Daily Archives: February 8, 2023

2023-02-08: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-08). The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Visit of the UN Secretary General of Ukraine, 2017. UN Ukraine, CC BY 2.0 https:/ /creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014. The civilian population of the Donbas has endured continued shelling from Ukrainian forces since 2014, notwithstanding the …

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport at 4: 30 am local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane.

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team heads for Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Tàºrkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). China's 82-member rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport to join earthquake relief efforts after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, Tàºrkiye, Feb. 8, 2023.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Consumer Health: Cancer education at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote action to create a cancer-free world. This is a good time to learn more about cancer education at Mayo Clinic. Patients with cancer who come to Mayo Clinic benefit from the knowledge of Mayo Clinic's specialists and the integrated approach to treating each patient. Mayo Clinic's approach to medical care means that…

_____ (2023-02-08). The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Visit of the UN Secretary General of Ukraine, 2017. UN Ukraine, CC BY 2.0 https:/ /creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014. The civilian population of the Donbas has endured continued shelling from Ukrainian forces since 2014, notwithstanding the …

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport at 4: 30 am local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane.

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team heads for Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Tàºrkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). China's 82-member rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport to join earthquake relief efforts after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, Tàºrkiye, Feb. 8, 2023.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Consumer Health: Cancer education at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote action to create a cancer-free world. This is a good time to learn more about cancer education at Mayo Clinic. Patients with cancer who come to Mayo Clinic benefit from the knowledge of Mayo Clinic's specialists and the integrated approach to treating each patient. Mayo Clinic's approach to medical care means that…

WSWS (2023-02-08). Howard University awarded $90 million contract to conduct military research for the Pentagon. wsws.org Howard University's bid to become one of the Pentagon's higher education affiliates means it will be dedicated to the development of the US military's killing machines.

Ann Brown (2023-02-08). New Book 'Resistance Stories From Black History For Kids' Hits Shelves March 7. moguldom.com In January, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education banned the College Board's advanced African American Studies course from being taught in the state's public schools. The FDOE issued a statement that said the course was a violation of state law and lacked historical value. On Feb. 1, ironically the first …

_____ (2023-02-08). Western Missionaries in Mongolia: Faith Today, Socio-Political Agenda Tomorrow. journal-neo.org In the 1990s, Mongolia created a new legal basis for the activities of foreign religious organizations: The law allowed free missionary and religious education activities of foreign organizations in the country. This step was not simply a decision to ensure genuine religious freedom for the citizens of a democratic state. It was a decision made …

WSWS (2023-02-07). Build rank-and-file committees to fight for high quality education and an end to the pandemic! wsws.org 2023 will be characterized by mass opposition of teachers and school workers to intolerable working conditions and mass infection. Teachers and school workers must learn from the experiences of the past three years, having been betrayed by the trade union bureaucracies in the interest of the capitalist state, and form independent rank-and-file committees to carry forward their fight!

WSWS (2023-02-07). UK: Lecturers strike at private Sheffield College continues into fourth week. wsws.org The demobilisation by the University and College Union of the fight by college staff and its disaggregated nature is brought into sharper relief as educators in all four parts of the system—primary, secondary, further, and higher education—have been on strike in the city.

WSWS (2023-02-07). Support the Socialist Equality Party in the NSW election! No to War! Lives before profits! Billions for healthcare and education! wsws.org The SEP is running in the NSW election to help build a revolutionary party of the working class, directed against capitalism, which offers nothing but social misery and an expanding series of existential crises that threaten the very future of humanity.

Clodovaldo Hernández (2023-02-07). Is a Crash Course Enough to Call Oneself a Reporter? Notes on the State of Journalism. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: In Venezuela, the exercise of journalism as a profession, and the privilege of being referred to as a "journalist," is limited to those who have graduated from institutes of higher education with a journalism degree. Those who do not possess the educational qualifications are not identified as journalists. This is the context in which Clodovaldo Hernández writes the piece below. | By Clodovaldo Hernández Feb 4, 2023 | This week we are again faced with one of those typical situations in which it's hard to tell if the storm is really coming or if the neighbor is just shaken up [si la tormenta…

Jacob Goodwin (2023-02-07). Voucher Schemes Are Failing Students with Disabilities. progressive.org New Hampshire's commissioner of education is being sued for diverting millions for a voucher program at a time when the public schools desperately need support staff.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-07). Taliban authorities detain professor for opposing ban on women's education. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, February 3, Taliban authorities arrested professor Ismail Mashal, who rose to prominence after he The 37-year-old professor, who ran a private university in Kabul, has stood defiantly against the Taliban's restrictions on women's education despite threats to his life. "The only power I have is my pen, even if they will kill me, even if they will tear me into pieces, I won't stay silent now,"

Staff (2023-02-07). Haymarket Books Will Provide Free Black History E-Books to Florida Students. truthout.org In response to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's (R) actions to limit the teaching of Black history in the state's public schools, Chicago-based publisher Haymarket Books is offering multiple e-books by progressive Black authors for students to download free of charge. The company's move comes as DeSantis's Florida Department of Education (FDOE) recently blocked African American history courses… |

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). What's National Wear Red Day? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Wear Red Day is an annual event held each first Friday of February, dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women. It's the leading cause of death among women in the U.S. That's why it's crucial for women to take charge and be proactive in their heart health. Women with heart disease more often have delayed or missed misdiagnoses biases, insufficient research, and symptoms and risk factors that are different than men. "There…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the investigation, the new agent, 68Ga-Fibroblast-Activation-Protein-Inhibitors (FAPI)-46 (68Ga-FAPI-46), will be compared with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which is the current standard-of-care radiotracer, in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pancreatic cancer. "The research will focus on pancreatic cancer and evaluate whether this radiotracer does what it's supposed to do, and whether it…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Mayo researchers streamline genetic testing in heart failure clinic, improve clinical care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a new study published in Genetics in Medicine, Mayo Clinic researchers streamlined genetic testing and counseling for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger. "We showed that this practice intervention increased the uptake and yield of genetic testing and counseling in our Heart Failure Clinic," says Naveen Pereira, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and senior author of the study. "This may have…

_____ (2023-02-08). Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil's Methane Pollution Is Underestimated. popularresistance.org Over the course of several flights in 2021, they spotted frequent gas plumes from platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines offshore, leading the team to believe that the 151 platforms near the Louisiana coast had a much higher methane leak rate than what's been measured for onshore oil and gas production. | "I think the bottom line message in this study is there's a lot of emissions in the shallow waters that are currently unmeasured," said Riley Duren, the CEO of Carbon Mapper and coauthor of the nonprofit's 2022 study of offshore methane emissions.

Jinsella (2023-02-08). The £1BN-Plus Deals: The Arms Trade is Enmeshed in Britain's Universities. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2023-02-08). Another Absurd US Media Statement: China Has More ICBMs Than America. globalresearch.ca

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2023-02-08). Pope Francis Scratches the Surface of Africa's Ethnic Rivalries, Political Corruption. globalresearch.ca

Daniel J. Lohrmann (2023-02-08). From Progress to Bans: How Close Are Human Microchip Implants? globalresearch.ca

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-02-08). New Cold War Propaganda: About China's Spy Balloon and the US Spy Planes That Have Violated the Airspace of Sovereign Nations. globalresearch.ca

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-08). French Unions Stage Third Day of General Strikes Against Pension Reform. globalresearch.ca

Ahmed Adel (2023-02-08). Israel Deepens Support for Ukraine Despite Claims of Balancing Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Michael Nevradakis (2023-02-08). Higher Infant Mortality Rates Linked to Higher Number of Vaccine Doses, New Study Confirms. globalresearch.ca

Edward Curtin (2023-02-08). Prediction of a Disenchanted World "Inside the Iron Cage" globalresearch.ca

Ashley Belanger (2023-02-08). Creation of Largest US Lithium Mine Draws Closer Despite Protest Over Land Use. globalresearch.ca

Nadda Osman (2023-02-08). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Historic Mosques and Ancient Landmarks Reduced to Rubble. globalresearch.ca

Pascal Najadi (2023-02-08). Pfizer COVID/Vaxx Campaign is a Fraud: Criminal Charges against President of Switzerland. globalresearch.ca

Jonathan Cook (2023-02-08). Russia-Ukraine war 2.0: First Tanks, Then F16s… Where Does this End? globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-02-08). US Surrounds China with War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons. globalresearch.ca

Liz Theoharis (2023-02-08). Poverty Amid Plenty. A World Fragmented by Inequality. globalresearch.ca

Scott Ritter (2023-02-08). Truth About Tanks: How NATO Lied Its Way to Disaster in Ukraine. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca

NatureServe (2023-02-08). Over One-third of Biodiversity in the United States Is at Risk of Disappearing. globalresearch.ca

Margaret Kimberley (2023-02-08). The US Continues Escalating in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-02-08). Ballooning Paranoia: The China Threat Hits the Skies. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-02-08). Vietnam Sees a Shared Future with China. asia-pacificresearch.com

Prof. Jules Dufour (2023-02-08). The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases (2001-2005). globalresearch.ca The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel…

Global Research News (2023-02-08). Selected Articles: How the Super-Rich Destroy Our Minds. globalresearch.ca By The tools they use to pursue this war against the citizens of the Earth are technology, propaganda and disinformation campaigns, threats against individuals who display leadership skills …

teleSUR (2023-02-07). German Scientists Track Origins of Plastic Waste in Arctic. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the German Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) published a study showing that plastic waste found in the Arctic originated from all around the world. | RELATED: | One-third of plastic waste that still bore imprints or labels allowing analysis of its origin came from Europe, according to the study, which was published in the journal Frontiers. Waste from Germany a…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-07). History of Slavery: Reversing Reconstruction, the Rise of Tenant Agriculture and the Great Migration. globalresearch.ca

Andre Damon (2023-02-07). US sends long-range missiles to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca | The White House announced Friday that it would send long-range missiles capable of striking nearly 100 miles into Russian territory to Ukraine, in one of the most significant escalations of US involvement in the war with Russia to date. | Following …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-07). The Chinese Spy Balloon Hoax. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2023-02-07). Video: "Bank of Canada: Proof they are LYING to you! Ugly Recession Coming" globalresearch.ca

Marc Martorell Junyent (2023-02-07). Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice Amid War (Review). juancole.com Review of Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Yemen in the Shadow of Transition: Pursuing Justice Amid War (London: Hurst and Co., 2022). Greifswald, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) In a context of war, do accountability and justice need to wait until the end of the conflict? In her well-researched and original book Yemen in the Shadow …

Marleen Bosmans (2023-02-07). European Aid Fatal for Palestine. "Black Lists and Secret Files" globalresearch.ca

Monet Bailey (2023-02-07). Common heartburn drugs could accelerate TB treatment. healtheuropa.com Researchers have found that over-the-counter heartburn medications could shorten tuberculosis (TB) treatment. TB typically takes months to treat, using a range of drugs. As a result, this can pose a challenge with completing treatment. To tackle this, shortening TB treatment is necessary to reduce the global burden of the disease. A research team, led by …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-07). Nuclear War. "90 Seconds to Midnight": The Pentagon's 1945 "Doomsday Blueprint" to "Wipe the Soviet Union off the Map" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-02-07). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: President Biden Ordered the Terror Attack against Nord Stream. High Treason against the People of Europe. globalresearch.ca

Rian Overy (2023-02-07). How do gender stereotypes impact developmental language disorder? healtheuropa.com Researchers from the cognition and language research group, Grecil, have reviewed the impact of gender stereotypes on children with developmental language disorder. Developmental language disorder is a condition which affects a child's acquisition and development of language. Children with developmental language disorder may struggle with speaking, communicating, and understanding others. Developmental language disorder is considered …

WSWS (2023-02-07). Germany's housing crisis: 700,000 more homes needed. wsws.org Based on its research, a new study comes to the alarming conclusion that there is currently a shortage of 700,000 homes in Germany.

Monet Bailey (2023-02-07). Is being married the secret to lowering blood sugar levels? healtheuropa.com People who are married and living with their spouse have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels. In a new study published in BMJ Open Diabetes Research, a research team found that living with a spouse appears to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower …

Rian Overy (2023-02-07). Poor metabolic health can increase the risk of obesity-related cancer. healtheuropa.com Research has shown that people with poor metabolic health are at a greater risk of certain forms of cancer, regardless of their body weight. A study has followed nearly 800,000 people in Sweden, Norway and Austria over the last 40 years, tracking their body mass index (BMI) and metabolic health. The study monitored the participant's …

jamanetwork (2023-02-07). Vaccination, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Ischemic Stroke After COVID-19 Infection—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Chu and colleagues for their comments about our Research Letter. Our analysis found that 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were associated with a reduced risk of AMI and ischemic stroke after COVID-19, using inverse probability treatment weighting to mitigate the imbalance in patient characteristics by vaccination status.

jamanetwork (2023-02-07). More Medical News Clinicians Can Use. jamanetwork.com For more than a century, JAMA's Medical News department has illuminated timely topics in clinical medicine, biomedical research, public health, and health policy from across the spectrum of scientific publishing and the landscape of health and medicine. As a new year begins—year 4 of the COVID-19 pandemic—the news team will continue to produce its signature Medical News & Perspectives stories, along with regular audio and video features.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…

jamanetwork (2023-02-07). Gene Edited Tumor Cells Kill and Prevent Cancer in Mice. jamanetwork.com Live cancer cells genetically altered to both attack cancer tumors and stimulate immunity eliminated established glioblastoma tumors and prevented recurrence in mice, according to a report in Science Translational Medicine. The results suggest that cell-based immunotherapies for treating solid tumors in humans may be possible, according to the authors.

Jeanne McGuire (2023-02-07). 'Be your own boss!': The myth of unemployment as opportunity. peoplesworld.org There is a myth in capitalism that anybody and everybody—with the necessary drive and ambition—can make a go of starting their own business. Statistically, that is just not the case. Most new businesses launched in the U.S. fail—at such a high rate that by the end of five years, just over half are still functioning. …

teleSUR (2023-02-07). Key Facts US Deliberately Ignores About African Debt. telesurenglish.net Like many senior U.S. officials who have visited Africa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did not fail to raise concerns about China's role in the debt problem during a recent visit to the continent. | RELATED: | While hyping up the bizarre "Chinese debt trap," the U.S. officials deliberately ignored some key facts about African debt. | WHO HOLDS MOST AFRICAN DEBT?: | According to the World Bank's International Debt Statistics, mu…

AS Art Gallery (2023-02-08). Wednesday 2/8: The Art of Protest. indybay.org AS Art Gallery | Terrace Level | César Chávez Student Center | San Francisco State University | 1650 Holloway Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94132…

WSWS (2023-02-08). NYU graduate student loses job, investigated "for anti-Semitism" after writing anti-Israel slogan on trash bag. wsws.org The actions by the New York University administration against Naye Idriss constitute a fundamental assault on democratic rights and set a dangerous precedent for the victimization and targeting of left-wing students and university employees.

ecns.cn (2023-02-08). Cross-boundary students resume face-to-face classes in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Cross-boundary students were able to return to Hong Kong to resume face-to-face classes in phases starting Wednesday, with secondary school students being the first group to come back.

americanthinker (2023-02-07). Minnesota's Twisted 'Gender Dysphoria' Policy. americanthinker.com Teachers are now to provide professional gender-affirming care for students without a required medical license or conforming to professional standards.

ecns.cn (2023-02-07). Schools prepare to fully resume after China's COVID management downgrade. ecns.cn Schools will fully resume in-person classroom teaching and are making full preparations for the new semester as around 300 million students and teachers are about to return to school after the country downgraded the management of COVID-19 epidemic.

Fight Back (2023-02-07). Colorado Springs protest demands justice for Tyre Nichols and all victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Colorado Springs, CO – On February 4, a crowd of protesters gathered at the Colorado Springs City Hall to demand justice for Tyre Nichols. The action was called by the Colorado Springs People's Coalition (CSPC), an affiliate of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. The event was also attended by members of Students for a Democratic Society, along with local community members and their children. | The protest started with a speech from Brandon Rincon, founder of CSPC. "We're here to stand in solidarity with Memphis protesters and to bring more awareness to police crimes in Colorado Springs…

Gideon Polya (2023-02-07). Melbourne University Backs Racist and Anti-Semitic IHRA. dissidentvoice.org In 2022 Melbourne University (MU), formerly Australia's top university, succumbed to racist Zionist subversion by falsely defaming anti-racist Jewish and non-Jewish staff and students as anti-Semitic for criticism of Israeli Apartheid. MU has now adopted the false, racist and defamatory International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Definition of anti-Semitism that is anti-Jewish anti-Semitic, anti-Arab anti-Semitic, and …

infobrics (2023-02-07). Top Students in Henan to Study in Russia. infobrics.org Outstanding third-grade senior high school students who are learning Russian language in ordinary senior high schools in Henan province will be selected to study in Russia…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-07). Biden's student loan forgiveness program in jeopardy. peoplesdispatch.org On Friday, February 3, 128 Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives, and most Senate Republicans, filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court, opposing President Biden's student loan forgiveness program. Biden's program, announced August 24 of last year, would have forgiven up to USD$20,000 in federal student loans for the most low-income borrowers, and USD$0,000 for those earning less than USD$125,000 per year. This would have affected about 43 million people and forgiven around USD$1.6 trillion in student loan debt. | Many believed that this was only a band-aid on a massive issue, as the average U…

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