2023-12-21: News Headlines

Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes. (2023-12-21). Teachers Push For Ceasefire, With Education, Agitation, Resolutions. popularresistance.org When Becky Pringle, president of the 3-million-member National Education Association (NEA), the largest union in the country, tweeted, "We join our partner organizations along with Jewish and Muslim leaders across the globe in an urgent call for an end to the violence," it was one more step in the growing movement among union activists demanding a ceasefire in Palestine. | Teachers unions including the Chicago Teachers Union, the San Antonio Alliance of Teachers and Support Professionals, and the Massachusetts Teachers Association were some of the first unions to sign on to a ceasefire resolution spearheaded by t…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-12-21). Cuba to implement additional payments to health and education worke. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced today that as of 2024 the country will implement measures aimed at making additional payments to improve the income of workers in the health and education sectors.

WSWS (2023-12-20). South Australia teacher opposition emerges against education union's wage and conditions sell-out agreement. wsws.org Within minutes of the announcement of the ballot result on Wednesday, teachers took to social media to express their shock at the outcome and disgust at the role of the union leadership in pushing the agreement through.

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). France shaping as popular study destination, report says. ecns.cn More Chinese students intend to study business, science and engineering in France, with major events scheduled for 2024 such as the Paris Summer Olympics, according to a report released on Saturday by an overseas education consultancy.

Andre Damon (2023-12-21). United Nations Reports Israeli Forces Are Carrying Out Mass Summary Executions in Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Ryan Cristián (2023-12-21). Israel Kills 11 Palestinians Every Hour, Azov In Gaza & Israel Still Refusing Full Hostage Exchange. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/20/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Marc Vandepitte (2023-12-21). "Big Money" Behind the Genocide: Israeli Settlers Plan 'Dream Beach Houses' in Gaza. The West is Complicit. globalresearch.ca

Huseyin Vodinali (2023-12-21). Yemen's Houthis in Defense of Gaza. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter (2023-12-21). On Speaking Plain 'Putin': Any Retrospective on the Russian-Ukraine Conflict Begins with a Modicum of Interest in How Moscow Defines the Conflict. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

Chris Hedges (2023-12-21). The Evil Israel Does Is the Evil Israel Gets. Chris Hedges. globalresearch.ca

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch. (2023-12-21). Americans Abandoning Neighborhoods Due To Rising Flood Risk. popularresistance.org As flooding becomes more common due to the shifting and strengthening weather patterns and sea-level rise associated with climate change, so does climate migration. | New research by the First Street Foundation (FSF) has combined historic population change trends with flood risk data to reveal climate migration patterns happening in areas with high flood risk across the United States. | "Much of the world's population is exposed to some kind of extreme weather event exacerbated by climate change. These events have been directly connected to impacts on human systems including economic, social, and political crises…

Drago Bosnic (2023-12-21). No Ukrainian Forces Available for "Counteroffensive": Kiev Regime's Most Hawkish Official Changes Tune to "Low-key Defeatism" globalresearch.ca

Brian Mier (2023-12-21). Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil's Long Coup. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-12-21). A Merry AUKUS Surprise, Western Australia! asia-pacificresearch.com

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-12-21). In the Wake of Covid and its Depredations: The Unsung Digital Annihilation of the Human Soul. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-12-21). The Plight of Humanity Touches All Our Hearts. I Believe in the Good in People. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-21). Selected Articles: 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca By

Countercurrents (2023-12-21). Xi Warned Biden During Summit That Beijing Will Reunify Taiwan with China. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-12-21). Major Shift About Whole Milk — Now a Health Food? globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-21). Turbo Cancer: Lymphoma and Leukemia Diagnosed in Pregnancy After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

Zero Hedge (2023-12-21). Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies Trump from 2024 Ballot, Setting Up Supreme Court Challenge. globalresearch.ca

Juan Cole (2023-12-21). How Big Oil is Taking Us for a Fossil-Fuelized Ride. counterpunch.org A recent opinion poll rocked the world of the Big Oil lobbyists in their proverbial thousand-dollar suits and alligator shoes. The Pew Research Center found that 37% of Americans now feel that fighting the climate crisis should be the number one priority of President Joe Biden and Congress, and another 34% put it among their highest priorities,

Karsten Riise (2023-12-20). Gaza Genocide: Hezbollah Confronting and "Inflicting Serious Damage" on Israel. "Expect Escalation…" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-12-20). Israel's slaughter of president of the Islamic University of Gaza triggers international protest. wsws.org Professor Sofyan Taya was a UNESCO Chair for Physical and Astrophysical Sciences. According to a 2021 report by Stanford University, he was among the top 2 percent of researchers in optics globally.

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-12-20). War in Gaza: Can You Hear That Fading Cry: "Here, Here; I'm Here"? globalresearch.ca

Batoul Mohamed Abou Ali (2023-12-20). Birds No Longer Grace Gaza's Sky. globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-12-20). Jesus, Gaza, and the Murder of "Useless People". "Christmas is about the Birth of a Boy. A Man who Sided with the Outcasts, the Poor, the Forsaken and the Peacemakers" globalresearch.ca

Liam Crisan, Inequality. (2023-12-20). Lessons From One Unequal Society To Another. popularresistance.org This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved into a dismal disarray that's left countless Chileans tired and frustrated. | Here in the United States, we face an equally bleak political outlook. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, 25 percent of U.S. adults feel that neither of the nation's two major par…

infobrics (2023-12-20). Egypt Joins China's ILRS Moon Base Initiative. infobrics.org Egypt and China signed a series of space agreements including cooperation on the China-led International Lunar Research Station…

infobrics (2023-12-20). BRICS Pivotal to Strengthen Multilateral Diplomatic Relations, Ensure Mutual Benefits. infobrics.org Ethiopia's accession to BRICS is pivotal for the development of multilateral diplomatic relations and ensuring mutual benefit, senior researcher the Institute of Foreign Affairs, Tesfaye Boyesa said…

Andrew Korybko (2023-12-20). "Victory Over Russia is Impossible": Zelensky Can't Eschew Responsibility for Rising Public Anger at Ukraine's Conscription Crisis. globalresearch.ca

F. William Engdahl (2023-12-20). "The Great Reset" Is Here: Follow the Money. "Insane Lockdown" of the Global Economy, "The Green Agenda" globalresearch.ca The top-down reorganization of the world economy by a technocratic cabal led by the group around the Davos World Economic Forum— the so-called Great Reset or UN Agenda 2030— is no future proposal. It is well into actualization as the world remains in insane lockdown for a virus…

Ahmed Adel (2023-12-20). Ukraine Weapons Fund Will Run Out on December 30, Pentagon Claims. What Next? Ukraine is Totally Bankrupt According to the IMF. globalresearch.ca

Ben Bartee (2023-12-20). Propaganda Roundup: Hillary Claims Climate Change‚Ñ¢ Targets Pregnant Women. globalresearch.ca

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-12-20). Canada Is Escalating the Conflict by Joining US-led Military Operations in the Red Sea. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2023-12-20). "Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age". New Book by Naomi Wolf. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2023-12-20). Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age. New Book by Naomi Wolf. globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2023-12-20). Military Deaths After Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-12-20). Latest China-EU Summit Exposes Brussels' Complete Lack of Sovereignty. EU Foreign Policy Controlled by Washington. globalresearch.ca

Eduardo Vasco (2023-12-20). Houthis abrem a caixa de Pandora e pàµem em xeque o imperialismo e o sionismo. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-12-20). Selected Articles: Disruption of Maritime Trade: Yemen Resistance Prompts Companies to Suspend Shipping Through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. globalresearch.ca By

His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganà≤ (2023-12-20). Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganà≤: The COVID Pandemic Farce Served as a Trial Balloon for the New World Order. globalresearch.ca

Israelis (2023-12-20). An Open Letter to Israelis from Israelis: We Deserve the Truth About October 7. globalresearch.ca

John W. Whitehead (2023-12-20). Born in a Police State: The Deep State's Persecution of Its Most Vulnerable Citizens. "What if Jesus had been born 2,000 years later?" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-20). Video: Fake Pandemic Triggers Worldwide Economic and Social Collapse. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-12-20). Video: Planet Lockdown and the Corona Pandemic. The Most Devastating Crisis in Human History. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-12-20). 'Sacrificial Lamb': US Troops in Syria and Iraq. Colonial-Style Occupation Ready to Sacrifice Their Lives for Israel in a Future Middle East Conflict. globalresearch.ca

reliefweb.int (2023-12-21). Australia: Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary – October 2023 (released 21 December 2023). reliefweb.int

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-20). Despite Biden's Claims, Gaza Health Ministry Death Toll Is Accurate. popularresistance.org The death toll of Israel's war on Gaza reported by the Palestinian health ministry is accurate, according to two peer-reviewed studies by scientific experts published in top medical journal The Lancet. | As of December 18, Israel had killed 19,453 Palestinians in Gaza, the ministry reported. Two-thirds of the deaths were children (7,729) and women (5,153). | United Nations bodies, human rights organizations, and major media outlets have often used these statistics, because they have a history of being accurate. | "International organizations including the United Nations usually rely on these same figures as they…

Pressenza New York (2023-12-20). Bangladesh: Remittance inflow surges in the second half of December: Positive for the economy. pressenza.com A recent increase in remittances, touching $1.07 billion during December 1-15, 2023, underlines significant support for our foreign exchange reserves. This significant increase not only indicates promising growth but also reveals a resilient pattern in remittance flows. As Bangladesh navigates through economic transitions and global challenges, the robustness shown in remittance flows serves as a beacon of hope, promising resilience and prosperity in the times ahead. | The information provided by the Balance of Payments (BOP) Department and Statistics Department is not just a numerical update; It is a narrative o…

nosihle (2023-12-20). Minister calls on road users to adhere to rules of the road. sanews.gov.za Minister calls on road users to adhere to rules of the road | Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has called on all road users to obey the rules of the road and for motorists to ensure their vehicles are roadworthy before embarking on a trip and avoid driving under the influence of alcohol. | "Please behave on the roads. In terms of our statistics, pedestrians are the most affected by road crashes, followed by victims of hit and run incidents, followed by cars that are overtaking on the road and head-on collisions," the Minister said on Wednesday. | Leading the Festive Season Road Safety Awareness Campaign on t…

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). Universities send help to quake-affected students. ecns.cn Major universities across the country are extending helping hands to students in earthquake-hit areas in Northwest China, aiming to help them overcome difficulties.

ecns.cn (2023-12-21). University offers all-fish banquet to students, faculty for free. ecns.cn Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) offered an all-fish banquet to its students and faculty members on Tuesday, as about 650 kilograms of fish in the campus lake were caught to maintain ecological balance. "ÄÄ…

WSWS (2023-12-20). Australian workers and youth condemn violent attack on Sri Lankan SEP members. wsws.org Workers, students, youth, academics and the sections of the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) have denounced the violent attack on two SEP members by pro-government thugs and demanded the culprits be punished.

ecns.cn (2023-12-20). International students from BJTU proud to study in China. ecns.cn Last Thursday, a group of international students from Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) engaged in a cultural tour in Beijing.

The Independent (2023-12-20). Ugandan creatives shine at MultiChoice Talent Factory graduation in Nairobi. independent.co.ug Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Four talented Ugandan students have celebrated their graduation from the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) East Africa Academy in Nairobi. The ceremony at the Hermosa Gardens Hotel acknowledged the exceptional achievements of these budding filmmakers who dedicated 12 months to refining their craft. Rinaldi Jamugisa, PR and Communications Manager at …

Staff (2023-12-20). Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death. democracynow.org As international outrage grows over Israeli attacks on churches in Gaza, we speak with Philip Farah, co-founder of the Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace. Israeli snipers shot dead an elderly woman and her adult daughter at the Holy Family Parish, a Catholic church, on Sunday. Pope Francis denounced the killings as "terrorism." Farah's elderly relative Elham Farah, a beloved music teacher and member of one of the oldest Christian families in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli sniper in November while sheltering outside the church. Israeli soldiers have also attacked Palestinian Christians else…

WSWS (2023-12-20). Montgomery County, Maryland public schools remove teachers expressing pro-Palestinian sentiments. wsws.org The Maryland county outside Washington D.C. has placed multiple teachers on administrative leave over their social media posts criticizing the Israeli government and expressing sympathy for Gaza.

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