Iranian student deported from Boston by Customs and Border Protection despite court order
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
At the time of his deportation, Abadi held a valid F1 student visa recently issued by the United States Customs and Immigration Services to continue pursuing a bachelor's degree at Northeastern University in Boston.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/stud-j25.html
Trump steps up attacks on immigrants, democratic rights in midst of impeachment trial
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Trump railed against the "far left" in the first speech by a president at the annual anti-abortion March for Life rally in Washington DC.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/impe-j25.html
Trump administration to deny visas to pregnant women
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The Trump administration has launched yet another salvo in its ongoing war against immigrants.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/immi-j25.html
999 Canada and the persecution of Assange
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/cana-j25.html
French "yellow vests" protest for Assange outside Belmarsh prison in London
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The protests point to the deeply-rooted opposition among workers internationally to US and European governments' relentless campaign to destroy Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/yell-j25.html
Basta Thanks Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange for Revealing Bush's War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
MacArthur&Fruitvale…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830062.php
Mientras Trump reduce los cupones de alimentos, USAID financia un cambio de régimen de Venezuela con 500 millones de dólares en dinero de impuestos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
La administración Trump ha gastado 654 millones de dólares en "ayuda" para tratar de derrocar al gobierno de Venezuela, incluidos…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/trump-reduce-cupones-alimentos-usaid-financia-un-cambio-de-regimen-de-venezuela-con-500-millones-dolares-dinero-impuestos/
US citizen detained and interrogated by DHS agents about anti-war movement solidarity with Venezuela
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-25
A US citizen who participated in the Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective was detained, searched and interrogated for the second time…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/24/us-citizen-detained-interrogated-dhs-venezuela/
Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace
Richard Moser | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
We need stories that help reveal to millions of people the true nature of empire. We need stories that can help us organize actual constraints on the war machine. We need stories that help us to find the beginnings of freedom in the end of empire…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/ten-best-messages-for-waging-peace/
The mass protests in Iraq and the US drive to recolonize the Middle East
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Among the hundreds of thousands who filled the streets of Baghdad were workers and youth whose entire lives have been shaped by the crimes of US imperialism.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/pers-j25.html
Trump/Pence #OutNOW: No War on Iran! No War on Women!
Curt Wechsler | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Bring #OUTNOW into mass protests against U.S. war on Iran
Two Russian Universities Developing Vaccine Against Coronavirus – Watchdog
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Russian universities are working on the development of a vaccine against a new type of the coronavirus infection, Anna Popova, head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor), said on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/world/202001251078136609-two-russian-universities-developing-vaccine-against-coronavirus—watchdog/
Russia's Venice: Breathtaking Views of St. Petersburg
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
St. Petersburg, a Russian city located on the Neva River which flows out to the Baltic Sea, was previously known as Petrograd and then Leningrad. The city has been called St. Petersburg since 1991.
sputniknews.com/photo/202001251078135069-russias-venice-breathtaking-views-of-st-petersburg/
Russian 'Striptease' Skater Tuktamysheva Opens up About Potential Citizenship Change
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
The 2015 world and European champion, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, made headlines in 2018 after stripping down to lingerie during her gala performance at the Skate Canada Grand Prix. For some time now, there has been speculation that the 23-year-old figure skater may soon change to represent another country.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001251078135261-russian-striptease-skater-tuktamysheva-opens-up-about-potential-citizenship-change/
Medvedev marches on: Russian ace cruises into Australian Open fourth round as he remains in hunt for first Grand Slam title
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Russian fourth seed Daniil Medvedev eased past home favorite Alexei Popyrin in straight sets to seal his spot in the Australian Open fourth round. | Medvedev, 23, outclassed the unseeded Popyrin 6-4 6-3 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena as he booked a match-up with Swiss 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka in the last 16. | Wawrinka, seeded 15th, had the luxury of an early finish in his third-round match as big-serving American opponent John Isner retired while 6-4 4-1 down. | Medvedev faced minimal resistance in his encounter with Popyrin as the 20-year-old Australian showed little sign of springing an upset in front of his hom…
rt.com/sport/479173-medvedev-beats-popyrin-australian-open/
Playing Defensive? Pentagon Splashes $13 Million to Intercept Russian, Chinese Hypersonic Weapons
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
Right now Russia is the leading developer and producer of hypersonic weapons, having already deployed its first hypersonic gliders, Avangard. At the same time, China, another country deemed a "near-peer adversary" by the US, has also been heavily investing in the development of such missiles.
sputniknews.com/military/202001251078135795-playing-defensive-pentagon-splashes-13-million-to-intercept-russian-chinese-hypersonic-weapons/
Moscow Regards Bulgaria's Move to Expel Diplomats as Unfriendly Step, Reserves Right to Respond
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
The day before, Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria received a letter which said that two Russian diplomats had been declared "persona non grata".
sputniknews.com/europe/202001251078135983-moscow-regards-bulgarias-move-to-expel-diplomats-as-unfriendly-step-reserves-right-to-respond/
US Space Force logo may look like a Star Trek rip-off, but only if you miss the obvious 'RUSSIAN connection'
rt.com | 2020-01-25
With the launch of a new logo for the US Space Force, cadets might think they've signed up to serve the Federation of Planets of Star Trek lore, but internet sleuths have uncovered another hidden connection
Ancient 'Vampire' star spied sucking the life out of celestial giant by NASA's planet-hunting probe
rt.com | 2020-01-25
NASA's planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has witnessed the remains of an ancient star thirstily draining material from its giant celestial companion, in a remarkable interaction known as a super-outburst. | This star system consists of a 'White Dwarf' star with a 'Brown Dwarf' companion that's roughly 10 percent the size of its rapacious neighbour. White Dwarfs are what stars become when they have exhausted their nuclear fuel, while Brown Dwarfs are huge celestial bodies that are larger than the largest planets but smaller than the smallest stars. | The extraordinary event was identified by researchers mining d…
rt.com/news/479163-ancient-vampire-star-kepler-nasa/
Disaster for Europe: Iran blasts EU for buckling to Trump & acting like 'strong man' against Tehran
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Acquiescing to Washington's hardline stance on Tehran spells catastrophe for Europe, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has argued, warning that there will be consequences for their u-turn on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. | The decision by European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to trigger a mechanism that could lead to UN sanctions against Iran is a "disaster" for Europe, Zarif said during an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine. He claimed that, behind closed doors, European leaders have admitted that they dare not defy US President Donald Trump's unilateral de…
rt.com/news/479171-zarif-europe-disaster-us-iran/
Closer than ever: It is 100 seconds to midnight
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-25
Humanity continues to face two simultaneous existential dangers–nuclear war and climate change–that are compounded by a threat multiplier, cyber-enabled information warfare, that undercuts society's ability to respond. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/01/25/closer-than-ever-it-is-100-seconds-to-midnight/
One of China's Most Popular Holiday Destinations Shuts Down Tourist Sites Amid Spread of Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
Following the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in China, a number of the country's cities have been put on lockdown, while other towns are closing popular tourist destinations to prevent the spread of the virus.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078135108-one-of-chinas-most-popular-holiday-destinations-shuts-down-tourist-sites-amid-spread-of-coronavirus/
Why the coronavirus is a real threat to China's economy
rt.com | 2020-01-25
The deadly new coronavirus has started spreading across China and beyond and has infected hundreds of people. The outbreak has already started to take a toll on the nation's economy right ahead of the Chinese New Year. | As the death toll and the number of confirmed cases is rapidly rising, China has put on lockdown cities in Hubei province, including Wuhan, from where the outbreak is believed to have originated. | Also on rt.com | | McDonald's shuts down restaurants in five Chinese cities as coronavirus spreads | The virus is set to disrup…
rt.com/business/478978-china-coronavirus-economy-aftermath/
Chinese New Year celebrations subdued amid a national lockdown to contain coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
China's most festive holiday has got underway in the shadow of the outbreak of coronavirus, as the death toll surpassed 40.An unprecedented national lockdown that has kept people from travelling was expanded to more than 50 million residents, and authorities cancelled a host of Lunar New Year events.The National Health Commission reported a jump in the number of infected people to 1,287, with 41 deaths.The latest tally comes from 29 provinces and cities across China and includes 237 patients in serious condition.People wearing face masks walk under a canopy decorated for the Lunar New Year (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)A…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/01/25/chinese-new-year-celebrations-subdued-amid-a-national-lockdown-to-contain-coronavirus/
Starbucks shutters shops in China's Hubei Province amid coronavirus outbreak
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Starbucks has shut down all shops and halted delivery services in China's Hubei Province, as health officials scramble to contain a deadly coronavirus that originated from the provincial capital, Wuhan. | The coffee chain's decision to suspend operations for the duration of the week-long Lunar New Year holiday was prompted by "health concerns" for its customers and employees, the company said in a social media post. | The move comes shortly after McDonald's announced that it will halt operations in five cities in the province. The fast-food giant said the temporary closures were for "for employee and customer…
rt.com/business/479147-starbucks-coronavirus-china-closes-wuhan/
Hong Kong declares emergency & cancels New Year celebrations as coronavirus spreads
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Hong Kong has shuttered schools and done away with planned New Year festivities as the city scrambles to stop the spread of a deadly coronavirus. | Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declared a state of emergency in the city, and said she would halt all official visits to mainland China, where the virus originated. | New Year celebrations have also been cancelled, and schools will remain closed until February 17. The Hong Kong Marathon has been nixed as part of the emergency measures. | At least three local residents have been infected by the virus after returning from Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak began…
rt.com/news/479160-hong-kong-coronavirus-emergency/
Reflections on Home Opening Reception
Oakland Asian Cultural Center | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
OACC is located on the 2nd floor of Pacific Renaissance Plaza building in Oakland Chinatown.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830061.php
China's Virus-Hit City of Wuhan to Get Goods Supplies Via 24/7 'Green Corridors' – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
BEIJING (Sputnik) – China's Commerce Ministry has created a special mechanism of "green corridors" to ensure direct supplies of basic goods to the central city of Wuhan, which has been on lockdown over a deadly coronavirus outbreak, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078134103-chinas-virus-hit-city-of-wuhan-to-get-goods-supplies-via-247-green-corridors—reports/
Second case of coronavirus confirmed in the US
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
Since the virus was first identified, more than 1,000 people have now been infected worldwide, and in the latest report the death toll has climbed to 41, all having died in mainland China.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/coro-j25.html
China's New Coronavirus: An Examination of the Facts
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
The Western mass media have discussed the new corona virus that began in the city of Wuhan in Central China but, apart from repetitive small details and the inevitable China-bashing, not much light has been shed on the circumstances. My …
globalresearch.ca/chinas-new-coronavirus-an-examination-of-the-facts/5701662
The New Cold War on China
Michael Wong | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue (at Fulton), room 210, San Francisco, CA…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/24/18830066.php
Sun Yet-sen's Happy New Year proposal for China: the walking tour
David Giesen | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason St. | San Francisco | (meet in the lobby)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830021.php
38 infected coronavirus patients CURED in China as epidemic rages on
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Saturday has brought some good news from China, where the nationwide battle against coronavirus is underway
Over 4 Million People Join March Against US Presence in Iraq. 24 January 2020
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-25
At least four million people Thursday demanded the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq with a march in Baghdad, which was convened by cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr three weeks after the murder of Iran's General Qasem Soleimani. | . | At the country's | …
globalresearch.ca/over-4-million-people-join-march-against-us-presence-in-iraq-24-january-2020/5701679
Colombia: Bus Accident Leaves Eight Fatal Victims
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-25
Eight people died and many more were injured on Friday in a bus accident in southwestern Colombia, when traveling on the Pan-American Highway on the Popayan-La Cruz route collided with some rocks near the town of Rosas in the Cauca department and then overturned. | RELATED: | Peru: Gas Truck Explosion Leaves Two Dead and 50 Injured | According to preliminary data, the vehicle suffered mechanical failure, lost its brakes and overturned, announced Victor Valencia, deputy commander of…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-bus-accident-leaves-eight-fatal-victims–20200124-0013.html
Fascistic New Zealand soldier charged with disclosing military information
wsws.org | 2020-01-25
The soldier was a leading member of the Dominion Movement, which espoused the same fascist ideology as the Christchurch terrorist who killed 51 people in March 2019.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/25/fasc-j25.html
India and Brazil sign over a DOZEN trade treaties as Bolsonaro makes first visit to New Delhi
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's first meeting with India's Narendra Modi appears to have boosted economic ties between the two emerging powers, which signed a trove of trade and investment agreements on Saturday. | President Bolsonaro, who became the first Brazilian head of state to visit India, had a seemingly productive one-on-one with Prime Minister Modi earlier in the day. The two leaders exchanged pleasantries and warm words before proceeding with talks
Brazil, India Sign Multiple Memorandums of Understanding During Bolsonaro's Visit
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Brazil and India have exchanged a number of memorandums of understanding to reinforce mutual cooperation, laying a foundation for the establishment of investment opportunities and the development of bioenergy, medicine, information technology (IT), as well as tourism among others, the Indian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/india/202001251078135871-brazil-india-sign-multiple-memorandums-of-understanding-during-bolsonaros-visit/
Mobile Internet Access Fully Restored in Jammu and Kashmir After State Blackout – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – Broadband and mobile internet services have been restored in the entire Northern Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, but with certain website restrictions, the Indian NDTV news broadcaster reported on 25 January.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001251078135219-mobile-internet-access-fully-restored-in-jammu-and-kashmir/
FBI, King and the tremors of history
Robert Koehler | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
That the FBI
Indian women's college bans burqas as part of dress code crackdown
rt.com | 2020-01-25
A women's college in northeast India has prohibited students from wearing burqas in the classroom, arguing that the full-body garment violates the institution's dress code. The rule will be enforced with fines. | JD?Women's College of Patna issued a notice to its student body stating that the face- and body-covering garb, worn by women in some Islamic traditions, would no longer be tolerated on campus. | "All students have to come to college in the prescribed dress code… Students are prohibited from wearing 'burqa' in college," the statement read, according to local media. | Those who violate the rule…
rt.com/news/479152-muslim-college-burqa-ban/
Adam Schiff Roasted for 'Senators' Heads on the Pike' Reference Over Trump Impeachment Trial
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff, proceeded to ponder about alleged pressure on Republicans to stay with POTUS throughout the impeachment trial, turning a blind eye to more than audible blowback from the trial attending Republicans and even potential Dem swing votes.
sputniknews.com/us/202001251078133985-adam-schiff-roasted-for-senators-heads-on-the-pike-reference-over-trump-impeachment-trial/
Climate Strike: SF Bay Area Youth Strike in Oakland
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Young people show the way to avoid the apocalypse…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18830001.php
Zarif Says Iran Jailed Person Who Downed Ukrainian Passenger Plane Over Tehran
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Iranian man who shot down the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 passenger plane near Tehran's airport is in prison, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001251078135600-zarif-says-iran-jailed-person-who-downed-ukrainian-passenger-plane-over-tehran/
It's a Dog-Eat-Dog Universe: Scientists Have Spotted a Vampire Star Feeding Off Another
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
Ryan Ridden-Harper, a postdoctoral fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Australia, who led the research, said the discovery was completely unexpected as it was not what researchers were looking for.
sputniknews.com/science/202001251078135293-its-a-dog-eat-dog-universe-scientists-have-spotted-a-vampire-star-feeding-off-another/
Turkish Village Totally Destroyed After Quake in Elazig Province – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-25
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's Elazig Province at 8: 55 p.m. local time (17: 55 GMT) on 24 January. The disaster also affected the neighbouring province of Malatya.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001251078136228-turkish-village-totally-destroyed-after-quake-in-elazig/
Death toll rising after earthquake in eastern Turkey
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-01-25
The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21
SF Treasure Island Former Residents File Suit For Contamination /Injuries & For Shutdown
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-01-25
Former residents of San Francisco Treasure Island filed a lawsuit for their contamination by radioactive and other chemicals on them and their families and for the shutdown of the development project. They also charged there was collusion by government agencies and City, State. and National politicians to push ahead with the multi-billion dollar condo/hotel development.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/01/21/18829990.php
Art of the deal? US reportedly pressures India to buy $6bn more American farm produce in exchange for some tariff cuts
rt.com | 2020-01-25
Washington has reportedly warned New Delhi to get ready to shell out an additional $6 billion for US agricultural products if it wants to finalize a broader trade deal, putting pressure on India ahead of an upcoming state visit. | The multi-billion-dollar purchase would see New Delhi boost imports of American farm products such as poultry, despite India already having offered relief on price caps impacting US pharmaceutical firms, four sources familiar with the trade talks told Reuters
XR: the case for deliberative democracy
Alex Bradbury | zcomm.org | 2020-01-25
Climate Assembly UK begins this weekend. It's a good start, but does not meet XR's third demand for a Government-commissioned Citizens' Assembly…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/xr-the-case-for-deliberative-democracy/