(2025-01-24). ART: Masks used as tropes to query Identity and Spirituality. independent.co.ug 
Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods' new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit his solo show this month …
(2025-01-24). New Zealand government installs new far-right health minister. wsws.org The new Minister of Health Simeon Brown is an anti-abortion bigot and one of the most vocal opponents of the public health measures used to stop the spread of COVID-19 early in the pandemic.
(2025-01-24). As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization. grist.org 
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an
(2025-01-24). California fires prove reality of climate crisis driven by global warming. peoplesworld.org 
The recent California wildfire outbreak is merely the latest in an episodic sequence of worsening disasters. These calamities, however, seem insufficient to dispel the willful ignorance of the fossil fuel industry and its cabal of climate deniers. These forces have profit-driven incentive to turn a blind eye to the cost of climate change — a …
(2025-01-24). 'Entire Pacific region at risk', says UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Fiji's Minister for Health and Medical Services has declared an HIV outbreak. Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu announced 1093 new HIV cases from the period of January to September 2024. "This declaration reflects the alarming reality that HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for," he said. READ MORE: Other…
(2025-01-24). Over dozen people killed in Shia-populated villages in Syria's Homs. presstv.ir At least 13 people have been killed in Shia-populated villages in Syria's Homs Province, amid raids conducted by forces from the HTS administration and local gunmen.
(2025-01-24). Hamas releases names of captives to be freed amid W. Bank raids. newarab.com 
Hamas has announced the names of four captives expected to be released on Saturday as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel. | The individuals—Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—are set to return to Israel in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. | The latest developments come as the Israeli military's operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin enters its fourth day on Friday. | According to Palestinian health officials, 12 Palestinians have been killed and 40 others wounded since the operation began. | This marks the third major Israeli military raid in Jenin in les…
(2025-01-24). "Shock and Awe": Immigration Raids Begin as Judge Halts Unconstitutional Birthright Citizenship Order. democracynow.org 
As the Trump administration launches what it touts as the largest mass deportation campaign in U.S. history, we look at how immigrant communities and advocates are fighting back. The administration already faces some setbacks, including in its attempt to end birthright citizenship, which a federal judge halted Thursday from going into effect because it was "blatantly unconstitutional." Thursday's ruling is the first in what's expected to be a long legal battle against Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. "We're in a moment where there's a ton of fear in the community,R…
(2025-01-24). As immigrant roundups begin, judge freezes Trump order denying birthright citizenship. peoplesworld.org 
KERN COUNTY, Calif.—Alejandra, an undocumented farmworker in California's lush Central Valley, kept her five-year-old son home from school even before Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, as word spread through the fields and farms of the key agricultural region of ICE immigration agents' raids there. School is too far from home for her son to …
(2025-01-24). DPWI welcomes signing in to law of the Expropriation Bill. sanews.gov.za DPWI welcomes signing in to law of the Expropriation Bill | Public Works and Infrastructure Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala has welcomed the signing into law of the Expropriation Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday. | The Deputy Minister has described it as seminal and ground-breaking. | "The legislation affirms the role of the state in unlocking land for socio-economic development and for distributive purposes. The legislation also paves way for expropriation in the public interest and is in full alignment with the Constitution," said the Deputy Minister in a statement. | The legislation places the Dep…
(2025-01-24). SATIRE: Study Finds Peeing Contagious In Chimpanzees. theonion.com 
A study published in the journal Current Biology found that when one chimpanzee urinates, the others in a group are more likely to follow, a phenomenon called "contagious urination" that could have deep evolutionary roots in humans as well. What do you think?
(2025-01-23). Pfizer used a ghostwriter to explain away the "hot lots," the deadly batches of covid vaccines. expose-news.com
(2025-01-23). Larry Ellison has created a media storm about his proposal for AI-generated mRNA cancer vaccines. expose-news.com President Donald Trump has announced a major AI investment programme involving Softbank, OpenAI and Oracle, with the initial investment being $100 billion and plans to expand to $500 billion over the next …
(2025-01-23). Gordon Brown takes apart Trump's reasons for leaving the World Health Organisation. leftfootforward.org Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has taken apart Donald Trump's reasons for pulling out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), as he warned that it was only a matter of time before the next pandemic breaks out. | On his first day in office, Trump signed an order to remove the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its perceived mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and "unfair" payments as a driving force for doing so. | However, former Prime Minister Brown has blasted the decision to do so, writing a piece in the Guardian where he dismantled Trump's reasoning. | Brown took on Trump's claims tha…
(2025-01-23). "Attack on Science": Trump's Exit from WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely, More Deadly. democracynow.org 
In one of his first executive orders after taking office, President Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from the U.N.'s World Health Organization, putting numerous WHO programs at risk, including efforts to tackle tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University, says the move is a "grave mistake for American national interests and our national security," as well as "an attack on science, public health and public health institutions." He warns that the U.S. will likely fall behind on public health innovation and disease pre…
(2025-01-23). Trump's Exit From WHO Could Make Next Pandemic More Likely — and More Deadly. truthout.org In one of his first executive orders after taking office, President Trump ordered the United States to withdraw from the U.N.'s World Health Organization, putting numerous WHO programs at risk, including efforts to tackle tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health law at Georgetown University, says the move is a "grave mistake for American national interests and our… |
(2025-01-23). Bahamas government ready to sign deal with medical guild. plenglish.com Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis said he respects the work of health workers and wants the best for them. | I respect the sacrifices you make every day. I see them up close: my daughter is a doctor and I know the dedication required. | "When I was fighting Covid-19, it was our doctors who saved my life. That's why I'm ready to sign a deal. I'm ready for this and moving forward together," Davis said. | We can't see signing in and out of the hospital as an act of distrust, it's about assuring everyone is in our hospitals and clinics at the required time. | It's vital to know who's there, and the hours our docto…
(2025-01-23). Respiratory viruses increase across the U.S. america.cgtn.com 
The respiratory virus season is in full swing in the U.S. | Fever, sneezing and coughing are the order of the day, forcing many Americans to stay home from work and school and keeping hospitals busy. And it looks like these viruses will stick around for a while. | CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
(2025-01-23). Two Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid near Jenin amid Ongoing West Bank Raids. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a raid in a town near Jenin, the latest escalation in the occupied West Bank where a major military offensive is underway.
(2025-01-23). Israeli army continues deadly raid in Jenin, two more killed in West Bank. aljazeera.com Israel's Iron Wall campaign targets Palestinian occupied territory after Gaza truce, intensifying West Bank operations.
(2025-01-23). CAIR Strongly Opposes Planned Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship, Other Sensitive Locations — Newark Raid, ACLU Advice on Raids. fightbackbetter.com 
CAIR Strongly Opposes Planned Immigration Raids at Houses of Worship, Other Sensitive Locations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the…
(2025-01-23). Trump threats of immigration raids strike fear in many in Chicago. america.cgtn.com 
Immigrant communities in the U.S. are on edge, bracing for promised raids by federal authorities looking to round up and deport undocumented immigrants. | U.S. President Donald Trump has made immigration a top priority of his new administration. | And while officials say undocumented migrants who've committed serious crimes will be targeted first.
| All those without proper papers have been put on notice. | CGTN's Dan Williams has more now from Chicago, a city identified as a starting point for Trump's mass deportation goals.
(2025-01-23). Iran arrests 10 Bahai women in 'shocking' raids: group. newarab.com 
"Security forces arrested ten Bahai women, without arrest warrants or prior notification, in a series…
(2025-01-23). UNAIDS urges Donald Trump to continue HIV funding. independent.co.ug 
Washington, the United States | THE INDEPENDENT | UNAIDS has urged President Donald Trump to continue funding HIV. This comes a day after the United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organisation. "Under President Trump's leadership, the United States of America has the opportunity to accelerate the global HIV response and end AIDS by 2030," …