(2024-01-17). Aleinik off to Uganda for 19th NAM Summit. eng.belta.by Sergei Aleinik will speak at the plenary session of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in his national capacity and on behalf of a group of European countries. The Belarusian foreign minister will also take part in a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations.
(2024-01-17). PH Development NGOs Deeply Concerned over Alleged Signature Buying for Cha-Cha Push. pressenza.com The Caucus of Development Non-Government Organization Networks (CODE-NGO) is deeply concerned with the reports of alleged bribery by some officials in their effort to launch a people's initiative and mobilize support for charter change. | Earlier this week, several lawmakers sounded the alarm that some local officials were allegedly offering money to secure signatures for a people's initiative seeking to amend the 1987 Constitution. The said local officials reportedly received funds from undisclosed sources to mobilize their constituents for a nationwide people's initiative. In some localities, these operations w…
(2024-01-17). International Educators Must End Their Silence on Gaza. counterpunch.org 
"There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie." — Cornel West I recently saw a post on LinkedIn by Elena D Corbett, director of education abroad at Amideast, whom I immediately recognised as a kindred spirit. In no uncertain terms, she threw down the
(2024-01-17). Belarusian State Technological University to bolster cooperation with UAE on educational projects. eng.belta.by The Belarusian university hosted Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the UAE to Belarus Ibrahim Salim Mohamed Al Musharrakh on 16 January. During the meeting Rector of Belarusian State Technological University Igor Voitov briefed the Ambassador on the university's new development avenues in terms of personnel training and plans to open new specialties.
(2024-01-17). Children's charity campaign reaches over 1m children in Belarus. eng.belta.by "Overall, the campaign reached over 1 million children, as the events were held in all educational institutions of Belarus. Our aim was to make every kid feel special, surrounded with love, and enjoy the holiday spirit," Yelena Voitekhovich noted.
(2024-01-17). Prof. Muganga Lawrence calls for scrapping of national exams. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Lawrence Muganga, the Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University, has joined the ranks of Ugandans calling for the scrapping of national examinations. Muganga also wants the continuous assessment advanced, restructuring of UNEB, and the implementation of a regional-based education system. Professor Muganga was on Tuesday appearing before the Education Policy Review …
(2024-01-16). Massachusetts Teachers Illegal Strike Wave Rolls On. scheerpost.com 
By Barbara Madeloni / Labor Notes A wildly successful, illegal three-day strike by the Andover Education Association in November has reverberated statewide for educators in Massachusetts. The lowest-paid instructional assistants got a 60 percent wage jump immediately. Classroom aides on the higher end of the scale got a 37 percent increase. Members won paid family …
(2024-01-16). UMSC seeks to reclaim Mariam High School. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has asserted a claim over the ownership of Mariam High School, a private girls-only secondary school located in the Kisota zone, Kisaasi in Kampala. The school in question is one of those that have been selected and approved by the education ministry to …
(2024-01-17). Video: The World Should be Ashamed. Genocide and the Criminalization of International Justice. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-17). The Criminalization of International Justice, Putting an End to the Genocide against the People of Palestine. Nuremberg Principle IV. globalresearch.ca The ICJ is under the spotlight of the White House. The President of the IJC Joan E. Donoghue was appointed by Hillary Clinton. She is a U.S. appointee. She takes her instructions from Washington.
(2024-01-17). Video: Towards a Middle East War. Genocide in Palestine. The Dangers of Escalation and War with Iran. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-17). Selected Articles: Evidence Relating to NASA Moon Landings, Unexplained Flaws: What Is Reality? What Is Illusion? globalresearch.ca 
By The NASA missions to the moon reportedly cost the US government, and thus the American tax payer, in the …
(2024-01-17). Cancer Prevalence in Under 50s: The Importance of Screening and Prevention Strategies. medriva.com The alarming rise in the prevalence of cancer in patients under the age of 50 underscores the urgent need for innovative screening strategies and proven prevention methods. The American Cancer Society is taking proactive steps to address this pressing issue by funding essential research in these areas. This article delves into the reasons behind this…
(2024-01-17). Women's Increasingly Significant Role in AI and Biotechnology: A Key to Innovation and Economic Value. medriva.com The Rise of Women in AI and Biotechnology In the rapidly evolving fields of AI and biotechnology, an important trend is emerging: the increase in women's participation. In a recent US Executive Order, the application of AI to biotechnology was identified as a key research and development area, emphasizing the benefits of creating a diverse…
(2024-01-17). Unlocking the Brain's Role in Tinnitus: Current Research and Future Possibilities. medriva.com The Baffling Phenomenon of Tinnitus Imagine experiencing a constant ringing, buzzing, or whooshing sound in your ear that no one else can hear. This is the reality for people with tinnitus, a condition that significantly affects their quality of life. While some people may dismiss tinnitus as a minor nuisance, for others, it can be…
(2024-01-17). Fall in helmet use against high speed levels in Kampala city. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Findings of a new study on the status of road safety in Kampala have found that only a few Boda Boda riders and almost none of the passengers are using helmets despite awareness about their protectiveness. Sharing the findings on Tuesday, Bonny Balugaba a Researcher based at Makerere University School …
(2024-01-16). Intervention urged amid spike in child obesity rate. ecns.cn Researchers have suggested that it's time for youngsters to say no to the allure of candies, cakes and barbecues, in light of an alarming increase in the number of overweight children in China.
(2024-01-16). South Africa's ICJ Case: Israel's Genocidal Intent against the People of Palestine. The Political Arrogance and Indifference of Western Politicians. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). War on Gaza: Complaint Filed Alleging UK Ministers' Complicity in Israeli War Crimes. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Who wants the next pandemic and why. infobrics.org Why are the WEF and the so-called "international community" so "worried" about an unknown disease, but they keep ignoring clear-cut evidence of America's massive (and rapidly expanding) bioweapons program? Why is the US military conducting this sort of research (on a global scale, at that), although any official civilian public health institution could easily do so on its own and without such deadly biohazard risks?>
(2024-01-16). How Neoliberalism Weakens Economies And Fuels Alternative Systems. popularresistance.org Major economic shifts are occurring in the world, in part driven by a response to Western imperialist nations' long history of attempting to impose their will through economic and military coercive measures. To understand the current state of globalization and where it is headed, Clearing the FOG speaks with Radhika Desai, the director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba. Desai discusses neoliberalism and how it weakens first world economies as well as alternatives such as the BRICS formation that are starting to have a significant impact in challenging Western hegemony. She a…
(2024-01-16). Western Academics Do Not Understand Russia and Its Military — The Fabian Hoffmann Example. sonar21.com 
A friend flagged this X-Twitter thread by Fabian Hoffman to me the other day because it attracted a lot of neo-con attention and cheerleading. Prior to this I had never heard of Hoffmann. I can't tell if Hoffmann is Dutch, English or Norwegian. Here's his bio, you tell me: | Fabian Hoffmann is a PhD Research Fellow at the Oslo Nuclear Project. His PhD research focuses on the proliferation, deployment, and use of non-nuclear strategic weapons, in particular conventional precision-strike capabilities, and their implications on nuclear strategy and broader nuclear weapons policy (e.g., nuclear proliferation &…
(2024-01-16). Regime de Kiev assassina jornalista americano. globalresearch.ca O jornalista americano Gonzalo Lira morreu na Ucrânia. Ele estava preso há meses devido aos seus comentários criticando o regime de Kiev, tendo sido supostamente torturado. A sua morte, anunciada primeiro pela sua família e depois confirmada pelo Departamento de …
(2024-01-16). Ban the War Criminals from King Day Celebrations. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). US Officials Concerned About "Alarming Split" Between Zelensky and Ukraine's Commander in Chief General Zaluhhny: "The War has Become a Stalemate" globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Benefits of Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment on Mortality. jamanetwork.com Breast cancer mortality has declined precipitously in the past 5 decades, from 48 per 100‚ÄØ000 females in 1975 to 27 per 100‚ÄØ000 in 2019. This large improvement in outcomes is a testament to the development and dissemination of evidence-based strategies to improve early detection and timely treatment of breast cancer—achieved through decades of public and private investment in research and research translation. However, it is challenging to quantify the relative contributions of prior investments or advances in breast cancer screening and treatment. Without such knowle…
(2024-01-16). Cannabis Use and Perinatal Health. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We write to JAMA as a medical anthropologist, historian of science, and obstetrician-gynecologist who read the recent Viewpoint on cannabis use and perinatal health research. We commend the authors for drawing attention to the paternal contributions to newborn health because research often overemphasizes the role of mothers to the neglect of broader familial and social contexts.
(2024-01-16). Brain Inflammation May Underlie Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia. jamanetwork.com Neuroinflammation—as measured by levels of activated microglia, the brain's immune cells—was strongly linked with irritability, agitation, and nighttime disturbances in people with dementia, recent research found. The results, published in JAMA Network Open, were based on data from a cross-sectional study that involved 109 participants aged 38 to 87 years, about two-thirds of whom did not have cognitive impairment.
(2024-01-16). Disproportionate Death Rates Reported in US Prisons Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic. jamanetwork.com COVID-19 was a principal driver behind a 77% higher mortality rate in 2020 than in 2019 among people incarcerated in US prisons, according to data from 48 Departments of Corrections. The researchers noted that increased mortality among the general population was much lower early in the pandemic—23% between 2020 and 2021.
(2024-01-16). Washington and London Make Mockery of International Law. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Shocking Statements from Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs' (CIJA) Israel Office Director. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Bypassing Parliament: Westminster, the Royal Prerogative and Bombing Yemen. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). What's the Magic Number of Vaccines Needed for COVID? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). The Anglo-American Axis Has Destroyed the Accountability of Government. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). "War Guilt" and the Complex History of Modern Warfare. The Renunciation of War in International Law. Dr. T. P. Wilkinson. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). China Repeatedly Tried to Block Taiwan From Giving Toxic COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines to Its Population. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Florida Surgeon General Explains DNA Contamination and the "HALT" of the Covid-19 mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Could Exclusive Evidence of Biden Crime Family's Corruption Lead to Incumbent's Impeachment? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Selected Articles: War Propaganda Intensifies as US Mainstream Media Calls for War on Iran to Stop the "Axis of Resistance" globalresearch.ca 
By Remember when the mainstream media especially FOX News was calling for a…
(2024-01-16). Martin Luther King Jr. Calls U.S. "Greatest Purveyor of Violence in World". Brazil President Lula. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). German State: Citizenship Applicants Must Support Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Florida School District Removes Dictionaries from Libraries, Citing Law Championed by DeSantis. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Evidence Relating to NASA Moon Landings, Unexplained Flaws: What Is Reality? What Is Illusion? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). 'I Don't Recall': Fauci Unable to Answer Key Questions in Pandemic Probe. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). UK Quietly Expands Secret Spy Base Near Iran. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Video: "This is much worse than you can imagine." FBI Had Agents Everywhere on January 6th. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Gain-Of-Function's Newest "Brain Virus" & Genetically Engineered Proteins To Control… Everything. 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 (1/16/24). 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
(2024-01-16). RFK Jr.'s 'Unconditional' Support for Israel Is Costing His Campaign for President. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). US Spacecraft Involved in First American Attempt to Land on the Moon in More than 50 Years. Doomed US Moon Lander on Collision Course with Earth? globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Video: "Shot Dead". The Movie They Do No Want You to See. "Covid Shot Deaths Told by Parents who Lost their Children" globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). Netanyahu to Blinken: This Is Not Only Our War, This Is Also Your War. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). OpenAI Cuts 'Military and Warfare' Ban from Permissible Use Policy. globalresearch.ca
(2024-01-16). The Significant Role of CGRP in Periodontal Tissue Repair and Regeneration. medriva.com Periodontal disease is a common health concern worldwide, affecting millions of people. It can lead to tooth loss and is often associated with other serious health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes. The focus of recent research has been centered on finding effective methods for periodontal tissue repair and regeneration, which would significantly improve…
(2024-01-16). La "vacuna asesina" contra el coronavirus. La gente está muriendo en todo el mundo. Es un crimen. globalizacion.ca 
Publicado por globalización.ca el 11 de noviembre 2022 | *** | Se nos acusa de "difundir desinformación" sobre la vacuna Covid-19. | Los "rastreadores" de medios de Reuters y AP saldrán a difamar los testimonios de los padres que han perdido a sus…
(2024-01-16). "Los multimillonarios intentan reducir la población mundial": reunión secreta patrocinada por Bill Gates. globalizacion.ca 
Publicado en ingles en Junio 2023 | *** | Durante más de diez años, multimillonarios descritos como filántropos han realizado reuniones para reducir el tamaño de la población mundial que culminaron con la crisis de Covid 2020-2022. | Los desarrollos recientes sugieren que…
(2024-01-16). Guerra y gas natural: la invasión israelí y los campos de gas marinos de Gaza. globalizacion.ca 
Hace casi quince años, en diciembre de 2008, Israel invadió Gaza en el marco de la "Operación Plomo Fundido (2008-2009)". | El siguiente artículo fue publicado por primera vez por Global Research en enero de 2009, en el punto álgido del…
(2024-01-16). El cerebro es el campo de batalla del futuro: el objetivo del Foro Económico Mundial es "alterar al ser humano" globalizacion.ca 
Publicado por Global Research el 9 de octubre 2023 | *** | El Dr. James Giordano, neurólogo de la Agencia de Proyectos de Investigación Avanzados de Defensa (DARPA, por sus siglas en inglés) y jefe del Programa de Estudios de Neuroética de…
(2024-01-17). The real doctors and scientists debate whether there was a new virus circulating in 2020. expose-news.com Independent scientists and doctors are showing their corporately funded counterparts how science and medicine should be done. In a WhatsApp group, independent professionals with differing views have been debating whether there was …
(2024-01-17). Scientific Misconduct and Fraud: The Final Nail in Psychiatry's Antidepressant Coffin. counterpunch.org 
Historically, there have always been some patients who report that any treatment for depression—including bloodletting—has worked for them, but science demands that for a treatment to be deemed truly effective, it must work better than a placebo or the passage of time without any treatment. This is especially important for antidepressant drugs—including Prozac, Zoloft, and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), as well as Effexor, Cymbalta, and other serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)—because all of these drugs have uncontroversial troubling side effec…
(2024-01-16). The AI-Robot Wars: Is Dystopian Science Fiction Becoming a Reality? counterpunch.org 
Have you ever felt like you're living in a badly produced B science fiction movie? I know I do. When I started writing about the dark side of emerging technologies 30 years ago in Digital Mythologies, I called out some of the "mad science" being done at MIT. This included the work of Marvin Minsky
(2024-01-17). China adjusts surveyed youth unemployment statistics for greater accuracy. ecns.cn China has adjusted surveyed unemployment statistics by age group to reflect greater accuracy among young people, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
(2024-01-17). 2023 jobless rate down slightly from 2022. ecns.cn China saw a steady job market last year, with the unemployment rate down slightly from 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.
(2024-01-17). Understanding Cancer: An Insight into the 2024 Cancer Statistics Report. medriva.com A Comprehensive Analysis of Cancer Statistics for 2024 The latest edition of the Cancer Statistics Report for 2024, published in the 'CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians' by Siegel, offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the state of cancer worldwide. This highly cited publication provides essential statistics, shedding light on the prevalence, risk factors,…
(2024-01-17). 400,000 Marched In Washington DC Against Biden's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org On January 13, a crowd of 400,000 gathered in Washington, DC's Freedom Plaza to take the Palestine solidarity movement straight to Biden's doorstep. Hundreds of thousands then marched, holding Palestinian, Yemeni, South African, and Puerto Rican flags, through DC and straight to the gates of the White House. | The mobilization was organized by the American Muslim Task Force on Palestine, which includes American Muslims for Palestine, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Islamic Circle of North America, Muslim American Society, Muslim Student Association-National, Muslim Legal Fund of America, Muslim Ummah of No…
(2024-01-17). Berlin-Neukà∂lln: Powerful strike and demonstration against the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Around 1,000 workers, school pupils and university students demonstrated in Berlin-Neukà∂lln Monday against Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip. Various pro-Palestinian groups, the Berlin Student Coalition, as well as SGP and its youth organisation IYSSE had called for the strike and rally.
(2024-01-16). Student Activists on Ackman's False Attack: Harvard Always Stood Against Us & Palestine. thealtworld.com Following weeks of right-wing, pro-Israel attacks accusing her of being insufficiently Zionist, Harvard's President, Claudine Gay, resigned from the university. But just how 'anti-Zionist' is Gay? | Amari Butler and Kojo Acheampong, organizers with the African and African American Resistance Organization at Harvard, join the show to discuss the intense harassment and attacks that pro-Palestine student activists are facing from the right wing as well as the Harvard administration. | "Claudine Gay was forced to resign not solely because she is the first Black woman president of Harvard, but largely because of the Z…
(2024-01-16). The Forgotten Socialist History Of Martin Luther King Jr. popularresistance.org In 1952 a 23-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. wrote a love letter to Coretta Scott. Along with coos of affection and apologies for his hasty handwriting, he described his feelings not just toward his future wife, but also toward America's economic system. "I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic," he admitted to his then-girlfriend, concluding that "capitalism has outlived its usefulness." | King composed these words as a grad student on the tail end of his first year at the Boston University School of Theology. And far from representing just the…
(2024-01-16). Love and Medicine. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a medical student diagnosed with cancer recalls the love and anguish his family members expressed and understands that their vulnerability gave him serenity during his tempest.
(2024-01-17). Friday 1/26: Teach-In and Rally for Biden Federal Court Lawsuit. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza | 14th & Broadway | Oakland, CA | Rain location: | First Unitarian Church of Oakland | 685 14th St | Oakland, CA…
(2024-01-16). Tuesday 1/16: Virtual Teach-In: Palestine Now. indybay.org
(2024-01-16). Haiti: What Sovereignty? publicbooks.org After winning independence, the West rushed to teach Haiti a lesson so that their revolutionary experience would not recur on the continent. Haiti suffers the repercussions of such attacks to this day.