Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2024-05-23). Iran's President Raisi Joined BRICS, Pushed For Multipolar World. popularresistance.org Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash on May 19, left behind a legacy of working to build a more multipolar world. | Under Raisi, Iran joined BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Global South-led institutions that he noted could challenge US unilateralism and hegemony. | The late Iranian leader advocated a "Look East" strategy, strengthening relations with China, Russia, and other countries in Asia. | Raisi represented a more nationalist wing of the political class in Tehran, which sees the futility of trying to win Western approval, and instead recognizes that Iran's politica…

Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. (2024-05-23). Western Arms Supplies To Ukraine Prevent Peaceful Solutions. popularresistance.org As a journalist, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report, and a member of the Black Alliance for Peace and of the United National Antiwar Coalition, and as a citizen of the United States, the nation which has taken a lead role in continuing this crisis, I am very eager to speak to this issue. As of now, the U.S. government has allocated nearly $175 billion for the Ukrainian war effort and to support the workings of Ukraine's civilian government. | For the last two years we have seen a terrible war which would end if this country and others would stop providing arms and instead seek peace. There were opportunities…

Democracy Now! (2024-05-23). Democracy Now! 2024-05-23 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 23, 2024; Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine; Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies; "Power": Yance Ford on His New Documentary & Why "Violence Is Part and Parcel" of U.S. Policing | Headlines for May 23, 2024; Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine; Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies; "Power": Yance Ford on His New Docum…

Staff (2024-05-23). Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine. democracynow.org Three European nations have announced plans to recognize the State of Palestine, joining 143 other countries around the world in formal recognition. Leaders in Ireland, Norway and Spain cited a desire to support a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Gaza as the driving force behind the announcements, while Israel responded by recalling its ambassadors from all three countries. Israel's Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich called the move a "prize for terrorism." Catherine Connolly, an independent member of the Irish parliament, rejects Erlich's characterization, instead calling reco…

Lindsay Owens (2024-05-23). How Trump's Corporate Tax Cuts Sparked Inflation. counterpunch.org Next year, when key provisions of President Trump's 2017 tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations expire, we have an opportunity to get our money back. I'm not just talking about all the foregone tax revenue we've lost because the rich have paid so little since 2017 — though we should get that back, too.

Katherine Charles (2024-05-23). I Keep the Affordable Care Act Working, But Can't Afford to See a Doctor. counterpunch.org I love my job. Every day I get to answer phone calls from some of the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the Affordable Care Act and help them get the healthcare benefits they need. Even though I do an essential job, my employer — the federal call center run by Maximus in

Josh Frank (2024-05-23). Housing, Not Handcuffs. counterpunch.org On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that focuses on whether unhoused — the term that has generally replaced "homeless" — people with no indoor shelter options can even pull a blanket around themselves outdoors without being subject to criminal punishment. Before making its way to the

teleSUR (2024-05-23). Africa: Drought Threatens to Spread Food Insecurity. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the impact of the El Niño-induced drought is threatening millions of people with food insecurity following heavy crop losses in Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. | Related: | Countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared states of disaster after predicting the loss of 40 to 80 percent of their maize crops, the agency said. | WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain warned of a looming humanitarian catastrophe after describing the im…

WSWS (2024-05-23). Australia: Telstra slashes 2,800 jobs in latest profit-driven restructuring. wsws.org Telstra's is the largest job cut announcement by an Australian company so far this year, but takes place in the context of a broader attack on working-class jobs and wages.

WSWS (2024-05-23). The working class must organize to defeat injunction threat against the University of California Gaza strike! wsws.org The ruling class wants to set a precedent to ban all political activity in the working class and rip up the core First Amendment right to free speech.

aljazeera (2024-05-23). How do you find a bride? The new struggle in crisis-hit rural India. aljazeera.com As climate change, low earnings and high debts batter them, young male farmers can't find women willing to marry them.

aljazeera (2024-05-23). Ivorian cocoa farmers 'barely survive' while chocolate company profits soar. aljazeera.com Farmers in Ivory Coast, the source of 45% of the world's cocoa beans, battle climate change and market inequality.

Our Reporter (2024-05-23). NUP Claims Journalists Pushing Assault Narrative Are Politically Motivated. plusnews.ug In a statement released on Thursday, the National Unity Platform (NUP) concluded, after thorough investigations, that journalists accusing their security team of assault are backed by political actors working against the party. On Saturday, May 18, journalists including Namusaazi Zainab and Margaret Kayondo alleged they were intentionally beaten by bodyguards of NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi …

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-05-23). Informe refleja 55 por ciento de pobreza en Argentina. telesurtv.net La remuneración mínima disminuyó en términos reales del 27,9% entre noviembre de 2023 y mayo de 2024, según estimaciones de la Central de Trabajadores Argentinos (CTA).

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-23). James Wolfensohn switches on the charm (1995-2005). cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-23). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Maxime Perriot (2024-05-23). A World of Inequality. cadtm.org

presstv.ir (2024-05-23). Clashes in Paris as firefighters unions protest working conditions. presstv.ir Police clashed with protesters in Paris as French firefighters' unions protested over working conditions.

presstv.ir (2024-05-23). Clashes in Paris as firefighters unions protest working conditions. presstv.ir Police clashed with protesters in Paris as French firefighters' unions protested over working conditions.

WSWS (2024-05-22). University of Michigan police violently clear anti-genocide encampment. wsws.org Four students were arrested and several more injured after riot police assaulted the peaceful encampment early Tuesday morning. The police attack came less than two weeks after the lecturers' union forced through a poverty contract that doubled as a political betrayal of the students and workers, who have protested for months against the Gaza genocide.

Contributing Writers (2024-05-22). Prof. Marandi on the Ugly Empire of War and Terrorism, and Genocide, and Lies. marktaliano.net Your Ugly Empire is Guilty as it is Guilty in the Genocide Today in Gaza. Professor Marandi: Who was al-Qaeda? They were working with you in Afghanistan. And then 10 years later in Syria, in Libya, al-Qaeda was cooperating with you. We have an email from Jake Sullivan, February 12, 2012, that he sent to …

WSWS (2024-05-22). Political prisoners mount hunger strike as state repression grows in Turkey. wsws.org Police raids and arrests have expanded after May Day protests in Istanbul. Political prisoners subjected to isolation and ill-treatment are on hunger strike.

Commonwealth Club (2024-05-22). Tuesday 7/30: "Autocracies Inc": Book Talk on Urgent Call to Protect World's Democracies w/ A. Applebaum. indybay.org Online event…

Adam Fishbein (2024-05-22). Many Asian American Renters Are Struggling to Pay for Housing. cepr.net Asian American households have the highest median income of the major racial and ethnic groups. Although Asian Americans have a higher median income than the non-Hispanic white population, they also have a higher poverty rate than the white population on the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). (The SPM is a more comprehensive poverty measure that also …

Alex Richwine — Algernon Austin (2024-05-22). Why the Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration. counterpunch.org The crisis of student debt has reached proportions never before seen in the United States. Collectively, students owed $1.6 trillion in federal student loans at the end of 2023. However, that total is slightly lower than it was two years prior, thanks to some proactive actions from the Biden administration. The administration has pursued a

MEE staff (2024-05-22). UK deputy PM makes secret trip to UAE after rising diplomatic tensions. middleeasteye.net UK deputy PM makes secret trip to UAE after rising diplomatic tensions | Oliver Dowden travelled to Emirates last week, following failed Telegraph takeover and spat over alleged Emirati involvement in the Sudan war | Wed, 05/22/2024 – 13: 58 | Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden attends a Commonwealth Day service c…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-05-22). US officials threaten sanctions over ICC warrants against Netanyahu and Gallant. peoplesdispatch.org US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has suggested that he will work with US lawmakers to issue sanctions against the International Criminal Court, over Some congressmembers, including Republican Senators James Risch and Lindsey Graham, are working on legislation to sanction the ICC, and hoping to gather bipartisan support. | "Together, we'll find a way to register our displeasure with the ICC,…

WSWS (2024-05-22). Working class life expectancy falling in England. wsws.org The Institute of Health Equity confirms that life expectancy for the working class is stagnating and falling, while the life expectancy of the wealthiest rises.

ecns.cn (2024-05-22). Chinese influencers face online ban for parading wealth, materialism. ecns.cn Several super-rich Chinese influencers have been banned by major online platforms for flaunting "wealth and materialism."

GABIK (2024-05-22). Homes handed over to workers of Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. sanews.gov.za Homes handed over to workers of Phase 1 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project | Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, in partnership with the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA), has donated 40 houses to families living in the Kgubetswana Township in Clarens, Free State. | The residential houses were built by TCTA as accommodation for out-of-town staff members working on the construction of the Ash River Outfall during the implementation of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 1 (LHWP-1). | The organisation started leasing out the houses to the residents of Kgubetswana with the intention of sellin…

Holly Chik,Robert Delaney (2024-05-22). US working with EU to counter China on its Russia support, overcapacity, say Antony Blinken and Janet Yellen. scmp.com America's top diplomat describes Beijing as seeking 'better relations with Europe' while fuelling its 'greatest security threat' since the Cold War.

Editor (2024-05-22). Ian Angus's "The War Against the Commons": A vital new history of the bloody rise of capitalism. mronline.org Primitive accumulation is the historical process through which capitalists stole their wealth or took it by force. Canadian ecosocialist Ian Angus has contributed an excellent new book on this history, covering the violent transition from feudalism to capitalism in depth while demonstrating its continuing relevance to the modern world..

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-22). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-22). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

Maxime Perriot (2024-05-22). A World of Inequality. cadtm.org

presstv.ir (2024-05-22). Clashes in Paris as firefighters unions protest working conditions. presstv.ir Police clashed with protesters in Paris as French firefighters' unions protested over working conditions.

Steve Kelly (2024-05-21). Empire Stumbling Toward Irrelevance. counterpunch.org To a working family "camping" on the street or a homeless single mother, this is what political collapse feels like. The UK is #1 in homelessness, the USA "leads" the developed world in percentage of its population living on the street. Meanwhile, endless billions are borrowed and sent abroad to senselessly genocide millions. These sure signs of Imperialist decline can't be ignored forever.

Editor (2024-05-21). Are Republicans the Party of the Working Class? scheerpost.com

Marie Kelly (2024-05-21). On the picket line. workers.org UPenn graduate students unionize Graduate students at the University of Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly this month to unionize as Graduate Employees Together UPenn — United Auto Workers. They join other graduate students from major universities, including Harvard and New York University, who have unionized to improve working conditions and benefits for . . . |

Commonwealth Club (2024-05-21). Tuesday 7/30: "Autocracies Inc": Book Talk on Urgent Call to Protect World's Democracies w/ A. Applebaum. indybay.org Online event…

Strike Debt Bay Area (2024-05-21). Saturday 6/22: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: The Persuaders. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.

albawaba (2024-05-21). 345 killed as destruction continues to tear through Darfur. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Since the war started a year ago, the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been engaged in brutal fighting, resulting in the killing of at least 345 and over 2,600 injuries, according to the North Darfur Ministry of Health.Ibrahim Abdullah Khater, the director general of the Ministry of Health, verified the figures to the Sudan Tribune and expressed his grave concern over the bombardment of El Fasher Women's and Maternity Hospital on Sunday, which resulted in significant damage and nine casualties."Healthcare is a fundamental human right. we are working tirelessly to ensure that medica…

Algernon Austin (2024-05-21). US Affordable Rental Housing Policy Either Doesn't Make Any Sense or Is Working as Intended. counterpunch.org Affordable rental housing policy fails to provide sufficient affordable rental housing decade after decade, yet policymakers continue to do largely the same things. A researcher at the Joint Center for Housing Studies recently observed that in 1960, about 45 percent of renters in the bottom income quintile spent more than 50 percent of their income

Larry Neumeister (2024-05-21). Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home. whyy.org A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Attorney John Moldovan told a Manhattan federal court jury that he was working for the businessman, Wael Hana, in July 2019 when he was asked to pay over $20,000 toward the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home's mortgage. | Moldovan said Hana provided the money that he delivered to a bank to negate the need for a mortgage foreclo…

The Independent (2024-05-21). Ugandan athlete Nakaayi motivated ahead of Paris Olympics. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan athlete Halimah Nakaayi says she does feel under pressure and is instead highly motivated ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. "Qualifying for the Olympics is already a big bonus, but I am also not under pressure at all ahead of the Games. I'm working hard and working with …

Isaac Nellist (2024-05-21). Labor's budget: 'An unearned veneer of humanity'. greenleft.org.au Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor's third budget will 'ease cost-of-living pressures', but it does not include any raise to JobSeeker or other payments. Isaac Nellist reports.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-21). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Maxime Perriot (2024-05-21). A World of Inequality. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-21). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-21). Independent UN experts urge Houthis to free Baha'i followers. newarab.com Human rights experts working for the The five are among 17 Baha'i followers detained last May when the Houthis raided a Baha'i gathering in the capital of Sanaa. The expe…

newarab (2024-05-21). ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli, Hamas leaders. newarab.com Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that the "Any attempt to draw parallels between these atrocious terrorists and a democratically elected government of Israel – working to fulfill its duty to defend and protect its citizens entirely in adherence to the principles of international law — is…

presstv.ir (2024-05-21). Clashes in Paris as firefighters unions protest working conditions. presstv.ir Police clashed with protesters in Paris as French firefighters' unions protested over working conditions.

Marie Laurette Numa, Black Agenda Report. (2024-05-17). US-Appointed Haitian Council Calls For Foreign Military Intervention. popularresistance.org The nine members of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT), the new traitors to the Nation, are already at work. | Working under the diktat of the American colonial administration, they have just committed another act of offense against the country by writing to Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday May 6 to demand the deployment of foreign forces that the Western powers in agreement with the UN Security Council have named their project to better sell: Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. | However, preparations to sully and defile Haitian territory for the umpteenth time by Westerners are well…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-05-17). USAID Whistleblowers Accuse Biden Of 'Direct Complicity' In Gaza Famine. popularresistance.org Current and former officials from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department say the White House has ignored months of internal warnings about the spread of famine in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to an in-depth investigation by the Independent. | "I believe the US to be complicit in creating the conditions for famine. Not only has our response been woefully inadequate, but we're actively responsible in large part for it," a USAID employee told the British daily. | Internal documents reviewed by the Independent show that staffers have repeatedly warned USAID administrator Sa…

Joel Wendland-Liu (2024-05-17). 'Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation'. peoplesworld.org When wealthy, Harvard-trained ultra-right Senator Tom Cotton described racial slavery as a "necessary evil" in 2020, he made two crucial admissions. First, the enslavement and consequent genocide of millions of Africans by Europeans and Euro-Americans between 1492 and the 1880s was a necessary feature for the development of capitalism (and consequent European and U.S. imperialism …

unitedEditor (2024-05-17). How Iranian — Chinese friendship benefits Türkiye. uwidata.com In 2023, the People's Republic of China purchased 91% of the oil produced by Iran. Anxious with that, US President Biden is working on passing a law to impose sanctions on China for its oil purchases from Iran. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Iran has transformed into a construction site. What we see is an extraordinary …

WSWS (2024-05-17). The way forward after strike vote by 48,000 California academic workers against police crackdowns. wsws.org The vote is a major step forward because it poses the entry of the working class into the struggle as the basic political force against war and police dictatorship.

The Independent (2024-05-17). Parliament passes record Sh72.130 trillion Uganda budget. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Thursday passed a Sh72.130 trillion national budget, up from an earlier proposed total of Sh58 trillion. This is a Sh20 trillion increment from the last financial year budget of Sh52 trillion. Parliament Watch @pwatchug indicates that, payment of Uganda's public debt commands the lion's share, accounting for over Sh34.017 …

ecns.cn (2024-05-17). China seen continuing to cut U.S. debt holdings. ecns.cn China is likely to continue to reduce the share of United States debt in its overall foreign exchange reserves as it ramps up efforts to diversify foreign asset portfolios to reduce risk exposure, experts said on Thursday.

APR editor (2024-05-17). New Caledonia's Nouméa airport closed until Tuesday, says Air New Zealand. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ News Air New Zealand has confirmed Nouméa's Tontouta International airport in New Caledonia is closed until Tuesday. The airline earlier told RNZ it would update customers as soon as it could. Earlier today, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters told RNZ Morning Report government officials had been working on an "hourly basis" to see what…

ptcnews.tv (2024-05-17). Travelling to Cambodia, Laos for jobs? Read Indian Embassy advisory before moving abroad. ptcnews.tv Indian Embassy Advisory on working abroad: As Southeast Asia continues to develop, Cambodia and Laos have become increasingly attractive destinations for job seekers from around the world. Both countries offer unique opportunities across various sectors, driven by tourism, textiles, mining, tourism, and hydropower making them appealing for professionals looking to work abroad.But before travelling abroad for jobs, you should read the advisory issued by the Indian Embassy. Advisory issued by Indian Embassy: Indian Embassy asks nationals to secure employment only through authorized agents approved b…

Adam Bienkov (2024-05-17). The Plan is Working: Rishi Sunak Races Up the Rich List as Homelessness Soars. bylinetimes.com Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty have added £120 million to their personal fortune over the past year, bringing their estimated wealth to £651 million, The family's rise in wealth has been largely linked to Murty's shares in her family firm Infosys, which was co-founded by her billionaire father, with her shares reportedly growing in value by £108.8m to nearly £590…

Basit Mahmood (2024-05-17). The shocking chart which shows how Britain has the highest rate of homelessness in the developed world. leftfootforward.org The number of English households living in temporary accommodation more than doubling between 2010 and 2023 from 48,000 to 112,000, the highest figure since records began.

UMMID (2024-05-17). Anti-Minority Hate and Venom – Has Modi's Juggernaut Backfired? ummid.com Prime Minister Modi, who relied on his own carefully crafted image and easy-flowing rhetoric, found himself in an unchartered territory facing an electorate more skeptical of his promises and less interested in his anti-minority tirades.

Lindsay Owens (2024-05-17). Inflation eating up your paycheck? Blame Trump's corporate tax cuts. peoplesworld.org Next year, when key provisions of President Trump's 2017 tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations expire, we have an opportunity to get our money back. I'm not just talking about all the foregone tax revenue we've lost because the rich have paid so little since 2017—though we should get that back, too. I'm talking …

GABIK (2024-05-17). George building collapse: Rescue and recovery operation concluded. sanews.gov.za George building collapse: Rescue and recovery operation concluded | The George building collapse rescue and recovery operation has concluded, Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell announced on Friday. | This follows an operation which lasted 260 hours, with personnel working on a 24-hour basis, with two shifts on rotation. | In a joint media statement released on Friday, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said the disaster will be remembered for the immense and tragic loss of life, but also for the incredibly brave and selfless work carried out by the more th…

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-17). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Maxime Perriot (2024-05-17). A World of Inequality. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-17). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-17). As Gaza faces famine, US touts sea corridor. newarab.com As Palestinians in On Wednesday, the State Department held a news briefing to share details and answer questions about the new sea corridor that aims to facilitate international food aid to Palestinians. | "Humanitarian cond…

newarab (2024-05-17). Syrian refugee in Jordan on hunger strike to end deportation. newarab.com Atia Mohamad Abu Salem, a 24-year-old Jordanian authorities arrested Abu Salem and a Jordanian friend on 9 Apri…

newarab (2024-05-17). Egypt receives second UAE payment for Ras al-Hekma project. newarab.com The deal with Abu Dhabi sovereign fund ADQ to develop the 200 km (125 mile) peninsula includes a total of $35 billion in investments and is one of the biggest deals of its kind. | Egypt has also started working with the UAE to waive an Emira…

Lynn Parramore, Scheer Post. (2024-05-16). Work Longer, Die Sooner! The Dire Need To Expand Social Security And Medicare. popularresistance.org Shameful fact: the plight of U.S. retirees is a global exception. In their pursuit of lower taxes, America's wealthiest individuals support policies that make it extremely difficult for seniors to manage the increasing costs of healthcare, housing, and basic necessities. Not so in other rich countries like Germany, France, and Canada, where robust public pensions and healthcare systems offer retirees stability and dignity. After a lifetime of hard work, older citizens in the U.S. find their reward is merely scraping by, as savings diminish under the weight of soaring medical costs in the most expensive healthcare…

Dave DeCamp, Antiwar. (2024-05-16). US Army Officer Resigns Over 'Unqualified' Support For Israel. popularresistance.org An Army officer working at the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has resigned in protest of the US's "unqualified" support for the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. | Maj. Harrison Mann posted his resignation letter on LinkedIn and said it was initially distributed within the DIA on April 16. In the letter, he said the DIA does not only "inform policy" but "facilitates, and at times, directly executes policy," referring to US support for Israel. | "The policy that has never been far from my mind for the past six months is the nearly unqualified support for the government of Israel, which has e…

Reuters (2024-05-16). U.S. anchors floating pier to Gaza beach, aid to be delivered in days, military says. haaretz.com Biden announced the pier in March as aid officials implored Israel to improve access for relief supplies into Gaza over land routes. By opening a route to deliver aid by sea, the U.S. hopes to combat the humanitarian crisis that has put hundreds of thousands of people at risk of famine…

Peter Hudis, Kevin B. Anderson, Heather Brown, Lyndon Porter, Fernando Baleia (2024-05-16). From the genocide in Palestine and Ukraine to the fascist threat: Working toward a revolutionary, Marxist-Humanist response. links.org.au Today's global capitalism is sinking into unimaginable levels of barbarism. Nowhere is this barbarism more glaring than in Israel's genocide in Gaza…

Phil Pasquini (2024-05-16). Southeast Asian Financial Scams Can Begin with a "Simple" Text. indybay.org It may start out ubiquitous, but those innocent or inquiring text messages from unknown numbers that suddenly appear on your phone saying "Hello" or "Is this Stephanie's phone number?" are a disaster lurking in disguise. Not to be left out of the equation, too, are Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media platforms that offer ads promising jobs working from home and investment opportunities, along with access to online gambling that are all part of scams run by Southeast Asian transnational crime syndicates.

Commonwealth Club (2024-05-16). Wednesday 9/18: Justin Pearson: No Justice Without Climate Justice. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero | Taube Family Auditorium | San Francisco, CA 94105 | Or join the event online…

Candace Milner (2024-05-16). Debt Relief Still Feels Out of Reach for Many Students. counterpunch.org College is expensive — and for most Americans, higher education is still largely unaffordable. The cost of college continues to rise at rates that salaries and income aren't keeping up with. This is especially true for low-income and working-class students who must depend on alternative ways to fund their education like grants, scholarships, and —

WSWS (2024-05-16). Australian federal Labor government budget includes paltry student debt "relief" wsws.org The HECS-HELP loan indexation adjustment is a tiny fraction of the crippling debt confronting university students amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

Prensa Latina News Agency (2024-05-16). Cuba bets on domestic production to achieve economic sovereignty. en.escambray.cu President Miguel Díaz-Canel explained that Cuba is working hard to stimulate national production in order to achieve economic sovereignty and meet the the country's domestic needs…

Basit Mahmood (2024-05-16). Paul Mason applies to be Labour's candidate in Islington North in bid to replace Jeremy Corbyn. leftfootforward.org Paul Mason has put his name forward, saying he was passionate about tackling the scale of poverty in the borough.

ecns.cn (2024-05-16). Int'l students hit by UK visa changes. ecns.cn Recent changes to the United Kingdom's visa rules that include a hike in the minimum wage needed to qualify for a skilled worker visa have led to job offers being withdrawn from foreign graduates of British universities.

Hannah Davenport (2024-05-16). Kemi Badenoch's Daily Mail column on unions rinsed in three words. leftfootforward.org In an opinion piece for the Daily Mail, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch argued that UK trade unions were working to undo all of the work the Conservative Party had done over the last 14 years. | Badenoch insisted the public should be "worried" about the meeting between Keir Starmer and union leaders that took place on Tuesday to discuss workers' rights and Labour's landmark New Deal for Working People. | She warned that Labour had been given their "marching orders" by trade unions to undo "all the good work of the last 14 years under the Conservatives" by implementing the pledges in the New Deal for workers.

Maxime Perriot (2024-05-16). A World Based on Inequality. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-16). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-16). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

newarab (2024-05-16). As Gaza faces famine, US touts sea corridor. newarab.com As Palestinians in On Wednesday, the State Department held a news briefing to share details and answer questions about the new sea corridor that aims to facilitate international food aid to Palestinians. | "Humanitarian cond…

newarab (2024-05-16). Syrian refugee in Jordan on hunger strike to end deportation. newarab.com Atia Mohamad Abu Salem, a 24-year-old Jordanian authorities arrested Abu Salem and a Jordanian friend on 9 Apri…

newarab (2024-05-16). Egypt receives second UAE payment for Ras al-Hekma project. newarab.com The deal with Abu Dhabi sovereign fund ADQ to develop the 200 km (125 mile) peninsula includes a total of $35 billion in investments and is one of the biggest deals of its kind. | Egypt has also started working with the UAE to waive an Emira…

newarab (2024-05-16). Progressive Muslim challenges US Congress incumbent on Gaza. newarab.com Imraan Siddiqi, the son of Indian immigrants to the US, has been involved in civil rights most of his life — from seeing racial inequality in the South to…

Axel Persson, Rail Workers United. (2024-05-15). French Rail Workers Share Their Struggle For Better Conditions. popularresistance.org The French railway workers have been under constant all-round attack for the past two decades, as has the entire French working class. The ruling class has been on the offensive to try to destroy everything French labour has fought to win with the CGT union since the aftermath of the Second World War. In the crosshairs of our class enemies is our social security system, our right to benefit from pensions at a decent age, our right to job security and protection against unfair dismissal, and our capacity to forge collective agreements that currently cover 95% of the workforce, both in the private and public sector…

Shawna Ambrose, Rainforest Action Network. (2024-05-15). Banks Financed Fossil Fuels By $6.9 Trillion Since The Paris Agreement. popularresistance.org The 15th annual Banking on Climate Chaos (BOCC) report employs a new, expanded data set that credits each bank making financial contributions to a deal instead of only crediting banks in leading roles. It cuts through greenwash, covering the world's top 60 banks' lending and underwriting to over 4,200 fossil fuel companies and the financing of companies causing the degradation of the Amazon and Arctic. Backgrounder of the report's key findings can be found here. | Since the Paris Agreement in 2016, the world's 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $6.9 trillion. Nearly half — $3.3 trillion…

WSWS (2024-05-15). As strike vote against police crackdown continues, students and educators oppose UAW stalling. wsws.org Only through the mobilization of the working class, which creates all of society's wealth, can the genocide in Gaza and other criminal wars be stopped. At the same time, the broadening of the struggle will also give grad students the strongest possible position to resist attempts by the UAW bureaucracy to limit or prevent a strike.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). Hunger striking royal reform activist dies in custody in Thailand. aljazeera.com Netiporn Sanesangkhom had been in jail since her arrest in January under Thailand's strict royal defamation laws.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-05-15). Deposed former Gabonese president declares hunger strike. plenglish.com Libreville, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The deposed former Gabonese president, Ali Bongo, announced the start of a hunger strike in protest against the alleged acts of torture and kidnapping against him and his family, by the military authorities that govern his country.

Phil Pasquini (2024-05-15). Southeast Asian Financial Scams Can Begin with a "Simple" Text. indybay.org It may start out ubiquitous, but those innocent or inquiring text messages from unknown numbers that suddenly appear on your phone saying "Hello" or "Is this Stephanie's phone number?" are a disaster lurking in disguise. Not to be left out of the equation, too, are Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media platforms that offer ads promising jobs working from home and investment opportunities, along with access to online gambling that are all part of scams run by Southeast Asian transnational crime syndicates.

Commonwealth Club (2024-05-15). Wednesday 9/18: Justin Pearson: No Justice Without Climate Justice. indybay.org The Commonwealth Club of California | 110 The Embarcadero | Taube Family Auditorium | San Francisco, CA 94105 | Or join the event online…

Adam Fishbein (2024-05-15). Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration. cepr.net The crisis of student debt has reached proportions never before seen in the United States. Collectively, students owed $1.6 trillion in federal student loans at the end of 2023. However, that total is slightly lower than it was two years prior, thanks to some proactive actions from the Biden administration. The administration has pursued a …

Peter Certo (2024-05-15). In OtherWords: May 15, 2024. otherwords.org Not long ago, the government barred former Pioneer Oil CEO Scott Sheffield from joining the board of ExxonMobil because Sheffield had allegedly colluded with OPEC to fix oil prices — and squeeze working Americans at the pump. | But Big Oil isn't the only industry that's been gouging consumers since the pandemic,

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-15). UN experts on people of African descent visit Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent is on a second day of work visit in Colombia on Wednesday until May 24.

tvbrics (2024-05-15). Tunisia discusses integrated computer applications for agricultural processes. tvbrics.com The joint ministerial working session is devoted to the supply of chemical fertilisers for a smooth agricultural season…

WSWS (2024-05-15). Oppose imperialist War! SEP/IYSSE public meeting in Sri Lanka. wsws.org The only social force capable of halting the drive to world war is the international working class which is coming into struggle in Sri Lanka and around the world.

WSWS (2024-05-15). UPDATE: UAW calls off strike at University of Washington after less than one day. wsws.org The eruption of a strike by 6,000 UW workers points to the immense potential for the growing movement against war with the massive opposition in the working class to exploitation and inequality.

WSWS (2024-05-15). Australian Labor government's budget benefits the corporate elite behind token "cost-of-living relief" wsws.org Facing an election within 12 months, the Labor administration is desperately trying to head off working-class disaffection over the intensifying cost-of-living crisis.

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India's income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed? aljazeera.com Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections.

Peter Crimmins (2024-05-15). Croydon Woods has earned awards for environmental stewardship. It's a toxic Superfund site. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? For more than 30 years, Connie Storz has kept an eye on an 88-acre parcel of woods next to the Keystone Elementary School in Croydon, Bucks County. As a school administrator, she had an interest in what was going on in Croydon Woods. | "This used to be a complete trash dump," Storz said, walking through Croydon Woods Nature Preserve recently when its bare trees were beginning to emerge from winter. | "A lot of homeless, a lot of kids partying back here, and there was a lot o…

The Independent (2024-05-15). Uganda mulls nuclear energy generation to address rising power demand. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development said Tuesday that it is working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in efforts to develop nuclear energy in the East African country amid increasing demand for power. Irene Batebe, permanent secretary of the ministry, said the government with support from IAEA …

theonion (2024-05-15). SATIRE: Former Trump Aide Claims To Give Fake Money To Unhoused People. theonion.com Johnny McEntee, a former aide in the Trump White House, recently bragged on social media about giving fake money to unhoused people to ensure their eventual arrest, claiming on TikTok that "when a homeless person asks for money, then I give them like a fake $5 bill. So I feel good about myself. They feel good. And…

aljazeera (2024-05-15). India 'deeply saddened' by Gaza killing of ex-army officer working for UN. aljazeera.com Waibhav Anil Kale is the first international UN staff killed since October 7 in the besieged Palestinian territory.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-05-15). INEI: 29% de los peruanos alcanza condición de pobreza en 2023. telesurtv.net "Comparando con el año 2022, la pobreza se incrementó en el área urbana en 2,3 puntos porcentuales siendo altamente significativas las diferencias", recalcó el INEI.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-15). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-15). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-15). Norway aims to quadruple aid to Palestinians as famine looms. newarab.com The Norwegian government Tuesday proposed 1 billion kroner ($92.5 million) in aid to Palestinians this year as humanitarian agencies warn of a Figures in the revised budget presented on Tuesday, show a roughly quadrupling of the 258 million kroner provided in the initial finance bill adopted last year. | "The urgent need of aid in Gaza is enormous after seven months of war," Norway's Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, said in a statement. | "The f…

newarab (2024-05-15). 7 million face 'acute' food insecurity in South Sudan: UN. newarab.com More than seven million people in fragile "An estimated 7.1 million people will likely be experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2024," the

presstv.ir (2024-05-15). Gaza aid operations at risk of imminent shutdown, UN agencies warn. presstv.ir Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close and leading to more children dying of hunger, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.

Carla Venutra (2024-05-13). I Run a Food Pantry, But It's Not Enough. We Need SNAP. counterpunch.org I run a food pantry. I'm proud of the work we do. But if lawmakers passed a liveable minimum wage or invested more in programs like SNAP, people wouldn't need to rely on pantries like mine. Pantries are a critical piece of the anti-hunger puzzle, but they're filler pieces. Government nutrition programs — with the

infobrics (2024-05-13). Ethiopia Working to Secure New Development Bank Membership. infobrics.org The Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed that Ethiopia is working hard to become member of BRICS' New Development Bank…

Staff (2024-05-13). CNN exposes horrible Israeli torture methods on Palestinian detainees. defenddemocracy.press According to the whistleblowers, the beatings inflicted upon detainees were said to be done out of spite and not intended for intelligence gathering. May 10, 2024 Three Israeli whistleblowers working at the Sde Teiman torture camp, a "holding" site for Palestinians abducted during "Israel's" invasion of Gaza, have come forward with testimonies of systemic abuses …

albawaba (2024-05-13). Death of Transgender Inmate 'Jojo Prostitute' Sparks Controversy in Baghdad Jail. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Sunday, the Iraqi media claimed that transgender man Abdullah Abdul Amir, popularly referred to as "Jojo Prostitute," had died in a Baghdad jail.Social networking sites and other outlets widely shared information about the death of well-known mutant "Jojo," who received a 15-year jail term in a Ministry of Justice prison.Unnamed security sources informed the media that the convert, known as "Jojo Prostitute," had passed away inside the Seventh Justice Prison. However, there was disagreement over the cause of death; some claimed he passed away inexplicably, while others claimed he died of a heart att…

albawaba (2024-05-13). QatarEnergy signs agreement to acquire stake in two Egypt offshore blocks. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – QatarEnergy stated on Monday that it had signed an agreement with US multinational company ExxonMobil for the acquisition of 40 percent stake at two offshore gas exploration blocks from Egypt.The deal states that ExxonMobil, the company that manages the two offshore exploration fields, would keep the remaining 60 percent working interest in "Cairo" and "Masry" in Egypt's north coast, with QatarEnergy acquiring a 40 percent working stake in each.State-owned QatarEnergy acquire a 40pc working interest in two exploration blocks — Cairo & Masry — offshore Egypt, while ExxonMobil (the Operator)…

WSWS (2024-05-13). The emerging global war and the international strategy of the working class. wsws.org This is the text of the speech delivered by Ula≈ü Ate≈üàßi, a leading member of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik (Socialist Equality Group) in Turkey, to the 2024 International May Day Online Rally.

ecns.cn (2024-05-12). Gender gap narrowing, says report. ecns.cn As Mother's Day fell on Sunday, a joint report by recruitment portal Zhaopin and the National School of Development at Peking University has shed light on the circumstances of working mothers in China.

Alan Austin (2024-05-13). Measuring a decade of reckless Liberal Party debt. independentaustralia.net

Steve Hopkins (2024-05-13). Life in Limbo: The Heartbreaking Stories of Those Trapped in Temporary Housing In London Borough Most Affected. bylinetimes.com When Sidney was placed in temporary accommodation, he thought it would be for a few weeks. Ten years on, he's still there. | The number of homeless households in temporary accommodation in England hit a Over the last dec…

Reuters (2024-05-13). Spain's Socialists hail 'new era' after separatist defeat in Catalonia. scmp.com Spain's Socialists won the biggest share of the vote in Catalan elections, dealing a serious blow to more than a decade of separatist governance and the independence dreams still nursed by some in the wealthy northeastern region.

NEOB (2024-05-13). Improved Eskom performance gives hope that 'end of load shedding is in sight' — Pres Ramaphosa. sanews.gov.za Improved Eskom performance gives hope that 'end of load shedding is in sight' — Pres Ramaphosa | The sustained suspension of load shedding is a testament that the Energy Action Plan (EAP) announced in 2022 is working, says President Cyril Ramaphosa. | The President said this in his weekly newsletter on Monday. | The EAP was announced by the President in July 2022 when South Africa's energy challenges reached crisis levels. | "As of today [Monday], the country will have had no load shedding for over a month and a half. This welcome development shows that the Energy Action Plan we announced in 2022 is working…

ecns.cn (2024-05-13). Gender gap narrowing, says report. ecns.cn As Mother's Day fell on Sunday, a joint report by recruitment portal Zhaopin and the National School of Development at Peking University has shed light on the circumstances of working mothers in China.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-13). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-13). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

presstv.ir (2024-05-13). Gaza aid operations at risk of imminent shutdown, UN agencies warn. presstv.ir Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close and leading to more children dying of hunger, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.

geo.tv (2024-05-10). Dubai named richest Middle Eastern city, New York tops list of wealthiest. geo.tv New York's residents are worth more than $3 trillion…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-10). Cuban president meets Algerian authorities. plenglish.com Havana, May 10 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel met in Algeria with Brahim Bougali, President of the National People's Assembly, during a technical stopover on his return trip from Moscow, where he was on a working visit.

WSWS (2024-05-10). For a UAW-wide strike against the police attack on campuses! Autoworkers must defend the right to protest! wsws.org The only way to stop the war and defend our rights is by taking matters into our own hands as the working class, who create all of society's wealth.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-10). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-10). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-10). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-10). The keffiyeh: Globally catalysing Palestine's liberation. newarab.com The keffiyeh started as a protective head and face covering, only for it to become a working-class Arab symbol against British colonialism in the 1930s. | Nearly 100 years later, it is now a transnational staple for those who yearn for Palestine's liberation. | More than eight months into the

presstv.ir (2024-05-10). Gaza aid operations at risk of imminent shutdown, UN agencies warn. presstv.ir Dwindling food and fuel stocks could force aid operations to grind to a halt within days in Gaza as vital crossings remain shut, forcing hospitals to close and leading to more children dying of hunger, United Nations aid agencies warned on Friday.

presstv.ir (2024-05-10). Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage. presstv.ir A large fire at a Berlin metalworking factory on the outskirts of the German capital led to plumes of black smoke on Friday.

Ellen Brown (2024-05-09). Tackling California's Budget Crisis: Raise Taxes, Cut Programs, or Form a Bank? dissidentvoice.org In 2022, the state of California celebrated a record budget surplus of $97.5 billion. Two years later, according to the Legislative Analyst's Office, this surplus has plummeted to a record budget deficit of $73 billion. Balancing the budget will be challenging. Unlike the federal government, the state cannot just drive up debt and roll it …

WSWS (2024-05-09). The working class must take up the fight against the genocide in Gaza and in defense of democratic rights. wsws.org The ruling class is terrified of the student protests because it can arouse the working class. A strike vote by graduate students in California shows there is a growing recognition that the methods of class struggle are required.

Press Associates (2024-05-09). Letter Carriers launch "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive, look to increase donations. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —With 44 million people in the U.S., including 15 million kids, going to bed hungry every night, the Letter Carriers kicked off their annual "Stamp Out Hunger" food drive with a ceremony at union headquarters on May 8. The drive, which depends on voluntary donations of non-perishable food, or cash, or both, helps re-stock …

David Hill, Christine Whit (2024-05-09). Cozy with lobbyists: Ohio county negligent in managing $33 million Israel Bonds debt. peoplesworld.org Read earlier articles in this series: > Bad investment: Ohio county treasurer sinks public money into Israeli government bonds > Ohio: Franklin County treasurer attends Netanyahu meeting, steps up Israel Bond purchases COLUMBUS, Ohio—Representatives of Israel Bonds maintain frequent and close contact with Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan and members of her staff, according …

latintimes (2024-05-09). Chinese City Lifts Curbs On Buying Homes As Property Crisis Bites. latintimes.com One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-05-09). Media reports increase in US-Cuba flights. plenglish.com According to an article published in Granma newspaper, one of the objectives of American Airlines' participation in the recently held International Tourism Fair (FITCuba 2024, May 1-5) was to advance in the growth of air connectivity between Miami and Cuba. | American Airlines representative in Cuba Ramon Jimenez explained that the airline -one of the biggest ones in the United States and the world- is currently working on several projects related to airport facilities. | He added that the goal is to achieve an efficiency that allows sustaining operations effectively. | Proof of this is that in 2023, with the su…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-05-09). Vladimir Putin meets with Cuban President Diaz-Canel at Kremlin. plenglish.com Moscow, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel met on Thursday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the Grand Kremlin Palace on Thursday, during his working visit to Russia. The meeting took place after the Cuban head of State's participation in the military parade in Moscow's Red Square to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

WSWS (2024-05-09). Australian state Labor government austerity budget targets health, education, social services. wsws.org The austerity budget is another demonstration of the ruthlessly pro-business, anti-working class character of the Victorian state Labor government.

The Independent (2024-05-09). Kenya's agritech startup iProcure placed under administration. independent.co.ug At least 10 Kenya-based startups, including Notify Logistics, WeFarm and Kune, have shut down since 2021 because of worsening macroeconomic conditions ANALYSIS | ADONIJAH NDEGE | iProcure, the Kenyan agritech startup backed by Safaricom's Spark Fund, is now under administration after failing to settle undisclosed debts. KPMG's advisory arm has been appointed the administrator and tasked …

ecns.cn (2024-05-09). Xi says ready to jointly promote high-level development of China-Hungary ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed on Thursday his readiness to foster a good working relationship and friendship with Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok.

Agence France-Presse,Associated Press (2024-05-09). Panama Papers law firm co-founder Ramon Fonseca dies in hospital, lawyer says. scmp.com Ramon Fonseca, a partner in the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal over the hiding of wealth in offshore entities, has died. He was 71.

Khushboo Razdan (2024-05-09). New US and China climate envoys, seeking show of progress, meet for first time in Washington. scmp.com Bilateral working group sessions meant to build on agreements reached last year and restore top-level engagement as pledged at Xi-Biden summit.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-09). The World Bank and the IMF: the creditors' bailiffs. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-09). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-09). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-09). Israel Rafah attack may be south Gaza famine 'tipping point'. newarab.com An Israeli forces seized southern Gaza's Rafah border crossing with

newarab (2024-05-09). US delays report on whether Israel broke international law. newarab.com US President The State Department had been working for months on the review, which was set to determine whether Israel violated international humanitarian law since the war on Gaza started in October. | If it was found that Israel was indeed violating in…

presstv.ir (2024-05-09). Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage. presstv.ir A large fire at a Berlin metalworking factory on the outskirts of the German capital led to plumes of black smoke on Friday.

Alexis Sterling (2024-05-07). Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza's last humanitarian lifeline amid famine crisis. nationofchange.org This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.

Editor (2024-05-07). Is the UN Failing in Gaza? scheerpost.com By Dawn Clancy / PassBlue As the war on Gaza enters its seventh month, 35,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed, warnings of genocide and famine are mounting and reports of mass graves with bodies showing signs of torture are emerging. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah, a battered city in southern Gaza where over …

Amy Goodman (2024-05-07). 'They are starving,' says doctor back from Gaza; world food program warns North in 'full-blown famine'. nationofchange.org We get an update on conditions among the besieged and starving population of Gaza—including of children now suffering from the psychological effects of intense and prolonged trauma—from Dr. Walid Masoud.

Mikhael Manekin (2024-05-07). In Israel, Jewish extremists worshipping a God of Holy War are getting stronger. haaretz.com Since October 7, the flagrantly anti-democratic, morally bankrupt political theology of Israel's right-wing Jewish radicals, a worldview that justifies the death, starvation, and hunger of Palestinians, is becoming more dominant. Jews in Israel and around the world must confront this desecration of our tradition…

teleSUR (2024-05-07). Cuban President Diaz-Canel Arrives in Russia on a Working Visit. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Moscow to discuss bilateral issues during a working visit that will extend until May 9. | RELATED: | During his stay in Russia, he will attend the military parade on May 9th commemorating Victory Day, the 79th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). | Diaz-Canel will also participate for the first time in the Supreme Council of the Euras…

WSWS (2024-05-07). NATO escalation in Ukraine threatens nuclear war with Russia. wsws.org Threats by top European officials to launch missile strikes or a ground invasion against Russia are opening an escalatory spiral that can only be halted by the working class.

WSWS (2024-05-07). Sri Lankan Tamil parties debate tactics in the presidential election. wsws.org Workers and poor in the North and East must reject the sordid political manoeuvres of the Tamil parties which represent the interests of the Tamil elites not those of working people.

latintimes (2024-05-07). Cuban President To Visit Russia As Nations Draw Closer. latintimes.com Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced Monday he is heading to Russia on a "working visit," as old allies Havana and Moscow strengthen ties under a recently initiated rapprochement.

Sam Pizzigati (2024-05-07). The Well-Heeled and Our Personal Well-Being. counterpunch.org Just what exactly happens when a society becomes substantially more unequal, when a few become fabulously richer than the many? Defenders of our deepest pockets have a ready answer. What happens when wealth starts concentrating at a society's summit? Nothing we need worry about. In fact, the richer our richest become, these cheerleaders for grand

NEOB (2024-05-07). City Power's Eskom debt reaches "unprecedented levels" sanews.gov.za City Power's Eskom debt reaches "unprecedented levels" | Eskom says it will approach the courts in a bid to have City Power pay its R1 billion debt to the national power utility. | City Power is a company wholly owned by the City of Johannesburg which purchases, distributes and sells electricity within the city coupled with maintaining and installing electrical infrastructure. | The power utility said City Power's debt stood at some R1.073 billion at the end of March this year. | "The escalating City Power debt…has left Eskom with no choice but to apply to the High Court in Johannesburg for a declaratory order…

Ralph Jennings (2024-05-07). China's belt and road, once a hotspot for European investment, is getting the cold shoulder. scmp.com As geopolitical changes have made working with China more risky than before, European firms have backed away from infrastructure projects linked with the Belt and Road Initiative.

GABIK (2024-05-07). DWS reiterates commitment to fast-track bulk water projects. sanews.gov.za DWS reiterates commitment to fast-track bulk water projects | The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reiterated its commitment to fast-track the effective implementation of bulk water projects in water stressed communities in KwaZulu-Natal and across the country, so as to ensure the provision of consistent and reliable water supply.
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Bloomberg (2024-05-07). Apple working on AI chip for data centres, WSJ says, as it tries to catch up with rivals like Google and Microsoft. scmp.com Apple is developing a chip to run AI tools on servers, but it is unclear if the tech giant will deploy it, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-07). The Mexican debt crisis and the World Bank. cadtm.org

Eric Toussaint (2024-05-07). The World Bank saw the debt crisis looming. cadtm.org

newarab (2024-05-07). Tourists could explore the whole GCC on one visa by December. newarab.com A new visa system allowing tourists and expatriates to visit all six Currently, tourists need a separate visa for each Gulf nation they visit but the new scheme will allow for free travel between all GCC countries, in a boost for regional tourism. | "By the end of this year, the whole system will be in place. [We] are working day and night and e-service is a v…

presstv.ir (2024-05-07). US-Israeli espionage cell dismantled in Yemen. presstv.ir Yemen say it has broken up a spy ring working for the US and Israel amid its pro-Palestine campaign.

presstv.ir (2024-05-07). IRGC disintegrating enemies as morally bankrupt US targets Muslim world: Salami. presstv.ir General Salami says the primary mission of the IRGC Quds Force is to prevent the enemies from making inroads into the Muslim world.

presstv.ir (2024-05-07). Smoke clouds billow over Berlin after fire at factory with chemicals storage. presstv.ir A large fire at a Berlin metalworking factory on the outskirts of the German capital led to plumes of black smoke on Friday.