____ (2023-01-03). Consumption surges during New Year holiday. ecns.cn China's consumption market saw a rapid recovery during the New Year holiday, showing consumers have high enthusiasm for consumption, the Securities Daily reported.

____ (2023-01-03). China rail-sea intermodal trains transported more cargo in 2022. ecns.cn The rail-sea intermodal freight trains running along the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor transported a total of 756,000 TEUs of containers, up 18.5 percent year on year.

____ (2023-01-03). New foreign minister to continue supporting growth of China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn The envoy made the comments on his Twitter account as he bade farewell to people in various sectors of the United States and embarked on his new position as China's new foreign minister.

____ (2023-01-03). Ribbon-like 28-zigzag road cuts through mountain in Sichuan. ecns.cn A 28-zigzag road bends on a mountain, forming a white ribbon around the mountain after snow in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 1, 2023. The road with 28 curves stretches 60 kilometers and crosses a 4,000-meter snow mountain pass from the Jiuzhaigou Valley.

____ (2023-01-03). China's C919 aircraft arrives at Haikou for validation flight. ecns.cn The aircraft, which belongs to China Eastern Airlines, launched a 100-hour verification flight on December 26, 2022, flying across 10 airports in 10 provinces and cities including Beijing, Xi'an and Haikou.

Sean Callebs (2023-01-03). The Heat: President Xi's New Year Address. america.cgtn.com President Xi Jinping's New Year address to China. What was his message? And what's ahead for China in 2023? Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year address to China on Saturday. He reflected on what China achieved in 2022 and he also looked …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-03). Nuevo canciller chino conversa con secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Qin Gang recordó y calificó de francas, profundas y constructivas sus distintas reuniones con Antony Blinken.

The Conversation (2023-01-03). 100 years of Stan Lee: how the Comic Book King challenged Prejudice. juancole.com By Alex Fitch, University of Brighton | December 28 2022 marks 100 years since the birth of the world's most famous comic book writer: the late Stan Lee. The 1960s were Stan Lee's most astonishing decade, during which he came up with ideas and scripts for the first appearances of such heroes as the …

Appreciating Diversity Film Series (2023-01-03). Thursday 1/19: Diversity Film Series: Childcare in America: 'Through the Night.'. indybay.org Ellen Driscoll Playhouse | 325 Highland Avenue near the corner of Oakland avenue | Piedmont, CA 94611…

Brenda Norrell (2023-01-03). Enticed by Wealth, the Media is Complicit in the Crimes of Corporations in Indian Country. indybay.org Enticed by wealth and self-glory — the media, corrupt tribal governments, and self-dealing non-profits operate a vacuum for truth, violating the sacred places of origin. The most censored issues in Indian country in 2022.

Brett Willkins (2023-01-03). President Boric Says Chile Will Open Embassy in Occupied Palestine. indybay.org "We cannot forget a community that is suffering from an illegal occupation, a community that is resisting, a community that is seeing its rights and dignity violated every day," Chile's leftist president said.

CNA Alta Bates Nurses (2023-01-03). Sunday 1/1: Solidarity Rally For CNA Striking Sutter Nurses At Alta Bates:Start New Year With Strikers. indybay.org Sutter Alta Bates Hospital | 24 Ashby St. | Berkeley…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-03). US Sends Fighter Jets to Israeli Airbase for Temporary Deployment. news.antiwar.com The US Air Force has sent six F-15 fighter jets to an Israeli airbase for a temporary deployment that will involve joint drills with the Israeli Air Force (IAF) as the two countries continue to step up military cooperation. The F-15s are being sent to the Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel under US Air Forces …

____ (2023-01-03). RCEP takes effect for Indonesia, new trade regulations in place in the country. ecns.cn RCEP agreement took effect for Indonesia on Monday, with the country putting new regulations in place for its trade with other members of the world's largest free trade deal in terms of population and the size of economy and trade.

____ (2023-01-03). Local brands revving up electric vehicle sector. ecns.cn Chinese automotive brands, especially electric vehicle brands, are seeing their popularity soar, overshadowing foreign car manufacturers in the world's top auto market.

____ (2023-01-03). Maoming East-Bohe Port freight line starts operating. ecns.cn The nation sees its efforts in infrastructure bearing fruit as a new freight rail line was put into operation recently.

____ (2023-01-03). Long list of returnees signals new drive for growth. ecns.cn On Nov 1, the hottest-trending topic on Chinese social media came from an unlikely source.

____ (2023-01-03). Measures aim to reduce impact of COVID-19 on production. ecns.cn Authorities have implemented a slew of measures to minimize the impact of COVID-19 on normal production and people's daily lives, according to a recent government work notice.

____ (2023-01-03). Free medicines provide relief for people in need. ecns.cn To provide medicine for people in need, local governments, private institutions and individuals are coming up with new ways to "share the medicine box" and provide free medical supplies, as the number of COVID infections rises across the country.

____ (2023-01-03). Beijing confirms recovering tourism during New Year holiday. ecns.cn The Chinese capital Beijing saw its tourist and cultural activities bouncing back to pre-COVID-19 levels during the just-concluded three-day New Year holiday.

____ (2023-01-03). 40 candidates selected from Hong Kong for fourth batch of astronauts of Tiangong space station. ecns.cn Hong Kong has selected 40 candidates for the fourth batch of Chinese astronauts to the Tiangong space station, said Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Sunday.

____ (2023-01-03). No local transmission of BQ.1, XBB detected in Shanghai: official. ecns.cn Omicron new subvariants BQ.1 and XBB, which have been detected in Shanghai in imported cases under closed-loop management, have not caused local transmission yet, said Yuan Zhengan, a member of the city's expert advisory group on COVID-19 prevention.

____ (2023-01-03). Thousands pay tribute to Pele in Brazil. ecns.cn Thousands of people gathered Monday in the Brazilian city of Santos to bid farewell to football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, who died at 82 on Thursday from colon cancer.

____ (2023-01-03). Bizarre Cretaceous bird shows evolutionarily decoupled skull and body. ecns.cn A new, complete 120-million-year-old fossil bird has a dinosaur-like skull articulated with a bird-like body. In addition, the fossil specimen, named Cratonavis zhui, preserves a surprisingly elongate scapula and first metatarsal, making it stand out from all other birds including fossil ones.

INDYRADIO (2023-01-03). FBI COINTELPRO Document Release. indybay.org It was my original intention to return the stolen FBI documents | to the site where they were hosted.

Juan Cole (2023-01-03). Will the International Court of Justice finally give a Verdict against Israel's Illegal Squatting in Palestine? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Al-Quds [Jerusalem] reports the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution entitled "Israeli Practices that affect the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem." It depended on Chapter XIV, Article 96 of the U.N. Charter, which specifies that "The General Assembly or …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-03). Our "California Grown" Pan African Global Kwanzaa Holiday producing good fruit. indybay.org Historic Alta California and Pacific Island US Territories Minority Farmers and Ranchers have new focus and opportunity, Kwanzaa everyday.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-03). USDA Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers comes to the "Farm to Fork Capitol of America" indybay.org 24th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa Celebration, Room 126, Historic Hearing Room, official Federal Register Notice was received for the first in person USDA Advisory Committee Minority Farmers in many years and indeed it will be held West of the Rocky Mountains, Habari Gani…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-03). 2023 GOD's Appreciation Dinner – Remembering CA Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org January 1, 2023 GOD's Appreciation Dinner hosted by Stockton Black Leadership Council mirrors January 1, 1866 city-wide effort hosted by Reverend Jeremiah King featuring a grand parade through Downtown Stockton with speeches and festivities enjoyed by all. Soon come recognition of the contributions of early California Pioneers of African Descent.

KQED Live (2023-01-03). Thursday 2/16: Fire and Wine: How Wildfire Affects Your Cabernet. indybay.org KQED Headquarters | 2601 Mariposa Street | San Francisco, CA 94110…

KQED Live (2023-01-03). Saturday 2/25: YR Media Eco-Party Hour. indybay.org KQED Headquarters | 2601 Mariposa Street | San Francisco, CA 94110…

KQED Live (2023-01-03). Wednesday 3/15: Kim Stanley Robinson's Half Century Love Affair With the Sierra Nevada. indybay.org Herbst Theatre | 401 Van Ness Ave | San Francisco, CA 94102…

Labor Video Project (2023-01-03). We Have Had Enough!They Have Crossed The Line! NNU-CNA Sutter Alta Bates Nurses Strike. indybay.org On January 1, over 100 striking NNU-CNA nurses and community supporters rallied at Sutter's Alta Bates hospital…

Lynda Carson (2023-01-03). Judge Donna Ryu condemns City of San Francisco's attacks on the homeless encampments. indybay.org Protest Against Attacks On San Francisco Homeless Encampments:…

Lynda Carson (2023-01-03). Homeless deaths of the dispossessed and unhoused in 2022 are heartbreaking. indybay.org Makeshift Tombstones Honoring Homeless Persons Who Died In 2022:…

Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center (2023-01-03). Saturday 1/21: Barbara Lee & Elihu Harris Lecture Series Presents Bishop Nathan D. Baxte. indybay.org Beebe Memorial Cathedral | 3900 Telegraph Avenue | Oakland, CA 94609…

Mohammad Elnaiem (2023-01-03). African Roots of MLK Vision – 2023 Journey to Atlanta, Georgia and Gold Coast, Ghana. indybay.org Historical sojourn on the African continent exposed SNCC to a larger world infused with new possibility and hope, thus solidifying Africa's symbolic and political importance to struggles for freedom in the United States and around the world, revisited in 2023.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-03). Thousands March in Occupied Territories Demanding Release of Bodies of Palestinians. orinocotribune.com Israel has kept the bodies of over a hundred Palestinians who were killed by its forces or died inside its prisons as 'bargaining chips', including that of Palestinian freedom fighter Nasser Abu Hmeid who died last week | Thousands of Palestinians took out marches across the occupied territories on Tuesday, December 27, demanding that Israel release the bodies of deceased Palestinian freedom fighter Nasser Abu Hmeid and others killed by its forces. | Protesters in the occupied West Bank marched from Amari refugee camp near Ramallah to the Qalandia checkpoint. Israeli forces used heavy force to disperse the pro…

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (2023-01-03). Clampdown Reported In Iranian Kurdistan After Slain Protesters Mourned. juancole.com By Ardeshir Tayebi | ( RFE/RL) Demonstrators in the western Iranian city of Javanrud were set on by security forces and have reportedly faced a martial-style clampdown since gathering in a local cemetery on December 31 to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for seven protesters killed by security forces in …

Revolution Books (2023-01-03). Sunday 1/8: Watch Livestream to raise $100,000 to put Revolution on the Map. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2023-01-03). Keith McHenry, Co-founder of "Food Not Bombs" Global Movement, Arrested Today. indybay.org December 27, 2022 – Keith McHenry, the co-founder of the global movement "Food Not Bombs" was arrested today and is in jail now.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2023-01-03). Saturday 1/14: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Less Is More. indybay.org Online: Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Suds, Snacks,, Socialism Forum Committee (2023-01-03). Saturday 1/7: Election 2022: What Does It Mean for the Socialist Left? indybay.org

Unicorn Riot (2023-01-03). Dozens of Police Evict Quarry Encampment. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-01-03). 'You're Important to Us!': Tucson Rings in the New Year with Raucous Jail Protest. unicornriot.ninja

Water Protector Legal Collective (2023-01-03). Winnemucca Paiute and Shoshone Remain Evicted from Homes, Denied Justice by Court. indybay.org Winnemucca Indian Colony elderly and disabled remain evicted from their homes by a disputed tribal council whose leader lives out of state. The Inter-Tribal Court of Appeals of Nevada denied the Native homeowners justice.

Werner Neuer, Ivan Illich & Eugen Drewermann (2023-01-03). Astonishment. The Beginning and End of Theology. indybay.org Debt relief is absolutely essential. Making persons morally liable who are materially in debt is a mistake. Condemning the helpless and broken is completely wrong. They urgently need help. Forgiveness of material debts and moral offenses is one and the same for Jesus. Human existence is crucial.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Homeless deaths surged across the US in 2022 due to extreme weather, economic hardship. wsws.org According to the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago, 0,000 to 600,000 people in the US experience homelessness on any given night; approximately one-third of them sleep on the streets.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Sri Lankan president holds "national reconciliation" conference. wsws.org Wickremesinghe's all party conference is another attempt to enlist the support of the opposition parties amid growing popular anger against his government's vicious austerity program.

WSWS (2023-01-03). In New Year's address, Chinese President Xi Jinping covers up massive public health crisis. wsws.org Xi echoed the empty platitudes of US President Joe Biden and capitalist politicians responsible for the devastation wrought globally by this preventable disease.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Pentagon deployed security forces to protect itself while ignoring besieged Congress on January 6. wsws.org The revelation explodes the false claim made in the Select Committee's final report that there was no "intentional delay" in deploying military assets to the Capitol during Trump's coup.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Pentagon deployed security forces to protect themselves while ignoring besieged Congress on January 6. wsws.org The revelation explodes the false claim made in the Select Committee's final report that there was no "intentional delay" to deploy military assets to the Capitol during Trump's coup.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Storm clouds massing over global economy and financial system. wsws.org A slowing global economy will cause problems for financial markets already experiencing instability, as the reversal of ultra-easy monetary policies by the world's central banks make itself felt.

WSWS (2023-01-03). NYSNA union officials seek to preempt strike with tentative agreement at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. wsws.org The New York State Nurses Association will use what is all but certain to be a sellout tentative agreement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital as a template in negotiations with seven other hospitals.

WSWS (2023-01-03). 2023: The global capitalist crisis and the growing offensive of the international working class. wsws.org In 2022 the accumulating pressure of these intersecting elements of the world capitalist crisis attained the equivalent of critical mass: that is, they have reached the point where the dynamic of crisis has passed beyond the ability of governments to control the movement toward a social cataclysm.

WSWS (2023-01-03). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Tenant farmers distributed free food and vegetables in Buenos Aires as part of a protest over land grabs by agribusiness while Akron teachers say they are ready to walk out over contract issues.

George Yancy (2023-01-03). Ableism Enables All Forms of Inequity and Hampers All Liberation Efforts. truthout.org As I've continued to think more about the phenomenon of "disability," I am compelled to rethink "ableism" beyond a hegemonic system that specifically applies to those who are deemed disabled. In other words, I have begun to rethink how ableism is broader in scope and how it undergirds other forms of oppression. In this engaging interview, Talila A. Lewis argues that ableism has deep implications… |

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-03). Presidente boliviano se reúne con autoridades rusas en Brasilia. telesurtv.net La titular del Consejo de la Federación rusa señaló que Moscú "aprecia la política exterior independiente de Bolivia".

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-03). Presidente de Brasil sostiene reuniones con delegaciones internacionales en primer día de gestión. telesurtv.net El mandatario brasileño instó a trabajar para que su país tenga el papel que se merece en la esfera internacional.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-03). Costa Rica marca récord histórico de homicidios durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Los 656 homicidios de 2022 describen un incremento de 11.56 por ciento con respecto al año anterior, cuando sumaron 588.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-03). Mexicanos exigen al Gobierno acelerar búsqueda de desparecidos. telesurtv.net Familiares de los desaparecidos exigieron a las autoridades del estado de Zacatecas, iniciar las investigaciones para dar con los jóvenes.

teleSUR, rzr (2023-01-03). Gobierno argentino analizará juicio a titular de la Corte Suprema. telesurtv.net "Debo impedir que se siga manipulando el Consejo de la Magistratura con insólitas interpretaciones", aseguró Fernandez.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-03). Colombia evaluará cada dos meses la tregua con grupos armados. telesurtv.net Bajo su política de "paz total", el presidente Petro aspira detener la espiral de violencia que siguió al acuerdo firmado con las FARC en 2016.

Andrés Figueroa Cornejo (2023-01-03). 2022: Año de la derechización del oficialismo. globalizacion.ca Evaporados los últimos sudores del 2022, como expresión descompensada, inestable y contradictoria de las relaciones de fuerza entre los intereses de las clases dominantes y el movimiento amplio y heterogéneo de las luchas de los trabajadores y los oprimidos, y…

Atilio A. Boron (2023-01-03). Brasil Lula, entre dos fuegos. globalizacion.ca La asunción a la presidencia del Brasil de Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva es una gran noticia para Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Se supone que el gigante sudamericano recuperará el protagonismo internacional que supo tener en el pasado y contribuirá…

Emir Sader (2023-01-03). Brasil Lula de miel. globalizacion.ca En la misma semana, los dos brasileños más conocidos en el mundo fueron noticia en Brasil y en el plano internacional: Lula y Pelé. La muerte de Pelé "sirvió" no solo para que los brasileños revisaran las obras de arte…

Hernando Calvo Ospina (2023-01-03). Cuba, faro de rebeldía y dignidad antiimperialista. globalizacion.ca øY por qué el Estado cubano no acepta lo que le pide Estados Unidos para que la deje tranquila, levantándole el bloqueo? øPor qué esa revolución persiste en ir a contracorriente del imperio más poderoso que ha existido en la…

Nadia Echazábal (2023-01-03). Cuba en 2022: Un año de ingenio tecnológico contra la crisis. globalizacion.ca Grupos de compra y venta, soluciones informáticas para evitar las largas horas de espera y hasta la posibilidad de legalizar documentos mediante pagos electrónicos se encuentran entre las piezas de ingenio que, durante este 2022, los cubanos han adoptado ante…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-01-03). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 30.12.2022. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 30.12.2022 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…

Saheli Chowdhury (2023-01-03). Haiti: Political Parties Reject 'National Consensus,' a Political Ploy of De Facto PM Ariel Henry. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 2, 2023 ( The leader of the Movement for Political and Cultural Independence Party (MEKSEPA)…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-03). Estado Islámico reivindica autoría de ataque en Kabul. telesurtv.net El atentado fue el tercer ataque en la ciudad en un mes reivindicado por la rama del grupo terrorista, IS-Khorasan.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-03). Presidente mexicano saluda asunción presidencial de Lula. telesurtv.net Lula asumió el domingo su tercer mandato tras vencer el 30 de octubre a Jair Bolsonaro en la segunda vuelta electoral.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-03). Organizaciones argentinas convocan a evento sobre integración. telesurtv.net Las agrupaciones acordaron el encuentro para la víspera de la cumbre de jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Celac.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-03). Estudio: personas hidratadas viven por más tiempo. telesurtv.net Los investigadores recomiendan aumentar la ingesta de agua para las mujeres entre 1,5 y 2,2 litros y para los hombres entre dos y tres litros.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-03). El Salvador reporta 203 muertos en accidentes viales en festividades. telesurtv.net El texto subrayó que ese total de decesos sucedió en 2.301 accidentes que dejaron además 1.319 lesionados.

teleSUR, lsl, JGN (2023-01-03). Primera Conferencia Tricontinental: Un hito de solidaridad. telesurtv.net A 57 años de la celebración de la primera Conferencia Tricontinental en La Habana te invitamos a recordar algunos de los objetivos y logros del encuentro.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-01-03). Notifican nueva ola de tormentas invernales en EE.UU. telesurtv.net El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional de EE.UU. indicó que 16 estados del país están bajo alertas de invierno.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-03). Elevan a 17 los muertos tras motín en cárcel de México. telesurtv.net Hay diez oficiales fallecidos, siete reos asesinados, 10 personas heridas, y 27 privados de libertad (ppl) fugados.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-03). Siria insta a la ONU a condenar crímenes israelíes. telesurtv.net "Las autoridades de ocupación israelíes han decidido agregar una nueva agresión a su historial de actos de agresión", denunció el ente sirio.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-03). Presidente de Bolivia destaca rol de Lula para la integración. telesurtv.net El mandatario boliviano afirmó que el Gobierno de Lula estará enfocado al servicio del pueblo brasileño.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-01-03). Mujer es electa presidenta de la Suprema Corte de México. telesurtv.net La ministra Norma Piña Hernández se desempeñará cono presidenta de la Corte Suprema hasta el 31 de diciembre 2023.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-01-03). México elige por primera vez a una mujer para presidir Suprema Corte. telesurtv.net La ministra Norma Piña Hernández se desempeñará cono presidenta de la Corte Suprema hasta el 31 de diciembre 2023.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-01-03). Panamá afirma tener controlada la sexta ola de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Panamá acumula 1.023.778 contagios de la enfermedad viral desde el inicio de la pandemia, mientras que los decesos suman 8.568.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-01-03). Amplían campaña de vacunación contra la Covid-19 en Uruguay. telesurtv.net La cartera sanitaria decidió adelantar la campaña para mayores de años e inmunideprimidos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-01-03). Declaran brote de cólera en Buyumbura, Burundi. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los casos sospechosos reside en el distrito sanitario del norte de Buyumbura, dos en el barrio de Mutakura y otro en Buyenzi.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-03). Muere joven palestino por disparos israelíes en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Organizaciones palestinas indicaron las fuerzas de ocupación mataron a 224 palestinos durante el 2022.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-03). Paraguay reporta 600 casos de violencia durante fiestas navideñas. telesurtv.net Datos de la Policía Nacional paraguaya procesados hasta este 2 de enero indican que el total de llamadas asciende a 4.076.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-03). Golpistas bolivianos vuelven a atentar contra sede policial en Santa Cruz. telesurtv.net El subcomandante departamental de la Policía señaló que agentes policiales respondieron al ataque para dispersar evitar la toma y quema de la sede policial.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-03). Asesinan a líder juvenil del pueblo Awa en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Según Indepaz, en el atentado quedó herido el hermano de la víctima Javier Taicus Canticus de 21 años de edad.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-01-03). Venezuela y Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos fortalecen cooperación. telesurtv.net Los representantes gubernamentales dialogaron bajo los principios de la solidaridad y la complementariedad, basados en el respeto y el reconocimiento mutuo.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). UPDATED: Dozens Of Russian Servicemen Killed By Ukrainian Strike In Makeyevka. southfront.org Click to see full-size imageUPDATE on January 2: | The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that 63 Russian soldiers were killed as a result of the Ukrainian strike in the area of Makeyevka in the DPR. The building was targeted by six HIMARs missiles, two of them were intercepted by Russian air defence forces. | "As a result of the strike of four missiles with a high-explosive warheads at the temporary deployment point, 63 Russian servicemen were killed. All necessary assistance and support will be provided to the relati…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-01-02). Deadliest Year for Palestinians in Decades: Israeli Forces Kill 240, including 47 children. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) Another critical year for Palestine has folded. While 2022 has wrought much of the same in terms of Israeli military occupation and increasing violence, it also introduced new variables to the Palestinian struggle nationally, regionally and internationally. Palestine, the War and the Arabs The Russia-Ukraine War starting in …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Russian Regions Still At Gunpoint Of Ukrainian Military. southfront.org

Staff (2023-01-02). Over 20,000 Ukrainian troops trained in nearby NATO countries. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformJanuary 1, 2023 More than 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained abroad More than 20,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already undergone training abroad, Brigadier General Oleksii Hromov, Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, said…. "The personnel and combined military units of the Ukrainian Armed …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Ukraine Won't Be Ready for Patriot Missiles Until 2024: Advisory Body Warns U.S. Congress of High Risks From Deliveries. southfront.org Originally published by Military Watch The U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) advisory body has warned that Congress is facing issues…

Global Research News (2023-01-02). Selected Articles: New Year in London: Mass Poverty Is Deeply Rooted. Ongoing Praise for NATO Militarization Ukraine. globalresearch.ca By The traditional London New Year fireworks display last night was dedicated to a dead queen and neo-Nazis on …

____ (2023-01-02). Ukrainian capital under air attacks, no casualties. ecns.cn The Ukrainian capital came under air attacks carried out by the Russian forces overnight Sunday, with explosions being reported in several districts of the city, local authorities said.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). NATO Chief Says Sending More Weapons to Ukraine Is Quickest Path to Peace. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed in an interview published Friday that the quickest path to peace in Ukraine is through NATO countries sending more weapons to Kyiv. "It may sound like a paradox, but military support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace," Stoltenberg told the German news agency DPA. "We know that most …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Putin and Zelensky Both Vow to Keep Fighting in New Year's Addresses. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky both delivered New Year's Eve addresses to their countries, where they vowed to continue fighting as the war shows no sign of slowing down in 2023. In his speech, Putin reiterated that he has no intention of leaving the areas Russian forces have captured and annexed, …

____ (2023-01-02). Russia Dropping US Dollar for Chinese Yuan — And Fast. transcend.org 26 Dec 2022 – In response to Western sanctions, Russia's central bank is dropping the US dollar for Chinese yuan. The yuan's share of Moscow's currency trading increased from 1% to 40-45% in 2022, while dollar trade halved from 80% to 40%.

____ (2023-01-02). Washington Is Waking Up on Weapons for Taiwan. transcend.org 19 Dec 2022 – The legislation includes guidance to the U.S. Defense and State Departments to prioritize the delivery of arms to Taiwan. The aim is to deter China by building U.S.-Taiwan interoperability.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-02). New Year Missile & Drone Strikes Continue Across Ukraine as NATO Recognizes Scale of Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for January 2, 2023: Fighting continues around Bakhmut and across the wider Donbass region; Russian missile and drone strikes continue for several days now; Ukrainian sources claim "all" drones were downed but damage to infrastructure proves otherwise; Ukraine claims to have hit Russian troops…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On January 2, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 63 Russian servicemen were killed as a result of the Ukrainian attack on a temporary base near the town of Makiivka, according to the Russian MOD; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 3…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Ukrainian HIMARS Strike Kills 63 Russian Soldiers in Donbas. news.antiwar.com The Russian Defense Ministry said Monday that 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian rocket strike in the eastern Donestk Oblast in one of the deadliest Ukrainian strikes against Russian troops of the war. According to Moscow, Ukraine used US-provided HIMARS rocket systems in the attack, which targeted the city of Makeyevka. According to …

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Bombardeo de Ucrania mata a seis civiles en hospital de Donbás. telesurtv.net FF.AA. de Kiev matan a pacientes e integrantes del personal médico en la ciudad de Pervomaisk, en Lugansk. Las víctimas podrían incrementarse.

Sean Blackmon, Jacqueline Luqman (2023-01-02). Peru Coup, Argentina Arrest and Attacks on "Pink Tide" Highlight Importance of People's Movements: Q&A with James Early. towardfreedom.org

_____ (2023-01-02). The Russian Regime Change Trap. strategic-culture.org By Tom LUONGO | Regime change in Russia is all the rage right now. It's another episode of MI-6's longest running show, "Russia — Putin's Fragile Playground," playing daily in our intelligence co-opted media. | And, hey, thanks to Elon Musk that's no longer a conspiracy theory, despite the protestations of the bad guys. | The current picture is one punctuated with regular stories of Ukrainian drone attacks on a Russian air base or power station.

Staff (2023-01-02). Ukrainian military education adapted to NATO standards. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineDecember 30, 2022 Govt approves Concept for transformation of military education system in Ukraine based on NATO standards The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the Concept for Transforming the Military Education System in Ukraine Based on NATO Standards. *** In particular, the Concept of Transforming the System of Military Education in Ukraine was approved, which …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Overview Of Russian Strikes In Ukraine On January 2, 2023. southfront.org Fire in Dnipro | On January 2, Russian forces launched another attack on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine. At night, Russian UAVs struck their targets in the Cherkassy, Kiev, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson regions, as well as in the part of the DPR which remains under control of the Kiev regime. | In total, in the morning air alert sounded in eat least ight regions of Ukraine. In the afternoon, an air alert was again declared in the Cherkasy, Kirovograd and Mykolaiv regio…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). BREAKING: Ukrainian UAVs Targeting Sevastopol In Crimea. southfront.org Russian soldiers guard a pier where two Ukrainian naval ships are moored, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. | On January 2, the AFU continued their attempts to attack the Russian city of Sevastopol in Crimea. So far, at least two Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted over the city. Russian air defence forces are in action. | The head of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev confirmed that the UAVs were intercepted over the Black Sea and asked the locals to keep calm. There were no reports of explosion…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions near Kramatorsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Orekhov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions near Dnepropetrovsk with high-precision missiles; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk; | Clashes…

____ (2023-01-02). 'Nearly Every War Has Been the Result of Media Lies': Julian Assange, State-Corporate Media and Ukraine. transcend.org 14 Dec 2022 – Julian Assange once observed that, 'Nearly every war has been the result of media lies.' For daring to publish evidence of US war crimes, Assange now sits in the high-security Belmarsh prison in London, at risk of being extradited to the US within the next few weeks. The prospects for a fair trial range from miniscule to zero.

____ (2023-01-02). BlackRock Logo to Be Added to Ukrainian Flag. transcend.org 29 Dec 2022 – Kyiv has announced the addition of a fifth corporate logo to the Ukrainian flag—BlackRock, world's largest investment management firm–which will be playing a crucial role in the reconstruction of the nation. BlackRock will join Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and McDonald's upon the blue and yellow flag.

____ (2023-01-02). Looking Back on 2022: Ukraine and the Rest of the Story. transcend.org 26 Dec 2022 – As 2022 draws to a close, the world bears the tragic burden of the war in Ukraine and there is nothing to indicate that it will end any time soon. Thousands have perished. A huge number of people have been injured and maimed. Both Russian and Ukrainian prisoners have been subjected to torture.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Air Alert Sounded About 14,870 Times In Ukraine In 2022 State Border Service. southfront.org At the end of the year, everyone sums up the results of the year 2022, the Ukrainian border guards were no exception. In 2022, air alert sounded about 14,870 times in Ukraine, according to an infographic published by the country's State Border Service. | Most often, sirens were heard in the eastern regions of the country and less often they sounded in Western Ukraine. As for the capital, air alert sounded 638 times in Kiev since the beginning of the Russian military operation on February 24…

_____ (2023-01-02). US Spreads Misery By Imposing Sanctions On A Third Of Humanity. popularresistance.org On November 14, the Biden administration announced yet another round of sanctions on Russia, targeting this time Russia's military supply chains by imposing sanctions on 14 individuals and 28 entities that it said were part of a transnational network that procured technology to support Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine. | One of the companies blacklisted was Milandr, a Russian microelectronics company that Washington says is part of Moscow's military research and development structure. | The sanctions additionally targeted several aviation-related companies and two individuals—Abbas Djuma and Tigran Khristo…

Kurt Nimmo (2023-01-02). New Year in London: Mass Poverty is Deeply Rooted. Ongoing Praise for NATO Militarization Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-01-02). The FBI Wants To Put Me On Trial For Fighting For Black Freedom. popularresistance.org There are strong indications that in early 2023, I, Omali Yeshitela, Chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP), founder of the Uhuru ("Freedom") Movement, will be indicted, along with other Uhuru leaders and members, by the federal government of the United States. | Using the bogus and slanderous charge that we are "Russian agents," the U.S. government and its "Department of Justice" will attempt to put us on trial and imprison us for fighting for the liberation of African people in the U.S. and around the world. | But they will fail. We will win. | I am 81 years old. My political work for the last…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Military Situation In Syria On January 2, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On January 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 8 times: 3 in Idlib province, 5 in Latakia province; | On January 2, Israeli warplanes struck SAA positions in Damascus Airport. Two SAA servicemen were killed and two others were wounded; | On January 2, a number of As-Suwayda residents gathered in Al-Karama Square in the city center demanding the improvement of living and service conditions, the release of det…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-02). Eurasia's Middle Corridor: An Atlanticist Frenzy to Stifle Europe-Asia Integration. libya360.wordpress.com Matthew Ehret Geopolitical interests between the Anglo-American establishment and the Sino-Russian-led axis will clash over the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. On 12 December 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a conference on the future of Eurasia's Middle Corridor, a transport and energy infrastructure development project that stretches from the resource-rich Caspian Sea to Europe. At…

____ (2023-01-02). NATO's Peace DeliveryFor Whom the Bell Tolls. transcend.org "Never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee."

WSWS (2023-01-02). New York University emergency department prioritizes the wealthy for treatment. wsws.org This discriminatory practice, which has been corroborated by dozens of NYU health care workers and electronic records, underscores the fact that the provision of medical care is determined by social inequality and the profit motive.

____ (2023-01-02). Despite US Opposition, UN Passes Resolution Condemning Death Penalty. transcend.org 16 Dec 2022 – Biden's stated opposition to the death penalty did not stop the US from joining Saudi Arabia, Iran and North Korea today in voting against a UN resolution supporting a worldwide moratorium on the practice.

Lee Camp (2023-01-02). The Truth Will Not Be Televised, with Katie Halper. mintpressnews.com Katie Halper's experience is but one example of the blacklisting that progressive voices face in the media, and she cites the influence of the pro-Israel lobby as one reason for this censorship,…

Benjamin Norton (2023-01-02). Pakistan's Imran Khan Compares His Ouster to CIA Coup in Iran, Criticizes Western Colonialism. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton Dec 31, 2022 | Pakistan's former Prime Minister likened the The CIA-organized coup "was a very similar pattern followed in when my government was dismissed," Khan said. | He likewise praised Iran's independence today, stating that Western sanctions means that "the people of Iran might have suffered, but they h…

Binoy Kampmark (2023-01-02). Vivienne Westwood: Activism and the Godmother of Punk. dissidentvoice.org There was the punk scene, Malcolm McLaren, their racy clothes shop at 430 King's Road that started out as Let it Rock, the creation of a look, and the gathering of the earth rumbling Sex Pistols. In fact, the late Dame Vivienne Westwood was already a proven stirrer, suggesting that she, not Sex Pistols frontman …

Editor (2023-01-02). Western Governments Keep Assigning Themselves the Authority to Regulate Online Speech. scheerpost.com By Caitlin Johnstone / Substack Depending on what political echo chamber you've been viewing it from, the ongoing release of information about the inner workings of pre-Musk Twitter known as "the Twitter Files" might look like the bombshell news story of the century, or it might look like a complete nothingburger whose importance is being …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-01-02). The Price of Betraying Palestine: Morocco Challenges Normalization with Israel. mintpressnews.com t is time for Morocco and others to reconsider their ties with Israel, as they risk political isolation and social instability, a far greater price to pay than the empty promises of Washington and Tel Aviv.

Robert S. Becker (2023-01-02). Unified by national leaders and results-driven storylines, Democrats show up the obstructionist, do-nothing right. nationofchange.org Dems make the future palatable,/ The right twists it intolerable.

Sara Flounders (2023-01-02). Japan Rearms Under Washington's Pressure. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). US, South Korea in Talks Over Holding Joint Nuclear Exercises. news.antiwar.com South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has said that Seoul is in talks with the US on holding joint exercises with US nuclear forces, a move that would significantly raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Yoon's comments came a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an "exponential" increase in Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal. Yoon …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Corea del Norte fortalece sus capacidades defensivas. telesurtv.net El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong-un, pidió a los militares que aumenten exponencialmente la producción de armas nucleares en 2023.

_____ (2023-01-02). Eradication Of Poverty And Hunger Key Priorities For Lula Government. popularresistance.org On Sunday January 1, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT) gave his first speech to the Brazilian people as president at the National Congress. In the speech, he presented a brief diagnosis of the situation and conditions of the country that he will govern over for the next four years. | "It's appalling," said Lula, about the conditions in which he receives the country from his predecessor, former president Jair Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party, who abandoned the country and went to the US just before the inauguration. "They have emptied out the resources for health. They have dismantled th…

_____ (2023-01-02). Thousands Of NYC Nurses Are Preparing To Strike. popularresistance.org New York City, New York – Over 10,000 unionized private sector nurses in New York City could strike over the next two weeks. Nurses so far have overwhelmingly voted to strike (almost 99% as of December 22) with voting still open for some. NYSNA submitted an Official Strike Notice to eight hospitals, stating: | "Today, Friday, December 30, we delivered a 10-day strike notice to management. Our strike begins January 9 at 6: 00 a.m., if management does not choose to use the next 10 days to make serious and reasonable proposals that achieve a settlement." | Similar strike notices — which are required by law as p…

_____ (2023-01-02). New Documentary On Late Sixties Civil Unrest Is A 'Rosetta Stone' For Decoding The Modern Day Police State. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota — A new documentary film shines light on the history of the militarization of American police in an era defined by civil unrest, drawing sharp parallels to today. | Without mentioning recent events in the entire film, Sierra Pettengill's new documentary "Riotsville, USA" still invokes striking parallels between the late 1960s and the George Floyd protest uprisings in 2020. The film was produced during 2015-2021, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2022 and was widely released in September by Magnolia Films; it's attracted more coverage in lists of top documentaries for the…

_____ (2023-01-02). Inequality In Annual Earnings Worsens In 2021. popularresistance.org Rising wage inequality and slow and uneven growth in real (inflation-adjusted) hourly wages for the vast majority of workers have been defining features of the U.S. labor market for most of the last 40 or so years. In only about 10 years since 1979 did most workers see any consistent positive wage growth: in the tight labor market of the late 1990s and in the five years leading up to the pre-pandemic labor market peak in 2019 (Gould 2020). Some low-wage workers have experienced disproportionate wage gains in the current business cycle—gains that even beat out high inflation (Gould and Kandra 2022). | Howeve…

_____ (2023-01-02). Google's Quest To Digitize Valuable Military Tissue Samples. popularresistance.org In early February 2016, the security gate at a U.S. military base near Washington, D.C., swung open to admit a Navy doctor accompanying a pair of surprising visitors: two artificial intelligence scientists from Google. | In a cavernous, temperature-controlled warehouse at the Joint Pathology Center, they stood amid stacks holding the crown jewels of the center's collection: tens of millions of pathology slides containing slivers of skin, tumor biopsies and slices of organs from armed service members and veterans. | Standing with their Navy sponsor behind them, the Google scientists posed for a photograph, beaming…

____ (2023-01-02). Over 10 billion yuan of goods benefit from RCEP in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Guangzhou Customs in south China's Guangdong Province issued over 14,000 certificates of origin for goods worth a total of 4.75 billion yuan ($682 million) under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement during the first 11 months of 2022.

____ (2023-01-02). Potala Palace to reopen to the public. ecns.cn The iconic Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will reopen to the public on Tuesday after being closed for more than four months due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

____ (2023-01-02). Ringing in 2023, Xi stresses hard work, unity to make tomorrow's China a better place. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday stressed hard work and unity, and called on the young generation to shoulder their responsibilities to deliver China's ambitious blueprint for the future.

____ (2023-01-02). COVID infection peak in mega cities nearing end, expected to affect rural areas soon: leading Chinese research team. ecns.cn In several of China's metropolitan cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the COVID-19 infection peak is expected to end around New Year's Day, according to a latest study by a leading Chinese research team.

____ (2023-01-02). Diplomat: Openness key to global relations. ecns.cn China's diplomatic missions will earnestly expand the country's global partnerships based on equality, openness and cooperation in the new year, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said.

____ (2023-01-02). China's revised law on protection of women takes effect. ecns.cn China's newly-revised Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women comes into force on January 1, 2023.

____ (2023-01-02). Tarim oilfield builds 200-megawatt photovoltaic power base. ecns.cn The Tarim oilfield branch of PetroChina, China's leading oil and gas producer, said on Saturday that it had completed construction of a 200-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) power project in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

____ (2023-01-02). Content creator Rafael: 2023 is going to be a wonderful year. ecns.cn "I believe, after these 3 years of difficulties, 2023 is definitely going to be a wonderful year that will bring a lot of great things for China and the Chinese people," says Rafael a content creator.

____ (2023-01-02). Efforts urged for peaceful development of cross-Strait relations, reunification. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland official said more efforts will be made to promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations and China's reunification.

____ (2023-01-02). China's Daqing Oilfield annual oil, gas production above 40 mln tonnes of oil equivalent. ecns.cn Daqing Oilfield, China's largest onshore oilfield, said that its oil and gas production at home and abroad had exceeded 40 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2022.

____ (2023-01-02). Xi hails Antigua and Barbuda ties. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that he highly values developing China's relations with Antigua and Barbuda, and will work with its Governor-General Rodney Williams to jointly create a better future for bilateral ties.

_____ (2023-01-02). On another border incident and the 14th Dalai Lama factor in China-India relations. journal-neo.org On December 9 this year, there was an incident between groups of soldiers from both countries at a section of the Sino-Indian border, seemingly insignificant in scale and consequence. This assessment can be used with confidence, at least in relation to the direct participants. This is to the credit of both sides, as it demonstrates …

____ (2023-01-02). Int'l experts upbeat about China 2023 | Italian professor of international studies: I hope Europe and China can further increase corporation. ecns.cn Fabio Massimo Parenti, a professor of international studies at the International Institute Lorenzo de' Medici in Florence says: "My best wishes to all of you and we hope we can further increase our corporation between Italy and China, between Europe and China for a better world, because we cannot escape this integration if we want to really solve the current problems."

____ (2023-01-02). Hong Kong selects 40 payload specialist candidates in preliminary screening. ecns.cn A total of 40 candidates from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have passed the preliminary screening for payload specialists that could possibly join China's future space missions.

____ (2023-01-02). Rising passenger flow, logistics mirror accelerated economic recovery in China. ecns.cn China is getting back to its pre-epidemic hustle and bustle as the country's newly adjusted COVID-19 response policy promotes both work and production resumption, driving a surge in passenger and traffic flow.

Shane Quinn (2023-01-02). Seventy Years of U.S. Destabilisation in China. U.S. Sponsored Uyghur Insurgency in Xinjiang. globalresearch.ca China's exit in October 1949, from the sphere of US control, was perhaps the heaviest blow to strike American post-World War II global hegemony. China's successful drive for independence had been anticipated in Washington for many months.

____ (2023-01-02). Chinese hospitals go all out to treat severe COVID-19 patients. ecns.cn As multiple regions in China are hit with surging COVID-19 infections, local hospitals are going all out to offer timely treatment, particularly for severe cases.

____ (2023-01-02). State Department Approves $180 Million Arms Sale for Taiwan. transcend.org 29 Dec 2022 – The Deal Is for Volcano Anti-Tank Mine-Laying Systems – China is opposed to any new US arms sales to Taiwan and much more strongly opposed to the new military aid.

____ (2023-01-02). China's anti-COVID-19 medical supplies production at full steam. ecns.cn China is ratcheting up production of various medical supplies to prevent and treat COVID-19 infections, after the country optimized its epidemic response.

____ (2023-01-02). 2022 marks another fruitful year of Cambodia-China cooperation. ecns.cn The year of 2022 marked another fruitful year of pragmatic cooperation between Cambodia and China as the two countries have enjoyed bigger trade and investment volumes, officials and academics said.

____ (2023-01-02). Record high production at China's major shale gas field in 2022. ecns.cn The Fuling shale gas field in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality produced approximately 7.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2022.

____ (2023-01-02). 诗画节气 Seasonal China in 24 Terms. ecns.cn The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 terms. The ancient calendar has never faded from Chinese daily life. It reflects the emotional bond, wisdom and creativity of the Chinese, who respect and live in harmony with nature.

Staff (2023-01-02). A 65 días del Clásico Mundial: Cuba y las convocatorias. cubadebate.cu El 7 de marzo a las 11 de la noche (Hora de Cuba) nuestra selección nacional debutará en el V Clásico Mundial de Béisbol contra Holanda. Pero sobre los rivales del grupo: Italia, Panamá y Taipéi de China; el nuevo sistema de muerte súbita que se aplicará en esta edición para cuartos de final y semifinal; y algunos pasajes históricos de estos certámenes habrá tiempo para escribir.

Pepe Escobar (2023-01-02). øPodrá China ayudar a reiniciar el desarrollo de Brasil? globalizacion.ca China ha sido el principal socio comercial de Brasil desde 2009, por delante de Estados Unidos. El comercio bilateral en 2021 alcanzó los $ 135 mil millones. El problema es la falta de diversificación y un bajo valor agregado. | Ver…

Editor (2023-01-02). The Chris Hedges Report: A New Book of Migrant Stories Exposes Europe's War on Refugees. scheerpost.com In their book, 'Map of Hope and Sorrow,' co-authors Helen Benedict and Eyad Awwadawnan trace the stories of five refugees trapped in Greece's brutal refugee camps.

____ (2023-01-02). Chinese Kung Fu gains popularity in Malawi. ecns.cn After practicing Kung Fu for 10 years, Meddington Msiska, a member of the Wushu team at the Blantyre Sports Club, is now teaching his fellows various skills of Chinese martial arts.

rqorinoco (2023-01-02). Twitter Promoted Pentagon Propaganda to Whitewash Occupation, War Crimes in West Asia. orinocotribune.com By Fayha Shalash — Dec 27, 2022 | Raja' sat quietly in her living room, staring at her son's picture on the wall. She loved the way he smiled, and said she sees him in every corner of the house. But now, she only has painful memories, knowing his body is detained by Israeli occupation forces in an Israeli morgue. | Martyrs' families in the West Bank say Israeli policy to hold their children's bodies is a form of collective punishment. | Some of the bodies have been held since 2016. More than 118 Palestinian martyrs are still in the Israeli morgues, while 253 are buried in unknown cemeteries called 'the ceme…

C.J. Polychroniou (2023-01-02). We Can't Combat Inequality Without First Valuing Care Work. truthout.org Patriarchy and capitalism are class-based systems that serve to compound inequalities of all sorts, including gender inequality. A feminist political economy not only addresses gender inequalities, but also seeks to rectify inequalities in the division of labor. Of course, there are different branches of feminism, but a strong case can be made that a socialist feminist perspective of political… |

William Manson (2023-01-02). "Demonization" and Paranoid Projections. dissidentvoice.org If you are dehumanized, I am dehumanized. — Archbishop Desmond Tutu How to explain, psychologically, such a bizarre group-fantasy as QAnon—which is believed in by countless millions of Americans? We are witnessing a massive regression to a pre-logical, paranoid delusional system about a secret cabal of evil, devil-worshipping, pedophilic, cannibalistic Democrats. (The scathing irony is …

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-01-02). Africa in Review 2022: Mounting Challenges Require Long Term Solutions. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-01-02). Lebanon Is a Failed State Today. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-01-02). Covid Vaccines Profits: A Reality Check. transcend.org December 2022 – Cutting through the COVID Vaccine Hysteria…

____ (2023-01-02). If the US Told Rwanda and Uganda to Get Out of Congo, the War Would End. transcend.org 14 Dec 2022 – Rwanda and Uganda continue their plunder and destabilization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as proxies of the United States.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Strep infections may be on the rise in the U.S., as they have been in the U.K., so it's important to know the signs and symptoms, especially in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep…

____ (2023-01-02). Barbara Walters (25 Sep 1929 — 30 Dec 2022), TV's Tireless Pursuer of the Newsmaker 'Get,' Dies at 93. transcend.org 30 Dec 2022 – Wielding a bemused and intimate style, she became one of television's premier interrogators of the newsworthy.

Here's Your Ticket (2023-01-02). Off to Space with You, Elon Musk! indybay.org Union and labor activists facetiously called for Elon Musk to leave earth for the red planet with a protest at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco on December 19th.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Holiday driving safety tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The hustle and bustle of the holidays can be a hazard on the highway. If you're getting behind the wheel, one Mayo Clinic expert has some tips to keep you and your family safe on the road. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/psGh9P5iKW8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Safety tips to keep you out of the emergency department this winter. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter brings snow, cold and ice that can create hazardous conditions leading to serious injury. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sue Cullinan, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine physician, discusses some of the most common winter-related injuries that she sees and offers tips on how to keep you and your family safe. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/H08ugUwD_Xw Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…

____ (2023-01-02). The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior: Bertrand Russell's Magnificent Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. transcend.org Bertrand Russell (May 18, 1872—February 2, 1970) endures as one of humanity's most lucid and luminous minds — an oracle of timeless wisdom on everything.

____ (2023-01-02). Interpretation safeguards HK national security. ecns.cn The interpretation came in response to a request by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu for clarification on whether overseas lawyers who are not qualified to generally practice in the SAR can take part in national security cases.

Labor Video Project (2023-01-02). How About Living Wages? Three Hundred UFCW5 Members Strike SF Macy's Union Square Store. indybay.org Three hundred members of UFCW 5 went on strike against Macy's at the Union Square store in San Francisco. They are fighting for living wages.

David Sirota (2023-01-02). The Partisan Ghost In The Media Machine. levernews.com

_____ (2023-01-02). Time for Some Linguistic Housekeeping, America. strategic-culture.org By Peter Van BUREN | With the year 2022 soon behind us, it is time for some linguistic housecleaning, America. | I'd like everyone to please stop using the term side hustle. Call it a part time job or a small business. Either way, it rarely works out despite the incessant flow of trash from the media about how it is some sort of new thing. Historic data on small businesses shows a remarkable record: no matter how long you look back or what the economic climate is, around

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). I've been diagnosed with prediabetes. What does that mean? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you've been diagnosed with prediabetes, it means your blood sugar levels are not high enough to be classified as Type 2 diabetes, but are high enough to indicate a need for change. A normal fasting blood sugar level is below 100; whereas, the level of a person with prediabetes is between 100 and 126. Once levels have surpassed 126, it's classified as Type 2 diabetes. This indicates that the body resists insulin or doesn't produce enough of…

Monica Moorehead (2023-01-02). International forum honors Filipino revolutionary leader, Ka Joma. workers.org A standing room only forum, "Ka Joma Lives: International Proletarian Revolutionary Leader, Theoretician, Teacher and Poet in the Service of the People," was held in tribute to the Filipino leader, Professor Jose Maria Sison, in Amsterdam Dec. 23. Credit: Nahendra Khadka Ka (Comrade) Joma died on Dec. 16 at age . . . |

Cronkite News Arizona PBS (2023-01-02). In One State, Voters backed a Law Exposing Political 'Dark Money' that is hailed as Model. juancole.com By Emilee Miranda | ( Cronkite News) WASHINGTON It could be months before the impact of Proposition 211 is seen in Arizona, but experts are already hailing the new law aimed at exposing "dark money" in politics as a model for the rest of the nation. "Other states have passed laws that …

Karnig Kerkonian (2023-01-02). Genocide is About to Unfold in Artsakh, and the West Has Secured a Front-Row Seat. dissidentvoice.org For seventeen days, Azerbaijani special forces and military personnel—masquerading as "environmentalists"—have blocked the only road connecting Artsakh to Armenia. They have effectively severed the only lifeline the Artsakh Armenians have to the outside world—a lifeline guaranteed by the Trilateral Statement of November 10, 2020. With 120,000 Artsakh Armenians now completely encircled and isolated, Azerbaijan is poised to …

Adam Aron (2023-01-02). 3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize. nationofchange.org Group action targeted at local decision-makers is a time-honored tradition — and I believe necessary in the current political environment for action on climate change.

____ (2023-01-02). Militarism of the United States. transcend.org The U.S. Government Aims at Global Hegemony through Military Force – The military-industrial complex, against which President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned, has bipartisan support in the United States Congress and Senate. The amount of money involved is enormous.

Dana Drugmand (2023-01-02). 2022 was a big year for climate action in the courtsÔøº. nationofchange.org The past year saw major developments in accountability cases against oil companies and national governments around the world, as well as setbacks for several high-profile fossil fuel projects.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Advancing treatments for acute myeloid leukemia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also called acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. The disease progresses rapidly, affecting a group of white blood cells called myeloid cells, which normally develop into mature red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. "There are acute and chronic leukemias, explains Dr. James Foran, an oncologist at Mayo Clinic. "The chronic ones tend to happen…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have read that heart attacks are more common around the holidays. Why does that happen? Is there anything I can do to lower my risk? I currently take blood pressure medication, and heart disease runs in my family. ANSWER: Heart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into this, including stress, travel, disrupted schedules, changes in diet and even environmental factors. Fortunately, many…

____ (2023-01-02). Chinese premier sends congratulations to new Fijian PM. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has congratulated Sitiveni Rabuka on his taking office as Fiji's prime minister.

Anonymous Contributor (2023-01-02). Chicago, IL: Report Back from NYE Noise Demonstration. itsgoingdown.org Report back from New Year's Eve noise demonstration in so-called Chicago, Illinois. A gaggle of prison abolitionists gathered on New Year's Eve to lift the spirits of community members held captive inside the draconian Cook County Jail, the second largest county jail in this whole damn incarceration nation. People blasted music from speakers and banged…

____ (2023-01-02). Multiple Chinese regions release COVID-19 infection rate. ecns.cn Provinces such as Hainan, Zhejiang and Sichuan recently released COVID-19 infection data via surveys, CCTV.com reported on Sunday.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Ten Oil Field Workers Killed in Attack in Eastern Syria. news.antiwar.com Ten oil field workers were killed in an attack Friday on a bus in Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor province, Syrian state media reported. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the attack was carried out by terrorists linked to ISIS, but the report isn't confirmed, and no group took responsibility for the incident. …

Eli Hager (2023-01-02). Arizona Governor-Elect Taps Critic of Racism in Child Welfare to Lead CPS Agency. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs is taking the state's child protective services agency in a radically different direction in the wake of a ProPublica-NBC News investigation into the racial disparities that have plagued the child welfare system here. This week, Hobbs, a Democrat, announced that she has selected Matthew Stewart… |

WSWS (2023-01-02). UK firefighters voting for first national strike since 2003. wsws.org Firefighters and fire service control staff across the UK, members of the Fire Brigade Union (FBU) are currently voting on whether to take strike action in pursuit of a pay claim. Firefighters and control staff are being offered a sub inflation pay cut offer of five percent. The last national firefighters strikes was in 2003.

____ (2023-01-02). Mainland official calls for joint efforts for national reunification across Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn A senior official on the Chinese mainland has called for joint efforts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to work toward the goals of national rejuvenation and national reunification.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). How to prevent flu, RSV and COVID-19 during busy holiday season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu infection rates across the U.S. continue to be very high. "As we predicted, this flu season has hit early, and it's hit us hard," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "We are seeing high and very high rates of influenza across the country." For those who have yet to get a flu shot, now is an excellent time to…

____ (2023-01-02). Beijing bustles again after optimization of COVID-19 response. ecns.cn On New Year's Day, Beijing's popular Xidan business area has been decorated with lights and has a gratifying atmosphere.

Brittani Banks (2023-01-02). An Entire Decade of Benefits Denial for Vets After Toxic Chemical Exposure? independentmediainstitute.org Camp Lejeune, a military base in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was established in 1942 to train future Marines for World War II. While it is known as the home of "Expeditionary Forces in Readiness," the facility also has a long history of contamination with toxic chemicals such as perchloroethylene, vinyl chloride, trichloroethylene, and benzene. In 1982, …

Thomas Buckley (2023-01-02). From Sri Lanka to Salinas. globalresearch.ca

Juan Cole (2023-01-02). Rabbi Close to Religious Extremists in Israeli Gov't says Gay Speaker "Diseased," attracting "Evil" on People. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) Al-Hadath reports that 300 former Israeli soldiers have written a letter to their new government pleading with it not to inflict harm on the LGBTQ community. At the same time, two prominent rabbis close to the new government launched an attack on the Knesset members who voted in Amir Ohana, …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Tips for living younger, longer by preventing disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While we know that health affects longevity and quality of life, it can be difficult to change bad habits. People often try to make sweeping New Year's resolutions, only to fail. In fact, Jan. 17 is the date that the average America breaks their New Year's resolution. Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a Mayo Clinic preventive cardiologist, says a better approach is to focus on small steps that add up over time. "The answer, I think, is…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Cold weather medical emergencies to know about: frostbite and hypothermia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The National Weather Service says arctic cold and bitter winds will spread across much of the U.S., and some states will experience dangerously low temperatures dipping well below zero. This is especially concerning during the busy holiday week when many people are expected to travel. One concern, if you are exposed to the extreme cold, should be frostbite. Frostbite Frostbite is an injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues. First, your skin becomes very cold…

Editor (2023-01-02). Chris Hedges: 2023 Book TV Interview. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-01-02). 19 February, Online Event: Introducing the International Center for Palestine Studies (ICPS). samidoun.net Sunday, 19 February See time details below for Arabic and English sessions Register to attend: forms.gle/i1LSGxPPRft65aba7 Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/84829366472 More info: palestinestudiescenter.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/event-introducing-the-icps/ The International Center for Palestine Studies (ICPS) invites all writers, activists and creatives to join us for an introduction of the Center. This webinar is a step toward fulfilling the ICPS's goal of …

Betsey Piette (2023-01-02). Nurses' strikes rock Britain's National Health Service. workers.org Workers across Britain have been engaged in wave after wave of strikes. Since summer, workers in multiple industries have hit back against massive economic and social service attacks. Nurses on a picket line outside Queen Elizabeth hospital, Birmingham, on Dec. 20. Credit: Jacob King/PA. Photo web source: Guardian Consumer inflation . . . |

Victor Castellanos (2023-01-02). Venezuela Present at Lula's Inauguration in Brazil. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, January 1, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as Brazil's president, while harshly criticising former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and promising a change of course to rescue a nation plagued with hunger, poverty and racism, all of which were exacerbated during Bolsonaro's rule. | The president of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Brasilia on Sunday afternoon as the official representative of the Venezuelan State. | "On behalf of the President of the republic Nicolás Maduro, we arrived in the city of Brasilia to accompany our Brazilian brothers and sisters in the…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-02). Violence against Colombia's social leaders persists despite peace initiatives. colombiareports.com The mass killing of social leaders continued in 2022 despite government efforts to increase their protection and reduce violence in general. According to think tank Indepaz, 189 community leaders and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Healthy for the Holidays: Mayo Clinic Health System provides tips for combatting stress this season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. ‚Äï During the holiday season, it is easy to get caught up in the stress and chaos that can accompany this time of the year. Already demanding lives become even more hectic as last-minute shopping, cooking and spending combine to add even more anxiety. For many people, the result can be overwhelming. "What if there was a way you could plan ahead to counter the stress? Start with identifying the issue," says Lisa Hardesty,…

Laith Fadel (2023-01-02). U.S. economic outlook for 2023. america.cgtn.com For most Americans, 2022 was a rough year financially for their household, as the S&P 0 dipped to its lowest numbers since the 2008 financial crisis. The S&P finished 2022 with a loss of 19.4%, which is the financial index's third recorded yearly loss in …

WSWS (2023-01-02). Inquiry into "unlawful killings" by UK soldiers in Afghanistan announced. wsws.org The government has made clear the inquiry's aim is to protect the guilty, not to bring them to justice.

Jon Queally (2023-01-02). 'Why are these conflicts allowed?' corporate giving to group tied to Supreme Court sparks concern. nationofchange.org "You want to 'preserve #SCOTUS history'?'" said one watchdog group. "Hire a curatorial staff. Don't run a pay-for-play."

____ (2023-01-02). Memorable Packing of Global Strategies in a Polyhedral Rosetta Stone. transcend.org 1 Jan 2023 – Correspondence of Cognitive Internalization with Collective Strategic Articulation – In a period of multiple global crises there is an extraordinary disconnect between strategic articulations and the remarkable media preoccupation with competitive ball games.

North Shore Counter-Info (2023-01-02). NYE Noise Demos in Hamilton, 2022. itsgoingdown.org Report on New Year's Eve noise demos in so-called Hamilton, Ontario outside of local jails. Originally posted to Northshore Counter-Info. This was our 14th consecutive year of marking New Year's Eve in Hamilton with noise demos outside our local prisons. This year, we visited the Arrell Youth Prison on the Hamilton mountain before making the…

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-01-02). Truth, Truths and Consequences: A Happier New Year in the Offing. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-01-02). The Peace at Saturnalia (Part 1). transcend.org

____ (2023-01-02). (W.E. Talk) What can be learned from Dunhuang, a model of inclusive Chinese culture. ecns.cn

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to help a frozen shoulder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pain and stiffness in your shoulder can make every activity, including sleep, difficult. Worsening shoulder pain, especially at night, could mean you have a frozen shoulder, says Dr. Christopher Camp, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/OU6-i4dKPKs Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Antibiotic shortage – what to know if you can't find amoxicillin. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Food and Drug Administration, a national shortage of different medications, including a common antibiotic, is expected to last several months. "The most notable one is probably amoxicillin. It is a common antibiotic that we use to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ear infections, strep throat, and pneumonia," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. She says parents may notice this as they take their children to…

Colin Todhunter (2023-01-02). India's GM Mustard: An Increasingly Bitter Taste. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Get to the point: Proper disposal of sharps. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org "Sharps" is the term used to describe any device with a sharp point or edge that could cut your skin. This includes needles, syringes, infusion sets, lancets (sometimes called "fingersticks") and auto-injectors, like EpiPens. There are many reasons why you may have sharps in your home. They are used to manage many different health conditions, including allergies, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infertility, blood clotting disorders and psoriasis. It's important to correctly dispose of sharps to…

____ (2023-01-02). Toward Justice for Kashmir. transcend.org 18 Dec 2022 – Among the self-determination struggles of our time, Kashmir is at risk of being forgotten by most of the world (except for Pakistan), while its people continue to endure the harsh crimes of India's intensifying military occupation that has already lasted 75 years.

Kim Petersen (2023-01-02). Perhaps the Most Important, Yet Most Marginalized, Story of 2022. dissidentvoice.org Can you imagine walking downtown in Seattle, Vancouver, New York, Toronto, or any other burg in Canada or the United States and not seeing any panhandlers? This homelessness, begging, and dumpster diving is not confined to major urban centers. Last week, I was in Yellowknife, the capital of Denedeh (Home of the People; colonially designated …

Alison Weir (2023-01-02). As usual, defense bill gives millions of dollars to Israel, but no one tells Americans. indybay.org Israeli media report that the 2023 defense spending bill just signed into law contains over $ 0 million for Israel (just the tip of the iceberg of billions of dollars for Israel)… AIPAC commended Congress…

____ (2023-01-02). Some Barbaric Times in Our Recent History. transcend.org The world has always faced wars, killings, cruelty and injustice, but the Twentieth Century has displayed new forms of wars, murders and displacement.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Venezuela's Maduro Says He's Ready to Work Toward Normalization With the US. news.antiwar.com Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that Venezuela is "ready" to work toward normalization with the US, which would involve the Biden administration lifting crippling economic sanctions on the South American country. "Venezuela is ready, totally ready, to take steps towards a process of normalization of diplomatic, consular and political relations with the current administration …

Ana Perdigón (2023-01-02). President Maduro: Venezuela Willing To Normalize Relations with US & EU. orinocotribune.com During a January 1 interview with the Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, declared that Venezuela is willing to advance in the normalization of relations with the United States and the European Union. | The Venezuelan president stated in the He added that although the Biden admini…

Jonathan Strauss (2023-01-02). The fight for refugee rights: 2022 into 2023. greenleft.org.au For refugees, people seeking asylum and their supporters, 2022 was a difficult year. But progress has been made, reports Jonathan Strauss.

Staff (2023-01-02). "There is no other way than to put an end to the Zionist project:" Interview with Liliana Córdova Kaczerginski. samidoun.net Samidoun is republishing the following interview, originally published in Spanish, with Liliana Córdova Kaczerginski, co-founder of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN), anti-imperialist activist and member of Samidoun Spain. The interview was conducted when she spoke before the Spanish Congress of Deputies on Palestine and the instrumentalization of anti-Semitism allegations to suppress Palestine solidarity, at …

Jamal Kanj (2023-01-02). New Israeli Government: Far-right or Racist? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Israeli Strike On Damascus Airport Left Two Syrian Servicemen Dead. southfront.org At night, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out another attack in Syria. Israeli missiles targeted Damascus International Airport and its outskirts. | The attack took place at about 2 am local time and was carried out from the direction of Lake Tiberias in Israel. As a result of the strikes, two servicemen of the Syrian Arab Army were killed and two others were wounded. | The damage to the facilities briefly put the airport out of service. The transport ministry said in an online…

____ (2023-01-02). US Senate Passes Massive $858 Billion for Pentagon's Wars. transcend.org 15 Dec 2022 – The record breaking spending bill now heads to President Biden's desk.

WSWS (2023-01-02). Roger Stahl discusses Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood with WSWS. wsws.org Department of Defense interventions into American entertainment media is to "get people acclimated to the presence of military personnel, military bases, military operations, and weapons… normalizing the presence of the military in almost every aspect of life."

Jon Queally (2023-01-02). Brazil Celebrates Lula's Inauguration and End of Right-Wing Bolsonaro Reign. truthout.org Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday to celebrate the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose return to the nation's highest office also marked the exit of far-right Jair Bolsonaro who left his country and arrived in the U.S. state of Florida ahead of the weekend's transfer of power. After being sworn in during a ceremony at the National… |

____ (2023-01-02). Ransacking the World Economy until 'You'll Own Nothing' (Part 1): 5,000 Years Setting the Stage. transcend.org Dec 2022 – According to the World Economic Forum, by 2030 'You'll Own Nothing. And You'll Be Happy.' If this prediction is to come true many things must happen. Let me identify why the WEF believes it will happen and then investigate these claims.

Dr. Birsen Filip (2023-01-02). The 64th Anniversary of the Cuban Revolution: An Unprecedented Chapter in World History. globalresearch.ca January 2019: Cubans are commemorating the 60th anniversary of their independence. On this day in 1959, the Cuban Revolution was successfully conducted by Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement[i] and became an enduring symbol of resistance to neo-colonialism, capitalism, and hegemony.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-02). U.S. Spreads Misery Across the Globe Imposing Sanctions on a Third of Humanity. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov …Yet There is Almost No Opposition or Outcry—Even When Sanctions are Increasingly Having a Boomerang Effect. The U.S. may try piously to defend sanctions as a 'response to foreign tyranny,' but they are really a pretext to steal foreign bank accounts and cripple commercial rivals of U.S. corporations. On November 14, the Biden…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-02). Colombia and Venezuela reopen land border. colombiareports.com The governments of Colombia and Venezuela reopened their land border crossings that were closed for vehicles in 2019. The full reopening of the land border between the two countries is…

Staff (2023-01-02). Support Palestine Action, Free the #Teledyne4: Upcoming court dates to support direct action for Palestine! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is republishing the following update from Palestine Action on the upcoming court cases for Palestine Action activists, including the four political prisoners, the #Teledyne4. We urge all supporters of Palestine to support these important campaigns and defend direct action to put an end to British-Israeli cooperation in war crimes and …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-02). Military Situation In Yemen On January 2, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Flu shots are important for young people, too. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 28 and consider myself fairly healthy. I have never gotten a flu shot and have never had the flu. I did receive a COVID-19 vaccine series. Do I really need a flu vaccination? My employer is recommending an influenza immunization for everyone, but I am hesitant. I have heard some people get sick from flu shots. ANSWER: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that everyone 6 months and older…

____ (2023-01-02). Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org This is one of those songs that you have heard all your life until one day you wake up and REALLY HEAR IT. Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy the experience. Lyrics provided.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Israeli Missile Strikes Put Damascus International Airport Out of Service. news.antiwar.com Update: Syrian media reports the Damascus airport came back into service at 9: 00 am Damascus time Israel launched more missile strikes on Syria early Monday, targeting the Damascus International Airport and putting it out of service as Israeli strikes against Syrian airports have become more frequent. According to the Syrian military, the missile strikes killed …

Editor (2023-01-02). Let 2023 Be the Year of Dismantling Incarceration. scheerpost.com

_____ (2023-01-02). Systems Dynamics Follow Their Own Rules — and Not Groupthink. strategic-culture.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Snowblower safety. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter is here, and if you live in a region with a lot of snow, investing in a snowblower can save you a lot of time and energy on those mornings when you have to clear the driveway to get to work or school. But Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon, says those snowblowers can be more dangerous than you think. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/xC1uzCewqbo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Science Saturday: Researchers investigate precision nutrition to improve health, prevent diseases. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Could prescribing specific nutrients, grains, fruits and vegetables tailored to a person's DNA and other biological characteristics help improve their health? Precision nutrition took center stage at Mayo Clinic's Individualizing Medicine Conference Nov. 2—3, 2022, in Rochester, Minnesota, where some of the world's top experts shared their knowledge of the potential benefits of tailoring nutrients and dietary guidance to a person's genes, metabolism, microbiome and other distinguishing characteristics. The ultimate goal of the holistic approach is to…

Staff (2023-01-02). "The anthem of return and liberation" : Karim Younes's letter in advance of his release. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoner Karim Younes, the longest consecutively-held detainee of the occupation, wrote a letter from his cell in Hadarim prison, to be released in advance of his liberation on 5 January 2023, after 40 years of imprisonment. Karim Younes has been jailed by occupation forces since 6 January 1983. He was initially sentenced to death …

Editor (2023-01-02). US, Israel Vote No as UN Approves World Court Resolution on Illegal Occupation. scheerpost.com "The time has come for Israel to be a state subject to law," said a spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority, "and to be held accountable for its ongoing crimes against our people."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Be realistic with New Year's health resolutions. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting in better shape is consistently one of the most common New Year's resolutions people make each year, but many have a hard time following through. Dani Johnson, a wellness physical therapist with the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, offers tips to make it easier to stick to a resolution to get in shape. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/9UcuKAFFISg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

____ (2023-01-02). HKSAR, Macao SAR chief executives extend New Year greetings. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee and Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Ho Iat Seng have extended New Year greetings to the two SARs' residents, respectively, expecting an even better new year.

Laura C. Morel (2023-01-02). Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers Claim to Be Medical Clinics and Get Away With It. truthout.org Patricia Henderson stood in the parking lot next to the Florida Women's Center in Jacksonville, wearing a white lab coat and greeting patients as they emerged from their cars. Their abortion appointments, she told them, were in the flat-roofed building across the road. Once inside, Henderson handed them three pages of paperwork to fill out — questions about everything from their highest level of… |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-02). Colombia announces bilateral ceasefire with main illegal armed groups. colombiareports.com Colombia's security forces and the country's largest illegal armed groups will uphold a temporary ceasefire to facilitate negotiations, according to President Gustavo Petro. In an announcement, Petro said that his…

Caroline Preston (2023-01-02). College Textbooks Cover the Climate Crisis Less Than They Did Before 2010. truthout.org This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Evidence is mounting fast of the devastating consequences of climate change on the planet, but college textbooks aren't keeping up. A recent study found that most college biology textbooks published in the 2010s contained less content on climate change than… |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-02). The risks and opportunities of ceasefires with Colombia's illegal armed groups. colombiareports.com Colombia's security forces will try to uphold bilateral ceasefires with five illegal armed groups in the coming six months. The ceasefires would temporarily end hostilities between the security forces and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Weight gain over holiday season – tips to manage calories at parties. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you have noticed you've packed on pounds over the last 10 or 20 years, and wondered how that weight gain happened, here's one idea that might make you consider setting down that extra plate of cookies or latkes during this holiday season. "Studies have shown that, from mid-November until mid-January, people averaged a weight gain in the population of about three quarters of a pound or so. It doesn't sound like much, but it…

____ (2023-01-02). The Meat Industry Has Created a False Dichotomy That Pits People against Animals. transcend.org 16 Dec 2022 – Factory farms are harmful to animals, the environment, local communities, and public health. We need a more logical and just food system that puts pigs and people back where they belong—on the same side.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). NIH's All of Us Research Program returns health-related DNA results to participants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants. The reports detail whether participants have an increased risk for specific health conditions and how their bodies might process certain medications. The All of Us Research Program collects participants' blood, urine, and saliva samples. These biosamples are stored and managed for research at a specialized All of Us Research Program biobank at Mayo Clinic. "It is rewarding for us at the…

____ (2023-01-02). Pelé (23 Oct 1940 — 29 Dec 2022), Brazil's Mighty King of 'Beautiful Game,' Has Died. transcend.org 29 Dec 2022 – Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died today. He was 82. The standard-bearer of "the beautiful game" had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. RIP…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-02). Mayo Clinic Minute: Best cooking fats for healthy cholesterol levels. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Are you trying to remember which fat is the good fat to use in the kitchen? If you are confused about whether to use unsaturated fats, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated or saturated fats when cooking, it's understandable. It can be confusing. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says fats that raise your bad cholesterol levels and increase your risk for heart disease are the ones to avoid. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/drmIcHaxxfM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of this post….

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-02). Chinese Military Flights Around Taiwan Nearly Double in 2022. news.antiwar.com Chinese flights in Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) nearly doubled in 2022 as Beijing stepped up its military activity in the region in response to the US forging stronger ties with Taipei. An ADIZ is an area where a country requires aircraft to identify itself, and Taiwan claims an ADIZ far beyond its airspace. …

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Colombia acuerda cese al fuego con grupos armados durante seis meses. telesurtv.net La Misión de Verificación de las Naciones Unidas instalada en Colombia saludó el anuncio hecho por Petro durante las últimas horas del año 2022.

Staff (2023-01-02). Salvador Valdés Mesa: Lula fortalecerá integración regional. cubadebate.cu El vicepresidente cubano Salvador Valdés afirmó que con la tercera llegada del exdirigente obrero Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva al poder en Brasil, además de florecer la esperanza, hoy estará fortalecida la necesaria integración regional.

Staff (2023-01-02). Publica prestigiosa revista científica resultado de ensayo clínico de Soberana. cubadebate.cu La prestigiosa revista Lancet Regional Health Americas publicó los resultados del ensayo clínico fase 3 de Soberana 02 y su combinación heteróloga con Soberana Plus, informó a través de Facebook la Dr. Dagmar García.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Presidentes latinoamericanos confían en una nueva era con Lula. telesurtv.net "Esperanza, democracia, justicia y dignidad para nuestros pueblos. Con ‚ŶLula, vamos juntos", manifestó el jefe de Estado de Chile, Gabriel Boric.

Staff (2023-01-02). El PSG estrena el 2023 con una derrota ante el Lens. cubadebate.cu La vuelta a la competición tras el Mundial no le ha sentado nada bien al PSG. Ya le costó ganar en casa al Estrasburgo con un gol de penalti en el descuento y esta vez, inauguró 2023 con una dura derrota ante su inmediato perseguidor en la Ligue 1.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Reportan 51 fallecidos por inundaciones y aludes en Filipinas. telesurtv.net Mindanao Septentrional es la zona más afectada, con 25 decesos y 14 heridos. Se procura conocer el paradero de 19 personas.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-02). Brasileños dan último adiós a Pelé con un velorio de 24 horas. telesurtv.net Centenares de personas, algunas llegadas de otras ciudades de Brasil, hacían fila desde primera hora de la mañana ante el estadio del Vila Belmiro.

Staff (2023-01-02). Fidel hace 60 años: En este pueblo revolucionario, no encontrarán jamás claudicación los imperialistas (+Video). cubadebate.cu °Podremos morir, sí, pero claudicar jamás! °Podremos morir, sí, pero moriríamos con libertad y con dignidad! °Podremos morir, no porque despreciemos la vida, no porque despreciemos la obra creadora que nuestro pueblo realiza, no porque no vemos el porvenir luminoso a que tenemos derecho con nuestro trabajo, sino porque las vidas de todos nosotros!.

Staff (2023-01-02). Líderes de Emiratos àÅrabes felicitan a Cuba por el triunfo de la Revolución. cubadebate.cu El Presidente de Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos, Su Alteza el jeque Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ha enviado este domingo un mensaje de felicitación a Miguel Díaz-Canel, presidente de Cuba, con motivo del Día Nacional de su país. El primero de cada año se conmemora la fecha del triunfo de la Revolución Cubana que tuvo lugar el 1 de enero de 1959.

Eric Nepomuceno (2023-01-02). Brasil: Año nuevo, esperanza renovada. globalizacion.ca Luis Inacio Lula da Silva inauguró este domingo su nuevo gobierno con dos puntos inéditos: nunca antes un candidato salió vencedor de tres elecciones presidenciales, y nunca antes un presidente sucedió a un gobierno tan terriblemente destrozador. | La herencia que…

Staff (2023-01-02). La hija de Toña y Angelito. cubadebate.cu Cuando le hablan de los niños y del sufrimiento de su pueblo, lágrimas corren por las mejillas de Yamilé Ramos Cordero, la hija de Toña y Angelito, la que con voz entrecortada y orgullo nos cuenta de su infancia en Molina, Guane; de la vega de tabaco de su humilde abuelo; de sus dos hijos, con énfasis en el mayor de 19 años que está a punto de concluir el Servicio Militar.

Staff (2023-01-02). Las grandes empresas tecnológicas del mundo han despedido 1 000 empleados en 2022. cubadebate.cu Unos 1 .000 empleados de un millar de grandes tecnológicas del mundo han sido despedidos en este 2022, que se estrenó con los mejores augurios por una pandemia en la que las contrataciones se dispararon y se zanja tras un noviembre negro, cuando se han anunciado salidas masivas en Amazon, Meta y Twitter.

Staff (2023-01-02). Bernard Arnault destrona a Elon Musk como el hombre más rico del mundo. cubadebate.cu Elon Musk, que ha cedido su puesto como la persona con más dinero del planeta, lugar que ahora ocupa Bernard Arnault. El presidente de Louis Vuitton Moà´t Hennessy sigue la racha que ya tuvo en 2021, gracias a los buenos datos de la industria del lujo, y salta de la tercera posición a la primera arropado por sus 164. 00 millones de dólares de patrimonio.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a dos palestinos en Yenín, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Además de las dos víctimas mortales, los enfrentamientos que ocurrieron en la aldea de Kafr Dan, cerca de Yenín, causaron tres heridos.

____ (2023-01-02). (Português) Pelé Morreu (23 out 1940 29 dez 2022). transcend.org 29 Dec 2022 – O futebol está de luto: morreu hoje Edson Arantes Nascimento, o Rei Pelé, aos 82 anos. Pelé, uma lenda que por muitos é considerado o melhor jogador de todos os tempos, é o único na história do futebol que conseguiu ser três vezes campeà£o do mundo: 1958, 1962 e 1970. Foi Ministro do Desporto do Brasil entre 1995 e 1998. RIP…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Canciller Rodríguez destaca aniversario 64 de Revolución cubana. telesurtv.net "A 64 años de su triunfo, la Revolución Cubana se ratifica hoy como uno de los sucesos más transformadores de la realidad y la cotidianidad de los habitantes de este archipiélago", aseveró Prensa Latina.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Conoce cómo Haití consiguió su independencia. telesurtv.net La revolución haitiana sirvió de ejemplo para que los pueblos de América Latina y el Caribe comenzaran su camino a la independencia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Al menos 10 muertos deja atentado en aeropuerto militar de Kabul. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del Talibán acusaron en un principio al grupo terrorista del Estado Islámico como el responsable del atentado.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Asesinan a tres personas en Colombia en primera masacre de 2023. telesurtv.net "En este hecho tres personas fueron asesinadas y por lo menos una herida de gravedad", mencionó el Indepaz.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Venezuela reporta una constante mejoría de la actividad económica. telesurtv.net La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal) pronosticó que Venezuela crecerá en un 5.0 por ciento durante 2023, el más alto de la región.

Staff (2023-01-02). Fidel, la Revolución Cubana y el antiimperialismo. cubadebate.cu Sería imprudente, a más de improductivo políticamente, aventurar una fecha en la cual se produjo el nacimiento del antiimperialismo en Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Las rebeliones en contra del dominio colonial español y portugués -y en parte también inglés y francés en el mundo caribeño- alentaron desde el terreno de la práctica la reflexión en torno al precursor o, como creo que diría Marx, "la forma antediluviana" del imperialismo: el colonialismo.

____ (2023-01-02). Ransacking the World Economy until 'You'll Own Nothing' (Part 2): The Coup de Grâce>The Great Reset. transcend.org Dec 2022 – Building on millennia of learning how to structure and manage an economy to accumulate and consolidate control and wealth in particular hands (Part 1), the Global Elite launched its final coup in January 2020 under cover of the fake Covid-19 'pandemic'.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Lula revoca varias medidas del Gobierno anterior de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net Aumentó la cartera de ministros de 23 a 37 y tomó juramento a todos sus miembros para que puedan asumir las funciones este mismo lunes.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2023-01-02). Cinco obras para recordar a Isaac Asimov. telesurtv.net Asimov se destacó por describir las tres leyes de la robótica en la literatura de ciencia ficción.

Emir Sader (2023-01-02). Investidura de Lula: Volvió Brasil. globalizacion.ca No, no es el Brasil del fútbol, todavía. Nos falta fútbol técnico e hinchada pero podemos aprender de Argentina. A Lula le gusta una frase que sintetiza bien, en su opinión, el movimiento actual de Brasil. Volver, que significa que…

Arnold August (2023-01-02). El 1ro de enero y la lección de Fidel para la humanidad: transformar los reveses en victoria. telesurtv.net El pensamiento y las acciones de Fidel constituyen lecciones valiosas para los revolucionarios y comunistas de todo el mundo. No menos importante es el inmortal legado de Fidel de convertir un impedimento en un triunfo.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Rusia logra liberación de 82 militares de cautiverio ucraniano. telesurtv.net Los uniformados liberados recibirán en Moscú tratamiento médico y rehabilitación psicológica.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-02). Israel ataca Aeropuerto Internacional de Damasco en Siria. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Transporte sirio informó que a partir de las 09.00 (hora local) fueron reanudados los vuelos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Estampida durante Año Nuevo deja nueve muertos en Uganda. telesurtv.net La policía territorial de Katwe está investigando un incidente que provocó la muerte de nueve personas durante una estampida de celebración de Año Nuevo en Freedom City Mall.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Croacia se convierte en miembro de Eurozona desde este 1 de enero. telesurtv.net Se convierte en el el 27º Estado miembro del espacio Schengen donde podrán moverse libremente.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Presidente de México envía optimista mensaje de Año Nuevo. telesurtv.net "Deseo buen año para todas y todos en el 2023. Confieso, fundamento y transmito mi optimismo. ¡Felicidades!", manifestó el gobernante mexicano.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Lula da Silva toma posesión como presidente de Brasil. telesurtv.net Junto a él lo hacen, el vicepresidente Geraldo Alckmin y los 27 gobernadores de los estados y del Distrito Federal.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Detienen a implicados en vandalismo en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Once de los detenidos fueron imputados por delitos de asociación delictuosa, instigación pública a delinquir, incendio y robo agravado.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Miles de personas despiden a Benedicto XVI en basílica de San Pedro. telesurtv.net Miles de personas esperan hasta tres horas su turno para rendir un último homenaje a Benedicto XVI antes de su sepultura.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Presidente de Venezuela presenta balance de su Gobierno en 2022. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, concedió una entrevista al escritor y periodista Ignacio Ramonet, que será transmitida este domingo a las 20H00 horas local de Caracas.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-02). Incendio en gasera provoca evacuación de 1. 0 personas en México. telesurtv.net El fuego, que causó una gran movilización de los cuerpos de auxilio, comenzó en el interior de un predio donde se encontraban estacionadas las pipas en las que se almacenaba gas.

teleSUR, mcs, JGN (2023-01-02). øCómo fue tomada la primera fotografía de la Luna. telesurtv.net La primera imagen de la Luna se pudo captar gracias al proceso creado por el francés Louis Daguerre.

Staff (2023-01-02). Entrevista a Nicolás Maduro, por Ignacio Ramonet: "En el año 2022 hemos consolidado este clima de armonía, de paz, de convivencia que hoy tiene Venezuela" (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Esta entrevista se va a desarrollar en torno a tres temas como hemos hecho hasta ahora, tres temas principales. Primero, vamos hablar de política interior, de la situación interna en Venezuela. Segundo, vamos a hablar de economía, la economía venezolana; y tercero, vamos a hablar de política internacional. Tres preguntas para cada temática.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Motín en cárcel de México deja 14 muertos y 24 internos fugados. telesurtv.net Fiscalía General del Estado de Chihuahua investiga lo sucedido. Capturan a parte de grupo criminal que irrumpió en la cárcel.

Staff (2023-01-02). Messi gana el título de mejor goleador internacional del 2022. cubadebate.cu La Federación Internacional de Historia y Estadística de Fútbol (IFFHS), resaltó este domingo 1 de enero del 2023 que Lionel Messi, es el ganador del título como mejor goleador internacional en la modalidad masculina del 2022.

Staff (2023-01-02). Pueblo santiaguero reedita Caravana de la Libertad. cubadebate.cu Una representación de jóvenes y niños rememoraron hoy la Caravana de la Libertad en el aniversario 64 del histórico recorrido de Santiago de Cuba hasta La Habana, liderado por Fidel Castro tras el Triunfo de la Revolución cubana.

Staff (2023-01-02). Nueva York aprueba el compostaje de cuerpos humanos. cubadebate.cu Nueva York se convirtió en el sexto estado de Estados Unidos en permitir el llamado compostaje humano. Las personas ahora pueden convertir su cuerpo en tierra después de su muerte, lo que se considera una alternativa más ecológica que un entierro o cremación.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-02). Presidente argentino impulsará juicio contra titular de Corte Suprema. telesurtv.net Convocó a los gobernadores a apoyar un proceso investigativo contra Horacio Rosatti por violaciones en el cumplimiento de su deber.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-02). Venezuela y Colombia reabren puente Atanasio Girardot. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Táchira, Freddy Bernal, dijo que el puente "se convertirá en una referencia importante para el intercambio de mercancía".

Staff (2023-01-02). Dan de alta a nueve lesionados en accidente en Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Al hospital pediátrico Pepe Portilla llegaron dos pacientes, una niña de ocho años y su mamá, las cuales presentaron lesiones en los miembros y permanecieron todo el tiempo en el servicio de Observación bajo estricta vigilancia médica por parte de un equipo multidisciplinario, hasta su egreso, explicó a la ACN la directora de ese centro.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Nicolás Maduro: "En 2022 consolidamos el clima de paz que hoy tiene Venezuela" telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano valoró la situación internacional y los retos de la política y la economía internas.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Papa Francisco pide detener el rearme mundial y la guerra. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado lamentó el fallecimiento del papa emérito Benedicto XVI, "que ayer por la mañana partió de este mundo".

Emir Sader (2023-01-02). Lula, un gran amigo aquí al lado. globalizacion.ca La Argentina tiene, otra vez, un gran amigo aquí al lado. Caso notable el de Lula. Es el único dirigente de masas en el mundo que fue líder popular en el siglo XX y sigue siéndolo en el siglo XXI….

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Anuncian instalación de Consejo de Transición en Haití. telesurtv.net El Consejo de Ministros validó el documento de compromiso nacional el sábado por la noche.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Presidente Maduro afirma que se consolidó la paz en Venezuela en 2022. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano valoró la situación internacional y los retos de la política y la economía internas.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Lula promete volver a poner fin a miseria y hambre en Brasil. telesurtv.net En su discurso inaugural hizo constantes alusiones a su alocución como presidente hace 20 años y sus logros de Gobierno.

Staff (2023-01-02). Accidente masivo en Pinar del Río deja 11 personas lesionadas. cubadebate.cu En el puente de acceso de la autopista al consejo popular de Herradura, pasadas las 6: 30 PM se volcó el camión matrícula B156662, perteneciente a la Empresa Integral y de granos Los Palacios.Como resultado del accidente hay 11 lesionados, de los cuales 6 tienen tienen traumas craneales, en principio 3 diagnosticados como graves, 2 traumas abdominales.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-02). Grupos golpistas bolivianos incendian edificios públicos en Santa Cruz. telesurtv.net Las protestas violentas comenzaron reclamando el Censo y luego tras la detención del gobernador cruceño Luis F. Camacho.

Immigrant Children Are Innocent (2023-01-02). Mayor of El Paso refusing to let undocumented immigrant children in Convention cot shelter. indybay.org When an adult parent is put in prison, the jailers don't throw the children in prison with their parent. The authorities put the children into foster care. In Texas, where the Mayor is refusing entry to the Convention center cot shelter for migrants, he is leaving out in the cold migrants with no immigration papers, he is leaving their babies and small children out in the cold with the parents. That is wrong. The children should immediately be put into foster care, not punished for illegal immigration by being left out in the freezing cold with their parents. The children did not chose to break any immigration la…

Staff (2023-01-02). Las vacunas cubanas y la inequidad mundial. cubadebate.cu

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Dozens Of Russian Servicemen Killed By Ukrainian Strike In Makeyevka. southfront.org Last night, Ukrainian forces dealt a heavy blow to the Russian military. At night, the AFU struck a college building in the village of Makeyevka located on the north-western outskirts of Donetsk. | The building was reportedly used for accommodation of Russian servicemen. The AFU shelled the area with the US-made HIMARS MRLS at around midnight when Russian servicemen were celebrating the New Year. | According to the reports, the building was completely destroyed. As a result of the strike, doz…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Soledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU were reported near Neskuchnoye; | Up to 1 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armoured vehicle and 2 pickups were destroyed by Russian artillery shelling on Krasniy-Liman front, according to the Russian MOD; | Up to 110 Ukrainia…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Russian Military Revealed Goal Of Missile Strikes On New Year Eve In Ukraine. southfront.org | On January 1, the Russian Ministry of Defence published another daily briefing on the ongoing developments of the special military operation in Ukraine. The Russian military reported on the battles on the front lines in the Donbass as well as on the targets of the recent strikes throughout the war-torn country. | On December 31, air alert sounded throughout Ukraine. The authorities of several Ukrainian regions and cities confirmed the explosions. In particular, according to the mayor of Kiev Vitali Klit…

_____ (2023-01-01). On The Influence Of NeoNazism In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The U.S. relationship with Ukrainian fascists began after the Second World War. During the war, units of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN-B) took part in the Holocaust, killing at least 100,000 Jews and Poles. Mykola Lebed, a top aide to Stepan Bandera, the leader of the fascist OUN-B, was recruited by the C.I.A. after the war, according to a 2010 study by the U.S. National Archives. | The government study said, "Bandera's wing (OUN/B) was a militant fascist organization." Bandera's closest deputy, Yaroslav Stetsko, said: ""I…fully appreciate the undeniably harmful and hostile role of the Jews, w…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Lula Provides Hope for Latin America. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News spoke exclusively to Bolivia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Freddy Mamani, about the regional implications of Lula taking office in Brazil. We also touched on Bolivia's foreign policy regarding the coup against Pedro Castillo in Peru. Lula takes office on January 1st, what does this mean for Bolivia and Latin America in general? Bolivia sees…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Could NATO Directly Intervene in Ukraine? libya360.wordpress.com NATO somehow getting more directly involved in Ukraine represents a worst case scenario. What clues are there so far that this might be a possibility? Rumors of a Polish mobilization; Stubborn Ukrainian resistance and multiple attempts to create a pretext for wider NATO intervention; Extensive Russian defenses being built behind the front…

_____ (2023-01-01). Russia Says Ukraine's Conditions For Peace Summit Are Not Acceptable. popularresistance.org Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated his country's unwillingness to engage with Ukraine on the basis of the peace formula proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He alleged that Zelensky's proposals were "illusory" and said that it was clear that "Kiev is not ready for the dialogue," RT reported on Thursday, December 29. | Earlier this week, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dymtro Kuleba proposed a peace summit in February under the leadership of United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. In an interview with the AP published on Tuesday, Kuleba said that such a peace summit may include…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Military Situation In Ukraine On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU positions in Kiev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Zaporozhye with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Khmelnitsky with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Nikolaev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Zhytomyr with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU positions in Vinnytsia with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the…

_____ (2023-01-01). Lack Of Good Analyses Contributes To The Decline Of The 'West'. popularresistance.org What really hit me last year was the dearth of correct analyses in main stream media and in politics with regards to the war in Ukraine. Little if anything is based on facts. More than 90% of the published output is propaganda. | The 'western' plan was to draw Russia into Ukraine to then 'kill' it by economic sanctions. As Biden said when he announced those: | We have purposefully designed these sanctions to maximize the long-term impact on Russia and to minimize the impact on the United States and our Allies.And I want to be clear: The United States is not doing this alone. For months, we've been building a coal…

_____ (2023-01-01). Imran Khan: Pakistan Should Be Non-Aligned In Cold War. popularresistance.org Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan was overthrown in April 2022 in a soft coup supported by the United States. Khan argued that he was targeted due to his independent foreign policy, comparing his ouster to the CIA coup in Iran in 1953. | Since leaving office, Khan has held massive protests across the country, blasting the unelected coup regime for surrendering its sovereignty to Washington. | "The US has made Pakistan a slave without having to invade it," Khan fumed. "The people of Pakistan will never accept the imported government." Khan has also become a leading voice on the international stage calling for t…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Zelensky's Ridiculous Attempts To Blackmail Netanyahu Revealed Report. southfront.org | President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky ignored the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution on the occupation of Palestinian territories because of Israel's position on military assistance to Kiev, according to the report published by Axios which cites anonymous Israeli and Ukrainian officials. | According to the claims of a Ukrainian official, Israeli Prime Minister in a phone call late Friday asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele…

Stephen Eric Bronner (2023-01-01). Negotiate Now! A Call for Diplomacy in Ukraine. commondreams.org

The Russo-Ukrainian War drags on like a bad dream. Admittedly, there are slight glimmers of hope: Russian President Vladimir Putin stated his readiness to participate in an international peace conference; but Ukraine must firstrecognize Russian annexations, especially Crimea and territories around Kherson, demilitarize, and also guarantee Russian security. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that he, too, is willing to negotiate; but Russia must first meet ten conditions including withdrawal from all Ukrainian territories including Crimea. The insincerity on both sides is strikin…

Staff (2023-01-01). Ukraine became de facto member of NATO in 2022: DM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformDecember 31, 2022 This year, Ukraine de facto became part of NATO Reznikov Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said that this year, Ukraine de facto became part of NATO, and this cooperation will continue. *** According to him, the spirit of the Ukrainian people and their invincibility demonstrated that Ukraine is the real …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Air Base Attacks Deep Inside Russia Point to CIA Covert Ops and a Planned War. libya360.wordpress.com Finnian Cunningham An air base deep in Russian territory has been attacked twice with drones in less than one month. It is not some remote outlying facility either. The air base near the city of Saratov houses nuclear-capable Russian strategic bomber aircraft. The latest attack was on December 26 in which three Russian servicemen were…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-01). Russia Consolidates in East Mediterranean. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-01-01). Armenians turn fire toward Russia as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade enters third week. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EurasianetDecember 29, 2022 Armenians turn fire toward Russia as Nagorno-Karabakh blockade enters third weekWith Azerbaijani demonstrators settling in for the long haul on the Lachin Corridor, Armenia is questioning whether Moscow is willing or able to end the standoff As the near-total closure of the only road in and out of Nagorno-Karabakh enters its third …

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Military Situation In Syria On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org On January 1, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 1 in Idlib province, 3 in Latakia province; | On December 31, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Kafr Nouran; | On December 31, Turkish artillery shelled SAA positions near Tal Rafaat; | On December 31, as a result of ISIS attack on a SAA headquarters near the city of Palmyra, several SAA servicemen were killed or wounded; | The…

Staff (2023-01-01). Kosovo chieftain calls for "massive bolstering" of NATO troops, weapons. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com BloombergJanuary 1, 2022 Kosovo Leader Kurti Calls for More NATO Troops as Tensions Rise Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti is calling for a bolstered presence of NATO peacekeeping forces in his country. "A massive bolstering of NATO troops and military equipment in our country would improve security and peace in Kosovo and the entire West-Balkan …

Jon Queally (2023-01-01). When It Comes to Greed and Tax Dodging, Sanders Points Out "Trump is Not Alone" truthout.org Senator Bernie Sanders is not asking anyone to be shocked that Donald J. Trump was very good at not paying taxes, but he also wants people to know that the disgraced former Republican president is far from the only rich person or powerful corporation who gets away with paying little or nothing each year federal income tax. In a tweet on Friday evening, Sanders said: "When it comes to tax avoidance… |

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-01-01). Capturan a presunto feminicida de ecuatoriana María Belén Bernal. telesurtv.net El asesinato de la abogada ecuatoriana ocurrió en el interior de la Escuela Superior de la Policía, en Quito.

_____ (2023-01-01). Declassified Intelligence Files Expose Inconvenient Truths Of Bosnian War. popularresistance.org The established mythos of the Bosnian War is that Serb separatists, encouraged and directed by Slobodan Milo≈°eviƒá and his acolytes in Belgrade, sought to forcibly seize Croat and Bosniak territory in service of creating an irredentist "Greater Serbia." Every step of the way, they purged indigenous Muslims in a concerted, deliberate genocide, while refusing to engage in constructive peace talks. | This narrative was aggressively perpetuated by the mainstream media at the time, and further legitimized by the UN-created International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) once the…

Peter Dreier (2023-01-01). A Celebration of Baseball Rebel Jim Bouton. commondreams.org

| Amidst the current upsurge of social activism among professional athletes, it is worth recalling the enormous contribution of Jim Bouton, one of the most politically outspoken sports figures in American history. Among professional team sports, baseball may be the most conservative and tradition-bound, but throughout its history, rebels and mavericks have emerged to challenge the status quo in baseball and the wider society, none more so than Bouton. | During his playing days in the 1960s, Bouton spoke out against the Vietnam War, South African apartheid, the exploitation of players by greedy owners, a…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-01-01). Why I'm Glad Joe Biden Beat Donald Trump. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone Dec 27, 2022 | As 2022 winds down and we approach the halfway point of President Biden's first term, it's probably a good time to talk about all the wonderful things he has done for the world and remind ourselves how bad it would have been if the election results had turned out differently in November 2020. | Here are the top seven reasons why I'm very glad Joe Biden won that election instead of the evil, sinister Donald Trump. | 1. Trump would have continued abusing immigrants and keeping kids in cages. | Thank goodness that's over now! | Joe Biden has 00 illegals locked up in a facil…

Kathy Kelly (2023-01-01). Woe for the Children Maimed, Displaced, and Killed by the Merchants of War. commondreams.org

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-01). North Korea's Kim Orders 'Exponential' Expansion of Nuclear Arsenal. news.antiwar.com North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday called for an "exponential" increase in the production of nuclear weapons as tensions continue to soar on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement released by North Korea's state media, Kim said that Pyongyang must bolster its military to "safeguard our sovereignty, safety, and basic national interest to …

_____ (2023-01-01). FBI Cointelpro Is Back And Worse Than Ever. popularresistance.org Elon Musk has opened the floodgates to expose the FBI's latest war on Americans' freedom of speech. The FBI massively intervened to pressure Twitter to suppress accounts and tweets from individuals the FBI disapproved, including parody accounts. The FBI and other federal agencies also browbeat Facebook, Instagram, and many other tech companies. | Thus far, most of the American media has ignored or downplayed the story, known as the Twitter Files. Since many of the individuals who the FBI got squelched were pro-Trump, the violation of their rights is a non-issue — or a cause for quiet celebration. At this po…

_____ (2023-01-01). A New Book Of Migrant Stories Exposes Europe's War On Refugees. popularresistance.org Over the past 20 years, the Mediterranean Sea has become a graveyard as the EU's brutal "Fortress Europe" policies unleash brutal hostility against migrants and refugees. While mainstream media has often sensationalized the problem as a "migrant crisis" or "refugee crisis," little scrutiny has been placed on the role of Europe and other countries of the Global North in producing this crisis of mass displacement through the War on Terror or the historic underdevelopment of the former colonial world. Authors Helen Benedict and Eyan Awwadawnan join The Chris Hedges Report to discuss their book, Map of Hope and Sorro…

_____ (2023-01-01). A Black-Led Bike Share Company Is Charting A New Course. popularresistance.org Youngstown, Ohio – From protecting the planet to serving the public of entire cities with accessible and affordable transportation options, the missions of bike share services across the country and around the world are often broad. They're intended to serve large swaths of a population, yet people of color, low-income folks, and others from marginalized communities are often left out as services bend toward wealthier and whiter neighborhoods and urban centers. | Most bike shares also rely on corporate sponsorships for their existence. When this critical financial support evaporates at the whims of said corporati…

_____ (2023-01-01). 2022 Saw Palestine Action's Rise And Elbit's Demise. popularresistance.org 2022 started off with a bang, as January saw the publication of news of Elbit's permanent closure of their Oldham factory. The victory came after an 18 month direct action battle waged against Elbit's Ferranti factory in Oldham, which saw 36 arrests and millions of pounds of cumulative damage caused. Despite round-the-clock police patrols and massively heightened security, the efforts of Israel's largest arms firm to protect their beloved weapons factory failed. The win embodied the power of direct action and community mobilisation — a major validation of Palestine Action's strategy. | Next up, we took aim…

_____ (2023-01-01). 2022 Saw Historic Strikes In The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org Even as 2022 is drawing to a close, the strike wave that swept the UK this year, with hundreds of thousands of workers in the public and private sector downing tools to fight for better conditions, is showing no signs of slowing down. | On Saturday, December 31, over 1,000 members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) who are working on contract as cleaners in the railways are set to walkout in the first national strike of its kind. Workers at private companies including Atalian Servest, Churchill, and Mitie are fighting for a £15 ($18.04) per hour wage, company sick pay, good…

_____ (2023-01-01). Building Solidarity And Strength On The Streets Of Pittsburgh And Chicago. popularresistance.org From 'hood to 'hood and city to city, we stand the most to gain in uniting, as an oppressed community capable of liberating ourselves from our collective social conditions! Over half a million people are experiencing homelessness here in the US, 580,466, as of January 2020. However, more than 16 million housing units in the United States are vacant. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the same social contradiction exists, where over 800 people are documented as homeless. | According to the Pittsburgh Quarterly, however: | The city of Pittsburgh has nearly 24,000 vacant properties, including 7,500 vacant houses and build…

_____ (2023-01-01). Civil Society Organizations Condemn Israel's Targeted Smear Campaign. popularresistance.org On 14 December 2022, Israel's mission to the United Nations in Geneva smeared the respected and eminent UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, in a direct attempt to attack and undermine the mandate she has been entrusted with and thwart her expert human rights work on Palestine. The statement which contains baseless accusations of antisemitism, raises concerns about the "impunity that exists today regarding antisemitism and antisemitic comments made by UN officials". More specifically, it refers to a historic Facebook post made…

_____ (2023-01-01). Latin America And Caribbean Year 2022 In Review. popularresistance.org 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in what is viewed as Washington's backyard. Two centuries later, the doctrine faces a fragile future. | Going into the new year, the neoliberal model for regional development has been discredited in Latin America and the Caribbean The socialist model is under siege, and the social-democratic model is encountering unfavorable conditions. | Paradoxically, the very problems that t…

_____ (2023-01-01). Legalization For All Network Condemns Anti-Immigrant Supreme Court Ruling. popularresistance.org The Legalization for All Network condemns the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on December 27 to force the government to keep the terrible Trump-era 'Title 42' policy in place that closed the US-México border to asylum-seekers. | Trump invoked Title 42 more than two years ago, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to close the border to asylum-seekers attempting to present themselves at the US-México border to request asylum. It is a right under international law to request asylum and have that request considered. That has not happened at the US-México border since Title 42 was imposed. | Trump's implementa…

_____ (2023-01-01). Pakistan's Imran Khan Compares His Ouster To CIA Coup In Iran. popularresistance.org Pakistan's former Prime Minister likened the US-backed parliamentary coup that removed him from power in April 2022 to the violent CIA operation that overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953. | The CIA-organized coup "was a very similar pattern followed in when my government was dismissed," Khan said. | He likewise praised Iran's independence today, stating that Western sanctions means that "the people of Iran might have suffered, but they haven't lost their dignity." | Khan added that, while Pakistan and Iran may have some differences, "you cannot disagree with them stand…

_____ (2023-01-01). The First Big Strike Of 2023 May Happen Behind Prison Walls. popularresistance.org All in all, 2022 was a banner year for organized labor. Thousands of workers in a wide variety of industries unionized; they pushed back against union-busting campaigns from oligarchs and corporate hit men; they went on strike and protested unfair treatment, from California to Alabama and everywhere in between. Public support for unions shot up to 71 percent, and the worryingly under-resourced National Labor Relations Board was inundated with more union election petitions than it could handle. Members of Gen Z, the youngest generation of workers, are even more pro-union than their millennial parents, and they are…

_____ (2023-01-01). Washington Blames Record Migration On 'Communism'. popularresistance.org After two years of Joe Biden's presidency, four times as many undocumented migrants are trying to cross the border into the United States, and he's getting desperate to explain away the increase. | In September, the administration discovered a new narrative: that migrants are fleeing "communism." | The White House ignores that fact that in the fiscal year just ended, migrants coming from the three countries he labels "communist" formed less than a third of the total: of the 2.7 million people "encountered" at the border, only a fifth came from Cuba, Nicaragua or Venezuela. | Half of all migrants still come from t…

____ (2023-01-01). Qin Gang: China remains committed to global peace, development. ecns.cn Qin Gang, China's current ambassador to the United States and now newly named foreign minister, said China is committed to its foreign policy goals of upholding world peace and promoting common development, while remaining dedicated to building a community with a shared future for mankind.

____ (2023-01-01). Int'l experts upbeat about China 2023 | Taihe Institute advisor: China will have a very sharp V recovery. ecns.cn Einar Tangen, content advisor at Taihe Institute, says: This idea of Chinese consumption driving the economy and also attracting investment is the essence of this Dual-Circulation economic strategy that China has adopted.

____ (2023-01-01). Perseverance, solidarity mean victory as China enters new phase of COVID response: Xi. ecns.cn Noting that China has entered a new phase of COVID response, President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for an extra effort from the people to pull through as perseverance and solidarity mean victory.

____ (2023-01-01). Full text of Xi Jinping's speech at New Year gathering of CPPCC National Committee. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the New Year gathering of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Friday.

____ (2023-01-01). China revises law on wildlife protection. ecns.cn Chinese lawmakers on Friday voted to adopt a revised Law on the Protection of Wildlife, which will take effect on May. 1, 2023.

____ (2023-01-01). Today's China is country where dreams become reality: Xi. ecns.cn Today's China is a country where dreams become reality, said President Xi Jinping on Saturday, citing the achievements made by the country in 2022.

____ (2023-01-01). China's non-manufacturing PMI down in December. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 41.6 in December 2022, down from 46.7 in November, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

____ (2023-01-01). Xi's speech at 1st plenum of 20th CPC Central Committee to be published. ecns.cn Qiushi Journal, the flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will on Sunday publish a speech delivered by Xi Jinping at a key Party meeting in October.

____ (2023-01-01). Xinjiang's opening-up pace not a cause for concern: spokesperson. ecns.cn The prospect of opening-up in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is not a cause for concern, a local official said on Friday, after foreign media cast doubt about its pace.

____ (2023-01-01). China keeps to national character in face of adversity: Xi. ecns.cn At every turn of the year, we always think of the great character of resilience that the Chinese nation has carried forward through millennia, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday in his 2023 New Year Address.

____ (2023-01-01). China's manufacturing PMI down in December. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 47 in December 2022, down from 48 in November, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Saturday.

Tings Chak (2023-01-01). A look back on three years of China's anti-Covid-19 fight. mronline.org As we enter into a new year and a new era of fighting Covid-19—while anticipating the new viruses that will inevitably emerge—the hope is that the world can learn from these hard-earned lessons, act and cooperate using science, not rumors, and embody a spirit of international solidarity, not stigma.

____ (2023-01-01). National legislature set to convene annual session on March 5. ecns.cn The 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, will kick off its first session in Beijing on March 5, according to a decision made by the NPC Standing Committee on Friday.

____ (2023-01-01). Full Text: 2023 New Year Address by President Xi Jinping. ecns.cn On New Year's eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2023 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address:…

teleSUR, jaa, JDO (2023-01-01). Presidente de China resalta importancia de lucha contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El mandatario hizo referencia al abandono de la política cero Covid y destacó que las acciones de prevención han pasado a otra etapa.

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-01). Venezuela Opposition Removes Guaido as 'Interim President'. news.antiwar.com Venezuela's opposition on Friday voted to remove Juan Guaido as the "interim president" and to dissolve the US-backed "interim government," a move that came after resuming talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido declared himself as the interim president of Venezuela in 2019 after not recognizing the result of the 2018 election, and he received …

David Sirota (2023-01-01). State Officials Warned Buttigieg About Airline Mess. levernews.com

Middle East Monitor (2023-01-01). Will electing the most Far Right Extremist Government Ever cost Israel International Support? juancole.com By Mohammad Makram Balawi | ( Middle East Monitor ) The results of the last round of Israeli elections must have represented a big blow to US hopes and efforts as they placed their bets on the former caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid. However, the results have shown that they bet on the …

Anonymous Contributor (2023-01-01). NYE Noise Demo in Minneapolis Celebrates Spirit of Resistance. itsgoingdown.org Report back from New Year's Eve noise demo in so-called Minneapolis, MN. Sometimes it feels like the only trace left by uprisings are their prison sentences. The streets are cleared, the stores rebuilt, the graffiti painted over, but it could be years before the captured ones can taste fresh air. This seems to holds true…

Ann Brown (2023-01-01). Dr. Umar Johnson Claims Reparations Came From Pan-Africanist Thought: What Does The Historical Record Say? moguldom.com Dr. Umar Johnson has always been very outspoken when it comes to reparations. Pan-African educator and community activist Dr. Johnson is a doctor of clinical psychology and a certified school psychologist who specializes in working with the parents of African-American children who receive special education and/or are diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders, according to his website. During a …

Jon Queally (2023-01-01). 'Stand Up and Fight': Sanders Delivers New Year's Message on 2023 Priorities. commondreams.org

Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a New Year's Day message on Sunday as he gets ready to take over as chair of the powerful Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the U.S. Senate when Congress comes back into session later this month.Laying out his priorities for the committee in 2023, Sanders put a familiar focus on the need for an improved and expanded Medicare system and lower drug costs as he lambasted the nation's "cruel and dysfunctional" for-profit system that leaves tens of millions of people uninsured or grossly underinsured."What we have in this country is really disgraceful" in terms of h…

Katie Tastrom (2023-01-01). I'm Immunocompromised. Here's How I Feel About Masking in 2023. truthout.org I wasn't surprised when the test results from my rheumatologist showed no COVID-19 antibodies, even though I had received all five doses of the vaccine that have been FDA-approved for immune-compromised folks like me. I knew the heavy dose of immune suppressants I take for my connective tissue disease made it likely that I would be in the estimated 3 percent of "moderately to severely"… |

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-01). Monday 12/26: 24th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa Kickoff – World Peace Rose Garden. indybay.org California State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden – 15 and L Street – Sacramento, CA…

Roger D. Harris (2023-01-01). Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Dec 28, 2022 | 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in what is viewed as Washington's backyard. Two centuries later, the doctrine faces a fragile future. | Going into the new year, the neoliberal model for regional development has been discredited in Latin America and the Caribbean. The socialist model is under siege and the social-democratic model is encountering unfavorable conditions.

Michael D. Yates (2023-01-01). Reinventing Work /w Mike Yates. socialistproject.ca The Socialist Project is proud to present "Reinventing Work," a launch event for Leanne MacMillan and

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Military Situation In Iraq On January 1, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

____ (2023-01-01). Xi hails social, economic development achievements in 2022. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed the achievements in the country's social and economic development during the year 2022.

Steven Sahiounie (2023-01-01). Extremist Christian Militia in Lebanon May Ignite a New Civil War. globalresearch.ca

Jon Queally (2023-01-01). Exposé Reveals Lobbyists Bought Access to Supreme Court Justices With Donations. truthout.org Both alarm and concern were expressed Saturday in response to new reporting about a charitable group with close ties to the U.S. Supreme Court that has been soliciting and accepting donations from corporate interests and far-right activists with cases before the court. The New York Times exposé focused on the activities and fundraising of the Supreme Court Historical Society… |

Fight Back (2023-01-01). Philippines: Aim for revolutionary victories in 2023. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Communist Party of the Philippines extends its revolutionary greetings to the Filipino people, their heroic Red fighters, and all their revolutionary forces as we enter the new year 2023. Let us aim high and make big revolutionary strides this coming year. | The Party is filled with optimism that it can achieve its goals of consolidating its ranks and leading the comprehensive advance of the revolution. The Party and all revolutionary forces owe it to the Filipino people who are determined to resist f…

Angelika Albaladejo (2023-01-01). Colorado Law Could Force Boulder to Sell Oil and Gas to a Private Company. truthout.org Extraction Oil and Gas, a Denver-based energy company, sent Boulder County an offer this summer. It's one that local officials don't want, but can't refuse. The company, a subsidiary of one of Colorado's largest oil and gas producers, Civitas Resources Inc., gave the county three options: Sell access to its oil and gas, partner up as a working interest owner or get thrown into a legal process… |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Chile 2022: The Year of Right-Wing Government. libya360.wordpress.com Andrés Figueroa Cornejo The last throes of 2022 have evaporated, as an unbalanced, unstable and contradictory expression of the relations of power between the interests of the ruling classes and the broad and heterogeneous movement of the struggles of the workers and the oppressed, and after the pandemic that brought the social revolt of October…

Scott Ferguson (2023-01-01). Making Digital Public Spaces w/ MUSICat. mronline.org This month Money on the Left is joined by the folks behind the MUSICat project, an online music streaming service for public libraries designed to share heterogenous local music with local community members. We speak with Preston Austin and Kelly Hiser from Rabble, the company behind MUSICat, as well as with Racquel ("Rocky") Mann, who coordinates the MUSICat service with Edmontonians as Digital Initiatives Librarian for Edmonton Public Library.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Democracy Forever! President Lula's Inaugural Address to Parliament and the National Congress. libya360.wordpress.com The complete speech made in the parliament hall after the presidential sash was conferred by the Brazilian people. I want to begin by giving a special greeting to each and every one of you. A way to remember and to repay the affection and the strength that I received every day from the Brazilian people…

Editor (2023-01-01). Everything to Know About Lula's Inauguration. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-01-01). A Year in Review: ScheerPost's Top Stories. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-01). Healthcare now and then: Soviet Georgia to the present. peoplesdispatch.org Sopiko Japaridze, a trade unionist and health activist from Georgia, has experienced healthcare in both Soviet Georgia and under the current government. She has also spent a significant part of her life in the United States. Japaridze, a member of the Solidarity Network in Georgia and a part of the People's Health Movement, compares and contrasts her experience with these three different healthcare models. | This is part one of a two part series.

____ (2023-01-01). All ski resorts in Xinjiang fully open. ecns.cn All 84 ski resorts in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have opened fully to the public. More than ,000 vouchers were issued to boost local ice and snow tourism, a regional government spokesperson said Friday.

Benjamin Wehrmann (2023-01-01). 3/4s of German Homeowners are Ready to Put Panels on their Roofs: Survey. juancole.com ( Clean Energy Wire ) Three in four houseowners in Germany wish to put a PV array on their roofs, according to a survey commissioned by the country's industry lobby group BSW . One in five houseowners aims to install PV arrays within the next twelve months, the survey by pollster …

Jon Savitt (2023-01-01). I'm a Professional Comedy Writer — The GOP Has a 'Punching Down' Problem. commondreams.org

| There's one rule in comedy so universal that it connects comics of every background, genre, and skill level: never punch down. | These three simple words can be the difference between being a headliner or being hated. | " I've been a profes…

____ (2023-01-01). Xi remembers late leader Jiang in New Year address. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Saturday paid high tribute to late Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, praising his "towering achievements and noble demeanor."

The Conversation (2023-01-01). The Climate Emergency can be Overcome: Why some Scientists are Hopeful. juancole.com By Patrick Omeja, Makerere University; Abay Yimere, Tufts University; Desta Mebratu, Stellenbosch University; and Jennifer Fitchett, University of the Witwatersrand | (The Conversation) Can our planet recover from climate change? Commissioning Editor, Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, asked scientists to share the reasons they believe there is hope. Jennifer Fitchett, Associate Professor of Physical Geography, School …

Victor Castellanos (2023-01-01). Venezuela's GDP Grew 17.73% Between January and September 2022. orinocotribune.com On Friday, December 30, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) reported that Venezuela's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 17.73% between January and September 2022. | BCV reported that the Venezuelan GDP recorded growths of 17.45%; 23.30% and 13.22% in the first, second and third quarters of 2022, respectively, with which the aggregated January-September GDP closed with a rebound of 17.73%, compared to the same period in 2021. | "With this result, there have been five consecutive quarters in which positive variations are evident in most economic activities, which reflect the favorable performance of the national pr…

_____ (2023-01-01). Under the US watch, Japan sets sail for militarization. journal-neo.org On December 16, Japan unveiled its new defence strategy aimed at giving a massive boost to the country's defence and offence capability. This is arguably the largest defence upgrade that Japan has unveiled since the Second World War when it became a 'pacifist' state. As the new documents show, Japan is now shunning its 'pacifism' …

_____ (2023-01-01). Elon Musk and the Free Speech Lie. strategic-culture.org On December 15, 2022, Elon Musk incited the greatest outrage from leftists yet when he banned a slew of progressive journalists from Twitter, including prominent figures such as CNN's Donnie O'Sullivan, the New York Times's Ryan Mac, and Vox's Aaron Rupar. Though their accounts were later reinstated, insults had already been hurled by the left-wing media, Musk labeled an oppressive right-wing tyrant. The incident even has its own Wikipedia page.

Staff (2023-01-01). First Chevron Tanker Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, December 30, US news agencies reported that the multinational oil company Chevron Corp sent an oil tanker to Venezuela to load the first shipment of crude from the country bound for the United States, after almost four years of no operations, following the unilateral blockade imposed on Venezuela by the White House. | Agencies cited "a person familiar with the matter" who provided the information with "location data" of the ship approaching Venezuelan waters. | That same unidentified source said that "another tanker will arrive at the beginning of January" and it will carry a shipment of diluents to a…

Meena Miriam Yust (2023-01-01). Seals, Satellites, and Dung Beetles — What Links Them? commondreams.org

Imagine hunting for a fish dinner in the middle of the ocean, in the middle of the night without flashlight, compass, or iPhone . . . and then to find a way back to land. This is what seals must accomplish on a regular basis to survive. These pinnipeds, so often seen posing with a ball balanced perfectly on a whiskered nose or bowing gracefully for a circus display, have skills that cannot be seen on the stage. In fact, they give our close relatives the chimpanzees something to envy. One sign of intelligence is an ability to recognize and respond to human gestures. Chimpanzees have difficulty doing this.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). Again, Fear on the Run, "Catastrophic Contagion" southfront.org | Written by Remember Event 201 of 18 October 2019 in NYC, hosted by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with the WEF (World Economic Forum) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? Of course, WHO was also present, and so were all the Globalist players, including the World Bank, IMF and — of indeed the UN and many of its sub…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-01). Latin America and Caribbean Year 2022 in Review: Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in what is viewed as Washington's backyard. Two centuries later, the doctrine faces a…

Dan DiMaggio (2023-01-01). Some of the Biggest Labor Contracts Are Expiring in 2023. truthout.org Negotiations will take place in 2023 for some of the biggest contracts in the labor movement, including at UPS and the Big Three automakers. Workers are hoping to take advantage of a tight labor market to reverse years of concessions and win big raises to help cope with inflation. New leaders in the Teamsters, and potentially the Auto Workers (UAW), have promised to put up a more aggressive fight. |

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-01). Yemen's Houthis Say They Seek a 'Permanent Ceasefire'. news.antiwar.com Yemen's Houthis seek a "permanent ceasefire" with the US-backed Saudi-led coalition, a Houthi spokesman told Yemeni TV on Sunday. Since a ceasefire expired at the beginning of October, there have still been no Saudi airstrikes in Yemen or Houthi attacks inside Saudi Arabia, but fighting on the ground has increased. Oman has renewed diplomacy between …

Igor Carvalho (2023-01-01). In first speech as president, Lula criticizes previous government and declares: "Democracy forever" peoplesdispatch.org In his first speech as president of the Republic, this Sunday afternoon January 1, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Workers' Party of Brazil (PT) criticized the government of Jair Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party. Without mentioning his name, Lula harshly attacked the former president, who on Friday December 30 abandoned the presidency and went to the USA. | "The mandate we have received, in the face of opponents inspired by fascism, will be defended with the powers that the Constitution confers on democracy. To hatred, we will respond with love. To lies, with truth. To terror and violence, we will respond with the…

Greg Roest (2023-01-01). Cryptocurrency : the Medium IS the Scam. realprogressives.org In a piece titled "Cryptocurrency: Don't Blame the Medium for the Scam," libertarian Counterpunch contributor Thomas Knapp wholly misunderstands the nature of money and cryptocurrency.

County "Health Service" Workers & HPHP (2023-01-01). Santa Cruz Homeless Death List for 2023: Follow-Up. indybay.org Two public ceremonies were held December 21st where the names of the unhoused dead for the year (some of them) were read. My response was the attached flyer, reprinted in the Serf City Times, suggesting some obvious but likely to be ignored remedies to ward off the 2023 deaths list. Also attached is the Homeless Persons Health Project/County report.

Xiaolu Sun (2023-01-01). Several new laws take effect in 2023. america.cgtn.com Here are some of the new laws that take effect in 2023 in the U.S.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-01). "The Consequences Could Be Fatal": Abandoned US Military Equipment Found On Ebay Risks Afghan Lives. southfront.org Originally published by ZeroHedge After the Biden administration's chaotic withdrawal from transfer of power to the Taliban in Afghanistan, abandoned US military equipment…

____ (2023-01-01). Will They Sue For "Peace". smoothiex12.blogspot.com

youtube (2023-01-01). Why You Should Be A Socialist In 2023. youtube.com The capitalist system has shown itself to be incapable of solving the problems it creates.

Jon Queally (2023-01-01). 'Long Live Democracy!' Brazil Celebrates Lula's Return as Right-wing Reign of Bolsonaro Ends. commondreams.org

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Brazil on Sunday to celebrate the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, whose return to the nation's highest office also marked the exit of far-right Jair Bolsonaro who left his country and arrived in the U.S. state of Florida ahead of the weekend's transfer of power.After being sworn in during a ceremony at the National Congress, Lula addressed the assembled lawmakers as he lamented the "terrible ruins" left by Bolsonaro, though he did not actually mention his predecessor by name. But Lula also issued a message of renewal and hope."

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-01-01). Chevron envía a Venezuela primeros dos buques en cuatro años. telesurtv.net El primer petrolero en cargar destino a Estados Unidos será el bahamés Caribbean Voyager. Luego arribará a Venezuela el UACC Eagle con bandera de Islas Marshall.

Staff (2023-01-01). øCuáles son las películas más esperadas de 2023? cubadebate.cu Según los estudios fílmicos y las principales publicaciones especializadas, las películas de 2023 llegarán con barbies, transformers, sirenitas, superhéroes, princesas, asesinos en serie, Willy Wonka, Indiana Jones, Ethan Hunt, John Wick, entre otros personajes atractivos para el público.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-01-01). Reportan 49 feminicidios en España en 2022. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que hubo un ligero incremento con relación a 2021 cuando se notificaron 48 feminicidios.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-01). Gobierno de Colombia acuerda cese al fuego con grupos armados durante seis meses. telesurtv.net La Misión de Verificación de las Naciones Unidas instalada en Colombia saludó el anuncio hecho por Petro durante las últimas horas del año 2022.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-01). Jornada de paro de 24 horas cierra con violencia y destrozos en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Grupos de extrema derecha, conocidos como Comités Cívicos, protagonizaron una jornada de violencia tras la detención del gobernador de Santa Cruz,…

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-01-01). Exigen libertad para los presos políticos en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Los integrantes del comité señalaron al presidente del país, Nayib Bukele, de golpear de forma sistemática el Estado de Derecho y el orden democrático.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-01-01). Informan sobre alza de contagios por la Covid-19 en Guatemala. telesurtv.net La cartera sanitaria reportó que en las últimas 24 horas se aplicaron 9,986 pruebas, de las cuales 1,729 dieron un resultado positivo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-01). Presidente Putin acusa a Occidente de agredir a Rusia. telesurtv.net En su mensaje de Año Nuevo, que se mostró este sábado en la televisión estatal, el presidente Putin aparece desde la sede del Distrito Militar del Sur (SMD).

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-01). Disidencias de FARC expresan voluntad de negociar paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net Para este proceso, el grupo presentó una delegación plenipotenciaria para un eventual diálogo de paz.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-01). El mundo comienza a celebrar la llegada del Año Nuevo. telesurtv.net En las respectivas ciudades de Australia y Nueva Zelanda, Sídney y Auckland, en ese orden, se reunieron cientos de miles de personas para vivir una colorida fiesta.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-01-01). Fallece el papa emérito Benedicto XVI a la edad de 95 años. telesurtv.net "Con pesar doy a conocer que el Papa emérito Benedicto XVI ha fallecido a las 9: 34 horas en el Monasterio Mater Ecclesiae del Vaticano", mencionó la nota del Vaticano.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-01). Comunidad internacional lamenta la muerte de Benedicto XVI. telesurtv.net El funeral por el papa emérito Benedicto XVI tendrá lugar el próximo 5 de enero, informó el director de la oficina de prensa de la Santa Sede, Matteo Bruni.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-01-01). Tàºrkiye acepta retirar sus tropas de territorios sirios. telesurtv.net Türkiye se comprometió a respetar totalmente la soberanía e integridad nacional siria.

teleSUR, jaa, JCM (2023-01-01). Ministro de Defensa ruso felicita a pueblo y soldados por nuevo año. telesurtv.net El ministro hizo un recuento de los peligros y logros evadidos por Rusia y se refirió a la amenaza del fascismo que han tenido que enfrentar en Ucrania.

teleSUR, hvh, JGN (2023-01-01). øCuáles son los objetivos del Gobierno de Lula en Brasil. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva enfatizó durante la presentación de su plan de gobierno que la reconstrucción del país es la principal quimera.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-01-01). Cristiano Ronaldo ficha por el Al-Nassr de Arabia Saudita. telesurtv.net La presentación oficial del ganador en cinco veces del Balón de Oro de France Football está programada para el próximo sábado.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-01). Gobierno de Nicaragua felicita a los revolucionarios cubanos. telesurtv.net Este 1ro de enero se cumplen 64 años del triunfo de la Revolución Cubana, primera de carácter socialista en el hemisferio occidental.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-01). Corea del Norte dispara tres misiles al mar de Japón. telesurtv.net Se detectó los lanzamientos desde la comarca de Chunghwa, alrededor de 60 kilómetros al sur de Pyongyang, desde las 08H00 horas locales.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-01-01). Presidente Maduro destaca labor colectiva en recuperar al país. telesurtv.net Presidente venezolano felicita a sus compatriotas por las pruebas superadas durante el 2022 y los éxitos logrados.