(2024-10-23). Adventists sue Maryland to demand job discrimination by religion. peoplesworld.org 
BALTIMORE—Can you imagine a religion insisting you be of its "right" faith to be a janitor? The Seventh Day Adventists are demanding Maryland let them discriminate that way. In a lawsuit filed October 8 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, the headquarters of the church says Maryland so narrowly interprets its Constitution's religious exemptions on …
(2024-10-23). Arriving at a New Consensus: Immigrants and Asylum Seekers are a Key Driver of Economic Growth. inequality.org On June 4, 2024, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order allowing border agents to deny entry to humanitarian asylum seekers without an appointment. The number of asylum seekers had already declined in the months since a bipartisan border deal was agreed proposing a higher cap. Nonetheless, the limit announced by the White House was …
(2024-10-23). Gender equality remains key in climate change adaptation. sanews.gov.za Gender equality remains key in climate change adaptation | Government has affirmed its commitment to addressing gender equality in relation to women being disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change through policy, legislation and action. | , Addressing the Climate Change Adaptation and Gender Mainstreaming Dialogue in Pretoria, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, said the increased burden on women necessitates that government makes gender equality a central tenet of the climate change strategies. , , "Our National Climate Change Response White Paper explic…
(2024-10-23). The World Bank, the IMF and the respect of human rights. cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). Laos: Report on the human rights situation for the Universal Periodic Review. fidh.org
(2024-10-23). India : Intensification of the harassment against Babloo Loitongbam. fidh.org IND 004 / 1024 / OBS 042 Intimidation / Harassment India October 23, 2024
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(2024-10-23). Cambodia: Joint statement urging World Bank action on civil society reprisals. fidh.org In recent months, there has been a worrying escalation in the Cambodian government's repression of critical voices, as part of a broader crackdown on civil society. The undersigned organisations, including International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, urge World Bank President Ajay Banga to condemn the Cambodian government's assault on human rights groups, (…) | – |
(2024-10-23). Iran, India Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian president and the prime minister of India weighed plans for the expansion of relations between Tehran and New Delhi and discussed the latest regional developments, with both stressing the need to cease clashes and avoid double standards on human rights.
(2024-10-23). Oman: New Social Security Law Step in the Right Direction. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The Mutrah Souq in Muscat, Oman, November 7, 2022. | © 2022 Ahmed Abd Alkawey/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images | (Beirut) — Oman has a new social protection law that paves the way for a universal social security system, Human Rights Watch said today. If effectively and fairly implemented, this law could realize socioeconomic rights of Omani nationals and residents, including migrant workers, who are facing events that substantially affect their income.The new system includes a monthly universal, rather than means-tested, child benefit to every family per child, an entitlement…
(2024-10-23). Submission by Human Rights Watch on Türkiye to the Human Rights Committee. hrw.org This submission aims to contribute to the Human Rights Committee's ("the Committee") upcoming review of Türkiye's compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ("ICCPR" or "the Covenant").It focuses on the following key areas of concern — (1) Attacks on freedom of expression, assembly and association through arbitrary restrictions on liberty and abusive criminal proceedings reliant on unforeseeable counterterrorism legislation and criminal defamation laws; 2) Restrictions on social media and online content limiting the right to freedom of expression and to receive and impart…
(2024-10-23). Energy Justice in Africa? Energy Exceptionalism Please. wattsupwiththat.com The ideological environmental movement imposes the views of mostly wealthy, comfortable Americans and Europeans on mostly poor, desperate Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. It violates these people's most basic human rights, denying them economic opportunities, the chance for better lives, the right to rid their countries of diseases that were vanquished long ago in Europe and the United States.
(2024-10-23). Tunisia adds jail time for former presidential candidate. newarab.com 
Jailed Tunisian politician Zammel, one of only two candidates allowed to run against President Kais Saied earlier this month, was arrested in early September, on the same day that electoral authorities had approved his candidacy. | A court in the central city of Kairouan sentenced Zammel late Monday to five more years…
(2024-10-23). Kanak leader Christian Tein's jailing in France overturned in new legal twist. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report France's Supreme Court has overturned a judgment imprisoning pretrial in mainland France Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Tein, who is widely regarded as a political prisoner, reports Libération. Tein, who is head of the CCAT (Field Action Coordination Unit) in New Caledonia was in August elected president of the main pro-independence umbrella group…
(2024-10-23). BRICS Nations Make Urgent Call for Palestinian Statehood, Gaza Ceasefire. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: BRICS offer no hope for Palestine, only hollow gestures and declarations. Their statement does not even come close to supporting the enforcement of measures imposed against "israel" by the International Court of Justice. They perpetuate the "two-state myth" (which provides eternal cover for ethnic cleansing) in the face of genocide, rather than delegitimize…
(2024-10-23). Demanding Debt, Economic and Climate Justice! cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). UAE Minister of Justice opens Legal Book Fair. tvbrics.com 
Event provides legal researchers and practitioners with access to the latest legal publications, both in print and digital format…
(2024-10-23). DRC: The renewal of ICC investigations in North-Kivu raises new hopes for victims. fidh.org
(2024-10-23). Honduras: A Case Study In How "Mafia Style" Investments Menace Impoverished Countries. fpif.org Corporate lawsuits pose a growing threat to developing and impoverished countries across the world. Often employed to punish public efforts to regulate companies, protect local communities and their environment, or fight corruption, these lawsuits are a serious threat to democracy. | Honduras, one of the Western Hemisphere's most impoverished countries, offers a case in point. The country faces 15 claims before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) — 14 of which were filed in the last two years — for at least $14 billion. That's about 40 percent of the cou…
(2024-10-23). Why are victims of a Brazil dam disaster suing miner BHP in a London court? aljazeera.com The mining giant faces a potential $47bn lawsuit filed by at least 600,000 people over the 2015 mining disaster.
(2024-10-23). Yahya Sinwar: from refugee to resistance leader. peoplesdispatch.org One week ago, on Wednesday, October 16, Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar, also known as Abu Ibrahim, was killed in combat in the southern Gaza strip in the city of Rafah. Sinwar dedicated his life to struggling for the liberation of Palestine and resisting the occupation. | While Western media outlets have termed him a "terrorist mastermind" and his death as an achievement to be celebrated, this narrative seems to be in direct contradiction with the sentiments of people in Palestine and across the region. This is in part due to the fact that, for many, his story represents the decades-long story of oppression and resi…
(2024-10-23). Hashem Safieddine left behind 'inspiring' legacy of resistance: Iran president. presstv.ir The Hezbollah leader left behind a brilliant legacy of resistance in the path of Islam and the fight against oppression and tyranny, says President Pezeshkian.
(2024-10-23). Policy frameworks bear fruit. sanews.gov.za Policy frameworks bear fruit | Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says through the Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP), the dtic has provided critical incentives and policy frameworks to help drive investment, innovation and job creation., , Tau was speaking at the South Africa Auto-Week in Cape Town recently., , According to Tau, this has enabled South Africa to remain competitive on the global stage. , , He said since its inception in 2011, the Automotive Investment Scheme (AIS) disbursed R20.7 billion to component manufacturers (CMs) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM…
(2024-10-23). 'The Commune Is Nothing New Here': The Rio Cataniapo Commune. popularresistance.org Early in the last decade a set of communities along the Cataniapo River started to organize themselves to protect the river's ecosystem and bolster their agricultural and handicraft production. A few years later, in response to Chávez's call to build socialist communes, 15 community councils in the area came together to form the Rio Cataniapo Commune. | Today, approximately 1500 people participate in the Río Cataniapo Comune. They come from various ethnic backgrounds, but the majority identify as Indigenous and some still practice common ownership of land.
(2024-10-23). Naples Protests G7 'Lords Of War'. popularresistance.org Thousands of people took to the streets of Naples on October 19, demonstrating against the G7 military agenda and Italy's proposed reforms that would limit the freedom to dissent. Protesters, representing a host of organizations including student associations, trade unions, and community centers, rallied against Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government's policies, demanding a shift in priorities toward social needs instead of military spending. Side by side with the protest in Naples, demonstrations were held in dozens of cities across Italy, as reported by the left political party, Power to the People (Potere…
(2024-10-23). People of Ecuador Speak Out: Government Is Responsible for Electricity Crisis. orinocotribune.com The massive power cuts in Ecuador continue to cause havoc and are becoming more serious each time. The country is experiencing several crises simultaneously, but the electricity blackout is the one causing the most discomfort to the citizens, as well as to the government of President Daniel Noboa, a US born right-wing neoliberal corporate businessman who is giving away the country's resources while the people sit in the dark. | Scheduled power outages in Ecuador began on September 23. Since then, sectors of all the cities in the country have been without electricity from six to ten hours a day, including industri…
(2024-10-23). California law mandates that public school children be taught about State's genocide of Indigenous Peoples. mronline.org 
From the time the Europeans arrived on American shores, the U.S. government authorized more than 1,500 wars and attacks on Indigenous people and at the conclusion of the "Indian wars" in the late 19th century, of the estimated 10 million to 15 million native peoples, fewer than 238,000 remained.
(2024-10-23). Israel commits largest massacre yet in northern Gaza. mronline.org 
The siege of north Gaza and Jabalia refugee camp enters its third week as Israel has cut off aid to some 200,000 people. On Saturday, Israeli forces bombed Beit Lahia, killing at least 80 Palestinians, in one of the largest massacres in months.
(2024-10-23). Gaza: Britain's Seventh Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Mark Curtis A Palestinian amid the rubble of Jabalia. (Photo: Mahmoud Issa / Alamy) Since the 1960s, Labour and Conservative governments have supported or acquiesced in several cases of genocide across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Many people in Britain I speak to struggle to understand how their government can acquiesce in, still less…
(2024-10-23). Cuba can withstand any gale, says Ambassador to Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban people will withstand any gale, Cuban Ambassador to Argentina, Pedro Pablo Prada, assured on Wednesday and condemned the foreign policy and aggressions of the United States against his country.
(2024-10-23). Republicans aren't waiting for Trump — Project 2025 starts now. peoplesworld.org 
The far-right Heritage Foundation may have drafted its Project 2025 as an ambitious agenda for a second Trump presidency, but Republicans in Congress aren't waiting around for that. GOP lawmakers in the House of Representatives have already added more than 300 Project 2025 poison pills into draft government spending bills that must be passed before …
(2024-10-23). Biden-Harris Admin announces $428M for coal communities to expand clean energy manufacturing. peoplesworld.org 
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday $428 million in grant funding for the building and expansion of green energy manufacturing in communities where coal mines have recently been decommissioned. The 14 projects in 15 United States coal communities were chosen by DOE's Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) and …
(2024-10-23). Republican officials in Indiana seek to purge voter rolls, Hoosiers fight back. peoplesworld.org 
INDIANAPOLIS—In an attack on the voting rights of legal immigrants and Black and brown working people, on Oct. 7 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales asked Ur M. Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, to "verify" the citizenship of over 10% of the state's registered voters — some …
(2024-10-23). Flak flew as Boeing Machinists vote on second tentative contract. peoplesworld.org 
SEATTLE—Flak flew against Machinists leaders as 32,000 members who work for Boeing in Seattle, Everett, and elsewhere around Puget Sound in Washington and another 1,200 who toil in Portland, Ore., went to the polls on October 23 to vote on a second tentative agreement with the giant, but financially reeling, aircraft maker. There were two …
(2024-10-23). Barbara Dane, a fighter to the end. peoplesworld.org 
BERLIN — Barbara's death hits me hard. Though so distant I always thought of her as a close friend. When we first met 77 years ago — we were in Prague for the first World Youth Festival — I would have loved to become even more than just that. I was a simple member of …
(2024-10-23). For Cuba, U.S. elections have major consequences. peoplesworld.org 
At the end of October, the United Nations General Assembly, for the 32nd consecutive year, will be voting on a resolution submitted by Cuba claiming "the necessity to put an end to the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba." As they do every year, the delegates will most likely …
(2024-10-23). Thursday 10/24: Bay Area People's Arms Embargo – MASK OFF MAERSK! indybay.org 1266 66th St, Emeryville, CA…
(2024-10-23). Wednesday 10/23: What's on the Ballot? CA Props Info w/ CA Poor People's Campaign (nonpartisan). indybay.org Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrd-yhrD0uH9ZoGDgzaQjKsKu6zs1-kbnv…
(2024-10-23). Unprecedented since 2019: over 200 people joined the CADTM Autumn Meetings. cadtm.org
(2024-10-23). Hezbollah Strikes Tel Aviv Anew, Targets Israelis in Northern and Border Areas. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah on Wednesday kept up its attacks against Israeli sites and gatherings across the Zionist entity, with Tel Aviv being a routine and daily target to the Lebanese resistance group. Hezbollah Military Media announced the strikes, stressing that the operations are "in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and backing their …
(2024-10-23). Activists say over 70 dead in two days of fighting in Sudan. newarab.com 
Four children were among 20 people killed in an army air strike in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday, The strike wounded 27 people, including women and children, and left bodies "charred", according to the emergency response room (ERR) in Khartoum's south belt, one of hundreds of youth-led volunteer groups. | In Al-Jazira state just south of Khartoum, fierce clashes ignited on Sunday after a paramilitary commander defected…
(2024-10-23). Turkey says three dead, five injured after attack at TUSAS site. newarab.com 
The mayor of Kahramankazan, Slim Cirpanoglu, told Turkish TV channel Tele1 that three people were killed and five wounded in the attack. | In a social media post on X Int…
(2024-10-23). BRICS 16th Summit in Kazan: Building a Platform for the Global South. Reversing the Tide of Western Domination. globalresearch.ca Heads-of-State and other leading government officials gathered in Kazan of the Russian Federation to continue their work aimed at building a more equitable form of relations between countries and peoples largely centered in the Global South. | BRICS 2024 delegates convened …
(2024-10-23). I Was Diagnosed with a Stage 4 Blood Cancer That Affects Elderly People — But I'm Only 16. globalresearch.ca
(2024-10-23). Over 470,000 Gazans 'perishing en masse' in north amid siege: Palestinian envoy. presstv.ir The Palestinian ambassador to the UN says more than 470,000 people are facing imminent massacre in northern Gaza.
(2024-10-23). Persian Gulf trio islands belong to Iran; West seeking excuse for regional presence: Tangsiri. presstv.ir The IRGC Navy commander says the West is using the Iranian trio islands in the Persian Gulf as an excuse to justify its presence in the region.
(2024-10-23). Over 470,000 Gazans 'perishing en masse' in north amid siege: Palestinian envoy. presstv.ir The Palestinian ambassador to the UN says more than 470,000 people are facing imminent massacre in northern Gaza.
(2024-10-23). Israeli citizens calling for true international pressure on Israel for an immediate ceasefire. pressenza.com We, Israeli citizens residing in Israel and abroad, call on the international community — the UN and its institutions, the United States, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and all states around the world — to intervene immediately and implement every possible sanction towards achieving an immediate ceasefire between Israel and its neighbors, for the future of both peoples in Israel/Palestine and the peoples of the region, and for their rights to security and life. | Many of us are veteran activists against the occupation, for peace and mutual existence in this land. We are motivated by ou…
(2024-10-23). Pressenza Press Agency Launches Malayalam Language Edition. pressenza.com In continuity with the drive to reach more and more people and to become an agency that fully reflects cultural diversity in its content, Pressenza will inaugurate its Malayalam newsroom this Thursday (24/10). | The celebration, which will begin at 5 pm (Indian time) will take place in person at the Jawahar Library in Kannur, in the state of Kerala, India, and will also be broadcast virtually to facilitate the participation of journalists, editors, publishers and friends of the agency in different parts of the world. | This new milestone follows the recent additions of Russian and Arabic newsrooms in 2024, enrich…
(2024-10-23). Beijing officials crack down on illegal store closures. ecns.cn Authorities in Beijing have launched the country's first crackdown on illegal store closures that exploit and violate consumers' rights, and have placed two enterprises, three intermediary agencies and two people under investigation, officials said on Tuesday.
(2024-10-23). China's central bank conducts first SFISF operation of 50 billion yuan. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China has conducted its first operation of the Securities, Funds and Insurance Companies Swap Facility (SFISF), with a scale of 50 billion yuan ($7.04 billion), according to the central bank on Monday.
(2024-10-23). Angela Rayner roasts Oliver Dowden at PMQs over Tories failing working people. leftfootforward.org 'The definition of working people are the people that the Tory party has failed for the last 14 years'
(2024-10-23). Information for people affected by the conflict in Lebanon. icrc.org
(2024-10-23). Lebanon: Frequently asked questions about international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians, and our work in conflict. icrc.org
(2024-10-23). Risking my life to feed people displaced by Israel's war on Lebanon. aljazeera.com As Israel intensifies its bombardment of Lebanon, volunteers risk their lives to feed those displaced across the country…
(2024-10-23). McDonald's linked to E. coli outbreak that left 1 dead, dozens sick in US. aljazeera.com At least 49 people sickened after E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's quarter pounders, health officials say.
(2024-10-23). Video: Israeli forces attack Tyre in Lebanon and tell people to leave. aljazeera.com Video shows smoke rising after a series of Israeli air attacks on the city of Tyre in Lebanon.
(2024-10-23). Army kills dozens in Sudan since Sunday as ongoing conflict escalates. thecanary.co Sudanese volunteer rescuers reported four children were among 20 people killed in an army air strike in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Tuesday 22 October, adding to dozens killed in Al-Jazira state since Sunday. Dozens killed in Sudan by its own army The army strike wounded 27 people, including women and children, and left bodies "charred", […] | By
(2024-10-23). Bristol will show a RED LINE for Palestine this Saturday. thecanary.co This Saturday 26 October, people from Bristol together with groups from around the region, will gather to express their horror over the continuing death toll caused by Israel's genocide in Palestine — by drawing a RED LINE over the Zionist's entity's actions. The RED LINE for Palestine in Bristol A group of campaigners from Bournemouth […] | By
(2024-10-23). Most people in favour of higher tax on unhealthy foods. imperial.ac.uk Almost three quarters of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods.
(2024-10-23). More people in favour of higher tax on unhealthy foods. imperial.ac.uk Almost three quarters of the UK public are in favour of a higher tax on unhealthy foods.
(2024-10-23). Several dead in 'terrorist attack' in Türkiye (VIDEOS). t.co 
The assailants targeted a key defense firm near Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has said | Several people have been killed and wounded in an attack on the headquarters of a defense and aerospace company near Ankara, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Wednesday. | "A terrorist attack was carried out against the Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAS) Ankara Kahramankazan facilities," Yerlikaya wrote in a post on X. "Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people after the attack." | Video footage shared on social media shows an explosion at the facility, while gunfire could be heard in…
(2024-10-23). Exclusive: DWP refuses to provide details of mental health work coach trial and its 'dramatic results'. skwawkbox.org 
Kendall's department won't provide details or methodology of trial she says justifies forcing stressful visits on mental health patients The government has been rightly criticised for its plan to make people in hospital for treatment for severe mental health issues receive visits from 'work coaches' to get them back to work — government employees with …
(2024-10-23). 'Tattoos for the climate concerned': Why people are getting inked for the planet. grist.org 
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(2024-10-23). The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election. grist.org 
Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise. Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal. The surprise, really, may be that not even the hurricanes have pushed With early voting already underw…
(2024-10-23). Department rebukes rape culture targeting teenagers. sanews.gov.za Department rebukes rape culture targeting teenagers | The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has urged communities to report cases of abuse of women, youth and people with disabilities to their nearest police stations. | The department reiterated the call following the disturbing number of rape cases that are being reported at different police stations across the country. | According to recent crime statistics, between April and June this year, a total of 9 309 rape cases and 6 198 murder cases were registered. | "These statistics call upon society to be on high alert over the growing incide…
(2024-10-23). Exclusive: DWP refuses to provide details of mental health work coach trial and its 'dramatic results'. skwawkbox.org Kendall's department won't provide details or methodology of trial she says justifies giving dangerous drug to unemployed The government has been rightly criticised for its plan to make people in hospital for treatment for severe mental health issues receive visits from 'work coaches' to get them back to work — government employees with the power …
(2024-10-23). What frightens Ezra Klein most about Israel becoming a pariah state. haaretz.com After the 2014 Gaza war, U.S. journalist Ezra Klein took a 'personal break' from reporting on Israel-Palestine. A decade later he is one of the most influential voices on the conflict. In an interview with Haaretz, he discusses how October 7 're-confronted' him with Israel's impact on Diaspora Jews and why people who still think of the Jewish state as a democracy are 'delusional'…
(2024-10-23). 'At the beginning, it was shock. What's a hostage anyway?'. haaretz.com 'I have gone to the Knesset several times,' Sigi Cohen, mother of Elia Cohen, who was abducted to Gaza from the Nova music festival, says. 'Unfortunately, I felt that what I was saying was falling on deaf ears. I found myself as an emissary for unity. We need the people with us'…
(2024-10-23). UNDP and UNESCWA Warn of Soaring Poverty in Palestine Amid Conflict. devdiscourse.com A new assessment launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA) forecasts a staggering increase in poverty in the State of Palestine, predicting that 74.3% of the population will live in poverty by 2024, impacting approximately 4.1 million individuals, including 2.61 million newly impoverished people.
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Health screenings in underserved populations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer is a leading cause of death among Hispanic people in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. Compared to non-Hispanic white people, Hispanic men and women are less likely to be diagnosed with common cancers such as lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer, and they are more likely to develop cancers in the liver, stomach and cervix, often linked to infections like HPV. Early detection through screening can prevent serious health issues. Dr. Jesse Bracamonte,…
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Penicillin allergy or not? Why you should find out. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who think they are allergic to penicillin may not be. Should I check whether I truly am allergic? ANSWER: Penicillin refers to two things. One is a specific antibiotic prescribed to treat some common illnesses. Penicillin also refers to a…
(2024-10-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Protect your family from seasonal respiratory infections. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cold, flu, RSV and COVID-19 all have one thing in common: they are respiratory infections that cause similar symptoms such as coughing, fever and fatigue. These illnesses can range from mild to severe, especially in people who are more vulnerable. Dr. Tina Ardon, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says these respiratory infections also share common preventive measures. She offers these tips to help keep you and your family safe. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/sgcSYHY-5Z8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…
(2024-10-23). Could 'zombie cells' in the skin be aging your brain too? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Representative microscopy image of aged skin with increased DNA-damage (depicted in green) within telomeres (in red), a biomarker associated with cellular senescence and aging. Mayo Clinic researchers have found that senescent cells — non-dividing "zombie" cells — accumulate in the skin as people age and may influence aging in other parts of the body. Their recent study revealed that transplanting senescent skin cells into a preclinical model revealed that they not only caused that senescence…
(2024-10-23). Para Cuba, las elecciones estadounidenses tienen importantes consecuencias. peoplesworld.org 
A finales de octubre, la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas votará, por 32 ∫ año consecutivo, una resolución presentada por Cuba en la que se reclama "la necesidad de poner fin al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por los Estados Unidos de América contra Cuba". Como cada año, es muy probable que los delegados …
(2024-10-23). Israeli Forces Abduct Four Palestinians in Qalqilia and Jerusalem. imemc.org 
Israeli forces abducted, on Wednesday, three Palestinian citizens in the city of Qalqilia and a former prisoner in occupied Jerusalem, in the West Bank. On Wednesday at dawn, occupation forces invaded the city of Qalqilia, in the northwestern part of the West Bank, abducted three Palestinians, and stormed several citizens' homes. Media sources said that …
(2024-10-23). The Watermelon Scare: Attacks on Palestine Solidarity Activists Aim to Silence Anti-War Movement. itsgoingdown.org On October 15th, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was labeled a "terrorist entity" by Canada and subjected to sanctions by the United States. These designations follow a previous ban in Germany and the labeling of Samidoun as a "terrorist organization" by Israel. The U.S. claims Samidoun is a "sham fundraiser whose efforts have supported…
(2024-10-23). Transport workers and other sectors in Peru go on strikes. plenglish.com Lima, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) A transport worker's strike, which the government is trying to minimize and discredit, will take place in Peru, while protests continue against a transnational mining project in the southern Andean region of Arequipa.
(2024-10-23). Updated: Israeli Soldiers Shoot Two Teenage Boys Near Hebron. imemc.org 
Early Wednesday, Israeli soldiers shot two Palestinian teenage boys with live ammunition during protests that erupted after several military vehicles invaded the town of Halhul, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media reported that several military jeeps invaded the town before the soldiers closed several streets, leading to protests. They added …
(2024-10-23). Israeli Soldiers Shoot A Teenage Boy Near Hebron. imemc.org Early Wednesday, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian teenage boy with live ammunition during protests that erupted after several military vehicles invaded the town of Halhul, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media reported that several military jeeps invaded the town before the soldiers closed several streets, leading to protests. They added …
(2024-10-23). Roadblocks Erected Throughout Bolivia in Protests Against Arce Government. orinocotribune.com In Bolivia, the government of Luis Arce is confronted by the protests of peasants and workers, who are carrying out massive roadblocks. The pressure measure, which began five days ago, already affects four of the nine departments of the country and continues to expand. | The government's strategy of containment and delegitimization of this mass action, a strategy that was led by the minister of the presidency, Marianela Prada, and the minister of government, Eduardo del Castillo, did not yield results. Both authorities took on the task of minimizing the scope of the protest, stating that it was only seeking to pr…
(2024-10-23). Pro-Palestinian protesters in US rename historic university hall. aljazeera.com Pro-Palestine protesters at the University of Minnesota were arrested after staging a sit-in inside a university hall.
(2024-10-23). Hezbollah's Islamic Resistance fighters target Israeli gathering between Adaisseh and Rub Al-Thalatheen towns with barrages of rockets: statements. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-10-23). Islamic Resistance fighters target an Israeli gathering at the area between Misgav Am, Rub Al-Thalatheen and Markaba with a barrage of rockets: statement. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-10-23). Israeli media: Sirens sound as rockets fired from Lebanon at Acre and Krayot. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-10-23). Israeli media: Damage by rocket impact in an industrial area near Acre. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-10-23). China prepares to launch Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship. ecns.cn The combination of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area, Oct. 22, 2024.
(2024-10-23). China launches new remote-sensing satellite group. ecns.cn A Long March-2C carrier rocket carrying a group of remote-sensing satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwest China's Sichuan Province, Oct. 23, 2024.
(2024-10-23). Rockets fired from Lebanon trigger sirens in Tel Aviv, across central Israel. haaretz.com GAZA: At least 74 killed in last day, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF reportedly carries out large-scale strikes in Lebanon's Tyre hours after telling residents in parts of city to evacuate north ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Biden administration pushing for limited cease-fire deal to release some hostages…
(2024-10-23). Rockets fired from Lebanon trigger sirens across northern Israel, Golan Heights. haaretz.com GAZA: At least 74 killed in last day, Gaza Health Ministry says ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF reportedly carries out large-scale strikes in Lebanon's Tyre hours after telling residents in parts of city to evacuate north ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Biden administration pushing for limited cease-fire deal to release some hostages…
(2024-10-23). IDF tells some residents of Lebanon's Tyre to evacuate; One wounded by shrapnel in central Israel. haaretz.com GAZA: IDF calls on north Gaza residents of Beit Lahia to evacuate ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF tells residents in parts of Lebanon's Tyre to evacuate north ‚ñ ISRAEL: Hezbollah launched rockets at central Israel two days in a row ‚ñ HOSTAGE DEAL: Blinken in Israel for Middle East tour amid push to restart cease-fire/hostage release talks…
(2024-10-23). Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images You're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off a rock onto the beach. Suddenly, you feel a pop in your knee, then immediate pain followed by swelling. You may have just injured or torn your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL. How an ACL tear can happen The ACL is a tough band of tissue that lies within…
(2024-10-23). U.S. court overturns ruling against cruisers that called at Cuba. plenglish.com Washington, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) A U.S. federal appeals court overturned a ruling for more than $400 million in fines against four cruise lines, on the arbitrary charge of 'trafficking in confiscated goods' in Cuba.
(2024-10-23). Universities Raze Jewish Students' Gaza Solidarity Sukkahs. indybay.org To honor the Sukkot holiday, students from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and other Jewish-led organizations constructed Gaza solidarity sukkahs on campuses including Northwestern University; University of Chicago; Brown University; Columbia University; University of Washington; University of California, Berkeley; Stanford University; Yale University; University of North Carolina; University of California, Los Angeles; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers University; University of California, San Diego; and other schools.
(2024-10-23). IMF and BRICS: no return to Bretton Woods. cadtm.org This week the IMF-World Bank semi-annual meeting takes place in Washington, US. At the same time, the BRICS+ group meets in Kazan, Russia, that set the future world economic order to be established at the end of WW2. At the time, the then US president Franklin Roosevelt offered these prophetic words: "The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger. The world will either move toward unity and widely shared prosperity or it will move apart into necessarily competing (…) | – | / | <...
(2024-10-23). Trump campaign accuses UK Labour Party of election interference. newarab.com 
The Republican candidate's camp has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission in Washington, calling for an investigation into what it termed apparently ille…
(2024-10-23). Grieta de terceros partidos en elecciones reñidas de EEUU. radiohc.cu Washington, 23 oct (RHC) Candidatos de terceros partidos aparecerán en las boletas en todos los principales estados en disputa, lo que genera hoy un mayor escrutinio sobre cómo podrían influir en el resultado de las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos.
(2024-10-23). Cuba en datos: øCuál es el costo del bloqueo en la salud pública y la educación? cubadebate.cu El bloqueo de Estados Unidos impacta directamente en la calidad de vida de los cubanos. øSabía que más del 80% de nuestra población solo ha conocido una Cuba con bloqueo? øCuáles son los efectos de esta política de Washington en los sectores de la salud pública y la educación?