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2021-10-21: News Headlines

teleSUR, JCM (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.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (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.

teleSUR, SH (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.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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.

teleSUR, SH (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.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (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.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (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.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (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.

teleSUR, JCM (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.

teleSUR, jaa, HIM (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.

teleSUR, SH (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.

teleSUR, MER (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.

Sara Flounders (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 . . . |

WSWS (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.

WSWS (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."

Ann Brown (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 …

Staff (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…

Monica Cruz (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…

Staff (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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (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…

sputniknews (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.

Amy Goodman (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…

Peoples Dispatch (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…

Maxime Bowen (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.

Felicity (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!

Staff (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…

Pablo Manríquez (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.

scorinoco (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…

Patrick Parenteau (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…

teleSUR (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…

teleSUR Desk (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."

teleSUR (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…

teleSUR (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…

scorinoco (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…

Luis De Jesus Reyes (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…

Tanya Wadhwa (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…

Staff (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…

South Front (2021-10-20). Video: Brussels Mulls New Sanctions on Belarus While Migrants Storm EU Borders. globalresearch.ca

Rick Rozoff (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 …

Editor2 (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,…

WSWS (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.

Brittani Banks (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 …

sputniknews (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.

José Luis Granados Ceja (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.

Staff (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…

Editor2 (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…

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2021-10-20: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-10-20). US Illegally Extradites Venezuelan Diplomat from Cabo Verde to the US (Statement). orinocotribune.com The Free Alex Saab Committee issued the following news release | October 18. For further information see The Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was renditioned and kidnapped to the U.S. on October 16 without waiting for a final extradition decision. The action was taken in secret, without notifying his defense team and without relevant documentation. Saab had been imprisoned in Cabo Verde since June 12, 2020, for trying to buy humanitarian supplies for Venezuela in legal international trade but in violation of illegal U.S. s…

Staff (2021-10-20). Alex Saab's Statement Before Being Extracted from Cape Verde by United States Regime (Letter). orinocotribune.com Editorial note: This letter was read—with tears in her eyes—by Camila Fabri, Alex Saab's wife, during a demonstration in repudiation of the second kidnapping of the Venezuelan diplomat from Cape Verde by the US, held in Plaza Bolívar of Caracas on Sunday, October 17, attended by a crowd of indignant Venezuelans. | Statement of Alex Nain Saab Moran (translation from Spanish by Alex Saab's legal team), October 16, 2021. | My name is Alex Nain Saab Moran, with Venezuelan diplomatic passport number 045778720. I am a special envoy with diplomatic immunity [officially granted by] the Russian Federation and…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-10-19). Demonstrations in New York Against Alex Saab Abduction, Campaigns Relaunched, Russia & Iran Protest (Photos & Video). orinocotribune.com Caracas, October 18, 2021 ( In New York this Sunday, October 17, a group of local activists gathered in support of the diplomat to demand justice for the arbitrary actions of the United States last Saturday, when the ambassador of Venezuela to the African Union was illegally extracted from Cape…

Editor2 (2021-10-19). Statement on the Illegal Extradition of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com By Frente Hugo Chavez para la Defensa de los Pueblos | Vancouver, October 17, 2021 | Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been kidnapped for the second time by the United States government on October 16 and forcefully removed from the Archipelago nation of Cabo Verde (West Africa). We have learned that Mr. Saab was picked up at 4 a.m local time and airlifted on a jet aircraft leased by the US Justice Department to Miami, Florida to be locked in a security prison. He was

Staff (2021-10-19). President Maduro Condemns Illegal Extraction of Alex Saab: 'When the Blockade Intensified, He Brought Food & Gasoline'. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, October 18, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, labeled the illegal extraction of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab to the United States as a "kidnapping." This past Saturday, Saab was illegally flown out of Cape Verde to face a court in the US. International mobilizations and demonstrations are being taken in his favor. Maduro recalled the numerous actions that Saab carried out for the Venezuelan people in the most critical time of the US-imposed blockade. | "The food that arrived, which had an international label, was brought by Alex Saab, in silence" said the Venezuelan president. "And he did…

Staff (2021-10-19). 'State Terrorism': Alfred de Zayas on Alex Saab Kidnapping. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, October 17, the human rights expert Alfred de Zayas, through his Twitter account, asserted that the case of "lawfare" presented during the kidnapping of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab by the United States, apart from revealing the corruption that reigns in Cape Verde, attempts to place a sheen of "legality" on the abuse of Cape Verde's extradition treaties. | "'Lawfare' is a modern epidemic. In the past, governments did what they wanted and got away with it. Today they attempt to throw a cloak of legality over their abuse of extradition treaties and subvert the administration of justice in the pro…

WSWS (2021-10-19). US kidnaps Venezuelan diplomat for defying sanctions regime. wsws.org Dragged before a Florida federal court on charges of money laundering, Alex Saab's real "crime" is negotiating international deals to evade Washington's economic blockade against Venezuela.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-19). Pdte. de Venezuela: Secuestro de Alex Saab viola los instrumentos de protección diplomática. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano destacó la integridad del diplomático Alex Saab en su labor de colaborar para ayudar al país.

Editor (2021-10-19). The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty. mronline.org On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first by Cabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., in flagrant violation of international law.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-19). Outrage following illegal extradition of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org Hundreds of Venezuelans took to Plaza Bolivar in Caracas on Sunday, October 17 to reject the illegal extradition of special diplomatic envoy Alex Saab to the US. His wife Camilla spoke to the rally and read Saab's last letter declaring that he maintains his innocence and will not fold under US pressure.

_____ (2021-10-19). Postal Banking Is Finally A Reality In (Some Of) The United States. popularresistance.org The crisis[Covid-19 pandemic] has wreaked economic havoc on working Americans. But U.S. billionaires have gotten 62 percent richer during the pandemic, while over 86 million Americans lost jobs, some 3 million households now report concerns of imminent eviction, and essential workers‚Äâ—‚Äâparticularly Latino, Indigenous and Black workers‚Äâ—‚Äâcontinue to die from Covid-19 at disproportionate rates.

Voelker R. (2021-10-19). Supplement Marketers Are Warned About Diabetes Claims. jamanetwork.com The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned 10 companies that the dietary supplements they sell claiming to prevent, treat, or cure diabetes are violating the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Staff (2021-10-19). Phil Collins drawn into race controversy after 'Battle of the Alamo' museum criticized for ignoring non-white fighters — reports. rt.com Phil Collins has been drawn into a race row after a US museum, which will house his memorabilia from the Siege of the Alamo, was accused of "glorifying" white figures while ignoring Latino, Native American and black fighters. | In 2014, the Genesis frontman — who has a longstanding interest in the legendary 1836 battle between less than 200 Texan rebels and approximately 6,000 Mexican soldiers — donated his collection of weapons, clothing, letters and artifacts from the event to the state of Texas. The trove is estimated to be worth £10 million ($13.78 million). | His donation was made on condi…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-19). Pentagon chief says Russia started, continues war in Donbass, pledges support for war against Russia and isolating it in Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Russia starts war in Donbas, hinders peaceful settlement of conflict — US Secretary of Defense The culprit of the armed conflict in Donbas is Russia, which has started to show aggression, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said. At a joint briefing with Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran on Tuesday in Kyiv, Austin said …

Staff (2021-10-19). A Reluctant Warrior? An Examination of Gen. Colin Powell's Bloody Legacy from Iraq to Latin America. democracynow.org We look at the life and legacy of Colin Powell, who is best known for giving false testimony to the U.N. Security Council in 2003 about nonexistent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, paving the way for the U.S. invasion and occupation that would kill over 1 million Iraqis. Powell, who was the first Black secretary of state, the first Black and youngest chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black national security adviser, died on Monday due to blood cancer and Parkinson's disease that left him vulnerable to infection from COVID-19. Tributes poured in from top U.S. leaders in both Republican and Democ…

_____ (2021-10-19). Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Imprisoned In Communications Management Unit Designed For Terrorists. popularresistance.org Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty to violating the Espionage Act, was transferred from a jail in Virginia to a communication management unit (CMU) at United States Penitentiary Marion in southern Illinois. He is the first person convicted for an unauthorized disclosure of information to the press to be incarcerated in a CMU, which the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) claims is for terrorists and "high-risk inmates." The decision may effectively cut him off from his entire support network, including friends and fellow whistleblowers who were by his side as federal prosecutors aggressively pursued charges aga…

_____ (2021-10-19). Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Imprisoned In Unit For Terrorists. popularresistance.org Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who pled guilty to violating the Espionage Act, was transferred from a jail in Virginia to a communication management unit (CMU) at United States Penitentiary Marion in southern Illinois. He is the first person convicted for an unauthorized disclosure of information to the press to be incarcerated in a CMU, which the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) claims is for terrorists and "high-risk inmates." The decision may effectively cut him off from his entire support network, including friends and fellow whistleblowers who were by his side as federal prosecutors aggressively pursued charges aga…

Shawn Fremstad, Julie Yixia Cai, Tamara Sokolowsky (2021-10-19). Young Men Aren't Falling Behind Young Women. counterpunch.org A recent Wall Street Journal article painted recent pandemic-driven declines in men's postsecondary enrollment as an escalating crisis with "no reversal. . .in sight." Responding a few days later in the New York Times, Kevin Carey wrote that the picture is a more complex with "women keep playing catch-up in an economy structured to favor

Staff (2021-10-19). Puerto Ricans Fight Privatization of Energy and Demand Democratic Ownership. truthout.org Neoliberalism is not dead — Puerto Ricans, both on the island and in…

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-19). Pdte. de Ecuador decreta estado de excepción por 60 días. telesurtv.net El banquero y también presidente del Ecuador instó a las Fuerzas Armadas y de Policía a actuar con "valentía y contundencia".

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2021-10-19). Dos policías incriminados por ataque a favela de Río en Brasil. telesurtv.net "El 6 de mayo de 2021 vivimos uno de los capítulos más tristes de nuestra trágica trayectoria de violencia urbana", declaró la Coalición Negra por los Derechos en Brasil.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-19). Responsabilizan al Estado colombiano por torturas a periodista. telesurtv.net La Corte determinó que el Estado colombiano es responsable por la violación de los derechos de Jineth Bedoya en el 2000.

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-19). Denuncian que persisten asesinatos de venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Saab calificó este hecho como un plan de exterminio contra los ciudadanos venezolanos en Colombia.

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-19). Bolivia denuncia intento de magnicidio contra Luis Arce. telesurtv.net El plan se ejecutaría antes de que Luis Arce asumiera el poder en noviembre de 2020.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-19). Hallan sin vida en Colombia a líder Víctor Orlando Mosquera. telesurtv.net Trabajaba en defensa del medioambiente, la restitución de tierras y la soberanía alimentaria. Participó en el Paro Nacional.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2021-10-19). Exigen liberación de presos chilenos a dos años de la revuelta. telesurtv.net También quienes se manifestaron recordaron a Mauricio Fredes, quien cayó luego de la represión policial en una fosa electrificada y murió ahogado.

_____ (2021-10-19). Coup Regime Sought To Assassinate Luis Arce. popularresistance.org Bolivia's Interior Ministry has revealed that Colombian mercenaries, who participated in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in Haiti, entered Bolivia days before the 2020 election. Fernando Lopez, Defense Minister under Jeanine Añez, was in contact with mercenary groups, with whom he intended to carry out a second coup.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-19). Bolivia: Coup Regime Sought to Assassinate Luis Arce. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Fernando Lopez, Defacto Minister of Defense during the Añez coup (left) and President Luis Arce (right) Bolivia's Interior Ministry has revealed that Colombian mercenaries, who participated in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in Haiti, entered Bolivia days before the 2020 election. Fernando Lopez, Defense Minister under Jeanine Añez, was in contact with…

Editor2 (2021-10-19). 'Cuban Revolution: a Challenge to US Imperialism'. orinocotribune.com By Martín Koppel, Mary-Alice Waters, And Róger Calero — Oct 25, 2021 | Cuban representative speaks on US economic war, campaign of lies against socialist revolution | New York — Carlos Fernández de Cossío, head of the Cuban foreign ministry's department for U.S. affairs, was in New York at the end of September for the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly. As part of his busy schedule, he made time to sit down and talk with the Militant. He spoke about the intensified assault the world's strongest imperialist power is today mounting against the men and women who made and continue to de…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-19). Cuba reaches milestone with 60% of its population being fully vaccinated. mronline.org According to the Cuban Public Health Ministry, as of October 12, 6,500,743 Cubans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with its own vaccines. The figure represents 58.1% of the country's entire population.

_____ (2021-10-19). Migrant Farmworkers Are Being Left Out Of Roundup Cancer Compensation. popularresistance.org In 2018, a California school groundskeeper took Monsanto Company to court, alleging that Roundup, one of America's most popular weed killers, caused his Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. The jury agreed and ordered Monsanto to pay the man $289 million in damages, concluding the world's first Roundup cancer trial. Legal experts say migrant farmworkers, who are at the forefront of pesticide and herbicide exposures—including Roundup—are expected to be left out.

Staff (2021-10-19). "Second Chance": Deported to Haiti, Immigrant Activist Jean Montrevil Returns to U.S. on Special Parole. democracynow.org In an exclusive interview, we speak with Jean Montrevil, an immigrant rights leader who was deported to Haiti in 2018. He returned home to New York and reunited with his family Monday on a special 90-day parole. He hopes to stay longer. Montrevil was a founding member of the New Sanctuary Coalition, which worked with Families for Freedom to engage churches in immigrant defense. ICE targeted him for his activism, using a decades-old conviction as pretext to deport him. In his first interview since landing, Montrevil tells Democracy Now! he will continue to speak out and implore the current administration to "take…

Anonymous765 (2021-10-19). Brussels Mulls New Sanctions On Belarus While Migrants Storm EU Borders. southfront.org | DEAR FRIENDS. IF YOU LIKE THIS TYPE OF CONTENT, SUPPORT SOUTHFRONT WORK : | BITCOIN: bc1qv7k70u2zynvem59u88ctdlaw7hc735d8xep9rq : | BITCOIN CASH: q…

Fight Back (2021-10-19). Bannering for 'Legalization for All!' in Minneapolis. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – In the early evening of October 13, a group of about 15 people gathered on the corner of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in South Minneapolis and held banners that read: "Legalization for all" and "No militarized border." The action was organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC). | Over the summer, U.S. Senate Democrats released a budget resolution that would include legalization for millions of undocumented people, including those with DACA or TPS status, as well as many essential workers and farm workers. The bill passed through the first four steps until it reache…

Staff (2021-10-19). Deported to Haiti, Activist Jean Montrevil Returns to US on Special Parole. truthout.org In an exclusive interview, we speak with Jean Montrevil, an immigrant rights leader who was deported to Haiti in 2018. He returned home to New York and reunited with his family Monday on a special 90-day parole. He hopes to stay longer. Montrevil was a founding member of the New Sanctuary Coalition, which worked with Families for Freedom to engage churches in immigrant defense. ICE targeted him for his activism, using a decades-old conviction as pretext to deport him. In his first interview since l…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-19). Week of Solidarity with Loma de Bácum and for the Freedom of Fidencio Aldama. itsgoingdown.org Call out for a week of solidarity with the Indigenous Yaqui community of Loma de Bácum and for the freedom of political prisoner Fidencio Aldama, October 21-27, 2021. Since 2015, the Yaqui people of Loma de Bácum, Sonora, have been resisting the Gasoducto Sonora pipeline project that Sempra Energy is trying to build inside their…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-19). David Choquehuanca: Decolonization Drives Bolivia's Climate Agenda. libya360.wordpress.com Justine Teba David Choquehuanca: An Earth-Centered, Anti-Capitalist Climate Policy from the South Watch full speech here: Transcript: October 11, 2021 Everything is at risk, brothers. Our God is at risk. Our mountains are at risk. The animals are at risk. Life itself in the world is at risk, brothers, it is in danger. All these…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-19). Renewed protests mark anniversary of Chile's 2019 'Estallido Social' and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at protests in Chile marking 2 years since the 2019 Social Outburst, the mercenaries identified in an assassination plot against Bolivian president Luis Arce, and more…

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-19). Leopoldo López will Sue Calderón Berti — Monómerosgate. orinocotribune.com The fugitive from Venezuelan justice, Leopoldo López, announced that he will sue Humberto Calderón Berti, also a prominent opposition politician, for "slander and unfounded attacks." López issued the statement after Calderón Berti—who served as the supposed ambassador to Colombia of the former deputy and would-be usurper Juan Guaidó—held López responsible for the problems faced by the multi-million dollar petrochemical corporation Monómeros, belonging to the Venezuelan state. | During an interview, López said that he made the decision to file a criminal complaint in Spain against Calderón Berti, accus…

Fight Back (2021-10-19). Entrevista con un líder de los embotelladores Peruanos de Coca-Cola: "Vamos a parar la producción" fightbacknews.org °Lucha y Resiste! entrevistó a Cristiano Mayta, un sindicalista peruano y un internacionalista, el 14 de octubre para aprender sobre de la lucha de su sindicato. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCuál es su organización? | Cristiano Mayta: Tengo el cargo de secretario de exteriores del sindicato SINATREL (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de Embotelladora Arca Continental Lindley), también soy militante de la organización política Izquierda Socialista Perú. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCuándo se va a comenzar la huelga? | Cristiano Mayta: el 20 de octubre a las 7am hora peruana, del presente año reci…

Fight Back (2021-10-19). Interview with leader of Peruvian Coca-Cola workers: "We are stopping production" fightbacknews.org On October 14, Fight Back! interviewed Cristiano Mayta, a trade unionist in Peru, to learn more about an upcoming strike of Coca-Cola bottling plant workers. | Fight Back!: What is your organization? | Cristiano Mayta: I am the International Secretary of the union SINATREL at a Coca-Cola bottling plant. I am also a member of an organization called Socialist Left of Peru (Izquierda Socialista Perú). | Fight Back!: When is the strike set to begin? | Mayta: At 7 a.m. in the morning of October 20 this year. | Fight Back!: Why is your union going on strike? | Mayta: Because the company does want to offer a solution to…

Victoria Torres (2021-10-19). CNE Considers Impasse Over Borrell's Statements Resolved — EU's Electoral Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com This Monday, October 18, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), through its Twitter account, issued a statement consisting of several posts in a lengthy thread, confirming that the impasse generated by Joseph Borrell's comments regarding the upcoming elections of November 21 has been overcome. | After a telephone conversation between the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, and the head of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM), Isabel Santos, the impasse resulting from statements made by the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell,…

Staff (2021-10-19). Headlines for October 19, 2021. democracynow.org Trump Sues to Block Release of Documents to Congressional Committee on Jan. 6 Riots, FDA Panel Recommends Third Shot of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Groups, Colin Powell Died of COVID-19 Complications After Blood Cancer Left Him Immunocompromised, Sen. Joe Manchin Wants Strict Limits and Work Requirements for Child Tax Credit, Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Halt Texas's Near-Total Ban on Abortions, SCOTUS Decisions Bolster Doctrine of Qualified Immunity for Police Officers, Kenosha, WI Police Accused of "Deputizing" White Nationalists Ahead of Shooting Deaths, Venezuelan President Maduro Says U.

Staff (2021-10-19). Venezuela Receives 430,000 New Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine. orinocotribune.com This Monday, October 18, a new batch of 430,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrived in Venezuela to bolster the immunization campaign carried out by the Venezuelan government in its heroic fight against COVID-19. | The information was released through the Twitter account of the Russian vaccine provider, @sputnikvaccine. | 430,000…

Staff (2021-10-19). Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership. globalresearch.ca

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newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-19). 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…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-19). Bolivia denuncia intento de magnicidio contra Luis Arce. telesurtv.net El plan se ejecutaría antes de que Luis Arce asumiera el poder en noviembre de 2020.

Staff (2021-10-19). Cuba Formally Joins China's Belt and Road Energy Partnership. globalresearch.ca

sputniknews (2021-10-19). Kidnappers of 17 Missionaries in Haiti Demand $17 Million For Their Release, Reports Suggest. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A gang that kidnapped 17 foreign missionaries in Haiti demand $1 million for the release of each abductee, thus $17 million in total, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a Haitian official.

John Feffer (2021-10-18). The Embarrassment of Riches. counterpunch.org What was surprising about many of the 35 current and former world leaders that appear in the Pandora Papers was not so much their presence on the list— Gabon's Ali Bongo, for instance, is notoriously corrupt while Chile's Sebastian Pinera was already linked to 14 corruption investigations before he became president again at the end of 2017—but that they went to such great lengths to hide their purchases from the public.

Eds. (2021-10-18). [BREAKING] Venezuelan Government envoy Alex Saab extradited to the United States. mronline.org The Maduro administration blasted the contractor's "kidnapping" and suspended dialogue with the US-backed opposition.

WSWS (2021-10-18). Escalating COVID crisis overwhelms Papua New Guinea hospitals. wsws.org The Marape government's "live with COVID" agenda is exacerbating a long-standing crisis within the impoverished country's health system.

Latino Rebels (2021-10-18). U.S. Extradites Colombian Businessman Tied to Venezuelan Government for Money Laundering. latinorebels.com The United States extradited a high-profile business associate of the Venezuelan government on Saturday to face money laundering charges. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded by suspending negotiations with the opposition.

The Associated Press (2021-10-18). Mexico City Lowers Pandemic Alert to Lowest Level. latinorebels.com Mexico's capital returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system Monday for the first time since June.

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (2021-10-18). América Latina y el Caribe: Territorios y pueblos originarios. globalizacion.ca La cultura de dominación ha penetrado en la vida y conciencia de muchos sectores sociales y del periodismo malsano que trata a los pueblos originarios de usurpadores, de gobiernos provinciales que en lugar de dialogar y encontrar solución a los…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-10-18). Hispanic Caucus Chair Abandons Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Negotiations. latinorebels.com In an interview with MSNBC on Saturday, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), said he's seeking a bipartisan solution for permanent immigrant relief.

Paul Dobson (2021-10-18). US Extradition of Alex Saab Blocks Gov't-Opposition Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas has suspended its participation in the talks in protest, as well as reversing house arrest orders for the "CITGO 6."

_____ (2021-10-18). Black families Passed Their Homes from One Generation to the Next. Now They May Be Lost. popularresistance.org The legacy of explicitly racist housing policies and lack of access to legal services has meant that for many Black families, land passed down informally was often thought of as a secure way to manage property. But heirs' property doesn't just affect rural Black Americans. It is found all over the US, particularly in areas historically excluded from the legal system. Outside the Black Belt, heirs' property is frequently clustered in settlements along the US-Mexico border, tribal lands, and in Appalachia — but also in cities like New York .

Iván Restrepo (2021-10-18). México, sin política de Estado frente a la crisis del agua. globalizacion.ca En marzo de 2018, le entregaron al secretario general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU), António Guterres, el informe Que cada gota cuente: una agenda para la acción del agua, parte de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible….

Staff (2021-10-18). Biden Has Outpaced Trump's Use of Title 42 to Expel Asylum Seekers. truthout.org "We didn't know we were being deported," said Cinthia* as she walked toward a bus headed to Honduras. The 24-year-old fled violence and threats in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, earlier this year. She made it 1,500 miles north through Guatemala and Mexico and across the U.S. border into Texas, where she planned to request asylum. Instead, the U.S. summarily expelled her on a flight from McAllen, Texas, to southern Mexico, and Mexico then sent her overland to El Ceibo, a remote border crossing with Guatemala.

Mouris Salloum George (2021-10-18). México: Lozoya, una familia estigmatizada. globalizacion.ca Un muchachito, júnior, sin oficio ni beneficio —del que todos los compañeros de generación saben que jamás pisó una aula universitaria, que consiguió el título de Licenciado en Derecho, gracias a oportunos boletazos en todas las materias, que le propinaron…

Carlos Fazio (2021-10-18). México y Estados Unidos: Poder imperial y nuevo "entendimiento" globalizacion.ca Los gobiernos de Joe Biden y Andrés Manuel López Obrador lanzaron el 8 de octubre el Entendimiento del Bicentenario, que mediante un proceso de reingeniería de la Iniciativa Mérida buscará delinear un nuevo enfoque de cooperación bilateral en materia de…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Video: Pentagon chief says Russia occupies 20% of Georgian territory. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Imagine the Russian defense minister in Mexico to consolidate a strategic military alliance aimed against the U.S. and to achieve military dominance in the Gulf of Mexico stating that 20% — or 40% — of Mexican territory was occupied by the U.S. ==== Russia, which occupies 20% of Georgia's territory, must respect the 2008 ceasefire …

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Campaign for Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Intensifies. telesurenglish.net Revolutionary organizations and social movements in Venezuela are intensifying their campaign on Monday for the release of diplomat Alex Saab, after Cape Verde's decision to extradite him to the United States. | RELATED: | After learning the news, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the Socialist youth, solidarity groups, personalities and other figures joined the campaign to denounce the illegality…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Former US State Secretary Powell Dies Of COVID-19 Complications. telesurenglish.net Colin Powell, a former and the first African-American secretary of state, died at 84 of COVID-19 complications on Monday morning. He died despite being fully vaccinated. | RELATED: | Powell became the first African-American national security advisor during the end of President Ronald Reagan's administration (1981-1990) and the youngest and first African-American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under former President…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). NASA Launches Longest Mission To Distant Asteroids. telesurenglish.net The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched its Lucy spacecraft on Saturday on a 12-year journey to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, seeking to unlock mysteries of the solar system. | RELATED: | Lucy was launched at 5: 34 a.m. Eastern Time on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. About an…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Russia Suspends Its Permanent Mission To NATO. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's government suspended its permanent mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which on Oct. 6 revocated the accreditation of eight Russian diplomats for alleged espionage. The NATO information office and military liaison in Moscow will be also dissolved from Nov. 1 because of these unproven allegations. | RELATED: | "If the NATO urgently needed to contact Russia, our embassy in Belg…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Cape Verde: Leftist Jose Maria Neves Wins Presidential Election. telesurenglish.net Opposition candidate and former prime minister José María Neves won Cape Verde's presidential elections on Sunday after his main rival of the ruling party Carlos Veiga, admitted defeat. | Neves, 61, served as prime minister from 2000 to 2016, and will inherit responsibility for stabilizing the nation's tourism-driven economy after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it into recession. | RELATED: | President Jorge Carlos…

teleSUR, drl, JL (2021-10-18). Masacre deja cinco fallecidos en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, el país suramericano contabiliza 76 masacres en lo corrido del año.

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Chileans Pay Tribute to Denisse Cortes. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, hundreds of demonstrators paid tribute to Denisse Cortes, a human rights defender who was killed during the Mapuche Resistance March on Oct. 10. | Related | Rallies in honor of her memory took place the day before the anniversary of the social unrest against President Sebastian Piñera that began on Oct 18, 2019. Several protests and demonstrations are also planned to take place throughout the country on Monday. | Citizen…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Almost 3 Out Of 4 Chileans Support The Dismissal Of Piñera. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the monthly opinion poll Pulso Ciudadano revealed that 67.6 percent of Chileans agree with the impeachment of President Sebastian Piñera. | RELATED: | Around 70 percent of those who want to see him out of office are citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 and people over 51 years of age. On the other hand, only 14.9 percent of those interviewed said they are against his impeachment and 15.5 percent of citizens neither a…

teleSUR (2021-10-18). Colombians Involved in Attempted Assassination of Luis Arce. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Bolivia's Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo denounced that Colombian mercenaries were involved in a magnicide attempt against Luis Arce in 2020. | Related | Del Castillo presented audiotapes, emails, and documents showing that former Defense Minister Fernando Lopez, who was part of the coup-born regime led by Jeanine Añez, had contact with illegal groups that were planning a new coup d'état in this Ande…

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Claves para entender el secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Las autoridades constitucionales de Venezuela anunciaron que recurrirán a todas las instancias internacionales para la liberación de su diplomático.

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newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-18). 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…

teleSUR, drl, JL (2021-10-18). Venezolanos se concentran en rechazo al secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Con un acto en la capitalina Plaza Bolívar, los venezolanos exigieron la liberación del diplomático secuestrado por EE.UU.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Oposiciones de Venezuela esperan reanudar diálogo tras secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net La suspensión de la Mesa de Diálogo se dio tras confirmarse el secuestro del diplomático del Gobierno Alex Saab a EE.UU.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-18). Pdte. de Venezuela condena secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab por parte de EE.UU. telesurtv.net "Alex Saab iba como enviado especial para comprar alimentos y gasolina para Venezuela, en el momento en que se recrudeció el bloqueo", indicó el presidente.

teleSUR, drl, JL (2021-10-18). Masacre deja cinco fallecidos en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, el país suramericano contabiliza 76 masacres en lo corrido del año.

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-18). Poland: ruling party leader calls for defense against "aggression, hybrid warfare" from Belarus, Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 'We will defend Polish border,' conservative leader says amid migrant crisis Jaros≈Çaw Kaczy≈Ñski, the leader of Poland's governing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, has said the country is building a barrier to better protect its frontier with Belarus amid a mounting migrant crisis. "No one in their right mind can fail to notice that …

Becca Mohally Renk (2021-10-18). Nicaragua is the Exception: Letter to a Cynic. counterpunch.org "That's unbelievable," my father-in-law wrote me from Ireland after watching me give a statistic-heavy webinar on the advances for the poor in Nicaragua since 2007. "I know, right?" I replied. "No, I mean it's actually unbelievable," he wrote back. "For cynical people like me, our faith in humanity has been undermined. The story of a

Mempo Giardinelli (2021-10-18). Argentina — La plaza que sí y que no. globalizacion.ca Domingo peronista, el de ayer. No sólo por 17 y por Octubre, sino también por el sol y la multitud, que parecía pobretona a las dos y a las tres de la tarde, hasta que de pronto fue estallido. Decenas…

Jorge Marchini (2021-10-18). Posiciones en disputa en torno al acuerdo de la Argentina con el FMI. globalizacion.ca Una de las primeras declaraciones de la directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Kristalina Georgieva, en el marco de la reunión anual conjunta del organismo con el Banco Mundial que tuvo lugar esta última semana en Washington, fue en…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-18). Mercenaries implicated in assassinating Jovenel MoàØse may also have plotted against Luis Arce, says Bolivian govt. peoplesdispatch.org Bolivian minister Eduardo del Castillo said the government had identified the mercenaries who were involved in a plot to assassinate Luis Arce before he took office. The conspiracy and potential invasion of Bolivia by US troops last year had earlier been revealed by The Intercept…

Ken Livingstone (2021-10-18). Bolivia shows us what is possible. zcomm.org Bolivia's rapid social progress under a left-wing government and ability to suffer a right-wing coup then overcome it through mass mobilisation is a source of hope and optimism for the international left…

Francis Newton (2021-10-18). Disonancias en el Mercosur. globalizacion.ca La celebración de los 30 años del nacimiento del Mercosur, fueron el inicio de una serie de disonancias, en el seno del mismo. La arremetida del presidente de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, reclamando la flexibilidad, fue…

Staff (2021-10-18). Iranian Oil Supertanker Leaves Venezuela with 2 Million Barrels of Heavy Crude. orinocotribune.com An Iranian supertanker is ready to set sail from Venezuela with two million barrels of heavy crude, under an agreement that strengthens bilateral strategic cooperation between Venezuela and Iran. | As part of an agreement forged between Tehran and Caracas, the Venezuelan national oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) will exchange heavy Venezuelan crude with the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) for Iranian condensate, as was revealed last month by the news outlet The Cradle. | The Dino I supertanker, operated by NIOC, arrived in Venezuela in September with 2.1 million barrels of Iranian condensate. On…

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-18). Alex Saab to Appear Today Before a Judge in Miami. orinocotribune.com On the afternoon of Monday, October 18, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab will appear before a judge in Miami, United States, after having been illegally extradited from Cape Verde. This action has been classified by the Venezuelan government as a kidnapping by the US with the complicity of Cape Verdean authorities. | A spokeswoman for the US Justice Department, Nicole Navas, reported that Saab is scheduled to appear at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 18 before Judge John J. O'Sullivan of the US Federal Court for the Southern District of Florida. "Saab was extradited today from Cape Verde to the United States to be process…

Editor2 (2021-10-18). Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association. orinocotribune.com By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris — Oct 17, 2021 | John Philpot and Roger D. Harris offer an update on the legal aspects surrounding the case of Alex Saab. | Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab was flown to the US on Saturday after more than a year detained in Cape Verde. The Venezuelan government denounced the "kidnapping" of the businessman, recalling that he carries a diplomatic passport, while his defense team pointed the finger at irregularities and political pressure as the extradition request moved through the Cape Verdean legal system. | In the following piece, written before the extradition, law…

Staff (2021-10-18). President Maduro: Venezuela Has Enough Doses to Vaccinate 80% of Population (Reopening in November and December). orinocotribune.com On Sunday, October 17, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that the country has enough doses of COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate 80% of Venezuelans. | President Maduro, who specified that Venezuela has reached a vaccination rate of 53.5% of the population with at least one dose, emphasized an important milestone to achieve—vaccination of 70% of the population by October 31. | "This goal is important because the scientific centers of the world, the World Health Organization, have stated that the objective is to generate what they call herd immunity," continued the president. "We must study wel…

sputniknews (2021-10-18). Whereabouts of American Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Remain Unknown, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US authorities remain unaware of the whereabouts of the American Christian missionaries and their families abducted in Haiti, The New York Times reports.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-10-17). Ambassador Alex Saab Kidnapping Consummated, Iván Duque Lectured by Delcy Rodríguez and Mexico Talks Suspended. orinocotribune.com Caracas, October 16, 2021 ( Alex Saab was taken away on board a US plane from Cape Verde's Sal Island to Florida, an action that was not notified to the diplomat's defense. According AP "journalist" Joshua Goodman, the Venezuelan diplomat was forced to board a small Gulfstream jet belongin…

Editor2 (2021-10-17). Politicians, Journalists and Lawyers to put War on Terror 'on Trial' at People's Tribunal. orinocotribune.com Politicians, lawyers and journalists are to put the war on terror "on trial" at a people's tribunal next week, ahead of Julian Assange's latest extradition hearing. | The second round of hearings of the Belmarsh Tribunal will see left-wing figures including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, veteran anti-war activist Tariq Ali and Ecuador's former president Rafael Correa "hold the US accountable for its war crimes." | The event was launched last year by Progressive International, with the first hearings held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | It is inspired by the famous 1966 people's tribunal on the Vietnam…

scorinoco (2021-10-17). Amajac Woman to Replace Columbus Statue in Mexico City. orinocotribune.com The placement of the statue of an Indigenous woman in the Reforma Boulevard is considered an act of social and historical justice. | On October 12, celebrated as the Day of the Pluricultural Nation in Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, mayor of Mexico City, announced that a replica of the Young Woman of Amajac will take the place on the Reforma Boulevard from where the statue of Christopher Columbus was removed. The mayor made this announcement as she presented a project for the construction of the new monument, dedicated to the indigenous peoples of Mexico and as homage to their resistance against colonization. | "We fe…

Anonymous103 (2021-10-17). Texas Guardsmen Shot By Heavily Armed Cartel Gunmen At Border. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Originally published on Heavily armed drug cartels are becoming more aggressive along the Texas-Mexico border amid President Biden's immigration crisis. Last week, Fox News' Bill Melugin captured cartel members

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-17). Coercion, Kidnapping and Legal Malfeasance: The Illicit Route of the Alex Saab Case. libya360.wordpress.com Mission Verdad A poster calling for the release of diplomat Alex Saab in Caracas (Photo: Nurphoto / Getty Images). In multiple venues, including meetings that, within the framework of the dialogue process taking place in Mexico, the government of the Bolivarian Republic demanded the immediate and full release of Alex Naín Saab Morán. To this…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-17). Seis jefes militares maltratadores pasarán a retiro en Colombia. telesurtv.net Las dependencias por las que responden giran en torno a la inteligencia militar, el Comando General y varias divisiones.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-17). Pdte. Lasso advierte que disolverá Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Expresó que disolverá el Legislativo si este no aprueba proyectos de leyes que le enviará en los próximos días.

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-10-17). ONU insta a Cabo Verde liberar al diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Expertos independientes señalan a Gobierno de esa nación que viola los derechos humanos del embajador venezolano.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-17). Gobierno venezolano suspende participación en Mesa de Diálogo tras secuestro del diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net "Los derechos humanos de Alex Saab han sido violados por el Gobierno de Cabo Verde y el sistema jurídico de ese país", denunció Rodríguez.

teleSUR, HIM, MER (2021-10-17). Tribunal boliviano sentencia que autoproclamación de Jeanine àÅñez fue inconstitucional. telesurtv.net La sentencia de la Justicia boliviana refiere que, en 2019, la situación no era la correspondiente para una sucesión 'ipso facto'.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-17). Asesinan a líder social en Chocó, el número 137 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz en 2016 a la fecha, 1.252 líderes sociales han sido asesinados.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-17). Venezuela denuncia a EE.UU. por secuestro de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano acusó a las autoridades de Cabo Verde por su complicidad en el secuestro de Saab.

Maria Fernanda Barreto (2021-10-17). The Scramble for Catatumbo. orinocotribune.com By María Fernanda Barreto — Oct 15, 2021 | The beautiful and strategic Catatumbo River originates in Colombia in the department of Norte de Santander and runs 240 kilometers until it reaches the Venezuelan border. From there it enters the state of Zulia, and flows its last 210 kilometers to empty its waters into Lake Maracaibo. Its basin occupies more than 24,000 sq km, most of that in Colombian territory. | By the 17th century, the Catatumbo River was a main route for trade flowing between Bogotá and Maracaibo, since the courses of the rivers Zulia and Catatumbo to Lake Maracaibo was much more expeditious,…

_____ (2021-10-17). Building Towards Climate Resilience In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org In 2017, Hurricane Maria raged across the Caribbean island of Dominica, leaving 31 people dead with many more still missing to this day. When the hurricane had passed, island residents were left to contend with widespread infrastructural damage and economic instability. Life as Dominicans knew it, would never be the same again.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-17). Minister Plasencia and Michelle Bachelet Meet in Geneva. orinocotribune.com By instructions of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and in strict adherence to Venezuela's policy of peace diplomacy, Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia held a meeting with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. | Minister Plasencia reported this on his Twitter account, adding a photograph of himself with the UN top official. | The minister explained that their conversation in Geneva, Switzerland, served as a space for Venezuela to raise the question of human rights regarding the constant acts of aggression and violence against Venezuelan migrants in othe…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-17). Nicaragua Calls on US Ambassador to Cease Covert Attacks. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News 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 press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nicaragua, dated Monday, October 11, denounces "continuing interference in the affairs of our country, on the…

_____ (2021-10-17). Brazil: GM Workers Reject Contract, Continue Strike In Defiance Of Union. popularresistance.org The readiness of workers to continue their struggle for jobs and decent wages is an expression of the growing resistance of the working class in Brazil and worldwide to the assault on their living conditions and the ruling class's demand for a new "normal" of mass COVID-19 infections. Recently, strikes in defense of living conditions were also conducted by Jurong shipyard workers in Espírito Santo, metalworkers in Paraná, app delivery workers throughout Brazil, and yesterday by teachers and municipal employees in Sà£o Paulo. | Since the beginning of the year, the living conditions of the working class have…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-17). 21N: Opposition Looking to Form Alliances with Former Chavistas (APR's Uzcátegui) — Extreme Left and Right in Talks. orinocotribune.com With just over a month to go until the November 21 regional and municipal elections, in which Venezuelans will elect governors, mayors and legislative and municipal councilors, the opposition is seeking unlikely alliances in the hopes of overcoming the divisions that have characterized its current political situation. | An example of this is the case of one of the right-wing candidates for the mayorship of Caracas, Antonio Ecarri, who is still trying to win over votes despite the fact that the G4 coalition decided to nominate Tomás Guanipa instead. | Consequently, this week, Antonio Ecarri met Chavista dissidents…

_____ (2021-10-17). Venezuelan Government Envoy Alex Saab Extradited To The United States. popularresistance.org Venezuelan government envoy Alex Saab has been extradited to the United States from Cape Verde, where he had been imprisoned since 2020. The extradition was first reported by local Cape Verde outlets and later confirmed by US officials. The contractor will face trial in Florida where he was charged with money laundering. The Nicolás Maduro government immediately reacted, denouncing the "kidnapping" of Saab by the US government.

Zoe Alexandra (2021-10-17). Venezuela condemns illegal kidnapping of envoy Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela's special diplomatic envoy, Alex Saab, was extradited to the United States on Saturday October 16 after being detained in Cape Verde for 491 days. Saab was arrested in Cape Verde on June 12, 2020 at the request of the US government when his plane was refueling at the Amilcar Cabral International Airport on the island of Sal. Following his extradition on Saturday, the Venezuelan government released an Venezuela's representa…

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2021-10-17: News Headlines

Johannah-Rae Reyes (2021-10-17). Building towards climate resilience in the Caribbean. zcomm.org The climate crisis is posing an existential threat to the Caribbean — labor unions have a crucial role to play in preventing and preparing for impending disasters…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-17). 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…

Staff (2021-10-16). [BREAKING] Venezuelan Government Envoy Alex Saab Extradited to the United States. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro administration blasted the contractor's "kidnapping" and suspended dialogue with the US-backed opposition.

sputniknews (2021-10-16). Venezuelan Government to Suspend Negotiations With Opposition Over Extradition of Alex Saab to US. sputniknews.com Earlier on Saturday, Alex Saab, a Colombian-born Venezuelan national with business ties to a Venezuelan food distribution and subsidies program, was placed on a US Department of Justice-chartered flight to the US, where he faces money laundering charges. Saab had remained in Cape Verde for some sixteen months after he was detained by authorities.

Misión Verdad (2021-10-16). The Real Reason Behind Opposition Infighting. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the report of the Samuel Robinson Institute for October 14, 2021. | As a fallout of the recent scandals surrounding the Venezuelan company Monómeros, which was hijacked by Juan Guaidó in 2019 and is currently in a highly vulnerable position, the divisions intrinsic to anti-Chavismo have returned to the fore; this time, however, with a different content. | The Context | The intervention in Monómeros by the Superintendency of Corporations (a regulating body attached to the Colombian Ministry of Commerce) was followed by allegations of corruption from Humberto Calderón Berti and a s…

teleSUR, jm, JGN (2021-10-16). Andrés Bello y su paso humanista por América Latina. telesurtv.net Andrés Bello es recordado como un insigne hombre de la academia, que dedicó gran parte de su vida al desarrollo de diversos campos del conocimiento humano.

Anonymous103 (2021-10-16). Cheap Grace and Climate Change: Australia and COP26. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | It was not for everybody, but the shock advertising tactics of the Australian comedian Dan Ilic made an appropriate point. Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a famed coal hugger, has vacillated about whether to even go to the climate conference in Glasgow. Having himself turned the country's prime ministerial office into an extended advertising agency, Ilic was speaking his language. | The language was promoted through sponsored imagery in Times Square, New York, with advertising space purchased by a crowdfunding campaign of considerable success. Billb…

Rosa Miriam Elizalde (2021-10-16). El periodismo como fiesta. globalizacion.ca Hace una treintena de años, cuando empezaba mis clases de periodismo en La Habana, ella dijo a los estudiantes que le escuchábamos hablar del oficio: Periodista es gente que le dice a la gente lo que le pasa a la…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-16). Asamblea Nacional repudia asesinato de adolescentes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los diputados se adhirieron a la demanda que el Gobierno de Venezuela presentará contra Colombia ante la Corte Penal Internacional…

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-16). Pdte. peruano espera fortalecer relación comercial con China. telesurtv.net El mandatario comentó que el comercio con China posibilita generar mayores oportunidades de crecimiento económico.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-16). Carabineros reprimen nuevas movilizaciones en Chile. telesurtv.net "Libertad inmediata a los presos políticos", es una de las consignas elevadas por los movimientos populares.

teleSUR, drl, JDO (2021-10-16). Lula se reúne con movimientos sociales del campo brasileño. telesurtv.net Forma parte de las actividades de conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Alimentación por el Partido de los Trabajadores.

Staff (2021-10-16). Guaidó vs. the Opposition: The Fight is Public Now. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan opposition is now in a publicly acknowledged feud with Juan Guaidó and its internal struggles are now in the open. The last few days have seen a "give and take" of remarks regarding the disaster surrounding Pequiven subsidiary Monómeros, Venezuelan state company based in Colombia that was taken over by former deputy Juan Guaidó and fugitive from Venezuelan justice Leopoldo López after Colombian President Iván Duque recognized Guaidó's "interim" government. | A few weeks ago, Monómeros filed for bankruptcy and this has been the trigger for a partisan war between Voluntad Popular (VP) and Primero Jus…

Editor2 (2021-10-16). Vaccine Solidarity vs. Vaccine Diplomacy. orinocotribune.com By Becca Mohally Renk — Oct 14, 2021 | This week the Nicaraguan government announced that starting on October 20th it will be vaccinating children aged two to 17 with COVID-19 vaccines developed in Cuba. As soon as the announcement was made, my phone started buzzing as everyone I know sent each other the news. The excitement is palpable — two to 17 year olds represent nearly a third of Nicaragua's population, and with this announcement it feels like we are really on the home stretch of the pandemic. | After a slow COVID-19 vaccine roll out in due to unequal distribution of the vaccines around the world…

Mempo Giardinelli (2021-10-16). Argentina: øPor qué el 17 de octubre en las Plazas? globalizacion.ca Este domingo 17 de Octubre todos y todas deberíamos ir y hacer pata ancha en todas las Plazas de la Argentina. En cada pueblo y ciudad, en las 23 provincias. En primer lugar para celebrar el Día de la Madre,…

WSWS (2021-10-16). Widespread global participation in second school strike against COVID threat to children. wsws.org The strike received massive support globally, with the central hashtag for the event, #SchoolStrike2021, tweeted nearly 7,500 times and videos submitted from Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand.

WSWS (2021-10-16). GM workers in Brazil reject contract, continue strike in defiance of union and courts. wsws.org The determination of GM workers to continue their struggle for jobs and decent wages expresses growing working class resistance in Brazil and worldwide.

_____ (2021-10-16). Community Guards: Self-Protection And Peoples' Autonomy. popularresistance.org An interview with the guard leaders of the Peasant, Cimarrona and Indigenous communities about the processes they have implemented since the beginning of the National Strike in Colombia. For them, self-justice goes beyond exercising authority; it means protecting their territory and the lives of those who inhabit their lands. | The National Popular Assembly (NPA) that took place on July 17—19 at the University of Valle, in Cali, was systematically targeted and sabotaged by public forces. But, the intervention of the Cimarrona, Indigenous and farmer community guards and the front-line protesters guaranteed a…

Paul Dobson (2021-10-16). Borrell 'Interventionism' Puts EU November Electoral Mission to Venezuela at Risk. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2021-10-16). President Maduro Sends Letter to King of Spain Demanding Respect for Victims of Colonial Occupation. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 14, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent a letter to the King of Spain, Felipe de Borbón, demanding respect for the memory of the ancestors of the American peoples, who, 529 years ago, were subjugated under the occupation of the Spanish empire, and suffered centuries of violence, genocide and destruction. Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan president shared the letter in which he expressed his condemnation of the fact that Spain "intends to minimize and falsify the events that occurred during the so-called Conquest of America in the 15th century." | In this regard, the Ven…

Staff (2021-10-16). CNE Meets European Union Chargé d'Affairs in Caracas (Borrell's Interventionist Comments). orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 15, the president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Pedro Calzadilla, met with the charge d'affaires of the European Union mission in Caracas, Rafael Dochao. Dochao was summoned by the Venezuelan national electoral body as part of the efforts to breach the impasse caused by the interventionist statements made by the EU High Representative for External Relations, Josep Borrell, on October 8. | As the CNE informed through a press release, during the meeting, Calzadilla ratified the CNE's efforts to maintain the EU electoral observation mission, which had been formally agreed o…

Editor2 (2021-10-16). Announcement — Webinar on November 21 Elections in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Webinar with Jesús Rodriguez-Espinoza, Editor of the TITLE: November 21st Elections in Venezuela — One more sign of Bolivarian Democracy | Online event: October 20, 5PM PST — 8PM EST and Caracas time. | The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has had more than two dozen democratic elections since 1999. Chavismo has been ratified in the polls consistently by Venezuelans. El…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2021-10-16). The imprint of an insurrectional past: a conversation with Iraida Vargas and Mario Sanoja. mronline.org Two eminent anthropologists talk about Venezuela's history and its relation to the present.

Dalia González Delgado (2021-10-16). Justice Democrats: øEl Tea Party de la izquierda? globalizacion.ca Bernie Sanders y Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez no son nombres extraños para los lectores habituales de Cubadebate. Pero si les digo Justice Democrats quizás sea menos conocido. En pocas palabras, se trata de una plataforma que está detrás de la elección al…

Editor (2021-10-16). The curious case of Haitian pigs and Canadian imperialism. mronline.org Pigs and Canadian imperialism. Most people would have difficulty understanding the connection. But for many Haitians the relationship is a historical memory.

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2021-10-16: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-16). 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…

teleSUR, HIM, MER (2021-10-16). Tribunal boliviano sentencia que autoproclamación de Jeanine àÅñez fue inconstitucional. telesurtv.net La sentencia de la Justicia boliviana refiere que, en 2019, la situación no era la correspondiente para una sucesión 'ipso facto'.

John O'Kane (2021-10-15). Endless Enemies and the Permanent War Economy. counterpunch.org President Biden took a predictable hit on the Afghan crisis, but the war's flawed beginnings and mis-guided execution were caused by many of his current critics who were pitchmen for deepening our involvement. This fiasco lasted twenty years because all presidents and power players were vested in this atrocity, willing to cover up its failure with deceptions and bureaucratic lies, insulating Americans from casualties in order to continue the war indefinitely.

Staff (2021-10-15). Headlines for October 15, 2021. democracynow.org Bomb Attack on Mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province Kills at Least 32, Lebanon Holds Day of Mourning After Beirut Violence Leaves Seven Dead, U.K. and EU Nations Block COVID Vaccine Patent Waiver at World Trade Organization, FDA Panel Recommends Moderna Vaccine Boosters for Some Groups, Biden Welcomes Kenyan President Kenyatta Amid Pandora Papers Scandal, Chilean Lawmakers Move to Impeach President Piñera over Pandora Papers Revelations, African Asylum Seekers File Civil Rights Complaint Against ICE Over "Cruel, Inhumane" Restraints, House Memo Shines Spotlight on Police Use of Tear Gas, a Chemical Banned in…

Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda (2021-10-15). Pandora Papers: øY por qué tiene que haber millonarios? globalizacion.ca En la sociedad contemporánea los millonarios ya no pueden engañar con impunidad. A pesar de ello, todavía falta tiempo para que la misma sociedad cuestione el origen de la riqueza. Tal como ocurriera con los "Panama Papers", el reciente escándalo…

A Guest Author (2021-10-15). Pandora Papers confirm that Latin America's veins are still wide open. workers.org By Alejandra Garcia from Havana Note: The following lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano — English, Oct. 7. In 1971, Uruguayan political scientist and author Eduardo Galeano read the pulse of Latin American reality well with his gem of a phrase: "The world is divided above all between . . . |

Vishal P. Singh (2021-10-15). 'Latinos 4 Trump' is Promoting a Proud Boy Rally Led by Violent Holocaust Supporter. itsgoingdown.org Vishal P. Singh reports on far-Right rally being promoted by Latinos 4 Trump and headlined by Proud Boy brawler, "Tiny" Toese. by Vishal P. Singh Support on Venmo at: $vishalsinghfilms photo: @chip_nooo Gunfire, explosions, and bear mace bursts shook Portland in August after far-Right groups invaded the city and clashed with anti-fascist activists. The Proud…

_____ (2021-10-15). Afro-Indigenous People In Honduras Are Being Forcibly Displaced. popularresistance.org On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of Central America. | Latin American and Caribbean communities like ours are rarely noticed in U.S. media‚Äâ—‚Äâexcept when we migrate. | In summer 2021, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris came to Central America and told would-be migrants: "Do not come ." More recently, photos of U.S. Border Patrol agents whipping Haitian refugees in the Texas desert brutally drove that mes…

Latino Rebels (2021-10-15). Haitian Advocacy Groups Call on Biden to End 'Cruel Asylum Policies'. latinorebels.com On Thursday, groups advocating for better treatment of Haitian asylum seekers published a full-page ad in the Washington, D.C. edition of the New York Times, calling on Pres. Joe Biden to end Title 42 and the continued expulsion of Haitian migrants.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-15). México acuerda con Cuba adquirir vacuna Abdala contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El mandatario mexicano destacó que las relaciones de cooperación con Cuba se basan en el desarrollo y solidaridad internacional.

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-15). Cumbre de lideresas indígenas abre sesiones en Lima, Perú. telesurtv.net Debaten sobre la unidad, la igualdad de género, el cambio climático, el derecho al buen vivir y otros temas.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-10-15). Rechazan acciones contra migrantes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado repudió el asesinato y la desaparición forzada de migrantes venezolanos en Colombia.

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-15). Militarización de Macrozona Sur de Chile concita más críticas. telesurtv.net Subrayan que el diálogo es la única vía para atender las demandas de las comunidades del área y solucionar la violencia.

teleSUR, drl, MER (2021-10-15). Pdte. Maduro envía carta de protesta al rey de España. telesurtv.net "Es inaceptable que en pleno siglo XXI una nación que se precia de ser civilizada rinda culto a lo peor de su pasado", expresó el mandatario.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-10-15). Asesinan a otra firmante de Acuerdos de Paz en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz precisó que la víctima, María Steffania Muñoz Villa, se convirtió en la desmovilizada número 40 en ser asesinada este 2021.

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-15). Venezuela investiga causas de interrupción eléctrica. telesurtv.net Ministro Néstor Reverol aseveró que no descartan que tras lo ocurrido haya otro ataque al sistema eléctrico nacional.

Editor2 (2021-10-15). Homeless in Colombia Under Attack. orinocotribune.com Colombian police allegedly set fire to temporary camps during an eviction operation in Bogotá. The fire consumed the huts and belongings of over 300 poor displaced people, recyclers and immigrants, who had been living in temporary camps since last year. | Colombia's notorious police unit the ESMAD (Anti-Disturbance Mobile Squadron) has come under fire once again following the violent eviction of homeless families in the south of Bogotá. On October 8 agents of the ESMAD evicted around 120 families from a property belonging to the University of Cundinamarca in the Puente Aranda municipality, in the capital Bogotá.

Jass Miranda (2021-10-15). Colombian union leaders fighting Philip Morris greeted in NYC with solidarity. liberationnews.org Leaders of Sintraintabaco, Colombia's National Union of Tobacco and Industry Workers, traveled to New York City this month to protest against tobacco giant Philip Morris International, headquartered here. Sintraintabaco is one of the unions at the forefront of the struggle against the multinational corporation — which it accuses of preying on and exploiting its workers …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-15). Colombia: British Forces Support Repression, Train Police and Armed Forces. libya360.wordpress.com Matt Kennard Colombian police (Photo: Colombian National Police) The UK embassy in Bogotá has launched an environmentally-focused public relations project while Britain trains the country's repressive security forces. The project promotes UK investment in Colombia and "joint work" with unnamed organisations on "security and defence". UK spent £31,000 on project launched in June to "establish…

Staff (2021-10-15). President Maduro Vows to Strengthen Vuelta a la Patria Program for the Return of Migrants. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 13, President Nicolás Maduro addressed the subject of the Venezuelan children murdered in the North of Santander, in Colombia. The Venezuelan head of state asserted that Venezuelans should not continue to be victims of abuse or xenophobia by countries that promote hatred against Venezuelans. For this reason, he decided to strengthen the Vuelta a la Patria program to welcome all good citizens who need it. "Here, we await you with open arms, with Christian and humane love," he said. | "Venezuela is united, and it is the homeland of love for the inclusion of good people," explained Maduro. "For…

a guest author (2021-10-15). National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants. workers.org The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups around the country. Oct. 11 is Day 1 of the National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants led by Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Color Of Change . . . |

_____ (2021-10-15). The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. strategic-culture.org By Ashley SMITH | Through his administration's recent policies towards Haiti and Haitian migrants, President Joe Biden is carrying out a crime against humanity. Unfortunately, this represents continuity in a decades-long, bi-partisan policy toward Haiti. | Biden recently ordered the breakup of a camp of 15,000 mainly Black Haitian migrants under a border bridge in Del Rio, Texas. The migrants—many of whom had traveled thousands of miles—had fled to the U.S. in the hopes of being granted asylum from the horrific oppression and exploitation they face in Haiti, Chile, Brazil, and other states in the regi…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-15). Saakashvili calls on emigrants to return to Georgia by the end of month "for a decisive battle" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Saakashvili calls on emigrants to return to Georgia by the end of month 'for a decisive battle' Former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili has released a letter from Rustavi Prison No. 12 earlier today and asked emigrants to return to Georgia 'for a week, by the end of the month' to take part in a …

Michele de Mello (2021-10-15). Murder of young Venezuelan immigrants rekindles tension between Colombia and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Caracas has promised to take the case to the UN and claims that it is part of larger "politics of hatred and persecution by high authorities"

Claudio Della Croce (2021-10-15). Argentina: Medidas electoraleras mientras crecen el desempleo, el hambre y la pobreza. globalizacion.ca Acuciado por la pérdida del favor popular expresada en la derrota en los comicios internos -Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO)-, el gobierno argentino trata de generar confianza en la población de cara a las elecciones legislativas del 11 de…

Daniel Campione (2021-10-15). La democracia argentina øcamina o no camina? globalizacion.ca Cabe más que nunca interrogarse sobre la necesidad y posibilidad de una verdadera democracia. En las condiciones que impone una abrumadora crisis, signada por la pandemia, la deuda externa impagable, la pobreza creciente y el deterioro cotidiano de las condiciones…

Fight Back (2021-10-15). Free Carmen Villalba! Paraguay illegally detaining political prisoner. fightbacknews.org The Paraguayan government is illegally detaining Carmen Villalba despite her completion of all prison sentences. Carmen Villalba is a political prisoner under arbitrary detention. This violation of the law by Paraguayan officials is a continuation of the vendetta, often deadly, against her and her family. | Carmen Villalba was arrested in 2004 for her revolutionary activities as a member of the Patria Libre (PL) party. Villalba was part of the struggle against the repressive Stroessner government – a bloody dictatorship, fully supported by the United States. Stroessner harshly repressed workers, peasant and indig…

Nicolás Centurión (2021-10-15). Estado uruguayo: Ausente para los desposeídos, presente para la oligarquía. globalizacion.ca El referéndum contra el buque insignia de Lacalle Pou, la Ley de Urgente Consideración (LUC), es el termómetro que va a medir el clima político de aquí a marzo de 2022 cuando se cumplan dos años de gestión de la…

Ricardo Vaz (2021-10-15). Venezuela: Credit Suisse Predicts 5.5 Percent Growth Despite Oil Sector Setbacks. venezuelanalysis.com The country's inflation also came down to single digits for the first time in more than four years.

Sara Flounders (2021-10-15). Cape Verde, nearing designation as human rights abuser, criticized heavily by UN. workers.org The following is a statement from the International Action Center. The United Nations has put Cape Verde on notice: the torture, arbitrary detention and violations inflicted on Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab must stop, and the government has been asked to explain itself. Free Alex Saab benefit concert, Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. . . . |

Staff (2021-10-15). Detachment of Power Lines Caused Blackouts in Caracas Today, Sabotage Not Ruled Out. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Minister of Electric Energy, Néstor Reverol, reported this Thursday, October 14, that "a new attack on the National Electric System" occurred at approximately 10: 50 in the morning, when "a detachment occurred on lines 1 and 2 of the 69 KV line from Papelón-Convento in the Capital District (Caracas), affecting the Convento substation, which is a nodal substation of the National Electric System." | In a statement made by telephone to the public television network Venezolana de Televisión, Reverol indicated that this "detachment" produced "the de-energization of the Cota Mil, Santa Rosa, Chacao and Magal…

Daniela Jimenez (2021-10-15). Former Deputy Guaidó Puts $1.2 Billion at Risk in New York Court. orinocotribune.com The criminal scheme of Juan Guaidó failed once again in a new action against the assets of Venezuela and their theft abroad. Guaidó and his group put more than a billion dollars at risk when they failed to defend resources, so a New York court ruled against Venezuela in favor of bond creditors with which Venezuela has debts because of the restrictions imposed by illegal US sanctions. The blockade and the unilateral coercive measures have also illegally stopped or impeded commercial oil activity, causing a fall in foreign exchange income, and then there are the threats of embargoes and looting. | The anti-Chavista…

John Philpot, Roger D. Harris (2021-10-15). Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association. dissidentvoice.org An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the October 3-7 annual meeting of the African Bar Association in Niamey, Niger. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab has been under arrest in Cabo Verde since June 2020 by orders of the US and is fighting extradition to Miami. His "crime" is organizing humanitarian missions to procure food and …

a guest author (2021-10-15). Venezuela: U.S. ignorance of reality can't justify farce. workers.org By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Sent to Workers World by the author, a Venezuela analyst and writer. Translated by Michael Otto The erroneous views on Venezuela of those who observe the country through lenses reinforcing stereotypes have often led governments and international organizations to make decisions following opinions that have already . . . |

A Guest Author (2021-10-15). Free Alex Saab delegation attends meeting of African Bar Association. workers.org By John Philpot and Roger D. Harris, Free Alex Saab Committee An international Free Alex Saab delegation attended the annual meeting of the African Bar Association in Niamey, Niger, on Oct. 3-7. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been under arrest in Cabo Verde since June 2020 by orders of . . . |

Gloria La Riva (2021-10-15). Eyewitness report: Cuba's scientists, medical workers advance fight vs. COVID. liberationnews.org After a serious rise in Cuba of illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 during the summer, there are encouraging developments with a steady recovery and downward curve in illnesses and deaths.

Editor (2021-10-15). The Italian government confronts a new test: fascism in the streets. mronline.org Here is the "eternal fascism" that Umberto Eco warned us against, when he explicated the symptoms of the virus that made Italy the incubator, and then the European model, of an anti-parliamentary regime, violent, anti-freedom, anti-Semitic and warmongering.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2021-10-15). La respuesta de La Habana al COVID-19: øCayó la Cuba socialista en la "falsa narrativa" de las grandes farmacéuticas? globalizacion.ca Necesitamos ser honestos sobre esta pandemia global que tiene una agenda no tan oculta para llevar a la civilización de regreso a la edad oscura. Es fácil ver lo que está sucediendo a nuestro alrededor con las constantes mentiras sobre…

G. Dunkel (2021-10-15). U.S. rejects Haitians fleeing utter misery. workers.org There are two streams of Haitian refugees fleeing the utter devastation of their country, inflamed by the feckless, decades-long U.S. domination of their economy and politics and more recently the devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Aug. 14. One by land comes from the over 200,000 Haitians who had been . . . |

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2021-10-15: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-15). 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…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-15). Asamblea Nacional repudia asesinato de adolescentes venezolanos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los diputados se adhirieron a la demanda que el Gobierno de Venezuela presentará contra Colombia ante la Corte Penal Internacional…

Ashley Smith (2021-10-15). The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. counterpunch.org In scenes that evoked the history of U.S. slave catchers, Border Patrol agents on horseback used their reins as whips to beat the refugees they chased down and captured. Eager to join the racist frenzy, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the National Guard and Texas police to form a miles-long "steel wall" of patrol cars and military vehicles to block migrants from escaping Biden's dragnet.

A Guest Author (2021-10-15). National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants. workers.org The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups around the country. Oct. 11 is Day 1 of the National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants led by Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), Color Of Change . . . |

Editor2 (2021-10-14). Luis Arce: An Anti-Imperialist Climate Agenda (Speech). orinocotribune.com Thank you very much brothers and sisters, hugs to the city of La Paz, Bolivia and to everyone that follows us via social media around the world. I want to salute: to the jilata David Choquehuanca, Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, our brother Rogelio Mayta Minister of Foreign Affairs, brother Magin Herrera, Vice-Minister of Environment Biodiversity Climate Change and Forest Development. Our sister Angelica Ponce Executive director of the Plurinational Authority for Mother Earth, our brother Juan Carlos Huarachi, Executive Director of our Bolivian Central Labor Syndicate, and to all of our memb…

Staff (2021-10-14). Raúl Isaías Baduel Dies of COVID-19 Complications—Venezuela Rejects Bachelet's Statements. orinocotribune.com After suffering complications associated with a COVID-19 infection, Raúl Isaías Baduel, former Venezuelan defense minister and military officer, died this Tuesday, October 12, in Caracas. A top commander, Baduel deserted from the ranks of Chavismo and faced charges for acts of corruption that led to his arrest in 2009. | Baduel's death was reported via Twitter by the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, who sent condolences to the family and friends of the general, who served as commander-in-chief of Venezuela's Army from 2004 to 2006, and minister of defense from 2006 to…

Zoe Alexandra (2021-10-14). Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso in eye of Pandora Papers storm. peoplesdispatch.org Information accessed by a member of parliament indicates that Guillermo Lasso's wife may have served as a front to him help bypass rules on stashing money in tax havens…

teleSUR, drl (2021-10-14). Rafael Correa critica el escándalo de corrupción de Lasso. telesurtv.net El expresidente ecuatoriano calificó de inmoral que el nombre de Guillermo Lasso aparezca en los Pandora Papers.

Guest Contributor (2021-10-14). Book Review and Excerpt: 'Asylum for Sale: Profit and Protest in the Migration Industry'. latinorebels.com What do refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants have to say about their own experiences?

Guest Contributor (2021-10-14). Pandemic Threatens Latinx's Normally Low Rate of Suicide (OPINION). latinorebels.com Fresh off the heels of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, and as National Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close on Friday, now is an appropriate time to examine the intersection of Latinx and suicide.

WSWS (2021-10-14). The strike wave in the United States heralds a new stage in the global class struggle. wsws.org The escalating strike wave in the United States provides incontrovertible evidence that the working class is breaking free of the stranglehold of the reactionary trade union apparatus.

Latino Rebels (2021-10-14). The Immigrant Community of West Palm Beach. latinorebels.com Latino Rebels Radio, October 14, 2021…

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-14). The Heat: U.S. to lift COVID-19 restrictions in November. america.cgtn.com Signs of progress and a return to normalcy amid COVID-19 – The U.S. announced that it will open its borders with Mexico and Canada starting next month.

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2021-10-14). Pdte. de México insta a OMS aprobar vacunas contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net "Son derechos humanos y la OMS tiene que actuar con imparcialidad", dijo el mandatario mexicano.

Patrick Parenteau (2021-10-14). Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid. zcomm.org But FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead…

teleSUR, NG, JGN (2021-10-14). Rasgos de Simón Bolívar que lo hicieron Libertador. telesurtv.net Este jueves se conmemoran 208 años del nombramiento de Simón Bolívar como "Libertador" por parte de la Municipalidad de Caracas.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-14). Estudio alerta sobre aumento del hambre en Brasil. telesurtv.net El informe detalla que durante el Gobierno de Bolsonaro la inseguridad alimentaria ha aumentado notablemente.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-14). Venezuela exige Justicia por asesinato de menores en Colombia. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro reiteró que actuarán con la verdad para exigir Justicia ante la situación que viven los venezolanos en el exterior.

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-14). Oposición hondureña se une de cara a elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net La coalición postulará a Xiomara Castro, del movimiento Libre, como su candidata presidencial.

Steve Sweeney (2021-10-14). Cuba blocks U.S.-sponsored regime-change 'protests' aimed at overthrowing government. peoplesworld.org Cuban authorities have banned a series of marches that were aimed at destabilizing the country, claiming that the organizers are linked to groups financed by the U.S. government. It said that the demonstrations were set to be held in several provinces including Havana, Villa Clara, and Las Tunas. The actions, which were planned for Nov. …

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Cuba reaches milestone with 60% of its population being fully vaccinated. peoplesdispatch.org According to the Cuban Public Health Ministry, as of October 12, 6,500,743 Cubans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with its own vaccines. The figure represents 58.1% of the country's entire population…

Chauncey K. Robinson (2021-10-14). 'The Old Ways' masterfully centers Mexican indigenous culture at the heart of an exorcism. peoplesworld.org When we think of movies that focus on religion, particularly in the United States, Catholicism and Christianity seem to have cornered the market. Questions about the existence of Heaven, the power of faith, and things that go bump in the night are far too often portrayed from a perspective that places Euro-centric notions at the …

Staff (2021-10-14). Children Crossing Border Between Colombia and Panama Reaches 19,000 in 2021 (Darien Gap). orinocotribune.com Migrants from South America who undertake the march to the United States go through an extremely perilous jungle route, the narrow Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. How many of them are children, and to what risks are they exposed? UNICEF provided the following data: | So far in 2021, more than 19,000 children have crossed this dense tropical zone, a figure that exceeds by three times the amount registered in the previous five years combined. | ‚Ä¢ Of every five migrants who cross the Darien jungle, at least one is a child. | ‚Ä¢ Half of the children are under the age of five…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-10-14). AFL-CIO cheers Biden ban on ICE sweeps of undocumented people. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO is cheering the latest Biden administration reversal of racist Trump-era immigration policies. Biden's Homeland Security Department banned massive ICE raids to round up and deport undocumented people, and imposed a U-turn to pursue exploitative employers, instead. "To improve wages and working conditions, we must change the current enforcement environment in which employers violate …

Editor2 (2021-10-14). US Intervention and Capitalism Have Created a Monster in Honduras. orinocotribune.com By W.T. Whitney — Oct 13, 2021 | Chilean author and human rights advocate Ariel Dorfman recently memorialized Orlando Letelier, President Allende's foreign minister. Agents of dictator Augusto Pinochet murdered Letelier in Washington in 1976. Dorfman The Honduran government headed by president Juan Orlando…

Staff (2021-10-14). Turkey Denounces Sanctions Against Nicaragua and Strengthens Cooperation. orinocotribune.com Turkey rejected the sanctions of the US and its allies against the government of Daniel Ortega, and signed agreements with Nicaragua to increase cooperation between the two nations. | In a joint press conference held in Turkey's capital Ankara, alongside his Nicaraguan counterpart, Denis Moncada, the Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu expressed his opposition to illegal economic coercive measures that hegemonic governments unilaterally and illegally apply against countries such as Nicaragua. | àáavu≈üoƒülu highlighted that these types…

Jorge Majfud (2021-10-14). Las universidades de EE.UU. y sus "invitados" globalizacion.ca El expresidente de Argentina Mauricio Macri anunció: "fui convocado por el Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom de la FIU para ser parte de su programa de liderazgo académico". Como aman la palabra "liderazgo" la ensartan también en eso de…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Bolivians march in defense of the Wiphala and socialist government. peoplesdispatch.org These protests came a day after working class and popular sectors in Bolivia organized counter protests to a strike called by right-wing sectors against the MAS govt.

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-14). Senate probe seeks to charge Jair Bolsonaro as COVID deaths cross 600k and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at an upcoming senate report on the Brazilian government's COVID-19 response, the trial of Egyptian officers in the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, and more…

Shane Quinn (2021-10-14). Hiroshima 1945, Chile's 1973 Coup d'état, Afghanistan 2001, Iraq 2003: Four Key Anniversaries Glossed over by Western Media. globalresearch.ca

Editor2 (2021-10-14). Death of Indigenous Human Rights Activist Sparks Outrage in Chile. orinocotribune.com Denisse Cortés was killed amid police repression against a peaceful march of Mapuche Indigenous people in Santiago, Chile. Eyewitnesses said that she was hit in the neck by a tear gas canister fired by the police agents, the police maintain it was a "firework" launched by the protesters themselves | The death of Indigenous human rights activist, Denisse Cortés, has sparked indignation across Chile. 43-year-old Cortés died on October 10 after officials of the national police force, the Carabineros, brutally repressed a peaceful march by Mapuche Indigenous people in the capital Santiago. | On Sunday, over a thousan…

Staff (2021-10-14). Venezuela Points Finger at Iván Duque for the Murder of Venezuelan Children—VP Rodríguez to File Complaint with International Criminal Court. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Office of the Attorney General has blamed the government of Iván Duque for the murder, on October 8, of two young Venezuelans, one of them a minor, in the municipality of Tibu in the department of Norte de Santander, Colombia | Tarek William Saab offered a press conference this Tuesday, October 12, to speak about the actions that the Attorney General's Office will take, and assured that justice will be demanded for the events in question. | "We speak about the existence of structural violence against Venezuelans in that country, provoked by the anti-Venezuelan discourse that predominates within the po…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2021-10-14). Venezuela: Tensions Boil in Guaidó Camp Over Troubled Petrochemical Subsidiary Monómeros. venezuelanalysis.com Ongoing quarrels within the US-backed opposition expose an unclear future for Venezuela's second most important foreign-held asset.

Staff (2021-10-14). Now Joined by Zimbabwe, Friends in Defense of UN Charter Adopt Political Declaration (Illegal Sanctions). orinocotribune.com Among other agreements, member countries of the Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter agreed to safeguard the principle of national sovereignty and ensure compliance with the general principles that govern the international trading system, according to information released by Venezuela's ministry of foreign affairs. | Within the framework of the 60th anniversary of the inaugural conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Belgrade, the second meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the United Nations Charter was held this Wednesday, October 13. A total of 19 countries participated, following…

Staff (2021-10-14). Venezuelan Oil Production Reaches 650,000 Barrels per Day. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's oil production reached 650,000 barrels a day in September, according to the According to the numbers drawn from direct OPEC sources, Venezuela increased its production by 9,000 barrels per day of crude oil in comparison to the month of August, demonstrating a slow but steady increase in oil production in the Caribbean country. Severe US and European coercive economic measures continue to affect Venezuela's oil…

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2021-10-14: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-14). 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…

Patrick Parenteau (2021-10-14). Puerto Rico has a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid. zcomm.org But FEMA plans to spend $9.4 billion on fossil fuel infrastructure instead…

teleSUR, JDO (2021-10-14). Militarización de Macrozona Sur de Chile concita más críticas. telesurtv.net Subrayan que el diálogo es la única vía para atender las demandas de las comunidades del área y solucionar la violencia.

Shane Quinn (2021-10-14). Hiroshima 1945, Chile's 1973 Coup d'état, Afghanistan 2001, Iraq 2003: Four Key Anniversaries Glossed over by Western Media. globalresearch.ca

James Muldoon (2021-10-13). Regulating Big Tech is not enough. We need platform socialism. zcomm.org Facebook won't let state oversight trump shareholder interest, so alternatives — based on common ownership and community control — are needed…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Argentine Solidarity Stops Attack Cuban Embassy in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net The attempt was made by a gusano-Cuban group financed by CADAL, Center for the Opening and Development of Latin America, an Argentine anti-communist NGO linked to the US State Department, the CIA and USAID. | RELATED: | The tiny anti-revolutionary group had the support of the right-wing faction of the Libertarian Party, which openly adheres to the policies of Bolsonaro in Brazil and VOX in Spain, and tries, with violent act…

Eduardo Paz Rada (2021-10-13). El poderoso Brasil en una encrucijada histórica. globalizacion.ca Brasil, el país más poblado y con mayor territorio de América Latina y el Caribe, ha sido conducido por el gobierno de Jair Bolsonaro hacia el abismo geopolítico y hacia la pérdida de sus posibilidades de convertirse en una potencia…

The Associated Press (2021-10-13). Federal Immigration Agents to End Practice of Worksite Raids. latinorebels.com CHICAGO (AP) — Federal immigration agents will end mass workplace arrests of immigrant employees suspected of living in the U.S. without legal permission, according to a memo issued Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Odilia Rivera-Santos, MAPP (2021-10-13). OPINION: Using Hardship to Boost Well-Being. latinorebels.com Latinos have suffered more than most from the pandemic in terms of health and finances. But despite the data, it is possible to use the hardships of the present circumstances to pivot, learn, and thrive.

Karen Conner (2021-10-13). Young Men Aren't Falling Behind Young Women. cepr.net A recent Wall Street Journal article painted recent pandemic-driven declines in men's postsecondary enrollment as an escalating crisis with "no reversal. . .in sight." In the figures below, we add to that picture by charting the percentage of young men and young women who are not in school or paid employment, segmented by age levels. Internationally, thi…

Miriam Miranda (2021-10-13). Indigenous Peoples, Like Mine, Are Fighting for Their Homelands. counterpunch.org On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, I want to tell you about my people, the Garifuna. We're an Afro-Indigenous people, descended from Arawaks and Africans. Our ancestral territory spans the Caribbean border of Central America. Latin American and Caribbean communities like ours are rarely noticed in U.S. media — except when we migrate. In summer 2021,

Staff (2021-10-13). Headlines for October 13, 2021. democracynow.org U.S. Reopens Borders with Canada and Mexico for Vaccinated Travelers; FDA Considers Moderna Booster, Southwest, American Airlines Rebuff TX Vaccine Mandate Ban; WI Moms Sue Schools for Endangering Kids, House Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling, Progressive Dems Say Reconciliation Package Must Not Sacrifice Urgently Needed Social Programs, 155 Activists Arrested as Climate Actions Continue in D.C.; Indigenous Leaders March in Latin America, Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for "Crimes Against Humanity" for Destroying the Amazon, EU Pledges $1.15 Billion in Aid for Afghanistan as European and U.S. Deleg…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-10-13). Allies in Congressional Black Caucus Join Fight for Immigrant Relief. latinorebels.com Congressional Black Caucus members continue to unite around immigrant relief, especially following the recent harsh treatment of Haitian migrants by ICE and Border Patrol agents.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). Indigenous Resistance Day: Venezuela Condemns Historic Crimes of Europe. orinocotribune.com Venezuela joins the voice of the peoples of America who suffered for over 300 years from the genocide that followed the invasion by the Spanish empire, and announced forceful political actions of an international scope to vindicate the struggle of the peoples, when commemorating the Day of indigenous Resistance, this Tuesday, October 12. | President Nicolás Maduro reported that his government will issue formal communications directly to the King of Spain, with reflections on the historical consequences of the conquest. Venezuela will also petition the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) to tr…

Fight Back (2021-10-13). Philippines: Call for collective action to extend aid to victims of massive flooding. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following Oct. 12 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The Party calls on all revolutionary forces to lead in efforts to mobilize all possible resources to extend aid to all victims of massive flooding in various provinces, especially in northern Luzon. | Just several months after suffering from widespread economic devastation brought about by rains last December, millions of people of northern Luzon provinces have been ravaged again by widespread flooding following a few days of heavy rains and landslides brought by typhoon Maring. Widespread inunda…

Karen Conner (2021-10-13). Labor Market Facts from Recent CEPR Research for Hispanic* Heritage Month. cepr.net Hispanic Heritage Month started in 1968 to celebrate the traditions and contributions of those "whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America." The term Hispanic is somewhat ambiguous as it's used to describe over 60 million Americans from various countries and ancestries. But this month is an opportunity to highlight …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Amajac Woman to Replace The Columbus Statue in Mexico City. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced announced that a replica of the Amajac Young Woman will take the place of the statue of Christopher Columbus which is currently on La Reforma Boulevard. | RELATED: | "We should feel proud that a Mexican Indigenous women will be represented in such a special place," Sheinbaum said referring to a pre-Hispanic artwork, which was found in the Hidalgo Amajac com…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Mexico Announces Reopening of Its Border With the US. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that Mexico's northern border will be reopened in November, as a result of successful negotiations concluded with the U.S. government. | RELATED: | "The closeness we have at this moment with the United States has not been experienced for many years," said Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard during AMLO's morning press conference at the National Pala…

Anonymous Contributor (2021-10-13). El Comedor: Call for Support for Tijuana's Migrant/Refugee Mutual Aid Kitchen. itsgoingdown.org Call to support autonomous and self-organized mutual aid center, El Comedor, amidst a new wave of attacks on migrants along the so-called US and Mexico border. The crisis of borders continues in the "Americas." Xenophobic Trump era policies are still in operation stacked atop the older and fundamental necropolitical logic of the border. Those who make…

Anand Naidoo (2021-10-13). The Heat: U.S. migrant crisis. america.cgtn.com Migrants are still coming to America — even as America sends thousands back home.

Editorial La Jornada (2021-10-13). Carta de Biden a México: Señales positivas. globalizacion.ca El lunes se hizo pública la carta que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, envió la semana pasada a su homólogo Andrés Manuel López Obrador en respuesta a la que el mandatario mexicano le hizo llegar el 7 de…

Staff (2021-10-13). Family Searches for Father Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Peak. truthout.org Armando Alejo Hernández went missing in the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in May of 2021, but not before sending several last audio messages to his eldest son describing the difficult terrain and asking for help. "He wasn't feeling so good, and he was out of water and food," says Hernández's 17-year-old son Derek. "The group got ahead, and then he lost the group." Hernández was an undocumented worker in the United States for more than a decade before being deported in 2016. His wife a…

Luis Manuel Arce Isaac (2021-10-13). México: Entendimiento Bicentenario vs. Plan Mérida, a la espera de resultados. globalizacion.ca México y Estados Unidos acaban de eliminar por decreto el fatídico Plan Mérida que desde la época del expresidente Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) hasta hoy, exacerbó la violencia armada y nutrió de argumentos al crimen organizado para una guerra intestina que…

Staff (2021-10-13). Family Searching for Migrant Father Who Went Missing in Texas Desert as Border Deaths Hit Record. democracynow.org Armando Alejo Hernández went missing in the desert after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in May of 2021, but not before sending several last audio messages to his eldest son describing the difficult terrain and asking for help. "He wasn't feeling so good, and he was out of water and food," says Hernández's 17-year-old son Derek. "The group got ahead, and then he lost the group." Hernández was an undocumented worker in the United States for more than a decade before being deported in 2016. His wife and two sons, who are U.S citizens by birth, have pleaded with Border Patrol and the Mexican Consulate for help, with…

Staff (2021-10-13). "Missing in Brooks County": Thousands of Migrants Denied Due Process at Border Have Died in Desert. democracynow.org We continue to look at the humanitarian crisis along the border, where more people are dying trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border than ever before, as President Biden has increased funding for border enforcement and militarization even as he vowed not to expand Trump's border wall. We go to Brooks County in South Texas, which has recorded at least 98 migrant deaths so far this year, nearly triple the number from 2020. "People are being expelled without any due process regarding their asylum claim," says Eddie Canales, director of the South Texas Human Rights Center. "There really hasn't been a change in policy,…

Monica Cruz (2021-10-13). Workers rally against tobacco giant Philip Morris in three countries. peoplesdispatch.org Labor unionists and activists in Colombia, Mexico, and New York City, took part in protests against the largest tobacco company in the world, Philip Morris International, on Friday October 8. Philip Morris owns over 130 cigarette brands, including the world-famous Marlboro. Sintraintabaco, Colombia's National Union of Tobacco Industry Workers, coordinated the protests as part of an international plan of action to call out the company's anti-worker practices. These workers made history as it was the first ever international day of action against the tobacco giant. | Around 60 protesters rallied outside the Philip…

Staff (2021-10-13). US to reopen for fully vaccinated travelers from Canada & Mexico in November — reports. rt.com Foreign nationals fully vaccinated with WHO-approved vaccines will be able to enter the US from Canada and Mexico for non-essential travel starting November, US media reported after being briefed on the upcoming policy change. | The new rules are set to be officially announced on Wednesday and are aligned with how the US plans to regulate air travel. At the moment, only essential travel is allowed across the US land border, with restrictions renewed on a monthly basis since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. | Starting on a yet-to-be-disclosed date next month, tourists, people visiting family, and other t…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Oil Demand Can Grow To 4,2 Million Daily Barrels By 2022: OPEC. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) monthly oil market report highlighted that world demand for crude oil can grow to 4.2 million barrels per day by 2022 since rising natural gas prices could boost consumption of products derived from it. | RELATED: | The escalation of gas prices that its scarcity prompted has triggered a growing interest of industrial producers to switch from this product…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Cuba and Russia To Strengthen Bilateral Trade and Cooperation. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel met Russia's Vice President Yuri Borisov in La Habana to dialogue on bilateral development prospects and economic, trade, and financial cooperation between their countries. | RELATED: | During the meeting, Diaz-Canel conveyed a cordial greeting to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and reiterated his gratitude for sending over 200 tons of medicines and food for the Cuban people when his…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Duque Is Responsible For Crimes Against Venezuelan Migrants. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez announced that the United Nations Secretary General will be informed about the murder of two Venezuelan teenagers, who were found dead after being accused of stealing items in a supermarket in Tibu in Colombia on Oct. 9. | RELATED: | During an press conference, Rodriguez pointed out that the United States and the European Union have donated over US$1.5 billion to the Colombian S…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Venezuela's Oil Output Reaches 650 Thousand Barrels per Day. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's oil production reached 650 thousand barrels per day in September, according to the official statistics bulletin of the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC), disclosed today by the local press. | RELATED: | According to direct OPEC sources, the South American nation increased its crude oil extraction by 9,000 barrels per day with respect to August, according to the digital edition of the…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). G20 Meeting Ends With Strong Commitment To Multilateralism. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Italy's Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio called on ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) to reinforce the global trade system through the World Trade Organization (WTO). | RELATED: | Speaking at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Sorrento, Di Maio called the multilateral trading system "a source of global stability" that has helped reduce the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. | "The commitment to 'build back be…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Cuban Foreign Ministry Rejects Destabilization Attempts. telesurenglish.net The Cuban Foreign Ministry today rejected attempts to provoke the destabilization of the country's constitutional order through a march whose promoters are at the service of U.S. interests. | RELATED: | The director-general of the U.S. office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, wrote on Twitter that "a demonstration or march whose ostensible purpose is to lead sooner or later to the overthrow of the government…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Venezuela Offers Legal Guarantees to Russian Investors. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, during the Second Russia-Venezuela Bussiness Forum, the Venezuelan Foreign Trade Vice-Minister Hector Silva offered guarantees to protect Russian investors | Related | President Nicolas Maduro's administration expressed its interest to increase Russian investments in sectors such as farming, mining, and energy. It highlighted the country's strong and effective legal framework for the protection of fore…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Amazon, Google Employees Demand Boycott of Israel. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a group of over 400 Amazon and Google employees signed an open letter urging both companies to cancel a $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and cease all ties with the country's military. | RELATED: | More than 400 Amazon and Google employees signed the petition anonymously, requesting the cancellation of Project Nimbus, whereby the two tech giants provide cloud services to the Israeli gov…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Australia's COVID-19 Cases Smash Daily Record. telesurenglish.net The outbreaks in the states of Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are part of the third wave of the pandemic that first hit the nation in early 2020. | Victoria is battling by far the largest, reporting 2,297 local cases and 11 deaths throughout Wednesday. | RELATED: | The surge of over 40 percent compared with the previous day is putting the state's health system under unprecedented pre…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). US Records Significant Increase in Prison Suicides. telesurenglish.net According to a new study, in the last two decades, the number of inmates who took their own lives in state and federal prisons increased by 83%, whereas in local prisoners, the figure rose 13%. | RELATED: | Since 2000, according to U.S. Justice Department figures, over 10,000 inmates have committed suicide, the vast majority taking place in California (615), Texas (448), and Florida (333). | US prisons are awful at pre…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Nicaragua Approves Voting Manual for November Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) Director Adriana Molina approved the Nov. 7 General Elections' Voting Manual to guide citizens in this process and support the work of the personnel of the 3,016 polling stations. | RELATED: | "The 64-page manual details the authorities' functions throughout the election process, which include the initial transfer of materials, the Voting Reception Boards (JRV…

teleSUR (2021-10-13). Several Killed, Injured in Bow-Arrow Attack in Norway, Arrests. telesurenglish.net "It was at around 18: 13 local time before the police received several messages that there was a person who moved around with a weapon and fired at people with a bow and arrows," said Oyvind Aas, Police Chief in the South-East police district at a press conference late Wednesday night. | RELATED: | "I can also unfortunately confirm that there are more killed," said Aas without giving a detailed number. | According to N…

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2021-10-13: News Headlines

Becca Mohally Renk (2021-10-13). What Does Health Care For All Look Like in Nicaragua? dissidentvoice.org Since the Sandinistas returned to power in January 2007, child malnutrition has dropped by 45% for children under five and by 66% for children ages 6-12. I'd like you to imagine for a moment that you are the parent of a child with asthma, living in Ciudad Sandino, just outside the capital of Nicaragua, in …

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2021-10-13). Irán reafirma compromiso para reactivar el Acuerdo Nuclear. telesurtv.net El canciller iraní aseveró que "en conversaciones futuras, nuestras acciones serán acordes con el nivel de las acciones de otras partes sobre el Acuerdo Nuclear".

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-10-13). Venezuela denunciará ante la ONU asesinato de niños en Colombia. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana acusó que Iván Duque promueve el odio, la discriminación y xenofobia contra los migrantes.

teleSUR, him, JL (2021-10-13). Marchan contra la discriminación de pueblos indígenas en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Los indígenas y movimientos sociales demandaron el cese de la discriminación y la pobreza que alcanza el 59 por ciento de la población.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-13). Investigan a expresidente peruano por presunto lavado. telesurtv.net Pedro Pablo Kuszynski está siendo formalmente investigado por presunto lavado de dinero desde el 1 de julio.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-13). Colombia Accuses Julio Borges of Plotting Against Guaidó. orinocotribune.com Amid recent confrontations between formerly allied factions of the Venezuelan right, the fugitive from justice Julio Borges was the subject of criticism and denunciations on the part of sectors of the national and international extreme right, who accused him of wanting to "knock down," or deliver a "low blow," to former deputy Juan Guaidó. | In this case, the criticism came from the former Colombian Ambassador to the United States, Francisco Santos, who spoke through his Twitter account to attack his former partner in conspiracies against Venezuela. | "He has done everything possible to overthrow Juan Guaidó, des…

Cheryl LaBash (2021-10-13). For the Sake of Global Health: USA, Stop Lying About Cuba! orinocotribune.com By Cheryl LaBash — Oct 11, 2021 | Today a People's Peace Prize was awarded to Cuba's Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade — not the Nobel Peace Prize, although more than 100 organizations and 40,000 individuals from the U.S. alone supported the Henry Reeve Brigade's nomination. | As the global community stumbled under the coronavirus assault, Cuba's army of whitecoats rushed to hot spots when called, not shirking the danger. It's nothing new for them. In 2014, 10,000 Cuban medical professionals volunteered to go to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight terrifyingly deadly ebola in West Africa. | In 20…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-10-12). Wealth defense industry spends millions to hide trillions. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The U.S. can lead the fight against corporations and the 1% who use shell companies and tax havens, which are located everywhere from the Cayman Islands to South Dakota, but only "if we get our house in order," through a crackdown on them here at home, says Chuck Collins, an expert on the issue. But …

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2021-10-12). Aprueban hoja de ruta para investigar a Lasso por Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net La Comisión designada tendrá 30 días para presentar el informe del caso ante el pleno del Parlamento ecuatoriano.

Kuehn BM. (2021-10-12). Delta Variant Linked With Spike in Youth Hospitalizations. jamanetwork.com Weekly COVID-19 hospitalization rates among US children and adolescents increased 5-fold this past summer as the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant became the dominant circulating strain, according to data from the Coronavirus Disease 2019—Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET).

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-12). NATO's 'Cognitive Warfare' Strategies Expose its Ongoing Assault on the Public Mind. libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg The idea of the human brain being the battlefield of the 21st century is being heavily pushed by NATO through a series of papers and talks — all the while manipulating people to lose track of their perception of reality. On October 5, the NATO Association of Canada, which brags of its "strong ties" to both the…

WSWS (2021-10-12). Redditor who exposed manipulation of COVID-19 case graph by the University of Texas at Dallas speaks out. wsws.org The University of Texas at Dallas has been caught manipulating the active case graph on its COVID-19 dashboard in an attempt to downplay the number of infections on campus.

George Wuerthner (2021-10-12). The Industrial Forestry Paradigm is a Threat to the Forests of the Northern Rockies. counterpunch.org After reading the article in the October 7th Bozeman Daily Chronicle titled "Timber Treatment" about the North Bridger logging project on the Custer Gallatin National Forest of Montana one gets the idea that until the Forest Service and timber industry came along to "fix" things; our forests were going to hell in a handbasket. For

Mirinda Crissman (2021-10-12). Houston Indigenous People's Day. workers.org Houston celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day with activists and community members Oct. 9. The event, which included speakers, poetry, ceremonial dance and a parade, was put on by Los Brown Berets de Houston, TejAztlan, at Moody Park, also known as Chicano Park. |

Liberation Staff (2021-10-12). As record numbers arrive, unaccompanied migrant youth subjected to abuse, neglect. liberationnews.org As of September 2021, the number of unaccompanied migrant youth crossing the U.S.-Mexico border this year has spiked to 130,000.

WSWS (2021-10-12). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Flight attendants at Aeromar airlines in Mexico and transit workers in Mexico City are set to strike, while the Unifor union forced through a contract settlement for 950 workers at Rio Tinto's Kitimat aluminum smelter and the Kemano power plant in B.C., Canada.

Speak Out Now (2021-10-12). Saturday 11/6: "Hacer Pueblo": a narrative of community health from Mexico. indybay.org online meeting, see website for details…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-12). Mexican President AMLO Pleads with Biden to End Failed Trillion Dollar "War on Drugs" libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov In June 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) told U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Mexico City that he wanted to end military cooperation in fighting drug trafficking and to instead promote economic development. "We don't want military cooperation," he said, "we don't want it to be like it was before when they…

teleSUR (2021-10-12). Peruvians Remember Journalist Killed by the Fujimory Regime. telesurenglish.net On Monday, human rights defenders gathered in Lima's San Martin Square to demand a trial against those responsible for the murder of Melissa Alfaro, a journalist killed on Oct. 10, 1991, during Alberto Fujimori's dictatorship (1990-2000). | RELATED: | "Melissa, present! We want the oral trial, now!" shouted a crowd of people while marching. "How long do we have to wait for justice? Thirty years is not enough?" said the victim's brother Igor…

teleSUR (2021-10-12). US and Colombia Seek a Military Conflict Against Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada denounced that the United States and Colombia are creating the conditions to justify a military aggression against his country. | RELATED: | To achieve this, Colombian officials have been deliberately spreading false information according to which Venezuela harbors illegal armed organizations linked to international drug trafficking, seeks…

teleSUR, JDO, JL (2021-10-12). Comunidades colombianas inician caravana humanitaria en Chocó. telesurtv.net Alertan sobre la militarización del territorio y proponen crear un refugio humanitario para víctimas de desplazamientos.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-12). Venezuela denuncia en ONU estrategia de EE.UU. y Colombia para justificar una agresión militar. telesurtv.net Las pretensiones de agresión se dan en el marco del proceso de diálogo que avanza exitosamente entre el Gobierno venezolano y las oposiciones.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-12). Denuncian asesinato de excombatiente en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Ruber Erney Dorado se convirtió en el firmante del tratado de paz número 39 en ser asesinado en 2021.

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2021-10-12). Exigen justicia para joven periodista peruana asesinada en 1991. telesurtv.net Melissa Alfaro tenía solo 23 años de edad cuando un sobre bomba acabó con su vida. Sus asesinos aún no han sido juzgados.

teleSUR, drl, JCM (2021-10-12). Población boliviana rechaza paro convocado por la oposición. telesurtv.net El expresidente Evo Morales alertó de las intentonas golpistas que estarían detrás del paro organizado por la oposición.

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2021-10-12). Cuban intelligence chief says 'U.S. government preparing final blow' to revolution. peoplesworld.org Fabián Escalante helped establish Cuba's state security services. He headed Cuba's Department of State Security from 1976 to 1996, served as vice minister of the Interior Ministry, and after 1993 led the Cuban Security Studies Center. His views on threats from the U.S. government and on protecting Cuba's Revolution carry weight. Writing Sept. 23 on …

It's Going Down (2021-10-12). This Is America #149: The Mask on Biden Slips. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, October 11th, 2021. On today's episode, we dive into headline and resistance news, before switching to our discussion, where we offer an anarchist critique and analysis of Biden's continuing attacks on migrants and push to expand industrial petrol-capitalism. There's a lot to cover, so let's get to the news! Living…

_____ (2021-10-12). Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez' Family Demand Justice 9 Years After Murder. popularresistance.org Since the night of October 10, 2012, Taide Elena and Araceli Rodriguez have traveled a long road to access justice for Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez. The road has not been easy. On three occasions, the U.S. government has denied them justice. On countless other events, the same government has violated their rights as victims of a crime that has become tragically common over the years: the murder of people -migrants or not- by U.S. Border Patrol agents. | In the first trial on April 2018, a jury in a federal courtroom in Tucson, Arizona, acquitted Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz of second-degree murder charges fo…

_____ (2021-10-12). Who Will Step Up In Biden's DOJ To Save Julian Assange? popularresistance.org Last month Biden's Haitian envoy resigned on principle. Is there someone in Biden's Justice Department who would push the attorney general to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange? | Last month the U.S. special envoy to Haiti quit in protest over the Biden administration's decision to repatriate thousands of Haitian migrants from the United States. In his letter (pdf) of resignation to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Daniel Foote wrote, ""I will not be associated with the United States' inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees and illegal immigrants to Haiti, a country wher…

Andrew Moss (2021-10-12). Vice-President Harris: It's Your Turn to Step Up for Immigrant Rights. zcomm.org More than at any time in the recent past, Congress and the Biden administration have the means to open a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented residents…

WSWS (2021-10-12). Behind the right-wing, anti-immigrant marches in Chile. wsws.org The events indict the capitalist state, which has sanctioned and fostered national chauvinism and xenophobia for electoral purposes.

Workers World Bureau (2021-10-12). U.S. delegation demands: Defend Nicaragua! workers.org From Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua's Alliance for Global Justice delegation visited Nicaragua to learn about the advances of the Sandinista government over the last 15 years. The object of the visit was to counter the tsunami of false information daily churned out by the U.S. State Department and its allies in . . . |

Workers World Bureau (2021-10-12). U.S. delegation says: 'Hands off Nicaragua!'. workers.org From Managua, Nicaragua Nicaragua's Alliance for Global Justice delegation visited Nicaragua to learn about the advances of the Sandinista government over the last 15 years. The object of the visit was to counter the tsunami of false information daily churned out by the U.S. State Department and its allies in . . . |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-10-12). Anti-Government Strike by Far-Right in Bolivia Diminished by Counter-Mobilizations by Working Class. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch On October 12, Bolivian Indigenous organizations, social movements and trade unions will hold nationwide mobilizations in defense of democracy, the socialist government of president Luis Arce and the Indigenous Wiphala flag. Photo: Archives In response to the anti-government strike called for by the far-right sectors in Bolivia, hundreds of citizens took to the…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-12). Death of Indigenous human rights activist sparks outrage in Chile. peoplesdispatch.org Denisse Cortés was killed amid police repression against a peaceful march of Mapuche Indigenous people in Santiago, Chile. Eyewitnesses said that she was hit in the neck by a tear gas canister fired by the police agents, the police maintain it was a "firework" launched by the protesters themselves…

Staff (2021-10-12). Venezuela's Opposition is in Crisis and Leopoldo López Knows it. orinocotribune.com In an interview with Voice of America, the fugitive from Venezuelan law, Leopoldo López, revealed new conflicts in the crisis within Venezuelan opposition factions. | The ultra-rightist's criticism of his supposed allies adds to a series of already frequent disputes which increased with the bankruptcy of the Monómeros company, a Venezuelan asset based in Colombia, seized by Colombia from the Venezuelan people. | In his words, López, who remains under the protection of Spanish government authorities, admitted that "the opposition is at a critical moment where they run the risk that 'the flame goes out' and Venezue…

Editor2 (2021-10-12). Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change. orinocotribune.com A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and redistributive change. President Pedro Castillo won Peru's June 6th elections in the second round. His flagship policies were; a new constitution and the nationalization of natural resources. The expulsion of US forces (military bases, USAID, DEA) was also part of the winning manifesto. However, all those promises have run up against corporate interests, which appear to have forced the government into a corner following the controversial cabinet reshuffle. | When President Castillo was officially s…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2021-10-12). Venezuela: September Inflation Lowest in 72 Months (BCV). orinocotribune.com Caracas, October 11, 2021 ( If the monthly inflation indicator is kept below 50% until December, as has happened so far this year, the BCV expects Ven…

Staff (2021-10-12). Sunday Report from Venezuela's Battle Against COVID-19: 1,110 New Cases, 11 Deaths & 95% Recovery Rate. orinocotribune.com A total of 1,110 new COVID-19 cases, all by community transmission, were detected in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities, bringing the country's total to 383,376 accumulated cases to date. The rate of recovery stands at 95%, with a total of 363,122 healed patients, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Venezuelan revolutionary government. | This was announced this Sunday, October 10, by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, during the customary daily balance offered by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of COVID-19, through her Twitter account, @delcyrodriguezv. | <...

Staff (2021-10-12). European Union: Observers Won't Interfere in Venezuelan Electoral Process (Borrell's Statements). orinocotribune.com "The European Union (EU) decided to send an electoral observation mission to Venezuela in response to an invitation, and in no way does it intend to interfere in the process," a spokesperson for the institution told AFP on Monday, October 11. "Non-interference in electoral processes is the heart of our missions." | This position, added the spokesperson, is also "embodied" in the agreement signed between the EU and the Venezuelan authorities. The spokesperson made the statements on behalf of Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, who did not respond to requests by Venezuelan authorities to acco…

Staff (2021-10-12). Venezuela Urges Non-Aligned Movement to Oppose Cruel Illegal Sanctions. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, reiterated its rejection of illegal sanctions and urged the members of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries (NAM) to unite multilaterally against this cruel and inhumane policy, reported the website of the Venezuelan ministry for foreign affairs. | Plasencia made the statements during his speech on Monday, October 11, in the general debate of the NAM meeting held in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the organization's founding summit. The NAM includes 120 countries that are not formally…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2021-10-12). Havana's Response to COVID-19: Has Socialist Cuba Fallen for Big Pharma's "False Narrative"? globalresearch.ca

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2021-10-12: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-10-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Treating and preventing liver cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org While still relatively rare, the rate of primary liver cancer has been increasing in recent decades, disproportionately affecting minority populations. "Research has shown that Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer at an earlier stage, compared to whites," says Dr. Sumera Ilyas, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist. "And that, in turn, means the odds of being eligible for potentially curative treatments are lower for these patients." These disparities are due to…

Staff (2021-10-11). The Red Nation Slams Cooptation of Indigenous Peoples' Day Amid Global Colonial Resource Extraction. democracynow.org We continue our look at Indigenous Peoples' Day with Jennifer Marley, a citizen of San Ildefonso Pueblo and a member of the grassroots Indigenous liberation organization The Red Nation, which helped lead a campaign in 2015 to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marley slams President Biden's formal recognition of Indigenous Peoples' Day as a federal holiday and discusses how Native lands are disproportionately used for resource extraction and how The Red Nation connects their local struggles to international decolonization campaigns, as well.

Staff (2021-10-11). Historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: Indigenous Peoples' Day Shared with Columbus Day Is a "Contradiction" democracynow.org President Biden has formally recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day as a federal holiday, following a growing movement to debunk the myth of Christopher Columbus as a beneficent discoverer and replace it with recognition that the arrival of Columbus in the Bahamas unleashed a brutal genocide that massacred tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. But the holiday will continue to be shared with Columbus Day, which many argue glorifies the nation's dark history of colonial genocide that killed millions of Native people. "It's just not appropriate to celebrate Columbus and Indigenous peoples on the same…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Indigenous Rights Lawyer Killed During March In Chile. telesurenglish.net Human rights activist Denisse Cortez was seriously injured during an Indigenous People Mapuche's march that took place in Italy Square in Santiago City on Sunday morning. | RELATED: | A few hours later, this 43-year-old woman, who was studying law and was a member of the Popular Defender's Office, died during an operation carried out at the Santiago Emergency Hospital. | The Military Police (Carabineros) say that C…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Outrage in Chile Over Death of Activist During Mapuche March. telesurenglish.net Denisse Cortés, 43, a worker of the People's Defense Office and a law student at the university, worked as an observer during the Indigenous peoples' march held in the center of the capital. | Chilean police officers repressed the demonstrators with water cannons and tear gas bombs. The demonstrators responded with stones and sticks in confrontations that left one dead, about twenty injured and 12 arrests. | RELATED: | "Deep pain a…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). US: On Indigenous Peoples Day, Activists Demand Climate Action. telesurenglish.net The Washington Post reported that Native American leaders and tribal members from across the country are in Washington for five days of protests beginning Monday. | The demonstrations, according to…

Isheka N. Harrison (2021-10-11). Google Censorship Police Remove R Kelly's YouTube Channels, Cite Policies On Societal Harm. moguldom.com Parent company Google has removed two of R Kelly's YouTube channels for violating its terms of service. R. Kelly TV and R. Kelly Vevo were both taken offline last week after the "Ignition" singer was convicted on all charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. "We can confirm that we have terminated two channels linked to …

Manuel Pérez Rocha Loyo (2021-10-11). Sustituir también al CIADI del Banco Mundial. globalizacion.ca Además de la sustitución de la OEA, es urgente abordar dentro de la Celac el problema que es el Centro Internacional de Arreglos de Diferencias Relativas a Inversiones del Banco Mundial (Ciadi), dado que países de América Latina y el…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-10-11). AOC and Other House Democrats Join Immigration Fight Over Spending Bill. latinorebels.com On Friday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and six other House Democrats from New York signed on to a letter urging the Democratic leadership in Congress to include immigration provisions in the sprawling social spending plan being negotiated on Capitol Hill.

Iván Restrepo (2021-10-11). América Latina y el Caribe: Urge una auténtica política de Estado para la fauna y la flora. globalizacion.ca Los que hace miles de años llegaron de otras partes a poblar América, encontraron un territorio con una inmensa diversidad biológica. Supieron adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones naturales y utilizar esa riqueza. Cuna del maíz, en América comenzó a reducirse…

WSWS (2021-10-11). University of Texas at Dallas manipulating active COVID-19 case graph. wsws.org Instead of taking steps to combat the clear and present danger to students and staff posed by COVID-19, UTD administrators have repudiated limited safety measures, ending "de-densification" measures in classrooms on October 4.

Fight Back (2021-10-11). Los Angeles: Family demands justice for Leo Chavez, killed by California Highway Patrol. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On Saturday, October 9, the family of Leo Chavez, along with local community supporters and Centro CSO, rallied to protest in front of the California Highway Patrol East LA station. Leo Chavez was shot and killed by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers after a traffic collision near his home in Boyle Heights, on September 28, at about 3: 30 p.m. | Centro CSO and the attorneys at Justice X united with the family and organized the rally to denounce police killings of Chicanos and they demanded the firing and prosecution of the CHP officers who shot and killed Chavez. | Leo Chavez worked as a s…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Mexico: Tropical Storm Pamela Could Become a Hurricane. telesurenglish.net Mexico's National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported that tropical storm Pamela broke out on the Pacific coast on Sunday. The storm is expected to produce heavy rains in several States, and there are chances that it could become a hurricane. | RELATED: | "On Sunday at 4: 00 p.m., Central Mexico time, tropical storm Pamela emerged from Tropical Depression 16-E," SMN announced and forecasted that it would become a Category 1 hurricane o…

Speak Out Now (2021-10-11). Saturday 11/6: "Hacer Pueblo": a narrative of community health from Mexico. indybay.org online meeting, see website for details…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-10-11). Mexican President AMLO Pleads with Biden to End Failed Trillion Dollar "War on Drugs"—But Powerful U.S. Interests Prefer Deadly Status Quo. covertactionmagazine.com In June 2021, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) told U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Mexico City that …

teleSUR ar, JF (2021-10-11). Latest Holiday Reactivates Tourism in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said that the tourism sector recovery is well underway during the presentation of the statistics of the last holiday, which occurred from Oct. 9 to 11. | Related | "We are very happy with the tourist movement throughout the country, which showed figures higher than the pre-pandemic period and full occupancy in the main destinations," Fernandez tweeted. | "Tourism is a great ge…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). UN Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health. telesurenglish.net The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a terrible toll on mental health and without determined action now, this impact may last for a long time, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed today. | RELATED: | On this World Mental Health Day, he urged everyone to commit to working together with urgency and purpose to ensure quality mental health care for all people around the globe. "We are now in the midst of a growing mental health…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Syria Protests Israel's Plan for Settlements in Golan Heights. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Syrian Foreign Ministry Faisal Mikdad condemned Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's comments expressing his intention to increase settlements in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The Syrian official stressed that such aggressive statements and policies could not change the eternal truth of the area. | RELATED: | "The Golan has been and will remain for Syria and sooner or later, it will return to the embrace o…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Venezuela Condemns Imperialism At Non-Aligned Countries Summit. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia condemned imperialism and colonialism during the opening session of the ministerial summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which is taking place in Belgrade, Serbia. | RELATED: | He recalled that Venezuela has always embraced the policy of non-alignment and rejected the logic of imperialism and colonialism. Referring to the creation of the NAM in…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). XI: The Chinese Way of Fighting Coronavirus for Safety, Growth. telesurenglish.net Once the worst hit by the coronavirus but now one of the very first to have contained the epidemic and restarted the economy, China has had a clear and proven solution for the dilemma. | Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with Xi Jinping at its core, the country has walked a fine line between virus control and economic reopening, saved lives at all costs, fostered opportunities from the crisis, opened its door wider despite strict COVID-19 containment, and coordinated near-term tasks and long-term goals. | EFFICIENT CONTROL | It took China only six weeks this summer to…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Italy To Take Measures Against Anti-Vax, Fascist Demonstrations. telesurenglish.net Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi will take measures to prevent further violent demonstrations led by Anti-Vax movements and neo-fascist groups. | RELATED: | On Saturday, citizens took to the streets to protest against the COVID-19 vaccination certificate, which will be mandatory to work from Oct. 15. In Rome, for example, some 10,000 people were in protests in which far-right and neo -fascist leaders made their pr…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Salvadorans Take Part in 'The Inverse Caravan'. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Forever Foundation led an "Inverse Caravan" to ratify the willingness of its participants to stay in this Central American nation. It moved from the country's western border to San Salvador City's downtown. | Related | The march was meant to represent the young Salvadorans who choose to remain in their country despite the difficult situation they are going through. | "This reverse caravan symbolizes the desire…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Paraguay: Mayors Of The Largest Cities Are Re-Elected. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, mayors of Paraguay's largest cities were reelected in subnational elections marked by an unusual wave of violence against candidates. | RELATED: | In the capital city, there were seven candidates for mayor and 23 lists of candidates for councilmen. In Asuncion, Oscar Rodriguez won the mayoralty with 47.5 percent of the vote, which allowed the Colored Party to stay in power. | The Liberal Party candidate E…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). US Documents Link the Colombian State With Paramilitaries. telesurenglish.net Spain's outlet El Pais published an article claiming that declassified documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. Department of State (DoE) show the Colombian State and the paramilitary groups maintained a "symbiotic relationship." | Related | This information was revealed in the trial against Carlos Mario Jimenez, a Colombian paramilitary leader, in a Miami federal court on Sept 27, 2021. This…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Bolivians Rejects The 'Civic Strike' Against President Arce. telesurenglish.net On Monday, daily activities proceed normally in Bolivian cities. The population ignored the call made by opposition organizations to carry out a "Civic Strike" against President Luis Arce. | RELATED: | The Vice Minister of Internal Affairs Nelson Cox informed that there are no blockade points in La Paz and Cochabamba, and the Bolivian Police are guarding the streets to guarantee citizen security. A similar situation exis…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Three Professors Share The 2021 Nobel Prize In Economics. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel prize in economics to David Card "for his empirical contributions to labor economics," and to Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships." | RELATED: | This year's laureates "provided us with new insights about the labour market and showed conclusions about cause and effect can be…

teleSUR, sar, JGN (2021-10-11). Cinco consejos para mejorar tu salud mental. telesurtv.net Este domingo 10 de octubre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Salud Mental.

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Non-Aligned Countries Call for Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) President Ilham Aliyev criticized developed countries whose nationalism prevents a more equal distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the world. | RELATED: | "Vaccine disparity is very large," Azerbaijan President Aliyev said during the opening of the commemorative meeting of the 60th Anniversary of the NAM first conference in Belgrade, Serbia. | Besides asking countries to a…

teleSUR (2021-10-11). Anti-flu Vaccination Campaign Starts in Cuba. telesurenglish.net Cuba's pediatric population aged six years, 11 months and 29 days will receive as of Monday the anti-flu vaccination, aimed at preventing severe complications related to seasonal influenza in the Southern Hemisphere. | RELATED: | The group will receive two doses of the vaccine with a four-week interval between them in a campaign designed to last until December. | Pregnant women, regardless of pregnancy trimester, and asthmatic…

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-11). Tormenta tropical Pamela golpeará estados del Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net El ciclón podría llegar a ser categoría 3 el miércoles cuando ingrese a territorio mexicano por las costas de Sinaloa.

teleSUR (2021-10-11). WHO Backs Booster Dose of COVID Vaccine for Immunocompromised. telesurenglish.net Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to moderately and severely immunocompromised people. | RELATED: | After four days of talks last week, the WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) recommended that such people should receive a third dose of a vaccine on the WHO Emergency Use Listing (UEL) as they…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-10-11). Organismos alertan sobre grave situación en el Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La visita tuvo el fin de verificar la situación humanitaria en Cochó, afectada por el accionar de grupos criminales.

teleSUR, JGN (2021-10-11). Brigada médica cubana recibe Premio a la Paz de los Pueblos. telesurtv.net Durante la pandemia de la Covid-19, más de 50 destacamentos médicos cubanos han colaborado en unos 40 países.

Staff (2021-10-11). 'Badly Made Fake News': Venezuelan Minister for Defense on Semana Magazine's 'Maduro's Missiles' Piece. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Defense Vladimir Padrino López described an article about alleged Venezuelan arms purchases from Iran and Russia, published by Colombia's Semana magazine, as "a mess" and "badly assembled fake news." | On Sunday, October 10, the journalist Madelein García shared a video on Twitter about the statements offered by the senior military commander. She indicated that the "investigation" published on Saturday, October 9, by the Colombian media outlet was full of "lies," and was "a badly made montage." However, she added, "that is not surprising" because "it is a news outlet that belongs to the Co…

TASS (2021-10-11). Number of foreigners obtaining Russian citizenship in 2021 exceeds 656,000 — Ministry. tass.com According to Russian Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Gorovoy, such results have been reached thanks to legal regulation introduced within migrant policy…

Marcelo Colussi (2021-10-11). La tecnología nos sacará de la pobreza… globalizacion.ca I | "El día en que cada indio [sic] tenga un celular, Guatemala habrá entrado en el desarrollo", dijo alguna vez el intelectual y empresario Manuel Ayau, fundador de la muy neoliberal Universidad Francisco Marroquín, centro de estudios superiores de alta…

Editor2 (2021-10-11). Proletarian Feminism: Inside a Women's Coffee Co-op (Video). orinocotribune.com Eloisa García and Lea Moncada of the Gloria Quintanilla Women's Cooperative discuss proletarian feminism in Nicaragua. | Formed in 2008, the Cooperative is run by and for Nicaraguan peasant women. Their primary crop is coffee, but they also grow plantains, beans, vegetables, and other staple foods. | They work closely with the Rural Workers' Association (known as the ATC) and the Sandinista Revolution, led by President Daniel Ortega. | They also regularly collaborate with La Vía Campesina, the global movement of international peasants. | The women of the Cooperative have fought for and won land titles in their…

Eduardo Aliverti (2021-10-11). Argentina — El Gobierno y su desafío de preservar la unidad. globalizacion.ca La semana pasada fue sencilla y complejamente ratificatoria del escenario planteado al cabo de las primarias. Y, sobre todo, de esas horas siguientes a la carta pública de Cristina, cuando pareció no haber retorno para la ruptura del Gobierno. | No…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-10-11). Anti-government strike by far-right in Bolivia diminished by counter-mobilizations by working class. peoplesdispatch.org In response to the anti-government strike called for by the far-right sectors in Bolivia, hundreds of citizens took to the streets in different parts of the country to express their support for the socialist national government. Meanwhile, local media reported that the business activities are running normally across the country…

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