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2022-01-31: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-31). Ukraine war would threaten regional and global food prices. wsws.org A disruption of Ukrainian wheat and grain exports would be especially damaging to countries such as Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, Lebanon, Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-01-31). China: Ethiopians have wisdom and capacity to handle their internal affairs. plusnews.ug In what appears to be a tease to meddlers, the government of China says Beijing has optimal confidence in the leadership and the people of Ethiopia in handling their internal affairs without meddling by outsiders. In a tweet, the spokesperson of the government of the Republic of China also heaped praise on the Ethiopian government …

Gwenaà´lle Lenoir (2022-01-31). Sudan: A coup against justice. greenleft.org.au Since the coup last October, the military have been sweeping away any hope of justice in Sudan. After holding it back during the transition that followed the fall of former president Omar al-Bashir, they are now acting alone to methodically bury judicial reforms, investigations, cooperation with the International Criminal Court, and promises of transitional justice, reports Gwenaà´lle Lenoir.

Sharon Akunda (2022-01-31). Kenya: Minibus blast kills 7. plusnews.ug At least seven people were killed and 13 others wounded after a vehicle they were traveling in ran over an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mandera county on Monday, health and police officials said. County director of health Services Abdi Maalim said Mandera Referral Hospital had received seven bodies and 13 injured patients, among them …

Ssebunya David (2022-01-31). Museveni meets DRC security chiefs, calls for unity in fighting ADF. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni has assured the people of Uganda and the Democratic republic of Congo of total peace after the two countries launched joint operations to flush out the Allied Democratic Forces from Eastern Congo. The President was Sunday addressing a delegation of security chiefs from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) led by their …

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-01-31). New Gates Foundation trustee led plot to overthrow Zimbabwean leader alongside US gov't. thegrayzone.com Listed as a US asset while spearheading Zimbabwean regime change plans, billionaire Strive Masiyiwa joins a cast of technocratic zealots on Gates' new board of trustees. In a shake-up of an institution named for one of the world's wealthiest and most influential oligarchs, Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa was appointed to the Gates Foundation's board of trustees this January. He will be joined on the board by a seemingly diverse cast of corporate elites known for their embrace of technocratic and …

Jean-Philippe Stone (2022-01-30). The Obama Line, Samantha Power, and U.S. Intervention in West Africa During the Ebola Epidemic. mronline.org December 2013 marked the beginning of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola, a severe hemorrhagic virus which causes muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding, spread from Guinean forests to the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone by the summer of 2014.

Labor Video Projecct (2022-01-30). Victory To South African Clover Workers & Smash Israeli Union Busting! For Workers Control. indybay.org As part of an international day of action on January 27, 2022 for the 5,000 South African Clover workers actions took place all over the world including in San Francisco at the Israeli consulate. The workers have been on strike since November 22, 2022.

_____ (2022-01-30). Congress Launches New Pro-Israel 'Cheerleading' Caucus. popularresistance.org Washington – Earlier this month, Congress launched the bicameral, bipartisan Abraham Accords Caucus to support normalization between Israel and Arab states. Backed by pro-Israel groups, this new political development can be interpreted as a way for the Israel lobby to regain its power over a U.S. Congress that is increasingly critical of Israel. | Described as a "cheerleading squad" in the Jewish Insider by its co-chair, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the caucus's stated goals include expanding the Abraham Accords agreements and fostering regional peace. The group's other co-chairs are Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Joni…

IGD Worldwide (2022-01-30). UK Threatens Anarchist Prisoner Toby Shone with Years of Post-Release Criminalization and Extreme Surveillance. itsgoingdown.org | Syndicated from While nobody should look to the so-called judicial system for justice, the extrajudicial prosecution of anarchists is a trend that has spread further across the globe in recent years. | The state is so shamelessly vindictive, so unabashedly a weapon against freedom that more and more anarchists worldwide face extreme repression without even the formality of a conviction or an official guilty verdic…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Honduras y Venezuela formalizan el restablecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La ceremonia de entrega de documentación se llevó a cabo en el Palacio de Gobierno de Tegucigalpa, la capital hondureña.

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