(2024-07-03). Another imperialist scam by the USA. indybay.org The United States has been the main sponsor of Israeli terrorism against the Palestinians since 1946, providing military, political, economic, financial, technical and propaganda support, which makes the United States complicit in Israeli genocide under Article III e of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
(2024-07-03). Labor Senator Fatima Payman under pressure to resign for opposing Israeli genocide in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). Cape Town school shortlisted for World's Best School Prize. sanews.gov.za Cape Town school shortlisted for World's Best School Prize | The independent school Christel House, which made the top 10 shortlist for the World's Best School Prize for 'Overcoming Adversity," has received a congratulatory message from the Western Cape Education Department. | The school, which is situated in Ottery in Cape Town, serves learners from disadvantaged communities. | Christel House's mission is to help children break the cycle of poverty, realise their hopes and dreams, and become self-sufficient members of society. | Most of the learners at the school must face gang warfare, drugs, alcoholism, hunger…
(2024-07-03). BRICS Gathered in Geneva to Discuss a New Digital Order. infobrics.org The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Webinar on Competition law and policy approaches towards digital platforms and ecosystems in cooperation with the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre and the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) was held in Geneva, Switzerland…
(2024-07-03). Russia Seeks Indian Investment in Its Oil and Gas Sector. infobrics.org Russia urged India to deepen its investments in the sanction-hit country's oil and gas sector, and is keen on expanding the sales networks of Russian companies in Asia's third-largest economy…
(2024-07-03). Yemeni Forces, Iraqi Resistance Target Haifa in Support of Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Yemeni armed forces, in collaboration with Iraqi resistance forces, conducted a military operation against Israeli targets in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2024-07-03). Iran's presidential hopefuls talk nuclear deal, economic sanctions ahead of Friday runoff. haaretz.com Iran's reformist candidate says he will work to revive the nuclear deal with world powers, while his hardliner competitor condemned him for not having any plans for lifting the economic sanctions imposed by western countries…
(2024-07-03). European financial institutions invest billions in arms companies that sell weapons to Israel. fidh.org
(2024-07-03). Saturday 7/6: Racism, Labor And White Supremacy-Panel At ILWU Local 10. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 | 400 North Point In Henry Schmidt Room On 2nd Floor | San Francisco…
(2024-07-03). New 3D currency released in Japan after 20 years. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Japan released a new currency after 20 years of using the same old currency which was first showcased in 2004. | The new currency is outstanding as it features the three-dimensional (3D) technique; featuring photos of founders of women's financial and educational institutions to prevent fraud. | What is unique about the new currency as per the announcement by Japan National Printing Bureau is the use of the 3D technique that changes based on viewer's angles, which is known to be the first of its kind in the world! | Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen…
(2024-07-03). Adidas Qamis for football and mosque takes internet by storm. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Adidas has launched its latest "football Qamis" that works for both; prayers and playing football causing wide fuss on social media.Adidas has collaborated with Malian-origin designer Émile-Samory Fofana who created this new collection of "functional football Qamis".The functional football Qamis is a long white Thob, traditional Muslim clothes, marked with gold Adidas accents on the sides. Fofana's new collection with Adidas came from his dedication to blending "functionality with cultural and athletic significance".Adidas new functional football Qamis by Émile-Samory Fofana. (Instagram)According to me…
(2024-07-03). Biden in the Bardo. counterpunch.org 
Seymour Hersh said Biden isn't all there. Thomas Friedman and Jane Fonda were reduced to tears. Rob Reiner, who watched the debate with Fonda in LA in the company of Doug Emhoff, the husband of Biden's VP Kamala Harris, screamed at the TV: "We've lost." One of the party's top money-bundlers told Politico: "Our only hope is that he bows out, we have a brokered convention or he dies. Otherwise, we are fucking dead."
(2024-07-03). Biden in the Bardo. counterpunch.org Seymour Hersh said Biden isn't all there. Thomas Friedman and Jane Fonda were reduced to tears. Rob Reiner, who watched the debate with Fonda in LA in the company of Doug Emhoff, the husband of Biden's VP Kamala Harris, screamed at the TV: "We've lost." One of the party's top money-bundlers told Politico: "Our only hope is that he bows out, we have brokered convention or dies. Otherwise, we are fucking dead."
(2024-07-03). Trump hush money sentencing delayed weeks before US election. geo.tv 
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(2024-07-03). Growing Discontent Amid Dollar, Fuel Shortages In Resource-rich Bolivia. latintimes.com Bolivia is unable to purchase and import sufficient fuel for its needs due to a shortage of US dollars, in turn caused by a dramatic drop in exports of natural gas — once a mainstay of the economy.
(2024-07-03). Keir Starmer: Britain's Next Prime Minister. latintimes.com The 61-year-old, named after Labour's founding father Keir Hardie, is the centre-left opposition party's most working-class leader in decades.
(2024-07-03). Asia Markets Track Wall St Records As Powell Revives Rate Hopes. latintimes.com After a run of above-forecast data and warnings from central bank officials suggesting monetary policy would remain elevated for some time, the remarks provided fresh optimism that a reduction — and possibly two — was on the way before the end of the year.
(2024-07-03). Bolivian entrepreneurs and Brazilian president to review investments. plenglish.com La Paz, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia (CEPB) is preparing a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on investments and bilateral trade on July 9.
(2024-07-03). Russia suspends participation in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly. plenglish.com Senators of the Russian Federation and lawmakers of the State Duma (Lower House of Parliament) deem it reasonable and legitimate to suspend Russia's participation in the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Senate's press service stressed on Wednesday. | They also agreed to eliminate the payment of the Russian Federation's contributions to the budget of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, a statement from the two chambers noted. | On June 19, the International Committee of the Federation Council (Upper House of Parliament), supported by the State Duma, proposed suspending Russia's membership in the OSCE Parliamentary A…
(2024-07-03). Vietnam PM confirms South Korea's interest in expanding investments. plenglish.com Seoul, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh confirmed the interest of several South Korean economic groups in expanding their investments in Vietnam, which has become one of the main economic engines in Southeast Asia.
(2024-07-03). Western sanctions against Russia have failed, Moscow says. plenglish.com Moscow, Jul 3 (Prensa Latina) The recognition of Russia as a high-income country by the World Bank demonstrates the ineffectiveness of Western sanctions, Russian permanent representative at international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, stated.
(2024-07-03). India: Key pointers and takeaways from the 2024 verdict (plus: CPIML Liberation on the need for a strengthened opposition). links.org.au 
Dipankar Bhattacharya — The 2024 elections have delivered a major setback to the BJP. What makes this result look almost like a victory for the opposition is that it came in India's most unequal elections till date.
(2024-07-03). Iran Presidential Hopefuls Outline Economic Plans in Home Stretch. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — As Iran is geared up for the presidential runoff election on coming Friday, the two racers appeared in the final televised debate to lay out their plans for the settlement of economic crunches.
(2024-07-03). One U.S. college closing per week: Analysis. ecns.cn Colleges in the United States are struggling financially, so much so that about one college is shutting its door every week on average this year, an analysis found.
(2024-07-03). Jakson Green Inks Landmark PPA with NHPC for 400 MW Solar Power. devdiscourse.com Jakson Green, a nascent yet rapidly burgeoning Independent Power Producer (IPP), has taken a significant stride in its renewable energy endeavors by inking a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NHPC, a state-owned entity. The agreement, which entails the supply of 400 MW solar power, marks a notable achievement for Jakson Green, as elucidated in a company statement on Wednesday.
(2024-07-03). Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years. aljazeera.com Redesigned bills pay tribute to Japanese capitalism, women's equality and scientific innovation.
(2024-07-03). AI deals lift US venture-capital funding to highest level in two years, data shows. scmp.com Investors' ongoing excitement around building and adopting artificial intelligence has fuelled the recovery of venture-capital funding in the world's largest economy.
(2024-07-03). The World Bank and IMF have set their sights on East Timor, a state officially born in May 2002. 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 (…) | – | / |
(2024-07-03). Senior diplomat: Iran to use 'all means' to back Hezbollah if Lebanon attacked. presstv.ir Kamal Kharrazi is the head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations. He gave an interview to the British daily Financial Times.
(2024-07-03). Netanyahu Angers Putin With Ukraine Weapons Talks? After Hezbollah & Iran, Israel Making New Enemy. hindustantimes.com The United States is reportedly in talks with Israel to send eight Patriot missile air defense systems to Ukraine. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing several unnamed sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations. Meanwhile, Russia fumed over reports of a possible U.S.-Israel agreement to send Patriots to Ukraine. Russia's envoy to the United States, Vassily Nebenzia, warned that Ukraine may face political ramifications. Watch this video to know more.
(2024-07-03). Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease. sanews.gov.za Good news for motorists as fuel prices decrease | The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a decrease in prices for all grades of fuel for July, bringing much needed relief to consumers. | This is the second month in succession that a fuel price decrease has been implemented. | The fuel prices for July are adjusted as follows: | Petrol 93 (ULP and LRP): R1,05 decrease. | Petrol 95 (ULP and LRP): 99c decrease. | Diesel (0.05% sulphur): 30c decrease. | Diesel (0.005% sulphur): 24c decrease. | Illuminating Paraffin (wholesale): 18c decrease. | Single Maximum National Retail Price for illuminat…
(2024-07-03). China's National Immigration Administration collaborates with other countries in repatriating individuals involved in smuggling cases. ecns.cn NIA is collaborating with relevant agencies of other countries to pursue fugitive criminals and repatriate individuals involved in smuggling cases.
(2024-07-03). China a market 'all MNCs cannot ignore'. ecns.cn China's economy is expected to maintain growth momentum in the second half buoyed by strong policy stimulus measures and continuous technological innovation.
(2024-07-03). Labor's 'Community Improvement Districts' bill hands property owners special say over public space. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). Railway comes as a boost for Lao business. ecns.cn Located 15 kilometers east of the Lao capital, the Vientiane South Station is the largest freight station on the Lao section of the China-Laos railway that connects Vientiane with Kunming in Southwest China's Yunnan province.
(2024-07-03). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.
(2024-07-03). Housing for All with Chris Martin. mronline.org 
Money on the Left is joined by Dr. Chris Martin to discuss Modern Monetary Theory's vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. A Senior Research Fellow at the City Futures Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Martin is a long-time tenant's rights advocate in Australia with scholarly training in law and heterodox political economy. We speak with Martin about this report and its reception in Australian housing policy debates. We also ruminate about what housing-for-all movements in Australia, the US, and across the world stand to learn from each other.
(2024-07-03). Labour '99 percent certain' to beat Blair's 1997 election landslide: Poll. aljazeera.com After 14 years of Conservative rule, Starmer's Labour looks set to inherit a divided country with economic challenges.
(2024-07-03). Canada to consider blocking Chinese investment in new factories to keep EVs at bay. scmp.com Ottawa seeks feedback on measures aimed at preventing Chinese-made electric vehicles from accessing the Canadian market.
(2024-07-03). US may not set the rules but can still shape the future of deep-sea mining. scmp.com The wealth of critical minerals on the ocean floor and strategic advantages they offer mean the US must act before it is too late.
(2024-07-03). Tory Minister absolutely destroyed by Sky presenter over Tories 'politics of fear' campaign tactic. leftfootforward.org Tory Minister Mel Stride has been absolutely destroyed during a final interview of the election campaign over his party's 'politics of fear' tactic attempting to warn voters of a Labour 'supermajority', rather than saying anything positive about the Tories 14 year record. | Mel Stride made a striking statement on the morning broadcast rounds today (3 July) as he conceded Tory defeat and that a Labour landslide was "likely". He claimed Labour were on course for "the largest majority this country has ever seen" and bigger than in 1931. | The extraordinary claim has been called a wild exaggeration of the current…
(2024-07-03). Analysis: How presidential hopefuls outlined economic blueprints in final runoff debate. presstv.ir The two contenders running for Iran's presidency squared off in the second and final debate centered on economic issues, presenting their blueprints to woo voters ahead of the runoff vote.
(2024-07-03). Water, Climate, Violence. socialistproject.ca 
"For Fanon, then, the right to indifference, or to ignorance, does not exist." The doctor's task "was to rise up in revolt, become indignant, show alarm… not to dissimulate the real." — Achille Mbembe Weather whiplashing, unprecedented heat waves, drought, and forest fires, are in the news. Storytelling may begin in the middle of an action such as in John Milton's poem "Paradise Lost," in media res (into the middle of things), as in common reporting about climate change. In this essay I will focus on what is oft…
(2024-07-03). Insights | CPC charts course for China's development: former Malaysian ambassador. ecns.cn "The record of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been very excellent,"said Dato Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan, former Malaysian ambassador to China and president of Malaysia-China Friendship Association, in an exclusive interview with China News Network recently.
(2024-07-03). Will NSW Labor's 'once in a generation' plan fix the housing crisis? greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). World Bank upgrades Russia to 'high-income country' as war-driven economy grows. scmp.com The country's GDP grew 3.6 per cent last year amid demand for military goods and services.
(2024-07-03). Quixotic regulation: Australia's eSafety commissioner capitulates. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). Rising Tide calls Labor out on 'bullshit' climate policy. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). Radhika Desai: Peak Hindutva? newleftreview.org As Modi's BJP loses its overall majority, Radhika Desai examines the part played by India's capitalist conglomerates in his rise—and the contradictions on which their strategy has foundered. The economic crisis of the parched countryside as brake on Hindutva's forward march.
(2024-07-03). "Our difficult, beautiful subject": Peter H. Feist's Marxist method. mronline.org In a striking photograph, Otto Karl Werckmeister captured Peter H. Feist—widely regarded as the leading art historian of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR)—at the sculpture garden of the Georg Kolbe Museum in Berlin. Feist, dressed in a sharp blue suit, fixes his attentive gaze on the viewer, holding his camera poised at the ready.
(2024-07-03). Veteran member donates 1 million yuan to Party. ecns.cn Days before July 1, when the Communist Party of China celebrated the 103rd anniversary of its founding, 97-year-old veteran CPC member Hao Jiarun donated 1 million yuan ($138,000), almost all his lifetime savings, to the Party.
(2024-07-03). China's trade landscape a battleground, as data shows tariff duels to escalate with WTO hamstrung. scmp.com With multiple trade investigations being conducted against Chinese goods and the WTO incapable of acting as international arbiter, analysts and official data suggest this is only the start of a long trend.
(2024-07-03). Talks critical to resolving EU tariff spat. ecns.cn The additional provisional EU duties on imported Chinese-made EVs are due to apply from Thursday, with the tariffs expected to be finalized on Nov 2.
(2024-07-03). Owen Hatherley: Labourism: In and Against? newleftreview.org Owen Hatherley on Andy Beckett, The Searchers. Interlinked portraits of the Labour Party's Bennite bloc, from 1968 to the Corbyn leadership.
(2024-07-03). Highlights of Ecosocialism 2024. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-07-03). Supplementary Expenditures Eroding Credibility of Budgeting -World Bank. plusnews.ug 
The World Bank is advising the government on better budget discipline this financial year than the levels exhibited in 2023/2024 if the fiscal policies are to benefit the citizens and the nation as a whole. The year ending June 2024 was characterized by not only what has been termed non-prioritized spending, but also supplementary budgets …
(2024-07-03). China's AI unicorns surge to 71. ecns.cn From 2023 to the first quarter of 2024, the number of AI unicorns in China hit 71, according to "the White Paper on the Global Digital Economy 2024" released at the Global Digital Economy Conference 2024 on Tuesday.
(2024-07-03). Italian employer arrested in connection with Punjabi farm labourer Satnam Singh's death. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The owner of the agricultural enterprise that abandoned a 31-year-old Indian labourer on the road without providing medical attention after his arm was cut by heavy field machinery, resulting in his death—a tragic event that stunned the nation and its leaders—has been taken into custody by the Italian police.After a strawberry wrapping machine in Lazio, near Rome, cut Satnam Singh's arm last month, the ANSA news agency said that Singh died from "copious bleeding" and was left without support from his company. | After being evacuated to a hospital in Rome, the Sikh casual agricultural l…
(2024-07-03). Fintech, large language models match made in heaven. ecns.cn The rapid emergence of new technologies, particularly AI represented by large language models, is driving transformative changes in China's financial sector.
(2024-07-03). Cuba garantiza seguridad de colaboradores en el Caribe ante Huracán Beryl. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 jul (RHC) Autoridades del Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) de Cuba adoptaron medidas para garantizar la seguridad de colaboradores en países caribeños afectados por el huracán Beryl, y donde previsiblemente impactará hoy el evento meteorológico.
(2024-07-03). 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).