JANET (2023-03-04). NYC: Sunday 3/5 Rally 4pm Commemorating Hugo Chávez U.S. Hands off Venezuela! Free Alex Saab! iacenter.org Join us in commemorating 10 years since the passing of Comandante Hugo Chávez. He strove to liberate the Venezuelan masses from poverty and US imperial domination, to serve the people, and to arm them politically & organizationally. Chávez nationalized Venezuela's natural resources to benefit the people and introduced medical and social programs for the poor. As we mourn our fallen hero, we also pledge to redouble our efforts to defend the socialist values that Comrade Hugo Chávez upheld. Comandante Hugo Chávez Presente! Our demands: * U.S. Hands OFF Venezuela! * NO Sanctions on the Venezuelan people! * FREE kidn…

Antiwar Dot Com (2023-03-04). House overwhelmingly approves resolution to maintain Syria sanctions after earthquake. thegrayzone.com Every member of the progressive Squad voted for the resolution. Only Republican Reps. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted against it. This article was originally published by Antiwar.com. The House this week voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution to maintain sanctions on Syria following a devastating earthquake that has killed at least 5,900 people in the country, The Cradle reported on Wednesday. The resolution was introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and received 51 cosponsors. It passed in a vote …

_____ (2023-03-04). What unites and disunites Indonesia and Malaysia? journal-neo.org Indonesia, a country of 275 million people, and Malaysia, a country of 33 million, are neighbors with many similarities. Malaysia and Indonesia have a shared history, culture, and religion, Islam. Their national languages belong to the same language family, making communication between their citizens simple. Furthermore, both Southeast Asian states are founding members of major …

Ambedkar King Study Circle (2023-03-04). Saturday 3/4: India: The Modi Question (BBC documentary). indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José CA 95116 | Parking accessible from North 21st Street…

Michael Welch (2023-03-04). Twenty Years after the Start of the War in Iraq, People Around the World are still Raging Against the War Machine. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-03-04). Japan postpones H3 rocket launch to Tuesday due to weather. ecns.cn Japan's new flagship H3 rocket is scheduled to be launched for the first time on Tuesday, one day later than planned due to expected thunderstorms, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Saturday.

WSWS (2023-03-04). The global significance of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. wsws.org The earthquake that has had such a devastating impact in Turkey and Syria is a global and historic event, that will have political consequences.

WSWS (2023-03-04). Official death toll in Turkish-Syrian earthquake exceeds 53,000. wsws.org Erdogan and Turkish authorities continue to deny their responsibility in this historic catastrophe, which has officially claimed over 45,000 lives in Turkey.

WorkWeek (2023-03-04). Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan, Ballad Of Harry Bridges & ILWU Mumia On WorkWeek. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan & Ballad Of Harry Bridges along with the ILWU Local 10 initiated Labor Community March for Mumia Abu-Jamal on 2/16/23.

Nitish Mondal (2023-03-04). [Correspondence] The resurgence of dengue epidemic and climate change in India. thelancet.com Climate change is influencing the incidence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito-borne dengue illnesses. More than half of the world's population is in danger, with an annual estimate of 100—400 million infections,1 96 million clinical symptoms, and 40‚Äà000 fatalities.2 Despite evidence of 30—50-fold increases in occurrences in tropical and subtropical regions in the past 50 years, and the fastest growing risk of dengue infection, an estimated 3 ∑97 billion people (in 129 countries) are vulnerable.

teleSUR, SH (2023-03-04). Inundaciones dejan casi 35 mil evacuados en el sur de Malasia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Malasia indicaron que al menos tres personas han fallecido a causa de las inundaciones en el sur del país.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-03-04). Incendio en depósito de combustible deja 17 muertos en Indonesia. telesurtv.net El incidente dejó al menos 17 muertos, 50 heridos y fueron evacuados residentes de áreas cercanas.

No Nukes Action (2023-03-02). Saturday 3/11: On 3/11 At Fukushima No Dumping Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean & No Restarting Nukes. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery St./California St | San Francisco…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-03-02). NATO's Growing Military Presence in Latin America and the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Sergio Rodríguez Gelfenstein — Feb 27, 2023 | At present, it has become customary to speak of NATO's expansion "towards Eastern Europe", which, while effective, is a reductionist concept. The truth is that since the end of the bipolar world, the United States, believing itself to be the master of the world, has used NATO to expand throughout the planet. Proof of this is the signing of the AUKUS Treaty (Australia, United Kingdom and United States), the creation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) formed by Australia, India, Japan and the United States and the Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance (Unit…

_____ (2023-03-02). Mongolia, South Korea, Rare-Earth Metals: "Bridging the Gap" or "Opening Pandora's Box"? journal-neo.org Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun- Erdene's visit to South Korea was marked by a number of important bilateral meetings and agreements. Especially notable among them is the memorandum of understanding signed on February 15, 2023, on the establishment of a network for supply of rare earth metals from Mongolia to Korea. The agreement calls for …

____ (2023-03-02). Hainan to roll out measures for wider opening-up to Southeast Asian countries. ecns.cn Hainan Province is planning to roll out a package of measures to further open up to countries and regions such as Southeast Asia in 15 aspects, including taxation, import and export management and personnel exchanges.

____ (2023-03-02). Wild Asian elephant herd captured napping in forest in Yunnan. ecns.cn The herd of eight wild Asian elephants foraged and rested in a tea garden, marking the first visit in 2023 in Yunnan. After 30 years of rescue and protection, the number of wild Asian elephants increased to more than 300 by the end of 2022.

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-03-02). Diversity Executive Who Faked POC Identity Resigns After Mom Outs Her As White. moguldom.com Rachel Dolezal is not an anomaly. Another white woman who was exposed for lying about her race and culture while advocating for social justice causes has resigned from her role as a diversity executive. Raquel Saraswati is a 39-year-old Muslim activist and writer who led people to believe she was of Latin, South Asian and …

____ (2023-03-02). Tourism insiders visit HK to explore opportunities. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Wednesday welcomed the first large-scale tourism inspection group from the Chinese mainland since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing new hopes for wider and deeper cross-border tourism collaboration.

Ambedkar King Study Circle (2023-03-02). Saturday 3/4: India: The Modi Question (BBC documentary). indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José CA 95116 | Parking accessible from North 21st Street…

Dan Bacher (2023-03-02). Delta group files opposition to TUCP waiving environmental laws protecting the Bay-Delta Estuary. indybay.org "The TUCP is not in the public interest because it stampedes the State Water Board for water that is meant rightly to serve public trust resources of aquatic estuarine food webs and species in the Delta that further support migratory salmon and steelhead runs that benefits Northern California Indian Tribes (whose cultures are salmon-dependent), commercial and sport fishing interests, and the community of subsistence anglers residing in communities adjacent to Delta rivers and sloughs where they supplement their diets with costless forms of fish protein," the letter states.

____ (2023-03-02). Indian PM calls for G20 unity to resolve geopolitical tensions. ecns.cn Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed for unity to resolve prevailing geopolitical tensions at G20 foreign ministers' meeting being held in the Indian capital of New Delhi.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-03-02). March To Iraq War, 20 Years Later: March 2, 2003. thedissenter.org The Dissenter Newsletter recalls each day in the timeline of events that led up to the US invasion of Iraq on March 19, 2003, twenty years ago…

____ (2023-03-02). Japan's military buildup meets strong opposition. ecns.cn Japan's former prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone once promised Washington that Japan was the U.S.' "unsinkable aircraft carrier", and his present-day counterpart Fumio Kishida is now building it at lightning speed.

WSWS (2023-03-02). Sri Lankan workers strike in defiance of government's essential service orders. wsws.org Wednesday's strikes and protests powerfully indicate the determination of workers to fight the government's social attacks. By contrast, the trade unions did everything they could limit to the industrial action.

The Cradle (2023-03-02). US Lawmakers Approve Resolution to Uphold Economic Sanctions on Syria. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-03-02). Taiwan temple praised for facilitating peaceful cooperation. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland official spoke highly of a temple in Taiwan and its role in building cross-Straits cooperation.

WorkWeek (2023-03-02). Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan, Ballad Of Harry Bridges & ILWU Mumia On WorkWeek. indybay.org WorkWeek covers the Turkey Earthquake, Corruption & Erdogan & Ballad Of Harry Bridges along with the ILWU Local 10 initiated Labor Community March for Mumia Abu-Jamal on 2/16/23.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-03-02). Reportan sismo de magnitud 5,6 en suroeste de Sumatra, Indonesia. telesurtv.net Según la Agencia de Meteorología, Climatología y Geofísica del país (BMKG), el movimiento telúrico aconteció a una profundidad estimada de 82 kilómetros.

Staff (2023-03-02). Eligen a nuevo presidente de la República Socialista de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu Vo Van Thuong fue elegido este jueves como presidente de la República Socialista de Vietnam en una sesión extraordinaria de la decimoquinta legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional. El mandato de Van Thuong se extenderá hasta 2026. El nuevo mandatario, de 52 años, fue respaldado por más del 98% del Parlamento.