(2024-06-11). Devastation Into Dollars: Israeli Startups Are Making a Killing in Gaza. mintpressnews.com 
Despite calls across college campuses demanding divestment from Israel, one sector of the Israeli economy appears to be booming. Israeli startups raised over A number of these successful startups have participated in Israel's ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, suggesting genocide is a lucrative marketing tool for business. Products like suicide drones, smart guns, and robot dogs have all been deployed on the battlefield since October 2023, with some startups even exploiting th…
(2024-06-11). US Had Direct Involvement In Israeli Massacre of 274 Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Officials in Washington praised Israel's military operation that freed four Israeli captives from the Gaza Strip but refrained from commenting on the approximately 274 Palestinians killed during the mission, which involved U.S. collaboration. | While Israelis celebrated the extraction of the captives from Gaza's Nuseirat, Palestinian refugees in the area were left to collect the remains of their loved ones. An eyewitness
(2024-06-11). How Patriarchal Pronatalism Dominates the Conversation about the Human Future. dissidentvoice.org "Global Population Growth Is Slowing Down. Here's One Reason Why," Scientific American Governments worldwide are in a race to see which one can encourage the most women to have the most babies. Hungary is slashing income tax for women with four or more children. Russia is offering women with 10 or more children a "Mother-Heroine" award. Greece, Italy, and South Korea are …
(2024-06-11). Empowered communities lead post-IS reconstruction in Mosul. newarab.com 
The scent of Men with practised hands expertly prepare shimmering fish, while customers, a mix of men and women, weave through the stalls. | Some inquire about prices; others place orders, selecting whole-cooked fish or diced portions destined for home kitchens. | This local market embodies the duality of Mosul's everyday life on th…
(2024-06-11). Muslims set to back Labour in UK election, Gaza anger remains. newarab.com 
British Muslims are set to overwhelmingly back Labour in the upcoming UK elections, but anger over the Savanta
(2024-06-11). Hitmen: Venezuelan Opposition's New Plan Against President Maduro. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro denounced members of the opposition for having hitmen at their disposal in Venezuela with the aim of assassinating the president during campaign rallies amid the upcoming July 28 presidential elections. | "They have a group of hitmen, the extreme right… They have a group of hitmen already in Venezuela, looking for me, looking for us [his presidential campaign staff], to harm us," President Maduro said this Sunday, June 9, during an event in Caracas with leaders of the governing United Socialist Party (PSUV). | The president pointed toward Leopoldo López, Antonio Ledezma, and…
(2024-06-11). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Participates in BRICS Summit. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil met with several of his counterparts and other authorities from the BRICS+ countries at the BRICS+ Foreign Ministers Summit, held in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. | The most recent of his meetings was on Monday, June 10, with Foreign Minister of South Africa Earlier, Minister Gil met with the minister of state for economic affairs and trade of…
(2024-06-11). Study Finds Indicators Of Economic Growth Without Environmental Harm. popularresistance.org A recent study conducted by researchers from China, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Italy, Britain, and South Africa has found evidence of separation between economic growth and environmental degradation in China's most economically significant lake basin. | The Yangtze River Delta, which was studied by the team, accounts for only 4 percent of the country's land area but a quarter of its gross domestic product (GDP). Some of China's major industries, including chip, electric vehicle, robot and battery manufacturers and developers in software and artificial intelligence are concentrated in the delta.
(2024-06-11). Climate Change Activists Gear Up For A Summer Of Dissent. popularresistance.org "We have a series of many events," said Pumarol. "We are planning direct actions throughout the summer." | For three months starting on June 10th, they plan on shutting down the headquarter of Citibank, a financial institution that helps fund fossil fuel exploration. They also plan on staging a protest where humans dress as orcas, the iconic cetaceans that have been targeting yachts at least since November. "I think it's been a source of inspiration for many activists. We're also going to have a day where scientists are going to get arrested in front of city headquarters, and we're going to have a day where elder…
(2024-06-11). For The Rich, One Nation Isn't Rolling Out The Red Carpet. popularresistance.org So you think the rich have life easy, do you? Just try telling that to the deep pockets who've spent tens of millions buying condos at 432 Park Avenue, the 11-year-old Manhattan luxury tower that once rated as our hemisphere's tallest residence. Condo owners in the tower have had to put up with "faulty elevators, leaky plumbing, and noise issues." They're now suing the building's operator. | Or consider the plight of those fabulously wealthy souls who've had to pay millions to move their mansions off the sandy coast of Nantucket, the one-time hippie refuge that's become a summer "holiday hot spot for billionaires…
(2024-06-11). Far-Right Surge In Elections Shakes Up European Parliament. popularresistance.org The European Union woke up to a grim reality, albeit with few surprises, after the European Parliament elections concluded on Sunday, June 9. As predicted by polls, far-right parties emerged gleeful. According to preliminary results, combined, the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID) groups secured only four fewer seats than the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), the second-largest group in parliament. Including mandates won by unaffiliated parties close to ECR and ID, the far-right easily overtakes the center. | The conservative European People's P…
(2024-06-11). Weak yen a double-edged sword, say mkt mavens. ecns.cn The depreciation of the Japanese yen has created ups and downs in China, both promoting outbound tourism and the value of renminbi and Chinese assets while also presenting some problems for Chinese exporters.
(2024-06-11). Expert predicts positive export outlook for H2. ecns.cn China's ongoing optimization of its export goods structure and expansion of its trading partnerships will help mitigate the effects of rising trade barriers and other external challenges.
(2024-06-11). Experts call for efforts to expand demand. ecns.cn Overall price levels in China are likely to rise, from moderately to significantly, as domestic demand is expected to improve amid a series of policy measures aimed at boosting consumption and increasing investment, experts said.
(2024-06-11). Holidaymakers choosing short trips over long-haul journeys. ecns.cn This year's three-day Dragon Boat holiday overlapped with the period of the National College Entrance Examination. As a result, the number of people who took trips and prices of travel products have not increased significantly, industry players found.
(2024-06-11). Robotics engineers help to promote industrial transformation. ecns.cn Na Peng (right) and his colleague check a spot welding robot in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on June 3, 2024.Na Peng debugs the program of the industrial robot control system in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province, on June 3, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]…
(2024-06-11). Whipping up disaster: how Brazil became a lab for financial agro-investments. cadtm.org
(2024-06-11). Newsflash: Inequality in Neoliberal America. cadtm.org
(2024-06-11). The 6th International Eco-socialist Meeting and the 1st Latin American and Caribbean Eco-socialist Meeting concluded successfully. cadtm.org
(2024-06-11). The World Bank's accounts. 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-06-11). Warren's New Bill Makes Private Equity's Death Grip on Hospitals a Crime. cepr.net Private equity's entrance into health care since 2000 has been dramatic. Both the number of private equity (PE) deals and annual PE investments in health care increased tenfold between 2001 and 2020, and peaked in 2021. Until now, lax corporate transparency and accountability regulations meant that there was nothing anyone could do when corporate owners …
(2024-06-11). Socialism: the Great Anti-Theft Movement. counterpunch.org 
(2024-06-11). Feeling the pain: Inflation, wages, and the working class. liberationnews.org 
Once again the mainstream press is touting a "blowout" jobs report.
(2024-06-11). Video: "The Vaccine". They Set the Data; Prioritize Profits Over People: Official Trailer: Protocol 7. globalresearch.ca
(2024-06-11). Wednesday 6/12: Action to Protest Fascist Argentina Pres Melei's Attack on Workers Party PO & Polo Obrero. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | 90 7th St. | San Francisco…
(2024-06-11). Wednesday 6/12: Bay Area Merchants of Death Tour. indybay.org Tour-goers will be picked up in Berkeley, SF and Palo Alto and returned to pick up spots.
(2024-06-11). Tories' own attack ad suggests that they could come third. leftfootforward.org It's got so bad for the Conservatives, that their own paid for attack ad suggests that they could come third. | With the polls continuing to predict a Tory wipeout at the general election, giving the Labour Party an average 20-point lead, Sunak has failed thus far to reverse the trend since calling a general election. | Today is the day of the Tory manifesto launch and there are even reports that rebel Tories could launch an alternative manifesto should Sunak's current proposals fall flat. | It follows on from a torrid week for the Prime Minister, who issued an apology after facing a backlash for leaving D-Day…
(2024-06-11). Nick Robinson tears Rishi Sunak apart for repeating ' £2,000 tax rise' claim. leftfootforward.org Rishi Sunak's election campaign is full of car crash interviews, the latest of which occurred last night during a gruelling interview with the BBC's Nick Robinson. | Sunak took part in a long form election interview with Robinson, the first party leader to do so, where he faced questions on tax and spend, immigration, the NHS and the overall Tory record in office. | During the first leaders debate with Keir Starmer, Sunak lied and claimed that Labour would raise taxes by £2,000 per working household. The Treasury's top civil servant criticised the Conservatives for presenting the figure as if it had been…
(2024-06-11). Venezuela at the St.Petersberg Forum: Strategic Partnership and De-Dollarization. libya360.wordpress.com Misión Verdad Venezuelan delegation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Venezuela participated in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held from June 5 to 8 in the Russian city of the same name. The 27th edition of the Spief was attended by representatives from 136 countries and its central theme was "The basis of…
(2024-06-11). UK election 2024: In Leicester South, independent Shockat Adam wants to lead anti-Labour revolt. middleeasteye.net 
(2024-06-11). Vietnamese representative tells CPUSA convention about agent orange problems. peoplesworld.org 
A representative of the Communist Party of Vietnam addressed a gathering of hundreds of U.S. communists and their supporters at an even here last weekend, telling the gathering that his people continue to suffer the effects of agent orange. It was a chemical that the U.S. sprayed on people, animals, agricultural products and forests in …
(2024-06-11). Iranian communist leader: "Won't take very long to oust theocratic government" peoplesworld.org 
Read more coverage of the Communist Party USA's 32nd National Convention. CHICAGO —An official of the Iranian Tudeh Party, predicted here this weekend that "it won't take very long" to oust the theocratic government that has run the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. And Danesh said that when Iranians do so, the CPUSA will …
(2024-06-11). Vietnamese representative tells CPUSA convention about agent orange problems. peoplesworld.org Read more coverage of the Communist Party USA's 32nd National Convention. CHICAGO — A representative of the Communist Party of Vietnam addressed a gathering of hundreds of U.S. communists and their supporters at an even here last weekend, telling the gathering that his people continue to suffer the effects of agent orange. It was a …
(2024-06-11). Cuba is working to modify Labor Code. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities announced on Tuesday that they are working to modify the Labor Code and the Social Security Law as a sign of the State's commitment to the welfare and exercise of labor rights.
(2024-06-11). Biden's New Border and Asylum Cap. pressenza.com President Joe Biden signed an executive order that places stronger regulations on undocumented migrants seeking asylum at the Southern border on June 4th. According to President Biden, this decision was made to combat the fentanyl crisis, as well as manage immigration from Palestinian refugees. | This decision comes after President Biden expressed his frustration with Republican legislators during a White House press release on Tuesday because of their disagreements on how the border should be secured."Frankly, I would have preferred to address this issue through bipartisan legislation, because that's the only wa…
(2024-06-11). Freedom from Pollution, Poverty, and Wasteful Systems. pressenza.com 
Waste Workers Call For Equal Rights, Push for "Magna Carta": | Formed in February 2024, PNWWA is a coalition of 12 waste worker organizations representing over a thousand members across the archipelago. Their unified voice underscores the need for legislative action to improve the working conditions and safeguard the rights of waste workers and waste pickers nationwide. | "We are calling for, among others, just compensation and social benefits and protection because we provide essential services to society. We are as deserving of such benefits and protection as any other worker, perhaps even mor…
(2024-06-11). ASEAN ministers collaborate in order to leverage artificial intelligence. tvbrics.com 
Artificial intelligence increases countries' GDP…
(2024-06-11). Europe preparing for war as Ukraine conflict looms large, report finds. aljazeera.com Global Peace Index finds Europe's military spending is rising amid fears the war in Ukraine will expand.
(2024-06-11). UAW enforces judge's strikebreaking order against University of California academic workers. wsws.org The UAW apparatus is a critical instrument of the Biden administration, which is relying on the discredited labor bureaucracy to hold back opposition to US imperialism's wars for global domination.
(2024-06-11). Cornel West adapts to far-right in interview on Musk-boosted X program. wsws.org West assured cryptocurrency entrepreneur Mario Nawfal's right-wing audience that he opposed open borders, socialism and Marxism.
(2024-06-11). Updated Hydrogen Costings. wattsupwiththat.com The cost of producing and installing electrolysers for green hydrogen production in China, the US and Europe — three of the world's biggest markets — has risen by more than 50% compared to last year, research house BloombergNEF (BNEF) has found, rather than the gradual reduction its analysis had previously indicated.
(2024-06-11). Health Minister to brief media on Mpox outbreak. sanews.gov.za Health Minister to brief media on Mpox outbreak | Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, will hold a media briefing on Wednesday to provide an update on the outbreak of Monkeypox disease, also known as Mpox. | According to the statement, the Minister will outline plans by the department in collaboration with various stakeholders in the sector to curb further spread and prevent mortality. | Last week, the department reported that two more cases of Mpox had been detected at Addington and St Augustine Hospitals in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. | Additionally, the country recorded two infections last month, one in Durban and the…
(2024-06-11). NCBA Bank launches 2024 Golf Series, marks World Environment Day. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank, in collaboration with the Uganda Golf Club, has launched the 2024 NCBA Golf Series, aimed at promoting the development of golf and inspiring greatness in Uganda's golfing fraternity. The bank also used the opportunity to emphasize its comprehensive sustainability initiative aimed at combating climate change and preserving …
(2024-06-11). Oliver Eagleton: Stakeholder Capitalism, Again. newleftreview.org Oliver Eagleton on Will Hutton, This Time No Mistakes. Lessons for the incoming Labour government on humanizing British capitalism, from a proselytizer of Blair's Third Way.
(2024-06-11). A construction worker's death casts a shadow on France's Olympics journey. aljazeera.com Amara Dioumassy died one year ago, prompting labour unions to call for better safety standards.
(2024-06-11). Is the UK's left-wing Labour Party on a 'rightward' path in election race? aljazeera.com Labour's leader Keir Starmer has been accused of purging left-wing members of his party ahead of the general election.
(2024-06-11). Bangladesh's 'missing billionaires': A wealth boom and stark inequality. aljazeera.com
(2024-06-11). New Zealand scraps 'burp tax' on livestock after backlash from farmers. aljazeera.com Centre-right coalition gov't says it will focus on 'practical tools and technology' to reduce agricultural emissions.
(2024-06-11). Stanbic supports health facilities with maternal healthcare services. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On June 6, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Limited (SUHL), the parent company of Stanbic Bank donated equipment worth Shs20 million to Mbale Referral Hospital and Maluku Health Center III, as part of its Corporate Social Investment. The support aims to improve maternal healthcare services across the country. The donation was part …
(2024-06-11). BoU Deputy Governor says global factors could influence inflation trend. independent.co.ug 
Bank of Uganda chose to keep the Central Bank Rate at 10.25% for the next two months Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES |The BoU Monetary Policy Committee forecasts a lower inflation rate of between 5 and 5.4% next financial year as the shilling is expected to be more stable. However, BoU Deputy Governor …
(2024-06-11). Chiquita liable for financing death squads in Colombia: US court. colombiareports.com Chiquita must compensate victims of paramilitary organization AUC, which received financial support of the banana corporation in Colombia, a US court ruled. The sentence is a major victory for nine…
(2024-06-11). Sahra Wagenknecht: Condition of Germany. newleftreview.org Interview with a prominent leader of the German left on the state of her country, currently the epicentre of converging crises—geopolitical, economic, environmental. With politics swerving right under an SPD-led government, flux and refoundation on the left.
(2024-06-11). WHO Updates Terminology for Pathogens That Spread Through the Air. jamanetwork.com A multiyear global collaboration among public health agencies has led to new terminology for pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 that can spread through the air, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced. The report by the WHO and partners, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, moves away from the dichotomy of "aerosols" and "droplets" that sparked debate and confusion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2024-06-11). A lack of data hampers efforts to fix racial disparities in utility cutoffs. grist.org 
(2024-06-11). Deputy Leader Of Germany's Centre-Right Party: Country in A "Green Fairy Tale World" wattsupwiththat.com The Deputy Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union Jens Spahn warns that the current socialist-green government is leading the country into a "green fairy tale world" and sharply citicizes the country's the nuclear phase-out.
(2024-06-11). Trial date set for Richard Mdluli corruption case. sanews.gov.za Trial date set for Richard Mdluli corruption case | The corruption case against former South African Police Service (SAPS) Crime Intelligence Head, Richard Mdluli, has been set down for trial in October. | Mdluli will be in the dock in the Pretoria High Court with co-accused, former SAPS Head of Supply Chain Management, Heine Barnard and former SAPS Crime Intelligence Chief Financial Officer, Solomon Lazarus. | According to National Prosecuting Authority Investigating Directorate spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, the court ordered that the "trial will commence on the set date regardless of the pending outcome on an…
(2024-06-11). How Rishi Sunak 'Changed the Rules' to Keep the Conservative Party in Power. bylinetimes.com "If Labour wins this time, they'll change the rules so they're in power for a very long time", Rishi Sunak said this morning, as he published the Conservative party's election manifesto. | His justification for this dramatic claim was that the Labour leader Keir Starmer has announced that he plans to extend the right to vote to all 16-year-olds, therefore making it, in Sunak's words "harder to remove him from power". | Now, aside from what this says about the Conservative party's view of young people, and their right to be heard, this is a quite extraordinarily hypocritical comment from the Prime Minister.
(2024-06-11). Why women's health matters for everyone. independent.co.ug 
Improvements could add years to life and life to years — and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | Maternal health, which refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and…
(2024-06-11). What is LaToya Ruby Frazier trying to show us? grist.org 
In the winter of 2010, the photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier strapped knee pads over her leggings and pulled on a pair of Levi's blue jeans. The denim brand had just opened a popup shop on Wooster Street in lower Manhattan to promote a new clothing line designed around the motif of the "urban pioneer." For the site of its ad campaign, the company chose Braddock, Pennsylvania, aestheticizing the town's post-industrial landscape in a series of images plastered across magazine pages and New York billboards, and making it appear as a place in motion with ample economic horizons for any working American. "Go Forth,"
(2024-06-11). Invitan desde Venezuela a atestiguar comicios presidenciales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 jun (RHC) El primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, invitó a todas las personas amantes de la paz y la democracia a acompañar las venideras elecciones presidenciales en su país.
(2024-06-11). teleSUR anuncia el concurso "Sur Influyente" telesurtv.net El concurso invita a jóvenes, mayores de edad, creadores de contenidos a elaborar piezas audiovisuales de máximo 60 segundos en formato vertical (9: 16).