(2024-03-05). French probe on 'Saied dictatorship' sparks Tunisian uproar. newarab.com 
A French channel has aired an investigation on the 'dictatorship' of Kais Saied, sparking controversy in Tunisia and risking diplomatic ties between Paris and Tunis. | On Sunday at midnight, hundreds of Tunisians tuned in to watch "Exclusive investigation: Between Poverty and Dictatorship, The Grand Step Backwards," a one-hour investigation on the shrinking freedoms within the North African country, produced by the private French channel, M6. | The investigation had already ruffled Tunisian officials' feathers before its official broadcast. | On 29 February, Tunisia's Prime Minister, Ahmed Hachani, praised his…
(2024-03-05). Trabajadores denuncian precarización laboral en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El exministro ha llevado una gestión muy cuestionada por la pérdida salarial de los trabajadores.
(2024-03-04). Trabajadores denuncian precarización laboral en Uruguay. telesurtv.net El exministro ha llevado una gestión muy cuestionada por la pérdida salarial de los trabajadores.
(2024-03-05). After 50 percent hike in his wealth, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim hails the president as "good for business" wsws.org As of March 2024, Forbes lists 14 Mexican billionaires with a combined wealth of $184 billion, a 47 percent increase in their wealth under the current administration.
(2024-03-05). After 50 percent hike in his wealth, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim hails AMLO as "good for business" wsws.org As of March 2024, Forbes lists 14 Mexican billionaires with a combined wealth of $184 billion, a 47 percent increase in their wealth under the current administration.
(2024-03-05). In 9 Charts: India's Growing Debt Problem Has 'Crisis-Like Symptoms'. cadtm.org
(2024-03-05). Electricity Minister responds to power station assessment report. sanews.gov.za Electricity Minister responds to power station assessment report | Despite facing a raft of challenges, Eskom's generation performance is showing a positive trajectory. | This is according to a statement from the office of Minister in the Presidency for Electricity, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, in response to the release of a report on Eskom's coal-fired power stations following an assessment undertaken by a team of international experts. | The assessment was conducted at the behest of National Treasury as one of the conditions attached to the R254 billion debt relief arrangement afforded to the power utility last y…
(2024-03-05). NPC HK deputy proposes increasing paid annual leave days to boost tourism and consumption. ecns.cn Considering that the implementation of working hours and paid annual leave in China is not ideal and there is insufficient protection for the young labor force, Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, a deputy from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) to the 14th National People's Congress.
(2024-03-05). Biden Memos Show Palestine Advocacy Is Working. popularresistance.org For a very long time, Palestinians and those in solidarity with them in the United States have faced mounting frustration. The work is hard, victories are rare, and they often seem very small against the setbacks and the ongoing loss of life and general misery that Israel brings to the lives of every Palestinian under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza. | If that is a more or less permanent feeling for many, it is more acute than ever now and for the past five months. We mobilize, we agitate, we protest, we argue, we shout, and not only does Israel's genocide in Gaza continue, but U.S. President Joe Biden does…
(2024-03-05). Mobilise the working class to stop the victimisation of Sri Lankan electricity workers! wsws.org The struggle to defend the victimised CEB workers is a necessary part of the defence of hundreds of thousands of other workers in state-owned companies placed on the government's privatisation chopping block.
(2024-03-05). Kentucky seeks to remove child labor restrictions. wsws.org The bill is part of the effort by the American ruling class to turn back the clock to the time when American capitalism was built through the use of child labor and horrendous working conditions in factories, mills and mines.
(2024-03-05). Palestine, the struggle for national liberation, and the role of the U.S. working class. liberationnews.org
(2024-03-05). Comprehensive testing helps diagnose and manage rare genetic disorder. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lauri's daughter, Christy, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic, was instrumental in getting Lauri the testing she needed for an accurate diagnosis. Multiple doctors and multiple examinations could not figure out why Lauri Sieben had spent much of her life "never feeling quite right" physically. Fortunately for Lauri, that changed after her daughter Christy began working as a genetic counselor in Mayo Clinic's Molecular Technologies Laboratory. After seeing similarities between the patient testing she was…
(2024-03-05). South Africa adjusts its minimum wage. tvbrics.com 
This is a long-awaited increase from R25,42 to R27,58…
(2024-03-05). Harvard Professor Noah Feldman denounces opposition to the Gaza genocide as the "New Anti-Semitism" wsws.org Time Magazine has chosen as its cover story Professor Noah Feldman's maliciously dishonest and morally bankrupt defense of Israel's savage war against the population of Gaza.
(2024-03-05). Palestinian Resistance Calls Airdrop of Aid 'Useless,' Holds US and 'Israel' Responsible for Famine in Gaza (+UNRWA). orinocotribune.com The Palestinian resistance as well as Palestinian and international aid groups have called the airdrop of aid in Gaza "useless" and "theater" that does little to nothing to alleviate the famine that the Israeli occupation has imposed on Gaza. | In a "The famine continues to deepen significantly in the governorate…
(2024-03-04). Depriving Gaza of Aid is Tantamount to a Death Sentence: AL. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Arab League (AL) Secretary Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that depriving the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip of basic life-saving aid is tantamount to a "death sentence and collective punishment." | RELATED: | The AL chief made the remarks during his meeting with Sigrid Kaag, United Nations senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, at the league's headquarters in Cairo, the pan-Arab organization said in a statement. | Ab…
(2024-03-01). The Heat: Israel-Hamas Conflict. america.cgtn.com 
More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more have been injured in Gaza while trying to get food from aid trucks. According to the United Nations, more than half a million people are at risk of famine. | To discuss the ongoing conflict, joining us: |
(2024-03-05). Morocco: anger mounts against Israel ties amid Gaza famine. newarab.com 
In On Sunday, 3 March, thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Casablanca, knocking on empty pots in their latest attempt to make their voices heard in the corridors of the Moroccan government. Similar scenes were witnessed in other cities around the North Afr…
(2024-03-05). Victoria's voluntary assisted dying review told of cruel delays, access inequality. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-03-05). Peruvians say inequality between men and women has worsened. pressenza.com On the occasion of International Women's Day, CALANDRIA reveals that almost 50% of Peruvians believe that inequality between men and women has worsened. | The survey Percepciones ciudadanas: las cifras de la desigualdad, carried out by the Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales — CALANDRIA in Lima, Piura, and Cusco, shows worrying results in terms of gaps and inequalities. In Lima, 42% of men said that the situation of women had remained the same in recent years and 47% of women said that it had worsened. | When asked about the rights that women have, there are discrepancies: the most recognized right is the r…
(2024-03-05). Emaciated 10-Year-Old Palestinian Child, Yazan al Kafarneh, Dies Of Severe Hunger In Gaza. indybay.org Yazan al Kafarneh, 10, died of hunger at Yousef Al Najjar Hospital in southern city of Rafah.
(2024-03-05). Over 95% of Sudanese cannot afford a meal a day. newarab.com 
Ten months into a war that has sent Sudan to the "verge of collapse", the vast majority of its people are going hungry, with less than five percent of Sudanese being able to afford a square meal a day. | Since last April, Sudan has been gripped by fighting between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which has killed thousands and created what the United Nations calls "the world's largest displacement crisis". | A combined 10.7 million people have been uprooted by the current war and previous conflicts, according to the UN. |