(2022-03-24). This Is How We Can Amplify Nonviolent Resistance In Ukraine. progressivehub.net ELI S. MCCARTHY | WAGING NONVIOLENCE…
(2022-03-24). No letup in worker resistance at Starbucks, Amazon. workers.org 
Amazon workers walkout, Queens, New York, March 16. Amazon night shift workers in Queens, New York, and Marlboro, Maryland, (near Washington, D.C.) walked off the job March 16 in the wee hours of the morning. The walkouts — which involved roughly half the shift workforce in the three delivery stations . . . |
(2022-03-24). China Reiterates Its Stance On Palestinian Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, saying China will continue to stand firmly together with the Palestinian people. | RELATED: | They had an in-depth exchange of views on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in the Pakistani capital. | Wang said China fully agreed to the calls made at the OIC…
(2022-03-24). Russia: US Benefits From War, Hinders Moscow-Kiev Dialogues. telesurenglish.net Russia denounces that the U.S. does not want the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to end successfully and benefits from continuing to supply arms to Ukraine. | The US would not like to see a rapid completion of the Moscow-Kiev peace talks but hopes that Russia is mired in prolonged hostilities, Russian FM Sergei Lavrov has said.
(2022-03-24). Sergei Lavrov: The West Tries to Impose a New World Order. telesurenglish.net Lavrov also expressed the need to "work on the issue of moving the headquarters of the United Nations Organization (UN) from the United States" to a country that adheres to neutrality in international relations. | The Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Lavrov stressed that what is currently happening in the world is an attempt by the West to impose a new world order.
(2022-03-24). UN: Russia Rejects Resolution on Ceasefire in Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Russia's UN representative V. Nebenzya reiterated that the West continues to ignore the genocide committed by Kiev over eight years in the Donbass, during which some 14,000 people lost their lives. | V. Nebenzia: The vote on draft humanitarian resolution in Ukraine exposed all who place politicizing of the humanitarian file above the UN support for providing humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainians in need.
(2022-03-24). Pakistan PM Says Muslim Countries Have Failed Palestinians, Kashmiris (VIDEO). palestinechronicle.com 
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Muslim-majority countries have failed both the Palestinians and the people of Kashmir as part of his keynote address to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday, the
(2022-03-24). Palestinian Detainee Suffers Broken Leg in Israeli Prison. palestinechronicle.com 
Female Palestinian prisoner Fadwa Hamada broke her leg during transportation to Damon Prison after her two little sons visited her, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. Hamada's husband said she had had her legs chained
(2022-03-24). Palestine, China Discuss Issues of Common Interest, Palestinian Cause. palestinechronicle.com 
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Malki, discussed on Wednesday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi a number of issues of common interest and developments in the international and Palestinian arena, the official Palestinian
(2022-03-24). The North-South Transport Corridor Is A Trans-Civilizational Integration Project. oneworld.press The NSTC represents the physical convergence of Russia's southern-focused grand strategic plans of balancing the Iranian-Pakistani anchors of its Ummah Pivot in this particular part of the supercontinent with the Neo-NAM that it's jointly pursuing with India. The trans-civilizational optics are immensely important since they speak to the fact that Huntington's so-called 'Clash of Civilizations' prediction was merely an example of ill-intended wishful thinking (if not a provocative policy proposal) and has been indisputably challenged by the resultant Convergence of Civilizations between Eastern Christianity, Isla…
(2022-03-24). Russian-Pakistani Energy Projects Are Highly Strategic. oneworld.press Russia has the capability to resolve Pakistan's energy crisis and thus unleash its newfound partner's vast economic potential. That could in turn further stabilize South Asia by lifting tens of millions of people out of poverty with time in accordance with its government's ambitious vision.
(2022-03-24). Venezuela to Connect to Mir Russian Payment System. orinocotribune.com The Russian ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Mélik-Bagdasárov said in an interview that the governments of both countries are developing steps to connect Venezuela to the Russian Mir payment system to subsequently be able to use the respective card in Venezuela. | "Connecting Venezuela to the Mir payment system and having the opportunity to use this card here [in Venezuela] would be useful for servicing the travel industry," the diplomat told
(2022-03-24). Israel Demolishes Village in Negev for 199th Time. imemc.org 
Israeli forces on Tuesday demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of al-Araqib for the 199th time. The residents of the village have been forced to rebuild their lives from the rubble of their destroyed homes, but they say that they are steadfast and resolute in their determination to remain on their ancestral land — despite Israel's …
(2022-03-24). Israeli Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, Abduct Three, In Bethlehem. imemc.org 
On Thursday dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, shot three young Palestinian men, and abducted three others. Eyewitnesses said dozens of soldiers invaded the refugee camp before storming and violently searching many homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Ramadan, 33, Yazan Mousa Manna', …
(2022-03-24). Israeli Navy Attacks Fishing Boats In Northern Gaza. imemc.org 
On Wednesday night, Israeli navy ships fired many live rounds, concussion grenades, and flares at Palestinian fishing boats near the shore of Gaza city, forcing them to leave. Media sources said the navy fired a barrage of live fire at the boats and many flares while the Palestinians were fishing in Palestinian waters not far …
(2022-03-24). Israeli Army Shoots Three Palestinians, Including A Child, Abducts One, In Ramallah. imemc.org 
On Wednesday afternoon, several Israeli army jeeps invaded Beit Liqya village, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, leading to protests before the soldiers shot three Palestinians, including a child, and abducted a young man. The soldiers invaded the village before storming and ransacking an auto parts store and abducted its owner Ayed …
(2022-03-24). WAFA: "Israeli Forces Seize Tractors In Northern Jordan Valley" imemc.org 
JORDAN VALLEY, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (WAFA) — Israeli forces seized an agricultural tractor working in the northern Jordan Valley lands Wednesday evening. Aref Daraghma, a local human rights activist, said forces raided the area and seized a tractor belonging to a Palestinian resident while he was working on plowing agricultural lands in the northern …
(2022-03-24). Soldiers Abduct Four Palestinians In Jerusalem And Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday evening, four Palestinians, including a teenage boy, and confiscated a bulldozer, in Jerusalem and Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The army abducted a teenage boy, Omar Hazina, from the Old City after many soldiers invaded the area and initiated searches, especially in at-Tour and Sultan Suleiman Street. The soldiers …
(2022-03-24). Saturday 3/26: Fremont: #People Not Profit! Global Climate Strike. indybay.org Irvington Park, 41825 Blacow Rd, Fremont, CA 94538 | Masks recommended. Peaceful march for climate justice.
(2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Rally and March for Abortion Rights SF Bay Area and Nationwide. indybay.org Rally starts at noon in Sproul Plaza on UC Berkeley Campus (public welcome) | Entrance near Telegraph and Bancroft…
(2022-03-24). Duma rusa inicia investigación sobre biolaboratorios en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Según el Ministerio de Defensa ruso, se retiraron más de 16.000 muestras de armas biológicas desde Ucrania a EE.UU.
(2022-03-24). Fiscalía de Perú solicita prohibir salida del país a Fujimori. telesurtv.net La solicitud del Ministerio Público se produce ante la eventual excarcelación del expresidente Alberto Fujimori por decisión del Tribunal Constitucional.
(2022-03-24). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.
(2022-03-24). As Omicron BA.2 threat grows, US COVID-19 testing, treatment funds exhausted. wsws.org A White House coronavirus task force briefing Wednesday warned that the federal government would halt stockpiling effective treatments.
(2022-03-24). U of MN students speak out for striking educators. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 40 people gathered in Dinkytown, off the intersection of 15th Avenue and 4th Street to hold a speak-out in support of striking Minneapolis educators on Saturday, March 19. The action kicked off with a round of chants, as onlookers passed by, some even joining the protest, and cars honked their horns in support, and speakers made their way to the mic. | Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) member and former Minneapolis Public Schools student, Gillian Rath, said, "being a schoolteacher is one of the most demanding jobs I can think of." | Rath continued, "I had teachers who would pay for…
(2022-03-24). Exhibition highlighting ancient Silk Road opens in Guangdong. ecns.cn The Brilliance on the Silk Road, a joint exhibition of Guangdong and Gansu provinces highlighting ancient China's Silk Road culture kicks off in Guangzhou, March 24, 2022.
(2022-03-24). Engine wreckage pieces of China's crashed plane recovered: official. ecns.cn Pieces of engine wreckage of the passenger plane that crashed in south China's Guangxi earlier this week have been found, an official told a press briefing on Thursday.
(2022-03-24). Arizona Senate Passes GOP Bill That Could Spark 'Most Extreme Voter Purge' in US. commondreams.org "This is a recipe for chaos, not election integrity, and it would likely cut the state's electorate in half overnight," warned one observer.
(2022-03-24). GAME CHANGER: Russians Now Allowed to Visit the Doctor. anti-empire.com 
ROSTOV-ON-DON, March 23. /TASS/. All types of planned medical care, as well as professional examinations and medical examinations, will be carried out in the Rostov region in full from March 24. The corresponding changes were approved by the governor Vasily Golubev, the press service of the heads of the region reported. | Since March 10, the Rostov region has canceled the requirement to present QR codes for admission to public places and organizations, the need to maintain social distance. Most other restrictions have also been lifted, including on the occupancy of fitness clubs, gyms, swimming pools, water parks…
(2022-03-24). Nucleic acid testing base in Fuzhou. ecns.cn The base consists of sample collection cabins, sample processing cabins, sample preserving cabins and high-pressure sterilization cabins with a maximum daily testing capability of 30,000 tubes of 300,000 samples.
(2022-03-24). First 4E Airport in Western Guangdong Province put into operation. ecns.cn Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport, the first 4E airport in western Guangdong, was put into use Thursday.
(2022-03-24). Yunnan Spring tea harvest in full swing. ecns.cn Farmers kicked off the spring harvest at a tea garden in Fengqing County, Lincang City, south China's Yunnan Province on Tuesday.
(2022-03-24). While Millions Suffered, 2021 Was A Banner Year For Wall Street Bonuses. progressivehub.net SARAH ANDERSON | INEQUALITY.ORG…
(2022-03-24). Education workers outraged by hard-right Ford government's removal of mask mandate in Ontario's schools. wsws.org The move could hardly come at a worse time, with the more infectious Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 starting to produce yet another surge of infections and deaths around the world.
(2022-03-24). Mainland refutes Taiwan official's independence-seeking remarks. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Thursday refuted the recent independence-seeking remarks of a Taiwan official.
(2022-03-24). Wednesday 3/23: SF Rally Stop Privatization, Union Busting And Outsourcing. indybay.org In front of SF City Hall…
(2022-03-24). Australia: New South Wales nurses voting for second statewide strike. wsws.org As it did last month, the union is proceeding in a fashion designed to isolate workers and stifle discussion.
(2022-03-24). Aprueba Consejo de Estado dos nuevos decretos leyes. cubadebate.cu Dos nuevos decretos leyes, "Del reconocimiento del tiempo de servicio para el otorgamiento de las pensiones a los pescadores comerciales", y otro modificativo de la Ley 144 Del Presupuesto del Estado para el año 2022, fueron aprobados por el Consejo de Estado.
(2022-03-24). NATO meets to plot next stage in Ukraine proxy war. wsws.org This week's NATO summit is a council of war to prepare for a massive intensification of the US-NATO campaign against Russia.
(2022-03-24). BA.2 variant fuelling new COVID surge in Australia. wsws.org While governments and the media have been presenting the pandemic as a thing of the past, infections have grown to levels not seen since the Omicron tsunami of December—January.
(2022-03-24). Zelensky Told Biden Not to Sanction Abramovich. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: Oligarchs are the least likely to have favored the war, and have the least to gain by it. |
| Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Biden to refrain from sanctioning Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich earlier this month, believing that the billionaire could be a useful conduit for negotiations between Russian and Ukraine. | According to The Wall Street Journal, the Treasury Department had already drafted possible sanction…
(2022-03-24). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.
(2022-03-24). Denuncian el lanzamiento de un nuevo misil por Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net Las autoridades norcoreanas no han confirmado una nueva prueba o lanzamiento de un misil.
(2022-03-24). Saturday 4/9: Capitalism and The Climate Emergency with Andreas Malm. indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2022-03-24). Another Broken Promise Palestinian scholar accuses SFSU of reneging on hiring agreement. indybay.org SFSU AMED professor Abdulhadi has exposed the campaign by the SFSU president Lynn Mahoney to violate her contract to destroy the program.
(2022-03-24). Sismo de magnitud 5.2 se reporta en oriente cubano. cubadebate.cu La red de estaciones del Servicio Sismológico Nacional Cubano registró un sismo reportado como perceptible en el Oriente cubano, localizado en las coordenadas 18.80 grados de latitud norte y los -74.09 grados de longitud oeste, a una profundidad de 11 km y con una magnitud de 5.2.
(2022-03-24). Stunning night scenery of cherry blossoms in East China's Wuxi. ecns.cn Night scenery of cherry blossoms at the Yuantouzhu (Turtle Head Isle) scenic spot in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, March 23, 2022. The special beauty of cherry blossoms draws many viewers each year.
(2022-03-24). Pakistan should respect the will of Afghan people: Maryam Nawaz. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after large-scale anti-Pakistan protests held in Afghanistan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Pakistan must accept the will of the Afghan people and must not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbour.
(2022-03-24). 'Republic of Afghanistan' condemns announcement by Taliban cabinet, calls it 'illegitimate'. aninews.in Kabul [Afghanistan], September 8 (ANI): The "Islamic Republic of Afghanistan" on Wednesday condemned the announcement of the "so-called" cabinet by the Taliban, terming it as "illegitimate and unjustifiable."
(2022-03-24). Galaxy's evolution revealed via Chinese, European telescopes data: study. ecns.cn Astronomers precisely mapped out how our Galaxy, the Milky Way, took shape and evolved in its infant and juvenile stages, using the sky survey data obtained by the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) in China and the European Space Agency's Gaia satellite.