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  1. Psychedelic Drugs and Magic Mushrooms Now Authorized for Clinical Trial with U.S. Armed Forces A new law authorizes medical trials to determine if alternate classes of psychoactive drugs could be effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active-duty military personnel. Read
  2. Former U.S. Colonel Says U.S. Defense Contractors Are Predatory Profiteers A retired American Colonel and former Chief of Staff under General Colin Powell denounced the CEOs of U.S. weapons-makers for their cash-grabbing role in supporting U.S. war crimes. Read
  3. Up To $30 Billion In Funding Unlocked From Today In Australian National Skills Agreement Up to $30 billion in funding for the vocational education and training (VET) sector begins flowing from today, with the start of the National Skills Agreement signed by the Albanese Government and State and Territory Governments. Read
  4. Government Of Canada On Track to Exceed High-speed Internet Connectivity Targets Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, updated Canadians on the Government of Canada’s progress toward connecting all Canadians, no matter where they live, to high-speed Internet. Read
  5. Roadmap Published to Accelerate Growth In Port Towns and Cities The UK Government has announced an action plan of over 50 measures to further accelerate the success of Freeports – a policy reviving the UK’s port communities. Read
  6. FAA Closely Monitoring Inspections of Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes The FAA is closely monitoring targeted inspections of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes to look for a possible loose bolt in the rudder control system. Read
  7. EIB Global and Bank Of Georgia Sign €50 Million Loan Agreement to Support Small Businesses The European Investment Bank (EIB, the EU bank) has signed a €50 million loan agreement with Bank of Georgia to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps, thus contributing to sustainable economic recovery and growth. Read
  8. Türk Concerned About Media Repression In Guinea, Urges Prompt Change of Course UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on December 29 expressed concern about increased repression of media freedom in the Republic of Guinea and urged the transitional authorities there to change course. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on December 29, 2023 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on December 29, 2023 Read
  10. Yemen Continues to Disrupt Red Sea Shipping to Fascist Israel Major shipping lines continue to mostly avoid the Suez Canal and Red Sea while Israel's sole port on the Red Sea is shut down. Read
  11. India Signs Peace Pact with Largest Assam Separatist Group It took 44 years to get to this point, but on December 29 the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) finally laid down their arms in return for stronger support from the government of India. Read
  12. Treasury, IRS Provide Guidance For Certain Clean Energy Producers The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on December 28 issued Notice 2024-9 that provides procedures for applicable entities to claim the statutory exception to the application of the phaseouts for elective payment projects that begin construction during calendar year 2024 that fail to satisfy the domestic content requirement. Read
  13. American Medical Association Supports Genocide With Its Silence The AMA's gay Jew President has made it clear that the AMA will remain quiet on Israel's genocide of Palestinians and dissent among members will be dealt with harshly. Read
  14. Venezuela Deploys Military Off Coast of Guyana as UK Sends Warship to Defend It Over 5,600 of Venezuela’s military personnel just launched military exercises which they say is to defend their alleged ownership of two-thirds the nation of Guyana. Read
  15. Kim Jong Un Orders Speedup on Preparations for War with the U.S. The Supreme Leader of North Korea issued orders to ramp up military positioning on multiple fronts to prepare for a potential major confrontation with the United States. Read
  16. Fossil Fuel Bond Failure Leaves UK's Largest Pension Funds Open To Legal Risk Many of the UK’s biggest pension providers are failing to use a critical financial lever in their engagement with fossil fuel companies and are opening the door to legal risk, environmental lawyers warn. Read
  17. India Shows Urgency For Energy Storage Systems By Already Awarding More Than 8GW Of Tenders India’s policymakers have recognized the importance of energy storage systems (ESS) to the country’s evolving power landscape and have already awarded more than 8 gigawatts (GW) of such tenders, allocating 60% of these in 2023 alone, according to a new joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics. Read
  18. New Travel & Tourism Social Impact Report Reveals Significant Increase In Female Employment Since 2010 New research from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Sustainable Tourism Global Center (STGC), initiated by the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, reveals that the global Travel & Tourism sector is delivering soaring employment opportunities to women and young people around the world. Read
  19. Norway increases Support to Combined Maritime Forces in the Red Sea Norway will provide additional staff officers as part of an international effort to protect civilian shipping in the Red Sea. Read
  20. FAO Iraq Announces The Launch Of Phase II For Animal Health Advancements In Iraq The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq is proud to announce the launch of Phase II of the project titled "Improving Delivery of Animal Health Services and Disease Surveillance in Iraq” with funding from the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).  This transformative initiative, which will be implemented by FAO with the support of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), will build on the successes and best practices from the Phase I of the project from 2019 to 2023. Read
  21. Breakthrough In Hydrate-based Desalination Technique Unveiled A research team, led by Professor Yongwon Seo in the Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality at UNIST has unveiled a highly efficient method for desalinating seawater using hydrate-based desalination (HBD) technology. Read
  22. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on December 28, 2023 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on December 28, 2023 Read
  23. Maduro Overreacts to British Naval Ship in Guyana Venezuela's President Maduro has reacted strongly to the UK sending one of its Navy ships to Guyana in response to his reclaiming 2/3 of Guyana. Read
  24. Tulane Researchers Make Breakthrough In Fighting A Leading Cause Of Fungal Pneumonia Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a promising new model to study a pneumonia-causing fungus that has been notoriously difficult to culture in a lab. Read
  25. AI Screens For Autism In The Blink Of An Eye With a single flash of light to the eye, artificial intelligence (AI) could deliver a faster and more accurate way to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, according to new research from the University of South Australia and Flinders University. Read