BEIJING REJECTS US RESTRICTIONS ON INVESTMENTS IN CHINA
China expressed its opposition to the recent restrictions announced by the US. USA, which limits that country’s investments in the Asian giant. The Ministry of Commerce stressed that Washington must respect the laws of the market economy and the principle of fair competition, in addition to stopping politicizing and weaponizing economic and trade issues; although u.s. uuu emphasizes, “repeatedly, that it has no intention of ‘disengaging’ from China, nor of obstructing the country’s economic development,” declared a spokesperson for that ministry. (PL)
GAZA WITH UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR CHILDREN, UN AGENCY WARNED
An entire generation of children in Gaza remains at risk of being condemned to poverty, hatred and resentment, warned the commissioner general of the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini. Charged with ensuring education, health and other essential services in Gaza, the West Bank and other neighboring nations, the agency is reeling under the weight of relentless Israeli attacks, while “pressures on the agency today are greater than ever,” the head added. and argued that the entity runs the risk of collapsing due to lack of financing, amid constant threats against its facilities. (PL)
THE UN WELCOMES NEW PEACE DIALOGUES IN COLOMBIA
The United Nations welcomed the opening of the dialogue table, in Venezuela, between the Colombian Government and the dissidents of the so-called Second Marquetalia, another of the renegade organizations of the 2016 peace agreement. The head of the Observation Mission of the UN, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, expressed his willingness “to act in strict accordance” with the condition “granted by the parties, in a responsible and impartial manner,” and reiterated his “commitment to the process that begins today, and to the construction of peace.” In colombia”. (ANSA Latin)
UNIVERSITY UNION FRONT READIES NEW PROTESTS IN ARGENTINA
The Trade Union Front of National Universities is preparing, in Argentina, a new day of struggle to demand a salary restructuring and denounce the policies of the Government of Javier Milei. As in previous weeks, members of the Federation of University Teachers (Conadu), the Historical Conadu, the Confederation of Education Workers (Ctera) and other organizations will begin a three-day protest today, which will include a rally in front of the Pizzurno Palace, headquarters of the sector secretariat in Buenos Aires. (PL)
