(2022-11-17). In the Trap of NATO and The Collapse of US Hegemony. indybay.org Even before the outbreak of the global Covid pandemic, it was widely recognized that U.S. hegemony was in irreversible decline. Since then, the pace of hegemony loss has accelerated. In August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul as U.S. forces withdrew in a chaotic and hasty manner…. Only about six months later, war broke out between Russia and Ukraine.
(2022-11-17). Gaza Freedom Flotilla To Sail In 2023. popularresistance.org After a pause due to the global pandemic, the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) is set to resume its sailing to challenge the illegal, immoral and inhuman Israeli blockade of Gaza. The last sailing of the flotilla was in 2018. The 2020 sail was postponed due to the COVID pandemic that closed many European ports. | Members of the 10 national and international organization campaign coalition met in London November 4-6, 2022, and made the decision to resume sailing in 2023. Representatives of member campaigns from Norway, Malaysia, US, Sweden, Canada, France, New Zealand, Turkey and the International Committee f…
(2022-11-17). Socialist Alliance to contest NSW March election. greenleft.org.au Socialist Alliance will contest the NSW election in March, with a campaign focused on housing justice, cost of living pressures, health care and public transport. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2022-11-17). World Socialist Web Site readers in North Asia support online public meeting to fight "let it rip" COVID policies. wsws.org Sunday's public meeting will outline a political perspective, including the building of independent rank-and-file committees, to unify health workers, teachers and other sections of workers in the fight for decent wages, working conditions and the elimination of COVID-19.
(2022-11-17). Beijing starts inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination. ecns.cn The first batch of inhaled COVID-19 booster vaccination has become available in Beijing starting from Wednesday in Beijing.
(2022-11-17). Michigan Medicine worker speaks out against capitalism's COVID policy. wsws.org "This place gave me COVID, but all they talk about is he, him or that I might be gay. I agree with the pandemic being a socially criminal policy, and this happening internationally."
(2022-11-17). Guangdong reports over 8,800 new local COVID-19 cases, accelerates construction of medical facilities. ecns.cn Guangdong Province is speeding up construction of mobile hospitals and quarantine facilities to cope with the recent COVID-19 resurgence.
(2022-11-17). La relación de Alemania con China, de nuevo fuente de discordia con EE. UU. globalizacion.ca El canciller alemán Olaf Scholz fue el primer líder europeo en visitar Pekín desde el estallido de Covid-19. También, el primer líder occidental que se reunió con Xi Jinping flamantemente coronado para su tercer mandato. Su viaje despertó fuertes críticas…
(2022-11-17). øQué podemos esperar de China con Xi Jinping? globalizacion.ca Vivimos tiempos muy turbulentos. Se avecinan muchas crisis y desafíos: el calentamiento global, el COVID-19, la crisis energética, la guerra en Ucrania… øQué podemos esperar ahora que Xi Jinping ha sido elegido para un tercer mandato? øQué dirección tomará China…
(2022-11-17). Panamá alerta sobre inicio de sexta ola de la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El titular de Salud panameño precisó que algunas provincias han registrado últimamente un alza de hasta 10 por ciento de nuevos casos la Covid-19.
(2022-11-16). The COVID-19 pandemic and the fight for socialism. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party (UK) Congress resolution explains: "The two alternatives posed before mankind are either unending mass infection, debilitation and death, or the revolutionary overthrow of capitalism and implementation of a policy of global elimination, to end all human-to-human transmission of COVID-19."
(2022-11-16). New Variants Drive Up COVID-19 Infections in the United States. telesurenglish.net The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) informed that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly half of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past week. | RELATED: | The two new variants have been growing especially fast since October. At the beginning of October, each one accounted for about 1 percent of new infections in the United States, but they have been roughly doubling in prevalence…
(2022-11-16). Haiti, UN appeal for help as fears grow over cholera's spread. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) — The UN and Haitian officials called for international assistance to respond to an outbreak of cholera that the World Health Organization has warned puts hundreds of thousands of people across the Caribbean nation at risk.
(2022-11-16). Digital healthcare nurtures innovation. ecns.cn Healthcare professionals work at the Chronic Disease Management Center of digital healthcare company WeDoctor's grassroots-level healthcare maintenance organization in Tianjin in August 2021.
(2022-11-16). Study finds men with history of melanoma have higher risk of prostate cancer. ecns.cn A study led by Australia's Daffodil Center has found that men with a history of melanoma are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared to men who have never suffered from this skin disease.
(2022-11-16). The bacteria behind leprosy disease could regenerate livers. healtheuropa.com 
In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that parasites behind leprosy disease can reprogramme cells to increase the size of a liver. The latest findings from a research team from the University of Edinburgh suggest the possibility of adapting this natural process from leprosy disease to renew ageing livers and increase health span which is …
(2022-11-16). First Monkeypox Death Reported in Chile. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Chile's Health Ministry reported the first death from monkeypox in the country, of a person who was diagnosed with the disease on September 29. | RELATED: | The Head of the Department of Epidemiology of the Health Ministry Christian Garcia said on his official Twitter account, "There is a pattern that is common (in severe cases), people with underlying pathologies that cannot respond in the best way to other diseases, in this case…
(2022-11-15). Macao SAR chief executive delivers policy address, focusing on economy, public concerns. ecns.cn Ho Iat Seng, chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), on Tuesday delivered a policy address for fiscal year 2023, stressing efforts to shore up the economy and mitigate public difficulties while keeping the COVID-19 epidemic under control.
(2022-11-16). Separate Deadly Incidents at American Universities Highlight the Ongoing Epidemic of Mass Violence in the United States. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-16). UK's NHS Workers Gear Up For Massive Action Demanding Fair Wages. popularresistance.org Health workers' unions in the UK are gearing up for massive protests, including strike action, to assert the demand for decent wages and more recruitment and resources for the National Health Service (NHS). The UNISON union is currently balloting its members in England, Wales and Northern Island to determine if industrial action should be taken. | Meanwhile, on November 9, the nurses' union of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced plans to initiate strike action before Christmas at many big hospitals and several other NHS care facilities. The RCN union decided to go on strike after the Tory government refused…
(2022-11-15). Hospitals being built to cope with infections. ecns.cn More makeshift hospitals are being built in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, to boost its treatment capacity for COVID-19 infections, according to a local health official.
(2022-11-16). (100 great changes) Traditional Chinese medicine benefits the whole world. ecns.cn In 2022, the World Health Organization released the report of the WHO Expert Meeting on Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)in the Treatment of COVID-19. The report presented evidence of the efficacy and safety of TCM, suggesting that on the basis of clinically relevant outcome measures, the TCMs are beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19.
(2022-11-16). Tallahassee: SDS protests transphobic Board of Medicine decision. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL — On November 9, Florida State University Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a protest against the recent decision by the Florida Board of Medicine to ban, in a 6-3 vote, gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. This decision prohibits all types of gender-affirming care for those under 18, including puberty blockers, hormones, cross-hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery. Around 30 people attended the protest in front of the new student union. | This is not the first time that lawmakers have attacked gender-affirming care in recent months. In August of this year, th…
(2022-11-16). 13 Senate Dems Join GOP in Voting to End Covid Emergency Declaration, Kick Millions Off Medicaid. commondreams.org One public health advocate warned that final passage of the resolution would "affect the cost of vaccines, tests, and treatments, restrict access to Medicaid and telehealth, and restart student loan payments."
(2022-11-16). Baby's vaccine responses linked to childbirth method. healtheuropa.com 
The childbirth delivery method is associated with how a baby's immune system will respond to two key childhood vaccines. There are multiple types of childbirth delivery methods, including spontaneous vaginal birth, assisted vaginal birth, caesarean section, breech birth and multiple births. Many women plan for a natural vaginal birth; however, complications can arise during labour …
(2022-11-16). University of Oxford researchers discover a key cause of type 2 diabetes. healtheuropa.com 
New research has illuminated the key cause of type 2 diabetes, finding that high blood glucose reprograms the metabolism of pancreatic cells. Around 415 million people globally are living with diabetes. Within this figure, nearly five million people are diagnosed every year in the UK, costing the NHS £10 billion each year. Around 90% of …
(2022-11-16). CBD content has no bearing on cannabis safety. healtheuropa.com 
The CBD content of cannabis has no effect on the drug's safety, according to researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. The researcher's findings challenge the widely held belief that higher CBD content in cannabis protects the user from psychotic experiences and memory problems. The research team have urged …
(2022-11-16). COVID-19 virus can reactivate myalgic encephalomyelitis. healtheuropa.com 
According to researchers from Linkà∂ping University COVID-19 can reactivate viruses that had become latent in cells, particularly in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis. Severe, long-term fatigue, post-exertional malaise, pain, and sleep problems are all signs of myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. The cause of the condition is still not fully understood, although it …
(2022-11-16). Making brain tumour surgery safer with quantum sensors. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) have been developing new technology to make brain tumour surgery safer. Removing a brain tumour is a challenging operation for surgeons. They must remove the tumour without damaging any healthy brain tissue, therefore, it is highly important that surgeons closely monitor the …
(2022-11-16). As GOP Claims House Majority, Jayapal Warns of 'Republicans in Ruin'. commondreams.org Predicting GOP infighting, she said that "what we might get is a really sharp contrast: Republicans trying to strip Social Security and Medicare" and Democrats serving as the last line of defense.
(2022-11-16). Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion/ By John Leake. marktaliano.net Orginal Link here: Leading British Cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Peter McCullough Independently Come to Same Conclusion (substack.com) "The Covid mRNA vaccine has likely played a significant role or been a primary cause of unexpected cardiac arrests, heart attacks, strokes, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure since 2021…" Until the British cardiologist, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, …
(2022-11-16). APEC report calls for structural reform, green recovery. ecns.cn Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies should embark on green structural reforms and promote a green recovery from the economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, said an APEC report on Wednesday.
(2022-11-16). The Corona Crisis has "Broken our Relationships and Crushed our Souls", "Courageous Voices have Emerged to Speak to the Hysteria of our Time" globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-16). Chinese Communist Party begins lifting Zero-COVID policy. wsws.org There is no scientific justification for this shift in policy, which is based solely on political and economic considerations.
(2022-11-15). Katie Hobbs win in Arizona a major defeat for election deniers. peoplesworld.org 
Arizona's working people breathed a collective sigh of relief when Democrat Katie Hobbs was finally declared winner of the Gubernatorial election. She defeated the Trumpite Republican election liar, Kari Lake. Arizona's ultra-right-wing Republican controlled legislature has been attacking working people's living and working conditions, immigrants, women's health care, and public education, all while piling up …
(2022-11-15). The Geopolitics of Famine. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter Most geopolitical analysts can agree that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has detrimentally impacted the global economy. This is especially true when it comes to food security, with supplies disrupted, prices skyrocketing, and shortages created that run the risk of causing famine. The US and European Union have accused Russia of "weaponizing food"…
(2022-11-15). Drowning of Russian Migrant Highlights Danger of US Border Policy (PHOTOS). latinorebels.com Critics of the migrants trying to cross the border say that there are legal avenues and procedures to follow. However, many asylum seekers are never screened and are sent back to Mexico under Title 42, the Trump-era policy that denies entry to immigrants with the pretense of protecting public health.
(2022-11-15). Roberta Flack's ALS Diagnosis Spotlights The Disease's Low Rates Among Black Americans. newsone.com 
Source: David Crotty / Getty | Singing legend Roberta Flack A rep for the Grammy-winning singer told TMZ that Flack has difficulty even speaking these days due to her condition. Although she will no longer be able to sing in front of crowds, the 85-year-old R&B queen has a documentary coming out about her life as well as a children's book she plans to publish next year. She has won fou…
(2022-11-15). Chinese customs intercepts new species of Blattaria. ecns.cn Zhongshan Port Customs in Guangdong Province intercepted a new species of Blattaria, or cockroach, in a batch of wood imported from Guyana in a joint campaign with a lab for vector-borne diseases inspection and quarantine.
(2022-11-15). New £30m funding to improve treatment of inflammatory diseases. healtheuropa.com An additional £30 million research injection will further fund developments into inflammatory diseases. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre has been granted over £30m of funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research to support world-leading research into inflammatory diseases. The funding means that local people …
(2022-11-15). Atherosclerosis can be cured if it is spotted in early in life. healtheuropa.com 
An international research team has found that elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life may worsen cases of atherosclerosis in later life. The study found that consistently elevated lipids and dyslipidaemia in early life had detrimental effects on atherosclerosis patients in adulthood, but stimulated lipid treatment in adolescence could halt the progression of the disease. …
(2022-11-15). Impact of COVID-19 on Chinese market sales short-term, external: official. ecns.cn China's market sales will go through the impact brought by the epidemic, but it is generally short-term and external, and the recovery of consumption enjoys more favorable conditions now, said a spokesperson for the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.
(2022-11-15). Optimizing prevention measures neither 'lying flat' nor 'full relaxation': Shijiazhuang official. ecns.cn On Monday morning, Zhang Chaochao said that the further optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control measures is a concrete action to implement the recently released 20 measures to optimize COVID-19 response.
(2022-11-15). Corruption among Public Health Officials during the Pandemic? dissidentvoice.org 
"… Public Health administrators [are] being obscenely compensated for their efforts in purportedly fighting Covid." See "
(2022-11-15). Detroit raises police salaries but also commits to mental health response team. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—On Thursday, Nov. 10, it was announced that Detroit police officers will receive a $10,000-a-year pay increase. City Council unanimously approved the new labor agreement to amend the budget to make police officer pay competitive with surrounding cities. Retaining police officers has been a problem for the city for some time, and despite having the …
(2022-11-15). How progressive is Daniel Andrews' government? greenleft.org.au Labor has done very little to reverse the Kennett-era health and education privatisation spree, the consequences of which have led to a overloaded health system and a crisis-ridden education system. Arie Huybregts reports.
(2022-11-14). Xi, Biden try to put ties back on track. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and United States President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to take concrete steps to put bilateral ties back on the track of stable development, as the two sides reached consensus on key issues such as climate change, trade, public health, agriculture and food security.
(2022-11-15). 17th G20 summit kicks off with focus on economic recovery, climate change. ecns.cn The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit kicked off on Tuesday, with issues pertaining to world economic recovery, world health systems and climate change taking the center stage.
(2022-11-15). G20 summit kicks off with economic recovery, climate change high on agenda. ecns.cn The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit kicked off here on Tuesday, with issues pertaining to world economic recovery, world health systems and climate change taking the center stage.
(2022-11-15). Billionaire-Funded "Anti-Science" Campaigns Are Causing Unnecessary Deaths. truthout.org In February 2020, just around one month before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared SARS-CoV-2 a "global pandemic" and as nations scrambled to respond to the novel coronavirus, that same organization
(2022-11-15). Rally supports striking Reserve Roastery workers. workers.org 
New York City The sidewalk was packed Nov. 10 as union, student and community supporters rallied in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers outside the company's Reserve Roastery in Manhattan. Since the Roastery workers won their union election in April, they have faced workplace safety and health issues from mold in . . . |
(2022-11-15). How to remain profitable in the cannabis market during a recession? healtheuropa.com 
George Stantchev, PhD, the CEO of COMERG, provides a detailed and insightful analysis of the effects of a recession on the cannabis market, and how companies can become future-proof. The world is changing daily. The world economy is affected by the market, pandemics, customs, ethnicity, religion, politics, etc. Whatever worked years ago will not be …
(2022-11-15). Health Coalition Kicks off Campaign to Save Public Hospitals. socialistproject.ca 
The Ontario Health Coalition released a brief on October 26 charging that the Doug Ford government lied to the public about its privatization of Ontario's public hospital services. The Coalition reported that the Ford government significantly increased funding to private clinics while at the same time denying that they were expanding the private clinics. The denials were made in written and verbal statements to media across Ontario in the months leading into the election. | In addition, the Coalition reports, after outright denial of their plans to privatize prior to the provincial election, as soon as the ele…
(2022-11-15). How weight gain can worsen symptoms of asthma. healtheuropa.com 
Changes in gut function brought on by weight gain have been associated with an increase in severe symptoms of asthma, according to new research. A new study from Nottingham Trent University has found significant associations between increased body weight, gut permeability, and poorer control of asthma. The findings suggest that losing weight could improve symptoms …
(2022-11-15). G20 Summit Kicks Off With Economic Recovery High on Agenda. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit kicked off with issues pertaining to world economic recovery, world health systems and climate change taking the center stage. | RELATED: | During the two-day summit with the theme "Recover Together, Recover Stronger," other issues including digital transformation and food and energy security will also be discussed. Addressing the opening ceremony of the summit, Indonesian P…
(2022-11-15). World's Population Just Hours Away From Reaching 8 Billion. telesurenglish.net The United Nations (UN) reminded the international community that the world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on Tuesday. | RELATED: | It is "a milestone in human development. This unprecedented growth is due to the gradual increase in human lifespan owing to improvements in public health, nutrition, personal hygiene and medicine," the UN said. | While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 bill…
(2022-11-15). Public sector workers across Tasmania, Australia, strike against government austerity measures. wsws.org Educators, health workers, firefighters, cleaners, park rangers and child protection officers rallied last week, demanding higher wages and improved working conditions.
(2022-11-15). As US rural hospitals close at unprecedented rate, health care workers speak on deteriorating conditions. wsws.org An ER physician said, "The staffing was gutted during COVID, now volumes are back up but they left the skeleton crew to manage this."
(2022-11-15). Hundreds of thousands march in Madrid against health cuts. wsws.org Attacks on health care were carried out by Madrid's right-wing regional government and also by pseudo-left forces like Podemos in Spain's national government.
(2022-11-15). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Health workers in Buenos Aires held a strike and protest over wages and insurance November 9, while the US Department of Labor has charged Packer Sanitation Services with using workers as young as 13 to clean kill floors.
(2022-11-15). Video: Has Justin Trudeau Been Duly Vaccinated? Registered Nurse Expresses Doubt on Authenticity of Trudeau's Vaccine Jab. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-14). New covid-19 rules trigger rapid response. ecns.cn The authorities in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, lost no time in implementing the latest COVID-19 policy modifications announced by the central government on Friday afternoon.
(2022-11-14). Fine-tuned anti-virus measures expected to boost economic activity. ecns.cn More precise COVID-19 containment is expected to buffer the downward pressures on the Chinese economy by minimizing disruptions to economic activity while avoiding large-scale waves of infection, economists said on Monday.
(2022-11-15). 20 new measures against COVID-19 conducive to production and life: official. ecns.cn The 20 measures of joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 newly released by the State Council is beneficial for maintaining the normal order of production and life, recovering market demands as well as for smoothing economic circulation, said a spokesperson of the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday.
(2022-11-15). Beijing braces after rise in COVID cases. ecns.cn The number of COVID-19 infections in Beijing has continued to trend upward in recent days, involving most districts, a senior official said on Monday.
(2022-11-15). Foxconn Zhengzhou strives to recruit workers after COVID-19 disrupts production. ecns.cn Foxconn Technology Group in central China's Zhengzhou, the world's largest iPhone factory, is sparing no efforts to retain and recruit workers after a new round of COVID-19 disrupted production at the plant.
(2022-11-15). Homelessness problem is getting worse in the U.S. america.cgtn.com See how inflation and COVID pandemic are affecting homelessness in the U.S.
(2022-11-15). German federal states abolish quarantine requirement for those infected with COVID. wsws.org Despite the continuing high numbers succumbing to COVID and a mounting flu wave, governments at federal and state level are working to abolish the few remaining protective measures.