2023-05-14: News Headlines

Jubilee USA Network (2023-05-14). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Crises. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…

Julie Varughese, Toward Freedom. (2023-05-14). First Public Comments After African People's Socialist Party Members Indicted. popularresistance.org Saint Petersburg, Florida—Three of the four U.S.-based defendants in the U.S. government's case about a conspiracy with Russia to sow social discord spoke out May 10 for the first time since indictments dropped last month. | "It's important to note where there's some troubling aspects of this case, where the federal government is using federal criminal law to stifle dissenting voices," said Leonard Goodman, attorney for Penny Hess, chair of the African People's Solidarity Committee. The committee formed in 1976 in Saint Petersburg for white people to organize in the white community for reparations to Africa…

WIN (2023-05-14). OPENING THE FRONT LINE AGAINST APARTHEID! A celebration of the mass strikes of 1973. indybay.org There will be an international panel on the 1973 anniversary of the South Africa Duban worker uprising against the apartheid regime.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). Venezuela: Cooperation, solidarity and defense with Palestine. plenglish.com with friendly countries in Africa and the region, and ALBA-TCP's | rejection of Israel's aggressions against the Palestinian people, | stood out in the week that closes here today. | The meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the Bolivarian Republic, | Vladimir Padrino, and of Colombia, Ivan Velazquez, ratified the will | of the governments of Nicolas Maduro and Gustavo Petro, respectively, | to advance in the consolidation of the reestablished diplomatic | relations. | Padrino and Velazquez signed a joint declaration on strategic areas of | cooperation in security matters, such as the increase of the Armed | For…

Jubilee USA Network (2023-05-13). African Catholic Bishops Urge G7 Action on Debt, Bank Reform and Aid to Navigate Africa Crises. indybay.org Africa Faith Leaders Urge Passage of New York Taxpayers and International Debt Crises Protection Act (S4747, A2970)…

WIN (2023-05-13). OPENING THE FRONT LINE AGAINST APARTHEID! A celebration of the mass strikes of 1973. indybay.org There will be an international panel on the 1973 anniversary of the South Africa Duban worker uprising against the apartheid regime.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Venezuela Cooperation and defending the Palestinian people. plenglish.com Caracas, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's cooperation and solidarity with friendly countries in Africa and the region, and ALBA-TCP's rejection of Israel's aggressions against the Palestinian people, stood out in the week that ends today.

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Gaza Returns to Normal After Israeli Military Onslaught. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, daily life returned to normal in Gaza after five days of incessant Israeli attacks on the Palestinian population, which left 33 dead, over 150 injured, and economic losses valued at more than 45 million euros. | RELATED: | On Saturday night, the mediation carried out by Egypt managed to get the Israeli Army and Palestinian militants to declare a ceasefire and agree to a truce. | In the morning, most businesses, companies, and…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-05-14). Cautious calm reigns in Gaza after ceasefire in Israeli aggression. plenglish.com The agreement was mediated by Egypt and entered into force from 22: 00 local time on Saturday, and included a commitment to a cessation of hostilities, as well as to stop attacking civilians and demolishing houses. | The Israeli Army Radio confirmed the reopening of all crossings in the Strip since Sunday morning, in addition to the entry of workers and traders to and from Gaza. | Palestinians took to the streets of the central governorate before dawn to celebrate the victory of the Al-Quds Brigades and the resistance in the fight against Tel Aviv. | For Abd al-Rahman Nassar, Arab and regional affairs analyst for…

Anonymous669 (2023-05-14). Gaza Confrontation Reaches End With Egypt-Brokered Ceasefire. southfront.org File image. | Late on May 14, Israel concluded its military operation in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian armed factions halted rocket attacks under a ceasefire agreement that was brokered by Egypt. | The confrontation in Gaza broke out on May 9, when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Shield and Arrow against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in response to a series of rocket attacks that targeted southern Israeli towns and settlements a week earlier. | The PIJ and other Palestinian armed f…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-05-14). Ataque terrorista asesina a 33 personas en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net Testigos presenciales afirman haber visto un grupo de asaltantes "fuertemente armados, a bordo de motos" quienes dispararon a la multitud.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-14). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….

Ana Perdigón (2023-05-14). Venezuela: María Corina Machado Again Attacks Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-13). Sudan: Hundreds of Thousands in Darfur Displaced by a Conflict that is Swiftly Becoming a Civil War. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni UNHCR staff with refugees from Sudan in Chad. Photo: UNHCR/Colin Delfosse While the national capital Khartoum has seen the most intense battles between the army and the paramilitary RSF, most of the internal displacements are occurring in Darfur due to escalating armed conflict between militias. The region already has most of Sudan's 3.7…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-05-13). Mayo Clinic research on remote hospital care for a rural or urban home setting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Chad Semling, who is 47 years old, spent 113 days in the hospital for recovery and rehabilitation before being admitted to Advanced Care at Home, a Mayo Clinic program that uses telehealth to provide health care remotely for patients who live in rural and urban areas. Semling, a Mayo Clinic patient in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, suffered multiple compression fractures within his back, a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and severe lung blockage, all due to COVID-19….

Ryan Cristián (2023-05-13). The New Woke/WEF Twitter CEO & The Partisan Meltdown (On Both Sides). thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/13/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Kenyan Conservation Efforts Hit by Death of Six Lions. telesurenglish.net On Saturday evening, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and the Big Life Foundation (BLF) confirmed that herdsmen killed six lions. | RELATED: | The incident happened after a group of nine subadult lions broke into a livestock enclosure near Mbirikani in the southern county of Kajiado, which is close to the Amboseli National Park on Friday night, killing 12 goats and a dog. BLF rangers responded immediately, pushing the lions away from the ho…

Israel Shahak (2023-05-14). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-13). Macron's Democracy: Repression and Austerity. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Loffredo reports from Paris for The Grayzone, covering the national uprising against French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to impose neoliberal austerity measures through unpopular pension reforms. Hear from the protest rank-and-file as they describe repression at the hands of militarized police, arbitrary jailing, and their fight against the billionaire president's aggressive rollback of economic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-13). Nicaragua: What We Learned About Agroecology. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Kohn As part of a seminar course at the University of Maryland, students travel to Nicaragua to see firsthand how the country has confronted the challenges of hunger and poverty and achieved food self-sufficiency. At the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture, we have developed a seminar course titled "Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in Nicaragua" offered…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-13). UNSC Arria Meeting "Freedom of Religion in Ukraine: Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" libya360.wordpress.com Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at Arria-formula meeting of UNSC members "Situation with freedom of religion and belief in Ukraine: persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church" Introductory remarks We welcome all participants of the Arria -formula meeting of UN Security Council member states that we called to draw attention to an unprecedented situation. The canonical…

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Syria's Return to Arab World Proves Declining US Interference. telesurenglish.net The return of Syria to the Arab League (AL) and the normalization of relations with most Arab countries revealed that the impact of the U.S. interventionist policies in the region is fading away as the Arab countries realize that U.S. interference has only plunged the region into instability and chaos, experts in Syria have said. | RELATED: | After 12 years of suspension, Arab foreign ministers finally m…

Anonymous669 (2023-05-14). Syrian Intelligence Chief Met With Leaders Of Turkish-Backed Factions In Aleppo — Report. southfront.org File image. | The chief of Syria's General Intelligence Directorate Hussam Louqa held a meeting with the leaders of Turkish-backed armed factions in Aleppo city to brief them on the normalization process between Damascus and Ankara, According to the French news website, Louqa accompanie…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-05-14). Ejército de Somalia mata a 44 miembros del grupo Al Shabab. telesurtv.net El grupo yihadista controla zonas rurales del centro y sur de Somalia y realiza también acciones militares en países vecinos como Kenia y Etiopía.

teleSUR, SH (2023-05-14). Avanzan con normalidad elecciones presidenciales en Türkiye. telesurtv.net El presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan y el opositor Kemal Kiliçdaroglu son los candidatos favoritos a ganar el proceso electoral de este domingo.

Adrian P Mundt, Carlos Ibáñez (2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.

Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, Diederik Lohman (2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions — Authors' reply. thelancet.com In response to our Comment1 calling for a move from drug prohibition to regulation, Adrian Mundt and Carlos Ibáñez question whether a dichotomy between prohibition and regulation truly exists. They note that there are "forms of regulation that do not seem to contradict market prohibitions", including decriminalisation and regulation of opioid substitution therapies. They also argue that there is "not sufficient evidence supporting that countries should further legalise cannabis or other drugs".

Adrian P Mundt, Carlos Ibáñez (2023-05-13). Correspondence] Beyond the dichotomy of drug regulations and prohibitions. thelancet.com Based on observations around the US opioid crisis and cannabis legalisation in Uruguay, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch and Diederik Lohman made a call to the public health community to challenge drug prohibition.1 It remains unspecified whether the call suggests legalising all drugs internationally or refers to advocating for evidence-based drug policy. The US opioid epidemic, related to legal prescription drugs in a specific geopolitical context, has health outcomes which differ from those of cannabis or other drugs.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-14). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-05-13). Friday 5/19: SF Speak Out At SF Chinese Consulate- Hands Off Namibian Labor Lawyer Beukes & Miners. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | Laguna and Geary St. | San Francisco…

teleSUR (2023-05-14). Sudan Announces to Extend Airspace Closure. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority extended the closure of airspace until May 23 amid continued armed conflict between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Humanitarian aid and foreign evacuation operations are excluded from this closure. | RELATED: | Since the outbreak of the clashes on April 15, the country's airspace has been closed as air navigation systems at Khartoum International Airport have been affected by the c…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-05-14). Partes beligerantes en Sudán reanudarán conversaciones en Yeda. telesurtv.net Las partes permanecerán en la ciudad saudita de Yeda, en el Mar Rojo, para comenzar la siguiente fase de las negociaciones después de acordar el plan para proteger a los civiles.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-05-13). Fighting between Sudanese army and RSF has disastrous impact in Darfur as hundreds of thousands are displaced. peoplesdispatch.org While the national capital Khartoum has seen the most intense battles between the army and the paramilitary RSF, most of the internal displacements are occurring in Darfur due to escalating armed conflict between militias. The region already has most of Sudan's 3.7 million Internally Displaced Persons…

Abdul Rahman A Saied (2023-05-13). Correspondence] Sudan's health-care system is in danger of collapse. thelancet.com On April 15, 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Current estimates indicate that more than 420 people have died and more than 3700 have been injured in the time since, and the death toll is expected to rise.1 The UN World Food Programme temporarily suspended its operations in Sudan after three World Food Programme staff members died and two others were injured during the conflict.

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-05-13). Fighting between Sudanese army and RSF has disastrous impact in Darfur as hundreds of thousands are displaced. peoplesdispatch.org While the national capital Khartoum has seen the most intense battles between the army and the paramilitary RSF, most of the internal displacements are occurring in Darfur due to escalating armed conflict between militias. The region already has most of Sudan's 3.7 million Internally Displaced Persons…

Abdul Rahman A Saied (2023-05-13). Correspondence] Sudan's health-care system is in danger of collapse. thelancet.com On April 15, 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces erupted in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan. Current estimates indicate that more than 420 people have died and more than 3700 have been injured in the time since, and the death toll is expected to rise.1 The UN World Food Programme temporarily suspended its operations in Sudan after three World Food Programme staff members died and two others were injured during the conflict.

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