Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-13: News Headlines

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-13). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Sonali Kolhatkar (2024-02-13). Cashing in on Racist Bail. counterpunch.org Most Americans have not considered "cash bail" as critical to equality and freedom. The term is an esoteric one but is increasingly central to the ongoing battle over racial capitalism, policing, and mass incarceration, especially in an election year as critical as 2024. Here's what cash bail means: When arrested by police on suspicion of

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-12). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Greg Ruiters, Patrick Bond (2024-02-13). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |

ecns.cn (2024-02-13). Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, killed in car crash. ecns.cn Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.

Dr. William Makis (2024-02-12). In 2021, 66-Year Old US Pilot Lelon Albert Lewis Crashed a Small Airplane Hours After Receiving His Second Moderna COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2024-02-12). Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, killed in car crash. ecns.cn Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.

EDWIN (2024-02-12). Limpopo police investigate fatal crash. sanews.gov.za Limpopo police investigate fatal crash | The Limpopo Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General, Thembi Hadebe, has ordered an immediate probe into the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash that claimed seven lives on the R101 between Mookgophong and Mokopane in the Waterberg District in the early hours of Sunday. | The accident involves members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and a sedan motor vehicle. | According to reports, a Renault sedan collided head-on with a Toyota light delivery van, which was traveling from Mookgophong towards Mokopane. | All five people in the Renault sedan and two passe…

Staff (2024-02-13). Venezuela Denounces Argentina and US for Theft of EMTRASUR Boeing 747. orinocotribune.com

yenisafak (2024-02-13). ABD kargo uàßaƒüƒ±na el koydu Venezuela'dan ilk tepki geldi: Utanàß verici bir operasyon. yenisafak.com ABD Adalet Bakanlƒ±ƒüƒ±ndan yapƒ±lan aà߃±klamada, Amerika'nƒ±n yaptƒ±rƒ±m uyguladƒ±ƒüƒ± ƒ∞ranlƒ± ≈üirketlerden Mahan Hava Yollarƒ±'nƒ±n Venezuelalƒ± kargo ≈üirketine sattƒ±ƒüƒ± Boeing 747 kargo uàßaƒüƒ±nƒ±n, Arjantin'den ABD'ye getirildiƒüi belirtildi. | Aà߃±klamada, Haziran 2022'de, ABD'nin talebiyl…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-02-13). Some 300 firearms seized every day in Brazil in 2023. plenglish.com Brasilia, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) At least 279 firearms were seized on average every day in Brazil in 2023, according to statistics from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, quoted by the web portal R7. In total, 101,841 weapons were located by the security forces in the states and the Federal District.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…

presstv.ir (2024-02-13). Hamas says Israel's Rafah massacre 'genocidal' as regime uses 'banned weapons'. presstv.ir Hamas says Israel's deadly attack on Rafah was a "deepening of genocide" against the Palestinian people.

_____ (2024-02-12). Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic. transcend.org 8 Feb 2024 – Going Along with the Utter Madness of Nuclear Weapons…

Dave DeCamp (2024-02-12). EU's Top Diplomat Slams US for Continuing to Arm Israel. news.antiwar.com Josep Borrell, the European Union's top foreign policy official, took a swipe at the US on Monday for claiming it's concerned about civilian casualties in Gaza while still supplying weapons to Israel to support the slaughter of Palestinians. Borrell was referencing President Biden calling Israel's military operations in Gaza "over the top" while not changing …

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2024-02-12: News Headlines

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-12). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

WSWS (2024-02-12). Amid furor over Biden's age and acuity: The deeper issues in the Democratic Party crisis. wsws.org The political crisis in the United States is rooted in the global crisis of capitalism, which threatens working people with war, social austerity and dictatorship.

Andrés Madrid, Andrés Tapia (2024-02-11). Capitalism and drug trafficking in Ecuador: Two sides of the same coin. cadtm.org

Pavel López Lazo (2024-02-12). How to build socialism? Zapatista experience: Success or failure? plenglish.com Guatemala City (Prensa Latina) On January 1, 1994, the same day the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) made its public appearance.

Greg Ruiters, Patrick Bond (2024-02-12). South Africa's failed infrastructure privatisation and deregulation. cadtm.org Introduction
| The South African state is commonly said to be 'failing' — not only because yet again at the end of 2023, a recession hit. An alleged fiscal crisis, in the form of a public debt to GDP ratio in excess of 70 percent (mostly due to Covid-19 revenue shrinkage), prevents the kind of institutional rescue and expansion of infrastructure and services typical of prior eras of developmental- or welfare-state construction.
| A typical articulation of the terrain of infrastructure financing (…) | – |

ecns.cn (2024-02-12). Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, 24, killed in car crash. ecns.cn Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana were killed in a car crash along with his coach at around 11 p.m. Sunday local time in Kenya, according to the Associated Press.

albawaba (2024-02-11). Two Jordanian soldiers killed in a helicopter crash. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A report by the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), confirmed that two Jordanian pilots have lost their lives after a Royal Jordanian Air Force's GROP training aircraft crashed during a training session in Mafraq, eastern Jordan. The JAF report named the two soldiers killed in the incident: Squadron Leader Omar Ata Abbadi, and Flight Lieutenant Mohammad Abdullah Al-Khudair, after they were hospitalized. ÿµÿ±Ÿëÿ≠ ŸÖÿµÿØÿ± ÿπÿ≥ŸÉÿ±Ÿä ŸÖÿ≥ÿ§Ÿ&ag…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-02-11). Russian defense shoots down 30 Ukrainian drones on the day. plenglish.com Moscow, February 11 (Prensa Latina) Russian anti-aircraft defense systems shot down 30 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense reported today.

Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (2024-02-11). oPt: Gaza: Israel intensifies premeditated murder and sniper attacks against Palestinian civilians. reliefweb.int Country: occupied Palestinian territory | Source: Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor | Geneva – The Israeli army has escalated its premeditated murders, extrajudicial executions and judicial killings against Palestinian civilians through direct targeting with snipers and drones in various regions of the Gaza Strip, as part of its genocidal war, ongoing since 7 October, said Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. | According to Euro-Med Monitor, Israel is killing Palestinians on a large scale through artillery and aerial strikes and by speeding up the execution of extrajudicial killings. These actions amount to wa…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: Closing the gaps in cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 2024 could mark a grim milestone in the battle against cancer. In January, the American Cancer Society announced that, for the first time ever, new cancer cases could exceed the 2 million mark. Early detection and the right treatment are among the best weapons to fight cancer. However, today many people don't have equitable access to cancer care because of systemic barriers and health disparities. Mayo Clinic is working to change that with strategic initiatives aimed at health…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-02-11). Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 9:00 AM on Sunday, February 11, 2024, espionage equipment at Ruweisat Al-Alam site in the hills of Kfar Shuba and the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with appropriate weapons, inflicting a direct hit: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

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