(2024-04-11). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 186: Hamas Calls For Permanent Ceasefire. popularresistance.org The Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry announced that 153 Palestinians were killed and 60 wounded by Israeli forces' ongoing strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. | Meanwhile, local media sources reported that Israeli forces continued to conduct airstrikes on different parts of Khan Younis, after having withdrawn from the city. In the town of al-Qarara, north of the city, an Israeli airstrike reportedly wounded several Palestinians. In Rafah, medical sources reported recovering two Palestinians killed in the al-Tanour neighborhood by an Israeli airstrike.
(2024-04-11). Aid Flotilla Heading To Gaza To Break Siege. popularresistance.org Hundreds of human rights activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, including CODEPINK's Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin, are due to set sail on multiple vessels in mid-April to carry 5,500 tons of aid for Gaza. | Their mission, aside from delivering the much-needed humanitarian aid, is to challenge Israel's illegal blockade of Gaza amid dire conditions, including widespread hunger and lack of medical attention intentionally caused by Israeli policies. Time is running out for many in Gaza as Israel threatens an all-out attack on Rafah and experts warn hunger and disease could soon surpass casualties from bombin…
(2024-04-11). Tuesday 4/16: Keep Masks In Healthcare with Senior and Disability Action. indybay.org 101 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (outdoors)…
(2024-04-11). Cuba bets on homeopathy in health care. plenglish.com Havana, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is betting on the application of homeopathy, which due to its potential and impact on health and life quality is a valid therapeutic care system in Cuba, local media reported.
(2024-04-11). Hospital-acquired infections kill thousands in Africa every year. plenglish.com Abuja, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Infections contracted in healthcare facilities, such as sepsis and pneumonia, cause thousands of preventable deaths in sub-Saharan Africa every year, a new study revealed.
(2024-04-11). Projecting Begusarai and Guwahati as Highly Polluted Regions. pressenza.com Rapid urbanization in the last few decades has made Guwahati, the prime city of Assam, a polluted city, but can it feature on top of a list comprising the regions containing highly polluted air across the Asian region? The issue came for discussions as an air quality monitoring body (Switzerland-based IQAir) recently revealed that the virtual capital of northeast India emerged as the second highest polluted city in the continent. Many jumped into the revelation of the World Air Quality Report 2023 and started making voluminous reports in various media outlets terming the prehistoric city as an unhealthy place for…
(2024-04-11). Ann Arbor, Michigan schools post $25 million deficit, plan to cut teachers and staff. wsws.org Schools across the US are facing a looming "fiscal cliff" as the Biden administration ends emergency COVID funding.
(2024-04-11). SIROTA'S SIGNALS: Ted Cruz Is A Corruption Cartoon. levernews.com Whose anti-inflation policy appears to actually be fueling inflation? What did JPMorgan just admit about health care? How could Ted Cruz possibly become even more corrupt than he already was? Why is Larry Hogan feeling so much heat? Where will you find the most regressive tax system in the country? Which corporate group is winning even more cases at the Supreme Court? The answers to these questions and much more can be found below in today's edition of Sirota's Signals, a weekly dose of must-read stories, missed nuggets, and fun-but-worthwhile distractions from Lever founder David Sirota, exclusively for paid su…
(2024-04-11). Dodgy COVID-19 border fence companies lose appeal application. sanews.gov.za Dodgy COVID-19 border fence companies lose appeal application | The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the dismissal of an application for special leave to appeal related to the construction of the border fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe at a cost of R40 million. | The application, brought by Caledon River Properties and Profteam CC, was aimed at overturning a High Court decision to strip them of profits earned from the construction of the fence. | The judgement was handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal. | "The SIU welcomes the Supreme Court of Appeal's order, which enforces the implementat…
(2024-04-11). Basic insurance fund operations stable, but challenges remain. ecns.cn China's basic medical insurance fund had garnered 3.4 trillion yuan ($470 billion) in revenue by the end of last year, and authorities said that the fund is operating in the black, but barely.