(2022-02-03). FAO Removes Venezuela from List of Hunger Hotspots, Incorporates Colombia. orinocotribune.com The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has excluded Venezuela from its list of countries facing severe food shortages. | In a FAO, in its report, stated that this year in Latin America, Colombia, Haiti and Honduras are in the Agency's list of highest levels of concern; but there is not such a forecast for Venezuela…
(2022-02-03). Cuba's Resumen Latinoamericano Website Silenced Due to Blockade. orinocotribune.com By Graciela Ramírez — Jan 29, 2022 | This January 27, while we were preparing different notes on national and international affairs, our website cubaenresumen.org was silenced. We could not upload any information, we thought at first it was due to a technical problem with the website. | After an hour we began to receive messages via WhatsApp from friends and readers of Cuba en Resumen in Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Venezuela, Spain, the United States and Italy who were asking what was happening, since they could not access not only what was published in the morning, nor anything on our website. | We immedia…
(2022-02-03). 'Police used Bogota bus terminals to torture protesters'. colombiareports.com Bogota police used bus terminals in Colombia's capital as illegal detention centers during protests last year, according to opposition politicians. The accusation made by two Bogota city council members was…
(2022-02-03). Make Noise about the Silent Crisis of Global Illiteracy. dissidentvoice.org 
Amadou Sanogo (Mali), Je pense de ma tête, 2016. In October 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held a seminar on the pandemic and education systems. Strikingly, 99% of the students in the region spent an entire academic year with total or partial interruption of face-to-face classes, while …
(2022-02-03). Headlines for February 3, 2022. democracynow.org U.S. to Deploy 3,000 Additional Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Tensions over Ukraine, Witnesses Say U.S. Raid That Killed ISIS Leader in Syria Left Civilians Dead, Pentagon Sends Warship and Planes to UAE; Saudi Arabia and Israel Hold Joint Naval Exercises, Militia Attacks DRC Camp for Displaced People, Killing 60, Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve COVID Vaccine for Young Kids Despite Mixed Clinical Trial Results, Ecuadorian Court Rejects Oil Drilling on Indigenous Lands in Amazon Rainforest, Biden Renominates Former Chevron Lawyer First Tapped by Trump to Become Federal Judge, Senate Forges Ahead with Judicial Confirmat…
(2022-02-03). Argentina President: It's Necessary to End Dependence on US, Develop Cooperation With Russia. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Argentina's large external debt rose largely because of the United States, so Buenos Aires needs to get rid of dependence on Washington and open up new opportunities in cooperation with Russia, President Alberto Fernandez said.
(2022-02-03). Plants face tough climate challenges as seed-dispersing animals decline. nationofchange.org Animals that eat fruit and spread the seeds in their droppings offer an all-inclusive transportation service for half the world's flora. But as more seed-dispersing birds and mammals die off globally, some of these plant species will lose their ability to shift their locations to keep pace with escalating climate change, says new research. "When you …
(2022-02-03). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 03.02.2022. indybay.org
(2022-02-03). Presidente cubano recibe a delegación de europarlamentarios. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, recibió este miércoles en el Palacio de la Revolución a los miembros de una delegación integrada por representantes del Grupo de la Izquierda Confederal Unitaria Europea/Izquierda Verde Nórdica, que visitan nuestro país.
(2022-02-03). 60 años de bloqueo: El sistema de sanciones económicas más duradero de la historia. cubadebate.cu De acuerdo al último informe publicado por el Minrex en junio de 2021, a precios corrientes, los daños acumulados en casi seis décadas de aplicación de esta política ascienden a 147 mil 853,3 millones de dólares. Según datos de la Oxfam, el 78% de las niñas y mujeres en Cuba nacieron bajo estas sanciones. En general, más del 70% de la población cubana ha nacido bajo estos efectos. Entre ellos, el hermano de Frank.
(2022-02-03). Díaz-Canel se reúne con expertos cubanos: Por una respuesta más integral y culta hacia los jóvenes. cubadebate.cu Díaz-Canel sostuvo un encuentro con expertos de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, donde se abordó el tema del desafío generacional para el desarrollo del proyecto de la Revolución. Elaborar una política de atención integral hacia las juventudes y crear un grupo de trabajo gubernamental para ello, fueron dos de las propuestas de los investigadores.
(2022-02-03). Argentina: Máximo Kirchner Resigns as President of Frente de Todos Parliamentary Block (+IMF). orinocotribune.com Máximo Kirchner resigned on Monday, January 31, from his responsibility as the head of the Frente De Todos (ruling party) in the Congress of the Argentine Republic. The deputy, who until Monday presided over the block of deputies of the ruling party, made his decision public through a statement in which he expressed his disagreement with President Alberto Fernández's economic policy, embodied in the recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). | With this position, the son of former President Néstor Kirchner and current Vice President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, distanced himself from the pr…
(2022-02-03). Argentina: Megaminería mata. indybay.org Murió un trabajador minero triturado por una máquina en Mina de oro Lindero – Mansfield en la Puna de Salta.
(2022-02-03). Jorge Rodríguez: Deputies Failing to Fulfill their Oath Will be Jailed. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 2, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) Jorge Rodríguez, warned that deputies who fail to comply with their oath will go to prison. This was said after referring to the case of PSUV parliamentarian, Taina González Rubio, who was arrested in Falcón for her alleged involvement in a drug trafficking network. | "Jail will be the destination for any deputy failing to fulfill their oath, thus becoming a despicable traitor. Everyone who deviates from the right path will be sent to jail," he asserted during his speech at the session this Tuesday, in which the parliamentary immunity o…
(2022-02-03). The Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60. independentmediainstitute.org Click here to download the Spanish translation of this article. (Haga clic aquí para descargar la traducción al español de este artículo.) It's easy to say, but it's been six very hard decades that began with disconcerting lightness and the belief that the United States government's blockade of Cuba would not last long—a couple of …
(2022-02-03). Declaración del Gobierno Revolucionario: Hasta tanto el bloqueo no cese, nuestra denuncia se mantendrá firme e invariable. cubadebate.cu El Gobierno Revolucionario, en nombre del pueblo de Cuba, reclama enfática y enérgicamente, una vez más, el fin del bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero impuesto por los EE.UU. Nuestra denuncia se mantendrá firme e invariable hasta tanto no cese en su totalidad esta política inhumana e ilegal.
(2022-02-02). Headlines for February 2, 2022. democracynow.org Putin Accuses U.S. of Using Ukraine as "Tool" to Contain Russia, Pacific Nations, Incl. Tonga, Report First COVID Cases; South Africa, EU Nations Ease Restrictions, Guinea-Bissau's President Says He Survived Coup Attempt, Security Forces Killed in Attack, Two Babies Die in Freezing Syrian Camps for Displaced People, Major Coalition of States, Cities and Advocacy Groups Backs Mexican Effort to Sue U.S. Gunmakers, Native American Tribes Reach Tentative Settlement with J&J, Drug Distributors over Opioid Epidemic, ABC Suspends Whoopi Goldberg from "The View" After Saying Holocaust Was "Not About Race", Ex-NFL Coach F…
(2022-02-02). Annihilating the Virus Enemy in Japan. dissidentvoice.org 
According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 18,515 people had lost their lives to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by 24 January 2022. Of those deaths, four were minors, i.e., 19 years of age or younger. At this point, nobody can say exactly why the Archipelago of Japan has emerged …
(2022-02-02). Bakery Workers Local 37 strike in L.A. enters third month with growing solidarity. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES—The three-month strike of predominantly female Latina workers at the Jon Donaire ice cream cake production plant in Santa Fe Springs, an industrial area of greater Los Angeles County, has generated an impressive amount of labor, community, and political solidarity. The strikers demand better pay, respect, and improvement of injurious job conditions that have …
(2022-02-02). Desempleo impacta más en las mujeres en Latinoamérica, según la OIT. telesurtv.net América Latina ha tenido históricamente una situación laboral desfavorable, la cual es aún más difícil para las mujeres.
(2022-02-02). US Expels Venezuelan Migrants to Colombia Under Title 42 Powers. latinorebels.com The Biden administration said Monday that it has begun expelling Venezuelan migrants to Colombia without a chance to seek asylum after entering the United States from Mexico, its latest use of pandemic-related authority.
(2022-02-02). COVID Cases in Youth Prisons Are Cutting Vulnerable Kids Off From Their Parents. truthout.org 
The Omicron variant brought a predictable spike in COVID cases in prisons for children and teens. In response to to these spikes, juvenile facilities have limited educational and recreational activities, and suspended in-person visitation, further isolating incarcerated youth and increasing costs for anxious parents who are desperately trying to look out for their children. | Public outcry over pandemic-exacerbated conditions like these is, in some states, fueling efforts already underway…
(2022-02-02). US Government Starts Expelling Venezuelan Migrants. orinocotribune.com The United States government has started to apply its new immigration policy, with which it will deport Venezuelan migrants to Colombia without allowing them to apply for asylum. | The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Venezuelans will be deported to Colombia. | The US authorities also added that the deportation of migrants will be carried out on a regular basis, although they did not specify how often. | The first two Venezuelans were expelled within this policy last Thursday, January 27. They had entered the United States through the US-Mexico border, but were sent to Colombia on a commerc…
(2022-02-02). Puerto Rican organizations rally against crypto colonizers. workers.org 
This article was based on a leaflet issued by the New York City organizing coalition of Puerto Rican and anti-imperialist groups sponsoring the Jan. 28 rally. New York City, Jan. 28 A coalition of Puerto Rican and global anti-imperialist groups rallied Jan. 28 at the New York City Housing Authority. . . . |
(2022-02-02). Corea del Norte exhorta a EE.UU. cesar política hostil. telesurtv.net Pyongyang condenó a EE.UU. por realizar ejercicios militares conjuntos con sus pares surcoreanos, que amenazan la seguridad del Norte.
(2022-02-02). Xiomara Castro felicita a científica hondureña nominada a Nobel de la Paz. telesurtv.net La presidenta Xiomara Castro resaltó que la científica María Elena Bottazzi ha dedicado su vida al servicio de la humanidad a través de la ciencia…
(2022-02-02). Cubans Begin Collective Discussion Of New Family Code. popularresistance.org On Tuesday, almost 7 million Cubans will start attending around 78,000 meeting points to discuss the Family Code approved by the Cuban Parliament (ANPP) in December. | They will carry out the discussions in 12,513 constituency electoral commissions, where the citizens will debate the contents of code's articles. These debates will be recorded in physical and electronic records that will be sent to the electoral authorities so that they can aggregate and count citizen opinions according to specific issues. | Then the compilation made by the electoral authorities will be sent to Congress so that the lawmakers can s…
(2022-02-02). Cuba starts public consultation on new family code. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday February 1, Cuba started the process of popular consultation on its new Family Code, which changes the concept of the family nucleus and expands rights to the LGBTQIA community. Around 7 million Cubans will be able to give their opinion on the text in more than 78,000 consultation posts located throughout the island. | For the task, 1,428 electoral inspectors and 27,891 employees were appointed to ensure the transparency of the process. | 23 versions of the new code have been presented during three months of debate in 2021. It must now be reviewed by the Cuban population by April 30. | The document bri…
(2022-02-02). US Begins Expelling Venezuelan Migrants to Colombia. venezuelanalysis.com US efforts to turn away Venezuelans stands in contrast to US regime-change policy toward Caracas, considered one of the major forces driving migration.
(2022-02-02). Congolese refugee MoàØse Kabamgabe beaten to death in Rio de Janeiro after asking for wages. peoplesdispatch.org 24-year-old MoàØse Kabamgabe, a Congolese migrant living in Rio de Janeiro, was found dead on January 24 after being beaten to death. Kabamgabe had gone to the Tropicália kiosk, in the Barra da Tijuca beach, to collect payment for working two days as a kitchen helper, according to family members. In response, men from the kiosk beat him for 15 minutes until his death. | In an interview with Folha de S. Paulo, Mamanu Idumba Edou, MoàØse's uncle, said that MoàØse went to collect his overdue salary, when the manager of the establishment took a piece of wood and began to attack him. | "He called…
(2022-02-02). Protests erupt in Argentina over plan for offshore oil drilling. nationofchange.org Thousands of people took to the streets of Mar del Plata to protest the plans by Norwegian oil company Equinor to begin offshore oil exploration later this year.
(2022-02-02). An open letter to all Brazilian workers: The pandemic must be ended and lives saved in 2022! wsws.org The year 2022 is already marked by a new COVID-19 surge. Workers in Brazil and around the world must decide to act collectively and finally put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2022-02-02). Al menos 24 muertos tras aluvión de escombros y lodo en Ecuador (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La casa empezó a moverse como en un terremoto mientras afuera caía un fuerte aguacero acompañado de un inusual y ensordecedor estruendo. De repente agua y piedras obtuvieron a ingresar por las puertas y ventanas del primer piso y sólo atinó a correr hacia la terraza, relató el martes Imelda Pacheco al frente de la que fuera su vivienda.
(2022-02-02). Peru Orders Repsol to Suspend Offshore Operations After Massive Oil Spill. orinocotribune.com 
February 1, 2022 ( In addition, a judge barred four Repsol executives from leaving the country as the administration moves to investigate the details of the oil spill. The executives include Repsol's Director in Peru, Jaime Fernandez-Cuesta. | Ramirez ordered a "halt to all of Repsol's operations loading a…
(2022-02-02). Peruvian President reshuffles ministerial cabinet for the second time. peoplesdispatch.org On February 1, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo reshuffled his ministerial cabinet for the second time since his inauguration six months ago. The head of state swore in his third cabinet with a new prime minister and nine other new ministers out of a total of nineteen. In a short message to the nation, he ratified "the commitment to work for Peru, prioritizing the needs of all Peruvians and the great reforms that will consolidate national well-being." | The new cabinet is headed by congressman Héctor Valer, who entered parliament with far-right party Popular Renewal and later joined a new parliamentary caucus, D…
(2022-02-02). Feb. 3 Webinar: Camila Saab, Wife Of Diplomat/US Political Prisoner. popularresistance.org Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…
(2022-02-02). German Autonomists Win Asylum After Decades as Fugitives. itsgoingdown.org 
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| On December 2, 2021, the Venezuelan refugee commission finally approved the refugee claim of the two surviving implicated participants in the "K.O.M.I.T.E.E." case, Peter Krauth and Thomas Walter. With this status, they can stay in Venezuela indefinitely with official identification documents and, after years of insecurity and the perennial threat of arrest, can finally live an almost normal life. For the third defendant, Bernd Heidbreder, this decision came too…
(2022-02-02). PSUV is Against Corrupt Officials, There will be No Impunity, Says Diosdado Cabello. orinocotribune.com Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), declared the resounding condemnation of the party against any act of corruption committed by officials in public posts, and stated that the full weight of justice should fall on those who get involved in criminal activities. | Cabello emphasized that there should be no impunity in cases such as the ones that recently led to the detention of a mayor and a deputy in the state of Zulia, who had been linked to drug trafficking; and a mayor in Anzoátegui state linked to fuel mafias. | At the press conference, the PSUV leader stat…
(2022-02-02). Tomorrow February 3 Webinar: In Conversation with Camila Saab, Wife of Alex Saab & Special Guest, Oscar López Rivera. orinocotribune.com 
Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…
(2022-02-02). 3 February, Webinar: Free Alex Saab! with Camila Saab and special guest, Oscar López Rivera. samidoun.net 
Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 3: 30pm PT / 6: 30pm ET Online Event: Register on Zoom In conversation with Camila Saab, wife of Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States. We ask for the immediate release of the Venezuelan diplomat. The webinar will be in have Spanish-English interpretation. En conversación con Camila Saab, esposa del …
(2022-02-02). CIA backed failed 2020 invasion of Venezuela, top coup-plotter says. multipolarista.com A Venezuelan army defector who helped plan a botched May 2020 invasion, Clíver Alcalá, said the coup-plotters were in touch with the CIA and other US government agencies, and had their approval to try to violently overthrow President Nicolás Maduro.
(2022-02-02). Free Alex Saab! Join webinar conversation with Camila Saab Feb. 3. fightbacknews.org Tucson, AZ – Camila Saab, the wife of Alex Saab, a Venezuelan diplomat illegally detained by the U.S., will speak on a webinar organized by the Alliance for Global Justice on February 3 at 6: 30 p.m. Eastern Time. There will be an update on his case and opportunities to participate in actions to demand his freedom. | Saab has played an important…
(2022-02-02). Descubren órdenes ejecutivas que demuestran la intentona golpista de Donald Trump. cubadebate.cu Al avanzar las investigaciones sobre las acciones de Donald Trump y sus aliados en una intentona golpista, se revelaron un par de órdenes ejecutivas redactadas por los asesores del entonces presidente saliente para ordenar a fuerzas federales -incluso militares- incautar máquinas electorales de conteo de voto como parte del plan de anular la elección presidencial de 2020.