2022-03-16: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2022-03-16). Racism still endangers Asian American women: USA Today. ecns.cn A year after the Atlanta spa shootings, misogynistic racism still endangers Asian American women in the United States, an opinion piece published on USA Today has said.

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2022-03-16). Saturday 4/23: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hip Hop For Change Workshop. indybay.org Oakland Asian Cultural Center | 388 Ninth St. Suite 290…

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-16). Blinken, Azerbaijani president discuss Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyMarch 15, 2022 Blinken holds talks with Azerbaijani president on ties, regional issues, Ukraine US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed a range of topics during a phone call Tuesday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, including ties, regional issues and the Ukraine war, said the State Department. Spokesman Ned Price said Blinken emphasized the …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-16). Switzerland: Pentagon continues to subordinate Europe through NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com With Switzerland to be joined by Sweden, Finland, Moldova, Bosnia, Ireland, Austria, Kosovo, Malta, Cyprus and Serbia if NATO can get the last-named. The war in Ukraine will be employed to finish the thirty-year project of uniting all of Europe under NATO control. ReutersMarch 15, 2022 Eyeing Ukraine, neutral Switzerland mulls defence boost === Also …

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-16). Friendly and allied countries: Turkey delivers first jointly-developed tanks to Indonesia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 25, 2022 Turkey delivers 1st batch of tanks developed with Indonesia Delivery of the first batch of Kaplan MT medium weight tanks, the product of a joint project carried out in Turkey by a leading Ankara-based defense company FNSS and an Indonesian defense company, PT Pindad was made to Indonesia at a ceremony …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-16). S. Korea says N. Korean launch of unknown projectile failed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) — North Korea launched an unknown projectile from the Sunan district on Wednesday, but, according to the South Korean military, the launch was unsuccessful.

Ju-Hyun Park (2022-03-16). What does Yoon Seok-yeol's presidency mean for South Korea? peoplesdispatch.org Last week's presidential elections in South Korea saw 77% of the country's 44 million eligible voters mobilize to the polls. The race remained too close to call until 98% of votes had been counted early the next day. With a lead of less than one percent of the vote, the narrowest margin in Korean history, Yoon Seok-Yeol of the right-wing People Power Party Yoon's victory marks a return to power for the S…

WSWS (2022-03-16). Right-wing candidate narrowly wins South Korean presidential election. wsws.org Yoon's election is the result above all of the deep unpopularity of the Moon administration, which is responsible for the social crisis produced by the COVID-19 pandemic…

ecns.cn (2022-03-16). Chinese mainland expands market access for people from Taiwan. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland has further expanded market access for Taiwan residents, allowing them to start individually-owned businesses in 122 sectors including cereal crop farming, fruit planting, beverage manufacturing, and pet services.

ecns.cn (2022-03-15). Chinese vaccines save lives, drive economic recovery in Cambodia. ecns.cn Chinese COVID-19 vaccines have not only protected lives and stabilized the health system, but also helped boost economic recovery in Cambodia, officials and experts said here on Tuesday.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-15). Venezuela Defines Conditions for Sale of Oil to US. orinocotribune.com The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela maintained its willingness to resume its oil trade with countries such as the United States, and even those that belong to the European Union, but it has clearly outlined the diplomatic and political conditions necessary for any exchange to take place. | Venezuela's position was reiterated by its Minister for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, within the framework of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, in the Republic of Turkey. This international meeting of diplomats coincides with the energy crisis facing North America and Europe, due to the economic blockade they…

ecns.cn (2022-03-15). U.S. deliberately shirks responsibility in bioweapon prohibition: experts. ecns.cn The United States has been refusing to fulfill its commitment to prohibiting the spread of biological weapons, deliberately shirking its due responsibility, Syrian experts have said.

Staff (2022-03-15). Mass executions in SA contrary to most basic human rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Condemning the mass execution of innocent people in Saudi Arabia, Iran's Parliament Speaker said that such acts are contrary to the most basic human rights and international law practices.

ecns.cn (2022-03-15). 300 flight attendants trained for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. ecns.cn A total of 300 flight attendants received an etiquette training, including 13 courses for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, which will be held from Sept. 10 to 25, 2022 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

ecns.cn (2022-03-15). HK virus fight gets boost from mainland. ecns.cn Hong Kong will welcome 375 medical personnel and 240 elderly care workers from the Chinese mainland this week as part of efforts to recalibrate its strained resources to reduce COVID-19 deaths, severe cases and infections.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-03-15). US military logistic convoy targeted in Iraq's Saladin prov. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Attack on US military logistics convoys still continue in various parts of Iraq and in the latest attack on Tuesday, US military logistic convoy was targeted in Saladin province in Iraq.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-03-15). US convoy in Iraq's Basra comes under attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) — Local media sources reported that a logistics convoy belonging to the US military was targeted with 6 roadside bombs in southern Iraq.

Joris Leverink (2022-03-15). Women and labor: key struggles in the MENA region. roarmag.org Woman holding signs against gender violence at a protest to denounce violence against women in Tunis, Tunisia. November 30, 2019. Photo: Mohamed Krit / Shutterstock. | This essay is published in collaboration with Public Services International | | How do women and gender equality measures advance in a context of conflict, climate change, high unemployment, low labor force participation, limited democratization and a pandemic? These are challenges facing the Arab region as many citizens, women's rights organizations, some governments and external…

_____ (2022-03-15). Ukrainian Refugees are Everywhere, Especially Woman and Children. journal-neo.org The war in Ukraine has, as expected, brought yet another flow of migrants. This latest wave is being greeted with either flag-waving enthusiasm or weary resignation, but few are noticing that it adds a new dimension to the existing refugee and geopolitical situation. Most refugees come from Third World countries and live in other Third …

WSWS (2022-03-15). Former Democratic Party congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard attacked for demanding the US shut down Ukrainian biolabs. wsws.org Gabbard has come under attack for calling on the Biden administration to take action to destroy the pathogens held in US-sponsored Ukrainian biolabs.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-15). Presidente ucraniano anuncia que reanudarán negociaciones con Rusia. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia, anunció que las fuerzas armadas de su país tomaron el control de la región de Jersón…

Shriya Singh (2022-03-15). Pakistan's Imran Khan govt. struggles with political crisis and IMF negotiations amid mass discontent. peoplesdispatch.org The Pakistani government's discussions with the IMF have hit a roadblock after it reduced fuel prices and announced a tax amnesty. Meanwhile, opposition parties have called for a no-confidence motion…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-15). UN human rights chief condemns mass executions in Saudi Arabia. peoplesdispatch.org High commissioner Michelle Bachelet also called upon the Saudi government to suspend all pending executions, commute active death sentences in the country and implement a moratorium on the use of the capital punishment in the country immediately…

SF015 (2022-03-15). The Syrian Army and Security Forces Launch Military Op Targeting ISIS in Daraa's North. southfront.org Written by Khaled Iskef | Units of the Syrian army and security forces launched a large-scale military operation targeting ISIS hideouts in Jasim town in northwestern Daraa'. | A security source said that the operation came in response to the locals' requests to get rid of the remnants of the armed factions that perform assassinations and plant IEDs in the area. | The source added that the army and security forces units stormed a hideout in the southern parts of Jasim town, in which a group of ISIS fortifies, indicating…

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