(2023-10-15). China helps El Salvador build new national library. america.cgtn.com 
China's Belt and Road Initiative is changing the face of Central America, not least in El Salvador, where multiple projects are in the works.
(2023-10-14). Correspondence] Duration of antibiotics in complicated appendicitis — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank the authors for their interest in our trial1 and their comments. Jiahao Meng and Shuguang Gao discuss the short-term complications in the 2-day antibiotics group. Similarly, Bing-Syuan Zeng and colleagues emphasise that the increased readmission rate in the 2-day group should not be overlooked. We agree that the increased readmission rate in the 2-day group calls for further analysis. Contrastingly, the readmissions did not necessarily represent severe adverse events. The decision to readmit a patient was made by the physician on call and was based on clinical judgement in our pragmatic trial.
(2023-10-14). Editorial] The future of work and health. thelancet.com The world of work is changing rapidly. Estimates suggest that by as early as 2025, employers will divide work equally between human beings and machines, disrupting 85 million jobs globally. A move towards automation and outsourcing is in direct contrast to the political dialogue, which has framed employment as the antidote to poverty. Most people assume that employment with good working conditions is good for health: it offers connection, community, and purpose. Sustainable Development Goal 8 calls for achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all by 2030.
(2023-10-12). China's Belt and Road Initiative in El Salvador. america.cgtn.com 
China's Belt and Road Initiative is changing the face of Central America, not least in El Salvador, where multiple projects are in the works. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
(2023-10-11). Over 80 percent of Nicaraguans backs Ortega's administration. plenglish.com According to a public opinion study corresponding to the 3Q 2023, 89.4 % of the polled assured that the Executive guarantees them hope, while 10.2% expressed the opposite. | The poll showed that 80.6% of those interviewed considered that Ortega ¥s administration is democratic and abides by the laws of the country, while 80.2% said that it is leading the nation on the right track. | The survey, which was conducted at the national level, highlights the high level of satisfaction (88.5%) of Nicaraguans in relation to the different services offered by the Executive to guarantee the population's welfare.
(2023-10-12). China sends fighter jets to monitor, warn US Navy patrol aircraft in Taiwan Strait. firstpost.com The traversing of a US Navy patrol aircraft into the sensitive Taiwan Strait within international airspace on Thursday led to China sending its fighter jets to monitor the situation. | China asserted its sovereignty over Taiwan, which is governed democratically, and said jurisdiction over the adjacent narrow waterway. In contrast, Taiwan and the United States contest this claim, saying that the Taiwan Strait is an international waterway. | Earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Navy's 7th fleet said the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance plane, which is also used for anti-submarine missions, flew through the…
(2023-10-10). NPR falsely claims its reporter is the only one to visit Nicaragua. nationofchange.org This led into a harrowing story of how its reporter arrived in Nicaragua…and reported without incident.
(2023-10-10). Articles] Development of neonatal-specific sequences for portable ultralow field magnetic resonance brain imaging: a prospective, single-centre, cohort study. thelancet.com On unblinded review, optimised portable MR can provide sufficient contrast, signal, and resolution for neuroanatomical identification and detection of a range of clinically important abnormalities. Blinded validation studies are now warranted.
(2023-10-10). Asesinan a otro líder juvenil en Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Gustavo Adolfo Ortiz Murillo era un reconocido líder juvenil, de Buenaventura, en el departamento Valle del Cauca.
(2023-10-10). Iran: Muslim nations must rush to aid Palestinians against Israel. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian urges Muslim countries to rush to support the Palestinian people in their fight against Israel.
(2023-10-09). NPR Falsely Claims Its Reporter Is the Only One To Visit Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com 
By Camila Escalante — Oct 6, 2023 | NPR (9/10/23) describes correspondent Eyder Peralta as "the first foreign journalist to make it into the country in more than a year," which would come as a surprise to numerous independent foreign journalists. | NPR began its report "A Rare Look Inside Locked-Down Nicaragua" (
(2023-10-09). Thousands of turtles start mass nesting on Nicaraguan beach. presstv.ir Over a thousand endangered sea turtles lay their eggs en masse at La Flor beach in San Juan del Sur, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast south of Managua.
(2023-10-10). Asesinan a otro líder juvenil en Valle del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Gustavo Adolfo Ortiz Murillo era un reconocido líder juvenil, de Buenaventura, en el departamento Valle del Cauca.
(2023-10-10). Iran: Muslim nations must rush to aid Palestinians against Israel. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian urges Muslim countries to rush to support the Palestinian people in their fight against Israel.
(2023-10-09). Iran: Muslim nations must rush to aid Palestinians against Israel. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian urges Muslim countries to rush to support the Palestinian people in their fight against Israel.
(2023-10-09). Humor in the Headlines Over China in Latin America. counterpunch.org In a break from its hysterical coverage of the existential threat posed by Donald Trump, the Washington Post — house organ of the Democratic National Committee — cautions us of the other menace, China. "When the leader of this impoverished Central American country visited Beijing in June," we are warned, "China laid out the warmest of welcomes." Apparently, in a grave threat to US national security, the president of Honduras attended a state banquet and actually ate Chinse food. What next for the country…
(2023-10-09). NPR Falsely Claims Its Reporter Is the Only One To Visit Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Camila Escalante — Oct 6, 2023 | NPR (9/10/23) describes correspondent Eyder Peralta as "the first foreign journalist to make it into the country in more than a year," which would come as a surprise to numerous independent foreign journalists. | NPR began its report "A Rare Look Inside Locked-Down Nicaragua" (
(2023-10-09). Thousands of turtles start mass nesting on Nicaraguan beach. presstv.ir Over a thousand endangered sea turtles lay their eggs en masse at La Flor beach in San Juan del Sur, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast south of Managua.
(2023-10-08). NPR Falsely Claims Its Reporter Is The Only One To Visit Nicaragua. popularresistance.org NPR began its report "A Rare Look Inside Locked-Down Nicaragua" (9/10/23) with the demonstrably false claim that Nicaragua has "kept all foreign journalists out for more than a year." This led into a harrowing story of how its reporter arrived in Nicaragua…and reported without incident. | In 2023 alone, numerous foreign journalists from press outlets from all parts of the world have reported from Nicaragua. Broadcast outlets based in the United States, China, Russia, Iran and around Latin America have regularly filed reports in both English and Spanish. Independent reporters from the United States, Canada and B…
(2023-10-08). NPR falsely claims its reporter is the only one to visit Nicaragua. mronline.org 
NPR began its report "A Rare Look Inside Locked-Down Nicaragua" (9/10/23) with the demonstrably false claim that Nicaragua has "kept all foreign journalists out for more than a year." This led into a harrowing story of how its reporter arrived in Nicaragua… and reported without incident.
(2023-10-08). Thousands of turtles start mass nesting on Nicaraguan beach. presstv.ir Over a thousand endangered sea turtles lay their eggs en masse at La Flor beach in San Juan del Sur, on Nicaragua's Pacific coast south of Managua.
(2023-10-08). Nicaragua condena agravamiento de conflicto israelí-palestino. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y el pueblo de la nación centroamericana expresan su solidaridad con las víctimas y las familias inocentes y demandan el reconocimiento del Estado Palestino.
(2023-10-08). Abandoning the Poor. tomdispatch.com On the island of Manhattan, where I live, skyscrapers multiply like metal weeds, a vertical invasion of seemingly unstoppable force. For more than a century, they have risen as symbols of wealth and the promise of progress for a city and a nation. In movies and TV shows, those buildings churn with activity, offices full of important people doing work of global significance. The effect is a feeling of economic vitality made real by the sheer scale of the buildings themselves. In stark contrast to those images of bustling productivity stands an outcropping of tall towers along the southern end of Manhattan's Centra…
(2023-10-09). Iran: Muslim nations must rush to aid Palestinians against Israel. presstv.ir Iran's Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian urges Muslim countries to rush to support the Palestinian people in their fight against Israel.
(2023-10-09). Humor in the Headlines Over China in Latin America. counterpunch.org In a break from its hysterical coverage of the existential threat posed by Donald Trump, the Washington Post — house organ of the Democratic National Committee — cautions us of the other menace, China. "When the leader of this impoverished Central American country visited Beijing in June," we are warned, "China laid out the warmest of welcomes." Apparently, in a grave threat to US national security, the president of Honduras attended a state banquet and actually ate Chinse food. What next for the country…