WSWS (2022-02-28). Conflict between US-NATO and Russia over Ukraine threatens nuclear war. wsws.org Sixty years after the Cuban Missile crisis, the war in Ukraine has brought the world to the point where the exchange of nuclear weapons is a real possibility.

Moderator (2022-02-28). Hedges: The Greatest Evil Is War. scheerpost.com Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) |
| By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | Preemptive war, whether in Iraq or Ukraine, is a war crime. It does not matter if the war is launched on the basis of lies and fabrications, as was the case in Iraq, or because of the breaking of a series of agreements with Russia, including the promise by Washington not to extend NATO beyond the borders of a unified Germany, not to deploy thousands of NATO troops in Eastern Europe, not to meddle in the internal affairs of…

Kim Scipes (2022-02-28). As Workers Win Victories in Mexico, It's Important to Remember Past Machinations Against Them. covertactionmagazine.com Mexico's reenergized labor movement should be leery of AFL-CIO cooptation and CIA infiltration following long historical pattern In early February, …

Earthjustice (2022-02-28). Mexico's Supreme Court votes to protect Veracruz Reef from port expansion. peoplesworld.org The highest court in Mexico ruled unanimously in February to protect sea turtles and other marine life in the Veracruz Reef System from a port expansion project. This decision protects the largest reef system in the Gulf of Mexico from the destructive construction of new navigation channels, land access points, and other port facilities. The …

teleSUR (2022-02-28). UPDATE: Russia-Ukraine Negotiations to Proceed 'Quietly'. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia and Ukrainia began negotiations in Pripyat on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border. The Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei conveyed President Alexandr Lukashenko's wish that the negotiations allow finding ways to resolve "the problems". | RELATED: | For the Ukrainians, the talks will revolve around achieving an immediate ceasefire in the special operation that Russia launched five days ago and the withdrawal o…

teleSUR (2022-02-28). Russia-Ukraine War Threatens Import-Depending African Economies. telesurenglish.net Last week, the Renaissance Capital Investment Bank Economist Director Charlie Robertson warned that the Ukraine-Russian war will severely impact African countries that depend on food imports from Europe. | RELATED: | "Africa keeps centuries-old ties with Western countries," Robertson said, stressing that this continent imported US$6.9 billion in agricultural products from Russia and Ukraine in 2020. | He considered that the g…

teleSUR (2022-02-28). US Freezes Dollar Assets of Russian Central Bank. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department prohibited American companies and financial institutions from carrying out any operations with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBRF) and froze all dollar assets of this institution. | RELATED: | Announced before the opening of the U.S. markets, this prohibition takes effect immediately and prevents the Russian Central Bank from accessing its dollar reserves aro…

teleSUR (2022-02-28). Removing Russia from SWIFT to Be Double-Edged Sword For Europe. telesurenglish.net Several European countries, the United States and Canada issued a joint statement on Saturday saying they will remove some Russian banks from SWIFT, the payment system used for most international financial transactions. | RELATED: | The expulsion, which some people believe will deal a heavy blow to the Russian economy by crippling Russian banks' ability to settle international transactions, could be bad for Europe, as it will…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-28). 33 Years After the People's Uprising: Venezuelan Renowned 'Frasso' Remembers the 'Caracazo' (+Maduro & Padrino). orinocotribune.com 33 years after the popular rebellion of the Caracazo, journalist and photographer Francisco "Frasso" Solórzano evoked moments that he lived as a Venezuelan, in the front lines of battle as a reporter covering the events of February 26-28, 1989. | Frasso spoke with journalist Ernesto Villegas in an interview that had the Caracazo as the central topic. There he recounted how during those hours he had to portray dozens of trucks full of the corpses of victims of the insurrection, that in those days rose up against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) package promoted by then president Carlos Andrés Pérez from the D…

Fight Back (2022-02-27). Minneapolis protest calls for U.S. de-escalation in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 24, around 30 people demonstrated outside U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's office in downtown Minneapolis with signs and banners calling for no war with Russia and an end to U.S. intervention in Ukraine. Held less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine, the protest came amidst a jingoistic frenzy of calls by Western governments and media for actions against Russia. | Protesters emphasized the role that the U.S. and NATO played for years in escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia. In 2014, the elected Ukrainian government was overth…

Vijay Prashad (2022-02-27). The Left has Culture, but the World Still Belongs to the Banks. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Feb 10, 2022 | 'There is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing', Héctor Béjar says in our latest Béjar speaks with a great deal of authority on these matters because, for the past sixty years, he has been intimately involved in the intellectual and political debates which have taken place in his native Peru and across Latin America. 'In the cul…

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine also target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. multipolarista.com President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-27). Celac anuncia red de asistencia a latinoamericanos en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Se estima que en las próximas horas, la Celac brinde detalles sobre la asistencia que brindará la Red de Cooperación Consular Latinoamericana.

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-27). Las sanciones de EEUU a Rusia por Ucrania apuntan a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. multipolarista.com El principal asesor para América Latina del presidente Joe Biden, Juan S. González, admitió que las sanciones de Estados Unidos contra Rusia también tienen como objetivo dañar a Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba. Los tres gobiernos socialistas condenaron la agresión de la OTAN por crear la crisis en Ucrania.

Merriweather the Astrologer (2022-02-27). Serious Astrology Alert for Feb. 27, 2022 Sunday. indybay.org We have an astrological problem I have never seen before. | There are 8 empty "houses" in today's chart. | That means there is plenty of space in our astrological home to invite millions of Ukranians in. Think about it, we have millions of undocumented people from El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, etc. Now, we must be aware that today astrology shows us we have room for more. And the people who are most in need right now are the Ukranians fleeing war.

teleSUR- hvh, JL (2022-02-27). Rusia rechaza ataque de Ucrania con drones de EE.UU. contra sus buques en el Mar Negro. telesurtv.net El Ministerio ruso ratificó que su posición es atacar el régimen nazista ucraniano y no a su población.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-27). Cuba insta a una solución en Ucrania por la seguridad y la paz. telesurtv.net En su declaración oficial, el Gobierno cubano lamentó la pérdida de vidas de civiles en Ucrania.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Rusia retoma operación militar en Ucrania tras rechazo de Kiev a negociar. telesurtv.net "Debido a que Ucrania se negó a negociar, se reanudó el avance de las principales fuerzas rusas de acuerdo con el plan de la operación", dijo el vocero del Kremlin.

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-27). Pdte. de Perú pide activar Carta de la OEA ante denuncias. telesurtv.net El presidente peruano aseveró que las notas publicadas por los medios hegemónicos no cuentan con pruebas y se basan en especulaciones.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Delegaciones de Rusia y Ucrania se reunirán en el este de Belarús. telesurtv.net El líder de la delegación rusa, Vladímir Medinski, ha declarado que la parte ucraniana acordó llegar este domingo a Belarús.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Rusia pone en alerta especial a sus fuerzas de disuasión. telesurtv.net La medida de prevención responde a las declaraciones agresivas de los miembros de la OTAN.

teleSUR (2022-02-27). European Countries Close Their Airspace to Russian Airplanes. telesurenglish.net The measure is part of the commitment of these countries to the initiative to block the airspace of the entire European Union to Russian airlines, in response to the military operation deployed by Moscow in Ukraine since Friday. | Russian airlines cut off from nearly all of Europe's airspace. EU officials expect a bloc-wide ban on all carriers to be announced shortly. Feb. 27, 2022.

teleSUR- hvh- JL (2022-02-27). Gobierno sirio anuncia medidas preventivas por crisis ucraniana. telesurtv.net La alineación de Siria a la política exterior rusa buscar afianzar las relaciones en un escenario internacional hostil.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-27). Rafael Nadal gana el Abierto de México, su título 91. telesurtv.net Nadal es uno de los tres jugadores con más títulos en el Abierto Mexicano junto a Thomas Muster y David Ferrer.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-27). Abren colegios electorales en Belarús para referendo constitucional. telesurtv.net En la consulta no se abrieron colegios en el exterior debido a la pequeña cantidad de ciudadanos registrados.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-27). Explosión en mina colombiana deja al menos 15 desaparecidos. telesurtv.net La mina se encuentra en la vereda Hormezaque de Tasco, en el departamento de Bocayá, ubicado en el centro-este del país suramericano.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-02-27). China afirma que EE.UU. es la verdadera amenaza para el mundo. telesurtv.net China denunció que más del 80 por ciento de los conflictos armados internacionales recientes fueron comenzados por EE.UU.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-27). Argentina espera lograr próximamente un acuerdo con el FMI. telesurtv.net A pesar del escenario político internacional matizado por la crisis ucraniana, el gobierno aspira a lograr un acuerdo.

teleSUR- hvh, JL (2022-02-27). Chile supera los 3 millones de contagios por Covid desde 2020. telesurtv.net El país suramericano reporta un total de 42.070 fallecidos a causa del virus.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Belarús ofrece a Rusia y Ucrania la ciudad de Minsk para negociar. telesurtv.net El presidente de Belarús, Alexandr Lukashenko, afirmó este sábado que es necesario detener el conflicto.

teleSUR, PGV, JGN (2022-02-27). øPor qué Venezuela recuerda el Día por el Respeto a los DD.HH?>. telesurtv.net A 33 años del "Caracazo", la sublevación popular ante las políticas neoliberales de Carlos Andrés Pérez, te contamos por qué Venezuela recuerda hoy el Día Nacional por el Respeto a los Derechos Humanos.

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-27). Desconectan algunos bancos rusos de sistema interbancario SWIFT. telesurtv.net El SWIFT además de permitir transacciones entre bancos también hace que instituciones financieras del mundo puedan enviar y recibir información sobre operaciones.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-27). China insta al diálogo en el marco del conflicto ucraniano. telesurtv.net El gigante asiático considera cardinal asumir un concepto de seguridad común, integral, cooperativa y sostenible.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-27). Confirman vuelo humanitario para ecuatorianos desde Polonia. telesurtv.net Ecuador no cuenta con las aeronaves que necesita para la evacuación y por eso tendrá la ayuda de Polonia y España.

teleSUR (2022-02-27). Peruvian President Calls to Activate OAS Democratic Charter. telesurenglish.net This Saturday, the President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, demanded through his Twitter account that the Inter-American Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) be activated in view of the risk of a coup d'état against the "Government of the People". | RELATED: | Castillo's statements come after businesswoman Karelim Lopez, who is currently under investigation for participating in alleged acts of corruption, pointe…

teleSUR (2022-02-27). LIVE: Russia – Ukraine Negotiations Have Started in Belarus. telesurenglish.net Russian Central Bank announces easing on loans to borrowers due to sanctions – Biden to discuss common response to Russian military operation in Ukraine with allies – European Union formalizes closure of its airspace to Russian airlines – Ukraine-Russia Talks To Begin on Monday Morning | Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia have begun in Belarus…

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER, SH, JGN (2022-02-27). Minuto a minuto: Conozca la situación existente en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El presidente Vladímir Putin reiteró su disposición de iniciar una negociación con su homólogo ucraniano.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Europa busca mayores represalias contra Rusia. telesurtv.net Entre las medicas coercitivas unilaterales, la Comisión Europea busca suspender la transmisión de los canales de noticias RT News y Sputnik.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Miles de refugiados ucranianos cruzan frontera hacia Polonia. telesurtv.net Los vecinos polacos han organizado una red de apoyo que ofrece bebidas, comidas y ropas a los desplazados.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-27). Corea del Norte lanza misil balístico hacia el mar del Este. telesurtv.net El Estado Mayor Conjunto surcoreano anunció que detectó el lanzamiento desde el área de Sunan, en Pyongyang, en torno a las 07H52.

teleSUR (2022-02-27). China Claims That the US Is the Real Threat to the World. telesurenglish.net In the context of the special military operation that Russia deploys in Ukraine, the Chinese embassy in Moscow reminded on Saturday that the United States (U.S.) is "the real threat to the world". | RELATED: | The Chinese representation denounced on its Twitter social network account that more than 80 percent of the armed conflicts registered since the middle of the last century to the beginning of the present century were started by t…

Martin Aidnik (2022-02-27). No moral high ground while Europe pursues a policy of death at its borders. peoplesdispatch.org Europe's treatment of migrants and refugees at its border is in clear contradiction to its alleged defense of human rights and against international law…

Matt Smyth (2022-02-27). Francis: A Pope of the Poor? A Pope for the Environment? Or a Pope for the Global Elite? globalresearch.ca Pope Francis. A pope of rupture. A pope for ecology. Inimical to capitalism, but compassionate to the poor and the migrant. | The gay friendly pope. Lenient with divorcees, but hostile to traditionalists and conservatives. | The reformer of the corrupt Roman …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-27). Why Colombia's moderates are infighting again. colombiareports.com Colombia's coalition of moderate election candidates has all but fallen apart. Social democratic candidate Jorge Robledo said he lost faith in his liberal counterpart Alejandro Gaviria on Thursday. The latest…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-27). Colombia's security forces struggle to contain ELN terror campaign. colombiareports.com Colombia's ELN guerrillas subjected rebel-controlled regions to a three-day terror campaign. According to conflict monitors, guerrillas carried out dozens of operations between Wednesday and Saturday. "The armed strike succeeded in…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-27). White House: Venezuela Will Feel the Pressure of Sanctions Against Russia (+Missile Crisis). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 26, 2022 ( "The sanctions on Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments with economic links with Russia," stated González. "And that is by design, so Venez…

_____ (2022-02-27). Assange Affirms The Existence Of Another Kind Of Human Nature. popularresistance.org We know what Julian did. We know the great public service he provided. We know that he and WikiLeaks, aided by courageous figures such as Chelsea Manning, gave us the most important journalist coup of our generation, ripping back the veil erected by the ruling political, military, and financial elites to expose their mendacity, their corruption, and their crimes. We know that populations around the world, from Haiti to Tunisia, were empowered by this information to hold these elites accountable. | But today I want us to reflect on Julian himself. For Julian, endowed with precocious skills, could easily have been…

Fight Back (2022-02-27). Minneapolis protest calls for U.S. de-escalation in Ukraine. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 24, around 30 people demonstrated outside U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar's office in downtown Minneapolis with signs and banners calling for no war with Russia and an end to U.S. intervention in Ukraine. Held less than 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops into Ukraine, the protest came amidst a jingoistic frenzy of calls by Western governments and media for actions against Russia. | Protesters emphasized the role that the U.S. and NATO played for years in escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia. In 2014, the elected Ukrainian government was overth…

Vijay Prashad (2022-02-27). The Left has Culture, but the World Still Belongs to the Banks. orinocotribune.com By Vijay Prashad — Feb 10, 2022 | 'There is great intellectual poverty on the part of the right wing', Héctor Béjar says in our latest Béjar speaks with a great deal of authority on these matters because, for the past sixty years, he has been intimately involved in the intellectual and political debates which have taken place in his native Peru and across Latin America. 'In the cul…

Merriweather the Astrologer (2022-02-27). Serious Astrology Alert for Feb. 27, 2022 Sunday. indybay.org We have an astrological problem I have never seen before. | There are 8 empty "houses" in today's chart. | That means there is plenty of space in our astrological home to invite millions of Ukranians in. Think about it, we have millions of undocumented people from El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Columbia, etc. Now, we must be aware that today astrology shows us we have room for more. And the people who are most in need right now are the Ukranians fleeing war.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-27). Colombia's security forces struggle to contain ELN terror campaign. colombiareports.com Colombia's ELN guerrillas subjected rebel-controlled regions to a three-day terror campaign. According to conflict monitors, guerrillas carried out dozens of operations between Wednesday and Saturday. "The armed strike succeeded in…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-27). White House: Venezuela Will Feel the Pressure of Sanctions Against Russia (+Missile Crisis). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 26, 2022 ( "The sanctions on Russia are so robust that they will have an impact on those governments with economic links with Russia," stated González. "And that is by design, so Venez…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-26). Venezuela Criticizes NATO Attitude towards Ukraine Situation (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 25, 2022 (

teleSUR (2022-02-26). NATO's Encirclement of Russia Threatens Peace, Warns Venezuela. telesurenglish.net We reject NATO's determination to persecute, encircle, encircle and threaten the tranquillity and peace of the entire region," the minister said. | NATO, he stressed, has sought a conflict with Moscow with a dynamic "similar to the Cold War-era." | DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION | Far from providing solutions for peace, Plasencia said, NATO has become a "warlike forum". | RELATED: | Given this, the Venezuelan minister stressed that h…

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-26). ONU rechaza asesinato del excombatiente Jorge Santofimio. telesurtv.net "Su irreparable pérdida es un trágico recordatorio de la urgencia de reforzar la protección de quienes dejaron las armas …", dijo Carlos Ruiz Massieu.

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-26). Turkey signs major military pact with Senegal. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 23, 2022 Defense Minister Akar signs Turkey-Senegal military deal Also see: Senegal, Brazil being prepared for NATO partnerships? Defense Minister Hulusi Akar signed a joint military agreement with his Senegalese counterpart Sidiki Kaba on Wednesday, the ministry said. Akar, who was part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's delegation visiting the country, signed the …

Editor (2022-02-26). Russia 'ready to talk' after militarily paralyzing Ukraine in hours. mronline.org As world leaders reacted to the quickly escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis, China once again called on the relevant parties to remain restrained and prevent the situation from sliding out of control.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-26). Celac anuncia red de asistencia a latinoamericanos en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Se estima que en las próximas horas, la Celac brinde detalles sobre la asistencia que brindará la Red de Cooperación Consular Latinoamericana.

_____ (2022-02-26). 'Queremos Vivir': The Workers Who Wouldn't Die For The Pentagon. popularresistance.org Workers in the Mexican border city of Mexicali, many of them young migrant women, were fighting for their lives. It was the deadliest point of the pandemic in 2020 in one of the hardest-hit states in Mexico, Baja California. | By May 2020, a local news outlet reported that 432 of the 519 Covid-19 fatalities to date had been workers in maquiladoras—assembly plants on the border that mostly supply the United States.

David Giesen (2022-02-26). Friday 2/25: Rally for Mexico declaring South Texas an independent nation. indybay.org Bernal Hill Park | (gather in "the saddle" where dog-walkers congregate)…

teleSUR, MER (2022-02-26). Ucrania acepta propuesta de Rusia para iniciar negociaciones. telesurtv.net "Cuanto antes comiencen las negociaciones, más posibilidades habrá de restaurar la vida normal", acotó el portavoz.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Int'l Commission Against Impunity to Be Installed in Honduras. telesurenglish.net The UN confirmed President Xiomara Castro's request to install the International Commission against Impunity (CICIH) in the framework of the fight against corruption. | RELATED: | The process will take a period of time that the UN has not yet stipulated, but they did offer a positive response to the request. | President-Elect Xiomara Castro has requested support from the United Nations to form an International Com…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Noreste de EE.UU. será afectado por fuerte tormenta invernal. telesurtv.net Los servicios meteorológicos del país norteamericano anunciaron que los índices de nieve pueden ser de 2.5 centímetros por hora.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Russia Blames Ukraine for Missile That Hit Building in Kiev. telesurenglish.net While media and social media reports attributed the attack to the Russian military, after assessing the damage to the infrastructure, it was found that it was hit by a Ukrainian projectile, when Ukraine was trying to repel a night attack. | Apartment building damaged after being hit by a missile, Kiev, Ukraine. Feb. 26, 2022.

teleSUR- hvh, JL (2022-02-26). Rusia rechaza ataque de Ucrania con drones de EE.UU. contra sus buques en el Mar Negro. telesurtv.net El Ministerio ruso ratificó que su posición es atacar el régimen nazista ucraniano y no a su población.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Abjasia reconoce como Estados a autoproclamadas Donetsk y Lugansk. telesurtv.net Abjasia reconoce las autoproclamadas repúblicas de la región de Donbas, Ucrania, en medio de la operación militar rusa.

teleSUR- lvm -HIM (2022-02-26). ONU reflexiona sobre desigual acceso a la vacunación anticovid. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea de la ONU apostó por la defensa de la acción colectiva y en la solidaridad de los países.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-26). China insta al diálogo en el marco del conflicto ucraniano. telesurtv.net El gigante asiático considera cardinal asumir un concepto de seguridad común, integral, cooperativa y sostenible.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). El Salvador: LGBTIQ+ Population Asks for a Law on Identity. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's Congress has been asked to rule on a law of the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court based on gender identity, allowing the change of name for transgender people. | RELATED: | Six humanitarian organizations on Friday called on El Salvador's Congress to comply with a ruling by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court that orders the change of name based on gender identity. "We ask this body (Congress) to immediately comply…

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Ukraine and Russia May Discuss Ceasefire and Neutral Status. telesurenglish.net Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff, has stated that Ukraine may discuss with Russia a ceasefire and a neutral status, along with a package of security guarantees, local media reported on Saturday. | RELATED: | "It will be, foremost, a detailed conversation about peace and a ceasefire. A neutral status with a clear package of security guarantees is an option that will probably also be on the table," the…

teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-02-26). Sondeo ratifica ventaja de Lula ante elecciones en Brasil. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con las cifras estadísticas, el líder del Partido de los Trabajadores, es el candidato más popular para las elecciones presidenciales.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-26). Cuba presenta proyecto de ley de soberanía alimentaria. telesurtv.net Cuba se dispone a aprobar una ley de soberanía alimentaria que sitúa a los sistemas agroalimentarios locales como protagonistas de la producción.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Rusia ha inutilizado 821 objetivos militares en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Mientras continúan las operaciones militares, el presidente ucraniano busca asistencia de la Unión Europea.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-02-26). Túnez recibe donación de vacunas anticovid enviadas por China. telesurtv.net El 25 de marzo de 2021 llegó a Túnez el primer lote de vacunas enviadas por el país asiático.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-26). Rusia retoma operación militar en Ucrania tras rechazo de Kiev a negociar. telesurtv.net "Debido a que Ucrania se negó a negociar, se reanudó el avance de las principales fuerzas rusas de acuerdo con el plan de la operación", dijo el vocero del Kremlin.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Rusia veta en Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU resolución sobre operación en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia ejerció su derecho al veto como uno de los cinco miembros permanentes del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU).

teleSUR (2022-02-26). LIVE: Russia To Reciprocate Sanctions Imposed by West. telesurenglish.net 18: 30 EST Update: | Russia To Reciprocate Sanctions Imposed by West | The Russian Federation announced that they plan to reciprocate and evaluate bilateral relations with those countries imposing measures on them. | 17: 30 EST Update: | West to Disconnect Russian Banks From S.W.I.F.T. System | Western Leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Canada held discussions to issue the of Russia from S.W.I.F.T. interbank system. The decison to disconnect was agreed upon later this Saturday. | The German government announced that all Russian banks already subjected to Western sanctions will be excluded from S…

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER, SH, JGN (2022-02-26). Minuto a minuto: Conozca la situación existente en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El presidente Vladímir Putin reiteró su disposición de iniciar una negociación con su homólogo ucraniano.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Beijing Calls Russia's Security Concerns Legitimate. telesurenglish.net China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, who abstained during the vote on the draft resolution condemning Russia's military operation in Ukraine, called Russia's security concerns legitimate. | The United Nations Security Council votes on a draft resolution on Ukraine at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 25, 2022.

teleSUR, hvh, JL (2022-02-26). Cuba insta a una solución en Ucrania por la seguridad y la paz. telesurtv.net En su declaración oficial, el Gobierno cubano lamentó la pérdida de vidas de civiles en Ucrania.

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-26). Pdte. de Perú pide activar Carta de la OEA ante denuncias. telesurtv.net El presidente peruano aseveró que las notas publicadas por los medios hegemónicos no cuentan con pruebas y se basan en especulaciones.

Staff (2022-02-26). Rusia atribuye a Ucrania misil que impactó edificio en Kiev. telesurtv.net Las informaciones en medios y redes sociales le atribuían el ataque al ejército ruso.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Guatemala detiene paso de caravana migrante hondureña. telesurtv.net Los migrantes salieron en la tarde de este jueves y la mañana del viernes hacia la frontera de Corinto.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-02-26). Conozca sobre la vida del escritor francés Victor Hugo. telesurtv.net Se cumplen 220 años del nacimiento de Victor Hugo, uno de los mayores exponentes de la literatura universal.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-02-26). Belarús ofrece a Rusia y Ucrania la ciudad de Minsk para negociar. telesurtv.net El presidente de Belarús, Alexandr Lukashenko, afirmó este sábado que es necesario detener el conflicto.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Argentine: Massive Fire Devastation in Corrientes. telesurenglish.net The scarce rainfall in the last few hours and the firefighters deployed on the ground are insufficient to stop the numerous active outbreaks in the province, declared an environmental disaster. | RELATED: | The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, noted that all forces had been allocated to address this issue. The government has sent firefighters, security forces, hydrants and helicopters to fight the fires…

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-02-26). Argentina espera lograr próximamente un acuerdo con el FMI. telesurtv.net A pesar del escenario político internacional matizado por la crisis ucraniana, el gobierno aspira a lograr un acuerdo.

teleSUR- hvh, JL (2022-02-26). Chile supera los 3 millones de contagios por Covid desde 2020. telesurtv.net El país suramericano reporta un total de 42.070 fallecidos a causa del virus.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Argentina Expects Agreement With IMF in the Near Future. telesurenglish.net The divergent points between the Casa Rosada and the international organization lie in the way to reduce the fiscal deficit, with the objective of reducing the 2.5 percent of GDP set for 2022 to 0.9 percent in 2024. | As IMF staff and Argentina advance on talks for a new agreement, the lender's board is closely following whether the country meets four key criteria that would allow it to receive a large loan. Feb. 26, 2022.

teleSUR (2022-02-26). Biden Nominates African-American Judge for US Supreme Court. telesurenglish.net With the election of the current federal appellate judge in Washington, D.C., Biden fulfills his 2020 campaign promise to make history by nominating the first African American to that position. | President Biden has nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She is eminently qualified to serve our nation on our highest court. Feb. 26, 2022.

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-02-26). Inundaciones en Australia dejan al menos cuatro muertos. telesurtv.net Los servicios de emergencia respondieron a más de 1.800 llamados pidiendo ayuda en 24 horas en el sureste de Queensland.

sputniknews (2022-02-26). PHOTO: Four Illegal Immigrants Stuffed in Toolbox Like Sardines at Texas Border. sputniknews.com A recent CBS News poll showed only 36% of respondents voiced satisfaction with how US President Joe Biden was handling immigration, as the past year witnessed record levels of illicit border crossings and overflowing detention centres struggling to deal with illegal immigrants on the Southern US border.

Editor2 (2022-02-26). 'The Mouse Kills the Cat': Augusto Cesar Sandino's Rebellion Against the US. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Feb 21, 2022 | How Sandino fought for Nicaragua's independence, lost and remained a hero for its people | Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. | While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one of the most important and successful guerilla fighters of the 20th century, successfully driving the US Marines out of Nicaragua against nearly impossible odds. His image, with his iconic Tom Mix cowboy hat tilted to one side, continues to be the most ubiquitous symbol…

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russian Space Agency Suspends Cooperation With Europe on Launches in Kourou Spaceport. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian space agency Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and is recalling its employees from French Guiana in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union, the head of the agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Saturday.

_____ (2022-02-26). The Belmarsh Tribunal Is Demanding Justice For Victims Of War On Terror. popularresistance.org It has been ten years since WikiLeaks began publishing the "Guantanamo Files," documenting the detention and torture of prisoners by the United States government at its prison on Cuba's occupied east coast. But the architects and administrators of the Guantanamo Bay torture camp today walk free. Instead, the journalists, whistleblowers, and publishers have been sent to prison. Assange has now spent over a thousand days in solitary confinement at Belmarsh as the UK courts debate his extradition to face a 175-year prison sentence in the United States. | The Belmarsh Tribunal — which sits today for its third s…

Staff (2022-02-26). øQué número ves? El reto de ilusión óptica que desafía a usuarios de las redes sociales. cubadebate.cu En Twitter esta imagen de ilusión óptica se ha vuelto viral. El desafío consiste en averiguar qué número es el que se esconde entre varios trazos en blanco y negro. En una primera vista es probable que veamos una cifra numérica. Sin embargo, si damos otro vistazo es probable que veamos un número extra. øQué número ves tú?

Staff (2022-02-26). Cuba aboga por una solución diplomática y realista de la actual crisis en Europa que garantice la seguridad y soberanía de todos. cubadebate.cu El empeño estadounidense en continuar la progresiva expansión de la OTAN hacia las fronteras de la Federación de Rusia, ha conducido a un escenario, con implicaciones de alcance impredecible, que se pudo evitar. Abogamos por una solución diplomática seria, constructiva y realista de la actual crisis en Europa, por medios pacíficos, que garantice la seguridad y soberanía de todos.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-26). Venezuela Criticizes NATO Attitude towards Ukraine Situation (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 25, 2022 (

David Giesen (2022-02-26). Friday 2/25: Rally for Mexico declaring South Texas an independent nation. indybay.org Bernal Hill Park | (gather in "the saddle" where dog-walkers congregate)…

sputniknews (2022-02-26). PHOTO: Four Illegal Immigrants Stuffed in Toolbox Like Sardines at Texas Border. sputniknews.com A recent CBS News poll showed only 36% of respondents voiced satisfaction with how US President Joe Biden was handling immigration, as the past year witnessed record levels of illicit border crossings and overflowing detention centres struggling to deal with illegal immigrants on the Southern US border.

Editor2 (2022-02-26). 'The Mouse Kills the Cat': Augusto Cesar Sandino's Rebellion Against the US. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik — Feb 21, 2022 | How Sandino fought for Nicaragua's independence, lost and remained a hero for its people | Before Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, before Ho Chi Minh and before Mao began his Long March, there was Augusto Cesar Sandino. | While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one of the most important and successful guerilla fighters of the 20th century, successfully driving the US Marines out of Nicaragua against nearly impossible odds. His image, with his iconic Tom Mix cowboy hat tilted to one side, continues to be the most ubiquitous symbol…

sputniknews (2022-02-26). Russian Space Agency Suspends Cooperation With Europe on Launches in Kourou Spaceport. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian space agency Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with Europe on launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and is recalling its employees from French Guiana in response to sanctions imposed by the European Union, the head of the agency, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Saturday.

Editor (2022-02-26). Hedges: Assange Affirms the Existence of Another Kind of Human Nature. scheerpost.com Original illustration by Mr. Fish | By Chris Hedges / A Statement made at the We know what Julian did. We know the great public service he provided. We know that he and WikiLeaks, aided by courageous figures such as Chelsea Manning, gave us the most important journalist coup of our generation, ripping back the veil erected by the ruling political, military, and financial elites to expose their mendacity, their corruption, and their crimes. We know that populations around the world, from Haiti to Tunisia, w…

WSWS (2022-02-25). Three former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights. wsws.org The officers who failed to intervene and stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, were found guilty by a jury of violating federal civil rights laws.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Denuncian en México el asesinato de un periodista en Sonora. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de Jorge Camero, México suma siete comunicadores asesinados en lo que va del 2022.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Hallan culpables a tres implicados en asesinato de George Floyd. telesurtv.net Los expolicías Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng y Thomas Lane fueron declarados culpables por complicidad en el asesinato del afroamericano George Floyd.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Asesinan a otro firmante de acuerdo de paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de Jorge Santofimio suman 305 los firmantes del acuerdo de paz asesinados desde la rúbrica del pacto en 2016.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Haití investiga asesinato de periodista durante protestas. telesurtv.net El reportero Lazzare Maxihen fue baleado en el estómago durante la cobertura de las protestas.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-02-25). México recuerda a EE.UU. que es una nación soberana. telesurtv.net El canciller Ebrard envió una comunicación a su par estadounidense Blinken sobre la investigación a los asesinatos de periodistas.

_____ (2022-02-25). Latin America Is Moving Towards Plurinationalism. popularresistance.org The Latin American and the Caribbean region is advancing towards breaking free from colonial mentality and recognizing nationalities of the Indigenous people and their cultural heritage. In recent years, various progressive leaders across the region have presented in their election campaigns proposals for a plurinational state to work towards eliminating perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression. | In practice this means the shift from the colonial one nation, one culture and one language state model to the plurinational state model, which recognizes different nat…

It's Going Down (2022-02-25). Against the Invasion of Ukraine: Support Resistance to the War. itsgoingdown.org Caught between rival factions of the ruling class and the escalating possibility of world war, the exploited and excluded of the Ukraine now find themselves assaulted by an all out invasion by Putin. While authoritarians on the Left, Right and in the Center cheer on their factions, as anarchists we stand in solidarity with the…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). At least three Syrian soldiers killed near Damascus in unprovoked Israeli attack. peoplesdispatch.org Violating international laws and Syrian sovereignty, Israel has carried out several such airstrikes inside Syrian territory since 2011. Hundreds of innocent civilians as well as Syrian military forces personnel have been killed as a result…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). Latin America is moving towards Plurinationalism, slowly but definitely. peoplesdispatch.org The Latin American and the Caribbean region is advancing towards breaking free from colonial mentality and recognizing nationalities of the Indigenous people and their cultural heritage. In recent years, various progressive leaders across the region have presented in their election campaigns proposals for a plurinational state to work towards eliminating perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression. | In practice this means the shift from the colonial one nation, one culture and one language state model to the plurinational state model, which recognizes different nat…

Iroel Sánchez (2022-02-25). Biden en Latinoamérica, víctima de sí mismo. globalizacion.ca La genialidad política de Biden y Blinken sigue recogiendo frutos: No sólo ha unido a China y Rusia, sino que mientras hablan de alianzas de esta última con Venezuela, Cuba y Nicaragua e inventan una ´invasión rusa a Ucrania ª, son…

Fight Back (2022-02-25). Chicanos confront an LA Sheriff Department community meeting. fightbacknews.org East LA, CA — A small tortilla-making store, La Imperial Tortillería, hosted a public event inside of their shop titled "Coffee with a Deputy," February 23. Inside of the shop were less than a dozen people surrounded by East LA sheriffs who were having coffee. This sad event was a public relations stunt by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to counter the ever-growing sentiment against deputy gangs and the LASD. | Outside of the shop, two dozen people showed up to protest the event. Some of those in attendance were members of Centro CSO, Say Their Names LA, and the family of David Ordaz Jr., who was kille…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-25). How Union Drives in Mexico Help Workers on Both Sides of the Border. independentmediainstitute.org What Tom O'Shei remembers most about his visit to Mexico in 2019 is the determination he glimpsed in the hundreds of Mexican workers who paraded through the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas and stopped to pray at a monument honoring a pair of murdered union activists. Although the marchers gathered to remember the past, O'Shei …

sputniknews (2022-02-25). Avocados Held Hostage by Drug Violence in Mexican State of Michoacan. sputniknews.com Although the United States Department of Agriculture resumed imports of avocados after a nearly week-long ban, Mexico's western state of Michoacan is being held hostage by violent drug traffickers who are trying to turn a profit off the beloved fruit through robbery, kidnapping and extortion.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-25). Rusia propone a Ucrania iniciar negociaciones. telesurtv.net A su vez, la oficina del Presidente ucraniano dijo estar lista para negociar un estatus neutral para Ucrania.

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER (2022-02-25). Minuto a minuto: Conozca la situación existente en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa ruso informó sobre la destrucción de 74 instalaciones terrestres de la infraestructura militar ucraniana con misiles precisos.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Reportan alza del gas y petróleo tras agravar crisis en Ucrania. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Oficina Europea de Estadística, el 40 por ciento del gas que se consumía en Europa en 2017 provenía de Rusia.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-02-25). Corte hondureña ratifica detención de expdte. Juan O. Hernández. telesurtv.net EE.UU. solicitó la extradición de Juan Orlando Hernández por supuestos vínculos con el narcotráfico.

teleSUR, MER (2022-02-25). Ramonet: situación en Ucrania tenía una solución diplomática. telesurtv.net El periodista aseguró que el mandatario ruso Vladímir Putin reiteró en varias oportunidades que quería garantías para la seguridad de su país.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-25). Rusia dispuesta a iniciar negociación con Ucrania en Minsk. telesurtv.net Ocurre tras las propuestas y exhortaciones para negociar, hechas por separado por los presidentes de Rusia y Ucrania.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Capital ucraniana es atacada por supuestos misiles rusos. telesurtv.net El alcalde de Kiev confirmó la cifra de heridos tras el supuesto ataque de las fuerzas rusas contra la capital ucraniana.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). António Guterres insta a la protección de los civiles en Ucrania. telesurtv.net António Guterres precisó que la ayuda humanitaria de la ONU se entregará a toda la población civil de Ucrania.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-02-25). Siria denuncia a Israel por nuevo ataque con misiles. telesurtv.net La defensa antiaérea siria derribó la mayoría de los misiles, que causaron tres fallecidos y daños materiales.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). Tropas rusas penetran en la capital ucraniana, Kíev. telesurtv.net En apenas dos jornadas una avanzada rusa ha llegado hasta Kiev debido a la evidente desigualdad en la correlación de fuerzas.

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-02-25). Sube a 210 cifra de muertos tras lluvias en Petrópolis, Brasil. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales confirman que aún hay familias asentadas en áreas con riesgos de derrumbes.

teleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-02-25). Argentina registra 79% de población vacunada contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La nación suramericana sobrepasa la media tanto a nivel regional como internacional.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). Ascienden a siete los fallecidos por sismo en Indonesia. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico, perceptible también en Singapur, obligó a realizar la evacuación temporal en escuelas y edificios.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Presidente ucraniano afirma que tropas rusas llegaron a Kiev. telesurtv.net Autoridades ucranianos reportaron una serie de explosiones en la ciudad de Kiev que ha dejado decenas de heridos.

teleSUR, MER (2022-02-25). Pdte. ucraniano firma decreto de movilización general. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el decreto, la movilización general deberá realizarse en un plazo máximo de 90 días.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Exsenadora colombiana Piedad Córdoba pide acogerse a la JEP. telesurtv.net Piedad Córdoba señaló que en su labor como activista humanitaria tuvo la posibilidad de escuchar testimonios que podrían contribuir en el Caso 001.

teleSUR-mcs (2022-02-25). Cesan a ministro paraguayo por vínculos con narcotráfico. telesurtv.net Gobierno destituye al titular tras decomisar un yate de su propiedad relacionado con lavado de dinero y tráfico de drogas.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Liberan a ambientalistas hondureños presos por luchar contra minera. telesurtv.net Seis de los ocho ambientalistas implicados en el caso fueron puestos en libertad luego del fallo del ente judicial.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). PMA obligado a reducir la asistencia humanitaria en Yemen. telesurtv.net "No tenemos más remedio que tomar comida de los hambrientos para alimentar a los hambrientos", expresó David Beasley.

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER (2022-02-25). Líderes mundiales reaccionan a operación militar rusa en Donbás. telesurtv.net El presidente ruso aseguró que la operación militar especial no busca agredir a la población ucraniana.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-25). Colombia's war victims clash with US government over extradition. colombiareports.com Victims of Colombia's armed conflict clashed with the government of the United States about the pending extradition of jailed paramilitary leader "Otoniel." The Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) asked the…

Staff (2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".

Eric A. Gordon (2022-02-25). Docudrama 'Detained' exposes true stories of mass immigrant deportation. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Immigrants across America who might years ago have had some minor brush with the law are being rounded up, torn from their families, concentrated in brutal detention centers often halfway across the continent, kept waiting for months, even years for their case to come up, then denied a …

Dardo Justino Rodríguez (2022-02-25). Honduras — Juan Orlando Hernández, del Olimpo a los abismos. globalizacion.ca Y llegó el día tan temido, el que desvelaba a los juanorlandistas y sus aliados: ver al "jefe" esposado de pies y manos, con cadenas más duras para el alma que para el cuerpo. Humillante epílogo para tantos años de…

Alan Macleod (2022-02-25). Tucker Carlson: The Elite Pedigree of a Brilliant Cosplaying "Populist" mintpressnews.com Tucker Carlson has made a fortune pretending to be a populist everyman, but his incredibly sketchy past includes ties to neocons, the CIA, and multiple trips to Nicaragua as a "freedom-fighter" with the Contras.

Patricia Ferrer (2022-02-25). Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Leads Polls for 2023. orinocotribune.com The results of surveys taken by two polling firms in Argentina and made public on Wednesday, February 23, show Vice President Cristina Fernandez as the favorite among 12 politicians from various backgrounds. On the whole, the Together for Change coalition is leading the polls. | The national pollsters Trespuntozero and the Public Opinion Group (GOP), carried out this consultation to measure voting intentions for Argentina's presidential elections in 2023. The survey was carried out between February 1 and February 4, using a sample of 1,900 individuals and a margin of error of 2.2%. Six possible candidates from To…

WSWS (2022-02-25). James Webb Space Telescope completes second month of commissioning, accomplishing many key steps. wsws.org The JWST is also slated to join a survey of nearby galaxies involving the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-25). Colombia claims killing 23 dissident FARC guerrillas. colombiareports.com Colombia's defense minister said Thursday that 23 dissident FARC guerrillas were killed in a military operation in the northeast of the country. Among the alleged guerrillas who were killed in…

Staff (2022-02-25). Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez: US Sanctions Are Crimes Against Humanity. orinocotribune.com The unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States of America against independent countries constitute crimes against humanity, said the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, while referring to the latest rounds of sanctions on Russia announced by Washington. | In a tweet summarizing Washington's sanctions on Moscow, Rodríguez stated that the unilateral coercive measures imposed on sovereign countries "are the grossest and most barbaric expressions of extortion against governments not aligned with Western mandates. They also constitute crimes against humanity by collectively punishing peoples. Russia w…

Staff (2022-02-25). Cuba confirma 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 646 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este jueves 24 de febrero, Cuba reportó 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. En el día se registraron 646 altas y hay actualmente 2 586 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 32 pacientes, siete de ellos críticos, y 25 graves, informó el Minsap.

WSWS (2022-02-25). Three former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officers convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights. wsws.org The officers who failed to intervene and stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes, were found guilty by a jury of violating federal civil rights laws.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Asesinan a otro firmante de acuerdo de paz en Colombia. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de Jorge Santofimio suman 305 los firmantes del acuerdo de paz asesinados desde la rúbrica del pacto en 2016.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Hallan culpables a tres implicados en asesinato de George Floyd. telesurtv.net Los expolicías Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng y Thomas Lane fueron declarados culpables por complicidad en el asesinato del afroamericano George Floyd.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Haití investiga asesinato de periodista durante protestas. telesurtv.net El reportero Lazzare Maxihen fue baleado en el estómago durante la cobertura de las protestas.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Denuncian en México el asesinato de un periodista en Sonora. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de Jorge Camero, México suma siete comunicadores asesinados en lo que va del 2022.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-02-25). México recuerda a EE.UU. que es una nación soberana. telesurtv.net El canciller Ebrard envió una comunicación a su par estadounidense Blinken sobre la investigación a los asesinatos de periodistas.

_____ (2022-02-25). Latin America Is Moving Towards Plurinationalism. popularresistance.org The Latin American and the Caribbean region is advancing towards breaking free from colonial mentality and recognizing nationalities of the Indigenous people and their cultural heritage. In recent years, various progressive leaders across the region have presented in their election campaigns proposals for a plurinational state to work towards eliminating perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression. | In practice this means the shift from the colonial one nation, one culture and one language state model to the plurinational state model, which recognizes different nat…

It's Going Down (2022-02-25). Against the Invasion of Ukraine: Support Resistance to the War. itsgoingdown.org Caught between rival factions of the ruling class and the escalating possibility of world war, the exploited and excluded of the Ukraine now find themselves assaulted by an all out invasion by Putin. While authoritarians on the Left, Right and in the Center cheer on their factions, as anarchists we stand in solidarity with the…

Iroel Sánchez (2022-02-25). Biden en Latinoamérica, víctima de sí mismo. globalizacion.ca La genialidad política de Biden y Blinken sigue recogiendo frutos: No sólo ha unido a China y Rusia, sino que mientras hablan de alianzas de esta última con Venezuela, Cuba y Nicaragua e inventan una ´invasión rusa a Ucrania ª, son…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). At least three Syrian soldiers killed near Damascus in unprovoked Israeli attack. peoplesdispatch.org Violating international laws and Syrian sovereignty, Israel has carried out several such airstrikes inside Syrian territory since 2011. Hundreds of innocent civilians as well as Syrian military forces personnel have been killed as a result…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-02-25). Latin America is moving towards Plurinationalism, slowly but definitely. peoplesdispatch.org The Latin American and the Caribbean region is advancing towards breaking free from colonial mentality and recognizing nationalities of the Indigenous people and their cultural heritage. In recent years, various progressive leaders across the region have presented in their election campaigns proposals for a plurinational state to work towards eliminating perceptions of ethnic and cultural inferiority and a form of internalized racial oppression. | In practice this means the shift from the colonial one nation, one culture and one language state model to the plurinational state model, which recognizes different nat…

Fight Back (2022-02-25). Chicanos confront an LA Sheriff Department community meeting. fightbacknews.org East LA, CA — A small tortilla-making store, La Imperial Tortillería, hosted a public event inside of their shop titled "Coffee with a Deputy," February 23. Inside of the shop were less than a dozen people surrounded by East LA sheriffs who were having coffee. This sad event was a public relations stunt by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to counter the ever-growing sentiment against deputy gangs and the LASD. | Outside of the shop, two dozen people showed up to protest the event. Some of those in attendance were members of Centro CSO, Say Their Names LA, and the family of David Ordaz Jr., who was kille…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-25). How Union Drives in Mexico Help Workers on Both Sides of the Border. independentmediainstitute.org What Tom O'Shei remembers most about his visit to Mexico in 2019 is the determination he glimpsed in the hundreds of Mexican workers who paraded through the port city of Lázaro Cárdenas and stopped to pray at a monument honoring a pair of murdered union activists. Although the marchers gathered to remember the past, O'Shei …

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-02-25). Sube a 210 cifra de muertos tras lluvias en Petrópolis, Brasil. telesurtv.net Las autoridades locales confirman que aún hay familias asentadas en áreas con riesgos de derrumbes.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-02-25). Corte hondureña ratifica detención de expdte. Juan O. Hernández. telesurtv.net EE.UU. solicitó la extradición de Juan Orlando Hernández por supuestos vínculos con el narcotráfico.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Capital ucraniana es atacada por supuestos misiles rusos. telesurtv.net El alcalde de Kiev confirmó la cifra de heridos tras el supuesto ataque de las fuerzas rusas contra la capital ucraniana.

teleSUR, MER (2022-02-25). Ramonet: situación en Ucrania tenía una solución diplomática. telesurtv.net El periodista aseguró que el mandatario ruso Vladímir Putin reiteró en varias oportunidades que quería garantías para la seguridad de su país.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). António Guterres insta a la protección de los civiles en Ucrania. telesurtv.net António Guterres precisó que la ayuda humanitaria de la ONU se entregará a toda la población civil de Ucrania.

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER (2022-02-25). Minuto a minuto: Conozca la situación existente en Ucrania. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Defensa ruso informó sobre la destrucción de 74 instalaciones terrestres de la infraestructura militar ucraniana con misiles precisos.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-02-25). Siria denuncia a Israel por nuevo ataque con misiles. telesurtv.net La defensa antiaérea siria derribó la mayoría de los misiles, que causaron tres fallecidos y daños materiales.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). Ascienden a siete los fallecidos por sismo en Indonesia. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico, perceptible también en Singapur, obligó a realizar la evacuación temporal en escuelas y edificios.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-25). Rusia propone a Ucrania iniciar negociaciones. telesurtv.net A su vez, la oficina del Presidente ucraniano dijo estar lista para negociar un estatus neutral para Ucrania.

teleSUR-mcs (2022-02-25). Cesan a ministro paraguayo por vínculos con narcotráfico. telesurtv.net Gobierno destituye al titular tras decomisar un yate de su propiedad relacionado con lavado de dinero y tráfico de drogas.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-25). Presidente ucraniano afirma que tropas rusas llegaron a Kiev. telesurtv.net Autoridades ucranianos reportaron una serie de explosiones en la ciudad de Kiev que ha dejado decenas de heridos.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Liberan a ambientalistas hondureños presos por luchar contra minera. telesurtv.net Seis de los ocho ambientalistas implicados en el caso fueron puestos en libertad luego del fallo del ente judicial.

teleSUR, MER (2022-02-25). Pdte. ucraniano firma decreto de movilización general. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el decreto, la movilización general deberá realizarse en un plazo máximo de 90 días.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). PMA obligado a reducir la asistencia humanitaria en Yemen. telesurtv.net "No tenemos más remedio que tomar comida de los hambrientos para alimentar a los hambrientos", expresó David Beasley.

teleSUR, yart, HIM, MER (2022-02-25). Líderes mundiales reaccionan a operación militar rusa en Donbás. telesurtv.net El presidente ruso aseguró que la operación militar especial no busca agredir a la población ucraniana.

teleSUR, mcs, JDO (2022-02-25). Argentina registra 79% de población vacunada contra la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La nación suramericana sobrepasa la media tanto a nivel regional como internacional.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-02-25). Exsenadora colombiana Piedad Córdoba pide acogerse a la JEP. telesurtv.net Piedad Córdoba señaló que en su labor como activista humanitaria tuvo la posibilidad de escuchar testimonios que podrían contribuir en el Caso 001.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-02-25). Reportan alza del gas y petróleo tras agravar crisis en Ucrania. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Oficina Europea de Estadística, el 40 por ciento del gas que se consumía en Europa en 2017 provenía de Rusia.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-25). Rusia dispuesta a iniciar negociación con Ucrania en Minsk. telesurtv.net Ocurre tras las propuestas y exhortaciones para negociar, hechas por separado por los presidentes de Rusia y Ucrania.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-02-25). Tropas rusas penetran en la capital ucraniana, Kíev. telesurtv.net En apenas dos jornadas una avanzada rusa ha llegado hasta Kiev debido a la evidente desigualdad en la correlación de fuerzas.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-25). Colombia's war victims clash with US government over extradition. colombiareports.com Victims of Colombia's armed conflict clashed with the government of the United States about the pending extradition of jailed paramilitary leader "Otoniel." The Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) asked the…

Staff (2022-02-25). Presidente Díaz-Canel califica de provechosa visita de gobierno a Guantánamo. cubadebate.cu El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, dirige este viernes la reunión resumen de la visita gubernamental realizada a la provincia de Guantánamo. En su cuenta de Twitter, publicó que "ha sido muy provechosa nuestra visita a #Guantánamo, tierra de gente noble y trabajadora. Gracias por el cariño y la confianza en que saldremos adelante".

Eric A. Gordon (2022-02-25). Docudrama 'Detained' exposes true stories of mass immigrant deportation. peoplesworld.org LOS ANGELES — Yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Immigrants across America who might years ago have had some minor brush with the law are being rounded up, torn from their families, concentrated in brutal detention centers often halfway across the continent, kept waiting for months, even years for their case to come up, then denied a …

Dardo Justino Rodríguez (2022-02-25). Honduras — Juan Orlando Hernández, del Olimpo a los abismos. globalizacion.ca Y llegó el día tan temido, el que desvelaba a los juanorlandistas y sus aliados: ver al "jefe" esposado de pies y manos, con cadenas más duras para el alma que para el cuerpo. Humillante epílogo para tantos años de…

Alan Macleod (2022-02-25). Tucker Carlson: The Elite Pedigree of a Brilliant Cosplaying "Populist" mintpressnews.com Tucker Carlson has made a fortune pretending to be a populist everyman, but his incredibly sketchy past includes ties to neocons, the CIA, and multiple trips to Nicaragua as a "freedom-fighter" with the Contras.

Patricia Ferrer (2022-02-25). Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Leads Polls for 2023. orinocotribune.com The results of surveys taken by two polling firms in Argentina and made public on Wednesday, February 23, show Vice President Cristina Fernandez as the favorite among 12 politicians from various backgrounds. On the whole, the Together for Change coalition is leading the polls. | The national pollsters Trespuntozero and the Public Opinion Group (GOP), carried out this consultation to measure voting intentions for Argentina's presidential elections in 2023. The survey was carried out between February 1 and February 4, using a sample of 1,900 individuals and a margin of error of 2.2%. Six possible candidates from To…

WSWS (2022-02-25). James Webb Space Telescope completes second month of commissioning, accomplishing many key steps. wsws.org The JWST is also slated to join a survey of nearby galaxies involving the Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile and the Hubble Space Telescope.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-25). Colombia claims killing 23 dissident FARC guerrillas. colombiareports.com Colombia's defense minister said Thursday that 23 dissident FARC guerrillas were killed in a military operation in the northeast of the country. Among the alleged guerrillas who were killed in…

Staff (2022-02-25). Encuestas: Lula obtendría más del 42 por ciento de votos en próximas elecciones brasileñas. cubadebate.cu Desde comienzos del año 2022 ha aumentado la tensión previa a la campaña electoral en Brasil, que si bien no ha arrancado formalmente, sí lo ha hecho en forma de enfrentamiento verbal continuo entre los dos candidatos principales: el actual mandatario, Jair Bolsonaro, y el expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Staff (2022-02-25). El árbol genealógico humano más completo según los científicos. cubadebate.cu Investigadores del Big Data Institute del Reino Unido han mapeado el árbol genealógico de la humanidad más completo hasta la fecha, que engloba hasta 2 millones de años, llegando al presente, desde cuando los antepasados del hombre moderno todavía trepaban árboles en el noreste de àÅfrica. El estudio fue publicado en la revista Science.

Staff (2022-02-25). Cuba confirma 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y 646 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este jueves 24 de febrero, Cuba reportó 626 nuevos casos de COVID-19 y ningún fallecido. En el día se registraron 646 altas y hay actualmente 2 586 casos activos. En terapia intensiva son atendidos 32 pacientes, siete de ellos críticos, y 25 graves, informó el Minsap.

Staff (2022-02-25). Trabajo vs. casa: Interrogantes de una dicotomía cotidiana. cubadebate.cu Cuenta el imaginario popular que detrás de todo hombre de éxito existe una gran mujer; justo ahí: detrás o, lo que es lo mismo, en casa, donde la balanza se inclina hacia ellas por la carga de tareas y sacrificios que han asumido, no siempre por voluntad propia.

Staff (2022-02-25). La Comuna, un espacio de debate heterogéneo y diferente. cubadebate.cu Con el lema Vamos por Todo, 35 organizaciones invitadas y 100 jóvenes participantes comenzó en la mañana de este viernes 25 de febrero, en el Pabellón Cuba, el evento La Comuna, organizado por la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas (UJC). En la inauguración se presentó el documental "Hoy va a hablar Fidel" del realizador Jorge Luis Sánchez.

Staff (2022-02-25). øQué va a pasar en Ucrania? cubadebate.cu Rusia ha situado tropas en las fronteras de Ucrania. EE.UU. dice que Rusia va a invadir ese país. Rusia lo niega y dice que lo que pretende es que Occidente tome en consideración unas demandas sobre la seguridad europea que ha presentado por escrito. øSe puede saber qué está pasando y qué va a pasar? Sí se puede, y para ello basta razonar un poco.

Staff (2022-02-25). La imagen de la mayor erupción solar jamás observada. cubadebate.cu La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) divulgó esta semana la sorprendente imagen de una colosal eyección de material solar -lo que se conoce como erupción de protuberancia solar-, captada el 15 de febrero último por uno de los instrumentos de la nave espacial Solar Orbiter, una misión conjunta de la ESA y la NASA.

Staff (2022-02-24). Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 22, the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro expressed his support to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after Moscow recognized the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The president reiterated: "Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support for President Putin. All our support for Russia." | Maduro, through the state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión said that: "We have been attentive to the events in Russia and in Ukraine,…

Moderator (2022-02-24). Hedges: Chronicle of a War Foretold. scheerpost.com Svyatoslav, 6, plays with his tablet in a public basement used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending troops and tanks from multiple directions in a move that could rewrite the world's geopolitical landscape. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) |
| By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost | I was in Eastern Europe in 1989, reporting on the revolutions that overthrew the ossified communist dictatorships that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was a time of hope. NATO,…

Staff (2022-02-24). Venezuela Gives Full Support to Putin & Criticizes US and NATO Militarism. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 22, the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro expressed his support to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after Moscow recognized the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The president reiterated: "Venezuela announces its full support for President Vladimir Putin, in defense of peace in Russia and the region, and in the brave defense of his people and his homeland. All our support for President Putin. All our support for Russia." | Maduro, through the state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión said that: "We have been attentive to the events in Russia and in Ukraine,…

Staff (2022-02-24). Ukraine suspends major national sports league. rt.com The Ukrainian Premier League has been suspended amid escalating tensions with Russia | The Ukrainian Premier League will be suspended for at least 30 days, it has been announced, after President Volodymyr Zelensky declared martial law in the country. | Ukraine's elite football league had been scheduled to resume activity on Friday after the conclusion of its winter break, but confirmed in a message on its official website on Thursday that this will no longer be happening in the wake of the Zelensky's martial declaration. | The development also brings into doubt Scotland's proposed World Cup qualifier against U…

sputniknews (2022-02-24). Russian MoD: Ukrainian Air Defences Are Neutralised. sputniknews.com Moscow launched the special operation in Ukraine earlier today, amid escalating attacks by Kiev's forces in Donbass. Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the goal of the operation is the demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.

Staff (2022-02-24). Oil breaches $105 as Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies. rt.com Major crude benchmarks hit their highest price levels since 2014 | Oil prices surged on Thursday, with the major global crude benchmark, Brent, breaching $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, amid concerns that the escalating crisis between Russia and Ukraine over the Donbass regions could disrupt global energy supplies. | On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation, aimed at "the defense" of the newly recognized republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The first Russian airstrikes against Ukrainian military positions have been confirmed by Moscow. | The Brent crude pri…

Hedelberto López Blanch (2022-02-24). México defiende su independencia económica. globalizacion.ca Con prudencia y a la par valentía, el presidente mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) ha ido explicando a sus coterráneos y al mundo cómo compañías españolas han obtenido enormes ganancias en detrimento del bienestar del pueblo, mediante contratos firmados…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2022-02-24). Puerto Rican union workers strike against austerity, point to U.S. responsibility. peoplesworld.org In Puerto Rico on Feb. 18, thousands of publicly-employed union workers, retired workers, and university students took part in a national strike and march that spread throughout the island. The largest contingent filled streets in San Juan. Demonstrators made noise and marched behind a long banner saying, "People before Debt — Salary Justice — Dignified …

Editor2 (2022-02-24). Colombia Legalizes Abortion Until 24 Weeks of Gestation. orinocotribune.com "We welcome this decision, which is the result of many years of struggle," women's rights defenders stated. | By five votes in favor and four votes against, Colombia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved the voluntary termination of pregnancy until 24 weeks of gestation. | "We welcome this decision, which is the result of many years of struggle," the Causa Justa members stated. In recent months, the Constitutional Court judges analyzed two requests that questioned the section of the Colombian penal code that criminalized abortion. | In the first requirement, lawyer Andres Sanchez argued that such articles vio…

Jorge Elbaum (2022-02-24). Asociación indisoluble de la derecha argentina con los intereses geoestratégicos de EE.UU. globalizacion.ca Al Departamento de Estado estadounidense y a sus socios argentinos los une el amor y el espanto. La gira de Alberto Fernández motivó la reacción furibunda y concurrente de las dos fuerzas que reprimen, desde hace más de un siglo,…

Abdul Rahman (2022-02-23). US and allies impose sanctions on Russia after it announces troop deployment in Donbass region. peoplesdispatch.org Russia claimed that its troop deployment in the breakaway Ukrainian republics of Donetsk and Luhansk is intended to maintain peace amid a situation of escalating tensions, pushed by the US and NATO…

Nativa (2022-02-23). Brazilian representatives ask Bolsonaro to clarify his participation in Bolivian coup. peoplesdispatch.org In January of this year, the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, acknowledged that he had met with former senator Jeanine Añez, which intensified suspicions about the Brazilian government's support for the coup that deposed President Evo Morales and international action in support of this process. So far, there is no formal record of this meeting, which was held in secret and whose date is also unknown. | Former Senator Añez, detained in the Miraflores prison, is preparing to face a new trial. Jair Bolsonaro's confession can be brought to the attention of the court that will judge Añez, together with former mili…

WSWS (2022-02-23). Ukraine's President Zelensky calls for "war coalition in the parliament" wsws.org As the US and EU announced far-reaching sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, further escalating the conflict, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "war coalition" in Ukraine's parliament and began reviewing proposals to sever diplomatic ties with Russia.

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-23). U.S. to deploy four more F-35s, 32 attack helicopters to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandFebruary 23, 2022 US to move attack helicopters to Poland amid Ukraine crisis: CNN The United States will move some of its F-35 fighter jets and Apache attack helicopters based in Europe to the Baltic states and Poland amid an escalating security crisis provoked by Russia, broadcaster CNN has reported, citing a senior defence …

WSWS (2022-02-23). EU countries impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis. wsws.org After Moscow's recognition of the independence of parts of eastern Ukraine, European governments are imposing sanctions and escalating the war drive against Russia.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-23). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-23). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-02-23). Mexico's economy struggles to bounce back after pandemic recession. america.cgtn.com As countries around the world seek to bounce back from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing mixed results.

scorinoco (2022-02-23). Operation Peter Pan: How CIA Secretly Transferred More Than 14,000 Unaccompanied Cuban Children to the US and Spain. orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. It is about one of the lesser known crimes against humanity that the United States has committed against Cuba. | By Delfín Xiqués Cutiño — Dec 24, 2020 | Operation Peter Pan was one of the most perverse, monstrous and inhuman actions of the psychological war against Cuba committed by the CIA to clandestinely smuggle—through lies and manipulation—m…

Editor2 (2022-02-23). The Virtual Overflow of the State Department and Its Office in Havana. orinocotribune.com By José Ramón Cabañas — Feb 16, 2022 | In recent months, both Cuban internet users and foreign diplomats residing in Cuba have been surprised by the unabashed way in which both the State Department in Washington and its embassy in Havana have incorporated into their daily routine the issuance of judgments and opinions on Cuba's internal reality, which they publish and reiterate without any modesty. Although the practice has encompassed several platforms, it has greater presence in Twitter, which is supposed to be less popular than Facebook, but where government officials, academics and decision-makers of var…

Staff (2022-02-23). European Union Underlines Transparency of Venezuela's 21N Regional Election. orinocotribune.com In a report on Venezuela's November 21 regional elections, the European Union highlighted the transparency measures adopted by the South American country. | The Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (EU EOM), in its final report on the mega-elections held in Venezuela last November, to which it sent 134 observers from various European countries, highlighted "improvements observed in the electoral process." | In its text issued this Tuesday, February 22, after a preliminary statement published in Venezuela on November 23, the EU mission stated that these were the "first national elections in which th…

Editor (2022-02-23). The capitalist imperative driving cruel and bipartisan U.S. migration policies. mronline.org Capitalism's need for labor is the determining factor in immigration policy. Its contradictions create a system that is consistently inhumane.

_____ (2022-02-23). Can Argentina Escape The Plague Of IMF-Imposed Austerity? popularresistance.org The crush of people began at the 9 de Julio subway stop downtown, less than a block from the Buenos Aires obelisk, the city's most recognizable monument. By 5: 00 p.m. on February 8, thousands from over 100 trade unions, human rights organizations and student groups had blocked the main thoroughfare to protest a preliminary agreement between the Peronist, center-left government of Argentinian President Alberto Fernández and the International Monetary Fund. Amid a cacophony of competing drumbeats, demonstrators along Roque Saenz Peña bore signs that read "With the IMF, we return to the bottom," "The IMF is poverty…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-23). Duque challenges Colombia's top court over abortion ruling. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Ivan Duque rejected a constitutional court decision to decriminalize abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy. According to Duque, "five people can't set the guidelines on something…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-23). Parts of Colombia shut down due to guerrilla bombs and threats. colombiareports.com Commercial activity and public transport came to a halt in parts of Colombia that are effectively controlled by the ELN. The guerrillas ordered businesses to close their doors and transport…

Dan Collyns (2022-02-23). Authorities continue cleaning efforts for oil spill off coast of Peru. america.cgtn.com Peru has called it the worst environmental disaster in recent history.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-02-23). Venezuela and Iran Deepen Hydrocarbon Alliance, Blast US Sanctions. venezuelanalysis.com In a high-level meeting, Iran's oil minister committed to ramping up assistance for renovation projects in Venezuela's oil industry.

Staff (2022-02-23). Enrique Ochoa Antich Wants G4 to Hold Dialogue with Other Opposition Factions in Venezuela (2024 Presidential Elections). orinocotribune.com Venezuelan opposition leader Enrique Ochoa Antich has strongly criticized the G4 coalition of the extreme-right opposition after the G4 made public that it would be discussing the implementation of a regulation for primaries. | During an interview on Primera Página on Monday, February 21, Ochoa Antich stated that it would be "a very serious mistake" if the G4 elects a candidate for the 2024 presidential elections without discussing it with all the other opposition factions. | "It seems to me a very serious mistake that these four parties, and the other smaller ones that congregate around them, which only obtained…

Victoria Torres (2022-02-23). Venezuela reports 701 New COVID-19 Cases and 7 Deaths on Monday. orinocotribune.com This Monday, February 21, Venezuelan health authorities reported 701 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 697 were due to community transmission and 4 imported. In addition, seven deaths were reported. This was announced by the Minister of Communication and Information, Alfred Nazareth àëáñez, via Twitter. | With this update, Venezuela has reached a total of 511,772 infections and 5,616 deaths after almost two years of the pandemic. Of these, 10,417 represent active cases, 9,328 receiving treatment in public healthcare centers (5,836 with Supervised Community Care) and 1,089 in private hos…

Staff (2022-02-23). Venezuela Signs Hydrocarbon Agreements with Iran, Plasencia Reiterates Venezuela's Commitment to Energy Sector. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Félix Plasencia met with the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, on Tuesday, February 22, on the sidelines of the Sixth Summit of Heads of States of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Qatar, to strengthen bilateral cooperation efforts between Iran and Venezuela. | At the meeting, hydrocarbon agreements were signed between the two countries. The two functionaries also reiterated the commitment of the two nations to continue counteracting together the illegal and arbitrary unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States on both countri…

Staff (2022-02-23). Autoridades responden sobre la exhibición desarrollada en el Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022. cubadebate.cu Mucho se ha hablado en estos días sobre la pasarela que se exhibió en la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, desarrollado en el Recinto Ferial de Línea y 18. Cubadebate conversó con el director de la escuela de belleza "Bella Caribe", Yordis Matos Nicot, quien dijo que esta iniciativa formaba parte del trabajo de curso de un grupo de estudiantes de este centro.

Staff (2022-02-23). The Washington Post: El renacer de la economía venezolana. cubadebate.cu Las transformaciones que han venido remodelando la economía venezolana en años recientes están obrando a profundidad. Sin lugar a duda, las orientaciones de política macroeconómica seguidas por el gobierno venezolano han dado un giro de 180 grados, lo cual ha empezado a rendir dividendos.

Staff (2022-02-23). Cuba llama a preservar la paz y la seguridad internacionales. cubadebate.cu Llamamos a EE.UU. y a la OTAN a atender de manera seria y realista los fundados reclamos de garantías de seguridad de la Federación de Rusia, que tiene derecho a defenderse. Cuba aboga por una solución diplomática a través del diálogo constructivo y respetuoso.

Staff (2022-02-23). Las 3 del día: øQué es noticia este 22 de febrero? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En esta emisión de La tres del día te proponemos un recorrido noticioso por lo que fue noticia este 22 de febrero en Cubadebate. Repasaremos la comparecencia en la Mesa Redonda de las ministras de Finanzas y Precios, y de Trabajo y Seguridad Social quienes hablaron sobre las modificaciones salariales en la empresa estatal, la atención a situaciones de vulnerabilidad, los precios, entre otros temas.

Staff (2022-02-23). Los abuelos y el Código de las Familias o cómo saldar una deuda con nuestra primera escuela. cubadebate.cu En cinco años lo ha visto dos veces. La primera, cuando nació. La segunda, un día que iba en una gazela. Esa segunda vez fueron segundos. Lo que tarda un auto en pasar por una calle y unos ojos en reconocer a su exnuera cargándolo en brazos. Lunaida Pupo tiene tres nietos, pero uno de ellos no la podría reconocer nunca, mucho menos desde una gazela. Su madre no lo deja ver a su abuela.

Editor (2022-02-23). The capitalist imperative driving cruel and bipartisan U.S. migration policies. mronline.org Capitalism's need for labor is the determining factor in immigration policy. Its contradictions create a system that is consistently inhumane.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-23). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…

WSWS (2022-02-23). EU countries impose sanctions on Russia over Ukraine crisis. wsws.org After Moscow's recognition of the independence of parts of eastern Ukraine, European governments are imposing sanctions and escalating the war drive against Russia.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-23). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…

WSWS (2022-02-23). Ukraine's President Zelensky calls for "war coalition in the parliament" wsws.org As the US and EU announced far-reaching sanctions on Russia on Tuesday, further escalating the conflict, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a "war coalition" in Ukraine's parliament and began reviewing proposals to sever diplomatic ties with Russia.

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-02-23). Mexico's economy struggles to bounce back after pandemic recession. america.cgtn.com As countries around the world seek to bounce back from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing mixed results.

Staff (2022-02-23). European Union Underlines Transparency of Venezuela's 21N Regional Election. orinocotribune.com In a report on Venezuela's November 21 regional elections, the European Union highlighted the transparency measures adopted by the South American country. | The Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (EU EOM), in its final report on the mega-elections held in Venezuela last November, to which it sent 134 observers from various European countries, highlighted "improvements observed in the electoral process." | In its text issued this Tuesday, February 22, after a preliminary statement published in Venezuela on November 23, the EU mission stated that these were the "first national elections in which th…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-23). Parts of Colombia shut down due to guerrilla bombs and threats. colombiareports.com Commercial activity and public transport came to a halt in parts of Colombia that are effectively controlled by the ELN. The guerrillas ordered businesses to close their doors and transport…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-23). Duque challenges Colombia's top court over abortion ruling. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Ivan Duque rejected a constitutional court decision to decriminalize abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy. According to Duque, "five people can't set the guidelines on something…

Dan Collyns (2022-02-23). Authorities continue cleaning efforts for oil spill off coast of Peru. america.cgtn.com Peru has called it the worst environmental disaster in recent history.

Victoria Torres (2022-02-23). Venezuela reports 701 New COVID-19 Cases and 7 Deaths on Monday. orinocotribune.com This Monday, February 21, Venezuelan health authorities reported 701 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours. Of these, 697 were due to community transmission and 4 imported. In addition, seven deaths were reported. This was announced by the Minister of Communication and Information, Alfred Nazareth àëáñez, via Twitter. | With this update, Venezuela has reached a total of 511,772 infections and 5,616 deaths after almost two years of the pandemic. Of these, 10,417 represent active cases, 9,328 receiving treatment in public healthcare centers (5,836 with Supervised Community Care) and 1,089 in private hos…

Staff (2022-02-23). Autoridades responden sobre la exhibición desarrollada en el Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022. cubadebate.cu Mucho se ha hablado en estos días sobre la pasarela que se exhibió en la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, desarrollado en el Recinto Ferial de Línea y 18. Cubadebate conversó con el director de la escuela de belleza "Bella Caribe", Yordis Matos Nicot, quien dijo que esta iniciativa formaba parte del trabajo de curso de un grupo de estudiantes de este centro.

Staff (2022-02-23). Las 3 del día: øQué es noticia este 22 de febrero? (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En esta emisión de La tres del día te proponemos un recorrido noticioso por lo que fue noticia este 22 de febrero en Cubadebate. Repasaremos la comparecencia en la Mesa Redonda de las ministras de Finanzas y Precios, y de Trabajo y Seguridad Social quienes hablaron sobre las modificaciones salariales en la empresa estatal, la atención a situaciones de vulnerabilidad, los precios, entre otros temas.

Staff (2022-02-23). Cuba llama a preservar la paz y la seguridad internacionales. cubadebate.cu Llamamos a EE.UU. y a la OTAN a atender de manera seria y realista los fundados reclamos de garantías de seguridad de la Federación de Rusia, que tiene derecho a defenderse. Cuba aboga por una solución diplomática a través del diálogo constructivo y respetuoso.

Staff (2022-02-23). Los abuelos y el Código de las Familias o cómo saldar una deuda con nuestra primera escuela. cubadebate.cu En cinco años lo ha visto dos veces. La primera, cuando nació. La segunda, un día que iba en una gazela. Esa segunda vez fueron segundos. Lo que tarda un auto en pasar por una calle y unos ojos en reconocer a su exnuera cargándolo en brazos. Lunaida Pupo tiene tres nietos, pero uno de ellos no la podría reconocer nunca, mucho menos desde una gazela. Su madre no lo deja ver a su abuela.

Staff (2022-02-23). The Washington Post: El renacer de la economía venezolana. cubadebate.cu Las transformaciones que han venido remodelando la economía venezolana en años recientes están obrando a profundidad. Sin lugar a duda, las orientaciones de política macroeconómica seguidas por el gobierno venezolano han dado un giro de 180 grados, lo cual ha empezado a rendir dividendos.

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-22). Erdogan curtails African trip to attend emergency NATO summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 22, 2022 Erdogan postpones Guinea-Bissau visit to attend NATO summit on Ukraine Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed on Sunday for a four-day tour to three African countries upon the invitation of his counterparts but had to postpone his upcoming visit to Guinea-Bissau as he will now attend the NATO Leaders' Summit on …

Staff (2022-02-22). Igualdad salarial para mujeres y hombres de la selección de fútbol de Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Megan Rapinoe y Alex Morgan han liderado a sus compañeras para anotarse el gol más importante en sus carreras. Las jugadoras de soccer de Estados Unidos han logrado una indemnización de 24 millones de dólares y el acuerdo de que, a partir de ahora, las que participen en campeonatos y amistosos de su selección recibirán la misma retribución que los hombres.

_____ (2022-02-22). Elections In Colombia: Prospects For Change And Lack Of Guarantees. popularresistance.org The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that of the previous year. Among the upcoming elections and referendums that are slated for this year—Costa Rica, Mexico, Chile, Peru, perhaps Haiti—two contests that are expected to attract the most attention, due to the specific geopolitical weight of these respective countries, are the general elections in Brazil, which are supposed to take place in October, and the Colombian parliamentary and presidential elections, slated for the first half of 2022. | After 20 years of governments that have supported t…

Fight Back (2022-02-22). Condemn the Armed Forces of the Philippines for killing of children. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following February 22 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. |
| Last February 8, counterinsurgency operating troops belonging to the Philippine Army's 20th Infantry Battalion fired their weapons indiscriminately on a group of peasants tending their coconut kiln (koprahan) in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar. Two children, including a 12-year old, Grade 6 student, were killed by soldiers. Another child was wounded. |
| The soldiers were part of a 30-man unit of the 20th IB that was conducting operations against a unit of the New People's…

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). Latinus and MCCI Smear Campaign Against AMLO—Part of the Soft Coup. orinocotribune.com By Nancy Flores and Érika Ramírez — Feb 22, 2022 | The smear campaign recently launched against López Obrador by Latinus—a media outlet financed by Roberto Madrazo's family, pharmaceutical companies, and actors close to Claudio X González—and MCCI [Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity] should be understood as an element of the larger soft-coup strategy promoted by politicians and business persons from the opposition. For Dr. Patricia Pozos Rivera, it is very likely that, as the 2024 elections draw nearer, the media will intensify its attacks against the president. | Financed by business inter…

Emir Sader (2022-02-22). América latina, los BRICS y el siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca La eventual victoria de Lula da Silva en Brasil tendrá como una de sus consecuencias la reincorporación del país a los Brics (Brasil no se retiró, pero pasó a tener un perfil muy bajo, debilitando al bloque conformado por Rusia,…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-22). How Nanoplastics Enter the Human Body. independentmediainstitute.org We are no better protected from plasticized air outdoors than we are indoors. Minuscule plastic fibers, fragments, foam, and films are shed from plastic stuff and are perpetually floating into and free-falling down on us from the atmosphere. Rain flushes micro- and nanoplastics out of the sky back to Earth. Plastic-filled snow is accumulating in …

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). When Piñera Was Going to Invade Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By HispanTV — Feb 18, 2022 | Given the current rate of social change and the frequent apocalyptic signs, each year seems more intense than the last. But even so, 2019 was a special year for Latin America. | February 23 is a landmark in the history of the region: a number of governments conspired with the US to invade their neighboring country—Venezuela—by land, via the Colombian border, using the civil population as cannon fodder. | The fact that the whole event was a fiasco and that it made its organizers look ridiculous doesn't take away from its significance: today relations between Colombia…

Chris Walker (2022-02-22). Amendment to Florida "Don't Say Gay" Bill Would Force Teachers to Out Students. truthout.org Legislation aimed at curtailing conversations relating to LGBTQ issues in Florida classrooms may become more restrictive than originally planned, as the bill's author has

Alasdair Baverstock (2022-02-22). U.S. lifts ban on Mexican avocado imports. america.cgtn.com Avocados are immensely popular in the U.S. and the vast majority consumed in the country come from neighboring Mexico. So a trade ban imposed earlier this month drew notice on both sides of the border. The ban didn't last long, but the reason for …

JANET (2022-02-22). Puerto Rico: Workers, yes! Colonizers, no! iacenter.org February 21, 2022 This slightly edited press release was written by Gabriela Malespin and Normahiram Pérez of New York Boricua Resistance and Call to Action on Puerto Rico. The organizations holding the Feb. 18 rally were New York Boricua Resistance, Call to Action on Puerto Rico, Colectiva Solidaridad, ProLibertad and Partido Independentista Puertorriqueña. Union Square, New York City, Feb. 18. Photo: Brenda Ryan On Feb. 18, a coalition of Puerto Rican and global anti-imperialist groups will rally at Union Square, [New York City], at 5: 00 p.m. in solidarity with the workers' strikes happening in Puerto Rico. Thi…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Biden to Ban Companies from Doing Business in Donetsk & Lugansk. telesurenglish.net On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order banning Americans from doing business in the two Ukrainian regions that Russia has recognized as independent states. | RELATED: | "President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People's Repub…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Venezuela to Foster Natural Gas For Sustainable Development. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia affirmed that his country "was committed" to the use of natural gas as a means to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. | RELATED: | "We are sure that natural gas guarantees a cleaner transition. It also gives us confidence for the development of our peoples in the medium and short term," Plasencia said during the 6th Summit of Heads of State of th…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Biden Extends National Emergency as States Ease Restrictions. telesurenglish.net More states and major cities across the U.S. are lifting their vaccination and mask mandates as the rate of COVID-19 infections drops, but health experts have warned dropping pandemic protocols too soon may worsen the spread of the virus. | RELATED: | California, the most populous U.S. state, unveiled a milestone plan last week, as Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would become the first in the nation to treat the coronaviru…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Mali's Interim Government Could Stay in Power For Up To 5 Years. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mali's National Transitional Council (NTC), which is the Legislative branch established by the dictatorship that took power in August 2020, defined that the organization of elections for the return to democracy could take up to five years instead of 18 months. | RELATED: | "The transition's duration is a frequent subject of discussions and negotiations. To approve the new period, we took into account the aspiration…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Colombia Legalizes Abortion Until 24 Weeks Of Gestation. telesurenglish.net By five votes in favor and four votes against, Colombia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved the voluntary termination of pregnancy until 24 weeks of gestation. | RELATED: | "We welcome this decision, which is the result of many years of struggle," the Causa Justa members stated. In recent months, the Constitutional Court judges analyzed two requests that questioned the section of the Colombian penal code t…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Kenya to Roll Out 5G Network in 2022. telesurenglish.net Kenya's telecommunication industry regulator said it will roll out its 5G network on a pilot basis this year. | RELATED: | Matano Ndaro, the director of licensing, compliance and standards at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), said that the regulator has developed a roadmap that outlines strategies to facilitate the deployment of 5G technology. | "We are now set to hold a validation workshop in the next one…

KWORINOCO (2022-02-22). Bernal: Cross-Border Trade Frozen by Colombia. orinocotribune.com The governor of Táchira state bordering Colombia, Freddy Bernal, assured the public that the paralysis of commerce through the border between Colombia and Venezuela is the result of political measures taken by Colombian President Iván Duque. | Bernal made it clear that the decisions taken from his office, as protector of the state and now as governor, have always been geared towards reactivating the border economy, which can be attested to by the innumerable meetings which he has held with representatives from the productive sectors of the Colombian economy. | "I met with all of the entities of commerce, industry…

Staff (2022-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Orders Russian "Peacekeepers" into Ukraine Separatist Regions, U.N. Rebukes Russia over Violations of Ukraine's Territorial Integrity, Florida Senate Advances Bill to Ban Nearly All Abortions After 15 Weeks, Colombia Legalizes Abortion During First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy, Dominican Republic Begins Construction of High-Tech Border Wall with Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer, Who Brought Free, Quality Healthcare to World's Poorest, Dies at 62, Mali's Military Rulers Cement Hold on Power, Leak Reveals Credit Suisse Ties to Dictators, Torturers and Organized Crime, Wildfires Burn Nearly 2 Mill…

Rodrigo Acuña (2022-02-22). As Honduras's New President Seeks End to Narco-State, Will US Stand in Her Way? truthout.org The January inauguration of Xiomara Castro Sarmiento Zelaya from the Liberty and Refoundation Party was a political landmark in Honduras. Castro become the Central American country's first female president, winning

Gloria Rubac (2022-02-22). A 'Day Without Immigrants' in Houston. workers.org Valentine's Day became a "Day Without Immigrants" around the country this year. In Houston hundreds rallied and marched Feb. 14 to tell President Joe Biden, "You better keep your promises, or we will show you the exit door." Day Without Immigrants, Houston, Feb. 14. Organizers called for those who identified . . . |

Johanna Kichton (2022-02-22). People's Action Welcomes New Executive Director: Sulma Arias. peoplesaction.org Contact: Johanna Kichton, press@peoplesaction.org, 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon and People's Action Institute Board Chair Afúa Atta-Mensah today announced the hire of Sulma Arias as the new executive director of their organizations. "Sulma, welcome home," People's Action Board Chair Lizeth Chacon said. "Having led the immigration and immigrant justice program for National People's …

WSWS (2022-02-22). Damning Auditor General report exposes failure of Canada's government to protect migrant farm workers from COVID-19. wsws.org The report is yet another exposure of the fraudulent "pro-migrant" pretensions of the Trudeau government, which has enabled big business to make massive profits during the pandemic while workers get sick and die from COVID-19.

_____ (2022-02-22). Nicaragua: Augusto Cesar Sandino's Rebellion Against The US. popularresistance.org While Sandino is not a household name in much of the world, as these others are, he was one of the most important and successful guerilla fighters of the 20th century, successfully driving the US Marines out of Nicaragua against nearly impossible odds. His image, with his iconic Tom Mix cowboy hat tilted to one side, continues to be the most ubiquitous symbol in Nicaragua — a country led by the Sandinista Front, named in his honor. | Unlike the aforementioned revolutionaries, Sandino was not an intellectual and he was not a Marxist. Rather, he was a mechanic from a small town outside the town of Masaya, Nic…

WSWS (2022-02-22). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Hundreds of flights were delayed February 18 as air traffic controllers in Argentina protested over salaries and conditions, while refuse collectors across Chile walked out Monday over the government's failure to fulfill previous contract agreements.

Eduardo Aliverti (2022-02-22). Argentina — øCómo se resuelve el problema clave? globalizacion.ca Por supuesto, no hacía falta el dato oficial de enero para certificar que los precios de productos esenciales continúan subiendo casi sin parar. Y que el horizonte pinta más negro que despejado. Es el problema clave, porque los otros aspectos…

sputniknews (2022-02-22). Long Road Back Home: Chilean Museum to Return Moai Monolith to Easter Island. sputniknews.com The so-called moai monoliths were created by the Rapa Nui, a Polynesian people, who according to scientists, settled on the island between 800 and 1200 CE. They are said to have created an industrious culture. The arrival of Europeans in the 18th century resulted in the decline of Rapa Nui society. Chile annexed the island in 1888.

sputniknews (2022-02-22). Colombia's Constitutional Court Decriminalizes Abortion in First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy. sputniknews.com In a 5-4 decision, Colombia's Constitutional Court voted to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The Monday decision expands on a 2006 ruling allowing for abortions in the cases of rape, a risk to the mother's life, or an unviable fetus.

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-22). Colombia decriminalizes elective abortion in milestone ruling. peoplesdispatch.org In a milestone ruling on February 21, the Constitutional Court of Colombia, with five votes in favor and four against, decriminalized abortion during the first 24 weeks of gestation. The decision was hailed by feminist movements and women's rights organizations across the country, who had been fighting for this integral human right for decades. | Previously, Colombia permitted abortion in three conditions: when the life or health of a woman was at risk due to pregnancy, when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest, and when there was a malformation of fetus that prevents life after birth. On Monday, the Co…

Staff (2022-02-22). Asambleas provinciales de balance del Partido iniciarán el 11 de marzo por Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Los miembros del Comité Provincial del Partido en Pinar del Río estudian y enriquecen por estos días el Informe que se presentará a la Asamblea Provincial de Balance de la organización, que se realizará el próximo 11 de marzo. Así lo confirmó el Jefe del Departamento Ideológico del Comité Provincial del PCC en la más occidental de las provincias.

Staff (2022-02-22). Ministra de Comercio Interior intercambia con jóvenes trabajadores del sector. cubadebate.cu Durante la última jornada del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, desarrollado en el Recinto Ferial de Línea y 18, la ministra de Comercio Interior, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, intercambió con una representación de jóvenes de todas las provincias del país que trabajan en el sector.

Amy Goodman (2022-02-22). Paul Farmer Leaves Behind the Legacy of a Global Public Health Movement. truthout.org Image Credit: Twitter: @PIH | We remember the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, a public health icon who spent decades building community health networks helping millions of poor people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and beyond. He died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 62. We feature Farmer's past interviews with Democracy Now! and speak with his longtime colleague, Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Farmer leaves behind a remarkable legacy and an "enormous community of people that he brought to this large table…

Staff (2022-02-22). Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer: A Public Health Pioneer Who Helped Millions from Haiti to Rwanda. democracynow.org We remember the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, a public health icon who spent decades building community health networks helping millions of poor people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and beyond. He died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 62. We feature Farmer's past interviews with Democracy Now! and speak with his longtime colleague, Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Farmer leaves behind a remarkable legacy and an "enormous community of people that he brought to this large table that is now global health," says Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners In Health, where she worked with Farmer for 23…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Biden to Ban Companies from Doing Business in Donetsk & Lugansk. telesurenglish.net On Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order banning Americans from doing business in the two Ukrainian regions that Russia has recognized as independent states. | RELATED: | "President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to, from, or in the so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Lugansk People's Repub…

Staff (2022-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Orders Russian "Peacekeepers" into Ukraine Separatist Regions, U.N. Rebukes Russia over Violations of Ukraine's Territorial Integrity, Florida Senate Advances Bill to Ban Nearly All Abortions After 15 Weeks, Colombia Legalizes Abortion During First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy, Dominican Republic Begins Construction of High-Tech Border Wall with Haiti, Dr. Paul Farmer, Who Brought Free, Quality Healthcare to World's Poorest, Dies at 62, Mali's Military Rulers Cement Hold on Power, Leak Reveals Credit Suisse Ties to Dictators, Torturers and Organized Crime, Wildfires Burn Nearly 2 Mill…

Emir Sader (2022-02-22). América latina, los BRICS y el siglo XXI. globalizacion.ca La eventual victoria de Lula da Silva en Brasil tendrá como una de sus consecuencias la reincorporación del país a los Brics (Brasil no se retiró, pero pasó a tener un perfil muy bajo, debilitando al bloque conformado por Rusia,…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-22). How Nanoplastics Enter the Human Body. independentmediainstitute.org We are no better protected from plasticized air outdoors than we are indoors. Minuscule plastic fibers, fragments, foam, and films are shed from plastic stuff and are perpetually floating into and free-falling down on us from the atmosphere. Rain flushes micro- and nanoplastics out of the sky back to Earth. Plastic-filled snow is accumulating in …

Fight Back (2022-02-22). Condemn the Armed Forces of the Philippines for killing of children. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following February 22 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. |
| Last February 8, counterinsurgency operating troops belonging to the Philippine Army's 20th Infantry Battalion fired their weapons indiscriminately on a group of peasants tending their coconut kiln (koprahan) in Barangay Roxas, Catubig, Northern Samar. Two children, including a 12-year old, Grade 6 student, were killed by soldiers. Another child was wounded. |
| The soldiers were part of a 30-man unit of the 20th IB that was conducting operations against a unit of the New People's…

JANET (2022-02-22). Puerto Rico: Workers, yes! Colonizers, no! iacenter.org February 21, 2022 This slightly edited press release was written by Gabriela Malespin and Normahiram Pérez of New York Boricua Resistance and Call to Action on Puerto Rico. The organizations holding the Feb. 18 rally were New York Boricua Resistance, Call to Action on Puerto Rico, Colectiva Solidaridad, ProLibertad and Partido Independentista Puertorriqueña. Union Square, New York City, Feb. 18. Photo: Brenda Ryan On Feb. 18, a coalition of Puerto Rican and global anti-imperialist groups will rally at Union Square, [New York City], at 5: 00 p.m. in solidarity with the workers' strikes happening in Puerto Rico. Thi…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Mali's Interim Government Could Stay in Power For Up To 5 Years. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mali's National Transitional Council (NTC), which is the Legislative branch established by the dictatorship that took power in August 2020, defined that the organization of elections for the return to democracy could take up to five years instead of 18 months. | RELATED: | "The transition's duration is a frequent subject of discussions and negotiations. To approve the new period, we took into account the aspiration…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Venezuela to Foster Natural Gas For Sustainable Development. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia affirmed that his country "was committed" to the use of natural gas as a means to achieve the objectives of sustainable development. | RELATED: | "We are sure that natural gas guarantees a cleaner transition. It also gives us confidence for the development of our peoples in the medium and short term," Plasencia said during the 6th Summit of Heads of State of th…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Kenya to Roll Out 5G Network in 2022. telesurenglish.net Kenya's telecommunication industry regulator said it will roll out its 5G network on a pilot basis this year. | RELATED: | Matano Ndaro, the director of licensing, compliance and standards at the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), said that the regulator has developed a roadmap that outlines strategies to facilitate the deployment of 5G technology. | "We are now set to hold a validation workshop in the next one…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Biden Extends National Emergency as States Ease Restrictions. telesurenglish.net More states and major cities across the U.S. are lifting their vaccination and mask mandates as the rate of COVID-19 infections drops, but health experts have warned dropping pandemic protocols too soon may worsen the spread of the virus. | RELATED: | California, the most populous U.S. state, unveiled a milestone plan last week, as Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state would become the first in the nation to treat the coronaviru…

teleSUR (2022-02-22). Colombia Legalizes Abortion Until 24 Weeks Of Gestation. telesurenglish.net By five votes in favor and four votes against, Colombia's Constitutional Court on Monday approved the voluntary termination of pregnancy until 24 weeks of gestation. | RELATED: | "We welcome this decision, which is the result of many years of struggle," the Causa Justa members stated. In recent months, the Constitutional Court judges analyzed two requests that questioned the section of the Colombian penal code t…

WSWS (2022-02-22). Damning Auditor General report exposes failure of Canada's government to protect migrant farm workers from COVID-19. wsws.org The report is yet another exposure of the fraudulent "pro-migrant" pretensions of the Trudeau government, which has enabled big business to make massive profits during the pandemic while workers get sick and die from COVID-19.

Eduardo Aliverti (2022-02-22). Argentina — øCómo se resuelve el problema clave? globalizacion.ca Por supuesto, no hacía falta el dato oficial de enero para certificar que los precios de productos esenciales continúan subiendo casi sin parar. Y que el horizonte pinta más negro que despejado. Es el problema clave, porque los otros aspectos…

WSWS (2022-02-22). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Hundreds of flights were delayed February 18 as air traffic controllers in Argentina protested over salaries and conditions, while refuse collectors across Chile walked out Monday over the government's failure to fulfill previous contract agreements.

sputniknews (2022-02-22). Long Road Back Home: Chilean Museum to Return Moai Monolith to Easter Island. sputniknews.com The so-called moai monoliths were created by the Rapa Nui, a Polynesian people, who according to scientists, settled on the island between 800 and 1200 CE. They are said to have created an industrious culture. The arrival of Europeans in the 18th century resulted in the decline of Rapa Nui society. Chile annexed the island in 1888.

sputniknews (2022-02-22). Colombia's Constitutional Court Decriminalizes Abortion in First 24 Weeks of Pregnancy. sputniknews.com In a 5-4 decision, Colombia's Constitutional Court voted to decriminalize abortion in the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The Monday decision expands on a 2006 ruling allowing for abortions in the cases of rape, a risk to the mother's life, or an unviable fetus.

Staff (2022-02-22). Remembering Dr. Paul Farmer: A Public Health Pioneer Who Helped Millions from Haiti to Rwanda. democracynow.org We remember the life and legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, a public health icon who spent decades building community health networks helping millions of poor people in Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and beyond. He died unexpectedly Monday at the age of 62. We feature Farmer's past interviews with Democracy Now! and speak with his longtime colleague, Dr. Joia Mukherjee. Farmer leaves behind a remarkable legacy and an "enormous community of people that he brought to this large table that is now global health," says Mukherjee, chief medical officer for Partners In Health, where she worked with Farmer for 23…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Russia Set to Recognize Donetsk & Luhansk as Independent States. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with the French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, informing them that he intends to sign a decree to recognize the Lugansk and Donetsk republics. | RELATED: | A few hours earlier, the leaders of these republics asked Putin to recognize the independence of their territories and provide them with cooperation to de…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Russia to Recognize Lugansk and Donetsk Republics' Sovereignty. telesurenglish.net The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, announced that Russia would recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. He also signed the corresponding documents and asked for the support of the Federal Assembly regarding the signing of cooperation treaties with the Donbass breakaway states. | Donetsk and Lugansk Republics will be recognized as independent states. Feb. 21, 2022.

teleSUR (2022-02-21). DPR Claims Shelling Against Donetsk From Ukraine. telesurenglish.net Denis Pushilin, President of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, disclosed that a battle is taking place near the Russian border between the Ukrainian forces and the Republic's popular army. | RELATED: | The leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk noted that the situation in the direction of Mariupol has sharply deteriorated, with Ukrainian military forces attacking the position of People's Police unit…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Ukraine Answers to Russian Allegation on Soldiers Casualties. telesurenglish.net Ukraine has denied Russian claims stating that five of its service personnel were killed on Monday in a firefight near the two countries shared border. | RELATED: | Pavlo Kovalchuk, a military spokesman of Ukraine, affirmed that the country's armed forces have neither attacked Donetsk and Lugansk nor sent saboteurs across the border. He claimed that forces of the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk have shelled themselves to increase…

SF015 (2022-02-21). 20.02.2022 Ukraine War Overview. Kiev Escalating Situation Amid Donbass Bracing for Homeland War. southfront.org At around 5 a.m. on February 20, units of the Ukrainian Army 79th airborne assault brigade crossed the Seversky Donets River and attacked the positions of the LPR People's Militia near the village of Pionerskoe. With massive artillery support, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to assault one of the observation posts. | Fierce clashes broke out. The Ukrainian Army suffered losses and was forced to retreat. | As a result of the aggression of the Ukrainian Army, five residential buildings were destroyed and civilian casualties were reported. |

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Russia's Security Threats To Increase if Ukraine Joins NATO. telesurenglish.net Russian President, Vladimir Putin, exposed on Monday that if Ukraine joins NATO's bloc, as a consequence, the threats to Russian security might increase significantly. | RELATED: | "If Russia faces such a threat as Ukraine's admission to the North Atlantic Alliance, to NATO, then the threats to our country will increase many times," noted the Russian leader. | He made a recall on Article 5 of the North Atlantic T…

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2022-02-21). With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating US Aggression against Russia. transcend.org 15 Feb 2022 – Citing the Atlantic Council, the US-based think tank for NATO, the Bulletin explains that the sanctions they advocate would cause the Russian economy to "experience significant chaos." Instead of supporting peaceful measures in the Ukraine, it has become a cheerleader for Washington. From an organization run by scientists, the current governing board of the Bulletin has hardly a scientist in sight.

Staff (2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). US Ambassador: Moscow Embassy Is Not Safe. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, stated that because of Russian authorities' restrictions imposed on diplomats, the Moscow Embassy is not a safe place anymore, he claims. | RELATED: | The diplomat disclosed that the lack of personnel had compromised the mission. "If the expulsions by the Russian government continue, it will be very difficult to continue to function safely as an embassy," Sul…

_____ (2022-02-21). World Federation Of Trade Unions Supports Initiative Against Blockade. popularresistance.org Paris, France – The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) announced today its support to the media marathon called by the channel Europe for Cuba to denounce and condemn the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than 60 years. | The WFTU, the militant voice of more than 105 million workers worldwide, supports and participates in this initiative scheduled for April 2 and 3, said the organization's Secretariat, in a communiqué shared with Prensa Latina by the European solidarity platform activated in October 2020. | In the document, the Federation recalled its traditional rejection of the e…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-21). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-21). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…

Lautaro Rivara (2022-02-21). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for change and lack of guarantees. peoplesdispatch.org With legislative and presidential elections coming up in Colombia, the supposedly "oldest democracy in Latin America" will see if it can consolidate the most precarious and recent peace on the continent.

sputniknews (2022-02-21). Sunlight Can Help Dissolve Oil Into Seawater, Reveals Study of Deepwater Horizon Spill. sputniknews.com The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused by an explosion on the oil rig, was the largest such marine incident in United States history. While claiming 11 lives, it also released nearly 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

Lucho Ramirez (2022-02-21). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.

teleSUR (2022-02-21). China Releases 5-Year Plan For Elderly Care Services. telesurenglish.net China's State Council has released a plan for the development of the country's elderly care services system during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), in its latest step to implement a national strategy to address population aging. | Medical workers provide free medical care service to the elders at a university for senior citizens of Zhongshan District in Liupanshui, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 14, 2021.

teleSUR (2022-02-21). The Dominican Republic To Expand Its Border Wall With Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader inaugurated the extension of a border fence with Haiti to curb irregular migration and drug and arms smuggling from that country. | RELATED: | In about nine months, the US$31 million construction work will expand by 160 kilometers a 23-kilometer fence built between 2019 and 2021 in the Elias Piña and Jimani border towns. | The new fence will be of a concrete wall at the base, over whic…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). The Tragedy in Petropolis Leaves 176 Brazilians Dead. telesurenglish.net The heavy rains that devastated part of the Brazilian city of Petropolis have left 176 dead and some 200 injured citizens, in what is already considered the largest natural disaster in this municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. | RELATED: | Since last Tuesday, the storms have caused a trail of destruction as they pass through the old Brazilian imperial city, where 117 people are still missing, according to da…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Iran Urges West to Show 'Willingness' for Nuke Deal. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh called on the Europeans and the United States to show "willingness" for a possible nuclear deal. | RELATED: | The Iranian delegation has presented its proposals on remaining issues to the relevant parties of the ongoing nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Khatibzadeh told a weekly press conference. | Dialogues in the Austrian capital have made significant p…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Colombia: ELN to Perform 72-Hour Strike Against President Duque. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the National Liberation Army (ELN) announced that it will carry out a national strike against Colombia's President Ivan Duque from Feb. 23 to Feb. 26. | RELATED: | "During the armed strike, the population may only leave their residences for funeral activities or hospital emergencies, and no vehicle may transit the streets," the ELN stated. | "We will not be responsible for the damages the vehicles disobeying the s…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). UK: To Lift All COVID Restrictions. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, disclosed that coronavirus measures would end in England effective Thursday. | RELATED: | Beginning Thursday, the lifting of pandemic restrictions ruled that people who have the virus will no longer be required to self-isolate, though they will still be advised to stay at home. From April 1, the universal and free availability of coronavirus testing will end. | "Restrictions…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Cuba Announces Manufacture of High-Voltage Electricity Pylons. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Cuban industrial sector disclosed the plans for manufacturing towers for high voltage power lines, a significant achievement for the Island's economic development. | RELATED: | Mecánica Fabric Aguilar Noriega company, from the Villa Clara province, alongside other factories of the Island, have programmed the production of 131 steel towers for high-voltage power transmission lines in the current year, facilitating…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Cuba Receives "Tons" of Love Despite US Campaign. telesurenglish.net The Catalan solidarity platform Defensem Cuba has collected health materials to support the island's people. The Committee of Solidarity has coordinated such efforts with Central America of Prat and the Associació Nou Barris de Barcelona in Prat de Llobregat. | RELATED: | The third shipment of the campaign "Tons of Solidarity against the blockade against Cuba" in Spain is valued at 80,000 Euros. | In the same ve…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Brent Crude Oil Tops $97 per Barrel Highest Since Sept. 2014. telesurenglish.net By 01.38 GMT, Brent futures for April delivery were up 2.34 percent at $97.38 per barrel. | In turn, contracts for WTI-brand crude for April delivery were up 3.41 percent at $93.31 per barrel. | Last February 14, Brent crude oil price exceeded $96 per barrel for the first time since October 1, 2014. | As explained in January by Goldman Sachs Group analysts, quoted by The Wall Street Journal, the oil market has a large deficit. The impact of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on demand is not as significant as expected.

teleSUR (2022-02-21). 21 Argentine Officers To Testify Over Arms Smuggling To Bolivia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Argentine Judge Alejandro Catania will begin the hearing against 21 security officers who shipped war material to Bolivia's 2019 coup-born regime of Jeanine Añez under the orders of former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019). | RELATED: | Catania will question the officers about their missions in La Paz to rebuild the whereabouts of the 70,000 anti-tumult ammunition and 121 gas grenade and tear gas spray, whi…

teleSUR (2022-02-21). Teachers Union Starts Strike in Buenos Aires. telesurenglish.net Demanding better working conditions, the Association of Middle and Higher Education (ADEMYS) started a 24-hour strike on Monday, when Buenos Aires begins face-to-face classes. | RELATED: | Last week, ADEMYS spokeswoman Marisabel Grau mentioned that the Buenos Aires City government headed by Horacio Rodriguez "offered absolutely no percentage of salary increase" to teachers. | "We cannot start classes without salary impro…

Staff (2022-02-21). Desalojan a un escritor cubano de un apartamento en Miami. cubadebate.cu Tres gatos, 16 libros publicados, un colchón en el piso y una computadora sin monitor podrían parecer el resumen de los 76 años de vida del escritor cubano Ismael Lorenzo, 42 de ellos en Estados Unidos.Eso es todo lo que tiene ahora Lorenzo en un pequeño cuarto de Hialeah por el que paga $1,100, después de ser desalojado de su anterior vivienda hace una semana.

_____ (2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…

Workers World Philadelphia bureau (2022-02-21). 'Day without Immigrants' demands 'citizenship now!'. workers.org Migrants, refugees and their supporters participated in a march and rally in Philadelphia on the national 'Day Without Immigrants' Feb. 14, to demand that President Joe Biden keep his campaign promises and grant them citizenship now. Despite frigid temperatures the protest, which started with around 30 people, grew to well . . . |

_____ (2022-02-21). Nicaragua Condemns New Interference Attempt By OAS. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan delegation to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) firmly and categorically denounced, on Friday, February 18, the OAS' notification for scheduling a special session of its member states to address "the situation in Nicaragua." | Previously, the OAS had issued a declaration condemning alleged lack of legal guarantees in Nicaragua and what it considered as human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Nicaragua. Such declarations of the OAS referred to the judicial procedures being carried out in Nicaragua against some of the promoters of the violent 2018 cou…

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-21). At OAS, Nicaragua condemns US police brutality, racism, torture in Guantánamo prison. multipolarista.com Nicaragua condemned the hypocrisy of the OAS "Ministry of the Colonies" for obsessively demonizing his country while doing nothing about racist US police brutality and torture at Guantánamo or the mass graves of Indigenous children in Canada.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-02-21). Argentina Pledges to Investigate Macri-Trump Venezuelan Invasion Plot. venezuelanalysis.com Argentinian military exercises suggest that former US President Donald Trump was more willing to consider a military intervention than previously believed.

SF015 (2022-02-21). 20.02.2022 Ukraine War Overview. Kiev Escalating Situation Amid Donbass Bracing for Homeland War. southfront.org At around 5 a.m. on February 20, units of the Ukrainian Army 79th airborne assault brigade crossed the Seversky Donets River and attacked the positions of the LPR People's Militia near the village of Pionerskoe. With massive artillery support, Ukrainian soldiers attempted to assault one of the observation posts. | Fierce clashes broke out. The Ukrainian Army suffered losses and was forced to retreat. | As a result of the aggression of the Ukrainian Army, five residential buildings were destroyed and civilian casualties were reported. |

Staff (2022-02-21). Katrina vanden Heuvel: Smart Diplomacy Can Still Resolve the Ukraine Crisis Without War. democracynow.org As President Biden warns of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has secured a commitment from both Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit in an effort to defuse the escalating tension. We speak to veteran journalist Katrina vanden Heuvel, whose latest article for The Washington Post, "A path out of the Ukraine crisis," argues both leaders must work to avoid a catastrophic war. "There's a bluffing that could be taken more lightly, except this is the most dangerous confrontation between the United States, NATO and Russia in decades," says vanden Heuv…

_____ (2022-02-21). World Federation Of Trade Unions Supports Initiative Against Blockade. popularresistance.org Paris, France – The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) announced today its support to the media marathon called by the channel Europe for Cuba to denounce and condemn the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for more than 60 years. | The WFTU, the militant voice of more than 105 million workers worldwide, supports and participates in this initiative scheduled for April 2 and 3, said the organization's Secretariat, in a communiqué shared with Prensa Latina by the European solidarity platform activated in October 2020. | In the document, the Federation recalled its traditional rejection of the e…

Lautaro Rivara (2022-02-21). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for change and lack of guarantees. peoplesdispatch.org With legislative and presidential elections coming up in Colombia, the supposedly "oldest democracy in Latin America" will see if it can consolidate the most precarious and recent peace on the continent.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-21). Guatemala: Convocatoria a la Solidaridad. indybay.org firma para una carta de solidaridad con La Puya en Guatemala bit.ly/SolidarityLaPuya…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-21). nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt. indybay.org nuestrAmèrica del norte: fallecimiento de Clyde Bellecourt, un gran líder de los pueblos originarios…

sputniknews (2022-02-21). Sunlight Can Help Dissolve Oil Into Seawater, Reveals Study of Deepwater Horizon Spill. sputniknews.com The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused by an explosion on the oil rig, was the largest such marine incident in United States history. While claiming 11 lives, it also released nearly 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

Lucho Ramirez (2022-02-21). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.

Staff (2022-02-21). Desalojan a un escritor cubano de un apartamento en Miami. cubadebate.cu Tres gatos, 16 libros publicados, un colchón en el piso y una computadora sin monitor podrían parecer el resumen de los 76 años de vida del escritor cubano Ismael Lorenzo, 42 de ellos en Estados Unidos.Eso es todo lo que tiene ahora Lorenzo en un pequeño cuarto de Hialeah por el que paga $1,100, después de ser desalojado de su anterior vivienda hace una semana.

_____ (2022-02-21). US Turns On Honduran Narco-Dictator Juan Orlando Hernández. popularresistance.org The US government has turned on the right-wing former dictator of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, after it spent years supporting him. | Hernández is the latest in a series of brutal authoritarians who were key US allies until they outlived their usefulness, from Iraq's Saddam Hussein to the Dominican Republic's Rafael Trujillo to Panama's Manuel Noriega. | This February, the United States requested the extradition of Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernández on charges of trafficking cocaine and guns. Local authorities arrested him on February 15. | Hernández, who is popularly known by his initials JOH, ser…

_____ (2022-02-21). Nicaragua Condemns New Interference Attempt By OAS. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan delegation to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) firmly and categorically denounced, on Friday, February 18, the OAS' notification for scheduling a special session of its member states to address "the situation in Nicaragua." | Previously, the OAS had issued a declaration condemning alleged lack of legal guarantees in Nicaragua and what it considered as human rights violations perpetrated by the government of Nicaragua. Such declarations of the OAS referred to the judicial procedures being carried out in Nicaragua against some of the promoters of the violent 2018 cou…

WSWS (2022-02-21). Brazil's return to classrooms fills pediatric ICUs. wsws.org With hospitals already overloaded, the start of classes across the country since February 7 has yet to have its full impact on health care systems.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-21). ELN announces economic shutdown throughout Colombia. colombiareports.com Guerrilla group ELN announced its first economic shutdown since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The "armed strike" that will begin on Wednesday, the ELN said on a guerrilla website…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-21). Colombia decriminalizes abortion in historic ruling. colombiareports.com Women in Colombia are free to end pregnancies until the 24th week after insemination, the Constitutional Court said in a historic ruling. Until Monday, women were only allowed to abort…

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-21). Advances and setbacks in the struggle for abortion access in Ecuador. peoplesdispatch.org Feminist and women rights movements rejected the approval of a bill with inhibitory deadlines and condemned that it would force women to continue to seek clandestine abortions in unsafe conditions…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-21). Leopoldo López and Guaidó Party in Crisis: 100 Party Members Quit. orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 20, 2022 (OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, February 19, a group of approximately 100 members of the Voluntad Popular party announced their decision in a public event to abandon the political party. Voluntad Popular was funded by Venezuelan fugitive Leopoldo López, and is also the party that former deputy Juan Guaidó belonged to when he was elected for the 2016-2021 parliamentary term with only 97,000 votes. | The speaker for the event, Javier González, announced the decision alleging a lack of institutionality and internal democracy, and a deviation from party principles. Without abandon…

Staff (2022-02-21). Venezuela Attends 6th Summit of Gas Exporting Countries in Qatar. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, participated this Sunday, February 20, at the 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Qatar, on behalf of President Nicolás Maduro. | "We are proud to be part of the 6th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), an event that promotes a model of peace, freedom, and development, supporting the sovereign rights of its members over their natural gas resources," stated the Venezuelan top diplomat through his Twitter account. | Estamos orgu…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-02-21). Iran, Venezuela stress development of bilateral cooperation. en.mehrnews.com Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia in a meeting in Doha stressed the continuation of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in all fields.

rqorinoco (2022-02-21). Cuba's Díaz-Canel: 'We All Have a Moral Obligation to Provide Haiti Substantial and Unconditional Cooperation'. orinocotribune.com Statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee, and President of the Republic of Cuba, during the International Conference for the Financing of the Reconstruction of the Southern Peninsula of Haiti, February 16, 2022, Year 64 of the Revolution. | (Transcript: Presidency of the Republic) | His Excellency Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of the Republic of Haiti; | Her Excellency Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; distinguished guests: Once again, what brings us together here is the human drama Haiti is facing, the poorest nation in…

Staff (2022-02-21). Un matrimonio que moldea la cerámica y la vida en El Condado. cubadebate.cu Mercedes y Michel están casados desde hace ocho años y tienen una niña que les roba buena parte de su tiempo. Ella tiene 27 años; él ya cumplió 35. Hace una década ni siquiera pensaban en matrimonio, menos en fundar la pequeña empresa que hoy sacan adelante a fuerza de empuje, estudio y consagración. Para ellos, Cerámicas El HAI es su otra creación.

Staff (2022-02-21). Representante de Amazon amenaza a los empleados si se sindicalizan. cubadebate.cu Según un audio filtrado obtenido por Vice, una representante de Amazon supuestamente amenazó a los empleados del almacén JFK8, el más grande de la empresa en Nueva York, con que si organizaban un sindicato podrían ver sus salarios reducidos al mínimo. La grabación fue registrada durante una reunión antisindical obligatoria que tuvo lugar este miércoles.

sputniknews (2022-02-20). Ukraine's President Says He 'Supports' Immediate Ceasefire in Donbass. sputniknews.com The announcement comes after days of escalating military activity, including intense artillery and mortar shelling of territory along the contact line. On Friday, leaders of the Donbass breakaways began an emergency evacuation of their civilian population to Russia and mobilised reserves amid fears of an imminent full-on Ukrainian invasion.

_____ (2022-02-20). DC Area Peace Activists Discuss Ukraine Tensions. popularresistance.org Washington DC—Local Peace Activists spoke about the growing crisis in East Europe, characterized the crisis as avoidable, and recommended solutions to avoid conflict. As tensions between world powers reached a climax not seen since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962, and diplomatic efforts between stakeholders seemed all but doomed to fail, the activists drew on years of experience and understanding of global issues to draw their recommendations. Despite ominous developments they still held out hope that war could be averted. | Their recommendations came as President Joe Biden spoke to the nation on Friday af…

TASS (2022-02-20). US unleashed propagandistic hysteria around Russia – Cuban foreign minister. tass.com "We firmly oppose NATO's expansion towards the Russian borders", Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-20). Turkey approves NATO Baltic, Poland buildup in exchange for support in war against Kurds. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 20, 2022 Turkey withdraws veto on NATO defense plan for Poland, Baltics NATO Tuesday approved a new defense plan for Poland and the Baltic states after the allies reached a compromise with Turkey which had been vetoing it, officials said. The deal marked a breakthrough after months of talks over Turkey's demand to …

Shane Burley (2022-02-20). Border Militias Set Up Fake Humanitarian Stations in the Desert to Trap Migrants. truthout.org The growth of the militia movement the past several years has left many of our communities reeling from intimidation, harassment and violence. Donald Trump's tacit endorsement of the far right "patriot" subculture has given it a pass to grow and recruit, often manipulating the dispossession that many rural and blue-collar workers are facing in our current economic tumult. Trump's rhetoric about immigration, particularly the conspiratorial fear-mongering around the border, has played to a…

Staff (2022-02-20). SNB 61: Cocodrilos de Matanzas mandan otra vez. cubadebate.cu En una jornada donde los bates bajaron la temperatura en la mayoría de los estadios, los Cocodrilos matanceros se volvieron a apoyar en sus lanzadores para escalar otra vez a la cima de esta Serie Nacional, aprovechando el resbalón de las Avispas en patio ajeno. Altas presiones se ubicaron esta tarde-noche encima del estadio Latinoamericano, para que los Huracanes de Mayabeque soplaran con fuerza y arrastraran por la arcilla a los Industriales de la capital, hasta rendirlos 6-4.

teleSUR, JL (2022-02-20). Cuba rechaza campaña mediática contra Rusia por tema Ucrania. telesurtv.net "Rechazamos enérgicamente la histeria propagandística y comunicacional que desata el Gobierno de EE.UU. contra Rusia", indicó Rodríguez.

teleSUR, DRL, JL (2022-02-20). Gobierno argentino estudia crear empresa nacional de alimentos. telesurtv.net El objetivo sería regular el precio final al consumidor mediante el control de costos de producción y comercialización.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-20). Piden conocer si expresidente hondureño tiene causas pendientes. telesurtv.net La solicitud del juez Edwin Ortez responde al artículo seis del tratado de extradición entre Estados Unidos y Honduras.

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-02-20). Jubilados en Uruguay rechazan pérdida de valor de sus pensiones. telesurtv.net El gremio uruguayo insistió que los salarios de los trabajadores contratados han perdido el valor adquisitivo.

teleSUR, SH (2022-02-20). Presidente peruano rechaza planes de cerrar el Congreso. telesurtv.net Pedro Castillo afirmó que entregará el poder al terminar su mandato en 2026.

teleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-02-20). Alertan por continuación de incendios en provincias argentinas. telesurtv.net Los incendios activos de Misiones se localizan en los departamentos de Concepción de la Sierra, Candelaria, Apóstoles, Santa Ana, San Javier y Montecarlo.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-02-20). Detienen a familiar de expresidente hondureño Juan O. Hernández. telesurtv.net La detención se produjo justo cuando el exmandatario guarda prisión con vistas a su extradición a EE.UU.

teleSUR, DRL, JL (2022-02-20). Bomberos brasileños apoyan combate de incendios en Argentina. telesurtv.net Los bomberos brasileños cruzaron la frontera con la facilidad del Ministerio de Seguridad y Aduanas argentinas.

Staff (2022-02-20). Pregunta de Cubadebate: øAsí se promueven las producciones cubanas? cubadebate.cu Un aluvión de comentarios ha recibido las imágenes difundidas de un pequeño desfile de moda en el que se exhiben productos nacionales. El evento tuvo lugar como parte de la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, con sede en La Habana. Ante las opiniones desatadas por dicha presentación, nos preguntamos, øcreen que esta es la mejor forma de promover las producciones cubanas?

Staff (2022-02-20). Díaz-Canel felicita a Cristina Fernández en su cumpleaños. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, felicitó este sábado a la vicemandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, a propósito de su cumpleaños. Con una etiqueta convertida en tendencia en Twitter, personalidades políticas, militantes y admiradores de la vicepresidenta le enviaron hoy felicitaciones por su cumpleaños 69. Desde la madrugada comenzaron a sucederse los mensajes de cientos de seguidores que recuerdan a la exmandataria, le expresan su admiración y agradecimiento por sus convicciones y entrega a la patria.

Staff (2022-02-20). Venezuela Offers Brazil Assistance for Petrópolis Disaster. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 18, the government of Venezuela expressed solidarity with Brazil for the catastrophe caused by torrential rains in the city of Petrópolis (southeast), in which 138 people have been reported dead so far. | The Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that the Venezuelan government is ready to collaborate with the Brazilian authorities in whatever way possible in order to help the people affected by the disaster. | El Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros, en nombre del Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela manifiesta su absoluta solidaridad con el hermano pueblo del Brasil (1/4)…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-20). Police and thieves threatening Colombia's Truth Commission. colombiareports.com Police and thieves are threatening the Truth Commission's investigations into the armed conflict. In a press release, the Truth Commission said Saturday that unidentified robbers stole recordings of interviews with…

_____ (2022-02-20). Peru Is Engaged In A Political War. popularresistance.org The political landscape in Peru is pretty complicated these days. The country has been living a political crisis for years due to the desire of a small minority to control the country both economically and politically. From 2016 until today, five people have occupied the presidential chair. All of them have faced tremendous resistance from Congress, which impeached two of them and threatened to do it with the other two, including the current President Pedro Castillo. | The last remarkable event of these tireless attempts by Congress to impeach Castillo was unveiled by the weekly "Hildebrandt en sus Trece". Accord…

Editor2 (2022-02-20). Venezuela Pulls Plug on Lie that Alex Saab is DEA "Informer" orinocotribune.com Venezuela has pulled the plug on a false claim which circulated Wednesday that diplomat Alex Saab is working as an "informer" or "collaborator" of the United States and specifically of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). | President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez When asked by a reporter following a press conference, Rodríguez called it strange that the United S…

José Mireles Alcalá (2022-02-20). Informe sobre el estado del caso Alex Saab. peoplesworld.org CARACAS, 16 febrero 2022 / Alex Saab, diplomático venezolano secuestrado por el gobierno estadounidense, enfrenta a un nuevo juicio ante las instancias de justicia del país norte americano; otra sorpresiva acusación es lanzada por el Departamento de Justicia, a quien fuera enviado especial de Venezuela para la negociación y adquisición de insumos alimenticios y de …

scorinoco (2022-02-20). National Lawyers Guild Calls for the Immediate Release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab (Statement). orinocotribune.com By National Lawyers Guild International Committee — Feb 16, 2022 | The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections. The arrest, extradition and continued imprisonment of Saab is a reflection of the extent to which the US government will go in order to enforce its unilateral coercive measures and economic sanctions against Venezuela, Iran and other targeted nations. | Illegal Detention and Extradition (Kidnapping) of Alex Saab | The US gov…

Staff (2022-02-20). 📨 Modo Avión: Dice "la academia" que escribamos serio. cubadebate.cu Le informamos que, complaciendo peticiones, notarán esta newsletter algo rara (bueno, quizás no toda, hay cosas que no podemos evitar ni aunque querramos). Puede que a algunos les guste más.

Staff (2022-02-20). Documentos confirman que la OTAN prometió a la URSS no expandirse hacia el este. cubadebate.cu La revista alemana Der Spiegel publicó un artículo informando que se ha encontrado documentos de archivo que confirman la promesa de los países occidentales a la Unión Soviética en 1991 de no expandir la OTAN hacia el este. Los materiales fueron descubiertos por el politólogo y profesor de la Universidad de Boston, Joshua Shifrinson.

Staff (2022-02-20). Peter Pan y el poder de las ficciones políticas. cubadebate.cu Veciana en sus memorias reconoció que, según el agente de la CIA que lo había reclutado en La Habana, "las guerras modernas son, sobre todo, guerras psicológicas; el objetivo es torcer la opinión pública". Las estrategias, claro, son más específicas: nunca se debe dejar huellas de nuestras acciones….

Staff (2022-02-20). Yasbell Rodríguez: "Para soñar hay que ponerse alas, respirar profundo y lanzarse al vuelo" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Norma, de la telenovela "Tú", fue un regalo de cumpleaños para Yasbell Rodríguez. Así, soñadora y apasionada como es, anhelaba un personaje al que le pudiera impregnar su esencia, sus matices y su pasión por la vida. "Después que Lester Hamlet me propuso ese personaje, incluso sin leerlo, iba a luchar por desempeñarlo lo mejor posible". Yasbell es distinta a Norma. Pocos son los puntos en común, más allá de ese juego por intentar siempre sonreír a pesar de los problemas.

Staff (2022-02-20). Tormenta Eunice deja al menos 14 muertos y miles de apagones en Europa. cubadebate.cu La tormenta Eunice, que azotó el noroeste de Europa, dejó un saldo de 14 muertos, así como importantes daños materiales y cortes masivos de electricidad. La tormenta se formó en Irlanda y pasó por partes del Reino Unido el viernes, luego por el norte de Francia y los países del Benelux (Bélgica, Países Bajos y Luxemburgo) antes de continuar hacia Dinamarca y Alemania.

Staff (2022-02-20). La imagen del día: Fuerza policial a caballo arremete contra manifestantes en Canadá. cubadebate.cu El presentador Benny Johnson compartió la fotografía con el siguiente texto en Twitter: "Esta es la imagen definitoria: un líder occidental ordenó a las autoridades aplastar el cráneo de una abuela. No hay dos lados aquí. O estás con fascistas o estás en contra. Pregúntele a su representante por qué no se han pronunciado y condenado esto. Ahora es el momento de elegir".

Staff (2022-02-20). SNB 61: Cocodrilos de Matanzas mandan otra vez. cubadebate.cu En una jornada donde los bates bajaron la temperatura en la mayoría de los estadios, los Cocodrilos matanceros se volvieron a apoyar en sus lanzadores para escalar otra vez a la cima de esta Serie Nacional, aprovechando el resbalón de las Avispas en patio ajeno. Altas presiones se ubicaron esta tarde-noche encima del estadio Latinoamericano, para que los Huracanes de Mayabeque soplaran con fuerza y arrastraran por la arcilla a los Industriales de la capital, hasta rendirlos 6-4.

Staff (2022-02-20). Pregunta de Cubadebate: øAsí se promueven las producciones cubanas? cubadebate.cu Un aluvión de comentarios ha recibido las imágenes difundidas de un pequeño desfile de moda en el que se exhiben productos nacionales. El evento tuvo lugar como parte de la inauguración del Encuentro de Técnicas Comerciales 2022, con sede en La Habana. Ante las opiniones desatadas por dicha presentación, nos preguntamos, øcreen que esta es la mejor forma de promover las producciones cubanas?

Staff (2022-02-20). Díaz-Canel felicita a Cristina Fernández en su cumpleaños. cubadebate.cu El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, felicitó este sábado a la vicemandataria de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, a propósito de su cumpleaños. Con una etiqueta convertida en tendencia en Twitter, personalidades políticas, militantes y admiradores de la vicepresidenta le enviaron hoy felicitaciones por su cumpleaños 69. Desde la madrugada comenzaron a sucederse los mensajes de cientos de seguidores que recuerdan a la exmandataria, le expresan su admiración y agradecimiento por sus convicciones y entrega a la patria.

Staff (2022-02-20). Venezuela Offers Brazil Assistance for Petrópolis Disaster. orinocotribune.com On Friday, February 18, the government of Venezuela expressed solidarity with Brazil for the catastrophe caused by torrential rains in the city of Petrópolis (southeast), in which 138 people have been reported dead so far. | The Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry announced that the Venezuelan government is ready to collaborate with the Brazilian authorities in whatever way possible in order to help the people affected by the disaster. | El Presidente Nicolás Maduro Moros, en nombre del Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela manifiesta su absoluta solidaridad con el hermano pueblo del Brasil (1/4)…

Editor2 (2022-02-20). Venezuela Pulls Plug on Lie that Alex Saab is DEA "Informer" orinocotribune.com Venezuela has pulled the plug on a false claim which circulated Wednesday that diplomat Alex Saab is working as an "informer" or "collaborator" of the United States and specifically of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). | President of the National Assembly Jorge Rodríguez When asked by a reporter following a press conference, Rodríguez called it strange that the United S…

Staff (2022-02-20). Peter Pan y el poder de las ficciones políticas. cubadebate.cu Veciana en sus memorias reconoció que, según el agente de la CIA que lo había reclutado en La Habana, "las guerras modernas son, sobre todo, guerras psicológicas; el objetivo es torcer la opinión pública". Las estrategias, claro, son más específicas: nunca se debe dejar huellas de nuestras acciones….

Staff (2022-02-20). Yasbell Rodríguez: "Para soñar hay que ponerse alas, respirar profundo y lanzarse al vuelo" (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Norma, de la telenovela "Tú", fue un regalo de cumpleaños para Yasbell Rodríguez. Así, soñadora y apasionada como es, anhelaba un personaje al que le pudiera impregnar su esencia, sus matices y su pasión por la vida. "Después que Lester Hamlet me propuso ese personaje, incluso sin leerlo, iba a luchar por desempeñarlo lo mejor posible". Yasbell es distinta a Norma. Pocos son los puntos en común, más allá de ese juego por intentar siempre sonreír a pesar de los problemas.

Staff (2022-02-20). 📨 Modo Avión: Dice "la academia" que escribamos serio. cubadebate.cu Le informamos que, complaciendo peticiones, notarán esta newsletter algo rara (bueno, quizás no toda, hay cosas que no podemos evitar ni aunque querramos). Puede que a algunos les guste más.

Staff (2022-02-20). Tormenta Eunice deja al menos 14 muertos y miles de apagones en Europa. cubadebate.cu La tormenta Eunice, que azotó el noroeste de Europa, dejó un saldo de 14 muertos, así como importantes daños materiales y cortes masivos de electricidad. La tormenta se formó en Irlanda y pasó por partes del Reino Unido el viernes, luego por el norte de Francia y los países del Benelux (Bélgica, Países Bajos y Luxemburgo) antes de continuar hacia Dinamarca y Alemania.

Staff (2022-02-20). La imagen del día: Fuerza policial a caballo arremete contra manifestantes en Canadá. cubadebate.cu El presentador Benny Johnson compartió la fotografía con el siguiente texto en Twitter: "Esta es la imagen definitoria: un líder occidental ordenó a las autoridades aplastar el cráneo de una abuela. No hay dos lados aquí. O estás con fascistas o estás en contra. Pregúntele a su representante por qué no se han pronunciado y condenado esto. Ahora es el momento de elegir".

Staff (2022-02-20). Documentos confirman que la OTAN prometió a la URSS no expandirse hacia el este. cubadebate.cu La revista alemana Der Spiegel publicó un artículo informando que se ha encontrado documentos de archivo que confirman la promesa de los países occidentales a la Unión Soviética en 1991 de no expandir la OTAN hacia el este. Los materiales fueron descubiertos por el politólogo y profesor de la Universidad de Boston, Joshua Shifrinson.

WSWS (2022-02-19). Canada to arm Ukraine with lethal weapons as part of US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org Even though recent shelling in eastern Ukraine was instigated by Ukrainian forces, Canada's foreign ministry asserted without any evidence that "Russian military activity" was "escalating" the situation in Donbas.

Staff (2022-02-19). EU issues warning about Russian 'isolation'. rt.com Brussels' top official has warned of a return to the days of the Cold War | The worsening standoff between Russia and the West threatens to upend European security and ultimately could end up isolating Moscow in a way not seen since the days of the Soviet Union, the European Union has cautioned as an escalating crisis unfolds on the border with Ukraine. | Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "the world has been watching in disbelief we face the largest build-up of troops on European soil since the darkest days of the Cold War." | A…

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-19). Turkey reiterates support for NATO, backs Ukraine on Crimea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 19, 2022 Turkey to continue principled, responsible stance in NATO: Erdogan Turkey will continue its principled and responsible stance within NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday as Ankara celebrates 70 years of membership. Erdogan and Stoltenberg in a phone call discussed the cooperation between Ankara and …

G. Dunkel (2022-02-19). Haitian workers demand: 'Triple the minimum wage!'. workers.org Haiti faces a crisis of government legitimacy. The only elected officials in the country at any level whose terms have not expired are 10 senators. The date for the expiration of the term of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse would have been Feb. 7, 2022 — before he died by assassination . . . |

Rick Rozoff (2022-02-19). Turkish F-16s to join NATO multinational air combat drills in Eastern Mediterranean. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 15, 2022 Turkish F-16 jets to join Greece-hosted NATO drill F-16 Fighting Falcon jets belonging to the Turkish Air Forces Command will attend the NATO drill, entitled "Tiger Meet 2022," that will be held in Greece between May 9-22. This year's military exercise will be held in Araxos Air Base, west of Greece. …

_____ (2022-02-19). Sanitation Workers Win Raise After Going On Strike. popularresistance.org Chula Vista, Calif. – "Who are we?" Teamsters! "What do we want?" Contract! "When do we want it?" Now! | The sanitation workers of Teamsters Local 542 were still in good voice three weeks into their strike, which began Dec. 17, 2021, even as Republic Services started bringing in nonunion out-of-staters as garbage piled up. Republic had refused the Teamsters' demands for so long that the city of Chula Vista declared a public health emergency because of the amount of uncollected refuse. | Close to 300 workers, many of them Latino or Black, were on strike across three different San Diego County locations. "We want t…

WSWS (2022-02-19). COVID-19 disaster intensifies across the Pacific. wsws.org COVID-19 numbers are escalating as Pacific island governments adopt the "living with the virus" policies put forward by capitalist elites globally.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-19). La disputa sobre quièn nos alimenta. indybay.org La disputa sobre quièn nos alimenta | Por Silvia Ribeiro | etcgroup.org/es…

Staff (2022-02-19). Mexico's National Electoral Institute Issues Ultimatum, Gives AMLO Three Hours to Take Down Government 'Propaganda'. orinocotribune.com The National Electoral Institute (INE) of Mexico has ordered President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his political party Morena to withdraw "government propaganda issued last week." | The "propaganda" referred to by the INE was publication of the livestreams and YouTube videos showcasing López Obrador's February 12 meeting, in Hermosillo, Sonora state, with authorities from the Seri indigenous community, as well as an official supervision act that took place at the Tomás Oroz Gaytán stadium in Cajeme, Sonora state. According to the Complaints and Denunciations Commission of the INE, these videos and streams exh…

Anonymous Contributor (2022-02-19). Indigenous Zapotecs Denounce Dispossession in Jalapa del Marqués, Oaxaca. itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Indigenous Zapotec community assembly of Jalapa del Marqués, Oaxaca, denouncing ongoing attempts of dispossession being carried out by local power holders aligned with the state. To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress-Indigenous Governing Council To the Isthmus People To the Indigenous Peoples, Organizations, and Collectives of the…

_____ (2022-02-19). National Day Of Strikes And Protests In Puerto Rico. popularresistance.org Teachers and government workers carried out a national day of strikes and protests in Puerto Rico Friday. There were marches and rallies across the US territory. A mass demonstration took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico's capital city. The marchers demanded just wages and pensions and an end to the privatization of schools and government services. Despite a morning attempt by San Juan police to block a section of marchers, the protests were peaceful and high-spirited. | In San Juan, in the early morning hours demonstrators began congregating in the Hiram Bithorn baseball stadium before marching toward the headquar…

Lucho Ramirez (2022-02-19). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-19). Colombia Wants Only 'Wealthy and Educated' Venezuelan Migrants. orinocotribune.com The Vice President of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, has complained about the "less wealthy and unskilled" Venezuelans who stay in Colombia as migrants. That group of vulnerable Venezuelans is at the center of the smear campaign and hybrid war against Venezuela, led by the US with its regional allied governments. | The Colombian vice president made the classist comment against migrants who are in a vulnerable economic situation or who do not have a considerably "high" academic level, during the regular session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of States Americans (OAS) this week. | "Colombia has not be…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-02-19). 2022 California Juneteenth – American River Parkway – Introducing the California Gold Book. indybay.org In 1844, the Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., "African Founding Father of California," seized the opportunity and stipulated in his unique Mexican Land Grant, Rancho Rio De Los Americanos, not to interfere with the Indigenous population who remain the sacred stewards of the land.

Victoria Torres (2022-02-19). Argentina's Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Send Message to President Maduro (+Statement). orinocotribune.com The Argentine human rights movement Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo issued a statement addressed to the people of Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Friday 18. The Mothers sent their message after learning about Operation Puma, former Argentine President Macri's plan to invade Venezuela. | The current head of the emblematic human rights organization, Hebe de Bonafini, on behalf of her organization, expressed solidarity towards Venezuela. She apologized for former President Mauricio Macri's undertaking of Operation Puma to militarily invade Venezuela. | This message comes after Argentine Defense Mini…

Joel Richards (2022-02-19). China-Argentina mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. america.cgtn.com 2022 has been declared the "Year of Friendly Cooperation" between China and Argentina as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. The anniversary comes as the two nations are expanding economic ties, formalized during the recent presidential meeting between Alberto Fernandez and Xi Jinping in China. CGTN's Joel Richards reports.

Mickey Z. (2022-02-19). The Truth About Ivermectin. dissidentvoice.org A very recent article on The Defender began: "A peer-reviewed study published last month found the prophylactic use of ivermectin reduced COVID mortality by 90 percent among more than 223,000 study participants in a town in Southern Brazil. The study, published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science, also found a 44 percent reduction in COVID cases among those …

Lucrecia Franco (2022-02-19). Chaos in Brazil as floods and landslides complicate rescue efforts. america.cgtn.com More than 120 people have been killed in the historic mountain city of Petropolis, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. On Tuesday the city was hit by deadly flash floods and landslides. New and heavy downpours have disrupted efforts to find more survivors. CGTN's …

scorinoco (2022-02-19). Military Deserter and Partner of 'El Conejo' Admit to Receiving Training in Colombia. orinocotribune.com Two detainees Starlin Páez Mujica, a Venezuelan military deserter, and María Inés Reyes Silva, partner of the criminal Carlos Rodríguez aka El Conejo, have confessed that members of criminal organizations based in Las Tejerías, Aragua (Venezuela), were trained in Colombia. | This Thursday, February 17, two videos with testimonies of Páez and Reyes were released by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan Assembly (AN), Deputy Jorge Rodríguez. The two were recently captured during the Cacique Guaicaipuro II operation carried out by Venezuelan security agencies in Santos Michelena municipality near Las Tejerias…

WSWS (2022-02-19). Victoria Nuland in Colombia: Is Washington plotting another coup? wsws.org In Bogota, Nuland warned against foreign subversion of upcoming elections, an area in which she has ample on-hand experience.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-19). Armed conflict resurged throughout Colombia: war crimes tribunal. colombiareports.com The war crimes tribunal said that 12 regions throughout Colombia suffered a reactivation of armed conflict last year. In a press release, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) said that…

Editor (2022-02-19). National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org The National Lawyers Guild International calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab, imprisoned in a Miami federal prison by the United States in a violation of diplomatic norms and protections.

Staff (2022-02-19). This is How I See It Coming. orinocotribune.com Luis Fuenmayor Toro — Feb 18, 2022 | Editorial note: Luis Fuenmayor Toro (born July 10, 1945, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a physician and surgeon, and a university professor, based in Venezuela. He was rector of the Central University of Venezuela from 1988 until 1992. Fuenmayor Toro was a Chavista sympathizer until 2009 when he joined the opposition. | We are at least two years and nine months away from the next presidential elections. I say "at least" because these can be done at any time in the year 2024, without necessarily having to wait until the first days of December. If the government feels ready for…

_____ (2022-02-19). Island States Meet To Discuss Suing Global North Over Climate Change. popularresistance.org Leaders of small island nations met on Tuesday to discuss suing countries in the Global North for the damage caused by emissions. | This week's discussion, convened by the Commonwealth Foundation, was the first major meeting of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law, a body formed to help small island developing states (SIDS) bring legal action against major carbon-emitting countries. | The commission, announced last year at COP26 by Antigua and Barbuda with Tuvalu, has now called for as many countries as possible to join. | Kausea Natano, the prime minister of Tuvalu, said…

Staff (2022-02-19). Edumedia, una posibilidad de crecer. cubadebate.cu Hoy estas mipymes están en proceso de creación, pero en el caso de Cinesoft Digital y Edumedia ya cuentan con registro mercantil, lo que les permite actuar como empre ≠sas, al margen de que aún es ≠peran por trámites relaciona ≠dos con la ONAT y las cuentas bancarias. "Ojalá podamos llevar a cabo lo que estamos proyectan ≠do".

Editor (2022-02-19). Political prisoners in Cuba? mronline.org Can those prosecuted for acts of violence and recklessly endangering the public order, with no program, no proposals for positive change, be considered political prisoners?>

WSWS (2022-02-19). Strikes, protests engulf Haitian capital as workers demand higher wages, better conditions. wsws.org The strikes are an indication of growing working class opposition to the regime headed by Prime Minister Henry and backed by US corporations.

WSWS (2022-02-19). Canada to arm Ukraine with lethal weapons as part of US-led war drive against Russia. wsws.org Even though recent shelling in eastern Ukraine was instigated by Ukrainian forces, Canada's foreign ministry asserted without any evidence that "Russian military activity" was "escalating" the situation in Donbas.

Staff (2022-02-19). EU issues warning about Russian 'isolation'. rt.com Brussels' top official has warned of a return to the days of the Cold War | The worsening standoff between Russia and the West threatens to upend European security and ultimately could end up isolating Moscow in a way not seen since the days of the Soviet Union, the European Union has cautioned as an escalating crisis unfolds on the border with Ukraine. | Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that "the world has been watching in disbelief we face the largest build-up of troops on European soil since the darkest days of the Cold War." | A…

G. Dunkel (2022-02-19). Haitian workers demand: 'Triple the minimum wage!'. workers.org Haiti faces a crisis of government legitimacy. The only elected officials in the country at any level whose terms have not expired are 10 senators. The date for the expiration of the term of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse would have been Feb. 7, 2022 — before he died by assassination . . . |

WSWS (2022-02-19). COVID-19 disaster intensifies across the Pacific. wsws.org COVID-19 numbers are escalating as Pacific island governments adopt the "living with the virus" policies put forward by capitalist elites globally.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-02-19). La disputa sobre quièn nos alimenta. indybay.org La disputa sobre quièn nos alimenta | Por Silvia Ribeiro | etcgroup.org/es…

Anonymous Contributor (2022-02-19). Indigenous Zapotecs Denounce Dispossession in Jalapa del Marqués, Oaxaca. itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Indigenous Zapotec community assembly of Jalapa del Marqués, Oaxaca, denouncing ongoing attempts of dispossession being carried out by local power holders aligned with the state. To the Zapatista Army of National Liberation To the National Indigenous Congress-Indigenous Governing Council To the Isthmus People To the Indigenous Peoples, Organizations, and Collectives of the…

Lucho Ramirez (2022-02-19). Eco-Justice, People Power, Documentary Premiere- "We Still Here" indybay.org CubaCaribe announces a special community screening of We Still Here / Nos Tenemos, the latest documentary by award winning filmmaker by Eli Jacobs-Fatauzzi in collaboration with Defend Puerto Rico, FistUpTV and Clenched Fist Productions. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Bay Area filmmakers Eli and Kahlil Jacobs-Fantauzzi along with a dynamic live music and dance performance by Aguacero.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-19). Colombia Wants Only 'Wealthy and Educated' Venezuelan Migrants. orinocotribune.com The Vice President of Colombia, Marta Lucía Ramírez, has complained about the "less wealthy and unskilled" Venezuelans who stay in Colombia as migrants. That group of vulnerable Venezuelans is at the center of the smear campaign and hybrid war against Venezuela, led by the US with its regional allied governments. | The Colombian vice president made the classist comment against migrants who are in a vulnerable economic situation or who do not have a considerably "high" academic level, during the regular session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of States Americans (OAS) this week. | "Colombia has not be…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-02-19). 2022 California Juneteenth – American River Parkway – Introducing the California Gold Book. indybay.org In 1844, the Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., "African Founding Father of California," seized the opportunity and stipulated in his unique Mexican Land Grant, Rancho Rio De Los Americanos, not to interfere with the Indigenous population who remain the sacred stewards of the land.

scorinoco (2022-02-19). Military Deserter and Partner of 'El Conejo' Admit to Receiving Training in Colombia. orinocotribune.com Two detainees Starlin Páez Mujica, a Venezuelan military deserter, and María Inés Reyes Silva, partner of the criminal Carlos Rodríguez aka El Conejo, have confessed that members of criminal organizations based in Las Tejerías, Aragua (Venezuela), were trained in Colombia. | This Thursday, February 17, two videos with testimonies of Páez and Reyes were released by Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan Assembly (AN), Deputy Jorge Rodríguez. The two were recently captured during the Cacique Guaicaipuro II operation carried out by Venezuelan security agencies in Santos Michelena municipality near Las Tejerias…

WSWS (2022-02-19). Victoria Nuland in Colombia: Is Washington plotting another coup? wsws.org In Bogota, Nuland warned against foreign subversion of upcoming elections, an area in which she has ample on-hand experience.

Staff (2022-02-19). Edumedia, una posibilidad de crecer. cubadebate.cu Hoy estas mipymes están en proceso de creación, pero en el caso de Cinesoft Digital y Edumedia ya cuentan con registro mercantil, lo que les permite actuar como empre ≠sas, al margen de que aún es ≠peran por trámites relaciona ≠dos con la ONAT y las cuentas bancarias. "Ojalá podamos llevar a cabo lo que estamos proyectan ≠do".

WSWS (2022-02-19). Strikes, protests engulf Haitian capital as workers demand higher wages, better conditions. wsws.org The strikes are an indication of growing working class opposition to the regime headed by Prime Minister Henry and backed by US corporations.

Staff (2022-02-18). Venezuela Expresses Total Support for Russia on Ukraine Tensions. orinocotribune.com "Russia has the full support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in the fight it is putting up to dispel the threats from NATO and the Western world," said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, this Wednesday, February 16, during his meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Yuri Borisov. | During the meeting of the High-Level Intergovernmental Commission (CIAN), where strategic agreements were signed between both nations at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the Venezuelan head of state stated his position, expressing his belief that Russia will continue to be a peaceful nation. | "

Staff (2022-02-18). Headlines for February 18, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Claims Russia Is Plotting a "False Flag" Operation as Pretext for Ukraine Invasion, COVID-19 Cases Hit Record Highs in Asian Countries as Omicron Variant Surges, Donald Trump, Trump Jr. and Ivanka Ordered to Testify in New York Civil Fraud Probe, Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill to Ban Abortions After 15 Weeks, More Than a Quarter of World's Women Worldwide Have Experienced Domestic Violence, Haitian Sweatshop Workers Strike to Demand $15 a Day, Death Toll in Brazil Landslides Rises to 117, with 100+ Still Missing, Canadian Police Investigating Sabotage of Coastal GasLink Pipeline Worksite,…

JANET (2022-02-18). Ukraine crisis: who fabricates a war, and how? iacenter.org By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The author is a Venezuelan international relations expert, who was previously Director of the International Relations of the Presidency of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, his country's ambassador to Nicaragua and an advisor for international politics for TELESUR. Translation: United World International, edited by John Catalinotto. Feb. 2 — It is almost natural that countries (especially the powers that have more capability of doing so) would like to resolve their internal problems by unleashing conflicts abroad. For that, they invent attacks on their national security,…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-02-18). Mexican Scientist In Miami: I'm A Russian Agent And I Plead Guilty. moguldom.com An internationally-renowned Mexican scientist pleaded guilty to acting as a Russian agent without notifying authorities in the United States. Attorneys for Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, 37, filed a plea deal on Tuesday, Feb. 15, nearly two years to the day after Fuentes was arrested by FBI agents. The FBI found incriminating information on Fuentes' phone …

Roger Harris (2022-02-18). With Its Doomsday Clock at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists calls for escalating U.S. aggression against Russia. mronline.org The Bulletin emerged after World War II as a voice for peace, but has since drifted into being an echo chamber for the U.S. imperial project.

Staff (2022-02-18). Argentina Investigates 2019 'Puma' Military Drill Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Jorge Taiana has requested a comprehensive report in order to determine the details of the military exercise known as "Puma." | The Argentine Defense Minister, Jorge Taiana, reported this Wednesday, February 16, that he is exhaustively investigating the military drill that was organized against Venezuela, simulating a "humanitarian" invasion during the administration of former Argentine President Mauricio Macri. | In an interview to the news agency Télam, the senior official remarked that "it is not surprising that the government of Macri, who was an active member of the Lima Group, had an interventionist attitud…

Editor2 (2022-02-18). Colombia is Bleeding to Death. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Feb 13, 2022 | Even though you wouldn't know if you only followed the corporate media, in January, violence continued to spiral in Colombia. Human rights groups recorded an increase in attacks against police stations, military bases and civilians, and reported on assassinations and intimidation tactics targeting social leaders in several departments [of the country]. In February, the panorama has been no different. | This Latin American country is bleeding to death before the unblinking eyes of President Iván Duque's government. The wounds are open, especially in three areas. The first…

Hector Luis Alamo (2022-02-18). Biden Administration Proposes Change to 'Public Charge' Rule, Allowing Immigrants More Benefits. latinorebels.com On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed a change to the "public charge" rule that would increase the number of government benefits immigrants can receive without affecting their green card applications.

Frances Madeson (2022-02-18). A Persecuted Father Deported to Haiti Fights to Reunite With His Family in US. truthout.org Whatever else the story of Haitian asylum seekers Daniel and Rodeline is — an epic quest or near Job-ian test of faith — it's also a love story. | They met at Daniel's cousin's place in Rio de Janeiro seven years ago. Separately, at their parents' urging, they'd both fled for their lives from Haiti to Brazil. Rodeline says Brazil is "a beautiful country, but there's no work." Unable to support herself, she was trapped in escalating domestic violence. Daniel would sometimes visit…

Brittani Banks (2022-02-18). Elections in Colombia: Prospects for Change and Lack of Guarantees. independentmediainstitute.org Click here to download the Spanish translation of this article. (Haga clic aquí para descargar la traducción al español de este artículo.) The Latin American and Caribbean electoral calendar for 2022 promises to be no less hectic than that of the previous year. Among the upcoming elections and referendums that are slated for this year—Costa …

_____ (2022-02-18). The Capitalist Imperative Driving Cruel And Bipartisan US Migration Policies. popularresistance.org President Biden recently reached an agreement with Mexico to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a program instituted by the Trump administration. It requires tens of thousands of migrants to pursue their requests for asylum outside of the US, living in horrifying conditions on the Mexican side of the border until it is their turn to attend a hearing. While Biden initially moved to end the program, a Texas judge ordered the administration to continue MPP until it went through the proper administrative process to end it. The administration, having received the appropriate legal coverage, not only rei…

Dan Beeton (2022-02-18). Labor Solidarity, and Worker Victories, Across Borders. cepr.net NACLA See article on original site Book Review: International Solidarity in Action: The Relationship Between the United Electrical Workers (UE) and Frente Auténtico del Trabajo, by Robin Alexander On February 3, workers at a General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico, secured an important victory for organized labor when a huge majority voted to join the …

Fight Back (2022-02-18). Miami demands 'Free Alex Saab'. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – 20 activists gathered at the Federal Courthouse here, to demand the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been detained in Miami since October when the United States government kidnapped him from Cape Verde. Saab's supporters brought banners and signs with messages of solidarity, chanted "Free Alex Saab" and answered questions from reporters who converged on the courthouse. | Eminent Puerto Rican freedom fighter and longtime political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera delivered a powerful speech to the crowd. He explained ,"The Venezuelan people as well as the Puerto Rican people are fighting f…

WSWS (2022-02-18). Mass strikes and protests continue in Puerto Rico against debt deal. wsws.org Mass protests are culminating in a general strike across the island following the imposition of a debt settlement deal dictated by Wall Street that will gut wages and pensions.

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2022-02-18). Mitad de los colombianos considera que su país necesita un cambio, según encuesta. telesurtv.net Estudio político revela que el 60 por ciento de los ciudadanos valora de regular o mala la gestión del presidente Iván Duque.

Staff (2022-02-18). Jorge Rodríguez: Colombia Seeks to Destabilize Venezuela with Terrorist Gangs. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 17, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, held a press conference at which he denounced the financing by the Colombian government and the Venezuelan extreme right of criminal gangs intending to destabilize the country. | He reiterated that Venezuela has denounced, on 24 occasions, attacks carried out from Colombia in Venezuela. He pointed out that evidence was delivered between 2018 and 2022 to international bodies such as the United Nations, demonstrating that Colombia's intelligence agencies, Armed Forces, and police forces were used to attack Venezuela.

Staff (2022-02-18). Visita Díaz-Canel un barrio en transformación en la ciudad de Holguín y un polo productivo en el municipio Rafael Freyre. cubadebate.cu Hasta el Consejo Popular Alex Urquiola, al sur de esta populosa urbe donde viven más de 300 mil habitantes, llegó el Presidente cubano casi al mediodía de este jueves, acompañado por el miembro del Buró Político y secretario de Organización, Roberto Morales Ojeda, para dialogar con los protagonistas de un cambio que emociona y motiva. Este barrio es uno de los 93 en la provincia que desde hace algunos meses transforma su entorno con la apoyo de entidades estatales y privadas, organizaciones y los vecinos.

Unicorn Riot (2022-02-18). One Year After George Floyd in Europe: Afro-Greeks and African Migrants Speak Out [Videos]. unicornriot.ninja

_____ (2022-02-18). Long Before US Extradition Request, Hondurans Cried, 'Get Out JOH!'. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, Honduran national police arrested JOH from his residence in the capital Tegucigalpa. It came a day after the US government requested JOH's extradition by the Honduran Supreme Court of Justice for allegedly conspiring to traffic drugs in the US. On Tuesday morning, Supreme Court judge Edwin Ortez formally accepted the extradition request and issued an arrest warrant for Hernández. Hours later, Hernández was handcuffed by officials and moved to a high-security detention center.

Lucrecia Franco (2022-02-18). Mudslides and floods kill at least 117 in Brazilian city. america.cgtn.com It's a race against time for rescuers in Brazil. The death toll following the mudslide in Petropolis has topped 100. Morgues are being forced to store bodies in refrigerated trucks. See the latest.

Paulo Cabral (2022-02-18). Brazilian athlete on participating in the Beijing Olympics. america.cgtn.com Nicole Silveira is both a Skeleton athlete and a nurse in Brazil. She placed 13th in the skeleton competition at the Beijing Olympics. CGTN's Paulo Cabral interviewed her about her impressions about the Olympics.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-02-18). Colombia's police suspends paramilitary cooperation with Truth Commission. colombiareports.com Colombia's police suspended the cooperation of former paramilitary commander "Otoniel" with the commission that is investigating the armed conflict. Police intelligence unit DIJIN ended a visit of the Truth Commission…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-02-18). Washington Might be Abandoning Guaidó's Project & Aiming at 2024 Presidential Race. orinocotribune.com In what many analysts already consider to be a turn in the imperialist policy against Venezuela, the United States government and its allies in the European Union have spoken of the need for electoral agreements permitting "crucial conditions for a free and fair electoral process by 2024." | This stand appears to implicitly recognize the terms clearly defined by the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, regarding the date of the upcoming presidential elections. In this sense, the vaunted "proposal" of former deputy Juan Guaidó, and his efforts to bring about an early electoral process, outside of…

Staff (2022-02-18). Inundaciones en Río de Janeiro dejan 117 muertos. cubadebate.cu Las autoridades de la ciudad brasileña de Petrópolis accionaron este jueves las sirenas de alerta para evacuar varias zonas de riesgo ante nuevas lluvias intensas, dos días después de que un temporal histórico provocara deslizamientos e inundaciones que ya dejaron al menos 117 muertos.

Staff (2022-02-18). Incendio en Casa de Cultura de Sandino, Pinar del Río. cubadebate.cu Un incendio en áreas de la Casa de Cultura Leonel Rugama en Sandino dañó locales de la instalación y la tienda de Artex allí enclavada. El Teniente Coronel Noslén Osuna Fernández, Jefe del Ministerio del Interior en el territorio explica que los resultados preliminares de la investigación arrojan que la causa del siniestro estuvo motivada por la sobrecarga en la batería de una motorina que se encontraba en uno de los locales de la instalación.

Staff (2022-02-18). Cael: Un emprendedor diferente. cubadebate.cu Esta podría ser la historia de cualquier joven soñador. De un chico que a los 19 años rapeaba para una bandita de la universidad, que se hizo solista años más tarde. Un chico que les dijo a sus padres "Tengo el título, pero no mi sueño", quién decidió perseguir sus sueños a pesar de los obstáculos. Podría ser la historia de cualquier joven soñador.