Daily Archives: January 17, 2024

2024-01-17: News Headlines

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-17). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon: Israeli artillery shells the outskirts of Yarin, Teir Harfa and Al-Jibbain border towns. english.almanar.com.lb

William Van Wagenen, The Cradle. (2024-01-16). How Israeli Forces Trapped And Killed Ravers At The Nova Festival. popularresistance.org Israeli officials allege that Hamas carried out a pre-mediated and carefully executed massacre of 364 Israeli civilians at the Nova music festival near Gaza on 7 October as part of the Palestinian resistance's Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. They claim that Hamas and other Palestinians had hours to murder Israeli partygoers before the army reached the scene. | However, new details have emerged showing that Israel's Border Police was deployed at the Nova site before Hamas stumbled on the festival, causing the eruption of a major battle. | While some ravers were indeed killed by the Palestinian resistance – whether by int…

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-01-16). Hezbollah Continues Striking Israeli Occupation Sites in Support of Gaza. english.almanar.com.lb In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Islamic Resistance continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near Lebanon border. Hezbollah military media issued consecutive statements to illustrate the attacks and their outcomes. The first statement mentioned that the Islamic …

The Independent (2024-01-16). Visa-free regimes to boost African tourism. independent.co.ug As more countries tear up visa requirements, major African markets are beginning to record rising numbers in Intra-Africa tourism, a trend expected to extend through 2024 SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | African countries are set to record an increase in tourism numbers in 2024, as more countries continue to open their borders to nationals of …

Adriaan Alsema (2024-01-16). Colombia sends military reinforcements to border with Ecuador. colombiareports.com Colombia's armed forces said that it will send reinforcements to the border with Ecuador in response to a wave of violence n the neighboring country. In a post on social…

Anna Canning, James Daria, Labor Notes. (2024-01-16). Why Fair Trade Produce Labels Are Bogus. popularresistance.org Any U.S. consumer walking down the supermarket aisle will find berries, tomatoes, and other vegetables that are labeled "responsibly grown," "farmworker-assured," and "fair-trade certified." | But behind the labels, the Mexican workers who harvest these fruits and vegetables live and labor in conditions they call "twenty-first century slavery." | We interviewed 200 workers for our new report "Certified Exploitation: How Equitable Food Initiative and Fair Trade USA Fail to Protect Farmworkers in the Mexican Produce Industry." They detailed widespread wage theft, sexual harassment, rampant retaliation, and, in the…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-17). Chilean expedition in Antarctica studies bird flu. plenglish.com The team will collect data on the virtual presence of H5N1 virus strains in migratory birds and other local species and their possible transmission to humans. | "Given the unique conditions of the southernmost continent, understanding the dynamics of zoonotic diseases in this region has become imperative," expedition members said. | The head of the scientific department of the Chilean Antarctic Institute, Marcelo González, explained that since the first reports of bird flu in Chile and, in particular, in the Magallanes region, located in the extreme south, a prevention protocol began to be implemented. | In addi…

ecns.cn (2024-01-17). Heavy traffic coming for holiday break. ecns.cn China is expected to see 9 billion passenger trips during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, setting a new record for the biggest annual human migration on Earth.

ecns.cn (2024-01-16). The biggest annual human migration expected to be larger this year. ecns.cn China is expected to see 9 billion passenger trips during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush this year, setting a new record for the biggest annual human migration on earth.

Zane McNeill (2024-01-16). Mother and Children Drown in Rio Grande as Texas Blocks Agents From Aiding Them. truthout.org Last Friday, a woman and her two children tragically drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas. Federal agents were barred by Texas officials from accessing the river to help the drowning family. The bodies of the migrants were recovered by Mexican authorities the next day. "This is a tragedy, and the state bears responsibility," U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said… |

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-16). Los secuestros en México suben un 3,2 por ciento durante 2023. telesurtv.net En total se contabilizaron 2.402 víctimas de secuestro de las cuales 772, cerca de un tercio, son migrantes.

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