(2021-12-22). Quebec's discriminatory Bill 21 causes hijab-clad teacher to be permanently removed from the classroom. wsws.org The decision to remove Fatemeh Anvari from her classroom underscores the reactionary aim of Bill 21, which is to foment hatred and prejudice against immigrants and religious minorities in order to divide the working class.
(2021-12-22). Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Inside Fossilised Egg Discovered in China. sputniknews.com According to new findings published in the iScience journal, the fossilised egg is about 17 cm long and the baby dinosaur curled inside it is estimated to have a length of 27 cm from head to tail.
(2021-12-22). China makes remarkable progress in gender equality, women empowerment. ecns.cn The average female life expectancy in China has exceeded 80 years, according to the report on China National Program for Women's Development (2011-2020) released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Tuesday.
(2021-12-22). The US is Gaining a Foothold in Uzbekistan. journal-neo.org 
To create sustainable groundwork for further expansion into Central Asia, Washington has recently placed particular emphasis on developing relations and cooperation with Uzbekistan. One of such work areas in this country has been the active opening of "American Corners" in Uzbekistan. It is a US government-supported global network of more than 600 open-access educational centers, …
(2021-12-22). STOP FCMAT Attack On Oakland Public Schools! OEA, Community & Pols Oppose $90 M In Cuts. indybay.org The Oakland Education Association, politicians and community organizations spoke out against the demands of the FCMAT for $90 million in cutbacks in the public schools or the district would be put under trusteeship.
(2021-12-22). Physical fitness gradually improved among Chinese students. ecns.cn Chinese students have shown gradual improvements in physical fitness as efforts have been made to ensure their time for physical activity, according to the Ministry of Education.
(2021-12-22). Research report reveals essence of US hegemony: Chinese FM. ecns.cn
(2021-12-22). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Experts urge COVID-19 boosters to fight omicron surge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More Americans are now eligible for COVID-19 booster doses as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the Pfizer vaccine booster for 16- and 17-year-olds late last week. Previously, only those 18 and older were eligible. Early research suggests that a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine improves protection against severe disease caused by the omicron variant, according to Pfizer. Mayo Clinic experts say, regardless of the variant, prevention of infection works. Getting…
(2021-12-22). COVID-Omicron is Killing Christmas — And Beyond. Financial Crash, Inflation, Digitization. globalresearch.ca Omicron, a so-called covid-variant, has never been isolated. Whatever the current narrative — 193 UN member governments tell you in lockstep, what the mainstream media tell you in lockstep — and what the majority in the street of the 193 …
(2021-12-22). An expert's take on what omicron tells us about the state of the pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers at Mayo Clinic and around the world continue to monitor the omicron variant and study how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, who has decades of experience in the field of infectious diseases, offers some insight into what the emergence of omicron tells us about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and where it may be headed. Watch: Dr. Gregory Poland discusses the state of the pandemic. youtu.be/VYpUsGCayZQ…
(2021-12-22). Military medics tout new vaccine to end Covid-19 pandemic. rt.com 
A candidate vaccine that uses a novel platform and may be good enough to deal with existing and emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 viruses, will reportedly be announced soon by researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute in the US. | The unveiling may come "within weeks," according to Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, director of Walter Reed's infectious diseases branch, who was
(2021-12-22). Science Saturday: Transforming the practice of opioid prescribing — for kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For children, the opioid epidemic can be about adults in their lives with opioid use disorder or accidental overdoses when a child finds their parent's pill bottle. But kids can also get addicted to opioids. Mayo Clinic's Courtney Baker, M.D., an orthopedic surgical resident, and his mentor, Todd Milbrandt, M.D., a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, decided to lessen the chances of these happenings. Together with other colleagues from Orthopedic Surgery and the Mayo Clinic Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern…
(2021-12-22). Chinese 'artificial sun' kicks off new rounds of experiments. ecns.cn A new round of experiments for an advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) or the "Chinese artificial sun" kicked off at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in December.
(2021-12-22). 'A Hero' to compete with 14 intl. films at 2022 Oscars. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the shortlists in 10 categories for the upcoming 94th Oscars ceremony.
(2021-12-22). Mohammed tops Israel's list of popular baby names. rt.com 
The most common name given to new-born boys in Israel during 2020 was Mohammed and, for girls, Maya, according to government data. | Almost 2,400 boys in the Jewish state were named after the founder of Islam, its Prophet Mohammed, last year, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) announced on Tuesday. | Read more | | The name was more than likely dominant in the country's Muslim community. According to the CBS data, some 1.7 million Muslims made up 18% percent of Israel's population as of late 2020. | Moha…
(2021-12-22). VIDEO: Join emergency online meeting today to demand Julian Assange's immediate release. wsws.org "We need an independent movement of the working class, students and youth to free Assange."
(2021-12-22). COVID-19 death of student propels teachers' walkout. workers.org 
Philadelphia The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a school mask mandate imposed by the Commonwealth at the beginning of the 2021 school year on Dec. 10. The court's ruling left it up to each school district to set policy. Three days later, Alayna Thach, a beloved 17-year-old student at Aspira . . . |
(2021-12-22). Low Wages and Exploitative Conditions Are Sparking Graduate Student Strikes. zcomm.org The will to collective action now reemergent on the campus represents a path toward reversing the trends of exorbitant tuition, an exploited contingent labor pool and the concentration of power in administrative hands…
(2021-12-22). Mayo Clinic announces $500,000 in Season of Gratitude Awards. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has announced it is awarding $500,000 in year-end grants to 80 nonprofit organizations located in Arizona, Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin in the communities Mayo Clinic serves. Mayo Clinic staff helped determine the grant winners, with more than 5,000 votes cast across the clinic's sites. Awardees include school districts, which received grants intended to support staff and teachers to thank them for their efforts over the past year. Other grants were…
(2021-12-21). NATO to grant Ukraine individual partnership program soon — official. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com After the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania in 2008 which committed NATO to accepting Ukraine into the bloc as a full member, the alliance established the NATO-Ukraine Charter with an Annual National Programme. In unison with that initiative, the U.S. launched the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership, which was updated last month. In 2016 NATO …
(2021-12-21). SF UESF Teachers & Supporters Demand No Cuts In the Class & Rally Against At SFUSD HQ. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, students and supporters of public education rallied at the SFUSD offices to protest the proposed $125 million dollar budget cuts.
(2021-12-21). Global Study: 4 In 10 With Covid Are Spreading It Unknowingly. moguldom.com Four out of 10 people who are infected with covid-19 are spreading the disease unknowingly, according to a global study. Findings of a study by researchers from Peking University showed that more than 40 percent of the tested population confirmed to be infected with coronavirus were asymptomatic, exhibiting no symptoms of the disease. The study, …
(2021-12-21). Cambodian PM orders destruction and disuse of all American military equipment. globalresearch.ca Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered his country's military to destroy or submit to warehouses all weapons that were produced in the US. The reason for such a harsh reaction by the Cambodian leader is because of provocative actions and …
(2021-12-21). The Totalitarian Moment: Woke Democrats are establishing "Social Justice" despotism. globalresearch.ca The Democrats have held the presidency and a majority of both houses of Congress for only eleven months, but they have already put their stamp on the transformation of the United States from top to bottom. In reaction to those …
(2021-12-21). Russian "Aggressive Gambit": Moscow Proposes Peace. globalresearch.ca On December 15, the Russian Federation delivered to the United States of America the project of a Treaty and an Agreement to defuse the growing tension between the two parties. | The two documents were made public by the Russian Foreign …
(2021-12-21). Will current COVID-19 treatments and therapies work against omicron? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Researchers are aggressively studying the emergence of the omicron variant. One of the many questions they're hoping to answer is how well current COVID-19 treatments and therapies will work against omicron. Watch: Dr. Andrew Badley discusses how well current treatments and therapies will work against the omicron variant. youtu.be/mh-nOY086S8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality sound bites with Dr. Badley are in the downloads at the end of…
(2021-12-21). Boosters Boost Infections, "Omicron Mild", Least Vaccinated Countries Fewer Deaths, Vaccinated at Greatest Risk. globalresearch.ca In the UK, after Government manipulation of hospitalisations and deaths to exclude more recent data, the truth is now emerging. In Scotland for August to November 2021 over 85% of deaths were in the vaccinated. Boosters are merely boosting COVID …
(2021-12-21). Boeing & Airbus urge delay of 5G. rt.com 
The world's two largest planemakers, Boeing and Airbus, have called on the US government to delay the rollout of new 5G cell services next month, citing an "enormous negative impact on the aviation industry." | In a joint letter to US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the bosses of the two companies warned that "5G interference could adversely affect the ability of aircraft to safely operate." | Read more | | The letter cited research by trade group Airlines for America, which found…
(2021-12-21). NIH Diversity Supplement Awards by Year and Administering Institute. jamanetwork.com This study charts the use of the National Institutes of Health's diversity supplements, grant enhancement awards designed to provide research opportunities to individuals from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, since the program's inception in 1989.
(2021-12-21). Study reveals effects of Covid on sperm. rt.com 
Covid infections can have a negative impact on sperm quality for up to three months, according to newly released research which found that the coronavirus reduces sperm count by up to 37% while also slowing its movement. | The Samples from all of the study participants, who had an averag…
(2021-12-21). The Kremlin's Credibility Is At Stake. globalresearch.ca The CIA and British intelligence are feeding the public through their media assets the story that Russia's security concern is really a cloak behind which hides Moscow's plan to create a new Russian sphere of influence over eastern Europe. | Of …
(2021-12-21). Testing for COVID-19 at home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, omicron, has heightened safety protocols and plans to help people stay safe from illness as researchers and experts learn more about the newest strain of SARS-CoV-2. This includes plans to expand access to COVID-19 over-the-counter tests for people to use at home in the U.S."We have good evidence that the testing that we're using to detect patients who have COVID-19 is going to continue to be effective in…
(2021-12-21). New Docs: Clinton 2016 Campaign Investigated in Durham Probe Into Trump-Russia Inquiry. sputniknews.com Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and its former employees might be much more involved in the Christopher Steele dossier and Trump-Alfa Bank research than was previously imagined, presumes legal blog The Reactionary, citing Special Counsel John Durham's latest court filings.
(2021-12-21). ´Mossa aggressiva ª russa: Mosca propone la pace. globalresearch.ca La Federazione Russa ha consegnato agli Stati Uniti d'America, il 15 dicembre, il progetto di un Trattato e di un Accordo per disinnescare la crescente tensione tra le due parti. I due documenti sono stati resi pubblici, il 17 dicembre, …
(2021-12-21). Hong Kong students excel at International Junior Science Olympiad. ecns.cn A team of six students representing China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) achieved remarkable results in the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO 2021) by winning two gold and four silver medals.
(2021-12-21). Life expectancy of Chinese women exceeds 80: NBS. ecns.cn The average female life expectancy in China has exceeded 80 years, according to the report on China National Program for Women's Development (2011-2020) released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Tuesday.
(2021-12-21). An Ohio College Privatized Its Energy And Built A Gas Plant On Campus, Outraging Students. popularresistance.org Columbus is Ohio's capital and the fastest-growing city in the Midwest. And its climate action plan is aggressive. In 2020, the mayor announced a goal to go carbon neutral by 2050, and voters passed a Sierra Club-backed plan for 100% renewable energy by 2024. Some of Columbus' large companies, which are exempt from these requirements, have opted into the city's 100% renewables pilot. Now, However, The University Is Pursuing The Construction Of A New, Gas-Powered Energy Plant Despite Student Protests Holding Them Accountable.
(2021-12-21). An Ohio College Privatized Its Energy And Built A Gas Plant On Campus. popularresistance.org About 40 students and activists march to the office of Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson on Sept. 24, 2021, demanding a halt to the construction of a $278 million gas power plant. "We will not give up," Chandler Rupert, leader of the campus chapter of Students for a Democratic Society, blasts over a megaphone. | Columbus is Ohio's capital and the fastest-growing city in the Midwest. And its climate action plan is aggressive. In 2020, the mayor announced a goal to go carbon neutral by 2050, and voters passed a Sierra Club-backed plan for 100% renewable energy by 2024. Some of Columbus' large compani…
(2021-12-21). President Maduro Congratulates Chile's Next President Gabriel Boric. orinocotribune.com 
Gabriel Boric was elected as president of Chile by the Apruebo Dignidad coalition. The 35-year old former student leader is the youngest president in the history of the country. In his term as a deputy, and during his campaign, Boric raised the issues of inclusion, decentralization and equal rights as cornerstones of his electoral campaign but questioned Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, repeating a familiar US and European imperialist narrative. | When the results were announced, Boric was immediately congratulated by his counterparts through the region. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated the election…
(2021-12-21). Social Movements in Chile Fend Off Far Right Threat With Gabriel Boric's Victory. truthout.org 
Former student activist and leftist Gabriel Boric will become Chile's youngest president after easily defeating the far-right candidate José Antonio Kast with over 55% of the vote. Boric has vowed to fight for progressive social reforms and overhaul the neoliberal economic policies left by the U.S.-backed dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. We speak with Chilean writer Pablo Abufom and feminist activist Javiera Manzi, who say Boric's victory signals an opening for progressive policy in…
(2021-12-21). Gabriel Boric Win in Chile Is "Huge Victory" for Social Movements That Fought Off Far-Right Threat. democracynow.org 
Former student activist and leftist Gabriel Boric will become Chile's youngest president after easily defeating the far-right candidate José Antonio Kast with over 55% of the vote. Boric has vowed to fight for progressive social reforms and overhaul the neoliberal economic policies left by the U.S.-backed dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. We speak with Chilean writer Pablo Abufom and feminist activist Javiera Manzi, who say Boric's victory signals an opening for progressive policy in Chile and Latin America more broadly.
(2021-12-21). 'Space yogurt' experiment takes off. rt.com 
Vials of 'good' bacteria cultured by Australian high-school students have been launched into space as part of an experiment to create nutrient-rich yogurt and study the effects of microgravity on the dairy-based microbes. | A total of 36 samples — containing frozen milk and various strains of yogurt-producing bacteria — were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX rocket on Tuesday. The astronauts on board the ISS will defrost the cultures that could help future space explorers brew their own products. | The experiment will feature specimens cultured by some 40 students across Victo…
(2021-12-21). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in two districts are planning walkouts over stalled contract talks while London, Ontario city workers are discussing work refusals amidst the latest COVID wave.
(2021-12-21). School Teacher Fired in England Over Footage Showing Her Kicking Horse. sputniknews.com According to local media, the footage was recorded in November by an anti-hunting group and then posted on social media, where it sparked outrage. The woman's uncle claims the incident captured on video has nothing to do with animal cruelty and says she was reprimanding the horse.
(2021-12-21). Michigan legislature passes bill that would keep kids in schools without teachers. wsws.org The bipartisan legislation is a blatant attempt to undermine teachers' recent successful efforts to force the closure of schools to stop the spread of COVID-19.
(2021-12-21). West not qualified to teach 'democracy,' China declares. rt.com 
Beijing has fired back at concerns over recent elections in Hong Kong voiced by the Five Eyes countries, the EU and the G7. It insists the West is using 'democracy' as a pretext to interfere in its internal affairs. | The sharp retort came on Monday courtesy of Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson for China's Foreign Ministry. Reacting to claims that Beijing had undermined Hong Kong's democratic electoral system with its overhaul in March, the official said the West did not, in fact, care about democracy in China's special administrative region, but was rather just using it as a pretext to "interfere in Hong Kong's p…