Daily Archives: April 7, 2022

2022-04-07: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-07). India is Building Up its Naval Capacities. journal-neo.org India is a big country with significant resources and a huge population. It has the third largest economy in Asia and the seventh largest in the world. But its geographical location also presents it with certain problems. Specifically, the Indian peninsula is largely cut off from the rest of the Eurasian landmass. In the west …

WSWS (2022-04-07). "Support the 70,000 striking bus workers in Maharashtra, India"—London bus drivers issue call. wsws.org More than 70,000 state bus transport workers have been on indefinite strike since November 4, 2021. Their militant, five-month struggle has global significance.

Mohawk Nation News (2022-04-07). Mohawks on Pope's Apology 'We Will Never Forget or Forgive'. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News said of the Pope's apology: "These 'indian' buddies of the government 'indians' forgave the psychopaths on their own behalf. We will never forget nor forgive them for what they did and continue to do."

WSWS (2022-04-07). SEP and IYSSE members hold discussions with anti-government protesters across Sri Lanka. wsws.org "The problem is not to change the people in power," one protester said, "but to change the class in power."

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). NATO, State Department rally Bucharest 9 eastern flank clients against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 1, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries On Thursday (31 March 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ participated in a Foreign Ministers meeting of the Bucharest 9 Initiative, which includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The meeting took place in Bratislava, …

_____ (2022-04-06). Is the US Planning to Assassinate Pakistan's Imran Khan? journal-neo.org According to a report by Pakistan's Dawn.com, Pakistan's Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry has reported on an attempted anti-government conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan. A little earlier, one of the leaders of Pakistan's ruling Justice Movement, Faisal Wawda, had also reported on ARY News' "Off the Record" program that a plot was being …

Editor2 (2022-04-06). Pakistan PM Imran Khan Saved from a US Planned Regime Change. orinocotribune.com By Steven Sahiounie — Apr 3, 2022 | It had appeared that Khan might have been voted out of of…

Staff (2022-04-06). 203 Indians, 31 NORI visa holders to return from Pakistan on Friday via Wagah-Attari. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): As many as 203 Indian Nationals and 31 NORI (no obligation to return to India) visa holders are set to return to India through the Wagah-Attari border, the High Commission of India in Pakistan informed on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-04-06). Pakistan should respect the will of Afghan people: Maryam Nawaz. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): A day after large-scale anti-Pakistan protests held in Afghanistan, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday said that Pakistan must accept the will of the Afghan people and must not interfere in the internal matters of its neighbour.

oneworld.press (2022-04-06). Ukraine's Planned Emulation Of Israel Will Equate Russians To Palestinians. oneworld.press Every objective observer should be extremely concerned about Zelensky's plan to transform Ukraine into a so-called "big Israel". The human rights of that country's Russian minority are poised to be even more ruthlessly violated with impunity following Israel's precedent against the Palestinians. That's why it's incumbent for the denazification goal of Russia's ongoing special military operation in Ukraine to succeed.

ecns.cn (2022-04-06). Chinese, Armenian presidents exchange congratulations on 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Armenian counterpart, Vahagn Khachaturyan, exchanged on Wednesday congratulations on the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Anand Naidoo (2022-04-06). The Heat: COVID-19 Pandemic. america.cgtn.com Yet another COVID-19 variant is making its way through parts of Asia and Europe, will it hit the U.S. next?>

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). Azerbaijani troops to participate in multinational combat exercises in Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 6, 2022 Azerbaijani servicemen to take part in "Efes-2022" exercises Under the instruction of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mr. Ilham Aliyev, work to improve the professionalism of the military personnel of the Azerbaijan Army continues, the Ministry of Defense told APA. As part …

Staff (2022-04-06). Hong Kong Police arrest 4 activists behind banned Tiananmen Square vigil: Report. aninews.in Hong Kong, September 8 (ANI): Hong Kong Police have arrested four key members of the pro-democracy group behind the city's annual Tiananmen Massacre vigil.

Editor2 (2022-04-06). India: Massive Participation Seen Across Sectors in 2-Day Nationwide Strike by Trade Unions. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…

Editor2 (2022-04-06). India: 'Massive' Participation Seen Across Sectors as 2-Day Nationwide Strike Call by CTUs Ends. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…

Staff (2022-04-06). MEA condoles death of Indian Envoy Dr Anju Kumar. aninews.in New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Dr Anju Kumar, Charge d' Affaires in the Embassy of India, Germany passed away on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-04-06). Cabinet approves Agreement between India, Portugal on recruitment of Indian citizens to work in the Portuguese Republic. aninews.in New Delhi, [India], September 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved the signing of an agreement on the recruitment of Indian citizens to work in Portugal between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Portugal, on Wednesday.

Editor (2022-04-06). 'Indian Rivers are in ICUs, Drying up Fast' — Waterman Rajendra Singh. mronline.org "Twenty-one Indian cities are going to be waterless very soon," Rajendra Singh tells me in an interview for NewsClick conducted last week in Delhi. Singh is alluding to a prediction in a Niti Aayog report on water. He says, "It means that the underground and surface water availability will become zero." Another report says 72% of water reservoirs are in overdraft.

Staff (2022-04-06). India largest troop contributor to UN peacekeeping in cumulative terms: Meenakashi Lekhi. aninews.in New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the UN peacekeeping missions, Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi on Wednesday informed the member states that India is the largest troop contributor to the peacekeeping operations since their inception.

Staff (2022-04-06). India-South Korea relations have become multidimensional: Om Birla. aninews.in Vienna [Austria], September 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that relations between India and South Korea have made great progress and have become multidimensional.

aninews.in (2022-04-06). Former Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam en-route to India for medical emergency. aninews.in Port Louis [Mauritius], September 8 (ANI): Former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam is en-route to India (Chennai) for a medical emergency.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). Turkish troops "carry out tasks assigned to them around the world": Libya, Ethiopia, Syria, Iraq. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Asharq Al-AwsatApril 4, 2022 Turkey Stresses it Will Keep its Military Presence in Libya's Tripoli Turkey said it will maintain its military presence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Turkey's Anadolu state news agency published pictures on Sunday showing Turkish soldiers eating "the first Suhoor meal" (the pre-dawn meal before the day's fast) in Tripoli. The …

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-06). Disarmament of Lebanon's Hezbollah impossible. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — A lawmaker at the Lebanese parliament says those who seek the disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah will never achieve their goal.

_____ (2022-04-06). Laboring Beyond Black Representation. popularresistance.org Because most of what passes as Black thought nowadays has been criminally captured by white capital (philanthropic foundations, corporate advertising, government funding, academia, business roundtables etc.) it was inevitable that the recent union victory against Amazon would fail to trend in the same spellbounding way as recent stories have in the Blacksphere. As a consequence, a feeble smack from one rich negro onto another and a token "First Black " woman judge appointed to a supreme court that regularly rules against (Black) labor is naturally lifted above the story of the first union to form against the insi…

Staff (2022-04-06). Pescador noruego encuentra extraña criatura con aspecto similar a un "dragón bebé" cubadebate.cu Roman Fedortsov estaba pescando en el mar de Noruega cuando encontró una criatura de aspecto extraño, y tras compartir una imagen en redes sociales de internet muchos usuarios comentaron que debía de ser un "dragón bebé". Fedortsov, de origen ruso y experto en fauna abisopelágica, ha capturado con anterioridad muchas criaturas extraordinarias.

Fight Back (2022-04-06). Arlington, TX: Students demand Turning Point USA bigots get out of student government. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On March 24, an email went out to senators of the University of Texas at Arlington student government detailing screenshots from the Turning Point USA discord server that revealed the student government President Caitlyn Burge-Surles and student government Chief of Staff Alyssa Spencer engaging in racist, transphobic and generally bigoted rhetoric. | Some examples of these messages include a screenshot of Caitlyn at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2021 with the caption "twins, but one of us is a woman!" Burge-Surles and Spencer spouting off about the racist conspiracy theory that…

Staff (2022-04-06). Lt Gen Azhar Abbas made Pak army's Chief of General Staff. aninews.in Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan army, Lt Gen Azhar Abbas has been named as the army's next Chief of General Staff (CGS).

Staff (2022-04-06). FIFA planning extending games up To 100 minutes for world cup. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — FIFA are looking into the possibility of extending matches to up to 100 minutes, instead of 90, ahead of the World Cup in Qatar in November.

scorinoco (2022-04-06). Sri Lanka: President Revokes Emergency Declared 5 Days Ago Amidst Protests Over Economic Crisis. orinocotribune.com President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, revoked on Tuesday, April 5, the state of emergency he had declared five days ago amidst a spate of protests, including outside his house, over the worst economic crisis on the island nation. | In gazette notification no 2274/10 issued late Tuesday night, the president announced that he has withdrawn the emergency rule ordinance which gave security forces sweeping powers to curb any disturbance in the country. | On April 1, Rajapaksa had issued a special gazette notification declaring a nationwide public emergency in effect immediately. In the notification, the Presiden…

WSWS (2022-04-06). Sri Lankan plantation workers strike and demonstrate for overthrow of Rajapakse government. wsws.org The stoppage was called by the Glenugie Estate Workers Action Committee, which was formed with the support of the Socialist Equality Party.

WSWS (2022-04-06). Sri Lanka's ruling coalition crumbles, but president refuses to resign. wsws.org The mass protests are continuing throughout the island fueled by desperate shortages of food items, fuel, medicines and electricity.

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-04-06). US occupying forces abduct a number of citizens in Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) — US occupying forces kidnapped a number of civilians during an airborne operation in al-Hoss area in Raqqa eastern countryside.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). Nuland praises NATO ally Turkey's pivotal role in Ukraine crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hàºrriyet Daily NewsApril 6, 2022 Turkey playing pivotal role in Ukraine crisis: Nuland A senior United States official has described the role Turkey has been playing in the Ukrainian crisis as "pivotal," appreciating its mediation efforts between Moscow and Kiev. "I would say Turkey's played an absolutely pivotal role. Turkey's been a stalwart defender of …

Staff (2022-04-06). Turkey to appoint ambassador to Egypt, ending 9-year standoff. en.mehrnews.com Turkey has decided to appoint a new ambassador to Cairo to fill the diplomatic post left vacant for nearly nine years, two Turkish officials with knowledge of the matter announced.

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