(2023-12-23). Africa is steadily marching toward gender parity. independent.co.ug 
Africa is making significant strides towards closing gender gaps across key areas: economic participation, education, health, and political empowerment, according to the World Economic Forum. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Namibia is among a select group of nine nations globally that have successfully closed over 80% of their gender gap, marking a significant stride …
(2023-12-23). US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests? devdiscourse.com In the 1980s, Fu Xiangdong was a young Chinese virology student who came to the United States to study biochemistry. More than three decades later, he had a prestigious professorship in California and was conducting promising research on Parkinson's disease.
(2023-12-23). UGC asks colleges to introduce Short-Term Skill Development courses. ummid.com In a major reform in Higher Education, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked the colleges to introduce Short-Term Skill Development courses on their campuses.
(2023-12-23). West Bengal TET 2023 Admit Card released; Download here. ummid.com The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) has published on the official website of West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test, wbbpeonline.com, Hall Ticket or Admit Card of the candidates who have regsitered for WB TET 2023.
(2023-12-23). Govt only contemplating lifting ban on Hijab: Karnataka CM. muslimmirror.com Mysuru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday clarified that the administration was only contemplating lifting the ban on wearing hijab in educational institutions in the state and a decision will be taken after holding discussions at the government level. Addressing reporters here, he said, "We haven't done it (revoking Hijab ban) yet. Someone asked …
(2023-12-23). Clinical trial finds cell therapy improves quality of life in advanced heart failure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Stem cell-based therapy improved quality of life for patients with advanced heart failure, Mayo Clinic researchers and international collaborators discovered in a late-stage multinational clinical trial. In one of the largest studies of cell intervention after a heart attack, patients reported their daily hardship lessened when stem cells optimized for heart repair supplemented standard of care. This clinical study further documented lower death and hospitalization rates among those treated with cell therapy….
(2023-12-23). Transnational Corporations Provoke A Single Scream Of Horror. popularresistance.org Within the United Nations, there is a little-known debate about the status of global tax regulation. In August 2023, UN Secretary-General António Guterres released a draft document called 'Promotion of Inclusive and Effective International Tax Cooperation at the United Nations'. This document comes out of a long debate led by the Global South about the unregulated behaviour of transnational corporations (especially the ways in which they avoid taxation) and about the fact that discussions regarding regulations have been dominated by Global North countries (notably those in the Organisation for Economic Cooperatio…
(2023-12-23). Stephen Lendman — A Tribute to the "Most Prolific Journalist in Independent Media" globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-23). Trust the Evidence wraps up their year and wishes everyone a Merry Christmas. expose-news.com "In 2023, we published over 350 articles. Apologies: we have much to say, and we're only just getting warmed up," Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr. Tom Jefferson said. The two researchers are …
(2023-12-23). Iran: Swedish citizen to be executed 'shortly' says UN. middleeasteye.net 
Iran: Swedish citizen to be executed 'shortly' says UN | Rights groups warn that Ahmadreza Djalali could face death in retaliation for Swedish court upholding conviction of former Iranian official | Sat, 12/23/2023 – 14: 13 | Demonstrators hold posters with a portrait of Swedish-Iranian doctor and researcher Ahmadreza Djalali who is imprisoned and sentenced to death in Iran, during a protest claiming to…
(2023-12-23). Remember World War I, The 1914 Christmas Truce. Let "The Power of Peace in the Time of War" Happen Again. Let Us Abolish All Wars. globalresearch.ca This Christmas, I have tears in my eyes. Let us have tears to our eyes in solidarity with the People of Palestine, in building a Christmas mass movement Worldwide, which confronts the ongoing mass slaughter before our very eyes. …
(2023-12-23). Vichy-like Allies of 21st Century Zionism against the People of Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-23). Remember World War I, The 1914 Christmas Truce. "The Power of Peace in the Time of War". In 2023, "Let It Happen Again" in Solidarity with Palestine. Abolish All Wars. globalresearch.ca This Christmas, I have tears in my eyes. Let us have tears to our eyes in solidarity with the People of Palestine, in building a Christmas mass movement Worldwide, which confronts the ongoing mass slaughter before our very eyes. …
(2023-12-23). Perspectives] Highlights 2023: capturing diverse health stories. thelancet.com In The Lancet's 200th anniversary year we publish these photographs for Highlights 2023. Unlike previous years, we did not hold a competition for Highlights, but instead we publish a selection of photographs that frame diverse health stories. Some pictures focus on individual stories, bringing a personal focus to a health topic, and others highlight community and health-care settings. A number of the photographs speak to some of the Spotlight themes of The Lancet's 200th anniversary year: the importance of universal health coverage, health and climate change, research for health, mental health, and child and adol…
(2023-12-23). Comment] Winner of the 2023 Wakley Prize Essay: the importance of universal health coverage. thelancet.com Earlier this year we invited submissions for the 2023 Wakley Prize Essay1 and were impressed by the thought-provoking submissions from diverse settings. Although essays could be on any health topic, we encouraged submissions about the five Spotlights of The Lancet's 200th anniversary year—universal health coverage, health and climate change, research for health, mental health, and child and adolescent health. It was a pleasure to read the wide-ranging essays on these themes and we thank everyone who entered the competition this year.
(2023-12-23). Editorial] Seeing the humanity in health. thelancet.com Medicine is a visual specialty, but The Lancet is predominantly a journal of words. These words aim to present the best possible view of the state of health and research. But what is described is often restricted to the narrow confines of a specific population in a randomised controlled trial or an abstract clinical outcome that might not reflect the priorities of all patients. By their nature, multinational studies or scholarly Commissions must deal in statistics, averages, and generalities. Such content can easily gloss over the people and the circumstances behind the words.
(2023-12-23). Mayo Clinic opens Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building for research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic celebrates the grand opening of the 11-floor Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Building. The building will support hiring more scientists to contribute to Mayo's unique capabilities to bring scientific discoveries to patients. It joins other Mayo Clinic research facilities where investigators discover scientific advancements that affect patient care, leading to better outcomes and improved quality of life in Minnesota and beyond. At Mayo Clinic, research is…
(2023-12-23). Researchers make unexpected discovery in how pancreatic cancer spreads. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In this confocal microscopy image, the lysosomal protein called LAMP1 is stained green and surrounds a blue-stained pancreatic cancer cell nucleus. How cancer spreads or metastasizes is a big question for cancer researchers and patients. Mayo Clinic researchers studying pancreatic cancer — the third deadliest form of cancer in the U.S. — recently made a discovery that advances knowledge of how metastasis unfolds. They identified a cell-signaling protein that drives pancreatic cancer cell growth that could be…
(2023-12-23). Mayo Clinic names new Research leader. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Vijay Shah, M.D. ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has announced the appointment of Vijay Shah, M.D., as Kinney Executive Dean of Research. He succeeds Gregory Gores, M.D., who has served in the position for 10 years. Dr. Shah, a consultant with joint appointments in Gastroenterology and Hepatology as well as Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, is chair of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester and is the Carol M. Gatton Professor of Digestive Diseases Research….
(2023-12-23). Imperial Conquest: America's "Long War" against Humanity. Worldwide Militarization. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca The world is at the crossroads of the most serious crisis in modern history. The US has embarked on a military adventure, "a long war", which threatens the future of humanity.
(2023-12-23). There Never Was a "New Corona Virus", There Never Was a Pandemic. globalresearch.ca The official story is that a dangerous new coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, PRC. It had not been isolated, it's identity had not been confirmed. And then in February, the name of the "new virus" was changed to SARS-CoV-2, a virus first detected 20 years in 2003.
(2023-12-23). Video: Fake Pandemic Triggers Worldwide Economic and Social Collapse. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-23). THE STAGNATION OF SCIENCE AND THE DEATH OF MAGIC. sonar21.com 
Authored by Gaius Baltar ( Many of us have the feeling that the world is empty and sterile. There are no mysteries anymore, or magic. Many of us have a deep need for mystery and magic as demonstrated by the popularity of such books, TV shows and movies. We retreat into a more exciting and meaningful world of fiction to escape the grey and mechanistic reality which increasingly seems to be sucking our life force out of our bodies. We are told by all the experts and scientists that this is a normal state of affairs. They say we…
(2023-12-23). Junk Science Alert: Met Office Set to Ditch Actual Temperature Data in Favour of Model Predictions. dailysceptic.org Junk science alert: top Met Office scientists have indicated that they are set to ditch actual temperature data in favour of model predictions, the quicker to declare a breach of the 1.5 ∞C 'threshold'.
(2023-12-23). Italy's foreign trade with non-EU nations scaled down in December. plenglish.com According to the National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) ¥s latest report, this monthly decline in exports impacted on industrial power groups as well as both intermediate and non-durable consumer goods, by dropping 31.0; 3.4 and 2.5%, respectively. | However, ISTAT's experts, foreign sales of consumer durables experienced a growth of 2.6% at that stage. | Regarding imports, there were cyclical declines in all groups, with a 7.5% drop in energy and 4.5% in consumer durables but purchases of capital goods grew by 1.7%. | In November 2023, Italy ¥s trade balance with non-EU countries was positive for an amoun…
(2023-12-23). IYSSE holds rally to mobilize Detroit area Stellantis autoworkers against US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org On Thursday, the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) at Wayne State University held a rally at the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly factory, where their call to mobilize autoworkers against the genocide in Gaza was met with strong support.
(2023-12-23). Courts Aren't Impartial or Apolitical. Trump Is Using That to His Advantage. truthout.org It's been almost eight years since I sued then-candidate Donald Trump for inciting violence against protesters at a presidential campaign rally in Louisville, Kentucky. Kashiya Nwanguma, a 21-year-old Black college student, attended that rally. As Trump began speaking, Nwanguma quietly made her way to the front of the crowd and held up a poster depicting Trump's head on the body of a pig. |
(2023-12-23). Karnataka Hijab ban in schools, colleges lifted. ummid.com In a major relief for Muslim girl students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Friday December 22, 2023 announced to revoke the ban on Hijab in schools and colleges.
(2023-12-23). Hijab is our right, let's live like brothers & sisters: Karnataka student Muskan. muslimmirror.com Mandya : Reacting to the announcement of CM Siddaramaiah to lift ban on the hijab, Muskan Khan, a student from Mandya district in Karnataka who had raised the slogan of "Allah hu Akbar" against a group that chanted "Jai Shri Ram", stated that, "hijab is our right and let us live like brothers and sisters …
(2023-12-23). University students race dragon boats on ice in N China. ecns.cn Students from 18 universities, including Peking University, Zhejiang University, and Nankai University, raced dragon boats on ice on Friday in Xilinhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. "ÄÄ…
(2023-12-23). Teaching Hatred And Normalizing Violence Against Palestinians. popularresistance.org Since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, there have been numerous Western officials publicly decrying school textbooks in Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) and how they instill violence against settlers, occupiers, and the Zionist entity. The officials rely in their outcries on reports by a liberal institute that defames Palestinian textbooks, while aggrandizing Zionist entity's textbooks as harbingers for peace. Simultaneously, since the Al-Aqsa Flood, there have been numerous videos circulating showing young settlers not only being apathetic to the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza (when the time of writing, it has surpassed…
(2023-12-23). 'Tent school' set up for quake-affected children in Gansu. ecns.cn Photo taken on Dec 21, 2023, shows a firefighter teaching children inside a "tent school" in Shiyuan village of Jishishan county, Gansu province.