2023-10-03: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-03). (W.E. Talk) Flora Botton: Why should people know about ancient China and modern China as a whole?>. ecns.cn Flora Botton Beja, 90 years old, the founder and leader of Sinology in Mexico and even Latin America, has been engaged in China studies for 60 years and has students all over Latin America. She is now a professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-03). OMS aprueba uso en niños de segunda vacuna contra la malaria. telesurtv.net "Hoy me complace anunciar que la OMS recomienda una segunda vacuna llamada R21/Matrix-M", informó el director del ente.

ecns.cn (2023-10-02). (W.E. Talk) Flora Botton: Why should people know about ancient China and modern China as a whole?>. ecns.cn Flora Botton Beja, 90 years old, the founder and leader of Sinology in Mexico and even Latin America, has been engaged in China studies for 60 years and has students all over Latin America. She is now a professor at the Center for Asian and African Studies at the College of Mexico.

infobrics (2023-10-02). Ethiopia's Pragmatic Path in BRICS. infobrics.org When Ethiopia gained admission into the prestigious BRICS bloc, a wave of jubilation resounded across the country. This monumental event signals a coming of age for Africa's second most populous nation on the global stage…

infobrics (2023-10-02). South Africa Joins China's Moon Base Project. infobrics.org South Africa has formally joined the China-led ILRS project to establish a permanent moon base…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Putin Orders Regrouping of Wagner for Combat Missions. libya360.wordpress.com M.K. Bhadrakumar Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Andrei Troshev. Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Moscow visit signals Russia's decision to reassert its influence in Africa despite Prigozhin's absence and Ukraine preoccupations. Looking ahead, the intriguing question is how far these dramatic circumstances would trigger a convergence of interests between the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Will the British Army Be Brought to Justice for its Actions in Africa? libya360.wordpress.com Andrei Shelkovnikov A soldier and a Kenyan man employed to play an 'insurgent' take part in a simulated military excercise of the British Army Training Unit in Kenya. © TONY KARUMBA / AFP While countries around the world are increasing their military cooperation with Kenya due to its strategic location, the UK's position is becoming…

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2023-10-02). Putin orders regrouping of Wagner for combat missions. peoplesdispatch.org Libya's Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Moscow visit signals Russia's decision to reassert its influence in Africa despite Prigozhin's absence and Ukraine preoccupations. Looking ahead, the intriguing question is how far these dramatic circumstances would trigger a convergence of interests between the US and Russia in Libya…

ecns.cn (2023-10-03). Huge fire erupts at police premises in Egypt's Ismaili. ecns.cn

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2023-10-02). Menendez Bribery Scandal: Egypt Versus Ethiopia. popularresistance.org Federal investigators caught New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine with $180,000 worth of gold bars, $550,000 in cash, plus furniture and a $60,000 Mercedes Benz that they didn't pay for. The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York alleges that these were bribes from three New Jersey businessmen and co-defendants, and that one of them, Egyptian American businessman Wael Hana, also paid $23,000 to bring Nadine Menendez's mortgage current and promised to put her on the payroll of his corporation for a "low-show-or-no-show" job.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-10-02). Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail. popularresistance.org There was a decade of popular uprisings from 2010 until the global pandemic in 2020. These uprisings shook the foundations of the global order. They denounced corporate domination, austerity cuts and demanded economic justice and civil rights. There were nationwide protests in the United States centered around the 59-day Occupy encampments. There were popular eruptions in Greece, Spain, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, Libya, Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine, Hong Kong, Chile and during South Korea's Candlelight Light Revolution. Discredited politicians were driven from office in Greece, Spain, Ukraine, South Korea,…

ecns.cn (2023-10-02). Huge fire erupts at police premises in Egypt's Ismaili. ecns.cn

Katherine Hearst (2023-10-02). Egypt: Police HQ fire in Ismailia leaves 38 injured. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Police HQ fire in Ismailia leaves 38 injured | The building was fully staffed at the time of the fire, and there are concerns the numbers of injured could rise | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 12: 42 | The fire that broke out at a police headquarters, Ismailia, Egypt, 2 October, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video (Mimi Eroq/Reuters) | A fire tore through a police facil…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt elections: Sisi confirms candidacy for third presidential term. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Sisi confirms candidacy for third presidential term | The former army general who came to power after a coup is seeking re-election until 2030 | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 19: 21 | People walk past a banner depicting Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo, Egypt, on 2 October 2023 (Reuters) |

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt elections: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress | In an unofficial campaign speech, the Egyptian president lashed out at critics and said he could sabotage the country by distributing drugs among the poor
| Mon, 10/02/2023 – 09: 45 | Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi speaking during a government-sponsored conference commemorating 9 years of his rule, 1 October 2023…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt: Sisi says hunger a price worth paying for country's progress. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity'. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Widespread torture amounts to 'crime against humanity' | New report suggests extensive allegations of torture by security forces and calls for UN intervention | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 13 | The Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre in Badr city during a government-guided tour for the media, 16 January 2022 (AFP) | Torture in

Shahenda Naguib (2023-10-01). Egypt elections: Vulnerable women forced to sign petition endorsing Sisi. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Vulnerable women forced to sign petition endorsing Sisi | Recipients of cash benefits say they have been told their payments will be pulled unless they sign register nominating the Egyptian president | Sun, 10/01/2023 – 15: 27 | A supporter of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi looks on near a banner depicting the Egyptian president amid preparations for a rally to back his candidac…

Rayhan Uddin (2023-10-03). 'Her hijab was removed': Turkey detains Egyptian dissident Ghada Naguib. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-10-03). Egypt elections: Pro-Sisi rallies turn into anti-government protests. middleeasteye.net Egypt elections: Pro-Sisi rallies turn into anti-government protests | The incumbent president, who came to power in a coup 10 years ago, announced on Monday his bid to run for third presidential term, which would see him rule until 2030 | Tue, 10/03/2023 – 11: 34 | Supporters of Sisi wave national flags during a campaign rally ahead of the December elections outside the campus of the Cairo University i…

Eduardo Aliverti (2023-10-02). Argentina — øEn Unión por la Patria están dispuestos al optimismo de la voluntad? globalizacion.ca Hay una frase cada vez más remachada en el mundillo de palacio y del ámbito político. Candidatos, dirigentes, analistas serios, charlatanes, encuestólogos, operadores, de cualquier orientación, repiten que todo está abierto. | Esa figura remite exclusivamente al escenario electoral, sin expectativas…

MEE staff (2023-10-03). Israeli press review: Jewish worshippers spit on Christians in Jerusalem. middleeasteye.net Israeli press review: Jewish worshippers spit on Christians in Jerusalem | Meanwhile, police mark Eritrean asylum seekers with numbered stickers and Israel's arms exports surge | Tue, 10/03/2023 – 13: 02 | Nuns hold candles as Orthodox Christian worshippers attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on 15 April 2023 (Reuters) | 'Widespread' harassment o…

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-03). Thursday 10/26: "We the Guinea Pigs": Film Talk on Plastic Chemicals and Increase of Diseases w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration

Center for Biological Diversity (2023-10-02). Thursday 10/26: "We the Guinea Pigs": Film Talk on Plastic Chemicals and Increase of Diseases w/ CBD. indybay.org Register here to view the films on demand: filmfestplus.com/get-pass/?festival=FJ23X6TGHKR3 | Register here to attend the webinars by selecting the session dates you want to attend: | biologicaldiversity-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhlM5_EbSQqtgu-oNKfhZQ#/registration

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). UN Authorizes Kenyan-Led Military Intervention in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch Haitians protest against possible foreign intervention in August (Photo: Radyo Rezistans/Facebook) The multinational security force will collaborate with Haitian National Police to conduct "targeted operations" to allegedly combat gang violence On Monday, October 2, the United Nations Security Council voted to authorize a year-long Kenyan-led security intervention in Haiti for the stated goals of curbing…

Kyle Anzalone (2023-10-02). UN Security Council Authorizes Sending US-Backed Force to Haiti. news.antiwar.com The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted in favor of a US-sponsored resolution that authorizes a deployment of Kenyan-led troops to Haiti. The Washington-backed government in Port-au-Prince requested the mission after gangs captured large swaths of the capital city. The US has pledged financial support and training for the international force deployed to Haiti under …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-10-02). UN authorizes Kenyan-led military intervention in Haiti. peoplesdispatch.org On Monday, October 2, the United Nations Security Council From August 20-23, a 10-member mission of Kenyan officials arrived in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to evaluate the security situation in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). CBC Conceals U.S. Government Ties of Frequent Guest, Iranian Activist Masih Alinejad. libya360.wordpress.com Tamara Lorincz This author sent a 13-page complaint to the Canadian public broadcaster's ombudsman. On September 18, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC)'s popular morning radio program, The Current, aired an interview with Iranian activist Masih Alinejad to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragic death of the Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, allegedly in police custody in Tehran. The Current's…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Chinese Embassy Symposium: The CPC and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind. libya360.wordpress.com On 22 August 2023, the Chinese Embassy in the UK held a symposium themed The Communist Party of China and the Building of a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind, to which a range of political parties, organisations and individuals were invited. Three people attended the symposium on behalf of Friends of Socialist China, at…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). How CIA and NSA Created Google. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg September 27th marked the 25th birthday of Google. In commemoration, the technology giant issued a statement, thanking its users for their "curiosity" over the past two-and-a-half decades. CEO Sundar Pichai said it was "an enormous privilege to reach this milestone, and we haven't done it alone." He credited his company being "what it is today"…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-02). Open Science: PROINPA Breaks with Seed Dependency. libya360.wordpress.com Chris Gilbert, Cira Pascual Marquina Seed potatoes from CEBISA's hidroponic facilities. (Voces Urgentes) Campesinos in the Venezuelan highlands organize to produce science and seeds. High up in Venezuela's Andes, the township of Mucuchies is home to a campesino-led initiative striving for sustainable agricultural production. Integral Producers of the Highlands [PROINPA, for the organization's Spanish-language initials] is…

Nadda Osman (2023-10-02). Libya floods: Derna's women 'invisible' as needs neglected in aftermath. middleeasteye.net Libya floods: Derna's women 'invisible' as needs neglected in aftermath | Health experts says that women in Libya are 'invisible' and have little access to reproductive healthcare | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 13: 50 | A survivor prays over the rubble of her destroyed house in Libya's eastern city of Derna, 18 September 2023 (AFP) | Experts are warning that women who survived flooding caused by Storm Daniel…

David Hearst (2023-10-02). Saudi-Israel Normalisation: The Grand Illusion. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-10-02). Oct 2, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Jean Sibelius, Valse Triste (Herbert von Karajan) Pepe Escobar: Russia-China Partnership Defangs US Empire The Mad Propaganda Push To Normalize War Profiteering In Ukraine, by Caitlin Johnstone This Trump Thing: Aspects of a Wrecking Ball, by Fred Reed Impeachment: 'Cognitive Warfare' on Capitol Hill, by Patrick Lawrence The Western World Is Now a Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts The 21st century Opium War, by Alex Krainer Why Our Popular Mass Movements Fail, by Chris Hedges Gang/Counter-gang Operations: Dearlove's Sleight of Hand and the Wuhan Lab Psyop, by Matthew Ehret The Cluster B Society…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-10-03). Autoridades paraguayas normalizan situación en penal de Tacumbú. telesurtv.net El viceministro de Política Criminal, Rodrigo Nicora, señaló que la población penitenciaria está calmada.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-10-03). Níger acepta ayuda de Argelia para solución política a crisis. telesurtv.net Esto se produce cinco semanas después de que el presidente argelino manifestara la propuesta de un proceso de transición de seis meses dirigido por un civil.

Jan M. Fijor (2023-10-02). How a CBDC Created Chaos and Poverty in Nigeria. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-02). Al menos 30 muertos en explosión de camión cisterna en Nigeria. telesurtv.net La mayoría de las muertes ocurrieron porque después de que el camión se volcara la gente se acercó recoger el combustible que salía del depósito.

Jose Eloy Richards Richards (2023-10-02). Nigeria celebrates its Independence Day with hope in the future. plenglish.com GHavana, 2 Oct (Prensa Latina) "Nigeria celebrated its 63rd Anniversary of independence with great hopes and projections for the advancement of the country and its people, despite the economic stand-back and social effects left by the Covid-19 pandemic". This was said by Nigeria's Ambassador to Cuba, his excellency Ben Okoyen, today, in an exclusive interview for Prensa Latina.

Vijay Prashad (2023-10-02). øNo deberían Reino Unido y Francia renunciar a sus puestos permanentes en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU? globalizacion.ca En su decimoquinta cumbre, celebrada en agosto de 2023, el grupo BRICS (Brasil-Rusia-India-China-Sudáfrica) adoptó la Declaración de Johannesburgo II, que, entre otras cuestiones, planteaba la reforma de las Naciones Unidas, en particular de su consejo de seguridad. | Para que el…

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-03). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-02). Sudan's huge tragedy and the way out. internationalviewpoint.org Sudan's political crisis continues to escalate, with the country sliding into civil war. This article analyses the roots of the conflict and argues that international intervention is needed to impose a ceasefire and enable a democratic transition. | – | / |

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-02). Heavy fighting breaks out in Sudan once again. plenglish.com The paramilitaries claimed to be in control of a military base in Wad Ashana, where they announced that they had captured weapons, ammunition and 12 combat vehicles from the Army, which was denied by their adversaries. | The head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, stated that the discourse promoted by the RSF about democracy, justice and a call for dialogue is false. | Al-Burhan told members of the artillery corps in the city of Atbara, to the north of the country, that the RSF intends to divide the country, and described their actions as a stab in the back of the people of Sudan. | Th…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike. middleeasteye.net Tunisia: More political prisoners announce hunger strike | Five senior political detainees join Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party who announced a strike on Friday | Mon, 10/02/2023 – 14: 47 | People lift placards demanding the release of political prisoners during an anti-government protest organised by the opposition National Salvation Front coalition in Tunis on 25 July 2023 (AFP) | More…

MEE staff (2023-10-02). Tunisian President Kais Saied guilty of 'murder' if jailed opponent dies, predecessor says. middleeasteye.net

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