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2022-01-24: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-24). Tumult in Honduras as Libre Members Betray President-Elect Xiomara Castro. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla Following the betrayal of 18 members of the Libre party, Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix were sworn in as presidents of the National Congress of Honduras in two parallel events, leading to a complicated situation in the Central American nation. The betrayal by Libre Congress members and their selection of Cálix violated the political alliance agreed…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-24). Honduras: Two Congressional Presidents Appointed in Parallel Sessions Days Before Xiomara Castro's Inauguration. libya360.wordpress.com Congressmen Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix appointed as heads of Honduran Congress On Sunday, in two parallel sessions, the Honduran Congress appointed deputies Luis Redondo and Jorge Cálix as heads of its Board of Directors for the period 2022-2026. In the Legislative building, which dawned without electricity service and which this Sunday was still guarded…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-24). The UN is Being Used as a Cover for Criminal Activity in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Valery Kulikov Founded after the end of the Second World War, the United Nations Organization set itself a primary goal of defending peace and justice in all countries. In furtherance of this goal the UN has sent troops to armed conflicts of all kinds, mounting some 70 peacekeeping missions since 1945. Known as Blue Helmets,…

UFCLP (2022-01-24). Thursday 1/27: Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers. indybay.org San Francisco Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104…

WSWS (2022-01-24). Scores killed in Saudi-led airstrikes, highlighting US-Saudi war crimes. wsws.org On Friday, a Saudi airstrike on a detention center in Saada, northern Yemen, housing African migrant workers transiting through Yemen to Saudi Arabia, killed at least 82 people and wounded 266 more.

Staff (2022-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2022. democracynow.org U.K. High Court Rules Assange Can Request Appeal of Extradition to U.S., U.S. Judge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers, U.S. Reduces Kyiv Embassy Staff, Weighs Sending Troops to Region as Tensions Mount with Russia, Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill at Least 82 People in Yemen, Including African Migrants, 150 People Killed in Attack on Syrian Prison, Bus Bomb Kills 7 People in Afghanistan; Taliban Officials Arrive in Oslo for International Talks, Reports: Burkina Faso's President Detained by Soldiers Amid Growing Unrest, Armed Men Detain Sudanese Women's Rights Activist Amira Osman, Palestinians Call for Probe in…

teleSUR (2022-01-24). Burkina Faso President Kabore Detained by Mutinous Soldiers. telesurenglish.net Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been detained overnight by mutinous soldiers. He was taken to a military camp, local media reported Monday. | RELATED: | "The situation is confusing in Burkina Faso. Late on Sunday afternoon, shots were heard near the presidential residence… in Ouagadougou, the capital of a country plagued by jihadist violence and where riots broke out in several barracks. Faced wi…

sputniknews (2022-01-24). Burkina Faso Military Declares They're Now Governing Country. sputniknews.com On Sunday there were reports of heavy gunfire in the capital city Ouagadougou but authorities initially denied there had been any coup attempt.

WSWS (2022-01-24). Texas fascist indicted for calling for assassination of Georgia officials one day before Trump's coup attempt. wsws.org Trump supporter Chad Clark is facing up to five years in prison after his arrest for posting an online ad the day before the attack on the US Capitol calling for "patriots" to kill election officials and politicians.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-24). Anti-Chinese Propaganda, Christian Nationalism, & the Foundations for a Right-Wing Terror Campaign. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaUsing the USA's rising anti-Chinese sentiment as their ideological unifier, Christian nationalists are partnering with reactionary militias and imperialist agents to build a growing fascist movement. One that, if it doesn't fulfill its goals for regime change abroad, is still likely to carry out a successful version of its January 6th coup attempt at…

Barry Sheppard (2022-01-24). United States: The battle against Trumpism can't be left to the Democrats. greenleft.org.au Donald Trump is aiming to take back the majority in the Senate and the House in November, aided by voter suppression, as stage one of his 2024 presidential re-election campaign, write Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah.

Staff (2022-01-24). Hackers could take control of your PC through this game. rt.com PC servers for 'Darks Souls' 1, 2 and 3 turned off after reports of dangerous exploit | Bandai Namco and From Software have temporarily shut down PC servers for all 'Dark Souls' games after players began reporting an exploit that allowed malicious hackers to invade users' games and subsequently take remote control of their PCs. | It started when a post on the 'Elden Ring' subreddit revealed that a Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploit had been discovered within the 'Dark Souls' games and urged players to stay away from them until it's fixed. | Essentially, this exploit allows hackers to run scripts on a user's P…

Sharon Akunda (2022-01-24). National Medical Stores, Nawa Agency decline paying drivers. plusnews.ug Drivers who in August last year delivered a consignment of medicines and other related items belonging to National Medical Stores (NMS) are yet to receive their payment, Plus News has learnt. NMS is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to government-owned health units in …

_____ (2022-01-23). UN being Used as a Cover for Criminal Activity in Africa. journal-neo.org Founded after the end of the Second World War, the United Nations Organization set itself a primary goal of defending peace and justice in all countries. In furtherance of this goal the UN has sent troops to armed conflicts of all kinds, mounting some 70 peacekeeping missions since 1945. Known as Blue Helmets, some 100,000 …

Staff (2022-01-23). Facebook busca popularidad en àÅfrica frente a su decadencia en países occidentales. cubadebate.cu Según el testimonio de Frances Haugen, exingeniera de Facebook que acusó a la red social de anteponer las ganancias a la lucha contra la desinformación y el odio, la red social está al tanto de su declive y se desplaza a otros mercados para crecer. Uno de esos lugares es àÅfrica…

UFCLP (2022-01-23). Thursday 1/27: Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers. indybay.org San Francisco Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104…

UFCLP (2022-01-23). Thursday 1/27: Defend 5,000 Striking South African Clover Workers. indybay.org San Francisco Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery St San Francisco, CA 94104…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-23). Uganda showcases investment opportunities at China conference. plusnews.ug The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Beijing -China together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with China Africa Industrial Forum organized a Uganda- China Trade and Investment conference. According to organizers, the meeting held via Webinar sought highlight the investment opportunities and incentives in Uganda with a particular focus on Agro-processing …

_____ (2022-01-23). UN being Used as a Cover for Criminal Activity in Africa. journal-neo.org Founded after the end of the Second World War, the United Nations Organization set itself a primary goal of defending peace and justice in all countries. In furtherance of this goal the UN has sent troops to armed conflicts of all kinds, mounting some 70 peacekeeping missions since 1945. Known as Blue Helmets, some 100,000 …

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-23). Gobierno de Burkina Faso niega golpe de Estado por militares. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Gobierno llamó a la población a mantener la calma tras la circulación en redes sociales de que las fuerzas militares se hicieron del poder.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-23). Strengthen NATO: Turkey sells combat drones to 16 nations, to acquire more U.S. F-16s. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Bayraktar TB2 combat drones have been used with murderous effect in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ethiopia, Western Sahara and the Donbass. The F-16 deal with the U.S. will include the acquisition and upgrading of 120 of the multirole combat aircraft. The more advanced Akinci drone is built with Ukrainian engines and may be provided to …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-23). Oulanyah mourns Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime-Mutebile. plusnews.ug The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has paid tribute to the late Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, highlighting his role in the country's economic recovery. Tumusiime-Mutebile, 72, passed away at around 5am on Sunday from the Nairobi Hospital where he has been undergoing emergency attention. Before being flown to Kenya, the deceased was a …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-23). Blows Against the Empire — 2021 In Memoriam. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Lalla 2021 was marked, from start to finish, as a year dominated by the pandemic and its attendant dramas, including vaccination, variants, and lockdowns. When the prior year had come to a close, journalists and writers had described 2020 as the "plague year" or the "lost year." Although 2020 was defined by the onset…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-23). Chile's President-Elect Boric Reiterates His Contempt for Besieged Nicaragua and Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Jesús Rodríguez Espinoza Caracas, January 22, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com) — Gabriel Boric, president-elect of Chile, considers that the leftist governments headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua "have failed." According to him, the main indication of the Venezuelan government's failure is "the six million Venezuelans in diaspora;" however, he failed to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-23). This Socialist Island Has Saved the Lives of 97% of Covid-19 Patients. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Minister of Public Health José Angel Portal Miranda and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz visit the Celia Sánchez Manduley Provincial Hospital in Granma where they held a meeting with health workers. January 13, 2022. Photo: MINSAP 97.4% of Cubans confirmed with Covid-19 have been saved over the last two years despite the extreme…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-23). Ukraine: Russian Intervention Highly Likely. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR A radar vehicle of the S-400 Triumph surface-to-air missile system on the way to Belarus, Khabarovsk region, Russia, Jan 21, 2022 The US-Russia talks in Geneva in the last two successive weeks could not produce a breakthrough. Fundamentally, there is a contradiction that cannot be resolved easily. Russia sees in existential terms…

Staff (2022-01-23). Venezuelan Electoral Body Publishes Schedule to Formalize Recall Referendum — Promoters in Crisis. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 22, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) published on its website However, many experts, opposition politicians an…

Staff (2022-01-23). Venezuelan Electoral Body Publishes Schedule to Formalize Recall Referendum — Promoters in Crisis. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 22, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) published on its website However, many experts, opposition politicians an…

Sharon Akunda (2022-01-23). Uganda's troops in Somalia get COVID bolster dose. plusnews.ug Ugandan troops serving under AMISOM in Somalia have been vaccinated with COVID 19 booster dose in Mogadishu. The exercise that saw 512 troops receive their booster doses was led by Capt Dr Thomas Ongom the medical officer of Level II hospital under sector 1. According to the contingent commander of the Ugandan troops serving under …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-23). French military base in Mali reportedly targeted. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) — A French military base in Mali was targeted by a rocket attack early Sunday, according to media reports.

Sharon Akunda (2022-01-23). 12 Tunisian players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of Nigeria clash. plusnews.ug The Tunisian national team have suffered a big blow ahead of their AFCON 2021 round of 16 clash against the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday as 12 of their players are reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. Tunisia qualified for the second round as one of the best losers with three points after …

Plus News (2022-01-23). Adam Kungu: Muhoozi's visit to Rwanda, a transition in the making. plusnews.ug By Kungu Al-mahadi Adam All I deduced from the meeting between Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the UPDF Commander Land Forces and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, is a transition taking place. In fact, it was more to do with the internal politics of Uganda. My instincts tell me that Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Paul Kagame …

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