Martin Sieff (2022-03-13). "Ukraine: Is Nuclear Conflict Likely?" Nuclear War Could Be Near, According to Nobel Laureate. globalresearch.ca First published on October 13, 2014, in the wake of the February 2014 EuroMaidan. See Helen Caldicott's recent interview with Global Research |

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Employment, education high on government agenda this year. ecns.cn Employment, education and healthcare are high on the agenda this year so that people's livelihoods can be continuously improved, according to Premier Li Keqiang.

Anonymous349 (2022-03-13). Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dreams About Death Of Putin. Russian Missiles Purge Camp With Foreign Mercenaries. southfront.org March 13 became the day of the intensification of Russian strikes on the military infrastructure of Ukraine and places of concentrations of foreign mercenaries and supplies that arrive to the country from its 'foreign partners'. | These strikes came amid even increased level of hysteria in MSM about the 'Russian aggression' against the 'peaceful Ukrainain government' that allegedly seeks a diplomatic settlement of the current situation. | To highlight the peaceful stance of the Kyiv government, it would be interesting to quote the March 12 statement of Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba: "The elimination of…

Editor2 (2022-03-13). When Western Media Saw Ukraine's Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. | By Robert Parry — Aug. 10, 2014 | The New York Times reported almost in passing on Sunday (Aug. 10) that the Ukrainian government's offensive against ethnic Russian rebels in the east has unleashed far-right paramilitary militias that have even raised a neo-Nazi banner over the conquered town of Marinka, just west of the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. | That…

SF015 (2022-03-13). At Least 66 Ukrainian Army Servicemen And Foreigners Were Killed And Wounded Near Lviv. southfront.org Local authorities report that as a result of a Russian missile strike on the Yavoriv training range near Lviv, 9 Ukrainian army servicemen and foreign instructors were killed and 57 wounded. |

sputniknews (2022-03-13). At Least Six Killed, Several Injured After Kiev Forces Fire on Volnovakha Hospital – Medics. sputniknews.com Most of the doctors and patients, including women in labor from the maternity ward, survived by hiding in the basement. One of the doctors told Sputnik that during the time everyone was hiding in the basement, six babies were born.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Death Toll Climbs to 61 in Wake of DR Congo Train Crash, Officials Confirm. sputniknews.com Late Thursday night, a train traveling from the town of Mueneditu to Lubumbashi, the third-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, derailed as the cars were traveling up a slope, triggering a multi-carriage crash, according to early reports from local administrators.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Efforts to Repair Damaged Power Lines at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Continue – IAEA. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says that, according to the Ukrainian regulator, work continues to repair the damaged power lines at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Russian Armed Forces Destroy Ukrainian Command Post in High-Precision Strike — Video. sputniknews.com Disabling Ukraine's military infrastructure remains one of the main goals of Moscow's ongoing special operation in the country. On Saturday, the Russian military's precision strikes disabled a military airfield and a major electronic intelligence centre located in the cities of Vasilkov and Brovary, respectively.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). 'Superhuman': Cristiano Ronaldo Breaks FIFA All-Time Record for Most Goals in Men's Football. sputniknews.com Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, already a football sensation after winning three Premier League titles, two La Liga titles, two Serie A titles, and being a five-time winner of the Champions League, scored his 807th career goal at Old Trafford on Saturday, breaking FIFA's all-time record.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Tensions in Jerusalem Flare Up But Will It Lead to New Confrontation Between Israel & Hamas? sputniknews.com In recent weeks, Israel has carried out a number of arrests in the east of the disputed city and the West Bank. Several Palestinians have been shot dead amid clashes with the IDF, and a Ramallah-based political analyst says it is just a matter of time until the situation spirals out of control.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Ukrainian Radicals Were Keeping 300 Monks and Civilians Hostage in Monastery, Russian MoD Says. sputniknews.com Russian forces have liberated the settlement of Nikolskoye, where members of the "Aidar" battalion set up an artillery position, an official statement confirmed.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Woman in US Stabs Date in Revenge for…Assassination of IRGC Quds Force Chief Soleimani. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A woman in the US state of Nevada has been charged with attempted murder after she stabbed her date in revenge for the assassination of Iranian top military official Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone attack in 2020, Henderson police said on Sunday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Hong Kong to further leverage Traditional Chinese Medicine in fighting COVID-19: Carrie Lam. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will continue to leverage the advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic and consolidate the TCM as an integral part of the medical system in Hong Kong, Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam said on Saturday.

TASS (2022-03-13). Situation around Ukraine may lead to World War III – Trump. tass.com In his opinion, Russia "is not going to stop" in achieving its goals, but the US administration does not have "anybody to talk to" Moscow, in particular to Russian President Vladimir Putin…

TASS (2022-03-13). Russian-Ukrainian video talks continue without cease – Ukrainian official. tass.com Ukraine's positions are determined by the previous directives, Ukrainian presidential office adviser Mikhail Podolyak has said…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Chinese scientists create fertile mouse without father. ecns.cn Chinese scientists bred a live rodent offspring derived from a single unfertilized oocyte, and the mouse grew into a fertile adult.

TASS (2022-03-13). Kiev forces shell LPR three times over past day. tass.com One residential building was destroyed…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China plans more planetary endeavors: scientist. ecns.cn After the Tianwen-1 mission, China will have a number of Tianwen series of planetary endeavors to explore the universe, according to a Chinese scientist.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Xi attending closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Paralympics. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping is attending the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, held at the National Stadium in Beijing on Sunday night.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-13). Biden directs $200 million more in military aid to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineMarch 12, 2022 USA to provide $200 mln in military aid to Ukraine — White House The United States will provide Ukraine with military assistance in the amount of up to $200 million, the relevant memorandum was signed by U.S. President Joseph Biden, the White House said. "By the authority vested in me as President …

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Yang Hongqiong named flag bearer of China at closing ceremony of Beijing 2022 Paralympics. ecns.cn Yang Hongqiong was announced on Sunday to be the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.

TASS (2022-03-13). Russia, Ukraine working to give shape to main topics up for discussion – Kiev official. tass.com As soon as there are mutual legal frameworks, a meeting will be scheduled, the fourth round of talks, Mikhail Podolyak said…

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-03-13). Sunday 3/27: Russian and U.S. Hands Off Ukraine! indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis), San Francisco | (on #19, 31, 38, & 49 Muni lines, near Civic Center BART)…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Foreign companies show confidence in Chinese market. ecns.cn Despite the protracted pandemic and increasingly complex global environment, foreign companies are casting a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy as they continue to see opportunities amid the country's opening-up efforts.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). COVID-19 hospitalization, death rates among black Americans considerably higher than white Americans: study. ecns.cn Although black Americans are not substantially more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, their hospitalization and death rates are considerably higher than white Americans, according to a newly published study.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). 3rd mainland-aided COVID-19 isolation facility starts operation in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The third community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong constructed with the support from the mainland has been put into operation immediately after it was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China-Laos Railway puts freight transport on fast track. ecns.cn The freight volume of the China-Laos Railway has hit 1.2 million tonnes, as the landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation marked 100 days of operation Saturday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). U.S. to revoke Russia's most-favored nation status amid Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn The U.S. government will revoke Russia's most-favored nation trade status amid the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Friday, noting that it will work with Group of Seven (G7) countries and the European Union to roll out new sanctions.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China provides 20 billion yuan in subsidies to grain planters. ecns.cn China has provided 20 billion yuan (about 3.16 billion U.S. dollars) from the central government budget to protect grain planters from rising prices of farming supplies, the Ministry of Finance said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China's express logistics activities expand in February. ecns.cn China's express logistics sector recorded stable growth in February as market demand and production gradually picked up, data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing showed.

sputniknews (2022-03-13). Midterms: Kamala Harris Tells Democratic Voters 'They Got What They Ordered'. sputniknews.com Among the promises that the Biden-Harris team rolled out during their 2020 White House campaign were tackling the spread of coronavirus, increasing the distribution of vaccines, creating paths to citizenship for migrants, and improving the country's infrastructure, a majority of which were combined in the "Build Back Better" bill.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). In-orbit construction of China's space station going smoothly. ecns.cn Construction work on the core module of China's Tiangong space station is proceeding steadily, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China, India hold 15th corps commander level meeting. ecns.cn The 15th round China-India Corps Commander Level Meeting was held at Moldo-Chushul border meeting point on the Indian side on Friday, said China's Ministry of National Defense.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-13). 2022 Africa Unity Day – San Diego Waterfront and African Museum. indybay.org Our "California Grown" gift to the world, the United Nations was founded in San Francisco, California, August 1943 and may help serve as "a featured platform for improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent" and ensure the full political, economic and social inclusion in the societies where they live.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). All venues for Beijing Olympic, Paralympic Winter Games will open to public. ecns.cn All the venues for the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will open to the public after the Games, the organizers said on Saturday.

Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (2022-03-13). Saturday 3/12: We Are Not Animals, Book Talk with Martin Rizzo-Martinez. indybay.org Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | 705 Front St., Santa Cruz…

TASS (2022-03-13). US to provide Ukraine additional military assistance worth $200 mln – Department of State. tass.com This package will include further defensive assistance to help Ukraine meet the armored, airborne, and other threats it is facing, Blinken said…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China says willing to tackle U.S. regulatory issue via cooperation. ecns.cn China is willing to tackle the issue of inspection and investigation by U.S. regulators on relevant accounting firms through regulatory cooperation, the country's top securities regulator said Friday.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). China's land-greening in 2021. ecns.cn The National Forestry and Grassland Administration released a bulletin on Friday, showcasing advances in the country's afforestation work in 2021.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Beijing 2022 sets new standard for delivery of Games, says IPC president Parsons. ecns.cn Beijing 2008 changed the way the Summer Paralympics was delivered forever, and this will be the same with the Winter Paralympics, said International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons.

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). HKSAR gov't strives to reduce severe cases, deaths of COVID-19: officials. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government assumes primary responsibility in fighting COVID-19 and will strive to stabilize the epidemic situation especially in reducing severe cases and deaths, senior officials have said.

TASS (2022-03-13). Caracas remains Moscow's committed ally – Venezuelan top diplomat. tass.com The government of Venezuela remains a "committed ally" of Russia, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia said in an interview with Turkey's Anadolu news agency…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Another flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrives safely. ecns.cn At 9: 16 a.m. on Sunday, a temporary flight carrying Chinese citizens evacuated from Ukraine arrived in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province.

American Indian Resource Center at UCSC (2022-03-13). Saturday 4/2: IndigeFest 2022: Celebrating Indigenous Cultures of the Americas. indybay.org Quarry Amphitheater, UC Santa Cruz…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). Putin, Macron, Scholz discuss Ukraine crisis over phone. ecns.cn Putin informed Macron and Scholz of "the real situation on the ground" in response to the issues raised by them "regarding the humanitarian situation on the territory of the military operation to protect Donbass," the Kremlin said.

Fresno County Bicycle Coalition (2022-03-13). Sunday 5/22: The Soul of a Cyclist: Virtual Screening and Q&A with Filmmaker. indybay.org

GIWUSA (2022-03-13). South African Striking Clover Workers Occupy IDC Offices. indybay.org South African striking Clover workers today occupied the IDC offices to call for the removal of the billionaire Israeli Wertheim family from control of the largest dairy in South Africa and for it to be run by the workers under workers control…

TASS (2022-03-13). Several rockets land near US consulate in northern Iraq – media. tass.com According to Erbil Governor Omid Khoshnaw, no casualties were reported as a result of the attack. Local authorities have launched an inquiry…

ecns.cn (2022-03-13). CPC Central Committee, State Council congratulate Chinese delegation on Winter Paralympics achievements. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China Central Committee and China's State Council have sent a congratulatory message to the Chinese delegation for its "best in history" performance at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, scheduled to be concluded on Sunday.

Fight Back (2022-03-12). Minneapolis teachers and education assistants holding strong on Day 4 of strike! fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) strike entered its fourth day on Thursday March 11 as Minneapolis Public Schools remained closed. Picket lines continued to have large crowds with many schools reporting 100% turnout to their picket lines every day of the strike, and the others reporting nearly all educators on their lines. | Each day of the strike so far has featured morning pickets at schools starting at 7: 30 a.m. and a large unity action happening mid-day or early afternoon. On Tuesday at noon a large rally of around 7000 educators and supporters was held at the Davis Center…

Elizabeth Ankunda (2022-03-12). 259 schools to be constructed in subcounties without seed schools, says Janet Museveni. plusnews.ug The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has said that under the Inter-Government Fiscal Transfer (UgIFT) programme, Government has a plan of constructing upto 259 schools in Sub- counties without Seed Schools. Speaking at the Commissioning of Kigarama Seed School in Sheema District on Friday, the First Lady, noted the construction …

ecns.cn (2022-03-12). Employment, education high on government agenda this year. ecns.cn Employment, education and healthcare are high on the agenda this year so that people's livelihoods can be continuously improved, according to Premier Li Keqiang.

Carlos L. Garrido (2022-03-12). The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography. By: Marcello Musto. (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By: Carlos L. Garrido — Mar 7, 2022 | Marcello Musto's The Last Years of Karl Marx: An Intellectual Biography provides an illuminating glance at the work and life of Karl Marx during the most unexamined period of his life. Musto's oscillation between Marx's work and life provides readers with both an intellectual allurement towards research in Marx's later years, a task facilitated by the 1998 resumed publication of the Marx-Engels Gesamtausgabe (MEGA2) (which has sense published 27 new volumes and

ecns.cn (2022-03-12). Study reveals why women more prone to Alzheimer's. ecns.cn An international team of researchers has found that follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) may have led to a higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) among older women, providing a possible treatment target for the disease.

Farrokh Habibzadeh (2022-03-12). [Correspondence] Disparity in the selection of patients in clinical trials. thelancet.com Evidence-based medicine is the universally accepted cutting-edge standard of care. The framework heavily relies on protocols typically derived from the systematic reviews of randomised clinical trials (RCTs), the gold standard of research in biomedical sciences. However, the results obtained from RCTs might not be applicable to real-world populations if the study sample was not representative of real populations of patients.

ecns.cn (2022-03-12). China planning global system for precision meteorological monitoring. ecns.cn China is planning the construction of a new global system for gathering high-precision meteorological data based on the interpretation of signals beamed down from satellites, according to the second institute of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Ltd. (CASIC).

Andrew Robinson (2022-03-12). [Perspectives] Shocking discoveries and mysteries. thelancet.com Despite more than a century of neuroscience since Santiago Ramón y Cajal proposed his neuron theory, "The brain remains largely an electrical black box. We send electrical signals in and we get electrical signals out, but what it all exactly means is open to a lot of interpretation and some intense controversy", remarks health physicist Timothy Jorgensen in his new book. Even so, neuroscience and the application of electricity to medicine have made striking progress, without a profound understanding of how neurons and electricity control brain functioning, behaviour, and consciousness.

G. Dunkel (2022-03-11). Student-community-labor coalition grows in New York City. workers.org New York City A growing student-community-labor coalition held a large rally March 6 on demands related to New York City educational institutions. After gathering at Brooklyn Borough Hall, participants marched over the Brooklyn Bridge to Foley Square in Manhattan. Brooklyn Borough Hall, March 6 WW Photo: G. Dunkel Key organizers . . . |

Fight Back (2022-03-11). Day two of Minneapolis teachers strike. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Thousands of striking Minneapolis teachers, education support professionals, along with supporters rallied at the Capitol Building in Saint Paul, March 9. Educators are firm in demanding a decent contract, and state they are ready to stay on strike until their demands are met. There has been widespread support from other trade unions and the community.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-03-11). Russia: The US Must Explain Bioweapons Research In Ukraine, We Have Proof. moguldom.com Russia says it found proof during its "special operation in Ukraine" that the U.S. was working with Ukrainian laboratories to develop bioweapons. The U.S. denied the renewed Russian accusations, calling the claims "laughable" and counter claiming that Moscow may be laying groundwork to use chemical warware in Ukraine, according to a Reuters report. "We confirm …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-11). COVID-19 mapper reveals symptom variation between countries and health status. imperial.ac.uk Imperial research has unveiled how COVID-19 symptoms varied between country and health condition in 2020 in partnership with symptom mapper Healthily.

WSWS (2022-03-11). US media continues coverup of State Department admission of biological weapons labs in Ukraine. wsws.org For three days, major news outlets in the US have refused to report on the extraordinary acknowledgement by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland on Tuesday that there are "biological research facilities" in Ukraine.

Steven Rosenfeld (2022-03-11). Mailed ballots boosted 2020's turnout—will it work in 2022? nationofchange.org New research on the 2020 election confirms that mailed-out ballots boost turnout—especially when there are no bureaucratic hurdles for voters.

Editor (2022-03-11). Socialist planning could reverse sobering findings in new UN climate report. mronline.org The latest UN Climate Report on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability released Feb. 28 once again urges immediate action and outlines the catastrophic effects that humanity faces with the continued lack of meaningful action. Compiled by 270 researchers from 67 countries, it outlines the impacts that are already unfolding and how these disasters will increase even …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-03-11). Nuclear War is "On the Table". Build Awareness. Say No to Joe Biden's $1.2 Trillion Nuclear Weapons Program! globalresearch.ca Will the US launch "Mini-nukes" against Iran in Retaliation for Tehran's "Non-compliance"?

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-03-11). Russophobia and Discrimination the New Pandemic. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and, endowed as they are with reason and conscience, should behave towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Universal Declaration of Human Rights It is unworthy for countries that claim to be "civilized" or that call themselves "developed"…

Ann Brown (2022-03-11). Black America Defends Chair-Throwing Teacher After He Was Busted In Head By Chair-Throwing Student. moguldom.com Chairs were hurled around in a Texas middle school classroom resulting in a male substitute teacher being hit in the head, and several students pulled out their cell phones and recorded the whole thing. As captured on video, the teacher threw a chair back at the student who hit him in the head with a …

Daniel Figueroa (2022-03-11). Oakland communities rally to keep schools open. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif.—Students, teachers, parents, community members, and local activist leaders are stepping up their struggle to stop school closures and mergers in this city, which are largely affecting Black and Brown students and families. A crowd of nearly 200 rallied at International Blvd. and 66th Ave. on the morning of March 5, on what had …

imperial.ac.uk (2022-03-11). Minister for the Cabinet Office meets cyber security experts at Imperial. imperial.ac.uk Minister for the Cabinet Office, Michael Ellis QC MP, met Imperial academics and students to discuss cybersecurity and resilience.

WSWS (2022-03-11). Masking recommendations lifted as COVID-19 continues to ravage Arkansas. wsws.org Despite the continued spread of COVID-19 and an average of 27 deaths per day, mask-wearing recommendations have been lifted in 32 of the 75 counties in the state, where schools have witnessed a particularly sharp increase in COVID-19 cases amongst students and educators.

WSWS (2022-03-11). Australia's state-funded broadcaster pumping out pro-war anti-Russian propaganda. wsws.org ABC's "Media Watch" said nothing about the censorship and removal of a Russian-Australian student from the network's "Q+A" program only four days earlier.

WSWS (2022-03-11). US educators call for building a mass movement to prevent World War III and end the pandemic. wsws.org Rank-and-file committees of educators, parents and students met across the US last weekend to adopt a resolution opposing the drive to World War III and calling for a mass movement of the working class to stop the pandemic.

WSWS (2022-03-11). Chicago-area teachers and staff strike over pay, class sizes. wsws.org After working without a contract since the start of the school year, Proviso Township teachers, just outside Chicago, launch strike action.

WSWS (2022-03-11). Striking Minneapolis teachers denounce increased military funding while schools starve: "War fills the capitalists' coffers" wsws.org The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers has already dropped its call for a 20 percent raise in the first year of the contract, bowing before the Democratic Party's demands for austerity as the war drive accelerates.