(2022-01-26). Mexico: Journalists unite in protest after three murdered in two weeks. greenleft.org.au Last year, Mexico was named the
(2022-01-26). How WHO Chief Tedros Violated UN Rules to Advance TPLF Interests in Ethiopia. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison and Simon Tesfamariam — Jan 18, 2022 | In leaked audio, UN staffers accuse World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of violating UN code to further the objectives of his political allies in Ethiopia's conflict | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization (WHO) Secretary-General and overseer of the UN's global coronavirus response, has established a shadow relief operation that sidesteps the authority of Ethiopia's sovereign government and directly coordinates with his political allies in the country's civil war. | The alleged actions by Tedros, which h…
(2022-01-26). What solutions for labour shortages? greenleft.org.au Labour shortages give unions a stronger bargaining position. Sue Bull argues they need to argue against racist and nationalistic tropes that migrant workers steal Australians' jobs, while defending workplace safety, wages and conditions.
(2022-01-26). Honduras: Leftist Xiomara Castro to be sworn in as president. greenleft.org.au Leftist Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya won November's presidential elections in Honduras with 51% of the vote — the highest proportion of votes for a presidential candidate in Honduran history, reports Ben Radford.
(2022-01-26). The Economics of The Sandinista Revolution in 2022 (Interview). orinocotribune.com Nicaragua ended 2021 with extraordinary results in the economy, highly positive results in production and is leading economic growth in the region after three difficult years during which it faced a coup attempt, two devastating hurricanes, Covid-19 and permanent attempts by the United States and big capital to destroy the country's economy. | In Managua, we interviewed Minister of Finance, Ivan Acosta, on Nicaragua's model, regional economic integration and new prospects as Nicaragua and China seek cooperation after reestablishing relations in December. Kawsachun News' Camila Escalante sat down with Minister Aco…
(2022-01-26). 'Millions have their hopes set on a Bolsonaro defeat': An interview with Brazilian socialist Roberto Robaina. greenleft.org.au Green Left speaks to Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL) leader Roberto Robaina about Jair Bolsonaro's extreme right project, the upcoming elections and how Brazil might fit into the new wave of left governments in the region.
(2022-01-26). President Maduro: Federal Council's Priority Should be Public Services — Meets with Opposition Governors. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, January 24, from the plenary of the Federal Council of Government, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, emphasized that the Council's priority should be the country's public services and economy. | The head of state estimated that of the investment allocated to governors and mayors, the resources should be distributed as follows: 35% to water, 25% to electricity, 20% on roads, 10% on gas, and 10% on solid waste. | "The priorities of this Federal Council of Government are already established," stated Maduro from Miraflores Palace. "The first is the economy, with great import. However, it must als…
(2022-01-25). Prosecution Of Ola Bini In Ecuador Threatens Digital Rights Everywhere. popularresistance.org Last week, one of the most important digital rights cases took place in Quito, Ecuador. Ola Bini, a software designer who makes tools for activists to protect their privacy, was arrested at the Quito airport in April, 2019 just hours after Julian Assange was taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Bini has been detained in Quito for almost three years. His prosecution has been fraught with irregularities. Clearing the FOG speaks with Veridiana Alimonti, a human rights lawyer and the Associate Director for Latin American Policy for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, about the case, its connections to the Jul…
(2022-01-25). #AbolishNATO We Demand Internationalist Cooperation and Peace, Now! anchor.fm No war in Russia. No war in China. No war in Africa. No war in Asia. No war in Latin America. We demand a United front against imperialism, militarization, nuclear weapon proliferation between Imperialist nations and their allies, and we must also demand an abolition of NATO, and all military agreements between Capitalist governments, now! We need to organize, fight, and determine this struggle as a fiercely anti-Imperialist, anti-War movement for People's Liberation. All Power to the People!
(2022-01-25). NATO's Tentacles from Europe to Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Geraldina Colotti — Jan 21, 2022 | International analysts are often, and understandably, asked whether there will be a change in U.S. foreign policy depending on whether a Republican or Democratic president rules the White House. Since, for a Marxist, it is always a good idea to flee from Manichaeism and look at the concrete situation in its historically determined class relations, to point out that, at the international level, the essence of U.S. foreign policy presents no discontinuities, it is not an ideological position-taking. | "Everything changes so that nothing changes" is a scheme that fits well…
(2022-01-25). US Mayors Show Interest in Cuban Medical Collaboration. orinocotribune.com Washington, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) A group of US mayors is currently showing interest in Cuba's medical collaboration, mainly in the Henry Reeve internationalist brigade, which has assisted the fight against Covid-19 in several countries of the world. | This was reported by the website The Washington Informer, which gives details on the obstacles imposed by Washington to Cuba's medical assistance. | Amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in the United States, this media outlet notes, a group of local leaders will urge the Biden administration to lift this long-lasting blockade that p…
(2022-01-25). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for Change and Absence of Guarantees. libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Few doubts remain about Gustavo Petro's favoritism for the Colombian presidential elections in May. However, the outlook is becoming more uncertain due to the continuity of the armed conflict, structural violence and doubts about electoral guarantees. The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that…
(2022-01-25). Biden Says Latin America is US 'Front Yard', Trump Says 'Back Yard' — Pick Your Flavor of Neocolonialism. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Jan 22, 2022 | When we look past all of the superficial Culture War battles they wage to distract the US public, we can clearly see that the two ruling-class parties share 95% of the same policies. |
(2022-01-25). Realizan protestas en México en rechazo a asesinato de periodistas. telesurtv.net Decenas de manifestantes exigieron a la Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE) de Baja California incluir todas las hipótesis en los crímenes, incluida el ejercicio periodístico.
(2022-01-25). Nuclear Disarmament Urged by Catholic Archbishop in New Mexico, Birthplace of Nuclear Weapons. democracynow.org 
As the Biden administration reviews U.S. nuclear weapons policy, over 60 advocacy groups, including Veterans for Peace and CodePink, recently issued a joint statement calling for the elimination of hundreds of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles. "The notion is if you get rid of those ICBMs, you reduce the risk of accidental nuclear war, and it's a first step towards more rational nuclear policy," says William Hartung, research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. We also speak with Father John Dear, longtime peace activist and Catholic priest who led a campaign for 15 years in New Mexi…
(2022-01-25). In face of protests, US judge imposes Puerto Rico debt restructuring plan. wsws.org Puerto Rico's 25 years of financial implosion and economic decline will now take a new turn with the approval of the debt restructuring plan.
(2022-01-25). Llega a Cuba nuevo cargamento de ayuda humanitaria desde Rusia. telesurtv.net Previo a la llegada, los presidentes de Cuba y Rusia, Miguel Díaz-Canel y Vladímir Putin hablaron por teléfono.
(2022-01-25). Venezuela To Present 3rd Human Rights Report to United Nations. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuela presents its Universal Periodic Human Rights Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. This presentation is a commitment that the UN countries must fulfill every five years. | RELATED: | Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is expected to present the Venezuelan universal periodic review through a videoconference that will take place amid the sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council…
(2022-01-25). Cuba presentará expedientes de vacunas anticovid ante la OMS. telesurtv.net Cuba prevé producir 100 millones de dosis de sus vacunas contra la Covid-19 para continuar la inmunización.
(2022-01-25). Asesinan a líder indígena en departamento del Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalla que en apenas 24 días del 2022, en el país se han asesinado nueve líderes sociales y se han perpetrado diez masacres.
(2022-01-25). Siria alerta que sanciones de Occidente dañan sistema de salud. telesurtv.net El ministro de Salud destacó que estas medidas coercitivas obstaculizan la capacidad de su cartera para enfrentar el azote de la pandemia de covid-19.
(2022-01-25). Brasil registra mayor cifra de transfeminicidios en un año. telesurtv.net México reportó 65 muertes por este concepto, y Estados Unidos 53 transfeminicidios.
(2022-01-25). Estampida humana en Copa de Fútbol deja 8 muertos en Camerún. telesurtv.net La estampida tuvo lugar en la entrada sur del estadio Olembè, en la previa del juego Camerún-Comoras.
(2022-01-25). Reportan deceso de cuatro soldados en Irak tras explosión. telesurtv.net Los soldados fallecidos pertenecían a la Octava División de Reconocimiento y en el momento se los hechos, estaban realizando una operación de búsqueda.
(2022-01-25). James Webb Telescope Reaches Destination in Space. telesurenglish.net After traveling nearly 1.5 million kilometers, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its destination in space on Monday. Webb fired its onboard thrusters at 2 p.m. Eastern Time (1900 GMT) for nearly five minutes to complete the final postlaunch course correction to its trajectory. | RELATED: | This mid-course correction burn inserted Webb toward its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (L2). Webb will orbit the…
(2022-01-25). Transportistas inician paro nacional indefinido en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Los representantes de los sectores indicaron que la medida incluirá el bloqueo de carreteras.
(2022-01-25). Argentina impulsa vacunación anticovid en sector educacional. telesurtv.net Las autoridades argentinas precisaron que la prioridad es comenzar el curso lectivo 2022 con la mayor cifra de docentes inmunizados contra la Covid-19.
(2022-01-25). Tribunal brasileño suspende parte del decreto sobre cavernas. telesurtv.net La decisión considera el riesgo de daños irreversibles a las cavidades naturales subterráneas.
(2022-01-25). Expertos de Naciones Unidas arriban a Perú para atender daños por derrame de petróleo. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a lo estimado por las autoridades, los expertos del organismo multilateral estarían por un aproximado de dos semanas en Lima.
(2022-01-25). Bolivia asegura que busca justicia en caso golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Gobierno señala que se trata de un proceso sólido y bien fundamentado, por lo cual debe demorar semanas.
(2022-01-25). Sismo de magnitud 5.3 en Haití deja al menos dos fallecidos. telesurtv.net Los servicios sismológicos contabilizaron al menos 20 movimientos telúricos de menor intensidad.
(2022-01-25). OMS advierte que la pandemia de la Covid está lejos de acabar. telesurtv.net Adhanom Ghebreyesus advirtió que Ómicron puede que no sea la última variante del Sars-Cov2.
(2022-01-25). Conozca a Xiomara Castro, la primera presidenta de Honduras. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro, de 62 años de edad, corona una lucha social que mantiene desde hace mucho tiempo.
(2022-01-25). Cuba y Rusia acuerdan reforzar cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Los presidentes de ambas naciones sostienen que continuarán desarrollando proyectos de interés común.
(2022-01-25). Primera ministra de Barbados designa a su nuevo gabinete. telesurtv.net La agenda de desarrollo de las autoridades fue denominada "Nuestro Barbados, adueñarnos de nuestro futuro".
(2022-01-25). Variante àìmicron de la Covid-19 se expande por España. telesurtv.net La variante Ómicron es considerada más contagiosa que las anteriores, aunque con menor nivel de letalidad, según la OMS.
(2022-01-25). Venezuela ante ONU: Debemos evitar la instrumentalización política del sistema de DD.HH. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta alertó que "algo anda mal" cuando en la misma sala están representantes de países agresores y de los afectados.
(2022-01-25). Perú inicia vacunación anticovid a niños entre 5 y 11 años. telesurtv.net Comenzó en Lima y Callao, y a partir del miércoles iniciará en las demás regiones peruanas.
(2022-01-25). Paraguay recibe 466.830 dosis anticovid donadas por Alemania. telesurtv.net Alemania donó las vacunas contra la Covid-19 para completar la inmunización de la población infantil y adulta.
(2022-01-25). ONU rechaza golpe de Estado en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net El portavoz del secretario General de la ONU aseveró que está siguiendo con preocupación lo acontecido en Burkina Faso.
(2022-01-25). Comienzan sesiones del Premio Literario Casa de las Américas. telesurtv.net El Premio literario es el más antiguo de su tipo en el continente y hace su entrega anual desde el año 1959.
(2022-01-25). Visitors to Colombian house experience turning upside down. ecns.cn Visitors looked for fun in an upside-down house in Guatavita, Colombia, Jan. 23, 2022.
(2022-01-25). Chile's president-elect Boric reiterates his contempt for besieged Nicaragua and Venezuela. mronline.org 
Gabriel Boric, president-elect of Chile, considers that the leftist governments headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua "have failed."
(2022-01-25). Colombia claims killing dissident FARC commander. colombiareports.com Colombia's government said Monday that the armed forces killed a key guerrilla commander in the southwest of the country. According to President Ivan Duque, the security forces killed "Jonnier" in…
(2022-01-25). UN experts land in Peru to help clean up oil spill. ecns.cn A team of UN experts on environmental disasters arrived in Peru on Monday to assist the cleanup of the oil spill that occurred near capital Lima on Jan. 15 at a refinery operated by Spanish energy company Repsol.
(2022-01-25). Outrage in Peru following devastating Repsol oil spill. peoplesdispatch.org 
The devastating oil spill has polluted 1.7 million square meters of soil and 1.2 million square meters of ocean, tarred 21 beaches on Peru's Pacific coast, and killed a vast variety of marine wildlife, besides incurring huge economic losses to fishing and tourism industries…
(2022-01-25). PSUV Congress Convenes February 4 with Focus on Political Training. orinocotribune.com This Monday, January 24, the Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced that the Congress of the PSUV and the party's youth wing (JPSUV) will begin on February 4, in order to continue advancing in the training of its members. | During a press conference, Cabello said that the PSUV has made the training of party members a fundamental priority for this year, particularly those members who hold positions in the government, who pass through the training school. | "We hope that the Congress of the PSUV and the JPSUV will be very inclusive, we must continue along the p…
(2022-01-25). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent. U.S. officials pay for …
(2022-01-25). Fiscalía General de la República informa sobre estado de los procesos penales derivados de los disturbios provocados el 11 de julio de 2021. cubadebate.cu Para la Fiscalía General de la República constituye un deber continuar informando al pueblo y a la opinión pública internacional sobre la respuesta legal dada a los graves hechos ocurridos el 11 de julio de 2021, que atentaron contra el orden constitucional y la estabilidad de nuestro Estado socialista.
(2022-01-25). Las 3 del día: Inicio de la 61 SNB y opiniones de la Selectiva o Élite (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este lunes dedicamos otro podcast Las del día al béisbol, luego de la inauguración el domingo de la 61 SNB en Granma. Desde el territorio oriental nos llegan impresiones de ese primer partido, y contaremos con la opinión de colegas sobre la Serie Selectiva o Especial, una de las novedades de la disciplina en 2022.