2024-02-17: News Headlines

Global Research News (2024-02-16). Selected Articles: Turbo Brain Cancer Due to University COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the United States. globalresearch.ca By Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines cause Turbo Brain Cancers, which, in my estimation are in the Top 3 …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-02-17). Pfizer's "Secret" Report on the Covid Vaccine. Beyond Manslaughter. The Evidence is Overwhelming. The Vaccine Should Be Immediately Withdrawn Worldwide. globalresearch.ca Pfizer was fully aware that the mRNA vaccine which it is marketing Worldwide would result in a wave of mortality and morbidity. This is tantamount to a crime against humanity on the part of Big Pharma.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-17). Network of New Zealand authorities still deceives and denies covid injection harms. expose-news.com There was a lack of long-term safety testing of mRNA vaccines before their widespread rollout and mandated in New Zealand and there is a continued failure by authorities to properly investigate vaccine …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-17). Is vaccine shedding possible? Over 1,000 reports say it's real and it's happening. expose-news.com An analysis of over 1,000 reports of covid vaccine shedding reveals that the most common symptoms, by far, are gynaecological. Outside of menstrual abnormalities, the most commonly reported symptoms include headaches, tinnitus, …

Paul Anthony Taylor (2024-02-16). British Prime Minister Confronted Over COVID-19 Vaccine Injuries on Live Television. globalresearch.ca

UN Children's Fund (2024-02-16). UNICEF Zimbabwe Polio Response Situation Report No. 1 for 02-16 February 2024. reliefweb.int Country: Zimbabwe | Source: UN Children's Fund | Please refer to the attached file. | Highlights | Zimbabwe detected seventeen (17) circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) from environmental samples in Harare since October 2023. The samples were from four polio environmental surveillance sites in Harare. | Polio outbreak was declared a public health emergency (PHE) by the Minister of Health and Child Care in October 2023. | An index human cVDPV2 was reported in a 10-year-old female AFP case in January 2024. | Two newly confirmed AFP cases (samples from contacts) have been reported this week…

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-17). Are "Phantom Covid Records" — "NHS Incompetence, Low Level Identity Theft or Higher Level, Systematic Data Fraud?" expose-news.com It appears that the NHS have recorded individuals as being "vaccinated" on their personal COVID app, even when they have never received one jab. Joel Smalley has previously reported that after checking …

The Exposé (2024-02-17). From One to Another: Doctors find Graphene is shedding from the COVID-19 vaccinated to the Unvaccinated, forming Deadly Blood Clots & Decimating Blood Cells. expose-news.com In his latest set of slides of blood samples taken from both "vaccinated" and unvaccinated people, Dr. Philippe van Welbergen demonstrated that the graphene being injected into people is organising and growing …

Dr. William Makis (2024-02-16). UCSF Chair of Medicine Dr. Bob Wachter (6x COVID-19 Vaccinated) Collapsed in the Shower. globalresearch.ca

Patricia Harrity (2024-02-16). Shocking Findings of New Study: Excess Deaths in the UK Pandemic were Iatrogenic and Caused by Midazolam and Euthanasia. expose-news.com Findings of a new study show that data showing a spike in excess deaths in April 2020 in the United Kingdom (UK) had significant anomalies and inconsistencies with existing explanations wrongly attributed …

Janine Jackson, Fairness, Accuracy in Reporting (2024-02-17). It's Important To Focus On Companies Using Inflation To Jack Up Prices. popularresistance.org If you buy groceries, you know that prices are high. And if you read the paper, you've probably heard that prices are high because of, well, "inflation," and "shocks to the supply chain," and other language you understand, but don't quite understand. | One article told me that | economists see pandemic-related spending meant to stabilize the economy as a factor, along with war-impacted supply chains and steps taken by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates | —all of which may be true, but still doesn't really help me see why four sticks of butter now cost $8. | Not to mention that the same piece talks…

Tamanisha John, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-17). Exercise Tradewinds: 40 Years Of US Counterinsurgency In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org Between December 5-7, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas military planners from the United States, Canada, Barbados, and other CARICOM entities met to make plans for Tradewinds '24.[1] There, it was determined that the 39th iteration of Exercise Tradewinds (EXTW24) would take place, at least in the first phase, in Barbados. Although Exercise Tradewinds "began" in 1984, EXTW24 will only mark the 39th iteration of these exercises versus the 40th iteration, given that no exercise was held in 2020 given the (ongoing) global COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Between January 29, 2024, and February 2, 2024 military planners met again, thi…

WSWS (2024-02-17). The WHO and the inability of capitalism to prevent future pandemics. wsws.org The international working class must assimilate the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, above all the inability of capitalism to organize on a global scale to address the current pandemic and prevent future ones.

Chauncey K. Robinson (2024-02-16). Journalism is in danger—be part of the rescue. peoplesworld.org According to news reports, 2023 was the worst year for journalism since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. Nearly 3,000 journalism jobs were slashed last year, with more to follow in 2024. Despite a number of large corporate outlets being owned by billionaires like Jeff Bezos (The Washington Post), John Henry (The Boston Globe), and …

Gabisile (2024-02-16). SA records an increase in research and development expenditure after COVID-19. sanews.gov.za SA records an increase in research and development expenditure after COVID-19 | Gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) has increased in real terms for the first time in four years. | GERD as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reached 0.62% in 2021/22, up from 0.60% in the previous year, indicating a slight improvement in research and development (R&D) intensity. | This represents a 6.9% year-on-year increase from R25.965 billion in 2020/21 to R27.756 billion in 2021/22, in terms of 2015 prices. | This is according to the latest South African National Survey of Research and Exp…

Greg Ruiters, Patrick Bond (2024-02-16). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |

Rhoda Wilson (2024-02-16). Canada: Class action lawsuit launched to bring justice to small businesses in Alberta that were forced to obey covid lockdowns. expose-news.com

Greg Ruiters, Patrick Bond (2024-02-17). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |

Pan American Health Organization (2024-02-16). World: Alerta Epidemiológica – Aumento de casos de dengue en la Región de las Américas – 16 de febrero del 202. reliefweb.int Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World | Source: Pan American Health Organization | Please refer to the attached file. | Teniendo en cuenta el comportamiento del dengue registrado en las primeras semanas del 2024, con aumento exponencial de casos notificado…

Pan American Health Organization (2024-02-16). World: Epidemiological Alert – Increase in dengue cases in the Region of the Americas – 16 February 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe (France), Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique (France), Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (The United States of America), Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), World | Source: Pan American Health Organization | Please refer to the attached file. | Considering the number of dengue cases reported in the first weeks of 2024, with an exponential increase in several countries of the Reg…

Andrew Green (2024-02-17). Obituary] Susan Abarca Salazar. thelancet.com Infectious diseases consultant and doctoral student. She was born on Sept 7, 1986, in Cusco, Peru, and died on Aug 15, 2023, in Zimbabwe, aged 36 years.

Mao-Li Xia (2024-02-17). Correspondence] China's philosophy for a healthier population. thelancet.com Richard Horton's Offline piece1 fits in well with the Confucianism philosophy of harmony and diversity advocated by the Chinese society. Both political leaders and the general public believe that harmony is the most valuable ideal. The same values are held in China's ancient medicine. The Inner Canon of Huangdi2 (the Classic of Internal Medicine, China's earliest classic work on medicine) believes that harmony between yin and yang is the key to good health and preventing disease.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Syphilis surge is cause for concern. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that cases of syphilis continue to rise in the U.S. This is while rates of other forms of sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia and gonorrhea are flat or declining. Learn more about what syphilis is, what the symptoms are and how it can be prevented in this Mayo Clinic Minute. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/hFJIE8UnNjA Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah) a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PsJJKSjOf1U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Treating stomach cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 26,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with stomach cancer this year, and nearly 11,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Stomach cancer accounts for about 1.5% of all new cancers diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, can affect any part of the stomach. In most of the world, stomach cancers form in the main part of the stomach. In the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the Black community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. African Americans are significantly affected by heart disease, resulting in higher mortality rates compared to white Americans. One of the reasons for the disparity is due to high hypertension rates in the Black community. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can increase your risk of developing heart disease. Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses cardiovascular disease…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An estimated 55 million people are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Vascular diseases contribute to approximately 25% of all diagnoses. When blood vessels are damaged or blocked, it can deprive your brain of vital oxygen and nutrients, which could lead to a condition called vascular dementia. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Q-kourqRrPQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Mayo Clinic Minute: How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Do you know your risk of coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says an easy and efficient test called a coronary calcium scan can help determine your risk before you show symptoms. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/r1Q45bi8nhM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 04) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. What a coronary calcium scan measures…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Heart attack symptoms in women are often different than men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That's why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease. "It's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Understanding whooping cough with a Mayo Clinic expert. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whooping cough (pertussis) is caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Some areas of the U.S. —and abroad — are seeing an uptick in whooping cough (pertussis) cases — including in parts of Wisconsin. Whooping cough is an infectious respiratory illness caused by Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. "This is an infection that causes quite a significant cough," says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases expert with the Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-16). Lifestyle links to heart health go beyond food, exercise, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Countries around the world observe Heart Month in February LONDON — What are steps you can take beyond a healthy diet and exercise to improve your heart health? In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, answers that question and more. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D. 1. Does loneliness affect heart health? Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to heart disease, Dr. Wamil says. "Studies suggest that…

Norman Solomon (2024-02-16). Dodging Biden's Moral Collapse Is No Way to Defeat Trump. counterpunch.org For more than four months, President Biden has been the main enabler for Israel's mass murder of Palestinian people in Gaza. Every day, hundreds of civilians are killed by U.S. weaponry and, increasingly, by hunger and disease. The cruelty and magnitude of the slaughter are repugnant to anyone who isn't somehow numb to the human agony.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Red flags for heart failure during pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Deaths from heart disease in women who are pregnant or delivered a baby within one year has increased over the previous 30 years. Dr. Demilade (Demi-lad-ay) Adedinsewo (Ah-ded-in-shay-woah) a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the red flags for heart failure during pregnancy and how healthcare professionals are working to detect the condition earlier. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/PsJJKSjOf1U Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Treating stomach cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 26,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with stomach cancer this year, and nearly 11,000 people will die of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. Stomach cancer accounts for about 1.5% of all new cancers diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, can affect any part of the stomach. In most of the world, stomach cancers form in the main part of the stomach. In the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the Black community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is American Heart Month. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. African Americans are significantly affected by heart disease, resulting in higher mortality rates compared to white Americans. One of the reasons for the disparity is due to high hypertension rates in the Black community. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can increase your risk of developing heart disease. Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses cardiovascular disease…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is vascular dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An estimated 55 million people are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. Vascular diseases contribute to approximately 25% of all diagnoses. When blood vessels are damaged or blocked, it can deprive your brain of vital oxygen and nutrients, which could lead to a condition called vascular dementia. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/Q-kourqRrPQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 03) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL), or bad cholesterol; and their connections to heart health. But what about triglycerides? Often that word gets skimmed over when talking about cholesterol levels. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says triglycerides provide the body with energy from food. High levels can indicate signs of other conditions, like diabetes or prediabetes, that can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Watch: The Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Heart attack symptoms in women are often different than men. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Sweating, nausea, dizziness and unusual fatigue may not sound like typical heart attack symptoms. However, they are common for women and may occur more often when resting or asleep.Unlike with men, pain, pressure or discomfort in the chest are not always severe or even the most prominent heart attack symptom in women. That's why women need to understand their unique symptoms while also working to reduce their risk of heart disease. "It's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Mayo Clinic Minute: Health disparities in gynecologic cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Each year, thousands of women are diagnosed with gynecologic cancers in the U.S. While cervical, ovarian and uterine cancer affects all races, Black women are often diagnosed at later stages and are more likely to die from these diseases. Dr. Kristina Butler, a Mayo Clinic gynecologic oncologist, discusses health disparities and prevention. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qnJg1eEtcN0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Lifestyle links to heart health go beyond food, exercise, Mayo Clinic Healthcare expert explains. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Countries around the world observe Heart Month in February LONDON — What are steps you can take beyond a healthy diet and exercise to improve your heart health? In this expert alert, Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, answers that question and more. Gosia Wamil, M.D., Ph.D. 1. Does loneliness affect heart health? Loneliness and social isolation have been linked to heart disease, Dr. Wamil says. "Studies suggest that…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-17). Celebrating the gift of life: Cousins raise awareness for organ donation on National Donor Day. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Lisa Brown, 53, of Jacksonville, suffered from severe pelvis and back pain for years. She later learned that her bladder wasn't working due to follicular cystitis, a rare and non-specific inflammatory disease of the bladder, and inflammatory pseudotumor of the bladder. In 2017, her bladder was removed using robotic-assisted surgery and replaced with a "neobladder" that was attached to her ureters, which are the tubes that carry urine produced by the kidneys. Unfortunately, ongoing challenges…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-02-17). Cholera still poses risks in Zambia despite decrease in cases. peoplesdispatch.org A deadly cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to endanger lives despite a reduction in confirmed cases. The government and public health authorities need to carry out more public health education programs and improve living conditions that have facilitated the outbreak in the first place…

newarab (2024-02-16). Israel raids Nasser hospital in Gaza as Rafah concerns grow. newarab.com Israel's military called the raid on Nasser

presstv.ir (2024-02-16). Hezbollah responds to Israeli 'massacres' with intensive rocket fire. presstv.ir Hezbollah says it fired dozens of rockets into northern occupied territories, a day after Israeli raids killed 15 people in dense urban areas in Lebanon's south.

presstv.ir (2024-02-17). Hezbollah responds to Israeli 'massacres' with intensive rocket fire. presstv.ir Hezbollah says it fired dozens of rockets into northern occupied territories, a day after Israeli raids killed 15 people in dense urban areas in Lebanon's south.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-17). Day 134: Israeli Genocide against Gazans Continues. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli occupation forces continued Saturday committing the genocide in Gaza for the 134th consecutive day, launching dozens of air raids. In this context, 10 martyrs were claimed an air raid on a residence in Sheikh Rudwan, Gaza. The Zionist artillery targeted east of Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza and a house off Al-Amal Hospital …

Staff (2024-02-17). Secret Service Raids Venezuela's Ambassador Residency in Washington DC. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2024-02-17). US Secret Service Raids Venezuelan Ambassador's Residency in Washington DC. orinocotribune.com

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