(2023-05-28). Alibaba plans to increase its headcount. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Thursday night it plans to hire 15,000 people this year, refuting rumors circulating on social media platforms in recent days that the company planned to lay off 20 percent of its staff.
(2023-05-28). Ballot boxes open in Türkiye for the presidential runoff. plenglish.com/feed/ Ankara, may 28 (Prensa Latina) Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition politician Kemal Kilicdaroglu are the choice for over 60 million Turkish citizens who are electing today their president for the next five years.
(2023-05-27). Argentine vice president's leadership highlighted. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The ceremony held on Thursday at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires confirmed the leadership of the Argentine Vice President, Cristina Fernandez, analyst Luis Bruschtein highlighted today.
(2023-05-27). AU Peace and Security Council assesses de-escalation in Sudan. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council gathered to consider an organization's call for a de-escalation plan to put an end to the bloody conflict in Sudan.
(2023-05-27). Foreign Minister denounces impact of blockade on Syrian children. plenglish.com Damascus, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal Al-Mekdad, considered today that the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and its allies affect all segments of the Syrian society, especially children.
(2023-05-27). Spain electing governors and mayors on Sunday. plenglish.com Madrid, May 27 (Prensa Latina) This Sunday, Spain is called to vote for eight thousand mayors and 12 autonomous governments, in an electoral exercise in which 35.5 million people are eligible to vote. The figures today fill headlines and media analysis, with a call from politicians to go to the polls.
(2023-05-27). UN rapporteur warns over sexual abuse of minors in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Sexual exploitation and abuse of minors is common in Uruguay today, the United Nations special rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Mama Fatima Singhateh, warned.
(2023-05-27). World Health Assembly assessed challenges for the Americas. plenglish.com Geneva, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Discussions on challenges and issues of importance to the countries of the Americas marked this week's 76th World Health Assembly, which runs until Tuesday 30 in Switzerland.
(2023-05-27). NicaNotes: The experience of Nicaragua in managing the Covid pandemic. mronline.org 
Nicaragua, the third poorest country in Latin America, has a population of approximately 6.7 million people but has the most extensive and well-equipped public health system in Central America.
(2023-05-27). Independent Media in the Social Struggle: An Interview with Avispa Midia. itsgoingdown.org 
The following features an interview between IGD and Avispa Midia about the role of independent and autonomous media in social struggles in Latin America and beyond. To read the Spanish version of this interview go here. IGD: Can you tell us a little about the history of Avispa Midia and how it came about? AM: …
(2023-05-27). Then and now, Stonewall means FIGHT BACK! iacenter.org May 25, 2023 June 28 will mark the 54th anniversary of the historic Stonewall Rebellion, sparked that day by a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood. This iconic photo, depicting the 1971 New York City march commemorating the Stonewall Rebellion's second anniversary, now hangs in the Stonewall Inn. These raids were commonplace, as were arrests for violating anti-trans laws prohibiting "inappropriate clothing." What made this raid different was that bar patrons and LGBTQ+ people in the neighborhood fought back, forcing police to retreat after the first night…
(2023-05-27). Russia aims at deepening cooperation with Türkiye. plenglish.com/feed/ Moscow, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Russia hopes to continue developing a mutually beneficial cooperation with Türkiye after the general elections in that nation, Yuri Pilipson, Fourth European Director of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted.
(2023-05-27). Angolan organizations address Africa's challenges. plenglish.com Luanda, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The celebration of the Africa Day on May 25th led to analyses in Angola over the economic problems of the continent and the desires for social justice.
(2023-05-27). Cuban hero conducts extensive work program in Laos. plenglish.com Vientiane, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Hero of the Republic of Cuba and national coordinator of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR), Gerardo Hernandez, is continuing his visit to Laos, where he is carrying out an extensive work program.
(2023-05-27). Democratic Youth will march against US blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Delegations of the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) will lead a caravan in Havana against the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.
(2023-05-27). Participants of G20 meeting in India debate on combating corruption. plenglish.com New Delhi, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The second meeting of the G20 Working Group, held in Rishikesh, ended with agreements on enhancing the effectiveness of the authorities responsible for preventing and combating corruption.
(2023-05-27). Russia believes that West is pushing Ukraine into a counteroffensive. plenglish.com The Deputy Foreign Minister stressed in an interview with the TASS news agency that this pressure on Ukraine clearly demonstrates that the masters of the Kiev regime and the president himself, Vladimir Zelensky, are indifferent to the fate of the country and its inhabitants. | Galuzin added that the West is determined to continue the conflict with Russia "to the last Ukrainian", and that is why the (Western) media has been speculating for several months on the topic of a possible counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. | "The United States wants to prolong the conflict in Ukraine as long as possible and…
(2023-05-27). Russia launches Kondor-FKA No.1 civilian satellite. plenglish.com Moscow, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Kondor-FKA No.1 civilian radar observation satellite was launched from the Vostochni cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket and reached its orbit as planned, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported.
(2023-05-27). Vietnam sets up preservation centers for rare medicines. plenglish.com Hanoi, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Vietnamese Ministry of Health is urgently setting up three to six conservation centers for rare and limited-supply medicines, according to sources from the sector.
(2023-05-27). The Experience of Nicaragua in Managing the Covid Pandemic. orinocotribune.com 
By Coleen Littlejohn — May 27, 2023 | Nicaragua, the third poorest country in Latin America, has a population of approximately 6.7 million people but has the most extensive and well-equipped public health system in Central America. Since 2018, Nicaragua has had a pharmaceutical plant with the capacity to produce 12 million influenza vaccines per year and plans to produce antiviral drugs, such as Interferon Alfa/2B, and Covid vaccines. The National Reference Diagnostic Center is one of the pioneer laboratories of molecular biology in Latin America, second in the region. Recently, the government inaugurated th…
(2023-05-27). Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak at meeting in Barcelona. plenglish.com Barcelona, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Former US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at a political meeting in this city on the 50th anniversary of CIDOB.
(2023-05-27). Uruguay: It Is Time for Self-Criticism. orinocotribune.com By María Landi — May 19, 2023 | On May 15, the 75th anniversary of Nakba, the ethnic cleansing that destroyed Palestine and established the State of Israel on its ruins was commemorated with events, marches and activities around the world, including in Latin America. In Uruguay, however, the date went unnoticed in institutions and civil society [1]. It is a paradox that in Uruguay, May is the Month of Memory, and that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the civic-military coup, and at the same time, in Uruguay the Nakba continues to be, three-quarters of a century later, a memory denied, silenced, ignore…
(2023-05-27). Argentina adopting U.S. dollar to fight inflation would be 'insane' neocolonialism, says economist Ha-Joon Chang. mronline.org 
Right-wing politicians in Argentina want to adopt the US dollar as the national currency to fight inflation. Development economist Ha-Joon Chang said this is "insane", warning dollarization would make the Latin American nation a "colony".
(2023-05-27). The fight for migrant rights in the U.S.: an interview with Justin Akers Chacón. mronline.org Justin Akers Chacón, a socialist based in San Diego, California, campaigns for worker and migrant rights in the US-Mexico border region and is the author of The border crossed us: the case for opening the US-Mexico border. He caught up with Red Flag to discuss immigrant rights in the US under Democratic President Joe Biden.
(2023-05-27). México declara cero impunidad contra la violencia hacia las mujeres. telesurtv.net El 70.1 por ciento de las mujeres de 15 años y más han vivido algún tipo de violencia al menos una vez en su vida en México.
(2023-05-27). Comisión de DD.HH. investigará asesinato de periodista mexicano. telesurtv.net La CNDH, indicó que se comunicaron con la Comisión estatal para que presten atención a las investigaciones sobre el asesinato del periodista Marco Aurelio Ramírez Hernández.
(2023-05-27). Gobierno brasileño abre convocatoria de programa Más Salud. telesurtv.net Según el comunicado de la administración petista, la licitación pública tendrá asistencia en 1.994 municipios.
(2023-05-27). Argentina y Ecuador clasifican a octavos de final de Mundial Sub-20. telesurtv.net En el grupo B, Ecuador terminó sellando su clasificación luego de ganarle por un abultado nueve cero a Fiyi.
(2023-05-27). Personal sanitario y docentes realizan huelga en Madrid, España. telesurtv.net La manifestación exigió mejoras para los trabajadores de los sectores de salud y educación.
(2023-05-27). Reportan varios heridos en un tiroteo en Baltimore, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Informes de la prensa local detallaron que el tiroteo se desató tras una discusión entre dos hombres en la calle.
(2023-05-27). Transportistas italianos realizan huelga por derechos laborales. telesurtv.net La manifestación afecta los servicios ferroviarios, marítimos y de taxis.
(2023-05-27). Aprueban proyecto de ley contra delitos sexuales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El proyecto de ley que establece la imprescriptibilidad de los delitos sexuales contra niños y adolescentes y da paso a la creación de una Comisión de la Verdad.
(2023-05-27). Autoridades guatemaltecas detienen al exfiscal Stuardo Campo. telesurtv.net El exfiscal anticorrupción aseguró a periodistas que su detención se debe a "una denuncia espuria" derivada de una "persecución política" en su contra.
(2023-05-27). Avalancha deja al menos 10 muertos en el norte de Pakistán. telesurtv.net La mayoría de las víctimas eran nómadas que traían su ganado desde la provincia de Punjab a pasturar por los verdes pastos de esta zona.
(2023-05-27). Sesiona en La Habana tercer Consejo Conjunto Cuba-Unión Europea. telesurtv.net El encuentro tiene lugar cuando se cumplen 35 años de relaciones diplomáticas entre la nación caribeña y el bloque comunitario de 27 países.
(2023-05-27). Anuncian retorno a clases en el estado mexicano de Puebla. telesurtv.net En su último parte, la Coordinación Nacional de Protección Civil del Gobierno de México manifestó que "no se han registrado explosiones".
(2023-05-27). Ciudad brasileña de Belém será la sede de la COP 30 en 2025. telesurtv.net El canciller Mauro Vieira destacó que esta es la "primera vez que tendremos una reunión de esta magnitud sobre cambio climático en Brasil".
(2023-05-27). Suspenden elecciones en la Universidad Central de Venezuela. telesurtv.net La decisión fue rechazada por integrantes de la comunidad universitaria.
(2023-05-27). Inicia construcción de Planta de Bioinsumos en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net La planta tiene el objetivo de industrializar fertilizantes para mejorar la producción agrícola.
(2023-05-27). Mantienen alerta por lluvias en 18 provincias dominicanas. telesurtv.net El COE mantiene ocho provincias dominicanas en alerta amarilla y diez en verde.
(2023-05-27). Monitorean actividad del volcán Rincón de la Vieja en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Los distritos de Dos Ríos y Aguas Claras del cantón de Upala, y Mayorga, Cañas Dulces y Curubandé del cantón Liberia están en alerta verde.
(2023-05-27). Cuatro muertos y dos desaparecidos tras explosión en comisaría china. telesurtv.net 11 personas se vieron afectadas en el hecho, nueve de las cuales han sido localizadas ya.
(2023-05-27). Fiscalía peruana reprograma interrogatorio a Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net En caso de que sea encontrada culpable, la presidenta Boluarte no podrá ser procesada hasta que culmine su mandato en 2026.
(2023-05-27). Excluyen de elecciones en Guatemala al candidato Carlos Pineda. telesurtv.net La exclusión de Pineda viene a ser la tercera que ejecuta la Corte de Constitucionalidad contra aspirantes a la presidencia del Estado.
(2023-05-27). Presidente mexicano congela vínculos económicos con Perú. telesurtv.net López Obrador también celebró la intervención de una comisión internacional que investiga la represión policial en Perú tras la destitución de Pedro Castillo.
(2023-05-27). Supuestos separatistas secuestran a seis personas en Camerún. telesurtv.net Entre el grupo de personas raptadas se encuentran tres maestros y tres altos funcionarios estatales cameruneses.
(2023-05-27). Anuncian la destitución del fiscal de Puerto Príncipe, Haití. telesurtv.net La cartera de Justicia del país caribeño no ofreció detalles sobre los motivos de la destitución de Jacques Lafontant.
(2023-05-27). Libia alberga más de 700.000 migrantes y refugiados. telesurtv.net Gran parte de la población de migrantes y refugiados en Libia utiliza la ruta del Mediterráneo Central para llegar a Europa.
(2023-05-27). Sudán pide la destitución del enviado de la ONU en el país. telesurtv.net El jefe del Ejército sudanés, sostiene que el enviado de la ONU en Sudán, Volker Perthes, se ha convertido en una fuente de repercusiones negativas.
(2023-05-27). Haydée Santamaría, central figure in the Cuban Revolution. iacenter.org By Lyn Neeley May 24, 2023 Haydee Santamaría In the early hours of July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro and nearly 150 Cuban rebels traveled to the Moncada garrison to capture the barracks and seize the many weapons stored there. They planned for this to be the beginning of the Cuban Revolution to overthrow the Cuban dictator, President Fulgencio Batista. Batista's forces ambushed the rebels, however, killing half of them and imprisoning those who survived the attack, including Fidel and Haydée Santamaría. Although the rebels failed to take hold of the Moncada, it was a turning point that changed the course of Cuban histo…
(2023-05-27). øCuáles son las tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este sábado 27 de mayo? cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener a sus lectores informados, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este sábado 27 de mayo de 2023 en el mercado cambiario del país. Estas tasas son las establecidas por el Banco Central de Cuba (BCC) y las casas de cambio (Cadeca) para las operaciones de canje y recanje de moneda.
(2023-05-27). Presidente cubano regresa a Santa Clara para intercambiar con el pueblo. cubadebate.cu El mandatario cubano regresa a Santa Clara en su condición de Diputado al Parlamento Cubano para intercambiar con el pueblo en la base, visitar enclaves de interés socioeconómico y constatar cuánto se hace en esta provincia central para seguir sorteando retos inmensos y hacer de 2023, un año mejor.
(2023-05-27). Qué trae la prensa cubana, sábado 27 de mayo de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-05-28). South American Summit in Brazil: President Maduro to Participate, Boluarte Declines. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was invited to participate in the 2023 South American Summit convened by the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. President Maduro is expected to arrive in Brasilia on May 29. The summit will take place the next day, May 30. | The Brazilian president invited the heads of state of the other 11 countries of the region to participate in the summit: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. | Peru will be the only South American country that will not be represented by the president at the summit, the F…
(2023-05-27). PDVSA and Chevron advance negotiations on oil production. plenglish.com The meeting, held on Friday, was attended by the president of the US multinational oil company, Javier La Rosa, and his team, and served to "advance in the strengthening of oil production", the head of Empresa Petróleos de Venezuela wrote on Twitter. | On December 2, the Government of the Bolivarian Republic and the US company signed important contracts that gave continuity to the operations and oil production of that company in the South American nation. | The agreements, framed in the Constitution of the Venezuelan Republic and the laws that govern the national oil industry, were aimed at continuing with produc…
(2023-05-27). Editorial] Childhood as a commodity: ending child labour. thelancet.com Children continue to be exposed to physical harm and denied education while toiling for long hours in the world's wealthiest nations. Children as young as 12 and 13 years have been engaged in labour involving midnight shifts, dangerous machinery, and punishing physical demands across industries supplying some of the USA's largest corporations according to a harrowing New York Times investigation. Most had migrated, unaccompanied, from central America. Uncertain of their immigration status and some indebted to traffickers, many considered dangerous labour safer than deportation.
(2023-05-28). ICE, Homeland Security Accused Of Targeting Outspoken Migrant Worker. popularresistance.org Immigrant rights attorneys filed a complaint against United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that alleges that ICE detained a migrant worker known for speaking out against workplace abuse at construction and poultry plants. | Baldomero Orozco Juarez, an indigenous father from Guatemala who lives in Mississippi, was arrested at an ICE check-in on April 12, 2023. Authorities sent Orozco Juarez to a private detention facility in Jena, Louisiana, owned by LaSalle Corrections. He faces deportation. | In 2019, Orozco Juarez was deported to Guatemala after the "largest workplace immigration raid in a sin…
(2023-05-27). ICE, Homeland Security Accused Of Targeting Outspoken Migrant Worker For Deportation. scheerpost.com 
Deporting migrant activists or whistleblowing migrant workers, like Orozco Juarez, ensures that migrants will stay silent when they observe abuse, discrimination, and retaliation in the workplace.
(2023-05-28). New Digital Legal Tool Helps Immigrant Workers Reclaim Stolen Wages. popularresistance.org In the fall of 2018, Rodrigo Camarena caught an article in El Diario La Prensa, a Spanish-language newspaper in New York City, detailing the increase of wage theft for immigrant workers. One worker told the paper their employer threatened to call immigration services if they complained about not getting paid. | Camarena is director of Justicia Lab, which develops technology to support immigrants and advocates. "It made me really mad, knowing the problem got so much worse under the Trump administration," recalls Camarena. He reached out to Make the Road New York, an immigrant advocacy organization quoted in the ar…
(2023-05-28). Elmhurst Hospital Resident Doctors Declare Victory In Three-Day Strike. popularresistance.org Elmhurst, Queens, New York – Following a historic three-day strike, over 160 unionized resident doctors at Elmhurst Hospital, located in a largely immigrant community in Queens, New York, declared victory May 24. Their fight was for pay parity with their nonunionized Manhattan counterparts. In 2020, Elmhurst Hospital was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. | The striking physicians are employed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai but were assigned to Elmhurst Hospital, a New York City public hospital, and at lower pay than those working at Mount Sinai's affluent Upper East Side loc…
(2023-05-28). Immigrants plan on boycott & strike on June 1, 2023 in solidarity w/ undocumented migrants! indybay.org Immigrants plan on boycott & strike on June 1, 2023 in solidarity w/ undocumented workers!
(2023-05-27). Immigrants plan on boycott & strike on June 1, 2023 in solidarity w/ illegal migrants! indybay.org
(2023-05-27). Global solidarity event in Lebanon: Palestine is the cause of all. plenglish.com The participants of the event discussed the confrontation with the ambitions of the West and the United States, the centrality of the Palestinian cause and the urgency of moving towards a multipolar order. | The positions of solidarity towards Palestine on the part of intellectuals, popular communicators, academics and journalists focused on strengthening unity, rejecting normalization of relations with Israel, and demanding greater condemnation from the international community. | Lisandro Brusco, militant of the Movimiento Amplio de Izquierda-Rosario of Argentina, stressed the need to strengthen the resistance…
(2023-05-27). Cristina Fernández de Kirchner calls for renegotiation of the IMF debt and judicial reform in Argentina. peoplesdispatch.org The Argentine vice president also called for coordination between public and private sectors to regulate strategic natural resources, and renewal of the democratic pact established after the last civil-military dictatorship…
(2023-05-27). Boric appoints new Chilean ambassador to Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday May 25 appointed a new Chilean ambassador to Venezuela. Jaime Gazmuri Mujica, former Chilean ambassador to Brazil, will fill…
(2023-05-28). President Dissolves Congress in Ecuador Good, in Peru Bad. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — May 25, 2023 | Last week right-wing Ecuadorian president Guillermo Lasso dissolved the national assembly. In stark contrast to their response to a similar move by the leftist president of Peru five months ago, Ottawa effectively supported the measure. | As he was on the cusp of being impeached over corruption allegations Lasso dissolved the national assembly. He called on military leaders to endorse his initiative, sent police to take over Congress and cut internet connections to the legislature. The constitutional provision Lasso cited to dissolve the national assembly has never been employ…
(2023-05-27). Early elections mark political scenario in Ecuador. plenglish.com On Thursday, the National Electoral Council (CNE) officially called citizens to participate in the general elections, to choose a new president and 137 assembly members, which will take place next August 20, and the probable runoff would be, if necessary, on October 15. | The elected candidates will be sworn in between September and November 2023, and will be in office until May 2025, when new general elections will be held, as planned. | Until Friday, five pre-candidates had confirmed their interest in the presidency in view of the electoral process after the current president, Guillermo Lasso, dissolved Congre…
(2023-05-27). The Ecuador of Guillermo Lasso. orinocotribune.com By Tanya Wadhwa — May 27, 2023 | During Lasso's two years in office, Ecuador has registered the highest annual inflation of the decade, the highest rate of homicide in seven years, mass migration, and unprecedented drug-related activities. | On Wednesday morning, May 17, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso
(2023-05-28). Tuesday 7/18: Book Launch: Anarchist Popular Power – Dissident Labor & Armed Struggle in Uruguay '56-76. indybay.org Tamarack Collective Bar + Restaurant | 1501 Harrison St. | Oakland, CA | 94612…
(2023-05-28). Central University of Venezuela Community Demands Rector's Resignation After Electoral Fiasco. orinocotribune.com 
Students, teachers, employees, and retirees of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) demanded the resignation of rector Cecilia García Arocha after the executive board election of the oldest university in Venezuela was suspended with inexcusable logistic arguments and mistakes. | Said election was to be held on Friday, May 26, after a long wait of 15 years, and there was great expectation within the UCV community about the process of electing new authorities to replace the existing executive board led by right winger García Arocha. When it was announced that the process had been postponed for June 9, the UCV…
(2023-05-27). Washington Authorizes 4 Oil Corporations to Pay Taxes in Venezuela (+OFAC). orinocotribune.com The US Department of Treasury authorized four US oil corporations operating in Venezuela to pay taxes to the Venezuelan government, an order which is in contrast to the repeated declaration of the US government of not paying the government of President Nicolás Maduro or giving resources to it. | The
(2023-05-27). The Transition Care Farm With Room For All. popularresistance.org It all started with four people from a small Transition group and a derelict former farm site. Four people, an old farm, and an idea to grow a bit of food, maybe teach local kids about nature. | Today, Greenslate community-run farm is a hive of community activity, with hundreds of people visiting, volunteering and learning each month. It's home to rescue and heritage animals, a social enterprise cafe, drug recovery service, a community project incubator, a men's shed and Rhiannon Jones, one of those founding four Transitioners and today, project co-ordinator who lives on the bustling site.
(2023-05-27). Conozca sobre el parkour, relacionado con la gimnasia y "parecido a ser bombero" (+Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu "El principal uso en la filosofía del parkour es ser fuerte, para ser útil. Principalmente, se utiliza para escapar de una situación de peligro o para ayudar a alguien que lo esté. Es parecido a ser bombero. Hay que estar en una gran forma física para poder llegar a lugares que serían prácticamente inalcanzables para alguien sin preparación, y hacerlo en el menor tiempo posible".
(2023-05-27). Directora del FMI urge a EE.UU. a resolver el problema del techo de la deuda antes de que sea demasiado tarde. cubadebate.cu Aunque no es la primera vez que Estados Unidos se acerca a la fecha límite para elevar el techo de la deuda nacional, los políticos de ese país deben apresurarse y resolver el problema lo antes posible, declaró el viernes la directora gerente del Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI), Kristalina Georgieva.
(2023-05-27). El tiempo: Chubascos y tormentas eléctricas en la tarde en gran parte del país. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado gran parte del país y nublado en ocasiones en la costa norte central con aisladas lluvias. Desde el mediodía se nublará en gran parte del territorio, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas en el interior y costa norte, los que serán más aislados en el resto del país.
(2023-05-27). Huracanes de Mayabeque bajan intensidad pero siguen en la cima de la Serie de Béisbol. cubadebate.cu Mayabeque se mostró improductivo y cedió hoy ante La Isla (6×4), pero mantuvo el liderazgo al caer las cortinas de las undécimas subseries particulares en la 62 Serie Nacional de Béisbol. De visita en el estadio Cristóbal Labra, de Nueva Gerona, los Huracanes del mentor Michael González no mostraron su buena productividad con el madero en ristre.
(2023-05-27). La urgencia de actuar: 11 millones de toneladas de plástico se vierten en los océanos cada año, advierten en París. cubadebate.cu La canciller francesa, Catherine Colonna, instó a la acción inmediata para frenar el daño que causa el plástico al planeta y la salud humana. Cada año se vierten 11 millones de toneladas de plástico en los espacios marinos a nivel global, lo que asfixia a los océanos y los ecosistemas, ataca la biodiversidad y amenaza la salud.
(2023-05-27). Harry Belafonte was more than a Civil Rights activist but a genuine internationalist. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead and Pedro de la Hoz May 1, 2023 The great Jamaican-identified artist, Civil Rights activist and internationalist, Harry Belafonte, died from congestive heart failure at age 96 on April 25, 2023. Despite becoming the first Black person to win a TV Emmy award in 1960, a Broadway Tony award in 1954 and selling millions of recordings, Belafonte experienced racist discrimination firsthand, like most Black entertainers in the 1950s and 1960s, including his good friend, the late actor Sidney Poitier. Belafonte was an important political organizer and financial backer of the Civil Rights Movement led…