2024-02-14: News Headlines

infobrics (2024-02-14). BRICS and Security Challenges in Eurasian Region. infobrics.org BRICS can play a significant role in promoting economic stability as a foundation for regional security in Eurasia. By strengthening economic ties and trade relations among member nations…

tvbrics (2024-02-14). Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission reveals latest ancient finds. tvbrics.com The excavations took place in Jerash…

Last Real Indians. (2024-02-14). Indigenous Demonstrators Continue Opposition To Racism In Sports, Media. popularresistance.org Las Vegas—On Sunday, February 11, a group of Native people demonstrated near an entrance at the Super Bowl, where some say Kansas City's continued use of the "Chiefs" is racist. It is the second consecutive year that Kansas City has appeared in the Super Bowl, and opposition to the "tomahawk chop", an act some say mocks Native culture and must change, continues. | "I'm here to show people that it is not acceptable in this day and age to mock a people," said Rhonda LeValdo to Last Real Indians (LRI Media). LeValdo, an Acoma Pueblo citizen, traveled to Las Vegas from Kansas City, where she teaches journalism…

People's Dispatch. (2024-02-14). Pakistan: PTI-Backed Candidates Emerge As Largest Bloc. popularresistance.org Independents backed by former Prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party have emerged as the largest group in Pakistan's National Assembly, after results for most of the seats were announced on Sunday, February 11. However, uncertainty looms since no party or group has got the majority of seats required to form a government. | The results for some constituencies were put on hold due to stay orders issued by the courts after complaints filed by candidates claiming fraud. | There are 336 seats in Pakistan's National Assembly. However, elections were held only for 265 seats. In one seat, the pr…

geo.tv (2024-02-14). Indonesians decide on Jokowi's successor in world's largest single day election. geo.tv To win outright, a candidate needs over 50% of votes and 20% of ballot in half of country's provinces…

noreply (2024-02-14). On A Lighter Note… smoothiex12.blogspot.com LOL)) Tucker: Comrade Xi, how's your relations with Taiwan?Xi. OK, so 5,648 years before Christ…Tucker: Fuck, please, not that…

albawaba (2024-02-14). Was Malaysian influencer Ian Miles Cheong executed. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Ian Miles Cheong's name has been trending on social media, especially on X (formerly known as Twitter), but who is he and why he is taking over the platforms?Ian Miles Cheong is a Malaysian influencer who is known for his ultimate "admiration" of the United States, and the West despite that he never went there. "A Malaysian Obsessed With The West," a social media user described Ian Miles Cheong. Chelong is a right-wing blogger who was born and raised in Malaysia.Ian MIles Cheong – A Malaysian Obsessed With The West (‚ò¢Ô∏è THREAD) | Ian was born and raised in Malaysi…

Nava J. Thakuria (2024-02-14). PEC Condemns Myanmar Junta for Murdering Reporter. pressenza.com Geneva, 12 February 2024: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body has condemned the murder of Myanmar journalist Ko Myat Thu Tun (alias Phoe Thiha) along with six other political prisoners by the military junta under their custody. It came to public notice only after the Arakan Army, a Rakhine-based ethnic armed group captured Mrauk-U township from the junta forces and discovered their bodies, reported local media. | According to a statement issued by the Arakan Army, most of the deceased were under forties and the exact dates of their killing are yet to be confirmed. A former reporte…

yenisafak (2024-02-14). Romanya'da bilgisayar korsanlarƒ± hastaneleri hedef aldƒ±: 100'ຠa≈ükƒ±n saƒülƒ±k tesisinin sistemi àßalƒ±≈üamaz duruma geldi. yenisafak.com Romanya Saƒülƒ±k Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±, saldƒ±rƒ±nƒ±n bàºyàºk à∂làßàºde dàºn gece geràßekle≈ütiƒüini ve àºlkede yaygƒ±n olarak kullanƒ±lan bir tƒ±bbi bilgi sistemini hedef aldƒ±ƒüƒ±nƒ± aà߃±kladƒ±. | Fidye yazƒ±lƒ±m saldƒ±rƒ±sƒ±nda 25 hastane ve 79 saƒülƒ±k tesisinin sistemleri à…

Michael Roberts (2024-02-14). Pakistan's misery continues. cadtm.org

The Tricontinental (2024-02-14). Dossier no. 73: How the People's Science Movement is bringing joy and equality to education in Karnataka, India. mronline.org The People's Science Movement in India has few parallels in the world in concept, scale, and scope.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-02-14). Fires killed 54 people in Cambodia in 2023. plenglish.com Phnom Penh, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) An estimated 761 fires were reported in Cambodia in 2023, and 54 people were killed due to those incidents, according to official figures released in this capital.

newarab (2024-02-14). COP hosts UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil announce climate 'troika'. newarab.com Past and future UN climate talk hosts the The UAE hosted last year's

newarab (2024-02-14). Syrian returnees face 'gross human rights abuses': UN. newarab.com A report published by the

newarab (2024-02-14). In crisis-hit Lebanon, everyday life is a series of hurdles. newarab.com In the heart of Lebanon, where the Roads turn into rivers with

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-02-14). GMOs Will Destroy Indian Agriculture, Which Is Non-GMO and Will Harm the Health of 1 Billion Indians and Their Animals. orinocotribune.com By Aruna Rodrigues — Feb 1, 2024 | Hybrid Bt cotton, the only commercialised GM crop in India, has failed conclusively. Based on this failure and the evidence on GM crops to date, the Union of India's proposal to commercialise herbicide-tolerant (HT) mustard will destroy not just Indian mustard agriculture but citizens' health. | There have been five days of intense hearings on this matter in the Supreme Court (SC) — the GMO Public Interest Writ filed almost 20 years ago in 2005 by the author, which ended on 18 January 2024. | In these last 20 years, piecemeal hearings have dealt with submissions relat…

ecns.cn (2024-02-14). Hong Kong fans to get 50% refund for Messi no-show match. ecns.cn Thousands of soccer fans, some of whom had reportedly paid up to HK$5,000 ($639) to watch an exhibition match in Hong Kong in which Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi failed to play, can get a 50-percent refund on their tickets.

ecns.cn (2024-02-14). International experts expect the Chinese economy to flourish with more technological breakthroughs | Spring Festival Goes Global. ecns.cn As the world celebrates the coming of the Year of the Dragon, global experts send their greetings. Rana Mitter, ST Lee Chair in US-Asia Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School, expects the Chinese economy to prosper in the years to come by opening markets, maintaining regional stability, and deepening cooperation.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-02-14). Agricultores indios reinician protestas contra leyes agrarias. telesurtv.net Esta marcha se produce justo después que la Policía en Nueva Delhi se enfrentaron con manifestantes el lunes y les lanzaron gases lacrimógenos en las afueras de la ciudad.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-02-14). Ataque de Azerbaiyán contra Armenia deja cuatro muertos. telesurtv.net La Guardia Fronteriza de Azerbaiyán asumió la agresión, que, apuntó, es una respuesta a un ataque armenio previo.

Farooq Tariq (2024-02-14). Pakistan general elections: A vote against IMF policies and state repression. greenleft.org.au Pakistan's February 8 general elections resulted in a split vote, with no party securing a clear national majority, writes Farooq Tariq, offering little hope for positive change, as the incoming government is poised to fast-track neoliberal policies, privatise state institutions and deepen class exploitation.

presstv.ir (2024-02-14). Armenia says 4 soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan. presstv.ir Armenia and Azerbaijan have traded blame on fire fight that erupted along the volatile border between the two arch-foes, with Yerevan saying four of its soldiers were killed in the southern region of Siunik.

presstv.ir (2024-02-14). Protests break out in Karachi over alleged ballot rigging. presstv.ir Despite PTI-backed candidates leading in Pakistan's election race, the party's supporters stage a protest outside the Election Commission in Karachi lamenting state interference in the polling process.

presstv.ir (2024-02-14). Pakistan city shuts down in protest over alleged vote rigging. presstv.ir Shops and public transport services in Pakistan's Quetta came to a standstill on February 13.

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