(2021-10-21). Organización sindical en Ecuador presenta propuesta de ley. telesurtv.net El Frente Unitarios de Trabajadores entregará su proyecto de ley laboral en el marco de las protestas contra Guillermo Lasso.
(2021-10-21). Lasso decide no ir a la comisión investigadora de Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Tampoco lo harán la esposa e hijo del presidente ecuatoriano, quien dijo estar dispuesto a recibir la comisión.
(2021-10-21). Congreso colombiano abrirá el debate sobre los Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Marta Lucía Ramírez es una de las funcionarias colombianos citadas en la investigación de los Pandora Papers.
(2021-10-21). Covid Queries: Altered DNA and microchips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: I've heard some theories circulating about the COVID-19 vaccine, including that it was developed to control the general population through microchip tracking or "nanotransducers" in our brains. I've also heard that it will alter my DNA. Are these theories true? A: No, those assertions are false. "There is absolutely not a microchip in the vaccine," says Martin Herrmann, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca and New Prague. "Also, there's no…
(2021-10-21). Trump and Miller attempted to deploy 250,000 troops to US-Mexico border in Spring 2020. wsws.org Stephen Miller's plan to deploy troops with Trump's support was part of a fascist political strategy that played out over the course of 2020 and 2021 and remains a threat today.
(2021-10-21). Biden administration reinstating Trump's anti-immigrant "Remain in Mexico" policy. wsws.org The Biden administration is using the policies and structures put in place by former President Trump to attack the fundamental rights of migrants seeking asylum in the US through the border with Mexico.
(2021-10-21). Nicaragua recibe 1.2 millones de vacunas anticovid cubanas. telesurtv.net El lote de las vacunas Abdalá y Soberana 02 sera usada para la inmunización contra el coronavirus en niños entre dos y 17 años.
(2021-10-21). Comisión legislativa acusa a Bolsonaro de crímenes de lesa humanidad. telesurtv.net La comisión del Senado hace la recomendación a propósito del manejo de Jair Bolsonaro de la pandemia de la Covid-19.
(2021-10-21). Pdte. venezolano respalda iniciativa de comisión con Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario resaltó la importancia de restablecer las relaciones con Colombia "respetando la vida política, las ideas" de ambos Gobiernos.
(2021-10-21). Designan a Sandra Mason como primera presidenta de Barbados. telesurtv.net El Parlamento aprobó su nominación como jefa de Estado y puso fin a 396 años de gobierno británico.
(2021-10-21). Denuncian ante ONU persecución contra venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Rodríguez explicó que la violencia contra los connacionales en Colombia es el resultado de una campaña de xenofobia.
(2021-10-21). Denuncian nueva masacre en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Dos de las víctimas fueron encontradas en el municipio de Morales y uno en el Corregimiento del Rosario en Cajibío.
(2021-10-21). Gremios bolivianos anuncian que no acatarán llamado a paro. telesurtv.net A juicio de dirigentes gremiales el paro convocado por la derecha boliviana tiene fines políticos y desestabilizadores.
(2021-10-21). Esposa de Alex Saab: Todo el proceso ha sido ilegal desde su detención. telesurtv.net Camilla Fabri denunció que el diplomático fue víctima de torturas físicas y psicológicas durante su detención ilegal.
(2021-10-21). Nicaragua, with free health care and education, challenges U.S. domination. workers.org 
Managua, Nicaragua The writer was a member of a U.S. delegation that visited Nicaragua Oct. 3-10. Outside of àìscar Danilo Rosales Hospital in Leon, Nicaragua with members of medical staff and U.S. delegation, Oct. 5. Rosales, a surgeon and Sandinista hero, was killed in 1967 by the U.S.-backed Somoza regime. (WW . . . |
(2021-10-21). Brazil's Foràßa Sindical issues phony support for John Deere workers' strike in the US. wsws.org Workers in the US, Brazil and around the world must reject the reactionary alliance between pro-capitalist unions determined to suppress their struggles.
(2021-10-21). Biden administration backs state of siege in Ecuador. wsws.org Speaking in Quito as troops patrolled the streets, Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that "extraordinary moments" require "exceptional measures."
(2021-10-20). U.S. Government Fines Facebook For Discrimination Against U.S. Workers, Preferring Immigrants. moguldom.com Facebook will pay more than $14 million to settle a case for allegedly denying employment to U.S. workers because it reserved jobs for foreign workers with temporary visas in 2018 and 2019, according to the Justice Department. In December 2020, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Facebook for setting aside jobs for temporary visa holders through …
(2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…
(2021-10-20). Headlines for October 20, 2021. democracynow.org Brazil Senate Report Accuses Bolsonaro of Multiple Crimes for Mishandling COVID-19 Pandemic | , House Jan. 6 Committee Recommends Contempt Charges Against Steve Bannon, Climate and Social Provisions at Risk in Reconciliation Plan in Attempt to Appease Corporate Dems, Senate Panel Ups Pentagon Budget as Social & Climate Plans Get Sacrificed in Build Back Better Act, Climate Activists Start Hunger Strike in Front of White House, Water Protectors Shut Down Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline in Michigan, NYC Communities and Local Officials Condemn National Grid Pipeline and Price Hikes, Africa's Last Mountain Glaciers Could Me…
(2021-10-20). Puerto Ricans resist austerity measures and corporate corruption. peoplesdispatch.org 
5 years after PROMESA was signed into law which established the control of the Fiscal Control Board over the island's economy, conditions in Puerto Rico are worse than ever before…
(2021-10-20). Fundalatin Submits New Evidence to ICC on Damaging Effects of US Blockade on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Latin American Foundation for Human Rights and Social Development (Fundalatin) has submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) new evidence regarding the economic blockade imposed by the United States on Venezuela and how it is ending the lives of patients with chronic diseases. | Through a post published on Twitter, Fundalatin informed that it has requested the ICC that those responsible for the blockade and its damaging impact be sanctioned for committing crimes against humanity. | Entregamos a la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal Internacional nuevas evidencias de cómo el bloque…
(2021-10-20). Covid Queries: Altered DNA and microchips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Q: I've heard some theories circulating about the COVID-19 vaccine, including that it was developed to control the general population through microchip tracking or "nanotransducers" in our brains. I've also heard that it will alter my DNA. Are these theories true? A: No, those assertions are false. "There is absolutely not a microchip in the vaccine," says Martin Herrmann, M.D., medical director of Mayo Clinic Health System in Waseca and New Prague. "Also, there's no…
(2021-10-20). Two Russian Jets Intercept American Bombers Over Black Sea. sputniknews.com Two SU-30 warplanes escorted two US B-1B strategic bombers over the Black Sea in order to prevent the American planes from violating Russia's borders, the Defence Ministry stated on Wednesday.
(2021-10-20). NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike to Demand Relief From Medallion Debt. truthout.org 
Image Credit: New York Taxi Workers Alliance | A group of New York City taxi drivers launched a hunger strike Wednesday demanding the city provide debt relief from their taxi medallion loans. Since 9/11, thousands of taxi drivers have accrued massive debt largely due to the city artificially inflating the cost of taxi medallions, the permits required to drive a taxi. Drivers have also denounced the mental health impacts triggered by the financial ruin. At least nine have died by suicide. "At this…
(2021-10-20). Over 10,000 children killed or wounded in Yemen: a 'shameful milestone', says UNICEF. peoplesdispatch.org UNICEF appealed for urgent financial help to the tune of USD 235 million from the international community to avoid the humanitarian crisis in Yemen from escalating further and putting thousands of children's lives at risk of death and starvation…
(2021-10-20). Pro-democracy protests and police violence continue in Eswatini. greenleft.org.au Pro-democracy protests are again escalating in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), after activists were temporarily scared off the streets by the killing of dozens of activists and bystanders by the armed forces in June, reports Maxime Bowen.
(2021-10-20). Day Workers in Mountain View Mark 25 Years with Celebration. indybay.org Music by Los Jornaleros del Norte and others, dance performances by Orgullo Latino Mountain View High School and more! It's been 25 years since the Mountain View Day Worker Center was established and the community of this city celebrated with great flair. Thank you day workers!
(2021-10-20). "Dire Crisis of Poverty": NYC Taxi Drivers Launch Hunger Strike to Demand Relief from Medallion Debt. democracynow.org 
A group of New York City taxi drivers launched a hunger strike Wednesday demanding the city provide debt relief from their taxi medallion loans. Since 9/11, thousands of taxi drivers have accrued massive debt largely due to the city artificially inflating the cost of taxi medallions, the permits required to drive a taxi. Drivers have also denounced the mental health impacts triggered by the financial ruin. At least nine have died by suicide. "At this point, drivers have an average debt of $550,000, [and] the city has basically no solution. They've come out with what's really just a cash bailout to the banks with…
(2021-10-20). Some House Latinos Voice Frustration as Immigration Reform Stalls in Senate. latinorebels.com Five members of the House Hispanic Caucus, all Democrats, held a press conference on Wednesday to advocate for permanent immigrant relief provisions in the Democrats' sprawling budget bill currently being negotiated on Capitol Hill.
(2021-10-20). Coercion, Kidnapping and Legal Malfeasance: The Illicit Route of the Alex Saab Case. orinocotribune.com In multiple venues, including meetings within the framework of the dialogue process taking place in Mexico, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela demanded the immediate and full release of Alex Naín Saab Morán. In addition, there has been a long list of diplomatic communiqués, as well as statements of foreign governments demanding his release. | However, in spite of his diplomatic status and the complaints about non-compliance with due process, on October 16, 2021, it was made public that Saab was extradited to the United States by the government of Cape Verde. | Coercion | When in 1995 the Food…
(2021-10-20). FEMA Ignores Puerto Rico's Chance to Build a Clean Energy Grid. zcomm.org FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead…
(2021-10-20). ALBA Countries Condemn Ambassador Saab's Extradition To The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) condemned the extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. | RELATED: | "Saab's extradition sets a dangerous precedent for the international community since it violates the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," the ALBA-TCP stated, arguing that Saab had diplomatic immunity as a Bolivarian Spec…
(2021-10-20). Former U.S. State Secretary Powell dies of COVID-19 complications. mronline.org 
In Feb. 2003, he claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. The war against this nation began six weeks later. In 2005, a official report acknowledged his claim was "dead wrong."
(2021-10-20). House Panel Votes To Hold Trump's Adviser In Criminal Contempt. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a special committee of the U.S. House investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot voted unanimously to approve a report which holds Steve Bannon, former chief strategist for President Donald Trump, in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with the panel's subpoena and appear for a deposition. | RELATED: | Bannon told the special committee that he won't cooperate with the investigators until the d…
(2021-10-20). Argentina's Ex-President Macri Refuses to Appear Before Justice. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Argentina's former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019) announced that he will not attend the judicial investigation for spying on the relatives of the 44 sailors who died in the submarine ARA San Juan. | RELATED: | "I will not allow rights to be violated and power abused with political intentions… For this reason, I will not appear tomorrow until my lawyer's proposals are resolved to guarantee me due…
(2021-10-20). Colombian Mercenaries Involved in Attempted Assassination of Luis Arce after 2020 Elections in Bolivia. orinocotribune.com Añez regime's top officials and foreign mercenaries plotted to assassinate Luis Arce before he could assume charge as the President of Bolivia. | On Monday, October 18, the Bolivian Minister for the Interior, Eduardo del Castillo informed that Colombian mercenaries were involved in an assassination attempt against Luis Arce in 2020. | Del Castillo presented audiotapes, emails, and documents showing that former Defense Minister Fernando López of the coup regime led by Jeanine àÅñez had contact with illegal groups that were planning a new coup d'état in Bolivia. | Minister del Castillo named Germán Alejandro…
(2021-10-20). Cuba is ready to reopen its borders. peoplesdispatch.org As Cuba's vaccination plan against COVID-19 progresses and, with it, the gradual containment of the pandemic, the Cuban Ministry of Tourism reported this week that the country is ready to reopen its borders to the long-awaited international tourism on November 15. | At a press conference, Juan Carlos García Granda, the Minister of Tourism, confirmed what the island's health authorities have said in recent days: the country maintains a downward trend in the number of confirmed cases of Sars-Cov-2 and the continued capacity to control the pandemic. | "In accordance with the results achieved, international sanitary…
(2021-10-20). Retired military officers storm Guatemalan Congress, set fire to vehicles. peoplesdispatch.org 
A protest-turned-riot by hundreds of retired military officers left at least 10 security officials and four journalists injured, besides other damages. The violence and illegal seizure of the parliament received condemnation by legislators of all political spectrum…
(2021-10-20). Three Arrested for Violence Against Venezuelan Migrants in Chile. orinocotribune.com On Monday, October 18, Chilean Police reported that three men have been detained for involvement in violent actions against Venezuelan migrants in Chile. The detainees are accused of setting fire to tents where undocumented Venezuelans were living, during a September 25 anti-migrant protest in the city of Iquique in northern Chile. | According to a statement by the Chilean Investigative Police (PDI), "the detainees were placed under the order of the Supervisory Court of Iquique, being charged with the crime of arson, decreeing a prohibition on leaving the country, plus nightly house arrest and a prohibition on at…
(2021-10-20). Video: Brussels Mulls New Sanctions on Belarus While Migrants Storm EU Borders. globalresearch.ca
(2021-10-20). NATO's eastern flank: Poland deploys 6,000 troops to Belarus border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland sends more troops to guard Belarus border Almost 6,000 Polish soldiers are now guarding the country's border with Belarus, Defence Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said on Tuesday, as the government steps up security measures to stem an inflow of migrants. "Almost 6,000 soldiers from the 16th, 18th and 12th divisions are serving on the Polish-Belarusian …
(2021-10-20). NATO's eastern flank: Poland deploys 6,000 troops to Belarus border. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Poland sends more troops to guard Belarus border Almost 6,000 Polish soldiers are now guarding the country's border with Belarus, Defence Minister Mariusz B≈Çaszczak said on Tuesday, as the government steps up security measures to stem an inflow of migrants. "Almost 6,000 soldiers from the 16th, 18th and 12th divisions are serving on the Polish-Belarusian …
(2021-10-20). Nicaragua Calls on US Ambassador to Cease Covert Attacks. orinocotribune.com The United States Ambassador to Nicaragua is being told to cease covert attacks and continued interference in Nicaragua with just weeks remaining before the country's general election. | A Sullivan has been accused of expressing himself "directly and indirectly,…
(2021-10-20). School reopenings in Manaus, Brazil gave rise to COVID's Gamma variant, study shows. wsws.org The reopening of schools in Manaus was part of the strategy of the local government and President Bolsonaro to infect children so that the population would achieve a supposed herd immunity.
(2021-10-20). Chile Is at the Dawn of a New Political Era. independentmediainstitute.org "It feels like we are at the end of an era," Bárbara Sepúlveda tells me on October 12, 2021. Sepúlveda is a member of Chile's Constitutional Convention and of the Communist Party of Chile. The era to which Sepúlveda refers is that of General Augusto Pinochet, who led the U.S.-backed coup in 1973 that overthrew …
(2021-10-20). Ecuador President Declares State of Emergency Amid Rise in Violent Crime. sputniknews.com The announcement, that came shortly before a visit by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, was made as part of a crackdown on the consumption and trafficking of drugs amongst other crimes.
(2021-10-20). Venezuela Prepares Return to Classrooms as Teachers' Unions Call for Prudence. venezuelanalysis.com The effort to return to in-person instruction comes as the country ramps up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
(2021-10-20). President Maduro Appoints New Ministers for National Commerce and University Education. orinocotribune.com 
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed new authorities in the Ministry for National Commerce and the Ministry for University Education on Tuesday, October 19, as reported on his Twitter account. | Tibisay Lucena, who has been serving as the president of the National Experimental University of the Arts (UNEARTE) since September 2020, was named minister of university education. "Her extensive experience and pedagogical vocation will contribute to raising the quality of education for national development," said the head of state regarding Lucena, who also chaired the National Electoral Council for 14…
(2021-10-20). The US Peace Council Strongly Condemns The Illegal "Extradition" of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab and Demands his Immediate Release (Statement). orinocotribune.com October 18, 2021 | Once again, U.S. imperialism revealed its outlaw nature by resorting to kidnapping and extraordinary rendition (reminiscent of its similar illegal actions in Afghanistan and Iraq) of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, for trying to buy humanitarian supplies for Venezuela — a fully legal act according to international law, but one that defied illegal U.S. sanctions on that country. | Venezuela is among some three dozen nations illegally sanctioned by the U.S. for striving tyo chart its own future. Venezuelan people are dying from lack of medicine and starving from lack of food due to those sa…