(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). 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). 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.
(2022-11-14). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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."
(2022-11-14). 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). 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.
(2022-11-14). 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.
(2022-11-15). 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.
(2022-11-15). 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.
(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.
(2022-11-14). US Media Searched For Crisis At China Party Congress. popularresistance.org For the Western press, the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party offered a number of signals which—if read in good faith—could have been perceived as reassuring. | Instead, establishment outlets reverted to familiar narratives regarding China's Covid mitigation strategy and tied these into renewed predictions of a long-prophesied economic disaster—one that would inevitably befall China as a result of its government's decision to forsake the orthodoxy of open markets. | More than anything else, corporate media fixated on Hu Jintao's departure from the congress hall, engaging in ta…
(2022-11-14). Mass nucleic acid testing cancelled in parts of China. ecns.cn Many parts of China announced the cancelation of mass nucleic acid testing as a circular on further optimizing the COVID-19 response that includes 20 prevention and control measures was issued on Friday by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19.
(2022-11-14). Refined COVID policy aims to be more scientific. ecns.cn The latest modifications made to China's COVID-19 policy are aimed at adjusting to new viral mutations, integrating fresh scientific evidence, and managing limited resources in a vast country more efficiently…
(2022-11-14). COVID outbreak exposes oppressive conditions for Foxconn workers in China. wsws.org Foxconn's coverup, chaotic management and poor environment created alarm among the workers, who saw fellow workers getting infected.
(2022-11-14). Maximus Call Center Workers Contracted To Support ACA Open Enrollment Strike In Four States. popularresistance.org Call center workers employed by Maximus went on strike at four locations—in Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Virginia—on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Maximus is a federal contractor, and during the open enrollment period, workers there handle a nonstop stream of high-stakes calls from people trying to navigate the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid systems, but they have been pushed to their limit. As stated in a Twitter thread posted by Call Center Workers United, "We've been saying for years: during ACA open enrollment, we're dealing with constant back-to-back calls. Some frustrated callers become…
(2022-11-14). Commoning Our Way Through The Climate Crisis. popularresistance.org In early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced a retreat into our homes in a grand finale of our atomization and separation from nature — a separation that was exacerbated by enclosures. Yet physically distanced (and with the fragility of the economic system exposed) we remembered our interdependence. Many of us rediscovered ways of self-organizing and returned to the culture of commoning that has been overlooked as a vital way to address many issues, like climate change. | Across countries, collective responses to the climate crisis have flourished at local levels, particularly where there were existing netwo…
(2022-11-14). Health Care Advocates Risk Arrest to Takeover Elevance Health HQ & Demand Care. peoplesaction.org Elevance Denies Medically Necessary Care; Profited $2.3 Billion in Grotesque Q3 Earnings Report INDIANAPOLIS, IN—70 health care advocates with People's Action's Care Over Cost campaign today risked arrest to fill the lobby at Elevance Health's headquarters and demand they provide the care their policyholders were promised. The Care Over Cost campaign helps people nationwide appeal …
(2022-11-14). "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca My objective is to inform people worldwide and refute the official narrative which has been used as a justification to destabilize the economic and social fabric of entire countries, followed by the imposition of the "deadly" COVID-19 "vaccine". This crisis affects humanity in its entirety: almost 8 billion people.
(2022-11-14). [Articles] Association between childhood maltreatment and atopy in the UK: A population based retrospective cohort study. thelancet.com Considering the substantial health burden associated with childhood maltreatment, it is important to implement public health policies aimed at enhancing: 1) detection and primary prevention of childhood maltreatment, 2) secondary and tertiary prevention interventions to reduce the burden of ill health associated with exposure to maltreatment and 3) clinical awareness of such associations and subsequent knowledge of management.
(2022-11-14). Letter from Manuel Zelaya, former President of Honduras, to the British PM about Julian Assange. transcend.org 11 Nov 2022 – Your Excellency PM Sunak, I am writing to you in my capacity as Former President of the Republic of Honduras to request the review of the extradition to the USA and the immediate release of the Australian cyber journalist and activist Julian Assange. I base this request on humanitarian reasons, since as is public knowledge the prolonged confinement and the current conditions of detention have seriously affected Mr. Assange's health; also on reasons that warn of the violation of rights not only of the aforementioned but of civilised society as a whole.
(2022-11-14). Milwaukee, WI: Healthcare workers at Saint Francis Hospital blast unsafe conditions, corporate greed. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On November 10, the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals – AFT Local 5000 held a press conference to call attention to the unsafe working conditions in hospitals in the context of what public health experts are calling a tridemic – of the Flu, COVID-19 and RSV this winter season. | Focus was given to Ascension, the second largest healthcare corporation in the U.S. WFNHP represents workers at the Ascension hospital Saint Francis where workers have been engaged in multiple fights with management that have been escalating over the past year, particularly over staffing issues. | Jam…
(2022-11-14). WHO launches guide on telemedicine services. healtheuropa.com 
Who have launched a new resource to help healthcare systems around the world successfully implement telemedicine services. Telemedicine refers to the distribution of health and clinical services and information via electronic technology and telecommunication. It allows contact between patients and clinicians over long distances, providing essential care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, and monitoring. The COVID-19 …
(2022-11-14). Indonesia is Ready for the Start of the G20 Summit. telesurenglish.net The 17th Group of 20 (G20) Summit is going to take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Bali, Indonesia. The summit, themed "Recover Together, Recover Stronger," will focus on global economic recovery, global health architecture, digital transformation, sustainable energy transition and climate change, among other topics. | RELATED: | The summit will be held in person this year after being held virtually in 2020 with Saudi Arabia as the cha…
(2022-11-14). Israeli Soldiers Kill a Palestinian Woman in Beitunia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, a Palestinian woman was killed and a young man was detained after being injured by Israeli soldiers in the town of Beitunia close to the West Bank city of Ramallah. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry said that the 19-year-old woman was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli soldiers who stormed the town west of Ramallah. | Palestinian eyewitnesses said the Israeli soldiers opened fire at them whi…
(2022-11-14). U.S. political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole. mronline.org 
After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live.
(2022-11-14). Amazon Follows Meta, Will Drop 10,000 Employees: 3 Things To Know About More Signs Of Economic Downturn. moguldom.com Amazon, which doubled its workforce when business boomed after the onset of the covid pandemic, is laying off less than 1 percent of its 1.54 million employees worldwide during the holiday season who work in tech and corporate jobs. This would be the largest round of firings in the history of the 28-year-old company founded …
(2022-11-14). Covid-19 Shots: Estimated 50% of Americans Now Question Vaccine Safety. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-14). Medical needs hindered by COVID restrictions addressed. ecns.cn Medical demands during a COVID-19 outbreak must be addressed and handled properly, and turning away patients due to claims of virus control is strictly prohibited, a senior health official said on Saturday.
(2022-11-14). Shijiazhuang to intensify zero COVID efforts. ecns.cn Shijiazhuang will strictly carry out the 20 measures announced by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on Friday and any nonconformity found will be rectified.
(2022-11-14). Abre sus puertas la edición 38 de la Feria Internacional de La Habana (Fihav 2022). cubadebate.cu Luego de dos años sin celebrarse debido a la pandemia de la covid-19, quedó inaugurada este lunes en Expocuba la edición 38 de la Feria Internacional de La Habana, con la participación de representante de 62 países y 400 empresas.
(2022-11-14). Hotel Colonial Cayo Coco: Nuevo aniversario, nuevo comienzo. cubadebate.cu El hotel Colonial Cayo Coco festejó la fecha con la reanudación de las operaciones, luego de un proceso de remodelación, que aprovechó la pausa impuesta por la COVID-19. La festividad, diseñada para exaltar la cultura cubana en todas sus expresiones, vuelve a posicionar al primer hotel construido en Jardines del Rey, inaugurado por el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro en noviembre de 1993.
(2022-11-14). G20 anuncia fondo para prepararse para futuras pandemias. telesurtv.net Durante una conferencia de prensa, el presidente indonesio Joko Wikodo explicó que este fondo, en el que participan 24 países, tiene como objetivo "evitar una pandemia y prepararse a ella".
(2022-11-14). El nuevo capitalismo de plataformas y vigilancia, øEl adiós a la esperanza? globalizacion.ca El contexto de la pandemia de la covid-19 creó las condiciones adecuadas para disponer de un marco institucional y normativo capaz de modificar las mentalidades, costumbres y valores de nuestras sociedades, impulsando nuevos deseos, hábitos y valores, pero, sobre todo,…
(2022-11-13). Scott Ritter: America's Hubris is Stunning and a Threat to World Peace. thealtworld.com In a wide-ranging interview with Finian Cunningham, former US military intelligence analyst Scott Ritter calls out a complex of American-made problems threatening world peace. | The Ukraine war is just one symptom of a bigger disease. The war in Ukraine began with the 2014 US-backed coup d'état in Kiev and the weaponizing by the United States and NATO of an anti-Russian regime over eight years. | "Absurd disconnect" in US foreign policy, "extraordinary provocations" toward Russia, the "scam" of nuclear weapons and US military defense doctrine, and the "stunning hubris" of American national myth-making propaganda…
(2022-11-13). Video: The Pfizer Vaccine and "Mrs. 4.5 Billion Doses". EUC President Von Der Leyen Involved in Censorship, Surveillance, Coercion and Corruption. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-13). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
(2022-11-13). Twin Cities students demand fake abortion clinics off campus. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN — 45 University of Minnesota students and community members gathered November 11 outside the Prospect Park location of First Care Pregnancy Center to demand that crisis pregnancy centers be removed from campus and defunded by the state. A classroom projector was used to display slogans such as "Abortion is healthcare" and "Fake abortion clinic" on the front of the building as protesters chanted. | Crisis pregnancy centers are predatory institutions that disguise themselves as well-intentioned reproductive health resource centers, but which in reality push anti-abortion sentiments onto their…
(2022-11-13). Spread the Word: Download a Free Copy of "The Worldwide Corona Crisis, Global Coup d'Etat Against Humanity" by Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca To our readers and contributors, | We appreciate all the support you have shared with us, especially in the last two years when disinformation on the COVID-19 pandemic imperiled the lives of all mankind. Thank you for holding the line. | Prof. …
(2022-11-13). Canada: Federal Government Throws Away Millions More COVID Vaccines Due to Lack of Demand. globalresearch.ca
(2022-11-13). Arts Council England pits London against the regions in an assault on culture. wsws.org Organisations needing support have been struggling with a long-term decline in government funding, compounded by a wilful negligence of culture and the arts at the onset of the COVID pandemic.