Editor (2023-12-09). Guterres invokes 'most powerful tool' Article 99, in bid for humanitarian ceasefire. mronline.org Invoking a rarely used article of the UN Charter, Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on the Security Council to "press to avert a humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza and unite in a call for a full humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants.

David Griscom, The Real News Network. (2023-12-10). When Black And White Tenant Farmers Joined Together. popularresistance.org It's 1935 and class war is brewing in Arkansas. Standing before 1,500 black and white sharecroppers, the radical Methodist minister Ward Rodgers thunders, "I can lead a mob to lynch any planter in Poinsett County." The crowd erupts with applause. | These white and black sharecroppers who worked, lived, and died amid the vestiges of the Southern plantation system were no strangers to terror. The night before, a group of planters and deputy sheriffs had attacked an adult education class taught by Rodgers. The landowner class, the banks, the police, and an offshoot of the Ku Klux Klan called the Nightriders had been…

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian state Labor governments threaten school teachers over Palestine solidarity actions. wsws.org Labor governments, their Departments of Education, Zionist organisations and the corporate media have worked to whip up a frenzied atmosphere of intimidation, including through false allegations of antisemitism.

Jianning Guo, Wenquan Niu, Qi Zhang, Xia Cui (2023-12-09). Correspondence] Lower respiratory tract infections in early childhood. thelancet.com The Article by James Peter Allinson and colleagues1 has aroused special interest from paediatric and respiratory physicians and researchers. This birth cohort study, which spans about eight decades, has highlighted the close relationship between lung health during early childhood and the survival rate from respiratory disease during adulthood. The authors claim that impaired lung function is a mediator linking early childhood lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) to respiratory-cause adult mortality, independent of socioeconomic circumstances and adult smoking.

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). Digital sector roadmap to aid recovery. ecns.cn Tech firms urged to hike investments in basic research, strategic fields | China's efforts to boost its digital economy and platform companies, and speed up the integration of the digital and real economy will foster new growth drivers and inject strong impetus into the country's economic recovery amid downward pressure, experts and company executives said. | Highlighting that the digital economy has become a new driver in promoting industrial upgrade, they said Chinese tech enterprises should step up investments in state-of-the-art technologies, basic research and strategic forward-looking areas, as well as furt…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-12-09). Enemies Destroyed One Palestine; My Wounds Populated Many Palestines. popularresistance.org The indecency of the phrase 'humanitarian pause' is obvious. There is nothing humanitarian about a brief interlude between bouts of horrendous violence. There is no true 'pause', merely the calm before the storm continues. We are witnessing the bureaucratisation of immorality, the use of old words with great meaning ('humanitarian') and their reduction to new, empty phrases that betray their original meanings. Before the debris from the first rounds of Israeli bombs could be cleared, the bombing resumed just as viciously as before. | The word 'humanitarian' has been severely bruised by the West.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). (W.E. Talk)The Latin Bridge Between Chinese and Western Dialogue. ecns.cn Austrian sinologist Leopold Leeb came to China in 1995 to do his doctoral research in philosophy. After receiving his doctorate from Peking University in 1999, he worked as a translator and researcher at the Institute of World Religions under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences till 2004. His research interests include Western classical languages, ancient and medieval literature, philosophy and religion. His major publications include Zhang Heng, Science and Religion and several Latin textbooks and dictionaries.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Digital sector roadmap to aid recovery. ecns.cn Tech firms urged to hike investments in basic research, strategic fields | China's efforts to boost its digital economy and platform companies, and speed up the integration of the digital and real economy will foster new growth drivers and inject strong impetus into the country's economic recovery amid downward pressure, experts and company executives said. | Highlighting that the digital economy has become a new driver in promoting industrial upgrade, they said Chinese tech enterprises should step up investments in state-of-the-art technologies, basic research and strategic forward-looking areas, as well as furt…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-10). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. Both the Lockdown and the "Vaccine" Have No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca One year later the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". It's carefully formulated. While they do not officially deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they recommend RT-PCR "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).

Richard Gale (2023-12-10). Seventeen Covid Pandemic Lies We've Been Told. globalresearch.ca

Sen. Scott Jensen (2023-12-10). US Hospitals Getting Paid More to Label Cause of Death as 'Coronavirus'. globalresearch.ca Important article and interview. | Points to the over-counting of alleged Covid 19 deaths. | First published on April 15, 2020. | Among 2020 Most Popular Articles | *** | Senator Scott Jensen represents Minnesota. He's also a doctor. He appeared on Fox News with …

Xander Nieuws (2023-12-10). "Is the Virus Fictitious"? Laboratories in US Can't Find COVID-19 in One of 1,500 Positive Tests. globalresearch.ca

Colin Todhunter (2023-12-09). Food, Dispossession and Dependency. Resisting the New World Order. globalresearch.ca Food, Dispossession and Dependency.: | Resisting the New World Order: | by: | Colin Todhunter: | We are currently seeing an acceleration of the corporate consolidation of …

Dean Henderson (2023-12-09). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Michael Nehls (2023-12-09). A Fateful Nobel Prize in Medicine to Convince "Reluctant People" to Get Vaccinated. For Making Possible the "Genetic Lobotomy" of a Large Part of the World's Population. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-09). 11 Children Ages 9-19 Had a Cardiac Arrest at US Schools in the Past Month. Some Schools Are Now Starting to Conduct "Sudden Cardiac Arrest Screening" globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-12-09). President John F. Kennedy: His Life and Public Assassination by the CIA. globalresearch.ca From the day he was sworn in as President, JFK was relentlessly pressured by the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency, and by many of his own advisers to wage war — clandestine, conventional, and nuclear.

F. William Engdahl (2023-12-09). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca

Jacob Nordangard (2023-12-09). World Economic Forum's "Young Global Leaders" Revealed. globalresearch.ca For several decades, this program has nurtured compliant leaders acting as WEF agents in governments around the world. The consequences are far-reaching and may turn out to be devastating for humanity.

Mark Keenan (2023-12-09). 1500 Scientists Say "Climate Change Not Due to CO2" — The Real Environment Movement Was Hijacked. globalresearch.ca

Nauman Sadiq (2023-12-09). Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-12-09). Israel-Palestine War: The Big Picture. Peter Koenig. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-12-09). WHO's Worldwide Power Grab: Beware of the New International Health Regulation and Pandemic Treaty, a Health Tyranny Never Heard of Before in Human History. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-09). Video: "Justified Vengeance" and The History of Israeli "False Flags"(2001-2023): Palestine Portrayed as "The Aggressor" globalresearch.ca The longer term objective of "Operation Justified Vengeance" (2001) was and remains the destruction of Palestine and the expulsion of Palestinians from their homeland.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-09). Video: The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-12-09). The Genocidal State of Israel. Let It Happen or Make It Happen? globalresearch.ca

Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2023-12-09). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".

RONALD MUSOKE (2023-12-09). Africa CDC, WHO plan to tackle disease burden. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organisation have entered into a partnership to halt disease outbreaks that are common across the continent. Every year, close to 100 disease outbreaks are reported across Africa according to research from the Africa CDC—an autonomous agency …

Stop World Control (2023-12-09). Video: Supported by Bill Gates, The WHO Plans to Have 10 Years of Pandemics (2020-2030). globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on June 1, 2022 | *** | THE PLAN shows the official agenda of the World Health Organization to have ten years of ongoing pandemics, from 2020 to 2030. | This is revealed by a WHO virologist, Marion …

The Vigilant Fox (2023-12-09). Video: Dr. Naomi Wolf Uncovers Pfizer's Depopulation Agenda, as Evidenced by Its Own Documents. globalresearch.ca

Michael Welch (2023-12-10). The Criminalization of U.S. Foreign Policy: The Life and Legacy of Henry Kissinger. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). How can adults with congenital heart disease reduce risks? Study finds lifetime cardiology monitoring is key. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart failure is a potentially urgent health concern for young adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) that is often overlooked and undertreated, even as hospitalizations for this condition continue to rise. New research from Mayo Clinic shows that young adults in the U.S. living with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of death or cardiovascular complications after being hospitalized for heart failure. However, study data published in the Journal of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic expert on future of HIV on World AIDS Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1, raises awareness about HIV/AIDS and pays tribute to those affected by the disease. Globally, about 39 million people are living with HIV infection, according to the World Health Organization. HIV is the virus that causes the condition. The virus can spread through sexual contact, sharing infected needles and, less commonly, it can pass from mother to child. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases physician and HIV researcher, says that, while there…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Mayo Clinic study explores heart failure, uncovers gene's role in recovery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers studying the genetics of people who had recently developed dilated cardiomyopathy, one of the most common causes of heart failure, have found a particular gene to target for developing future drug therapy treatments. The disease makes it harder for the heart's left ventricle to pump blood effectively to the rest of the body. In this first genome-wide association study, the researchers sought to understand why some patients get better after developing the condition —…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Health and zombie cells in aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With age, cells can experience senescence, a state where they stop growing but continue releasing inflammatory and tissue-degrading molecules. When a person is young, the immune system responds and eliminates senescent cells, often referred to as zombie cells. However, zombie cells linger and contribute to various age-related health problems and diseases. Mayo Clinic researchers, in two studies, shed light on the biology of aging cells. In a study published in Aging Cell, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed zombie…

The Independent (2023-12-10). Experts Concerned About Unutilised UGX 200b SME Recovery Funds. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Small and medium-scale enterprises are still experiencing an increase in the cost of production and inputs, even as COVID-19 is long gone. This is according to the results of a survey done by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) meant to among others assess business resilience to the effects of …

Max Kozlov, Portside. (2023-12-09). NIH Researchers Vote To Form A Union For The First Time. popularresistance.org Hundreds of early-career researchers at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have voted overwhelmingly to form a union, nearly completing the official process required to do so. They plan to call on the agency — the world's largest public funder of biomedical research — to improve pay and working conditions, and to bolster its policies and procedures for dealing with harassment and excessive workloads. | About 98% of the research fellows who participated in the ballot voted on 6 December to form the union, with 1,601 voting in favour and just 36 against. Barring any objections, the result will b…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Consumer Health: Do you know the signs of inflammatory bowel disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Week will be observed Dec. 1—7, which makes this a good time to learn about the signs and symptoms of these disorders. Researchers estimate that more than half a million people in the U.S. have Crohn's disease, and 600,000 to 900,000 people in the U.S. have ulcerative colitis, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Inflammatory bowel disease is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). How can adults with congenital heart disease reduce risks? Study finds lifetime cardiology monitoring is key. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Heart failure is a potentially urgent health concern for young adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) that is often overlooked and undertreated, even as hospitalizations for this condition continue to rise. New research from Mayo Clinic shows that young adults in the U.S. living with congenital heart disease are at an increased risk of death or cardiovascular complications after being hospitalized for heart failure. However, study data published in the Journal of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Mayo Clinic expert on future of HIV on World AIDS Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org World AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1, raises awareness about HIV/AIDS and pays tribute to those affected by the disease. Globally, about 39 million people are living with HIV infection, according to the World Health Organization. HIV is the virus that causes the condition. The virus can spread through sexual contact, sharing infected needles and, less commonly, it can pass from mother to child. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases physician and HIV researcher, says that, while there…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Mayo Clinic study explores heart failure, uncovers gene's role in recovery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic researchers studying the genetics of people who had recently developed dilated cardiomyopathy, one of the most common causes of heart failure, have found a particular gene to target for developing future drug therapy treatments. The disease makes it harder for the heart's left ventricle to pump blood effectively to the rest of the body. In this first genome-wide association study, the researchers sought to understand why some patients get better after developing the condition —…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Health and zombie cells in aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org With age, cells can experience senescence, a state where they stop growing but continue releasing inflammatory and tissue-degrading molecules. When a person is young, the immune system responds and eliminates senescent cells, often referred to as zombie cells. However, zombie cells linger and contribute to various age-related health problems and diseases. Mayo Clinic researchers, in two studies, shed light on the biology of aging cells. In a study published in Aging Cell, Mayo Clinic researchers analyzed zombie…

The Independent (2023-12-09). Catalysing precision medicine by Africa, for Africa. independent.co.ug Tapping into its vast genomic research potential will require steady investment, capacity-building, and collaboration COMMENT | COLLEN MASIMIREMBWA | Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. As a result, disease risk …

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). China unveils world's first unmanned 20-story vertical veggie farm. ecns.cn The world's first 20-story unmanned vertical veggie farm has entered operation in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The world's tallest unmanned plants factory was developed by the Institute of Urban Agriculture (IUA) under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. "ÄÄ…

WSWS (2023-12-09). "If we were going to ask Helen serious questions, we were going to get serious answers" wsws.org We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard given by Bryan Dyne on behalf of the "Party kids." Bryan is a science writer for the WSWS.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China, Europe hold conference on innovation, clean energy. ecns.cn The China-Europe Science and Technology Innovation Day &2023 China-Europe Clean Energy Industry Innovation Cooperation Conference was held recently in Beijing.The China-Europe Science and Technology Innovation Day &2023 China-Europe Clean Energy Industry Innovation Cooperation Conference, focusing on the fields of clean energy such as wind, solar, storage, and hydrogen, was held recently in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). CATL to open int'l headquarters, R%26D center in Hong Kong. ecns.cn China's battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Science Park on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-12-10). China unveils world's first unmanned 20-story vertical veggie farm. ecns.cn The world's first 20-story unmanned vertical veggie farm has entered operation in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The world's tallest unmanned plants factory was developed by the Institute of Urban Agriculture (IUA) under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. "ÄÄ…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-10). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

ecns.cn (2023-12-09). CATL to open int'l headquarters, R%26D center in Hong Kong. ecns.cn China's battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Hong Kong Science Park on Thursday.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-12-09). Identifying new potential in cancer-killing T cells. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When Joanina Gicobi began her Ph.D. degree five years ago at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, she was interested in thinking creatively about ways to improve cancer treatment. In particular, she was curious about the body's natural ability to fight tumors: Could that process be improved? In the laboratory of Haidong Dong, M.D., Ph.D., she joined efforts to learn more about the T cells that are part of an inherent cancer-killing immune response. Joanina Gicobi,…

People's Dispatch. (2023-12-10). As US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution, People Take The Streets For Palestine. popularresistance.org From Alaska to Florida, people in the US once again took to the streets en masse to demand a permanent ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza and an end US aid to Israel. The Shut It Down for Palestine Coalition, composed of several organizations including the International Peoples' Assembly, the Palestinian Youth Movement, the ANSWER Coalition, and National Students for Justice in Palestine, called for a day of action on December 8, to continue putting pressure on Israel and the US one week after Israel resumed its genocidal violence against Gaza.

Talya Wintman (2023-12-10). Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor. truthout.org Anyone who has ever interacted with New York City's vast social welfare system has probably come into contact with a social work student. For those who haven't, it might come as a surprise that much of the case management, housing stabilization, crisis intervention and counseling services for people who are low-income, criminal legal system-involved, experiencing homelessness, or disabled… |

Fight Back! News. (2023-12-09). Charges Dropped On The Tampa Five. popularresistance.org The Tampa 5 are proud to announce a great victory: their misdemeanor and felony charges will be dropped! This victory was made possible by months of mobilizations of people across the state of Florida, and even across the entire country, in defense of the Tampa 5. It is because of the bravery of students and youth protesters coming out for diversity and for student protest, that these five members of Students for a Democratic Society protesters will not see a single day in prison. | They have just agreed to a misdemeanor intervention program that will lead to the dismissal of their charges upon the fulfillment of…

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian students speak out at school strike against Israel's genocide against Gaza. wsws.org "Governments around the world are not for the people. It is disheartening to see thousands coming out into the streets in Australia, but the government doesn't listen."

WSWS (2023-12-09). Australian school students strike against Gaza genocide, but pseudo-left advance dead end of protest politics. wsws.org The pseudo-left organisers of the school strikes, including Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alliance, are seeking to suppress discussion of the fundamental issues of political perspective required to halt the genocide and war.

WSWS (2023-12-09). Wayne State University Board of Governors snubs students protesting Gaza genocide. wsws.org The Board of Governors, packed with trade union officials and leading Democratic Party operatives, refused to take up a Student Senate resolution calling for the university to divest from companies complicit in Gaza genocide.

Report from King Plaza, Palo Alto (2023-12-10). Rally with Youth Voices for Humanity. indybay.org High School students organized to invite people to join hands and stand in support of human rights of all children, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity.

Angela (2023-12-10). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-10). After years of struggle, NSW public sector wages cap is removed. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-12-09). Sunday 12/10: Virtual Teach-In: War on the Diaspora: Anti-Palestinian Violence & Repression in the U.S. indybay.org YouTube livestream | bit.ly/PFCTeach…

Angela (2023-12-09). Saturday 12/9: Gaza Teach-In. indybay.org 1200 Harrison Street | Oakland, Ca…

Angela (2023-12-09). Wednesday 12/13: Artist Teach-In for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | Register at: bit.ly/artists4pal…

geo.tv (2023-12-09). French court convicts six teens in teacher's beheading case. geo.tv The French court delivered sentences ranging from 14 months to two years, all of which were suspended or commuted, meaning no jail time for any defendant…

greenleft.org.au (2023-12-09). After years of struggle, NSW public sector wages cap is removed. greenleft.org.au