(2023-01-28). The Paris policy is becoming increasingly unpopular in Africa. journal-neo.org 
Following Britain's exit from the European Union, France appeared to have certain opportunities to strengthen its position on the international stage, such as shifting the balance of power in Europe and bolstering Paris's position in the Franco-German tandem. First, while Germany remained the EU's economic leader, the Fifth Republic had more options in the political …
(2023-01-28). [Articles] Momelotinib versus danazol in symptomatic patients with anaemia and myelofibrosis (MOMENTUM): results from an international, double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 study. thelancet.com Treatment with momelotinib, compared with danazol, resulted in clinically significant improvements in myelofibrosis-associated symptoms, anaemia measures, and spleen response, with favourable safety. These findings support the future use of momelotinib as an effective treatment in patients with myelofibrosis, especially in those with anaemia.
(2023-01-28). Outbreak of avian flu has killed more than 100 million birds and poses a serious threat of becoming a human pandemic. wsws.org Since October 2021, the spread of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian flu among birds in North America and Europe has killed more than 140 million poultry and wild birds through disease and culling. The spread of the virus at a mink farm in Spain raises immediate concern about the nature of the mutation the current clade of the virus possesses and its threat to human populations.
(2023-01-28). Unspoken Divisions within NATO. "Sleeping with the Enemy" Part II. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by It should be obvious to the White House, the Pentagon not to mention NATO headquarters in Brussels that: | You cannot win a war against Russia when the second largest military power member state of the North Atlantic Treaty O…
(2023-01-28). U.S. and EU to launch first-of-its-kind AI agreement. ecns.cn The U.S. and European Union on Friday announced an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid.
(2023-01-28). U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tehran TimesJanuary 27, 2023 U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine FULL ARTICLE Weakening Russia is only one of its motivations to prolong the war in Ukraine to maintain its control over the politics, economy, and security of Europe. This is why the U.S. wants a war in Ukraine to the detriment of this …
(2023-01-28). Arresting Greta Thunberg: Germany's Crackdown on anti-Coal Protests is not a Good Look. juancole.com By Edgar Meza | ( CleanEnergy Wire ) The protests against the razing of the village of Làºtzerath in order to expand the brown coal mining operations of energy giant RWE are damaging Germany's image and standing in international climate negotiations, Richard Klein, researcher at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) told Table.Media. The …
(2023-01-28). [Comment] Developing a vaccine against Marburg virus disease. thelancet.com Marburg virus disease is a severe infection in people and non-human primates (NHPs), with a case-fatality rate of 23—90%.1 The disease is caused by the Marburg virus, a member of the Filoviridae family, which includes the viruses responsible for Ebola virus disease.1 Marburg virus disease is extremely rare. Since its discovery in 1967, when two outbreaks occurred simultaneously in laboratories in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), causing 31 cases and seven deaths, there have been 16 known outbreaks with a cumulative total of fewer than 500 reported cases.
(2023-01-28). US Can Turn Back Doomsday Clock. popularresistance.org The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this "a time of unprecedented danger." | It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer to global catastrophe than ever before, mainly because the conflict in Ukraine has gravely increased the risk of nuclear war. | This scientific assessment should wake up the world's leaders to the urgent necessity of bringing the parties involved in the Ukraine war to the peace table. | So far, the debate about peace talks to resolve the conflict has revolved mostly around what Uk…
(2023-01-28). Google Hides The Main Reason For America's Arming Of Ukraine. southfront.org 
(2023-01-28). White House "discussing" sending US fighter jets to Ukraine. wsws.org Asked whether the "United States is willing to consider" sending US fighter Jets to Ukraine, White House National Security Adviser Jon Finer told MSNBC Thursday that the United States will be "discussing this very carefully."
(2023-01-27). On cue: NATO's Turko-Azeristan targets Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Also see: In historic visit by president, Israel tells NATO to confront Iran AzertagJanuary 27, 2023 President Ilham Aliyev shared about the attack on the embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev shared on Twitter about the treacherous attack on the embassy of our country in Tehran. AZERTAC reports …
(2023-01-27). Hong Kong tailors livestream to maintain business. america.cgtn.com The pandemic hit Hong Kong's tailoring industry hard. Many tailors are struggling to stay afloat. Find out how.
(2023-01-27). Mass strike in France to defend pensions — Time to fight for Social Security here. workers.org 
Over 2 million workers in France participated in a general strike/mass mobilization on Jan. 19, denouncing plans by President Emmanuel Macron to make major changes to the pension system. There were over 200 separate marches, especially in France's small- and medium-sized cities. Another day of protest is scheduled for Jan. . . . |
(2023-01-27). Other end of NATO's "eastern flank": German, French warplanes fly missions from Baltic air bases. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJanuary 27, 2023 French Rafale joins German Eurofighters for short-term deployment The French Air and Space force conducted a temporary deployment of one Rafale fighter aircraft from Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to join the German fighter detachment at àÑmari Air Base, Estonia, to practice dispersed operation drills and aircraft cross-servicing. Both France and …
(2023-01-27). Romania: NATO fighter jets prepare for war in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJanuary 27, 2023 Allied Air Forces work together in Air Defence drills over Romania France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Tàºrkiye and the US operated within Romanian Airspace carrying out air maneuvers against simulated adversarial Air Defence systems take downs…. Allied Air Command directed a dynamic training operation between the French MAMBA system supported by …
(2023-01-27). Unidentified Combat Drone Attacked HTS Ammunition Depot In Syria's Greater Idlib Reports. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On January 27, a large explosion rocked the town of Aqrabat in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and several other terrorist groups. | Aqrabat, which is known to be a stronghold of HTS, is located in the northern Idlib countryside, just a few kilometers away from the border line with Turkey. | Syrian opposition activists said that the explosion was the result of a strike that was carried out by…
(2023-01-27). B61-12: new U.S. nuclear warheads coming to Europe. mronline.org 
In December, the United States is bringing new nuclear warheads to Europe. The B61-12 warhead is a more advanced warhead from the ones currently deployed in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.
(2023-01-27). Bulgaria and North Macedonia accuse each other of being Russian agents. infobrics.org Tensions deepen between Bulgaria and North Macedonia…
(2023-01-27). Estonia Is Weighting Supplying Ukraine With German-Made Cluster Artillery Shells. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Estonia is considering including 155 mm cluster artillery among its military aid to Ukraine, the country's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told the national TV and radio broadcaster Estonia has a stockpile of DM632 155 mm cluster shells, which were made by Germany's Rheinmetall. The shell opens up with the help of an explosive charge at a h…
(2023-01-27). Kremlin Says NATO's 'Direct Involvement' in Ukraine War Is 'Growing'. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said Thursday that the US and NATO's "direct involvement" in the war in Ukraine is "growing" as the Western powers are pledging to send tanks and other equipment. "There have been repeated statements from the European capitals and from Washington that the sending of various weapons systems, including tanks, to Ukraine by no …
(2023-01-27). How Israel lobby buys support for war crimes. electronicintifada.net European Parliament members live it up in five-star hotels on Middle East junkets.
(2023-01-27). Global Trajectory Shifts Away From US Singularity. orinocotribune.com By Global Times Jan 16, 2023 | The Russia-Ukraine conflict will continue to be the dominant flashpoint for 2023, both in terms of conflict resolution and sorting out the security consequences for Europe. | There are three aspects to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, or as sometimes described the Russian conflict against the collective West. | The first is military. NATO has made the decision to use Ukrainian military as its proxy. It is training Ukrainian soldiers, equipping the Ukrainian military with tens of billions of dollars' worth of heavy equipment and is providing communication, intelligence and planning…
(2023-01-27). US to Send Abrams Tanks to Ukraine: Will it make any Difference? journal-neo.org 
The recent announcement that the United States will be sending at least 31 M1 Abrams tanks along with a growing number of German Leopard 2 main battle tanks comes as Ukrainian forces find themselves losing ground across much of the line of contact. Articles like the Guardian's, "US joins Germany in sending tanks to Ukraine …
(2023-01-27). Germany the Weakest Link in NATO's War Tracks. strategic-culture.org When the Leopard hulls are wheeled back with their turrets blown off, the political price for Berlin will become unbearable. | Germany is being played like a fiddle and the sound is a pathetic and plaintive one. Only days after Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not be supplying its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to fight against Russia, Berlin has done an embarrassing U-turn. The Leopards are coming. | Germany is to send "a company" of these fearsome battlefield weapons which amounts to about 14 of them, according to reports. What is more, Berlin is giving the proprietary authorization for other NATO members…
(2023-01-27). War Is a Racket… Tanks a Lot, Now Give Us F-16s! strategic-culture.org The vampiric orgy of weapons going to Ukraine could provoke a terrifying world war and global catastrophe. | No sooner had the United States, Germany and other NATO powers announced the major release of main battlefield tanks for Ukraine, the Kiev regime immediately started Th…
(2023-01-27). Imperialist Democracy: Apical Nazism. dissidentvoice.org 
News of January 26, 2023, from InfoDefenseEspañol channel: Bundestag deputy Petr Bistron to Olaf Scholz about the transfer of tanks to Ukraine: You have just said goodbye to the fundamental provisions of Germany's post-war foreign policy, Germany's special responsibility towards the world. The slogan 'Never again' meant the refusal to supply weapons to conflict zones. …
(2023-01-27). The Heat: Russia-Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com 
Russia launches a new wave of attacks, one day after the United States and Germany approve sending battle tanks to Ukraine. Air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine, as Russia pounded the country, including the capital Kyiv, with more than four-dozen missiles. At least 11 people were …
(2023-01-27). US follows Germany's lead to send battle tanks to Ukraine. nationofchange.org The U.S. agreed to send 31 tanks, and Germany agreed to 14.
(2023-01-27). China remains Germany's main supplier of rare earths. ecns.cn Germany's imports of rare-earth metals from China amounted to 49.3 million euros (53.7 million U.S. dollars) in the first eleven months of 2022, accounting for two-thirds of the total imports, the country's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.
(2023-01-27). Germany approves sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. ecns.cn German government decides to supply its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine on Wednesday and green-lighted requests by other countries to do so.
(2023-01-27). Secret Document: Germany's Bundeswehr is Preparing to Wage War on Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). NATO solidarity: Patriot missile batteries arrive in Poland from Germany. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 27, 2023 Poland receives Patriot air defence system from Germany The German army has confirmed the arrival of the Patriot batteries in Poland…. "The Patriot air defence systems have arrived in Poland to strengthen the country's air defences and help protect the eastern flank of NATO," the Bundeswehr said in a statement on …
(2023-01-27). Greece drops charges against Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini for helping refugees. wsws.org It is a devastating climbdown for EU-backed Greek authorities, who under the pseudo-left Syriza government tried to criminalize Mardini for helping refugees.
(2023-01-27). Poland expands battle tanks sent to Ukraine to 324. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJanuary 27, 2023 Poland to provide Ukraine with another 60 tanks in addition to previously announced Leopard 2 — Morawiecki Poland will provide Ukraine with 60 tanks, including the PT-91 Twardy, in addition to the announced delivery of 14 Leopard 2 tanks, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview with the Canadian channel …
(2023-01-27). Australia aims at strengthening its ties with Indonesia. journal-neo.org 
The Republic of Indonesia does not actively participate in the present geopolitical game being played on the world stage and strives to maintain harmonious ties with both its immediate neighbors and powerful nations like China, the United States, and Russia. Meanwhile, the fact that Indonesia is a pretty large state with 275 million citizens and …
(2023-01-27). Russia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Are Considering Using Gold for Pan-Asian Trade. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Twitter Files No. 15: 'I think we need to just call this out on the BS that it is.'. americanthinker.com Twitter executives always knew that one of the most ferocious internet sites advancing the Russia hoax and silencing all opposition was, well, BS.
(2023-01-27). Russian KUB-BLA Suicide Drone Takes Out Ukrainian AN/TPQ-36 Counter-Battery Radar. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On January 27, Russian sources shared footage documenting a strike with a KUB-BLA suicide drone on a Ukrainian American-made AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder counter-battery radar. | The drone strike inflicted heavy damage on the radar, which was reportedly deployed near the settlement of Umanske in the Donetsk People's Republic. | The AN/TPQ-36 was developed to locate the source of artillery, rocket and mortar fire. Kiev forces first received two Firefinder radars after the outbreak of the conflict…
(2023-01-27). Tempting the Banksters: Zelensky Courts US Companies. dissidentvoice.org 
The transformation of Ukraine into untarnished, saintly victim, symbol of democracy and civil society savaged by brutish Russia, has been nothing less than remarkable. The endemic corruption of a state captured by oligarchic tendencies and its own breed of kleptocrats has somehow gone by the wayside, only interrupted by the occasional symbolic purge by the …
(2023-01-27). Selected Articles: Leopards vs. the Russian Bear. Alert Memorandum for the President. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-01-27). Turn of the times and Negotiations instead of truce. indybay.org "Public opinion continues to cling to pragmatism and pacifism. Skepticism toward military means has even increased since the beginning of the war." For example, in a May poll, 49 percent thought, "The most important thing is to end the war as soon as possible, even if that means Ukraine ceding control of territory to Russia."
(2023-01-27). The Pentagon's Perpetual Crisis Machine. Dangerous Escalation of Its War against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Lockheed Wants Ukraine's War to Expand Into Russia. theduran.com
(2023-01-27). Russia Warns Depleted Uranium Will be Considered a Nuclear Weapon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). A Russian Victory in Ukraine Won't End the War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2023. democracynow.org Five Fired Memphis Police Officers Arrested for Murder of Tyre Nichols, Georgia Gov. Declares State of Emergency, Calls Up National Guard Amid "Cop City" Protests, Haitian Police Blockade Port-au-Prince Streets After Gangs Kill 14 Officers, Israel Bombs Gaza Strip One Day After Israeli Forces Kill 9 in West Bank Raid, Democratic Lawmakers Slam Biden for Mass Expulsion of Migrants at U.S. Border, NYT: Bill Barr Pushed Trump-Russia Investigator to Use False Russian Intelligence Claims, Chevron to Buy Back $75 Billion in Own Stock After Posting Record Profits in 2022, Dutch Police Arrest Climate Activist…
(2023-01-27). Russia Warns US Delivery of Depleted Uranium Arms to Ukraine Would Be Akin to Use of Nukes. commondreams.org 
A Russian official this week responded to the Biden administration's refusal to rule out sending depleted uranium anti-tank munitions to Ukraine by warning that deployment of such weapons—which have been linked to birth defects, miscarriages, and cancer—would be regarded by Moscow as use of "dirty nuclear bombs." According to a White House transcript published after …
(2023-01-27). If Ukraine Is Right, Russia Was Right. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Capitalist system cause of wealth inequality. workers.org 
In a study titled "Survival of the Richest," published Jan. 16 to coincide with the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Oxfam International reported that in 2020 and 2021, the wealthiest 1% of the world's population accumulated nearly two-thirds of all new wealth. In the previous decade, . . . |
(2023-01-27). Ukraine Had Lost the War Before It Even Started Part I. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by In the course of the last 11 months, I have been reviewing on a daily basis numerous carefully documented articles on the unfolding war in Ukraine, | The evolving consensus — after eleven months which emanates from the senior ranks of the US military and intelligence establishment — is that Ukraine "has lost the war". | What strikes m…
(2023-01-27). Battle For Ugledar Broke Out On Ukrainian Front Lines. southfront.org 
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(2023-01-27). White House Refuses to Say If Ukraine Will Get Toxic Depleted Uranium Ammo. news.antiwar.com The White House refused to say if it will provide Ukraine with Bradley Fighting Vehicles equipped with radioactive depleted uranium rounds, ammunition that is linked to cancer and birth defects. Depleted uranium is typically created as a byproduct of producing enriched uranium and is extremely dense, making it an effective material to pierce the armor …
(2023-01-27). It Is 90 Seconds to Midnight. scheerpost.com 
This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been.
(2023-01-27). Ukraine's Zelensky Sends Love Letter to US Corporations, Promising 'Big Business' for Wall Street. scheerpost.com 
In a video address to a US corporate lobby group, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky thanked companies like BlackRock, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and Starlink, insisting "everyone can become a big business by" investing in Ukraine, where "we are defending freedom and property".
(2023-01-27). Considering the Invasions of Panama and Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org The 26 January JTA Daily Briefing arrived in my mailbox with the subject: "Major Israeli Raid in Jenin Kills 9 Palestinians." I was sadly dumbfounded by the imparted insensitivity and inhumanity. Would any humanity-loving organization blare such news about the killing of the Other? Supposedly, the Oslo accords were a movement toward peace, but Zionist …
(2023-01-27). "Orange" president says Georgia owes Ukraine one war for another. Calls for new "Rose" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJanuary 27, 2023 Viktor Yushchenko 'saddened' Georgia is not providing maximum aid to Kiev In an interview with Dmitry Gordon, the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko discussed 'historic relations' between Georgia and Ukraine and said that he is saddened by the fact that Georgia is not among the countries that provide maximum aid …
(2023-01-27). U.S. Military Aid To Ukraine Is Increasing, With No End In Sight. progressivehub.net ANATOL LIEVEN | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…
(2023-01-27). Crypto Convulsions Reflect Capitalism's Tendency to Breed Instability, w/ Ramaa Vasudevan. youtube.com 
Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Tether, Blockchain, Coinbase, Binance, Etherium, Luna, Celsius, Circle, FTX, NFTs: What's all this crypto jargon really about? What stage of capitalism does it mean we're in? How has digital currency been impacted by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine? What are the geopolitical implications for the US cold war with China? And …