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2022-01-11: News Headlines

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-11). With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US has no grounds to counsel CSTO on what to do in Kazakhstan — Russian embassyUnlike the US troops, occupying territories of Syria and Kosovo in Serbia, the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO carry out the mission to ensure security of the critical infrastructure in upon the request of its authorities, the embassy said The …

Staff (2022-01-11). President Daniel Ortega Inauguration: International Delegations Arrive in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com Delegations from at least 21 countries, including heads of state and foreign ministers, attended today's inauguration of Daniel Ortega as president of Nicaragua. | President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was the first of world leaders and high-level personalities to arrive in Managua to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Daniel Ortega as president, after he was re-elected on November 7 with more than 76% of the vote. | Upon his arrival at the Augusto C. Sandino international airport, the Cuban president affirmed that this victory has enormous significance for the forces of the left and progressive governments in La…

Prensa Latina (2022-01-11). Expertos de ONU condenan abusos en ilegal base de Guantánamo. peoplesworld.org NACIONES UNIDAS, 10 ene (Prensa Latina) Un grupo de expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU condenó hoy los abusos cometidos en la cárcel de la Base Naval de Guantánamo, territorio que ocupa de forma ilegal Estados Unidos en Cuba. Por medio de un comunicado, los relatores independientes del organismo multilateral señalaron que en la …

Staff (2022-01-11). Ivy League schools acting like 'price-fixing cartel,' lawsuit says. rt.com Lawsuit alleges that 16 major US universities are 'conspiring' to limit financial assistance packages for needy students | Sixteen top US universities, including a number of prestigious Ivy League schools, have been accused of violating antitrust laws by working together to decide how much financial help should be awarded to prospective students. | The

León Bendesky (2022-01-11). México — Política social. globalizacion.ca En el campo de las políticas públicas puede darse la situación paradójica de que ciertas medidas que se adoptan posiblemente sean esenciales y apropiadas y que, al mismo tiempo, resulten inadecuadas para el propósito final que persiguen. | Este asunto ha…

VOW & SFPL (2022-01-11). Friday 2/18: "Mi MariÃÅa": First Hand Accounts of Surviving Puerto Rico's Devastating Hurricane. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-01-11). Iran, Cuba stress strengthening ties to counter US sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — In a meeting with the Cuban president, the Iranian Vice-President for Economic Affairs Mohsen Rezaei stressed the need to strengthen bilateral relations to counter Washington's sanctions.

Staff (2022-01-11). Israel Rojas: Una pelea cubana por la inteligencia y el razonamiento (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu "Se está llegando a un punto en el que ya no es por lo que dices, sino por no decir nada. Por eso he alertado en mis redes sociales: 'Artista, creador, no creas que con no meterte estarás ileso; no, te va a llegar tu momento'", afirma el integrante de Buena Fe. "Que intenten matarte mediática y temporalmente no significa que puedan matarte (…) Te matan cuando te callas, cuando te logran transformar, cuando te logran confundir, cuando aprendes el discurso que quieren escuchar de ti".

Staff (2022-01-11). AMLO contagiado nuevamente de covid-19, reporta "síntomas leves" cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, confirmó este lunes que ha contraído la covid-19 por segunda ocasión. "Informo a ustedes que estoy contagiado de #COVID19 y aunque los síntomas son leves, permaneceré en aislamiento y solo realizaré trabajo de oficina y me comunicaré de manera virtual hasta salir adelante", publicó en Twitter.

Staff (2022-01-11). Autoridad electoral de Nicaragua juramenta a Daniel Ortega para nuevo periodo presidencial. cubadebate.cu La presidenta del Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua entregó este lunes a Daniel Ortega y a Rosario Murillo las credenciales como presidente y vicepresidenta para un nuevo periodo al frente del Ejecutivo de esa nación. Entre otros temas abordados en su intervención, Ortega reiteró el reclamo de cese de la política de bloqueo y sanciones contra Cuba y Venezuela.

Lucila Larrandart (2022-01-11). Argentina — "Gestapo" macrista: øSe terminó el "Nunca Más"? globalizacion.ca En los casi 39 años de gobiernos democráticos —por lo menos en su origen, es decir en la elección— seguíamos repitiendo y creyendo en el "nunca más" y, de pronto, en el final del 2021, surgieron elementos —a través de…

Mario Parada Lezcano (2022-01-11). Chile: Will we see an end to the neoliberal healthcare system? greenleft.org.au After the victory of Gabriel Boric in Chile's presidential elections, the country awaits much-needed changes to its health system, writes Mario Parada Lezcano.

People's Dispatch (2022-01-11). Chile: Boric victory hailed across the globe. greenleft.org.au Former student leader Gabriel Boric, from the left-wing Approve Dignity coalition, won Chile's presidential election in December with 55.87% of the vote, reports People's Dispatch.

Staff (2022-01-11). Boric anuncia que su gabinete será intergeneracional y de diversidad social. cubadebate.cu El presidente electo de Chile, Gabiel Boric, declaró este lunes que el gabinete que presentará antes de concluir enero será paritario, con representantes de varias generaciones "que están bregando por construir un país mejor" y con diversidad social. Boric asumirá su cargo el próximo 11 de marzo en sustitución de Sebastián Piñera.

Staff (2022-01-11). Demandan justicia y reforma de agencias del orden en funeral de niña chilena muerta en operativo policial en EEUU. cubadebate.cu Familiares, amigos y defensores de los derechos civiles asistieron este lunes en Los àÅngeles al funeral de Valentina Orellana Peralta, quien murió por un disparo de un policía de la ciudad el pasado 23 de diciembre. El reverendo Al Sharpton pidió justicia para la adolescente chilena de 14 años y una reforma de las agencias policiales en EE.UU.

WSWS (2022-01-11). With world's highest COVID-19 death rate, Peru confronts third wave of pandemic. wsws.org "It isn't a curve, it's a straight vertical line heading up," Peruvian health official warns.

Staff (2022-01-11). Un campechano que dirige desde el Partido. cubadebate.cu Julio Bismar Hernández Vázquez, máximo dirigente político de La Sierpe, basa sus métodos de dirección en el vínculo abierto con el pueblo. Cuenta con simpatía cualquier historia. Tiene 47 años y es graduado de Medicina Veterinaria, una especialidad que no cambiaría por nada en el mundo y a la que aspira a regresar cuando deje su actual responsabilidad.

Amy Goodman (2022-01-11). Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself. truthout.org Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under…

Staff (2022-01-11). Las 3 del día: øQué particularidades ha tenido la conformación de equipos para la 61 SNB? (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu La serie nacional de béisbol número 61 se iniciará el 23 de enero en todo el país con la misma estructura de la anterior campaña. Desde la semana pasada se han ido conformando las nóminas. Para conocer más detalles tenemos en línea— vía WhatsApp— al comisionado nacional Juan Reinaldo Pérez. Acompáñenos en este swing informativo.

Staff (2022-01-11). 2021, un año en el que Cuba reportó una alta actividad sísmica. cubadebate.cu Durante el año 2021, la actividad sísmica fue alta en Cuba, con 20 temblores perceptibles ocurridos principalmente en oriente, pero con reportes también en el centro y occidente del país, según los datos de la red de estaciones del Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Sismológicas (Cenais). La zona de Santiago-Baconao fue la más activa.

Editor (2022-01-11). Cuba shows an alternative to Big Pharma hegemony through global solidarity. mronline.org Cuba puts people before profits — showing the world an alternative to the monopolistic practices of Big Pharma. It promotes a public health system, state-funded research and shows global solidarity through tech transfer and vaccine delivery to developing countries.

Editor2 (2022-01-10). The United States Obstructs Elections in Libya, Fearing Victory of Dr. Saif al-Islam Qaddafi. orinocotribune.com Editorial Comment: Not only is the US manipulating events to place its own operatives in power, it is also laying the foundations for a protracted civil war and the balkanization of Libya to better serve imperial interests, which extend past Libya's borders, to threaten all of Africa. — A.V. | The United States is following Britain's example in interfering in Libya's internal affairs, with the aim of canceling or postponing the elections, for fear of Dr. Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi's victory in the presidential elections. | To achieve this goal, the United States is playing an underhanded game, announcing its…

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-01-10). Left party wins election in Honduras, 12/15/2021. indybay.org Xiomara Castro is the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from office in 2009. She is supported by an alliance of the parties Libre, Salvador de Honduras, parts of the Liberal Party and the small party Pinu. Twelve years after the right-wing coup against then-President Manuel Zelaya, there is a change of power in one of the poorest countries in Latin America.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Over 3,000 high school students sign petition demanding remote option for Massachusetts schools. wsws.org A change.org petition by a high school student at Boston Latin School under the heading "Staying safe should be a right, not something that government dictates," has gained over 3,000 signatures from students, educators and parents concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases across Massachusetts.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). México reporta los primeros tres casos de flurona. telesurtv.net México es el segundo país de América Latina que ha reportado casos de flurona en el 2022.

WSWS (2022-01-10). Over 3,000 sign high school student's petition demanding remote option for Massachusetts schools. wsws.org A change.org petition by a high school student at Boston Latin School under the heading "Staying safe should be a right, not something that government dictates," has gained over 3,000 signatures from students, educators and parents concerned over the rising number of COVID-19 cases across Massachusetts.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). EE.UU. supera los 60 millones de casos de coronavirus. telesurtv.net Según la Universidad Johns Hopkins, EE.UU. promedio en la última semana 700.000 casos diarios de coronavirus.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). EE.UU. reabre centros de vacunación por variante àìmicron. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a las autoridades sanitarias de EE.UU. el 95 por ciento de los nuevos casos de Covid-19 corresponden a la variante Ómicron.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). Putin afirma que Kazajistán fue blanco del terrorismo internacional. telesurtv.net El presidente de Kazajistán aseguró que las protestas que sacudieron al país fueron un intento de golpe de Estado.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-01-10). Rusia y EE.UU. sostienen nueva ronda de diálogo en Bruselas. telesurtv.net En medio de las crecientes tensiones entre Moscú, Washington y Bruselas; las partes buscan acercar posiciones.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-10). Colombia reporta la cuarta masacre en apenas nueve días de 2022. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que la nueva masacre en Nariño dejó como resultado cuatro heridos y tres asesinados.

teleSUR -HIM, JCM (2022-01-10). Gremios de Ecuador protestarán contra Gobierno de Lasso. telesurtv.net El Gobierno dictó varias medidas económicas como aumento de precios de combustibles y privatización que perjudican a la clase obrera.

teleSUR, yart – (2022-01-10). Irán manifiesta descontento por las negociaciones en Viena. telesurtv.net El portavoz de la Cancillería reafirmó el deseo de Teherán de alcanzar un acuerdo sólido y confiable.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). Daniel Ortega se juramentará nuevamente como presidente de Nicaragua. telesurtv.net Delegaciones de al menos 21 países, entre jefes de Estado y cancilleres, participarán en la toma de posesión Daniel Ortega como presidente del país.

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-01-10). Condenan a Suu Kyi a cuatro años de prisión en Myanmar. telesurtv.net La lideresa depuesta cumplirá cuatro años por tres cargos diferentes que ella niega desde el inicio del proceso.

teleSUR, HIM, JL (2022-01-10). Cuba supera el 86% de su población vacunada contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta el 7 de enero las autoridades del Minsap señalaron que se han aplicado 31.344.582 dosis de los fármacos Soberana 02, Soberana Plus y Abdala.

teleSUR, HIM, JL (2022-01-10). Incendio deja al menos 19 fallecidos en Nueva York, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El fuego se propagó desde el segundo piso del inmueble ubicado en el distrito del Bronx, y de los 19 fallecidos cuantificados hasta ahora, nueve son menores de edad.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Justicia inicia juicio contra Jeanine àÅñez por golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net Justicia boliviana emitirá este miércoles el auto de apertura de juicio contra Jeanine Áñez y otros nueve acusados.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Parlamento de Irak inaugura sesiones tras comicios de octubre. telesurtv.net El parlamento reeligió al presidente de la Cámara baja, Mohamed al Halbusi, dando así comienzo al complicado proceso de formación de Gobierno.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-01-10). Asesinan a balazos a líder indígena en Honduras. telesurtv.net Se trata de un comunicador del pueblo lenca, quien resultó asesinado a balazos, luego de ser amenazado y hostigado.

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-10). Conoce el legado del general venezolano Ezequiel Zamora. telesurtv.net Fue conocido como el "General del Pueblo Soberano", destacando en diversas batallas.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Kazajistán reporta que situación se estabilizó en el país. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de paz que la OTSC envió a Kazajistán completaron su despliegue en ese país, declaró el comandante, Andréi Serdiukov.

teleSUR, HIM, JL (2022-01-10). CSE de Nicaragua juramenta a diputados de la Asamblea Nacional. telesurtv.net El diputado por el Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional Gustavo Porras, continuará presidiendo la Asamblea tras una votación unánimemente.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Rusia afirma que no hará concesiones en reunión con EE.UU. telesurtv.net Una delegación oficial rusa llegó a Ginebra para negociaciones bilaterales con Estados Unidos sobre garantías de seguridad.

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2022-01-10: News Headlines

Editor (2022-01-10). NYC Enacts Law Allowing Over 800,000 Immigrants to Vote in Local Elections. scheerpost.com Electoral workers wait inside a school in Manhattan during early voting in the New York City mayoral election on October 23, 2021. (Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images) | By Jessica Corbett / A New York City law granting more than 800,000 lawful permanent residents the right to vote in local elections took effect Sunday after the recently elected mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, declined to veto it. | The New York City Council had voted 33-14—with two abstentions…

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). México reporta los primeros tres casos de flurona. telesurtv.net México es el segundo país de América Latina que ha reportado casos de flurona en el 2022.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Asesinan a familia en la tercera masacre del año en Colombia. telesurtv.net El triple asesinato ocurrió en una vivienda ubicada en la vereda El Salón, jurisdicción del corregimiento Julio Zawady.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-10). Comisión legislativa revisará proyecto sobre aborto en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El proyecto de ley sobre la interrupción del embarazo en caso de violación es resultante de un dictamen de la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador.

teleSUR, HIM, JCM (2022-01-10). Reino Unido notifica más de 140.000 nuevos contagios de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta este 8 de enero, un total de 35.499.486 dosis de refuerzo se habían aplicado en el país europeo.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-10). Ciudad china de Tianjin inicia pruebas masivas para la Covid-19. telesurtv.net China ha redoblado su estrategia de tolerancia cero con la Covid-19 en la recta final hacia los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Beijing.

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-10). Conoce el legado del general venezolano Ezequiel Zamora. telesurtv.net Fue conocido como el "General del Pueblo Soberano", destacando en diversas batallas.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-10). Candidato Arreaza reconoce triunfo de la oposición venezolana en Barinas. telesurtv.net "Agradezco de corazón a nuestra heroica militancia. Seguiremos protegiendo al pueblo barinés desde todos los espacios", aseguró Arreaza.

Staff (2022-01-10). Sesenta años con Cuba, por Cuba y para Cuba. cubadebate.cu Acunada en el vientre patriótico de la Revolución cubana, alimentada de su ideario de emancipación y justicia social, asociada a un centro de altos estudios que se pintaba de negro, de mulato, de campesino, de obrero haciendo suyo el devenir del proceso revolucionario, nació un 10 de enero de 1962 la entonces Escuela y hoy Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de La Habana. Nacida con un doble vínculo de cubanía: nació en Cuba, y nació con Cuba.

Staff (2022-01-10). Lo que no sabes sobre la teleserie Calendario (+ Encuesta). cubadebate.cu De la serie Calendario, estrenada este domingo por el canal Cubavisión, conocemos algunos detalles. La propuesta, dirigida por Magda González Grau y escrita por Amílcar Salatti, trata la figura del maestro cubano desde las dinámicas y los conflictos de un grupo de noveno grado.

sputniknews (2022-01-10). Norway Finds Education Gaps Between Immigrants, Ethnic Norwegians. sputniknews.com In Norway, immigrants have been found to do worse on standardised national tests, and a smaller proportion of them pursue an upper secondary education or higher education altogether.

Andrew Fishman (2022-01-10). Bolsonaro Gave Brazil's Army New Powers. zcomm.org President Jair Bolsonaro's 2022 electoral hopes have dimmed, but the military isn't ready to give up its new riches and influence.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-10). The U.S. Is Intentionally Strangling Venezuela. libya360.wordpress.com Jonathan Ng The Venezuelan people have openly rejected the blockade imposed by Washington on the country When Pedro Rojas receives dialysis, his brother has to carry him and his wheelchair up the hospital stairs. Nine flights. The elevator broke, and frequent power outages afflict Maracaibo, the second largest city in Venezuela. Visitors and staff must lug everything…

Editor2 (2022-01-10). Venezuela: From Resistance to Recovery in Production and Social Welfare. orinocotribune.com By Jesús Faría — Jan 1, 2022 | Balance 2021-Outlook 2022 | Imperialist blockade and socio-economic crisis | The economic blockade is a genocidal crime against our people. The economic cost of the illegal sanctions applied by Washington alone exceeds 120 billion dollars and has affected the entire nation, but fundamentally the oil industry, the heart of our economy, provider of foreign exchange for imports and income for productive and social investments of the State. | The oil industry is suffocated by these brutal sanctions as it is prevented from investments, marketing and financing essential for its devel…

Staff (2022-01-10). Opositor venezolano Sergio Garrido gana gobernación del estado de Barinas. cubadebate.cu El candidato de la Mesa de la Unidad Democrática, Sergio Garrido, será el próximo gobernador del estado de Barinas, tras el 97.40 % de los datos escrutados de las elecciones celebradas este domingo. La Oficina Regional Electoral del Estado Barinas señaló que Garrido había obtenido 172.497 votos, el 55.36% del total escrutado.

Staff (2022-01-10). Entregan los Globos de Oro 2022. cubadebate.cu Los Globos de Oro fueron entregados este domingo sin glamour ni pomposidad, en medio de una tormentosa controversia que provocó que la ceremonia se celebrara en privado. La cadena NBC no transmitió la actividad, luego de señalamientos por falta de diversidad entre el jurado de la Asociación de Prensa Extranjera de Hollywood.

Staff (2022-01-10). Covid-19, apartheid sanitario en la "aldea global" cubadebate.cu Publicamos un fragmento del último libro de Alain Bih, Face au Covid-19: nos exigences, leurs incohérences (Syllepse, 2021). En él, Bihr analiza la doble crisis revelada por la pandemia de Covid-19, la del sistema capitalista, pero también la de las fuerzas de la alternativa, y plantea algunas vías para salir del letargo.

Staff (2022-01-09). US officials tell media iPhone ban possible for Russia. rt.com Washington could cut off export of smartphones, TVs, and avionics to Moscow | America is preparing to inflict "severe and overwhelming" costs on Moscow should it attack Ukraine, White House officials have indicated to selected media outlets this week, ahead of landmark US-Russia talks. | The sanctions could reportedly be as tough as those against Iran, Cuba, and North Korea, and would focus on the financial, technology, and military sectors. Last month, news agency Reuters

teleSUR (2022-01-09). Kazakh President Declares Jan. 10 National Day of Mourning. telesurenglish.net "In connection with the death of people as a result of terrorist acts committed in the Republic of Kazakhstan, it is declared that January 10, 2022, will be that nationwide mourning day," according to the decree released on Saturday. | RELATED: | Violent protests sparked by fuel price hikes have been rocking Kazakhstan for several days, leading to multiple deaths and many injuries. Around 5,000 people have been reporte…

Stansfield Smith (2022-01-09). 21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jan 3, 2021 | During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. | However, this century the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. One central…

sputniknews (2022-01-09). Boris Johnson Accused of Attending 'BYOB' Booze Up Garden Party at No10 During COVID 2020 Lockdown. sputniknews.com After criticism over the handling of sleaze allegations, the huge Tory rebellion in the Commons, and the loss of a by-election safe seat, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been plagued by continued fallout from allegations of lockdown-violating Christmas parties in Whitehall in 2020.

Stansfield Smith (2022-01-09). 21st Century U.S. coups and attempted coups in Latin America. mronline.org During the 21st century, the U.S., working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over U.S. corporate interests. U.S. organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon.

àÅlvaro García linera (2022-01-09). Lack of Left-Wing Culture, Weakness of Progressivism in Latin America. zcomm.org When are we going to be able to disarm the neoliberal cultural framework? When we have an attractive, alternative, left-wing pop culture, with new axes for organizing daily life.

Juan Cole (2022-01-09). How New Mexico just became the Saudi Arabia of Wind. zcomm.org Central New Mexico has the potential to be a wind powerhouse…

teleSUR (2022-01-09). US Hospitals Strained With Omicron Patients, Staffing Shortage. telesurenglish.net As the highly infectious Omicron variant takes command amid the lingering pandemic, the most significant infection surge of COVID-19 to date is emerging in the United States, putting additional pressure on an overtaxed health care system. | RELATED: | "We have seen an incredible proliferation of the virus in hospitals, such that we went from a place where virtually no county in the country was at risk of exceeding its capacity t…

Staff (2022-01-09). Venezuela Condemns Colombia's Role in CELAC. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, January 8, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia commented on the speech by the Colombian representative at the 22nd Summit of the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the CELAC, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In an attempt to criticize other countries in the region over issues of human rights violations, Colombia seemed to have been denouncing itself for its multiple human rights violations against both Colombian citizens and foreigners, remarked Plasencia. | "It seems paradoxical that," commented Minister Plasencia, "in a speech that tried to attack its neighbors, Colombia seems to have de…

Staff (2022-01-09). Cuando Emilia "entró" a la historia. cubadebate.cu Emilia, además de ser quien bordara la primera bandera cubana, fue la primera mujer deportada por razones políticas, con solo 22 años de edad. El estandarte que nació en sus manos, encontró su verdadero simbolismo junto a los independentistas que la declararon como su bandera luego de constituirse la Asamblea de Guáimaro. Su nombre quedó estampado en la historia de Cuba por bordar la bandera a partir del diseño que realizara su esposo, el poeta Miguel Teurbe Tolón.

Staff (2022-01-09). Ministros de Salud de Cuba y Bahamas firman acuerdo de cooperación para respuesta de emergencia a la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu El ministro de Salud Pública cubano, doctor José Angel Portal Miranda, firmó este sábado un acuerdo de cooperación para respuesta de emergencia a la COVID-19 con el ministro de Salud y Bienestar de la Mancomunidad de las Bahamas, Honorable Dr. Michael Darville.

sputniknews (2022-01-09). Dominicans Arrest Businessman Suspected of Haiti President's Murder, Reports Say. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian businessman and convicted drug trafficker, was arrested in the Dominican Republic on suspicion that he played a key role in the Haitian president's assassination, media said.

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2022-01-09: News Headlines

_____ (2022-01-09). Russia's Alternative to the Suez Canal is Getting More Reliable and Cost-effective. journal-neo.org At the end of December, the Turkish authorities were forced to suspend maritime traffic through the Bosporus Strait for a day after the BARLAS, a 70-meter-long (230-foot-long) dry cargo vessel under the Panama flag ran aground after engine failure. The maritime traffic in this vital sea route was restored on December 29. This is the …

scorinoco (2022-01-08). Women in the Haitian Revolution. orinocotribune.com By Tristan Graham — Jan 6, 2022 | The 1791 slave uprising of Saint-Domingue was the largest and most successful slave revolt in modern history. It transformed one of the wealthiest colonies in the world into a new nation led by the black leaders of the Revolution. Because Saint-Domingue was a French colony, the French Revolution was inextricably linked to the Revolution in Saint-Domingue, however, the two Revolutions functioned in largely separate spheres not least because of the ocean that separated them. The struggle for liberation took on a particularly bloody and brutal shape on the island of Saint-Domin…

Staff (2022-01-08). Argentina Assumes Pro Tempore Presidency of CELAC. orinocotribune.com Argentina has assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for the year 2022, announcing its vision to strengthen the unity of the region and to further advance regional integration. | Argentina will replace Mexico as the president state of CELAC after the latter had been in charge of the organization for more than a year, as meetings and elections had been postponed in the midst of the pandemic. | During the plenary session of the 22nd Summit of Foreign Affairs Ministers of the CELAC, which was held this Friday, January 7, at the San Martín Palace in Buenos A…

Mary Triny Mena (2022-01-08). Venezuela adapts to cryptocurrencies. america.cgtn.com Cryptocurrencies as a payment method are gaining ground in Latin America, but one country stands out among them. Venezuela's economic crisis has pushed many citizens to turn to cryptos to preserve their weakened incomes.

Franc Contreras (2022-01-08). Mexico sees record numbers of asylum seekers in 2021. america.cgtn.com Natural disasters and political turmoil in Latin America led to a huge number of people fleeing their homelands in 2021. Many, hoping to reach the United States, are passing through Mexico. Officials there say record numbers of migrants are seeking asylum.

Otto Konig, Richard Detje (2022-01-08). Left party wins election in Honduras, 12/15/2021. indybay.org Xiomara Castro is the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from office in 2009. She is supported by an alliance of the parties Libre, Salvador de Honduras, parts of the Liberal Party and the small party Pinu. Twelve years after the right-wing coup against then-President Manuel Zelaya, there is a change of power in one of the poorest countries in Latin America.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-08). Libya: The United States Obstructs Elections, Fearing the Victory of Dr. Saif al-Islam Qaddafi. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: Not only is the US manipulating events to place their own operatives in power, they are also laying the foundation for a protracted civil war and the balkanization of Libya to better serve imperial interests, which extend past Libya's borders, to threaten all of Africa. — A.V. The United States is following Britain's…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-08). Venezuelan Government and Opposition to Resume Mexico Talks? orinocotribune.com A statement issued by the Venezuelan hard right opposition's Unitary Platform (PU) expresses their willingness to return to the dialogue table that had been underway in Mexico City last year. The talks were being mediated by the Kingdom of Norway, with the accompaniment of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. | Through the statement published on social media, the extreme right delegation of the Unitary Platform stressed that the agenda that had been discussed in the negotiations is "more timely and urgent than ever." | PU is thus trying to minimize the harm done to Venezuelan diplomat Alex S…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-08). Colombia and Ecuador Join the Lawfare Campaign Against Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com The Colombian government has made clear its intention to join in the lawfare campaign against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been illegally imprisoned in the United States since October 16, 2021. | Moreover, on January 11 a group of extreme right-wing spokespersons from Ecuador will present to Colombian President Iván Duque a series of documents as supposed evidence of alleged links between Saab and some Colombian companies accused of having committed various felonies. This announcement was made by Fernando Villavicencio Valencia, president of the Supervisory Commission of the National Assembly of Ecuador…

Staff (2022-01-08). Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía anuncia inauguración de Observatorio cubano-ruso. cubadebate.cu Gracias al convenio de colaboración con el Instituto de Astronomía Aplicada (IPA) y el Instituto de Astronomía (INASAN), ambos de la Academia de Ciencias de Rusia, el Instituto de Geofísica y Astronomía de Cuba alberga en una pequeña construcción coronada por una cúpula blanca automatizada el nuevo Observatorio cubano-ruso, cuya inauguración tendrá lugar el próximo 14 de enero, en saludo al día de la Ciencia Cubana.

Hyeseon Jeong (2022-01-08). Australia's systemic migrant labour exploitation exposed. greenleft.org.au Much has been said about the rampant exploitation of migrant workers in Australia but the Migrant Workers Centre has data showing it is even worse. Hyeseon Jeong reports.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-08). Guatemala: Why Do Members of the Same Indigenous Peoples Kill Each Other? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Territory in conflict between Santa Catarina and Nahualá occupied by PNC. Internet The territorial conflict between Nahualá and Santa Catarina Ixtahuacán is an iceberg in a country with criminal internal borders that dissect the peoples, turning them into territorial enemies among themselves, families belonging to the same native peoples. In recent months, the…

Maria Paez Victor (2022-01-08). Some Reflections on Venezuela's Resiliency. orinocotribune.com By Maria Páez Victor — Jan 5, 2022 | The end of the year 2021 has come and as customary, we reflect upon what we have lived during it. | Pandemic | First to be considered is the pandemic. We thought that with the roll out of the vaccines we would see the ebbing of the epidemic. But it has not been so. | ‚Ä¢ The USA continues to be the epicenter of the pandemic with 167,302 cases per million, and 2,537 deaths per million. | ‚Ä¢ It is followed in severity by India, Brazil, Great Britain, Russia, Turkey, France, Germany, Iran, Spain and Italy. | ‚Ä¢ Canada is numb…

Seth Galinsky (2022-01-08). 'I really like the Militant's coverage of today's strikes'. themilitant.com The six-week drive to win more than 300 current Militant readers to Among recent subscribers are strikers met on union picket lines, family farmers and taxicab drivers fighting crushing debt; opponents of the U.S. rulers' economic war against Cuba's socialist revolution; and hundreds of working people who subscribed after Soc…

Staff (2022-01-08). El día que La Habana abrazó a los rebeldes triunfantes. cubadebate.cu "Todos los sonidos de la ciudad se unieron al vocerío de las muchedumbres: las sirenas de los barcos, las campanas de las iglesias, las bocinas de los autos, los silbatos de las fábricas… La garganta del pueblo enronquecía en un grito: °Viva Fidel! °Viva Cuba Libre! °Viva la Revolución!"

Staff (2022-01-08). Estudio revela que los perros pueden identificar entre idiomas humanos familiares y ajenos. cubadebate.cu Además, a partir de un conjunto de patrones de actividad específicos para el lenguaje encontrados en la corteza auditiva secundaria, el estudio descubrió que los perros son capaces de distinguir entre dos idiomas. Se trata de la primera muestra de que un cerebro no humano es capaz de diferenciar entre idiomas distintos.

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2022-01-08: News Headlines

sputniknews (2022-01-07). White House, Western Media Shift Gears as Kazakhstan's Tokayev Gets 'Russian-Backed Strongman' Label. sputniknews.com From Venezuela to Ethiopia, countries targeted for regime change by Washington inevitably see their leaders labeled as "strongmen" backed by "dictators" in Russia or China. The recent deployment of this term for Kazakh President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev as the US declares its innocence in destructive riots is thus a dark sign of times to come.

Staff (2022-01-07). Crude rally continues amid Kazakhstan turmoil. rt.com Escalating tensions in the former Soviet state, together with Libyan outages, send futures surging | Global prices for crude oil saw a sharp increase on Thursday, extending the gains recorded during the previous session, as bloody unrest continues to sweep Kazakhstan, an OPEC+ oil producer. | The global benchmark Brent crude futures rose 0.38% to $82.30 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures also gained 0.38% to trade at $79.76 per barrel. Both contracts were trading at their highest since late November. | The latest increase comes as Kazakhstan — the second-largest oil producer in the…

Staff (2022-01-07). Headlines for January 7, 2022. democracynow.org On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Warns of Trump's "Dagger at the Throat of Democracy", Supreme Court to Weigh Vaccine Mandates as U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, WHO Warns Omicron Is Overwhelming Hospitals and Killing People, Not "Mild", As Omicron Shatters Pandemic Records, Brazil's Bolsonaro Blasts Child Vaccinations, Kazakh President Orders Troops to Shoot Without Warning as Protest Death Toll Mounts, 3 Eritrean Refugees, Including 2 Children, Killed by Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray, Israelis Kill Two Palestinians in West Bank; Far-Right Protesters Attack Palestinian Reporter, Two Journalists Murdered in…

Nan McCurdy (2022-01-07). Letter from Nan McCurdy: Remembering Chuck. orinocotribune.com By Nan McCurdy — Jan 6, 2021 | I continue to be deeply saddened by the loss of Chuck Kaufman. I knew he had health problems, but still, he seemed like someone who would, or should, be with us forever. | I've known Chuck since a visit to the Nicaragua Network office in DC — way back, maybe 87 or 88 — I remember thinking he was very humble at the time. | After that I didn't have much contact with him until the US-sponsored coup attempt in 2018. I wrote a synopsis of what went on over a 24-hour period in May and he asked me to co-edit NicaNotes with him. | From that point on we have published dozens…

Staff (2022-01-07). Armed Terrorist Arrested by Venezuelan Authorities at Colombia Border. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, January 6, Venezuelan authorities reported the arrest of a terrorist drug trafficker from Colombian paramilitary and seizure of weapons and explosives from him near the border with Colombia. | Through Twitter, the Operational Strategic Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB) of Venezuela, Domingo Hernández Lárez, announced that the Venezuelan Army captured an armed member of a Colombian Drug Trafficking Terrorist groups (TANCOL), as labeled by Venezuelan security agencies. | La

_____ (2022-01-07). 21st Century US Coups And Attempted Coups In Latin America. popularresistance.org During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. | However, this century the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. One central US concern in these new coups has been t…

Ann Brown (2022-01-07). Louisiana Governor Pardons Homer Plessy Posthumously For Challenging Jim Crow Segregation. moguldom.com Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy more than 100 years after the Black shoemaker and activist was arrested in 1892 for refusing to leave a whites-only train car, defying Jim Crow segregation. Plessy was found guilty of violating the state's Separate Car Act of 1890, which made it legal to segregate …

Staff (2022-01-07). Cuba dona a Siria vacunas contra la Covid-19. cubadebate.cu Cuba donó este viernes a Siria 240 000 dosis de vacunas contra la Covid-19 Abdala, Soberana 02 y Soberana Plus, ratificando así su histórica postura de compartir lo que tiene y no lo que le sobra. Las vacunas desarrolladas por la ciencia cubana, primeras en América Latina, constituyen un modesto aporte al enfrentamiento de la pandemia.

Editor (2022-01-07). Beyond the Capitalist Paradigm of Destruction: Generative Chaos. mronline.org The unexpected may occur, within the quantum perspective assumed by the new cosmology: the current suffering due to the systemic crisis will not be in vain; it is accumulating benign energies that will make a leap to another, higher-order.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-07). Argentina asume presidencia pro tempore de la Celac. telesurtv.net Se realiza en Buenos Aires la XXII Reunión Ministerial de Cancilleres de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños.

WSWS (2022-01-07). Chicago teachers' struggle part of growing class battle against deadly pandemic policy. wsws.org Working class resistance in the United States and around the world is escalating against the ruling class policy of allowing millions of workers and young people to become infected with Covid-19 in their schools, workplaces and communities.

Emir Sader (2022-01-07). 2022: Tiempos decisivos para Brasil y Colombia. globalizacion.ca El siglo XXI es el siglo de América Latina. En su primera década surgieron los únicos gobiernos antineoliberales del mundo, en Venezuela, Brasil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia y Ecuador. En la segunda, la derecha recuperó la iniciativa, sin aliento, porque no…

Aida García Naranjo Morales (2022-01-07). En Latinoamérica hay superávit de organismos y déficit de integración. globalizacion.ca Para los latinoamericanos la búsqueda de un destino común, vía la integración, tiene ya un largo camino. Por supuesto que muy lejos debemos ubicarnos hoy del Tratado de Tordesillas (1479) que dividió el océano Atlántico por una línea desde el…

Editor2 (2022-01-07). AMLO Reiterates His Proposal for Assange's Asylum to Mexico as Extradition to the US Looms. orinocotribune.com By Gustavo A. Maranges — Jan 4, 2022 | On January 4th, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reiterated his decision to give humanitarian asylum to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The statement came after the United Kingdom High Court agreed to extradite him to the United States. Assange's history is one of the most painful violations in the annals of international freedom of speech carried out by the United States government, which has been desperately pursuing Assange during the last decade. | AMLO's decision was publicly announced, first in January 2021 when a lower UK court ruled against A…

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). México muestra descenso en cifra de homicidios dolosos durante 2021. telesurtv.net En 2021 se registraron 33.410 homicidios dolosos, 1.444 menos que el año anterior.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-07). Gobierno de Venezuela culpa a la extrema derecha por ataque a sistema eléctrico. telesurtv.net El ministro apuntó que junto a los organismos de seguridad del Estado realizan tareas para dar con los responsables del atentado.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-07). Colombia registra más de 72.000 desplazados en 2021. telesurtv.net Más de la mitad de las víctimas de desplazamiento forzado fueron afrodescendientes, y el 15 por ciento indígena.

teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-07). Bolivia suspende el carnet de vacunación hasta el 26 de enero. telesurtv.net Los sistemas de inmunización han sido abarrotados en las últimas semanas debido a las normas implementadas desde el pasado 1 de enero.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). EE.UU. marca récord en hospitalizaciones infantiles por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Estados Unidos duplica el número de hospitalizaciones respecto a la anterior ola provocada por la expansión de la cepa Delta.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-01-07). Presidente kazajo rechaza negociar con terroristas. telesurtv.net Según el mandatario, en el país operan terroristas preparados en el extranjero y con delincuentes no se negocia, dijo.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-07). Llegada de milicias rivales aviva tensiones en capital de Libia. telesurtv.net Se reporta un enfrentamiento con heridos de ambas partes. Crece el temor de que se generalicen los choques armados.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-07). Pdte. de Kazajistán da por restablecido el orden constitucional. telesurtv.net Tokayev dio a conocer que creó un grupo interdepartamental "que se encargará de encontrar y aprehender a criminales y terroristas".

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-01-07). Denunciarán hostigamiento contra lideresa argentina Milagro Sala. telesurtv.net Los abogados de Sala han advertido sobre la "permanente violencia estatal que ejerce la provincia contra Milagro".

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-01-07). Ândice Mundial de Precios de los alimentos crece 28,1 % en 2021. telesurtv.net Dichas estadísticas representan el índice más alto en los últimos 10 años, según alertó el organismo de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU).

teleSUR, EOS, JGN (2022-01-07). Conoce cinco frases del escritor Juan Rulfo. telesurtv.net El escritor mexicano Juan Rulfo, quien murió el 7 de enero de 1986, es el autor de la célebre novela Pedro Páramo que, junto con El llano en llamas, forman parte de sus obras más reconocidas.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). Irán cataloga de positivo avance en diálogos de pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net Irán reiteró que un punto clave en las negociaciones es que Estados Unidos retire las sanciones unilaterales en su contra.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-07). Dirigentes gremiales de Ecuador acusan al Gobierno de violento. telesurtv.net Sostienen que Ejecutivo no dialoga sobre los problemas del país, frente a lo cual solo queda la opción de la resistencia social.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-01-07). Italia reporta nuevo récord de contagios por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con cifras del Ministerio de Salud italiano, el país registra casi 7 millones de contagios hasta la fecha.

teleSUR, yart, JDO (2022-01-07). Denuncian que banda armada asesinó a dos periodistas en Haití. telesurtv.net La zona Laoule 12 de la capital haitiana, lugar del asesinato, es objeto de intensos combates entre grupos criminales.

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-07). Cierran campaña candidatos a gobernador de Barinas, Venezuela. telesurtv.net La campaña inició el pasado 22 de diciembre y finaliza este 6 de enero a la medianoche, de acuerdo con el CNE.

teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-07). Indonesia confirma tres fallecidos tras inundaciones. telesurtv.net Al menos 41 hectáreas de campos de arroz han sido destruidas por las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). Cancilleres de Cuba y Argentina firman acuerdos de cooperación. telesurtv.net Uno de los principales acuerdos firmados entre los cancilleres de Cuba y Argentina fue en la rama agroalimentaria.

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2022-01-07: News Headlines

Staff (2022-01-07). 'We're Going to Look for Them': Cabello Calls for 'Thief' Guaidó's Imprisonment. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's second most significant Chavista leader called for former opposition deputy Juan Guaidó and his allies to be imprisoned, and promised that justice will punish the "thieves and murderers." | "We are going to look for them…" said Cabello. "Here I have the list of the first, to whom surprises are going to come." The PSUV vice president made the comments this Wednesday, January 5, on his weekly television program Con el Mazo Dando. | Cabello did not mention Guaidó by name, but showed posters of his face, in addition to those of Freddy Guevara, Miguel Pizarro, and Stalin González, among other opposition…

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-07). México muestra descenso en cifra de homicidios dolosos durante 2021. telesurtv.net En 2021 se registraron 33.410 homicidios dolosos, 1.444 menos que el año anterior.

teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-01-07). Perú reporta tres contagios de flurona en Amazonía nororiental. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud peruano comunicó que dos de los casos de la infección simultánea no presentan complicaciones médicas, mientras uno de los confirmados falleció.

Staff (2022-01-07). Envían hacia Nicaragua dosis de Soberana Plus para vacunación pediátrica. cubadebate.cu Un lote de la vacuna cubana anti-COVID-19 Soberana Plus parte hoy hacia Nicaragua, para su uso en la vacunación pediátrica de ese país centroamericano. Así lo informó en la red social Twitter el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas (IFV), desarrollador del inmunógeno y agregó que es un orgullo que los niños nicaragàºenses completen su vacunación con Soberana Plus.

Gilberto López y Rivas (2022-01-07). A 63 años del triunfo de la revolución cubana. globalizacion.ca El 1 ∫ de enero de 1959, los barbudos encabezados por Fidel Castro entraron en La Habana, cuyos habitantes se volcaron a las calles radiantes de júbilo por el triunfo de la revolución y la huida del dictador Fulgencio Batista. Cuba…

Zoe Alexandra (2022-01-07). Rebuilding healthcare system is top priority for incoming government in Honduras. peoplesdispatch.org Carmen Madrid of the People's Health Movement in Honduras talks about how the healthcare system was wrecked by the 12-year rule of the National Party and how it can be revived…

Mario Parada Lezcano (2022-01-07). End of the road for Chile's neoliberal healthcare system? peoplesdispatch.org In an important The victory of a leftist candidate calls into question the

Nicolás Centurión (2022-01-07). Uruguay — Difícil 2022 para Lacalle. globalizacion.ca El 2022 será un parteaguas para el gobierno derechista liderado por Luis Lacalle Pou. El 27 de marzo los uruguayos y uruguayos tendrán que decidir en un referendo si mantienen o si derogan los 135 artículos más regresivos del buque…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-07). Capriles Questions the 'Leadership' of the Opposition in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By admitting that the current opposition "leadership" is not a real alternative in Venezuela's political arena, the far-right spokesman Henrique Capriles Radonski reacted this Wednesday, January 5, after the announced extension of the self-appointed "interim government" of Guaidó and the begining of the second term of the legitimate National Assembly, chaired by Jorge Rodríguez. | In this sense, Capriles, who is a staunch opponent of the Bolivarian Revolution, also strongly criticizes the illegal actions of his former partners (Leopoldo López, Julio Borges and Guaidó). For this reason, he mentioned socio-economic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-07). Educating for the Future: How the Che Guevara Commune Confronts the Crisis (Part III). libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert A revolutionary project in the Venezuelan Andes works to promote critical consciousness. The Che Guevara Commune lies on the fertile hillsides that rise up from the shores of Lake Maracaibo in western Venezuela. Historically this has been a cocoa-growing region but in more recent years coffee, sugar cane, and…

Editor (2022-01-07). Unlocking U.S. sanctions: China signs construction & energy deals with Cuba. mronline.org Beijing is slowly unpicking Washington's foreign policy, sanction by sanction, country by country.

Staff (2022-01-07). El tiempo: Escasas lluvias y madrugada fría en occidente. cubadebate.cu 🌦Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en la costa norte oriental, poca nubosidad en el resto del país; en zonas del interior al final de la madrugada y primeras horas de la mañana se formaran bancos de nieblas y neblinas. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará en la tarde en algunas localidades del interior de la región oriental.

Staff (2022-01-07). Otorgan Premio Nacional de Literatura 2021 a Julio Travieso Serrano. cubadebate.cu El escritor y narrador Julio Travieso Serrano mereció este jueves el Premio Nacional de Literatura 2021. Así lo decidió, por fallo unánime, el jurado que sesionó en el Centro Cultural Dulce María Loynaz "por los extraordinarios méritos de su obra narrativa, el rigor de su prosa, donde esplenden el lenguaje, la imaginación y una estructura sólida".

Staff (2022-01-07). Serie Nacional 61: Las Tunas y Camagàºey oficializan sus nóminas. cubadebate.cu Este jueves se oficializaron las nóminas de los equipos de Las Tunas y Camagàºey en las respectivas conferencias de prensa que los directivos de la Comisión Nacional de Béisbol, encabezados por Juan Reinaldo Pérez Pardo, continúan ofreciendo en su recorrido por todas las provincias del país.

Staff (2022-01-07). Suben los casos, que lo haga también la responsabilidad. cubadebate.cu El grupo temporal de trabajo para la prevención y el control del nuevo coronavirus, encabezado este jueves por el Primer Ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, evalúo la actual situación epidemiológica del país e intercambió con las autoridades de todas las provincias y el municipio especial Isla de la Juventud.

Editor2 (2022-01-07). Frederick Douglass and American Empire in Haiti. orinocotribune.com By Peter James Hudson — Dec 23, 2021 | At the age of seventy-one, Frederick Douglass was appointed ambassador to the Republic of Haiti by the administration of U.S. president Benjamin Harrison. Douglass had helped stump for Harrison during the 1888 presidential elections and the position was something of a reward for the elderly abolitionist. However, Douglass's short time in…

sputniknews (2022-01-07). Two Journalists Killed in Haiti After Interviewing Criminal Lord — Reports. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Two journalists have been killed in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince after interviewing a lord of a criminal group, media reported.

Staff (2022-01-07). Interview with gang boss costs two journalists their lives. rt.com The media workers were targeted by members of a rival crime group in a turbulent area outside Haiti's capital | Two journalists were assassinated after interviewing a gang leader on the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Thursday as members of a rival criminal group opened fire on them. | Three journalists, working for online outlets and a radio station, arrived in the Laboule 12 area on the day for an interview with one of the local crime lords. | Shortly after the meeting had ended, they were attacked by a rival gang. Two journalists identified as Amady John Wesley and Wilkens Louissaint were…

Staff (2022-01-06). Headlines for January 6, 2022. democracynow.org Biden to Call Out Trump's "Singular Responsibility" for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Jimmy Carter: U.S. Is at "Genuine Risk of Civil Conflict and Losing Our Precious Democracy", CDC Endorses Boosters for 12-to-15-Year-Olds as COVID Cases Skyrocket, Dozens Killed in Kazakhstan as Protests Grow in Former Soviet Republic, North Korea Acknowledges Testing Hypersonic Missile, Chilean Constitutional Assembly Elects New President to Rewrite Pinochet-Era Document, 12 Die, Including 8 Children, in Philadelphia House Fire, Ghislaine Maxwell Seeks New Trial After Two Jurors Admit Being Sexual Abuse Survivors, As Guantánamo Turns 20…

Editor2 (2022-01-06). Ignacio Ramonet's Complete Interview with Nicolás Maduro. orinocotribune.com "Neoliberalism is exhausted and new leaderships will surprise the world". | The year 2020 has been relatively clement to Venezuela, although it has been so frightening for the whole world. Sure, the blockades and attacks from abroad have not ceased, and have even, at times, intensified. But the Bolivarian revolution, which has just turned 22 years old, is seasoned in these battles. The remarkable thing is that here, contrary to what happened in almost all Latin America and particularly in neighboring countries (Colombia, Brazil), the Covid-19 pandemic has been controlled. Few infections, low mortality. Meanwhile,…

Stansfield Smith (2022-01-06). 21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America. dissidentvoice.org During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. However, this century the US rulers have …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-01-06). Sir Tony Blair: Bloody Knight of the Realm. dissidentvoice.org Awards and honours bestowed by States or private committees, republican or monarchical, are bound to be corrupted by considerations of hypocrisy, racketeering and general, chummy disposition. From the Nobel Peace Prize to the range of eccentric and esoteric orders bestowed each year in Britain by Her Majesty, diddling and manipulating is never far behind. You …

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2022-01-06: News Headlines

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-06). Venezuela Aids Colombians Displaced by Violence in Arauca. orinocotribune.com Groups of displaced Colombians from the Arauquita municipality in the department of Arauca, Colombia, received proper care from the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on the Venezuelan side of the border, reported Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino. | Minister Padrino released images on Twitter showing the aid operation carried out by the military force. The FANB's objective is to receive and support people fleeing from the recently heightened violence in the conflict zone in Colombia, sparked by rival drug trafficking gangs fighting for territory. | Civil authorities also participated in the opera…

Oscar Soto (2022-01-06). Argentina — Algo más sobre el 2001 que nos parió. globalizacion.ca 20 años: de 2001 a 2021, lastimosamente el mapa de las injusticias se ha remarcado aún más en Argentina. No se trata de otra cosa que la gráfica de una reiterada escena: voluntades populares visibles frente a las manos del…

Emir Sader (2022-01-06). Lula's Standing Rose in 2021 while Bolsonaro and the Third Way Ran out of Steam. orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Dec 29, 2021 | The first characteristic of Brazil in 2021 was the reversal of optimism regarding economic reactivation and favorable economic projections for 2022. On the contrary, throughout the year the economic recession took root, to the point that the Central Bank of Brazil had to substantially raise interest rates. | Unemployment remained at the high levels of the previous year, but what increased greatly was the number of precarious workers. Today we can say that the vast majority of Brazilians who earn some kind of income do not do so with a formal contract. That is, they have no job…

Staff (2022-01-06). Jorge Rodríguez Accuses Guaidó of Stealing $3.1 Billion, Demands Justice. orinocotribune.com This January 5, 2022, the president of Venezuela's parliament, Jorge Rodríguez, requested that the special commission formed in January 2021 to investigate crimes committed by the 2015-2020 parliament incorporate the recent announcement by Juan Guaidó among its list of offenses. On January 3, the self-declared "interim president" Guaidó stated that his fake national assembly will continue to claim legitimacy, despite the fact that its constitutional term expired one year ago. | The supposed "government" of Guaidó also announced its distribution of several million dollars, expropriated from Venezuelan funds frozen…

Nino Pagliccia (2022-01-06). A Recall Referendum in Venezuela will be a Failure if Attempted. orinocotribune.com By Nino Pagliccia — Jan 3, 2022 | The year 2021 has just come to the end and as tradition has it, at least in some parts of the world, many do a review of events of the year and many others more constructively start working on the so-called personal resolutions and more hopefully that the new year may bring the best for our fellow world dwellers. | Author Roger Harris offers a 2021 political

teleSUR, DRL JCM (2022-01-05). Pdte. de Kazajistán promete transformar al país tras protestas. telesurtv.net Manifestantes tomaron por asalto la sede del Gobierno en Almaty, en el marco de protestas ante el alza de los combustibles.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). WHO Still Recommends 14-Day Quarantine for COVID-19 Patients. telesurenglish.net Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine. | RELATED: | Nevertheless, States must make decisions about the duration of quarantine based on their individual situations, said Abdi Mahamud from WHO's COVID-19 Incident Management Support Team. | In countries with low infections, a longer quarantine time…

Staff (2022-01-05). 2022: Tiempos decisivos para Brasil y Colombia. cubadebate.cu Dos de los gobiernos de extrema derecha del continente -uno de Iván Duque y otro de Jair Bolsonaro-, también dos de los más impopulares, salen de la presidencia con todo indicio de que serán rotundamente derrotados, dando paso a dos líderes de la izquierda latinoamericana. Dos de los países más grandes del continente, escenario de la mayor violencia en la región, tanto política como en la vida cotidiana, podrían dar pasos decisivos para enfrentar el neoliberalismo y la inseguridad ciudadana en las próximas elecciones.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Australian epidemiologist Adrian Esterman condemns government response to Omicron. wsws.org "There's no national approach. There are different definitions for things, different ways of calculating, different contact-tracing systems that don't talk to each other, different border regulations and different testing situations."

Staff (2022-01-05). Taiwan fighter jets act out war scenario. rt.com Combat-readiness exercise comes amid heightened tensions with mainland China | Taiwan's air force has held combat-readiness drills that simulated a 'war scenario,' amid escalating tensions with mainland China, which sees the island as part of the People's Republic. | Military pilots rushed to their F-16 fighter jets at the sound of an alarm in Taiwan's southern city of Chiayi on Wednesday, according to media reports. The enactment came as part of a three-day exercise aimed at testing the Taiwan military's battle readiness. | Taking part in the drills were the very same aircraft that have been used to intercept…

sputniknews (2022-01-05). Peru Prosecutor's Office Launches Corruption Probe Against President Castillo – Reports. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Peruvian Prosecutor General Zoraida Avalos began preliminary investigation against President Pedro Castillo on suspicion of corruption, Peru's newspaper La Republica reported on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-01-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Between 97 — 100 percent of workers at 87 King Soopers stores in Colorado voted in favor strike action while state sanitation workers in Touluca, Mexico occupied buildings to press demands for back wages.

sputniknews (2022-01-05). What's Good for the Goose. sputniknews.com Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently suggested that there were "multiple grounds" to impeach US President Joe Biden, primarily as lawmakers had previously impeached Trump twice. The US senator characterized a potential article of impeachment against Biden as the latter's "utter lawlessness" in combating the influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). Argentina: Adolfo Perez Esquivel Is Discharged from Hospital. telesurenglish.net The 1980 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, was discharged from the hospital where he was admitted on Saturday due to an ischemic cerebrovascular accident (CVA). | RELATED: | "We want to tell you that Adolfo has already been discharged and is on his way to Buenos Aires to continue his recovery … he is clinically stable and lucid," his relatives tweeted. | Son of a Galician immigrant and an Argentine of Guarani…

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-05). AMLO cierra el año 2021 con 67% de aprobación entre mexicanos. telesurtv.net El 76 por ciento de los encuestados apoyó enfrentamiento de la Covid-19 y la campaña de vacunación en el país.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-01-05). Premio Nobel argentino Adolfo Pérez Esquivel recibe alta médica. telesurtv.net Diversas personalidades del mundo enviaron sus saludos al también presidente de Servicio de Justicia y Paz (Serpaj).

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-01-05). Incendio en la Patagonia argentina arrasa más de 80.000 hectáreas. telesurtv.net Según informaciones han participado en el proceso de sofocar el siniestro, cerca de 226 brigadistas, nueve aviones, ocho helicópteros entre otros medios.

teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-05). Bolivia crece en 1.1 milones de empleos a ciudadanos en 2021. telesurtv.net La reducción de la tasa de desempleo evidencia el proceso recuperativo de la economía boliviana durante el 2021.

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-05). Declaran estado de sitio en Kazajistán ante manifestaciones. telesurtv.net La medida entra vigor desde el 5 de enero hasta el próximo día 19 del mismo mes.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Aspirante a presidir constituyente chilena retira su candidatura. telesurtv.net La constituyente Cristina Dorador se quedó a seis votos para lograr la presidencia de la convención constituyente de Chile.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Aplican en Cuba nuevas medidas sanitarias a viajeros y turistas. telesurtv.net Las tripulaciones de aviones y de cruceros que permanezcan menos de 48 horas en Cuba quedarán fuera de las nuevas medidas,…

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-01-05). Sobrina de George Floyd fue baleada en su casa en Texas. telesurtv.net El padre de la menor denunció que la policía tardó cuatro horas en llegar al lugar y considera que hubo planificación.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). Rio De Janeiro Cancels Carnival Street Parades Due To COVID-19. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourism destination, announced the cancelation of the city's traditional carnival-time street parades due to surging COVID-19 cases. | RELATED: | In a live broadcast on social media platforms, Mayor Eduardo Paes said the decision was made after meeting with representatives of the city's carnival "blocos," or neighborhood street bands, that perform for the crowds during the annual c…

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Argentina supera los 80.000 casos de coronavirus en 24 horas. telesurtv.net El incremento de casos de coronavirus en Argentina, coincide con el ascenso de contagios que se vienen registrando en el último mes.

teleSUR, mcs, JL (2022-01-05). Río de Janeiro cancela el carnaval 2022 por la variante àìmicron. telesurtv.net La alcaldía precisó que el aumento de contagios por la Covid-19 y la nueva variante Ómicron, impide la realización del tradicional evento.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-05). Perú hace frente a la tercera ola de Covid-19 y a àìmicron. telesurtv.net El país experimenta un incremento rápido y sustancial de contagios de coronavirus, especialmente por la presencia de la variante Ómicron.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Convención Constitucional aplaza elección de su nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net Para lograr la presidencia del ente constitucional, el candidato o candidata debe obtener el apoyo de al menos 78 convencionales.

teleSUR, DRL, JCM (2022-01-05). Crece tensión entre Argentina y Reino Unido por las Malvinas. telesurtv.net Reino Unido negó que hubiera violado el Tratado de Tlatelolco y dijo que todas las armas regresaron al suelo británico.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-05). Accidente de tránsito en Colombia deja al menos siete muertos. telesurtv.net Al sitio del accidente fueron enviadas 13 ambulancias para la atención y trasladado de los heridos.

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-01-05). Naciones Unidas rechaza violencia en Sudán. telesurtv.net Guterres instó al diálogo como la vía para lograr una paz y estabilidad duradera en el país.

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-01-05). Pdte venezolano: El 2022 será de consolidación económica y soluciones para el país. telesurtv.net Entre las 38 leyes aprobadas se encuentran la Ley contra la discriminación racial, Ley de parlamento comunal, y Ley de Atención integral de adultas y adultos mayores.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). Five Countries Join the UNSC as Non-Permanent Members. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). | RELATED: | Their two-year term officially started on Jan. 1. But Tuesday is the first working day of the council for 2022 after the Christmas and New Year break. A flag installation ceremony was held to mark the start of their responsibilities. | K…

teleSUR -mcs -HIM (2022-01-05). Autoridades iraníes reportan ocho fallecidos por inundaciones. telesurtv.net Las fuertes lluvias que azotan a Irán han causado víctimas mortales y afectaciones en los servicios eléctricos.

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-01-05). Reportan que Corea del Norte lanzó probable misil balístico. telesurtv.net Según el Ejército de Corea del Sur, el presunto misil balístico fue disparado hacia el mar del Este.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-01-05). Anuncian liberación de prisionero palestino en huelga de hambre. telesurtv.net Mientras organizaciones palestinas han celebrado la noticia, políticos israelíes critican el acuerdo alcanzado el martes.

teleSUR (2022-01-05). Chile: Election of Constitutional Assembly President is Delayed. telesurenglish.net Chile's Constitutional Convention will restart the election of its new president on Wednesday after over-18-hour-lasting voting that ended without any candidate obtaining 78 votes needed to replace current President Elisa Loncon, whose six-month term of office ended on Jan. 4. | RELATED: | Besides being related to the lack of agreement between the lawmakers, the delay in the paraliamentary decision process is du…

teleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-01-05). Decretan confinamiento en Nueva Delhi tras repunte de contagios. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud informó que en esta última jornada se reportaron más de 37.000 casos de la Covid-19.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-05). Anuncian en Ecuador marcha contra política económica de Lasso. telesurtv.net Promoverán la congelación de los combustibles y otras demandas. Declaran a 2022 año de la resistencia contra Gobierno nacional.

Staff (2022-01-05). Venezuelan Nationals Assassinated in Colombia — Plasencia Demands Duque Respect for Peace Accords. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, January 4, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Félix Plasencia, urged the Colombian government of President Iván Duque to respect the 2016 Peace Accords, after another massacre occurred in the western Colombian department of Valle del Cauca which left three Venezuelans dead. | Plasencia made this demand after the Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) alerted about a massacre that took place at Jamundí, in Valle del Cauca, where three Venezuelan nationals were killed. | Fecha: 03/01/22 Lugar: Jamundí, Valle del Cauca N ∫ de Víctimas: 3 personas | Es la primer masacre ocurrida…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-05). Violence in Colombia Near Venezuelan Border Raises Military Alert. orinocotribune.com A new wave of violence and terror was unleashed yesterday in Colombia near its border with Venezuela, in the department of Arauca. Reports stated that over 20 people died in clashes between paramilitary groups fighting for territory. | The Colombian municipalities of Arauquita, Saravena, Forul, Tame, and Botalón, in Arauca, were struck by massacres, detentions, and displacements. | With the slogan "Botalón demands peace," Colombian social leader Mayerly Briceño published statements on her Twitter account as residents in the sector were mobilized. They requested the intervention of human rights organizations and C…

Staff (2022-01-05). Para finales de enero toda la población cubana debe haber recibido su dosis de refuerzo contra la COVID-19. cubadebate.cu Cuba agiliza la producción y traslado de vacunas a las provincias para la dosis de refuerzo ante el peligro de la variante ómicron del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, aseguró hoy el presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez en su cuenta oficial de Twitter. El Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) asegura que para finales de enero toda la población cubana debe tener una nueva dosis de los inmunógenos nacionales, precisó el mandatario en su mensaje.

Staff (2022-01-05). Chapeando Bajito: øQuién es el Guerrero cubano? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu El Guerrero cubano, con las denuncias que hace, empleando la propia voz de los haters, los ha descolocado y develado sus mentiras. En su batalla, el Guerrero ha inspirado a otros youtubers cubanos. Su trabajo meritorio con pruebas y adelanto de los planes contra Cuba merece reconocimiento.

Staff (2022-01-05). Falleció el artista Osmel Francis Turner, director del grupo Cubanos en la Red. cubadebate.cu Con profundo pesar supimos del fallecimiento de un buen amigo. "El abuelo del Rap", el director de Cubanos en la Red, el defensor del medio ambiente, de la "Pachamama", Osmel Francis Turner. Fue un artista que se encargó de sistematizar conscientemente las problemáticas relacionadas con la dimensión medioambiental junto a su grupo Cubanos en la Red.

Staff (2022-01-05). Participe en el concurso de Cubadebate sobre la Serie Nacional del Béisbol. cubadebate.cu Los servicios entuMovil, de la División Habana, de Desoft, y el Portal Cubadebate convocan a los usuarios de la telefonía móvil en Cuba a participar en el concurso °Swing Grande de Cubadebate entuMovil! El certamen consiste en la siguiente pregunta: øDiga qué día, en enero de 1962, se inauguró la Primera Serie Nacional del Béisbol Cubano?

Yanis Iqbal (2022-01-05). The Long History of Anti-Haitianism in the Dominican Republic. towardfreedom.org The Dominican Republic's continued maintenance of an exclusionary project like a 118-mile border wall indicates it is fundamentally anti-people in nature, using centuries of anti-Haiti sentiment to deflect the public's attention from its destructive, market-oriented economic policies, writes Yanis Iqbal.

Todd Steiner (2022-01-05). Costa Rica Announces the Expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine. indybay.org Costa Rica — Costa Rica announced today the expansion of Cocos Island National Park and the Seamounts Marine Management Area, increasing the protection around this biodiversity hotspot. Cocos Island is located approximately 320 miles from the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Due to its great biological diversity, the island was declared a national park in 1978.

Matt Sedlar (2022-01-05). Andrés Arauz on CDBCs and Sovereignty. cepr.net Interview with Andres on Bitcoin, the broader world of crypto & NFTs, how to think about digital and monetary sovereignties together, the geopolitics of the global payment systems, China's efforts to control FinTech, the situation in El Salvador, and the possible ways to democratize central banking.

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2022-01-05: News Headlines

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-05). Declaran estado de sitio en Kazajistán ante manifestaciones. telesurtv.net La medida entra vigor desde el 5 de enero hasta el próximo día 19 del mismo mes.

teleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-01-05). Naciones Unidas rechaza violencia en Sudán. telesurtv.net Guterres instó al diálogo como la vía para lograr una paz y estabilidad duradera en el país.

Staff (2022-01-05). Arde la Patagonia argentina: Incendios arrasan con más de 80 000 hectáreas. cubadebate.cu Un incendio ubicado en la región de Puerto Madryn, al noreste de la provincia de Chubut, sita en el sur de Argentina, ha afectado más de 80.000 hectáreas de terreno, indicaron fuentes locales. Si bien hoy por hoy no hay focos ígneos activos, los expertos saben que las llamas podrían reavivarse fácilmente gracias a la sequedad del suelo.

ecns.cn (2022-01-05). Rio de Janeiro cancels carnival street parades due to COVID-19 increase. ecns.cn Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's top tourism destination, on Tuesday announced the cancelation of the city's traditional carnival-time street parades due to surging COVID-19 cases.

Staff (2022-01-05). 'MasterChef' slammed after cooking showdown features shark, alligator & capybara. rt.com Ecuador has warned of prison time for wild animal eaters after a controversial 'MasterChef' episode | An episode of 'MasterChef Ecuador' has triggered an almighty backlash, with the Quito government warning that wild animal eaters may end up in prison, while Colombia has launched an investigation into the ingredients used. | On Tuesday, Ecuador's government slammed the country's 'MasterChef' show after a recent episode featured ingredients including tollo (a small shark), an alligator, a type of wild deer, and a capybara — a massive rodent which can weigh as much as 80 kilograms (175 lbs). | In a statemen…

Staff (2022-01-05). Soldier killed by deer at presidential palace. rt.com A sergeant in the Paraguayan presidential guard died after being attacked by a gifted non-indigenous deer | A Paraguayan soldier has died after he was run through and gored by an axis deer from India in the gardens of the country's presidential palace. He was declared dead in a military hospital. | Speaking on Tuesday, military spokesman Colonel Victor Urdapilleta said that Sergeant Victor Isasi, 42, died as a result of piercing injuries, having been run down by a deer in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | The non-native deer, which was gifted to the presidential residence, gored the soldier with its antler…

Staff (2022-01-05). Venezuela Receives 3.1 Million COVAX Vaccines. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, January 4, Venezuela received 3.1 million doses of vaccines through the World Health Organization (WHO) COVAX mechanism, reported Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Health, Gerardo Briceño. The vaccines were received at Simón Bolívar International Airport of Maiquetía. | #Entérate | | COVAX: Venezuela recibe 3.1 millones de vacunas para fortalecer Plan de Inmunización y Refuerzo contra la

Staff (2022-01-05). Protestas violentas en Kazajistán: Moscú aboga por la normalización de la situación mediante el diálogo, informa cancillería rusa. cubadebate.cu Moscú aboga por la normalización mediante el diálogo de la situación en Kazajistán, sumido esta semana en violentas protestas, informaron este miércoles desde el Ministerio ruso de Exteriores. Aunque el Gobierno kazajo ha dimitido este miércoles, las protestas no cesan y en tres regiones del país se ha decretado el estado de emergencia.

Staff (2022-01-05). Fifa certifica al estadio Antonio Maceo para partidos internacionales. cubadebate.cu El estadio Antonio Maceo, de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba, recibió este miércoles el certificado que lo avala para acoger partidos internacionales. El documento oficial firmado por el presidente de la Fifa, Gianni Infantino, y emitido en Zúrich este miércoles reseña que el terreno instalado allí ha sido probado y certificado según los estándares de calidad del ente rector del fútbol internacional.

Staff (2022-01-05). Continúa el repunte de contagios: Cuba reporta 967 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Cuba reportó este miércoles 967 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido, de acuerdo con el parte oficial emitido por el Ministerio de Salud Pública. Al cierre del martes 4 de enero estaban ingresados 8 711 pacientes, incluidos 2 805 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 27 pacientes: cinco críticos y 22 graves.

Staff (2022-01-05). COVID-19: Récords de contagios en un día por la variante ómicron en gran parte del mundo. cubadebate.cu En las últimas 24 horas, los contagios por ómicron registraron récords en diversas partes del mundo, desde Estados Unidos y Europa hasta Oceanía. Para la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en este marco se podrían generar nuevas variantes más peligrosas, pese a la vacunación. En el caso de Estados Unidos se registró un récord mundial de más de un millón de casos de coronavirus en las últimas 24 horas.

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2022-01-04: News Headlines

Editor2 (2022-01-04). Rosario Murillo — Remembering Chuck Kaufman. orinocotribune.com By Rosario Murillo, Vice President of Nicaragua — Dec 29, 2021 | We would like to begin this midday address by greeting the family of our dear comrade Chuck Kaufman, who passed away suddenly this morning. Those sudden deaths hurt so much, but after all, they are deaths without suffering for the person who leaves us. | We understand that he passed away while having breakfast this morning, passing to another Plane of Life at the age of 69. In March he would have turned 70. He had dedicated his whole life to fighting for the sovereignty of the peoples—a "good gringo," as President Chavez used to say[mdash…

Editor (2022-01-04). Why We Must Fight to Free Political Prisoners in 2022. scheerpost.com Woman holding up a sign that reads "NO POLITICAL PRISONERS" from By Ezra Brain / Newly elected Chilean president Gabriel Boric's victory speech was interrupted by a chant that went through the crowd: "We're not all here." This has become a slogan for many of the last vestiges of the 2019 Chilean uprising, a reference to the protesters who currently sit in cells,…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-04). Venezuela Begins Booster Campaign Prioritizing Healthcare Workers. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign began with healthcare workers this Monday, January 3, reported Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. | The announcement was made from the Miguel àÅngel Rángel University Hospital in Coche, Caracas, where the staff of 1,068 workers began to receive the reinforcement earlier today. | "This week we are going to vaccinate healthcare personnel, those in the front line, those who are fighting the battle," said Rodríguez, explaining that the vaccination booster is for people who received their second dose six months ago or more. | "As of this week, Monday, January 3, all…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). México se acerca a los 300.000 muertos por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net El país latinoamericano registró durante las últimas 48 horas un total de 10.864 nuevos casos de la enfermedad viral.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-01-03). Resistencia Mapuche en la fotografà¨a de Pablo Piovano. indybay.org

Staff (2022-01-03). President Maduro: Washington Sabotaged Mexico Talks (Ambassador Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said in an interview with the renowned Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that the US caused a breakdown in the dialogue processes in Mexico. | In this regard, the president decried that the United States government, by kidnapping Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, sabotaged the dialogue between the government and the opposition that was being carried out in Mexico in spite of Washington's opposition. | "The US stabbed the dialogue… the US had assured that it was not going to extract our diplomat Alex Saab," President Maduro said. | The president…

Staff (2022-01-03). President Maduro: Washington Sabotaged the Mexico Talks (Ambassador Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said in an interview with the renowned Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that the US caused a breakdown in the dialogue processes in Mexico. | In this regard, the president decried that the United States government, by kidnapping Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, sabotaged the dialogue between the government and the opposition that was being carried out in Mexico in spite of Washington's opposition. | "The US stabbed the dialogue… the US had assured that it was not going to extract our diplomat Alex Saab," he denounced. | The president further…

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-01-03). Gobierno de Ecuador designa nuevo canciller. telesurtv.net "El reforzamiento en el equipo tiene por objeto apuntalar la principal meta del Gobierno en su política exterior: la reactivación de la inversión extranjera", dijo presidente Lasso.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). Bolsonaro hospitalizado de urgencia por obstrucción intestinal. telesurtv.net Bolsonaro, quien informó de dolor abdominal, fue llevado al Hospital Vila Nova Star, en la zona sur de Sao Paulo.

teleSUR, lsl, JGN (2022-01-03). Primera Conferencia Tricontinental: Un hito de solidaridad. telesurtv.net A 56 años de la celebración de la primera Conferencia Tricontinental en La Habana te invitamos a recordar algunos de los objetivos y logros del encuentro.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-03). Sismo de magnitud 5.4 deja al menos 22 heridos en China. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento las autoridades no reportan víctimas mortales ni inmuebles colapsados.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Bolivia pone en vigor carnet de vacunación antiCovid al iniciar 2022. telesurtv.net El documento es necesario para ingresar a entidades bancarias, telefónicas, centros comerciales, restaurantes, supermercados, entre otros.

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2022-01-03). Adolfo Pérez Esquivel se encuentra estable tras descompensación. telesurtv.net "La tomografía salió bien, los médicos descartan que se trate de un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV)", indicó el Servicio de Paz y Justicia.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). Enfrentamientos armados en Arauca, Colombia, dejan 17 muertos. telesurtv.net Según diferentes reportes, han ocurrido asesinatos tanto en Arauquita, como en otros municipios como Saravena, Fortul y Tame.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-03). Corea del Sur ratifica deseo de dialogar con su vecino del Norte. telesurtv.net Moon Jae-in expresó que buscará institucionalizar una paz sostenible con Pyongyang en la recta final de su mandato.

teleSUR- lvm (2022-01-03). Primer ministro de Sudán renuncia en medio del golpe militar. telesurtv.net "Debemos renunciar a la violencia y la división, y creer en la victoria para construir un nuevo Sudán", señaló Abdalá Hamdok.

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2022-01-03). Deportarán a Colombia a un implicado en el magnicidio de MoàØse. telesurtv.net Marco Antonio Palacios, quien permanece en Jamaica, debe ser deportado el 3 de enero a Colombia.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-03). Bolivia cierra el 2021 con crecimiento en sus exportaciones. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Economía boliviano además de superar los 10.000 millones de dólares en exportaciones, proyecta un crecimiento del PIB en 2021 superior al 5%.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-03). Argentina defiende reclamo permanente sobre las Islas Malvinas. telesurtv.net El presidente Alberto Fernández ha sostenido que el reclamo sobre las Islas Malvinas debe ser permanente en la vida cotidiana de los argentinos.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Reportan un detenido tras incendio en el parlamento sudafricano. telesurtv.net Los bomberos llegaron al edificio unos minutos después de recibir la llamada inicial a las 06: 12 hora local (04: 12 GMT) del domingo.

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-01-03). Honduras repetirá elección de alcaldes en dos localidades. telesurtv.net De igual manera, las autoridades electorales sostuvieron que en la comunidad indígena ubicada en el departamento Gracias a Dios, se identificaron ausencias de firmas.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Irán pide a la ONU condenar a EE.UU. por el asesinato de Soleimani. telesurtv.net La solicitud del Gobierno de Teherán fue girada a la Asamblea General de la Organización de Naciones Unidas.

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2022-01-03). Policía de Guatemala reprime a pobladores indígenas de Nahualá. telesurtv.net El territorio fue decretado en estado de Sitio hace pocos días por el Gobierno debido a una matanza ocurrida allí.

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2022-01-03). Putin y Erdogan dialogan sobre políticas de seguridad y cooperación. telesurtv.net En la conversación ambos líderes abordaron las propuestas conocidas para desarrollar acuerdos jurídicamente vinculantes.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-03). Regresarán a sus casas 1.000 evacuados por volcán de La Palma. telesurtv.net El grupo será el primero en reinstalarse en sus hogares, aunque restan más de 600 habitantes de La Palma aún evacuados en hoteles y centros sanitarios.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-01-03). Gobierno argentino renueva reclamo de las islas Malvinas. telesurtv.net Se trata de la "Agenda Malvinas 40 años" para homenajear a los caídos en la guerra llevada adelante por la pasada junta militar.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-03). Venezuela inicia jornada de vacunación de refuerzo contra Covid-19. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro indicó que el 91 por ciento de la población venezolana ya ha sido vacunada contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

teleSUR, DRL, JCM (2022-01-03). Sismo de mediana intensidad sacude archipiélago chino de Taiwán. telesurtv.net La magnitud preliminar reportada por los servicios geológicos es 6,2 grados en la escala de Richter, sin daños humanos.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-03). Caen contagios de Covid-19 en la ciudad china de Xi'an. telesurtv.net La metrópoli de 13 millones de habitantes está bajo confinamiento tras un repunte de casos de coronavirus.

Natalia Marques (2022-01-03). Mexican women's solidarity defies Texas abortion law. liberationnews.org Las Libres is spearheading the international working women's solidarity that American women will need if Roe is overturned.

John Catalinotto (2022-01-03). Polish soldier deserts, charges army with killing migrants. workers.org Polish soldier Emil Czeczko, who was serving on the border under orders to prevent migrants from crossing from Belarus into Poland, fled through a barbed wire fence on Dec. 17 and appealed for asylum in Belarus. In a television interview, Czeczko said he fled because Polish troops had shot and . . . |

sputniknews (2022-01-03). UK Likely to Agree on Migrant Crisis With France Only After April Election – Reports. sputniknews.com LONDON (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom expects to find a resolution to the Channel migrant crisis after the French presidential election, set for April this year, The Times reports.

David L. Wilson (2022-01-03). Are there "foreigners" in the U.S. working class? mronline.org Politicians and the media work hard to give the impression that millions of low-wage workers are constantly seeking entry into the U.S. Most U.S. news consumers would probably be astonished to learn that the undocumented population here actually declined during the years from 2008 to 2016. It continued to decline at least until 2019.

ecns.cn (2022-01-03). China reopens its embassy in Nicaragua. ecns.cn China on Friday officially reopened its embassy in Nicaragua after the two countries resumed diplomatic relations on Dec. 10.

ecns.cn (2022-01-03). China eyes closer friendship, cooperation with Nicaragua: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China looks forward to closer friendship and cooperation with Nicaragua, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.

Staff (2022-01-03). Bolsonaro Attacks Venezuela, Refuses Argentina's Aid Following Tragic Floods in Brazil. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 1, Venezuela's Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia demanded that the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, authorize air and land transfers to facilitate the return of Venezuelan nationals in Brazil who want to return to Venezuela. This within the framework of recent floods and Brazil's calamitous management of the pandemic. Venezuela's Vuelta a la Patria program facilitates the return of Venezuelans to their home country, providing transport and medical services free of charge. | Through a post published on his Twitter account, @PlasenciaFlex, the head of Venezuelan diplomacy pointed out that…

_____ (2022-01-03). Movements Remember Victories That Helped The People Of Brazil. popularresistance.org The year 2021 was full of bad news for Brazilians. The effects of the global pandemic were made much worse due to the gross negligence of the federal government of Jair Bolsonaro leaving no sector untouched. The country reached the sad milestone of 600,000 deaths by coronavirus, the Bolsonaro administration's avaricious quest for natural resource wealth coupled with the expansion of agribusiness made the country's forests, green areas, and Indigenous and traditional communities victims of this violent offensive.

Andrew Fishman (2022-01-03). In Presidential Polls, Brazil's Lula Leads Judge Who Locked Him Up. zcomm.org Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Jair Bolsonaro, and Sergio Moro, three major candidates in Brazil's 2022 election, have a turbulent and intertwined past…

sputniknews (2022-01-03). Over Dozen People Killed in Clashes in Eastern Colombia, Arauquita Mayor Says. sputniknews.com BOGOTA (Sputnik) – At least 17 people were killed in the Arauca Department in eastern Colombia, during clashes between dissidents from the defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and members of the radical left-wing armed group National Liberation Army (ELN), according to Etelivar Torres, the mayor of the Arauquita municipality.

Paul Dobson (2022-01-03). Venezuela Rolls Out Covid-19 Vaccine Boosters as Omicron Arrives. venezuelanalysis.com Maduro struck an optimistic tone concerning the pandemic and other topics, such as economic prospects for 2022.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-03). Ignacio Ramonet's Complete Interview with Nicolás Maduro. libya360.wordpress.com Ignacio Ramonet "Neoliberalism is exhausted and new leaderships will surprise the world". The year 2020 has been relatively clement to Venezuela, although it has been so frightening for the whole world. Sure, the blockades and attacks from abroad have not ceased, and have even, at times, intensified. But the Bolivarian revolution, which has just turned…

Staff (2022-01-03). President Maduro: Venezuela has Displayed Exemplary Control of the Pandemic. orinocotribune.com Referring to the country's 7+7 reopening plan, President Nicolás Maduro affirmed that Venezuela has displayed exemplary control of the COVID-19 pandemic, adapting to the variants detected in the country. | "We will not renounce the 7+7 Plan in 2022," President Maduro said. "I hope that by achieving the vaccination of 95% of the population, we will have a calm country, with a moderately normal life… The essential thing is caring for people." The 7+7 Plan is Venezuela's unique strategy that sees the country open up for seven days at a time, followed by seven days of lockdown. This policy has allowed Venezuela to…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-03). Terrorist Attack Against Haiti's De Facto Prime Minister on Independence Day (+CORE Group). orinocotribune.com On Saturday, January 1, a terrorist attack took place against the de facto Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, in what constitutes another assassination attempt of a head of state of the Caribbean island country after the assassination of former President Jovenel MoàØse on July 7, 2021. | The failed attack occurred in GonaàØves, the city where Jean-Jacques Dessalines had declared the independence of Haiti from France, on January 1, 1804, and read out the Act of Independence. For celebration of 218 years of that day, de facto Prime Minister Henry participated in a religious ceremony in a church of…

Staff (2022-01-03). Adolfo Pérez Esquivel se encuentra estable tras sufrir una descompensación. cubadebate.cu El Premio Nobel de la Paz, el argentino Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, quien sufrió una descompensación este domingo en la localidad de Chapadmalal y fue internado en la ciudad de Mar del Plata, se encuentra estable, de acuerdo al parte médico. "La tomografía salió bien, los médicos descartan que se trate de un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV)", indicó el Servicio de Paz y Justicia.

Staff (2022-01-03). Un entramado de fundaciones y empresas con sede en Washington mantiene viva la llama golpista de los años de Reagan. cubadebate.cu No mires arriba ha sido una de las revelaciones cinematográficas que han puesto el broche final a este 2021. Negacionistas, simpatizantes de Vox, y políticos de derechas como Girauta hayan aplaudido la película sin darse cuenta de que los estaban retratando. Quizá para terminar de entender No Mires Arriba sea necesario ver la anterior obra de su director Adam Mckay.

Staff (2022-01-03). Secretario de Defensa de Estados Unidos da positivo a la covid-19. cubadebate.cu El secretario de Defensa Lloyd Austin anunció el domingo que dio positivo a covid-19 y tiene síntomas moderados, por lo cual guarda cuarentena en su casa. El secretario señaló que la última vez que se reunió con el presidente Joe Biden fue el 21 de diciembre.

Staff (2022-01-03). øPor qué Cuba no tiene un movimiento antivacunas? cubadebate.cu Cada vez más, amplios sectores de la población europea expresan abiertamente su desconfianza hacia las políticas para combatir la COVID-19. La reacción de la política tradicional es de pánico y se caracteriza por el paternalismo y la represión: obligación general de vacunarse y restringir la libertad de circulación. Esa no es la forma de crear apoyo en la población. Para ello será necesario, como mínimo, escuchar los temores y las preocupaciones de las personas no vacunadas. La comparación con Cuba es interesante.

Staff (2022-01-03). Cuba reporta 556 nuevos casos positivos a la COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 2 de enero, se encuentran ingresados 6 638 pacientes, sospechosos 4 179, en vigilancia 368 y confirmados activos 2 091. | Para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 17 869 muestras para la vigilancia en el día, resultando positivas 556. El país acumula 11 731 194 muestras realizadas y 967 498 positivas.

Staff (2022-01-03). Prepárese para la dictadura de derecha de EEUU antes de 2030, académico insta a Canadá. cubadebate.cu Un politólogo canadiense ha instado al gobierno de su país a prepararse para la posibilidad de que Estados Unidos se convierta en una dictadura de derecha antes de 2030. Thomas Homer-Dixon, director ejecutivo del Instituto Cascade de la Universidad Royal Roads en Columbia Británica, advirtió que su país tenía que prepararse para el peor de los casos.

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2022-01-03: News Headlines

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-01-03). Resistencia Mapuche en la fotografà¨a de Pablo Piovano. indybay.org

teleSUR -HIM (2022-01-03). Sismo de magnitud 5.4 deja al menos 22 heridos en China. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento las autoridades no reportan víctimas mortales ni inmuebles colapsados.

ecns.cn (2022-01-03). China reopens its embassy in Nicaragua. ecns.cn China on Friday officially reopened its embassy in Nicaragua after the two countries resumed diplomatic relations on Dec. 10.

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-01-02). *BONUS* Reflections going into 2022. anchor.fm I am driving, going through my stream of consciousness and trying to engage with a few ideas I've been thinking about all day. Go subscribe to and become a Patreon of Bands of Turtle Island, Red Nation Podcast AND Red Media and please donate to some indigenous organizations and liberation funds in Borikén, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Get organized, go help people find food and shelter, read some theory and then go apply that shit!!

Staff (2022-01-02). Dulce ambición: No apta para diabéticos. cubadebate.cu Secundadas por la música contagiosa de Tá Escrito, se suceden las imágenes de primerísimos planos de cremas de chocolate, almíbares, gelatinas y frutas. Ruedan los créditos de la telenovela brasileña Dulce ambición que, al parecer, pretende aprovechar visualmente el auge mundial de los programas de cocina, estilo Masterchef.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-01-02). Cine Indà¨gena: Convocatoria de Mirada Nativa. indybay.org Cine Indà¨gena: Convocatoria de MIRADANATIVA | "la comunicación como un territorio a recuperar…"

Roger D. Harris (2022-01-02). 2021 Latin America and the Caribbean in Review: The Pink Tide Rises Again. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Dec 30, 2021 | US policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean continued in a seamless transition from Trump to Biden, but the terrain over which it operated shifted left. The balance between the US drive to

Open Democracy (2022-01-02). Fighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist Perspective. juancole.com By Nadine Suleiman Naber | — ( OpenDemocracy) — For decades, US and European governments, as well as corporate media, have been condemning authoritarian repression and violence against women in the Global South — from Africa, to the Middle East, Asia, the Pacific Islands and Latin America. And tragically, these same voices have too frequently …

Alexandre Conceiàßà£o (2022-01-02). The Landless Workers Movement's fight for popular agrarian reform. zcomm.org Interview with Alexandre Conceiàßao from the Landless Workers Movement, one of the largest social movements in Latin America with an estimated 1.5 million members.

sputniknews (2022-01-02). Prime Minister of Haiti Survives Assassination Attempt Near Gonaives Church. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – A failed attempt to assassinate the prime minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, took place on Sunday at a church in the city of Gonaives during a mass dedicated to the 218th anniversary of the country's independence, the VTV broadcaster reported.

teleSUR, MER (2022-01-02). Pdte.Maduro: EE.UU. saboteó diálogo con oposición venezolana en México. telesurtv.net El mandatario cuestionó que EE.UU. saboteara un proceso que es beneficioso para el pueblo venezolano.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-02). PSG de Francia reporta que Lionel Messi da positivo a Covid-19. telesurtv.net El astro argentino ha sido uno de los cuatro casos confirmados por Covid-19, tal y como ha confirmado el PSG en un parte médico.

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2022-01-02: News Headlines

Liberation Staff (2022-01-02). COVID-19: What Cuba has accomplished. liberationnews.org Cuba, a small, poor country held back by the 60-year U.S. economic blockade has made remarkable achievements in combating COVID-19.

_____ (2022-01-02). Cuba Grows And Advances Despite The Difficulties Of 2021. popularresistance.org This 2021 has been the most difficult year for the Cuban people. In addition to the ravages of the blockade, thousands of people died due to the Covid-19. The list was immense, and as the days went by, names became familiar and beloved faces. Moreover, it was also a year of economic readjustments and changes needed to move the island towards a possible and sustainable development over time.

Staff (2022-01-02). Venezuela Commemorates Haitian and Cuban Revolutions. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, January 1, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela congratulated the people and the government of Haiti for 218 years of independence of the nation as well as Cuba for the 63rd anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Venezuela also reaffirmed its commitment to brotherhood with the two Caribbean countries. | "Since the birth of the Haitian Revolution, the Haitian people have been the precursor of liberation struggles and a spirit of equality that spread throughout all of Our America," read the statement released on Saturday by the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published on its Twitt…

Jesús Faría (2022-01-02). Venezuela: De la resistencia a la recuperación productiva y el bienestar social. liberationnews.org Por Jesús Faría, presidente de la Comisión Permanente de Economía, Finanzas y Desarrollo Económico de la Asamblea Nacional (AN), y miembro del liderazgo nacional del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV).

Jesús Faría (2022-01-02). Venezuela: from resistance to recovery in production and social welfare. liberationnews.org By Jesús Faría, president of the Permanent Commission of Economy, Finances and Economic Development of the National Assembly and member of the national leadership of the…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-02). Welcome 2022! President Maduro Highlights his Administration's Achieved Goals. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro issued a message to welcome in the new year 2022. In his message, the president highlighted the goals that had been achieved in the previous year 2021 and referred to it as a mystical cycle for Venezuela in which the Carabobo Bicentennial was celebrated. | Maduro pointed out that 2021 was characterized by its renewal of hope and by the strength of the people's courage in the midst of the attacks perpetrated by different sectors of the national and international right-wing. | "We will have to remember 2021 as being the year of our democratic institutions; of the consolidation of…

Prof Nicolas Boeglin (2022-01-01). La apertura de relaciones diplomáticas de Nicaragua con China Popular y la ruptura de relaciones con Taiwán: Breve puesta en perspectiva. globalizacion.ca El pasado 10 de diciembre del 2021, de forma conjunta Nicaragua y la República Popular de China anunciaron oficialmente el restablecimiento de sus relaciones diplomáticas: los jefes de la diplomacia de China Popular y de Nicaragua sostuvieron personalmente una reunión…

Editor2 (2022-01-01). Argentina: Labor, Environmentalists, and Indigenous Unite to Defeat Mining (Canada Mining Corporations Again). orinocotribune.com By Marisela Trevin — Dec 28, 2021 | A zoning law would have opened up the southern Argentinian province of Chubut to large-scale mining by multinational corporations. | But the law was defeated in just five days by an alliance of environmentalists, workers, youth, and indigenous people. Their fight points the way forward for other movements around the world. | The people of the southern Argentinian province of Chubut are celebrating more than just the holidays this December. After a fierce struggle against a recently enacted zoning law that would have opened the province up to large-scale silver, copper, and…

Bernardo Galvà£o-Castro, Renato Sérgio Balà£o Cordeiro, Samuel Goldenberg (2022-01-01). [Correspondence] Brazilian science under continuous attack. thelancet.com Despite the resistance of Brazilian scientists, science in Brazil has been undermined by measures implemented by the federal government in the past 3 years, such as increasing budget cuts, attacks on the autonomy of universities, and a general policy of denial of science. A recent budget cut of US$110 million to the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovations budget, in addition to the withholding of $490 million from the National Scientific and Technological Development Fund, not only represents an enormous impediment to conducting research at universities and research institutes, but also jeopardises the fut…

IGD Worldwide (2022-01-01). Two Attacks Against the Police in Two Days: Direct Action as a Voice Against Prison Abuse. itsgoingdown.org By: La Zarzamora The following is an English translation of an article from the independent feminist media outlet La Zarzamora, contextualizing two recent explosive attacks carried out against the prison system in Santiago and providing a wider view of the crisis inside the prisons in so-called Chile. The gendarmerie are one of two police forces…

Staff (2022-01-01). Venezuelan Government Delivers House Number 3.9 Million Despite the Blockade. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, December 30, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, delivered in the Nueva Barinas II Housing Complex, in the Barinas municipality, Rómulo Betancourt parish, Barinas state, the milestone of 3.9 million homes delivered by the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV). | "Today we deliver the 3,900,000 house here, a gift to Chávez," said the president. | In Aragua state, President Maduro pointed out that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic which continues to affect the world, and despite the imposition of unilateral coercive measures by the United States government and authorities, the Venezuelan g…

Xosé L Pérez-Fernández, Joan Sabater-Riera, MariPaz Fuset-Cabanes (2022-01-01). [Correspondence] COVID-19 ARDS: getting ventilation right. thelancet.com We read with special interest the Article by Ryan Barbaro and colleagues,1 describing the evolving outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during 2020. We were sad to corroborate the same increased mortality we had observed in our own patients. However, we wish to clarify two key aspects that we hope will supplement the conclusions of this important Article.

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