infobrics (2024-01-24). Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia. infobrics.org India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to positive GDP growth…

Angela (2024-01-23). Wednesday 1/31: Virtual Meeting: Local Peace Economy. indybay.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 'Silver economy' offers great biz potential. ecns.cn China has seen new growth opportunities arising from its aging populace, and its latest decision to promote the "silver economy" will significantly address the needs of the graying demographic and inject new impetus into the economy, officials said on Monday.

Adam Fishbein (2024-01-22). PREVIEW: What to Look for In the Fourth Quarter 2023 GDP Report. cepr.net The economy grew at an extraordinary 4.9 percent annual rate in the third quarter. The growth rate for the fourth quarter is likely to come in around 2.5 percent, putting growth for the year close to 3.0 percent, far above almost anyone's forecasts. At the same time, inflation has slowed more rapidly than had been …

Angela (2024-01-22). Wednesday 1/31: Virtual Meeting: Local Peace Economy. indybay.org

April Lanuza (2024-01-22). Voters concerned over U.S. economy ahead of the New Hampshire Republican Primary. america.cgtn.com New Hampshire residents are getting ready to cast their votes in New Hampshire's first in the nation primary. | As CGTN's Karina Mitchell reports, even though there are signs the overall economy in the U.S. is improving, in a state where there are no state or local sales taxes, issues surrounding finances, the economy and getting ahead are important to voters.

ecns.cn (2024-01-22). 12 Chinese provincial-level regions unveil 2023 GDP data. ecns.cn As of Sunday, 12 Chinese provinces and municipalities had released their 2023 economic "report cards", with nine reporting growth rates that surpassed the national average and five reaching new milestones in total output.

ecns.cn (2024-01-22). Red Sea tensions may cause more turmoil. ecns.cn Persistent tensions in the Red Sea could lead to increased turmoil and instability in the Middle East and are likely increasingly to influence the global economy, analysts say.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Pledge to open lifts confidence of foreign execs. ecns.cn Investing in China is vital for the future of global financial institutions as opportunities arising from the opening of the world's second-largest economy remain extensive and promising, international executives and experts said.

infobrics (2024-01-23). Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia. infobrics.org India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to positive GDP growth…

Michael Roberts (2024-01-23). Davos and the melting world economy. cadtm.org

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-23). Cuban Tourism and Its Pending Issues. orinocotribune.com By Luz Marina Fornieles Sánchez — Jan 19, 2024 | Tourism continues to be essential to alleviating the difficulties derived from the war economy that Cuba is going through. These are times to correct distortions and reinvigorate the economic panorama. | Cuba starts on a new path for its development this year, after the government announced a series of measures with this aim last year. Now we are working on its careful implementation in 2024. We steer back into the path, and we are looking for solutions with the conviction that in the face of complexity in the current situation, we must act in order to resolve…

Victor Grossman (2024-01-23). War and profiteering hurting German workers and the national economy. peoplesworld.org BERLIN—Looking down from my window onto Berlin's broad Karl-Marx Allee boulevard a week ago Friday, I saw hundreds and hundreds of green tractors moving in two disciplined lines towards central Brandenburg Gate. Similar lines all over Germany were angrily protesting government measures, based on budgetary or ecology concerns, but which cut farm income, especially for …

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus' economy minister comments on exports, competition in Russia, new markets. eng.belta.by "At first, it looked like huge opportunities were opening up in the Russian market, and they indeed emerged," Yuri Chebotar said. "But they opened up to all countries friendly to Russia, so we ended up facing an even tougher competition than before," the economy minister said.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus' economy minister comments on new investment initiatives. eng.belta.by Belarus' Economy Minister Yuri Chebotar told the Belarus 1 TV channel | about the strategic initiatives of the Economy Ministry and new | approaches to investment activity in the country, BelTA has learned.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Economy minister assesses Belarus' investment potential. eng.belta.by "In line with the forecast, our GDP growth target was 3.8%, we did slightly better than that and posted a growth of 3.9%. Many sectors contributed to this, but the growth came mostly on the back of the manufacturing industry that drives and powers the development of other industries," Yuri Chebotar said.

Guest Blogger (2024-01-22). A Test of Skill for Climate Models. wattsupwiththat.com Do climate models offer a firm basis for attempting to re-engineer the entire global economy?>

Tony Morrison (2024-01-22). Americans Are Increasingly Looking Back on the Trump Years With Longing. dailysceptic.org Americans are increasingly looking back on the Trump years, with a growing economy, declining illegal immigration, low energy prices, no wokeness and a strong and peaceful foreign policy, with longing.

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-23). The Biden Administration's Absurd Justification For Its Yemen War. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The unspoken premise behind this justification is that an active genocide should be permitted to continue with zero economic repercussions of any kind, for Israel or anyone else.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China's major cities set target GDP growth for 2024. ecns.cn China's major economic powerhouses such as Beijing and Shanghai as well as the southern province of Guangdong have all set a GDP growth target for 2024 at around 5 percent.

infobrics (2024-01-23). Dying Dollar? How the Role of the US Currency Is Becoming More Limited. infobrics.org Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, the 20th president of France and a finance minister in the 1960s, called the dollar's reserve status an 'exorbitant privilege' for the US. Current global geopolitical and economic shifts could now see this exorbitant privilege challenged…

Javier Tolcachier (2024-01-23). The integration of the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean: A revolutionary way out. pressenza.com From 22 to 24 February next, the Latin American and Caribbean Day of Peoples' Integration will take place in Foz do Iguaàßú, at the apex between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay known as the Triple Frontier. | The aim of the conclave, which is expected to bring together around five thousand activists from different parts of the region, is to establish a dialogue to discuss the systemic crisis of capitalism, the threats to peace, the sovereignty of the peoples, and to make an economic, political and cultural diagnosis of the challenges facing Our America in a context of global right-wing advances. | The meetin…

Jonah Raskin (2024-01-23). Is Michael Gaylord James of Rising Up Angry Still Angry? counterpunch.org Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald once said famously that "There are no second acts in American lives." Fitzgerald changed his mind, at least for New York City. In the midst of the Depression, when New York looked bleak economically speaking, he wrote, "There was certainly to be a second act to New York's boom days." He was right about

presstv.ir (2024-01-23). Hundreds protest in Davos ahead of World Economic Forum. presstv.ir Demonstrators protest against the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos.

presstv.ir (2024-01-23). Iran president due in Turkey Wednesday to discuss bilateral cooperation. presstv.ir The Iranian president will travel to Turkey on Wednesday on an official visit to discuss ways to improve relations.

presstv.ir (2024-01-23). Iran's Leader calls on Muslim countries to cut off vital arteries of Israeli regime. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to severe their political and economic relations with the Israeli regime.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-23). 2019 open letter condemning WEF-UN strategic partnership. expose-news.com In a recent article, Dr. Jacob Nordangà•rd highlighted a 2019 letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres from over 400 civil society organisations which condemned the World Economic Forum-United Nations ("WEF-UN") partnership. As …

Staff (2024-01-23). Indo-Iran ties strengthened further. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's two-day visit to Iran, last week, was a crucially timed diplomatic engagement. The visit besides discussing the regional security situation was also aimed at further strengthening the political, economic and cultural aspects of the bilateral relations. As the crisis in the Red Sea spurred by the Israel-Hamas …

The Independent (2024-01-23). Iran's president to visit Turkey Wednesday. independent.co.ug TEHRAN | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will leave for Ankara on an official visit Wednesday at the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported on Monday. A high-ranking political and economic delegation would accompany Raisi during his first trip to Türkiye, the report said. The two …

Chris Walker (2024-01-22). Greedflation Accounts for 53 Cents of Every Dollar of Inflation in Past 6 Months. truthout.org A new report examining the causes of inflation demonstrates that corporate greed and increased CEO pay led to higher-than-necessary costs for American consumers in recent months. The report, from the progressive organization Groundwork Collaborative, found that, in the past two economic quarters alone, 53 cents out of every dollar of inflationary price increases were due to corporate profits. |

Editor (2024-01-22). Through the "Bolivar Act" U.S. congressmen intend to tighten the blockade against Venezuela. mronline.org The U.S. political class continues to apply its economic and financial gunboat diplomacy disguised as progressive humanitarianism.

Editor (2024-01-22). Neocolonial Debt, Extractivism, and the Roots of Zambia's Economic Crisis. scheerpost.com Nchanga copper mine near Chingola, Zambia. Photo from Wikimedia Commons from June 1, 2008. | By Tanupriya Singh / A second of Zambia's major copper mines is set to come under private control as Lusaka reached an agreement with UAE-based International Resource Holdings (IRH) this month. The corporation will acquire a 51% stake in the…

Mary Triny Mena (2024-01-22). COVID-19 has lasting effects on Venezuela's education. america.cgtn.com One of the main challenges for Latin America is to provide quality and uninterrupted education. | Countries like Venezuela struggle with not only a complex economic crisis but also the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that have left students with a setback in their learning process. | January 24 is International Day of Education.

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-22). President Petro Condemns Capitalism: 'Building Walls And Dropping Bombs'. popularresistance.org The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, made a statement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that he would like to see "the power of international law" restored, and the global financial system changed. | During his speech this Wednesday, January 17, at the "Addressing the North-South Schism" panel, the Colombian president referred to the need to reestablish "the power of international law," which he noted "has practically fallen to pieces." | On Tuesday, President Petro referred to his proposal to change public debt for environmental protection, especially in the Amazon, a region that he reitera…

presstv.ir (2024-01-22). Hundreds protest in Davos ahead of World Economic Forum. presstv.ir Demonstrators protest against the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos.

Rédaction France (2024-01-22). Conference in Paris on the pilot plan for universal basic income in Catalonia: What impact will its implementation have on mental health? pressenza.com Mental health is the foundation of individual wellbeing and the basis of a well-functioning society. This state evolves according to both personal and external factors, the socio-economic context and even climate change. The quality of urban (and rural) life therefore depends on the mental health of the people who live there. | By Angelika Gross, French Movement for a Basic Income MFRB | Isn't it time to analyse the interaction of these individual and external factors in order to better understand the aspects that favour or deteriorate the mental health of people in a given urban or rural context? | In her lectur…

The Independent (2024-01-22). UNDP, African leaders launch Timbuktoo Initiative. independent.co.ug The one-billion dollar fund aims to support the African startup ecosystem ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched on Jan.17 the bold and ambitious "timbuktoo" initiative together with African countries. In a special session of the World Economic Forum at its 24th Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, …

WSWS (2024-01-22). Growing social crisis in Indonesia ahead of presidential election. wsws.org The outgoing administration of President Joko Widodo has imposed the burden of economic shocks on the working class and rural masses, with poverty, unemployment, and wealth inequality figures climbing since 2020.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Iran's Leader calls on Muslim countries to cut off vital arteries of Israeli regime. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to severe their political and economic relations with the Israeli regime.

Robert J. Burrowes (2024-01-23). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca

jamanetwork (2024-01-23). Options for Building a Diverse Health Care Workforce. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent Viewpoint illuminated the legal challenges to building a diverse health care workforce in light of the US Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action. As members of the admissions committee at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, which seeks to matriculate future physicians to meet the diverse workforce needs of California, we want to clarify how the UC Davis Scale is used in our process. Although children of physicians generally receive a low score on this composite measure of socioeconomic disadvantage, that does not mean they cannot be accepted to medical school…

Staff (2024-01-23). Indo-Iran ties strengthened further. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's two-day visit to Iran, last week, was a crucially timed diplomatic engagement. The visit besides discussing the regional security situation was also aimed at further strengthening the political, economic and cultural aspects of the bilateral relations. As the crisis in the Red Sea spurred by the Israel-Hamas …

presstv.ir (2024-01-22). Hundreds protest in Davos ahead of World Economic Forum. presstv.ir Demonstrators protest against the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos.

Rédaction France (2024-01-22). Conference in Paris on the pilot plan for universal basic income in Catalonia: What impact will its implementation have on mental health? pressenza.com Mental health is the foundation of individual wellbeing and the basis of a well-functioning society. This state evolves according to both personal and external factors, the socio-economic context and even climate change. The quality of urban (and rural) life therefore depends on the mental health of the people who live there. | By Angelika Gross, French Movement for a Basic Income MFRB | Isn't it time to analyse the interaction of these individual and external factors in order to better understand the aspects that favour or deteriorate the mental health of people in a given urban or rural context? | In her lectur…

teleSUR (2024-01-22). DR Congo: Felix Tshisekedi Swears in New Mandate as President. telesurenglish.net In his inauguration speech, he promised to take action, including the creation of more jobs, the protection of purchasing power for households, national security, economic diversification, and access to basic services. | This election was significant as it marked the second peaceful transfer of power in the country's history since independence in 1960. Jan. 22, 2024.

WSWS (2024-01-22). Growing social crisis in Indonesia ahead of presidential election. wsws.org The outgoing administration of President Joko Widodo has imposed the burden of economic shocks on the working class and rural masses, with poverty, unemployment, and wealth inequality figures climbing since 2020.

aljazeera (2024-01-22). Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan's political and economic interest. aljazeera.com Treating what is going in the province of Balochistan as a security matter only is the wrong approach.

Elizabeth Woodworth (2024-01-22). The World Economic Forum: How It Usurps Treaty-Based Intergovernmental Institutions. globalresearch.ca

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus expects new EAEU financing tool to sprout manufacturing cooperation projects soon. eng.belta.by Artak Kamalyan, Member of the Board (Minister) for Industry and Agribusiness of the Eurasian Economic Commission, which is in charge of developing and introducing the new mechanism, explained in detail how the program on supporting multilateral projects will be implemented.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus expects to receive Halal certificate for supplies to Malaysia. eng.belta.by The talks focused on possible ways to intensify bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as interaction in other areas. The diplomats pointed to the growth of bilateral trade over the past year and the potential to increase it further.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus introduces legislative changes to foreign companies' operations. eng.belta.by According to the minister, the president demanded, first of all, maintaining stable operation of all enterprises regardless of the form of ownership. Therefore, a foreign owner can leave the Belarusian market and sell their share, but this company must continue successful operation in the country.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Chinese company ready to buy more Belarusian goods via BUCE. eng.belta.by The Chinese businessman said: "Last year we bought over 142,000m3 of sawn timber from the commodity exchange. Nearly 4 times as much as the year before that. This year we will continue increasing purchases and may explore other commodity groups."

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). New biotechnology company registered at China-Belarus Industrial Park Great Stone. eng.belta.by The new company will produce enzyme preparations and other bioactive substances of microbiological origin. The company plans to export its output to the Russian Federation and other EAEU countries, as well as North Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus, Qatar discuss ways to intensify trade, economic cooperation. eng.belta.by The 6th round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign | Affairs of Belarus and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar took | place in Doha on 21 January, BelTA learned from the press service of the…

eng.belta.by (2024-01-22). Belarus' MFA announces contest for young diplomats. eng.belta.by "If you are under 27, you study at a Belarusian university and have the Belarusian citizenship, are interested in international relations, foreign policy and economics, know that 'agrément' is not a cooking term, and 'alternat' is not a spell to summon demons, you are strongly encouraged to take part in our contest," the organizers wrote.

Eugyppius (2024-01-22). German Chancellor Calls for Nationwide Protests to Defend Democracy Against the Consequences of His Own Policies. dailysceptic.org Amid economic turmoil and plummeting approval ratings, Eugyppius takes aim at the German Government for orchestrating anti-Right protests to distract from real issues.

NEOB (2024-01-22). Team South Africa returns from tough, productive WEF annual meeting – Treasury. sanews.gov.za Team South Africa returns from tough, productive WEF annual meeting – Treasury | The South African delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting has returned back to SA, having driven home the message that the country remains a "top destination for growth and investment". | This is according to a media statement released by National Treasury on Monday. | Team South Africa's delegation was led by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and comprised the Ministers of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel; Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande; Communications and Digital Techno…

Staff (2024-01-22). Neocolonial Debt, Extractivism, and the Roots of Zambia's Economic Crisis. scheerpost.com Nchanga copper mine near Chingola, Zambia. Photo from Wikimedia Commons from June 1, 2008. By Tanupriya Singh / Peoples Dispatch A second of Zambia's major copper mines is set to come under private control as Lusaka reached an agreement with UAE-based International Resource Holdings (IRH) this month. The corporation will acquire a 51% stake in …

infobrics (2024-01-24). Why Egypt Chose BRICS Over Individual Bilaterals? Cairo Expert Explains. infobrics.org The BRICS consortium, a vital forum for emerging markets and developing nations, has officially welcomed five new members—Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and the UAE. Their integration into the group took effect on January 1, 2024, marking a significant expansion for the alliance…

infobrics (2024-01-23). Why Egypt Chose BRICS Over Individual Bilaterals? Cairo Expert Explains. infobrics.org The BRICS consortium, a vital forum for emerging markets and developing nations, has officially welcomed five new members—Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and the UAE. Their integration into the group took effect on January 1, 2024, marking a significant expansion for the alliance…

Combined Sources (2024-01-22). Billionaires are old news; world to soon have its first trillionaire. peoplesworld.org If you're still thinking in terms of "the billionaire class vs. the rest of us," it's time to update your terminology. The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, as the gap between the rich and poor has become "supercharged," anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said last week in its annual assessment of global …

DikelediM (2024-01-22). Education is the most powerful weapon against poverty, says President Ramaphosa. sanews.gov.za Education is the most powerful weapon against poverty, says President Ramaphosa | As the nation commemorates three decades of democracy this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa has commended the accomplishments of the class of 2023 matriculants, saying their success bears testament to the strides taken to enhance accessibility and equality in education. | "This year marks 30 years since South Africa became a democracy with equal rights, dignity and freedoms for all. The achievements of last year's matriculants show the progress we have made not only in making education more accessible, but also in making it more equa…

Ann Brown (2024-01-22). Damon Dash To Judge: I Can Only Afford $428 Monthly For Child Support, Made Only $6K In 2022. moguldom.com Damon Dash, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, has filed legal documents seeking a significant reduction in his child support payments to ex-wife Rachel Roy, citing financial hardships. Dash claims an annual income of just $5,140 in 2023 and proposes lowering the monthly payments from the current $3,000 to $428. He attributes his financial challenges to struggling …

Mark Gruenberg (2024-01-23). UAW to corporations: Guarantee retirement income or face a general strike. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In their successful "Stand Up!" rolling strike that won big gains and givebacks last year, the Auto Workers found out Ford, GM and Stellantis—formerly FiatChrysler —had one "red line" in bargaining they would not let the union cross: A guaranteed retirement for their workers, independent of the vagaries of the stock market. In other words, …

Caleb Crowder (2024-01-22). Has the USA Really Become Vastly More Unequal? ips-dc.org Once upon a time, back in the middle of the 20th century, relatively few Americans spent much time worrying about the wealth and power of our nation's richest. That wealth and power, most Americans felt, had shrunk significantly since the heyday of the "Robber Barons" a half-century earlier. By the 1950s, the United States had essentially become the world's One telling sign of those times: Throughout the heart of that postwar era, America's wealthiest faced a 91 percent federal tax on their top-bracket income —…

Kristen Mosbrucker-Garza (2024-01-22). Philly nonprofit seeks to help 30,000 residents get bigger tax refunds. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? For the past two decades, the Philadelphia nonprofit Campaign for Working Families has helped That's not changing this year, but the nonprofit did move into a new 6,600 square-foot headquarters in the Brewerytown neighborhood near 29th and Girard. That's about a mile away from its former office on North Broad Street near Temple University's main campus. | Its CEO, Dr. Nakia Owens, to…

noemail (2024-01-22). Delhi HC sets aside CIC's order to provide RTI information of tax exemption to PM Cares fund. devdiscourse.com The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the Central Information Commission's (CIC's) direction to the Income Tax Department to provide RTI information and copies related to income tax exemption allowed to the PM Cares Fund. The High Court passed a judgement allowing the Income Tax Department to appeal against the order of CIC.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-23). Eastbay CSU CFA Start Strike & All CSU Campuses Join for Living Wages & Students. indybay.org CSU East Bay CFA workers went on strike January 22, 2024 and striker spoke out at the college.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-01-23). Why Not Control All Drug Prices? counterpunch.org Major pharmaceutical companies in the United States are battling with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders over an issue that is at the heart of whether we value human wellbeing over corporate profits. As chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), Sanders has vowed to force CEOs of pharmaceutical companies to publicly

Ana Vraƒçar (2024-01-22). Israeli destruction of health infrastructure in Gaza places women and newborns in danger. peoplesdispatch.org All health services have been decimated by Israeli attacks, making it virtually impossible for people in need of urgent care, including women in labor, to reach hospitals and health centers…

ecns.cn (2024-01-22). South Summit calls for elevated collaboration. ecns.cn Leaders from developing countries and the United Nations have called for intensified cooperation to achieve common development for the Global South and build a more just global governance system.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-22). Concern grows over NSW Labor's secret plan for Powerhouse Museum. greenleft.org.au

infobrics (2024-01-22). India and Iran to Enhance Collaboration in BRICS and SCO. infobrics.org India and Iran have agreed to expand cooperation within the framework of BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-22). One of the largest unions in the United States just called for a ceasefire in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org The Service Employees International Union, which boasts two million members, joined a growing section of the US labor movement in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza…

WSWS (2024-01-22). Australia: Labor urges union-management deal in DP World dispute. wsws.org Labor is reluctant to directly shut down industrial action because it wants to avoid inflaming class tensions amid a growing cost-of-living crisis and mounting opposition to its agenda of austerity and war.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-23). Continúan labores de extinción de incendio en Bogotá, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Alcalde Mayor de Bogotá, Carlos F. Galán, refirió que está confinado el incendio, aunque no está controlado por completo.

Avriel Epps (2024-01-23). The Child Labor Driving AI Development. progressive.org Child online safety must be redefined, and lawmakers need to start seeing children as active data laborers, writes Avriel Epps.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-23). Mayo Clinic's inclusive onboarding sets new standard in lab accommodations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Conor Peck and Brigette Baig After Conor Peck cleared the initial interview panel for a clinical laboratory technologist role in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, it didn't take long for him to catch Brigette Baig's attention. "He has a biochemistry degree, and we like chemistry people in our lab," says Baig, supervisor of the Metals Laboratory. "I called him to just give him an informal tour of the lab using…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-23). Mayo Clinic engages Cerebras to deliver potent computing power, scale AI transformation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic, the world's No. 1 hospital and a global leader in advancing trusted generative artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications, has announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Cerebras Systems to develop multimodal large language models (LLMs) to improve patient outcomes and diagnoses. The collaboration combines Mayo Clinic's expansive repository of decades of deidentified clinical data with generative AI capabilities developed by Cerebras to train models to complement physicians' expertise. The…

The Independent (2024-01-23). Muni University health science laboratory project stalls over funds. independent.co.ug Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of a multi-purpose Health Science Laboratory Building at Muni University has stalled for nearly five years. In March 2019, the university signed a contract with Kisinga Construction Company for the second phase of the construction, with a planned completion date in 2022. However, the building has stalled at …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-22). Mayo Clinic's inclusive onboarding sets new standard in lab accommodations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Conor Peck and Brigette Baig After Conor Peck cleared the initial interview panel for a clinical laboratory technologist role in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, it didn't take long for him to catch Brigette Baig's attention. "He has a biochemistry degree, and we like chemistry people in our lab," says Baig, supervisor of the Metals Laboratory. "I called him to just give him an informal tour of the lab using…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-22). Mayo Clinic engages Cerebras to deliver potent computing power, scale AI transformation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic, the world's No. 1 hospital and a global leader in advancing trusted generative artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications, has announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Cerebras Systems to develop multimodal large language models (LLMs) to improve patient outcomes and diagnoses. The collaboration combines Mayo Clinic's expansive repository of decades of deidentified clinical data with generative AI capabilities developed by Cerebras to train models to complement physicians' expertise. The…

teleSUR (2024-01-22). Gen. Richardson and High-Ranking US Officials Visit Ecuador. telesurenglish.net From Monday to Thursday, the Commander of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) Gen. Laura Richardson, Presidential Special Advisor for the Americas Christopher Dodd, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Antinarcotics Affairs Christopher Landberg will hold meetings with Ecuadorian authorities. | RELATED: | The U.S. officials aim to accelerate bilateral cooperation in security and analyze collaborative approaches…

WSWS (2024-01-22). Australia: Labor urges union-management deal in DP World dispute. wsws.org Labor is reluctant to directly shut down industrial action because it wants to avoid inflaming class tensions amid a growing cost-of-living crisis and mounting opposition to its agenda of austerity and war.

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-22). Sanders Unveils Bill to Tax Corporations Paying CEOs 50 Times More Than Workers. truthout.org As the U.S. wealth gap continues to reach new heights, a group of progressives and Democrats has introduced a bill that would take aim at corporations that provide their executives exorbitant compensation while paying their workers less by orders of magnitude. The bill, dubbed the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act, would raise the corporate tax rate for companies with a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of… |

Kenny Cooper (2024-01-22). Pa. gives $400,000 to Delco playground, parks and trail projects. whyy.org From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly's suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is awarding nearly $400,000 to three Delaware County parks and trail projects. | More than $225,000 will go to the Delaware County Planning Department's work on phase two of the Darby Creek Trail design work. | Lansdowne Borough will receive $85,000 to install lighting at the Hoffman Park field. The Community's Foundation will get nearly $60,000 in assistance for Edgewood Elementary School's Inclusive Playground. The money comes by wa…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-01-22). Why not control all drug prices? nationofchange.org Pharmaceutical companies are resisting public scrutiny and suing over modest drug price regulations. It's past time to regulate their profiteering.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Consumption, travel bookings enter peak season in China. ecns.cn Travel bookings usher in peak season in China, weeks ahead of the Spring Festival holiday, which falls on Feb 10-17, news outlet ThePaper reported on Tuesday.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-23). Multivitamin consumption helps slow cognitive aging, boost memory. plenglish.com The new study published online on January 18, 2024, in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, reports that daily multivitamin supplementation was beneficial for both global cognition and episodic memory. | Global cognitionTrusted Source refers to the overall status of our cognition while episodic memory deals with our recollection of past events and experiences. | The study is the third in a series of studies that are part of the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS). | The purpose of COSMOS is to determine whether cocoa flavanols or multivitamins have the ability to reduce the risk for c…

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Container shortage adds to export costs. ecns.cn Security concerns faced by global shipping companies in the Red Sea maritime passage have imposed a financial burden on Chinese manufacturers and resulted in a shortage of available shipping containers in certain domestic ports.

The Independent (2024-01-23). Harnessing SACCOs for insurance expansion. independent.co.ug Africa has a combined SACCO membership of more than 43 million, holding about USD 24.5 billion in assets Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | In an ever-evolving financial landscape, Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are emerging as impactful entities, harnessing influence grounded in community trust and convenience to bring about transformative changes in the lives …

WSWS (2024-01-23). Fascistic Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends presidential campaign, endorses Trump. wsws.org Despite enormous support from sections of the financial oligarchy and mainstream press, the more DeSantis articulated his version of Trump's fascistic "MAGA" program, the more he plummeted in the polls.

Craig Silverman, Peter Elkind, ProPublica. (2024-01-22). How Walmart's Financial Services Became A Fraud Magnet. popularresistance.org Christy Browne was in a panic. The man on the phone said he was from the FBI. He warned her that drug traffickers had obtained her Social Security number and were using it to launder money. He said the FBI needed money to catch them. | "They told me not to go to local law enforcement," Browne testified in court recently about the February 2020 call. The police were watching her and considered her a suspect, the man said. | At his direction, Browne, a retired elementary school teacher who lives in upstate New York, bought four $500 Walmart gift cards at her local Walmart. It was 3: 15 pm. She took photos of the ser…

Editor (2024-01-22). The End of Financial Freedom (w/ Stavroula Pabst). scheerpost.com

Ruth Milka (2024-01-23). Super PAC's $500K boost for Haley in NH: A bid to tip the scales in GOP showdown. nationofchange.org In New Hampshire, a state known for its open primary system, this financial push is seen as a strategic move to bolster Haley's visibility and appeal among independent voters.

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-23). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. 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 (…) | – | / |

Federico Fuentes, Patrick Bond (2024-01-23). US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange. cadtm.org Patrick Bond is a Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, as well as a political economist, political ecologist and scholar of social mobilisation. He is the author of BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique and Extreme Uneven Development: Financial Volatility, Deep Capitalist Crisis and Super-Exploitation in South Africa and the World. In this interview with Federico Fuentes for LINKS International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Bond discusses modern-day (…) | – | / |

The Independent (2024-01-23). IGG seeks time to respond to Kitutu's contested charges. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has requested additional time to respond to an amended application from Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu, seeking the dismissal of new charges accusing her of causing a financial loss of 1.5 billion Shillings. The case, in which Kitutu lists the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) and …

teleSUR (2024-01-22). Uganda: 3rd South Summit for Global Financial System Reform. telesurenglish.net Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, also the incoming chair of the G77, stated that the group must remain steadfast in demanding that their countries get fair treatment in the global financial system. | The South Summit is the supreme decision-making body of the Group of 77 (G77), which was established in June 1964. Jan. 22, 2024.

The Independent (2024-01-22). Minister Kitutu, OPM top officials charged with financial mismanagement and corruption. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government levelled serious charges against Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu, the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs, and other three high-ranking officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). The charges centre around alleged financial mismanagement and corruption, raising concerns about the integrity of government operations. …

latintimes (2024-01-22). Suicide Rates Increase Among Latinos and Hispanics, New Study Shows. latintimes.com Immigration, language and cultural barriers, and financial conditions are some of the factors in rising suicide rate among Latinos…

The Canary. (2024-01-23). Palestine Action Disrupts Israel's Arms Trade In The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org First, Palestine Action targeted logistics companies belonging to Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and Palletline on 17 January, as part of a widespread direct action campaign against Israel's biggest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, and the companies which facilitate their weapons manufacturing in Britain and their arms exports to Israel. | K+N's Milton Keynes branch and their subsidiary in London, Nacaro cargo insurance, were targeted overnight. At the company's Milton Keynes industrial site, which specialises in road transportation, activists sprayed the entire front of the building in blood-red paint and shattered wind…

ecns.cn (2024-01-22). Job situation improves for female workers. ecns.cn China's efforts to encourage women's employment have borne fruit in recent years, though women still face pressure from their families and society, which could weaken their resolve and ability to get jobs, said experts.

latintimes (2024-01-22). Organized Crime, Populism, Underinvestment: Mexico's Top Challenges in Key Electoral Year. latintimes.com

EcoWatch (2024-01-24). Plastic Bag Bans in U.S. Have Reduced Plastic Bag Use by Billions, Report Says. pressenza.com A new report from nonprofits Environment America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group has found that bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions. | By Paige Bennett | The report, "

Staff (2024-01-23). Guyana to Receive Pyrrhic Profits From ExxonMobile Oil Production. orinocotribune.com

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Xi signs order to promulgate revised regulations on military legislation. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, chairman of the Central Military Commission, has signed an order to promulgate a revised set of regulations on military legislation, which will take effect on March 1.

ICRC (2024-01-22). Requests for information about people held during Spanish Civil War or Second World War. icrc.org

A Guest Author (2024-01-23). Israel: the genocidal thrust of imperialism today. workers.org By Manuel Raposo The author is a Portuguese Marxist and editor of the web magazine jornalmudardevida.net, where this article was published on Jan. 15. Translation by John Catalinotto. What we have seen since October in Gaza and the West Bank is the execution of the long-standing plan nurtured by Zionist . . . |

Carlos L. Garrido (2024-01-23). Five of Lenin's Insights That Are More Pertinent Than Ever. orinocotribune.com By: Carlos L. Garrido — Jan 21, 2024 | The day Lenin passed away | A soldier of the death watch, so runs the story, told his comrades: I did not want to | Believe it. I went inside, and | Shouted in his ear: 'Ilyich | The exploiters are on their way!' He did not move. Now | I knew that he has expired. | When a good man wants to leave | How can you hold him back? | Tell him why he is needed. | That holds him. | What could hold Lenin back?… | The weak do not fight. The stronger | Fight on perhaps for an hour. | Those who are stronger still fight for many years | The strongest fight on all their life. | These…

Staff (2024-01-22). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: Lenin como estandarte del socialismo. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu øCuáles son los aportes de Vladimir Ilich Lenin al marxismo revolucionario? øQué nos aporta en la lucha contra el imperialismo y el colonialismo? øPor qué su pensamiento es tan temido por la burguesía transnacional? øPor qué es necesario volver siempre a Lenin?

Conor Smyth, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting. (2024-01-22). Reporting On California's Fast-Food Minimum Wage Raise Comes With Fear. popularresistance.org What's scarier than a shark attack? An increase in the minimum wage. | At least that's what many corporate media outlets seem to want you to believe, given the apocalyptic tone of much of the coverage of California's recent decision to raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, starting this April, a bump from the current level of $16. | While outlets like the New York Times (10/23/23), the Associated Press (9/28/23), CalMatters (12/21/23, 9/28/23) and the Sacramento Bee (9/29/23, 9/15/23, 9/11/23) have responsibly covered the policy change, highlighting the large positive effects that it will l…

ecns.cn (2024-01-22). Shanghai retains highest monthly minimum wage across China. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced Monday the country's monthly minimum wage standard among 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, with Shanghai leading the list at 2,690 yuan ($374) per month.

Editor (2024-01-23). Reporting on California's fast food minimum wage raise comes with side order of fear. mronline.org What's scarier than a shark attack? An increase in the minimum wage.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-22). Iraq's Islamic Resistance Wages Drone and Rocketry Attacks at US Occupation Sites in Iraq, Syria. english.almanar.com.lb The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Wednesday new operations against American military bases, vowing more attacks on the US occupation forces. In a statement, Iraq's Islamic Resistance indicated that its fighters fired two missile barrages at the US occupation base of Koniko in Syria. A second statement indicated that Iraq's Islamic Resistance fighters launched …

WSWS (2024-01-23). The mass mobilisation against the far-right Alternative for Germany and the fight against fascism. wsws.org The mass protests against the fascist Alternative for Germany (AfD) are part of an international movement against the right-wing politics of the ruling class and show the enormous opposition to anti-refugee propaganda, war and inequality. It is important to develop this into a conscious movement of the working class against the government and capitalism.

Frank Cappello (2024-01-23). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Michael Clayton (w/ Matt Strackbein). levernews.com

Global Research News (2024-01-22). Selected Articles: The Transnational Capitalist Class. The Billionaires, The Trillionaires. "Stakeholder Capitalism" and the New World Order. globalresearch.ca By In 2011, the

jamanetwork (2024-01-23). Anxiety and Depression Symptoms After the Dobbs Abortion Decision. jamanetwork.com This retrospective analysis compares symptoms of depression and anxiety before and after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade between residents in states with abortion triggers vs those in states without trigger laws.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-23). Bolivia boosts regional industrialization initiative. plenglish.com La Paz, Jan 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia leads on Tuesday an initiative aimed at creating a regional forum dedicated to the continuous exchange of knowledge and best practices with a view to strengthen industrialization, an official source assured.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-22). Lula willing to turn Brazil into a large, developed nation. plenglish.com Brasilia, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on Monday for his nation to turn into a large and developed one, with an innovative industrial policy, fully digitalized as the world currently demands.

The Independent (2024-01-22). Expert predicts four major trends of US global strategy in 2024. independent.co.ug Beijing, China | XINHUA | A Chinese international relations expert has predicted that the U.S. government will focus its global strategy on the four areas of deepening industrial transformation, strengthening armaments, balancing geopolitical priorities and hotspots, and getting more engaged in cognitive warfare in 2024. Wang Honggang, vice president of the China Institutes of Contemporary International …

Mansa Musa (2024-01-22). A prison librarian's efforts to humanize the stories of incarcerated people. therealnews.com The nightmarish reality of the prison industrial complex depends on a vast array of stereotypes and tropes about incarcerated people that have proliferated through our culture. From the myth of the 'superpredator' to other racist and anti-poor constructions of the prisoner, the real stories and lives of the human beings trapped in the prison system are obscured by a veil of assumptions propagated by the institutions and interests most invested in maintaining mass incarceration. Fred Winn, a former librarian, correctional officer, and case manager at California's Soledad Prison has attempted to peel back thi…

latintimes (2024-01-22). Wanted Crypto Boss Do Kwon's Terraform Files For US Bankruptcy. latintimes.com South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon's Terraform Labs, whose cryptocurrencies crashed dramatically in 2022, is seeking bankruptcy protection in the United States, according to court documents filed Sunday.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-23). Jeffrey Epstein's links to the development of Bitcoin and CBDCs. expose-news.com Central bank digital currencies are potentially powerful tools for monitoring and controlling human behaviour. Aaron Day has been investigating who is behind the CBDC pilot programmes in the USA. "Americans should be …

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Alibaba share purchase sends positive signals. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd confirmed on Tuesday night that its co-founder Jack Ma, and chairman Joe Tsai have been aggressively buying the company's shares recently, signaling that they are full of confidence about Alibaba's development prospects.

SAM (2024-01-22). Has the USA Really Become Vastly More Unequal? inequality.org

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-23). Socialist councillor: New rainbow crossing a 'positive step'. greenleft.org.au

Chloe DS (2024-01-22). Socialist Alliance commits to building the Palestine solidarity movement at 18th National Conference. greenleft.org.au Members of the Socialist Alliance committed to building the Palestine movement at its 18th National Conference. Chloe DS reports.

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-22). Socialist councillor: New rainbow crossing a 'positive step'. greenleft.org.au

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-22). PSUV spurs to be united, alert ahead of conspiratorial actions. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) spurred all revolutionary forces to be united and alert on Monday, ahead of coup and conspiratorial acts woven by the national extreme right.

Ivana Periƒá (2024-01-23). Trade Unions Block Arms Exports to Israel. socialistproject.ca Around the world, trade unions and workers are refusing to participate in the production and transportation of arms intended for Israel. Particularly notable are the actions of port workers' unions, who have demonstrated in line with their tradition that the struggle for workers' rights is inseparable from the fight for human rights, equality, and freedom. On the other hand, almost all unions in Croatia have remained silent on the call for solidarity from their Palestinian colleagues and international union centers. | Since October 7th, more than 25,000 people have lost their lives due to the warfare in Gaza a…

Judy Haiven (2024-01-22). Gaza Protests in Toronto: Marching Orders for the Police? socialistproject.ca Since when did the Toronto Police take their marching orders from a single ethno-religious group while ignoring others? | Since about a week ago, it turns out. | How did we go from the police making efforts to control — and even befriend — the pro-Palestine demonstrators on Toronto's Avenue Road bridge by bringing them Tim Hortons coffee, to Police Chief Demkiw threatening demonstrators with arrest for merely showing up to picket on the same bridge. "People can expect to be arrested, if necessary," Demkiw said during a Toronto Police Services Board meeting on Thursday,"Activities that take place on…

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Statistical manipulation gets stricter supervision. ecns.cn Incorporating statistical manipulation as a violation of the discipline of the Communist Party of China will offer strengthened disciplinary guarantees to prevent and address this issue, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

Xinhua (2024-01-24). China calls for greater efforts to advance South-South cooperation. pressenza.com Liu Guozhong, a Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the 3rd South Summit in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday, where he delivered a speech calling for further South-South cooperation and reform of the global governance system. | This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77 and, over the past six decades, the Global South has followed the correct path of equality, mutual trust, mutual benefit, solidarity and mutual assistance, said Liu, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the S…

A Guest Author (2024-01-22). Message from Communist Party of Cuba to Lenin Centennial. workers.org By Communist Party of Cuba, Central Committee A message to the Jan. 21, 2024, Lenin Centennial in New York City. Dear participants, We extend our cordial greetings to Workers World Party and all the organizations attending this significant event, which pays tribute to Vladimir Ilich Lenin 100 years after his . . . |

Combined Sources (2024-01-22). Ukrainian communist youth leaders remain defiant after almost 700 days in prison. peoplesworld.org Since March 6, 2022, Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich have been in detention in Ukraine, reportedly experiencing regular beatings and torture. The brothers are leaders of the youth wing of the Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), which has been outlawed since 2014 by the government in Ukraine. The two were kidnapped and held by Ukrainian security …

teleSUR (2024-01-22). Haiti: Migrants Arrive at North Coast in Central Cuba. telesurenglish.net Milaxy Yanet Sánchez, vice governor of Villa Clara, Odelvis Luis Vásquez, first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba in Caibarién and Dr. Juan José Pulido, provincial director of Public Health, among other leaders of the territory, arrived at the place of the rescue. | The prevailing bad weather made it impossible to sail the boat in which they were bound for the United States. Jan. 22, 2024.

latintimes (2024-01-22). Russians Gather To Mark 100 Years Since Lenin's Death. latintimes.com Dozens of Russian communists gathered in Red Square on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of Vladimir Lenin's death, in one of the few official events commemorating the Soviet founder.

thecommunists (2024-01-22). Julian Assange: Day X is here. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Stella Assange's Substack, with thanks. ***** Julian Assange's final appeal is to be held in the high court from 20-21 February 2024. The two-day hearing may be the final chance for Julian Assange to prevent his extradition to the United States. If extradited, Assange faces a sentence of 175 years …