Phoebe Ashley-Norman, Jessamy Bagenal (2023-06-17). Perspectives] Political complicity in junk food industry tactics. thelancet.com Fear and opportunity partly underpin the tactics of the beverage and food industries. Sales of sugar-sweetened beverages, for instance, have fallen by about 25% during the past 20 years in many high-income countries (HICs). To counteract such a decrease in sales in HICs, companies have focused their attention on opportunities in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is the backdrop to Eduardo J Gómez's compelling book Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies, which looks at six country case studies from China, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and S…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-06-16). New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons. thedissenter.org A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals. | Fourteen states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Virginia—have a "total ban on business and compensation." That means they do not allow incarcerated journalists or writers to receive payment for their work. The United States government's Federal Bureau of Prisons has what is described as an "explici…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-06-16). Claudia Sheinbaum se despide de la jefatura de Ciudad de México. telesurtv.net La funcionaria rindió un informe sobre su etapa en el cargo, cumpliendo una de las obligaciones para poder presentar su candidatura para los comicios del 2 de junio de 2024.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-16). Mexico's MORENA Party congrats Prensa Latina on its 64th anniversary. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) The MORENA Party, founded by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, congratulated Cuba's Prensa Latina News Agency on its 64th anniversary on Friday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-16). Mexico can recover 650 million dollars stolen by García Luna. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jun 16 (Prensa Latina) Mexico has the possibility of recovering 650 million dollars stolen from the treasury by former Security Secretary Genaro García Luna invested in securities in Florida, United States, a senior official said today.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-06-16). Papa Francisco está de alta médica tras operación abdominal. telesurtv.net Su cirujano Sergio Alfieri aseguró que Bergolio "está bien, mejor que antes" debido a que no presenta malestar.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-15). At least 79 migrants dead and hundreds missing after boat sinks off Greece coast. peoplesdispatch.org The number of dead is expected to rise as rescue operations are still ongoing. The ship had an estimated 500 to 700 migrants, mostly from West Asian and Northern Africa countries…

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-06-15). Excanciller mexicano se registra para candidatura de Morena. telesurtv.net Al registrar su candidatura para representar a Morena en las presidenciales del 2024, Ebrard se comprometió a respetar el acuerdo pactado en el Consejo Nacional de la agrupación política.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-06-15). Estado mexicano de Nueva León aprueba el matrimonio igualitario. telesurtv.net El ente legislativo de Nueva León aprobó el matrimonio igualitario al no existir ningún diputado que haya presentado alguna reserva en su contra.

ecns.cn (2023-06-15). At least 79 dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece. ecns.cn At least 79 people died after a migrant boat carrying hundreds of people sank off the Greek coast in the early hours of Wednesday. A total of 104 migrants have been rescued from the water and transferred to the city of Kalamata.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-06-14). Immigration officials decline legal status to thousands of migrants. plenglish.com Washington, Jun 14 (Prensa Latina) President Joe Biden ¥s top immigration advisers refrained from offering nearly 400,000 migrants a chance to work and live in the U.S. legally under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program due to concerns about a potential surge in border crossings.

teleSUR (2023-06-14). Death Toll Rises to 78 After Refugee Boat Sinks Off Greece. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, national broadcaster ERT said that the death toll has risen to 78 following the capsizing of a fishing boat carrying refugees and migrants off southwestern Greece. | RELATED: | A total of 104 passengers have been rescued, while a search and rescue operation was underway to locate a yet unclear number of missing, according to the latest report. | The incident happened in international waters, 47 nautical…

teleSUR (2023-06-14). Greece: Boat Carrying Migrants Capsized, 32 Dead & 100 Rescued. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, in the southern coast of Greece, at least 32 people have died and more than 100 were rescued after a fishing boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized and sank off. | Related: | According to an official statement from the coast guard authorities, the accident occurred in international waters in the Ionian Sea and prompted an extensive rescue operation complicated by strong winds. | Rescue actions included 6 coa…