of the tribe to enter the water market is an outlier: For Indigenous Nations in the Southwest with a desire to sell their water, the process is so convoluted, it may take years before tribes, or non-tribal communities to see any financial benefit or much needed water. | This mont…
ptcnews.tv(2024-05-15). Indian-origin woman, 66, stabbed to death at London bus stop.ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: On Tuesday, a 22-year-old man was accused of killing a 66-year-old woman of Indian descent while she was waiting for a bus at a stop in the northwest of the city. At the hearing, he was placed under arrest.Last week, Anita Mukhey, a medical secretary for the National Health Service (NHS) and part-time employee, was waiting at the Burnt Oak Broadway bus stop in the Edgware neighbourhood of London when she was allegedly stabbed in the neck and chest by Jalal Debella.He made an appearance at London's Old Bailey Court, and at the case's upcoming August hearing, he will enter a plea of guilty or not gu…
GABIK(2024-05-15). KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba.sanews.gov.za KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has welcomed delegates participating in the Africa's Travel Indaba, which is currently underway at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in eThekwini. | Taking place from 13 – 16 May 2024, Africa's Travel Indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show, owned by South African Tourism, with the specific objective of creating market access for the country's vast array of African leisure tourism products. | Welcoming the delegates at the official opening of Africa's Travel Indaba on Tuesday, Dube-Ncube said…
UMMID(2024-05-15). Why Russia Europe Relations Worsened – Role of USA, NATO.ummid.com As NATO had been founded on the idea of promising defense – mainly of western European countries under the leadership of the USA against a powerful enemy, the concept of an enemy had to be maintained if the justification of a military alliance led by the USA was to retain some relevance.
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Perry Anderson: Pathbreakers High and Low.newleftreview.org A decade ago, Christopher Clark upended conventional accounts of the origins of the First World War; he has now rewritten the history of the European revolutions of 1848—1849, and proposed a new way of considering their outcomes. Analytically, what differentiates and what connects these two outstanding achievements?
UMMID(2024-05-15). Mustafa Suleyman — A Beacon for Muslim Youth.ummid.com Mustafa Suleyman is a Syrian-born British citizen, about whom Microsoft's former chief Bill Gates said: "Watch his work, he can become a big name in the world of technology".
theonion(2024-05-15). SATIRE: Former Trump Aide Claims To Give Fake Money To Unhoused People.theonion.com Johnny McEntee, a former aide in the Trump White House, recently bragged on social media about giving fake money to unhoused people to ensure their eventual arrest, claiming on TikTok that "when a homeless person asks for money, then I give them like a fake $5 bill. So I feel good about myself. They feel good. And…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Tesla secures major construction permit.ecns.cn U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla's energy storage project in Lin-gang, eastern Shanghai — the first of its kind outside the United States — is expected to break ground this month and enter mass production in the first quarter of 2025.
Hugo GABBERO(2024-05-15). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention of Anar Mammadli.fidh.org In a context of increasing crackdown on civil society in Azerbaijan, more than 30 organisations including OMCT and FIDH in the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders call for the immediate release of Anar Mammadli and urge the authorities of Azerbaijan to end reprisals against human rights defenders in the country. We, the undersigned human rights organisations, condemn in strongest possible terms the Azerbaijani authorities' detention of Anar Mammadli, (…) | – |
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). EHang targets pilotless aircraft biz in Middle East.ecns.cn EHang Holdings Ltd will help foster collaboration and communication between the civil aviation authorities of China and the United Arab Emirates to expedite commercial flights of pilotless aircraft in the Middle East.
Katya Schwenk(2024-05-15). Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood.levernews.com For Rebecca Harris, the little house she rented in Huntersville, North Carolina in 2020 represented her escape from a toxic marriage, the beginning of a new life for herself and her children.Until the ceiling started caving in. | This is not a paywall. You can read the full story for free.: | Just sign up below for a free subscription to The Lever to get access to this story and much more. | Already have an account?
UMMID(2024-05-15). Social engineering threats account for most cyberthreats in 2024.ummid.com Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and brand of Gen, has reported that social engineering threats — those which rely on human manipulation, account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024.
Stephen Williams(2024-05-15). Pa. teacher shortage acute in special education, math and in underserved communities.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? According to Teach Plus, a nonprofit education advocacy group, the statewide teacher shortage is more acute in special education, math and science and in underserved rural and urban areas. | As of October 2023, school districts across Pennsylvania reported 2,000 teacher vacancies and another 6,500 are teaching on emergency certificates. An added concern is that the teacher attrition rate is 6%. | The state Department of Education issues emergency permits to public schools th…
6abc digital staff(2024-05-15). Woman dead after police chase that began in Delaware ends with crash, shooting in Chester, Pa.whyy.org This story originally appeared on A chase that started with an attempt to serve a warrant in Delaware ended with a deadly police-involved shooting in Chester, Pennsylvania. | Police tried serving a warrant to a woman in Wilmington on Tuesday morning, but she was able to flee in a vehicle. | According to authorities, the 23-year-old was approached for her alleged role in a shooting that took place back in December. | "The female was wanted, and there was an active warrant, and that's wh…
Hugo GABBERO(2024-05-15). Georgia: Parliament must drop the legislation on "transparency of foreign influence"fidh.org Georgian authorities' attempt to reintroduce the draft Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence is an attack against civil society and independent media. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and the Human Rights Center call on the Parliament of Georgia to reject the adoption of this legislation, which is not compatible with the respect of the rights to freedom of association and expression. Paris-Geneva-Tbilisi, May 7, 2024 — On May 1, 2024, the (…) | – |
The Independent(2024-05-15). $2.2 billion mobilized for clean cooking access in Africa.independent.co.ug Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | The first-ever high-level Summit on providing clean cooking access to the more than 1 billion people in Africa has so far raised mobilized $2.2 billion in financial pledges from governments and the private sector. The co-chairs of the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa including the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, …
Josiah Mortimer(2024-05-15). More Protesters to Face Prison as Government Plans Bans on Face Masks and Flares at Demonstrations.bylinetimes.com The Government is pushing to ban the use of flares and other pyrotechnics at protests and to let police forces ban face coverings, in the latest spree of anti-protest legislation. | Ministers have quietly published new amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill which include further restrictions on the right to protest, part of a move condemned by NGOs including Liberty as a dangerous clampdown on free assembly. | Under the proposed plans, any police constable of inspector rank or above would be able to ban face coverings in any area within their remit for 24 hours, if they believe "the protest is likely to invol…
nosihle(2024-05-15). Guidance Note aims to protect personal information of voters.sanews.gov.za Guidance Note aims to protect personal information of voters | The Information Regulator (South Africa) has launched a guidance note to guide how political parties and independent candidates use the personal information of voters for campaigning purposes in the run-up to the National and Provincial Elections. | The Guidance Note addresses aspects such as the responsibilities of political parties and independent candidates as responsible parties in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA). | "This is done by aligning each of the eight conditions for the lawful processing of persona…
Maxime Duriez(2024-05-15). A Manifesto for upholding human rights in the European Union.fidh.org At a time when democracy, the rule of law, and freedoms are under threat in the Union, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations are launching a Manifesto for human rights aimed at the candidates for the upcoming European elections in June. The goal? To urge them to commit to 10 priorities to uphold human rights during their next mandate. | The Manifesto is available in several languages and is currently being translated into numerous European (…) | – |
Gabisile(2024-05-15). E Cape introduces technology to fight stock theft.sanews.gov.za E Cape introduces technology to fight stock theft | Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has stated that the widespread stock theft in the province has led government to introduce a technology-based system to help combat the scourge. | This crime has been causing emerging rural farmers to lose millions of rands. | Mabuyane made these comments during the launch of the Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) in Tsolo on Tuesday. | The Premier was joined by the Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) MEC Nonkqubela Pieters and Transport, Community Safety and Liaison MEC, Xolile Nqatha. | LITS is…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Innovation, investment urged to win global AI race.ecns.cn Chinese technology companies, which have better access to data resources and industrial application scenarios, should step up investment in improving computing power and algorithms and accumulate more high-quality training data to gain an edge in the global artificial intelligence race.
Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco(2024-05-15). A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn't happened since 1803.grist.org This coverage is made possible through a partnership If you live in the Midwest or the Southeast, you know the cicadas are coming. | And if you live in Chicago, you know the Cicadalypse is coming. | Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual cicadas who, sure enough, appear every year and the periodical cicadas, who appear in 13-year an…
img.piri.net(2024-05-15). Avrupa ƒ∞mar ve Kalkƒ±nma Bankasƒ± Türkiye ekonomisinin yàºzde 2,7 bàºyàºmesini bekliyor.img.piri.net EBRD, faaliyet gà∂sterdiƒüi ekonomileri kapsayan Bà∂lgesel Ekonomik Gà∂ràºnàºm raporunu yayƒ±mladƒ±. | Buna gà∂re, EBRD geàßen yƒ±l eylàºldeki bà∂lgesel ekonomik bàºyàºme tahminini yàºzde 0,2 a≈üaƒüƒ± yà∂nlຠrevize ederek, yàºzde 3'e àßekti. Geàßen yƒ±l EBRD ekonomilerinde bàºyàºme yàºzde 2,5 olmu≈ütu. | Banka, Türkiye ekonomisine ili≈ükin bàºyàºme à∂ngà∂ràºsàºnà&or…
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again.newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany.newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.
Grace Coleman(2024-05-15). New Screen Fest showcases 26 student-made films at DCTV.newschoolfreepress.com On Saturday, May 11, the second annual New Screen Fest took place at DCTV, a community media center in Chinatown. The event featured 26 student-made films and lasted from 11: 00 a.m. to 6: 45 p.m. For the first time, the New Screen Fest was available to take as a course titled Lang Film Festival during the…
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Lola Seaton: Good Mistakes.newleftreview.org Lola Seaton on Anne Carson, Wrong Norma. Multi-form collection from one of the most erudite and ludic contemporary poets.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Emerging COVID strain infections low.ecns.cn Infections with the KP.2 variantan emerging COVID-19 strain suspected of harboring stronger transmissibility — make up an extremely low share of domestic cases at present and the risk of it triggering a fresh outbreak is low.
noemail(2024-05-15). Unicommerce's UniShip Enables D2C Brands to offer Marketplace-like Post Purchase Experience to Consumers.devdiscourse.com ‚Ä¢ Brands using UniShip have tracked over 3 lakh order shipments since its launch last year ‚Ä¢ UniShip's deployment has enabled brands like Flo Mattress and Phool to improve their delivery percentage while reducing the number of returns Unicommerce, India's leading e-commerce enablement SaaS platform announced that its post-shipment journey solution UniShip has helped D2C brands reduce order returns and increase the rate of order deliveries which are otherwise undeliverable due to multiple reasons. Launched last year, UniShip enables D2C brands to provide a marketplace-like post…
UMMID(2024-05-15). Oracle expands its R&D capabilities in Morocco.ummid.com Software major Oracle has planned to expand its Research and Development (R&D) capabilities in Morocco by growing its local workforce to 1,000 Information Technology (IT) professionals.
EDWIN(2024-05-15). 400 Junior Border Guards to be deployed to country's ports of entry.sanews.gov.za 400 Junior Border Guards to be deployed to country's ports of entry | The Border Management Authority (BMA) will on Thursday host a pass out parade for 400 new recruits who have completed their training at the South African Police Training College in Pretoria West. | The Junior Border Guards are to be deployed at the various ports of entry throughout the country. | They will be officially assigned as law enforcement officers with the responsibility to arrest and deport illegal migrants across all ports of entry. | "This important event comes during South Africa's 30 years of democracy following years of struggle…
Raphaël Lopoukhine(2024-05-15). Closing Statements at the 28 September Killings Trial in Conakry.fidh.org The trial of the eleven (11) defendants accused of taking part in the 28 September 2009 killings enters a new phase, that of the closing arguments. Fourteen lawyers are representing the victims and the civil parties organizations supporting them which include the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisations in Guinea: the Organisation Guinéenne des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen (OGDH) and the Association des Victimes, Parents et Amis (AVIPA). The trial (…) | – |
cpj.org(2024-05-15). CPJ urges India to ensure freedom for 3 journalists granted bail in security cases.cpj.org New Delhi, May 15, 2023—The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed Indian court decisions to grant bail to journalists Aasif Sultan, Gautam Navlakha, and Prabir Purkayastha, who are being held under anti-terror laws, and called on the authorities to release all three men and immediately drop charges against them. "The Indian courts' decisions to…
The Independent(2024-05-15). Trade Minister appoints new UNBS Executive Director.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country's standards body. Nkamwesiga's appointment by Francis Mwebesa, the Ministry of …
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). China demands immediateremoval of new U.S. tariffs.ecns.cn China has urged the United States to immediately lift the additional tariffs imposed on Chinese products, warning that it will take resolute actions to protect the country's rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
newleftreview(2024-05-15). Pierre Vesperini: What to Do With the Past?newleftreview.org Above the fray of mediatized controversy, a classicist situates the heritage of the 'West' in the long view. A culture forged by the interplay of ecclesiastical, capitalist and emancipatory forces; the catastrophes of European world conquest and their weight on the present. Does Benjamin offer a way through the impasse?
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). LNG-powered ship boosts Yangtze transportation.ecns.cn It is the first time that a 10,000-ton seagoing vessel directly reached the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It is also the country's longest direct shipping route, from the East China Sea to a river port in Southwest China.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). China warns about impending hot-dry wind.ecns.cn The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued on Tuesday a warning with information on dry-hot wind disasters across China over the upcoming weekend.
Basit Mahmood(2024-05-15). Penny Mordaunt's leadership campaign website re-registered.leftfootforward.org Although Tory rebels are reported to have thrown in the towel after their failed attempts to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory party leader ahead of the general election, there's still some manoeuvring in the background, with one hopeful's campaign website re-registered. | Penny Mordaunt, who has repeatedly insisted that she has no intention to replace Sunak before the general election, saw her campaign website, pm4pm.com, re-registered on the day of the local elections, right-wing blog Guido Fawkes reports. | Guido reports that the domain name was owned by 'Lewis Communications, a PR business run by Chris Lewis, wh…
NEOB(2024-05-15). President Ramaphosa to visit George building disaster site.sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa to visit George building disaster site | President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit the site of the collapsed George building in the Western Cape on Thursday. | The building construction site collapsed nearly ten days ago — trapping at least 81 people under the rubble. | By 9am on Wednesday, the George Municipality had released the following statistics: | Total estimated individuals on-site when the incident occurred: 81 | Rescued and recovered: 62 | Of which deceased: 33 (27 males, six females) | Currently hospitalised: 12 | Unaccounted for: 19 | In a statement, the Presidency said…
Peter Crimmins(2024-05-15). Love in a time of dementia: 'A Song by Mahler' combines science and music.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? When the person you love is disappearing into dementia, what love remains? | Composer Marc Neikrug found a vessel to describe love in a period of Alzheimer's disease in a song by Gustav Mahler, "Liebst du um Schà∂nheit." | "It's a very simple, short, loaded song," Neikrug said. "It's basically a series of questions and answers." | Composer Marc Neikrug watches a rehearsal for the Philadelphia debut of his chamber opera "A Song by Mahler" at the Kimmel Center. (Emma Le…
The Independent(2024-05-15). Creating credible carbon market in Africa.independent.co.ug INTERVIEW | RAPHAEL OBONYO | Carbon markets are increasingly dominating conversations about climate change interventions, especially in Africa. The world's largest carbon market auction was held last June in Nairobi, where more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits sold. Africa Renewal's Raphael Obonyo spoke to Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-05-15). Walgreens pharmacists take low pay case to the public.peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—What do you do when you—as a group of pharmacists—produce 74% of Walgreens' revenue but see only a 2% wage increase in the last seven years and no new colleagues to take the load off your overworked shoulders? The answer given by hundreds of Walgreen pharmacists in the Chicago area was a month of informational …
UMMID(2024-05-15). Car Emerging as New Smartphone.ummid.com Factors such as technology developments and advanced connectivity levels across automotive OEMs and customer perceptions and service expectations from connected cars are driving the growth of the car as a connected living ecosystem market and capable of doing everything that a smartphone can do.
Editor(2024-05-15). U.S.: Political repression backfires as pro-Palestinian campus protests grow.mronline.org Police arrested more than 2,300 protesters in at least 58 crackdowns at 44 colleges or universities between April 18 and May 3 as pro-Palestinian encampments spread like wildfire across the U.S. It can reasonably be argued that university administrators themselves provoked students into taking action, and it can certainly be proven that they fanned the flames of defiance after the protests began—by forcibly repressing the protests.
Hannah Davenport(2024-05-15). Record high 3.1m emergency food parcels given out in a year.leftfootforward.org More than 3.1m emergency food parcels were handed out by Trussell Trust food banks in the past year, a record high for the charity. | The shocking new statistics reveal a shameful failure of the social security system to support people financially, as the Trussell Trust charity said the number of people using food banks had nearly doubled compared to five years ago. | Food parcels provided for children made up more than 1.1m of the parcels, while 655,000 people were reported using a food bank for the first time between April last year and March 2024. | Chief Executive of the Trussell Trust, Emma Revie, said t…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). UK criticized for accusations against HK.ecns.cn Officials from the central authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region have condemned the United Kingdom for making unjustified accusations about Hong Kong.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). New rate swap contract in the offing.ecns.cn In a bid to expand the opening-up of financial markets, China will launch a key standardized interest rate swap contract under the Swap Connect, and continue to waive clearing fees, as the program approaches its first anniversary.
Eric Brooks(2024-05-15). Fascism: three-part test.cpusa.org This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | Georgi Dimitrov's definition of fascism is often cited, yet key parts of his quote are not always included or fully appreciated: | [F]ascism is not a power standing above class, nor…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). State Grid Shanghai branch launches 2024 energy conservation promotion week.ecns.cn State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electric Power Company on Monday held the "Join Hands in Electricity Conservation to Create a Green City" electricity conservation promotion and launch ceremony at the Peihua Service Center in Pudong New Area, focusing on guiding society to adopt a green, low-carbon production and lifestyle, and supporting Shanghai's efforts in achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality.
UMMID(2024-05-15). Firebase Genkit, Lightweight Gemini and more: Launches at Google I/O 2024.ummid.com At the Google I/O developer conference Tuesday May 14, 2024, Google parent Alphabet released several updates across the Gemini family of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, including the new 1.5 Flash which is a lightweight AI model for speed and efficiency and Firebase Genkit, an open source framework.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Xi calls for greater efforts to promote, protect Great Wall.ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to let more people know about the Great Wall and engage more people in its protection to pass on the ancestors' precious heritage to future generations.
nosihle(2024-05-15). Chikunga reflects on state of road safety.sanews.gov.za Chikunga reflects on state of road safety | South Africa has seen an escalation in the number of road traffic casualties since 1994 due to the rise in the vehicle population, which has presented a plethora of road safety related challenges. | Addressing the launch of the United Nations Global Campaign for Road Safety, Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga attributed the increase of the vehicle population to access to bank loans and the ability to purchase vehicles. | "Such an increase has presented a plethora of road safety related challenges, from human factors, environmental factors, engineering and technical f…
APR editor(2024-05-15). Violence erupts in New Caledonia as independence supporters oppose legislation in Paris.asiapacificreport.nz Macron's plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties, writes a former Australian diplomat in New Caledonia. ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher Monday night saw demonstrations by independence supporters in New Caledonia erupt into serious violence for the first time since the 1980s civil disturbances. The mainly indigenous demonstrators…
Peter Crimmins(2024-05-15). Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It's a toxic Superfund site.whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? For more than 30 years, Connie Storz has kept an eye on an 88-acre parcel of woods next to the Keystone Elementary School in Croydon, Bucks County. As a school administrator, she had an interest in what was going on in Croydon Woods. | "This used to be a complete trash dump," Storz said, walking through Croydon Woods Nature Preserve recently when its bare trees were beginning to emerge from winter. | "A lot of homeless, a lot of kids partying back here, and there was a lot o…
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Plan lays out upgrades for nation's road network.ecns.cn China has unveiled a comprehensive guideline aimed at supporting the digital transformation and upgrade of its highways and waterways, as part of broader efforts to modernize the country's transportation infrastructure.
UMMID(2024-05-15). NEET UG 2024 Answer Key soon on exams.nta.ac.in.ummid.com Along with NEET UG 2024 Answer Key, the NTA will also release NEET UG question paper and the scanned images of OMR Answer Sheets and recorded responses by the machine, of all candidates on the website.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). 9 Shenzhen companies included on Fortune ESG list.ecns.cn Nine Shenzhen enterprises made it onto a list of China's most influential firms in terms of ESG development, according to the latest report by Fortune China.
tn.ai(2024-05-15). Iran's Heavy Crude Oil Output Rises to 3.212 Million bpd in April: OPEC.tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The latest monthly report of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that Iran's heavy crude oil production volume hit 3.212 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in April 2024, showing a 14,000 barrel hike.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Auto part firms eye opportunities in Central Europe.ecns.cn A growing number of Chinese companies are venturing overseas and launching localized production to embrace globalization, with Hungary emerging as a hot spot of investment.
Eileen Kinch(2024-05-15). A countercultural gospel.anabaptistworld.org The world today remains full of warfare. Military invasion and illegal occupation, civil wars between armed factions and the Western powers ignoring or fueling an escalating human toll. We Anabaptists, members of the historic peace churches, bear a unique responsibility to proclaim our message of peace and proclaim justice ever more loudly than before. Having …
noemail(2024-05-15). Pakistan boy kills drug addict father for assaulting mother.devdiscourse.com A tragic incident unfolded in Tibba Sultanpur as a 15-year-old boy, driven by rage, took the life of his father, whom he described as a 'drug addict', for assaulting his mother, ARY News reported. Initially reported as a citizen being gunned down by an 'unknown individual', further investigation revealed the unexpected perpetrator to be the victim's own son, Ali Hassan. The incident, which occurred in the town between Multan and Vehari, stunned the local community.
UMMID(2024-05-15). Maharashtra 10th, 12th Results 2024: Board Updates Date and Time.ummid.com Amidst wild speculations on the dates of Maharashtra 2024 SSC (10th) and 2024 HSC (12th) result announcement, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has issued an important update on its official website mahresult.nic.in.
Khaled Ghannam(2024-05-15). Documenting the history of pro-Palestinian solidarity in Australia.greenleft.org.au Pro-Palestinian solidarity activists in Australia have long been spreading information about the tragedy of the Palestinian people and the legitimacy of their revolution to Australian society, writes Khaled Ghannam. One example is the Arabic language publication Sawt Falastine (Voice of Palestine), first published in 1974.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Tariffs called 'unfortunate shift' in U.S. policy.ecns.cn The United States is increasing tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, targeting electric vehicles (EVs), advanced batteries, steel and critical minerals, the White House said on Tuesday.
The Independent(2024-05-15). Uganda mulls nuclear energy generation to address rising power demand.independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the government with support from IAEA …
EDWIN(2024-05-15). IEC ready for voting outside the country.sanews.gov.za IEC ready for voting outside the country | The Electoral Commission (IEC) has outlined the process for voting outside the country, allaying the fears of those who are unfamiliar with the procedures for voting in an overseas setting. | Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo said Friday will mark yet another milestone in the elections timetable – the first day of voting in the National and Provincial Elections 2024 — when citizens abroad can vote. | "South African citizens living in other countries will cast the first ballots on 17 May 2024. Nine countries will cast ballots on Friday while the rest of the 102 wi…
Hannah Davenport(2024-05-15). Caroline Lucas takes apart Tories sex education plan in one tweet.leftfootforward.org Green Party MP Caroline Lucas has torn into the government's new guidance for schools in England due to be published on Thursday, after details of the plan were leaked to the media. | A government source said the new guidelines for schools on relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) will include a ban on teaching sex education to children under nine, while 'explicit' discussions including on topics such as contraception won't be allowed until age 13. | Head teachers have challenged the introduction of new guidance for schools, with the head of a school in Rotherham, Pepe Di'Iasio, telling the BBC Today s…
The Independent(2024-05-15). 'Foreigners should pay for services at Cancer Institute'.independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government). Appearing before the committee chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem informed the committee that the …
Mark Gruenberg(2024-05-15). Trial confirms Trump role as serial misogynist and criminal liar.peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—As the election-manipulating, hush money trial of Donald Trump all but confirmed yesterday the guilt of Donald Trump, Republican leaders pathetically flocked to the courthouse to show their loyalty to him, with many harboring hopes of ending up as the ex-president's vice presidential running mate. In what could well be the Nixon-like smoking guns …
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Xi and Putin to hold talks in Beijing.ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday, the first foreign trip since he was sworn in for his fifth term as Russian president on May 7.
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). China, U.S. engage in in-depth, professional and constructive exchanges on AI.ecns.cn China and the U.S. held their first meeting of intergovernmental dialogue on AI in Geneva on Tuesday local time. Both sides engaged in in-depth, professional, and constructive exchanges of views on AI technology risks, global governance, and other issues of mutual concern.
NEOB(2024-05-15). President Ramaphosa delivers inaugural Elijah Barayi memorial lecture.sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa delivers inaugural Elijah Barayi memorial lecture | President Cyril Ramaphosa says the legacy of unionists and anti-apartheid struggle heroes like Elijah Barayi can be found in the labour-related laws enshrined in South Africa's Constitution. | The President was delivering the inaugural memorial lecture for Barayi held at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto Campus on Wednesday. | Barayi was a revered trade union leader and freedom fighter during the apartheid era and was one of the founding leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). | He became first President of the Congress of S…
nosihle(2024-05-15). Government supports Caster Semenya in legal battle.sanews.gov.za Government supports Caster Semenya in legal battle | The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) has expressed that it stands in solidarity, with unwavering commitment, to seek justice for Caster Mokgadi Semenya as she is back in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in France. | The court will reportedly consider whether the double Olympic champion must lower her testosterone levels in order to participate in competitions. | "The department is committed to advocating for fairness and equality in sport. As the country celebrates 30 Years of Democracy, every athlete, regardless of their gend…
Staff(2024-05-15). øPor qué tanto calor en Cuba en este mes de mayo?cubadebate.cu De las 68 estaciones meteorológicas del país unas 26, una cifra similar al día 13 de mayo, llevaron sus termómetros hasta los 35 grados Celsius o más, con 10 de ellas que sobrepasaron la cota de los 37 grados Celsius. Jucarito está en ese top 10, como muchos pensarán pero en esta ocasión acompañado de otros puntos que no son tan habituales en estos listados.
Maria Calvo(2024-05-15). Los dominicanos irán a las urnas el próximo domingo.radiohc.cu Más de 8 para designar al nuevo presidente del país y a los integrantes del Congreso Nacional. Nueve candidatos de diferentes organizaciones políticas aspiran a la Jefatura de Estado, entre los que se encuentra el actual mandatario Luis Abinader, por el Partido Revolucionario Moderno y quien marcha al frente de las encuestas.
Maria Calvo(2024-05-15). Belleza paisajística de Cuba: Parque Nacional Topes de Collantes.radiohc.cu El Parque Nacional Topes de Collantes, situado en el grupo montañoso Guamuhaya o Sierra del Escambray, cuenta con cuevas, ríos estrechos de rápido caudal, bellas cascadas y saltos como el del Caburní que se integran en un todo único para ofrecer al visitante la más abarcadora muestra de la naturaleza cubana y la belleza paisajística de esta Isla del Caribe.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Relaciones ruso-china están al más alto nivel, manifiesta Putin.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en entrevista concedida a la agencia Xinhua, consideró que las relaciones entre Moscú y Beijing alcanzaron el nivel más alto de su historia, destacó hoy el Kremlin.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Comienza en Cuba XI Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Unos 400 delegados de Cuba y de otros países inaugurarán hoy el XI Encuentro Internacional Justicia y Derecho 2024, cita que contribuirá al intercambio de distintas prácticas judiciales entre las naciones asistentes.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Familias, hacia una definición enaltecedora.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) A veces las definiciones no alcanzan; hay significados que se desbordan, porque lo que se pretende decir es siempre más de lo enunciado. Aseguran las Naciones Unidas que la familia constituye la unidad básica de la sociedad, y no suele haber disenso al respecto.
teleSUR, nbb, JGN(2024-05-15). Disturbios dejan dos muertos en Nueva Caledonia.telesurtv.net El alto comisario de la República en Nueva Caledonia, Louis Le Franc, advirtió que la situación está en un nivel "insurreccional", e informó que se han llevado a cabo 140 detenciones.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-05-15). Villa Clara sigue en racha en Serie Nacional de Béisbol.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (ACN) Apoyados en sus lanzadores los Leopardos de Villa Clara silenciaron a los líderes Vegueros de Pinar del Río en su propio estadio Capitán San Luis y extendieron su racha ganadora a seis partidos.
María Candela(2024-05-15). Conmemoran en Granma aniversario 129 de la caída en combate de José Martí.radiohc.cu Bayamo, 15 may (RHC) Diversas actividades se desarrollan en la provincia cubana de Granma para rendir homenaje a José Martí Pérez en el 129 aniversario de su caída en combate en Dos Ríos, comunidad ubicada en el municipio Jiguaní de esta región oriental.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-05-15). Lanzador cubano Raidel Martínez, líder en salvados en Japón.radiohc.cu Tokio, 15 may (PL).- El lanzador cubano Raidel Martínez archivó su onceno salvamento en el béisbol japonés y se quedó solo en el liderato de ese departamento, además de mantener inmaculado su promedio de carreras limpias.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Banda Nacional y maestro español de corno alpino en La Habana.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) La Banda Nacional de Conciertos, dirigida por Igor Corcuera, presentará este viernes una retreta en su sede habitual habanera de la Plaza de Armas, donde participará como invitado el maestro Samuel Pérez Llobell, de España.
María Candela(2024-05-15). Sobre ruedas ecológicas desde Holguín.radiohc.cu Adonis Sánchez, no tiene un tractor amarillo, como dice una popular canción latinoaméricana, en cambio conduce un moderno motor eléctrico ecológico, por las anchas avenidas de la ciudad capital provincial en Holguín, con una alta densidad poblacional en la isla caribeña.
kwjorinoco(2024-05-15). Venezuelans Use More Bolívars Than US Dollars.orinocotribune.com Commercial transactions in bolívars in Venezuela increased in February of this year while transactions in US dollars recorded their lowest monthly level since June 2019. This was highlighted in the most recent report issued by Ecoanalytica, cited by the platform Banca y Negocios. | The use of bolívars [Venezuela's national currency] represented 54.9% of the transactions, which is equivalent to an increase of 7.6 percentage points compared to the last report. Dollars were used for 32.7% of transactions (9.6 percentage points less than the last report). | Venezuela has experienced a decrease in recent months in inf…
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Organizaciones argentinas alistan acciones contra medidas de Milei.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Organizaciones sociales, sindicales y defensoras de los derechos humanos en Argentina alistan hoy los detalles de acciones para rechazar la llamada Ley àìmnibus y el fuerte ajuste impulsado por el Gobierno de Javier Milei.
Raúl Rodríguez(2024-05-15). Bronce de Alayo y Díaz en Final Norceca de Voleibol de Playa.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (JIT).- La pareja de Jorge Luis Alayo y Noslen Díaz logró la medalla de bronce en la Final del Circuito Norceca de Voleibol de Playa 2024, a pesar de caer en semifinales en la propia jornada de cierre.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes(2024-05-15). Cuba no se ha quedado cruzada de brazos nunca.radiohc.cu La Habana, 15 may (RHC) Entrevista concedida por Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y Presidente de la República, a Ignacio Ramonet, catedrático y periodista español, en el Palacio de la Revolución, el 11 de mayo de 2024, "Año 66 de la Revolución"
Eric Toussaint(2024-05-15). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs.cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |
Sushovan Dhar(2024-05-15). India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change.cadtm.org With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put together—the Indian elections are hailed as the largest exhibition and celebration of democracy. The nation's economic growth over the past 30 years —one of the fastest in the world—also makes the elections noteworthy on a global scale. | India is undoubtedly at (…) | – | /…
Michael Roberts(2024-05-15). India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj.cadtm.org A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world's population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll will spread across India and take up to 4 June to complete. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term, and win by (…) | – | / |
ecns.cn(2024-05-15). Intelligent farming boosts yields, efficiency.ecns.cn Clusters of tomatoes hang from branches like red and green Christmas ornaments, while workers shuttle back and forth, busily harvesting, sorting and packaging the fresh produce for distribution nationwide.
newarab(2024-05-15). Norway aims to quadruple aid to Palestinians as famine looms.newarab.com The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a Figures in the revised budget presented on Tuesday, show a roughly quadrupling of the 258 million kroner provided in the initial finance bill adopted last year. | "The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement. | "The f…
newarab(2024-05-15). Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sittah travel ban overturned.newarab.com In a social media post, pro-Palestine legal rights group the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) announced that the organisation, alongside lawyer Alexander Gorski and the European Legal Support Centre, have successfully challenged the travel restriction. | The la…
newarab(2024-05-15). Israelis in W. Bank attack, burn aid convoys headed to Gaza.newarab.com Scores of Israeli extremists in the occupied West Bank on Monday deliberately Video footage online showed the Israelis damaging boxes of food and throwing their contents on the road, as they sought to prevent aid from reaching Gaza. | Other f…
newarab(2024-05-15). Israel reportedly orders ban of Al Jazeera in West Bank.newarab.com Israel's Defense Minister According to Israel's Army Radio, Gallant had instructed army chief Herzi Halevi to impose the ban on the Qatari news broadcaster, following a previous ban in T…
newarab(2024-05-15). Israel kills Hezbollah 'commander' after spy balloon downed.newarab.com A In a statement, the Iran-backed Shia group mourned Hussein Ibrahim Makki, born in 1969, who was from the southern village of Beit Yahoun. | His role in Hezbollah was not identified by the group, but the Israeli military says he was a senior commander in Hezbollah's Southern Front unit. | The Israeli army published footage of the strike which hit Makki's car on the…
newarab(2024-05-15). UN confirms Gaza death toll is mostly women and children.newarab.com Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the UN agencies have since the beginning of the Gaza war in October relied on death tolls provided by the health ministry in the besieged territory. | The health ministry said Tuesday that at least 35,173 people have been killed in the territory due to Israeli…
newarab(2024-05-15). Sliman Mansour on Fathi Ghaben, Gaza and art during war.newarab.com Since the start of Israel's "I haven't been able to produce much art," he tells The New Arab. "I have only made three or four paintings in the last couple of months. Usually, I do much more, but then I listen to the news and it becomes hard to concentrate." | It was only at the en…
newarab(2024-05-15). AIPAC-backed candidate wins Maryland Democratic primary.newarab.com A candidate largely funded by an The race drew national attention for its star power, with one of the top two candidates being Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer who was present during the 6 January 2021 attack, and with over US$4 million in
newarab(2024-05-15). Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq.newarab.com The attack took place between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural area that remains a hotbed of activity for militant cells years after Iraq declared final victory over the extremist group in 2017. | Security forces repelled the attack, the defence ministry said on Monday in a statement mourning the loss of a colonel an…
newarab(2024-05-15). Nakba yesterday, Nakba today: My grandmother's two keys.newarab.com "History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…
newarab(2024-05-15). Turkey arrests more than 500 over suspected ties to Erdogan foe.newarab.com Turkish authorities said Tuesday they arrested 544 people suspected of links to preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom President Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X that arrests were made in 62 of the country's 81 provinces, targeting "individuals intended by FETO to enter various levels of the civil service," using the acronym favoured by Ankara to designate Gulen's movement. | "We will not leave members of FETO alone," the minister said. | The…
newarab(2024-05-15). Pro-Palestinian encampment launched at South African uni.newarab.com A pro-Palestinian encampment was launched at a The camp and "liberated zone" is located in Johannesburg on the lawns outside the Great Hall of the University of the Witwatersrand, also known as Wits.
newarab(2024-05-15). Jordan's tech entrepreneurs take on mounting waste challenge.newarab.com Throughout Jordan, residents are raising the alarm over informal dumpsites, where piles of household waste, construction debris, and other discarded materials are plaguing the outskirts of major cities. | According to eyewitnesses across several governorates, the sight of garbage mounds has become a common occurrence in the Levant country, where a growing solid waste crisis is threatening the lives of its 11.9 million citizens. | "Jordan produces 2.7 million tonnes of solid municipal waste each year, and only seven percent is recycled, while a whopping 93 percent is buried or left to rot in the open," says Ra'
newarab(2024-05-15). Explainer: What is the Nakba.newarab.com independence. Today, on May 15, Palestinians remember the The Nakba, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the creation of the Around three-quarters of the Palestinian population were
newarab(2024-05-15). Assad portraits and Syria flags in Bahrain for Arab Summit.newarab.com Billboards featuring portraits of The portraits of Assad, responsible for horrific human rights abuses in Syria, were erected ahead of the 33rd Arab Summit held in Bahrain on 16 May, which the Syrian regime's head is expected to attend. | Around Bahrain, major r…
newarab(2024-05-15). Tunisia police release journalist who filmed lawyers HQ raid.newarab.com "What is worse than the arrest is the erasure of my photos. During the second raid on 'the Lawyers' House', I was present at an opportune moment and managed to take pictures, but unfortunately, they were erased by the security forces at the Aouina barracks," wrote Yassine Mahjoub after his release late on Tuesday.
newarab(2024-05-15). Ben & Jerry's say pro-Gaza protests 'essential' to democracy.newarab.com The board of the international ice cream brand "Student-led protests against the Vietnam War and Apartheid South Africa, and now the campus protests in solidarity with Gaza, are all part of our rich history of free speech and non-violent protest that makes change and is essential to a stro…
newarab(2024-05-15). EU 'concerned' by Tunisia arrests of civil society figures.newarab.com The European Union on Tuesday expressed concern over a string of arrests of civil society figures in Tunisian lawyers on Monday protested and launched a nationwide strike over the arrest of a lawyer and political commentator in a weekend police raid. | Tunisian authorities ordered Sunday the arrest of two political commentators over critical comments, a day after security forces stormed the bar association and took a third pundit into custody. | Lawyer Sonia Dahmani was arrested late Saturday after criticising…
newarab(2024-05-15). Slovakia PM Fico shot, fighting 'life-threatening' injuries.newarab.com Fico, a populist leader accused of being Kremlin-friendly, has been prime minister since last year. | "Today, after the government meeting in Handlova, there was an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico", the government said in a post on social media. | "He is cu…
newarab(2024-05-15). Gaza Civil Defence loses 80 percent of its capability.newarab.com Mahmoud Basal, a Civil Defence spokesperson said their teams are receiving constant calls for help from wounded civilians, but have not been able to respond to them. | Basal added tha…
newarab(2024-05-15). With ‚Ǩ1bn bribe, the EU is rewarding Lebanon's bad behaviour.newarab.com Bad behaviour certainly has its rewards. That is, at least, if you are among Lebanon's political elite, who secured On May 2, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced the three-year assistance package at a joint press conference in Beirut with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. | Brussels framed it as a commitment to supporting Syrian refugees and "other vulnerable gro…
newarab(2024-05-15). BBC won't refer to Hamas as 'terrorists' after Cameron call.newarab.com The BBC will not refer to The public broadcaster said on Monday it will only use to word 'terrorist' when quoting official sources in order to maintain its duty of objective reporting. | "No one consuming BBC News can be left unaware of the hor…
newarab(2024-05-15). Great Escape festival boycotted over Barclays sponsorship.newarab.com Over 100 artists have dropped out of the Brighton-based Great Escape music festival in solidarity with The festival is set to take place across various venues across the UK seaside city from 15 to 18 May, however, more acts are dropping out by day. | Activists and campaigners have called for a boycott of the event due to the bank's financial investment in compani…
presstv.ir(2024-05-15). UK weapons industry role in Gaza genocide.presstv.ir The British weapons industry has been cashing in on the genocide in Gaza with a pivotal role being played by BAE Systems in supplying the Zionist killing machine.
presstv.ir(2024-05-15). Gaza aid operations at risk of imminent shutdown, UN agencies warn.presstv.ir Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close and leading to more children dying of hunger, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.
presstv.ir(2024-05-15). Iran strongly condemns Australian sanctions.presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned Australia's sanctions against several Iranian senior officials, entities and companies allegedly over the country's peaceful missile and drone programs.
Larry Johnson(2024-05-15). Talking Ukraine and Terrorism.sonar21.com Today was a strange day. I got a last minute request from REN TV in Moscow to answer some questions on Ukraine and the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region. Ukraine is unraveling at an accelerating pace and could face a total collapse as soon as July 1. Nadia, a very pleasant correspondent for REN, is the lady conducting the interview. | I then turned my attention to the 2023 Israeli Foreign Ministry data on acts of violence by Palestinians against Israelis. When Israeli Government officials talk about Hamas, one is led to believe that Hamas is Al Qaeda on steroids — the most vicious, violent te…
hindustantimes(2024-05-15). Al-Qassam's 'Hellfire' Burns Israeli Merkava Tanks, 'Kills' 8 Soldiers In A Day In Jabalia | Watch.hindustantimes.com Some of the fiercest battles are underway between the IDF, Hamas' armed wing and its allies in south Gaza's Rafah city and Jabalia in the north. Hamas documented through several videos as many as 27 battles that took place on May 14. Hamas-released videos from Rafah and Jabalia show its fighters firing mortar shells and detonating 'Shawath' explosive devices to blow up several IDF Merkava tanks, D9 bulldozers and other troop carriers. The Al-Qassam brigades claim to have killed over 8 soldiers in a single day. The IDF, on the other hand, said that 13 of its soldiers were injured in the battles. Watch for more det…
hindustantimes(2024-05-15). Russia Pierces Outgunned Ukraine Army's Defences In Sumy After Capturing 10 Kharkiv Villages.hindustantimes.com Ukraine has warned of a new Russian forces buildup near the Sumy region after losing 10 border villages in Kharkiv region. The Ukraine Army pulled back from two areas in Kharkiv region on Tuedsy after Russia announced the capture of 10th village there. There had been 14 russian assaults on May 14 in the Kharkiv region, compared with 13 on Monday & 22 on Sunday. Firing continued in Vovchansk town, target of one of the main Russian thrusts. Regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said two people were killed in shelling on Tuesday. However, the main focus of Russian attacks Tuesday was Pokrovsk town. Watch for more detail…
"In the aftermath of the 'No' denying an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Australia, I deeply sympathise with the Kanak people's frustration, fear, and anger at being outvoted and dismissed," writes Angelina Hurley. COMMENTARY: By Angelina Hurley After the trauma of completing a PhD on decolonising Australian humour, I needed a well-deserved break. I always…
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We are caught in a vicious cycle of too many laws, too many cops, and too little freedom. It's hard to say whether we're dealing with a kleptocracy (a government ruled by thieves), a kakistocracy (a government run by unprincipled career politicians, corporations and thieves that panders to the worst vices in our nature and …
Protesters block the entrance to the BAE factory in Kent, UK. (Photo credit: Reuters) On May 8, 2024, as Israel escalated its brutal assault on Rafah, President Biden announced that he had "paused" a delivery of 1,700 500-pound and 1,800 2,000-pound bombs, and threatened to withhold more shipments if Israel went ahead with its full-scale …
Students and workers at the City University of New York held a peaceful occupation Tuesday of the school's Graduate Center in solidarity with Palestine and renamed its library "The Al Aqsa University Library," after Gaza's oldest public university, which was destroyed by Israel's bombardment. This comes as over 500 faculty and staff at CUNY have signed a letter demanding the charges be dropped against at least 173 people arrested in April when NYPD violently raided a peaceful Gaza solidarity encampment on the City College campus. "This is really the most egregious example we…
UK: Labour vote share in Muslim-majority areas 'down by one third' | Opposition party loses 33 percentage points in areas with large Muslim communities, driven by its stance on Israel's war on Gaza | | Labour Party leader Keir Starmer embraces newly elected East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward during a ra…
War on Gaza: US to send $1bn more in weapons, ammo to Israel despite Rafah tensions | US official says arms transfers 'proceeding as scheduled' | | US President Joe Biden speaking at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies' 30th Annual Gala, at the Walter E. Washing…
Israel's Gallant reportedly orders Al Jazeera closure in West Bank | Israeli defence minister has ordered block of Qatari network in occupied West Bank, according to report in Israel's Army Radio | | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who has reportedly order…
Palestinians across the globe are marking the 76th anniversary of the Nakba — which means "catastrophe" in Arabic — when those establishing the state of Israel violently expelled over 700,000 Palestinians. Palestinian historian Abdel Razzaq Takriti says closer to 900,000 Palestinians were forced out or massacred during Israel's founding, which is being celebrated inside Israel with calls to ethnically cleanse and settle the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. "The Nakba is continuing. This is a colonial continuum," says Takriti. "It's not enough to commemor…
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Democracy Now! speaks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, one of around 20 American medical workers trapped in Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. A plastic surgeon and Army veteran, Hamawy is on a volunteer mission with the Palestinian American Medical Association at the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Like many Gazans, the U.S. medical workers are now facing dehydration and other deadly health conditions. "We're continuing to do our job. … It's tiring, but this is exactly what we need to be doing," says Hamawy, who calls on President Biden to stop supporting Israel’…
War on Gaza: Palestinian fighters battle Israeli army in Gaza refugee camp on Nakba day | Hamas and the Israeli army report heavy clashes in Jabalia and Rafah, as Israeli soldiers express frustration over return to fighting in northern Gaza | | Palestinians carry the dead body of a man at Zeitoun nei…
The Middle East is a region of refugees—Palestinian refugees who've been spread out across the lands of this part of the world for the past 76 years. Across the region Wednesday, they are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events. Israeli forces, meanwhile, are carrying …
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker claimed she wanted the Encampment for Palestine, on the University of Pennsylvania campus since April 25, to "end peacefully." But at 5: 30 a.m. on May 10, city and university police gave sleeping participants just two minutes notice before they began arresting them and tearing down tents . . . | 
Why have student encampments for Palestine ignited such an uproar of brutal repression, vicious police attacks, mass arrests, overwhelming condemnation in the corporate media and a new level of reactionary legislation in Congress? Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, April 2024. The demand to divest, raised at almost every encampment, exposes the . . . | 
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Deputy Secretary-General Jamil Mezher delivered the following speech May 10 at the opening session of the Palestine session of the Maghreb-Mashreq Social Forum in Tunis, Tunisia. The event was organized by Tunisian organizations, featuring leaders from Hamas, PFLP and Palestinian Islamic . . . | 
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Ever wondered what jobs you can have if you do not have a university degree? Not all jobs require a degree, you can have the skills needed and you can really excel in your job! | Well, the options are quite long because there are many good jobs that pay well and you can be good at without having a degree! | In this article, we will share the best jobs without a degree! | Best Jobs Without a Degree: List of the Top 6: | 1. Executive Assistant. | 2. Flight Attendant. | 3. Sales Representative. | 4. Customer Service Representative. | 5. Tutor. | 6. Receptionist. | 1. Executive Assistant: | The first option o…
Many American families are struggling to pay for child care, with the average price for licensed providers now nearly$11,000 a year. These high prices can be a huge barrier for workers, particularly women, forcing many to cut back on hours or drop out of the workforce entirely. A new federal program aims to help break down 
Taking note of International Workers' Day, several Latin American news sources this year cited José Martí's 1886 essay "A Terrible Drama;" two of them republished it, here and here. There Martí reports on events in Chicago in 1886 and the fate of the so-called Haymarket Martyrs — seven labor journalists and agitators railroaded to prison and given death sentences. Another received a 15-year prison term. Martí, who 
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I've spent most of my life as an advocate for a more peaceful world. In recent years, I've been focused on promoting diplomacy over war and exposing the role of giant weapons companies like Lockheed Martin and its allies in Congress and at the Pentagon as they push for a "military-first" foreign policy. I've worked 
Not since the 1935 earthquake has Helena, the home of state and federal government in Montana, been shaken quite this way. Every school levy on last Tuesday's ballot was soundly rejected by voters. Why? Not because they don't support education — but because our insanely high property taxes have left homeowners tapped out. Of course 
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In the historic criminal hush money election fraud trial of former President Donald Trump, New York prosecutors are wrapping up their case charging Trump with falsifying business records in an illegal effort to influence the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen admitted he misled the Federal Election Commission about hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. In cross-examination, defense attorneys tried to suggest Cohen was motivated by vengeance against Trump. "He's the one who has firsthand knowledge of the actual deal that he and Donald…
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The Indian Supreme Court ordered the immediate release of author and journalist Prabir Purkayastha on Wednesday, May 15 terming his arrest by the Delhi Police in October last year illegal.
Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says | Western officials say Bahrain and other Arab Gulf states would participate in peacekeeping operation under a UN Security Council resolution | | Palestinians move past destroyed buildings along a street i…
Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Italian artist Gen, who is currently promoting his second album entitled "Nuestro Hombre en La Habana" (Our Man in Havana), says he is in love with Cuba and its music and wants to fulfill his dreams in this country.
Budapest, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ambassador in Budapest, Guillermo Vázquez, participated in a meeting with the new President of the Republic of Hungary, Dr. Tamás Sulyok, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the island informed.
Fighter for peace, defender of indigenous peoples, President of the Participatory Indigenous Consultative Council of the Republic of Argentina, lover of dialogue, declared apolitical, co-author with Araceli Maldonado of his biography "Qarashe. A fighter for his people and for the justice of his communities, a great friend, a brother, and a humanist who gives us lessons in coexistence, as we will see in this long interview that leaves no one indifferent. | We spent many hours talking, sending each other messages and photos, talking about the problems of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina, and about the t…
We are at a turning point in human history, facing major existential crises. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine raises the risk of a nuclear weapon being used to a level not seen since the Cold War. And the climate crisis is accelerating. Amid these crises, it is the most vulnerable people who are most affected. | In this context, the UN Future Summit will be held for the first time in September to strengthen global cooperation and reinvigorate the multilateral approach to address these challenges. It will be a unique opportunity to change the course of humanity towards a world free of violence, where no one…
He confronted agribusiness companies, governments, and extractive scientists. It marked a before and after in the debate on the GM model, confirming that glyphosate is lethal to embryos. It was taken up by socio-environmental assemblies, peasant movements, and indigenous peoples. From the Peronist Youth to Zapatismo, from Conicet to the territories in struggle. Andrés Carrasco: heretic scientist, political activist, and, ten years after his departure, a review of his history and legacy. | Reality is too important to be left to scientists. People have profound knowledge that science does not want to learn. The str…
The state-owned financial institution provides low-interest loans to businesses…
A meeting to expand the country's yacht tourism was held in Cairo…
New technologies in the field of breeding increase Chinese yields…
There are more than 45,000 exhibits…
The joint ministerial working session is devoted to the supply of chemical fertilisers for a smooth agricultural season…
By Rebekah Lee The case of R (TTT) v Michaela Community Schools Trust [2024] EWHC 843 (Admin) in the High Court before Mr Justice Linden concerned a claim brought by a pupil referred to as a TTT ("the Claimant") against the Michaela Community Schools Trust; ("the School"). The School is a secular secondary free school …
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda issued a warning on Tuesday to communities living on lake shores and riverbanks, cautioning them about the increased water volume in those water bodies, which has reached worrying levels. Minister of Water and Environment Sam Cheptoris told reporters that the water level of Lake Victoria, the country's largest lake …
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition filed by the Non-Profit Organization Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD). CEHURD had filed a petition challenging the legality of the Venereal Diseases Act. The Court however dismissed the petition on the ground that the law which was being …
WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement that Biden signed the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act, which is aimed at "reducing, and ultimately eliminating, our reliance on …
Charges not framed yet… trial would take years and years and years for completion, observes the SC bench while lifting the stay on Bombay HC's order granting bail in 2023.
This piece is a contribution to the Pre-Convention Discussion for our 32nd National Convention. During Pre-Convention Discussion, all aspects of the party's program, strategy, and tactics are up for consideration and debate. The ideas presented here are those of the author or authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Communist Party USA, its membership, or their elected leadership bodies. — Editors | In 2019, the CPUSA's national convention laid down a pivotal resolution: the facilitation of a national Communist youth organization. Since then, local YCL clubs have cropped up arou…
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CHARLOTTE, NC—Offering its customers a way to commemorate their consumption of a healthy and fiber-rich meal, fruit and vegetable producer Dole announced Wednesday that its salad kits now included a framed certificate confirming the bearer of the document had eaten a salad. "By executive order of the Salad Institute… 
TEL AVIV—Hundreds of Arab and Jewish students took part at noon Wednesday in a rally commemorating Nakba Day that was held at the entrance to Tel Aviv University on the initiative of the student chapter of Hadash, the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality. Contrary to what has happened in the past 11 years, the …
Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is in China for four days of talks. Under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing has pledged more than $65 billion for road, rail and other infrastructure projects. | Joining the discussion: | John Gong is a professor at the University of International Business and Economics. | 
Kalaki, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Kalaki district, Christopher Okumu has been arrested for allegedly failing to take charge of several projects, resulting in huge financial losses in the district. Some of the affected projects include the construction of the perimeter chain link fence at Kakure Seed School worth UGX. …
PARIS—Calling its latest piece a "must-have for anyone with a discerning eye" who is preparing to undergo bariatric surgery, the prestigious jewelry firm Cartier introduced a new diamond-encrusted gastric lap-band Friday retailing for $97,000. "The Maison Cartier is pleased to introduce a high-end implanted medical… 
The Colorado River Indian Tribes now have the ability to lease their water rights off-reservation, a move that could ease pressures on communities facing the effects of climate change through drought. The option may prove to be financially beneficial for the Colorado River Indian Tribes, also known as CRIT, but experts say the ability of the tribe to enter the water market is an outlier: For Indigenous Nations in the Southwest with a desire to sell their water, the process is so convoluted, it may take years before tribes, or non-tribal communities to see any financial benefit or much needed water. | This mont…
KZN welcomes delegates to Africa's Travel Indaba | KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube has welcomed delegates participating in the Africa's Travel Indaba, which is currently underway at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in eThekwini. | Taking place from 13 – 16 May 2024, Africa's Travel Indaba is an iconic African leisure trade show, owned by South African Tourism, with the specific objective of creating market access for the country's vast array of African leisure tourism products. | Welcoming the delegates at the official opening of Africa's Travel Indaba on Tuesday, Dube-Ncube said…
Johnny McEntee, a former aide in the Trump White House, recently bragged on social media about giving fake money to unhoused people to ensure their eventual arrest, claiming on TikTok that "when a homeless person asks for money, then I give them like a fake $5 bill. So I feel good about myself. They feel good. And… 
Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | The first-ever high-level Summit on providing clean cooking access to the more than 1 billion people in Africa has so far raised mobilized $2.2 billion in financial pledges from governments and the private sector. The co-chairs of the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa including the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, …
This coverage is made possible through a partnership If you live in the Midwest or the Southeast, you know the cicadas are coming. | And if you live in Chicago, you know the Cicadalypse is coming. | Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual cicadas who, sure enough, appear every year and the periodical cicadas, who appear in 13-year an…
The paper's author found that the five largest military contracts to major tech firms between 2018 and 2022 "had contract ceilings totaling at least $53 billion combined."
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineer, James Nkamwesiga Kasigwa has been appointed the new Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). He replaces David Livingstone Ebiru who was sacked last year following an alleged corruption and abuse of office at the country's standards body. Nkamwesiga's appointment by Francis Mwebesa, the Ministry of …
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? When the person you love is disappearing into dementia, what love remains? | Composer Marc Neikrug found a vessel to describe love in a period of Alzheimer's disease in a song by Gustav Mahler, "Liebst du um Schà∂nheit." | "It's a very simple, short, loaded song," Neikrug said. "It's basically a series of questions and answers." | Composer Marc Neikrug watches a rehearsal for the Philadelphia debut of his chamber opera "A Song by Mahler" at the Kimmel Center. (Emma Le…
INTERVIEW | RAPHAEL OBONYO | Carbon markets are increasingly dominating conversations about climate change interventions, especially in Africa. The world's largest carbon market auction was held last June in Nairobi, where more than 2.2 million tonnes of carbon credits sold. Africa Renewal's Raphael Obonyo spoke to Riham ElGizy, CEO of Regional Voluntary Carbon Market Company (RVCMC) …
CHICAGO—What do you do when you—as a group of pharmacists—produce 74% of Walgreens' revenue but see only a 2% wage increase in the last seven years and no new colleagues to take the load off your overworked shoulders? The answer given by hundreds of Walgreen pharmacists in the Chicago area was a month of informational …
Police arrested more than 2,300 protesters in at least 58 crackdowns at 44 colleges or universities between April 18 and May 3 as pro-Palestinian encampments spread like wildfire across the U.S. It can reasonably be argued that university administrators themselves provoked students into taking action, and it can certainly be proven that they fanned the flames of defiance after the protests began—by forcibly repressing the protests.
Macron's plan has backfired. But there can be no sustainable solution without cooperation of all parties, writes a former Australian diplomat in New Caledonia. ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher Monday night saw demonstrations by independence supporters in New Caledonia erupt into serious violence for the first time since the 1980s civil disturbances. The mainly indigenous demonstrators…
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? For more than 30 years, Connie Storz has kept an eye on an 88-acre parcel of woods next to the Keystone Elementary School in Croydon, Bucks County. As a school administrator, she had an interest in what was going on in Croydon Woods. | "This used to be a complete trash dump," Storz said, walking through Croydon Woods Nature Preserve recently when its bare trees were beginning to emerge from winter. | "A lot of homeless, a lot of kids partying back here, and there was a lot o…
There's a deadline for love, and some people just miss it, you know? Shhh, it's okay. Don't cry now. 
Pro-Palestinian solidarity activists in Australia have long been spreading information about the tragedy of the Palestinian people and the legitimacy of their revolution to Australian society, writes Khaled Ghannam. One example is the Arabic language publication Sawt Falastine (Voice of Palestine), first published in 1974.
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the government with support from IAEA …
One day after his inauguration, Bassirou Diomaye Faye—Senegal's new self-proclaimed "left Pan-Africanist" president—announced that the new government will conduct an audit of the country's oil, gas and mining sectors.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Provision of free treatment to foreigners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has caused concern among Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government). Appearing before the committee chaired by Muwanga Kivumbi on Tuesday, 14 May 2024, the Executive Director, Dr Jackson Orem informed the committee that the …
NEW YORK—As the election-manipulating, hush money trial of Donald Trump all but confirmed yesterday the guilt of Donald Trump, Republican leaders pathetically flocked to the courthouse to show their loyalty to him, with many harboring hopes of ending up as the ex-president's vice presidential running mate. In what could well be the Nixon-like smoking guns …
The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a Figures in the revised budget presented on Tuesday, show a roughly quadrupling of the 258 million kroner provided in the initial finance bill adopted last year. | "The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement. | "The f…
In a social media post, pro-Palestine legal rights group the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) announced that the organisation, alongside lawyer Alexander Gorski and the European Legal Support Centre, have successfully challenged the travel restriction. | The la…
White House national security adviser Additional details on his trip were not available. | The visit would come as the United States continues to press Israel…
Scores of Israeli extremists in the occupied West Bank on Monday deliberately Video footage online showed the Israelis damaging boxes of food and throwing their contents on the road, as they sought to prevent aid from reaching Gaza. | Other f…
Israel's Defense Minister According to Israel's Army Radio, Gallant had instructed army chief Herzi Halevi to impose the ban on the Qatari news broadcaster, following a previous ban in T…
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Israeli forces encountered stiff resistance in Footage released by Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, purportedly showed intense battles in which Palestinian fighters targeted I…
Israeli forces began their ground attack on Rafah last Tuesday by seizing the city's border crossing with Egypt, and then pushing east.
A statement from the group said that it hit the balloon's launching pad, its control mechanism and personnel on the base, which led to injuries among Israeli soldiers and the…
A In a statement, the Iran-backed Shia group mourned Hussein Ibrahim Makki, born in 1969, who was from the southern village of Beit Yahoun. | His role in Hezbollah was not identified by the group, but the Israeli military says he was a senior commander in Hezbollah's Southern Front unit. | The Israeli army published footage of the strike which hit Makki's car on the…
The weapons were sent by Iranian-backed militias in Syria to a cell of the Musli…
It's the first arms shipment to 
Women and children make up at least 56 percent of the thousands killed in the UN agencies have since the beginning of the Gaza war in October relied on death tolls provided by the health ministry in the besieged territory. | The health ministry said Tuesday that at least 35,173 people have been killed in the territory due to Israeli…
A pro-Gaza encampment at Since the first mass arrests at 
Since the start of Israel's "I haven't been able to produce much art," he tells The New Arab. "I have only made three or four paintings in the last couple of months. Usually, I do much more, but then I listen to the news and it becomes hard to concentrate." | It was only at the en…
The settlers raised 
A prominent figure in Gaza's Hashem Ghazal was a Seven of his children,…
Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Around 750,000 Palestinians were ethnically cleansed by Zionist militias in…
A candidate largely funded by an The race drew national attention for its star power, with one of the top two candidates being Harry Dunn, a former Capitol police officer who was present during the 6 January 2021 attack, and with over US$4 million in 
The attack took place between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, a rural area that remains a hotbed of activity for militant cells years after Iraq declared final victory over the extremist group in 2017. | Security forces repelled the attack, the defence ministry said on Monday in a statement mourning the loss of a colonel an…
"History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." | Karl Marx coined the phrase to denote the cyclical nature of history. When tragedies reoccur in the same context they become a farcical spectacle, pointing not only to the cynical human nature but also the poor imitation of past events. | My 94-year-old Palestinian grandmother, Ghefreh, does not know Karl Marx, and I doubt she cares about philosophy. But she understands that tragedies do recur and that history can "often rhyme" — to quote Mark Twain. | "The tent turned into a house in a refugee camp. The refugee camp turned into a communi…
The Nakba, marked on 15 May every year, describes the expulsion of over 750,000 During the Nakba, Palestinians lost their homes, land and were stripped of thei…
Turkish authorities said Tuesday they arrested 544 people suspected of links to preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom President Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya posted on X that arrests were made in 62 of the country's 81 provinces, targeting "individuals intended by FETO to enter various levels of the civil service," using the acronym favoured by Ankara to designate Gulen's movement. | "We will not leave members of FETO alone," the minister said. | The…
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A pro-Palestinian encampment was launched at a The camp and "liberated zone" is located in Johannesburg on the lawns outside the Great Hall of the University of the Witwatersrand, also known as Wits.
The force, 444 Brigade, said the clashes "were heated and lasted for hours," adding that they "had thwarted smuggling approximately 5 mil…
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Throughout Jordan, residents are raising the alarm over informal dumpsites, where piles of household waste, construction debris, and other discarded materials are plaguing the outskirts of major cities. | According to eyewitnesses across several governorates, the sight of garbage mounds has become a common occurrence in the Levant country, where a growing solid waste crisis is threatening the lives of its 11.9 million citizens. | "Jordan produces 2.7 million tonnes of solid municipal waste each year, and only seven percent is recycled, while a whopping 93 percent is buried or left to rot in the open," says Ra'
independence. Today, on May 15, Palestinians remember the The Nakba, which means "catastrophe" in Arabic, refers to the mass displacement of Palestinians that occurred during the creation of the Around three-quarters of the Palestinian population were 
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More than seven million people in fragile "An estimated 7.1 million people will likely be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2024," the 
Security authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Majeed's capture comes after he attempted to smuggle thousands of migrant…
Billboards featuring portraits of The portraits of Assad, responsible for horrific human rights abuses in Syria, were erected ahead of the 33rd Arab Summit held in Bahrain on 16 May, which the Syrian regime's head is expected to attend. | Around Bahrain, major r…
"What is worse than the arrest is the erasure of my photos. During the second raid on 'the Lawyers' House', I was present at an opportune moment and managed to take pictures, but unfortunately, they were erased by the security forces at the Aouina barracks," wrote Yassine Mahjoub after his release late on Tuesday.
The board of the international ice cream brand "Student-led protests against the Vietnam War and Apartheid South Africa, and now the campus protests in solidarity with Gaza, are all part of our rich history of free speech and non-violent protest that makes change and is essential to a stro…
Fico, a populist leader accused of being Kremlin-friendly, has been prime minister since last year. | "Today, after the government meeting in Handlova, there was an assassination attempt on the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Robert Fico", the government said in a post on social media. | "He is cu…
An international investigation has uncovered mass money laundering in the The ' The investigation used data fro…
The Presenting his regular report before the United Nations Security Council, 
Mahmoud Basal, a Civil Defence spokesperson said their teams are receiving constant calls for help from wounded civilians, but have not been able to respond to them. | Basal added tha…
Bad behaviour certainly has its rewards. That is, at least, if you are among Lebanon's political elite, who secured On May 2, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced the three-year assistance package at a joint press conference in Beirut with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. | Brussels framed it as a commitment to supporting Syrian refugees and "other vulnerable gro…
The BBC will not refer to The public broadcaster said on Monday it will only use to word 'terrorist' when quoting official sources in order to maintain its duty of objective reporting. | "No one consuming BBC News can be left unaware of the hor…
Over 100 artists have dropped out of the Brighton-based Great Escape music festival in solidarity with The festival is set to take place across various venues across the UK seaside city from 15 to 18 May, however, more acts are dropping out by day. | Activists and campaigners have called for a boycott of the event due to the bank's financial investment in compani…
Today was a strange day. I got a last minute request from REN TV in Moscow to answer some questions on Ukraine and the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region. Ukraine is unraveling at an accelerating pace and could face a total collapse as soon as July 1. Nadia, a very pleasant correspondent for REN, is the lady conducting the interview. | I then turned my attention to the 2023 Israeli Foreign Ministry data on acts of violence by Palestinians against Israelis. When Israeli Government officials talk about Hamas, one is led to believe that Hamas is Al Qaeda on steroids — the most vicious, violent te…