Daily Archives: August 10, 2023

2023-08-10: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China urges U.S. to immediately remove investment curbs, vows 'necessary' countermeasures. ecns.cn The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted the U.S.' investment restrictions in China as "economic coercion" and "tech bullying," urging Washington to immediately withdraw its wrong decision while vowing to firmly safeguard the country's rights and interests.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). The Caribbean Strengthens in Response to Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net According to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures in the region have risen by an average of 0.2 °C per decade over the past 30 years, the highest rate ever recorded. This increase has triggered a series of extreme events that have seriously affected the region's population and economy. | Rising sea levels and warming oceans pose increasing risks to livelihoods, ecosystems and coastal economies. Aug. 10, 2023.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China has right to take measures as U.S. restricts tech investment. ecns.cn China is seriously concerned and reserves the right to take measures in response to U.S. President Joe Biden signing an executive order on Wednesday that blocks and regulates high-tech U.S.-based investments going toward China.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). U.S. tech-investment curbs seen hurting business, ties. ecns.cn The order authorizes the U.S. Treasury Department to regulate the flow of certain U.S. investments and expertise into three sectors: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

infobrics (2023-08-10). S Africa Keen on Collaborating with BRICS Partners in Vaccine Manufacturing. infobrics.org South Africa is keen on strengthening collaboration with BRICS nations in the field of vaccine manufacturing, the hydrogen economy as well as the marine sciences, a minister said…

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

WSWS (2023-08-10). Chinese exports slump amid global downturn and US trade war. wsws.org China's economic slowdown is not just the result of low global growth and faltering global trade but of the US economic warfare aimed at undermining the Chinese economy and in particular crippling its hi-tech industries.

Ben Norton (2023-08-10). US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan, amid Israel negotiations. geopoliticaleconomy.com As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China's renminbi or other currencies.

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2023-08-09). U.S. War Crimes and the Political Economy of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis: Who Is Responsible? Why? globalresearch.ca

Walter Smolarek (2023-08-10). Aug. 14 in NYC: Rally To Demand BlackRock Cancel Zambia's Debt. answercoalition.org Join the ANSWER Coalition and The People's Forum on Monday, Aug. 14 at Bella Abzug Park (542 W 36th St): | Today, debt is one of the major tools that big corporations and US-led multinational financial institutions, like the IMF and World Bank, use to keep poorer countries beholden to Western economic and political interests. | Right now, Zambia is facing a severe debt crisis. In 2021, Zambia was spending over 50% of its national income on just servicing its external public debt. That's money being diverted from funding social services, the construction of key infrastructure like roads and hospitals, p…

Ricardo Mimbela (2023-08-10). Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap. aclu.org Systemic inequities and barriers keep people of color from achieving economic security through employment, education, and homeownership, resulting in racial disparities in wealth and income. These disparities are the consequence of ongoing discrimination, structural inequality, and biases across our institutions. They continue to emerge in new forms of technology — including artificial intelligence and algorithmic risk assessment tools — that influence nearly every facet of life. The confluence of these inequities has created a massive, persistent racial wealth gap in the United States. | Here are…

Staff (2023-08-10). Niger Crisis: African workers reject military intervention, call for dialogue. wibailoutpeople.org The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has advised the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resort to dialogue in resolving the political impasse in Niger. | It said it was imperative that the regional bloc reversed its earlier course of using the military to intervene in the crisis. | Such an action would degenerate into violent hostilities, it…

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). ASEAN envoys call for closer ties with China. ecns.cn Envoys from countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for enhancing China-ASEAN cooperation amid complex changes in the global political and economic landscape, and emphasized the need to resolve disputes through dialogue and consultation.

Tamanisha J. John, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-08-10). US Moves To Curtail China's Economic Investment In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org Toronto, Ont. – On March 8, 2023, General Laura J. Richardson of the United States Southern Command gave testimony at a congressional hearing wherein she issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers about the expansion of Chinese influence in the Caribbean that were at odds with purported U.S. interests in the region. Richardson advised policy makers in the U.S. to "pay more attention" to the Caribbean (and Central and South America) because "proximity matters." To raise the issue to a level of "threat" for U.S. policymakers, Richardson claimed that China had "increased its support for anti-U.S. regimes in the region" of w…

The Black Alliance for Peace. (2023-08-10). All Africans Should Condemn Call For ECOWAS-Led Military Invasion Of Niger. popularresistance.org The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) condemn the threats of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to lead a military intervention into Niger. We believe this would be an act of subservience to U.S./EU/NATO interests. As Western imperialism seems to be losing its neo-colonialist grip on Africa, it is trying to expand its use of puppets and proxies to undermine resistance. | The military coup in Niger on July 26 deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and installed General Abdourahamane Tchiani as the country's new leader.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-10). US Officials Making Secretive Trips to South Yemen to Plunder Resources: Analyst. orinocotribune.com Secretive and suspicious visits by American diplomats and military commanders to southern Yemen are part of the economic war on the Arab country and to plunder its rich natural resources, says a Yemeni analyst. | Ali Azzehri, a journalist and analyst based in Yemen, in an interview with the Press TV website, said visits by American officials have increased dramatically in recent months. | "These consecutive trips to the occupied areas in southern Yemen are part of the massive aggression on Yemen, which is mainly aimed at plundering its wealth through the fake regime imposed on southern Yemen by hostile foreign in…

Editor (2023-08-10). Burkina Faso & Mali vow to defend Niger's new leadership with force. mronline.org Burkina Faso and Mali have declared their willingness to defend Niger with armed force if France, Nigeria, or ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States) were to intervene in Niger following the recent change of power.

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-10). Why Russia's Long-Term Economic Future Might Be Stunningly Bright. theduran.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Niger Junta Accuses France of Violating Airspace, Freeing 'Terrorists'. news.antiwar.com Niger's ruling Junta on Wednesday accused France of violating Niger's airspace and freeing "terrorists" as tensions continue to rise in West Africa after the ousting of Nigerien President Mahamoud Bazoum. The coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace on Sunday to prepare for potential military intervention, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Ibrahim Yero: "'They Cannot Frighten the People of Niger'" libya360.wordpress.com Kivanc Ozdal General Abdurahman Ciyani, Chairman of the National Council for the Protection of the Homeland and Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment in Niger, has announced that the President of the country, Muhammed Bazum was overthrown and the Constitution suspended due to the socio-economic crisis in the country. Following the events, the people hung…

Janna Corredor, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-09). Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force For Amazon Rainforest Recovery. popularresistance.org Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-09). Anti-Imperialist Committee Holds 'Hearing' on Venezuela Sanctions and Impact. orinocotribune.com The tribunal heard from experts and activists before issuing a statement that "unequivocally denounce[d] the US imperialist hybrid war" on Venezuela. | The International People's The tribunal, which focuses on "sanctions, blockades and economic coercive measures," brought a 14-person delegation to the Caribbean country. The team featured academics, lawyers and activists, including representatives from the National Lawyers Guild…

Staff (2023-08-09). Fourth Amazon Summit: Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force for Amazon Rainforest Recovery. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration. We have the responsibility of life itself; that is why Venezuela's me…

WSWS (2023-08-09). Chinese deflation and economic slowdown brings political clampdown. wsws.org It has been reported that Chinese authorities are putting pressure on economists and others to avoid commentary on negative economic developments which are growing by the day.

David Trimmer (2023-08-10). The End Child Poverty Act Would Dramatically Reduce Poverty. peoplespolicyproject.org In April of this year, the

WSWS (2023-08-10). Reject GEO/AFT push to impose U-M contract ultimatum! Mobilize campus workers, students, teachers against strikebreaking and poverty wages! wsws.org The grad student instructors have waged a courageous struggle and can defeat the strikebreaking of the university and its corporate and government backers. This requires the development of a rank-and-file committee independent of the AFT apparatus and its agents in the GEO leadership.

Editor (2023-08-09). Another Chance to Reduce Child Poverty. scheerpost.com

Stephen Janis, Taya Graham (2023-08-10). How 'urban renewal' went from a vision for public good to a private enrichment scheme. therealnews.com America's numerous struggling cities face the unenviable task of addressing crumbling physical and social infrastructure, housing and affordability crises, and unemployment on shoestring budgets (after you account for the massive slices handed to police) and public debt. In the age of neoliberalism, the solution is all too often to turn to the private sector—which usually only results in an upward transfer of public wealth into private hands without substantial improvement to the problems at hand. Urban development, particularly in a city like Baltimore, is especially egregious in this regard. But it…

Anonymous (2023-08-10). Erika Endrijonas Legal Mess Lands In Federal Court. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas may have taken the helm of Santa Barbara City College, but the legal mess she created at Los Angeles Valley College is headed for Federal Court. Local News Black-outs may assuage egos, but they don't serve the community and low-income students.

WSWS (2023-08-09). UK Tory government launches fascistic campaign against asylum seekers. wsws.org The Labour Party has already declared that in government they would keep the barges as detention centres and other anti-immigration infrastructure of the Tories.

WSWS (2023-08-09). UK "warehousing people" in overcrowded, unsafe prisons. wsws.org Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed criticised the Conservative government from the right, pledging, "Labour is the party of law and order. In Government it will get on and deliver the prison places we need to ensure that dangerous criminals are where they belong—behind bars."

Teddy Ostrow (2023-08-10). Teamsters organizing delivers the goods at UPS. therealnews.com UPS Teamsters nationwide are voting on the tentative agreement for the largest private-sector labor contract in the United States. The vote will end on August 22. A majority decision will determine whether the contract is ratified, or the national negotiating committee will return to the bargaining table and potentially call a strike.

Labor Video Project (2023-08-10). No Robo Taxis In San Francico! Labor & Public Rally At Newsom Controlled CPUC. indybay.org

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-08-10). Which class should control Artificial Intelligence: the workers or the bosses? indybay.org Working people should control and run AI for the benefit of workers and the public. In order to do that they need the unions to break from the Democrats and build a mass democratic workers party that will stop this capitalist madness for profits and destruction of workers jobs.

United Front Committee For A Labor Party (2023-08-10). Thursday 8/10: Stop The Robo Taxis/Disney Dystopia & Newsom Democratic Party Corruption At CPUC. indybay.org California Public Utility Commission | 505 Van Ness/McAllister | San Francisco…

Staff (2023-08-10). We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast Episode 50 — Teamsters Local 662, Actions and Writers Strikes, Protesting the RNC and Much More! wibailoutpeople.org

San José May Day Coalition (2023-08-10). Thursday 8/31: Reclaiming the Militant Legacy of Labor Day. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81040660090

WSWS (2023-08-10). Australian workers call for strikes at highest rate in five years. wsws.org The growing strike vote reflects mounting opposition among broad sections of the working class to deepening real wage cuts. But Labor, the unions and the industrial courts are employing increasingly anti-democratic measures to shut down workers' struggles.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia-Africa Summit opens new phase of cooperation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit opened a new phase of cooperation and expressed Moscow's desire to collaborate with Africa in fields such as trade, peace and security, an official source said on Thursday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-10). Science Saturday: Progressive alliance advances science through patient-powered research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Harnessing the power of patients' lived experiences and their biospecimen data, a unique relationship between a nonprofit patient advocacy group called The MOG Project, a team of Mayo Clinic neurologists, and the Autoimmune Neurology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic has created a synergetic bridge that's advancing the science behind a devastating neurological illness. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, or MOGAD, is a rare, central nervous system demyelinating disorder that can render an individual blind, paralyzed, or comatose….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-08-10). Mayo Clinic provides internships, mentoring for undergrads on accelerated career pathway. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org By Jay Furst ROCHESTER, Minn. — Akhil Kollengode is a University of Minnesota Rochester (UMR) student who aims to be a project manager or operations manager in healthcare when he graduates. Thanks to an innovative collaboration between Mayo Clinic and UMR, he's on a fast track to achieving that. Kollengode is a paid intern at Mayo Clinic as part of the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree program at UMR. The internship is a…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-10). White Liberals' Promotion of "White Racism" Has Caused Black Legislators to Abandon Belief in the 14th Amendment. thealtworld.com Reginald Jones-Sawyer has a bill in the California legislature that has passed in the House. If it passes in the Senate, the new law will require judges to sentence according to race in order to rectify white racial bias and reduce the alleged disparate impact of the legal system on blacks. In other words, blacks would be given less of a sentence than whites for the same crimes in order to rectify blacks being captured by other blacks in African slave wars and sold to European slave traders who brought them to the New World as a labor force long prior to the existence of the United States. | This is called rectif…

Laura Capote (2023-08-09). Gustavo Petro's first year: Social and environmental justice and regional integration. peoplesdispatch.org Petro's inaugural year was characterized by guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening of relations with Venezuela, and an attempt to reform health care, labor regulations, and pensions…

Brett Murphy (2023-08-10). Beyond Harlan Crow, Other Billionaires Funded Justice Thomas's Luxury Vacations. truthout.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion… |

Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski (2023-08-10). Clarence Thomas' 38 vacations: The other billionaires who have treated the Supreme Court Justice to luxury travel. nationofchange.org Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

Mike Ludwig, Truthout. (2023-08-09). More People Die Young In US Due To Health Care And Welfare Cuts. popularresistance.org From 1930 through the middle of the last century, the mortality rate in the United States was lower or commensurate with the mortality rates of other wealthy nations, such as Canada, France and Britain. However, in the late 1970s through the 1980s, U.S. health outcomes and mortality rates began to diverge from those of its peers. | By 2021, about half of all U.S. deaths under the age of 65 would have been avoided if the U.S. mortality rates were on par with those of other countries, according to a new study published by the National Academy of Sciences. | In other words, on average one out of every two deaths und…

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Prices in German supermarket reflect climate cost. ecns.cn German discount supermarket Penny has drawn mixed reactions from critics after temporarily increasing prices of some products to incorporate hidden climate costs.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). CPI falls, but demand to recover soon. ecns.cn China's consumer prices dropped year-on-year in July for the first time since early 2021 while factory-gate prices continued to decline, increasing the urgency for policymakers to take more steps to boost domestic demand and support growth.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Police find new ways to track suspects hiding overseas. ecns.cn Shanghai police are using a new system to track suspects of financial crimes who have fled overseas, by using information sharing and joint investigations.

WSWS (2023-08-10). Moody's announces significant downturn in ratings of mid-sized banks. wsws.org A report by the rating agency Moody's on the status of 27 banks, including some of the largest, has pointed to the growing problems in the US banking and financial system.

Julia Rock (2023-08-09). Trump Donors Get Bailout, Truckers Get Layoffs. levernews.com As tens of thousands of workers are being laid off in the bankruptcy of one of America's largest trucking companies, one player in the collapse is set to get at least some financial protection: Apollo Global Management, a politically-connected private equity firm that owns a huge chunk of the company's debt. | Read the full story for free.: | Sign up for a free subscription to The Lever to gain access to this story and more. | Already have an account?

WSWS (2023-08-09). UPS made massive revenues in the last quarter, financial statement reveals. wsws.org The company will spend $8.4 billion in share buybacks and dividends this year, equal to nearly $25,000 for each of its unionized workers in the US.

Alan Macleod (2023-08-10). From Wallet to War Machine: The Startling Truth About Your Tax Dollars Revealed, with Lindsay Koshgarian. mintpressnews.com Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project, joins MintCast to discuss the shocking everyday impact of military spending on Americans.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-08-09). Imperial students spend summer in prestigious labs across the globe. imperial.ac.uk Imperial students are spending part of their summer at top institutes across the globe as part of the International Research Opportunities Programme.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). CFA Institute mulling new certificate localized for China. ecns.cn The CFA Institute, a global association of investment professionals, is mulling over rolling out a new investment certificate localized for the Chinese market in the next one or two years.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Beijing shows strong opposition against new U.S. executive order. ecns.cn Beijing expressed dissatisfaction and opposition on Thursday to Washington's single-minded rollout of restrictions on investments in China, and vowed to resolutely safeguarditsrights and interests.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Biden's New Ban on China Aimed in Wrong Direction, Expert Says. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Denis Simon, a professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that U.S. President Joe Biden's new executive order to limit U.S. investments in advanced technology industries in China is "aimed in the wrong direction." | RELATED: | The order restricting certain types of foreign investment and capital flows into China represents just "another punitive step in an effort to contain China," Simon said, noting that it's aim…

Jim Spellman (2023-08-10). Biden approves executive order putting restrictions on U.S. investment in Chinese tech firms. america.cgtn.com A new executive order signed by President Biden will place restrictions on U.S. investments in some Chinese high-tech firms.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). China rejects US measure to politicize business exchanges. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the politicization of business by the United States, which wants to use national security concerns to prevent investments in China.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Biden Signs Executive Order Banning Certain Investments in China. news.antiwar.com

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). Chinese travelers to lift profits of Frankfurt Airport in 2023. ecns.cn Germany's Frankfurt Airport expects its core profit for 2023 to return to the stratosphere, thanks largely to the reopening of China's borders after the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions.

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). 'Rice kingdom' farmers fear crops may be lost. ecns.cn As floodwaters subside in Northeast China, farmers in the country's "rice kingdom" are worried profits from this year's harvest are disappearing with them.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-10). Things are not looking good for UK's Net Zero Zealots and offshore wind profiteers. expose-news.com At the end of June, we wrote that things were not going as well for the Net Zero Zealots in Europe as hoped. However, the UK seemed hellbent on marching forwards, charging …

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Fight conspiracy theories with Marxism-Leninism. fightbacknews.org It is growing more and more common to hear people repeating core elements of conspiracy theories. Many of these conspiracy theories grow from the fringes of right-wing extremist groups, then begin to creep into the mainstream through websites like Elon Musk's Twitter (now renamed "X"), or through podcast personalities like Alex Jones, Jordan Peterson and Joe Rogan, or through "influencers" on social media. They have grown even more prevalent since Donald Trump's rise to power, as he himself promoted many of them from the Oval Office in Washington. | Indeed, conspiracy theories abound. Some appear ridiculous, suc…

Fight Back (2023-08-09). Chicago: Loretto workers stop deliveries and fight to win. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – 200 workers at Loretto Hospital are on the ninth day of their #StrikeForStaffing. This is their slogan because they are the lowest-paid CNAs, housekeepers and tech workers in any safety net hospital in Chicago. Because of their low wages, workers have to work 50 or 60 hours a week to make ends meet. Being forced to work excessive overtime isn't best for patient care. | Ebony Childs is a striker who has worked as a patient care tech for 18 years on an addiction unit. On the picket line today, she said, "We are on strike for better wages, for respect, for safe staffing, and for the community to have b…

Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-10). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

Ajamu Baraka (2023-08-09). War in Africa and War in the Americas: Accelerating the End of White World Supremacy. orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Aug 2, 2023 | The structural crisis of capitalism in its neoliberal form has created a legitimacy crisis for the capitalist rulers, making the use of force a permanent strategy for maintaining their dominance. (from the The US recently deployed troops to Peru to shore-up the coup in that country, followed by the deployment of troops to Ecuador and the bizarre AFRICOM plan to insert Kenya and Rwanda forces all the way from Africa to Haiti to support the illegitimate Ar…

Mnar Adley (2023-08-10). MintPress News Is Being Targeted: Join Us in Standing up to the War Machine. mintpressnews.com Stand up for truth. Stand up against war. Today, we invite you to join us in empowering MintPress News, the vanguard of fearless investigative journalism that unearths the hidden web of the military industrial complex.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-10). Anuncian aseguramiento de planta de agua para litio en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Considerando que la Planta de Tratamiento de Agua para Uso Industrial está lista, se prevé que la Planta Industrial de Carbonato de Litio ya esté trabajando en agosto.

Staff (2023-08-10). Belém's Fourth Amazon Summit 2023: Results. orinocotribune.com Representatives of the countries that share territory of the Amazon rainforest met at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, in order to work together to conserve the world's largest land-based natural lung. As a result of this meeting, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, several agreements have been made to curb deforestation, driven by industrial agriculture, mining practices, and land grabbing. | The Belém Declaration—named after the Brazilian city where the summit was held—was signed this Tuesday, August 8, by the members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), made up…

WSWS (2023-08-09). Yellow workers dealing with lost hours, no severance pay after freight company shuttered operations and declared bankruptcy. wsws.org Workers at the Columbus, Ohio facility were never told that they were being laid off, and only found out that they were out of a job when they arrived at the warehouse and found the gates padlocked shut.

Ann Brown (2023-08-09). CPA Explains Why Credit Card Points and 2% Cash Back Are Scams on the Public. moguldom.com You know that credit card deal you have? The one with the 2 percent cash back? The one that gives you points on your purchases? Well, as enticing as these perks may seem, certified public accountant Brennan Schlagbaum says the perks are a joke. Schlagbaum, founder of the finance platform Budgetdog, tweeted, "Credit card points …

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Communist Party of Cuba and PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). | On Tuesday, August 8, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of PUV, signed the agreement on behalf of the party. For PCC, the agreement was signed by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda. | According to the signatories, this agreement is aimed at strengthening friendship, dialogue and communication between the two organizations, in addition to reciprocal learning and political trust. | Se firma el Acuerdo de Intercambio y Cooperaci…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…

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