2024-02-10: News Headlines

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Russia's Rosatom Head to Visit Hungary Early March to Inspect Paks Nuclear Plant, Says Hungarian FM. sputnikglobe.com NEW YORK (RIA Novosti) — Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev will visit Hungary in early March to inspect two nuclear power plant blocks under construction near the city of Paks, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti.

TASS (2024-02-10). France shuts down two nuclear reactors over fire at Chinon NPP — authority. tass.com A transformer of Reactor 3 caught fire in a non-nuclear sector, the statement said…

Michael Welch (2024-02-10). The Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. A panel discussion from the 31st Annual General Conference. globalresearch.ca

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Industrial Megapower Germany on Edge of Ruin Thanks to Energy War Against Russia. sputnikglobe.com In 2022, Berlin dutifully followed the Biden administration's instructions to cut Germany off from Russian gas and ramp up arms deliveries to Ukraine for NATO's proxy war against Russia. Two years on, alarming predictions of a major economic crisis and the wholesale deindustrialization of Europe's biggest industrial economy are coming to pass.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). 'Fearmongering About Russia Baseless', as NATO Blocks European De-Escalation. sputnikglobe.com In a revealing interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a candid view on the current geopolitical landscape, highlighting NATO's confrontational posture towards Russia, the perceived threat of Russia and China by the West, and his vision for a multipolar world order.

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-10). US Anti-War Activists Confront Senators Over Support For Israel. popularresistance.org On February 7, activists with feminist anti-war group CODEPINK confronted several US Senators who have been doubling down on their support for Israel throughout the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip. | "Killing Hamas makes Israel safe," said Florida Senator Ted Cruz to an activist who told him that "the war does not make Jews safer." Cruz has received over one million dollars from the pro-Israel lobby since 1990, receiving USD 489,419 from 2019 to 2024. Cruz's top pro-Israel Political Action Committee (PAC) donors are the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the Republican Jewish Coalition. "Kill…

Paul Martial (2024-02-10). Sahel: a military coup. internationalviewpoint.org Victims of ECOWAS economic sanctions, the three Sahelian countries are leaving this economic union, criticising its harmful role for their populations. | – | / |

Ariadna Eljuri, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-10). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies To Burkina Faso Delegation. popularresistance.org This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Russian Military Prevented Ukraine's Attack on Civilian Ships in Black Sea. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian navy foiled an attempted attack on February 9 by Kiev on Russian civilian transport ships with the use of unmanned semi-submersible boats in the southwestern region of the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

TASS (2024-02-10). EU openly threatened Hungarian premier for his reluctance to finance Kiev – aide. tass.com According to Financial Times, EU threatened to completely freeze Hungary's outstanding funds and collapse the exchange rate for the national currency, the Hungarian forint, in order to harm the Central European country's economy and impair its investment attractiveness…

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Hungary Under Attack for Advocating Peace Talks in Ukraine Conflict — Foreign Minister. sputnikglobe.com NEW YORK (Sputnik) — Hungary is under heavy attack from the transatlantic community for its position on the conflict in Ukraine that calls for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti.

TASS (2024-02-10). Russian forces repel attack of Ukraine's unmanned vehicles on civilian ships in Black Sea. tass.com Neither civilian cargo ships nor Russian naval ships were damaged as a result of the attack, The Defense Ministry said…

Kirill Medvedev (2024-02-10). Protests by Soldiers' Wives in Russia Show How an Antiwar Movement Can Grow There. internationalviewpoint.org In Russia, the wives of men mobilized to the Ukrainian front are increasingly demanding that they be returned home. While the movement is not mainly directed at opposing Vladimir Putin, it offers hope of breaking the war machine from within.
In fall 2022, Russia began a partial mobilization of civilians for the war in Ukraine. By October 2023, at least four thousand of them had been killed (Russia's total nonrecoverable losses amount to four hundred thousand men, but these are mostly (…) | – |

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Biden Claims Congress' Failure to Approve New Ukraine Aid 'Close to Criminal Neglect'. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the US Congress' failure to approve new funding for Ukraine security assistance is close to criminal neglect.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Hungary Will Never Take Part in Arms Deliveries to Ukraine, Says Hungarian FM Szijjarto. sputnikglobe.com NEW YORK (RIA Novosti) – Hungary has never participated and will never participate in arms deliveries to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told RIA Novosti.

TASS (2024-02-10). Russia terminates lease agreements for land plots provided for Ukraine's embassy — MFA. tass.com The Ukrainian side has been informed about this in an established procedure, Maria Zakharova said…

TASS (2024-02-10). Russian forces launch 31 group strikes on Ukraine's military-industrial complex. tass.com The Russian military department clarified that the locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, formed nationalists and foreign mercenaries are also affected…

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Russian Defense Minister Shoigu Inspects Production of Drones. sputnikglobe.com Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has inspected the implementation of the state defense order for the production of reconnaissance and attack drones by defense industry enterprises in the Russian Republic of Udmurtia, the Defense Ministry reported.

TASS (2024-02-10). Magnitude 5.0 earthquake rocks Russia's Altay Republic. tass.com The intensity at the epicenter is 6.4…

TASS (2024-02-10). Russia to respond harshly to attempts to strip it of reserve ownership — Foreign Ministry. tass.com According to Maria Zakharova, if Russian reserves indeed get used as a security, any people and funds that decide to buy such obligations, will become the first candidates to be subjected to Russia's countermeasures, including financial and proprietary ones…

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Russia Inadvertently Shoots Down $2 Bln US Army Scout Copter Program. sputnikglobe.com The American military's record of throwing money away on lavish boondoggle projects is the stuff of legends, something that can only be expected from a country known for spending more on defense than the next dozen or so countries combined.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Watch Russian UAVs Eliminate Camouflaged Ukrainian Artillery. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Armed Forces have increasingly turned to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the special military operation. These drones are used for a variety of purposes, including reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, precision strike, and intelligence gathering.

Ben Norton (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.com Russia's President Vladimir Putin condemned the "boogeyman" anti-China propaganda that Trump ally Tucker Carlson spewed in his interview in Moscow, while mocking the ex Fox News host for applying to join the CIA.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Watch Russian Precision Drone Strikes on Ukrainian Hideouts. sputnikglobe.com The Russian Armed Forces have been using kamikaze drones, also known as suicide drones or loitering munitions, during the special military operation.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Two Russian Tu-95MS Missile Carriers Fly Near Alaska – MoD. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers conducted a planned flight over neutral waters of the Bering Sea near Alaska, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

TASS (2024-02-10). US even in theory not ready to negotiate with Russia based on mutual respect — MFA. tass.com Maria Zakharova emphasized that the international order should be based on the principle of sovereign equality of countries, whereas cooperation among them should be based on a balance of interests…

Staff (2024-02-10). Putin debunks Tucker Carlson's warmongering anti-China propaganda, mocks his CIA ties. geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com Subscribe now The US TV host Tucker Carlson set off a political scandal by traveling to Moscow this February to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. This provoked a debate in the media, which — as is so often the case in partisan US politics — completely missed the forest for the trees. Liberal war hawks …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Big Cat With Deadly Claws: What We Know About Russia's New Manul IFV. sputnikglobe.com The BMP-3 ("Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty," lit. "Infantry Combat Vehicle") is currently the latest armored infantry carrier in the Russian Army's arsenal. Russian defense concerns have proposed an array of upgrades, ranging from deep modernizations of the base BMP-3 model, to infantry fighting vehicle designs based on the Armata and Bumerang platforms.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Three Injured in Ukrainian Shelling of Khutor in Russia's Belgorod Region. sputnikglobe.com BELGOROD Russia (Sputnik) – Three workers have been injured in the Ukrainian shelling of the Ponury khutor in the Grayvoronsky District of Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday.

TASS (2024-02-10). Russia did not receive offer from US intelligence to jointly investigate Il-76 crash — SVR. tass.com The official noted that intelligence agencies of the two countries continue to remain in contact…

TASS (2024-02-10). Leading pollster says 75% of Russians would vote for Putin if election held next Sunday. tass.com The level of awareness Russians have about the upcoming presidential election stands at 85%…

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Russian Serviceman Reveals What Ammunition Drones Use in Special Op Zone. sputnikglobe.com Drones have become increasingly popular in modern warfare due to their versatility and effectiveness in various military operations. They offer several advantages over traditional manned aircraft, including lower operating costs, reduced risk to human life, and greater flexibility in terms of mission duration and payload capacity.

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-10). Russia: Origin and consequences of the debt repudiation of February 10, 1918. cadtm.org

Gavin Francis (2024-02-10). Perspectives] Home planet. thelancet.com In 1988 as the spirit of glasnost convinced even the US Reagan administration of the power of international cooperation, a Cold War coffee-table book of photographs of the Earth from space was published. The Home Planet, edited by Kevin W Kelley and published by a Russian publisher Mir ("Peace") and Macdonald & Co Publishers, paired space photography with astronauts' and cosmonauts' reflections on their experiences in orbit. As an adolescent it was one of my favourite books; it showed how witnessing the borderless magnificence of our planet from space could transform perspectives and priorities.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). 'Elderly Man With Poor Memory': Public See Biden Losing his Marbles After Special Counsel Leak. sputnikglobe.com American voters no longer conside Joe Biden fit to occupy the White House as his mental faculties look increasingly patchy during numerous public appearances.

Sophie Chew (2024-02-10). China Lashes Out at 'Chaos and Disorder' Behind Fukushima Radioactive Waste Water Leak. globalresearch.ca

Kevin Gosztola (2024-02-10). Countdown To Day X: CIA Reportedly Plotted To Kill Assange. thedissenter.org Editor's Note: Ahead of a major hearing before the British High Court of Justice on February 20 and 21, the "Countdown To Day X" series will highlight key aspects of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's request to appeal his extradition to the United States. Extradition should be blocked because the CIA allegedly plotted to kidnap, poison, or kill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange while he was living under political asylum in the Ecuador embassy in London. | According to Assange's legal team, extradition would undermine his right to life and right to be free from "torture or inhuman or degrading tr…

Mnar Adley (2024-02-10). TikTok Chinese Trojan Horse Run By Former CIA. mintpressnews.com TikTok is once again under public scrutiny, this time for concerns about child safety. Yet a much bigger issue is being swept under the rug: that it is increasingly controlled by the US national security state.

Owen Schalk (2024-02-10). Ottawa Shrugs Off ICJ Genocide Verdict While Cutting Funds to Palestinian Refugees. globalresearch.ca

Dan La Botz (2024-02-10). The U.S.-Mexico Border at Center of the Presidential Election. internationalviewpoint.org "Border and immigration legislation in Congress is stalled because the Republicans want it to remain an unsolved problem because that's good for Trump's campaign." | – | / |

Richard M Carpiano, Timothy Callahan, Jad A Elharake, Peter Hotez, The Lancet Commission on Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance,, Demand in the United States (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Roger L Albin's Correspondence shows some of the many ways to conceptualise the potential mechanisms underlying the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA. Two of Albin's points prompted us to elaborate here on ideas we discussed in our Viewpoint.1…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Dozens killed in Israeli strikes ahead of Rafah ground assault. thecradle.co

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Deadly Israeli Drone Strike on Civilian Car in Lebanese Town Leaves Two Martyrs and Injures. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli drone targeted a civilian car in the Lebanese town of Jadra, north of Saida, on Saturday afternoon. The strike resulted in the deaths of two individuals and left several others injured. The attack was aimed at a "Palestinian figure" who miraculously survived the strike. The three individuals who lost their lives were not the intended …

TASS (2024-02-10). Israeli warplanes deliver strike on targets in Syria – reconciliation center. tass.com The Israeli air strike caused some damage on the ground, Vadim Kulit said…

Editor (2024-02-10). Campus Divestment Activists Eye Fossil Fuel Profits on Stolen Land. scheerpost.com

GRAIN, La Via Campesina (2024-02-10). A new wave of land grabs strikes Tanzania. cadtm.org

Alan MacLeod (2024-02-10). Study Finds Media Giants New York Times, CNN, and Fox News Pushing for US War in Yemen. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Feb 6, 2024 | A MintPress study of major U.S. media outlets' coverage of the Yemeni Red Sea blockade has found an overwhelming bias in the press, which presented the event as an aggressive, hostile act of terrorism by Ansar Allah (a.k.a. the Houthis), who were presented as pawns of the Iranian government. While constantly putting forward pro-war talking points, the U.S. was portrayed as a good faith, neutral actor being "dragged" into another Middle Eastern conflict against its will. | Since November, Ansar Allah has been conducting a blockade of Israeli ships entering the Red Sea in an att…

Alan MacLeod (2024-02-10). Study Finds Media Giants New York Times, CNN, and Fox News Pushing for US War in Yemen. globalresearch.ca

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-10). Democrats And The Mediocre Black Misleaders. popularresistance.org The Democratic Party shows its contempt for the Black voters they depend upon in a myriad of ways. They talk a good game and pretend to do what Black people want while also engaging in duopoly treachery, falsely pointing to republicans as the obstacle to doing what the people want. "But Trump!", will be their most popular expression in 2024. This year will present numerous occasions for patronizing treachery against the people whose support they need the most. | One would think that as Joe Biden struggles to reach an approval rating that would ensure re-election success that he and the rest of the party establish…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Dr. Jemima Pierre: Haiti Doesn't Have a 'Gang' Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem. libya360.wordpress.com Haiti doesn't have a 'gang' problem, it has a US imperialism problem, says Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor of Global Race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia and a member of Black Alliance for Peace. Pierre joins hosts Eugene and Rania to discuss the nationwide…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-02-10). Pushing Gazans Into Rafah And Then Attacking Rafah, Killing UNRWA Funding Without Evidence: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): Israel is reportedly preparing to launch a ground …

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2024-02-10). Let Them Eat Dirt. popularresistance.org There was never any possibility that the Israeli government would agree to a pause in the fighting proposed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, much less a ceasefire. Israel is on the verge of delivering the coup de grâce in its war on Palestinians in Gaza — mass starvation. When Israeli leaders use the term "absolute victory," they mean total decimation, total elimination. The Nazis in 1942 systematically starved the 500,000 men, women and children in the Warsaw Ghetto. This is a number Israel intends to exceed. | Israel, and its chief patron the United States, by attempting to shut down the United Natio…

Tamara Nassar (2024-02-10). "Genocide Joe" sets the tone for US election year. electronicintifada.net Biden trailed by protests over the Gaza genocide.

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Fears of mass expulsion as Netanyahu orders plan for Rafah assault. electronicintifada.net

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-02-10). Fears of mass expulsion as Netanyahu orders plan for Rafah assault. electronicintifada.net Expansion of ground offensive to southernmost Gaza threatens "bloodbath" and halt to aid.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2024-02-10). Biden Administration Is Silent as Former Pakistani Prime Minister Is Sentenced to 10 Years For Revealing How the U.S. Pushed for His Removal. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2024-02-10). John Mearsheimer: Is Biden Expanding War? scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2024-02-10). Irish women basketball players protest Israel's genocide in Gaza at EuroBasket qualifier match. peoplesdispatch.org The Irish athletes refused to shake hands with Israeli players and five players on the team refused to play the match against Israel…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-02-10). Public pharma for Europe, a game-changer for access to medicines. peoplesdispatch.org "It's time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people," says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People's Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe. A long-time advocate for access to medicines, Silva understands how important it is for Europe to change the way it thinks about research and development, but also production and distribution of health technologies. | If the region were able to de-link itself from the interests of transnational pharmaceutical companies, it would be a true game changer, he says. "We need public pharma in…

Staff (2024-02-10). Thousands forced to flee in DRC's North Kivu province as M23 attacks intensify. peoplesdispatch.org At least 150,000 people have been displaced in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since February 2, as fighting has intensified between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group. According to Save the Children, at least 78,000 children are among those who have been forced to flee. The …

Staff (2024-02-10). Public pharma for Europe, a game-changer for access to medicines. peoplesdispatch.org "It's time to step up, promote health justice, and meet the real needs of people," says Alan Silva from the European chapter of the People's Health Movement (PHM), addressing the need for revolutionizing pharma policies in Europe. A long-time advocate for access to medicines, Silva understands how important it is for Europe to change the …

Tanupriya Singh (2024-02-10). Thousands forced to flee in DRC's North Kivu province as M23 attacks intensify. peoplesdispatch.org Attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23 has led to another wave of mass displacement in the province of North Kivu. The rebel group has tried to make advances towards the provincial capital of Goma, attacking the town of Sake which lies just 25 kilometers away.

Philip Giraldi (2024-02-10). Biden's War Funding Plan. He's Getting Nervous"… "U.S. Responsible for Escalation of the Conflict". Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca

Anita Hofschneider, Scheer Post. (2024-02-10). Campus Divestment Activists Eye Fossil Fuel Profits On Stolen Land. popularresistance.org Samantha Gonsalves-Wetherell, a senior at the University of Arizona, has spent years urging university officials to take climate change seriously. As a leader of UArizona Divest, she and her classmates have been pushing the university toward three goals: to divest from fossil fuels by 2029; commit to no further investments in fossil fuels; and to implement socially responsible investing goals. | "It's hard to both combat the climate crisis and also fund it," said Gonsalves-Wetherell. She has met with university officials to ask them what stocks the university has invested in and how much revenue oil and gas inves…

Anna Lekas Miller, Mondoweiss. (2024-02-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 126: US Claims It Won't Support Ground Operation. popularresistance.org The United States has warned that it will not support an "unplanned" military operation in Rafah without due consideration for displaced Palestinians who are sheltering there. | "We haven't seen any plans that would convince us that they [the Israeli military] is about to, or imminently going to conduct any major operations in Rafah," said U.S. national security spokesperson John Kirby, addressing a White House Press Conference on Thursday. | "More than one million Palestinians are sheltering in and around Rafah," he continued. "The Israeli military has a special obligation as they conduct operations there or any…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Dawn Is Breaking Out All Over, And The World Is Waking Up. popularresistance.org

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2024-02-10). Dawn Is Breaking Out All Over, And The World Is Waking Up. popularresistance.org On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. On that day in 1999, Hugo Chávez took office as the president of Venezuela and began a process of Latin American integration that — because of US intransigence — accelerated into an anti-imperialist process. Chávez's government, understanding that it would not be able to govern on behalf of the people and address their needs if it remained tied to the 1961 Constitution, pushed for deeper and deeper democratisation. In April 1999, a referendum was held to set up a Constituent Assembly, task…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-02-10). Arab World Calls US Top Security Threat, No Peace With Israel. popularresistance.org A new opinion poll conducted in 16 Arab countries shows that Washington's continued support for Israel's campaign of genocide in the Gaza Strip has dramatically hurt its image across West Asia and North Africa, as 94 percent of respondents describe the US position as "bad." At the same time, more than half say the US poses the biggest threat to regional security. | Other western states fared almost as poorly, with more than three-quarters of those polled saying the position of the UK, France, and Germany in relation to Gaza is "bad" or "very bad." | In contrast, Iran received a surge in recognition, with 48 perce…

Sean Summers, Unicorn Riot. (2024-02-10). Cop City: Federal And State Police Raid Three Homes In Atlanta. popularresistance.org Atlanta, GA — A multi-agency task force raided three homes in Atlanta early Thursday morning as part of an ongoing investigation surrounding resistance to 'Cop City.' | At around 6: 00 a.m., law enforcement agents with the Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia State Patrol, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and FBI carried out search warrants at three separate homes across the city seeking evidence related to a July 2023 arson targeting police motorcycles at an Atlanta police precinct. | One 30-year-old Atlanta local, John Mazurek, was arrested and c…

National Single Payer, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-10). What The US Can Learn From The Cuban Health Care System. popularresistance.org David Ramirez Alvarez is Second Secretary in the Cuban Embassy, representing Cuba's cultural and political forces sectors. He will be presenting an historical and current analysis of the Cuban health care system, how it differs from our profit-driven system, how Cuba provides comprehensive primary and quaternary health services in the face of a decades' long illegal and brutal U.S. blockade and still has better outcomes than ours. Ramirez Alvarez will also address how the training of health care providers and scientists in Cuba is intimately connected to the socialist culture derived from the Cuban Revolution. Is…

Ahmed Adel (2024-02-10). Zelensky Preparing to Flee the Country, Warns Ukrainian Opposition Leader. globalresearch.ca

TASS (2024-02-10). 36 Ukrainian troops surrender over past week. tass.com

TASS (2024-02-10). Ukrainian forces lost over 2,190 troops in Donetsk area in past week — Defense Ministry. tass.com Forces of Battlegroup South repelled 26 enemy attacks near settlements of Krasnoye, Leninskoye, Klescheyevka, Shumy and Pobeda…

Dongsheng Collective (2024-02-10). China grew more than any other developed economy in 2023 | January 2024. dongshengnews.org China strengthens its role as an international peace broker by intervening in multiple international conflicts; China supports Palestine's full UN membership; PetroChina now controls Iraq's largest oil field; Taiwan's separatist ruling party won elections…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Image: HFAC Roundtable: "The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela: A Conversation with María Corina Machado" Despite continuous US-led hybrid warfare to overthrow the socialist project, this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro has successfully forced the US to de facto engage with…

Editor (2024-02-10). The Road to Death Penalty Abolition Runs Through Alabama and Oklahoma. scheerpost.com By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan / Democracy Now! Countless cases lay bare the raw injustice of the death penalty in the United States. The case of Richard Glossip is certainly one of them. He's been on Oklahoma's death row since 1998, facing nine separate execution dates. He's been given his final meal three times, and, in …

Tariq Haddad (2024-02-10). The Biden administration has helped kill 85 members of my family. Of course I refused to meet with Antony Blinken. mondoweiss.net I refused to provide a photo opportunity to the Biden administration because it has aided and abetted the killing of 85 members of my family. I hope they take the time to read about the nightmare all Palestinians in Gaza are living through.

Tom Tanuki (2024-02-10). The dangers of Zionism behind closed doors. independentaustralia.net

TASS (2024-02-10). UNRWA may shut down operations by end of February — representative. tass.com

The Exposé (2024-02-10). Shocking CDC Report: Autoimmune Heart Disease Risk Skyrockets Post-COVID Vaccination. expose-news.com

Staff (2024-02-10). USCIRF president 'disturbed' over the destruction of Mosques in Uttrakhand and inauguration of a Temple on place of Babri Mosque. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff The recent targeting of mosques in India, particularly the destruction of a mosque in Uttarakhand, has garnered international attention and condemnation. USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom) has expressed its dismay over this troubling trend, highlighting the destruction and expropriation of mosques across the country. David Curry, the President …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Al-Quds Brigades: We targeted with mortar shells a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers and vehicles east of Al-Maghazi cam. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Sayyed Nasrallah Receives Iranian FM, Discuss Latest Regional Developments. english.almanar.com.lb The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, received the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Amir-Abdollahian and Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah discussed a variety of issues regarding the developments in the region and the situation in the Gaza Strip during the meeting. Iran's envoy to Beirut Mojtaba Amani was also present at …

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2024-02-10). Radical change is needed to combat capitalist agriculture! internationalviewpoint.org "Capitalism and productivism always go hand in hand, and this is particularly true in agriculture: for capitalists, you have to grow wheat… to make money (pousser du ble…pour faire du blé!, ble means both wheat and money in French!)." | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Israeli Occupation's Aggression Continues on Day 127: Martyrs and Wounded in Gaza Strip Raids. english.almanar.com.lb On the 127th day of Israel's occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip, the region continues to be targeted by land, sea, and air attacks, resulting in a devastating toll on its citizens. More than 27,840 people have been martyred and 67,300 wounded, with thousands of victims trapped under rubble and obstructed ambulances from reaching them. …

Edward Curtin (2024-02-10). The Unexpected. What Is Our Achilles Heal? "Vast Realms of Consciousness still Undreamed of". Edward Curtin. globalresearch.ca

Yazeed Ibrahim (2024-02-10). A Prescription for Peace in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-02-10). Destroying the basic standards of legislation-The Uttarakhand model of UCC. muslimmirror.com By Narender Nagarwal Introduction The Uttarakhand government, led by Pushkar Singh Dhami, has recently introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which has sparked considerable opposition from various segments of society. Critics argue that the UCC violates the basic principles of governance, legislation, and democracy. Upon analysing some of the provisions of the Uttarakhand model of …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Palestine Red Crescent Society Says Israel Arrests Doctors and Wounded in Al-Amal Hospital. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said eight members of the organization, including four doctors and four wounded people, were arrested by Israeli forces at Al-Amal Hospital in the Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis.

TASS (2024-02-10). Gaza talks tough, each seeks maximum benefit – Egyptian foreign minister. tass.com Sameh Shoukry pointed out that Egypt "maintains intensive contact to work out a formula for a ceasefire in the Strip"

Editor (2024-02-10). It's Known as "Death by Incarceration." These People Want to End It. scheerpost.com

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Moscow Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year. sputnikglobe.com Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is a significant traditional holiday celebrated by Chinese communities around the world. The celebration typically lasts 15 days, sporting vibrant decorations, traditional foods, and family gatherings.

TASS (2024-02-10). One killed, two injured when unidentified device explodes in Kalmykia region. tass.com An unidentified device exploded at the Psychological Help Center in Elista on the basement floor of a residential building…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). A.O.C. Completely WRECKED By Lee Camp! youtu.be

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Biden Aide Secretly Admits 'Missteps' in Response to War in Gaza. sputnikglobe.com The ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict is compounding Joe Biden's challenges on the political front. Despite pressure from fellow Democrats to call for a ceasefire, Biden maintains support for Israel. However, his comments characterizing casualties as "a price of waging war" have led to a decline in his popularity among his voter base.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-10). Organisations that make up the UN World Government System. expose-news.com The UN has been quietly gestating and building power for decades and, through agreements such as Agenda 2030, has become a sovereign power unto itself. This shadow global government seeks to regulate …

Allen Forrest (2024-02-10). Making Fun of Conspiracy Theorists. dissidentvoice.org

Farooq Tariq (2024-02-10). Pakistan General Elections: A Vote Against IMF Policies and State Repression. internationalviewpoint.org "Although the left-wing participated to some extent, their influence was limited, with fewer than 40 candidates contesting. Despite this setback, parties like Haqooq Khalq vow to continue strengthening their base among the working class through parliamentary intervention." | – | / |

youtube (2024-02-10). Global Rally Against Complicity in Gaza Genocide. youtube.com Defund genocide, NOT aid to the genocided.

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Biden's 'Angry' Press Conference Made Hur's Memory Report 'Infinitely Worse'. sputnikglobe.com The fallout from US President Joe Biden's emergency press conference on Thursday night might be even worse than the damning report itself, Ed Martin, former chairman of the Missouri Republican Party told Sputnik's Final Countdown on Friday.

TASS (2024-02-10). Israel Defense Forces report killing two Hamas commanders in Rafah. tass.com IDF eliminated Ahmed Eliakubi and Iman Rantisi…

Andrés Madrid Tamayo, Andrés Tapia Arias (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. internationalviewpoint.org "In short, the proliferation of drug trafficking in Ecuador is an acute symptom of the degradation of neoliberal capitalism and marks a point of no return between barbarism and a profound transformation of our country." | – | / |

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Sirens sound in Dishon, Yiftah, Al-Malkiya, and Ramot Naftali in the Upper Galilee out of fear of drone infiltration. english.almanar.com.lb

TASS (2024-02-10). US hits Houthi surface vehicles, cruise missiles in Yemen — CENTCOM. tass.com It is reported that the targets were identified in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-02-10). Why Is Saudi Arabia Open To Normalize Relations With 'Israel'? orinocotribune.com

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). The West's Hate Crime Problem: Destroy War Hero Monuments, But Protect Satanist Statues. sputnikglobe.com The cheap and cheesy legal definition of "hate", as it applies to "hate crimes", basically boils down to "that which might hurt somebody's feelings", even those feelings are of those worship, and even personify, the very incarnation of evil itself.

Édouard Soulier (2024-02-10). A slow collapse in Tunisia. internationalviewpoint.org "The country's disastrous political and economic situation is driving people to Europe, and for several months now Tunisia has also been a transit country for crossings." | – | / |

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-10). Vernon Coleman's Dictionary of Old English Words and Phrases. expose-news.com Dr. Vernon Coleman has published a new book. Titled 'Vernon Coleman's Dictionary of Old English Words and Phrases: An essential vocabulary of traditional English for language lovers' it is a unique collection …

Staff (2024-02-10). Right wing Hindu group threatens Christian schools to remove religious symbols or 'face dire consequences'. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Staff In a concerning incident in Assam, a Hindu group has issued threats to Christian schools, demanding the removal of religious symbols or be prepared to face severe consequences. This development has raised concerns over religious freedom and interfaith harmony in the region. Incidents of Intolerance A Hindu group, whose identity remains …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). US Commits $11 Billion for Chips Research Project Amid Backlash From Companies. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration is stepping up efforts to fix shortcomings in chip making and packaging innovation to keep up with China's inroads in the sector. But plans to start a chip research consortium lack preparation – they haven't even sorted out where it will be based, while big chip firms haven't received federal funding in nearly 1.5 years.

Editor (2024-02-10). Problem Newly Revealed in Juvenile Hall Schools: A Failure to Get Kids to Class. scheerpost.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). South Africa v. Israel: Nicaragua Requests Permission to Intervene in the Proceedings Under Article 62 of the Statute. libya360.wordpress.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Nicaragua requests permission to intervene in the proceedings under Article 62 of the ICJ Statute — Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) Case: 192 — Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Economic Crisis Looms in Northern Settlements Amid War Risk with Hezbollah: Businesses Struggle as Tensions Rise. english.almanar.com.lb Israeli media reports reveal that businesses in Kiryat Shmona, Shlomi, and other northern areas have taken a hit, with expenditures dropping significantly. The ongoing confrontation and escalation between Hezbollah and the Israeli occupation forces, has led to closures of thousands of businesses since October 7, 2023, causing widespread economic hardship. Amid the crisis, food …

Bharat Dogra (2024-02-10). Tanzanian Farmers and Pastoralists Hit by Double Whammy of Corporate Farming and Tourism Projects. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-02-10). Haldwani violence: Loss of lives, property damage, worrying, says Mayawati. muslimmirror.com Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Saturday, February 10, that the loss of lives and damage to property in violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally-built madrasa in Uttarakhand's Haldwani is very worrying. She also said the incident could have been prevented if the government was alert. In …

Jessica Buxbaum (2024-02-10). "Facts for Peace": The Billionaire-backed Propaganda Campaign Attacking the Palestinian Cause. globalresearch.ca

Naomi Snell (2024-02-10). POEM: Never too soon. independentaustralia.net

Joseph Healy (2024-02-10). Smoke and Mirrors — The Unionist Miracle — What's really happening in the North of Ireland? internationalviewpoint.org The current political situation in the North of Ireland: the DUP's deal to return to power-sharing is merely political theatre to placate their base, while the long-term tide of Irish nationalism and eventual unity continues to advance. | – | / |

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Individualism Is Making Public Transit Worse. nextcity.org

Editor (2024-02-10). Citing World Court, Japan Firm Cuts Ties With Israel Arms Maker. scheerpost.com

scorinoco (2024-02-10). Nicaragua Formally Applies to Join ICJ Genocide Case Against 'Israel'. orinocotribune.com The government of Nicaragua has filed a formal application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to join South Africa in its genocide case against "Israel." | The ICJ announced in a In its fil…

Staff (2024-02-10). Data suggests BJP govt. is targeting Muslims: 2878 Acres of forest land encroached in Uttarakhand 2022-23. muslimmirror.com By Syed Zubair Ahmad The issue of land encroachment in Uttarakhand, particularly the recent incident involving the demolition of a mosque and a madrasa in the Banbhoolpura area of Haldwani, has sparked significant controversy and unrest. The demolition drive led by the administration resulted in violent clashes, leaving six dead and over 250 injured. This …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Poland, South Korea Rethink $22 Bln Arms Deal Amid Fear of Sparking Regional Wars. sputnikglobe.com Warsaw is debating whether to proceed with the acquisition of billions of dollars-worth of additional South Korean military hardware amid questions over the terms of a loan. The deadlock may be just the thing both countries need to avoid a further escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe and the Korean Peninsula, a geopolitical observer says.

Editor (2024-02-10). The subversive truth: The incomplete feminist revolution. mronline.org In her latest column, VA's Andreína Chávez explores the contrast between grassroots feminism and women's demands versus government-led initiatives.

Editor (2024-02-10). War on Gaza: UNRWA and the West's sickening hypocrisy. mronline.org That the West did nothing after the ICJ ruling on Israeli genocide and yet defunded aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza after unproved Israeli accusations tells you everything you need to know.

TASS (2024-02-10). Death toll from Israeli military operation in Gaza exceeds 28,000 — health ministry. tass.com Since early October 2023, 67,611 people had been wounded in Israeli bombardment and shelling attacks, the enclave's Health Ministry said…

Uriel Araujo (2024-02-10). "Should We Stay or should We Leave?" U.S. Stuck in the Middle East, Devoid of Deterrence Power. globalresearch.ca

Ociel Ali Lopez (2024-02-10). US Ponders on Venezuela: Repeat the Mistake of 'Guaidó experience' or Consent to Another Candidate? orinocotribune.com By Ociel Alí López — Feb 9, 2024 | The Venezuelan extreme-right politician María Corina Machado, who created the phrase "until the end," has come up with a new mantra: "there can be no elections without me." She has been one of the biggest proponents of voting abstention and foreign intervention. She also supposedly This time she has taken the electoral route, although it seems that…

Franck Gaudichaud, Pablo Abufom (2024-02-10). Is a new political cycle opening up in Chile? internationalviewpoint.org "The path for the left and social movements will have to be a path of social struggles and class conflict, feminist and ecosocialist and throughly anticapitalist, aimed at exploding the causes of the crisis, while resolving its most immediate symptoms with short-term material solutions." | – | / |

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Consumption-As-Politics: Taylor Swift Isn't the Defining Political Issue of Our Times. truthdig.com

Masis Kürkçügil (2024-02-10). "The absence of rules is the fundamental character of the regime" internationalviewpoint.org "Since we cannot separate foreign policy from domestic policy, Erdoğan will have to deal with domestic issues, especially economic and social problems, in the coming years. The absence of rules, the refusal to submit to any rules on the part of Erdoğan, is the fundamental characteristic of the regime" | – | / |

Larry Johnson (2024-02-10). Some More Big Take Aways from Tucker's Putin Interview. sonar21.com

Abdullah Jallow (2024-02-10). 1] An elder reminded us of the Hadith "Ahead of you is the era of patience", so let's recall Surah Al-Asr! salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Messenger [peace and blessings of Allah be upon him] said, "Verily ahead of you is the era of patience during which (one's firm) adherence (to the religion) will be the reward of fifty men". [1] Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdil Wahhaab [may Allah …

Tamam Mohsen (2024-02-10). The Gaza genocide is just an instrument in Israel's larger colonial project. mondoweiss.net Genocide is Israel's latest policy, alongside ethnic cleansing and apartheid, in its settler colonial project of eliminating the Palestinians.

Joe George (2024-02-10). Film Review: 'The Teachers' Lounge' Instructs the Oppressed in Power Politics. progressive.org Race and class dynamics play out in a German school in the new film by Ilker àáatak.

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). State Dept Spox Can't Answer About Israel's War Crimes. youtube.com

Staff (2024-02-10). Venezuela's National Assembly Condemns European Parliament's Interventionist Resolution (+Persona Non Grata). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a new example of imperial interference, on Thursday, February 8, the European…

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2024-02-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 127: Growing international alarm over Israeli plans to invade Rafah. mondoweiss.net Israel has announced its intention to push ahead with its plans to invade Rafah in the southernmost Gaza Strip, where 1.3 million Palestinians are sheltering. Rafah's mayor, Ahmed al-Sufi, warns any military action there would result in a "massacre".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Unilateral Coercive Measures: The Devastating Impact of Economic Sanctions on Countries and People. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina Dr. Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur talks about the devastating impact of economic sanctions on countries and people. Dr. Alena Douhan is a professor of International Law, the Director of the Peace Research Center at the Belarusian State University, and an Associated member of the Institute for International Law of Peace and…

Editor (2024-02-10). Love, but not for the colonized: Responding to the repression of Palestine solidarity at CUNY. mronline.org Our panel for a conference on equity and antiracism at CUNY's Lehman College was canceled because it included the word "intifada" in the title. Instead of promoting antiracism, CUNY participates in the demonization of Palestinian resistance.

TASS (2024-02-10). Israel's operation in Rafah to aggravate Gaza crisis — Egyptian foreign minister. tass.com The Rafah developments portend further deterioration throughout the Gaza Strip, Sameh Shoukry said…

Editor (2024-02-10). Much like Prison Visiting Rules, The Use of the Espionage Act is Arbitrary and Punitive. scheerpost.com By Jeffrey Sterling / Progressive Hub In Mid-December 2023, Charles Glass, the esteemed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher visited with Julian Assange, an inmate at Belmarsh Prison in the U.K. Assange has been confined there since April, 2019. He is awaiting his final appeal to quash U.S. efforts to extradite him to face some of …

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-10). Israeli media: At least 10 rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards the western Galilee. english.almanar.com.lb

Staff (2024-02-10). After Uttarakhand, Assam Cabinet to discuss UCC bill. muslimmirror.com Guwahati : The Assam government will soon come up with a bill to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state and a Cabinet meeting in this regard was called on Saturday to discuss the matter. State irrigation minister Jayanta Malla Baruah told reporters here on Saturday that the Assam government has been planning …

Fiona Edwards (2024-02-10). Hyper-imperialism — A Dangerous Threat to Humanity. globalresearch.ca

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-10). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

CADTM, Eric Toussaint (2024-02-10). Éric Toussaint argues in favour of a law against vulture funds at the French National Assembly. cadtm.org

CETIM (2024-02-10). Peasant mobilisations in Europe. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-10). SUNFED versus World Bank. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-10). Why the Marshall Plan ? cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Gilbert Achcar (2024-02-10). Israel's Genocidal War After Four Months. cadtm.org

Michael Roberts (2024-02-10). Pakistan's misery continues. cadtm.org

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-02-10). When the West nails the Israeli coffin of the Palestinian people! cadtm.org

Staff (2024-02-10). Gaza martyrs' blood to put an end to Israeli regime: President Raisi. muslimmirror.com Tehran : Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has emphasized that the Iranian authorities are confident that the blood of martyrs in the Gaza Strip will create a situation that puts an end to the Israeli regime and the current unjust world order. Raisi made these remarks during a meeting of top Iranian officials and representatives of …

Aminatta Forna, Daniel Marchalik (2024-02-10). Perspectives] Hospital dogs and Sigrid Nunez's The Friend. thelancet.com The start of the COVID-19 lockdown brought with it an unprecedented spike in animal adoptions. But as policies relaxed and societies moved on from the pandemic, countless pets suddenly found themselves once again abandoned. These unwanted pets were not the only animals that ended up shelters. As millions of people worldwide died or became chronically ill from COVID-19, many animals lost their owners, highlighting a question often overlooked in hospitals: what happens to pets when their owners are no longer able to take care of them?

Chukwudi A Nnaji, Uchenna A Amaechi, Charles S Wiysonge (2024-02-10). Correspondence] R21/Matrix-M vaccine: optimising supply, maximising impact. thelancet.com Following decades of extensive research and development, a second malaria vaccine, the R21/Matrix-M vaccine, has been recommended by WHO.1 The recommendation comes at a crucial time when progress has stalled over the past decade due to a host of factors, including parasite resistance and persisting suboptimal access to preventive interventions, diagnostics, and therapeutics, with service disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic posing additional constraints.2 The addition of the new vaccine to the arsenal of malaria control and elimination tools offers a glimmer of hope and creates an impetus for expediting current e…

James Smith (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Manufactured scarcity and the allocation of scarce resources. thelancet.com An ethical framework to allocate scarce resources by influential US-based ethicists Ezekiel J Emanuel and Govind Persad is riddled with shortcomings that have the potential to detract from global health ethics, rather than advance the moral utility of the field.1…

John Zarocostas (2024-02-10). World Report] WHO rolls out plan to strengthen country offices. thelancet.com Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced plans to boost country office workforces and delegate new powers. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.

Lise Alves (2024-02-10). World Report] Health in Brazil: 1 year of Lula. thelancet.com 12 months after his return to the presidential palace, Brazil's Lula has focused on resurrecting and restrengthening health programmes. Lise Alves reports from Sao Paulo.

Mitchell Berger (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Manufactured scarcity and the allocation of scarce resources. thelancet.com I appreciated the discussion by Ezekiel J Emanuel and Govind Persad,1 but would like to raise three considerations. First, although the authors claim, "A consensus exists on what ethical values are relevant to addressing the challenges of allocating scarce medical resources within and among countries",1 such arguably broad consensus did not always translate into clear and fair prioritisation criteria during the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, at times during the COVID-19 pandemic, governments and various advisory commissions and panels developed criteria that neglected some individuals most at risk of developing…

Richard Horton (2024-02-10). Comment] Offline: Is there still time? thelancet.com "Earth boiled in 2023—will it happen again in 2024?", ran a recent headline in Nature. The question was understandable. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded. The tone of the article was doom-laden—"climate researchers look ahead with trepidation". Is drenching readers with forecasts of apocalypse the best way to encourage action? Hannah Ritchie does not think so. In Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (2024), which runs against the modern tide of catastrophist thinking, Ritchie argues that creating an ambience of anxiety, dread, and pessimism i…

Roger L Albin (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Vaccination and the defence of democracy. thelancet.com Richard M Carpiano and colleagues provide a useful summary of anti-vaccine activism in the USA.1 Their policy prescriptions are sensible but are likely to fall short because they fail to confront a fundamental feature of anti-vaccine activism. Anti-vaccine activism is one of numerous right-wing initiatives defending free market fundamentalism.2…

Sharmila Devi (2024-02-10). World Report] Health and aid organisations give UNRWA warning. thelancet.com Agencies say that no other organisation can do the work of UNRWA to provide humanitarian and health assistance in Gaza. Sharmila Devi reports.

Stephen P Miranda, Justin T Clapp (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Manufactured scarcity and the allocation of scarce resources. thelancet.com Ezekiel J Emanuel and Govind Persad have pinned the failures of the COVID-19 pandemic response on inadequate operationalisation of ethical principles in public health.1 The authors outline three procedural approaches they claim would have facilitated rapid development of priority groups and avoided mistakes in resource allocation.2 In doing so, the authors sidestep an important question: how useful or relevant are high-level guiding principles if we continually fail to implement them faithfully in different contexts?

The Lancet-PPATS Commission on Prevention of Viral Spillover, Thomas C Mettenleiter, Andrea S Winkler (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Draft of WHO Pandemic Agreement plays down primary prevention. thelancet.com As scientists who are deeply engaged in reducing the risk of another pandemic, we are concerned that primary pandemic prevention—actions taken to reduce the risk of an outbreak occurring at all—gets inadequate attention in the draft text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, released on Oct 16, 2023.1…

The Lancet (2024-02-10). Editorial] Malaria vaccines: a test for global health. thelancet.com Throughout recorded history, malaria has blighted populations across the globe. Today, by far, WHO's African region has the highest burden. In 2022, the region was home to 233 million (94%) malaria cases and 580‚Äà000 (95%) malaria deaths, about 80% of which were in children younger than 5 years. Despite ambitions to reduce this burden, efforts to control malaria have stagnated: global cases dropped by 29% between 2000 and 2019 but only by 2% between 2015 and 2019. Might this all be about to change? On Jan 22, 2024, Cameroon began the roll-out of RTS,S/AS01, the first malaria vaccine to be used…

Udani Samarasekera (2024-02-10). Perspectives] Ashwin Vasan: committed to addressing NYC's health challenges. thelancet.com In 2019, an inhabitant of New York City (NYC) could expect to live into their early eighties, but in 2020 that age fell to late seventies. Tackling this "challenge of falling life expectancy" is a public health priority for Ashwin Vasan, the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NY, USA. "There are many direct and indirect drivers of this drop in lifespan", he says. "Certainly COVID-19 has caused significant excess deaths, but when you examine more closely there are other drivers like rising overdoses, increasing rates of interpersonal violence, widening birth inequities, and stubborn a…

TASS (2024-02-10). Netanyahu seeks to end Rafah operation in southern Gaza by March 10 — newspaper. tass.com The prime minister recently told the military cabinet that, given international pressure, the operation in the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip should end by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan…

Ali Azgar (2024-02-10). Streams@TV] Scotland v France LIVE Coverage ON TV Channel Febraury 10, 2024. muslimnews.co.uk Scotland welcome France as the second weekend of the Six Nations kicks off in Edinburgh this afternoon. Last Update 10 February 2024 France vs Scotland LIVE TODAY'S LEAGUE LEADERS MATCH, France travel to Tofiq B…ôhramov, Baku, France on Monday with manager Mikel Arteta bidding to extend a surprising unbeaten run at Scotland …

sputnikglobe (2024-02-10). Biden Says He'd Never Forget The, You Know, The Thing. sputnikglobe.com On Thursday, Special Counsel Robert Hur, who had been investigating US President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents following his time as Vice President, announced that he would not bring charges against the president.

therealnews (2024-02-10). $7-mln TV ad spot on Super Bowl Sunday to 'Stop Jewish Hate'. therealnews.com Dave Zirin takes aim at the influence of Zionism in professional sports.

John Clarke (2024-02-10). Palestine 'a crappy piece of land' claim sparks outrage. mronline.org The resignation of a provincial minister in Canada over anti-Palestinian comments marks a victory for the Palestine solidarity movement, reports John Clarke.

Contributing Writers (2024-02-10). On the Death of Khaled al-Asaad/ By Janice Kortkamp. marktaliano.net The body of Khaled al-Asaad has been found in Syria. Allow me to tell you this story please… He was the custodian and lead archaeologist of famed Palmyra, the spectacular UNESCO world heritage site that was taken by ISIS in May of 2015. As the terrorists were approaching, al-Asaad helped evacuate the invaluable artifacts in …

Junaid S. Ahmad (2024-02-10). Elections in Pakistan. Victory of Imran Khan's PTI Party. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-02-10). Pakistan elections 2024 : Imran Khan And Nawaz Sharif both claim victory. muslimmirror.com Pakistan : Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan is claiming victory in Thursday's poll, as independent candidates linked to him have won most seats so far. But another ex-PM, Nawaz Sharif, says his party has emerged the largest and urges others to join him in coalition. There are reports that coalition talks between Mr Sharif's …

Staff (2024-02-10). Pakistan elections 2024 : Imran Khan And Nawaz Sharif both claim victory. muslimmirror.com Pakistan : Jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan is claiming victory in Thursday's poll, as independent candidates linked to him have won most seats so far. But another ex-PM, Nawaz Sharif, says his party has emerged the largest and urges others to join him in coalition. There are reports that coalition talks between Mr Sharif's …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-10). Spain: Riot police are used to crush farmers' protests. expose-news.com Farmer protests have been taking place since Tuesday throughout Spain. Yesterday they announced that would they take their protest to the Socialist Party headquarters in Madrid today. The government has announced that …

Editor (2024-02-10). Banks continue to prop up the fossil fuel industry. mronline.org The hypocrisy of the world's biggest banks on climate change keeps mounting.

Mike Walter (2024-02-10). The Heat: Spring Festival 2024. america.cgtn.com China's Spring Festival Gala kicked off the New Year on Friday. The week-long holiday starts the celebration of the Year of the Loong or Dragon. Watched by nearly 700 million people, it's believed to be the world's most-watched TV program. | Joining us: | Ted Xu is a Chinese language teacher. | Gabriel Yin Yue is a CGTN Correspondent. | #SpringFestival2024…

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Dear Mr High Commissioner: Help Free Assange. consortiumnews.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-02-10). Biden Admin Admits to 'Missteps' in Handling Gaza Genocide But Will Not Alter. news.antiwar.com

Editor (2024-02-10). Lack of Access to Health Care Is Partly to Blame for Skyrocketing HIV Rates Among Gay Black Men. scheerpost.com By Deion Scott Hawkins / The Conversation Over the past 20 years, people living with HIV in the United States have seen a drastic improvement in their overall quality of life. But the medical achievements that have made those lives better and created longer life expectancies have not benefited all communities. In fact, some communities still have higher …

Editor (2024-02-10). This Black History Month, Fight for the Freedom to Learn. scheerpost.com

Carla Ancona, Francesco Forastiere (2024-02-10). Correspondence] Post-earthquake demolition in Türkiye: health implications. thelancet.com On Feb 6, 2023, a magnitude 7 ∑8 earthquake occurred in southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria. Approximately 9 h later a second earthquake of magnitude 7 ∑6 followed. The official death toll surpassed 40‚Äà000,1 but the number could be much higher due to the unofficial presence of Syrian refugees and complicated rescue conditions. Around 26 million people have been directly affected by the earthquakes.2 WHO defined it as the worst natural disaster of the past century in Europe.3…

Norman Solomon (2024-02-10). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. indybay.org Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

Angela (2024-02-10). Saturday 2/10: LA Labor for Palestine. indybay.org LA City Hall | 200 N Spring St. | Los Angeles, CA…

Anonymous (2024-02-10). LAVC Grant Director Falsified Resumes/Employment Histories. indybay.org New documents being released show that the scandal at Los Angeles Valley College involved Grant Director Dan Watanabe asking student-workers and others to falsify their resumes and credentials to receive employment from the Grant he managed. Erika Endrijonas knew about it, Annie G. Reed helped cover it up. LACCD Board of Trustees did nothing.

Angela (2024-02-10). Tuesday 2/13: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

Ceasefire Postcards (2024-02-10). Saturday 2/10: Postcard Pop-up: Martyred Journalists – Say Their Names. indybay.org Heyma Coffee | 1122 University Ave | Berkeley, CA 94702…

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-02-10). Sunday 2/11: Pink Slip Pelosi for Enabling Genocide Valentine Party. indybay.org Nancy Pelosi's House, 2640 Broadway, SF…

Ken Kaufman (2024-02-10). Friday 4/19: New Living Expo at Marin Center. indybay.org APRIL 19 — 21, 2024 | FRIDAY 2-8PM, SATURDAY 10-8PM, SUNDAY 11-7PM | MARIN CENTER, 10 AVENUE OF THE FLAGS | SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA…

Martin Edwin Andersen (2024-02-10). "An Intelligence Disclosure & the Merit System Protection Board's Cathy A. Harris" indybay.org The following was published exactly one year after the 2001 national security recipient of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel's "Public Servant Award' made a pro se request asking the OSC to accept an Intelligence Disclosure on the failure of Cathy A. Harris, acting U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) chair, to uphold the duties of her office. The Petitioner remains unwavering in his belief that the remedy can be found in U.S. law, the Constitution, and in legitimate OSC functions.

Angela (2024-02-10). Saturday 2/10: Oakland: Kids Rally for Palestine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater | Oakland, CA…

Angela (2024-02-10). Sunday 2/11: Monterey Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Windows on the Bay Park, Del Monte Beach | Monterey, CA…

Green Party (2024-02-10). Sunday 2/11: Jovanka Beckles & Nikki Bas on "A monumental primary election for northern Alameda county" indybay.org Via Zoom: | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88083342274 | Meeting ID: 880 8334 2274 | One tap mobile | +12532158782,,88083342274# US (Tacoma) | +13017158592,,88083342274# US (Washington DC) | Dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | Meeting ID: 880 8334 2274…

Joan Simon (2024-02-10). Thursday 2/15: Drop the Charges Against the Uhuru 3. indybay.org 48 S. 7th Street | San Jose, CA 95112…

LVP (2024-02-10). Against Zionism! UK Prof David Miller Wins Tribunal Ruling He Was Fired For Anti-Zionism. indybay.org UK Bristol professor David Miller won a victory at a government tribunal that he had been illegally fired for being an anti-Zionist.

Santa Cruz News (2024-02-10). DSA Santa Cruz Electoral Working Group Recommends Yes on Measure M, Housing for People. indybay.org The Electoral Action Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Santa Cruz recommends a yes vote on Measure M, the Housing for People initiative, which is on the ballot in the March 5 primary election in the City of Santa Cruz. If passed, Measure M will increase the ratio of inclusionary/affordable housing to 25% in new large projects of 30+ units, and will require a majority vote of the people before the city's General Plan can be amended to raise current building height limits or floor area ratios.

Activists Respond with Emergency Mobilization (2024-02-10). Stanford Sit-In to Stop Gaza Genocide Threatened with Removal by University Administration. indybay.org On February 8, Stanford University's administration issued a mandate telling students they could be disciplined for attending overnight protests. Demonstrators' tents have stood continuously over 110 days, the longest such protest in Stanford's history.

Angela (2024-02-10). Saturday 2/10: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "To My Father" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Angela (2024-02-10). Friday 2/16: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Henry Giroux (2024-02-10). Youth & Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: The Personal & the Political. indybay.org Youth and Memories of Hope in the Age of Disposability: Connecting the Personal and the Political. There is a war raging in neoliberal societies, especially in the United States, especially against working-class youth, Black and Brown youth, and impoverished youth.

Lynda Carson (2024-02-10). Beware of politicians defending genocide in the name of self defense. indybay.org Beware of the Apocalypse!

Mike Rhodes (2024-02-10). We Are Here to Help. indybay.org Who are you going to call when the police murder a family member or friend?>

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-02-10). Pushing Gazans Into Rafah And Then Attacking Rafah, Killing UNRWA Funding Without Evidence. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The IDF has been packing the population of Gaza into the southernmost part of the enclave like toothpaste toward the end of a tube, and now they're going to attack that southernmost part, but it's totally not genocide and you're an evil Nazi if you say it is.

Eric Toussaint (2024-02-09). Russia: Origin and consequences of the debt repudiation of February 10, 1918. cadtm.org

sputnikglobe (2024-02-09). Lavrov Addresses Ceremony Honoring Diplomats. sputnikglobe.com Diplomatic Workers' Day was established through a presidential decree in 2002, commemorating the significance of February 10, 1549. This particular date marks the first official mention of the Posolsky Prikaz, which served as Russia's initial foreign policy institution according to historical chronicles.

TASS (2024-02-09). Communication between leaders reflects high level of Russia-China relations — envoy. tass.com This year, Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, February 10, starting a year of the Wood Dragon…

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