(2022-01-25). Omicron Covid strain evolved in mice — Chinese study. rt.com 
Researchers' findings have backed the theory that "Omicron may have evolved in a non-human animal species" | The study into Omicron, published in the Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity, found that "coronavirus slowly accumulated mutations over time in mice" before the virus was then "transmitted back to humans by reverse zoonotic." | The research, led by Dr. Xu Jianguo, who works for the National Institute for Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention of China, has identified mice as the "most likely intermediate host." Researchers established that the "mutations profile" of the strain "shows that the vir…
(2022-01-25). Committee for Public Education (Australia) holds online meeting opposing schools reopening. wsws.org The event drew a wide range of participants from across regional and urban Australia, and was also viewed by several international supporters of the WSWS.
(2022-01-25). Network of Rank-and-File Committees for Safe Education discusses opposition to school reopenings in Germany. wsws.org The meeting took place amid an international wave of school strikes and teachers' protests—reaching from the US to France, Italy, Austria and Greece—and gave conscious political expression to this growing mass movement.
(2022-01-25). Meta presenta una de las supercomputadoras más potentes de Inteligencia Artificial. cubadebate.cu El gigante tecnológico Meta, propietario de Facebook, Instagram y WhatsApp, anunció la puesta en marcha de su supercomputadora de inteligencia artificial AI Research SuperCluster (RSC), la cual se encuentra entre las supercomputadoras de inteligencia artificial más rápidas del mundo.
(2022-01-25). Martian Lakes Detected in 2018 May Have Been 'Dusty Mirage' – Study. sputniknews.com A study published on Monday leads researchers to believe what was previously thought of as evidence of liquid water was actually just a mirage. Though this finding debunks previous excitement in the ongoing research of life on Mars, the evidence isn't a disappointment to some researchers.
(2022-01-25). Nuclear Disarmament Urged by Catholic Archbishop in New Mexico, Birthplace of Nuclear Weapons. democracynow.org 
As the Biden administration reviews U.S. nuclear weapons policy, over 60 advocacy groups, including Veterans for Peace and CodePink, recently issued a joint statement calling for the elimination of hundreds of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles. "The notion is if you get rid of those ICBMs, you reduce the risk of accidental nuclear war, and it's a first step towards more rational nuclear policy," says William Hartung, research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. We also speak with Father John Dear, longtime peace activist and Catholic priest who led a campaign for 15 years in New Mexi…
(2022-01-25). Protest at London's Science Museum as Indigenous Peoples Slam Adani Sponsorship Deal. dissidentvoice.org 
Local people look out on to the massive PEKB coal mine that has taken over their lands, Chhattisgarh, India. © Pranav Capila Photo opportunity: January 26, 2022, 5pm — 6pm Science Museum, Exhibition Rd, South Kensington, LONDON SW7 2DD Protestors will gather outside the Science Museum in London on Wednesday to call for an end …
(2022-01-25). Student-led walkout in Broward County, Florida canceled after county school board threatens students. wsws.org Students were forced to cancel their walkout due to threats and intimidation from county district officials just days before the event.
(2022-01-25). One in thirteen students and staff at Central Valley school district contracted COVID-19. wsws.org An educator speaks out to describe catastrophic conditions including mass infections and inadequate mitigation measures this month in a school district in California's Central Valley.
(2022-01-25). Gay Catholics come out, demand the church accept them. rt.com 
A group of LGBTQ Catholics demand the Vatican revise its strict church doctrine to accommodate them | More than 120 LGBT priests, teachers and Church volunteers in Germany have The group said they want "to be able to live and work openly as LGBTIQ+ persons in the church without fear," including to serve in all Church occupation…
(2022-01-25). Thich Nhat Hanh After 9/11: Ignorance, Discrimination, Fear & Violence Are Real Enemies of Humanity. democracynow.org 
In memory of Thich Nhat Hanh, the world-renowned Buddhist monk, antiwar activist, poet and teacher who died Saturday, we reair a speech Hanh gave at Riverside Church in New York in 2001. Shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, Hanh urged the audience to embrace peace in the face of anger, citing his experience of witnessing suffering on both sides during the war in his native Vietnam. "The real enemy of man is not man," says Hanh. "It is ignorance, discrimination, fear, craving and violence." We also speak with Hanh's longtime friend and fellow peace activist, Father John Dear, former director o…
(2022-01-25). Children make tiger papercuttings for Chinese New Year. ecns.cn Children in Hengdong County, Hunan Province, have created cute paper-cutting works featuring tigers under the guidance of a teacher in celebration of the upcoming Year of the Tiger.
(2022-01-25). South Australian teachers vote for strike action against dangerous school reopenings. wsws.org The ballot demonstrates the intense hostility of teachers to the profit driven reopening of the schools amid surging COVID cases, not only in South Australia but across the country.
(2022-01-24). On eve of January 6 attack, Trump lawyers drafted order requiring military to seize ballots. wsws.org The draft order was a charter for presidential dictatorship. It would have declared a state of emergency, suspended the constitution, and placed the country under military rule.
(2022-01-24). Oakland Education Association pursues farcical "safety" bargaining. wsws.org The union is attempting to disperse teacher and student opposition to unsafe schools with safety demands that will leave students and teachers infected.
(2022-01-24). Nostalgia at the AUKMIN Talks: Britain's Forces Eye Australia. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2022-01-24). Laboratories move to White City: new opportunities and incredible views. imperial.ac.uk As four epidemiology teams settle into their new spaces, we check in with the researchers to find out what they are up to on the White City campus.
(2022-01-24). What Is Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 How Is It Tested? How Is It Measured? globalresearch.ca Note: | If you want to become The following …
(2022-01-24). US Military Supports Ukraine's Neo-Nazi National Guard. Are US Forces Involved in Combat Operations? globalresearch.ca This article first published in April 2015 is of relevance to the current situation in Ukraine. | The influx of US and NATO Special Forces involved in the training of the Neo-Nazi Azov battalion has not been discontinued. | According to the …
(2022-01-24). Selected Articles: Graphene Hydroxide in the mRNA Vaccine Vial: Assassination of Dr. Andreas Noack. globalresearch.ca 
By Graphene has electromagnetic properties which have been detected in people who have been vaccinated. These effects have been amply documented …
(2022-01-24). Petition Circulating At Ivy League UPenn Over Amy Wax Warning About Too Much Immigration And 'Dominance' By Asian Elites. moguldom.com Controversial University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax has again stirred up a debate with recent remarks. This time, she claims there are too many Asians moving to the U.S. who do not have the "spirit of liberty." During a Dec. 20 interview with Glenn Loury, a social sciences professor at Brown University, she said, "The …
(2022-01-24). Social sciences and the colonised mind. mronline.org 
A CRUCIAL component of the imperialist system is the colonisation of third world minds that helps to sustain it. This colonisation is pervasive, but here we shall discuss only academic colonisation and that too relating to the social sciences.
(2022-01-24). GDP of 'world factory' in China exceeds 1 trillion yuan. ecns.cn The latest statistics show that the city of Dongguan, dubbed the "factory of the world," in south China's Guangdong Province, reported a GDP of over 1 trillion yuan (157.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2021, up 8.2 percent year on year.
(2022-01-24). Tibetan college students promote vernacular talk show. ecns.cn A group of college students from Tibet Autonomous Region performed a talk show in their vernacular tongue at a local restaurant in Lhasa on Saturday evening.
(2022-01-24). "The Janes": Meet the Women Who Formed a Collective to Provide Safe Abortions Before Roe v. Wade. democracynow.org 
As conservative justices on the Supreme Court threaten to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortions nationwide, we speak to the filmmakers and a subject of "The Janes" about life before Roe, when a collective of women in Chicago built an underground service for women seeking an abortion. Heather Booth, who founded the Jane Collective as a college student, speaks about adopting lessons from the civil rights movement and antiwar sentiments of the time. "You have to stand up to illegitimate authority," says Booth. The directors of the film, Emma Pildes and Tia Lessin, speak about their m…
(2022-01-24). Oppose the dangerous reopening of universities! Students and youth must take up a fight against the pandemic! wsws.org The start of 2022 has brought young people around Australia face to face with the cruel reality of the ruling elite's criminal policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-01-24). Lion dancers in Guangzhou on hunt for greatness. ecns.cn Lion-dance master Su Peijian teaches students how to perform every night at a training class in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.
(2022-01-24). Pasadena City College faculty demonstrate against resumption of in-person learning. wsws.org Almost 80 percent of faculty who were polled supported delaying the resumption of in-person learning. As of Saturday afternoon, an online petition organized by students had at least 1,800 signatures calling for continued remote instruction.
(2022-01-24). Australian Labor and Coalition governments sending hundreds of thousands of children and teachers into COVID-infested schools. wsws.org The endorsement by the unions of the reckless return to face-to-face learning has been met with anger from teachers.
(2022-01-24). Buddhist Monk Thich Nhat Hanh, Hailed by MLK as "Apostle of Peace & Nonviolence," Dies at 95. democracynow.org 
World-renowned Buddhist monk, poet, teacher and antiwar activist Thich Nhat Hanh has died in his native Vietnam at the age of 95. He was exiled from Vietnam for decades beginning in the 1960s after he spoke out publicly against the war. In 1966, he traveled to the United States and met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., helping to persuade King to speak out against the U.S. War on Vietnam. King went on to nominate Thich Nhat Hanh for a Nobel Peace Prize a year later, calling him an "apostle of peace and nonviolence."
(2022-01-24). I'm a High-Risk Disabled Professor. Am I Teaching In Person? truthout.org 
My first class for the Spring semester begins in a couple of hours. I still do not know if I'm teaching in person or moving the class online. Governor DeSantis says I'm teaching in person. The university, where I work, says I'm teaching in person. | "I have tenure. Why the hell am I teaching in person?" I ask my partner. | "I don't know," he says. | "Do you think I'm going to die?" I ask. | "Good news: we're all going to die," he says, and this makes me laugh in a macabre way. We're both poets. He teaches at Ha…
(2022-01-24). Euclid Teachers Association files 10-day strike notice in Cleveland, Ohio suburb. wsws.org The teachers union filed a strike notice after keeping its members working without a contract since the start of the school year.