2022-10-13: News Headlines

Infobrics (2022-10-13). India to Weigh Russia's Offer on Sakhalin-1 Oil Project. infobrics.org Petroleum minister says India has "healthy dialogue" with Russia following decree to seize foreign stake in project…

____ (2022-10-13). Experts: Q4 credit growth expected to remain healthy. ecns.cn China's credit expansion is expected to remain healthy in the fourth quarter after rebounding stronger than expected last month, setting the stage for a steady economic recovery, experts said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-10-13). China makes new progress in COVID vaccines R&D following multiple technological routes. ecns.cn China has made new progress in the research and development of the vaccines for COVID-19 by adhering to multiple technological routes in parallel, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.

WSWS (2022-10-13). Two German airport workers win case in Hessian State Court and must be rehired after their illegal dismissal. wsws.org The court cases coincide with a new international upsurge of the working class to which the court is not insensitive. The tide of labor strife is rising at the airport, too. Workers are fighting back against the sacrifices demanded of them due to the coronavirus pandemic, inflation and the war.

WSWS (2022-10-13). The COVID disaster and the political crisis of Australian capitalism. wsws.org "The criminal 'let it rip' pandemic policies of governments—invariably enforced by the labour and trade union bureaucracies—have exposed the brutality of capitalism, and its readiness to sacrifice lives for corporate profit and private wealth accumulation."

TeleSUR, ysm, JDO (2022-10-13). Belarús recibe vacuna cubana Soberana Plus contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Se trata del primer país de Europa que ha registrado y aprobado el uso de la vacuna cubana Soberana Plus.

TeleSUR, jaa, JDO (2022-10-13). OMS y UE instan a vacunarse contra la Covid-19 y la influenza. telesurtv.net Coinciden en que la circulación conjunta de Covid-19 y la influenza estacional podría poner en riesgo al sistema sanitario y a los más vulnerables.

_____ (2022-10-12). Evictions In Washington, DC Are On The Rise Post COVID Protections. popularresistance.org As the pandemic waned, Vivian Tatabod, a nurse in Prince George's County, says she noticed many of her neighbors in her apartment building getting evicted. | "When people were going through so much," she says. "Stuff outside, thrown out, families, struggling to find a place." | Rent in her building, Takoma Towers, recently shot up — in Tatabod's case, by $400 per month. She says she's paid her rent while working on the front lines, treating elderly COVID-19 patients. Recently, she was contracted to work at DC Prep to help with COVID-19 testing. While working, she was also raising two children on her own.

Scorinoco (2022-10-12). Palestine: Teenagers Killed, Journalists Injured by Israeli Troops in Jenin. orinocotribune.com Two Palestinian teenagers were killed, and eleven other civilians were wounded during an Israeli army raid in the early hours of October 8 in Jenin, in the occupied West bank. | According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, teenagers Mahmoud al-Sous and Ahmad Daraghmeh were shot dead while protesting the Israeli army's advance in the city of Jenin. | "During the activity, dozens of Palestinians hurled explosive devices and Molotov cocktails at the soldiers, who responded with live fire towards the armed suspects," an Israeli army statement alleged. | Additionally, the spokesman of the Israeli army announced th…

Scorinoco (2022-10-12). Roswell Cancer Center Praises Cuba's VSSP Cancer Drug Effectiveness. orinocotribune.com The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC), located in Buffalo, New York, the United States, announced on October 6 that the effectiveness of Cuba ¥s VSSP cancer drug on metastatic kidney cancer paves the way for a new treatment of the deadly disease. | This comes as part of a collaborative effort among RPCCC researchers and Cuba ¥s Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) to create a new strategy to treat immune dysfunction in patients suffering from malignant tumors. | The report, which involved both lab studies and an early-phase clinical trial, showed that a new immune modulator, VSSP, can sign…

Staff (2022-10-12). The Long Reach of Long COVID: At Least 4.4 Million Adults are Currently Disabled by Long COVID. cepr.net To better care for those currently experiencing debilitating effects of Long COVID and other complex chronic conditions, the US should establish a dedicated new National Institute within the National Institutes of Health.

TeleSUR (2022-10-12). Palestinian Killed by Israeli Soldiers in Southern West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, a Palestian 18-year-old man was killed and three other were injured during clashes with the Israeli soldiers in Al-Aroub refugee camp north of the city of Hebron. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry said that Osama Adawi was killed after he was shot by an Israeli soldier during clashes broke out in the afternoon, adding three other Palestinian demonstrators sustained gunshot injuries in their legs…

Infobrics (2022-10-12). S. Africa Confident in Chinese Tourism Market. infobrics.org In an attempt to attract Chinese tourists to South Africa as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa has launched a smart content portal on the Chinese market…

TeleSUR (2022-10-12). 10 New Monkeypox Cases in Guatemala, 53 So Far. telesurenglish.net The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) of Guatemala reported ten confirmed monkeypox cases, all males. | RELATED: | According to the Ministry, the ten new cases are male residents of the department of Guatemala (9) and Chimaltenango (1) between 20 and 57 years old. | MSPAS professionals monitor the evolution of the confirmed cases while they are isolated in their homes, presenting mild symptoms. MSPAS said…

TeleSUR (2022-10-12). Syrian Farmers Suffer From Prolonged Drought. telesurenglish.net By Hummam Sheikh Ali | In Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, known as the food basket of the country, farmers have been reeling under a severe drought. | Abdullah Hussain, a farmer from Hasakah, told Xinhua that "we have been plagued by drought over the past two years, and before that, we had struggled with wildfires caused by the U.S. forces and their subordinates." | RELATED: | For Karmo Ali, another farmer whose v…

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-12). WHO Chief Demands 'Sustained Action' to Help Long Covid Patients. commondreams.org "Current estimates suggest that tens of millions, and perhaps more, have contracted long Covid," writes Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, "and about 15% of those diagnosed with the condition have experienced symptoms for at least 12 months."

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-12). GEICO workers in Buffalo area join the union-organizing legions. peoplesworld.org GETZVILLE, N.Y.—Modeling their union on the successful independent Amazon Labor Union, a group of GEICO workers in one of the nation's least-unionized fields, insurance, are campaigning to organize 2, 0 of the giant insurer's workers in the Buffalo area. Bosses' "aggressive and unfair" union-busting tactics haven't stopped the drive, as organizers can point out one top …

Julia Conley (2022-10-12). Poor Hit Hardest as 'Maternity Care Deserts' Grow Across US. commondreams.org Ohio, where Republicans imposed an abortion ban earlier this year, saw the biggest rise in the number of women who live in counties where they have no access to maternal healthcare.

____ (2022-10-12). Ozone pollution threatens vegetation health: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have found that ozone pollution causes widespread damage to vegetation, according to a paper published in the journal Trends in Ecology &Evolution.

____ (2022-10-12). Cross-border e-commerce boosts trade and SMEs. ecns.cn Chinese online retailers are speeding up efforts to expand their presence in overseas markets amid a broader drive to diversify revenue sources and hedge against the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, industry experts said.

____ (2022-10-12). U.S. gun deaths hit record high: CDC. ecns.cn Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the United States, a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed.

Hendrik Sybrandy (2022-10-12). Great American Beer Festival returned to Denver after COVID hiatus. america.cgtn.com Yet another Great American Beer Festival is in the books. The biggest, most prestigious beer fest in the U.S. was cancelled the past two years due to the pandemic. It returned with a flourish this past weekend in Denver. This is a time of major …

WSWS (2022-10-12). Mental health courts signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom. wsws.org Portrayed as a "paradigm shift" in addressing mental health and homelessness, the new law gives businesses and law enforcement new tools to drive away "undesirables" who have not committed any crime.

TeleSUR, jaa, JDO (2022-10-12). Italia detecta más de 65.000 nuevos casos de Covid-19 en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Se contabilizan 520.919 casos activos. De ellos, 224 se encuentran ingresados en salas de cuidados intensivos, 42 durante la última jornada.

Staff (2022-10-12). Cuba reporta 4 nuevos casos de COVID-19, 6 altas médicas y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del martes 11 de octubre, se encontraban ingresados 36 pacientes, sospechosos 23 y confirmados activos 13. Según el Ministerio de Salud Pública, en el día se realizaron 1175 muestras para la vigilancia epidemiológica de la COVID-19, resultando positivas 4. En el día hubo 6 altas y no se reportaron fallecidos.

Staff (2022-10-12). Vacunas cubanas contra la COVID-19 llegan a Belarús. cubadebate.cu El Instituto Finlay de Vacunas de Cuba informó este miércoles que llegó a Belarús la vacuna cubana Soberana Plus para apoyar a la población de ese país en el enfrentamiento a la COVID-19. Asimismo, añadió en su cuenta en Twitter, que la agencia reguladora de esa nación registró el otro fármaco de la Mayor de las Antillas, Soberana 02.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-11). Facing the Warmongers: An Assange Update. dissidentvoice.org On the latest slimed path Julian Assange has been made to trod, a few things have presented themselves. The rusty sword of Damocles may be suspended above him (he, we are informed, has contracted COVID-19), but there are those, in the meantime, willing to defend him with decent conviction against his dispatch to the United …

Elizabeth Sigrun (2022-10-11). Is the Death of an Innocent Woman Being Exploited to Advance the Goal of Regime Change in Iran? covertactionmagazine.com It certainly looks to be that way—though many liberals and self-proclaimed feminists remain oblivious. In an era increasingly awash with political instability, the latest protests in Iran are yet another manifestation of the plague of Western imperialism. The sudden death of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini and the unclear circumstances surrounding her death have precipitated …

RT (2022-10-11). Assange Tests Positive for Covid-19 in Prison. dissidentvoice.org © Getty Images / Guy Smallman Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has tested positive for Covid-19 and is being kept in total isolation at Belmarsh Prison as he continues to fight extradition to the US, his wife Stella told media on Monday. "The next few days will be crucial for his general health," the lawyer, who …

Editor (2022-10-11). Jeffrey Sachs: US Biotech Possibly Behind Covid Origins and Cover-Up. scheerpost.com Jeffrey Sachs alleges a vast cover-up of Covid origins, including by former members of his commission, and details the personal attacks he has incurred for speaking out.

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