(2024-08-23). Fresh Headache For Israel, Electricity Crisis Set To Worsen Amid Global Anger Over Gaza War | Watch. hindustantimes.com Just days after Colombia halted coal exports to Israel, similar demands erupted in South Africa. Anti-Israel protesters on August 22 gathered outside offices of Glencore coal in Johannesburg. Protesters demanded that the company end its economic relations with Israel. The protest occurred days after Colombia suspended coal exports to Israel on August 19. Watch for more.
(2024-08-23). Xi to attend opening ceremony of 2024 Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and deliver a keynote speech on Sept. 5, foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced here on Friday.
(2024-08-23). Russian President highlights contribution of Great African Expedition. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The research of Russian specialists, who will arrive in Africa on the Great African Expedition, will contribute to the continent's food security, said President Vladimir Putin.
(2024-08-23). China to hold high-level talks with Africa during FOCAC 2024 forum. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The next Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC 2024), which is scheduled for September 4th to 6th, will host four parallel high-level meetings for the first time, reported China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
(2024-08-23). Algerian fuel tanker on mercy mission to power-short Lebanon. newarab.com 
An Algerian oil tanker set sail Thursday for power-hungry Clashes in Lebanon's south since last October has only added to the troubles of a country which is politically largely rudderless, whose economy collapsed five years ago and where Prime Mini…
(2024-08-23). World countries urge end to Israeli violence in West Bank. presstv.ir Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), including Algeria and China, have decried Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
(2024-08-23). More than 1,000 cases of sexual violence against minors in Angola. plenglish.com Luanda, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The Angolan Courts of Common Jurisdiction are today processing 1,084 cases of sexual violence against minors, according to the spokesman of the Superior Council of the Judicial Magistracy, Correa Bartolomeu.
(2024-08-23). World's second largest diamond found in Botswana. aljazeera.com
daijiworld.com (2024-08-23). Venezuelan top court validates presidential election resultsCaracas, Aug 23 (IANS): Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) has validated the results of the presidential elections held last month, which declared that Nicolas Maduro was re-elected as president of Venezuela. | The National Electoral Council announced that the Electoral Chamber of the court validated the results of the presidential election on July 28, the president of the court Caryslia Beatriz Rodriguez read the ruling. | The ruling was "verified in an unrestricted and unequivocal manner" by national and international electoral experts who participated in the auditing process, she was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency.
(2024-08-23). Carnage goes on as Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza amid truce talks. presstv.ir Israeli forces have pushed deeper into areas of the central and southern Gaza, forcing displaced people to once again leave their areas.
(2024-08-23). Hezbollah targets Israeli military sites with 'squadron of attack drones'. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah has carried out fresh retaliatory attacks against a number of strategic Israeli military positions in the northern part of the occupied territories.
(2024-08-23). The Weakness of Progressive Latin American Governments in These Precarious Times. dissidentvoice.org 
Andry LeoÃÅn (Venezuela), José Gregorio Hernández, 2023. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 16 August 2024, the Organisation of American States (OAS), whose 1948 formation as a Cold War institution was instigated by the United States, voted on a resolution regarding the Venezuelan presidential elections. The nub of …
(2024-08-23). Hezbollah strikes Meron Air Base, destroys Israeli spying devices. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah says it carried out a strike on the Meron military base, targeting Israel's spying devices.
(2024-08-23). President of Nicaragua celebrates certification of Maduro's victory. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 23 (Prensa Latina) The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, congratulated Venezuela after the certification by the Supreme Court of Justice of Nicolás Maduro's victory in the elections on July 28TH.
(2024-08-23). Venezuela: Supreme Court Confirms Nicolás Maduro's Victory (+Far-Right Response). orinocotribune.com The Electoral Chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) validated the results issued by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the presidential elections held on July 28. The decision is contained in a ruling that was read at the TSJ headquarters in Caracas in the presence of the diplomatic corps and Venezuelan officials. | The ruling was issued this Thursday, August 22, by Judge Carislya Beatriz Rodríguez, president of the TSJ and the Electoral Chamber. The judge was accompanied by justices Fanny Márquez and Inocencio Figueroa. This ruling is the r…
(2024-08-23). Paul Craig Roberts: Defeat for Israel? What the Media Isn't Telling You! — NATO's Devastating Gamble. thealtworld.com Paul Craig Roberts (PCR) has had careers in scholarship and academia, journalism, public service, and business. He is chairman of The Institute for Political Economy. | President Reagan appointed Dr. Roberts Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and he was confirmed in office by the U.S. Senate. From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Roberts served on the congressional staff where he drafted the Kemp-Roth bill and played a leading role in developing bipartisan support for a supply-side economic policy. After leaving the Treasury, he served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Departmen…
(2024-08-23). Consciousness raising: personal and social — The struggle for change. workers.org 
The process of raising social consciousness about the need for revolutionary socialism parallels the process of raising personal consciousness in psychotherapy. People are brought up by people. Their original primary caretaker(s) are responsible for their existing, surviving and thriving even from before the moment of birth, usually until pre-adolescence, when . . . |
(2024-08-23). New energy smart cargo ship unveiled in Shandong. ecns.cn Compared with traditional inland vessels, new energy vessels can save 3 percent of energy, reduce pollutant emissions by more than 90 percent, and carbon emissions by 15 percent.
(2024-08-23). Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Thailand. ecns.cn All nine people aboard including 5 Chinese nationals were confirmed dead in the crash on Thursday.
(2024-08-22). New energy smart cargo ship unveiled in Shandong. ecns.cn Compared with traditional inland vessels, new energy vessels can save 3 percent of energy, reduce pollutant emissions by more than 90 percent, and carbon emissions by 15 percent.
(2024-08-23). China launches 4A satellite. ecns.cn A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan, Aug. 22, 2024.
(2024-08-22). Plane carrying 9 people crashes in Thailand. ecns.cn All nine people aboard including 5 Chinese nationals were confirmed dead in the crash on Thursday.
(2024-08-22). China launches 4A satellite. ecns.cn A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the ChinaSat 4A satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan, Aug. 22, 2024.
(2024-08-23). Chile_Valdivia: A 40 años Homenaje a resistentes asesinados por la dictadura. indybay.org Chile | Valdivia: A 40 años conmemoran a resistentes a la dictadura asesinados en operación Alfa Carbón de la CNI…
(2024-08-23). Solidarity with Cuba event held at SEIU Chicago during DNC. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—"I'm a trade unionist, so I liked the idea of breaking rules," said Joe Richert, secretary-treasurer of Service Employees International Union Local 73, to a crowd of peace activists and union members at the SEIU Healthcare union hall. The event was organized on the third day of the Democratic National Convention happening in Chicago by …
(2024-08-23). Kiev, the wall of the fallen. pressenza.com 
August 18, was Sunday and in the ancient and splendid churches and cathedrals of Kiev resounded the evocative melodies of prayers and rites, intoned by the popes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, independent and separate from that of the Moscow Patriarchate. | I enter the Cathedral of St. Vladimir during the Eucharistic celebration and, judging by the tiara, the age and the solemnity of the gestures, the Patriarch of Kiev himself could be presiding over the concelebration. | There are mostly women, veiled as we did a few decades ago, and men who are generally old or very young. | Practically everyone, before, dur…
(2024-08-23). Israeli soldier killed in central Gaza combat. haaretz.com Sgt. 1st Class (res.) Evyatar Atuar, a 24-year-old from Rosh Ha'ayin, was killed in central Gaza on Friday ‚ñ Seven soldiers were wounded in the same incident…
(2024-08-23). Unlock Chinese Cities: Ancient city ignites night economy. ecns.cn In Central China's Henan Province lies an ancient city Luoyang, hailed as the Divine Capital. It's one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals, a cradle of Chinese civilization. The centuries-old Luoyang historical and cultural block is a must-visit spot for tourists who come to this central Chinese city.
(2024-08-23). CPC leadership reviews measures on western region's development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review policies and measures to open up a new vista in the large-scale development of the western region.
(2024-08-22). Unlock Chinese Cities: Ancient city ignites night economy. ecns.cn In Central China's Henan Province lies an ancient city Luoyang, hailed as the Divine Capital. It's one of the Eight Great Ancient Capitals, a cradle of Chinese civilization. The centuries-old Luoyang historical and cultural block is a must-visit spot for tourists who come to this central Chinese city.
(2024-08-22). CPC leadership reviews measures on western region's development. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on Friday to review policies and measures to open up a new vista in the large-scale development of the western region.
(2024-08-23). A Minor Gang Raped in Assam's Dhing, Hundreds of Women Protesters Hit the Street. pressenza.com Guwahati: Hundreds of Assamese women on Friday hit the street of Dhing in central Assam demanding justice for a minor who was gang raped by a group of suspected Muslim migrants on 22 August 2024 while she was returning home from tutorial classes in the evening hours. Following a call by the Dhing unit of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU), all commercial establishments and educational institutions remain closed in the locality as a mark of protest. Two of the accused have been detained by the police and a search for the third one is going on. | AASU president Utpal Sarma demanded stringent actions against the c…