(2022-09-13). New Zealand government ends COVID mask mandates. wsws.org New Zealand's Labour Party-led government has embraced the demands of the far-right, anti-vax protesters, removing almost all mask mandates, all vaccine mandates, and promoting the lie that the pandemic is over.
(2022-09-13). Industrial production resumes as epidemic wanes in Hainan. ecns.cn Industrial production and construction on key projects have resumed in Hainan province, as the fight against the latest COVID-19 outbreak on the tropical island enters the phase-out period.
(2022-09-13). Australia and New Zealand end daily COVID-19 reporting: The "let it rip" conspiracy against the population. wsws.org As deaths and infections reach record levels, both countries are following the lead of the US and Britain in suppressing information about the pandemic amid a propaganda campaign claiming the pandemic is over.
(2022-09-13). Campus outbreaks continue over holiday. ecns.cn Beijing is continuing to battle COVID-19 clusters in three schools with more cases reported over the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
(2022-09-13). Michigan Democrats end K-12 school COVID safety measures, following Biden's CDC. wsws.org Michigan teachers describe the reopening of schools and the complete absence of COVID protections, as the virus quickly spreads and students get sick. Teachers urge the building of the Michigan Educators Rank-and-File Safety Committee.
(2022-09-13). Death of Los Angeles County man infected with monkeypox under investigation by health officials. wsws.org Los Angeles County public health officials reported last week that a man infected with monkeypox had died, raising the total to two deaths in the US. However, the County's chief medical officer, Dr. Rita Singh, told reporters that an investigation was underway to determine the monkeypox virus' contribution to his death.
(2022-09-12). VIDEO: Moscow conducts air raids on Ukraine power stations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 12 (MNA) — Russia targeted power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine.
(2022-09-12). Florida Democrat Charlie Crist taps Miami/Dade teachers' union head as running mate in gubernatorial election. wsws.org In naming Hernandez-Mats, Crist is boosting a union bureaucrat who carried out the demands of Biden, the NEA and the AFT that schools be reopened at the height of the Delta and Omicron surges of COVID-19.
(2022-09-12). Australian retail lobby calls for working age to be lowered to 13. wsws.org Amid spiralling inflation and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling class is intent on destroying the hard-won rights gained by workers over a whole historical period, including restrictions on child labour.
(2022-09-12). Protests Throughout The Global South Signal Opposition To Austerity. popularresistance.org It has now been two months since tens of thousands of Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace and toppled the country's president in a powerful rejection of price hikes on food and fuel. As shocking and inspiring as the news was, many economists and geopolitical experts were quick to point out that Sri Lanka would not be the last country to experience a mass-uprising. | Around the world, the policies of the neoliberal era are straining economies as the neoliberal system is pitched into crisis after crisis. In the last several years, these crises have been fueled by supply chain disruptions from the pandemic,…
(2022-09-12). Let's Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy. transcend.org 4 Sep 2022 – The U.S. posits itself as a champion of opportunity, freedom, human rights and civil liberties, even as half the country struggles at subsistence level, militarized police gun down and imprison the poor with impunity, and the primary business of the state is war. This collective self-delusion masks who we have become. Under inverted totalitarianism, there is no attempt, unlike fascism and state socialism, to address the needs of the poor.
(2022-09-12). CNN's 1st Anchor Bernard Shaw Passes Away At 82. moguldom.com Legendary journalist Bernard Shaw, the first ever anchor for CNN, died on Sept. 7 at a Washington, DC hospital of pneumonia unrelated to covid-19, his family announced. Shaw was 82. When CNN launched on June 1, 1980, Shaw was tapped to be CNN's first chief anchor at a time when other networks had white males …
(2022-09-12). FBI Raids: Democrats Consolidate One-Party System. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-12). Coronavirus September Update. transcend.org New Insights into the Coronavirus Pandemic – September 2022…
(2022-09-12). Strident far-right "Freedom" Convoy advocate Pierre Poilievre wins leadership of Canada's Conservatives. wsws.org Poilievre made the Convoy, which menacingly occupied the nation's capital for more than three weeks last winter, and its call for a permanent end to all anti-COVID public health measures the defining issue of his successful campaign.
(2022-09-12). New York declares a state of emergency on polio over growing community transmission of the virus. wsws.org On Friday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over polio. Wastewater data indicates the silent transmission of the virus, raising concerns because of low polio vaccination rates among children in certain regions.
(2022-09-12). Cuba reporta 24 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 11 de septiembre, Cuba reportó 24 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. Actualmente hay 130 casos activos, todos con evolución clínica estable, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública en su parte diario.
(2022-09-11). NYC considers making temporary street-side dining permanent. america.cgtn.com As NYC recovers from the pandemic, outdoor dining at restaurants is becoming more contentious. Some sidewalk set ups were credited with keeping the restaurant industry alive during the worst days of the pandemic. But some residents say noisy nightlife is ruining their communities.