(2022-10-21). China expresses support, expectations for G20 summit in Bali. ecns.cn China supports Indonesia in playing its role as the president of the Group of 20 (G20) and expects the upcoming G20 summit to contribute to global COVID-19 response, economic recovery, and food and energy security, a senior Chinese diplomat said Thursday.
(2022-10-21). Sinopharm separates monkeypox virus strains; R&D of vaccines and medicine underway. ecns.cn Sinopharm's Wuhan Institute of Biological Products has recently successfully separated monkeypox virus strains from clinical samples of infected patients to help scientific research into the epidemic prevention and control of monkeypox.
(2022-10-21). New monkeypox research paves way for domestic vaccine. ecns.cn A Chinese research institute said on Thursday that it has successfully isolated monkeypox virus strains from clinical samples and has begun researching vaccines and drugs for fighting the infectious disease.
(2022-10-21). Dangerous new COVID-19 variants threaten massive fall-winter surge. wsws.org The growing wave of COVID-19 infections is unlike anything seen since the start of the pandemic, as multiple highly-mutated "escape variants" are forecast to become dominant throughout the world in the coming weeks.
(2022-10-21). How global consultancy firm McKinsey helped craft Quebec's profits-before-lives pandemic policy. wsws.org Recent revelations showing that McKinsey, one of the world's largest consulting firms, helped determine essential elements of the Quebec government's disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic provide a graphic illustration of the dictatorship big business exercises over society.
(2022-10-21). Australia: Victoria triple-zero call delays linked to 33 deaths over 18 months. wsws.org A recent report on emergency performance statistics is a damning indictment of the "let it rip" COVID-19 policy of state and federal governments.
(2022-10-21). Emiten alerta epidemiológica por influenza en Dominicana. telesurtv.net El virus puede conllevar graves complicaciones de la enfermedad subyacente, provocar neumonía o causar la muerte.
(2022-10-21). Casos de Covid-19 en Chile aumentan un % en la última semana. telesurtv.net La cifra de nuevos contagios, 6.201, es la mayor registrada en 48 días para sumar un total de 13.073 casos activos.
(2022-10-20). Raise corporate taxes to fight inflation, not interest rates. peoplesworld.org 
The New York Times recently pointed to car dealerships as an example of a trend that has defined the pandemic era. With high demand and new cars in short supply, dealerships have gotten used to charging higher prices and making record profits at the expense of consumers—and they are unlikely to bring prices down on their own. But car …
(2022-10-20). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Teachers across Europe continue widespread strikes over funding, pay and conditions, joined by mass walkouts by French high school students; Greek healthcare workers on 24-hour national strike over funding and staff shortages fear collapse of healthcare system under impact of winter flu and COVID; rail strikes over pay, pensions and job losses continue in the UK, with further strikes planned by postal and telecom workers; Iranian Haft Tappeh sugar factory workers join protests entering fifth week over death of Mahsa Amini; South Africa's Transnet workers' unions agree below-inflation deal to end two-week strike a…
(2022-10-20). Growing COVID hospitalisations and cases in New Zealand. wsws.org The Labour Party-led government has removed all public health restrictions and is behaving as though the pandemic is over, despite unmistakable signs of a new wave of infections.
(2022-10-20). WHO says COVID-19 still an international health emergency. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.
(2022-10-20). Pilots at German airline Eurowings on strike for three days. wsws.org As a result of corporate greed and shareholder demands for profit, pressure on the pilots is constantly increasing. Since the drastic job cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic, the workload for the remaining pilots has increased considerably.
(2022-10-20). Cherokee Indian Fair back after pandemic cancellations. peoplesworld.org 
CHEROKEE, N.C.—The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) held its 110th Cherokee Indian Fair from Oct. 4-8 after two years of cancellations due to the pandemic. In fact, at one point there was uncertainty as to when the fair would resume. Having attended the fair since I was a child, it was a joyous occasion to …
(2022-10-20). Italia registra más de 41 mil casos de Covid-19 en 24 horas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades italianas reportaron 81 fallecidos a causa del Covid-19 en el último dia.
(2022-10-20). Ecuador elimina obligatoriedad de certificado contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net Autoridades sanitarias reportan que en la nación suramericana se registra un millón de casos positivos desde el inicio de la pandemia de Covid-19.
(2022-10-20). OMS mantiene a la Covid-19 como emergencia sanitaria global. telesurtv.net El titular del organismo sanitario internacional señaló que "el virus sigue cambiando y siguen habiendo incertidumbre".
(2022-10-19). The Cult of the Branch Covidian and the Banality of Evil. dissidentvoice.org Everyone is the other and no one is himself. — Martin Heidegger, Being and Time, 1927 The Branch Covidian putsch is the most heinous crime ever perpetrated in the history of medicine, and some would argue, in the history of the world. Its success is attributable to the strong presence of Nazi bioethics within the …
(2022-10-19). Group Calls for US Ban on Gasoline Exports to Combat Big Oil Price Gouging. commondreams.org "The fossil fuel industry has made obscene profits throughout a deadly global pandemic, and will continue this profiteering at the pump by promoting fuel exports when supplies are tight."
(2022-10-19). Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians reach fever pitch. america.cgtn.com It has been well over a year since the Jerusalem District Court ruled that at least a half dozen Palestinian families were to be evicted from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem and it appears a new wave of violence has left a …