Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-01: News Headlines

greenleft.org.au (2024-02-01). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-02-01). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-31). JOHNSTONE January Issue: The Empire's War On Journalism. thealtworld.com The January edition of Johnstone is up and available. As the US empire supports attacks on truthful reporting in Gaza and works to persecute Julian Assange, this issue is titled "The Empire's War On Journalism". | Contents of the January issue: | The War On Journalism In Belmarsh, The War On Journalism In Gaza … 5 | More US-Driven Escalations Toward War In The Middle East … 8 | Biden Has Started Another US War … 11 | This Can't Be Another Instance Of Genocide‚Ää—‚ÄäIsrael Believes It's Right! … 14 | Israel Says It's Antisemitic To Invoke The Genocide Convention Ove…

Editor (2024-01-31). A Radically Different World Since Assange's Indictment. scheerpost.com

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-31). Julian Assange faces final British appeal. greenleft.org.au

Guillermo Garcia (2024-01-31). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

Binoy Kampmark (2024-02-01). Flashpoint for War: The Drone Killings at Tower 22. counterpunch.org

Nick Licata (2024-01-31). How Trump Plans to Destroy the "Deep State" counterpunch.org Former President Donald Trump's first major rally for the 2024 presidential race was held in Waco, Texas. It was a fitting stage for him to attack the evil deep state. Trump, always the shrewd marketer, knew the message he wanted in starting his presidential campaign: you cannot trust the government because the deep state controls it. Trump

ecns.cn (2024-02-01). Xiong'an major draw among tech startups. ecns.cn Xiong'an New Area AtomEcho Intelligent Technology Co just settled down in the area's Zhongguancun Science Park. It focuses on providing data intelligence governance services to clients through artificial intelligence and big data.

newarab (2024-02-01). US says Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out attack on base in Jordan. newarab.com The White House said Wednesday that the The "attribution that our intelligence community is comfortable with is that this was done by the umbrella group" Islamic Resistance in Iraq – a coalition of Iranian-backed militias – said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. | In addition to the three deaths…

The Independent (2024-02-01). Table data privacy law to address Artificial Intelligence — Tayebwa. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is urgent need to update national legislation on data protection and privacy in a bid to counter potential threats posed by technological advancements, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has advised. While speaking at the 2024 Data Privacy Day Conference held at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, …

ecns.cn (2024-01-31). Experts: Guideline will spur future industries. ecns.cn Chinese authorities have reiterated that the development of future-oriented industries like artificial intelligence and large models is a priority.

EDWIN (2024-01-31). Suspects involved in serious crimes, shot and killed during shootout. sanews.gov.za Suspects involved in serious crimes, shot and killed during shootout | Three suspects were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at the Lungelani Informal Settlement in La Mercy in the early hours of this morning. | KwaZulu-Natal police said in a statement that police received intelligence that a group involved in serious crimes, including murders committed in the Inanda area, were hiding at the informal settlement. | "A team comprising various police disciplines, including members of the Hawks, descended on the location. Realising that they were surrounded, the suspects opened fire at the police and…

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-31). Open Letter to European Parliament: A.I. Systems that Manipulate The Human Nervous System Should be Banned Outright. expose-news.com The world's first comprehensive laws to regulate artificial intelligence (A.I.) were agreed in what was thought of as an historic deal, in December 2023. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) reached a political …

British Medical Journal (2024-01-31). World: Strengthening the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) COVID-19 vaccination information system. reliefweb.int Country: World | Source: British Medical Journal | Talya Shragai, Arish Bukhari, Ajiri Okpure Atagbaza, Daniel Rasheed Oyaole, Ronak Shah, Konstantin Volkmann, Leacky Kamau, Nsasiirwe Sheillah, Bridget Farham, Man Kai Wong, Eugene Lam, Franck Mboussou, Benido Impouma | Abstract | This manuscript describes the process and impact of strengthening the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO)'s COVID-19 vaccination information system. This system plays a critical role in tracking vaccination coverage, guiding resource allocation and supporting vaccination campaign roll-out for countries in the African region. Rec…

Mision Verdad, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-01). US Revokes Venezuela Gold License In Retaliation Against Court Ruling. popularresistance.org The United States revoked a general license granted to the Venezuelan state gold company, Minerven, after Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the disqualification of María Corina Machado from exercising public functions for a period of 15 years. The license (number 43) was issued in October 2023 along with others granted to the oil and gas industries within the framework of negotiations conducted in Barbados between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and sectors of the Venezuelan far-right opposition. | The operations authorized in the license to Minerven must be liquidated before Februar…

WSWS (2024-02-01). US Supreme Court agrees to hear Biden administration appeal aimed at giving State Department sweeping power to separate immigrant families. wsws.org The Biden administration is demanding the Supreme Court grant State Department officials unchallenged power to separate mixed-immigration status families without having to offer an explanation to, or accept an appeal from, US citizens.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-31). Panama: presidential candidate in the crosshairs of justice system. plenglish.com Panama City, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Over three months before general elections in Panama, presidential candidate and former president Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) is still in the crosshairs of justice. Sentenced to more than 10 years in prison in June last year for money laundering as a perpetrator in the case known as New Business, the now cadidate to the presidential seat for the Realizando Metas (RM) party continues to encounter denials of appeals by the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ), described by his followers as political harassment.

Chris Walker (2024-01-31). Governor Vetoes Wisconsin GOP's Last-Ditch Effort to Keep Gerrymandered Maps. truthout.org On Tuesday, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a redistricting bill passed by Republicans in the state legislature, describing the legislation as a last-ditch effort by GOP lawmakers to ensure many in their ranks could remain in gerrymandered districts. The action by Evers means that legislative maps will now likely be drawn by the state Supreme Court, which overturned previous maps drawn… |

Chris Walker (2024-01-31). Republican's Bill Would Establish Ten Commandments Monument at Oklahoma Capitol. truthout.org A GOP-sponsored bill in the Oklahoma state legislature would allocate space at the state capitol for building a monument dedicated to the Ten Commandments, despite the state Supreme Court ruling seven years ago that a similar monument was unconstitutional. Senate Bill 1858, sponsored by state Sen. David Bullard (R), would require prominent display of such a monument… |

Misión Verdad (2024-01-31). US Revokes Venezuela Gold License in Retaliation Against Supreme Court Ruling. orinocotribune.com The United States revoked a general license granted to the Venezuelan state gold company, Minerven, after Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) confirmed the disqualification of María Corina Machado from exercising public functions for a period of 15 years. The license (number 43) was issued in October 2023 along with others granted to the oil and gas industries within the framework of negotiations conducted in Barbados between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and sectors of the Venezuelan far-right opposition. | The operations authorized in the license to Minerven must be liquidated before Februar…

Sam Pizzigati (2024-01-31). Must We Limit the Wealthy's Wealth? counterpunch.org If the late, great egalitarian U.S. Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis were looking down on us today and chanced upon a copy of the gripping new book from the egalitarian European philosopher Ingrid Robeyns, what might his reaction be? He'd be absolutely outraged. What would have Brandeis so outraged? Certainly not the book's theme. Justice

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