2021-10-25: News Headlines

teleSUR, yart, JL (2021-10-25). ONU reconoce avance de China para la erradicación de la pobreza. telesurtv.net El organismo multilateral ponderó la cooperación de China con los pueblos del mundo para el combate de la Covid-19.

WSWS (2021-10-25). German billionaires' wealth hits new heights in the pandemic. wsws.org The total wealth of the 100 richest Germans included in the latest rich list by Manager Magazin increased from 606 billion euros in 2020 to a projected 722 billion in 2021—a more than 19 percent rise.

WSWS (2021-10-25). Philadelphia transit workers vote to strike by the end of the month. wsws.org The vote of over 5,000 Philadelphia transit workers to strike comes amid a far broader strike wave among the international working class as the pandemic has laid bare the class fault lines that exist in capitalist society.

Staff (2021-10-24). 24yo head armorer on Alec Baldwin's movie set described as 'a bit careless with the guns' at previous job — media. rt.com The armorer who was preparing prop guns at the set of Alec Baldwin's movie 'Rust' was reportedly seen doing her job in an unsafe manner on an earlier production, including handing an unchecked gun to a child actress. | Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 24, was working her second production as head armorer when actor and producer Baldwin accidentally shot dead the film's director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and wounded director Joel Souza. It was later revealed that Baldwin was assured by his assistant director that the gun was "cold," or safe to use, moments before he pulled the trigger. | A new report has suggested…

WSWS (2021-10-24). Austerity policies in England linked to 57,550 extra deaths in five years. wsws.org In the second decade of the 21st century, life expectancy growth has stalled, stagnated and is now falling precipitously among the working class, in the fifth richest country on the planet.

MEE, agencies (2021-10-24). Yemen: Saudi-led coalition says more than 260 Houthis killed around Marib. middleeasteye.net Yemen: Saudi-led coalition says more than 260 Houthis killed around Marib | Deaths follow call for 'de-escalation' of conflict by UN Security Council to counter risk of 'large-scale famine' | Sun, 10/24/2021 – 15: 17 | Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government man a position at the front line facing Houthi rebels in Marib province on 23 October 2021 (AFP) | The Saudi-led coalition…

John Prysner (2021-10-24). South Korean general strike challenges inequality. liberationnews.org On October 20, millions of workers across South Korea staged a general strike amid an intensifying battle for union rights and social rights.

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