2021-11-27: News Headlines

WSWS (2021-11-27). Peru's Pedro Castillo's first 100 days: Shattering the illusions promoted by Jacobin and the pseudo-left. wsws.org In his first hundred days as Peru's president, Castillo has managed to move faster and further to the right than any of his predecessors.

Salim Lamrani (2021-11-27). Fifty Truths about Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Five Years Ago, the Passing of Fidel Castro | The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution has forever marked the history of Cuba and Latin America, making his country a symbol of dignity and resistance. | 1. Fidel Castro was born into …

WSWS (2021-11-27). COVID-19 cases surge to record highs in South Korea. wsws.org As the number of new cases grows, inequality is also sharply escalating.

Mouris Salloum George (2021-11-27). México — Los errores se pagan caros. globalizacion.ca Deberemos forzosamente de hacer un esfuerzo mayúsculo para ajustarnos a cumplir con las cláusulas del Tratado comercial que firmamos con Estados Unidos y con Canadá, si no estaríamos relegados a sufrir en carne propia en nuestros sectores exportadores. Lo que…

teleSUR, yart, DRL, JDO (2021-11-27). Cuba mantiene cero muertes por Covid-19 y amplía la vacunación. telesurtv.net Mientras avanza la campaña de vacunación, no se han reportado muertes en dos días consecutivos.

teleSUR, SH (2021-11-27). Pedro Castillo denuncia intentos de desestabilización en Perú. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta peruana calificó de intento de golpe de Estado la moción que pretende la destitución del presidente Pedro Castillo.

teleSUR, SH (2021-11-27). EE.UU. pide a hondureños respetar los resultados electorales del 28N. telesurtv.net EE.UU. ha instado a las autoridades hondureñas a celebrar unas elecciones generales transparentes y pacíficas.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2021-11-27). øQué debes saber sobre los comicios generales de Honduras?>. telesurtv.net Los hondureños deberán votar por su nuevo presidente, vicepresidentes, diputados al Congreso Nacional y al Parlacen.

teleSUR, DRL (2021-11-27). Avanza marcha en Bolivia en apoyo al presidente Luis Arce. telesurtv.net En el cuarto día de movilización, la columna humana avanza hacia La Paz, pese a la lluvia y bajas temperaturas.

teleSUR, SH (2021-11-27). Investigan a policías en Guatemala por abusos en protestas del 2020. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público informó que los cinco policías investigados se presentaron ante el juez sexto de Primera Instancia Penal.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-27). Fidel Castro Ruz. Su legado vivirá para siempre. La verdad como instrumento revolucionario. globalizacion.ca Hace cinco años, el 25 de noviembre de 2016 falleció Fidel Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución Cubana. Su legado vivirá para siempre. | La Revolución Cubana constituye un hito fundamental en la historia de la humanidad, que desafía la legitimidad…

Rosa Miriam Elizalde (2021-11-27). Cuba: Five Years After Fidel. zcomm.org In five years, particularly in the last two years, incendiary slang has been unleashed on social media and international media networks, whose target is not only the Cuban government. They want to erase any trace of Fidel Castro…

Staff (2021-11-27). Conferencia Iberoamericana: Canciller cubano agradece reclamo al cese del bloqueo. cubadebate.cu Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla agradeció la tradicional posición de los países miembros de la Conferencia Iberoamericana en el reclamo al cese del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por Estados Unidos. Recordó que esta política se ha recrudecido de manera deliberada y oportunista en el contexto de la pandemia de COVID-19.

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2021-11-27). Elecciones en Honduras: Xiomara Castro favorita, EEUU expectante. globalizacion.ca Las elecciones generales del próximo domingo en Honduras se vaticinan serán las más concurridas en la historia democrática, pese a los altos índices de violencia política e incertidumbre electoral, donde la candidata centroizquierdista Xiomara Castro aparece como favorita. Si gana…

A Guest Author (2021-11-27). 'Unity, diversity, interculturality' ‚àí a Sandinista's view on autonomy. workers.org By Johnny Hodgson The following is part three of a presentation given by Johnny Hodgson, Sandinista National Liberation Front's Political Secretary for the Autonomous Region of the South Caribbean (RACCS) on Oct. 6 in Managua, Nicaragua, to a U.S. delegation comprised of Coleen Littlejohn, Sara Flounders, Monica Moorehead, Joav Elinevsky . . . |

Editor2 (2021-11-27). The News from the Venezuela Election? Victory for the People of Venezuela and Defeat for the US (Statement). orinocotribune.com The news out of Venezuela related to the elections is that there is no news. All attempts to attack and delegitimize the process failed and the people of that beleaguered nation once again chose independence and dignity over surrendering to the imperialist gangsterism of the United States and their white supremacist, European colonial allies. | RELATED CONTENT: Russia's Zakharova: Countries Criticizing Venezuela's Elections Motivated…

Branko Marcetic (2021-11-27). Cuba's Vaccine Could End Up Saving Millions of Lives. zcomm.org Thanks to its public biotech sector and its government's deep commitment to public health, Cuba is now the only low-income country to have made its own COVID vaccine, and it's poised to help millions around the world…

Jallicia Jolly (2021-11-27). [Perspectives] A reproductive justice response to HIV/AIDS and COVID-19. thelancet.com Lana is a young Black woman living with HIV in Kingston, Jamaica. A mother of young children, she was concerned about what COVID-19 would mean for her pre-existing diagnosis. During the COVID-19 pandemic she has struggled to find psychosocial support groups, consistent access to antiretrovirals, and employment opportunities to maintain her health and support herself and her family. Pam, a middle-aged HIV-positive woman in Detroit, MI, USA, is a caregiver and local HIV organiser who provides emotional and social support to other newly diagnosed people.

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-26). Belarus: U.S. exploits Poland, Ukraine, Baltic states to start a war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Lukashenko: USA wants to use Poland, Baltic states, Ukraine to start war The United States of America wants to unleash a war using Poland, the Baltic states, Ukraine and the migrant crisis on the border of Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he spoke at a joint meeting of the Constitutional Commission and the …

Staff (2021-11-26). OMS clasifica como "de preocupación" nueva variante del SARS-CoV-2 y la denomina omicron. cubadebate.cu La OMS clasificó este viernes como "de preocupación" la variante B.1.1.529 del SARS-CoV-2, detectada recientemente en Sudáfrica, y alertó que puede propagarse más rápidamente que otras. Se necesitarán varias semanas para saber más sobre la nueva variante, su transmisibilidad y la eficacia de las vacunas y terapias frente a ella.

_____ (2021-11-26). From 'Saddam Has WMDs' To 'Russia Is Preparing To Invade Ukraine'. popularresistance.org Following Saturday's news report by corporate-owned US media outlet CBS, which outlined alleged plans by Russia to invade Ukraine in the coming weeks as the Winter sets in, based on unverified information given to the media network by unnamed US Intelligence officials, anti-Russian hysteria in the Western mainstream media has again stepped up a notch — with Moscow already being accused of playing a key role in the ongoing migrant crisis at the Belarus-Poland border, where thousands of immigrants, many of whom are fleeing the wars and colour revolutions imposed on their countries by the US-NATO hegemony, are…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Giant March Supporting Arce Advances Through Bolivian Highlands. telesurenglish.net After leaving Patacamaya three days ago, the "March for the Homeland" has traveled 95 out of 200 kilometers needed to reach La Paz City, where it will express its support for President Luis Arce. | RELATED: | The Bolivian Labor Union (COB) and dozens of social organizations decided to mobilize their militants in defense of a democratically elected government, which is being threatened by the Santa Cruz Civic Committ…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Attack On Feminist March Leaves 3 Deaths & 2 Injured in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Sonora State Attorney General's Office (FGJE) reported that men with assault rifles and grenades murdered three citizens and wounded two people in the vicinity of Guaymas City Hall, where the organization "Sea Feminists" called a protest against gender-based violence. | RELATED: | The attackers opened fire against Mayor Karla Cordova, who had arrested members of two criminal organizations operating in the zone…

Gilberto López y Rivas (2021-11-26). México — EZLN: 38 años de concientización y construcción de autonomía. globalizacion.ca El 17 de noviembre se conmemoró el 38 aniversario de la fundación del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN), por un pequeño grupo guerrillero integrado por cinco hombres y una mujer, tres mestizos y tres indígenas, en su implantación en…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). AMLO Ends Mining Concessions in Mexico: 'They Just Speculated'. telesurenglish.net "There will be no new mining concessions, many have already been granted," said the Mexican President, who asserted that the mining companies simply speculated in the financial market. | RELATED: | López Obrador asserted that the existing concessions will be respected; however, his government will not give any more, since many companies "cheated" and have not carried out their intended tasks. | "They did juicy b…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Kirchner Acquitted of Alleged Money Laundering in Argentina. telesurenglish.net According to the ruling released on Friday, Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner and her two children, Florencia and Máximo, were acquitted for the non-existence of a crime in a case investigating alleged money laundering. | The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, and the vice president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, participate in a campaign event on November 11, 2021 in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

teleSUR (2021-11-26). China Issues White Paper On Africa Cooperation In New Era. telesurenglish.net On Friday, China's State Council Information Office issued the white paper titled "China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals." | RELATED: | Developing solidarity and cooperation with African countries has been the cornerstone of China's foreign policy. President Xi Jinping put forward the principles of China's Africa policy — sincerity, real results, amity and good faith, and pursuing the greater good a…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Russia Opposes Politicizing Beijing Winter Olympics. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said her country opposes the politicization of the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. | RELATED: | "We believe that sports should remain separate from politics. We have no doubt that China will be able to host the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the highest level in the context of existing anti-epidemic restrictions," Zakharova said, pointing out th…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). US Trade War Against China Fosters Chips Global Shortage. telesurenglish.net The United States has made no secret of its attempt to suppress China's chip development and manufacturing capabilities. However, a recent development suggests that it wants more — to reshape the global landscape of the chip industry and establish hegemony in the field. | RELATED: | The plan of SK hynix, a chipmaker in the Republic of Korea, to upgrade its production facility in China to make memory chips more ef…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Globalink | Gourd Pyrography Works Express Wishes for Winter Olympics. telesurenglish.net How does a gourd pyrographer express his best wishes for the coming Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in his own way?> | Liu Zhen creates on a gourd at home in Tangshan Township of Nanchang City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 16, 2020.

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Ibero-American Foreign Ministers Meet in Dominican Republic. telesurenglish.net Through Twitter, the Cuban Foreign Ministry informed that the meeting will address issues related to the promotion of cooperation, towards the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government in 2022. | The meeting will also provide an opportunity to discuss post-pandemic recovery and discuss proposals and initiatives aimed at strengthening multilateralism, democracy and people's well-being. | RELATED: | The region's foreign ministers wil…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Cuba to Update Foreign Investment Policy. telesurenglish.net "On Saturday, the Council of Ministers will hold an extraordinary session to approve updating the policy," he said at the opening of the Cuba-Italy Business Forum in Havana. | RELATED: | Marrero reiterated that foreign investment "continues to be a fundamental component in the country's development, endorsed in the documents for updating Cuba's economic model." | "Cuba remains open to the world and to entrepreneurs willing to invest and do bu…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Venezuelan Indigenous Citizens To Elect 69 Councilors On Friday. telesurenglish.net On Friday, as part of the subnational electoral process, 4,334 Indigenous representatives will go to the polls to elect 69 councilors and 8 legislators for the states of Amazonas, Anzoategui, Apure, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro, Monagas, Sucre and Zulia. | RELATED: | "These elections reaffirm the active participation of Indigenous citizens in our country's political, economic, and social processes. The Venezuelan people ru…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Anti-Vax Rioters Attack Policemen and Journalists in Martinique. telesurenglish.net Over the last 12 hours, unidentified individuals shot at 10 police officers and four French journalists amid anti-vax protests in Martinique's capital city, Fort-de-France. | RELATED: | Citizens attacked the police at various checkpoints that the authorities had set up on the roads and streets to try to contain the general strike called by 17 union organizations earlier in the week. | While reporting on the intense expr…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Bolivian Government Projects 5.1% Economic Growth for 2022. telesurenglish.net The government of Bolivian President Luis Arce presented on Thursday its general budget for 2022, whose goals contemplate a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 5.1 percent. | At a press conference, the Minister of Economy and Public Finance, Marcelo Montenegro, indicated that the General State Budget (PGE) 2022, also provides for an increase in public investment by 25 percent for next year. | RELATED: | The Bolivian official indicat…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Peruvian Neo-Fascists Attack Ex-Presidential Candidate Lescano. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday afternoon, 30 members of Peru's far-right group "The Resistance" attacked the former presidential candidate for the Popular Action party Yonhy Lescano at his home in the Surco district. | RELATED: | "As I was closing my garage to enter my house, these people beat me with sticks, blow up my cell phone, and broke into my home. When my family came to help me, they insulted and hit them too," Lescano co…

teleSUR (2021-11-26). Portugal Resumes 'State Of Calamity' Due To COVID-19 New Wave. telesurenglish.net As of December 1, Portugal will resume the 'State of Calamity' to stop the spread of the pandemic through measures such as teleworking, the requirement of COVID-19 negative tests, the presentation of the digital certificate to access restaurants, and a negative test to enter discos and bars. | RELATED: | Although 86 percent of the country's 10 million inhabitants are already vaccinated, the measures will become even more restrictive after the Christmas holi…

WSWS (2021-11-26). Hundreds more lives threatened on "disintegrating" boat in Mediterranean as London and Paris cross swords over Channel migrant deaths. wsws.org Indifferent to 430 lives in immediate danger in the Mediterranean, the deaths of 27 people in the English Channel Wednesday has been the occasion for a tirade of accusations and nationalist outbursts in Britain and France.

Editor2 (2021-11-26). Padre Melo Says Hondurans Want Their Vote to be Respected in Historic Elections. orinocotribune.com Padre Melo talks about the general elections to be held in the country on November 28, about the role of religious sectors in fighting for the restoration of democracy, what to expect on Election Day, and the impact of the political crisis in Honduras on immigration. | Ismael Moreno or Padre Melo, is a Jesuit priest, the general director of Radio Progreso, and a member of the Team…

Zoe Alexandra (2021-11-26). Honduran movements build new strategies to engage with institutional politics. peoplesdispatch.org Honduras' Broad Movement for Justice and Dignity ( MAJD, a movement that struggles in defense of human rights, in defense of natural resources, a…

Alasdair Baverstock (2021-11-26). Hondurans prepare for general election. america.cgtn.com Honduras will hold general elections this weekend in a vote that will decide the country's elected leaders — from mayors to members of parliament, to the president — for the next four years.

Mariana àÅlvarez Orellana (2021-11-26). Estrategia de desgaste: Opositores piden otra vez destitución del presidente Pedro Castillo. globalizacion.ca No hubo nada improvisado. Unas semanas después de ser anuncia en el Pleno del Congreso, los legisladores de tres partidos de la derecha peruana, Avanza País, Fuerza Popular y Renovación, presentaron una moción de vacancia (destitución) contra el presidente Pedro…

_____ (2021-11-26). Jorge Arreaza On Venezuela Recovering From Sanctions In New Post-Petro Economic Plan. popularresistance.org UN Special Rapporteurs estimate that 100,000 people have died in Venezuela in the last decade because of the lack of medicine brought on by U.S. sanctions. Nearly 60% of those deaths took place under the Trump administration after Washington escalated its economic warfare on the Bolivarian state. During the Trump era, Jorge Arreaza served as Venezuela's foreign minister and spent years building diplomatic ties with other nations amid Washington's aggressive hybrid war.

_____ (2021-11-26). Jorge Arreaza On Venezuela Recovering From Sanctions. popularresistance.org UN Special Rapporteurs estimate that 100,000 people have died in Venezuela in the last decade because of the lack of medicine brought on by U.S. sanctions. Nearly 60% of those deaths took place under the Trump administration after Washington escalated its economic warfare on the Bolivarian state. During the Trump era, Jorge Arreaza served as Venezuela's foreign minister and spent years building diplomatic ties with other nations amid Washington's aggressive hybrid war. | "After 22 years of revolution, we have had to deal with President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Trump, and President Biden…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-26). Diosdado Cabello Issues Warning to EU and Elected Opposition Mayors. orinocotribune.com When evaluating the report on Venezuela's mega-elections presented by the Election Observation Commission of the European Union, Venezuelan deputy Diosdado Cabello noted that the opinion of Isabel Santos contrasts with that of all the other international organizations that served as observers in Venezuela's latest elections. | Cabello, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), made the comments during his television program Con El Mazo Dando, where he also warned opposition leaders who were elected as governors and mayors, that they must abide by the law. | "Guess which was the o…

Staff (2021-11-26). 21N Regional Elections: Causes Behind Delay in Barinas State Results — CNE Headquarter to Take Charge. orinocotribune.com Five days after the celebration of the regional and local mega-elections of November 21 in Venezuela, tension remains amongst sectors of the right in Barinas state that insist on questioning the results and proclaiming the candidate Freddy Superlano as the winner and refusing to recognize the candidate of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), and current governor, Argenis Chávez. | In this sense, spokespersons for both the electoral body, and the political groups involved, have stated that the Democratic Unit Roundtable requested a 100% recount of the ballots and election records, which in turn has dela…

Staff (2021-11-26). Diosdado Regrets Machista Comments Made by Re-elected PSUV Mayor of Sucre. orinocotribune.com The first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, referred this Wednesday, November 24, to a video that recently circulated on social media platforms, in which the PSUV's recently re-elected mayor of the Sucre municipality in Miranda state, José Vicente Rangel àÅvalos, made machista comments towards women. Rangel àÅvalos subsequently assumed responsibility for his comments, and "clarified" in an apology letter that the statements were made in a "jocular" space among his work team, and were taken out of context. | To be more precise, Mayor Rangel àÅvalo…

Staff (2021-11-26). Russia's Zakharova: Countries Criticizing Venezuela's Elections Motivated Only by Politically Motivated Hopes to Destabilize Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, November 25, Russia welcomed the broad participation of Venezuela's opposition in the regional and local elections held last Sunday, and described the intentions of the countries that refuse to recognize the results as "politically motivated hopes to destabilize," reported the EFE news agency. | "We welcome the participation in the elections of representatives of a broad sector of the opposition," said Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a press conference. | According to the Russian diplomat, this "demonstrates the maturity of the political process in Venezuela and…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-26). Right-Wing Groups Attack Community Media Outlets After Elections. orinocotribune.com Following their general rejection at the polls by the people, opposition leaders are mounting attacks against alternative and community media outlets in regions where they won elections, according to reports. | Venezuela's Public Ministry ordered an investigation to be opened into violent acts committed against radio stations in municipalities of Mérida state, in the Andes region, and in the Barinas state, in the Llanos region. | #DESIGNADOS Fiscal 15 d Barinas y Fiscal 16 d Mérida para investigar d oficio los asaltos -por vía d turbas violentas- d emisoras Staff (2021-11-26). Sanctions on Venezuela to Blame for US Purchasing More Fuel from Russia. orinocotribune.com While Washington urges its European allies to reduce their dependence on Russian energy resources and imposes sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the US itself urges Russia to supply it with more fuel, and even made its largest diesel purchase in three years. Experts on the subject explain why this trend is happening. | Four Russian tankers with a total of two million barrels of diesel fuel made from natural gas left for the United States to help mitigate the energy crisis in the North American country. This represents the highest purchase of this type since 2018, reported the Bloomberg agency, citing re…

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