(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 …
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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 …
(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.
(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.
(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.
(2023-02-08). Philadelphia Catholic School Students In Racist Blackface Video Will Be Disciplined, Archdiocese Says. newsone.com 
Students from St. Hubert Catholic High School and Franklin Towne Charter High School in Philadelphia posted a racist video in which one wore blackface. Now they're being exposed.
(2023-02-09). WorkWeek UK Workers Strike, Rally To Defend Laguna Honda Hospital & 1937 Flint Meeting. indybay.org WorkWeek hears from UK education workers and others marching and striking throughout the country. We also hear speakers who attended a rally against the discharges of patients and residents of San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital which is run by the City. Twelve have already died and San Francisco City officials responsible for the deaths are blaming the the state & | federal government.
(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). 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.
(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 …
(2023-02-08). Adjuncts: the Gig Workers of Higher Education. progressive.org Adjuncts like me (I teach journalism) struggle to earn enough to cover our bills, including health insurance.
(2023-02-08). AOC Skewers GOP for Jeering at Basic Public Health and Education Proposals. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned the incessant GOP heckling during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, saying that Republicans' behavior is indicative of the party's current extremism. Republicans continually shouted and jeered during Biden's speech as he addressed issues like taxing the rich or the GOP's plans to go after Medicare and Social… |
(2023-02-08). Devil is in the Details of "Holocaust Education" dissidentvoice.org 
As a general principle "education" about racism and the horrors a vile ideology has inflicted upon the world is a good thing and should be encouraged. But as is the case with many things the devil is in details. This is especially true of history. For example, over many decades children were taught that Scottish …
(2023-02-09). New plant species found in SW China. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Begonia in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
(2023-02-09). Chinese researchers reveal how silkworms form green cocoons. ecns.cn A Chinese research team from Southwest University has revealed the genetic mechanism behind the green color of some silkworm cocoons, marking a new discovery in the field of biological coloration.
(2023-02-09). Analysis of COVID-19 samples in Beijing reflects no novel variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: research. ecns.cn The sequencing of new COVID-19 samples in Beijing taken in November and December in 2022 reflected that no novel variants have emerged during China's recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to research published on The Lancet by a leading Chinese research team.
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(2023-02-08). Hersh: 'How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline'. popularresistance.org The story that Hersh tells seems incomplete and not researched as deeply as possible. I bet that his sources know more than that. | But it still fits with the tale I had constructed from open data a day after the pipeline was destroyed: | While the Baltops 22 maneuver already took place in June and July of this year the U.S. Sixth Fleet left the Baltic Sea only a few days ago (in German, my translation): | Big Fleet Group From U.S. Navy Passes [German island passage] Fehmanbelt | On Wednesday morning the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, escorted by the Landing Ships USS Arlington and USS Gunston Hall, was e…
(2023-02-08). Research Suggests Offshore Oil's Methane Pollution Is Underestimated. popularresistance.org Flying 10,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, in a plane outfitted with infrared imaging equipment, researchers could see methane gas bubbling under water, likely from an undetected pipeline leak. | 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 curren…
(2023-02-08). French Unions Stage Third Day of General Strikes Against Pension Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Israel Deepens Support for Ukraine Despite Claims of Balancing Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Creation of Largest US Lithium Mine Draws Closer Despite Protest Over Land Use. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). US Surrounds China with War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). From Progress to Bans: How Close Are Human Microchip Implants? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Another Absurd US Media Statement: China Has More ICBMs Than America. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Prediction of a Disenchanted World "Inside the Iron Cage" globalresearch.ca
(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 …
(2023-02-08). The £1BN-Plus Deals: The Arms Trade is Enmeshed in Britain's Universities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Russia-Ukraine war 2.0: First Tanks, Then F16s… Where Does this End? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Pope Francis Scratches the Surface of Africa's Ethnic Rivalries, Political Corruption. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Poverty Amid Plenty. A World Fragmented by Inequality. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Vietnam Sees a Shared Future with China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-02-08). The US Continues Escalating in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Higher Infant Mortality Rates Linked to Higher Number of Vaccine Doses, New Study Confirms. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). 23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommend calorie guidelines. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that 23% of different lunch meal deals exceeded calorie guidelines. Most supermarkets and high street stores offer famous lunch meal deals, which include a main, snack and drink. However, many of these deals exceed the 600-calorie recommendation for lunch as per government guidelines. To generate awareness of …
(2023-02-08). Putting an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing. healtheuropa.com 
In The Lancet 2023 Series on Breastfeeding, researchers review exploitative baby formula milk marketing practices by industry leaders. Fewer than half of infants globally are breastfed as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and baby formula milk sales are steadily rising despite formula not offering the same nutrition, health and development benefits as breastfeeding. To …
(2023-02-08). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Historic Mosques and Ancient Landmarks Reduced to Rubble. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Over One-third of Biodiversity in the United States Is at Risk of Disappearing. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Pfizer COVID/Vaxx Campaign is a Fraud: Criminal Charges against President of Switzerland. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases (2001-2005). globalresearch.ca The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel…
(2023-02-08). A new, highly accurate prostate cancer test has been developed. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers have developed a new prostate cancer test, which can detect the disease more accurately than current methods. Research showed that the prostate cancer test EpiSwitch (PSE) is 94% accurate, which is higher than the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test which is currently used. Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) say that the …
(2023-02-08). Online therapy is effective in treating Tourette's syndrome and chronic tics. healtheuropa.com Online behavioural therapy is an effective and safe way to treat children with Tourette's syndrome or chronic tic disorder, according to new research. The Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) trial was funded by the NIHR and led by researchers from the University of Nottingham. The study assessed online therapy programmes for nine to …
(2023-02-08). Pregnancy complications can lead to heart disease in later life. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Lund University have found that the narrowing of the blood vessels in the heart is more common in women previously affected by pregnancy complications. It is well understood that certain pregnancy complications can increase the risk of heart disease. However, the relationship between arteriosclerosis and pregnancy has not been subject to a large-scale study. …
(2023-02-08). Ukraine Tests Chemical Weapon On Russians & Broken COVID Jab Vial Causes Ocular Erosion/Rashes. 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 (2/8/23). 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
(2023-02-08). Truth About Tanks: How NATO Lied Its Way to Disaster in Ukraine. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(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
(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…
(2023-02-09). Daily Round-up | Hundreds of thousands protest pension reforms in France & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of another massive protest in France against pension reforms, illegal miners fleeing Indigenous lands in Brazil, the UN seeking to revive peace talks in Libya, and the Republicans moving against student debt waiver in the US…
(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…
(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.
(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.
(2023-02-08). Female student melts down over picture of engineers as males. americanthinker.com The Instagram photo was captioned, "This is what an #engineer looks like"…which was intolerable.
(2023-02-08). Nostalgia for the Cuban Missile Crisis. scheerpost.com 
By Roger Harris / CounterPunch Sixty years ago, a crowd of us young people anxiously massed around a black-and-white TV in my college student union building. The US and the USSR were in an existential standoff. The US had deployed ballistic nuclear missiles in Turkey. When the Soviets responded by placing missiles in Cuba, the …
(2023-02-08). Imperial marks the launch of the Physical Activity & Sport Strategy. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has launched its Physical Activity & Sport Strategy, outlining its plan to empower students and staff to prioritise their physical wellbeing.
(2023-02-09). 4,000 teachers take part in warning strike in Berlin as mistrust of GEW trade union grows. wsws.org Due to the widespread indignation among teachers about the unsustainable conditions in the schools and the far too large classes, the GEW has already been forced eight times in recent months to hold similar protest actions.
(2023-02-09). Lessons from the Teachers' Strikes. mronline.org 
In 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) went on strike. That marked the beginning of a wave of job actions that would reach West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Los Angeles, and other cities and states before returning to Chicago in 2019.
(2023-02-08). Biden Is Right: You Shouldn't Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires. otherwords.org In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum income tax, demanding Congress take action on a broken tax system that rewards wealth over work. | "Pass my proposal for a billionaire minimum tax," Biden proclaimed. "Because no billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter." | Since the pandemic began in March 2020, U.S. billionaire wealth has
(2023-02-08). Donald Trump Re-Posts Photo Alleging Ron DeSantis Was 'Groomer' Of Teen Girls As High School Teacher. newsone.com 
Donald Trump attacked Ron DeSantis with a social media post suggesting the Florida governor was a "pedophile" as a high school teacher in an indication of how nasty the 2024 election cold become. Grab your popcorn!