(2023-10-28). Editorial] Sri Lanka at 75: safeguarding its health achievements. thelancet.com This year, Sri Lanka marks 75 years of independence from the British as well as the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Malaiyaha Tamil community, brought from South India to work on colonial plantations. Much is owed to this community, whose labour powered the country's tea industry, generating substantial revenue to Sri Lanka's economy. Since independence, Sri Lanka has been mired in conflict and turmoil rooted in historical political tensions between ethnoreligious communities entrenched in the legacy of British imperialism and nationalist identity politics.
(2023-10-28). ECB keeps rates on hold as euro area moves towards recession. wsws.org In her opening press conference remarks ECB president Christine Lagarde said the euro area economy remained "weak."
(2023-10-29). Acapulco struggles to rebuild after devastating Hurricane Otis. america.cgtn.com 
Following the devastating hurricane that hit Mexico's Pacific Coast last week, the beach resort of Acapulco is busy picking up the pieces. With the local economy dependent on tourism, the work being done is essential for the city's future. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
(2023-10-29). Middle East investors eye Chinese startups. ecns.cn China's smart vehicle makers and autonomous driving companies have become popular with investors in the Middle East, especially Saudi Arabia, as the oil-rich region is looking for new ways to drive its economy.
(2023-10-29). China to contribute over 30% of global economic growth in 2023. ecns.cn China is projected to contribute more than 30 percent of global economic growth in 2023, highlighting the anchoring role of the world's second-largest economy in a more vulnerable world, leading experts said at a forum on Saturday.
(2023-10-29). Nighttime economy helps lift Lhasa. ecns.cn The nighttime economy continues to be a driving force of the socioeconomic development in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region.
(2023-10-29). Focus on private, public sectors to boost economy. ecns.cn China's latest policy measures aimed at bolstering growth in the private economy and reforming State-owned enterprises will expand opportunities for private firms within the country, improving the overall economic landscape.
(2023-10-29). China continues to strengthen actions to address climate change: MEE. ecns.cn China will prioritize addressing climate change in national governance, strengthen actions to address climate change, and promote comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
(2023-10-29). Renowned epidemiologist dies age 60. ecns.cn Wu Zunyou, one of China's top epidemiologists, died on Friday at the age of 60, as reported by the Economic Observer, a financial news outlet on Friday.
(2023-10-28). Investment banks up growth forecasts. ecns.cn International investment banks have raised their forecasts for China's GDP growth in 2023 to above 5 percent after third-quarter growth figures pointed to signs of stabilization, indicating that the nation's economic performance will likely be in line with the official target.
(2023-10-28). China continues to strengthen actions to address climate change: MEE. ecns.cn China will prioritize addressing climate change in national governance, strengthen actions to address climate change, and promote comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development.
(2023-10-28). Profitable alliance in transportation sector in Cuban province. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) The profitable alliance between the Provincial Transportation Directorate(PTD) in this central Cuban province and the new forms of economic management is evident today in the different services they provide.
(2023-10-28). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca
(2023-10-28). Renowned epidemiologist dies age 60. ecns.cn Wu Zunyou, one of China's top epidemiologists, died on Friday at the age of 60, as reported by the Economic Observer, a financial news outlet on Friday.
(2023-10-29). Forum calls for further deepening reform. ecns.cn China should scale up efforts to comprehensively deepen reform and opening-up as a crucial step to anchor market expectations, boost business confidence and unleash the country's economic growth potential.
(2023-10-29). Experts call for structural reforms. ecns.cn China is responsible for 60 percent of the world's zero-carbon technology manufacturing, creating millions of jobs and new economic activity in its territory.
(2023-10-29). Africa vs Colonialism: Why Does the Continent's Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult? libya360.wordpress.com Denis Degterev Regional organizations are trying to overcome the legacy of their dependence on the West Over the past three years, the political events in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger have attracted international attention and raised the issue of external influence in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Africa seems to stand…
(2023-10-29). Qualitative Break: Why a Radical Critique of Work is Necessary Today. indybay.org Capital has increasingly decoupled itself from directly expended labor, and accumulation is now taking place predominantly on the level of financial markets… In large parts of the Global South, the majority has long since been declared 'superfluous'
(2023-10-28). Qualitative Break: Why a Radical Critique of Work is Necessary Today. indybay.org Capital has increasingly decoupled itself from directly expended labor, and accumulation is now taking place predominantly on the level of financial markets… In large parts of the Global South, the majority has long since been declared 'superfluous'
(2023-10-28). 'Operation Al Aqsa Flood' Day 20: Israel Using Starvation As A Weapon. popularresistance.org Gaza's population of over 2 million, which continues to be carpet bombed, is still being denied fuel, clean water, and adequate food supply by Israel's ongoing siege on the enclave. | The situation is "horrific" as millions are being "collectively punished in full view of the world," says Oxfam, a British charity focused on alleviating global poverty. | "It's estimated that only three liters of clean water are now available per person. The UN said a minimum of 15 liters a day is essential for people in the most acute humanitarian emergencies as a bare minimum," they stated.
(2023-10-29). How Do You Buy Groceries When There's No Grocery Store? popularresistance.org When a new mobile grocery market launched in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, its first stop was Maple City Apartments, a 40-unit complex for low-income, elderly relatives. Maple City's residents have felt the region's lack of grocery stores acutely. The nearest full-service grocery store is at least five miles away,[1] which leaves few options for people who don't have access to a car or good public transit. But the County's residents can now buy groceries from a farmers market on wheels. It started when the Cooperage Project, a regional nonprofit organization, wanted to get fresh, healthy food to people during the p…
(2023-10-28). Two members of the Ragnar Locker hacker group arrested in Spain. plenglish.com Madrid, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Forces of the Guardia Civil, with the collaboration of Interpol, arrested in the province of Alicante two members of the hacker group Ragnar Lockek, official sources informed. A dispatch from the Spanish Crown indicated that one of those arrested was of Ukrainian origin and the other Estonian, who could be related to a ransomware attack against 168 national companies.
(2023-10-28). India and UK's best scientists to make 'game-changing ideas' via new seed fund. imperial.ac.uk India's best scientists are to collaborate with Imperial on 'game-changing ideas' supported by a new seed fund.
(2023-10-28). A Call For Openness In Letter Carriers Contract Negotiations. popularresistance.org One striking feature of the current labor resurgence is a trend for greater openness during national contract negotiations. This year the Auto Workers (UAW) at the Big 3 and Teamsters at UPS have provided members with detailed information about their bargaining proposals. | But the Letter Carriers (NALC) has yet to embrace this modern approach. The union is still clinging to the outdated practice of closed-door negotiations. | This year the NALC is engaged in negotiations with…
(2023-10-28). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.
(2023-10-29). AIIB investing to accelerate clean energy. ecns.cn The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has announced that the multilateral development bank and the COP28 Presidency are collaborating to mobilize the much-needed climate investment capital and accelerate clean energy investments to address critical resource gaps in Asia and beyond.
(2023-10-29). Albanese's visit to serve as booster for ties with China. ecns.cn An impending visit by Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to China is likely to help improve the relationship between the two countries and promote more collaboration, an expert says.
(2023-10-29). Can you get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time? A Mayo Clinic expert weighs in. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Influenza, COVID-19, the common cold and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are among the respiratory viruses that will be circulating this fall and winter seasons. These highly contagious viruses cause similar symptoms, making it difficult to differentiate between them. Those symptoms include: Fever Cough Sore throat Runny nose Body aches Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says it is possible for people to contract more than one virus at the…
(2023-10-29). Mayo Clinic and Oxford Nanopore announce collaboration to advance precision medicine for cancer and genetic disorders. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Joint development collaboration to bring leading-edge nanopore sequencing into clinical laboratories at Mayo Clinic to increase understanding and improve treatment of cancer and genetic disorders ROCHESTER, Minn., and OXFORD, UK — Mayo Clinic and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today unveiled a multi-year joint development collaboration to develop new clinical tests for diseases and improve patient care. Mayo Clinic and Oxford Nanopore have identified several areas…
(2023-10-29). Healthcare professionals, caregivers, people living with dementia to connect at Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Artwork by Anne Labovitz ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic and community partners working to advance the health of older adults and people impacted by dementia will host a conference Saturday, Nov. 4, to share the newest research and strategies for reducing dementia risk and living well with cognitive decline. The Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia is hosted with collaborators AARP Minnesota and Alzheimer's Association Minnesota-North Dakota, and offers people living with dementia…
(2023-10-29). Protect your community; safely dispose of unused medications this Take Back Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In collaboration with the Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Olmsted Medical Center, Zumbro Valley Medical Society and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Mayo Clinic will host a community drop-off event to collect unused or expired medications on Saturday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m.—2 p.m. Anyone can anonymously drop off medications at Mayo's Gonda Building at the west entrance drop-off circle located at Third Ave. Southwest. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events are…
(2023-10-29). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.
(2023-10-28). Taxes in America Are Unfair to Most Americans. dissidentvoice.org For decades, time and again, America's tax code has been twisted and tweaked to give tax breaks to the top and crumbs (or nothing) to the tens of millions on the bottom and in the middle. Levels of wealth and inequality have become so gross that experts are clamoring for change, painting unflattering portraits of …
(2023-10-28). New Yorkers Shut Down Wall Street For Palestine. popularresistance.org New York, NY — Hundreds of people descended into Wall Street on October 27 for Palestine. The NYPD attempted to close off the entrances by barricading each access point, but that didn't deter those standing with the Palestinian resistance. | The protest was organized by Within Our Lifetime and endorsed by many other organizations. | Chants in front of the New York Stock Exchange included "Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Israel's crimes" and "Biden, Biden, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide!" | Protesters began marching and completely took over NYC's Financial District.
(2023-10-28). The suffocating occupation of Palestine is now a series of war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has grossly violated international humanitarian law in the last 3 weeks of incessant bombing of Gaza, all with the political and financial backing of the US…
(2023-10-28). Biobot Analytics files protest against CDC issuing wastewater surveillance contract to Verily. wsws.org The contract dispute highlights the financialization of public health, whereby critical information disease outbreak, the opioid crisis, and the population's general health indices can be accumulated and monopolized by giant conglomerates like Alphabet.
(2023-10-28). How The International Monetary Fund Continues To Shrink Poorer Nations. popularresistance.org From 9 to 15 October, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank held their annual joint meeting in Marrakech (Morocco). The last time that these two Bretton Woods institutions met on African soil was in 1973, when the IMF-World Bank meeting was held in Nairobi (Kenya). Kenya's then President Jomo Kenyatta (1897—1978) urged those gathered to find 'an early cure to the monetary sickness of inflation and instability that has afflicted the world'. Kenyatta, who became Kenya's first president in 1964, noted that, '[o]ver the last fifteen years, many developing countries have been losing, every year, a s…
(2023-10-29). Fasting for Gaza Ceasefire at Nancy Pelosi's doorstep. indybay.org CODEPINK and World Beyond War are sponsors of a fast for a ceasefire in Gaza, for the love of the children of Gaza. We are asking Nancy Pelosi to call for a cease fire and de-escalation, per 80% of Democrat voters and HR 786. We are asking Biden to support a ceasefire and to stop spending our $ on weapons for the Israeli military to use against civilians in Palestine.
(2023-10-29). House Speaker Says Bill to Split Israel Aid from Ukraine Will be Brought to Floor. news.antiwar.com Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Sunday that a stand-alone bill to provide Israel with billions more in military aid will be brought to the House floor this week instead of President Biden's $105 billion request that also includes spending for Ukraine, Taiwan, and the border. "We're going to move a stand-alone Israel …
(2023-10-28). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.
(2023-10-29). Reports Expose US Billionaires and Corporate Profiteers Enabling Israel's War on Gaza. scheerpost.com 
(2023-10-28). China's industrial enterprises profits in Sep surge 11.9% y-o-y: NBS. ecns.cn Profits of China's industrial enterprises above a designated size in September surged by 11.9 percent year-on-year, another double-digit growth following August.
(2023-10-29). Global Insights on BRI | hail for Nepal-China friendship and hope for common growth under BRI: General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). ecns.cn Cooperation between Nepal and China has an important contribution to the development of Nepal and through the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI), both countries can achieve cooperative development, said Shankar Pokhrel, general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
(2023-10-28). Global Insights on BRI | hail for Nepal-China friendship and hope for common growth under BRI: General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML). ecns.cn Cooperation between Nepal and China has an important contribution to the development of Nepal and through the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI), both countries can achieve cooperative development, said Shankar Pokhrel, general secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist-Leninist), in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
(2023-10-28). Global Insights on BRI | General Secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (UML): BRI will boost development of Nepal and entire South Asia. ecns.cn "The Belt and Road Initiative is an achievement of humankind. The concept that China has put forward through the BRI will serve as an essential contribution to the modernization of China and bring benefits to the world," said Shankar Pokhrel, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist—Leninist) in an exclusive interview with China News Network.
(2023-10-29). How 'Cannibal Capitalism' is devouring the planet. canadiandimension.com 
Smoke from wildfires in Canada engulfs New York City, June 2023. Photo by Anthony Quintano/ | Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet — and What We Can Do About It: | Nancy Fraser | Verso, 2023 | The world is a mess. In her latest book,
(2023-10-28). More US Controls on China's Chip Industry. dissidentvoice.org This week's News on China. | ‚Ä¢ More US sanctions against Chinese chip industry | ‚Ä¢ China tightens graphite export controls | ‚Ä¢ Industrial renaissance in northeast China | ‚Ä¢ China approves GM soybeans and corn…
(2023-10-28). El neoliberalismo se suma a la ultraderecha en Argentina. globalizacion.ca Luego de un fracaso de la mesa directiva de la coalición neoliberal Juntos x el Cambio (JxC) y una reunión "secreta" del expresidente Mauricio Macri con Javier Milei, la fórmula perdedora de la última elección anunció que apoyará al ultraderechista…
(2023-10-28). President Xi advocates for integral development of ethnic groups. plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that no ethnic group will be left behind in the construction of a great modern socialist country, according to local press.
(2023-10-28). Students and workers speak out against Israeli genocide in Gaza at IYSSE meeting in Chicago. wsws.org On October 25, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality hosted a successful meeting in Chicago to discuss the ongoing Israeli genocide against the Palestinians living in Gaza, and to build a socialist opposition to war.
(2023-10-28). Two Dartmouth College students arrested for peacefully protesting genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received this submission from the Sunrise Movement at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, documenting the university administration's crackdown on a peaceful protest against Israel's attack on Palestinians.
(2023-10-29). Xi stresses forging strong sense of community for Chinese nation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation to promote the high-quality development of the Party's work on ethnic affairs in the new era.
(2023-10-29). Xi presides over meeting on promoting new breakthrough in full revitalization of Northeast China. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Oct 27 to review "The Guideline on Policies and Measures to Further Promote a New Breakthrough in the Full Revitalization of Northeast China in the New Era." Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
(2023-10-28). Xi stresses forging strong sense of community for Chinese nation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation to promote the high-quality development of the Party's work on ethnic affairs in the new era.
(2023-10-29). Xi: Promoting progress, unity of all ethnic groups. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has emphasized forging a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation to promote unity and progress of all ethnic groups across the country.