2022-04-03: News Headlines

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar Cemetery and 2022 Armed Forces Day Celebration. indybay.org The Negro Bar Cemetery was originally associated with the Negro Bar Gold Rush Era Mining Town, which is a California State Historical Site. Across Lake Natoma, a newly developed project area set aside within the vast Folsom Lake Recreational Area managed by California State Parks to honor early pioneers of African Descent along today's American River Parkway during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875) is under another round of effort to distort, destroy and/or disregard authentic California History.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). 2022 California Armed Service Day – Tribute to United States Colored Troops. indybay.org AB 1655, is on the way to an official California Juneteenth Holiday to begin sharing our authentic contribution toward saving the Union while fighting for freedom. In July of 1862, Congress passed the Militia Act of 1862. It had become an "indispensable military necessity" to call on America's African descent population to help save the Union.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-03). United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act. indybay.org The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, collectively, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during the Civil War.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-03). 20 killed in armed attack on gold mine in Burkina Faso. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) — Twenty people were killed in a terror attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso, media outlets reported Saturday.

Ben Norton (2022-04-02). New Cold War Neocolonialism: West Threatens Solomon Islands over China Alliance. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Mar 29, 2022 | The Solomon Islands, a sovereign country in the Pacific, broke ties with Taiwan and allied with China. So the US backed a failed violent coup attempt. Australia now calls the area its "backyard," and media moguls demand an invasion to prevent the nation from signing a security pact with Beijing. | The Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation in the Pacific, near Papua New Guinea and Australia, with a population of nearly 700,000 people (making it larger than EU/NATO member Luxembourg, NATO members Iceland and Montenegro, and EU member Malta). | As Western powers heat up their…

Our Reporter (2022-04-02). Uganda Airlines inaugurates new Board of Directors. plusnews.ug The new Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines Company Limited has been inaugurated. The seven-member team was initiated after taking the oath of allegiance at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Friday. They include; Priscilla Mirembe Serukka (Chairperson), Samson Rwahwire, Herbert Kamuntu, Patrick Ocailap, Barbara Namugambe, Abdi Karim Moding, and Ebrahim Kisoro Sadrudin. Their installation ends …

Staff (2022-04-02). "Our commitment to a prosperous Africa remains unwavering" en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 02 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has visited Ghana and Sierra Leone and has twisted, "Our commitment to a prosperous Africa remains unwavering."

Aarathi Prasad (2022-04-02). [Perspectives] Angela Migowa: advocating for children with rheumatic diseases. thelancet.com Angela Migowa's clinical work is challenging. Across east and central Africa, she is one of only two paediatric rheumatologists. It is a situation that Migowa, Assistant Professor and Paediatric Rheumatologist in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa (AKUMCEA) in Nairobi, Kenya, is passionate about rectifying. "In my country…potentially between 300‚Äà000 and 500‚Äà000 children have arthritis and associated conditions…it is one of the greatest challenges that many of these children are going undiagnosed." The roots…

John Zarocostas (2022-04-02). [World Report] Mixed response to COVID-19 intellectual property waiver. thelancet.com The global health community says the draft outcome—between the EU, the USA, India, and South Africa—falls short of expectations. John Zarocostas reports from Geneva.

_____ (2022-04-02). Dock Workers In Genoa Protest Transit Of Arms Through Their Port. popularresistance.org On March 31, dock workers of the Italian port of Genoa observed a 24-hour strike protesting the usage of the port for the transit of arms which are likely to be used in deadly imperialist wars going across the world. The call of the strike was given by USB Italia trade union. Activists from various left, anti-war groups including Potere al Popolo participated in the blockade held at the Ethiopia crossing at the Genoa port and an assembly of workers at Cap in via Albertazzi. | During the protest, workers raised a banner which read "Not a penny, a rifle or a soldier for war" and also stated that Italian ports and a…

Asere Constance Ichuma (2022-04-01). Oulanyah's body returns home. plusnews.ug The body of the fallen Speaker of the 11th Parliament Jacob L'Okori Oulanyah has finally returned back to Uganda. The fallen speaker died from a highly reputable hospital in Seattle ,United States of America (USA) where he was receiving from treatment since early February after a long time illness. The body of Oulanyah arrived at …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-02). Expert Alert: Mayo Clinic Healthcare cardiologist explains link between diabetes, heart disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LONDON — The number of people worldwide with diabetes is rising and with diabetes comes a higher risk for heart disease. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains the connection between these two serious, chronic diseases. People with Type 2 diabetes are up to four times more likely than the general population to die from cardiovascular causes, leading physicians to recognize the need to reduce heart disease risk in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…

TASS (2022-04-02). Europe has no robust alternative to paying for Russian gas in rubles – expert. tass.com Leonardo Paz Neves of the Fundacao Getulio Vargas foundation believes, the new payment rules for Russian gas will cause no turmoil on the global energy market…

TASS (2022-04-02). Turkish forces shell northern Syrian city of Ayn Issa, injuires reported – TV. tass.com Artillery and mortar fire was coming from the border security zone, created by the Turkish troops in 2019, Syria's Alikhbaria TV reported…

Dave DeCamp (2022-04-02). US to Work With Allies to Send Soviet-Made Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com A US official told The New York Times on Friday that the Biden administration will work with allies in Europe The move marks an escalation in Western military aid to Ukraine. Until now, the US and its NATO allies have provided Ukraine with thousands of shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles but have held off on sending more advanced weapons over concerns of provoking Russia. | The US official wouldn't specify how many tanks will be sent or what countries the…

TASS (2022-04-02). US blacklists 120 organizations from Russia, Belarus. tass.com A document uploaded to the US Federal Register says those organizations were determined to be "acting contrary to the national security interests or foreign policy of the United States"

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