Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (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sources reported that Israeli forces continued to conduct airstrikes on different parts of Khan Younis, after having withdrawn from the city.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.

Consortium News. (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…

Senior, Disability Action (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)…

Oraily Madruga Rios (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.

Alina Ramos Martin (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.

Nava J. Thakuria (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…

WSWS (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.

David Sirota (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…

NEOB (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…

ecns.cn (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.

WSWS (2024-03-29). Warning "famine is setting in," International Court of Justice orders "unhindered provision" of humanitarian aid to Gaza. wsws.org Given the undeniable fact that Israel has systematically blocked aid deliveries into Gaza, and massacred Palestinians trying to access food from the few shipments that have made it through, the Court's statement implicitly accuses Israel of committing genocidal actions.

Qassam Muaddi (2024-03-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 175: ICJ orders Israel to stop famine in Gaza as Israel continues to raid hospitals. mondoweiss.net The International Court of Justice imposed new provisional measures in South Africa's case against Israel for its genocide in Gaza, ordering Israel to ensure the entry of food and other supplies in order to stop the spreading famine.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-29). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 175: ICJ orders Israel to stop famine in Gaza as Israel continues to raid hospitals. mondoweiss.net

albawaba (2024-03-29). Israeli raids in Lebanon claim lives of 11 civilians, including 10 paramedics, in a single day. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Lebanon reported that 11 civilians, including 10 paramedics, were killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon within a single day.He emphasized that such attacks on health facilities violate international humanitarian law and expressed concern over the escalating violence against medical teams in the region.This statement comes amidst increased tensions between Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters along the Southern Lebanese borders. Hezbollah retaliated by targeting Israeli military sites in the occupied Kfar Shuba hills and launching over 150 missiles a…

Staff (2024-03-29). Gaza: 71 Palestinian killed, 112 injured by Israeli bombardment last 24 hrs. muslimnews.co.uk (Al Jazeera and Wafa): According to Ministry of Health, 71 Palestinians were killed and 112 others injured by Israeli indiscriminate bombings in the past 24 hours in Gaza Strip. This brings total of Palestinians killed by Israeli Defence Forces since 7 October 2023 to 32,623, including at least 13,000 children and at least 75,092 others …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-29). Cuba thanks China's donations to its health system. plenglish.com Beijing, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Friday thanked the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development for donations to its national health system.

WSWS (2024-03-29). Australia: Queensland's chief health officer calls for the scrapping of the term "Long COVID" wsws.org Gerrard's assertion is part of the campaign by the political establishment in Australia to normalise COVID-19 with the claim that Long COVID is no different to the long-term symptoms of seasonal influenza.

Staff (2024-03-29). A Guy Named Me: The More You See It, The More Incredible It Is. commondreams.org So the sick kingpin of "Red America's fever dreams" is still here — jabbering, menacing, whining, unraveling, what Biden calls "weak and desperate" and hazardous to our health. Lately, he's been busy going to court, misspelling "Biden," likening himself to Jesus, paying Nazi tribute to "the J6 hostages," shrieking "WITCH HUNT!", claiming migrants aren't people, …

Joshua Frank (2024-03-29). Of Life and Lithium: Why the "White Gold" Rush Won't Save The Planet. counterpunch.org With his perfect tan and slicked-back hair, California Governor Gavin Newsom stood at a podium at Sacramento's Cal Expo in late September 2020 and announced an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emissions by 2035. With the global Covid pandemic then at its height, Newsom was struggling to

Angela (2024-03-29). Sunday 4/21: Virtual Q&A Discussion of 3 Videos about Gaza Healthcare and Hospitals. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-03-29). We need to gain a better understanding of how our bodies work and take charge of our own well-being. expose-news.com The covid vaccines are the latest in a long line of so-called modern pharmaceutical miracles that seem to cause the very things they are designed to prevent. Considering the harm covid injections …

WSWS (2024-03-29). Massachusetts nurses fired by St. Vincent Hospital after blowing whistle on dangerous conditions. wsws.org The deplorable conditions for both nurses and patients that provoked the longest healthcare strike in Massachusetts history have only worsened, exposing the rotten character of the contract pushed through by the MNA to end the strike.

progressive (2024-03-29). What's Next on the Supreme Court's Chopping Block? progressive.org Prodded by Charles Koch, John Roberts's "chaos court" is poised to sabotage the health and safety of Americans.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-03-29). Animal Experiments: Illogical, Unscientific and Pointless. expose-news.com Pharmaceutical companies conduct initial trials on animals to determine the safety of new drugs. If a drug does not harm an animal, it is deemed safe for human consumption. However, if an …

Dean Baker (2024-03-29). Relitigating the Pandemic: School Closings and Vaccine Sharing. counterpunch.org There is a steady drumbeat from people intent on making a major issue over the fact that many cities may have kept their schools closed for too long during the pandemic. The argument is that children were generally less susceptible to Covid than the rest of the population and closing schools did little to stem

Adam Fishbein (2024-03-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2024. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2024: World Bank finds that sanctions overcompliance is hindering the private sector in Afghanistan; Cuba turns to the UN for assistance amid embargo-fueled food shortages; New book argues that Iran sanctions have hurt civilians, strengthened government; Human Rights Watch reports that North Korea sanctions negatively impact health, …

ecns.cn (2024-03-29). Employment strong in 2023. ecns.cn China's employment in urban areas grew last year, with the nation's economy and job market returning to normal after the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts said.

newarab (2024-03-29). Israeli strikes in Rafah escalate fear of ground assault. newarab.com Israel bombed at least four homes in One of the airstrikes killed 11 people from a single family, health officials said. | Mussa Dhaheer, looking on from below as neighbours helped an emergency worker lower a victim i…

presstv.ir (2024-03-29). Iran lambastes 'terrorist Israeli army's war on Gaza hospitals'. presstv.ir Iran lambastes the Israeli regime's numerous destructive attacks against healthcare facilities, including hospitals, across the Gaza Strip.