aljazeera (2025-01-13). UK's Starmer touts plan to 'turbocharge' living standards with AI. aljazeera.com British Prime Minister says AI has the potential to 'transform the lives of working people'.

aljazeera (2025-01-13). The Khalistan Assassinations. aljazeera.com A murder that rocked the Sikh community in British Columbia, Canada.

Staff (2025-01-13). Cuba formaliza su adhesión a la demanda de Sudáfrica contra Israel por el genocidio en Palestina. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno de la República de Cuba hizo entrega formal ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia en su sede en La Haya, Países Bajos, de la Declaración de intervención en el caso Sudáfrica contra Israel. El Gobierno de Cuba reitera su profunda preocupación con la continua escalada de violencia, por parte de Israel, en los territorios palestinos ilegalmente ocupados.

Staff (2025-01-13). Presos palestinos relatan abusos en cárceles israelíes: "Vivíamos en un infierno" cubadebate.cu Los testimonios de los presos palestinos en cárceles israelíes ponen de relieve una serie de abusos, torturas sistemáticas, tratos graves, negligencia médica y palizas brutales, informa el Centro de Información sobre Palestina. Numerosos informes de derechos humanos han documentado la muerte de decenas de detenidos, además de ejecuciones sobre el terreno.

Staff (2025-01-13). øCómo podría Canadá enfrentarse a Donald Trump? cubadebate.cu Aunque algunos analistas creen que la retórica es la típica bravuconada de Trump, sus comentarios han sido ampliamente condenados por políticos y economistas canadienses, ya que Canadá no fue uno de los principales objetivos del candidato republicano durante la campaña electoral estadounidense, a diferencia de China, México, los BRICS y la OTAN.

Raúl Rodríguez (2025-01-13). Cuba cae frente a club croata rumbo a Mundial de Balonmano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (ACN) La selección nacional cubana de balonmano, que debutará el 16 de enero en el Campeonato Mundial de la disciplina, cayó 36 a 35 frente al Club RK Porek de la liga premier croata en partido de preparación celebrado en la ciudad balcánica de Umag.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-01-13). Cuba and Russia strengthen collaboration for scientific research. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Immunoessay Center signed an agreement for Cooperation in Scientific Research with the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology (EIMB) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), it was revealed today.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-13). Bienal de La Habana continúa con propuestas de las artes visuales. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (RHC) La XV Bienal de La Habana, el mayor evento de las artes visuales en Cuba, continúa hoy con diferentes exposiciones abiertas al público en varios espacios de esta capital.

Raúl Rodríguez (2025-01-13). Cubano Erislandy àÅlvarez no boxeará el 18 de enero. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (JIT).- Contrario a lo pactado inicialmente, la semifinal de la Copa del Mundo Profesional de la Asociación Internacional de Boxeo (IBA) que implicará al cubano Erislandy àÅlvarez (63,5 kg) no se disputará el próximo día 18.

Raúl Rodríguez (2025-01-13). Cubano Roamy Alonso pasa al frente de los máximos bloqueadores en Italia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (RHC).- El central cubano Roamy Alonso sigue envuelto en una gran temporada en la Superliga de Voleibol de Italia. Con los cinco puntos por bloqueos que marcó el domingo pasó a la cima de ese importante apartado en la mejor liga el mundo.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-13). Artistas de Ballet Beyond Borders HAVBANA actúan en Cienfuegos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (RHC) Bailarines de varios países compartirán hoy la escena del Teatro Tomás Terry de la ciudad de Cienfuegos en una gala especial de Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB) HAVBANA 2025, evento organizado por Cuba y Estados Unidos.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-13). Evocan pobladores heroica quema de Bayamo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (RHC) Con una gala político-cultural en la primera plaza denominada de la Revolución en Cuba, artistas, autoridades y pueblo evocaron la gloriosa quema de la ciudad de Bayamo por sus moradores, trascendental hecho acaecido el 12 de enero de 1869.

Raúl Rodríguez (2025-01-13). Se retira el pesista cubano Olfides Sáez. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (ACN).- El adiós al deporte activo de Olfides Sáez, relevante pesista de la provincia de Cienfuegos, y uno de los de mejores resultados para Cuba en los últimos años, centró esta semana las noticias locales de mayor impacto en la prensa provincial.

María Candela (2025-01-13). Reconocidos investigadores cienfuegueros por el Día de la Ciencia Cubana (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 13 ene (RHC) Investigadores cienfuegueros recibieron reconocimientos por el Día de la Ciencia Cubana en el acto provincial efectuado en el Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Cienfuegos (CEAC), donde también estimularon a varios sectores destacados.

María Candela (2025-01-13). Vietnamitas en Los Palacios con eficiente técnica arrocera. radiohc.cu La inversión extranjera en Cuba y la sostenida colaboración con Vietnam adquieren nuevos ribetes, al calor de un plan para aumentar la producción de arroz en el archipiélago caribeño, donde el cereal es altamente demandado.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-13). Por un control efectivo sobre los incendios forestales en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 13 ene (RHC) Entre el 90 % y el 95 % de los incendios forestales en Cuba tienen origen humano, fundamentalmente por las quemas para diferentes fines, fumadores y transeúntes irresponsables, la circulación de vehículos con desperfectos técnicos en el sistema de escape de los gases de combustión….

Staff (2025-01-13). Arabia Saudita planea producir más de 90 000 toneladas de uranio. cubadebate.cu Arabia Saudita planea producir y exportar uranio, lo que supondría un importante cambio en el sector energético del país, anunció este lunes el ministro de Energía, el príncipe Abdulaziz bin Salmán. Dijo, además, que Riad está trabajando para localizar tecnologías modernas e industrias, con el sector petroquímico como pieza clave para el futuro.

Staff (2025-01-13). Canciller de Venezuela denuncia ataques contra sedes diplomáticas del país en el extranjero. cubadebate.cu El canciller de Venezuela, Yván Gil, ha hecho un llamado urgente a las autoridades de Lisboa (Portugal), Frankfurt (Alemania), Medellín (Colombia), Vigo (España) y San José (Costa Rica) para que aceleren las investigaciones relacionadas con los recientes ataques a sedes consulares venezolanas. Denunció que estos actos son parte de una "acción coordinada por los comanditos del fascismo desquiciado".

Staff (2025-01-13). Estudian agujero negro supermasivo con características "nunca vistas antes" cubadebate.cu El Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias participa en el estudio de una galaxia que alberga un agujero negro supermasivo con características nunca vistas previamente, como la emisión de un chorro de plasma y unas inusuales y rápidas fluctuaciones de rayos X. El descubrimiento se ha realizado en una galaxia situada a unos 270 millones de años luz en la constelación de Draco.

Staff (2025-01-13). Los bomberos han contenido un 33% del incendio de Eaton, en Los àÅngeles, según las autoridades. cubadebate.cu El incendio de Eaton en el condado de Los àÅngeles, que Cal Fire dice que es probablemente uno de los incendios más destructivos en la historia de California, fue contenido al menos en un tercio este lunes por la mañana, dijeron las autoridades. El incendio, que había quemado 14 117 hectáreas, estaba contenido en un 33% a las 7: 18 am pt de este lunes.

Staff (2025-01-13). TUCKER SURL: Servicios de limpieza y mantenimiento para lograr un "cambio real" cubadebate.cu Servicios integrales que combinan la limpieza y mantenimiento que permiten "un cambio real" en la instalación. Así se define TUCKER SURL, una pyme que surgió en el 2019 como TCP, hasta constituirse como pequeña empresa en el 2020. Poco a poco, se convirtieron en lo que son hoy: una empresa con prestigio, con una marca reconocida.

Staff (2025-01-13). La infancia enfrenta una nueva era de amenazas y retos, advierte la ONU. cubadebate.cu El exponencial aumento de la desigualdad y los conflictos, junto con la amenaza del cambio climático y la tecnología crean una época de incertidumbre para los niños en todo el mundo. La agencia de la ONU para la infancia exige reforzar los sistemas diseñados a mitigar el impacto de todos esos fenómenos.

Staff (2025-01-13). Este lunes en la Mesa Redonda: El presupuesto del Estado de 2025. mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu El ministro de Finanzas y Precios y otros directivos de ese ministerio comparecen este lunes en la Mesa Redonda para informar detalles sobre la conformación del Presupuesto del Estado en el 2025, el cual fue aprobado a fines de diciembre por la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular.

Rick Baum (2025-01-13). The Unfairness and Inadequacy of Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment Increases. counterpunch.org Reductions in the purchasing power of one's income occur when cost-of-living increases just keep up with the rate of inflation and are simultaneously accompanied by greater imposed costs. This has happened to Social Security recipients who are on Medicare. The 2025 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) of 2.5% is being undermined by the

Guest Blogger (2025-01-13). The Global Net Zero Financial Cartel, Falling Apart. wattsupwiththat.com Less than three weeks ago, on December 23, in a post on optimism about the potential demise of the green energy fantasy, I took note that two of the largest U.S. banks had just quit something called the "Net Zero Banking Alliance." The two were Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo. These two banks, along with many others, including all of the biggest ones, had joined the NZBA as it was getting organized under auspices of the UN back in 2021. NZBA, together with other related groups organized around the same time, aspired to be cartels of financial institutions that would save the planet by starving hydrocarbon fuels of…

aljazeera (2025-01-13). Armed groups kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria's Borno State. aljazeera.com Officials say Boko Haram and ISWAP groups suspected of being behind the attacks on farmers in the Dumba region.

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-13). Vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 and RSV in Uruguay. plenglish.com The immunization will be done with the drug Comirnaty JN.1, a vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and adapted to the Omicron JN.1 subvariant of the virus. | In the first instance, risk groups will be considered, including older adults, people with comorbidities and minors with moderate to severe immunosuppresion. | Also pregnant women, people with Down syndrome, health care workers with potential risk and caregivers. | The MSP recommends that the booster dose should be given at least four months after the last dose received or after the infection. | The MSP will also roll out from Monday a vac…

presstv.ir (2025-01-13). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…

Lucia Posteraro (2025-01-13). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org

tn.ai (2025-01-13). Iran Sets Sights on Lunar Exploration with New Rover Project. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Space Agency has launched its first major lunar rover project, signaling a strategic move to tap into the Moon's resources and join the ranks of other spacefaring nations.

newarab (2025-01-13). UNRWA's expulsion from Jerusalem will seal Israel's annexation. newarab.com In the last week of January, two Knesset bills ending Israel's "cooperation" with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), are scheduled to come into force. If they do, UNRWA's activities in the territory of the state of Israel would be illegal under Israeli law and any Israeli official or institution engaging with the agency would be breaking the law. | In

Ramzy Baroud (2025-01-13). Israel Destroyed Gaza 'for Generations to Come' and the World Stayed Silent. counterpunch.org The first official reference to Gaza becoming increasingly uninhabitable was made by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2012, when the population of the Gaza Strip was estimated at 1.8 million inhabitants. The intention of the report, "The Gaza Strip: The Economic Situation and the Prospects for Development," was not merely

Elsy Fors Garzon (2025-01-13). Bolivia advances in certification of 200 tourist destinations. plenglish.com La Paz, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce reaffirmed the commitment that his government is currently promoting tourism, with the certification of 200 destinations underway, of which 20 emblematic ones will be selected for international promotion.

NEOB (2025-01-13). Umalusi approves release of Matric 2024 exam results. sanews.gov.za Umalusi approves release of Matric 2024 exam results | South Africa's national education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has approved the release of the November 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. | The national results will be released later today. | "The approval statements bring together decisions taken after careful consideration of available evidence by various role players at different stages of Umalusi's quality assurance cycle. | "EXCO's approval for the release of candidates' results is confirmation that the assessment leading to certification in schools, adult education centres and t…

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-13). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org

newarab (2025-01-13). Thousands flee southern Sudan town amid escalating clashes: UN. newarab.com Thousands have fled a town in southern Sudan since clashes erupted last week between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries, the United Nations' migration agency said Sunday. | The conflict in Sudan, which erupted in mid-April 2023, has pitted the forces of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy "Between 1,000 and 3,000 households were displaced from Um Rawaba town" in North Kordofan state in the country's so…

David Rovics (2025-01-13). The Coming Fires. counterpunch.org LA completely embodies the concept of the endless American suburb, where people have historically gone to buy their little patch of paradise, or their big patch of paradise, depending on how wealthy they may be. But now paradise has burned, again. And whether you're one of the estimated 70,000 people in Los Angeles County living on the streets (some of whom may be staying warm in the winter with propane heaters in their tents), or a movie star in a mansion with a nice, safe, fireplace, we're all equal under the Santa Anna winds, just as prone to the errant cigarette butt as everyone else, just as strong as the we…

Andrew Korybko (2025-01-13). Lithuania's Provocative Remark About Kaliningrad Doesn't Equate To A Territorial Claim. thealtworld.com Referring to places by the names that a certain group once used doesn't automatically imply territorial claims, though it can be interpreted as such depending on the context, but it's also understandable that the current inhabitants might consider it provocative if they now describe those places differently. | Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reacted to Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda's remarks on X describing Kaliningrad city as "Karaliaucius" and its oblast/region as "Lithuania Minor" by

Staff (2025-01-13). "Tinderbox": How Fossil Fuel Companies & Electric Utilities Intensified L.A. Wildfires, Climate Chaos. democracynow.org We speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of burning fossil fuels and destabilizing the planet's equilibrium. "The ultimate driver here is climate change," says Stokes. She says that as people begin to consider rebuilding their communities, they should think about how to build more resilient homes or whether the risk is simply too great in some areas. "Are these places where people really want to be building back at that same density, with that same risk?" she asks. "We do have to be asking…

Matona (2025-01-13). SA's natural resources can drive inclusive growth: President Ramaphosa. sanews.gov.za SA's natural resources can drive inclusive growth: President Ramaphosa | President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa's tourism sector, largely underpinned by its natural endowments, has great potential to drive inclusive growth. | "As the festive season makes way for the start of the new year, many South Africans have been returning home from different parts of the country. Some people have been visiting family, while others have been exploring new places. | "This is a time of year when we get to appreciate why our country is such an attractive destination for visitors. We are blessed with natural splendour that…

Editor (2025-01-13). Ellen Brown: Beating Wall Street at Its Own Game — The Bank of North Dakota Model. scheerpost.com By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost North Dakota is staunchly conservative, having voted Republican in every presidential election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. So how is it that the state boasts the only state-owned bank in the nation? Has it secretly gone socialist? No. The Bank of North Dakota (BND) operates on the same …

newarab (2025-01-13). Lebanon: Nawaf Salam officially announced as prime minister. newarab.com Lebanese President "The president of the republic called on Judge Nawaf Salam to task him with forming a government, knowing that he is currently abroad. It has been decided he will return tomorrow," it said. | The Harvard-ed…

tn.ai (2025-01-13). Iran Army Adds 1,000 High-Tech Drones to Combat Fleet. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Republic of Iran's Army has reinforced its combat forces by incorporating 1,000 state-of-the-art drones, designed for strategic missions and long-range operations.

Nick Licata (2025-01-13). Are the Republicans Now the Working-Class Party? counterpunch.org Conservatives claim that Donald Trump's electoral victories show that his Republican Party, not the Democrats, now represents the working class. Sen. Josh Hawley tweeted on election night 2020, "We are a working-class party now. That's the future." Although unions only represent 10% of the working-class labor force, since 1980, Democrats have not dipped below 51%. However, as

Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (2025-01-13). PMPI Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Municipal Waters. pressenza.com We, the 230 members of the Philippine-Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI), express profound concern regarding the Supreme Court's First Division's affirmation of the Malabon Regional Trial Court's decision declaring Sections 4 (58), 16, and 18 of the Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act No. 8550, as amended by RA 10654) unconstitutional. This decision would allow large-scale commercial fishers to operate within municipal waters, further threatening the livelihoods of small-scale fishers who depend on these waters for their daily sustenance. | We are alarmed and greatly disappointed that this ruling on Section…

Jake Johnson (2025-01-13). GOP Is Gearing Up to Push Major Medicaid Cuts, Leaked Document Reveals. truthout.org Policy analysts and Democratic lawmakers raised alarm over the weekend at a leaked document indicating that House Republicans intend to pursue massive cuts to Medicaid, a program that provides sometimes lifesaving coverage to roughly 80 million people across the United States. Near the top of a list of "spending reform options" that House Republicans are considering to help finance additional… |

The Sirius Report (2025-01-13). Ukraine Briefing: Trump-Putin Talks, Turkstream sabotage, Russian strategic victories, Western plans. thesiriusreport.com

presstv.ir (2025-01-12). Zionist lobby head in UK caught in pedophile scandal. presstv.ir The chairman of a Zionist lobby group with close ties to the Israeli embassy in the UK has been caught by pedophile hunters while attempting to meet with a child, police say.

tn.ai (2025-01-12). Israeli Security on High Alert Over Potential Ansarullah Retaliation After Joint Airstrikes on Yemen. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israel's security apparatus has been placed on high alert amid rising concerns of a retaliatory attack by Yemen's Ansarullah movement following joint airstrikes by the US, British, and Israeli forces.

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-12). An overview of the nefarious activities of the "Mutton Crew": From Brexit to covid to climate change and Ukraine. expose-news.com The "Mutton Crew" is an organisation with pharmaceutical and financial interests. Although it has links to the British Army, it is not a military unit but its operatives may have been trained …

newarab (2025-01-12). UK should consider letting IS members return: government lawyer. newarab.com The UK government should consider letting British members of the Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight, Jonathan Hall KC said the government needs to look at the bigger picture when it comes to repatriating people and national security. | "Repatriation would not be moral absolution, if someone came back it wouldn't prevent them from potentially being prosecuted for what they've done," Hall said. | "It could…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-12). Exhibition brings together Caribbean women artists in Havana. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 12 (Prensa Latina) "Breaking with Traditions Isn't Free" is the title of a collective exhibition that brings together 17 Caribbean women artists at the Universal Art Building of the National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA) in Havana.

Staff (2025-01-12). Ejército israelí admitió alrededor de 400 bajas durante la guerra en Gaza. cubadebate.cu Al menos 400 militares israelíes murieron en ataques de las milicias palestinas o fuego amigo en Gaza dese el comienzo del conflicto, el 7 de octubre de 2023, según datos oficiales publicados este domingo por la prensa nacional. Varios medios de comunicación destacaron la cifra de bajas en el enclave costero.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-12). Embajada informa sobre fallecimiento de médico cubano en México. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 ene (RHC) La Embajada de Cuba en México informó sobre el repentino fallecimiento de un médico de la isla que brindaba servicios al pueblo de ese país norteamericano en el hospital integral Xicotepec, del estado de Puebla.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-12). Celebran Cuba e India 65 años de nexos con visión de futuro. radiohc.cu La Habana, 12 ene (RHC) Cuba y la India celebran hoy 65 años del inicio de sus relaciones diplomáticas con espíritus renovados para fortalecerlos y su cooperación internacional, favorecidos por la inclusión de la isla caribeña en el grupo Brics.

Staff (2025-01-12). Cubadebate estrena nueva columna Por el bienestar animal. cubadebate.cu Estamos seguros de que el intercambio entre los profesionales de la sanidad animal y los lectores, constituirá igualmente una forma eficaz de aprender e informarse sobre la relación hombre-animal y la convivencia en las diferentes circunstancias y ecosistemas que todos compartimos…

Staff (2025-01-12). María Teresa Mora, la joven que impresionó a Capablanca(+Audio). cubadebate.cu Hasta el día de hoy, la vida de María Teresa Mora sigue siendo un misterio en el mundo de los trebejos. Su obra continúa bajo estudio constante y profundo de los amantes del juego ciencia cubano, sobre todo de los historiadores Jesús González Bayolo y Yandy Rojas Barrios, quienes redactan un libro biográfico sobre la destacada ajedrecista, capaz de impresionar al mismísimo José Raúl Capablanca, quien fuera también su maestro.

Staff (2025-01-12). Actualizan sobre estado de los pacientes lesionados en accidente en Camagàºey. cubadebate.cu Durante la jornada de este domingo se informó que los siete niños atendidos en el hospital pediátrico fueron dados de alta. Quienes, además de recibir atención personal de salud, fueron visitados por dirigentes juveniles y de cultura. En el hospital provincial Manuel Ascunce, varios lesionados también han sido dados de alta.

Staff (2025-01-12). Embajada informa sobre repentino fallecimiento de médico cubano en México. cubadebate.cu La Embajada de Cuba en México informó sobre el repentino fallecimiento de un médico de la mayor de las Antillas que brindaba servicios al pueblo de este país norteamericano en el hospital integral Xicotepec, del estado de Puebla. "Se realizan todas las gestiones necesarias para brindar el apoyo consular requerido y su repatriación", afirmó la Embajada.

Staff (2025-01-12). Unión Eléctrica pronostica afectación de 920 MW en pico nocturno este domingo. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico de este domingo una disponibilidad de 2100 MW y una demanda máxima de 2950 MW, para un déficit de 850 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 920 MW en este horario. La disponibilidad del SEN a las 07: 00 horas era de 2100 MW.

Staff (2025-01-12). øPor qué Desiderata? cubadebate.cu He querido compartir mis deseos y mis echares de menos como invitación necesaria para iniciar un nuevo año, convencido de que muchas desideratas no verbalizadas atraviesan nuestro universo espiritual. En mi caso, he tratado siempre de ser fiel al concepto, pero posicionándome en tiempo y espacio. Escribo con Cuba y desde Cuba. Es Cuba quien inunda mi existencia desde los cuatro puntos cardinales. Es Cuba la que me hace sentir, la que me hace pensar, la que me hace luchar.

Staff (2025-01-12). Cuba e India celebran 65 años de nexos con visión de futuro. cubadebate.cu Cuba y la India celebran este domingo 65 años del inicio de sus relaciones diplomáticas con espíritus renovados para fortalecerlos y su cooperación internacional, favorecidos por la inclusión de la isla caribeña en el grupo Brics. Al entrar en el 2025, hay intenciones de continuar ampliando las relaciones políticas e impulsando los intercambios económicos.

Staff (2025-01-12). Abierta la consulta pública para los anteproyectos de leyes del Registro Civil y del Régimen General Contravencional. cubadebate.cu Dos anteproyectos de leyes previstos en el Cronograma Legislativo —del Régimen General Contravencional y del Registro Civil— se encuentran disponibles para el proceso de consulta especializada con diversas instituciones del país, académicos, expertos nacionales y foráneos, así como con la ciudadanía a fin de obtener una propuesta de mayor calidad.

Staff (2025-01-12). Cuba y Rusia firman convenio de cooperación para la investigación científica. cubadebate.cu El Instituto Engelhardt de Biología Molecular (EIMB) de la Academia de Ciencias de Rusia (RAS) y el Centro de Inmunoensayo del Grupo de las industrias biotecnológica y farmacéutica de Cuba, Biocubafarma, firmaron este domingo un convenio de cooperación para la investigación científica.

Staff (2025-01-12). Qué trae la prensa cubana, domingo 12 de enero de 2025. cubadebate.cu

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead (2025-01-12). Anti-poverty charities urge government to do more to address rising child poverty. leftfootforward.org 4.3 million children live in poverty in the UK, Labour has promised to reduce child poverty and has introduced a new taskforce responsible for 'developing an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty.' | But anti-poverty and children's charities are urging for more to be done. | The Resolution Foundation is calling on the government to provide greater support to fulfil its promise of reducing child poverty. The charity p…

The Canary. (2025-01-12). #WeWillMarch Groups Challenge Police Over Palestine Demo Permit. popularresistance.org A new year has begun, yet Israel's atrocities in Palestine persist. In Gaza, the situation is more dire than ever. Health workers are stretched to breaking point, particularly in northern Gaza, where not a single hospital remains functional. Their resilience in the face of unimaginable suffering is nothing short of heroic, but they cannot do it alone. | On Monday 7 January, health workers and supporters gathered outside parliament to demand urgent action. Jeremy Corbyn addressed the crowd calling for IDF troops to withdraw from Gaza and the West Bank, as well as from southern Lebanon and Syria; and for the Britis…

Deiaa Haj Yahia (2025-01-12). Two dead in northern Israel in suspected double murder, as conflict mounts between Arab crime groups. haaretz.com The conflict between criminal organizations in Arab society has intensified in recent years. Places once considered safe — such as private homes, cafés, and quiet streets — have become scenes of violence…

UMMID (2025-01-12). GST is of the rich, by the rich and for the rich: TS Singhdeo. ummid.com India's GST (Goods and Services Tax), system is disproportionately benefiting the wealthy while burdening the middle and lower-income groups, says TS Singhdeo, former Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

_____ (2025-01-12). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott

presstv.ir (2025-01-12). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…

J. B. Gerald (2025-01-12). An Absence of Humanity in Gaza. globalresearch.ca At the risk of writing a numbed monotone in response to fifteen months of reported Israeli war crimes in Gaza l note here some of the lesser known efforts to resist the genocide in Gaza. | No legal system has countered …

Lucia Posteraro (2025-01-12). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org

Margaux Hourigat (2025-01-12). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Paul Craig Roberts (2025-01-12). In the Western World You Become Respectable by Selling Out the People. thealtworld.com Two themes to which I return are the difficulty of effecting change and the disappearance of ethnic nations in the West. What is going on right now in France is a story of both together. | Marine Le Pen's political party, National Rally (formerly National Front), is the largest French party, but it is kept from office by all other parties combining against it. Le Pen's party has stood for French ethnicity as opposed to a diverse Tower of Babel. In Europe an ethnic-based national state has become associated with Hitler's Third Reich. Consequently, the French establishment has branded the National Rally racist and…

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-12). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Update adult vaccinations for a new year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Whether it's the annual flu shot,…

Kyle Anzalone (2025-01-12). US House Passes Bill to Protect Israeli PM Netanyahu From International Criminal Court (ICC). globalresearch.ca One of the first acts of the Republican-led 119th Congress was to pass a bill that would sanction officials attempting to arrest or investigate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader is wanted by the International Criminal Court …

Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. (2025-01-12). What Will Trump's Iran Policy Look Like? popularresistance.org Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump adopted an aggressive Iran policy in his first term. He withdrew from the Obama administration's Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), adopted harsh sanctions on the country, and assassinated Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani. | Should we expect more of the same this time around? Does he actually want a deal with the country? Who might end up pushing him on the issue behind the scenes? Is there any reason to take his non-interventionist seriously or does neocon ideology still prevail within the Republican party? Is the Iranian government actually vulnerable rig…

The Independent (2025-01-12). UPDF arrest two Congolese police officers in Zombo. independent.co.ug Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) on Friday arrested two Police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo following fresh incursion on Uganda's territory. The two Congolese Police officers were arrested in Jangokoro Sub County Zombo district as they attempted to foil the construction of a borehole project in Awasi Center Afuda …

Catherine Atim (2025-01-12). Museveni, Liberia VP Discuss Steel Industry Cooperation. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday held a meeting with H.E Jeremiah Kpan Koung, the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia. During a meeting held at the sidelines of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) at Speke Resort Munyonyo, the two leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, including potential …

Kizito Nkazalujja (2025-01-12). Museveni, Sahrawi Leader Discuss African Solidarity and Challenges. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni yesterday met the President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), H.E. Brahim Ghali. The leaders' discussion centred around African unity, challenges faced by the Sahrawi people, and the need for strengthened continental solidarity. President Museveni and H.E Ghali interacted during a sideline meeting of the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Comprehensive …

Ed Rampell (2025-01-12). The Plain Truth About "The Man from Plains" and Jimmy Carter's BIG Lie. covertactionmagazine.com Carter's Canonization: Saint Jimmy Once again Americans have been inundated by a tsunami of one-sided "news" coverage and an officially sanctioned mourning period and state funeral were exploited (at taxpayers' expense) for political purposes, as we were subjected to a hagiographies of former President Jimmy Carter. We endured hours of propagandistic MSM radio and TV …

Ikrame Imane Kouachi, Anadolu Ajansƒ±. (2025-01-11). Israel, US, UK Launch First Joint Attack On Houthi Targets. popularresistance.org Sanaa, Yemen – Israel, the US, and Britain on Friday carried out their first coordinated attack on Houthi targets in Yemen, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported. | Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV also reported that a series of airstrikes targeted the vicinity of the Al-Sabeen Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa. | The attack coincided with a rally in support of Palestine amid Israel's 16-month-old continuing genocidal war on Gaza. | Additionally, the Houthis reported six airstrikes on the port city of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen. | Al-Masirah later reported: "An American-British assault targeted t…

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). One killed, several injured in joint US, UK, Israeli strikes on Yemen. presstv.ir At least one person has been killed and nine others were wounded in the US-British-Israeli joint airstrikes across Yemen.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Israel on 'high alert' as it braces for Yemen retaliation after US-British attack. presstv.ir A new report says the Israeli so-called security service is on high alert as fears mount over Ansaruallah launching an attack in retaliation for US-British-Israeli joint airstrikes on Yemen.

Staff (2025-01-11). Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%. defenddemocracy.press The study doesn't account for indirect deaths caused by the Israeli siege by Dave DeCamp January 9, 2025 A new study published in the British medical journal The Lancet found that the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has significantly undercounted the number of Palestinians killed by Israel's genocidal war. The study reviewed the period …

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). China and UK hold economic-financial talks. plenglish.com Beijing, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) China and the United Kingdom resumed the Economic and Financial Dialogue on Saturday, after a six-year pause, during British Minister of Economy Rachel Reeves's visit to Beijing.

Rhoda Wilson (2025-01-11). Activities of the British Army intelligence linked Mutton Crew that targeted covid-sceptics continue to be exposed. expose-news.com

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuban Government considers Nicolás Maduro's third term historic. plenglish.com "A historic day, full of joy and commitment to the Homeland of Bolívar, Sucre, Chávez and Maduro," the Cuban Foreign Ministry posted on its X profile on Saturday. | Cuba is with Venezuela, in a show of solidarity and support for brother President Maduro in his third term, the text adds. | It also expresses Cuban authorities' support "for the civil-military union" of the Venezuelan people. | On Friday, President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in as the President of Venezuela for the 2025-2031 six-year term. | In a solemn session in the Elliptical Hall of the Federal Legislative Palace, the re-elected president took his…

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). Cuba considera histórico tercer mandato de Nicolás Maduro. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 en (RHC) El gobierno de Cuba consideró histórica la jornada en la cual el presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, realizó la toma de posesión para su tercer mandato, según trascendió este sábado.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). Anuncian celebraciones por el Año Nuevo Chino en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Fiesta de la Primavera es la celebración más importante para recibir el nuevo año en China y para los chinos de ultramar. En 2025 tendrá en La Habana un amplio programa de actividades.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-11). India reaffirms ties with Cuba and Global South. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) India reaffirmed its bonds of friendship and cooperation with Cuba on the 65th anniversary of bilateral relations, and ratified its commitment to working with Cuba and the Global South nations.

Staff (2025-01-11). Perú declara estado de emergencia ante intensas lluvias. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno peruano declaró este sábado el estado de emergencia en 338 distritos de 20 regiones del país, como respuesta al peligro inminente generado por las intensas lluvias que afectan diversas zonas de ese territorio. La medida pretende mitigar los efectos de las lluvias extremas, proteger a la población afectada y salvaguardar la infraestructura crítica del país.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuban president's visit to rebel command reported. plenglish.com Granma, Cuba, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The TV news program "Desde la Presidencia"(From the Presidency), led by the Cuban head of State, Miguel Díaz-Canel, on Friday reported on the president's recent visit, along with 65 young people, to the General Command of the Rebel Army in La Plata.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-11). Ballet Beyond Borders Havbana 2025 closes in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Dancers from several countries will gather at Teatro Nacional de Cuba in this capital on Saturday in the awarding and closing gala of the Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB) Havbana 2025 event, which was organized by companies from Cuba and the United States.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-11). Cubans recall Celia Sanchez 45 years after her death. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Cubans are recalling the 45th death anniversary of Celia Sanchez Manduley, a transcendental figure of the Revolution, who was considered a sharp interpreter of the ideas of Fidel Castro, the historic leader of that emancipation process in this nation.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuba bets on solidarity and peace, ambassador to Argentina states (+Photo). plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) In times of hatred and war, Cuba is betting on love, solidarity and peace, Ambassador in Buenos Aires Pedro Pablo Prada said at a ceremony on the 66th anniversary of the Revolution.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuban trade union movement faces new challenges. plenglish.com Pinar del Río, Cuba, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The general secretary of the Cuban Workers' Confederation (CTC), Ulises Guilarte, said in this western city on Friday that the country's trade union movement faces new challenges today prior to its 22nd Congress.

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Cuba convenes congress on nonclinical biopharmaceutical development. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) called on the global scientific community to participate in the International Congress on Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, which will take place in Varadero beach in late May, the institution announced.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). India reafirma nexos con Cuba y el Sur Global (+Foto). radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 ene (RHC) La India reafirma sus nexos de amistad y cooperación con Cuba en el 65 aniversario del establecimiento de sus relaciones, al tiempo que ratifica su compromiso de colaboración con nuestro país y naciones del Sur Global.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-11). Evacuados por explosiones en provincia cubana de Holguín retornan a sus hogares. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Minfar) de Cuba informó este viernes que las personas evacuadas debido a las explosiones ocurridas en una obra militar en la provincia Holguín podrán regresar a sus hogares.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). Cuba recuerda a heroína Celia Sánchez en aniversario 45 de su deceso. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 ene (RHC) Cuba conmemora hoy el aniversario 45 del fallecimiento de Celia Sánchez Manduley, figura trascendental de la Revolución, considerada aguda intérprete de las ideas de Fidel Castro, líder histórico de ese proceso emancipador en la isla.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). En Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel luego de jornada histórica en Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 ene(RHC) Luego de una jornada inolvidable en Venezuela, el presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel, Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, retornó a Cuba al filo de la madrugada de hoy.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). Cuba apuesta por la solidaridad y la paz, afirman en Argentina (+ Foto). radiohc.cu Buenos Aires, 11 ene (RHC) En tiempos de odio y guerra, Cuba apuesta hoy por el amor, la solidaridad y la paz, aseveró el embajador de esa nación en Argentina, Pedro Pablo Prada, durante una ceremonia por el aniversario 66 de la Revolución.

Martha Ríos (2025-01-11). Será en Cuba Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud de la UIT. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Cuba será sede de la Cumbre Mundial de la Juventud (CMJ-25), evento organizado por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT) y el Ministerio de Comunicaciones de la República de Cuba, entre los días 11 y 13 de marzo venidero en el balneario de Varadero, 140 kilómetros al este de La Habana.

Bárbara Gómez (2025-01-11). Agradecen en Cuba gesto solidario de India (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 11 ene (RHC) El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, agradeció hoy la más reciente muestra de solidaridad del gobierno indio con el pueblo y las autoridades del país antillano.

Staff (2025-01-11). Con Mojica en La Habana. cubadebate.cu Comenta Dulce María Loynaz en sus memorias que fue una suerte de locura colectiva la que se adueñó de los habaneros durante la estancia en la ciudad del cantante mexicano José Mojica. Corría el mes de diciembre de 1931 y estaba el artista en la cúspide de la fama. La gente formaba largas filas frente a su hotel o al teatro, solo para verlo escapar rápidamente al salir, si no se escabullía antes por una puerta secreta.

Staff (2025-01-11). Destellos de luz: La magia del contraste. cubadebate.cu Las fotografías, desprovistas de color, nos invitan a observar más allá de lo evidente, a mirar con atención esos detalles que tantas veces damos por sentados. En el negro y el blanco, la luz cobra una nueva profundidad, habla del asombro y de cómo, incluso bajo el sol más familiar, la magia puede encontrarnos si sabemos mirar.

Staff (2025-01-11). Choque de trenes en Francia deja varias decenas de heridos. cubadebate.cu Un choque frontal este sábado entre dos trenes en la ciudad francesa de Estrasburgo dejó al menos 50 heridos. Otras 100 personas resultaron implicadas en el siniestro. Se desconocen las causas del accidente de manera oficial. Los servicios de emergencia aseguran que algunos heridos sufren "fractura de clavícula" y "esguinces en la rodilla".

Staff (2025-01-11). Cuba recuerda a Celia Sánchez Manduley, la heroína de la sierra y el llano. cubadebate.cu La impronta y obra revolucionaria de Celia Sánchez Manduley acompañó el tributo que le rindió este sábado 11 de enero el pueblo de la capital a la heroína de la sierra y el llano en el aniversario 45 de su fallecimiento. También en Granma localidades como Manzanillo, Pilón, Bayamo y su natal Media Luna se sumaron a los homenajes.

Staff (2025-01-11). Día del Ingeniero: Diez hitos que cambiaron la historia. cubadebate.cu La ingeniería es la columna vertebral de los avances que han moldeado la humanidad. En este Día del Ingeniero, celebremos a quienes convierten ideas en realidad y sueños en logros tangibles. Su trabajo nos inspira a construir un futuro mejor, piedra a piedra y cálculo a cálculo.

Staff (2025-01-11). Metaverso: Un nuevo campo de batalla para los ciberataques. cubadebate.cu El metaverso, un universo digital en constante expansión, promete revolucionar la manera en que interactuamos, trabajamos y nos entretenemos. A medida que más empresas y desarrolladores invierten en esta tecnología, es probable que veamos avances significativos en los próximos años. Aunque vimos que ofrece un sinfín de oportunidades, también plantea serios desafíos en términos de ciberseguridad.

Staff (2025-01-11). Neuralink implanta un chip cerebral a un tercer paciente. cubadebate.cu Elon Musk afirmó que su empresa Neuralink implantó un chip cerebral a un tercer paciente y que planean realizar entre 20 y 30 implantes más durante este año.

Staff (2025-01-11). Presidente panameño considera acudir a la ONU por amenazas de Trump sobre el canal. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Panamá, José Raúl Mulino, declaró en privado que planea acudir al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU si el presidente electo de EE. UU., Donald Trump, sigue amenazando a su país con retomar el control del canal, reporta Politico haciendo referencia al exmandatario del país, Ernesto Pérez Balladares.

Staff (2025-01-11). La heroína que salvó a Fidel Castro y a la Revolución cubana. cubadebate.cu Quizás uno de los aspectos menos tratados, y por ello poco conocidos en la vida de Celia Sánchez Manduley, sea el papel que desarrolló en el aseguramiento de la supervivencia inicialmente de los combatientes guerrilleros y más tarde del Ejército Rebelde, al punto de ser considerada por Fidel, desde los primeros meses de la Sierra Maestra como imprescindible y por Raúl como la madrina de los guerrilleros.

Staff (2025-01-11). América Latina y el Caribe crecerá 2.5 por ciento en 2025. cubadebate.cu Las perspectivas económicas de América Latina y el Caribe se fortalecerán en 2025 apoyadas por un gasto más robusto de los hogares y la flexibilización de las políticas monetarias; sin embargo, la región se enfrenta a importantes riesgos a la baja, como las incertidumbres políticas internas y una demanda externa más débil de lo previsto, según las perspectivas económicas de la ONU para este año.

Staff (2025-01-11). Fallece otra persona tras accidente masivo de tránsito en Camagàºey. cubadebate.cu Suman tres los fallecidos por este lamentable accidente, ocurrido pasadas las 7: 00 p.m. de este viernes en la intersección de la circunvalación norte de Camagàºey y la carretera Central vía Occidente, al impactarse dos ómnibus por violación de la señal de Pare de uno de los conductores.

Staff (2025-01-11). Ya'alon: I would prefer Islamic State to Iran in Syria. defenddemocracy.press Defense minister says jihadists don't 'have capabilities' of Islamic Republic, which he brands Israel's 'greatest enemy' By Judah Ari Gross 19 January 2016 Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday that Iran poses a greater threat than the Islamic State, and that if the Syrian regime were to fall, Israel would prefer that IS was in …

The Independent (2025-01-11). CENSUS REPORT: 58% of Ugandans legally own land. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Census findings show that only 58 percent of Ugandans who own land have legal documents as the country grapples with escalating land conflicts. In Greater Luwero districts, several people are in a panic over rampant evictions from land. The latest case involves over 300 people settled at the disputed …

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). London police under fire for banning pro-Palestine rally outside BBC. presstv.ir The UK's pro-Palestinian groups condemn London's MET police for banning a Palestine march.

Sarah Prager (2025-01-11). More States Are Passing Laws Offering Vigilantes Cash to Report Targeted Groups. truthout.org State and city legislators across the U.S. are passing laws that offer private citizens the option to sue for cash if they catch a trans person using a bathroom aligned with their gender identity, someone providing or receiving an abortion, or a librarian offering inclusive books. The trend is already showing up in the 2025 legislative session after starting four years ago. |

_____ (2025-01-11). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2025-01-11). Dr Victor Frankenstein Disavows His Monster. popularresistance.org Very few humans have had the good fortune to descend into the depths of the world's oceans. The deepest such place — 11 kilometres below sea level at its deepest point — is the Mariana Trench, which is located just north of the 607 islands of the Federated States of Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean (by comparison, Mount Everest is nearly nine kilometres above sea level). Down there, in the depths below six kilometres in what is called the hadal zone, there is no light. It is called the hadal zone after Hades, the ancient Greek god of the underworld.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…

aljazeera (2025-01-11). Dozens killed in Myanmar military air attack in Rakhine State, UN says. aljazeera.com Attack on village of Kyauk Ni Maw, in Ramree island township, kills more than 40 people and destroys about 500 homes.

JANET (2025-01-11). Galápagos Islands: a cradle of evolution slated for extinction. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley January 9, 2025 Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa approved a resolution to let the U.S. build military bases on the Galápagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador's coastline in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Armed Forces will arrive on Jan. 10 with ships, submarines, personnel, weapons and military equipment to control and patrol the region. The military base is exempt from paying the administrative taxes that other organizations must pay. The U.S. government agreed that the stated objectives of the contract are to secure the Galápagos, combat drug trafficking and illegal fishing and prevent violent cri…

Lucia Posteraro (2025-01-11). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org

Margaux Hourigat (2025-01-11). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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presstv.ir (2025-01-11). Panama official rejects Trump threat to take back canal control. presstv.ir China does not control the Panama Canal, and the US cannot take it back, says a Panamanian official.

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-11). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2025-01-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: Update adult vaccinations for a new year. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Personal health is often among the top New Year's resolutions each January. Beyond diet and exercise, Dr. John Presutti, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says the start of a new year is a good calendar reminder to update adult vaccinations. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. Whether it's the annual flu shot,…

Dermot Hudson (2025-01-11). Revival of the UN Command—a Pacific NATO—Brings the Danger of a Revitalized Korean War Closer. covertactionmagazine.com Few people know of the existence of the so-called UN Command in South Korea. Fewer still realize that it is actually an active entity. Most who do recognize it associate it with the Korean War (1950 to 1953). Described by Wikipedia as "a multinational military force established to support the Republic of Korea (ROK) during …

Juan M. Garcia (2025-01-11). Russia takes Shevchenko and causes hundreds of casualties in Ukraine. plenglish.com Moscow, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Russian forces took the town of Shevchenko, in the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk, on Saturday, and annihilated nearly 800 Ukrainian soldiers in one day and shot down at least 85 drones in that territory.

presstv.ir (2025-01-11). All US interests in region within Iran's reach: Army commander. presstv.ir A top Iranian commander says the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces are the undisputed power in West Asia.

newarab (2025-01-10). UK face probe into handling of allegations against Harrods owner. newarab.com British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Wednesday that it will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice. | "There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegatio…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-01-10). Cuban president arrives in Venezuela for Maduro's inauguration. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel arrived in Venezuela on Friday to accompany his counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, to his inauguration before the National Assembly (Parliament) for the 2025-2031 term.

María Candela (2025-01-10). Delegación cubana en Festival Antifascista ratifica respaldo a Venezuela y a su Presidente Nicolás Maduro (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Delegación cubana que participa en Festival Mundial Antifascista ratifica la solidaridad de nuestro país con el hermano pueblo venezolano, y el Presidente de la nación bolivariana, Nicolás Maduro Moros, quien realizará su acto de juramentación este 10 de enero.

Staff (2025-01-10). Nicolás Maduro toma posesión de la Presidencia de Venezuela (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Nicolás Maduro Moros fue juramentado este viernes, en la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, en Caracas, para cumplir su tercer mandato consecutivo como presidente de la nación. El juramento fue tomado sobre un ejemplar de la Constitución Bolivariana rubricada por el comandante Hugo Chávez. Maduro dijo: "Haré cumplir todas las obligaciones de la Constitución y las leyes de la República. Este nuevo periodo presidencial será el período de la paz, la prosperidad, igualdad y nueva democracia".

Staff (2025-01-10). Llega Díaz-Canel a Caracas para toma de posesión de Maduro. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del PCC y presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arribó en la mañana de este viernes a Venezuela para asistir a la toma de posesión de Nicolás Maduro.

Staff (2025-01-10). Chapeando: María Corina nunca fue secuestrada, sólo la verdad (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu La más colosal y muy peligrosa fake news en relación con la Revolución Bolivariana jamás ocurrió, pero quien el 9 de enero de este 2025 abría en YouTube los canales de casi todos los medios vió el modo en que se viralizó el show de María Corina por las redes como si fuera cierto, replicado por medios que presumen de objetividad, sin una sola imagen de respaldo. María Corina nunca fue secuestrada, ni detenida. La única secuestrada ha sido la verdad.

Staff (2025-01-10). Récords de temperaturas hacen "más propensos e intensos" incendios y nevadas, según NASA. cubadebate.cu La NASA divulgó este viernes un nuevo récord de temperatura global ocurrido durante 2024, que aunque no se puede vincular directamente con los mortales incendios de California, las enormes nevadas o los huracanes del año pasado en EE.UU., sí hacen más "propensos" e "intensos" este tipo de eventos, según explicó a EFE Carlos del Castillo, científico de esa agencia.

Luis Linares Petrov (2025-01-10). India sends humanitarian aid in medicines to Cuba. plenglish.com The official spokesman for the Indian Foreign Ministry, Randhir Jaiswal, confirmed on X that the humanitarian cargo includes antibiotics, antipyretics, analgesics, oral solutions and muscle relaxants. | India's contribution to Cuba shows the close ties that both countries have, which this year celebrate the 65th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. | In June 2024, the Indian authorities sent humanitarian assistance to Cuba corresponding to raw materials for the production of medicines, as a reflection of their commitment to the historical friendship between the two nations. | Some 90 tons of active pharmaceutic…

Raúl Rodríguez (2025-01-10). Dúo playero cubano ante un calendario de primer nivel en 2025. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (ACN).- La dupla playera de Cuba de Jorge Luis Alayo y Noslen Díaz enfrentará un calendario de primer nivel en 2025, con siete torneos Challenge, ocho Élite 16 y un campeonato mundial, luego de una destacada actuación en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2025-01-10). Master classes occupy Ballet Beyond Borders Havbana 2025. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 10 (Prensa Latina) Relevant dance figures from Cuba and other countries will offer master classes today as part of the Ballet Beyond Borders Havana 2025 event, which concludes tomorrow after several days of competition.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-10). India envió a Cuba asistencia humanitaria en medicamentos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) El gobierno de India envío hoy a Cuba asistencia humanitaria en medicamentos esenciales para contribuir a la recuperación de la isla, afectada por el huracán Rafael en noviembre pasado.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-01-10). Clases magistrales ocupan a Ballet Beyond Borders Havbana 2025. radiohc.cu La Habana, 10 ene (RHC) Relevantes figuras de la danza en Cuba y de otros países ofrecerán hoy clases magistrales como parte del evento Ballet Beyond Borders Havbana 2025, que concluye mañana tras varias jornadas de competencia.

Staff (2025-01-10). EEUU sanciona a más de 200 entidades e individuos relacionados con sector energético ruso. cubadebate.cu EE.UU. sancionó a más de 200 entidades e individuos relacionados con el sector energético de Rusia, informó este viernes el secretario de Estado, Antony Blinken. Moscú afirmó en repetidas ocasiones que resistirá la presión de las sanciones que Occidente comenzó a ejercer sobre Rusia hace varios años y que continúa aumentando.

Staff (2025-01-10). El Gobierno brasileño exigirá a Meta que explique el fin de sus programas de verificación. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno brasileño exigirá formalmente que la multinacional Meta explique sus nuevas políticas y el fin de sus sistemas de verificación de contenidos, informó este viernes el ministro de la Presidencia, Rui Costa.

Staff (2025-01-10). La OMM confirma que 2024 fue el año más cálido jamás registrado al superar en cerca de 1.55 ∞C los niveles preindustriales. cubadebate.cu La Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) ha confirmado que 2024 fue el año más cálido del que se tiene constancia, según seis conjuntos de datos internacionales. En una excepcional concatenación de récords de temperatura, los últimos diez años han sido los diez años más cálidos jamás registrados.

Staff (2025-01-10). Más de 153 000 evacuados mientras se empiezan a contener los incendios de Los àÅngeles. cubadebate.cu Más de 153 000 personas han sido evacuadas de sus hogares desde que se desató una ola devastadora de incendios en el condado de Los àÅngeles el pasado 7 de enero que los equipos de socorro están empezando a contener, informaron este viernes las autoridades.

Staff (2025-01-10). Trump recibe condena simbólica por caso Stormy Daniels. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fue condenado este viernes por el caso de la exactriz de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels, en una sentencia histórica, pero simbólica, que lo convierte en el primer delincuente convicto en ocupar la Casa Blanca. Trump calificó el proceso penal como una "vergàºenza para el sistema" antes de conocer su condena.

Staff (2025-01-10). Convocan en Cuba a congreso de desarrollo no clínico biofarmacéutico. cubadebate.cu El Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología (CIGB) convocó a la comunidad científica global a participar en Congreso Internacional Biopharm Nonclinical Development, BioNCiD 2025, que se efectuará en el balneario de Varadero a fines de mayo, anunció este viernes esa institución. El evento tiene como objetivo reunir a expertos, académicos y profesionales de la industria.

Staff (2025-01-10). ONU tras reciente decisión de Meta: No es censura impedir incitación al odio. cubadebate.cu A raíz del cierre del programa de verificación de datos de Meta en Estados Unidos, el alto comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Tàºrk, subrayó este viernes que las publicaciones en redes sociales que incitan al odio y la división tienen consecuencias y existe la responsabilidad de regular el contenido.

Staff (2025-01-10). Retornan a sus hogares evacuados por explosiones en Holguín. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias (Minfar) informó este viernes que los evacuados por las explosiones en una obra militar en Holguín podrán regresar a sus hogares. De acuerdo con el Minfar, la decisión se debe a que las casas están ubicadas a una distancia que no representa peligro de futuras afectaciones por el incidente.

Staff (2025-01-10). Desde La Presidencia: Díaz-Canel con los jóvenes en La Plata. cubadebate.cu El pasado lunes 9 de enero, el presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez acompañó a 65 jóvenes de todo el país en su ascenso a la Comandancia General de La Plata, desde donde el Comandante en Jefe dirigió buena parte de la lucha guerrillera.

Staff (2025-01-10). Jóvenes universitarios enaltecen legado de Julio Antonio Mella. cubadebate.cu Jóvenes universitarios rindieron tributo este viernes a la memoria del líder estudiantil Julio Antonio Mella (1903-1929), en el aniversario 96 de su desaparición física. Litza Elena González Desdín, ideológica del Secretariado Nacional de la Federación Estudiantil Universitaria (FEU), lo calificó como un símbolo de lucha y resistencia.

Staff (2025-01-10). UNE pronostica afectación de 805 MW durante pico nocturno de este viernes. cubadebate.cu La Unión El&

Paul Craig Roberts (2025-01-10). Watching the Banners of Empire Unfurl. thealtworld.com The Destruction of Syria Has Altered the Correlation of Forces | Washington, Israel, and Turkey conspired in the destruction and partition of Syria, and now they face conflict among themselves. It is enough to put you on the side of the terrorists. | An Israeli government committee has advised that Israel must prepare for war with Turkey, suspected of intentions of restoring the Ottoman Empire which would encroach on Israel's plans for Greater Israel. Such a war would present Washington with a dilemma. Turkey is a NATO member to whose aid Washington must go. But how can Washington go to war against Israel when Is…

Aseel Saleh (2025-01-10). Israel continues to push for "Greater Israel" amid massacres in the West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli drone strikes escalate in the West Bank. In Gaza, massacres continue as the occupation vows to achieve the "Greater Israel" project.

John W. Whitehead — Nisha Whitehead (2025-01-10). Welcome to 2025: Where Your Freedoms Go to Die. counterpunch.org "There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice." —Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? So far, it looks like it will be more of the same ill-advised, costly, greedy, taxpayer-funded, dunderheaded power grabs, saber-rattling, graft,

SP Editor (2025-01-10). California Just Banned Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Workplaces. Business Groups Have Sued to Stop the New Law. scheerpost.com

_____ (2025-01-10). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-10). Galápagos Islands: a cradle of evolution slated for extinction. workers.org By Lyn Neeley Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa approved a resolution to let the U.S. build military bases on the Galápagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador's coastline in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Armed Forces will arrive on Jan. 10 with ships, submarines, personnel, weapons and military equipment to control . . . |

presstv.ir (2025-01-10). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…

Dave Lindorff (2025-01-10). Trump is Far Too Timid in His Imperial Aspirations. counterpunch.org Much is being made of Donald Trump's threats to use US power — its military, or its mighty import demand and trade deficit — to take over the Panama Canal, the entire country of Canada, and the world's largest island, Greenland, as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But why

APR editor (2025-01-10). Solomon Islands tops passport index for region's global rankings. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands has the highest-ranked passport of Pacific Island nations, at 37th equal globally. This is according to the Henley Passport Index. The index, organised by a consulting firm that describes itself as "the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment," releases the list based on global travel freedoms using data from…

Lucia Posteraro (2025-01-10). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org

Margaux Hourigat (2025-01-10). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Andrea De Avila (2025-01-10). Five things Friday roundup: Countries with compulsory military service. anabaptistworld.org I am still hoping 2025 will be better than its predecessor. The year has already brought its challenges, though. Threats of annexation of sovereign nations by the United States, along with unstable governments in the West, and upcoming elections in countries that are already facing political instability make the beginning of 2025 a nerve-racking one. …

Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-01-10). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org

Democracy Now! (2025-01-10). "Let's call it Mexican America": President Sheinbaum hits back at Trump's comment on renaming Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" pressenza.com Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday mocked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America," referring to the United States. Sheinbaum gave her daily press conference in front of a large map from 1607 that gave much of the North American continent the name "Mexican America."President Claudia Sheinbaum: "Obviously the Gulf of Mexico is recognized by the name of the United Nations, it is a United Nations agency. But, the next one, why don't we call it Mexican America? It sounds nice, doesn't it? Doesn't it? Since 1607, the Constitution of Apatzi…

A Guest Author (2025-01-10). Why Jimmy Carter pardoned draft resisters. workers.org By Gerry Condon Condon, who was a leading activist among exiled military deserters in Canada, places the role of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in perspective, while presenting a survey of how repulsion against the U.S. occupation of Vietnam drove varied forms of war and draft resistance among U.S. youths. These . . . |

newarab (2025-01-10). UAE places 11 individuals, 8 UK-based entities on 'terror list'. newarab.com The The decision was taken by the Emirati cabinet, "which approved the inclusion of 11 individuals and 8 entities in the approved list of individuals and organisations supporting terrorism", the UAE's official WAM news agency reported. | "The move is part of the UAE's ongoing e…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-01-10). President Nicolás Maduro 2025-2031: Towards Communal Democracy and Popular Power. libya360.wordpress.com Horacio Duque Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Jan. 10, 2025. The international reactionary mafias have prioritized Venezuela, the Bolivarian revolution and President Maduro as the target of their attacks. On the day of Nicolás Maduro's inauguration as president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for the period 2025-2031, the scenario is quite turbulent and agitated. Obviously,…

newarab (2025-01-10). US House passes bill sanctioning ICC to protect Israel. newarab.com The US House of Representatives have voted for the second time to sanction individuals working for the The Republican-led bipartisan

Sam Rosenthal (2025-01-10). Upcoming DNC Election Will Set Democratic Party's Course on Palestine and More. truthout.org The Democratic Party, still reeling from its resounding loss to Donald Trump and the Republicans, will try to set a new course for the party at the Democratic National Committee's upcoming winter meeting. This will be no small task; the party just endured a chaotic presidential campaign that saw the sitting president opt not to run for reelection after considerable pressure from inside the… |

Zane McNeill (2025-01-10). Trans Californians Could Seal Court Records Under Proposed Law Amid Trump Term. truthout.org California State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-11th district) has introduced Senate Bill 59, the "Transgender Privacy Act," to enhance privacy protections for transgender and nonbinary people. The bill aims to automatically seal and keep confidential all court records related to gender transitions, reducing the risk of involuntary outing. "The incoming Trump Administration and Republican… |

Vijay Prashad (2025-01-10). The Tears of Our Children. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Jan 2, 2025 | From Palestine to Sudan, imperialist wars are destroying the lives of innocent children, leaving long-term physical and psychological wounds on those who survive. | A

A a (2025-01-10). Londra lotta per riconquistare l'influenza globale. strategic-culture.su Nonostante gli sforzi britannici per riconquistare parte del prestigio perso nel corso del XX secolo, Londra affrontava una mancanza di mezzi materiali o condizioni eccessivamente difficili. | Segue nostro Il Regno Unito occupa una posizione geopolitica unica nel mondo contemporaneo. Un tempo prima potenza mondiale durante il secolo che va dalla sconfitta di Napoleone all'inizio della Prima guerra mondiale, il Regno Unito si è trovato su…

scorinoco (2025-01-10). Interior Minister of Venezuela Exposes Opposition Leader Enrique Márquez's Involvement in Coup Plot. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello, presented evidence of the coup plot involving opposition leader Enrique Márquez, who has already been arrested. | "There are no saints here, and even less so if there is money involved. In this opposition everything is contaminated, absolutely everything," said Cabello, the first vice-president of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), during his program Con El Mazo Dando on Wednesday, January 8. | The minister also confirmed Márquez's close friendship with US-linked Juan Barreto and lawyer María Alejandra Díaz, as well as w…

Yossi Verter (2025-01-10). Netanyahu's pathetic puppets cooked up a plan that's a recipe for disaster. haaretz.com Israel's justice and foreign ministers want to turn the Judicial Select Committee into a purely political entity, without any semblance of professionalism ‚ñ In his role as defense troll, Israel Katz is manning the eighth front in the service of Netanyahu: The draft-evasion crisis ‚ñ Smotrich's calculation is clear: the price of a life isn't equal to the price of the territories…