2023-03-31: News Headlines

_____ (2023-03-31). How Africa is facilitating Multipolar World. journal-neo.org The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine (as also Ukraine's NATO allies) has brought some very interesting changes to the international political economy. Whereas this conflict has led Europe — working under immense pressure from the US — to stop its purchase of oil and gas from Russia, it has also allowed Russia to divert […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ

Ramzy Baroud (2023-03-31). 'Israel Is (Not) Back to Africa': How African Countries Are Challenging Israeli Plot on the Continent. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Mar 22, 2023 | The scene of Israeli Ambassador, Sharon Bar-Li, along with other Israeli delegates, being Unable to fahom the breakdown of its diplomatic and political efforts, Tel Aviv respon…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-03-31). Suman diez los casos de cólera en Gauteng, Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net El ente detalló que se trata de cuatro nuevos casos, siguen a la detección de otros seis casos en la provincia, Gauteng.

ecns.cn (2023-03-31). Insights | Chinese path to modernization serves as model for development of many countries. ecns.cn The Chinese path to modernization is vital to regional and global economic development. China provides momentum to global economic growth, and serves as a model for the development of many countries, especially those in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.




Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-03-30). US Threatened To Invade International Criminal Court. popularresistance.org Many countries in the Global South have denounced the International Criminal Court as a neocolonial institution, biased in favor of the West. Its leadership has been dominated by Europeans, and as of 2016, only Africans had been brought to trial at the court. | In a rare point of agreement, the United States has also opposed the International Criminal Court (ICC) since its inception. The US is not a member of the ICC, and Washington has even imposed sanctions on its top officials and threatened to arrest judges and prosecutors. | In fact, when the court first opened in the Netherlands in 2002, the United States p…

Rick Rozoff (2023-03-30). U.S. soldiers get NATO medals for training Estonian allies on missiles that can reach Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and AfricaMarch 23, 2023 Soldiers receive NATO Medal from Estonian Minister of Defence Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery Regiment (1-14 FA), 75th Field Artillery Brigade, supporting the 4th Infantry Division in Europe, were presented NATO medals from the Estonian military and civilian leadership during a ceremony, March …

Weekly Trust (2023-03-30). California will respond to the Pan African Congress call for better seed movement. indybay.org Our California Pan African World Food and Ag Pavilion will offer proposed opportunities towards solutions that offer greater access to global seed research and development. 'We need to hear from farmers how we can continuously and sustainably bridge the gap between seed companies and the farming community, now more pronounced mainly by the negative impact of climate change. On our side, we will endeavor to work with the farmers to help increase the resilience and profitability of African farming in the face of climate change and other challenges,'

WSWS (2023-03-30). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers in Portugal resume strikes over pay and career progression in the face of government minimum service requirements; Lebanese telecom workers on indefinite walkout over pay as currency plummets and inflation hits 124 percent; South African workers at Makro stores begin 10-day strike over pay and sackings in year-long dispute…


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_____ (2023-03-30). Why has Turkey Stepped Up its Diplomatic Efforts with Egypt? journal-neo.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-31). Daily Round-up | Saudi Arabia joins SCO & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we look at Saudi Arabia joining SCO; , Chad nationalizes oil assets, US senate repeals Iraq wars' authorizations, and Colombia announces conference to promote Venezuelan dialogue.

Staff (2023-03-31). El primer ponchado en Grandes Ligas por la nueva regla de tiempo. cubadebate.cu Las nuevas reglas implementadas por Major League Baseball (MLB) han generado diversas opiniones, pero lo cierto es que ya ha dado inicio una nueva era en el béisbol moderno.De manera oficial con el Opening Day ya se ha iniciado a jugar con, entre otras cosas, el cronometro para agilizar los partidos y recortar su duración. La iniciativa también llega hasta el picheo.

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). Chinese FM meets PNG counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Justin Tkatchenko on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.

_____ (2023-03-30). Why has Turkey Stepped Up its Diplomatic Efforts with Egypt? journal-neo.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-03-31). Daily Round-up | Saudi Arabia joins SCO & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up, we look at Saudi Arabia joining SCO; , Chad nationalizes oil assets, US senate repeals Iraq wars' authorizations, and Colombia announces conference to promote Venezuelan dialogue.

Staff (2023-03-31). El primer ponchado en Grandes Ligas por la nueva regla de tiempo. cubadebate.cu Las nuevas reglas implementadas por Major League Baseball (MLB) han generado diversas opiniones, pero lo cierto es que ya ha dado inicio una nueva era en el béisbol moderno.De manera oficial con el Opening Day ya se ha iniciado a jugar con, entre otras cosas, el cronometro para agilizar los partidos y recortar su duración. La iniciativa también llega hasta el picheo.

ecns.cn (2023-03-30). Chinese FM meets PNG counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Papua New Guinea (PNG) Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Justin Tkatchenko on Thursday in Boao, Hainan Province, and pledged to boost bilateral ties.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). American Plan 2.0: The Global Fragility Act Unfolds. libya360.wordpress.com Kim Ives People walk past an abandoned police station in the Drouillard neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Nov. 7, 2022. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times) The Global Fragility Act may wear the humanitarian garb of USAID, but it is fundamentally a military deployment. In the late 1980s, after the fall of Jean—Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Belarusian Mercenaries Fighting for Kiev Plan Terrorist Attacks against Minsk. libya360.wordpress.com Lucas Leiroz Sabotage operations may take place within the territory of the Republic of Belarus. According to information provided by an important Russian official, Belarusian mercenaries who are currently fighting for the Ukrainian side would be sent back to their homeland with the aim of planning mutiny, boycott and terrorism operations against the local government….

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Brazil & China Sign Trade Deals in Local Currency. libya360.wordpress.com Brazil's state-owned company for the promotion of exports and investments, ApexBrasil, announced on Wednesday the beginning of the establishment of bilateral trade between China and Brazil in local currencies, directly between the Chinese Yuan and the Brazilian Real, excluding the US dollar as a method of payment. During the Brazil-China Economic Seminar, held in Beijing,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Chechen Fighters Sign Deal with Ukraine to Form All-Chechen Brigade to Fight Russians. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises. Kiev is welcoming Chechens to join the war against Russia. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty / Geovien So Jihadists coming fresh from Syria exemplify yet again that War on Terror is a fraud. In early March, Asia Times reported that the Ukrainian government under Volodymyr…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). Nicaragua Supports Russia's Global Security Efforts. libya360.wordpress.com Nicaragua supports Russia's efforts to ensure security and stability at the international level, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada Colindres said during talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday. Moncada is in Moscow accompanied by a high-profile government delegation, which includes representatives from several Nicaraguan agencies and departments. Nicaragua supports Russia's people and government…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). 'Russia Alone Can Already Confront the Entire West…'. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of talks in restricted format, Kremlin, Moscow, March 21, 2023 The Russian media reported that President Vladimir Putin made an extraordinary gesture as President Xi Jinping left the Kremlin following the state dinner last week on Tuesday evening by escorting him to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-03-30). US Experts Grapple with Ukraine End Game: Admit War of Attrition is Unwinnable. libya360.wordpress.com Desperation and fantastical thinking take hold of "top US foreign policy experts" as they contemplate an end game in Ukraine… — CSIS admits crucial weapons and munitions face critical shortages including HIMARS launchers, 155mm artillery rounds, anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles; — CSIS suggests the US could deplete all of its inventories along with Europe into…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-03-31). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…

Editor (2023-03-30). Patrick Lawrence: French Streets and American Sofas. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost You might be Brazilian or Malian or Singaporean, it is remarkable the world over to watch the French explode into the streets of dozens of cities and towns to protest the imperial president residing in Élysée Palace. It is altogether singular to follow the demonstrations against Emmanuel Macron …

Staff (2023-03-30). Masar Badil: We demand the cancellation and boycott of the "Israel Universities Festival" in Brazil! samidoun.net The Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, condemns the "Israel Universities Festival," a normalization fair being organized at Unicamp — Campinas State University in Brazil on April 3, 2023. This is a Zionist event hostile to the Palestinian people and their rights, and we urge those responsible at the university to cancel this …

Aarathi Prasad (2023-04-01). [Perspectives] Annabel Sowemimo: countering inequities in health care. thelancet.com Annabel Sowemimo is a community sexual and reproductive health (CSRH) registrar in Leicester, UK, working at the Haymarket Health clinic and Leicester Royal Infirmary and Leicester General Hospital. She was born in London to a father who came to England from Nigeria as a medical graduate hoping to become a surgeon, and a mother Sowemimo describes as "an advocate for people", who was a special educational needs teacher and had been raised in 1960s' London in a family of working-class Nigerian migrants.

The Lancet (2023-04-01). [Editorial] Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite. thelancet.com 1 year ago, we published The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation, which carefully laid out how investing in health would enable Nigeria to fulfil its immense potential and power—in the region, the continent, and on the world stage. The report was led by Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL, London) and written by Nigerians, for Nigerians. The Commission called for health to be placed at the centre of a new social contract, to energise engagement in society, to generate wealth, and ultimately to help inspire a new generation of Nigerians, as the country becomes one of the m…

Olivier Uwishema (2023-04-01). [Correspondence] Rwanda's health-care transformation: a case study for war-torn countries. thelancet.com As the world commemorates the 29th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi people in 1994, now is an excellent moment to reflect on the remarkable progress the country has made in its health-care system. Despite the devastating loss of life and infrastructure in the aftermath of the Tutsi genocide, Rwanda has been able to rebuild its health-care system and provide its citizens with access to quality care. This progress is a powerful lesson for countries in war conflicts and a testament to the resilience and determination of the Rwandan people.

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