(2024-03-10). Insights‰∏®German expert shows confidence in China's future success. ecns.cn China's two sessions this year have attracted global attention. During an exclusive interview with China News Network, Michael Borchmann, former head of the European and International Affairs Department of the federal German state of Hesse, highly appreciated China's achievement in urban-rural development, poverty alleviation, green energy technologies and so on."ÄÄ…
(2024-03-10). Arizona Using Covid Relief Funds To Cancel Medical Debt. popularresistance.org Arizona has just launched a partnership with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to acquire as much as $2 billion in medical debt— and forgive all of it. The program, announced on Monday by Gov. Katie Hobbs, will benefit up to 1 million Arizona residents living below 400% of the federal poverty line or owe medical debts totaling more than 5% of their annual income. | At $30 million in funding — out of pandemic relief funds allocated to Arizona under the American Rescue Plan Act — it's the biggest example yet of a state or local government using federal dollars for massive debt cancellation.
(2024-03-10). In 9 Charts: India's Growing Debt Problem Has 'Crisis-Like Symptoms'. cadtm.org
(2024-03-10). The Public Bank That Wasn't: New Jersey's Excursion Into Public Banking. popularresistance.org In 2017, Phil Murphy, a former Goldman Sachs executive, made the establishment of a public, state-owned bank a centerpiece issue during his run for New Jersey governor. He regularly championed public banking in speeches, town halls and campaign commercials. He won the race, and the nation's second state-owned bank following the stellar model of the Bank of North Dakota (BND) appeared to be in view. | Due to the priority of other economic-policy goals, the initiative was largely kept on the back burner until November 2019.
(2024-03-10). Israel's Blocking of Aid to Gaza Is a Weapon in Its Brutal War Against Palestinians. orinocotribune.com Israel has defied ICJ's interim verdict as well as a UN Security Council resolution calling for increased access to aid. It has instead deliberately blocking aid, causing a massive humanitarian crisis in Gaza. | Israel's deliberate blocking of humanitarian aid to Gaza has emerged as key weapon against the people of the territory. More than 20 Palestinians have reportedly been killed due to starvation in the last few weeks and numbers are expected to explode in the coming days. | Though Israel denies it has any such policy, almost all UN agencies working to provide aid on the ground in Gaza, as well as several…
(2024-03-10). Shoshana: 'Lacklustre' British Mandate era biopic. newarab.com 
"The British role in Palestine is complicated…but I don't think it helps anyone to ignore history," Michael Winterbottom said during an It's an admirable position for a British filmmaker working in an industry more willing to produce films about Britain's heroic past during…
(2024-03-10). Why is Fortnite not working? Chapter 5: Season 2 servers are up. albawaba.com Gamers around the world are eagerly awaiting the return of Fortnite, as Epic Games' servers remain offline for an extended maintenance period ahead of the much-anticipated launch of Chapter 5: Season 2.The new season, dubbed "Myths & Mortals," promises to bring a fresh wave of excitement with Olympian-themed skins, weapons, and locations, featuring big names like Zeus and Hades.Originally scheduled for a routine update period, the maintenance has encountered unforeseen delays, extending the downtime significantly. The Fortnite community has been buzzing with speculation and anticipation, as the usual five-hour up…
(2024-03-10). 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…
(2024-03-10). Gaza prison torture by Israel worse than Guantanamo: monitor. newarab.com 
Israeli detention centres have become worse than Guantanamo Bay prison as Palestinians in these prisons are suffering from "shameful forms" of torture, degrading treatment, and the deprivation of their most basic human rights, Euro-Med says. | Thousands of Palestinians have been rounded up from Gaza since the start of the war on 7 October, with hundreds kept in unknown locatio…
(2024-03-10). Insolvent housing companies must file for bankruptcy. ecns.cn Chinese housing companies that are seriously insolvent or can no longer operate must file for bankruptcy or restructuring in line with the country's laws and market rules, a senior official said on Saturday, adding that any action impairing people's interests will be punished accordingly.
(2024-03-10). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 155: Deadly Aid Drop and More Expose Farcical Humanitarian Response to Gaza Famine. scheerpost.com 
(2024-03-10). Gaza: Boat carrying humanitarian aid 'ready' to leave Cyprus. newarab.com 
The New Arab's live blog on Israel's war in Gaza has now ended, and will resume tomorrow at 0800 GMT. | A boat laden with food for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza was "ready" to set sail from Cyprus, an NGO said Saturday, as Israel's war in the enclave ahead of Ramadan. | The sea route aims to counter aid access restrictions, which humanitarians and foreign governments have blamed on Israel, more than five months into the war which has left Gaza's 2.4 million people struggling to survive. | The United Nations has repeatedly warned of looming famine, particularly in the Palestinian territory's north where no o…
(2024-03-10). What might the US built 'floating pier' in Gaza look like?>. newarab.com 
US President The move comes as warnings that Gaza is steps away from a famine grow louder and aid agencies report continuing difficulties in distributing supplies as fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas intensify.
(2024-03-10). Biden's Gaza Sea Port Will Take Months To Establish. news.antiwar.com President Joe Biden's plan to deliver aid to Gaza through a sea corridor will take at least 45-60 days to develop and depends on Tel Aviv's approval. Israel's five-month siege and the bombing of the Strip have created a humanitarian catastrophe that is nearing famine. During his State of the Union address on Thursday, Biden …
(2024-03-09). Death Toll From Famine in the Gaza Strip Rises to 25. telesurenglish.net According to the Palestinian medical authorities, 25 people have died in the Gaza Strip as a result of malnutrition and dehydration, most of them babies, but also a 20-year-old girl who has died in the last few hours at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City. | RELATED: | The Gaza Ministry of Health today reported the death of a two-month-old girl at the Kamal Adwan hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, as well as that of a 20-year-old girl…
(2024-03-10). #IWD2024: Gaza women experiencing 'darkest of days' amid war. newarab.com 
Shtayyeh said that Palestinian women are "mourning their loved ones, being killed, displaced, hungry and deprived of the most basic human rights in full views and hearing of the world" in a glaring statement i…