2023-04-15: News Headlines

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to visit China. ecns.cn Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba will be the first African head of state to be received by President Xi Jinping since his reelection as Chinese President, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the news briefing on Friday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…

African Stream (2023-04-14). NATO's Hypocrisy Regarding African Views on War in Ukraine. towardfreedom.org The West wants African countries to condemn the war in Ukraine, but doesn't want to hear their views on conflicts in Libya or Yemen. Why not? African Stream's Clinton Nzala outlines the double standard during a discussion on Kawsachun News.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). An African Palenque: Cuba and Global Black Solidarity. libya360.wordpress.com Kimberly Monroe When Black nationalist and poet Amiri Baraka returned from Cuba in 1959, his life was completely transformed. While there he met Afro Cubans, Black Americans such as Robert Williams and Cuban President Fidel Castro. The trip proved to be instrumental not only in developing his black international consciousness but also in mobilizing local political…

Michael Welch (2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-04-15). African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House by Local Authorities. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba to visit China. ecns.cn Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba will be the first African head of state to be received by President Xi Jinping since his reelection as Chinese President, Chinese Foreign Minister spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at the news briefing on Friday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: A tick to blame for the alpha-gal, meat allergy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard about alpha-gal syndrome, also known as the meat allergy illness or tick bite meat allergy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says most diagnosed cases are in the southern, eastern and central parts of the U.S. It also has been diagnosed in Europe, Australia, Asia, South Africa, and South and Central America. It can be a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. The American Gastroenterological Association recently added guidance to medical professionals to watch for…

African Stream (2023-04-14). NATO's Hypocrisy Regarding African Views on War in Ukraine. towardfreedom.org The West wants African countries to condemn the war in Ukraine, but doesn't want to hear their views on conflicts in Libya or Yemen. Why not? African Stream's Clinton Nzala outlines the double standard during a discussion on Kawsachun News.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). An African Palenque: Cuba and Global Black Solidarity. libya360.wordpress.com Kimberly Monroe When Black nationalist and poet Amiri Baraka returned from Cuba in 1959, his life was completely transformed. While there he met Afro Cubans, Black Americans such as Robert Williams and Cuban President Fidel Castro. The trip proved to be instrumental not only in developing his black international consciousness but also in mobilizing local political…

Michael Welch (2023-04-14). Black Radical News in 2023: Mumia's Fate, African Colonialism, and the Zone of Peace in the Americas. globalresearch.ca

Anand Naidoo (2023-04-14). The Heat: BRICS Bigger than G7. america.cgtn.com BRICS countries are now the world's largest economic bloc. They are the world's top five emerging economies; Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. In a sign of a changing world, BRICS countries now contribute 31.5% of global GDP based on purchasing power parity. The …

infobrics (2023-04-14). Dumping the Dollar: Will a New BRICS Currency Replace the US Currency for Trade?>. infobrics.org The BRICS collective, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is working on a common currency in an attempt to ditch the US dollar and push back against America's dominance. The move comes as Moscow and Beijing call for de-dollarisation in the face of Western sanctions…

Tsvetana Paraskova (2023-04-14). Russia's Gasoline Exports Jump as African Buyers Replace Europe. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Gulf, Arab Foreign Ministers Call For Political Solution In Syria After Special Meeting. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Saudi Press Agency. | Gulf foreign ministers and their counterparts from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan, who met in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on April 14, said that a political solution is the only way to end the Syrian crisis. | The special meeting was held upon the invitation of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to discuss Syria's possible return to the Arab League. | A joint statement that was released a day after the meeting said that the fo…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Sudanese Paramilitary Force Seized Egyptian MiG-29 Fighter Jets During Clashes With Army (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized a number of Egyptian Air Force MiG-29M fighter jets at the northern Merowe Air Base during One of the videos that surfaced online during the clashes showed RSF fighters celebrating around the Egyptian fighter jets, which were dep…

Ann Brown (2023-04-14). Experts Recreate What Ancient Egyptians Looked Like 35,000 Years Ago. moguldom.com There has long been the question of what ancient Egyptians looked like. A group of Brazilian archaeological experts says they have figured it out. Using Digital imaging Moacir Elias Santos, an archaeologist, and Cícero Moraes, a 3D designer, say they have created the face of an Egyptian man who lived 35,000 years ago. To create …

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Syrian Foreign Minister Arrives In Algeria On Official Visit. southfront.org Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad with his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf. | On April 15, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrived in Algeria to meet with the Algerian leadership and discuss current international and regional developments. | The minister arrived at Houari Boumediene International Airport and was received by his Algerian counterpart, Ahmed Ataf, the Syrian Ambassador to Algeria, Namir al-Ghanim, and several other embassy staff and Algerian officials. | Con…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). U.S. joins Turkey in arming NATO partner Morocco for war against Western Sahara…potential one with Algeria. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Breaking DefenseApril 13, 2023 Why Morocco is investing heavily in long-range fires The US State Department recently approved the potential sale of some $750 million dollars in arms to Morocco, including HIMARS launchers, ATACMS missile systems and Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW), in what analysts say reflects…concern over tensions in the region. "The Moroccan authorities …

ecns.cn (2023-04-14). China locomotive of world economic growth, says economist. ecns.cn China is the "locomotive of world economic growth" due to its remarkable progress in science, technology, innovation, and export capacity, an Angolan economist has said.

ecns.cn (2023-04-15). Gabonese president to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, President of the Gabonese Republic Ali Bongo Ondimba will pay a state visit to China from April 18 to 21, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on Friday.

Derrick Broze (2023-04-14). Has Tulsi Gabbard Adequately Addressed the WEF Young Global Leader Question? thelastamericanvagabond.com Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has once again been confronted with her membership in the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders program. Should we trust her answers? On April 4th, former U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard spoke at the Independent National Convention in Austin, Texas. Other speakers included journalist Chris Hedges and former Cleveland Mayor and U.S.

Robert Inlakesh (2023-04-14). Israel's 8 Points About Al-Aqsa Mosque Assault Debunked. thelastamericanvagabond.com Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted out a video that was produced by the Israeli Ministry of Public Diplomacy, which outlines 8 points that the Israeli premier claims to be "the truth" that the mainstream media won't show you about Israel's assaults on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Robert Inlakesh goes through each of the

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute For Social Research. (2023-04-15). Much Lying From The International Monetary Fund. popularresistance.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'. Ghana certainly faces significant challenges in this arena, with its external debt standing at $36 billion and its debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio hovering over 100 percent.

Vijay Prashad (2023-04-15). So much lying from the International Monetary Fund: The Fifteenth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Remarkably, during her visit to Ghana in late March 2023, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the US Treasury Department's Office of Technical Assistance will 'deploy a full-time resident advisor in 2023 to Accra to assist the Ministry of Finance in developing and executing medium- to long-term reforms needed to improve debt sustainability and support a competitive, dynamic government debt market'.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). A Chilling Warning About the NATO-Ukraine-Russia Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Andrey Korobov-Latintsev A serviceman of Russia's private military company Wagner Group's assault detachment walks in a street in central part of Artyomovsk, also known as Bakhmut, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia. © Sputnik/Evgeny Biyatov Those who think the fighting can be contained are misguided. For a philosopher, the military…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). Exclusive Interview with Brazil's President Lula. libya360.wordpress.com CGTN Brazil is back… Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat with Wang Guan in east China's Shanghai on his first day in China for this edition of Leaders Talk. With former President Dilma Rousseff now chairing the New Development Bank, he looks to boost ties with China and give more weight to the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean (Part I, II & III). libya360.wordpress.com Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein Part I At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-15). The "Left": Revolutionary vs "Infantile Disorder" libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Degrowth, Drug Fetishism, & "Anti-Colonialism" Are Used as Weapons Against the Revolutionary Cause Even if a communist can colloquially describe themselves as being on the left, there's a distinction between communism and "the left." This is implied right in the title of Lenin's Left-Wing Communism: an Infantile Disorder. Whereas the left, a big tent…

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-15). NATO stalwart Turkey has emerged as global military power after war in Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com And those in Armenia, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. ==== AzertagApril 15, 2023 Everyone in the world sees Turkey's military strength and great successes in the military field — Executive Director Azerbaijan-Turkey relations are developing successfully in all directions. Both states effectively use their economic and energy capabilities, as well as their geopolitical position, to …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Central America Redesigns its Positions vis-à -vis China and the U.S. libya360.wordpress.com Lourdes María Regueiro Bello In just six years, the Central American diplomatic landscape has changed abruptly: almost the entire region now supports the "One China" policy. Will the subregion be able to successfully navigate the murky waters of strategic competition between China and the United States? When the government of Xiomara Castro announced the establishment…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). In Chicago the Left Embraces the Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Stansfield Smith Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Lula and Xi Jinping Sign 15 Partnership Agreements in Beijiing. libya360.wordpress.com President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed, this Friday (14th), in Beijing, 15 trade and partnership agreements. Lula was received at the Great Hall of the People, seat of the Chinese government. The leaders participated in an expanded meeting with ministers and advisors from both countries and had a private meeting. In…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Russia and Latin America: Forward-Looking Partnership and Cooperation. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov In the run-up to my visit to Latin America, I decided to share with readers my thoughts on the prospects for Russian-Latin American relations in the current geopolitical context. The international situation remains extremely tense and continues to worsen in many aspects. The main reason for that is the stubborn desire of the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-14). Waiting for the End of the World. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar We were waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Waiting for the end of the world Dear Lord, I sincerely hope that you will come Because you really started something. Elvis Costello, Waiting for the End of the World, 1977 We cannot even begin to imagine…

D. Raghunandan (2023-04-15). India braces for prolonged and severe heat waves. peoplesdispatch.org It is clear that the increasing frequency and severity of heat waves are not mere anomalies but evidence of a sustained transformation in a weather pattern caused by climate change.

Song-Jie Shen, Chang-Mei Liu (2023-04-15). [Comment] Chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: the more the better? thelancet.com Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women worldwide1 and treatment de-escalation of early-stage breast cancer has been a contentious topic of discussion. Breast-conserving surgery has gradually replaced mastectomy, eliminating the need for breast surgery in patients with a pathological complete response on image-guided vacuum-assisted core biopsy after neoadjuvant systemic therapy shows highly promising results.2 Sentinel lymph node biopsy, rather than axillary lymph node dissection, is the standard of care for clinical node-negative breast cancer, and some patients with node-positive disease also do n…

Malik Miah (2023-04-14). United States: 'The Tennessee Three' for democracy, against gun violence. greenleft.org.au In the wake of the Covenant primary school shooting in Memphis, Tennessee, three Democratic legislators took part in a protest against gun violence. Two of them — Justin Jones and Justin Pearson — were then expelled from the House by the Republican majority, reports Malik Miah.

Ellen Brown (2023-04-14). The Cobalt-Lithium Gold Rush and the East Palestine Disaster. Hazardous Materials, A Litany of Anomalies. globalresearch.ca

Pavan Kulkarni (2023-04-15). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. peoplesdispatch.org The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). At Least Three Civilians Killed In Clashes Between Army And Paramilitary Force In Sudan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | At least three civilians were killed in The committee said that the clashes wounded "dozens" of other civilians and military personnel, without providing any further details. | Clashes brok…

Anonymous669 (2023-04-15). Sudanese Army, Paramilitary Force Clash In Khartoum Over Power (Videos). southfront.org Click to see original-size image. Via Twitter. | On April 15, clashes broke out in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, after days of tension between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). | The RSF said it had taken control of the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum International Airport. However, this was denied by the Sudanese military. The army said that RSF fighters have been trying to seize the military headquarters."Fi…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-15). Reportan intento de golpe de Estado en Sudán por paramilitares. telesurtv.net Desde hace varias horas comandos paramilitares intentan tomarse las sedes gubernamentales de Sudán. La ciudad es todo un escenario de guerra y se libra una batalla por aire y tierra.

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