(2024-09-28). Sombre mood after a Kolkata rape and murder dampens Durga Puja celebrations. aljazeera.com Losses mount for businesses as residents are in no mood to celebrate after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor.
(2024-09-28). New AIIB member brings total to 110. ecns.cn The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) welcomed its 110th member after its Board of Governors approved the application of Nauru in Uzbekistan on Thursday.
(2024-09-28). Rally continues as new support policies unveiled. ecns.cn The Shenzhen Component Index spiked 6.71 percent, while the technology-focused ChiNext in Shenzhen surged 10 percent, a record single-day increase.
(2024-09-28). China's trade with ROK increasingly competitive. ecns.cn The industrial business sectors of China and South Korea, once complementary a decade ago, have become increasingly competitive in mid — to high-end manufacturing, a trend that is expected to intensify in the coming years, said market watchers on Friday.
(2024-09-28). Tom Hazeldine: Neo-Labourism in the Saddle. newleftreview.org Still lagging its G7 peers in recovery from the 2008 crisis, and faced with the impasse of Brexit, Britain is haunted again by the spectre of decline. As Labour returns to office, tight-lipped about its plans, Tom Hazeldine analyses the class character of the vote and the regionally skewed economy that underlies it.
(2024-09-28). PostBank, MTN MoMo partner to usher more Ugandans into the money economy through the XtraCash. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda (PBU) in partnership with MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) have launched Xtracash, a digital Micro Lending solution that is positioned to extend short term facilities to MTN mobile money subscribers. This initiative is poised to provide approximately 13 million mobile wallet holders in the country with …
(2024-09-28). Joshua Craze: Taxonomies of Hunger. newleftreview.org Death by hunger stalks millions in the Sahel and Horn of Africa—the upshot of West-led political and economic processes as much as climate change and war. Yet only a few instances can pass the demanding criteria for famine set by the humanitarian technocrats of the international bodies charged with its alleviation.
(2024-09-28). A programme officer human rights and responsible investment (M/F) – Full time permanent contract. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You can find us on our social networks: : www.fidh.org/en (…) | – |
(2024-09-28). Unions complain over Israel's treatment of Palestinian workers. newarab.com 
A group of 10 global trade unions filed a complaint on Friday against Israel with the International Labour Organization, alleging that its treatment of Criticism of Israel's treatment of The complaint summa…
(2024-09-28). He snuck Palestinian laborers into Israel, and was shot dead in ambush. haaretz.com Reduced to a bare-bones existence by Israel's prolonged closure of the West Bank, and desperate to provide for their families, Palestinians risk their lives crossing the separation wall. A 50-year-old man whose livelihood was helping them cross the barrier was shot dead there…
(2024-09-28). Mayo Clinic awarded federal grant to study experimental ALS drug. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Mayo Clinic in Florida has received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to begin an innovative study that will provide hundreds of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) access to the experimental drug ibudilast over six months. The grant totals $22 million. Mayo Clinic will receive $12 million and manage the distribution of the remainder to its collaborators. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
(2024-09-28). Space: A new frontier for exploring stem cell therapy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Stem cells grown in microgravity aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have unique qualities that could one day help accelerate new biotherapies and heal complex disease, two Mayo Clinic researchers say. The research analysis by Fay Abdul Ghani and Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., published in NPJ Microgravity, finds microgravity can strengthen the regenerative potential of cells. Dr. Zubair is a laboratory medicine expert and medical director for the Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics at Mayo Clinic…
(2024-09-28). Fracking and the Election: It's Not About Pennsylvania. wattsupwiththat.com Low natural gas prices are essential to lowering inflation and retaining an American manufacturing edge. Natural gas prices feed into the costs of almost all products, since natural gas is the major source of electricity in the U.S. A rise in power cost, translates to a rise in the costs of manufactured goods. In addition, natural gas is the feedstock of fertilizer, thus price rises in natural gas, translate to higher food costs.
(2024-09-28). Qatar boosts agrifood investments in Algeria with new projects. newarab.com 
On 20 September, Algeria's National Agricultural Land Office (ONTA) granted
(2024-09-28). Sri Lankan big business rushes to congratulate new president. wsws.org The rapacious Sri Lankan elites see the IMF's harsh austerity demands as encouraging greater foreign direct investment and expanding their opportunities for boosting profits.
(2024-09-28). Forum on China-Africa Cooperation evades contradictions at the end of the Belt and Road: Chinese investment, finance and trade controversies in Southern Africa. cadtm.org
(2024-09-28). Gaza Protesters Disrupt Chevron Headquarters. indybay.org Protesters amplify international call for a boycott of Chevron over its war profiteering in the midst of Israel's assault in Gaza and Lebanon…
(2024-09-28). Philly health centers get $1.2M to expand mental health and substance use treatment options. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? A federal agency has awarded $1.2 million dollars to community health centers in Philadelphia to expand mental health care and The money will be split into two $600,000 grants, going to nonprofit
(2024-09-28). Xi encourages industrial workers to contribute to full revitalization of NE China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged industrial workers to further contribute wisdom and strength to building a country that is strong in manufacturing and promoting the full revitalization of northeast China.
(2024-09-28). Bitdeer announces successful testing of SEAL02 Bitcoin mining chip. ummid.com Bitdeer Technologies Thursday Sepember 26, 2024 announced the successful testing of its latest Bitcoin mining chip, SEAL02, following tape-out.
(2024-09-28). As Israel attacks, Moroccans in Lebanon urge evacuation plan. newarab.com 
The On 26 September, MP Rachid Hamouni, a member of the opposition Party of Progress and Socialism, called upon Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to outline an evacuation…