(2021-11-16). White House appeals to Russia to pressure Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The White House is not appealing to Russia to protect refugees attacked by Polish security forces or to protect Armenia, currently under attack by Azerbaijan. For days there have been indications that the Kremlin is not averse to rendering such aid. ==== US urges Russia to press Belarus over migrants at Polish border: spokeswoman The …
(2021-11-16). EU Foreign Ministers Agree On New Sanctions Against Belarus. telesurenglish.net Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed on new sanctions against Belarus over the migrant crisis, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday. | RELATED: | Addressing a press conference after the ministers' meeting, he said the new set of sanctions had been "politically adopted" and "will be finalized in the coming days." The sanctions will affect "quite an important number" of individuals and entities, he a…
(2021-11-16). Ethiopia at a Crossroads: Civil War or Peaceful Settlement? journal-neo.org 
The government of Ethiopia has declared a state of emergency in the country, as the rebel forces of Tigray threaten to attack the capital, and the war that has been going on for a year is rapidly escalating and brings more and more troubles and misfortunes to Ethiopians. The United States has stated that the danger …
(2021-11-16). Historian Alfred McCoy Predicts the U.S. Empire is Collapsing as China's Power Grows. democracynow.org 
President Joe Biden's virtual summit Monday with Chinese President Xi Jinping follows the two countries' announcement just days earlier they will work together to confront the climate emergency after Xi did not attend the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow. Tension has been mounting between the two superpowers, especially over Taiwan and Hong Kong, with some speculating that a new Cold War is developing. "The United States, in the immediate future, is faced with the possibility of fighting a war over Taiwan … that it would probably lose," says Alfred McCoy, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madiso…
(2021-11-16). Chicano movie screening of Nicaragua's fight against U.S. imperialism. fightbacknews.org Lincoln Heights, CA – On Sunday, November 7, the Immigration Committee of the Community Service Organization (Centro CSO) hosted a screening of The screening, at the Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, fell on the day of the Nicaraguan presidential elections, which resulted in the victory of leftist Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) with 75.96% of the vote. The country named these elections "Elecciones Soberanas 2021" (Sovereign Elections 2021) and invited int…
(2021-11-16). Cubans more excited about school reopening than regime change. nationofchange.org "The U.S. government misread Cuba when it decided to invest so heavily in trying to instigate insurrection. We Cubans want to improve our country & move forward, not back to the times when we were the friendly playground of U.S. capital, corruption & ambition."
(2021-11-16). Mexico's President AMLO Slams US Sanctions Against Cuba. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) decried the U.S.-led economic blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | "I think that Cuba should not be isolated, politically speaking. You shouldn't strangle Cubans for deciding to stay in Cuba," Lopez Obrador said, referring to the sanctions the United States has imposed on the island for over half a century. | "I am against the blockade, I think it…
(2021-11-16). Chilean Senate to Decide the Fate of President Piñera Today. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Chilean Senate began the final hearing in the impeachment procedure of President Sebastian Piñera for his involvement in the Dominga mining company deal, which was denounced by the Pandora Papers. | Related | Once the Lower House approved the impeachment on Nov. 9, the Senate will analyze whether to remove Piñera and prohibit him from holding public office for 5 years. Its final decision is expected to be made a…
(2021-11-16). Venezuela: Five Days Ahead To Subnational Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 20 million Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect 23 governors, 335 mayors, 253 state legislators, and 2,471 councilors for the 2021-2025 term. | RELATED: | "Due to its complexity, this mega-election implies an organizational challenge, but everything is ready," National Electoral Council (CNE) President Pedro Calzadilla assured, recalling that 37 national organizations and 43 regional organizations registere…
(2021-11-16). Suicide Bomb Blasts Leave 6 Dead and 33 Injured In Uganda. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, six people including three suicide bombers were killed and 33 others injured in twin bomb blasts in the Ugandan capital Kampala. | RELATED: | The suicide bombers detonated themselves at a checkpoint at the Central Police Station and on the parliamentary avenue. The injured were rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital while counter-terrorism response teams managed to pursue a fourth suicide bomb attacker.
(2021-11-16). Panama: Ex President Martinelli's Son Is Extradited to the US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Luis Martinelli Linares, the son of Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli, was extradited from Guatemala to the United States to be prosecuted for his involvement with a money-laundering scheme linked to the construction company Odebrecht. | Related | The U.S. Department of Justice alleges the Martinellis were intermediaries for the payment of US$28 million in bribes from Odebrecht to high-ranking Panaman…
(2021-11-16). Argentina Expects To Start Servicing The IMF Debt From 2026. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez announced the preparation of the "Multi-year Economic Program for Sustainable Development" (MEPSD) bill, a fiscal policy instrument that will include new payment conditions for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans contracted by President Mauricio Macri (2015 -2019). | Related | "The program contemplates the results of the negotiations between our government and the IMF, which…
(2021-11-16). US Entangled In COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Dispute. telesurenglish.net As the cold days set in, the United States is again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases, though deaths and hospitalizations trend lower, while the federal government's vaccine mandate consistently faces legal challenges and resistance. | RELATED: | The seven-day average of confirmed cases of the pandemic stood at 80,885 nationwide on Sunday, with its 14-day change striking an 11-percent rise. COVID-19-related deaths were 1,13…
(2021-11-16). Chile: Presidential Candidates Debate Their Policy Proposals. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Chilean presidential candidates Gabriel Boric, Jose Kast, Yasna Provoste, Sebastian Sichel, Marco Enriquez-Ominami, and Eduardo Artes discussed their government proposals in the last presidential debate ahead of the Nov. 21 elections. | RELATED: | They harshly criticized far-right politician Kast's proposals, which comprised repealing the law that allows abortion, merging the Women Ministry with another institution,…
(2021-11-16). Cuban president joins 'Red Scarves' students protesting U.S. destabilization effort. peoplesworld.org 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel donned a red shirt and matching scarf Monday as he visited a sit-in against the U.S. blockade in Havana's Central Park. The "Red Scarves" movement sprang up among university students in response to U.S. efforts to exploit protests over the summer to ratchet up counter-revolutionary activity in Cuba. Around 70 students …
(2021-11-16). Mandatario mexicano ratifica su rechazo al bloqueo de Estados Unidos a Cuba. cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) expresó este lunes su respaldo al pueblo cubano y reiteró su rechazo al ilegal bloqueo económico, financiero y comercial impuesto por Estados Unidos contra la isla. "Estoy en contra del bloqueo, creo que es inhumano. Nadie tiene derecho de asfixiar a un pueblo (…) eso es vil, canallesco", declaró.
(2021-11-16). Why is the US fueling the November 15 Cuba protests? orinocotribune.com By Rosa Miriam Elizalde — Nov 13, 2021 | Cuban journalist Rosa Miriam Elizalde discusses the US-backed counter-revolutionary protests planned for November 15 | On September 20, letters began to arrive at eight Cuban municipal or provincial government headquarters announcing the
(2021-11-16). The People vs. COP26: Time for Politicians, Billionaires to Listen. dissidentvoice.org 
Of all the speeches and political grandstanding at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), the words of Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, were the most profound and least hypocritical. Lopez Obrador raged against the "technocrats and neoliberals" — world leaders who hold the future of humanity in their hands. This was …
(2021-11-16). EU Slaps On More Sanctions As Migrants Keep Coming. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-16). Argentina's Legislative Elections: Alberto Fernández Loses Senate Majority — Results Not as Bad as Expected. orinocotribune.com 
With 98.98% of the votes counted, Argentina's right-wing opposition coalition Juntos por el Cambio leads the elections held on Sunday, November 14. The coalition obtained a majority in the Senate, according to ultra-conservative news outlet At press time, Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) has 42.18% of the national deputies, while the Frente de Todos (the Peronist and Kirchnerist coalition that supports current President Alberto Fernández) retains only 33.
(2021-11-16). Neruda y la traición: una perspectiva contemporánea. peoplesworld.org 
El poeta chileno Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) recibió el Premio Nobel en Literatura en 1971 y, a partir de 1927, ocupó una serie de cargos diplomáticos. En 1945, recibió el Premio Nacional de Literatura y lo que nos interesa en este artículo, en el mismo año, siendo miembro del Partido Comunista de Chile (PCC), fue elegido …
(2021-11-16). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org The National Private Education Workers Syndicate (SINTEP) of Uruguay has voted in favor of a 24-hour strike over salaries, while Catholic elementary teachers in Toronto, Canada are continuing a work-to-rule action over stalled contract talks.
(2021-11-15). Censorship Is The Last Gasp Of The Liberal Class. popularresistance.org On November 8, 2021, Twitter locked my account for a period of one day for responding to corporate media darling and Russiagate fanatic Keith Olbermann's slanderous reply to journalist Wyatt Reed's coverage of the Nicaraguan election. The flagged tweet simply restated Olbermann's question, replacing "whore for a dictator" with "whoring for the American oligarchy." Twitter demanded that I delete the tweet or send a time-consuming, lengthy appeal with no assurances as to if or when my sentence in "Twitter jail" would end. This prompted me to delete the tweet and wait for the 12-hour suspension to end. Keith Olberma…
(2021-11-15). UN Human Rights Office Warns Of Political Violence in Honduras. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns over the increase in political violence in Honduras during its electoral process. | Related | This multilateral organization referred to the systematic murders of political figures, especially those that happened at public events. One of these cases happened on Saturday, when gunmen assassinated Luis Casaña…
(2021-11-15). New Mexico hospitals enact crisis standards of care amidst jump of COVID-19 cases. wsws.org The southwestern state has reported some of the highest rates of increase of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the US in recent days.
(2021-11-15). Activists slam state "necropolitics" as Ecuador prison riot kills 68 and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the wave of prison massacres in Ecuador, a report on the cover-up of a major 2019 U.S. airstrike on Syria, and more…
(2021-11-15). Blinken accuses Belarus of contriving migrant crisis to divert attention from Russian threat to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com If anyone hasn't read the handwriting on the wall by now they never will. NATO's eastern flank: from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Migration crisis in Belarus intended to divert attention from Russia's actions near Ukraine — Blinken The crisis with migrants on the border of Belarus and the EU was provoked by …
(2021-11-15). Belarus Tells EU About Measures To Curb Refugee Flow. telesurenglish.net Belarus Foreign Affairs Minister Vladimir Makei told the European Union (EU) that his country would try to reduce the migrant flows from Asia, Africa and the Middle East to the EU. | RELATED: | He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Both sides confirmed their intention to end the migration crisis in an early date. | The EU…
(2021-11-15). Polish prime minister calls for direct NATO intervention against Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish PM urges steps by NATO as Belarus border tensions rise The Polish prime minister has said that NATO must take "concrete steps" to help resolve a migrant crisis on the Belarus border, adding that Poland and the Baltic states of Lithuania and Latvia may ask for consultations under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty. …
(2021-11-15). Alex Saab Pleads Not Guilty Before Miami Federal Court. telesurenglish.net During an arraignment hearing held in Miami federal court on Monday, the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab pleaded not guilty to a money laundering charge. Through this politically motivated accusation, the U.S. seeks to punish him for helping the Venezuelan government counteract the impact of unilateral economic sanctions. | RELATED: | "I will face the judicial process with full dignity. I did not commit any crime and…
(2021-11-15). Costa Rica: Five Mayors Were Detained on Corruption Charges. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) detained San Jose Mayor Johny Araya, Cartago Mayor Mario Redondo, San Carlos Mayor Alfredo Cordoba, Alajuela Mayor Humberto Soto, and Osa Mayor Alberto Cole for their alleged involvement in the "Diamond" corruption case. | Related | The Prosecutor's Office is investigating a criminal organization that has been bribing local officials to secure public works co…
(2021-11-15). Orinoco Tribune's 3rd Birthday: Let's Celebrate with a Panel on Recent Elections in Latin America. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 14, 2021 ( The Zoom panel is scheduled for Monday, November 29 at 8: 00 p.m. (EST) and will last 90 minutes. It will be chaired by Orinoco Tribune's editor, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, who will have the honor of interacting with respected and long-standing activists and journalist…
(2021-11-15). Court of Appeal upholds Universal Credit childcare rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWCA Civ 1482 — read judgment The Court of Appeal has allowed the Secretary of State's appeal against a ruling that the system of calculating childcare for Universal Credit indirectly discriminates against women. The judgment below was reported in the blog here. Childcare costs under …
(2021-11-15). ECLAC Secretary Barcena To Meet Peru's President Castillo. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Secretary Alicia Barcena will meet with Peru's President Pedro Castillo and his ministers. | Related | They will discuss post-pandemic economic policies and the health plan proposed by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | Barcena will also meet with the Vice-President Dina Boluarte, Foreign Affairs M…
(2021-11-15). AMLO, Biden, Trudeau To Speak About Economy, Health, Migration. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), U.S. President Joe Biden, and Canada's Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet on Thursday in Washington where they will discuss issues related to economic integration process between their countries. | RELATED: | "The meeting will revolve around three themes: economic relations, migration, and health," AMLO said during his morning press conference. After the bilater…
(2021-11-15). Caravana migrante continúa su paso por el estado de Oaxaca, México. telesurtv.net Más de 1.000 migrantes centroamericanos lograron llegar al poblado de Matías Romero, Oaxaca.
(2021-11-15). Asesinan a tiros a alcalde hondureño durante un acto político. telesurtv.net Según el Observatorio de la Violencia de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras se han presentado al menos 64 actos violentos contra actores políticos.
(2021-11-15). Frente de Todos conserva mayoría en el parlamento argentino. telesurtv.net El Frente de Todos obtuvo 35 senadores y 118 diputados para alcanzar la cifra de 153 legisladores entre ambas cámaras.
(2021-11-15). Sube a 68 la cifra de muertos por motín en cárcel ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net En horas de la tarde de este sábado se registraron nuevos enfrentamiento en el interior de la penitenciaria en la ciudad de Guayaquil.
(2021-11-15). ONU ve con preocupación crímenes contra políticos en Honduras. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Oacnudh desde septiembre del 2020, se han contabilizado al menos 28 muertos en el contexto de violencia política.
(2021-11-15). Chile: Presidential Candidates To Hold Last Debate On Monday. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Chilean presidential candidates Gabriel Boric, Jose Kast, Yasna Provoste, Sebastian Sichel, Marco Enriquez-Ominami, and Eduardo Artes will discuss their government proposals in the last presidential debate ahead of the Nov. 21 elections. | RELATED: | Candidate Franco Parisi (People's Party) will not participate in the debate since he tested positive for COVID-19 and must remain in quarantine in the Uni…
(2021-11-15). Denuncian masacre en Putumayo, la número 87 en Colombia en 2021. telesurtv.net Durante el 2021, Colombia registra la lamentable cifra de 152 líderes sociales asesinados.
(2021-11-15). US Business Groups Urge Reducing Tariffs On Chinese Goods. telesurenglish.net In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about two dozen U.S. business associations led by the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) urged President Joe Biden's administration to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to provide relief to Americans amid rising inflation pressures. | RELATED: | "Tariffs put in place over the last several years continue to disproportionately cause economic harm to U.S. businesse…
(2021-11-15). We Have Enough Vaccines To Immunize 95% of Venezuelans: Maduro. telesurenglish.net Upon the arrival of 2,5 million Sinopharm vaccines through the COVAX mechanism on Saturday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela has already enough doses to immunize 95 percent of the population against COVID-19. | RELATED: | "Despite the sanctions and financial persecution implemented by the United States, we got the money to purchase vaccines," Maduro stated, stressing that humanitarian issues should not…
(2021-11-15). Denuncian muerte de activistas en masacre carcelaria en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La masacre en Guayaquil, con 68 muertos, también se cobró la vida de activistas detenidos, algunos sin condena.
(2021-11-15). US and UK Impose New Sanctions on Nine Nicaraguan Officials. telesurenglish.net The U.S. sanctions included the energy minister, vice-minister of finance and an entire government ministry, following Ortega's re-election to a fourth consecutive term on November 7. | U.S. President Joe Biden accuses Ortega of organizing a "pantomime" election in the Central American nation, and U.S. officials vow to work with allies to continue imposing further measures. | RELATED: | "The United States is sen…
(2021-11-15). Young Cubans Take Part In Sit-In To Reject US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 70 young Cubans took part in a sit-in at Havana's Central Park to reject the U.S. blockade, recent destabilization attempts, and smear campaigns in social media against Cuba. | RELATED: | "These actions are part of the strategy of unconventional war against our people. We deserve to live in peace and without the obstacles imposed by unilateral coercive measures," President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated. | The initiative known as "Red Sc…
(2021-11-15). Majority of Chileans Support Impeachment Against Piñera. telesurenglish.net According to the survey by the firm Pulso Ciudadano, 64 percent of respondents said they agreed or strongly agreed that the president had to be prosecuted due to the Pandora Papers revelations on the sale of the Dominga mining project in a tax haven. | RELATED: | The survey was carried out online and comprised 1,602 people. | On November 9, the Chamber of Deputies approved the indictment against Piñera with 78 votes i…
(2021-11-15). Gobierno boliviano denuncia pretensiones de desestabilización. telesurtv.net A pesar de la abrogación del proyecto de Ley en cuestionamiento, el movimiento cívico devela afanes desestabilizadores.
(2021-11-15). Libyan PM Says Election Laws "Designed To Obstruct Elections" telesurenglish.net On Monday, Libya's Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah said the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections face a major problem of "laws that are designed to obstruct the electoral process." | Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah gives a speech during a workshop in the industry and services of energy in Tripoli, Libya, on Oct. 25, 2021…