Daily Archives: October 20, 2022

2022-10-20: News Headlines

____ (2022-10-20). China to step up judicial protection of IPR: senior judge. ecns.cn Chinese judicial agencies will step up protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in a bid to support the country's drive to achieve greater self-reliance and strength in science and technology, a senior judge said Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-20). Chinese researchers cast more light on globally threatened primates. ecns.cn Chinese experts have recently revealed the evolutionary adaptation and demographic history of pygmy lorises, according to the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

WSWS (2022-10-20). Australian university union promotes Labor Party at Sydney strike rally. wsws.org A state Labor leader was invited to address the National Tertiary Education Union rally, posturing as a parliamentary representative of "working people," but a striking worker was blocked from speaking to call for unified struggle of workers.

_____ (2022-10-19). Shock: US Police Even Worse Than We Thought. popularresistance.org Police in the U.S. kill more than 1000 people every year but that doesn't tell the whole story. Lee Camp opens up about police brutality statistics and what they're hiding.

____ (2022-10-19). Two giant pandas leave China for Qatar as part of protection, research cooperation. ecns.cn Two giant pandas "Sihai" and "Jingjing" left the China Protect Daxiongmao Research Center Ya'an Bifeng Valley Base in Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday afternoon, starting their journey to Qatar.

____ (2022-10-19). China launches cold region electric riverboat. ecns.cn A cold region electric riverboat has been launched on a tributary of northeast China's Songhua River, according to the China Science Daily on Tuesday.

____ (2022-10-19). Researchers design AI-Chemist system to facilitate chemical experiments. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have presented an artificial intelligence (AI) system to facilitate chemical research and experiments, Wednesday's edition of China Science Daily reported.

____ (2022-10-19). Two giant pandas head for Qatar. ecns.cn Two giant pandas left Ya'an Base for Qatar for a cooperation program on the research and protection on Tuesday. This is the first giant panda cooperation program between China and the Middle East.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-10-19). RAND: How the US Planned the War and Energy Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Philippe Rosenthal The Rand Corporation think tank, which has 1,8 employees and a budget of $ 3 million, has the official objective ´ of improving policies and decision-making through research and analysis ª. It is mainly linked to the American Department of Defense [ Pentagon ] and is famous for having been influential in the…

Associated Press (2022-10-19). Need student loan relief? Apply now before Republicans try to kill Biden's program. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP)—President Joe Biden on Monday officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness. The Biden administration touts it as a simple, straightforward application that should only take about five minutes. The Biden administration faces a growing number …

____ (2022-10-19). COVID-19 research offers hope for cancer treatment. ecns.cn Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines say breakthroughs made in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Ion beam cancer therapy facility gets a £2m development boost. imperial.ac.uk Researchers aiming to make cheaper, more flexible ion beam therapy for cancer treatment a reality have been awarded £2m to develop their plans.

Anonymous587 (2022-10-19). Americans Created Cool New Virus. Is 80 Percent Mortality Guaranteed For Us? southfront.org Boston scientists have found out… | Researchers at Boston University created a new strain of COVID-19 in efforts to examine the role of a specific protein associated with the omicron variant. | The omicron variant is highly transmissible, even in those who have been fully vaccinated. Omicron's spike or "S" protein has an unusually large amount of mutations and is considered by researchers to be the major driver of traits specific to omicron. With that in mind, the Department of Biochemistry at the Boston Uni…

_____ (2022-10-19). The United States and Britain continue secret biological research in Central Asia. journal-neo.org Despite numerous publications about military research in secret US biology laboratories in…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Imperial Lates returns for a new season celebrating science and wonder. imperial.ac.uk Explore drugs, the joy of play, the science of the small and everything above our heads through lively discussions, hands-on workshops and performance…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). New machine learning tool can help predict patients most at risk of COVID-19. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have created a machine learning tool that can help identify patients who are most at risk of developing COVID-19 while in hospital.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Podcast: Smashing atoms at the LHC, becoming a medic, and finding Arctic bees. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: We discover the latest science at the Large Hadron Collider, meet a medical student, and help the BBC find bees in Lapland.

Staff (2022-10-19). Islamic teachings key to solving contemporary problems. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Wednesday described Islamic teachings as a key to solving contemporary problems.

WSWS (2022-10-19). French high school students stage mass walkout in solidarity with striking refinery workers. wsws.org High schoolers across France blockaded 100 high schools and protested at hundreds more on Tuesday in support of striking refinery workers.

WSWS (2022-10-19). California high school students speak out on massive respiratory virus outbreak at school. wsws.org Major outbreaks of respiratory viruses, including the flu, have recently occurred in schools throughout San Diego County in California, with more than 1,000 students out sick last week at Patrick Henry High School alone.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-19). Imperial celebrates newest graduates. imperial.ac.uk This week sees Imperial celebrating its students' achievements with two days of graduation ceremonies.

Fvorinoco (2022-10-19). Maduro: Classes to Resume in Las Tejerías Today. orinocotribune.com Maduro reported that 14 schools and high schools in Las Tejerías were refurbished | On Tuesday, October 18, President Nicolás Maduro, stated that school activities will resume in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, on Wednesday, October 19. He reported that 14 schools had been refurbished. | "We start classes in Las Tejerías for boys and girls in elementary schools and young people in high schools. We recovered 14 schools," he announced. | From Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the president pointed out that, according to what was reported by Minister for Education Yelitze Santaella, they are in a position to proceed with cl…

Misión Verdad (2022-10-18). EU Countries Increase Imports from Russia. orinocotribune.com When the special military operation in Ukraine began, the countries of the European Union agreed to sever their commercial relationships with Russia "to isolate it." Eight months later, this was not fulfilled. On the contrary, trade has expanded. | According to an analysis of national statistical data collected by for a total of 13 countries in the European Union (EU), imports of goods from Russia in June increased. | "Slovenia almost doubled its imports of Russian products compared to May. Spain (69%) and Sweden (48%) also increased their share of domestic imports. Fourth place went to Belgium, which inc…

Staff (2022-10-18). NATO strengthens military control over 55-nation African Union. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOOctober 17, 2022 Seventh round of military-to-military staff talks with the African Union On 17-18 October 2022, NATO's Cooperative Security division, under the auspice of its Director, Major General Francesco Diella, welcomed a delegation from the African union for military-to-military talks. Discussions focused on readiness, education and training, participation in exercises as well as capacity …

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-10-18). Lab-grown cell machinery prompts real cells to sense and react to outside cues. imperial.ac.uk Imperial researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery.

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