(2022-03-20). Washington plays with fire by selling arms to Taiwan. ecns.cn Washington played with fire again recently by signing another arms deal worth 245 million U.S. dollars with Taiwan, a follow-up to its arms sale plan to the inalienable part of China's territory in December 2020.
(2022-03-20). Vaccines don't block transmissions but reduce hospitalization & deaths. peoplesdispatch.org Immunologist Dr. Satyajit Rath and NewsClick's Prabir Purkayastha looks at the rising cases in Europe and South-East Asia, as well as wider topics of science, technology and health…
(2022-03-20). Chinese vice FM calls for cherishing peace, pursuing win-win future for Asia-Pacific. ecns.cn Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Saturday called on countries in the Asia-Pacific to cherish peace, work together in unity and pursue a win-win future for the region."ÄÄ"ÄÄ"The Ukraine crisis keeps the world on edge.
(2022-03-20). HKSAR gov't to distribute anti-epidemic supply kits to all Hong Kong residents. ecns.cn Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Saturday that anti-epidemic supply kits will be distributed to all Hong Kong residents by the end of March.
(2022-03-20). Chinese company delivers container lab to help Laos' COVID-19 testing. ecns.cn Biotech company MGI Tech delivered a container laboratory to Laos on Thursday, so as to help the country boost its mass COVID-19 testing capacity and prepare for the gradual re-opening of its borders in 2022.
(2022-03-20). April 4th MLK's Beyond Vietnam speech-Public Readings. indybay.org Monday, April 4 at 6: 30pm the Sacramento Poor People's Campaign will host Virtual Public Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s prophetic "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech.
(2022-03-19). Ralph Nader: The Biggest Business in America? Defrauding Uncle Sam and You. scheerpost.com 
[ By Ralph Nader | The biggest business in America is stealing and defrauding the federal government, Uncle Sam and you the taxpayers. In terms of sheer stolen dollars, the total amount is greater than the annual sales of Amazon and Walmart over the past two years. | Before getting to the real big stuff, start with how much was stolen or not delivered by the contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just in one program, John Spoko—Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction (SIGAR), estimated that $30 billion of…
(2022-03-19). Ex-Armenian Deputy DM: World living through most dangerous period in history. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Panorama.amMarch 19, 2022 Artak Zakaryan: We are living through the worst time in history The composition of NATO will be reviewed, and there will be no more unipolar world, Armenia's former deputy defense minister and a member of the Executive Body of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), Artak Zakaryan told reporters on Saturday. He …
(2022-03-19). Workers Struggles: Asia and Australia. wsws.org Air India maintenance technicians strike over wages; Tamil Nadu tollgate workers strike over pay; Sri Lankan government development officers strike over pay; Queensland coal freight train workers take industrial action…
(2022-03-19). India: Striking Maharashtra transport workers defy state government's latest back-to-work ultimatum. wsws.org More than 70,000 Maharashtra state transport workers have been on strike for 19 weeks to demand job security and decent, timely paid wages.
(2022-03-19). Woman fined UGX 30 million for illegal possession, trafficking of Heroin. plusnews.ug 
The Entebbe Chief Magistrate's court has fined Carol Birungi, Uganda shillings 30 million for unlawful possession and trafficking of narcotics. Last month, Birungi was found with 91 pellets concealed in her private parts destined for New Delhi-India. The 26-year-old Birungi appeared before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate, Juliet Nakitende on Friday who fined her Shillings 10 …
(2022-03-19). The March 2003 Invasion of Iraq: American Dauphin: Cognitive Dissonance in the White House Imperial Palace. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by …
(2022-03-19). Nineteen Years Ago Today the Bush Administration Invaded Iraq in One of the Worst Crimes of the Modern Era. covertactionmagazine.com Numerologists tell you that 19 is 1 + 9 which equals the powerful # 1, or new beginnings. Well, 19 …
(2022-03-19). Tony Blair and the March 2003 Invasion of Iraq War: Should He Stand Trial for the Crime of Waging a "War of Aggression"? globalresearch.ca March 20th 2003 was the start of the Iraq War, a …
(2022-03-19). Colin Powell and the "The Sloppy Dossier": Plagiarism and "Fake Intelligence" Used to Justify the 2003 War on Iraq: Copied and Pasted from the Internet into an "Official" British Intel Report. globalresearch.ca Fake intelligence as well as plagiarized quotations had been slipped into an official intelligence report on Iraq's WMD presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary of State Colin Powell in February 2003.
(2022-03-19). Turkey sells armored vehicles from Chile to Malaysia, from Senegal to Uzbekistan….to Hungary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahMarch 17, 2022 Turkey's Nurol Makina opens 1st company abroad in Hungary Turkish armored vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina has made its debut in the European market by launching its first company abroad in Hungary. Nurol Makina has made a name for itself with its recent export successes. It meets the needs of allied countries …
(2022-03-19). 59-year-old woman caned over sex with 18-year-old man. plusnews.ug 
There was drama at Bwera Parish headquarters in Kyeizooba Sub-county, Igara East Constituency in Bushenyi District after residents reportedly nabbed a 59-year-old woman having sex with an 18-year-old man. Kedesi Katsigaire, a resident of Nyambirizi Village, Bwera Parish in Kyeizooba Sub-county, had previously been accused of being a sexual predator. Katsigaire was reportedly caught red-handed …
(2022-03-19). A Black-Women-Led And Life-Based Project For A New Colombia. popularresistance.org Francia Márquez Mina, a 40-year-old Black female activist from the predominantly Black and forgotten region of the Colombian Pacific coast, is shifting the terms of political debate in the second 'Blackest' nation in South America. Francia, the first Black woman to run for the Colombian presidency, is leading a collective effort by women, LGBTQ+ communities, Black youth, peasants, and the poor in general to transform Colombia's insidious patterns of violence and socio-racial inequalities. According to Infobae , as many as 54.2% of Colombia's population face food insecurity, 42% are under the poverty line, and 10.
(2022-03-19). Harriet Tubman, a woman called General Moses. workers.org 
Harriet Tubman was born on a Dorchester, Maryland, plantation sometime during March 1822 and died March 10, 1913, at her home in Auburn, New York. Workers World celebrates the 200th anniversary of her birth with this commentary, first posted Feb. 18, 2007, on Mumia Abu-Jamal's "Radio Essays." (tinyurl.com/4cdr5ev8) Harriet Tubman . . . |
(2022-03-19). Large Drone Attack Hits Saudi Arabia Amid Reports Of Near Peace Talks With Houthis (Video, Photos). southfront.org 
Late on March 19, a large-scale attack with suicide drones targeted vital facilities in the southern region of Saudi Arabia….
(2022-03-19). Amid economic crisis, Sri Lankan president pledges to work with IMF. wsws.org A day before his national address, Rajapakse met with senior IMF officials, as rating agencies warned that Sri Lanka could default on repayments of foreign loans and sovereign bonds.
(2022-03-19). Central Syria: Five People Killed Or Wounded By ISIS Landmine. southfront.org 
File image. | On March 19, two people were killed and three others were wounded when they stumbled upon a landmine in Syria's central region. | The incident took place near the town of Rahjan in the eastern countryside of Hama. The landmine was reportedly planted by ISIS cells. | Pro-government activists said that the incident claimed the lives of Ali Louay al-Malouhi and teenager Anas Ali Miqdad. The wounded were identified as Sami Samir Haider, Ali Iyad Seifou and Mohamed Mamoun Saeed. | In the recent weeks, IS…
(2022-03-19). 2014: Beware the Ides of Mars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com On the eleventh anniversary of the U.S. and NATO launching war against Libya. Stop NATOMarch 15, 2014 Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela and beyond: Beware the wars of MarchRick Rozoff In the 1930s it was a notorious fact the German government of Adolf Hitler chose the month of March to perpetrate its most daring moves in reasserting …
(2022-03-19). CENCTOM Commander Says He Doesn't Know For How Long US Troops Will Stay In Syria. southfront.org 
File image. | On March 18, Gen. Frank McKenzie commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) told reporters that he doesn't know for how long US troops will remain in Syria. | During a The US…
(2022-03-19). Syria's Assad visits UAE in 1st trip to Arab state since 2011. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits the United Arab Emirates in his first such visit to an Arab state since the beginning of foreign-backed violence in Syria.
(2022-03-19). Syrian Soldiers Intercept Another US-led Coalition Convoy In Al-Hasakah. southfront.org 
FILE IMAGE: Sputnik/ Iliya Pitalev. | On March 19, Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers in the northeastern governorate of al-Hasakah intercepted another convoy of the US-led coalition. | The soldiers intercepted the coalition's convoy, which consisted of five armored vehicles, at a checkpoint in the outskirts of the village of Tell al-Dahab. According to the Syrian state TV, the convoy was forced to retreat after a brief stand-off. | This was the fourth US-led coalition convoy to be intercepted by SAA soldiers during March. On…
(2022-03-19). Turkmenistan leader's son takes office as president. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) — Serdar Berdymukhamedov, who won Turkmenistan's presidential election on March 12, has taken office as the country's president.
(2022-03-19). Photos: Cranes defeat Wakiso Giants 3-2 in practice match. plusnews.ug 
Uganda Cranes preparations for the upcoming regional tour and Uzbekistan invitational tournament were on Saturday morning intensified with a timely practice match against UPL side Wakiso Giants. The match saw the Cranes win 3-2 in a highly contested tie played at the Kabaka Kyabaggu Stadium in Wakiso district. Micho Sredojevic side drew first blood through …