Daily Archives: July 11, 2023

2023-07-11: News Headlines

Editor (2023-07-11). Africa sets the course for Latin America and multipolarity. mronline.org The African continent, like the American continent, was subjected to colonization and intervention by European nations and, although the processes were different, there are common channels between the two histories, just as there are with Asia.

Editor (2023-07-11). Checked Out: How LA Failed to Stop Landlords From Turning Low-Cost Housing Into Tourist Hotels. scheerpost.com Fifteen years ago, Los Angeles passed a law to preserve residential hotels as housing of last resort. Now, amid the homelessness crisis, some hotels may be violating that law by offering rooms to tourists.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-11). México: Nuestro respaldo total al EZLN. indybay.org MÉXICO | Congreso Nacional Indígena | ANTE LA GUERRA QUE RECORRE AL PAÂS: NUESTRO RESPALDO TOTAL AL EZLN…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-07-11). Ecuador: Resistencias para defender el agua, la vida y el territorio. indybay.org Ecuador: CONAIE y Frente Nacional Antiminero, Resistencias para defender el agua, la vida y el territorio…

Staff (2023-07-11). Colombia to Chair CELAC for the First Time in 2025. orinocotribune.com The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) unanimously elected Colombia to assume the association's pro tempore presidency for the first time in 2025. The decision was made by consensus of the 32 countries that make up CELAC during a meeting of foreign ministers on Friday. | "The designation of Colombia in the 'pro tempore' presidency of this mechanism implies that the country will more decisively lead integration processes of our region with the other regional blocs and powers of the world, positioning the interests of the national government and the consensus of the region," said the Colombian…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-07-11). Listín Diario highlights Cuban people's resilience to US blockade. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Listín Diario, the newspaper with the largest circulation in the Dominican Republic, published on Tuesday that the Cuban people's tenacity and resilience are a source of inspiration to overcome obstacles and achieve success under adverse circumstances.


Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-11). DPRK reiterates warning to the United States. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Kim Yo Jong, deputy department head of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, reiterated the country's warning against any air intrusions by the United States.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-11). Poles recall massacre by Ukrainian nationalists. plenglish.com Warsaw, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian nationalists murdered tens of thousands of Polish civilians 80 years ago in an event went down in history as the Volhynia massacre and that was commemorated on Tuesday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-11). Honduras launches Operation Faith and Hope. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Operation Faith and Hope, promoted by the Honduran Government to regain the governance of the country's prisons, resulted in a seizure of more than eight million dollars on Tuesday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-11). Caribbean Association seeks regional tourism solutions. plenglish.com Bridgetown, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) today announced the need to seek tourism solutions for this region and thus to be tuned to the desired sustainability for the sector.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-11). Panama launches program to detect kidnapped migrant children. plenglish.com Panama City, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) A program called "Amber Alert" will allow Panamá to identify cases of migrant children kidnapped in their countries of origin, the National Migration Service (SNM) highlighted on Tuesday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-11). Ruling party in El Salvador at the forefront of internal elections. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The New Ideas Party (NI) is one step ahead of its opponents by finishing the internal elections process, according to experts and press media.




Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-11). Sudanese belligerent closes doors to negotiations. plenglish.com Khartoum, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, president of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council (CST), maintained today closed doors to negotiations with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-11). Resources earmarked for low-cost housing in South Africa. plenglish.com Pretoria, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Human Settlements set aside more than 167 million rand (about nine million dollars) to build 930 low-cost houses in the Matateile district, Western Cape province.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-11). Democrats criticize Biden for sending cluster bombs to Ukraine. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Joe Biden's decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is an issue that currently generates criticism of the president of the United States from members of his party in the federal Congress.

teleSUR -lvm, DRL (2023-07-11). Rechazan convocatoria de la UE sobre América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net ALBA Movimiento denunció que los criterios de selección para la participación en el Foro se desconocen, y se definieron sin tener en cuenta a la Celac.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-11). Cuban media outlets denounce incitement to social unrest from the US. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban national television denounced that persons and entities in the United States continue inciting to carry out acts of violence and vandalism aimed at causing a social outbreak in Cuba, and have stepped up in that direction.

jamanetwork (2023-07-11). CMS Will Test New Value-Based Primary Care Model. jamanetwork.com Starting in July 2024, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin piloting the Making Care Primary Model at organizations in 8 states—Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington. In addition to improving care coordination, helping primary care clinicians connect with specialists, and strengthening connections with community-based organizations, the approach will likely reduce health care costs, the agency said in a statement.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-07-11). Sudanese belligerent closes doors to negotiations. plenglish.com Khartoum, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, president of the Sudanese Sovereign Transitional Council (CST), maintained today closed doors to negotiations with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-07-11). Resources earmarked for low-cost housing in South Africa. plenglish.com Pretoria, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Human Settlements set aside more than 167 million rand (about nine million dollars) to build 930 low-cost houses in the Matateile district, Western Cape province.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-07-11). Democrats criticize Biden for sending cluster bombs to Ukraine. plenglish.com Washington, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Joe Biden's decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine is an issue that currently generates criticism of the president of the United States from members of his party in the federal Congress.

teleSUR -lvm, DRL (2023-07-11). Rechazan convocatoria de la UE sobre América Latina y el Caribe. telesurtv.net ALBA Movimiento denunció que los criterios de selección para la participación en el Foro se desconocen, y se definieron sin tener en cuenta a la Celac.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-11). Cuban media outlets denounce incitement to social unrest from the US. plenglish.com Havana, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban national television denounced that persons and entities in the United States continue inciting to carry out acts of violence and vandalism aimed at causing a social outbreak in Cuba, and have stepped up in that direction.

jamanetwork (2023-07-11). CMS Will Test New Value-Based Primary Care Model. jamanetwork.com Starting in July 2024, the US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin piloting the Making Care Primary Model at organizations in 8 states—Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington. In addition to improving care coordination, helping primary care clinicians connect with specialists, and strengthening connections with community-based organizations, the approach will likely reduce health care costs, the agency said in a statement.

Staff (2023-07-11). Human Rights Activists Warn Climate-Induced Heat Waves Are Killing Asylum Seekers at the Border. democracynow.org A massive heat dome is starting to engulf the southern United States this week. It could grow to be one of the worst in the region's history, breaking records for intensity and longevity and impacting some 50 million people in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Southern California and Nevada. Heat domes are a key part of heat waves and have become hotter and longer due to climate change, making heat the leading cause of weather-related death in the United States. Along the Southwest border, more than 100 migrants have already died from heat this year amid the Biden administration's continued crackdo…

WSWS (2023-07-11). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Two workers died in an explosion at a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico while workers at Alaska's White Pass & Yukon Route took a strike vote after six years of fruitless talks.

teleSUR odr, DRL (2023-07-11). Investigan incendio con saldo de 9 muertos en centro de México. telesurtv.net Como resultado de los hechos fallecieron 9 personas y una persona se encuentra hospitalizada debido a las lesiones.

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Justice Demanded for the Killing of Journalists in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Monday, dozens of journalists, media workers and activists protested in Mexico City to demand justice for the murder of the correspondent of the newspaper La Jornada in the state of Nayarit, Luis Martín Sánchez Âñiguez, which occurred last Saturday. | Related: | In the protest, which took place in front of the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior, the journalists demanded that the authorities resolve the case of Sánchez Âñiguez and other colleagues murdered in pr…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Fire in Central Mexico, 9 Deaths. telesurenglish.net The State Attorney General's Office began an investigation on Monday into the fire that resulted in the death of 9 people in commercial warehouse number 7 of the wholesale food distribution center in Toluca, in the central area of the State of Mexico. in Toluca | Related: | According to the statement of the judicial entity, the events that ended in a fire during the early morning took place in the semi-fixed retail stores, inside the commercial ware…

teleSUR odr, DRL (2023-07-11). Grupo de Puebla insta a respetar proceso electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Para la continuidad de la democracia en Guatemala se requiere garantizar la transparencia y legalidad del proceso y mantener la fecha del 20 de agosto.

teleSUR, Casa de las Américas (2023-07-11). "Cuba solo pertenece a Cuba" telesurtv.net Declaración de la Casa de las Américas, desde La Habana, Cuba.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-11). Cuba denuncia opacidad de la UE en preparación de cumbre con Celac. telesurtv.net La III Cumbre de jefes de Estado y Gobierno CELAC – Unión Europea, se celebrará en Bruselas, Bélgica, el 17 y 18 de julio, tras ocho años de no realizarse.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-11). Jefe de Estado de Nigeria asume presidencia de la Cedeao. telesurtv.net Además del traspaso de funciones, en la Cumbre de jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, el bloque regional discutió la situación política y de seguridad de los territorios.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Diez muertos y diez heridos por masacres en Guayaquil, Ecuador. telesurtv.net En los sucesos de los barrios de La Florida y Siete Lagos se reportaron seis y cuatro fallecidos, respectivamente.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Tropas israelíes asesinan a un palestino al oeste de Ramala. telesurtv.net El ministerio de Salud palestino señaló que la víctima fue identificada como Bilal Ibrahim Husni Kadán.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-11). Líderes del PSOE y PP protagonizan debate electoral en España. telesurtv.net Sánchez reprochó a su rival los pactos con el ultraconservador VOX, de quienes recordó sus ideas machistas y profundamente negacionistas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Argentina y Brasil llaman a respetar voluntad popular en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El presidente de Guatemala añadió que será respetuoso del plazo constitucional por el que fue electo como presidente de la república, el cual finaliza el 14 de enero de 2024.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Despiden en Cusco, Perú, al líder de izquierda Hugo Blanco. telesurtv.net Hugo Blanco murió a los 88 años en Estocolmo, cuando se encontraba internado en un hospital donde se atendía por un tumor en la cabeza.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Familiares de las víctimas de la masacre en Juliaca exigen justicia. telesurtv.net También en la parroquia Pueblo de Dios se realizó una misa en memoria de las víctimas y mártires del 9 de enero. Medio año después no avanzan las investigaciones.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Espacio aéreo de Sudán permanecerá cerrado hasta el 31 de julio. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Sudán rechazó participar en una reunión regional para resolver la crisis en la nación devastada por el conflicto, acusando a Kenia de favorecer a las fuerzas rivales.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2023-07-11). China y Rusia consolidan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El funcionario chino Zhao Leji refirió que Rusia y China se reconocen como socios prioritarios.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-11). Celebran el 50 aniversario de la independencia de Bahamas. telesurtv.net El primer ministro Phillips Davis calificó la independencia como "el primer gran paso en el largo viaje".

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-07-11). Cepal: inversión extranjera directa aumenta un 55,2 % en 2022. telesurtv.net El ente instó a los países a mejorar el diseño de sus políticas para aprovechar la contribución de la inversión extranjera directa.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-07-11). Presidente de Venezuela apoya revitalizar una agenda para preservar la Amazonía. telesurtv.net El dignatario venezolano subrayó que el Amazonas es uno de los puntos fundamentales para lograr el equilibrio del planeta.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Excandidato presidencial colombiano imputado por caso Odebrecht. telesurtv.net Zuluaga resultará imputado por los delitos de falsedad en documento privado, fraude procesal y enriquecimiento ilícito.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-07-11). Revelan encuentro entre presidente de Rusia y jefe del grupo Wagner. telesurtv.net "Es cierto que el presidente tuvo esta reunión, invitó a 35 personas", afirmó Peskov en conferencia de prensa.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-11). Esposa de Julian Assange pide clemencia a presidente de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las declaraciones de Stella Assange se dieron en el marco de la presentación de una nueva demanda contra la decisión del Gobierno británico de extraditarlo a Estados Unidos.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-07-11). Venezuela y Surinam estrechan vínculos de amistad y cooperación. telesurtv.net El líder de la diplomacia venezolana expresó su gratificación por la visita, la quinta reunión del Mecanismo del Consultas Políticas Surinam-Venezuela.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-11). Ascienden a 24.000 desplazados por lluvias en Alagoas, Brasil. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a los reportes alrededor de 20.458 ciudadanos han tenido que abandonar sus hogares temporalmente hasta que baje el nivel del agua.

teleSUR- lvm, DRL (2023-07-11). OMM: los días más calurosos jamás registrados son de este julio. telesurtv.net "El mundo acaba de tener la semana más calurosa registrada, según datos preliminares", refirió la Organización Meteorológica Mundial.

teleSUR- odr, YSM (2023-07-11). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,6 cerca de Antigua y Barbuda. telesurtv.net El sismo se localizó a 277 kilómetros al noreste de Codrington, zona de la isla de Barbuda.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-11). Bukele emprende camino a reelección pese a inconstitucionalidad. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Supremo Electoral sostuvo que no tiene objeción pues la sala constitucional resolvió que es posible que Bukele busque la reelección.

teleSUR, hvh, JGN (2023-07-11). øCuáles son los principales problemas de la población?>. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el más reciente informe de Naciones Unidas (ONU), la población mundial es más de tres veces mayor que a mediados del siglo XX.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-11). Exigen justicia por asesinatos contra periodistas en México. telesurtv.net Los periodistas demandaron a las autoridades resolver el caso de Sánchez Íñiguez y de otros compañeros asesinados en estos últimos años.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-11). TSE de Guatemala oficializará resultados de elecciones al concluir procesos pendientes. telesurtv.net Los magistrados del TSE indicaron que trabajan para llevar a cabo sin contratiempos la segunda vuelta electoral prevista para el 20 de agosto próximo.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-07-11). Promulgan ley para ampliar periodo postnatal de las madres en Bolivia. telesurtv.net La ley permite a las trabajadoras embarazadas transferir parte de los 45 días de prenatal a la etapa después del parto, hasta completar los 90 días.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-07-11). Incautan más de 1.000 armas en cárceles de Honduras. telesurtv.net Según declaraciones ofrecidas por la entidad mediante sus redes sociales, esto ocurrió en el marco de las operación Fe y Esperanza en la que se intervinieron 25 cárceles.

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Brazilian President Asks Central Bank to Lower Interest Rates. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva once again urged the Central Bank for a "prompt" interest rate cut, which is currently at 13.75 percent. | RELATED: | He described Central Bank President Roberto Campos Neto as "stubborn and fearful" and criticized him for not lowering interest rates despite the decreasing inflation. | These statements occurred before the Brazilian statistical office released its latest report, revealing that the…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). ASEAN Nations Start Ministerial Meetings to Discuss Challenges. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off its 56th Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. | RELATED: | In his opening remaks, Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi called on the leaders of the bloc to show the world that ASEAN can navigate the regional and global dynamics and continue to create the paradigm of collaboration. | Marsudi said ASEAN needs to show its credibility, by consist…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Lithuania: NATO Summit Opens Amid Protests and Criticisms. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) gathered in Vilnius for a two-day summit that seeks to address "the most pressing challenges" facing the alliance amid protests and growing criticisms. | RELATED: | Strengthening defense and bridging differences on the Ukraine conflict are on top of the summit's agenda. The alliance aims to adopt three regional defense plans backed by 300,000 troops on high readiness. | NATO also wants its member states to agree on "a more ambitious" defense investment pledge to spend a min…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Experts Criticize IAEA Report on Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) expert panelist has criticized the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for ignoring its own principle of justification in its report on Japan's planned dump of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | The IAEA final report released last week claimed that the plan "is in conformity with the agreed international standards." However, the report was criticized by Arj…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Outcry Grows Over US Cluster Munitions Delivery to Ukraine. telesurenglish.net The United States has doubled down on a decision to send controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, setting off sweeping fears over life risks on civilians for decades to come. | RELATED: | The cluster bombs will be a part of a new US$800 million military assistance package, which also includes armored vehicles and anti-armor weapons, said the Pentagon on Friday. | Though the highly c…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Iran Seeks Dialogue to Resolve Dispute Over Maritime Gas Field. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Naser Kanani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry, affirmed that his country seeks to resolve the dispute with Kuwait over the Al Dorra oil field through diplomatic means. | RELATED: | The announcement on the Persian Gulf oil field comes just a few days after Iran and Saudi Arabia rejected Tehran's rights to the gas-rich deposit. | "Iran's policy is based on dialogue, cooperation, and eng…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Bolivia Guarantees Postnatal Rest for Working Women. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Bolivian President Luis Arce enacted the Partial Deferral Law of the Prenatal Period to…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). UN: "Serious Breakthrough" Needed to End Conflict in Yemen. telesurenglish.net On Monday, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg called on the warring parties in Yemen to make efforts for a "serious breakthrough" in the ongoing talks to end the conflict in the country. | Related: | According to Grundberg, the period of relative calm has opened the door for serious discussions with Yemeni actors on the way forward toward ending the conflict, noting that to sustainably end the war, the ongoing talks "have to rea…

teleSUR (2023-07-11). Australia: Abortion Drug Restrictions Eased. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced that medical abortions will be made more accessible in Australia due to the recent changes made in restrictions. | Related: | According to several reports, the changes allow prescribers and chemists dispensing MS-2 Step without a special certification or registration to do so; meaning that the medicine, which is used to terminate a pregnancy up to nine…

teleSUR -JCM (2023-07-11). Venezuela respalda denuncia de Cuba sobre manipulación de la UE. telesurtv.net Venezuela respalda las denuncias realizadas por Cuba relacionadas con la falta de transparencia y la conducta manipuladora de la UE en la preparación de cumbre con la Celac.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-07-11). Inicia 56 Reunión de cancilleres de la Asean en Indonesia. telesurtv.net Los presentes abogaron por promover la implementación efectiva de la Visión de la Asean para el Indo-Pacífico y fomentar la cooperación entre socios con la agrupación.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Dos muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en noroeste de China. telesurtv.net El desastre tuvo lugar en la aldea de Zhangzigou del distrito de Xiahe hacia las 23H34 horas de este lunes, según el departamento provincial de gestión de emergencias.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Explosión de fuegos artificiales deja cinco muertos en China. telesurtv.net La operación de rescate en el lugar ya ha concluido y los involucrados en la producción ilícita han sido puestos bajo custodia policial, de acuerdo con la misma fuente.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Rusia afirma que cumbre de la OTAN "fracasó antes de comenzar" telesurtv.net En una declaración en Telegram, Zajárova afirmó que la decisión de Estados Unidos (EE.UU) de enviar municiones de racimo a Ucrania "sorprendió" incluso a sus aliados.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Rusia advierte a la OTAN sobre el posible ingreso de Ucrania. telesurtv.net Rusia considerará el posible ingreso de Ucrania en la OTAN como un peligro y reaccionará de un modo "suficientemente comprensible y firme".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-07-11). Alerta por brote de cólera en el norte de Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Las autoridades médicas aconsejan a los residentes que sean cautelosos con respecto a sus hábitos de consumo y que prioricen las buenas prácticas de higiene, como lavarse bien las manos.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-07-11). TSE de Guatemala anuncia que oficializará resultados de elecciones. telesurtv.net Los magistrados del TSE indicaron que trabajan para llevar a cabo sin contratiempos la segunda vuelta electoral prevista para el 20 de agosto próximo.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-07-11). Sindicatos de Israel reactivan protesta anti-reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Miles de manifestantes tomaron las calles y autopistas e interrumpieron el acceso a ciudades como Tel Aviv y Jerusalén.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-07-11). Cuba's Civil Society Denounces Exclusions and Lack of Transparency of CELAC-EU Social Forum. orinocotribune.com Several civil society organizations of Cuba denounced a lack of transparency and exclusions from a social forum prior to the CELAC-EU Summit that will take place in Brussels on July 17-18. | On Friday, July 7, the Cuban Association of the United Nations (ACNU), which represents these civil society organizations, condemned the lack of timely information and the exclusion of participants of Cuban civil society, youths and local authorities from the forum, convened by the European Union (EU) during July 13-14. | At a press conference held in Havana on Friday, ACNU President Norma Goicochea criticized the proposed fo…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-07-11). Cuban president slams US for "genocidal act" of depriving Cubans of oxygen during the pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org Cuba was prohibited from accessing spare parts for their only oxygen plant as well as importing medical oxygen due to the blockade, as COVID-19 ran rampant…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-10). Today Solidarity Aid to Cuba is Not Just a Symbolic Act to Challenge the Blockade. libya360.wordpress.com Bill Hackwell Medical aid for Cuba arrives in Miami. photos: Bill Hackwell I was part of a team of Cuban solidarity activists who just delivered several tons of medical aid here that was purchased and collected by IFCO Pastors for Peace. The duffel bags with needed pharmaceuticals will be taken to the island with their…

Jeff Abbott (2023-07-11). The Other Americans: Bukele's Concentration of Power in El Salvador. progressive.org A constitutional provision prohibits re-election in the Central American country, but Nayib Bukele has continued to concentrate power around himself and his political party and utilized his co-optation of the courts to get around the ban.

Jake Johnson (2023-07-10). Greek Coast Guard Tried to Cover Up Role in Migrant Shipwreck, Analysis Says. truthout.org After an overcrowded fishing vessel carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean last month, the Greek coast guard claimed that those in control of the ship rejected repeated offers of assistance in the hours leading up to the wreck. But a joint analysis by media outlets and the Berlin-based research agency Forensis offers a strikingly different account of the catastrophe… |

Eric Nepomuceno (2023-07-10). Brasil — Nueva derrota aísla aún más a Bolsonaro. globalizacion.ca Jair Bolsonaro cerró su primera semana luego de haber sido declarado inelegible hasta 2030 por el Tribunal Superior Electoral brasileño sufriendo otra derrota bastante sonora. | El desequilibrado ultraderechista se opuso con estruendo a la reforma tributaria llevada al Congreso por…

krish-rad_ind (2023-07-11). Nicaragua: Fifth Anniversary Of Coup Attempt, Conflicting Accounts Persist. popularresistance.org

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2023-07-11). Celebrating The Sandinista Revolution, Ongoing Resistance To US Intervention. popularresistance.org On July 19, Nicaraguans will celebrate the 44th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This month also marks the fifth anniversary of the defeat of the US-backed coup attempt against President Daniel Ortega. Clearing the FOG speaks with solidarity activist and journalist John Perry, who is based in Masaya, about the state of the revolution today and what happened in 2018. Perry has been writing a series of articles about the role of the US and Catholic Church in the violent road blockades, attacks on Sandinista supporters, police and bystanders, and the destruction of public infrastructure. He also exposed the…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-07-11). Argentina ¥s claim on Malvinas remains unwavering the president said. plenglish.com During an event, the president reminded that 2023 marked the 190th anniversary of the usurpation of the islands by Great Britain and 41 of the war against the United Kingdom. | "Our territorial integrity will not be complete while there is a foreign power in the Malvinas making use of the resources that belong by right to each Argentine," he asserted.

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). BRICS New Development Bank De-dollarizing, Adding Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe as Members. orinocotribune.com The BRICS bloc's New Development Bank, an alternative to the US-dominated World Bank, is de-dollarizing its loans, promoting local currencies, and adding new members: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Zimbabwe. | The One of the most important institutions created by the BRICS is the New Development Bank (NDB). This is a Global South-oriented alter…

infobrics (2023-07-11). BRICS Is Evolving from China-Russia Dream to Potential U.S. Nightmare. infobrics.org Global interest among nations seeking to join the BRICS economic bloc led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is demonstrating its growing influence as a new geopolitical force with the potential to challenge the largely Western-led financial system…

infobrics (2023-07-10). Brazil and China: Steady as a Rock and on Autopilot. infobrics.org Brazil may well continue to be under the geopolitical spotlight for the next few years. The rotating presidency of the G20 will move from India to Brazil in 2023, and Brazil will become the cynosure of all eyes as it hosts what Lula enthusiastically termed the 'diplomatic world cup.'

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-07-11). Chile: Having a Good Constitution Doesn't Guarantee Social Change. libya360.wordpress.com Taroa Zúñiga Silva Graffiti in Chile, attributed to the Communist Youth, reads "For an free education #Iwantanewconstitution" (Photo via Marcelo Bernal on Twitter) Taroa Zúñiga Silva speaks to Bárbara Navarrete, secretary-general of the Communist Youth of Chile. "We are a generation totally interested in taking power," says Bárbara Navarrete, the new secretary-general of the Communist Youth of…

Taroa Zúñiga Silva (2023-07-11). In Chile, having a good constitution doesn't guarantee social change. peoplesdispatch.org "We are a generation totally interested in taking power," says

Adriaan Alsema (2023-07-10). Colombia's government kicks off peace talks with FARC dissidents. colombiareports.com Colombia's government and guerrilla group EMC announced the beginning of preliminary peace talks. In a joint statement, Peace Commissioner Danilo Rueda and the EMC's second-in-command, Andrey Abendaño, said that the…

Edward Hunt (2023-07-11). Greenwashing ExxonMobil's Oil Boom in Guyana. fpif.org The Biden administration is helping a consortium of oil companies led by ExxonMobil take advantage of an ongoing oil boom in Guyana by claiming that related deals will be beneficial to the environment. | Administration officials point to two such deals in particular: an oil company's purchase of carbon credits to safeguard Guyana's forests and a project underway to provide Guyana with electricity from offshore natural gas. These deals related to the oil boom, they argue, are enabling the country to protect its environment, even as oil companies continue pumping more and more oil from their offshore oil rigs. | "G…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-07-11). AOC blocks funding for U.S. military intervention in Peru. peoplesworld.org According to a report appearing July 8 on a Peruvian website—and apparently not yet in any English-language internet news source—e Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requiring that, until conditions are met, a hold be put on Defense Department funding for its activities in Peru during fiscal year …

Ana Perdigón (2023-07-11). Trump Lashes Out At Venezuela Again in Campaign Speech. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-07-11). Criminal Sanctions: Washington Extends Authorization of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Exports to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The US government extended the authorization of liquefied petroleum gas exports to Venezuela. According to a "Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this general license, all transactions related to the exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly, of liquefied petroleum gas to Venezuela,…

ecsorinoco (2023-07-10). President Maduro Highlights Civic-Military Union Key Role. orinocotribune.com On July 9, the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the indispensable role played by the civic-military union in the harmonious development of the country, which focuses on defending sovereignty and maintaining national peace. | The Venezuelan president further expressed on twitter that the combination of the people and the Bolivarian National Armed Forces has defended national…

Lucas Estanislau (2023-07-10). "Sanctions have lethal effect": Intellectuals call for end to US blockade on Cuba and Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org More than 50 intellectuals from around the world have called on US Senator Bob Menendez to stop supporting sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela. In a "We respectfully ask that you stop spreading the false narrative that…

kwjorinoco (2023-07-11). Cuba's Foreign Minister Condemns EU's Lack of Transparency Ahead of CELAC—EU Summit. orinocotribune.com The European side aims to hide content of the debates and organize parallel forums to the event. | On Monday, Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the lack of transparency and the manipulative conduct of the European Union (EU) in the preparation of the third CELAC—EU Summit. | "I denounce the lack of transparency and the manipulative conduct of the European Union in the preparation of the III #CelacUE Summit, which seriously jeopardize the success of the meeting. There is little time left, but it is not too late to avoid failure," wrote Rodríguez on social media. | Denuncio la falta de transp…

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