Monthly Archives: February 2025

2025-02-22: News Headlines

ptcnews.tv (2025-02-22). Another Covid-like scare? China discovers new bat coronavirus with potential of human transmission. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: After years long Covid scare, Chinese researchers have discovered a new bat coronavirus with a potential of animal-to-human transmission as it uses the same cell-surface protein to infiltrate cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that caused Covid-19. | The new virus discovered is known as HKU5-CoV-2 and study on the new virus, published in the scientific journal Cell, was conducted by prominent Chinese virologist Shi Zhengli, often referred to as the "batwoman" due to her extensive research on bat coronaviruses, at the Guangzhou Laboratory. | What is HKU5-CoV-2? | HKU5-CoV-2 is a coronavirus within the m…

The Independent (2025-02-22). BrighterMonday Uganda and ICT innovation hub partner to boost soft Skills and digital readiness. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BrighterMonday Uganda has announced a strategic partnership with the ICT Innovation Hub to enhance soft skills and digital literacy among job seekers and professionals. The collaboration addresses the growing demand for well-rounded professionals by equipping individuals with the essential competencies needed to thrive in today's evolving job market. Recognizing …

newarab (2025-02-21). Strike shuts Tunisia mining town over infrastructure woes. newarab.com Schools and businesses in Om Laarayes, a major Tunisian mining town, shut down Thursday as a The regional URT labour union, part of the powerful UGTT trade federation, called for the strike to demand improvements to the southwestern town's infrastructure and healthcare. | "All schools, shops and local institutions hav…

channelnewsasia (2025-02-21). Fearmongering and lofty promises by bad eggs are plaguing the burgeoning tuition industry — what to do about it? channelnewsasia.com As Singapore's tuition industry continues to grow, some parents and educators are raising concerns over aggressive marketing tactics that play on fears of academic failure. From selective enrolment to fear-mongering advertisements, industry players and experts weigh in on the ethical debate surrounding tuition centre promotions and the push for stricter regulations.

Robert Hunziker (2025-02-21). Capitalism's Frankenstein Climate. counterpunch.org "Climate change is the monster we made. We are Victor Frankenstein." (Climate Change: The Monster of our own Making, WashU, October 16, 2017, Michael Wysession, Professor Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by the extreme weather of 1816, also known as the "Year Without a Summer." Today's climate change is

ecns.cn (2025-02-21). Kyrgyzstan girl starts her global business from Yiwu. ecns.cn "I am Mika, from Kyrgyzstan." In front of the camera, Mika introduces herself in fluent Chinese. In 2016, she arrived in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province and enrolled in Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College to study Chinese. Nine years later, Mika has grown into a successful foreign trade entrepreneur. Her business has expanded globally, thanks to the Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe freight trains. Over the past nine years in Yiwu, this young woman has fallen deeply in love with life here.

presstv.ir (2025-02-21). Trump deportation policy. presstv.ir Within a month of Trump's presidency, over 8,700 undocumented immigrants were deported as part of his border security measures.

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2025-02-10: News Headlines

newarab (2025-02-10). Iran shuts schools, offices in 10 provinces due to cold snap. newarab.com Authorities in Freezing temperatures have gripped the northern half of the country over the past few days, causing a spike in energy consumption. | "All government offices and schools are closed on Sunday, and remote learning has been arranged for students," the state news agency IRNA announced. | Among the provinces affected are Lorestan in the west, Semnan in the east…

WSWS (2025-02-10). Michigan ACLU files lawsuit against University of Michigan over anti-protest trespass bans. wsws.org The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and the Detroit-based Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice (SLC) jointly filed the lawsuit in federal court on behalf of five anti-genocide protestors, including two students, two recent graduates and a community member.

NEO (2025-02-10). Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025. sanews.gov.za Government activities for the week 10 — 14 February 2025 | On Monday, 10 February, Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, will hand over Smart Card IDs to fire victims in Kayamandi Sports Grounds, Stellenbosch. | | Also on Monday, Ministers of Education, Siviwe Gwarube and Nobuhle Nkabane host G20 Education Working Group Ministerial Breakfast with ambassadors and high commissioners in Cape Town. | | On Tuesday, 11 February, no confirmed event. | | On Wednesday, 12 February, no confirmed event. | On Thursday, 13 February, Department of Employment and Labour hosts breakfast session on importance of complia…

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2025-02-10). The US Government of Donald Trump Is Oligarchic, Dysfunctional and Disruptive to the Global Economy. globalresearch.ca Never before has such a flurry of dictatorial presidential decrees come from the Oval Office, some in violation of existing laws adopted by the US Congress and of the US constitutional system of checks and balances…

Staff (2025-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2025. democracynow.org Constitutional Crisis: Trump Admin Hints It Will Ignore Judge's Ruling to Block Musk from Treasury Records, Freed Palestinians Say They Were Held by Israel in "Torture Center" Without Food, Water, In Occupied West Bank, Israel Kills Two Women, Including One 8 Months Pregnant, U.N. Warns U.S. Cuts Could Lead to 6 Million AIDS-Related Deaths as Trump Moves to Dismantle USAID, National Institutes of Health Moves to Cut $4 Billion in Biomedical Research, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Brink of Being Shuttered After Saving Consumers $21 Billion, Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Steel and Alumin…

Julian Rose (2025-02-10). Davos WEF: Artificial Intelligence (AI), DNA Manipulation, Control of the Human Mind, Transhumans. globalresearch.ca First published on January 15, 2025 | Keir Starmer, who attends annual Davos WEF gatherings and is at the forefront of world leaders trained to introduce The Great Reset/Fourth Industrial Revolution AI agenda into his country, has recently taken a …

____ (2025-02-10). A Little Bit On An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. smoothiex12.blogspot.com You know, famous Adam Smith's treatise which gives some (not all) reasonable insights into the nature of wealth accumulation. And since I mentioned today this "moron with Ph.D" such as Sarah. C. Paine who for some unknown reason teaches "strategy" in otherwise respectable US Naval War College, there are certain material signs of the wealth. We should start with recognizing the fact that REAL wealth's accumulation is susceptible to such events as continental warfare, which neither the UK nor, especially, the US know. As a result, not experiencing such pleasantries of continental warfare such as material devastatio…

ecns.cn (2025-02-10). Job opportunities up for grabs in new year. ecns.cn China is experiencing a surge in job fairs following the Spring Festival holiday, aimed at helping urban and rural workers and college graduates secure employment.

The Canary (2025-02-09). EXPOSED: Local government pension scheme invests £12 BILLION in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has released updated research revealing that local government pensions scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local councils across Britain, invest over £12 billion in companies enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation, and apartheid against Palestinians. LGPS: funnelling money to Israel The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 […] | By

The Canary (2025-02-09). EXPOSED: Local government pension scheme invests £12 BILLION in Israel's genocide. thecanary.co Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has released updated research revealing that local government pensions scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local councils across Britain, invest over £12 billion in companies enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation, and apartheid against Palestinians. LGPS: funnelling money to Israel The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 […] | By

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