(2022-02-09). New AI-controlled device helps paralyzed people move. rt.com 
Patients with spinal-cord injuries were able to walk, cycle and swim again | Three patients completely paralyzed from the waist down due to irreparable damage to their spinal cords regained the ability to move again with the help of a new nerve-stimulating device. | Scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne reported on Monday that three men aged 29, 32 and 41, paralyzed after biking accidents, were able to take their first steps within a single day after the device was implanted. | In the following months, they were able to engage in more advanced physical activity, using the remote…
(2022-02-09). Florida State University SDS statement on Nazis on campus. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following February 3 statement from Florida State University Student for a Democratic Society (SDS). | This week an FSU undergraduate student has been exposed through copious emails and message logs as being a member of the Neo-Nazi group Patriot Front. The student is Calvin Stow-Ortiz from Tampa, where his father unsurprisingly works for the Tampa Police Department. In leaked messages Stow-Ortiz references spreading the groups propaganda posters and stickers in the Tampa area and made plans with another Patriot Front member to vandalize FAMU's campus with white supremac…
(2022-02-09). The real truth about Britain's second Elizabethan age? It's been 70 years of dismal decline. rt.com 
The first Queen Elizabeth transformed her country into a world power. The second, through no fault of her own, has overseen the reverse | There's no doubt that Queen Elizabeth II is a wonderful monarch, perhaps one of the greatest Britain has ever seen. | To put her long reign in perspective, she ascended to the throne only seven years after the end of the Second World War, and Winston Churchill was her first prime minister. Her commitment to duty and to her people are beyond reproach, and, as a result, her jubilee will be met with a swathe of celebratory television documentaries and news articles. | Read more…
(2022-02-09). Indigenous families call for justice for missing and murdered relatives in rural New Mexico. liberationnews.org 
Liberation News spoke to some of the families at the Jan. 29 protest in Shiprock.
(2022-02-09). Confirman tendencia baja en cuarta ola de Covid-19 en México. telesurtv.net El subsecretario de Salud resaltó que solo el 2.9 por ciento de los casos se encuentran activos.
(2022-02-09). China insta a EE.UU. detener sanciones contra Corea del Norte. telesurtv.net El funcionario reclamó a Washington a dar la debida importancia a las medidas de desnuclearización tomadas por Pyongyang.
(2022-02-09). Aumenta a 16 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los municipios afectados fueron Dosquebradas y Pereira, situados en el departamento de Risaralda.
(2022-02-09). Aceptan denuncia de expdte. de Honduras por golpe de Estado. telesurtv.net El canciller resaltó los esfuerzos del Gobierno de Castro por instaurar el Estado de Derecho y devolver el goce pleno de los derechos por la ciudadanía…
(2022-02-09). Organizaciones sociales marchan en Argentina contra acuerdo del FMI. telesurtv.net Ante la imposibilidad de cumplir los plazos de pago, el Gobierno negoció durante meses reestructurar la deuda, heredada de la gestión de Macri.
(2022-02-09). Al menos 27 muertos dejan fuertes lluvias en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Hay 21.463 familias damnificadas en el territorio nacional, mientras que La Paz es el departamento más afectado.
(2022-02-09). Cuba alcanza el tercer lugar del mundo en vacunación anti-Covid-19. telesurtv.net Cuba apostó por la producción de vacunas nacionales, las cuales alcanzan un elevado por ciento de efectividad.
(2022-02-09). Presentan denuncia contra el expdte. ecuatoriano Lenín Moreno. telesurtv.net La denuncia pide investigar la desaparición de objetos adquiridos por el Gobierno de Rafael Correa y que desaparecieron después del mandato de Moreno.
(2022-02-09). Detienen en Chile al líder mapuche Jaime Huenchullán. telesurtv.net La detención del líder mapuche causó indignación en movimientos y colectivos sociales que condenaron el arresto de Huenchullán.
(2022-02-09). President Maduro Condemns Indolence of Some Officials Toward Workers. orinocotribune.com 
With a tenacious call to end the indolence of some state institutions and private entities, President Nicolás Maduro asked for the support of Venezuela's working class through the functions carried out by the Productive Councils of Workers (CPT). | The statements were issued this Monday, February 7, during a meeting with workers of state-owned PDVSA subsidiary Pequiven. At the same time, President Maduro noted that Venezuela currently has sufficient funds to finance small and medium industries, including through the bank's credit portfolio. | "The assets are there, what is not there is a connection with the grass…
(2022-02-09). øOfensiva o "contraofensiva" de Estados Unidos contra Cuba? cubadebate.cu Sería útil detenerse en una pequeña pregunta al valorar los hechos recientes: øes una ofensiva contra nuestro país, o una "contraofensiva"? Y muchos lectores dirán, °qué más da, hace el mismo daño! Esa aseveración también es atinada, pero desde el punto político tendría cierta utilidad analizar cuál de los dos conceptos caracteriza mejor lo sucedido, porque la respuesta puede tener implicaciones futuras.
(2022-02-09). Yemen war: Turkey joins NATO ally France in shoring up UAE military. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Daily SabahFebruary 8, 2022 Turkey, UAE discuss improving defense, military cooperation Also see: French military provides United Arab Emirates assistance for genocidal war in Yemen Officials from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday discussed the prospects of developing their bilateral defense and military cooperation. The UAE's minister of state for defense …
(2022-02-08). Refugees in the Cluster of Humanitarian Disasters. journal-neo.org 
Recent years have been increasingly marked by numerous migration crises. Fleeing from wars, armed conflicts and various militant activities, migrants from Africa and Asia continue to make dangerous attempts to enter Europe by various, often risky and dangerous, means. As a result, many of them die at sea, and the coastguards of various countries have …
(2022-02-08). Antiwar Groups Rally To Stop Us From Being Lied Into War With Russia. popularresistance.org Clearing the FOG provides excerpts from the speakers at the National Online Rally to stop war with Russia over Ukraine that was held on Feb. 5 as part of the national actions that took place in about 70 cities in Hawaii and coast to coast. The rally and actions were organized based on a unified call to action issued by 12 national and international antiwar organizations, which was endorsed by more than 200 more organizations. The demands include stopping the war with Russia, stopping the supply of weapons to Nazis in Ukraine, ending NATO, de-escalating the threat of nuclear war and resolving the current conflict…
(2022-02-08). Olympic Games & U.S. propaganda: Have you been lied to about Xinjiang, human rights ‚àí and China? iacenter.org February 7, 2022 Feb. 6 update — The U.S. war propaganda machine is working overtime during the Olympics to defame China with false accusations of "human rights abuse" against the Turkic-speaking Muslim Uyghurs, based in its Xinjiang Province. As readers evaluate these claims, keep in mind these facts: 1) There is a centuries-long history of racist U.S. crimes — through state force and economic exploitation — against Indigenous, Black, Latinx and Asian and other oppressed peoples, on land now occupied by the U.S. These crimes, which continue to this day, are integral to U.S. tactics of military…
(2022-02-08). New Zealand government to re-open borders amid escalating Omicron outbreak. wsws.org The dangerous border re-openings are the next stage in the New Zealand Labour-led government's pro-business strategy to end public health restrictions and let COVID run.
(2022-02-08). Update on Julian Assange Case, Future of Gulf of Mexico Drilling, and is Graphika Really a Fake News Watchdog? projectcensored.org After several visits as a guest, Eleanor Goldfield joins the program as co-host with Mickey Huff. In the first segment of this week's show, Kevin Gosztola delivers a brief update… | By Tara Dorabji India, the world's largest democracy, continues to use draconian laws to silence and incarcerate journalists and human rights defenders in Kashmir. On February 4, Fahad Shah, founder…
(2022-02-08). Even Red-State Louisiana Eyes 5 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind Generation, replacing declining Oil Industry. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Windpower Monthly reports that the state of Louisiana's Climate Commission Task Force assembled by Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards is eyeing 5 gigawatts of electric power generation through massive new wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico, by 2035. The project would be part of the state's goal of getting …
(2022-02-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Thousands of Puerto Rican teachers held protests to support demand for increases in pay, while Tijuana, Mexico parents are demanding the state government redress nonpayment of teachers' wage…
(2022-02-08). Headlines for February 8, 2022. democracynow.org Biden Vows to Halt Russia-to-Germany Gas Pipeline If Russia Invades Ukraine, Several Democratic-Led States Announce Plans to Roll Back Mask Mandates, Biden Administration Tests Four-Legged Robotic "Dogs" on U.S.-Mexico Border, Costa Rican Presidential Candidates Appear Headed for April Runoff Election, Ex-Honduran President Added to U.S. List of Corrupt Officials over Drug Trafficking, Brazilian Antiracist Protesters Demand Justice for Immigrant Killed over Unpaid Wages, Supreme Court Will Allow Alabama's GOP-Gerrymandered Congressional Maps to Stand, Jill Biden Confirms Free Community College W…
(2022-02-08). Guatemalans Ask For The Release Of A Migrant Detained In Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Monday, relatives of the Maya Chuj woman Juana Alonzo went to the Mexican Consulate in Guatemala City to demand the release of the Indigenous migrant, who is being held in Tamaulipas for alleged abduction charges. | RELATED: | In August 2014, this Guatemalan woman attempted to migrate to the United States. However, she was abducted nearby the northern Mexican border by a human trafficker, who forced her to wor…
(2022-02-08). Mexico To Strengthen Trade & Diplomatic Relations With Honduras. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced his willness to strengthen economic and diplomatic cooperation with Honduras' President Xiomara Castro. | RELATED: | "Castro is a woman of ideals and principles, a social fighter who knows how to face adversities and whose government has her people's support," AMLO stated and regretted not being able to attend her swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 27. | Cas…
(2022-02-08). Pdte. de Perú denuncia intentos golpistas contra su Gobierno. telesurtv.net "Me apena que grupos de poder promuevan de manera sistemática una innecesaria vacancia presidencial", denunció el mandatario.
(2022-02-08). Nicaragua Asks El Salvador to Abide by International Law. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Nicaragua recommended that El Salvador resolve any eventual territorial dispute through peaceful methods and using international norms and institutions. | RELATED: | Previously, the Salvadoran Naval Forces made statements claiming sovereignty in the Nicaraguan exclusive economic zone in the Golf of Fonseca. Since Feb. 5, Salvadoran military vessels remain less than 30 miles from the Nicaraguan coasts in a maritime terr…
(2022-02-08). Nicaragua llama a El Salvador a parar escalada marítima. telesurtv.net El llamado de Managua llega cuando El Salvador niega haberse adentrado en aguas jurisdiccionales de Nicaragua.
(2022-02-08). China respalda a Argentina en su reclamo sobre las Malvinas. telesurtv.net El conflicto de las Malvinas solamente puede encontrar un cauce favorable mediante el diálogo y las negociaciones.
(2022-02-08). Irán y Occidente reanudan diálogo para rescatar pacto nuclear. telesurtv.net El Gobierno iraní califica de insuficiente el paso dado por Washington de permitir a países y compañías extranjeras trabajar en proyectos civiles en reactores nucleares.
(2022-02-08). Venezuela Asks Trinidad & Tobago to Clarify Migrant Child Death. telesurenglish.net President Nicolas Maduro's administration rejected the incident in which a Venezuelan baby died while traveling on a boat that was intercepted by the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard on the night of February 5. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan government extends its most sincere condolences to the infant's relatives and urges the Trinidad & Tobago authorities to carry out an exhaustive investigation to clarify the fact…
(2022-02-08). Inicia escrutinio definitivo de elecciones en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net A tenor de la Legislación electoral costarricense el escrutinio de los votos presidenciales deberá culminar 30 días después de efectuado el sufragio.
(2022-02-08). UNSC Urged to Mitigate Unintended Effects of Sanctions. telesurenglish.net Efforts must be made by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to better mitigate the unintended negative impact of sanctions and curtail unilateral coercive measures that continue to negatively affect the very populations they are meant to protect. | RELATED: | UN sanctions are "no longer the blunt instrument" they once were, but concerns remain, Rosemary DiCarlo, under-secretary-general for political and peacebuil…
(2022-02-08). SCOTUS rings in Black History Month by keeping racist Alabama district lines. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As Black History Month gets underway, civil rights advocates, national and local, blasted the U.S. Supreme Court's five-person majority for reinstating Alabama's congressional redistricting plan which drastically shortchanged the state's Black voters. The 5-4 decision on Feb. 7, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissenting, revived the …
(2022-02-08). Nicaragua: 'El Salvador Continues Hostile Activities in Our Maritime Spaces'. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News Nicaragua's Government of Reconciliation and National Unity has released a second statement on the dispatch, on behalf of the government of El Salvador, of Salvadoran Artillery Military Vessels to Nicaragua's maritime spaces in the Pacific Ocean. The Salvadoran Military Vessels have made incursions less than 30 miles off Nicaragua's coasts, in maritime spaces…
(2022-02-08). Brazilians demand an end to racist, xenophobic violence. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of protesters hit the streets of several Brazilian cities on February 5 to demand justice for MoàØse Kabamgabe, a migrant worker living in Rio de Janeiro who was murdered on January 24. Participants who took place in protests in nine states denounced precarious work, racism, and xenophobia against immigrants.
(2022-02-08). The Privilege of Public School in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com 
By Becca Mohally Renk — Jan 27, 2022 | This week the new school year started in Nicaragua and I waved my eldest daughter, Eibhlín, off to her final year of high school. I teared up remembering my three-year old in her first tiny blue and white uniform, proudly marching off to preschool in pigtails. | I've also been reflecting that this month marks 15 years since President Daniel Ortega declared public education to be free once again, just 24 hours after he was inaugurated. That was his second declaration; the first was to declare public health care free again. Those two declarations have led to the most sign…
(2022-02-08). 2021: A Year of Big Advances in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com 
By Nan McCurdy — Feb 3, 2022 | [This article is an updated version of a webinar presentation given December 18, hosted by Task Force on the Americas, Ecumenical Peace Institute, and Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center.] | In 2021 Nicaragua made great leaps in improving lives and recuperating essential rights. | Defending Sovereignty | In my opinion the most important advance in 2021 for Nicaragua is defense of their right to sovereignty. As their historic leader, Augusto Sandino said: "Sovereignty is not discussed, but rather defended." This is essential for Nicaragua but also an excellent example for othe…
(2022-02-08). A salvo del precipicio: Argentina y el FMI negocian un mejor acuerdo. cepr.net Si más estadounidenses supieran cuántos civiles inocentes mueren realmente como resultado de estas sanciones, øse permitiría lo peor de ellos?
(2022-02-08). Invoking Monroe Doctrine, US congressman calls Argentina a 'threat' over China alliance. multipolarista.com (
| An influential right-wing US lawmaker invoked the 200-year-old colonialist Monroe Doctrine on the floor of Congress and called Argentina a "threat" because of its alliance with China. | Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, a key ally of former president Donald Trump, said in a
(2022-02-08). Invocando la Doctrina Monroe, diputado de EEUU dice que Argentina es una 'amenaza', tras sus acuerdos con China. multipolarista.com El congresista derechista Matt Gaetz, un aliado de Donald Trump, calificó a Argentina como una "amenaza" para la "seguridad" de EEUU, y se quejó de que su alianza con China desafía la colonialista Doctrina Monroe.
(2022-02-08). Argentina joins China's Belt and Road Initiative. peoplesdispatch.org On February 6, the governments of Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration under the Belt and Road Initiative, a global trade infrastructure project promoted by the People's Republic of China. | The memorandum, which promotes the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, was signed during President Fernández's official three-day visit to China. President Fernández visited China, at President Jinping's invitation, to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Winter Games on Februa…
(2022-02-08). Ecuador court upholds Indigenous rights against oil, mining projects and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at a major ruling by Ecuador's Constitutional Court protecting Indigenous peoples' rights to block resource extraction projects on their lands; another round of mass mobilisations against the military coup in Sudan as protestors reject negotiations with the junta; the deployment of troops to health centers amid a worsening COVID-19 crisis in the aged care sector; and an agreement reached between President Xiomara Castro's Libre Party and dissenting lawmakers to resolve the political crisis in the Honduran Congress.
(2022-02-08). Venezuela's Minister of Interior Rates Operation Guaicaipuro 2 as Success. orinocotribune.com On Monday, February 7, Venezuelan Minister of Interior Relations, Justice and Peace Remigio Ceballos qualified operation Guaicaipuro 2, carried out in Las Tejerías, as a success. The operation effectively dismantled the criminal organization it set out to confront, and made the region a safer place. | During an interview on Estado Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), "We were able to dismantle a danger…
(2022-02-08). Inflation in Venezuela Continues to Cool Down (+Tax on Transactions in US Dollars). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 7, 2022 ( The graphic below, prepared by Orinoco Tribune's editorial team, demonstrates how the inflation rate has behaved in Venezuela since 2020, based on official figures repo…
(2022-02-08). Anticomunismo prolonga bloqueo de EE.UU. a Cuba. peoplesworld.org Cuba's answer to 60 years of the U.S. economic blockade | > >
(2022-02-08). Battle of ideas: Anti-communism prolongs already long U.S. blockade of Cuba. peoplesworld.org 
Remarkably, the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba is 60 years old. It began with President John F. Kennedy's executive order signed on Feb. 3, 1962, that broadened existing restrictions on U.S.-Cuba trade. When the blockade reached its 35-year milestone, it was already "the longest embargo in modern history," according to one observer. Equally remarkable is …
(2022-02-08). Hemispheric gangsterism: The US embargo against Cuba turns 60. greenleft.org.au It all seems very outdated, but when it comes to Cuba, Binoy Kampmark argues United States President Joe Biden is keen to ensure that old, and lingering mistakes, retain their flavour…
(2022-02-08). Valora Díaz-Canel necesidad de revitalizar programas sociales impulsados por Fidel (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En consonancia con una labor humanista que entraña continuidad, tuvo lugar en la tarde de este lunes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución y encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, una reunión que versó sobre los programas sociales que el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz impulsara con particular empeño a inicios del siglo XXI.