2023-09-21: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-09-21). How Pashinyan betrayed Armenia for a US pat on the back and a Snoop Dogg concert. infobrics.org The political West will certainly try to keep him in power for as long as possible and given how beneficial he's been to Turkey's and Azerbaijan's Neo-Ottoman ambitions and delusions of grandeur, it's likely both Ankara and Baku will also want to ensure he stays. After all, who wouldn't want an "enemy" busy with organizing a Snoop Dogg concert rather than defending his people and country?>

infobrics (2023-09-21). African Union Becomes a G20 Permanent Member: Implications for BRICS. infobrics.org The decision of the G20 economies to admit the African Union as a permanent member at the Group's 2023 meeting in India comes at a time when many observers started to question the relevance and effectiveness of this global forum…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). UN coordinator calls for safeguarding peace and democracy in Lebanon. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) On International Day of Peace, United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon Joanna Wronecka called, on Thursday, to safeguard the country as a space for democracy, human rights, and freedoms.

N.D. Jayaprakash (2023-09-21). Facts and Fiction About Oppenheimer: the Decision Bomb Japan With Atomic Weapons. counterpunch.org As he was a close friend of Truman, Byrnes' first assignment was to act as the President's personal advisor. Byrnes, the most prominent right-winger in the Democratic Party, was among the few politicians taken into confidence regarding the work on the atomic bomb. So, in their very first meeting, under the new setting in mid-April

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-21). Filipino community condemns continuing martial law. greenleft.org.au

WSWS (2023-09-21). Indian and Sri Lankan auto industry workers support US autoworkers. wsws.org "Developments in the US with UAW bureaucracy shows that irrespective of where they live workers face the same situation." — Renault-Nissan worker…

WSWS (2023-09-21). South Korean union pushes through sellout deal at Hyundai Motors. wsws.org The auto companies view the conclusion of an agreement at Hyundai, South Korea's largest car manufacturer, as an important step to isolating and imposing similar deals on other sections of workers.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-21). Protesters use equity week to demand Upfield Line duplication. greenleft.org.au

Amanda Yee (2023-09-21). The Korean War Continues With Biden's Renewal of Travel Ban to North Korea. socialistproject.ca On August 22, the US State Department

Michael Berkowitz (2023-09-21). '6ixtynin9': Sex, drugs and rock and roll! peoplesworld.org No one is safe from mockery in the smart, funny Thai black comedy 6ixtynin9. Against the backdrop of Thailand's energetic pro-democracy, anti-corruption, student-led demonstrations, writer-director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang has fashioned a droll lampoon of police corruption, corporate mismanagement, feckless random drug gang violence, vapid youth culture and working-class frustration. Ratanaruang has taken his surprise hit film …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-21). Talks between Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh begin. plenglish.com According to Baku authorities, the consultations will be held behind closed doors and coincide with Armenia's Independence Day, which dates back to 1991 when most of the population voted in a referendum in favor of secession from the Soviet Union, Azertac news agency reported. | Azerbaijan announced that it began an "anti-terrorist operation" in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, September 19, to "achieve the withdrawal of Armenian troops" from the territory, which has been seeking independence since 1988. | Yerevan, in turn, denied the presence of its troops in the region and branded the operation as an aggression ag…

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Hangzhou ready to host smart Asian Games. ecns.cn Self-driving electric shuttles will serve the upcoming Asian Games in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province.While preliminary matches of beach volleyball, volleyball, cricket and soccer began on Tuesday, the formal opening ceremony of the Games will take place on Saturday evening at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). President Xi to attend Asian Games opening ceremony. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province and host visiting foreign leaders from Friday to Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has announced.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Hangzhou Asian Games: A feast of technology, culture. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games highlight the concepts of "culture" and "intelligence" as revealed in a press conference held on Wednesday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. This event showcases a diverse range of cultural expressions and technological innovations.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Autumn colors of Hangzhou, host city of 19th Asian Games. ecns.cn As autumn is approaching, Hangzhou is flourishing with autumn colors and splendid views.

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Bumper travel rush expected during National Day holiday. ecns.cn Hong Kong is one of the smaller Asian Games teams in terms of its delegation size, but when it comes to fencing the city is a regional heavyweight with ambitious medal hopes.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-09-21). India suspends visa services in Canada. plenglish.com At a press conference, the spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Aringdam Bagchi, ratified the decision communicated on Thursday on the website of the state provider of consular service. | The reason is the inaction of the Government of Canada to the incitement to violence, which has created an environment that has affected the work of the Indian Embassy and Consulates there; that is why, the visa services have been suspended. | The measure will remain in place until the situation is regulated, Bagchi said. | He noted the Indian Government's concern over public posters and other manifestations of…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-09-21). Cuba continues its bilateral agenda in the UN headquarters. plenglish.com United Nations, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, continued his bilateral agenda in the UN headquarters, after meeting with representatives of Vietnam and Saint Lucia and signing the Treaty for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity.

Norman Solomon (2023-09-21). Biden Is the Latest President to Tout the Vietnam War as Proud History. indybay.org No Remorse…

International Indian Treaty Council (2023-09-21). Monday 10/9: 4th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day at Yerba Buena Gardens. indybay.org Yerba Buena Gardens – Esplanade | Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Streets | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2023-09-21). Japanese protest against government's military buildup against pacifist constitution. ecns.cn A number of Japanese citizen groups and some politicians rallied in Tokyo late on Tuesday in protest against the nation's aggressive military buildup and attempts to amend its pacifist constitution.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-09-21). Naufragio en río de Myanmar deja varios muertos y desaparecidos. telesurtv.net El servicio de seguridad birmano informó que solo habían podido recuperar 12 cuerpos de víctimas del accidente.

teleSUR, SH (2023-09-21). Impacto del discurso del Comandante Hugo Chávez en la ONU de 2006. telesurtv.net El líder de la Revolución Bolivariana advirtió en la ONU que EE.UU. busca imponer una falsa democracia con acciones armadas.

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