(2023-05-22). What's happening in one Tennessee county with the GOP's fascist faction in charge. peoplesworld.org 
GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP)—Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but "most importantly, reflective of the Judeo-Christian values inherent in the nation's founding." It was …
(2023-05-22). Cuba reaffirms willingness to contribute to peoples ¥ health, life. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Public Health Minister José àÅngel Porta on Monday reaffirmed his country's willingness to continue contributing to peoples ¥ health and life, wherever medical services and experiences are required.
(2023-05-22). School dorm fire in Guyana kills at least 20 students. plenglish.com Georgetown, May 22 (Prensa Latina) At least 20 people were killed Sunday in a school dormitory fire in Guyana, the government said in a statement, with the nation's president calling it a "major disaster."
(2023-05-22). Damage from US debt default could cascade across global economy. plenglish.com Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) A US debt default, a threat that hovers over the country nowadays given disagreements among congressmen, could bring about a gigantic economic damage, according to experts.
(2023-05-22). "I ¥m proud not to be welcomed in Peru", says López Obrador. plenglish.com Mexico City, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday stated he fekt so proud that Peru's de facto Government declared him 'persona non grata', thus not welcomed for lashing out at the coup regime.
(2023-05-22). Meta fined over EU user data transfers to the U.S. plenglish.com Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Meta Company has been fined €1.3 billion by European privacy regulators over the transfers of European Union (EU) user data to the United States.
(2023-05-22). GOP Tim Scott announces he is running for president in 2024. plenglish.com Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2024.
(2023-05-22). Portugal will avoid supplying F-16 fighters to Ukraine. plenglish.com Lisbon, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Portuguese government will avoid for now the supply of its F-16 fighters to Ukraine, as requested by the president of that country, Vladimir Zelensky, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Joao Gomes Cravinho indicated.
(2023-05-22). New witness claims president Boluarte bribed with electoral funds. plenglish.com Lima, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The Peruvian President Dina Boluarte ¥s image seems today more affected following a second witness testified Boluarte had contact during her electoral campaign with a businessman who sold supplies to her government.
(2023-05-22). Russia's Security Council Secretary meets with counterparts. plenglish.com Moscow, May 22 (Prensa Latina) Russia's Security Council on Monday informed that the Secretary of that entity, Nikolai Patrushev, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Venezuela, Cuba, Congo, Namibia and Benin.
(2023-05-22). Pope Francis Allies With That Zelensky Creep to Wage War on the Civilised World. strategic-culture.org Although the future of the Catholic Church lies in Asia, Latin America and Africa, European resistance to NATO's revamped Empire still has a pivotal role to play. | This article primarily looks at how Pope Francis has traded Europe's rich Catholic heritage for a
(2023-05-22). US imperialism's relentless escalation in Ukraine. wsws.org The decision to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine is only the latest and most provocative in a series of moves by Washington aimed at escalating the war in Ukraine.
(2023-05-21). Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Scrap Last Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia. news.antiwar.com Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a piece of legislation last week that would formally accuse Russia of violating New START and call on the US to withdraw from the treaty. New START is the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the US and Russia and places limits on the deployment of nuclear warheads and …
(2023-05-22). De cómo una marimba me dio una lección de patrimonio cultural. peoplesworld.org 
°La cultura de la gente importa! Y necesita la protección del pueblo. La primera vez que aprendí esto fue en la Nicaragua sandinista de la década de 1980, pero es universal, incluso aquí en los EE. UU. Fue en la década de 1980 cuando estaba tratando de traer una marimba de madera casera de Nicaragua …
(2023-05-22). Mexico: Alert Level Raised Due to Increased Volcanic Activity. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Mexican authorities elevated the alert level in response to the increased volcanic activity of Popocatépetl volcano. | Related: | During a press conference, Laura Velazquez, the leader of the Mexican National Civil Protection Coordination Agency, announced the escalation of the alert level from yellow phase two to yellow phase three; yellow three is one level below the red alert status. | The yellow phase three signifies a st…
(2023-05-22). México establece fuerza de tarea para hacer frente al Popocatépetl. telesurtv.net El presidente mexicano afirmó que están establecidas las rutas para una evacuación rápida, así como los sitios donde podrían instalarse albergues, en caso de ser necesario.
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's CNE Seeks To Unify Elections & Yasuní Referendum Date. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved on Monday to recommend unifying the date of the early presidential and legislative elections and the referendum on oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park. | RELATED: | "To guarantee political participation and optimize technical and economic resources, as Plenary of the CNE we approved the report that recommends requesting the Constitutional Court [CC] to unify the vo…
(2023-05-22). TeleSUR Shares Experiences in Alternative Forum in China. telesurenglish.net During the "Communication in the Global South" forum held at the University of Shanghai on Monday, representatives of public media such as Press TV, Russia Today (RT), China's CGTN, and teleSUR exchanged experiences on the challenges of alternative communication in countries where the U.S. and its allies maintain sanctions and blockades. | RELATED: | During her speech, teleSUR President Patricia Villegas recalled that this…
(2023-05-21). Republican Senators Introduce Bill to Scrap Last Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia. news.antiwar.com Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced a piece of legislation last week that would formally accuse Russia of violating New START and call on the US to withdraw from the treaty. New START is the last nuclear arms control treaty remaining between the US and Russia and places limits on the deployment of nuclear warheads and …
(2023-05-22). De cómo una marimba me dio una lección de patrimonio cultural. peoplesworld.org °La cultura de la gente importa! Y necesita la protección del pueblo. La primera vez que aprendí esto fue en la Nicaragua sandinista de la década de 1980, pero es universal, incluso aquí en los EE. UU. Fue en la década de 1980 cuando estaba tratando de traer una marimba de madera casera de Nicaragua …
(2023-05-22). Mexico: Alert Level Raised Due to Increased Volcanic Activity. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Mexican authorities elevated the alert level in response to the increased volcanic activity of Popocatépetl volcano. | Related: | During a press conference, Laura Velazquez, the leader of the Mexican National Civil Protection Coordination Agency, announced the escalation of the alert level from yellow phase two to yellow phase three; yellow three is one level below the red alert status. | The yellow phase three signifies a st…
(2023-05-22). México establece fuerza de tarea para hacer frente al Popocatépetl. telesurtv.net El presidente mexicano afirmó que están establecidas las rutas para una evacuación rápida, así como los sitios donde podrían instalarse albergues, en caso de ser necesario.
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's CNE Seeks To Unify Elections & Yasuní Referendum Date. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved on Monday to recommend unifying the date of the early presidential and legislative elections and the referendum on oil exploitation in the Yasuní National Park. | RELATED: | "To guarantee political participation and optimize technical and economic resources, as Plenary of the CNE we approved the report that recommends requesting the Constitutional Court [CC] to unify the vo…
(2023-05-22). TeleSUR Shares Experiences in Alternative Forum in China. telesurenglish.net During the "Communication in the Global South" forum held at the University of Shanghai on Monday, representatives of public media such as Press TV, Russia Today (RT), China's CGTN, and teleSUR exchanged experiences on the challenges of alternative communication in countries where the U.S. and its allies maintain sanctions and blockades. | RELATED: | During her speech, teleSUR President Patricia Villegas recalled that this…
(2023-05-22). 20 Guyanese Girls Die in the Mahdia School Dormitory Fire. telesurenglish.net On Sunday night, a fire killed 20 female students at a high school residence in Mahdia, 161 kilometers southwest of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana. | RELATED: | "This is horrendous. We still do not know exactly what caused the fire, although that is not a priority right now. Our priority now is the children and that we provide them with the greatest possible help," Guyana President Irfaan Ali said. | "We have…
(2023-05-22). Panama: Former President Martinelli to Be Prosecuted on Tuesday. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Judge Baloisa Marquinez is expected to set up the "New Business" hearing, in which former President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) and 20 others will be tried for the purchase of a media publisher with public funds. | RELATED: | The trial hearing should have been installed on April 17. On that occasion, however, the defense managed to postpone the hearing in a case whose trial was called in December 2022.
(2023-05-22). Argentina: Investigative Journalist Griselda Blanco Found Dead. telesurenglish.net On Saturday afternoon, Argentine radio journalist Griselda Blanco was found dead at her home in Curuzu Cuatia, in the province of Corrientes, where she had denounced police abuse and malpractice at a local hospital . | RELATED: | Although her ex-partner Armando Jara was arrested for investigation, Blanco's relatives do not consider that her crime is related to personal matters but to the denunciation of issues "that no one dared to say…
(2023-05-22). Rwanda Marks Biodiversity Day With a Call to Protect Nature. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Rwanda celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity with a call on the public to reconnect with nature and prioritize biodiversity. | RELATED: | The event, organized by the Environment Ministry in Kigali, featured discussions about the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework adopted last December as part of efforts to halt and reverse nature loss. | Speaking at the event, Rwandan…
(2023-05-22). Colombia Suspends Ceasefire With FARC Dissidence. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Colombian government partially suspended the bilateral ceasefire with the Central General Staff (EMC), a dissidence of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | RELATED: | "We inform about the bilateral ceasefire with this armed group in the departments of Meta, Caqueta, Guaviare, and Putumayo. All offensive operations are reactivated," Colombian authorities said, announcing that the cea…
(2023-05-22). Can the Global South Build a New World Communication Order?>. telesurenglish.net Regarding the Global South International Communication Forum that was held in Shanghai (China) in early May 2023, Vijay Prashad, the director of the "Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research", carried out an evaluation of the possibilities of alternative communication in a world controlled by mainstream corporate media. His text is presented below. | RELATED: | It is remarkable how the media in a select few countries…
(2023-05-22). G7 Becomes Incubator of Destructive Initiatives: Russia. telesurenglish.net The Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima showed that the alliance has irreversibly deteriorated and turned into an "incubator of destructive initiatives" in the world, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. | RELATED: | The outcome of the G7 meeting in Hiroshima was a set of statements filled with "odious passages" directed against China and Russia as the G7 members tried to prevent non-Western sta…
(2023-05-22). Somali and AU Troops to Step Up the Fight Against Al-Shabab. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, senior military and police officers of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) met with the Hirshabelle State police officers and resolved to increase the fight against al-Shabab in Jowhar in the south-central part of the country. | RELATED: | ATMIS Burundi Contingent Commander Jean Claude Niyiburana, who chaired the meeting to discuss ways of boosting cooperation to secure the Jowhar region…
(2023-05-22). Sinn Fein Wins Most Seats in Northern Ireland Elections. telesurenglish.net According to the full tally released on Sunday, Sinn Fein won the most seats in Northern Ireland's local council elections, in which over 1.38 million people registered to vote began casting their ballots on Thursday. | RELATED: | In all, candidates competed for 462 seats in 11 local councils. With all seats counted, Sinn Fein secured 144 seats, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) took 122 seats, with the Alliance Pa…
(2023-05-22). Pope Calls for "Weapons to Be Set Aside", Sudanese Parties. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Pope Francisco (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) called the belligerent groups in Sudan to refrain from engaging in armed conflict, expressing sadness regarding the persistent violence in the African country for more than a month. | Related: | "In encouraging the partial agreements reached so far, I renew my heartfelt plea for weapons to be set aside," the pope told pilgrims in St Peter's Square, Rome. | "I call on the international co…
(2023-05-22). 1 Child Killed, 1 Injured by Explosive Device in E. Afghanistan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, an explosive device from previous military conflicts detonated within the vicinity of the Deyak district in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, resulting in the unfortunate demise of a young child and causing injury to another. | Related: | According to district police officer Niyaz Mohammad, the incident occurred due to a hazard that has persisted from past wartime activities. | On Sunday, in the Deyak…
(2023-05-22). Greece: Conservatives Win General Elections, Short of Majority. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, after the victory of his New Democracy (ND) party in the general elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis proclaimed that Greek conservatives have received a clear mandate from the people to persist in their endeavors of effecting change in the country through a strong government. | Related: | According to the official results released by the Interior Ministry, the ND party secured a total of 145 s…
(2023-05-22). 76th World Health Assembly Kicks Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, in Geneva, Switzerland, the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) commenced and, as per a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO), has a primary focus on "saving lives, driving health for all." | Related: | As 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the WHO, this year's WHA will determine the organization's immediate and long-term future. During the WHA, a program budget for the next two years will be establ…
(2023-05-22). Reportan 15 muertos por brote de cólera en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Estas regiones han tenido problemas de contaminación del agua durante años de acuerdo a las plataformas locales.
(2023-05-22). Registran caída de ceniza por volcán Sangay en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Las autoridades ecuatorianas recomiendan tomar las medidas pertinentes y recibir la información de fuentes oficiales.
(2023-05-22). Organizaciones sociales de Perú acuerdan retomar protestas. telesurtv.net Guzmán, presidente regional de las Rondas Campesinas, afirma que estas protestas van a ser más estratégicas y nutridas.
(2023-05-22). Varios heridos por bombardeos ucranianos en la región rusa de Bélgorod. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitri Peskov, declaró que el objetivo de tales sabotajes es desviar la atención sobre la liberación por parte de Rusia de la ciudad ucraniana de Artiómovsk.
(2023-05-22). Cinco acciones para evitar la pérdida de diversidad biológica. telesurtv.net Los bosques, amenazados por la deforestación, así como otros ecosistemas, son de vital importancia para sustentar la vida en la Tierra.
(2023-05-22). Al menos 20 niños mueren por incendio en escuela de Guyana. telesurtv.net El asesor de seguridad, Gerald Gouveia, señaló que resultaba muy temprano para especular sobre el origen del fuego.
(2023-05-22). Grecia se prepara para nuevos comicios ante resultado electoral. telesurtv.net Tras el escrutinio del 99,67 por ciento de los votos, la ND liderada por el premier, obtuvo un 40,8 por ciento.
(2023-05-22). Continúa alerta por lluvias en región de Emilia-Romaña, Italia. telesurtv.net Los bomberos y las fuerzas de rescate acumulan cerca de 5000 respuestas de emergencia desde el inicio de la catástrofe.
(2023-05-22). Detectan tercer foco de gripe aviar en Boquerón, Paraguay. telesurtv.net Este nuevo brote de casos está localizado en la localidad de Filadelfia, que se suma a los localizados en Mariscal Estigarribia y Colonia Neuland.
(2023-05-22). Armenia abierto a reconocer a Karabaj como parte de Azerbaiyán. telesurtv.net El país caucásico pone como condición que Bakú garantice la protección de los armenios que residen en la zona y se ponga fin a la limpieza étnica.
(2023-05-22). teleSUR intercambia experiencias con otros medios durante foro en China. telesurtv.net En el foro se inauguró el Instituto de Investigación de Comunicación Internacional de la Universidad Normal del este de China, bajo la dirección de Lu Xinyu.
(2023-05-22). Vicepresidenta Márquez revela fuentes de financiación de viaje a àÅfrica. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria de Colombia, cuyo viajes a tres países africanos estuvo bajo el escrutinio de los medios y la oposición, agradeció a Open Society de George Soros por el financiamiento.
(2023-05-22). CNE de Ecuador unifica fecha sobre consulta de parque Yasuní y elecciones generales. telesurtv.net El Consejo Nacional Electoral aprobó la unificación de dos procesos electorales para este 2023: Consulta popular sobre el Parque Nacional Yasuní y elecciones presidenciales y legislativas.
(2023-05-22). Rechazan ataques racistas contra jugador brasileño en España. telesurtv.net El mandatario brasileño indicó en un tuit: "Quería hacer un gesto de solidaridad con Vinicius Jr., un joven que sin duda es el mejor jugador del Real Madrid, y que sufre reiteradas agresiones".
(2023-05-22). Controlan incendio en Las Hurdes y Sierra de Gata, España. telesurtv.net La Consejería agradeció a los profesionales que trabajaron para la disminución del incendio.
(2023-05-22). OMM: más de 2 millones de muertos por desastres climáticos en 51 años. telesurtv.net La OMM indicó que las casi 12.000 catástrofes provocaron pérdidas económicas por cerca de 4,3 billones de dólares.
(2023-05-22). WhatsApp permite editar los mensajes enviados. telesurtv.net Los cambios estarán protegidos por cifrado de extremo a extremo, lo mismo que mensajes, archivos multimedia y llamadas.
(2023-05-22). Concluye consejo de seguridad sobre asesinato de menores en Colombia. telesurtv.net El Gobierno ha confirmado en las últimas horas que se trató del asesinato de cuatro menores de edad pertenecientes al pueblo indígena Murui en Putumayo.
(2023-05-22). Ministra de Bolivia llama a proteger infantes contra pederastas. telesurtv.net Prada criticó que la jerarquía eclesiástica no emprendió acciones "contundentes" en su momento para defender a las víctimas.
(2023-05-22). Inicia edición 29 del Festival Internacional de Poesía de La Habana. telesurtv.net Durante toda la semana, el Festival presentará conciertos, lectura de poemas y los participantes recorrerán comunidades.
(2023-05-22). Registran masacre número 37 en Colombia durante 2023. telesurtv.net Fueron hallados restos humanos en cuatro costales sobre el Jarillón del río Tapias.
(2023-05-22). Colombia suspende cese al fuego con una disidencia FARC-EP. telesurtv.net El mandatario señaló que tras la suspensión del cese al fuego bilateral se reactivan todas las operaciones ofensivas.
(2023-05-22). Hallan muerta a periodista que denunciaba abusos en Argentina. telesurtv.net Si bien fue detenida su expareja, la familia de la víctima declaró que no se trata de un feminicidio.
(2023-05-22). Presidente de Türkiye recibe nuevos apoyos de cara al balotaje. twitter.com "Declaro que apoyaremos al candidato a presidente de la Alianza Popular, el señor Recep Tayip Erdogan", afirmó Sinan Ogan, tercer lugar en las pasadas elecciones.
(2023-05-23). 60+ Years of Inhumane US Blockade on Cuba (Report Back). orinocotribune.com 
By Jasmine Butler — May 19, 2023 | We entered Cuba on May 3rd, 2023 with a base-level understanding of the U.S. blockade, its intent and purpose, and how it has impacted the Cuban people for the last 60+ years. Over the next 10 days, we discovered the depths of the U.S.' economic, political, psychological, and emotional warfare against the Cuban people. Beyond just a lofty economic measure, the blockade is intended to squeeze the life out of Cuba, to turn its people against the government and against socialism, and to ensure that U.S. hegemony continues to dominate the region and the globe. While the blockad…
(2023-05-22). Young Leaders From The US Pledge To Fight Blockade Of Cuba. popularresistance.org From April 24 to May 3, over 150 young organizers from the United States traveled to Cuba as part of a brigade organized by the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA) to learn about the Cuban process and stand in solidarity with the island nation against the criminal US blockade. The organizers returned to the US with an even greater commitment to continue building their struggles at home and to fight for the end of the blockade of Cuba. | Peoples Dispatch spoke to Phil Agnew of Black Men Build, D'Atra "Dee Dee" Jackson of Black Youth Project 100, Kawena ªulaokalƒÅ Kapahua of Academic Labor United,…
(2023-05-22). Cuban expat becomes local hero in Beijing. ecns.cn Liuban Lopez, a Spanish language teacher from Cuba who rescued a drowning child and a woman in Beijing last month, told China News Network that he feels very happy living in China, because the country "treats him like a son".
(2023-05-22). The Inevitable De-dollarization of Global Economy, With Ben Norton (Lowkey's The Watchdog). orinocotribune.com The US dollar is in crisis. In just a few short months, it has gone from the unquestioned global reserve currency to one that scores of countries are dumping in favor of using their own or regional currencies for international transactions. | One individual who is not lamenting the dollar's sharp decline is Ben Norton, who joins the show today. Ben is an American journalist based in Nicaragua and the editor-in-chief of the independent news outlet Geopolitical Economy Report. | In the past year, dozens of countries have announced that they will no longer be using the US dollar for international transactions, pr…
(2023-05-22). How a marimba taught me a lesson in cultural patrimony. peoplesworld.org People's culture matters! And needs the people's protection. The first time I learned this was in the 1980s Sandinista Nicaragua, but it's universal, including here in the U.S. It was in the 1980s when I was trying to bring a homemade wooden marimba from Nicaragua to the U.S. that I first learned of cultural hegemony, …
(2023-05-22). Multipolarity: The positive content. unitedworldint.com United World International has started publishing papers that were presented to the Global Multipolarity Confernce held on April 29. At last, UWI published the video address of Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, to the conference that was organized by Nova Resistência (Brazil), the New International Order Initiative Türkiye), the International Eurasian Movement (Russia), the Thinkers' …
(2023-05-22). The Formation & History of Brazilian Fed Conlutas with Sao Paulo Worker Fabio Bosco. indybay.org Brazilian transit worker Fabio Bosco talks about the history and formation of the independent trade union federation Conlutas.
(2023-05-22). Nonviolence: A Force More Powerful (Parts 1-2). transcend.org Part 1 (India 1930, USA 1960, South Africa 1985) | Part 2 (Denmark 1940, Poland 1980, Chile 1983)…
(2023-05-23). La Via Campesina Warns of Democratic Frailty in Ecuador (Statement). orinocotribune.com 
By La Via Campesina -May 20, 2023 | Communiqué from La Vía Campesina denounces the dissolution of democratic institutions in Ecuador, coupled with a recent decree on terrorism and the military supporting the President. | (Bagnolet, May 20, 2023) The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of…
(2023-05-22). Ecuador's Former Presidential Candidate Arauz: 'Lasso Leaving is a Relief'. orinocotribune.com A politician who participated in the second round of the last presidential elections in Ecuador called for abstaining from creating "obstacles in the upcoming electoral process" after the muerte cruzada, or "mutual death," invoked by Guillermo Lasso. | President Guillermo Lasso has decreed the muerte cruzada, or "mutual death," a measure outlined in the Ecuadorian constitution that allows the dissolution of the National Assembly and specifies that, consequently, the National Electoral Council (CNE) must call for presidential and legislative elections within seven days of the decree being invoked. | In a conversat…
(2023-05-22). La Via Campesina Warns Of Democratic Frailty In Ecuador. popularresistance.org The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers' organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of power that continue looting the people. | On Wednesday, May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso signed executive decree 741, which establishes the dissolution of the National Assembly. This in the midst of the political trial opened aga…
(2023-05-22). Ecuador President Dissolves Parliament and Rules by Decree Until New Elections. truthout.org Ecuador's conservative President Guillermo Lasso has dissolved the opposition-led National Assembly in a move widely seen as an effort to block efforts to impeach him, and came as the body held its first hearing into corruption and embezzlement allegations against Lasso. Lasso used a constitutional power that has never been used in Ecuador before, allowing him to rule by decree until new elections… |
(2023-05-21). Uruguay Sends Ambassador to Venezuela After 7 Years. orinocotribune.com 
The Uruguayan government has sent an ambassador to Venezuela after a gap of seven years. | Eber da Rosa Vásquez, who has been named for the position, is a career politician and diplomat. From 2005 to 2015, he was a senator for the center-right National Party, and from 2015 to 2020 served as the governor of the Tacuarembó department. | AHORA// Recibimos al Dr. Eber Da Rosa Vasquez, nuevo embajador de la República Oriental del Uruguay ante la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. °Bienvenido y éxito en el inicio de sus funciones! — Rander Pe…
(2023-05-22). Iran and Venezuela Advocate Promoting Commercial and Economic Cooperation. orinocotribune.com The foreign ministers of Iran and Venezuela have advocated the development of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. | In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hosein Amir Abdolahian and his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Gil discussed the latest developments in improving bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. | The parties have expressed the willingness of Tehra…
(2023-05-22). Venezuela State Airline Conviasa Resumes Caracas—Damascus Flights. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan airline Conviasa has confirmed on social media that it will be relaunching direct flights from Caracas to Damascus, the capital of Syria, on May 30. | In another message posted Saturday May 20, the airline wrote, "There are a few days left before starting our operations between Caracas and Damascus, Syria." It then invited people interested in visiting the Middle Eastern country to buy tickets on the Conviasa website. | The route was first launched in 2007 during the government of President Hugo Chávez as part of a a Caracas—Damascus—Teheran weekly flight. However, the flights were susp…
(2023-05-21). President Maduro, 5 Years After Re-election: Venezuela Remains United. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, thanked the people of the country upon completing five years of his term since being re-elected by popular vote as president for the 2019-2025 term. | In a message published on Twitter on Saturday, May 20, President Maduro expressed "deep gratitude to the people who put their trust in me." | °20 de Mayo! Cuántos recuerdos, llenos de alegría y de profunda gratitud hacia un Pueblo que depositó su confianza en mí, una vez más, para ir adelante en esta lucha por la felicidad de Venezuela. | Desde entonces, hemos estado unidos, sin detener la marcha y el trabajo por…
(2023-05-21). Communal Socialism in Venezuela w/ Chris Gilbert. socialistproject.ca