2022-09-24: News Headlines

____ (2022-09-24). Reception held in Japan to mark 50th anniversary of normalization of China-Japan diplomatic ties. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in Japan has held a reception here to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan.

Quintina Dawson (2022-09-24). [Perspectives] Peter Waiswa: building better health systems in Africa and beyond. thelancet.com Growing up in Iganga, a rural town in Uganda, Peter Waiswa was influenced by his late father, who instilled a love for education in him, and by the newborn deaths he saw in his large family. Waiswa now leads the Makerere University Centre of Excellence for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Kampala, Uganda, and the INDEPTH Network's Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Working Group. His work involves paving the way locally, nationally, and globally to develop health systems and health policy in maternal, newborn, and child health, development, and health services.

TeleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-09-24). ONU alerta sobre necesidades humanitarias en Sudán. telesurtv.net Las comunidades desplazadas en Sudán se encuentran entre las 299. 0 personas que se vieron afectadas por las fuertes lluvias.

_____ (2022-09-23). Amidst The Biden Administration's Forever-Wars Policy, BAP Launches Month Of Action Against AFRICOM. popularresistance.org October 1, 2022 is the 14th anniversary of the launch of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Yet, jihadist terrorist violence on the African continent has increased since the founding of AFRICOM and NATO's destruction of Libya resulting in civilian casualties and instability, which the West has used as pretext and justification for the continued need for AFRICOM. Since its founding, coups carried out by AFRICOM-trained soldiers have also increased. | That is why the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) is organizing an International Month of Action Against AFRICOM in October. This is an effort to raise the public's awar…

_____ (2022-09-23). Arabs Look for Ways Out of the Crisis. journal-neo.org At the end of August, Egypt's central newspaper Al-Ahram published a major article about the turmoil and confusion in which the Arab East finds itself. The author believes that there are many reasons for these developments, but it is primarily sectarian and ethnic divisions, encouraged and exploited by external forces. The roots of this phenomenon …

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). South Africa Raises Policy Rate by 75 Basis Points. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had decided to raise the policy rate by 75 basis points to 6.25 percent per annum with effect from Friday. | RELATED: | This means the current repurchase rate of 5.5 percent will now increase to 6.25 percent and the prime lending rate to 9.75 percent. The bank has raised the repurchase rate for the sixth suc…

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). Botswana Seeks to Reduce Its Reliance on Diamonds. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Botswana should diversify its economy to reduce its heavy dependence on diamonds, President Mokgweetsi Masisi told world leaders attending the general debate of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. | RELATED: | Botswana is facing "an uphill battle" to attract investors to diversify its economy away from dependence on diamonds, the president said, while pointing out the resource is still the "bedrock" of its economy. | When Botswan…

TeleSUR (2022-09-23). Venezuela Reaffirms Its Willingness to Dialogue With the US. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Faria ratified that his country is willing to dialogue with the United States government to normalize bilateral relations. | RELATED: | "President Nicolas Maduro constantly talks about dialogue and his willingness to talk with whoever is necessary to normalize the situation in our country," he said. | "When the U.S. government delegations have arrived, the Presiden…

Ann Brown (2022-09-23). CNN Guest To Don Lemon: Go Get Reparations From Africans, They Sold You And Supply Chain Started There. moguldom.com There has been an increase in calls for former British colonies to seek reparations from the UK for the slave trade. On the Sept. 20 edition of CNN's "Don Lemon Tonight" host, Don Lemon, discussed the issue of reparations with royal commentator Hilary Fordwich, who almost immediately rebuked the idea of reparations being paid by the British. …

Brett Wilkins (2022-09-23). Rallies Across Africa Demand Global Action, Climate Justice Ahead of UN Summit. commondreams.org "The urgency of the climate crisis cannot be understated, particularly here in Africa, which is the region most vulnerable to climate impacts," said one campaigner.

WSWS (2022-09-23). New Zealand government promotes complacency about COVID-19. wsws.org After removing nearly all mask mandates and other public health measures, the Labour Party-led government is scrapping regular COVID press briefings, as it seeks to normalise mass infection and death.

Liberation Staff (2022-09-23). Horn of Africa communities unite against U.S. sanctions. liberationnews.org Hundreds of demonstrators from the Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Somalian diasporas gathered outside the White House to demand an end to U.S. intervention in the Horn of Africa.

Staff (2022-09-23). Raeisi meets Serbia, Zimbabwe presidents in New York. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi met and held talks with the presidents of Serbia and Zimbabwe, as well as the Armenian Prime Minister on the 4th day of his trip to New York to attend UNGA meeting.

Margie Mason, Robin McDowell (2022-09-23). Prison labor helped build U.S. capitalists' business empires. peoplesworld.org More than 1 years ago, a prison complex known as the Lone Rock stockade operated at one of the biggest coal mines in Tennessee. It was powered largely by African American men who had been arrested for minor offenses—like stealing a hog—if they committed any crime at all. Women and children, some as young as …

____ (2022-09-23). UN Climate Change Conference must make progress: UN chief. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt (COP27) must make broad progress.

TeleSUR, hvh, ysm, DRL (2022-09-23). Países africanos exigen mayor ayuda global ante Naciones Unidas. telesurtv.net Los líderes africanos enfatizaron que los objetivos de la Agenda 2030 siguen siendo una prioridad y no deben relegarse.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-23). Sudáfrica llama al trabajo en conjunto para respuestas globales. telesurtv.net La funcionaria Naledi Pandor, reiteró su llamado a la solidaridad y al esfuerzo para abordar los retos mundiales, para garantizar una paz sostenible.

Pavan Kulkarni (2022-09-22). Morocco Fails to Get Kenyan Endorsement for Occupation of Western Sahara. towardfreedom.org A Kenyan foreign ministry communique has clarified newly elected President William Ruto's tweet on rescinding recognition for the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was arbitrary and has no bearing on Kenya's foreign policy, reports Pavan Kulkarni of Peoples Dispatch.

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