(2024-09-18). Taiwan drawn into Middle East politics after deadly pager blasts in Lebanon. aljazeera.com Taiwanese tech firm Gold Apollo denies manufacturing exploding pagers used in apparent attack on Hezbollah.
(2024-09-18). Joining BRICS Will Be Recognition for Malaysia as Global Middle Economic Power. infobrics.org Economy minister Rafizi Ramli says it will not affect its international relations as Malaysia practices neutral principles in dealing with global issues…
(2024-09-18). Germany halts war weapons exports to Israel amid alleged humanitarian law violations, source says. haaretz.com A German source said arms export approvals to Israel are on hold due to legal challenges. The Gaza war has caused friction within Germany's government, with the Chancellery supporting Israel and the Greens-led economy and foreign ministries criticizing Netanyahu…
(2024-09-18). US Senator Lindsey Graham: Ukraine Sits On 'Trillion Dollars Of Minerals'. popularresistance.org US Senator Lindsey Graham has argued that Washington must support Ukraine because of its lucrative natural resources. | During a visit to Kiev in September, Graham published a video standing next to Ukrainian leader Zelensky, in which the US senator said, "They're sitting on a trillion dollars worth of minerals that could be good to our economy". | "They just need weapons", Graham implored, calling for more arms shipments to Kiev. | The US senator added that Ukraine is "trying to stop the Russians, so we don't have to fight them". | Zelensky expressed gratitude for the "bipartisan support" he has received in Wash…
(2024-09-18). Experts: More tariffs will be costly to U.S. consumers. ecns.cn American consumers could soon be stung with rising costs for buying imported goods, warn economists and retail trade organizations, after the Biden administration finalized tariff increases on certain products made in China.
(2024-09-18). Fed action may boost A-share liquidity. ecns.cn Chinese shares are likely to see improved liquidity in the short term while a long-term and sustainable rebound is still dependent on companies' improving fundamentals, said experts.
(2024-09-18). U.S. Foreign Policy and Economic Shifts: Trump vs. Harris. indybay.org We are living through a massive reorganization of the world economy. The near-monopolistic position of the United States, which lasted most of the last century, is over. There's another player now, China, which is catching up or has surpassed the U.S. in high-tech and other areas. The BRICS group is already a larger economic bloc than the G7. (Richard Wolff, Democracy at Work)…
(2024-09-18). UK sends more money to Ukraine but cuts pensioners' welfare. presstv.ir The British government has announced it is cutting fuel support allowances for elderly people in an effort to try to balance the country's teetering economy.
(2024-09-18). Tom Watson: Ed Davey smashed it. leftfootforward.org The Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats share many common values and approaches to the economy and society. Isn't it time we acknowledged this and worked more closely together?
(2024-09-18). European airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv after Israeli 'exploding pager' terror attack in Lebanon. skwawkbox.org 
More economic consequences for rogue state German national airline Lufthansa and French national carrier Air France announced yesterday that they have suspended all flights to on Tel Aviv, Israel's most populous city, after Israel's terror attack in Lebanon in which the regime detonated pagers, killing at least nine people including a nine-year-old girl, and wounded …
(2024-09-18). Rise of India Through Economic Corridors. infobrics.org Under the Modi regime, India's foreign policy has seen considerable changes in geopolitical strategies, economic development, and power shifts in the global arena…
(2024-09-18). Jordan's king swears in new government led by technocrat. newarab.com 
Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic modernisation crucial to reversing a decade of sluggish growth, officials said. | The Harvard-educated prime minister, Jafar Hassan, headed the monarch's office in his last job. Hasan has proven to be an able administrator during a long public career in which he oversaw economic reforms as a deputy premier and during a stint as planning minister, according to officials and politicians. | Politicians say a key task is accelerating IMF-guided reforms and re…
(2024-09-18). Saturday 9/21: Break the Mold: Solutions to Our Broken Economic System. indybay.org Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Room 225 | 150 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA 95112…
(2024-09-18). South African delegation leaves to Zimbabwe and Zambia to strengthen trade ties. tvbrics.com 
Developing business strategies to boost trade between South Africa and its neighbours is key to increasing job creation and sustainable economic growth…
(2024-09-18). 7,000 California CVS retail pharmacy workers hold strike vote against poverty wages. wsws.org 7,000 low-wage CVS retail pharmacy workers across California are carrying out a strike vote that coincides with a powerful strike by 33,000 Boeing workers along the West Coast…
(2024-09-18). This is what public sector workers need from the Labour government. leftfootforward.org The election of a new government this year is a chance for a new start, after 14 years of austerity that delivered public service cuts, below-inflation pay deals for our members, and rising poverty. | In Labour there is the opportunity to turn the page on years of division against migrants, benefit claimants, LGBT+ people and trade unions — bolstered by anti-union laws — which have left our country poorer and more divided. | Our members working in areas like the DWP and Home Office want to end the stunts and demonisation of those claiming benefits or seeking asylum. We need efficient systems that t…
(2024-09-18). Opposing Gaza genocide demands a political struggle against the Starmer government. wsws.org Labour has not only continued to fully back Israel's genocide but confirmed its role as a right-wing government of savage austerity, anti-migrant measures, attacks on democratic rights and advocating for the use of long-range NATO missiles that would transform the proxy war in Ukraine into a direct war with Russia.
(2024-09-18). Notes from Lib Dem Conference 2024 part 3. leftfootforward.org The Liberal Democrat Conference is always bracketed between three cheerful events. The first night begins with a rally. Being old and cynical I'm not good at being rallied, preferring the challenge of argument, so I miss this and go out to dinner. | The last night of conference is the Glee Club. It began decades ago when delegates would start singing political songs in the bar, including the one about Harry Pollitt going to heaven. | We were thrown out of the Grand Hotel in the 1980s. The NEC of the Labour Party had arrived early for their conference. They did not join us in the bar but complained to the hotel…
(2024-09-18). Labour's current fiscal rules prevent the investment sorely needed for public services. leftfootforward.org This week a group of eight senior economists echoed the unions' warning, arguing that fiscal plans inherited by Labour will reduce investment spending as a share of GDP, repeat earlier mistakes, backfire and undermine growth.
(2024-09-18). Cyprus, Lebanon Collaborate To Block Syrian Refugees From Reaching Europe, Report Shows. themedialine.org 
(2024-09-18). FOCAC meet to elevate China-Africa relations. ecns.cn The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, held in Beijing earlier this month, has reassured intensified bilateral collaboration across various sectors and will elevate China-Africa relations to new heights, South African experts say.
(2024-09-18). Australia: Vote "no" to union-Labor sellout of Victorian nurses. wsws.org Under the proposed agreement, base pay rates in most classifications will remain lower in real terms than they were in 2019, until at least October 2027. Moreover, the deal will do nothing to address the deepening crisis in the state's public health system.
(2024-09-18). Tuesday 9/17: Power Lines: Building a Labor and Climate Justice Movement. indybay.org Muddy Waters, 521 Valencia Street, San Francisco…
(2024-09-18). Bay Area Palestine People's Conference in Oakland Brings Hundreds of Activists Together. indybay.org
(2024-09-18). 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).
(2024-09-18). Lufthansa, Air France halt flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran, Beirut. newarab.com 
Major airlines Lufthansa and Air France on Tuesday announced suspensions of flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and Beirut until Thursday as tensions in the region soared following German group Lufthansa said it was suspending all flights to Tel Aviv and Iran's capital Tehran while French airline Air France suspended flights to the Israeli city and the Lebanese capital Beirut. | "Due to the recent change in the security situation, the Lufthansa Group airlines have decided to suspend all connect…
(2024-09-18). Egyptian cabinet says Saudi's MbS orders $5b of Egypt investment. newarab.com 
(2024-09-18). Egypt's PM 'apologises' to Saudi for bringing it bureaucracy. newarab.com 
Egyptian Prime Minister "My dear brother, [investment minister] Majid Al-Qasabi, who loves Egypt, has always said that Egypt was the one conveying bureaucracy to Saudi Arabia….at some point," Madoubly said on Monday,
(2024-09-18). Selling War: How Raytheon and Boeing Fund the Push for NATO's Nuclear Expansion. mintpressnews.com 
A MintPress investigation reveals that the Atlantic Council's call for NATO nuclear deployments is directly tied to millions in donations from weapons manufacturers who profit from war escalation.
(2024-09-18). Corporate Profiteers Are Robbing America's Farmers. otherwords.org A farmer was asked what he'd do if he won a million-dollar lottery. "Well," he said, "I guess I'd just keep farming 'til the money runs out." | Trying to make a living as a farmer is not for the fainthearted. You have to take out high-interest loans from cold-eyed bankers to put in a crop and buy supplies. Then you're also at the mercy of everything from bugs to monopolistic middlemen. And here's a cruel twist: If you defy the odds and produce a great crop, you lose money! | This is happening right now. With unusually-good weather this year, corn and soybean harvests are expected to set records. But this abundanc…
(2024-09-18). Long COVID patient in Canada requests medical assistance in dying due to lack of health and social care. wsws.org It was not a coincidence that Canada's ruling elite implemented what is in all essentials a program of social euthanasia in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like governments the world over, the Canadian Liberal government prioritized the protection of corporate profits over human lives.
(2024-09-18). Jobs in U.S. Solar Industry Reached Record High in 2023. peoplesworld.org 
The future is looking bright for green jobs in the solar industry. According to the latest National Solar Jobs Census, published by the nonprofit Interstate Renewable Energy Council, solar jobs in the U.S. grew by nearly 6% in 2023. With this growth, U.S. solar industry jobs reached 279,447 last year, a record high, Reuters reported. …
(2024-09-18). Leader censures blatant sports double standards in Paris Olympics, Paralympics. presstv.ir Ayatollah Khamanei says sports double standards were clearly obvious during the recently concluded 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.
(2024-09-18). Scholz disavows Kiev over using German weapons to attack Russian territory. infobrics.org Germany has ignored Israel's weapons purchase request since 2023.
(2024-09-18). En Cuba, XVI Comprobación Nacional al Control Interno. radiohc.cu La Habana, 18 sep (RHC) La Constitución de la República establece que la empresa estatal socialista es el sujeto principal de la economía nacional, desempeña el papel principal en la producción de bienes y servicios, y cumple con sus responsabilidades sociales.
(2024-09-18). Inauguran en La Habana Tercer Salón Internacional de Energías Renovables. cubadebate.cu "No podemos hablar de desarrollo, de construir un socialismo próspero y sostenible, de soberanía energética y mitigación del cambio climático sin el desarrollo de las fuentes de energía renovable ", afirmó Vicente de la O Levy, ministro de Energía y Minas, en las palabras de apertura.
(2024-09-18). Ukraine is losing the war, sparking panic in the imperialist pack. thecommunists.org On Tuesday 6 August, Ukraine launched a surprise offensive into the Russian province of Kursk in what the Russian president Vladimir Putin characterised as a "large-scale provocation". Moscow declared a federal-level state of emergency across the regions of Kursk, Bryansk and Belgorod and moved quickly to mobilise supplementary forces to deal with the threat. In …