(2022-09-29). Steady growth for transport infrastructure. ecns.cn China has promoted infrastructure construction to boost economic development during the headwinds caused by COVID-19, officials from the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday.
(2022-09-29). State Attorney General Urged to Investigate Sutter Health's Use of CARES Act Money. indybay.org DALY CITY — San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa announced that he has sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta urging him to investigate Sutter Health's use of federal CARES Act dollars. The not-for-profit health care giant received $853 million in CARES Act funding, yet closed the Mack E. Mickelson therapy pool, the only warm water rehabilitation facility of its kind on the Peninsula. | "The federal CARES Act of 2020 was passed for the express purpose of keeping vital medical and community resources like the Mickelson therapy pool open during the COVID pandemic," Canepa said. "Yet despit…
(2022-09-29). The right-wing record of the "Quebec First" CAQ government. wsws.org The Coalition avenir Québec's (CAQ) first-ever term in office was marked by a disastrous response to the COVID-19 pandemic, brutal anti-worker measures and the promotion of virulent Quebec chauvinism.
(2022-09-29). Famous Pro-Vaccine Doctor Suspects Pfizer Booster Shot Sent His Cancer Into Overdrive. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-29). JAMA: mRNA Vaccine Shedding in Breast Milk Proven! globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-29). Lawsuits on mRNA technology show profit-driven struggle for control over vital scientific discoveries. wsws.org Recent lawsuits on mRNA technology are attempts by various corporations to take control of these vital discoveries for their own enrichment. Recent advances in molecular technology that allows for gene editing and protein manufacturing portend a revolution in medicine that can offer personalized treatments for a broad array of diseases.
(2022-09-29). Jarbas Barbosa da Silva es elegido director de la OPS. telesurtv.net Barbosa ocupa el cargo de subdirector de la OPS, donde ha liderado los esfuerzos de la organización para aumentar el acceso equitativo a las vacunas contra la Covid-19.
(2022-09-28). Four Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad A cycle of protests began in Haiti in July 2018, and—despite the pandemic—has carried on since then. The core reason for the protest in 2018 was that in March of that year the government of Venezuela—due to the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States—could no longer ship discounted oil to Haiti through the PetroCaribe scheme. Fuel prices soared by…
(2022-09-28). US, Russia trade threats of nuclear war as referendums in East Ukraine end. wsws.org As the war tensions between Russia and NATO are reaching fever pitch, Russian society has been thrown into turmoil by the mobilization of 300,000 reservists.
(2022-09-28). Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Trade in Services Report Offers Insights for Growth. infobrics.org BRICS countries — Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa — are increasingly important players in global services markets, despite pandemic-induced setbacks. BRICS countries accounted for 10% of global services exports and 13% of global services imports in 2020…
(2022-09-28). China Blasts US For Cyber Attacks on Chinese University. telesurenglish.net Wang made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on a new investigation report on the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) cyber attacks released on Tuesday by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center. | RELATED: | The report detailed how the NSA's Office of Tailored Access Operation (TAO) controled key infrastructure facilities in China and infiltrated into China's Northwestern Polytechnical Univer…
(2022-09-28). Press coverage of declining U.S. life expectancy evades the truth about class. peoplesworld.org 
Reporting by U.S. news services often takes China to task for its strict preventative measures imposed to prevent COVID-19 infection. Reports point to economic instability and people's distress resulting from such an uncompromising attitude. The slant of New York Times reporting, which minimized Chinese lives saved, earned sharp criticism on Sept. 9 from the Fairness …
(2022-09-28). Cholera and US Sanctions Killing Syrian Civilians. globalresearch.ca
(2022-09-28). USAID's New Stage of Pressure and Interference Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Misión Verdad — Sep 22, 2022 | On September 15, Marcela Escobari, current assistant administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), offered a testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate, in which she evaluated Washington's policy towards Venezuela, more specifically, that of that agency. | As we know, USAID, through financial support and training programs, is part of the US interventionist apparatus and has been influencing the internal affairs of Venezuela for several years, with less and less discre…
(2022-09-28). Poor People Will Be Voting for Their Lives in the Midterms. ips-dc.org New poverty data reveals the effectiveness of pandemic aid programs that are now expired. Foor poor Americans, building on that success is a matter of life and death.
(2022-09-28). Britain In Strike Fever After Queen's State Funeral. popularresistance.org After the state funeral of the Queen, class struggle has returned to the forefront in Britain. In a treacherous act by the union leaderships, class struggle had been effectively paused for almost two weeks during the period of "national mourning." After several suspended strikes and the TUC postponing its annual congress, however, momentum is returning. | Those on the side of British capital are leaving nothing to chance: Liz Truss, the new prime minister and Boris Johnson's successor, prepared a series of neoliberal measures which were presented in Parliament last Friday. On the same day the Queen died, Liz Trus…
(2022-09-28). Podcast: Feeling like a scientist, wastewater disease tests, and summer droughts. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: When a scientist begins to feel like one, monitoring wastewater for diseases like COVID-19, and how droughts led to hosepipe bans.
(2022-09-28). COVID-19 infection significantly increases one's risk of a neurological disorder. wsws.org A critical report from Washington University Medical School in St. Louis highlights the horrific neurological consequences associated with COVID infection.
(2022-09-28). COVID-19 infections not to end, lessons should be learned — medical expert. ecns.cn The coronavirus will continue to circulate for years and COVID-19 infections will not end, a leading British medical expert has said, calling on the global community to learn lessons from the pandemic.
(2022-09-28). Thanks to public programs, 20 million fewer Americans were poor in 2021. peoplesworld.org 
The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here—about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far we have left to go. First, these numbers show that government programs work. After Social Security, refundable tax credits …