Giovanni Caprio (2024-01-18). A world increasingly in the hands of the super-rich few. The new Oxfam Report. pressenza.com The world's five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes in real terms since 2020, rising from $405 billion to $869 billion and growing at a rate of $14 million per hour. By contrast, the combined wealth of nearly 5 billion of the poorest people has not grown at all. | These are some of the figures in the report "

"Save the civilians" (2024-01-16). Blood for lithium. indybay.org Economic background of the war in Ukraine | The term "blood for oil" has become commonplace for the wars in the Middle East. In contrast, the discussion about the war in Ukraine is more about history and geopolitics. The economic background tends to be a blank spot. So here is some information to fill it in:…

jamanetwork (2024-01-16). A Tale of 2 Palliative Care Trials. jamanetwork.com At first glance, the 2 palliative care trials in this issue of JAMA may seem a study in contrasts. One was an outpatient intervention, the other inpatient. One included 306 participants, the other 24‚ÄØ065. One was an efficacy study, the other a pragmatic effectiveness study. One of the interventions added resources to expand access to palliative care, the other tried to expand access to palliative care with no additional resources. In one study the primary outcome was quality of life (QOL), in the other length of stay (LOS). In one study the primary outcome was positive, in the other it was neg…

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-12). Ernest Mandel, Revolutionary Cuba and Che Guevara. counterpunch.org Introduction The 20th century was marked by victories of social revolutions with a socialist character: in the Czarist Empire in 1917, Yugoslavia in 1945, China in 1949, Vietnam in 1954 and 1975, Cuba in 1959, Algeria in 1962, and Nicaragua in 1979. This sparked major public debates among revolutionaries in these countries over the most

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-11). Nicaraguan cooperative sets to export coffee to China. plenglish.com The export will be conducted as part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Nicaragua and China inked past August and came into force as of January 1st. | According to the Chair Executive Officer of the cooperative Luis Beltran, Nicaragua opened this FTA door which gives them the chance to diversify and have better prices, so they are willing to place most of their production in the Chinese market. | Beltran praised Nicaragua ¥s support for the construction of the storage center that guarantees better conditions to store coffee output (around 7,000 and 8,000 tons).

Roselena Ramirez (2024-01-11). Migrants Staying in Mexico Instead of Crossing the US Border. america.cgtn.com Many people from South America and Central America travel to Mexico hoping to cross the border into the United States. However, more and more migrants are now opting to stay in Mexico instead of continuing their journey. In this video, Alasdair Baverstock will explain this trend.