(2022-04-11). Ukraine's Economy to Shrink by 45% in 2022: World Bank. telesurenglish.net Ukraine's economy is expected to shrink by 45.1 percent this year, and Russia's economy is projected to contract by 11.2 percent, according to the latest the World Bank's Economic Update on Europe and Central Asia. | RELATED: | The Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russia are hitting economies around the globe, with emerging markets and developing countries in the Europe and Central Asia region expected to bear the brunt. | The economy…
(2022-04-11). Women and Their Allies March For Reproductive Rights – Again. indybay.org Many organizations in spirited march through Berkely in follow up to March 8 action…
(2022-04-10). Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Argentina's Wrong Vote. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron — Apr 7, 2022 | This Thursday [April 7] the UN General Assembly approved a resolution suspending Russia's participation in the UN Human Rights Council. The result of the vote disappointed the United States government, the promoter of the initiative, because Washington hoped that the overwhelming majority support for two resolutions voted in March and condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be repeated. On that occasion, 141 countries voted in favor of the first one and 140 did so a few days later. | Extreme vagueness | On this occasion, however, Washington's proposal was supported by…
(2022-04-10). PCHR: "Another IOF Crime, Child Loses Left Eye With Israeli Occupation Fire in Jerusalem" imemc.org 
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): On Friday evening, a Palestinian child lost his left eye after being directly shot with a rubber bullet during Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacks on protestors near al-Ram village's northern intersection, north of occupied East Jerusalem. This attack comes 3 days after the Palestinian Child Day, which is observed …
(2022-04-10). Macron, Le Pen go to a run off in French votes. en.mehrnews.com Protesting the violent physical conduct of Danish police with an Iranian national, Iran's Secretary of Judiciary Human Rights Council urged Danish officials to refrain from imposing double standards on nationals of countries.
(2022-04-10). Turkish Drone Strike Killed SDF Field Commander In Syria's Al-Hasakah. southfront.org 
File image. | On April 9, a Turkish combat drone hit Kabz hill some 20 kilometers to the west of al-Darbasiyah in the northern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The drone strike targeted a position of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) border guards. At the time of the strike, members of the Kurdish-led group were digging trenches around the position. | According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strike claimed the life of an SDF member and wounded two others. | Some Syrian op…
(2022-04-10). Bobi Wine: Karimojongs are killed for supporting me. plusnews.ug 
The leader of opposition political party, National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine says grave atrocities are being committed on the people of Karamoja Sub-region for the reason that they overwhelmingly supported him. Kyagulanyi made the remarks last week while addressing the Geneva Summit for Human Rights. "It is important for me …
(2022-04-10). Mayo Clinic earns highest score on LGBTQ Health Equality Index survey. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Rochester earned 100 —the highest score possible —on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Health Equality Index survey. These locations have been recognized as "Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare" for 2022. With numerous different locations as a factor, Mayo Clinic Health System did not participate. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the largest civil rights organization in the U.S., working to achieve equality for LGBTQ people. The Foundation uses its…
(2022-04-10). Indígenas en Brasil evocan consigna Bolsonaro Nunca Más. telesurtv.net Cerca de 176 pueblos indígenas exigen a Bolsonaro respeto a sus derechos territoriales.
(2022-04-10). Attempt to Evacuate Nationalist Leaders From Mariupol Fails. telesurenglish.net The Kyiv regime does not abandon attempts to evacuate the leaders of the nationalist Azov regiment and foreign mercenaries from Mariupol. | Another UKR attempt to rescue VIPs from Mariupol this time by sea. The cargo ship "Apache" failed to respond to radio warnings & tried to force its way into the port. It was fired upon & later detained.
(2022-04-10). Women and Their Allies March ForReproductive Rights – Again. indybay.org Many organizations in spirited march through Berkely…
(2022-04-10). Row in Greece Over Neo-Nazi Zelensky Co-Speaker. orinocotribune.com An Azov Battalion fighter addressed Greek lawmakers during the Ukrainian president's teleconference | A number of Greek politicians have expressed outrage after a member of the far-right Azov Battalion gave a speech during a teleconference between the Greek Parliament and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday. | During his address, Zelensky thanked Athens for the sanctions it has imposed on Russia and pleaded for more support, asking the Greeks to use their influence in the EU to help save "our shared heritage" in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol. | However, after the first part of his address, in…
(2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…
(2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.
(2022-04-10). U.S. likely to see COVID-19 surge in fall: expert. ecns.cn There will be an uptick in cases of COVID-19 over the next few weeks in the United States and it is likely there could be a surge in the fall, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said.
(2022-04-10). Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — New research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and consequently fat accumulation, especially unhealthy fat inside the belly. Findings from a randomized controlled crossover study led by Naima Covassin, Ph.D., a cardiovascular medicine researcher at Mayo Clinic, show that lack of sufficient sleep led to a 9% increase in total abdominal fat area and an 11% increase in abdominal visceral…
(2022-04-10). Imperial expert's book uses scientific evidence to help people lose weight. imperial.ac.uk An Imperial researcher specialising in obesity has published a new book aiming to help people reach a healthy body weight.