(2022-03-01). Colombia, US & NATO Carry Out Naval Drill near Venezuela (+Nuclear Submarine). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 28, 2022 ( The military drill was announced by Colombian Minister for Defense, Diego Molano, through a post o…
(2022-03-01). Business leaders and Murdoch editor praise Australian Labor Party leader. wsws.org Key elements in the ruling class are looking to a Labor government under conditions of an escalating war in Europe, the ongoing pandemic disaster, staggering social inequality and declining real wages.
(2022-03-01). Russian Armed Forces Will Continue Ukraine Op Until They Achieve Their Goals, Shoigu Says. sputniknews.com The Russian military and their Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic allies began a large-scale military operation aimed at demilitarising Ukraine last Thursday. The operation began after weeks of escalating shelling, mortar, sniper and sabotage attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces and ultra-nationalist volunteer battalions in the Donbass.
(2022-03-01). Presidente cubano recibe a ministro de Estado de Angola. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, recibió en la tarde de este lunes al Ministro de Estado, Jefe de la Casa Civil de la Presidencia y Co-Presidente de la Comisión Intergubernamental Cuba-Angola, excelentísimo señor Adà£o Francisco Correia de Almeida, quien realiza una visita oficial a nuestro país.
(2022-03-01). 'Día sin Inmigrantes' exige 'ciudadanía ya'. workers.org 
Workers World — Philadelphia Inmigrantes, refugiados y simpatizantes participaron en una marcha y concentración en Filadelfia en el "Día sin Inmigrantes" nacional el 14 de febrero, para exigir que el presidente Joe Biden cumpla sus promesas de campaña y les conceda la ciudadanía ya. A pesar de las gélidas temperaturas, . . . |
(2022-03-01). Rally in solidarity with detained immigrants in Tacoma, Washington not dampened by rain. liberationnews.org 
On Feb. 26, over 100 community members showed up at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, to loudly stand in solidarity with those detained just a few feet behind them.
(2022-03-01). Texas' CBP Agents Intercepted Drug Packages Worth Over $1.2 Mln Last Week, Chief Says. sputniknews.com The migrant crisis on the US southern border has been going on for more than a year since the Biden administration lifted a number of ex-President Trump's restrictive measures against illegal migrants. As a result, an unprecedented wave of drug trafficking has poured into the United States.
(2022-03-01). Venezuela Repudiates Washington's Aggression Before UN Human Rights Council (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, spoke this Monday, February 28 at the 49th Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, and denounced any intention to use the international human rights system "to replace governments not aligned with Western hegemonic interests, imposing against the countries of the South formulas of judicial colonialism seeking to replace national systems with interventionist, colonialist, foreign mechanisms, contrary to the principles of sovereignty, self-determination and complementarity." | In his speech, he also repudiated the actions of the Bank of England which, with the sup…
(2022-03-01). Official statement: "Cuba advocates a solution that guarantees the security and sovereignty of all" liberationnews.org 
The government of Cuba issued this official statement on the war in Ukraine.
(2022-03-01). La paz del malecón habanero (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu Las tardes en el malecón habanero destilan poesía. "La Habana es una ventana al mar. Canta en mis pulmones el aire azul de La Habana. Lejos de ella, suelo estar falto del aire preciso: necesito el mar, mi mar, mi mar con su Malecón, el azul con el recuerdo, la espuma con la ilusión".
(2022-03-01). La tierra pide más brazos ( +Podcast). cubadebate.cu Desde sus entrañas, la tierra lanza un grito lastimero. Pide más brazos y no los encuentra. No importan las 17 279 hectáreas ociosas con las cuales Artemisa cerró en 2021. Las extensiones cultivadas tampoco disponen de fuerza de trabajo suficiente para atenderlas. Según Daidée de la Candelaria Piedra, directora de capital humano del Grupo Empresarial Agropecuario y Forestal Artemisa, su fuerza total asciende a 11 446, de ellos 9542 de manera directa a la producción (897 mujeres).
(2022-03-01). Las 3 del día: øQué fue noticia este último día de febrero? ( +Podcast). cubadebate.cu Este lunes en Las 3 del día realizamos el resumen radial del último día de febrero. Pues sí, el mes del amor ha llegado a su fin, pero esperamos gratas sorpresas en marzo. En nuestro compendio noticioso incluimos informaciones políticas, económicas, deportivas, de actualidad nacional y en materia de salud. No se mueva de su asiento, que ya le damos play al debate.
(2022-03-01). Omar Rolando: Navegar en un mar de emociones. cubadebate.cu Desde la distancia fluyó un cálido intercambio con Omar Rolando, el joven actor que, con sus "Pasos Firmes", nos regalara al intrépido Dany, ese atleta guía que cada vez más intensifica los bríos en la sólida pista de su carrera artística. Tras un telefilme que casi ni hace" debido a su edad, se produjo un torrente de oportunidades que reafirmaron su entrega.
(2022-03-01). Ucrania: la historia del Batallón Azov. cubadebate.cu El Batallón Azov opera como una empresa para la guerra. Tiene su página de reclutamiento donde ensalza la gloria de sus muertos en la campaña del Donetsk. Su símbolo es el Wolfsangel, de inconfundible linaje nazi y prohibido en Alemania.
(2022-03-01). El tiempo: Día algo fresco en occidente y algunas lluvias. cubadebate.cu 🌦Estará mayormente nublado en zonas de la costa norte de occidente y centro, con chubascos ocasionales que durante la tarde se extenderán a algunas localidades del interior y sur.
(2022-03-01). Panel de expertos ONU: La mitad de la población mundial, vulnerable al cambio climático. cubadebate.cu "Las posibilidades de un futuro vivible en el planeta se reducen", advirtió la ONU este lunes. El nuevo informe del Panel Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático de las Naciones Unidas (IPCC) es un verdadero "atlas del sufrimiento humano" y no deja lugar a dudas: las consecuencias del calentamiento global provocado por las actividades humanas no se limitan al futuro.
(2022-02-28). Turkish, Ukrainian defense chiefs discuss Russian military actions. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 28, 2022 Turkish, Ukrainian defense ministers discuss Russian attacks Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov discussed the latest developments in Ukraine after Russia's military intervention on Monday. According to a statement from the defense ministry, Akar said that Ankara will continue working for peace in the region while also …
(2022-02-28). U.S. Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. towardfreedom.org U.S. President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. González, admitted U.S. sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine, reports Ben Norton.
(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…
(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.
(2022-02-28). Efforts at Upholding Oblivion Over Dictatorship Crimes in Uruguay. strategic-culture.org Requesting clemency on humanitarian grounds when Uruguayans are still searching for answers is a political imbalance that needs to be addressed, Ramona Wadi writes. | The U.S.-backed Latin American dictatorships are still tarnishing their respective countries with the legacy of oblivion. Earlier this month, Uruguay's "Relatives of the Disappeared" cautioned that President Luis Lacalle is "whitening the history of Juan Bordaberry's dictatorship" by holding a meeting with the "Representatives of Political Prisoners" group who are claiming an infringement of liberty in terms of the prison sentences meted out to the…
(2022-02-28). Conferencia de prensa: Jugador de la Semana y regulación de pitcheo. cubadebate.cu Este lunes, en el salón Adolfo Luque del estadio Latinoamericano, se realizó el tradicional encuentro semanal entre los directivos del béisbol y la prensa especializada, donde se tocaron varios temas de interés. Allí fue anunciada la elección del Jugador de la Semana, que en esta oportunidad recayó en el lanzador camagàºeyano Juan Sebastián Contreras.
(2022-02-28). These Beasts Are Not From The East. popularresistance.org According to Ian Cobain in his article published in the Guardian in September 2016, it is a fact that Britain has been to war more than any other country in history. True to type, instead of de-escalating the crisis in Ukraine, leading politicians in its centre of power are now upping the stakes against Russia: "The British government has played a provocative role in the present crisis, talking up war, decrying diplomacy as appeasement and escalating arms supplies and military deployments to Eastern Europe." | Yahoo news has posted the question: "what would happen if Britain went to war with Russia?" Answer: 3 Mi…
(2022-02-28). What Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics Are. strategic-culture.org 
On February 21, 2022, Russia recognized the independence of two states, which had broken away from Ukraine in 2014 amid a political crisis. On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed agreements on friendship, cooperation, and assistance with the republics, stipulating, among others, military assistance. | (Click on the image to enlarge)…
(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 …
(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, …
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(2022-02-28). Medvedev officially ousts Djokovic as tennis king. rt.com 
The Russian ended Novak Djokovic's reign and is the first man in 18 years to take the top spot from one of the 'Big Four' | Russian ace Daniil Medvedev has made history by becoming his country's third male world tennis number one, knocking Novak Djokovic off the top spot. | Reigning US Open champion Medvedev did this by reaching 8,615 points through a run to the semi-finals at the Mexican Open, where he was beaten by recent Australian Open foe Rafael Nadal, and therefore overtaking Djokovic's tally of 8,465 points. | "Of course I am happy to reach No. 1. It was my goal since I was young and especially my goal…
(2022-02-28). Headlines for February 28, 2022. democracynow.org Ukraine Demands Ceasefire as Casualties Mount, Ukrainian and Russian Delegations Meet in Belarus, Belarus Could Join Russian Invasion as Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert in Latest Escalation, 500,000+ Ukrainians Become Refugees as Families Torn Apart by War, International Community Send Military Assistance, Up Sanctions on Russia
| , Protests Around the World Condemn Invasion of Ukraine; Russian Police Arrest Thousands, U.S. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Accepts Historic Supreme Court Nomination, U.N. Report Warns Climate Crisis Is Driving Hunger, Poverty, Disease and Species Loss, El Salvador Ex-Presid…
(2022-02-28). Guapinol environmental defenders released from prison after long battle for freedom. peoplesdispatch.org The environmental activists from the village of Guapinol in northern Honduras were finally released on February 24, two weeks after the Supreme Court of Honduras dismissed the case against them and ordered their release. The environmentalists left the Olanchito prison, in the Yoro municipality, late on the night of February 24. | Since the week prior, family members of the environmentalists and members of the Municipal Committee in Defense of Common and Public Assets, the organization the environmentalists belong to, had been protesting demanding their freedom. On February 24, the relatives and the committee's me…
(2022-02-28). Venezuela Advances Undefeated in FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. orinocotribune.com 
Undefeated, and with an exemplary performance in the qualifying round of the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) World Cup 2023, the Venezuelan team advanced to the second round by beating the Paraguayan team 97-48. | The match was held at the Obras Sanitarias gym in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the Venezuelan players made clear what they are made of. Venezuela's dominating play evidenced the team's desire to continue its non-stop advance towards the World Cup. | °Venezuela invicta! Nuestra selección nacional venció a Paraguay en el cierre de la segunda…
(2022-02-28). New proposed legislation makes pesticides more accessible to farmers. america.cgtn.com 
In Brazil, the number of approved pesticides for agricultural use has reached record highs under President Bolsonaro. Now, new legislation could make it even easier for new products to be introduced on Brazilian farms.
(2022-02-28). Mini carnival kicks off in Brazil. america.cgtn.com 
The top samba schools in Rio de Janiero won't be taking part in the usual Carnival parade. | It's been postponed from March to late April due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, a scaled down version took place over the weekend.
(2022-02-28). Cuba and Guyana Commit to Strengthening Bilateral Ties. orinocotribune.com His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali reiterated Guyana's support and solidarity for Cuba, and spoke about strengthening cooperation in key areas during a telephone conversation Wednesday with the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel. | President Ali also acknowledged the longstanding relationship between the two countries and their 50 years of diplomatic relations. | Guyana and Cuba established diplomatic relations on December 8, 1972. Given this milestone, he expressed optimism about a renewed sense of cooperation: "Guyana has benefited tremendously from the goodwill of Cuba and its people."
(2022-02-28). 33 Years After the People's Uprising: Renowned Venezuelan 'Frasso' Remembers the Caracazo (+Maduro & Padrino). orinocotribune.com 
33 years after the popular rebellion of the Caracazo, journalist and photographer Francisco "Frasso" Solórzano evoked the 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 th…
(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…
(2022-02-28). Caracas-Area Beaches Packed During Carnival Holiday. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan beaches such as Candilejas, Coral, Camurí Chico, Los Angeles, and the town of Caruao in the state of La Guaira, were packed with bathers from Caracas and Miranda state, as well as locals, for the first Carnival beach swim after the COVID-19 pandemic reopening. | The influx of bathers to the beaches of La Guaira began at 7 a.m. despite bad weather in the morning hours of Sunday, February 27, 2022. "We arrived early, the beach is clean and organized, we are with the family," said Gregori Rodríguez, who went to Macuto's Camurí Chico beach on the special Los Teques-La Guaira bus route, activated for these…
(2022-02-28). Suben acciones de compañías chinas del sistema de pagos interbancarios por la expulsión de bancos rusos del SWIFT. cubadebate.cu Tras la decisión tomada por EE.UU., la Unión Europea, el Reino Unido, Canadá y Corea del Sur de eliminar a algunos bancos rusos del sistema interbancario SWIFT, varias compañías chinas vinculadas al sistema alternativo de pagos interbancarios del gigante asiático han comenzado a experimentar significativas ganancias…
(2022-02-28). Ukraine praises role of Turkish combat drones in fighting with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahFebruary 28, 2022 Turkey-made drones helping fight against Russia: Ukrainian envoy Turkey-made Bayraktar drones have been very efficient in Ukraine's battle against invading Russian forces, Kyiv's ambassador to Ankara, Vasyl Bodnar, said Sunday. *** The battle-tested unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have already proven their capabilities in Libya, Syria and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Turkey has …