Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-28). Cuban dams are ready for possible rains due to Idalia. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Due to the possibility of heavy rains in Cuba, as a result of Tropical Storm Idalia, the reservoirs in Matanzas province are ready for heavy rains and monitored on Monday.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-28). Syria demands that Israel be held accountable for constant attacks. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Syria on Monday repeated its call to the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibilities and hold Israel accountable for its frequent attacks on its territory.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-28). Russia destroys Ukrainian aviation weapons depot. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Navy destroyed, with a group attack with high-precision and long-range weapons from the sea, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian aviation, Ministry of Defense Spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced Monday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-28). Putin confirms Modi his absence from G-20 Summit in India next month. plenglish.com New Delhi, August 28 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will represent Russia at the upcoming Group of 20 (G-20) Summit, President Vladimir Putin confirmed in a telephone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-28). Haitian police neutralize a dozen alleged gang members. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Haitian Police neutralized a dozen alleged gang members on Monday, during an operation in Carrefour Feuilles, an area south of this capital that has been besieged for weeks by armed groups.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-28). Cuba commemorates World Turner Syndrome Day. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Humanity is on Monday celebrating the World Turner Syndrome Day, a genetic disease that affects only women with an incidence of one out of 2,500 girls.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-28). UN expert to review albino rights in Panama. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) United Nations independent expert Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummont is kicking off a visit to Panama on Monday to review the enjoyment of human rights by people with albinism.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-28). Cuban President winds up official visit to Namibia and African tour. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Sunday ended his visit to Namibia and his tour of Africa, during which he visited three other nations from that continent, official sources reported on Monday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-28). Hurricane warning for Cuba's western provinces. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The General Staff of Cuba's Civil Defense (DC) issued a hurricane warning for Pinar del Río, Artemisa, and the Isla de la Juventud special municipality, due to the proximity of Tropical Storm Idalia.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-28). Canción "Hombres ricos al norte de Richmond" indybay.org La canción "Rich Men North of Richmond" (Hombres ricos al norte de Richmond) de Oliver Anthony alcanzó el número 1 en las listas top…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-28). Ecuador votó "Sí" a la protección del Amazonas. indybay.org Ecuador votó "Sí" a la protección del Amazonas y abre un horizonte postextractivista…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-28). Argentinas: Convocatoria a defender la Reserva Natural Santa Catalina! indybay.org Argentina_Pvcia Buenos Aires: A defender la Reserva Natural Santa Catalina! | Convocatoria a Campaña sin fronteras: puedes firmar tu adhesión!

AX, Unicorn Riot. (2023-08-28). A Village Of Hope In The City — Latin Village. popularresistance.org An urban area, or a borough, can be perceived as an organism and the communities that constitute it can be considered its active living cells. Depending on their passive or dynamic stances, communities can act as catalysts to the quality and direction of urban development in the area. A very good example lies in Tottenham, which aside from its globally known football / soccer team the Tottenham Hotspur, is also known for the Latin Village. | In the borough of Haringey in north London, about half of Tottenham's 130,000 people are white, and half of those are immigrants from Eastern Europe. A big Latin American com…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-28). Tropical Storm Idalia slow and erratic over northwestern Caribbean. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 27 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported today in its warning number five that Tropical Storm Idalia continues with a slow and erratic movement over the northwest of the Caribbean Sea.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-28). Cuba for the third time is Caribbean Cultural Leading Destination. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 28, (Prensa Latina) Cuba received for the third consecutive time the award as the Caribbean's Leading Cultural Destination by the World Travel Awards, the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) reported today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-28). Dominican Republic: Literature and colloquiums at the Book Fair. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Multiple cultural activities today welcome visitors to the XXV Santo Domingo 2023 International Book Fair, which takes place in the Juan Pablo Duarte Plaza de la Cultura, in this capital.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-28). Tourists expressed admiration for Cuban music in Varadero Josone. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The level and quality of music in Cuba is high, enjoying so many artists at the Varadero Josone Rumba, Jazz & Son Festival was a true honor and at the same time a pleasure, confessed Spanish tourist Tatiana Melo.

Fight Back (2023-08-28). Philippines: Vow to attain justice for the Tiamzons and all victims of state terrorism! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 21 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | One year ago today, Benito Tiamzon (Ka Laan), Wilma Austria (Ka Bagong-tao), together with eight other revolutionaries, were arrested by troops belonging to the 8th Infantry Division, on their way to the coasts of Catbalogan town, Samar. While in the custody of their fascist captors, they were subjected to severe torture before they were subsequently killed. Their lifeless bodies were loaded on a boat and brought to sea where reportedly being exploded. | The torture and murder of the Tiamzons,…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-28). Chilean teachers ratify call to strike. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) Leaders of the Chilean Teachers Association will be received by the Minister of Education, Nicolás Cataldo, but they maintain the call for an indefinite strike in demand for socioeconomic improvements.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-28). Voting on amendments to the Chilean Constitution will begin. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The Constitutional Council of Chile will begin voting on the more than a thousand proposed amendments to the draft of the new Constitution, intended to replace the one imposed during the Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990).

Rick Sterling (2023-08-28). "Mexico should be our example of what is possible" dissidentvoice.org Teri Mattson is producer and host of the weekly podcast "WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean?" broadcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, CODEPINK, as well as popularresistance.org/wtf-is-going-on-in-latin-america-the-caribbean/ Rick Sterling: How did you wind up living in Mexico City? Teri Mattson: I went to Mexico City in September of 2020 in response to …

infobrics (2023-08-29). Ukraine accuses the Pope of "imperialist propaganda" after he praised Russian youth. infobrics.org Kiev angered at the Vatican for not capitulating to anti-Russia demands.

Rania Khalek (2023-08-29). Is Latin America's Progressive Tide Growing? Guatemala's Watershed Election. thealtworld.com In a landslide victory, Bernardo Arévalo de León of the center left Movimiento Semilla won a runoff election for Guatemala's presidency on Sunday against the right-wing establishment party. | Marco Castillo, Co-Director of Global Exchange, explains why Arévalo's win is a watershed moment in Guatemala and what his presidency will mean for further Latin American integration.

Fight Back (2023-08-28). Philippines: Vow to attain justice for the Tiamzons and all victims of state terrorism! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following August 21 statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | One year ago today, Benito Tiamzon (Ka Laan), Wilma Austria (Ka Bagong-tao), together with eight other revolutionaries, were arrested by troops belonging to the 8th Infantry Division, on their way to the coasts of Catbalogan town, Samar. While in the custody of their fascist captors, they were subjected to severe torture before they were subsequently killed. Their lifeless bodies were loaded on a boat and brought to sea where reportedly being exploded. | The torture and murder of the Tiamzons,…

midwesternmarx (2023-08-28). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World: The Thirty-Third Newsletter (2023) By: Vijay Prashad. midwesternmarx.com ​Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992. Dear friends,​Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both in need of affordable drugs for pat …

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-28). Aspirantes presidenciales mexicanos finalizan actividades de cara a interna. telesurtv.net El partido Morena, del presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, decidirá en una encuesta quién será su candidato para las elecciones de 2024.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-28). Presidente Arce felicita a boliviano ganador del maratón de Ciudad de México. telesurtv.net "Bolivia celebra tu triunfo. ¡Felicidades campeón, orgullo boliviano!", resaltó el gobernante de la nación suramericana.

Teri Mattson (2023-08-28). Covid Crisis: "Mexico should be our example of what is possible." AMLO and the Morena Party. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-29). Portland City Government Compromised with Oil Industry in Private, Documents Suggest. desmog.com

Teri Mattson (2023-08-28). Covid Crisis: "Mexico should be our example of what is possible." AMLO and the Morena Party. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-28). Allanan domicilio de padres de exjefe de Fiscalía de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Claudia González expresó que su detención es estratégica por los casos que ella llevó como mandataria judicial de esa entidad de 2011 y 2019.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-28). Huracán Franklin alcanza categoría 4 cerca de las islas Bermudas. telesurtv.net Las marejadas generadas por Franklin ya comienzan a afectar Bermuda y la costa este de Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, nama -JCM (2023-08-28). Detienen a alcalde acusado de narcotráfico en Honduras. telesurtv.net Al funcionario público, Wilmer Manolo Wood, se le imputa que, desde el 2018, traficó unas 30 toneladas de cocaína.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-28). Presidente de Colombia realiza visita oficial a Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro recibirá el título de Doctor Honoris Causa en la Universidad para la Paz, institución académica perteneciente al Sistema de Naciones Unidas.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-08-28). Decretan Alerta Ciclónica para provincias occidentales en Cuba. telesurtv.net Las provincias de Mayabeque y La Habana, donde ya han comenzado las primeras lluvias, siguen en Fase Informativa.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Ministro de Comercio chino se reúne con su homóloga estadounidense. telesurtv.net Gina Raimondo dijo que discutió las restricciones que China ha impuesto a las exportaciones de galio y germanio en conversaciones "amplias y francas" con su homólogo chino.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Fiscalía española investiga a Luis Rubiales por agresión sexual. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Fiscal toma esta decisión a la vista de las "manifestaciones públicas" realizadas por la jugadora Jenni Hermoso.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-08-28). Profesores chilenos ratifican paro indefinido para este martes. telesurtv.net El presidente nacional del gremio, Carlos Díaz, señaló que se trata de "la decisión mayoritaria del profesorado".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Presidente de Venezuela realiza varios nombramientos en su Gobierno. telesurtv.net Este lunes fue publicada en Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria la nueva Junta directiva de la empresa estatal Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., (Pdvsa).

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-28). Dos naufragios en Grecia dejan cuatro niños migrantes muertos. telesurtv.net En uno de los incidentes, las víctimas eran un infante de ocho años y tres niñas, de 11 meses, ocho y 14 años.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Ministro argentino Massa se reúne con el presidente de Brasil. telesurtv.net Massa estará acompañado durante su estadía por el secretario de Industria, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, y el embajador argentino en Brasil, Daniel Scioli…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-28). Cancilleres de Rusia y Türkiye se reunirán en Moscú. twitter.com El 22 de julio de 2022, Rusia, Türkiye y la (ONU) firmaron un acuerdo para desbloquear la exportación de granos y fertilizantes de Ucrania a través del mar Negro.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-28). 85% de los peruanos desaprueba gestión de la presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net El estudio reveló que el 89 por ciento de los encuestados tiene poca o ninguna confianza en el Congreso.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-28). Irán e Irak acuerdan desarmar a separatistas en el Kurdistán. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores iraní, Nasser Kanani, confirmó el pacto en conferencia de prensa.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-08-28). Tribunal iraní condena a EE. UU. a multa por intento de golpe. telesurtv.net El comunicado judicial precisa que 30 millones del monto establecido serían destinados a los supervivientes y víctimas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-28). Rusia destruye drones y misil ucranianos sobre Crimea. telesurtv.net Dichos ataques al territorio ruso, a partir de vehículos aéreos no tripulados, se han incrementado.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-28). Continúa desalojo de mineros ilegales en Amazonas, Venezuela. telesurtv.net Hernández Lárez apuntó que los efectivos "canalizan la evacuación de la cresta superior del Parque Nacional Yapacana".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). China levanta prueba de Covid-19 a personas que llegan al país. telesurtv.net Wang Wenbin, portavoz del ministerio, indicó que las personas que vengan a China ya no necesitarán presentar un resultado negativo de la prueba del coronavirus.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-28). Decomisan 640 toneladas de drogas en Colombia. telesurtv.net En los primeros meses de 2023 la armada nacional logró incautar cuatro por ciento más de las toneladas de cocaína decomisadas en el mismo periodo de 2022.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-28). Agresión israelí daña pistas del aeropuerto de Alepo, Siria. telesurtv.net La agresión causó daños materiales a las pistas del aeropuerto y este quedó inoperativo.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-28). EE.UU. suma 474 tiroteos masivos en lo que va de 2023. telesurtv.net Entre las víctimas de los tiroteos se encuentran 198 menores de 11 años y 2.734 adolescentes de entre 12 y 17 años.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-28). Tormenta tropical Idalia descarga intensas lluvias sobre Cuba. telesurtv.net El Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. indicó que se prevé que Idalia se convierta en huracán más tarde este lunes.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-28). Canciller libia suspendida tras reunión con su homólogo israelí. telesurtv.net El Partido Justicia y Construcción, de Libia, denunció la reunión de la ministra Dabaiba Najla al-Mangoush con su homólogo de Israel, Eli Cohen.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-28). Lula ratifica diálogo con países de habla portuguesa en àÅfrica. telesurtv.net La CPLP está formada por: Angola, Brasil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bisáu, Guinea Ecuatorial, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome y Príncipe y Timor Oriental (Oceanía).

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-28). Presidente cubano culmina en Namibia su gira por àÅfrica. telesurtv.net Al hacer uso de la palabra, el presidente de Cuba expresó al Gobierno de Namibia su gratitud "por promover cada año, en la Unión Africana, la adopción de resoluciones contra el bloqueo a Cuba".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-28). Tormenta tropical Idalia se forma en el estrecho de Yucatán. telesurtv.net Los pronósticos indican que posteriormente inclinará su trayectoria al norte, avanzando por el sudeste del golfo de México.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-28). Nueva masacre deja tres muertos en Colombia. telesurtv.net El hecho se habría conocido porque hijos y familiares que viven en el Tolima, pidieron a una vecina de los adultos mayores verifica si estaban bien, pues llevaban días sin establecer comunicación con ellos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-28). Reprimen protesta contra presidenta designada de Perú en Tacna. telesurtv.net Tres personas detenidas es el saldo que dejó el enfrentamiento entre los manifestantes y el contingente policial en pleno centro de Tacna.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Tres infantes de Marina de EE.UU. mueren en accidente aéreo. telesurtv.net La aeronave se desplomó en la isla de Melville, a unos 60 kilómetros al norte de Darwin, capital del Territorio Septentrional, en el mar de Timor, durante un ejercicio rutinario de entrenamiento.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Presidente de Brasil llega a Santo Tomé y Príncipe. telesurtv.net El mandatario Lula da Silva participará en la 14ª Conferencia de jefes de Estado de la Comunidad de Países de Lengua Portuguesa (CPLP).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Instalan mecanismo de monitoreo del cese al fuego en Colombia. telesurtv.net Se instaló la Instancia Regional del Mecanismo de Monitoreo y Verificación (MMV) del Cese al Fuego entre el Gobierno de Colombia y el Ejército de Liberación Nacional ELN.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Asesinan a funcionario de la Defensoría del Pueblo en Colombia. telesurtv.net También se reportó la muerte de Edwin Tapia, líder social, de víctimas y reclamante de tierras que fue asesinado en el departamento de Córdoba.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Egipto, Etiopía y Sudán reanudan pláticas por disputada presa. telesurtv.net El titular del Ministerio de Irrigación, Hani Sewilam, comentó que Egipto quiere un acuerdo legalmente vinculante sobre cómo se opera y llena la gigantesca presa.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Al menos diez muertos deja tiroteo de pandilla en Canaan, Haití. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento, no hay todavía cifras oficiales de decesos y tampoco las autoridades se han pronunciado en relación a estos hechos violentos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Suman dos muertos tras explosiones en gasolinería en Rumanía. telesurtv.net El presidente rumano, Klaus Iohannis, expresó en Facebook su pesar por la "tragedia" y pidió una investigación exhaustiva.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-28). Rusia confirma la muerte del jefe del grupo Wagner en accidente. telesurtv.net Las autoridades rusas establecieron las identidades de las 10 víctimas mortales del accidente aéreo que sucedió el pasado 23 de agosto en la región rusa de Tver.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-28). Argentina acciona para ampliar poder de compra de trabajadores. telesurtv.net Anuncian medidas para hacer frente a inflación y devaluación a causa de imposición del FMI y de la sequía. Se integran al Programa de Fortalecimiento de la Actividad Económica y el Salario.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-28). Presidente de EE.UU. condena tiroteo en Jacksonville, Florida. telesurtv.net Asegura que "no hay sitio para el supremacismo blanco en EE.UU". Vicepresidenta Kamala Harris renueva pedido al Congreso de prohibir venta de armas de asalto.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-28). Jefe paramilitar emite propuesta para concluir guerra en Sudán. telesurtv.net Las RSF presentaron una propuesta para solucionar de manera integral el conflicto armado que desde abril pasado perjudica a esa nación africana.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-28). Presidente Díaz-Canel sostiene reunión con cubanos residentes en Namibia. telesurtv.net Díaz-Canel convocó a los colaboradores cubanos "a mantener el prestigio alcanzado y seguir aportando al avance social de este pueblo hermano" de Namibia.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-08-28). Presidente de Zimbabue es reelegido para un segundo mandato. telesurtv.net Mnangawa obtuvo 2.350.711 votos a su favor mientras que Nelson Chamisa, candidato del principal partido opositor, quedó segundo con 1.967.343 votos.

ecsorinoco (2023-08-28). Cuban President Arrives in Namibia, Last Stop in Africa. orinocotribune.com

ecsorinoco (2023-08-28). Cuban President Arrives in Namibia, Last Stop in Africa. orinocotribune.com The Cuban president met this Sunday with his Namibian counterpart, Hage Geingob, during his official visit to Namibia, the last stop of his African tour. | Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel landed yesterday August 27 in Windhoek, the Namibian capital, after previously visiting Mozambique, Angola, and attending the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, held from August 22 to 24. | Díaz-Canel expressed his gratitude to the Namibian government for consistently promoting in the African Union the adoption of resolutions against the blockade against Cuba, and for making its voice heard from the podium of the UN General Assembl…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-08-28). CIA Blocked Father of Newly Elected Guatemalan President From Coming Into Power in the Early 1960s. covertactionmagazine.com Will They Try to Make Life Difficult for His Son? On August 20, Bernardo Arévalo was elected president of Guatemala, defeating conservative Sandra Torres. An anti-graft crusader, Arévalo has promised to root out corruption and create a large public jobs program by improving services like water sanitation. Political analyst Edgar Ortiz Romero called Arévalo "the …

Staff (2023-08-29). Headlines for August 29, 2023. democracynow.org Trump's Federal Criminal Trial for Election Interference Set for March 2024, UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Locks Down After Faculty Member Shot Dead, Tennessee Republicans Vote Once Again to Silence Rep. Justin Jones, Sudan's Military Ruler Rules Out Peace Talks with Rival Paramilitaries, French Ambassador to Niger Rejects Junta's Ultimatum to Leave Within 48 Hours, Guatemalan Tribunal Certifies Bernardo Arévalo's Victory, But Electoral Registry Suspends His Party, Hurricane Idalia Strengthens and Takes Aim at Florida's Gulf Coast, Four Migrants Die as Boat Capsizes Off Greek Island of Lesb…

Emily Taylor (2023-08-28). Guatemalans celebrate return of 'Democratic Spring' as potential violence threatens transition. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Guatemalans flocked to public squares all over the country as results came in on August 20, waving the country's sky-blue flags and setting off fireworks late into the night. Chanting "Sí se pudo" or "Yes, we could" and singing the national anthem, they celebrated the victory of a new president that few expected would rise to the top before the first round of voting on June 25. "We are going towards a new s…

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-28). US Knew Saudis Were Slaughtering African Migrants at Border But Kept Quiet. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration has been aware since last year that Saudi border guards were slaughtering African migrants on Saudi Arabia's border with Yemen but kept quiet about the killings, The New York Times reported on Saturday. Sources told the Times that American diplomats were made aware of the news last fall, around the time the …

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-29). Border Massacres: The Saudi Ethiopian Migrant Killings. dissidentvoice.org We know what the regime is like. Starving a country, bombing its hospitals and strafing its schools has been minor fare for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The population of Yemen has found this out to their colossal cost. Add to this the killing of dissident journalists, the enthusiastic employment of capital punishment, and an …

Ann Brown (2023-08-29). Trump's Pastor: If America Elects Hindu Vivek Ramaswamy, There Will Be 'Strange Gods In The White House'. moguldom.com Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as a leading Republican candidate, but now his religion is coming under attack. Ramaswamy, the son of immigrants from southern India, is a practicing Hindu. His faith has been attacked by both the Ron DeSantis campaign and Hank Kuneeman, a pro-Donald Trump pastor, self-christened "prophet," and 2020 election denier. Kunneman recently spent a …

infobrics (2023-08-28). 'A Wall of BRICS': The Significance of Adding Six New Members to the Bloc. infobrics.org Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have been invited to join the grouping of top emerging economies in January 2024…

Eduardo Aliverti (2023-08-28). øCuánta derecha aguantará realmente la sociedad argentina? globalizacion.ca Hablemos de encerronas. Quizá no haya una palabra mejor a fines de expresar la cantidad y calidad de obstáculos que afrontan la sociedad y su dirigencia política. Se remarca el posesivo porque el espejo, aunque jamás con iguales grados de…

Emir Sader (2023-08-28). Argentina — øCómo evitar un fenómeno brutal? globalizacion.ca Amigos, periodistas y otros, preguntan, cada vez de forma más constante, cómo se ve lo de Argentina en Brasil. Hay tantas cosas para hablar, pero está claro que ahora se refieren a Milei. Claro que no buscan razones para explicar…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-29). BRICS and the English-Speaking Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Wayne Kublalsingh — Aug 25, 2023 | August 24, 2023, marked a dramatic shift in the course of global history. BRICS, the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced that they were admitting Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into its fold. | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has calculated that the larger BRICS Plus formation is worth roughly 30 per cent of the globally economy, that is US$30.7 trillion. BRICS Plus is home to 46 per cent of the global population, 3.7 billion citizens. Its share of oil production is now 43.1 per cent; and…

Andrew Korybko (2023-08-28). Argentina's Invitation To Join BRICS Turns Geo-Economics Into A Top Election Issue. thealtworld.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-28). Argentina's Indigenous Peoples Continue Demonstration in Buenos Aires. orinocotribune.com Members of indigenous communities in Argentina continue their demonstration in front of the Palace of Courts in Buenos Aires denouncing the violence and irregularities of the government of the province of Jujuy. | On July 25th, hundreds of members of the Atacama, Quechua, Humahuaca, Ocloya, and Guaraní peoples, among others, left the province in a march known as the "Malón de la Paz". | On August 18, representatives of the Malón were received by President Alberto Fernández; an agreement was reached to create a commission to investigate what happened in Jujuy and guarantee the safety of the aboriginal peoples. | T…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-28). Argentine Indigenous Peoples Continue Demonstration in Buenos Aires. orinocotribune.com Members of indigenous communities in Argentina continue their demonstration in front of the Palace of Courts in Buenos Aires denouncing the violence and irregularities of the government of the province of Jujuy. | On July 25th, hundreds of members of the Atacama, Quechua, Humahuaca, Ocloya, and Guaraní peoples, among others, left the province in a march known as the "Malón de la Paz". | On August 18, representatives of the Malón were received by President Alberto Fernández; an agreement was reached to create a commission to investigate what happened in Jujuy and guarantee the safety of the aboriginal peoples. | T…

midwesternmarx (2023-08-28). BRICS and G77+China: A Historic Transformational Opportunity By: Alejandra Garcia. midwesternmarx.com world leaders attending the BRICS Summit in South Africa. photo: Alejandro Azcuy The BRICS group, an alliance of leading emerging economies formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in June 2009 with South Africa coming on board in 2010, concluded its first face-to-face meeting on Thursday after three years of impasse due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19. From August 22-24, Johannesburg, South Africa, was the scene of key discussions in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.Pre …

ecsorinoco (2023-08-28). Brazil's Supreme Court Rules Homophobic Hate Speech Can Result in Prison Time. orinocotribune.com In Brazil, the use of homophobic slurs is now punishable by up to 5 years on prison. | The country's Supreme Court ruled on According to

infobrics (2023-08-29). BRICS Influence in Shaping the Global Financial Landscape and Its Implications for Developing Economies Like Zambia. infobrics.org We explored the BRICS economy—an alliance of emerging market economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Now, we shift our focus to examine BRICS' potential impact on the global financial system. As global economic and political dynamics change, we'll explore what this means for developing countries like Zambia…

Ed Rampell (2023-08-28). Remembering Chile's Coup on Film. progressive.org Chilean director Patricio Guzmán bears witness to the rise and fall of President Salvador Allende and the fifty years that followed.

Jake Johnson (2023-08-28). US Declassifies Docs Related to Chile Coup Following Pressure From Progressives. truthout.org The U.S. State Department has declassified a pair of documents related to events leading up to the 1973 coup in Chile, a violent assault on democracy covertly backed by the Central Intelligence Agency. The two documents were made public late last week following renewed calls for transparency by U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), and other progressive lawmakers who… |

Ajamu Baraka (2023-08-28). War in Africa and the Americas: Accelerating the end of White world supremacy. mronline.org he U.S. recently deployed troops to Peru to shore-up the coup in that country, followed by the deployment of troops to Ecuador and the bizarre AFRICOM plan to insert Kenya and Rwanda forces all the way from Africa to Haiti to support the illegitimate Ariel Henry puppet government in that nation. White supremacy in Black face.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-28). Ecuadorian presidential candidates redesign campaign strategy. plenglish.com Luisa González, from the Citizen Revolution (RC) movement, and Daniel Noboa, from the National Democratic Action (ADN) coalition, will have that time trying to win 4.2 million votes. | González won 33.62 percent of the votes in the first round of the elections on August 20th, and now she is focusing on social networks, posting videos with the intention of capturing the attention of the young electorate. | The RC candidate changed her appearance, looks sporty, and no longer alludes to the past in her speech, instead,she is stating that there is little left to transform fear and violence into protection and well-b…

Santiago Kingman (2023-08-28). Elecciones en Ecuador: una sola vía con dos carriles. globalizacion.ca øQué tipo de relación existe entre las elecciones presidenciales y la consulta de carácter ambiental? Una consulta que cierra las puertas a la minería y el petróleo triunfó en Ecuador, afirmado la creencia de que sólo la lucha social es…

Nicolás Centurión (2023-08-29). Paro en Uruguay: El derrame, la aspiradora y la desigualdad. globalizacion.ca El martes 22 de agosto hubo paro general parcial de la central única de trabajadores PIT-CNT bajo la consigna: "Basta de humo. Contra el modelo de la desigualdad". Y también contra la privatización de las empresas públicas y la defensa…

ecsorinoco (2023-08-28). Venezuela Rejects Sanctions & Supports Maduro's Government. orinocotribune.com

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-29). Venezuelan Military Demolishes 350 Illegal Mining Facilities in Amazonas State. orinocotribune.com

Tanya Wadhwa, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-28). Haitians Reject Kenya's Plan For Armed Intervention. popularresistance.org A Kenyan assessment mission arrived in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on August 20 to evaluate the security situation in the Caribbean country. The 10-member mission met with senior officials of the de-facto government led by Ariel Henry, the police, and the diplomatic corps of other nations during its three-day visit, which concluded on August 23. The visit and the plan was condemned by progressive organizations and rights groups which strongly opposed foreign intervention. | The delegation's visit came weeks after Kenya offered to lead a multinational police force in Haiti to help improve its security and stem…

Unitarian Universalists of SF (2023-08-28). Sunday 9/24: The Cuba Embargo Must End, by Mark Ginsburg. indybay.org 1187 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 or via Zoom…

Staff (2023-08-28). Headlines for August 28, 2023. democracynow.org White Supremacist Shooter Kills 3 Black People in Jacksonville; DOJ Investigating as Hate Crime, Rallygoers, Rights Leaders Gather in D.C. on 60th Anniversary of March on Washington, Mnangagwa Declares Victory in Zimbabwe Presidential Election as Challenger Chamisa Calls Fraud, Gabon Shuts Down Internet, Imposes Curfew Following Voting Delays in Nationwide Elections, Niger's Coup Leaders Order Troops to Be on Maximum Alert, Expel French Ambassador, 7 People Shot Dead at Church Rally in Haiti as Gang Violence Spirals, Russian Officials Say DNA Analysis Confirms Yevgeny Prigozhin Died in Plane Crash, Ex-Guate…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-29). March against gang violence in Haiti ends in massacre. peoplesdispatch.org More than 20 people were ruthlessly massacred in Haiti after an armed criminal gang opened fire against protesters during a march in Canaan, a makeshift neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-26). Canción "Hombres ricos al norte de Richmond" indybay.org La canción "Rich Men North of Richmond" (Hombres ricos al norte de Richmond) de Oliver Anthony alcanzó el número 1 en las listas top…

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-08-25). Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads To A Second Round In October. popularresistance.org Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first round of Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections, which have been marred by political assassinations as the Andean nation struggles with a wave of violence that has brought homicide rates, under the Lasso administration, to record levels. | Gonzalez is set to face the surprise second-place finisher Daniel Noboa in a run-off election in October, according to the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), as neither candidate won more than 50% of the ballot.

Teri Mattson, WtF is Going on in Latin America, the Caribbean. (2023-08-25). Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads To A Second Round In October. popularresistance.org Luisa González, of the Movimiento Revolución Ciudadana party, on Sunday took a lead in the first round of Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections, which have been marred by political assassinations as the Andean nation struggles with a wave of violence that has brought homicide rates, under the Lasso administration, to record levels. | Gonzalez is set to face the surprise second-place finisher Daniel Noboa in a run-off election in October, according to the National Electoral Council of Ecuador (CNE), as neither candidate won more than 50% of the ballot.

Ann Brown (2023-08-25). 'Welcome To Rice Street' Party Flyer Goes Viral, Club Capitalizes On Trump Drama. moguldom.com An Atlanta club decided to use former President Donald Trump's indictment and arrest in Georgia as a way to lure in clients. As news broke about Trump's planned surrender to Fulton County authorities in Atlanta, a party flyer titled "Welcome To Rice Street" began circulating online and went viral. The Suite Lounge club decided to …

ecns.cn (2023-08-25). China to increase domestic mining of strategic minerals. ecns.cn China aims to increase domestic mining of strategic minerals such as copper, aluminum, nickel, lithium and platinum group metals, which are now in shortage, the country's top industry regulator said on Friday.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). East Los Angeles to host 53rd commemorative event of the Chicano Moratorium. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles , CA — Organizers of the event commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium will be holding a cultural, political teatro and music, free event for the public. This year's event will take place Saturday, August 26 at Ruben Salazar Park in East Los Angeles. It will begin at 4 p.m. and end at about 6 p.m. All participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair or blankets to enjoy the program. | The August 29, 1970 Chicano Moratorium was a tremendous day of celebration and resistance by Chicanos from all over the country. Over 30,000 gathered at then-named Laguna Park (n…

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Staff (2023-08-25). Lawsuit Challenges Massive Offshore Lease Sale for Failing to Consider Gulf Communities, Climate. commondreams.org Gulf community and environmental groups sued the Interior Department today to challenge an offshore oil and gas lease sale that would offer up more than 67 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico. The department plans to hold the sale Sept. 27. Lease Sale 261, which the Biden administration canceled in 2021, is the last …

Marcos Silva Martínez C. (2023-08-25). Colombia — Paz total, conflicto socioeconómico-político, causas, responsables. globalizacion.ca La solución del conflicto socioeconómico-político colombiano, es imposible lograrla, solo con aprobación y promulgación de ley y designación de comisiones. La solución, demanda remover y revertir las causas que lo generaron y sustentan e implica la pérdida de privilegios, poder…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Xi Pledges China's Continuous Support for Cuba in Opposing Interference. orinocotribune.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending national sovereignty and opposing external interference and blockade. | China will also try its best to provide support for Cuba's economic and social development, said Xi in a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit. | Xi recalled that President Diaz-Canel paid a successful state visit to China last November, when they reached a broad consensus on further deepening China-Cuba ties in the new era and agreed to work together to build a China…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Xi Pledges China's Continuous Support for Cuba in Opposing Interference. orinocotribune.com Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will continue to firmly support Cuba in defending national sovereignty and opposing external interference and blockade. | China will also try its best to provide support for Cuba's economic and social development, said Xi in a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the 15th BRICS Summit. | Xi recalled that President Diaz-Canel paid a successful state visit to China last November, when they reached a broad consensus on further deepening China-Cuba ties in the new era and agreed to work together to build a China…

Narciso Isa Conde, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-25). Why Is The US Rushing To Form A Force To Intervene In Haiti? popularresistance.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was necessary to send a "multinational force" to Haiti, precisely one day before the UN Security Council session and following the recent Caribbean (CARICOM) summit. | At that meeting of the 15 States of the Caribbean subregion, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for accelerating the new aggression against the Haitian people. | This happened just as Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, is recriminating the passivity of the so-called "international community" supervised by the United States and the Allied Powers; urging them to "move from wo…

Narciso Isa Conde, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-25). Why Is The US Rushing To Form A Force To Intervene In Haiti? popularresistance.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was necessary to send a "multinational force" to Haiti, precisely one day before the UN Security Council session and following the recent Caribbean (CARICOM) summit. | At that meeting of the 15 States of the Caribbean subregion, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also called for accelerating the new aggression against the Haitian people. | This happened just as Luis Abinader, President of the Dominican Republic, is recriminating the passivity of the so-called "international community" supervised by the United States and the Allied Powers; urging them to "move from wo…

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Grahame Russell (2023-08-25). Guatemalans Voted to End 69 Years of Corrupt Rule. Will US, Canada Accept It? truthout.org On August 20, 2023, the Semilla Party's Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera were elected president and vice president of Guatemala. This election will bring a formal end to 69 years of anti-democratic, military-backed, corrupt, "open-for-global-business" governments when the transition of power takes place on January 14, 2024. "The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has recognized the results and what the… |

Misión Verdad (2023-08-26). Central American Parliament Expels Taiwan as Observer, Replaces With China. orinocotribune.com The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) expelled Taiwan as observer and replaced it with the People's Republic of China, after having maintained Taiwan as a permanent observer for more than two decades. | On Monday, August 21, PARLACEN voted 5-1 in favor of expelling Taiwan as an observer and inviting China to take its place. The only PARLACEN member that voted for Taiwan was Guatemala, which is the only Central American country that still recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign state. | The representatives of the six member states of the bloc met in Managua, capital of Nicaragua, and proposed welcoming China as a pa…

| AFP | (2023-08-25). Saudi denounces 'misleading' report on Ethiopian migrant killings. tribune.com.pk Saudi Arabia on Thursday denounced a report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since last year, branding it "politicised and misleading". | The New York-based group Human Rights Watch on Monday said Saudi border guards had fired "like rain" on Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arabia from Yemen. | HRW accused the Saudi guards of using explosive weapons as part of attacks that appeared to be "widespread and systematic", and said the killings may amount to crimes against humanity. | The report sparked global outrage after its publication, although a Saudi government sou…

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-08-25). TechTalk: NASA doesn't employ foreigners, but US has sued Elon Musk for not hiring immigrants at SpaceX. firstpost.com Elon Musk has had several dust-ups with the American system over the years. In the latest tussle, the US Justice Department is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX for alleged discriminatory practices against immigrants and asylum seekers, and not hiring them. | Most people, who are not ardent fans of Elon Musk, often dismiss his cries against the US' Left establishment as baseless. This time though, Elon Musk might be right when he says that he is the target of a witch hunt. The US Justice Department suing SpaceX for not hiring immigrants may be stemming from ignorance at best, or worse, reckless hypocrisy. | Why Elon Musk…

Andrés Kogan Valderrama (2023-08-26). Argentina — Milei y su capitalismo de boludos. globalizacion.ca La reciente victoria de Javier Milei en las primarias presidenciales en Argentina (PASO) no dejaron indiferente a nadie y viene a mostrar el rápido ascenso de la ultraderecha en nuestros países, la cual ha aprovechado la rabia, el malestar y…

Juan Elman (2023-08-26). How Javier Milei upset Argentina's political status quo. internationalviewpoint.org A political tsunami has hit Argentina with far-right libertarian economist Javier Milei winning the largest share of the vote in the presidential primary elections on Sunday, 13 August. It's no longer far-fetched that Milei could become president; in fact, it now seems the most likely scenario. | – | / |

Grahame Russell (2023-08-25). Guatemalans Voted to End 69 Years of Corrupt Rule. Will US, Canada Accept It? truthout.org On August 20, 2023, the Semilla Party's Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera were elected president and vice president of Guatemala. This election will bring a formal end to 69 years of anti-democratic, military-backed, corrupt, "open-for-global-business" governments when the transition of power takes place on January 14, 2024. "The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has recognized the results and what the… |

Misión Verdad (2023-08-26). Central American Parliament Expels Taiwan as Observer, Replaces With China. orinocotribune.com The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) expelled Taiwan as observer and replaced it with the People's Republic of China, after having maintained Taiwan as a permanent observer for more than two decades. | On Monday, August 21, PARLACEN voted 5-1 in favor of expelling Taiwan as an observer and inviting China to take its place. The only PARLACEN member that voted for Taiwan was Guatemala, which is the only Central American country that still recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign state. | The representatives of the six member states of the bloc met in Managua, capital of Nicaragua, and proposed welcoming China as a pa…

| AFP | (2023-08-25). Saudi denounces 'misleading' report on Ethiopian migrant killings. tribune.com.pk Saudi Arabia on Thursday denounced a report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since last year, branding it "politicised and misleading". | The New York-based group Human Rights Watch on Monday said Saudi border guards had fired "like rain" on Ethiopians trying to reach Saudi Arabia from Yemen. | HRW accused the Saudi guards of using explosive weapons as part of attacks that appeared to be "widespread and systematic", and said the killings may amount to crimes against humanity. | The report sparked global outrage after its publication, although a Saudi government sou…

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-08-25). TechTalk: NASA doesn't employ foreigners, but US has sued Elon Musk for not hiring immigrants at SpaceX. firstpost.com Elon Musk has had several dust-ups with the American system over the years. In the latest tussle, the US Justice Department is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX for alleged discriminatory practices against immigrants and asylum seekers, and not hiring them. | Most people, who are not ardent fans of Elon Musk, often dismiss his cries against the US' Left establishment as baseless. This time though, Elon Musk might be right when he says that he is the target of a witch hunt. The US Justice Department suing SpaceX for not hiring immigrants may be stemming from ignorance at best, or worse, reckless hypocrisy. | Why Elon Musk…

Andrés Kogan Valderrama (2023-08-26). Argentina — Milei y su capitalismo de boludos. globalizacion.ca La reciente victoria de Javier Milei en las primarias presidenciales en Argentina (PASO) no dejaron indiferente a nadie y viene a mostrar el rápido ascenso de la ultraderecha en nuestros países, la cual ha aprovechado la rabia, el malestar y…

Juan Elman (2023-08-26). How Javier Milei upset Argentina's political status quo. internationalviewpoint.org A political tsunami has hit Argentina with far-right libertarian economist Javier Milei winning the largest share of the vote in the presidential primary elections on Sunday, 13 August. It's no longer far-fetched that Milei could become president; in fact, it now seems the most likely scenario. | – | / |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt To Become Full Members of BRICS. orinocotribune.com The powerful Global South bloc will add six new members in total as it looks to form a new world economic order | Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have officially been invited to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 24 August during the closing of a three-day "As a five BRICS countries, we have reached an agreement on the guiding principles, standards, criteria, and procedures on the BRICS expansio…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt To Become Full Members of BRICS. orinocotribune.com The powerful Global South bloc will add six new members in total as it looks to form a new world economic order | Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE have officially been invited to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on 24 August during the closing of a three-day "As a five BRICS countries, we have reached an agreement on the guiding principles, standards, criteria, and procedures on the BRICS expansio…

Morning Star (2023-08-25). Uniting progressive and reactionary governments, expanded BRICS alliance doesn't necessarily challenge U.S. imperialism. peoplesworld.org The following guest editorial is from Morning Star, Britain's daily socialist newspaper. Just as significant as the fact that the BRICS economic alliance is expanding is the list of countries which are now set to join: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, and Argentina. The six applicants will mean the BRICS (which …

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). President Luis Arce: Bolivia Hopes to Join BRICS Soon, 'Bet' on Bloc 'From Outset'. sputnikglobe.com Bolivian President Luis Arce was one of the many of guests and delegations invited to the 15th BRICS Summit, where the group's expansion-related issues topped the agenda. On the final day of the historic event, it was announced that Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia had been invited to join the group.

Martín Granovsky (2023-08-25). Argentina — Por qué conviene estar en los BRICS (y cómo llegamos). globalizacion.ca Cuando asumió Lula, el 1 ∞ de enero último, el Presidente Alberto Fernández subrayó que Brasil es, para la Argentina, el primer socio estratégico, el mayor aliado y el más amigo de los países amigos. Y entonces entre académicos, políticos y…

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-25). Realistically, How Strong Is America? thealtworld.com America's weakness is overlooked by investment analysts. Having offshored manufacturing, the US is import-dependent, and having weaponized the dollar Washington is causing foreign central banks to stop holding dollars as reserves. The consequence is that the US has a rising issuance of debt to finance trade and budget deficits, but a declining supply of customers for that debt. Either the Federal Reserve has to monetize the debt or interest rates will rise. | Note also that it appears there will be in about 4 months a large expansion of BRICS. Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates hav…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-25). BRICS summit ends with six new members and calls for inclusive multilateralism and UN reform. peoplesdispatch.org BRICS has decided to invite six countries to join the bloc — Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The leaders also agreed on a future plan of expansion and called for increased use of local currencies in trade as opposed to the dollar…

Pepe Escobar (2023-08-25). 'Welcome to the BRICS 11'. thealtworld.com 'No mountains can stop the surging flow of a mighty river.' With the addition of six new members that add geostrategic clout and geographic depth to the once sputtering BRICS, the multilateral institution is now gathering the momentum needed to reset international relations. | In the end, History was made. Surpassing even the greatest of expectations, the BRICS nations performed a giant step for multipolarity by expanding the group to BRICS 11. | Starting on January 1, 2024, the five original BRICS members will be joined by Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). | No, t…

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Bolivian President Calls Prospects for Strengthening Ties With Russia Good. sputnikglobe.com JOHANNESBURG (Sputnik) – Bolivian President Luis Arce said in an interview with Sputnik that he sees prospects for the strengthening of relations between his country and Russia.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Bolivian President Says Considering Paying Visit to Russia in 2024. sputnikglobe.com JOHANNESBURG (Sputnik) – Bolivian President Luis Arce said in an interview with Sputnik that he is considering paying a visit to Russia in 2024.

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Photo Highlights From South Africa-Hosted 15th BRICS Summit. sputnikglobe.com The historic three-day BRICS Summit 2023 wrapped up on August 24 in the South African city of Johannesburg. The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which together constitute the club of major emerging economies, adopted the Johannesburg II Declaration on the final day of the 15th summit.

infobrics (2023-08-25). Interest From Countries to Join BRICS Shows Its Relevance, Lula Says. infobrics.org Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the interest of other countries to join the BRICS organisation showed how relevant its pursuit for a new world economic order is…

infobrics (2023-08-25). The Brazil-China Relationship, as Seen Through the BRICS Bank. infobrics.org Elias Jabbour, a prominent Brazilian economist, was hired last month as an aide New Development Bank president Dilma Rousseff. Known by some as a "China apologist," Jabbour's appointment stirred up controversy in the Brazilian press, all while current Brazilian president Lula seeks closer diplomatic ties with Beijing…

channelnewsasia (2023-08-26). Inter re-sign Chile's Sanchez from Marseille. channelnewsasia.com

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-25). Why "Macaco" matters to Colombia's peace processes. colombiareports.com Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief "Macaco" says his influence went all the way up to Colombia's Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…

Joe Emersberger (2023-08-26). Western Applause for Yasuni Vote in Ecuador Reeks of Imperial Hypocrisy. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger — Aug 23, 2023 | Rich countries created the climate crisis and should pay up to solve it | It has angered me watching people based in the Global North (including two people I respect, | |

Keerti Gopal (2023-08-26). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Victory In The Amazon. levernews.com Good things are happening! Voters in Ecuador are putting Big Oil in its place (underground), while Maine invests in heat pumps. Plus, a conservative activist known for dark-money influence is under federal scrutiny, a Georgia judge is standing up for transgender kids, and more.Democracy Defends The Amazon: Democracy beat out fossil fuels in Ecuador last Sunday! In a historic referendum, Ecuadorian voters chose to halt all future oil drilling at a protected site in the Amazon, keeping 726 million barrels of oil in the ground, where it belongs."Finally, we are going to kick oil companies out of our territor…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Ecuador's Presidential Election Heads To A Second Round In October. popularresistance.org

sputnikglobe (2023-08-25). Spanish Police Seize Record 9.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Coming From Ecuador. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Spanish National Police said on Friday they seized 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana crates coming from Ecuador, in what became the largest intercepted illicit drug shipment in Spain's history.

TASS (2023-08-25). Venezuela views BRICS as group of countries holding similar positions — diplomat. tass.com According to Sergey Melik-Bagdasarovt, a possible membership in BRICS opens additional opportunities for Venezuela in terms on investments into the national economy…

Blanca Eekhout, Peoples Dispatch. (2023-08-25). Venezuela's Experience Of Building Democracy Under Siege. popularresistance.org From the moment of their initiation, progressive and anti-imperialist projects face constant and enormous challenges. There is the urgent need to resolve the socio-economic problems of the people: hunger, unemployment, and access to health and education. But how can that be achieved without advancing the forces of production and development in the economy? At the same time, how can the economy be developed in a capitalist world without reproducing the exploitation of workers? And furthermore, how can this be accomplished in the face of resistance from a resentful local oligarchy and a determined imperialism, whic…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-25). President Maduro's Discourse at BRICS Summit: Key Points. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, participated in the recently concluded 15th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the BRICS, held in Johannesburg, South Africa. This was the first time that Venezuela participated in a meeting of the largest emerging economies' cooperation bloc. | The following are the key points of his speech, given at the event titled "BRICS+ Rapprochement Dialogue," held on Wednesday, August 23. | Venezuela advocates for new international financial system | "Venezuela joins the call for the creation of a new global financial system that would allow us to carry out our transacti…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-08-25). Venezuela's Military Condemns Opposition's Call for Coup. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) of Venezuela has condemned the call for a coup recently made by extreme-right politicians. In a message to the nation, broadcast on national TV, the minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino López, stated that the FANB's fundamental role is to protect the nation, as mandated by the Constitution. | "The FANB has a constitutional role to fulfill," said Defense Minister Padrino López. "No one can make use of the Armed Forces for such purposes. We reiterate that the FANB is here, ready and willing, to provide security for free and fair elections, with the greatest expression of…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-25). US Considers Easing Oil Sanctions on Venezuela on Condition of 'Free, Fair Elections'. orinocotribune.com According to a recent report made by Reuters, the US government is reviewing easing oil sanctions on Venezuela. A spokesperson for the White House National Security Council revealed that the US government is drafting a proposal that could ease sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector. | The aim of the sanctions relief would be to allow more companies and countries to import Venezuelan crude oil. However, the US government imposes a condition for the sanctions relief: that the Venezuelan government has to "conduct free and fair presidential elections." | According to the sources consulted by Reuters, the White House is…

ecns.cn (2023-08-26). Foreign Generation Z uncover the cultural appeal of Sanxingdui. ecns.cn When you come to Sichuan, one will be easily attracted by the ancient Shu culture. Five foreign youths from Cambodia, Cuba, Malaysia, and the Philippines visited the new museum of Sanxingdui to experience the ancient Shu civilization.

Editor (2023-08-25). China's Xi vows to support Cuba in defending Cuba's sovereignty. mronline.org China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to support Cuba's defense of its national sovereignty, opposing foreign interference and a U.S. economic blockade, and will expand strategic coordination with Havana.

TASS (2023-08-25). Russian experts propose introduction of simplified taxation system for Cuba. tass.com The effective taxation system in Cuba is unsuitable so far for the planned transition to private competition development, Executive Director of the Institute Anton Sviridenko said…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Why Is the U.S. Now Favoring Accelerating the Formation of a Force to Intervene in Haiti? blackagendareport.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). Philadelphia Nonprofit Wants to Give Latino Entrepreneurs the Capital Boost They Need. nextcity.org

Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). State of Chinese America: Rising Fear About US Warmongering. peacepivot.org Chinese Americans are not a quiet monolith. This survey by the Committee of 100 in partnership with Columbia University revealed rising concerns about anti-Asian violence, economic issues, and worsening mental health, all correlating with the escalated US warmongering in China. 79% of survey respondents viewed the current U.S.-China relations as negative and trending towards war. …

Marc Steiner (2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm1XX58vg?si=2897060e653041b4 | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-22). Nuevo México: Encuentros de Luchas por la Vida en la Tormenta Global. indybay.org Encuentro al norte: Albuquerque, Nuevo México el 23 y 24 de septiembre | Luchas por la Vida en la Tormenta Global…

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reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-22). øQué significa para ti la autonomía? indybay.org øQué significa para ti la autonomía? | Grietas: Revista de Pensamiento y Horizontes Zapatistas 1 Primavera/Verano 2022…

Robert Norse (2023-08-22). Violence, Sweeps, and Seizure–Escalating SCPD Policy. indybay.org In spite of court decisions and massive COVID-era appropriations as well as decades of protests and petitions, police have continued and seem to be escalating "drive 'em out of town" sweeps with new cruelties and illegalities. Yesterday at the Mime Troupe, I passed out a flyer denouncing unusually explicit and recent threats, seizures, and citations attacking each encampment as it arises.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Regulating Direct-to-Consumer Polygenic Risk Scores. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the possible harms associated with direct-to-consumer polygenic risk scores and advocates for federal regulation.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Understanding the Facets of Emulating Randomized Clinical Trials—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the opportunity to reply to the points and questions raised by Drs Narula and Nikolakopoulos and Dr Bosch and colleagues about our recent study.

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jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Understanding the Facets of Emulating Randomized Clinical Trials. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study sought to compare the effect estimates among 32 RCTs and corresponding observational study analogues. Using the target trial framework, the authors found moderate to high correlation between RCT effect estimates and their observational counterparts, with the highest correlation observed when observational emulation methods more closely approximated RCT design.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. jamanetwork.com Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the use of highly effective antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV, is a key component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative in the US that aims to reduce new HIV cases by 90% by 2030. Although the advent of PrEP carries tremendous potential to change the trajectory of the epidemic, PrEP uptake has been disproportionately low in populations most heavily affected by HIV. In 2021, 78% of White persons expected to benefit from PrEP received it, compared with 11% of Black/African American persons and 21% of Hispanic/Latino persons. Regional disparities exist, with the South accounting…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-23). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 21.08.2023. indybay.org

Editor (2023-08-22). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not By Themselves Change the World. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South …

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). Understanding the Facets of Emulating Randomized Clinical Trials. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study sought to compare the effect estimates among 32 RCTs and corresponding observational study analogues. Using the target trial framework, the authors found moderate to high correlation between RCT effect estimates and their observational counterparts, with the highest correlation observed when observational emulation methods more closely approximated RCT design.

jamanetwork (2023-08-22). New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. jamanetwork.com Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the use of highly effective antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV, is a key component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative in the US that aims to reduce new HIV cases by 90% by 2030. Although the advent of PrEP carries tremendous potential to change the trajectory of the epidemic, PrEP uptake has been disproportionately low in populations most heavily affected by HIV. In 2021, 78% of White persons expected to benefit from PrEP received it, compared with 11% of Black/African American persons and 21% of Hispanic/Latino persons. Regional disparities exist, with the South accounting…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-23). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 21.08.2023. indybay.org

Editor (2023-08-22). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not By Themselves Change the World. scheerpost.com By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South …

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). In Sichuan, foreigners' enthusiasm heated up by hot pot. ecns.cn When you come to Sichuan,what might be the first thing that comes to mind? "The people here love spicy food." Despite being her first time in Sichuan, Jolene Grace S. Lacuarta, a girl from the Philippines, talks about many keywords related to Sichuan: pandas, hotpot… As for Erlck Yendri Gonzalez Rulz, a Cuban who has never tried hot pot before, he embarks on a journey to explore the magic behind this unique Chinese cuisine, with fear and curiosity, starting from making the dipping sauce.

ecns.cn (2023-08-22). Parliament's removal decision applauded. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that China welcomed and highly praised the Central American Parliament's decision to remove the Taiwan region as "a permanent observer".

Tim Brinkhof (2023-08-22). 'Big Brother' On the Border. progressive.org How digital technologies are being used to monitor and police migrant populations.

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo Victory Is a Turning Point for Guatemala. progressive.org The president-elect has promised to crack down on corruption and break up monopolies, a welcome sign in a country gripped by a wealthy elite.

Staff (2023-08-22). Centrist Bernardo Arévalo is Guatemala's New President, Venezuela Sends Congratulations. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( As shown in the final report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Arévalo obtained 2,441,661 votes (58.01%), while Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope party obtained 1,567,472 votes (37.24%). | On Sunday, Arévalo said that he accepted "with great humility this victory that the people of Guatemala have given us." | According to Guatemala's TSE, the elect…

Laura Salome Canteros (2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo will be Guatemala's next President. greenleft.org.au Centre-left candidate Bernardo Arévalo de León from the Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement) won a decisive victory in Guatemala's presidential run-off election on August 20 against the "pact of the corrupt", reports Laura Salome Canteros.

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). What Explains the Rise of the Far Right in Argentina? leftvoice.org

Aram Aharonian (2023-08-22). Argentina — Un grito desesperado de cambio, al borde del precipicio. globalizacion.ca Tras las elecciones primarias del domingo 13 con la victoria parcial del ultraderechista Javier Milei, Argentina transita semanas de incertidumbre: el hartazgo del electorado con los políticos parece acercar al país al borde del precipicio. El 22 de octubre se…

Brasil de Fato (2023-08-22). Black community activist Bernadete Pacífico murdered in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Being included in Brazil's Human Rights Defenders Protection Program (HRDPP) didn't prevent

kwjorinoco (2023-08-22). BRICS Summit Will Contribute to World Peace and Lay Foundation for New Globalization. orinocotribune.com From August 22 to 24, the city of Johannesburg will host the 15th meeting of heads of state of BRICS (China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa). The national leaders will debate the future of the group amid a marked deterioration of US influence and the advance of de-dollarization throughout the world. | The BRICS leaders' summit, the first to be held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is expected to be attended by the president of China, Xi Jinping; the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Marco Fernandes, People's Dispatch. (2023-08-22). Can BRICS Lead A Wave Of Assertion From The Global South? popularresistance.org In recent days, a series of articles in the mainstream Western media have clearly demonstrated the concern of Western powers about the possible growth of the BRICS bloc, which over 20 more countries are interested in joining. Reuters, citing anonymous sources in the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, said that Brasilia would oppose the expansion and that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not attend the summit. A couple of days after the Reuters article, Brazilian President Lula da Silva was emphatic in reaffirming his position in favor of expansion, and sources denied rumors that Modi would skip the meeting.

Staff (2023-08-22). Vijay Prashad on BRICS & Why Global South Cooperation Is Key to Dismantling Unjust World Order. democracynow.org As a two-day BRICS summit gets underway in South Africa, we speak with author and analyst Vijay Prashad about whether the bloc — which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — can meaningfully challenge U.S. and Western domination in world affairs by building an alternative forum for countries of the Global South. BRICS countries represent 40% of the world's population and a quarter of the world's economy, and the group is now considering a possible expansion to more than 20 other countries. "BRICS is an instrument to push forward their political views, which they fe…

ecns.cn (2023-08-22). BRICS ties give impetus for growth. ecns.cn Enhanced cooperation and better coordination among BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will bolster their economic growth and fortify the multilateral trading system.

infobrics (2023-08-22). BRICS Countries Want to Replace Dollar?>. infobrics.org The BRICS confederation, which includes the developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, seen as the pioneer of an economic system that is an alternative to the US dollar-dominated financial system…

ecns.cn (2023-08-23). 'Flying girl of Ningbo' becomes world champion at ISF U15 Gymnasiade. ecns.cn Chen Yuxie, 14, won the girls' 100-meter final in 11.56 seconds at the ISF U15 Gymnasiade held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday.

LEPAIO (2023-08-22). Saturday 8/26: On The 50th Anniversary of Chile Coup- Special Free Screening of 'Nae Pasaran'. indybay.org To Register | Saturday August 26, 2023 3PM PST/5PM CST/6PM EST | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd–qqz0qHNVOO2eqol1EUVPKHoPAbQOl…

Fernando Ayala (2023-08-22). Chile — øEl golpe de Estado fue cívico-militar? globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos puso entonces a disposición de los generales golpistas y de extremistas de derecha: armas, dinero e influencia para impedir primero que el electo presidente Allende asumiera. Luego, para que el gobierno fracasara y fuera derribado por las fuerzas…

Fernando Dorado (2023-08-22). Colombia — Petro se enfrenta a Grupo Aval. globalizacion.ca Más rápido de lo que se pensaba se van mostrando y enfrentando las fuerzas, y se acercan momentos definitorios en Colombia. La oligarquía financiera no cede ante las reformas sociales (salud, pensiones, laboral) porque tocan su caja menor (Empresas Promotoras…

Staff (2023-08-22). In Major Win for Indigenous Rights, Ecuador Votes to Ban Oil Drilling in Protected Amazon Lands. democracynow.org Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the vote not only set a "crucial precedent" as the first time a country has voted by democratic ballot initiative on resource extraction in the Amazon, but also demonstrates that "Ecuador is a cou…

Dan Collyns (2023-08-22). Ecuador's presidential election to go to runoff in October. america.cgtn.com Ecuador's presidential election moves to the second round in October, between two former lawmakers. They're vying for support from voters concerned about Ecuador's sharp increase in crime and a struggling economy.

Dan Collyns (2023-08-22). Massive security presence as Ecuadorians head to polls. america.cgtn.com Polls have closed in Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections. Sunday's vote came amid tight security, after a presidential candidate was assassinated earlier this month.

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-22). This Week On Americas Now: Illegal Mining in the Rainforests of Ecuador. america.cgtn.com Earlier this year, Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso declared illegal mining a threat to national security, linking it to organized crime. But with gold prices at an all-time high, that has done little to stop the miners. Dan Collyns visited an indigenous village where residents formed …

Amy Goodman (2023-08-22). How Will Ecuador's New Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon Shape the Runoff Election? truthout.org Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the… |

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-08-22). Ecuador — Con un estado fallido, la candidata progresista enfrentará a la derecha mafiosa unida. globalizacion.ca La candidata progresista Luisa González, quien ganó el pasado domingo 20 de agosto la primera vuelta electoral con el 33.38 % de los votos frente al ultraconservador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin, hijo del potentado bananero y varias veces aspirante presidencial…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-22). Ecuador: National Referendum Ending Oil Exploitation in the Amazon is Victorious. libya360.wordpress.com Santiago Rosero While most of the focus was on the general elections in Ecuador, a national referendum was held on oil exploitation in the Amazon. In addition, in a regional referendum the inhabitants of Quito voted on mining. In both cases, the vote to stop exploitation triumphed. The long struggle to save Yasuní Biosphere Reserve…

Juan J. Paz y Miño Cepeda (2023-08-22). Elecciones en Ecuador: Progresistas o millonarios. globalizacion.ca El 10 de agosto de 1979 se inició la época de gobiernos constitucionales más larga en la historia del Ecuador y, al mismo tiempo, con varios ciclos presidenciales. Entre 1979-1996 se sucedieron: Jaime Roldós (1979-1981), Osvaldo Hurtado (1981-1984), León Febres…

Clau O'Brien Moscoso (2023-08-22). Peruvian de Facto Minister of Defense Travels to DC Solidifying US Militarization of Country. orinocotribune.com

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-08-23). Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrant for Antonio Ledezma. orinocotribune.com

Celina della Croce (2023-08-23). How US Sanctions Are a Tool of War: The Case of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Celina della Croce — Aug 18, 2023 | On March 26, 2022, Francisco lay in a public hospital bed in Bolívar, Venezuela, roughly eight hours inland from the capital of Caracas. He had been waiting for more than twenty-four hours to be seen by a doctor for fluids filling his stomach in a hot room with no fan or air conditioning. By then he was stick thin, his skin clinging to his bones as he lay on his side, waiting. | When he was finally seen by a doctor and given a prescription, he was also told that the hospital did not have the medicines he needed. His family would need to try to find them on their own. At…

Staff (2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…

Staff (2023-08-23). Venezuela Condemns IACHR Questioning of Supreme Court Decisions (+PCV & Red Cross). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement was made public by the minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, th…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-22). María Corina Machado's Advisor Calls for Civil Disobedience, Military Uprising. orinocotribune.com A fugitive from Venezuelan justice and international advisor to María Corina Machado's primaries campaign, Antonio Ledezma, confirmed Machado's strategy to promote a military rebellion to force her registration if she wins the opposition primaries, scheduled for October 20. | In an interview this Sunday, August 20, Ledezma said that only with the "impulse of a process of civil disobedience will they be able to handle the exclusion of Machado's candidacy by the National Electoral Council (CNE)." He immediately elaborated on the military option. | "The only way to be able to carry out the registration of a woman wh…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-22). Venezuela: Opposition Begins Primary Race as Far Right Threatens 'Military Rebellion'. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro announced the mobilization of "Peace Squads" in order to prevent the outbreak of violence by the opposition.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-18). Haitian political parties condemn gang attacks. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The January 30 Collective of Political Parties on Friday condemned the gangs' attacks on residents in Carrefour Feuilles, and denounced deaths and injuries at the hands of armed groups.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-18). Record rains in southern Germany. plenglish.com Berlin, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Heavy rains affected on Thursday night several localities in southern Germany with damages still to be assessed and records for some areas, local media reported on Friday.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-18). Argentineans demand Julian Assange's release. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Intellectuals, politicians and human rights defenders in Argentina will arrive rally at the United Kingdom's Embassy in here on Saturday to demand the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Télam news agency reported on Friday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-18). China responds to US military activities. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) China responded on Friday to the biodefense report published by the United States recently, and described that country as the most suspicious in carrying out military activities.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-18). Ukrainian Army's losses increase on Donetsk front. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 soldiers, among dead and wounded, in the Donetsk front in the last day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov informed on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-18). Cuban President meets with head of Brazil's Special Advisory. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Díaz-Canel met at the Palace of the Revolution on Friday with the head of the Special Advisory to the Brazilian President, Celso Amorím, who is visiting Cuba to strengthen bilateral relations.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-18). López Obrador says that Mexicans will not consume modified corn. plenglish.com Mexico, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) President Andrés Manuel López Obrador repeated at his morning press briefing on Friday that Mexicans will not consume genetically modified corn, no matter how much pressure there is from the T-MEC partners.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-18). Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister meets with UAE ambassador. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Anayansi Rodriguez met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Haz Ahmed Alkaabi, at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry on Friday.

Alan Macleod (2023-08-18). Latin America Rising, with Ollie Vargas. mintpressnews.com Award-winning journalist Ollie Vargas delves into Latin America's pushback against American dominance, shedding light on the changing global order — a must-listen episode for those intrigued by Latin America, the Global South, and evolving geopolitics.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Joao Pedro Stédile: Latinoamérica atraviesa una crisis del capitalismo. telesurtv.net El líder del Movimiento de los Trabajadores Rurales Sin Tierra de Brasil, Joao Pedro Stédile, fue entrevistado en el podcast "Los Nadies", conducido por la presidenta de teleSUR, Patricia Villegas.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-17). Trial on the efficacy of a drug against Alzheimer advances in Cuba. plenglish.com Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the neuroprotective drug NeuralCIM in patients with mild or moderate Alzheimer's amnestic variant is progressing positively today in this central province of Cuba.

Laith Fadel (2023-08-17). Large numbers of Chinese tourists heading back to Mexico. america.cgtn.com Chinese tourism to Mexico is expected to increase dramatically after China added Mexico back to the list of Latin American countries open to group tours following the Covid-19 pandemic.Mexican officials say a massive influx of Chinese visitors to Mexico is a plus for the country but also …

manager (2023-08-17). Haiti News Roundup: Thousands Displaced Due to Violence. cepr.net Tensions in Carrefour Feuilles, a suburb of the capital, are escalating after the police clashed with the population on August 7 during a protest against the devastating violence of the gangs, with reports stating that people couldn't breathe after being tear gassed during a heavily attended march. Less than a week later, beginning the night …

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-17). Ecuadorians cast votes amid state of emergency. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) For the first time, Ecuadorians will cast their votes under a state of emergency, so a security plan will be taken in the domestic polling stations from Thursday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-17). Former paramilitary reveals plans against Colombian public figures. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Former paramilitary leader Carlos Mario Jimenez, alias 'Macaco,' who had requested some time ago to submit himself to transitional justice, revealed Thursday terrorist plans against public figures in the country.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-17). Peruvian Defense Minister opens possible new U.S. base in Peru. plenglish.com Lima, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian Defense Minister Jorge Chavez opened Thursday the chance of installing a new U.S. anti-drug base in his country by confirming the U.S. veto to the shooting down of intrusive airplanes of drug smugglers.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). Cooking food, avoiding salad could cut antibiotic resistance — Study. plenglish.com London, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cooking food thoroughly and avoiding some types of vegetables and salad during a course of antibiotic treatment could potentially reduce antibiotic resistance, by preventing bacteria carrying resistance genes getting into the gut, according to a new study.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). Cuba slams recent terror attacks on Shah Cheragh temple. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday strongly condemned recent terror attacks on religious temples in Iran, and expressed his deepest condolences to families and relatives of the victims.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). Cuban FM mourns deaths over traffic accident in Bolivia. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez on Thursday mourned the death of human lives over a tragic traffic accident occurred on Cochabamba-Santa Cruz route, in Bolivia.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). Housing Turquino Plan underway for Cuban farmers. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) One of the largest housing construction plans of the last decade in the mountainous areas of this central Cuban province is underway this year, as confirmed by the Turquino Plan directors.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). UN calls for greater humanitarian access, funds for Myanmar. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths today called for expanded humanitarian access and increased funding to assist the 18 million people in need of aid across Myanmar.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). UN condemns demolition of school in Palestine. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Thursday strongly condemned demolition of a school in the West Bank just days before the start of the school year.

WSWS (2023-08-17). Providence union accepts agreement at two units, isolating workers at a third unit. wsws.org There is no doubt that Providence management, with the help of ONA, deliberately tried to split off the PHHH from the other bargaining units, and will use this to try to enforce a worse contract there.

Combined Sources (2023-08-17). 'Rent is Too Damn High' coalition calls Sept. 5 rally at Michigan Capitol. peoplesworld.org LANSING, Mich.—A statewide coalition known as "Rent is Too Damn High" will descend on Michigan State Capitol on Sept. 5 to protest escalating costs of housing in the state. According to the coalition's press coordinator, Lindsey Barchard, well over 600 people had pledged to join the protest at the capitol by early August. The Sept. …

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2023-08-18). Huracán Hilary alcanza categoría 3 frente a las costas de México. telesurtv.net "El sábado, Hilary podría continuar en la categoría 4, con un diámetro de 1000 kilómetros", refirió el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional.

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-18). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not by Themselves Change the World. dissidentvoice.org Mao Xuhui (China), '92 Paternalism, 1992 In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South Africa were both …

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-08-18). U.S.-Mexico trade tensions. america.cgtn.com The U.S. has escalated a trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn, imports of which Mexico banned in June over health concerns. What does this mean for diplomatic relations in the region?

splcenter (2023-08-18). Libertarian Party's Far-Right Leadership Worries Takeover Turning Into 'Disaster'. splcenter.org A year after the far-right Mises Caucus took over the Libertarian Party, its membership and financial numbers are down. Some state parties, including New Mexico, Virginia and Massachusetts, have splintered or disaffiliated from the national party. Leaked documents Hatewatch obtained show the Libertarian National Committee is squabbling and worried that their takeover is "turning into a disaster."

Leon Ramos (2023-08-17). People are dying on Texas-Mexico border as Gov. Abbott's militarization intensifies. liberationnews.org It is difficult to say just how many people have died, but the victims and stories of cruelty are mounting.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Hilary se intensifica a huracán en costa del Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net Exhortan a la población a extremar precauciones por precipitaciones, viento y oleaje en los estados de Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, Guerrero y Oaxaca.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Belarús afirma que responderá firmemente en caso de agresión occidental. telesurtv.net Lukashenko destacó que, de existir incidencias hostiles por parte de los países bálticos, la respuesta será contundente.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Arrestan a policías de Brasil acusados de complicidad golpista. telesurtv.net Estas acciones se realizan en paralelo con el juicio de la Corte Suprema de los 70 denunciados por participar en los ataques golpistas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Declaran emergencia ante incendios en Kelowna, Canadá. telesurtv.net En el noroeste, continúan las evacuaciones de más de 20.000 habitantes hasta el mediodía de este viernes.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Incendios forestales obligan a evacuar habitantes de ciudad en Canadá. telesurtv.net Cerca de 168.000 personas han sido evacuadas desde el inicio de la temporada de incendios forestales que actualmente asola los Territorios del Noroeste.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Renuncia director de gestión de emergencias de Maui, Hawái. telesurtv.net Herman Andaya enfrenta duras críticas por su gestión de los incendios. Prosigue la búsqueda de personas reportadas como desaparecidas.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Rusia y China ejecutan ejercicios navales en el Pacífico. telesurtv.net Moscú y Beijing continúan estrechando sus relaciones y abogan por una mayor cooperación militar.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Asesinan a líder religiosa y afrodescendiente brasileña. telesurtv.net Mãe Bernadete personificó la lucha de una madre negra para buscar justicia por el asesinato de un hijo, tras el crimen hace seis años de "Binho do Quilombo".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Denuncian misoginia contra nueva ministra de Cultura chilena. telesurtv.net Entretanto, las diputadas de la bancada feminista compartieron un comunicado en apoyo de Carolina Arredondo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Se desarrolla voto en casa en elecciones presidenciales de Ecuador. telesurtv.net La campaña se ha desarrollado en medio de un clima de violencia que privó de la vida, entre otros, al excandidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Correa llama complot de la derecha a asesinato de Villavicencio. telesurtv.net En total son ocho los candidatos que aspiran a suceder a Lasso y completar el periodo 2021-2025, interrumpido en mayo pasado cuando el mandatario invocó la "muerte cruzada".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Incendio de Tenerife sin control: ya quemó 3.800 hectáreas. telesurtv.net Bomberos de Islas Canarias explicaron que las labores de extinción del incendio de Tenerife, considerado el peor de los últimos 40 años, experimentarán dificultades por las condiciones meteorológicas.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Pakistán detiene a 146 personas por ataques a iglesias cristianas. telesurtv.net Más de 6.000 policías y tropas paramilitares se desplegaron para controlar la violencia mientras la comunidad cristiana denuncia ser víctima de ataques constantes.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Gustavo Petro anuncia renegociación del TLC Colombia-EE.UU. telesurtv.net El propio mandatario recordó que renegociar el TLC con Estados Unidos fue una bandera durante su campaña a la Presidencia hace un año.

teleSUR, EN, YSM (2023-08-18). Franklin Lugo repitió etapa y es líder de la Vuelta a La Azulita. telesurtv.net En la categoría femenina, la colombiana Angélica Moreno logró la victoria.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Sergio Massa responsabiliza a FMI de devaluación de moneda. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial y ministro de Economía señaló que la devaluación constituye "una decisión muy desagradable por imposición del Fondo Monetario".

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Avanza jornada electoral en Ecuador con privados de libertad. telesurtv.net 4.756 electores se encuentran habilitados en 62 juntas receptoras del voto en 39 Centros de Privación de la Libertad.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Equipo legal de Trump propone aplazar juicio federal hasta 2026. telesurtv.net Abogados alegan que podría tardar años examinar los documentos presentados por la Fiscalía acerca de la interferencia de Donald Trump en elecciones de 2020.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Reportan más de 2.400 muertos por violencia en Haití. telesurtv.net Hasta el 15 de agosto, al menos 2.439 personas fueron asesinadas y otras 902 resultaron heridas.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Disminuyen combates tras liberación de comandante en Libia. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, Mahmoud Hamza fue liberado luego de que el jefe de las fuerzas de disuasión emitiera su aprobación.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Al menos diez muertos tras estrellarse avioneta en Malasia. telesurtv.net A bordo de la avioneta se encontraban dos tripulantes y seis pasajeros, incluido un político del estado de Pahang.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Reportan siete muertos y 56 desaparecidos por naufragio en Cabo Verde. telesurtv.net La embarcación salió el pasado 10 de julio de la localidad de Fass Boye rumbo a España con unas cien personas a bordo.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-08-18). Reportan peor crisis de cólera en RD del Congo desde 2017. telesurtv.net Unicef señaló que el repunte del conflicto armado y el desplazamiento determinan la crisis sanitaria, que impacta mayormente en menores de edad.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-18). Afirman que Bolsonaro intentó hackear sistema de votación en Brasil. telesurtv.net Según el pirata informático, Bolsonaro quería usar este hackeo para demostrar la supuesta fragilidad del sistema de sufragios electrónicos en los comicios pasados.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-18). Incendio consume más de 3.200 hectáreas en Tenerife, España. telesurtv.net El incendio iniciado el martes, según los reportes oficiales, tiene un potencial nunca visto en Tenerife desde hace más de cuatro décadas.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-18). Presidentes de Rusia e Irán dialogan sobre adhesión al Brics. telesurtv.net En la cuenta oficial del Kremlin en Telegram se detalló que se hablaron temas de cooperación regional.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Congelan precios de la gasolina hasta octubre en Argentina. telesurtv.net El Gobierno y las petroleras congelan alzas de la gasolina (nafta) hasta después de las elecciones de octubre próximo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Más de mil familias afectadas por las inundaciones en La Plata, Argentina. telesurtv.net El temporal que se abatió en la zona de La Plata afectó las zonas de cultivos conocida como el cordón hortícola de la capital provincial, que ocupa 5.400 hectáreas…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Autorizan en Brasil levantar el secreto bancario de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net En el fallo del juez de la Corte Suprema, Alexandre de Moraes también se incluyo a la Michelle Bolsonaro, esposa del exmandatario.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Al menos nueve muertos deja incendio en el sur de China. telesurtv.net El edificio afectado tenía una superficie de unos 240 metros cuadrados, de acuerdo con medios locales chinos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Fuerzas de defensa rusas derriban dron ucraniano sobre Moscú. telesurtv.net Las primeras imágenes mostraron una columna de humo que se eleva, así como las sirenas de los vehículos de emergencia, las ambulancias y la policía.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-18). Detienen a presuntos asesinos de exalcalde ecuatoriano Intriago. telesurtv.net Arrestadas tres personas y un privado de libertad. Se detuvo a otros ocho individuos, cuya vinculación con el crimen se investiga.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-18). øCómo será el balotaje en Guatemala?>. telesurtv.net El 20 de agosto tendrá lugar la segunda vuelta presidencial en ese país. TSE informa que concluyó la preparación y traslado de las más de 24.500 cajas con material electoral.

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-18). Conviasa supera 6.300 vuelos durante primer semestre de 2023. telesurtv.net La aerolínea bandera de Venezuela implementó en 2023 nuevos vuelos directos a destinos como Damasco y Manaos.

teleSUR, lag, JDO (2023-08-18). Pdvsa reporta alza sostenida de producción pese a sanciones. telesurtv.net La estatal energética venezolana incrementa su producción hasta los 810.000 barriles diarios de crudo pese a guerra económica de EE.UU. y la UE.

teleSUR, lvm, JCM (2023-08-18). Detienen a ocho bolsonaristas acusados de atacar el Palacio de Planalto. telesurtv.net De igual manera los agentes policiales en cinco estados (Bahía, Goiás, Paraíba, Paraná y Santa Catarina) y en el Distrito Federal ejecutaron 16 órdenes de allanamiento.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Asesinan a dos reconocidos líderes en Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz refirió que "la imposición de normas y otras formas de control social por parte de los grupos armados significan un permanente riesgo de violación a los derechos de la población".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Candidatos electorales realizan actos de cierre de campaña en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Durante el cierre movilizativo en el cantón Durán en la provincia del Guayas del candidato Daniel Durán, tuvo lugar una balacera.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Accidente vial deja 18 muertos en Cochabamba, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Al lugar del siniestro, llegaron, para brindar socorro, la policía, personal médico, así como ambulancias y una grúa.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Exjefe paramilitar revela nexos con exautoridades políticas y judiciales colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Colocan en alerta verde a ocho provincias dominicanas por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ente precisó, que las ocho provincias están en alerta verde: María Trinidad Sánchez, Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, San Cristóbal, Duarte, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Samaná.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Elevan nivel de alerta por terrorismo tras quema del Corán en Suecia. telesurtv.net La decisión se tomó ante el desarrollo de eventos con amenazas dirigidas a la nación durante un periodo de tiempo extendido.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Realizan Festival Petronio àÅlvarez en Cali, Colombia. telesurtv.net Participan al menos 1.500 artistas y grupos musicales se presentan en los diversos escenarios previstos del 16 al 21 de agosto .

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-18). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,1 en Meta, Colombia. telesurtv.net El epicentro del sismo se registró en El Calvario, Meta, a unos 47 kilómetros de Bogotá (capital).

teleSUR, ppc, JGN (2023-08-18). Cinco facetas desconocidas de Federico García Lorca. telesurtv.net Federico García Lorca pasó a la historia como uno de los artistas españoles más talentosos del mundo.

teleSUR- dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Tribunal de Brasil analiza 70 denuncias por actos golpistas. telesurtv.net Los abogados y fiscales pudieron presentar alegatos orales hasta las 23H59 (hora local) de este domingo.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-18). Exigen justicia para víctimas de masacre de Senkata en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Tras dos años de haberse entregado el informe sobre la violencia ocurrida en 2019, durante el Gobierno de facto de Jeanine Áñez, solo se ha cumplido un inciso.

teleSUR- jaa, JCM (2023-08-18). øQué debes saber sobre las elecciones en Ecuador?>. telesurtv.net Ecuador ha vivido la campaña electoral más sangrienta de su historia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Fuerzas de defensa rusas derriban drone ucraniano sobre Moscú. telesurtv.net Las primeras imágenes mostraron una columna de humo que se eleva, así como las sirenas de los vehículos de emergencia, las ambulancias y la policía.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-18). Candidatos a la Presidencia cierran campañas en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Durante el cierre movilizativo en el cantón Durán en la provincia del Guayas del candidato Daniel Durán, tuvo lugar una balacera.

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-08-18). Revelan nexos entre paramilitares y autoridades colombianas. telesurtv.net Carlos Mario Jiménez Naranjo compareció en el "Encuentro por la verdad para la no repetición", realizado en Bogotá. Pidió perdón por los crímenes cometidos por su grupo armado.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-18). Denuncian "misoginia" contra nueva ministra de Cultura chilena. telesurtv.net Entretanto, las diputadas de la bancada feminista compartieron un comunicado en apoyo de Carolina Arredondo.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). A Strong Storm of Rain and Wind Affects Argentina>. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, heavy rains and winds affected various areas of Argentina, causing dozens of flights to be delayed at the country's main airports. | RELATED: | The National Meteorological Service (SMN) declared an "orange alert for rain" at 2: 00 p.m. local time in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and in the east of the Buenos Aires province. | The authorities also established a "yellow alert for rain" in most of t…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Belarus Not to Join Russia-Ukraine Conflict Unless Attacked. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, President Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus will not participate in the armed hostilities in Ukraine unless Ukrainians cross the state border. | RELATED: | "If Ukrainians do not cross our border, we will never participate in this war, in this full-scale war, but we will always help Russia," Lukashenko told the media in an interview. | The Belarusian president also denied reports that Moscow alleged…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Brasilia Police Officers Arrested for Omission in January Coup. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Brazilian Federal Police carry out an operation against Brasilia's police authorities who failed to act properly during the coup attempt on January 8 when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the buildings of the three branches. | RELATED: | The federal agents comply with seven arrest warrants issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PG…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Cuba Seeks to Accelerate Tourism Industry's Recovery. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Tourism Ministry (MINTUR) informed that Cuba has received more than 1.2 million tourists so far in 2023 amid a steady increase in Russian tourist arrivals. | RELATED: | It comes as the island prepares for the start of the upcoming tourist peak season, which runs from October to March. At the same time, in Varadero, the country's most popular seaside resort, actions are implemented to reinvigorate the n…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Ecuadorian President is Denounced in Villavicencio Murder Case. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the family of the late presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio announced that they will file a complaint against President Guillermo Lasso and other public officials for the assassination of the Ecuadorian politician on August 9. | RELATED: | At press conference, the family's lawyer, Marco Yulema, explained that the assassination of Villavicencio at the hands of hitmen occurred as a result of a…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Electoral Candidates Hold Campaign Closing Acts in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Ecuadorian electoral authorities confirmed that, a few hours before the elections in the country next Sunday, the closing ceremonies of the campaigns of the presidential candidates have taken place. | Related: | The presidential candidate for Revolución Ciudadana, Luisa González, made her campaign closing in Quito, qualifying it as a great closing to the meeting in the Carita de Dios. | "Thank you my dear Quito, thank…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). How the US Economy Has Catalyzed Global Economic Turmoil. telesurenglish.net Just a week after Moody's slashed the credit ratings of 10 small and medium-sized American banks and indicated the possibility of downgrading the credit ratings of some large U.S. banks, the U.S. banking sector faced another challenge. | RELATED: | On Tuesday following Moody's, another international rating agency, Fitch Ratings, warned that it might downgrade the ratings of dozens of U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase. | While concerns a…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). New COVID-19 Variant Eg.5 Not Yet Found in Lebanon or Iran. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the quickly spreading EG.5 (Eris) variant of COVID-19 has not yet appeared in Lebanon. | RELATED: | The Health Ministry's Director of Epidemiology Tracking Nada Ghosn told NNA that "the ministry is continuously conducting genetic tests to identify the COVID-19 variants present in Lebanon. So far, these tests have not revealed the presence of t…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Presidents of Russia and Iran Discuss BRICS Membership. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, exchanged via telephone on the possible accession of the Iranian nation to the BRICS. | Related: | The Kremlin's official Telegram account detailed that, in addition, issues of regional cooperation were discussed. | "Issues of cooperation in international and regional affairs were discussed, including Iran's participation as a full mem…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Sweden Thwarts Several Terrorist Attempts: PM Kristersson. telesurenglish.net On Thurday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that the Swedish government had thwarted several terrorist attacks. | RELATED: | "We know that planned acts of terrorism have been hindered," Kristersson said hours after the Swedish Secret Service's decision to raise the terrorist threat level from "elevated" to "high". | Justice Minister Gunnar Strommer said: "During spring, several people were arrested in Sweden and abroad suspected of…

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Tenerife Wildfire Continues to Spread Out of Control. telesurenglish.net The wildfire that began in the north-west of the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife late on Tuesday night continues to burn out of control and has doubled in size in just over 24 hours, devastating almost 3,300 hectares of forest in at least eight municipalities. | RELATED: | Around 7,000 residents have either been evacuated or told to stay at home as the perimeter of the fire has extended to 41 km from 22 km late on Wednesday night.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Two Well-Known Leaders Murdered in Magdalena, Colombia. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced the murder of two social leaders in the department of Magdalena; there are already 107 social leaders murdered in 2023. | Related: | "Wilinton Tovar Gil was a recognized political leader and current candidate for the Council of the municipality of San Zenón, Magadalena. In addition, he was part of the campaign of the mayoral candid…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). 6.1 Quake in Colombia: One Person Dead, Severe Material Damage. telesurenglish.net An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale registered on Thursday in central Colombia left one person dead in Bogotá and severe material damage in the departments of Meta and Cundinamarca. | RELATED: | The mayor of Bogotá Claudia López said that in the Colombian capital there were no serious affectations, however, a woman died in the middle of the tremor after jumping from the window of her apartment in a buil…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Ambush Leaves 17 Soldiers Killed in Niger. telesurenglish.net The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will hold a meeting of its Chiefs of Staff in Accra, Ghana, to address the details of a possible multinational military deployment in Niger, in order to depose the coup junta. | This terrorist attack occurred on the eve of a meeting between military leaders of countries in Niger's geographical vicinity. Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Angola Hosts Summit of Southern African Development Community. telesurenglish.net Its mission has been to promote sustainable and fair growth, focusing on socioeconomic development through effective productive systems, greater cooperation and integration, good governance, and lasting peace and security, so that the region emerges as a competitive and effective actor in relations. | The 43rd Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of SADC is being held under the theme: "Human and Financial Capital: The Key Drivers of Sustainable Industrialization in the SADC Region." Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Argentina's Status as Country Free of Avian Influenza Validated. telesurenglish.net The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) validated a report sent by the National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) of Argentina, in which the country declares itself free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). | RELATED: | According to Senasa, the validation was given after the country complied with the recommendations of the international organization and the closure of the last outbreak…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Brazilian Police Carry Out Operation Against Coup Financiers. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Federal Police carried out an operation to identify individuals who are believed to have financed the coup attempt on January, when supporters of former President Jair supporters invaded and vandalized the headquarters of the three branches of government in Brasília. | RELATED: | This marks the fourteenth phase of Operation Treasonous Nation, involving ten orders for preventive arrests and sixteen for search and seizure, issu…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Call For More Initiatives for Haiti Deployment Force. telesurenglish.net Every day, the pressure on the Haitian Prime Minister to define a real and effective proposal against the problem of insecurity in the country increases. It seems that Ariel Henry is waiting for an external solution to solve his own problems, while progressive sectors are calling on him to take charge of Haiti once and for all, and to call for sovereign and self-managed alternatives for self-defense. | Insecurity has plunged the entire Caribbean country into chaos, especially in the capital and in the populous Cité Soleil neighborhood. Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Canadian City Ordered to Evacuate Due to Wildfires. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday evening, residents in Yellowknife, the capital city of the Northwest Territories, Canada, were ordered to evacuate due to wildfires. | RELATED: | The government of the Northwest Territories asked residents to leave the largest community with a population of more than 20,000 by noon Friday. | "The city is not in immediate danger and there is a safe window to leave the city by road or by air," the territory…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Candidate Gonzalez Vows to Investigate Villavicencio Murder. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Luisa Gonzalez, the presidential candidate of the Revolución Ciudadana, assured that she will immediately create a commission to investigate the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio once she takes office as president of Ecuador. | RELATED: | Gonzalez stated categorically that there are many doubts about the crime of Villavicencio, who was shot dead by hit men as he was leaving a rally in Quito on…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Dominican Republic Explosion Death Toll Rises to 27. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the director of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) of the Dominican Republic, Juan Manuel Méndez, confirmed that the death toll from the explosion in San Cristóbal has risen to 27 people. | Related: | The highest authority of the entity also informed that 59 people were injured, and so far, no missing persons have been reported. | Likewise, during a press conference, he stated that it has not been possible to i…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Ecuadorian Elections Begin With the Vote of Prisoners. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the voting for the extraordinary presidential and legislative elections in Ecuador kicked off with the participation of incarcerated individuals awaiting a final verdict. | RELATED: | This process is taking place across 39 prisons, where 4,756 citizens are eligible to exercise their right to vote at 62 polling stations. | Upon inaugurating the voting process, Diana Atamaint, the president of the National Elec…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Fijian Organizations Oppose Japan's Wastewater Discharge Plan. telesurenglish.net Fijian politicians and organizations have voiced their concerns about and disapproval of Japan's intentions to dump more than 1 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | Unity Fiji party leader Savenaca Narube told Fiji Times that releasing radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean is a "serious issue" for the small Pacific Islan…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Francina Armengol New President of Spanish Congress. telesurenglish.net After the Spanish Parliament was constituted on Thursday, a total of 13 deputies were elected in the congress by the Aragonese: 7 PP, 4 PSOE, 1 Vox and 1 Sumar. All of them will take their seats in this first session of the Lower House. It is expected that the announced agreements between parties will be reached in order to form a majority to elect the next President of the Government. | Related: | Along with these electio…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Israeli Occupation Army Kills Palestinian in a Raid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Palestinian citizen Mustafa al-Kastouni, 32, lost his life after being shot by the occupation forces in the head, chest and abdomen during a raid on Jenin city. | Related: | During the assault by storming troops on Jenin, in the northern West Bank, Israeli soldiers arrested two young Palestinian men, accused of planning attacks on Jewish territory. | Palestinian media reported that al-Kastouni b…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Political Killings in Ecuador Might Be Linked: Argentine Outlet. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Negocios & Politica (N&P) published an article about the assassination of the Manta Mayor Agustin Intriago on July 23 and the assassination of Presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio on August 9. | RELATED: | "Many aspects of each case remain to be clarified. However, an ongoing investigative process… allows for the establishment of a connection between the two murdered individuals and a presidential candidate…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Russia Makes Advances on the Donetsk and Kharkov Fronts. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Russian Defense spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported that the Russian army made significant advances on the Donetsk and Kharkiv fronts. | RELATED: | "On the Donetsk front, units of the South military group…repelled four attacks by the Ukrainian army in the vicinity of the towns of Zaliznyanske, Staromikhailivka and Krasnohirivka," Konashenkov said. | "The assault groups carried out successful offen…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sudan: Re-Arrest of Young Revolutionary. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Commission for the Defense of Detainees and Public Freedoms: "the lack of respect for laws and regulations is what led to war, chaos, and the constitutional vacuum in the country." | Mohammed Adam Tupac was arrested following national protests in Sudan on 1/13/22. He was hit by two gunshots and tortured after arrest and is held responsible for the murder of a police officer against all evidence. Aug. 17, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sweden Raises Terror Threat to Second Highest Level. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Sweden raised the terrorist threat level to the second-highest due to several factors, including protests from various Muslim countries over recent Quran burnings. | RELATED: | For the first time in seven years, the threat has shifted from the third to the fourth level on a five-point scale, now categorized as "high." However, intelligence services (Sà§po) rejected the existence of specific suspici…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). US: Death Toll From Hawaii Wildfires Rises to 111. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Hawaii governor Josh Green stated that the death toll from the Maui wildfires in the U.S. state of Hawaii reached 111. | Related: | "Every day we are a little bit more heartbroken because we do have to report that more of our loved ones have been confirmed lost and deceased," said Green at a press conference. | Furthermore, Green also said that about 38 percent of the burned area has been searched. | According to official reports, abo…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Venezuela Increases Oil Production Amid US Sanctions. telesurenglish.net In its latest report on the world market, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) highlighted that the Venezuelan oil production increased by 10.65 percent between February and August of this year. | RELATED: | In that period, the state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) registered an average increase of 78,000 barrels per day. Between January and August, the average daily production went from 732…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). Colombian Drug Cartels Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. orinocotribune.com

Michelle Begue (2023-08-18). Training Colombia's military dogs. america.cgtn.com Meet the dogs behind some of Colombia's toughest military operations. CGTN's Michelle Begue visited the Colombian military school where these dogs are trained to see how these dogs are prepared for the field.

Staff (2023-08-17). President Petro Announces Colombia has Begun FTA Renegotiation With US. orinocotribune.com Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Wednesday that his government has begun to renegotiate its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, a trade instrument that has been in force between the two countries for 11 years. Since prior to his presidential campaign, Petro has questioned, among others, an imbalance in favor of the US within the agreement. | "I want to publicly announce that the renegotiation (of the FTA) has begun," said the head of state during a meeting with coffee growers in the town of Pitalito, in the department of Huila. | The Colombian president said that the decision was the res…

Grahame Russell (2023-08-17). US, Canada-Backed Guatemalan Elites Threaten Coup Amid Opposition Party Runoff. truthout.org Guatemala has received an unusual amount of international media attention in recent months, thanks to its historic elections as well as brazen elite efforts to overturn them. On June 25, to the shock of most Guatemalans and international observers, opposition party Movimiento Semilla ("seed movement") finished second place in first-round elections, forcing a runoff against the establishment Unidad… |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-17). Colombia to renegotiate trade pact with US: Petro. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said his government is renegotiating a trade deal with the United States to benefit the South American country's agriculture sector. Petro made the announcement at an…

Michael Fox (2023-08-17). El Salvador's model of authoritarianism may be spreading to countries like Costa Rica and Honduras. therealnews.com Costa Rica, a tourist's paradise and a country without a military, has historically been one of Central America's strongest democracies, but times are changing. Last year, Costa Ricans elected Rodrigo Chaves, a man fashioned in the mold of Donald Trump, as their new president. In office, Chaves has attacked his political opponents, focusing particularly on the media and universities, and he has harnessed the power of social media to push conspiracy theories and fake news. And, as of late June, Chaves had the fourth highest approval rating—71%—of any public official in the world. Chaves's popular…

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-17). Guatemala's Rivers of Garbage. progressive.org With thousands of tons of garbage polluting the country's waterways, community volunteers have had to take charge.

Anonymous103 (2023-08-17). Argentina Primaries: The Ultra-Right Advances, the Bipartisanship Retreats, the Dinosaur is still There. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Aram Aharonian. Originally published on Argentines never cease to surprise: on a wintry but sunny Sunday, they put the recycled bipartisanship in intensive care in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous…

ecns.cn (2023-08-18). Fossil featuring sharp claws, a nasty beak discovered. ecns.cn A team of paleontologists has found the fossilized remains of a creature they describe as a precursor to the pterosaur at a dig site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The fossil has been dated back to approximately 230 million years ago.

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

Editor (2023-08-18). Bolsonaro's Butchery: CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). MST founder Joà£o Pedro Stedile faces off against right wing in Congress. peoplesdispatch.org After seven hours of questioning before the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) "investigating" the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST), Joà£o Pedro Stedile exited the Chamber of Deputies and was embraced by dozens of representatives of people's movements, religious leaders, and parliamentarians who sang "This struggle is ours, this struggle is of the people. And only in struggle, will we create a new Brazil." | Stedile was summoned to testify to the CPI by the right-wing deputies Ricardo Salles, the minister of the environment under Jair Bolsonaro, and Zucco, a member of the Brazilian military. Th…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-08-17). Will Germany's bid to address shortage of nurses put more pressure on Brazil's health system? peoplesdispatch.org As Germany seeks to recruit overseas nurses to bridge its healthcare staff deficit, questions are arising about the strategy's impact on the health systems of source countries…

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). No More AFL-CIO Support For Coups On The 50th Anniversary Of The 1973 Chile Coup. indybay.org September 11, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the US coup in Chile that cost the lives of tens of thousands of workers and people. The AFL-CIO leadership was centrally involved in this coup and continues to cover up it's role and also continues to take tens of millions of dollars from the National Endowment For Democracy NED for operations in over 62 countries. An educational conference will be held in Washington DC on September 10 and a rally at the AFL-CIO headquarters on September 11th to demand justice and against the continued funding of the AFL-CIO international operations by the US government.

LEPAIO (2023-08-18). Saturday 8/26: On The 50th Anniversary of Chile Coup- Special Free Screening of 'Nae Pasaran'. indybay.org To Register | Saturday August 26, 2023 3PM PST/5PM CST/6PM EST | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd–qqz0qHNVOO2eqol1EUVPKHoPAbQOl…

Staff (2023-08-17). President Maduro Receives Credentials From Ambassadors of Chile, France, and Colombia. orinocotribune.com Chilean diplomat Jaime Gazmuri Mujica has been appointed by the Chilean government as ambassador plenipotentiary—an ambassador with full authority to sign treaties or act otherwise on behalf of a state—to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, whose credentials were received by President Nicolás Maduro at Miraflores Palace. | The Chilean ambassador was appointed on May 25 by the government of President Gabriel Boric, assuming…

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-18). An Assassination in Ecuador. progressive.org Far right in Ecuador proposes authoritarian response to rise in violence.

Ana Dagorret (2023-08-17). The escalation of violence in Ecuador shines a light on country's broader crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The early elections in the Andean country are taking place in a context of increased violence against political candidates and in society generally…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Santiago Peña sworn in as president of Paraguay amid protests. peoplesdispatch.org As the conservative economist Peña took office, hundreds of citizens took to the streets to reject the neoliberal economic policies promoted and implemented by the Colorado Party during the past eight decades of its government…

Laith Fadel (2023-08-17). Retired dancer makes ballet affordable in Peru. america.cgtn.com Ballet is not accessible to everyone in Peru. However, in the Peruvian capital, Lima, one retired dancer has set out to change that. She has made it her goal to bring the revered art form to girls from families who could not afford the classes …

Narkys Blanco (2023-08-18). President Maduro Proposes Opening New Electoral Centers. orinocotribune.com During a tour of the La Ladera sector's La Hoyada neighborhood in La Vega parish, Caracas, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed the opening of new voting centers. | "We have to create new electoral centers in the epicenter of each community, so that voters can go to vote with peace of mind," President Maduro said. | The president made the announcement during the celebration of the 10th Anniv…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-18). Venezuela: ExxonMobil Aims to Join CITGO Auction Over 77M Arbitration Award. venezuelanalysis.com The ongoing court-mandated share sale could lead to the breakup of Venezuela's most important foreign asset.

Staff (2023-08-17). UK Appoints New Chargé d'Affaires to Venezuela's Maduro Administration. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The UK imperialist approach toward Venezuela allows the UK to arbitrarily select who is the legitimate authority of Venezuela. When the UK makes decisions related to diplomatic and consular appointments and diplomatic relations, it chooses to formalize everything trough the only legitimate government headed by President Nicolás Maduro. However, when the UK has to deal wi…

Staff (2023-08-17). Venezuela: National Assembly in Permanent Session to Appoint Electoral Authorities. orinocotribune.com

Dan Cohen, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-17). US Apparel Industry Endorses Looming Haiti Invasion. popularresistance.org As the Biden administration works diligently to organize an invasion of Haiti — most recently with Kenya's pledge to send 1,000 police officers — the sweatshop labor industry is celebrating. | American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) president and CEO Steve Lamar applauded Kenya's recent announcement that it would send 1,000 police officers in support of an "anti-gang" mission, telling the trade publication Sourcing Journal that it "reinforces that a country like Kenya has shared values, and shared prosperity, with the United States and with Haiti, and is trying to be a long-term partner. He a…

Stephen Sefton (2023-08-15). Africa and Latin America — Revolutionary Ties. globalresearch.ca

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Bolivia outlines trade integration with Paraguay. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Arce urged -after attending the inauguration of his Paraguayan counterpart Santiago Peña – for the realization of a work agenda and trade integration of Bolivia with the neighboring country.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Cuba gets ready for Varadero Josone Festival: Rumba, Jazz & Son. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban province of Matanzas will host the Varadero Josone Festival: Rumba, Jazz & Son to be held from August 21 to 27 with the presence of renowned Cuban and foreign musicians.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Ecuador: In-home, penitentiary votes to open electoral process. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Vice President of the National Electoral Council (CNE) Enrique Pita on Tuesday announced elections in Ecuador will start off with the in-home and Penitentiary votes.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Russia is in favor of multipolar world order, says President Putin. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Russia maintains its vote in favor of a multipolar world order based on norms and principles of international law, President Vladimir Putin said in a speech during the 11th International Security Conference.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-15). Lopez Obrador announces meeting with Biden at Asia-Pacific meeting. plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed on Tuesday he will attend the Asia-Pacific Meeting in November, where he will meet with his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to talk about America.

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Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). Argentina ¥s inflation ramped up 6.3 percent in July. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) issued on Tuesday that the general level of the Consumer Price Index reported a 6.3% inflation in July.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). JNIM claims responsibility for attacks on UN forces in Mali. plenglish.com Bamako, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) A radical Islamist group claimed Tuesday responsibility for two attacks on the UN peacekeeping forces in northern Mali, causing a soldier death and several wounded, reported the ABamako website.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). President Abinader calls off speech given San Cristobal blast. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader called off on Tuesday his speech for Restoration Day on August 16, and will instead attend a Mass to honor the blast's victims in San Cristobal, so was reported by Spokesperson for the Presidency and Director of Strategy and Government Communication Homero Figueroa who further detailed the Mass will take place in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Consolation in San Cristobal at 09.00 am, local time.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-15). Afghanistan has the right to a peaceful future — UN. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The people of Afghanistan have the right to a peaceful and harmonious future and that the de facto authorities, the Taliban, have an obligation to ensure that this right is realized, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres said.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). After 4 months of war, UN urges action to end the tragedy in Sudan. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) For four gruesome months, the people of Sudan have been engulfed in a war that is destroying their lives and their homeland, and violating their basic human rights.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). Venezuela and Colombia double down on strengthening border policies. plenglish.com Caracas, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela and Colombia are presently working on the design of technological protocols to strengthen land mobility border policies and guarantee road safety between both nations.

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Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Colombian President orders to investigate corruption case. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro ordered Foreign Ministry to open investigations into a corruption case linked to Brazil's Odebrecht and one of Colombia's most important business groups.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). Youth jobless among Panama's challenges. plenglish.com Panama City, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Experts in labor market on Tuesday warned of challenges that jobless represents for youngsters in Panama, a social indicator worsened on Tuesday by the Covid-19 impact.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-15). Covid-19 activity in Canada shows early signs it may be surging. plenglish.com Ottawa, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Covid-19 infections may be slowly starting to rise again in Canada, new data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests.

Larry Johnson (2023-08-15). How Will the War in Ukraine End? sonar21.com I will try to make this simple. It is a complex question, but it is something we should be contemplating if the world is going to avoid a nuclear holocaust….

Rania Khalek (2023-08-15). US Sends 3,000 More Troops to Persian Gulf, Escalating War Danger with Iran. thealtworld.com Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the Biden Administration's escalation with Iran following the announcement that the US is deploying 3,000 additional troops to the Persian Gulf, claiming Iranian threats to ships in the region.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-15). Beijing is optimistic about upcoming G-77 plus China Summit in Cuba. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Government on Tuesday expressed its confidence in the contributions that the upcoming Summit of the Group of 77 (G-77) plus China, to be held in Cuba, will bring to the developing countries.

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Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-15). Cuba's eastern province redoubles surveillance on cholera. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) on Tuesday redoubled active surveillance on cholera in eastern Guantanamo province, given the increase in cases of the disease in some countries of the region.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-15). Cuban expert provides information on bankarization. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Central Bank of Cuba (BCC) reported on Tuesday that it is continuing with its plans to provide professional and specialized information to the sector working on the implementation of the banking system in the country.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-15). Cuban Prime Minister congratulates Baracoa on its 512th anniversary. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday sent congratulations and a hug to the people of Baracoa on the 512th anniversary of the city, which was the first village founded by the Spanish conquistadors.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-15). President Diaz-Canel participates in tribute to outstanding women. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel chaired the ceremony to acknowledge the work of members of the Cuban women's Federation (FMC), local media reported on Tuesday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Bolivian law enforcement intensifies search for fugitive drug lord. plenglish.com La Paz, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian authorities decided to step up the search for drug trafficker Sebastián Marset after the Uruguayan Deputy Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Maciel, expressed doubts regarding his possible departure from the country.

Staff (2023-08-15). Montana youth climate litigation win raises hopes for other US climate accountability cases. thecanary.co On Monday 14 August, a group of young people won a landmark US climate accountability lawsuit. The Held v. State of Montana case was brought by 16 plaintiffs ranging in age from 5 to 22. In a US first, the sixteen young Montanans have held their state government to account for violating their constitutional rights …

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Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). President Boluarte acknowledges Lula's leadership in Amazon region. plenglish.com Lima, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Peruvian President Dina Boluarte acknowledged the leadership of the Brazilian head of State, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as proved at the recent 4th Summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). UN calls for peaceful, inclusive and credible elections in Gabon. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations urged political stockholders in Gabon to ensure a peaceful, inclusive and credible electoral process as the pre-election campaign begins.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Belgian solidarity project donates medicines to Cuba. plenglish.com The coordinator of the initiative, Reinaldo Romero, stated in an interview with Prensa Latina that the donation was for healthcare and social centers in the provinces of Pinar del Río and Havana. | "We are grateful for the support (of solidary people) in Belgium who provided the medicines or offered to carry the suitcases, as well as those in Cuba who guarantee the reception and delivery, in particular the beautiful project "Cuba must be loved," said Romero, a resident in Belgium. | Since last year Sovereign Cuba has dispatched donations by air consisting of small loads of aid to Cuba, which complement the main…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Palestine describes new Israeli attacks "brutal" and "bloody" plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Government on Tuesday condemned the systematic attacks by the Israeli Army on cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, and described them as "brutal" and "bloody."

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Russian President values strategic partnership with India. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Vladimir Putin stated in a congratulatory message on India's Independence Day that Russia grants great importance to the strategic partnership with it and intends to continue to develop bilateral ties.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). First group of Cuban university athletes departs for Russia. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The first group of the Cuban delegation that will take part in the International University Sports Festival, scheduled for August 19 to 31 in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, departed on Monday.

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Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). Marathon runners pay tribute to Cuban leader Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 100 runners paid tribute on Monday to Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 23rd edition of the Olympic Ideal Half Marathon, held in the western province of Mayabeque.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). Suspense in case against Trump in Georgia, US, ten charges. plenglish.com Washington, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The investigating jury in the state of Georgia (southeast) in charge of the case against former President Donald Trump for trying to overturn the elections in 2020 approved ten indictments.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Africa and Latin America Revolutionary Ties. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton Che Guevara in the Congo Historically, the United States and its allies only retreat from their aggressive policies and the imposition of their dominance when they suffer a strategic defeat. They never repair their essence, all they do is modify their policies looking for how to recover the lost ground. For them, the…

Jake Johnson (2023-08-14). Argentina's Presidential Primary Winner Has Vowed to "Chainsaw" Public Spending. truthout.org Javier Milei, an admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump who believes climate change is a "socialist lie" and wants to impose extreme austerity on Argentina's economy, won the Latin American nation's presidential primary on Sunday with just over 30% of the vote. The surprise result makes Milei — a self-described "anarcho-capitalist" — the slight frontrunner for the October general election… |

infobrics (2023-08-14). Russia and Brazil: Developing Culture and Education. infobrics.org Russia and Brazil are two nations whose economic power cannot be underestimated. Brazil is Russia's main trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for a third of trade between Moscow and the region…

Freedom Road Socialist Organization (2023-08-15). Tuesday 8/29: Chicano Moratorium. indybay.org 48 S 7th Street #101 | San Jose, CA 95112…

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teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-15). Presidente argentino afirma que empieza campaña por la democracia. telesurtv.net En su mensaje, el mandatario Alberto Fernández afirmó que "ahora empieza la verdadera campaña en favor de la democracia y los derechos de la gente".

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-15). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Mexico: At Least 13 Refrigerated Bodies Found in Veracruz Homes. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Verónica Hernández Giadáns, the head of the Veracruz State Attorney General's Office, said that the dismembered bodies of at least 13 people were found in two houses located in the city of Poza Rica. | Related: | According to the Veracruz state prosecutor, the bodies were found on August 13 inside refrigerators and so far it is not possible to give a specific number of skeletal remains found, but it is cer…

A Guest Author (2023-08-14). Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition For the people of Niger and their new leadership. workers.org The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition issued the following statement Aug. 10. Signers include Mobilization4Mumia, Mumia United Nations Liaison Group, International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Friends of Mumia Mexico, Workers World Party, Communist Workers League and Malcolm X Commemoration Committee. Graphic: Anastasya Eliseeva The new government of Niger . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). AMLO's pro-working class policies are why poverty decreased in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org On August 10, the Mexican National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL) released a In these same four years, the "multidimensional poverty" level decreased from 41.9% to 36.3…

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-15). Tormenta tropical Lan toca tierra en Wakayama, Japón. telesurtv.net El ente indicó que Lan tocó tierra y siguió su trayectoria hacia el norte, dejando a su paso fuertes lluvias en el oeste de Japón.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-15). Presidente argentino afirma que empieza campaña por la democracia. telesurtv.net En su mensaje, el mandatario Alberto Fernández afirmó que "ahora empieza la verdadera campaña en favor de la democracia y los derechos de la gente".

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-15). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Mexico: At Least 13 Refrigerated Bodies Found in Veracruz Homes. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Verónica Hernández Giadáns, the head of the Veracruz State Attorney General's Office, said that the dismembered bodies of at least 13 people were found in two houses located in the city of Poza Rica. | Related: | According to the Veracruz state prosecutor, the bodies were found on August 13 inside refrigerators and so far it is not possible to give a specific number of skeletal remains found, but it is cer…

A Guest Author (2023-08-14). Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition For the people of Niger and their new leadership. workers.org The Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition issued the following statement Aug. 10. Signers include Mobilization4Mumia, Mumia United Nations Liaison Group, International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Friends of Mumia Mexico, Workers World Party, Communist Workers League and Malcolm X Commemoration Committee. Graphic: Anastasya Eliseeva The new government of Niger . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). AMLO's pro-working class policies are why poverty decreased in Mexico. peoplesdispatch.org On August 10, the Mexican National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy (CONEVAL) released a In these same four years, the "multidimensional poverty" level decreased from 41.9% to 36.3…

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-15). Tormenta tropical Lan toca tierra en Wakayama, Japón. telesurtv.net El ente indicó que Lan tocó tierra y siguió su trayectoria hacia el norte, dejando a su paso fuertes lluvias en el oeste de Japón.

teleSUR, dcdc, SH (2023-08-15). Día Mundial de la Relajación: Consejos y beneficios. telesurtv.net El Día Mundial de la Relajación busca incentivar este estado, concientizar sobre su importancia y fomentar el descanso sano.

teleSUR, hvh, MER (2023-08-15). Presidente ruso afirma que un nuevo mundo multipolar está emergiendo. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que han sido y siguen siendo partidarios firmes del orden mundial multipolar basado en la prioridad de las normas y principios del derecho internacional.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-08-15). España avanza a la final de la Copa Mundial Femenina de fútbol. telesurtv.net Australia e Inglaterra se enfrentarán este miércoles para definir al contrincante de las españolas en la gran final a celebrarse el próximo 20 de agosto.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-08-15). Reportan 10 muertos tras explosión en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El hecho también dejó más de 50 heridos, 11 personas desaparecidas, tres edificaciones destrozadas y 18 vehículos afectados.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-08-15). Siria y Argelia estrechan lazos de cooperación conjunta. telesurtv.net La autoridad siria resaltó la profundidad y la importancia de las históricas relaciones entre los dos países.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-08-15). Líderes de Jordania, Palestina y Egipto celebran cumbre regional. telesurtv.net Los líderes egipcio y jordano ratificaron su apoyo a los esfuerzos del mandatario palestino para continuar defendiendo los intereses de su pueblo.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-15). Evacúan a turistas y pobladores por incendio en Saint André, Francia. telesurtv.net Medios locales narraron que varios pobladores reportaron explosiones, pero se cree que sean causadas porque el fuego llegó a afectar varias bombonas de butano.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-15). Explosión deja decenas de heridos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net En su alocución a los medios, Casilla no ofreció cifras exactas de heridos, pero aseguró que más de 20 personas se encuentran ingresadas.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-15). Lluvias dejan al menos 50 muertos en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El jefe de Gobierno regional, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, dijo que 20 personas continúan atrapadas.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-08-15). Asesinan a tiros a dirigente de Revolución Ciudadana en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Al respecto de la situación política existente en Ecuador, la candidata a presidente Luisa González afirmó que el país atraviesa su época más sangrienta.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-15). Estudiantes marchan para conmemorar el día de los Mártires Estudiantiles en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Con una representación simbólica, los estudiantes invitaron a la comunidad educativa a peregrinar para recordar la fecha.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-15). Tornado deja saldo de dos muertos en Jiangsu, China. telesurtv.net El fenómeno dejó además a 15 personas heridas.

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-08-15). Felicitan a India por el 76 aniversario de su independencia. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Rusia destacó la importancia a las relaciones de asociación estratégica con la India.

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-08-15). Aumenta a 65 cifra de muertos por intensas lluvias en India. telesurtv.net La región de Himachal Pradesh es la más afectada por las inundaciones, donde unas 52 personas murieron desde el domingo último.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-15). Siria y Serbia repasan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El representante sirio resaltó la asistencia humanitaria recibida de parte de Serbia, tras el terremoto que impactó la nación el pasado 6 de febrero.

teleSUR, rzr, MER (2023-08-15). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Jericó. telesurtv.net Con este hecho, aumenta a 11 la cifra de palestinos asesinados por Israel en el campo de Aqabat Yabr.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-15). Desprendimiento de rocas provoca siete fallecidos en China. telesurtv.net Las autoridades del distrito de Xingshan confirmaron que los siete ocupantes del vehículo fallecieron a causa del fuerte impacto de las rocas.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-15). Enfrentamientos armados en Libia elevan tensiones internas. telesurtv.net La detención del comandante de la Brigada 444, Mahmoud Hamza profundizó la tensión entre dos de los grupos más poderosos de la capital libia.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-15). Explosión en gasolinera de Rusia deja al menos 30 muertos. telesurtv.net Según testigos el incendio se originó en un centro de automóviles cercano y terminó propagándose, alcanzando la gasolinera y causando la deflagración.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-15). Elevan a 99 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades hawaianas anunciaron que los nombres de los fallecidos en los incendios comenzarán a hacerse públicos a partir de este martes.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-15). Organizaciones marcharán durante ascensión presidencial en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Los organizadores de "El otro 15 agosto" exigirán al nuevo presidente paraguayo, salarios justos, respeto a los derechos laborales, entre otras demandas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-15). Presidente Petro llama a establecer un cese de hostilidades. telesurtv.net El presidente colombiano sentenció que el secuestro, confinamiento, o masacres no pueden ser permitidas como antesala de un acuerdo de paz.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-15). Presidente nicaragàºense encabeza aniversario de la Fuerza Naval. telesurtv.net El presidente Daniel Ortega, reconoció la labor y esfuerzo de la Fuerza Naval en el resguardo de las costas del país.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-15). Presidente Maduro exige a EE.UU. devolución de empresa Citgo. telesurtv.net El mandatario rechazó la trama golpista para mantener a Citgo secuestrada, que han provocado pérdidas millonarias a Pdvsa.

teleSUR odr (2023-08-15). Huelga de pilotos de aerolínea Ryanair afecta 88 vuelos en Bélgica. telesurtv.net La huelga se debe a la demanda de los pilotos de que se reviertan los recortes salariales en relación con las ganancias de la compañía.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-08-15). Ultiman detalles de cara a segunda ronda electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Más de 19.4 millones de papeletas impresas cubrirán las más de 25.500 mesas de votaciones a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-08-15). Lluvias e inundaciones dejan ocho muertos en Tahoua, Níger. telesurtv.net El recién nombrado gobernador regional por la junta golpista, Oumarou Taweye, visitó algunos barrios siniestrados.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-15). Asesinan a otro reconocido líder en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como José Rubiel Guetia, expresidente de la Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda Jardín y comunero del Resguardo San Lorenzo.

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Ethnic Clashes in Darfur Leave at Least 200 Dead. telesurenglish.net There is an ethnic background to the way tribes join or recognize the legitimacy of the fighting forces. Most of the Arab tribes in Darfur support the Rapid Support Forces, although there are tribes such as the Salamat who mistrust the paramilitaries. | The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on August 1 that more than three million people were displaced in Sudan due to the conflict. Aug. 15, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Final Details for the Second Round of Elections in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala began last Sunday the distribution of ballots in the most remote districts of the country, while more than 42,000 police officers will be deployed for the second round of elections scheduled for next August 20. | Related: | "The electoral boxes, which contain the supplies to carry out the elections of August 20, are already being distributed throughout the country," the electoral body a…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Islamic State Kills 3 Pro-Gov't Fighters in Syria. telesurenglish.net On early Tuesday, three pro-government fighters were killed in an attack launched by Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert region of Syria's province of Homs. | RELATED: | The IS militants carried out the attack after midnight on an arms depot near Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that the death toll would likely rise as eight fighters were seriously injured. | The latest attack came just days after IS militants ambushed a bus in the desert…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians in the City of Jericho. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians during a military raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain youths as Qusai al-Walaji, 16, and Mohamed Nujum, 25. Their deaths took place within the framework of an arrest operation by the Israeli Army in the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, located in the city of Jericho. | In the early hour…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Italian PM Meloni to Increase Expulsions of Migrants. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Italian Interior Ministry Matteo Piatendosi announced that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will issue a decree to increase expulsions of migrants starting in September. | RELATED: | This policy will be implemented given that the number of undocumented migrants increased by 115 percent in the first seven months compared to the same period of the previous year. | From January to the end of July, 89,1…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Mali: 3 MINUSMA Wounded During Withdrawal. telesurenglish.net The Malian army announced its control of a military barracks in the town of Bir, near the city of Timbuktu, after the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, which announced that 3 of its members were injured during the withdrawal process. | Related: | The United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said that its convoy, which withdrew from the northern town of Bir on Sunday, was attacked twice. The mission added that the…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). North India: Death Toll from Heavy Rain Rises to Almost 60. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Indian authorities said that at least 58 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and many more were feared missing after intense rains caused floods and landslides in the nation. | Related: | Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed bridges in the northern Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. | According to official data,…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Over 3,000 People Evacuated Due to Wildfire in France. telesurenglish.net Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France. | RELATED: | The fire broke out at about 5: 15 p.m. local time, French news channel BFMTV reporte. According to the local firemen, some 530 hectares of land have been burnt, resulting in the evacuation of more than 3,000 people nearby. | Speaking at a press briefing at about 9 p.m.

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Paraguay: Santiago Peña Assumes the Presidency Amid Marches. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Clasista Trade Union Action (ASC), the Citizen Participation Party (PPC), the Social Platform for Human Rights, Memory and Democracy, the Paraguayan Communist Party (PCP) and other progressive organizations called for marches in Asuncion amid the Santiago Peña presidential inauguration ceremony. | RELATED: | The marches will begin at 10: 00 a.m. from Italia Square and aim to ask the new Paraguayan president…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Peace in Colombia Cannot Be Postponed, President Maduro Says. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated his support for the fourth cycle of peace negotiations between the Colombian State and the National Liberation Army (ELN), which is taking place in Venezuelan territory. | RELATED: | "Venezuela and the Bolivarian government ratify their goodwill and willingness to help Colombia build its Total Peace," he said. | "Peace in Colombia cannot be postponed. It is urge…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). President Maduro demands the return of Citgo to the US. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded the return of the company Citgo, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), to the Government of the United States (US), after denouncing that it was stolen by that country. | Related: | During his intervention in the program Con Maduro Más, the President rejected the coup plot to keep Citgo as a hostage, which has caused millions of dollars in l…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Putin Points to Steady Development of Multipolar World Order. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said the world is witnessing the steady rise of a new multipolar world order. | RELATED: | "Most countries are ready to assert their sovereignty and defend their national interests, traditions, culture," he said during the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. | Putin pointed out that a multipolar world order will ultimately contribute to "steady and sus…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Quijote Team and Its Solidarity Practice in Kenya. telesurenglish.net During this year 2023, three members of Quijote Team have traveled to the field to check the proper functioning and management of this project, and to audit all the improvements introduced thanks to their funds. On this trip, Quijote Team members brought six laptops and school supplies donated by Redeia to Lisha Children's Home. | Quijote Team's work has been recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a member of the Cooperation Council of the Albacete City Council. Aug. 15, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Russia: Primorsky is in Emergency Due to Severe Flood Damage. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Governor Oleg Kozhemyako declared a state of emergency in the Primorsky Territory located in the Russian Far East, due to the extensive damage caused by severe flooding. | RELATED: | "A regional emergency regime is being introduced in Primorye. The damage from the disaster is such that the resources of the municipalities cannot cope with it," he said. | "This regime will allow to increase the measures of support f…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Spain Beat Sweden 2-1 in Women's World Cup. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Spanish soccer team defeated Sweden 2-1 and advanced to the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup that takes place in Australia and New Zealand. | RELATED: | Nine minutes before the end of regulation time, the Spanish Salma Paralluelo opened the scoring. The lead, however, was short-lived as Rebecka Blomqvist scored an 88th-minute goal to equalize for the Swedes. | This result did not last long either. In the 89t…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Trump Indicted Over 2020 Election Interference in Georgia. telesurenglish.net On Monday, former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia over his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. It's the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president. | RELATED: | Trump and 18 others were criminally charged in the southeastern U.S. state in connection with efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, reported Th…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Uruguay: Students March To Commemorate Student Martyrs' Day. telesurenglish.net On Monday, 55 years after the murder of Líber Arce by the Uruguayan police and to commemorate the day of the Student Martyrs, Uruguayan students and unions demanded memory and justice so that such acts do not exist again and mobilized in a day for their rights. | Related: | The students of secondary education and of the University of the Republic (Udelar) mobilized from the university headquarters to the Legislative Palace, with a hi…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). US: Death Toll From Wildfires in Hawaii Rises to 99. telesurenglish.net In a new assessment, authorities in the Hawaiian archipelago said Monday that the death toll from the wildfires on the island of Maui rose to 99. | Related: | They also warned that the death toll could rise considerably due to the fact that to date they have only been able to check 25 percent of the area affected by the fires. | The governor of the state of Hawaii, Josh Green, apologized to local media for the slow pr…

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-15). Sube a 96 cifra de muertos por incendios forestales en Hawái. telesurtv.net Las autoridades prevén que la cifra aumente a medida que los equipos de búsqueda sigan sus labores en las zonas afectadas.

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-15). Volcán Etna entra en erupción en Sicilia, Italia. telesurtv.net El cierre del aeropuerto local por la actividad volcánica ocurre durante la temporada alta de turismo.

teleSUR, hvh, MER (2023-08-15). Aumentan a cinco los decesos por explosión en Pensilvania, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El jefe de policía de Plum Borough, Lanny Conley, informó que entre las víctimas se encuentra un adolescente.

teleSUR, hvh, MER (2023-08-15). Instalan en Venezuela cuarto ciclo de diálogos entre el Gobierno de Colombia y el ELN. telesurtv.net El jefe de la delegación del ELN, Pablo Beltrán, agradeció al Gobierno venezolano por su apoyo al proceso de paz.

teleSUR, hvh, MER (2023-08-15). Primer ministro de Letonia anuncia su renuncia. telesurtv.net Durante una rueda de prensa, el primer ministro indicó que presentará su carta de dimisión al presidente del país el próximo jueves.

teleSUR, hvh, MER (2023-08-15). Rusia dispuesta a ampliar cooperación técnico-militar con otros países. telesurtv.net El mandatario destacó que Rusia está preparada para trabajar con los países que "defienden sus intereses nacionales".

teleSUR, nama, MER (2023-08-15). Nueva Zelanda elimina últimas restricciones por la Covid-19. telesurtv.net La ministra de Salud afirmó que las mascarillas continúan siendo una herramienta relevante para evitar el contagio de enfermedades respiratorias.

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-08-15). Bombardeo cruzado deja al menos 25 muertos en Nyala, Sudán. telesurtv.net Fuerzas de Apoyo Rápido acusa al Ejército de ultimar "43 personas, ocho de ellas niños y mujeres" en bombardeo en Nyala.

teleSUR, ppc, JGN (2023-08-15). Seis curiosidades sobre Bertolt Brecht que no sabías. telesurtv.net Bertolt fue perseguido y rechazado por sus ideas, las cuales no temía expresar ni plasmar en sus obras.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-15). Al menos 25 muertos dejan lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El Departamento Meteorológico de India (IMD) emitió una alerta roja y pronosticó lluvias con relámpagos en seis distritos del estado de Uttarakhand durante las próximas 24 horas.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). Gustavo Petro: The New Zone for the World's Largest Cocaine Production is the Colombian-Ecuadorian Border. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo Petro From the marijuana of welfare capitalism and its rebellious youth, we have moved on to cocaine, the drug of competitiveness and neoliberalism; and now we are entering the drug of death, fentanyl: the drug of the capitalism of the climate crisis and war. The structure of the cocaine market has changed. The areas…

_____ (2023-08-14). Colombian Drug Cartels got Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | As

Staff (2023-08-14). After Shocking Assassination, Ecuadorian VP Candidate Decries "Clear Links" Between Gov't & Cartels. democracynow.org Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder. "We see that there are clear links between the current government and these mafia organizations," says vice-presidential candidate Andrés Ara…

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). Gustavo Petro Attributes Villavicencio Murder to Fentanyl Boom in US. orinocotribune.com The Colombian president spoke of the fentanyl consumption boom in the US and linked it to violence in Ecuador and the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio. | Colombian president Gustavo Petro explained this Saturday on his X account that: "The cocaine market collapsed in the US and was replaced by a worse one, that of fentanyl, which already kills 100,000 people a year." | Petro explained the current state of the cocaine market and its structural transformation that has occurred due to the explosion of fentanyl consumption in the United States, which ended up increasing drug trafficking violence in Ecuador. Th…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Cuba raffirms Zero-Tolerance policy on human trafficking. plenglish.com Cuba's National Report on Preventing and Confronting Trafficking in Persons and Protecting Victims for 2022, published by the Cuban Foreign Ministry, detailed that during this period a national action plan is being rolled out through 2024 to coordinate State and civil society actions. | Likewise, cooperation actions and the timely exchange of information with international organizations, the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), the United Nations system and counterpart agencies of countries in the region and Europe continued in order to guarantee effective confrontation. | As an example, it men…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-15). What Will Change in Guatemala with the 2023 Presidential Elections? libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Indian carrying a hacienda owner with a chair strapped to his back. Painting. The transformative hope for the great majorities is not in either of the two options. In 2027, Guatemalans will continue to look for the promise of structural changes, hopefully with some lessons learned. For I do not believe that these…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-15). Geothermal energy source leads power generation in El Salvador. plenglish.com Reports from the Directorate General of Energy, Hydrocarbons and Mines (DGEHM) unfolded to be the main source, followed by hydropower, noting that just in July the geothermal power plants of Lageo produced 129.34 GWh. | Those electricity advances in using renewable sources provide a significant benefit for the Salvadoran economy, since it allows to stabilize energy tariff. | The plants of the Executive Commission Hydropower in Lempa River (CEL), generated 79.94 GWh, to which was added the production of the small plants of Cucumacayan Electrical Company, which reached 3.77 GWh and Energetic Investments (INE) with…

Catalina Adorno (2023-08-14). New Jersey Activists Won a Ban on Private Prisons, Now Biden Wants to Reverse It. truthout.org "There should be no private prisons, period, none, period. That's what they're talking about — private detention centers. They should not exist. And we are working to close all of them." That's what President Joe Biden said during an April 2021 speech in Georgia, where he found himself confronted by immigrant rights activists. Two years later, it's clear that those were just empty words: The Biden… |

Staff (2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…

_____ (2023-08-14). Quran Burnings Assertion of Broader Bias against Immigrants in Europe: Ex-UN Rapporteur. transcend.org 7 Aug 2023 – There is a 'strong case' for prohibition of such acts that 'serve no possible constructive purpose,' says Richard Falk.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-15). Bukele qualified for reelection in El Salvador. plenglish.com During program Frente a Frente of Telecorporación Salvadoreña de Televisión, Orellana pointed out that "whether it likes or not", the sentence of the Constitutional Chamber on reelection must be complied with. | Now it is up to the president to register his candidacy from September 7 to 22 after being proclaimed by his supporters in the internal elections of the Nuevas Ideas party. | Orellana said the sentence 1-2021 of the Constitutional Chamber that enables the president of the Republic Nayib Bukele to be reelected is to be complied with. "I am a faithful conviction that whether I like it or not I have to compl…

Aram Aharonian (2023-08-14). Argentina: La ultraderecha avanza, el bipartidismo retrocede, el dinosaurio sigue ahí. globalizacion.ca Los argentinos no dejan de sorprender: en un domingo invernal pero soleado, pusieron al bipartidismo reciclado en terapia intensiva en las elecciones Primarias, Abiertas, Simultáneas y Obligatorias (PASO), cuando el ultraderechista Javier Milei, hasta hace dos años panelista de televisión, …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). Far-right libertarian Javier Milei receives largest vote share in Argentina's primaries. peoplesdispatch.org With more than 92% of the votes counted, the far-right Liberty Advances presidential ticket maintained its lead with just over 30% of the total vote share in the PASO, or primary, elections held in Argentina on Sunday August 13. The In a speech given on Sunday night, Milei declared: "We will end kirchnerism and the political caste!" The controversi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Argentina Primaries: The Ultra-Right Advances, the Bipartisanship Retreats, the Dinosaur Remains. libya360.wordpress.com Aram Aharonian Argentines never cease to surprise: on a wintry but sunny Sunday, they put the recycled bipartisanship in intensive care in the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections, when the ultra-right-wing Javier Milei, until two years ago a TV panelist, became the chosen character to reset the system. The outsider won and all…

Staff (2023-08-15). Jujuy stands up against multinational mining companies and anti-democratic reforms. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in NACLA on Aug. 12, 2023. It is reprinted here with permission. It is just past dawn in the Andean heights near La Quiaca, where the northern Argentinean province of Jujuy meets the border of Bolivia. A few dozen makeshift shelters surround a short stretch of Route 9, one of the …

infobrics (2023-08-15). Russia Offers BRICS Partners a Module on Its Planned Space Station. infobrics.org The head of Russia's space agency suggested Moscow's partners in the BRICS group — Brazil, India, China and South Africa — could build a module for its planned orbital station…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-14). Brazil: Joà£o Pedro Stedile Does Not Fear Parliamentary Investigation into MST. libya360.wordpress.com Igor Carvalho Ahead of his testimony, the Landless Rural Workers' Movement leader said he regrets the outcome of the commission so far On August 15, the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) investigating the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST) will receive Joà£o Pedro Stedile, founder and national leader of the Movement, who will give a testimony to the…

infobrics (2023-08-14). Factbox: Key Facts About the BRICS 2023 Summit. infobrics.org The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-15). "Sabotage" threatens Medellin peace process. colombiareports.com Colombia's Peace Commissioner's Office says that attempts to negotiate a peace process that involves some 14,000 gang members in Medellin is being sabotaged. The claim was confirmed by organized crime…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-15). Guerrilla attacks in southwest Colombia surge ahead of peace talks. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro called on guerrillas to suspend attacks after allegedly killing four police officers in the southwest of the country. Petro made the call after presiding over a…

oliviaalperstein (2023-08-15). Final report of International Mission to #StopISDS recommends Colombia's withdrawal from system of corporate abuse and impunity by way of a Citizens Audit. ips-dc.org The report highlights how lawsuits and the threat of lawsuits are endangering vulnerable peoples and ecosystems.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-14). Drug trafficking group infiltrated party of Colombia's president. colombiareports.com The family of a drug trafficker infiltrated the campaign of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro ahead of last year's elections, according to his political party Colombia Humana. Television network Caracol reported…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-15). Security and economy are the key issues in Ecuador's early general elections. peoplesdispatch.org All seven presidential candidates advocated strengthening of the security in the country and promised improvements as they stood next to fellow hopeful Fernando Villavicencio's empty podium, who was assassinated last week…

Staff (2023-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2023. democracynow.org Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Trump & 18 Others for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election, Maui Fires: Death Toll Rises to 99; 1,300 People Remain Unaccounted For, Montana Judge Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Case, NASA: Last Month Was Hottest July Ever Recorded "By a Long Shot", More Than 50 Die in Northern India Due to Heavy Rain & Landslides, Another Political Leader Assassinated in Ecuador Days Before National Elections, Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared, Explosion at Gas Station in Russian Republic of Dagestan Kills at Least 35, Israel K…

Hal McNulty (2023-08-14). Weekly Round-up: Presidential assassination; sewage lawsuit; lefty lawyers. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news One of the candidates running in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election has been assassinated. Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead at a campaign rally in Quito. His election platform addressed the issues of corruption and government links to organised crime. There is speculation that the powerful Los Lobos gang is behind the killing. This …

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-14). China Warns It Will Take 'Strong Measures' as Taiwan VP Arrives in US. news.antiwar.com China on Sunday vowed it would take "strong measures" as Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te stopped in the US on his way to Paraguay, one of the few nations that has diplomatic relations with Taipei. "The US and the Taiwan authorities arranged for Lai to engage in political activities in the US in the name …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-15). From Pakistan to Peru, US Bids To Subvert Elections, Topple Governments. orinocotribune.com By Shabbir Rizvi — Aug 13, 2023 | "The sanctity of the ballot and the sanctity of elections." | These phrases are all too common in the United States. Voting is considered the sacrosanct duty of every citizen, a responsibility that is often met with blistering criticism when one decides not to participate in which president gets to bomb the latest state-designated enemy. | Elections in the United States are important, not because it gives the citizens any real control of their country's destiny, but because it reinforces the illusion that a functional democracy exists. | In reality, it is a passing of the to…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-15). Communist Party of Venezuela Decries 'Usurpation' by Supreme Court. venezuelanalysis.com The PCV has claimed that the judicial ruling is part of a scheme orchestrated by the leadership of the PSUV to take over the party's credentials.

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-15). Venezuela Offers Security and Opens Investigation in Response to Alleged Threats Against Far-Right Candidate. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-08-15). Despite Adversities, Majority of Venezuelans Support Chavismo. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Even with the serious economic hardships that affect the quality of life of Venezuelans, today there are more people supporting Chavismo than the opposition. It is not true that Chavismo is defeated or exhausted," said Schémel in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, August 2.

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). More Than 8,000 Illegal Miners Evacuated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com More than 8,431 illegal miners have been voluntarily evacuated from Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state, Venezuela, since July 1. | The strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on the evacuation of the 8,431 illegal miners through the Carida—Puerto Ayacucho route. | He wrote on his X account: "More than 8,431 illegal miners have been evacuated from Yapacana National Park since July 1." | Más de 8.431 mineros ilegales han sido evacuados del Parque Nacional Yapacana desde el 01JUL23, a través de la ruta Carida —…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-15). Cuba's President urges recovery of damages caused by rains. plenglish.com On Monday, at a meeting held by video conference, the head of State analyzed the effectiveness of the strategies implemented in Cuba's western-central and eastern province, which were hit by heavy rains that flooded villages, destroyed homes and affected roads and state institutions. | Diaz-Canel acknowledged important processes in the replacement of part of the damaged houses in several territories, but stressed that there are still many rehabilitation actions to be done, which requires greater speed from authorities and the population in each region. | According to a national television report, from western Pi…

Dan Cohen (2023-08-15). US Apparel Industry Endorses Looming Haiti Invasion. orinocotribune.com

_____ (2023-08-14). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'etre? strategic-culture.org By Riva ENTEEN | Join us on , , and . | Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: | Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky | Waiting for me when I die | But between the day you're born and when you die | T…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-14). Project to help Cuban autistic children highlighted in France. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) has implemented a project with French support to improve the living conditions of children with autism spectrum disorders in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos.

infobrics (2023-08-14). Russia and Brazil: Developing Culture and Education. infobrics.org Russia and Brazil are two nations whose economic power cannot be underestimated. Brazil is Russia's main trading partner in Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for a third of trade between Moscow and the region…

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-14). The Phantom of the Opera goes on stage at the Martí Theater in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) A new season of The Phantom of the Opera, an attractive musical play, will be on stage until August 27 at the emblematic Martí Theater in Havana.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-14). El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades. indybay.org El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades, denuncia Campaña de Justicia Ambiental…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Cuba solidarity organizations demand end of US blockade. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Solidarity movements from Latin America and the Caribbean demanded an end of the United States blockade against Cuba, which prevents the country's development, in the framework of the 3rd Central America Cuba Solidarity Meeting.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Russia orders to capture three Ukrainian generals. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Interior Ministry informed that it had ordered the search and capture of three Ukrainian generals, who are accused of killing and injuring over 100 people after ordering the bombing of the Donbass.

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Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Russia rearms nuclear submarines with hypersonic missiles. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Russia has begun the rearmament of the 'Yasen' nuclear submarines the 885M project with Tsirkon hypersonic missiles, the general director of the Unified Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexei Rakhmanov said on Monday.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Dominican President returns home from the US. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) President Luis Abinader returned home on Sunday after participating in the Dominican Parade in Manhattan, in the US state of New York, according to the website of the Presidency.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Egypt reports zero cases of new Covid-19 variant. plenglish.com Cairo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian Ministry of Health reported on Monday that the country is free of the EG.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which has been detected in more than 50 countries.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Nicaraguans praise legacies of Tomás Borge and Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Managua, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The July 19 Sandinista Youth of Nicaragua praised the legacy of revolutionary leaders Tomás Borge and Fidel Castro, on the occasion of their 93rd and 97th birthdays, respectively.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Union por la Patria ranks first in Argentinean province. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) After 61.20 percent of votes were counted, the candidate from Unión por la Patria (Union for the Homeland), Axel Kicillof, was in the first place in the race to rule the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Ordinary session of African environmental conference began today. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The nineteenth Ordinary Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) is taking place under the motto "Take advantage of opportunities and improve collaboration to address environmental challenges in Africa" with the aim of strengthening institutional collaboration and improving global and regional environmental frameworks.

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Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Customs officers maintain conflict with the government in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan customs officers are still in conflict with the government today and are anticipating unexpected measures that will affect foreign trade this week.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Dominican President announces his candidacy for 2024 elections. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced on social media his decision to run again for the presidential elections of May 2024.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Pakistan celebrates 76th anniversary of its independence. plenglish.com Islamabad, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan celebrates today the 76th anniversary of National Independence Day with a variety of events and activities across the country in honor of its heroes, wrapped by a strong security apparatus.

mforinoco (2023-08-13). An Unforgettable Crime in Cuba's Historical Memory. orinocotribune.com By José Luis Méndez Méndez — Aug 9, 2023 | The fascist groups within the terrorists of Cuban origin immediately allied with the September 1971 Chilean coup plotters and set out to serve them with the knowledge acquired from their CIA training and the skill acquired in decades of exercising terror as a method of achieving their objectives. This alliance of mutual convenience allowed them to acquire other knowledge that were previously not in their long list of aggressions, such as the much used kidnapping and disappearance of people so common at that time in the Southern Cone of Latin America. They even began…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). DPRK condemns Japanese interference in Taiwan's affairs. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) A local commentator warned here on Sunday that Japan is moving closer to ruin its warmongering policy over Taiwan, which is a recognized territory of China.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). Syria keeps solidarity with Belarus in light of Western sanctions. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government on Sunday condemned the new package of sanctions imposed on Belarus by the West, and rejected its interference in the internal affairs of that European nation.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Customs officers maintain conflict with the government in Uruguay. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan customs officers are still in conflict with the government today and are anticipating unexpected measures that will affect foreign trade this week.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Dominican President announces his candidacy for 2024 elections. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, announced on social media his decision to run again for the presidential elections of May 2024.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-14). Pakistan celebrates 76th anniversary of its independence. plenglish.com Islamabad, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) Pakistan celebrates today the 76th anniversary of National Independence Day with a variety of events and activities across the country in honor of its heroes, wrapped by a strong security apparatus.

mforinoco (2023-08-13). An Unforgettable Crime in Cuba's Historical Memory. orinocotribune.com By José Luis Méndez Méndez — Aug 9, 2023 | The fascist groups within the terrorists of Cuban origin immediately allied with the September 1971 Chilean coup plotters and set out to serve them with the knowledge acquired from their CIA training and the skill acquired in decades of exercising terror as a method of achieving their objectives. This alliance of mutual convenience allowed them to acquire other knowledge that were previously not in their long list of aggressions, such as the much used kidnapping and disappearance of people so common at that time in the Southern Cone of Latin America. They even began…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). DPRK condemns Japanese interference in Taiwan's affairs. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) A local commentator warned here on Sunday that Japan is moving closer to ruin its warmongering policy over Taiwan, which is a recognized territory of China.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). Syria keeps solidarity with Belarus in light of Western sanctions. plenglish.com Damascus, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Government on Sunday condemned the new package of sanctions imposed on Belarus by the West, and rejected its interference in the internal affairs of that European nation.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Cubans in France remember Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Coordinator of Cuban Residents in France on Sunday paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), on his 97th birthday, and highlighted his legacy of social inclusion and internationalism.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). FBI participates in investigation into candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed on Sunday that a team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is participating in the investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Fidel Castro's internationalist legacy is evoked in France. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Linda association on Sunday recalled the internationalist thought and action of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016) on his 97th birthday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Peruvian newspaper pays tribute to Fidel Castro and Tomás Borge. plenglish.com Lima, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Peru's Uno newspaper paid tribute on Sunday to the 97th birthday of the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, and Nicaraguan revolutionary Tomás Borge, whom it described as great Latin American figures.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Russia pays tribute to Fidel Castro on his 97th birthday (+Photos). plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) With a rally at the Fidel Castro Square in Moscow, a group of Russian friends and Cuban representatives recalled the 97th birthday of the historic leader of the Revolution.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). FBI investigates Ecuadorian candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian Interior Minister Juan Zapata confirmed on Sunday that a team from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is participating in the investigation into the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-13). Mexican opposition war against free school books continues. plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The opposition's war against the distribution of free school textbooks continued today in Mexico when the Supreme Court of Justice (SCNJ) suspended their delivery in Chihuahua.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). Tomás Acea Necropolis, Cuba's only garden-cemetery. plenglish.com Cienfuegos, Cuba, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Tomás Acea Cemetery, three kilometers from this city, was inaugurated on November 21, 1926, with part of the capital bequeathed by Francisca Tostes García, widow of Nicolás Salvador Acea y de los Ríos.

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-13). People's Movements Worldwide: 'Cuba Is Not A State Sponsor Of Terror!'. popularresistance.org On August 11, artists, intellectuals, political leaders, people's movements, trade unions, and political parties from around the world launched a historic campaign to call on US President Joe Biden to remove Cuba from the state sponsors of terrorism list. | The convening organizations of this campaign, the International Peoples' Assembly (IPA), ALBA Movimientos, Foro de Sà£o Paulo, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, Jornada Continental por la Democracia y Contra el Neoliberalismo, World March of Women, Continental Latin American and Caribbean Network in Solidarity with Cuba, and La Vía Campesina, se…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Presidente argentino afirma que empieza campaña por la democracia. telesurtv.net En su mensaje, el mandatario Alberto Fernández afirmó que "ahora empieza la verdadera campaña en favor de la democracia y los derechos de la gente".

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-14). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-14). Accidente vial deja seis fallecidos y 13 heridos en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades informaron que entre los fallecidos se cuenta un menor de edad…

teleSUR, ajs, JGN (2023-08-14). Conozca el legado del maestro del suspenso Alfred Hitchcock. telesurtv.net A lo largo de su carrera en Hollywood dirigió más de 50 películas, en las que mostró un dominio absoluto del suspenso.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-14). Israelíes continúan protestas contra la reforma judicial. telesurtv.net La modificación que quiere llevar a cabo el Gobierno de coalición incluye un cambio en el sistema de elección de jueces de la Corte Suprema.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-14). Líderes políticos recuerdan legado de Fidel Castro. telesurtv.net Los dirigentes de la Mayor de las Antillas afirman continuar con el legado del Comandante en Jefe.

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-14). Incendio en edificio deja tres muertos en Grasse, Francia. telesurtv.net Las viviendas cercanas no se encuentran afectadas, pero han sido evacuadas por precaución.

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-14). Ascienden a 93 los muertos por incendios forestales en Hawái. telesurtv.net El gobernador del estado, Josh Green, indicó que es probable que el total de víctimas aumente en los próximos días.

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-14). Japón se prepara para llegada del tifón Lan. telesurtv.net Las autoridades meteorológicas instan a la población a confirmar sus reservas de emergencia e identificar áreas de alto riesgo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-14). Argentina define candidatos a elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net Unos 35,4 millones de argentinos estaban convocados para definir con su voto las listas de candidatos que quedarán habilitados para competir en las generales del 22 de octubre.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-14). Debate pone a prueba a candidatos presidenciales en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Destacó durante el debate, la ausencia de algún candidato del Movimiento Construye, cuyo líder, Fernando Villavicencio, fue asesinado esta semana.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, DRL (2023-08-14). Cierran casi todos los colegios electorales en Argentina. telesurtv.net El país suramericano celebra las elecciones primarias que definirán a los contendientes de las presidenciales a realizarse en octubre, entre otros cargos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Asciende a 21 cifra de muertos por deslave en el norte de China. telesurtv.net El deslizamiento tuvo lugar el viernes por la noche en el distrito de Chang'an en Xi'an, poco después de las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones que asolaron la provincia de Shaanxi.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). China rechaza escala de funcionario taiwanés en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Partidos políticos y organizaciones de Taiwan protestan contra viaje de "tránsito" de Lai Ching-te a Estados Unidos (EE.UU.).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Miles de surcoreanos rechazan liberación de agua de Fukushima. telesurtv.net Tras años de debate, Tokio pretende vaciar en el Pacífico el agua almacenada tras la catástrofe nuclear de 2011.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Al menos cuatro muertos deja explosión en Pensilvania, EE.UU. telesurtv.net La causa de la explosión está bajo investigación, indicó la policía del condado de Plum así como la oficina del jefe de bomberos y la comisión estatal de servicios públicos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Siete frases de pensadores en el Día Internacional del Filósofo. telesurtv.net Este 13 de agosto se celebra el Día Internacional del Filósofo. En el marco de este día se busca destacar la labor de las personas que han dedicado su labor a dar respuestas a las preguntas existenciales.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Guatemaltecos salen a las calles para defender la democracia. telesurtv.net Organizaciones sociales, estudiantiles y sindicatos conformarán hoy en esta capital una nueva "Marcha de las Flores" contra las actuaciones del Ministerio Público (MP).

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Presidente de Irán ordena investigar ataque contra santuario. telesurtv.net Las autoridades iraníes han rebajado a un muerto y siete heridos las víctimas del ataque a tiros contra un santuario en la ciudad de Shiraz, en el sur de Irán.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Junta de Níger procesará al presidente Bazoum por alta traición. telesurtv.net La junta militar de Níger dice que ha "reunido pruebas suficientes" para enjuiciar al presidente derrocado Mohamed Bazoum "por alta traición y socavar la seguridad interna y externa"

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Rusia acusa a Ucrania de intentar atacar su territorio con un dron. telesurtv.net La Defensa rusa precisó que "no hubo víctimas ni daños como resultado del ataque terrorista frustrado".

teleSUR, jdo, JGN (2023-08-14). Fidel Castro: 97 años de un símbolo de dignidad y emancipación. telesurtv.net Frente a la política intervencionista que envía soldados a cualquier rincón del mundo, Fidel Castro envió médicos a los lugares más necesitados.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-08-14). Siete zurdos que marcaron la historia de la humanidad. telesurtv.net En el Día Internacional de los Zurdos recordamos a personalidades históricas que escribieron su vida de una forma diferente.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-14). Cuatro provincias dominicanas en alerta amarilla por vaguada. telesurtv.net El subdirector del COE, José Luis Germán, informó que actualmente hay 11 provincias en alerta.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-14). Encuesta: Jóvenes creen que el Gobierno de El Salvador no los escucha. telesurtv.net El estudio reflejó también que el 81 por ciento de los noveles salvadoreños asegura que el Gobierno escucha poco o nada sus demandas.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-14). Movimiento Construye de Ecuador rectifica y nombra nuevo candidato. telesurtv.net Este sábado Construye decidió nombrar a la candidata, pero temieron que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) no aceptara su nominación.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-14). Siete candidatos ecuatorianos asistirán al debate electoral. telesurtv.net Abrirá el debate el también postulante a la presidencia, el experto en seguridad Jan Topic de País sin miedo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Ministro de Defensa chino, Li Shangfu, visitará Rusia y Belarús. telesurtv.net El ministro Li asistirá este martes a la XI Conferencia de Moscú sobre Seguridad Internacional, dijo el coronel Wu Qian, portavoz del Ministerio de Defensa de China.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Al menos 25 muertos dejan lluvias en el norte de India. telesurtv.net El Departamento Meteorológico de India (IMD) emitió una alerta roja y pronosticó lluvias con relámpagos en seis distritos del estado de Uttarakhand durante las próximas 24 horas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Al menos dos muertos tras deslizamiento de tierra en Myanmar. telesurtv.net Hpakant, donde ocurrió el incidente, se encuentra en una zona montañosa remota en el estado de Kachin y el epicentro de las minas de jade más grandes y lucrativas del mundo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Fuerzas de ocupación arrestan a seis palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Varias partes de la Jerusalén ocupada y Cisjordania están sujetas diariamente a campañas de redadas e incursiones en pueblos y ciudades por parte de las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes.

teleSUR, ppc, JGN (2023-08-14). Seis curiosidades sobre Bertolt Brecht que no sabías. telesurtv.net Bertolt fue perseguido y rechazado por sus ideas, las cuales no temía expresar ni plasmar en sus obras.

teleSUR, dcdc, MER (2023-08-14). Sube a 96 cifra de muertos por incendios forestales en Hawái. telesurtv.net Las autoridades prevén que la cifra aumente a medida que los equipos de búsqueda sigan sus labores en las zonas afectadas.

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Attack in Afghanistan Leaves Three Dead and Seven Injured. telesurenglish.net On Monday, at least three people died and seven others were injured, with the majority of them being migrants from Pakistan, following a powerful explosion at a restaurant in southeastern Afghanistan. | RELATED: | The blast occurred around 11: 00 AM local time within a restaurant located in the Khost province. The provincial police department stated that most of the victims originated from neighboring Pakistan. | "Three immigrants from W…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Guatemalans Take to the Streets To Defend Democracy. telesurenglish.net Guatemalan citizens marched again this Sunday in the streets of the capital city, to express their repudiation to the attacks that the Public Prosecutor's Office and the 7th Court have made against the electoral process. | Related: | The first stop of the march was at the Chamber of Industry, where they demanded the Guatemalan private sector to respect the citizen vote cast on June 25, and the one that will be cast the following Augu…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Iran Detains Foreigners Over Attack on Shiite Shrine in Shiraz. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Iranian security forces detained eight foreigners for their alleged involvement in the shooting attack on a Shiite shrine in the city of Shiraz, which left one dead and eight injured last night. | RELATED: | "So far we have arrested eight suspects for the attack on the Shah Cheragh mausoleum," said Seyed Kazem Mousavi, chief justice of Fars province, where Shiraz is located. | The Iranian Judiciary's Mizan agency…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Iranian President Orders Investigation Into Shrine Attack. telesurenglish.net Following the terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in the city of Shiraz, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Fars Province Governor Mohammad Hadi Imaniyeh to investigate the violent incident, which left eight people dead. | Related: | In his appeal, the president also called for the perpetrators to be promptly identified and punished and to ensure proper care for the injured. | In separate phone calls, Raeisi, who is…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Japan Prepares for the Arrival of Typhoon Lan. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) stated that Japanese authorities are preparing for the arrival of typhoon Lan, the seventh typhoon of the season in the Pacific, which is advancing towards waters near the Izu islands and may cause torrential rains, reported on Sunday. | Related: | Lan is forecast to make landfall next Tuesday on the island of Honshu, the main island of the country, generating heavy rain…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Niger Junta To Prosecute President Bazoum for High Treason. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the perpetrators of the coup in Niger against President Mohamed Bazoum announced their intention to prosecute the ousted leader for high treason and undermining the country's security, in a statement read on national television. | Related: | "So far, the government of Niger has gathered… evidence to prosecute the deposed president and his local and foreign accomplices before the competent national and international bodies for…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Russia Denounces Ukrainian Drone Attack on Belgorod. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry denounced a drone strike against the southern Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine. | RELATED: | "The Kiev regime's unsuccessful attempt to attack facilities on the Russian territory with a plane-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted at around 4 a.m. today," the Defense Ministry said. | "Russian missile defenses detected the drone and destroyed it above the territory of the Belgorod Re…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). The Colombian State and ELN Continue Negotiations in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Monday, delegations of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will begin the fourth cycle of peace negotiations in Venezuela. | RELATED: | This will happen amid a 180-day bilateral ceasefire that came into force on August 3 throughout the Colombian territory. | Before installing the new talks, the parties highlighted compliance with the agreements reached in the third cycle of dialogues that took plac…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Argentina Holds Key Primaries for the Presidential Race. telesurenglish.net Approximately 35.4 million Argentinians are called to vote on Sunday in crucial primaries that will determine the direction of the race towards the October presidential elections. The electorate will head to the polls amid a complex economic scenario. | RELATED: | These elections will decide the presidential pairings and the lists of candidates for national legislators who can compete in the October election. To qu…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Argentine Update: We Wait for People to Cast Their Opinion: CFK. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, some 35.4 million Argentines are summoned to define the lists of candidates who will compete in the general elections on October 22. | RELATED: | On such date, citizens will elect their president and vice president, renew 130 out of 257 seats in the Lower House Chamber and 24 out of 72 seats in the Senate, and elect 43 legislators for the Mercosur Parliament. | Currently, Argentines are voting at 108,107…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Death Toll From Hawaii Wildfires Hits 93. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the Maui County aughorities said that the death toll from the Maui wildfires in U.S. state of Hawaii reached 93. | RELATED: | The death toll was 89 earlier in the day. Officials believe the current fire could end up being the deadliest disaster in the country's history. | Fuelled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, wildfires on Maui are raging through dry brush that covers the island and firefighting efforts may be hamp…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Ecuador: Zurita to Replace Assassinated Presidential Candidate. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Construye movement decided to appoint journalist Christian Zurita as its presidencial candidate, replacing Fernando Villavicencio, who was assassinated. | RELATED: | This came after Vice Presidential candidate Andrea Gonzalez-Nader was unable to assume the presidential candidacy due to current legal regulations. | "The candidate we have chosen in agreement with Construye is Christian Zurita, a fellow…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Lasso is to Blame for Violence in Ecuador: Indigenous Peoples. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) pointed to the administration of conservative Guillermo Lasso as responsible for the ongoing spiral of violence, which claimed the life of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | RELATED: | CONAIE President Leonidas Iza stated that the sooner Lasso steps down from power, the sooner a process of reversing the surge in crime cou…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). PASO in Argentina: Abstentionism, Protests and Inflation. telesurenglish.net The primary elections in Argentina are taking place today under the expectant gaze of world public opinion. More than 35 million Argentines will elect this Sunday those who will run for office on October 22nd. This is an election year for Argentines. Since the middle of the year, all kinds of elections have been taking place in the country, to reach general terms on October 22, 2023. On October 22 they will elect the president, vice-president, 130 deputies and 24 national senators, which will not exclude continuing of other processes on a smaller regional scale. | The government that takes office on December 10 wil…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Presidential Candidate Massa Votes in the Argentine Primaries. telesurenglish.net Sergio Massa, the Economy Minister and presidential candidate for the ruling coalition "Union for the Homeland," stated that he has "positive expectations" regarding the outcome of the primary elections taking place in Argentina on Sunday. | RELATED: | "Today marks a first step. Every political force will determine their candidates. We hold optimistic expectations for today," Massa affirmed after casting his vote at a school in…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). South Koreans Protest Against Fukushima Nuclear Water Release. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul to protest Japan's plans to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. | RELATED: | Protesters are concerned about the risks to food security and marine ecosystems that the release of nuclear wastewater could cause as early as late August. | Previously, on Friday, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) found leaks in a hose u…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Terrorist Attack on an Iranian Shrine. telesurenglish.net Iranian authorities on Sunday denounced a shooting attack on a shrine in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz. | RELATED: | Speaking to local media, Mohamad Hadi Imaniyeh, governor of Fars province, where Shiraz is located, said the attack took place "at 19.00 (local time, 15.30 GMT) when an armed terrorist entered the shrine and started shooting." | According to the governor, one person was killed, and seven others were injured, including shrine w…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Typhoon Khanun Causes Emergencies in Russia's Far East. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov confirmed that typhoon Khanun triggered severe floods in Primorsky, prompting 21 municipalities to declare a state of emergency. | RELATED: | Over 2,000 people, including 405 children, have been evacuated from the flooded areas. Twenty-eight settlements are cut off by water and nine boat crossings have been set up. | The floods are still affecting 16 municipal districts, where 4,368 resid…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Venezuela Expels Over 8,400 Illegal Miners From the Amazon. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Commander Domingo Hernandez confirmed that the military has expelled 8,431 illegal miners from the Venezuelan Amazon region since July 1st. | RELATED: | The control operations took place in the Yapacana National Park, which houses ecosystems endowed with unique biodiversity and close to the borders with Colombia and Brazil. | The FANB, however, did not offer det…

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Voting Closes at Most Polling Stations in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Polling centers in Argentina closed at 18: 00 local time (21: 00 GMT) on Sunday after voting in the primaries for next October's presidential elections. Voting in the City of Buenos Aires is extended due to delays caused by problems with electronic voting machines. | RELATED: | According to the National Electoral Chamber, the voting process will continue for those polling stations where there were still voters waiting. Those citi…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Arabia Saudita nombra a su primer embajador en Palestina. telesurtv.net Al-Sudairi subrayó la voluntad del rey Salman y del príncipe heredero Mohamed bin Salman de "reforzar las relaciones con los hermanos del Estado de Palestina.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Presidente Arce llama a la unidad ante intento desestabilizador. telesurtv.net En el encuentro Luis Arce afirmó que el Gobierno es de las organizaciones sociales y que no se hubiera llegado al Ejecutivo si no fuera por ellos.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Ecuador traslada de cárcel a líder narco que amenazó a Villavicencio. telesurtv.net La medida se ha producido tres días después del asesinado del candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio, que a finales de julio denunció que había recibido una amenaza de muerte de Fito.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Aumenta a 89 cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Es el incendio forestal más mortífero de Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) en más de un siglo.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Venezuela pide a la juventud estar alerta ante arremetidas imperiales. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez acompañó a los jóvenes en la marcha por la Revolución y en rechazo al bloqueo realizada este sábado en Caracas.

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-13). Movimiento Construye de Ecuador nombra nuevo candidato presidencia. telesurtv.net Este sábado Construye decidió nombrar a la candidata, pero temieron que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) no aceptara su nominación.

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). Gustavo Petro Attributes Villavicencio Murder to Fentanyl Boom in US. orinocotribune.com The Colombian president spoke of the fentanyl consumption boom in the US and linked it to violence in Ecuador and the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio. | Colombian president Gustavo Petro explained this Saturday on his X account that: "The cocaine market collapsed in the US and was replaced by a worse one, that of fentanyl, which already kills 100,000 people a year." | Petro explained the current state of the cocaine market and its structural transformation that has occurred due to the explosion of fentanyl consumption in the United States, which ended up increasing drug trafficking violence in Ecuador. Th…

Staff (2023-08-14). After Shocking Assassination, Ecuadorian VP Candidate Decries "Clear Links" Between Gov't & Cartels. democracynow.org Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder. "We see that there are clear links between the current government and these mafia organizations," says vice-presidential candidate Andrés Ara…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Fourth cycle of talks between Colombian Government and ELN begins. plenglish.com "This cycle will undoubtedly be a new development, especially in terms of participation and ceasefire, and we hope to come (back) to the country with new agreements for this important peace process," Senator Iván Cepeda, a member of the government delegation, said. | In the third cycle of peace talks, held in Havana, the Government and the ELN agreed to comply with the Cuban Agreements immediately, and declared the Dialogue Table in permanent activity. | The participation of society and the bilateral ceasefire that came into force for a period of six months, and which will have an oversight and verification mech…

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). Migrant situation in New York under increasing scrutiny. ecns.cn New York City is struggling to accommodate nearly 100,000 migrants seeking asylum in the United States, and the situation is having an impact beyond the city.

Staff (2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…

_____ (2023-08-14). Quran Burnings Assertion of Broader Bias against Immigrants in Europe: Ex-UN Rapporteur. transcend.org 7 Aug 2023 – There is a 'strong case' for prohibition of such acts that 'serve no possible constructive purpose,' says Richard Falk.

WSWS (2023-08-13). Six asylum seekers drowned in Channel due to criminal actions of UK and France. wsws.org Crocodile tears were shed, but only to reinforce the message best articulated by the rabidly anti-migrant Sunday Express, "For Pity's Sake Stop the Boats".

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). El Salvador resorts to technology to combat gangs. plenglish.com After drones were deployed to assist the military and police personnel operating in the department of Cabañas, which helped arresting nearly 60 gang members and seizing of at least 20 assault rifles, small arms, and other smaller caliber weapons, the authorities announced the use of other resources. | Last week, the Minister of Security, Gustavo Villatoro, announced the use of techniques to penetrate gang environments, a procedure that was only used in the fight against drug trafficking. | According to the Minister, from now on, undercover agents will also fight organized crime in El Salvador. | Villatoro assure…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). Far-right libertarian Javier Milei receives largest vote share in Argentina's primaries. peoplesdispatch.org With more than 92% of the votes counted, the far-right Liberty Advances presidential ticket maintained its lead with just over 30% of the total vote share in the PASO, or primary, elections held in Argentina on Sunday August 13. The In a speech given on Sunday night, Milei declared: "We will end kirchnerism and the political caste!" The controversi…

ecns.cn (2023-08-13). Beijing-Buenos Aires ties enter 'golden moment'. ecns.cn Argentina and China have entered a "golden moment" of bilateral cooperation, one year after Argentina signed up for the Belt and Road Initiative, said a seasoned Argentine diplomat.

infobrics (2023-08-14). Factbox: Key Facts About the BRICS 2023 Summit. infobrics.org The BRICS group of major emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg this month…

Hal McNulty (2023-08-14). Weekly Round-up: Presidential assassination; sewage lawsuit; lefty lawyers. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news One of the candidates running in Ecuador's upcoming presidential election has been assassinated. Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead at a campaign rally in Quito. His election platform addressed the issues of corruption and government links to organised crime. There is speculation that the powerful Los Lobos gang is behind the killing. This …

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). More Than 8,000 Illegal Miners Evacuated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com More than 8,431 illegal miners have been voluntarily evacuated from Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state, Venezuela, since July 1. | The strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on the evacuation of the 8,431 illegal miners through the Carida—Puerto Ayacucho route. | He wrote on his X account: "More than 8,431 illegal miners have been evacuated from Yapacana National Park since July 1." | Más de 8.431 mineros ilegales han sido evacuados del Parque Nacional Yapacana desde el 01JUL23, a través de la ruta Carida —…

scorinoco (2023-08-13). Venezuela Disagrees With UN Special Rapporteurs on Application of Anti-Terrorism Laws. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced that Venezuela disagrees with UN rapporteurs' recent statements about the application of Venezuelan anti-terrorism laws against six people convicted of conspiracy. | "The Attorney General's Office of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its total disagreement with the position of the United Nations rapporteurs Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Clément Nyaletsossi Voule who, through a statement, have expressed concern regarding the application of anti-terrorism laws against alleged trade unionists without having any basis for it," Saab wrote on socia…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-13). President Maduro Instructs Armed Forces to Increase Operational Capacity to Eradicate Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro instructed the Venezuelan armed forces to increase their presence and operative military capacity to eradicate organized crime. | President Maduro gave these instructions on Friday, August 11, during a working meeting with the expanded General High Command and the commanders of the Strategic Region of Integral Defense (REDI) and the Operational Zones of Integral Defense (ZODI) of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). | He highlighted the operational deployment of the FANB throughout Venezuela to combat threats from organized criminal gangs and to guarantee Venezuelans' sec…

Staff (2023-08-13). Venezuela: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Communist Party Dissidents, Appoints Ad Hoc Board for Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The TSJ's ruling, announced on Friday, August 11, in Judgment No. 1160, appointed an ad hoc board of directors to oversee the PCV's internal affairs and organize democratic elections for a…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). Venezuelans celebrate Fidel Castro's birthday. plenglish.com On Twitter, Maduro wrote that Fidel would be recalled as a tireless rebel, intolerant of injustice, and a master of what is impossible. | The Venezuelan president tweeted that the Commander-in-Chief encourages us to continue to fight for the dignity of the people. | This tribute joins others from different regions globally to remember the life and work of one of the leaders and politicians of the 20th century.

Samuel Farber (2023-08-14). Cuba 1962 and Ukraine 2022. fpif.org Last October, in an interview for a Russian state television documentary about the missile crisis of 1962, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-13). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? libya360.wordpress.com Riva Enteen Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the sky Waiting for me when I die But between the day you're born and when you die They never seem to hear even your cry So as sure as the sun will shine I'm gonna…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-11). El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades. indybay.org El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades, denuncia Campaña de Justicia Ambiental…

Asha Ransby-Sporn (2023-08-11). A New Monument to Emmett Till Doesn't Measure Progress, But It Does Matter. truthout.org Photographs of the open casket at Emmett Till's funeral, a choice his mother insisted on because it would force the world to face what happened to him, showed the 14-year-old boy disfigured from a horrific beating by a group of white vigilantes. They had attacked him based on an unfounded accusation of whistling at a white woman. Circulating widely via Jet magazine (while more mainstream media… |

WSWS (2023-08-11). As Detroit school workers' contracts set to expire, the unions openly sabotage a fight. wsws.org Detroit educators face a contract expiration August 20 in the midst of the widening "hot labor summer" of escalating strikes.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-11). Construyendo autonomía social: el decrecimiento. indybay.org Construyendo autonomía social (VI): el decrecimiento…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Africans thank Cuba and Fidel Castro for their formation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Messages of gratitude to Cuba and the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz for having formed them as good people prevailed on Friday during a virtual meeting with graduates from Africa.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Costa Rica proposes annual day against U.S. blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican delegation to the 3rd Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba proposed on Friday the celebration of an annual Central American day to call for the end of the economic and commercial US blockade against Cuba.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-11). 1.14 million barrels of oil removed from tanker moored off Yemen — UN. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the UN said Friday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). MINREX: A million signatures to exclude Cuba from SST list. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (minrex) called on Friday to join global appeal to demand the U.S. government to exclude Cuba from the spurious States Sponsoring Terrorism (SST) list and the end of thr unjust and hostile blockade against Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). President Petro backs emergency decreed in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro underscored on Friday the multidimensional poverty indicators of La Guajira Department, which is in almost every way the poorest and with the greatest unsatisfied needs in Colombia.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Nicaraguan group rejects U.S. blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan Anti-imperialist Network of Solidarity with the Peoples Augusto C. Sandino, rejected on Friday the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Paraguayan prosecutors to work on opening new gov't. plenglish.com Asuncion, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday having made up a team of prosecutors to work on August 15 in the activities of the power transfer from current government to that of President-elect Santiago Peña.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). President of the Dominican Republic travels to New York. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, traveled today to New York, United States, to attend various events, including the Dominican Parade in Manhattan, on August 13.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Indian and UAE navies conduct joint exercise. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began a maritime partnership exercise on Friday to strengthen cooperation between their respective navies, national media reported on Friday.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Tribute activities to Fidel in Cuban province. plenglish.com Ciego de àÅvila, Cuba, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with literary works related to stages in the life of Fidel Castro, is today among the activities in this central province of Cuba, in homage to the revolutionary leader for the 97th anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Serbian leader rules out Western victory over Russia. plenglish.com Warsaw, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Western countries that help Ukraine and supply weapons to Kiev, even all together, will fail in an attempt to defeat Russia on the battlefield, President Aleksandar Vučić told Happy TV on Friday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Chinese security detected a US spy in a military industrial sector. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China revealed Friday details of the arrest of a spy recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who offered sensitive information about the country's military development.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). U.S. government's large-scale cyber espionage causing escalating risks: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The U.S. government's large-scale, systematic and indiscriminate cyber espionage against countries around the world is seriously harming China's strategic security interests and could easily lead to huge risks of miscalculation.

Stephen Sefton, Tortilla Con Sal. (2023-08-11). Latin America And West Africa — Patterns Of Neocolonialism. popularresistance.org The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African and Asian countries on the ruthless Western economic system. In all this time, the United States and Europe demonstrated the most crude and brutal determination to guarantee at all costs control of the natural resources required by their capitalist system.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-11). Memories of victims of terrorism call for peace in the world. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The stories of 22 victims of terrorism in the world call to reflect through art on the consequences of this, with the exhibition of memories at the United Nations headquarters.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). CubaCoop demands French banks stop bowing to US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) asked President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to act so that French banks stop bowing to the extraterritoriality of the United States blockade against Cuba.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Graziella Pogolotti's literature and pedagogy available in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Sixty-five chronicles written by Graziella Pogolotti, an outstanding Cuban intellectual and winner of the National Literary Prize, have been collected under the title "En Busca del Unicornio" (In Search of the Unicorn), which is available to readers on Thursday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba highlights Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba praises Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Russia develops software that predicts human genome's structure. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Experts from the Russian Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a software that predicts the location of elements of the human genome, the head of the bioinformatics project, Maria Poptsova, informed.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Some 68 percent of Haitians support military deployment. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 68 percent of Haitians think that the the police are incapable of solving the problem of insecurity, and support the deployment of an international force, according to a survey.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Registran más de 97.000 muertes por ciclones entre 1980 y 2019. telesurtv.net La investigación reveló que el sureste de Asia y América Latina y el Caribe reportaron las mayores cifras de decesos.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Chilean law will protect those who denounce acts of corruption. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday approved a law to protect those who denounce acts of corruption, at a time when the scandal of the so-called "Convenios Case" is affecting the Government.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Dominica approves initiative to boost agricultural sector. plenglish.com Roseau, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The ministries of Commerce and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the first agricultural procurement facility in Dominica to help solve a long-standing problem.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Lula defends providing resources for educational programs in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the allocation of public resources to educational programs and the construction of universities to prevent researchers from leaving for other countries.

Eduardo Nava Hernández (2023-08-11). México — Libros de texto y debate nacional. globalizacion.ca Sin duda, el actual y muy polarizado debate de los nuevos libros de texto gratuito nos presenta muy diversas facetas, que van desde el señalamiento de errores de conocimiento en diversas materias hasta la sobreideologización de considerarlos instrumentos de ideologización…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). LGBTQH Groups Outraged by Homophobic Attacked in Puerto Rico. telesurenglish.net Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. With 40 and 30 percent of their bodies burned respectively, they were victims of this inhumane act last Thursday, while they were at their home located in Rawson; they are currently hospitalized at the Marcial Quiroga hospital. | Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Antigua & Barbuda Mother and Daughter on Space Trip. telesurenglish.net CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority: "the event will serve as an inspiration to all who wish to travel to space and a reminder to the people of his country that Antigua and Barbuda has broken barriers." | Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, the first Caribbean women in space. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Marches in Argentina After Protester Death in Police Violence. telesurenglish.net Facundo Molares was reportedly held by the capital city police with his head on the ground and his hands behind his back, as part of the repression of a small peaceful protest that did not block traffic in the square surrounding the Obelisk. | This violent event takes place in Argentina shortly before August 13, when the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Compulsory (PASO) elections will be held. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). South Africa Supports Iran's Entry Into BRICS. telesurenglish.net South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday that Pretoria fully supports Iran's membership in the BRICS group. | RELATED: | In a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Ramaphosa said "South Africa is interested in Iran being accepted as a friendly country by the BRICS," Iran's Mehr news agency reported. | Ramaphosa told the 15th meeting of the Islamic Republic of Iran-South Africa Joint Commissio…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Electoral Ban Begins in Argentina Ahead of Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net Argentina entered on Friday into the so-called electoral ban, with the prohibition of proselytizing acts and campaign propaganda. | RELATED: | On August 13, Argentines will go to the polls for the Primary, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO) elections where the candidates who will be able to compete in the general elections on October 22 will be defined. | The electoral ban started to be in force as from 08: 00 lo…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). World Bank Not to Finance in Uganda Because of Anti-LGBTI Law. telesurenglish.net The World Bank insists that the law undermines the institution's efforts to democratize access to development, as "inclusion and non-discrimination are at the core (…) Our goal is to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in the projects we finance. These measures are under discussion with the authorities", to which he adds that until laws guaranteeing these rights are passed, public financing will not continue on their part. | This law will institutionalize discrimination and rejection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Uganda. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Spanish Tourists Trapped in Ethiopia Are Safe. telesurenglish.net Currently, the country remains in a state of alarm due to the rapid expansion of the guerrilla's military actions. The rebel group is known as the Fano militia, which was constituted as an armed force, after refusing to join the government army. | Ethiopia remains in a state of alarm due to the rapid expansion of the guerrilla's military actions. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). US Indo-Pacific Strategy Sparks Concerns of Confrontation. telesurenglish.net U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted a Pacific tour in late July in an attempt to strengthen Washington's influence in the region by sowing discord between China and Pacific island countries. | RELATED: | The tour is the latest U.S. effort to implement its so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy," which involves strengthening military cooperation with its regional allies and pit…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). England: Junior Doctors Launch Fresh Industrial Action Over Pay. telesurenglish.net On Friday, junior doctors across England started a four-day walkout, their fifth round of industrial action in the ongoing dispute between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government over pay amid high inflation. It could deal further a blow to the country's already strained healthcare system. | RELATED: | The strikes aim to "achieve full pay restoration to reverse the steep decline in pay faced by junior doc…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). 22 Pairings to Compete in the Argentine Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Argentines will attend the Primary, Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Elections (PASO) to choose those who will become candidates for the presidency. | RELATED: | Those politicians who win the PASO will participate in the presidential elections on Octuber 22. In the event of a second round, the Argentines will go to the polls on November 19. The winner will assume the presidency on December 10. | The 2…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). UN Agencies Urge Action Following Another Mediterranean Tragedy. telesurenglish.net In the wake of yet another devastating shipwreck in the Mediterranean, three United Nations agencies voiced their concerns, advocating for enhanced, secure routes for migrants and asylum-seekers heading to the European Union. | RELATED: | The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) pressed for a more unified approach to search and rescue operations. | This recent tr…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Israeli Soldiers Leave 1 Palestinian Dead and 8 Wounded. telesurenglish.net On Friday, a Palestinian was killed and eight were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank. | RELATED: | Mahmoud Jarad, 24 years old, died after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes, said the Palestinian Health Ministry said, adding eight Palestinians injured by live ammunition were evacuated to the governmental hospita…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Iran Awaits Release of Its Assets Held in Korean Banks. telesurenglish.net On Friday, an exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States will take place simultaneously with the release of Iran's frozen assets in banks of the Republic of Korea (ROK). | RELATED: | "The U.S. prisoners in Iran will leave simultaneously with the irreversible release of our illegally held citizens and the full transfer of illegally held assets in South Korea, similar to the recently freed assets in…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Hawaii Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 53. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Maui County authorities confirmed that at least 53 people have died as a result of the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires that hit the Hawaiian Islands. | RELATED: | "As firefighting efforts continue, 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed today amid the active Lahaina fire. This brings the death toll to 53 people," Maui County informed. | The death toll was 36 earlier in the day. Strong wind…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Argentina: Police Brutality Leads to Death of Facundo Molares. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police of the city of Buenos Aires harshly attacked militants from the leftist organizations Vote to Fight and Popular Rebellion, which called to protest against the primary elections in the city's Obeslisk. | RELATED: | Among the protesters was Facundo Molares, a 47-year-old photojournalist who was part of the now extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | During the protest against "the electoral…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Bangladesh: Almost 3,000 Dengue Cases in 24 Hours. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh said that, in a grim landmark, a total of 2,959 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in the past 24 hours; the highest number in a single day so far this year. | Related: | According to the figures reported by the DGHS, 1,097 people were diagnosed with dengue in Dhaka. | According to the DGHS, recent reported…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Suspects in Villavicencio's Murder Sentenced to Prison Terms. telesurenglish.net An Ecuadorian judge ordered this Thursday the remand in custody of the six men arrested for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | The magistrate opted for the imprisonment of the six men of Colombian nationality based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office during the arraignment hearing at the Flagrancy Unit of Pichincha. | A little more than 24 hours after the mur…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). S. Korea: Typhoon Khanun Cuts Through, 1 Dead and 1 Missing. telesurenglish.net On Friday, authorities of South Korea stated that one man was dead and another went missing after this year's sixth typhoon Khanun cut through the nation. | Related: | According to the central disaster and safety countermeasures' headquarters, the typhoon hit land on the country's southeastern coast Thursday morning, bringing heavy rains and strong winds across the country. | The tropical storm plowed through the count…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan Attorney General Ratifies Victory Over Novo Bank. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Attorney General, Reinaldo Muñoz, described as an "extraordinary victory" the ruling of the Judicial Court of Lisbon, Portugal, which requires Novo Bank to return more than 1.5 billion dollars that had been withheld. | Related: | In an exclusive interview to the news multiplatform teleSUR, the official emphasized that in the coming weeks and months, this victory may be used in favor of the country.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Cali y Bogotá, en Colombia, serán sedes de la Libertadores femenina. telesurtv.net Se enfrentarán 16 equipos en 32 partidos que iniciarán con una fase de cuatro grupos y clasificarán a cuartos los dos mejores de cada apartado.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Denuncian asesinato de joven palestino por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net El joven mortalmente herido fue ingresado en el Hospital Público Thabet Thabet en estado crítico y posteriormente declarado como fallecido.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Mantienen cinco provincias dominicanas en alerta verde por lluvias. telesurtv.net El documento alerta que las intensas lluvias pueden ocasionar crecidas de ríos y otras fuente fluviales.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Junta militar en Níger realiza primer consejo de ministros. telesurtv.net El nuevo ministro de Exteriores, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, "se encuentra fuera del país", de acuerdo a las plataformas locales.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Rescatan a más de 600 migrantes en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net De los rescatados, 146 eran menores no acompañados y 462 adultos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Cumple 600 días derrame de petróleo en La Pampilla, Perú. telesurtv.net El daño del derrame de más de 12.000 barriles de petróleo en las aguas del litoral peruano continúa siendo visible…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente venezolano lidera reunión con las FANB. telesurtv.net El mandatario anunció la aprobación de recursos, a través de la Misión Venezuela Bella, para recuperar todas las academias militares del país.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Organizaciones sociales se movilizan en Argentina tras asesinato de Facundo Morales. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes alzaban carteles con la frase "Ni un muerto más por luchar", y cuestionaban al jefe de Gobierno, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Brasil lanza programa de crecimiento económico. telesurtv.net El PAC invertirá 350.000 millones de dólares (1,7 billones de reales) y alcanzará a todos los estados de Brasil.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Sergio Massa llama a los argentinos a votar en defensa de la Patria. telesurtv.net El precandidato presidencial manifestó que la política de seguridad no puede estar sujeta al debate político electoral, debe ser una política de Estado.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Reporte interno: usaron armas letales contra protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a un informe interno, revelado por "La Encerrona", el ejército peruano reconoce que no estaba preparado para controlar protestas en Ayacucho.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Motín deja tres heridos en cárcel de Comayagua, Honduras. telesurtv.net La Policía Militar del Orden Público hondureña informó que se reforzaron protocolos de seguridad para controlar la zona.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Denuncian desaparecidos por régimen de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Henry Fino se refirió, además, a la situación de los llamados "cementerios clandestinos" de grupos pandilleriles.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Un millón de firmas para sacar a Cuba de lista de terroristas. telesurtv.net Se trata de una campaña para reunir más de un millón de firmas exigiendo a Biden que retire a Cuba de la Lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo. La petición puede firmarse en línea o en versión impresa.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). STF de Brasil anula "pruebas" de Odebrecht contra Jorge Glas. telesurtv.net El entonces vicepresidente ecuatoriano estuvo en prisión durante más de cinco años por condenas relacionadas con Odebrecht. En abril de 2022, obtuvo la libertad provisional bajo medidas cautelares.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Rusia lanza primera misión robótica a la Luna en casi 50 años. telesurtv.net El cohete Soyuz que transporta esta sonda de casi 800 kilos despegó desde la base espacial de Vostochni.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Inicia veda electoral en Argentina en medio de violencia. telesurtv.net Según el Código Nacional Electoral, hasta el próximo domingo no se podrán realizar actividades proselitistas.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). ONU condena asesinato de candidato presidencial en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Por su parte, un líder indígena ecuatoriano instó a sus compatriotas a dar una salida democrática, mediante los comicios, a la violencia.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Avanza marcha en Buenos Aires, tras muerte de Facundo Molares. telesurtv.net La movilización prevista sobre las 10H00 (hora local) es convocada, entre otros, por el movimiento Barrios de Pie.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-08-11). Al menos 29 muertos y 16 desaparecidos por lluvias en China. telesurtv.net El tifón Doksuri ha dejado a su paso una estela de destrucción, como los más de 1.150 centros educativos afectados, unos 1.900 centros sanitarios y numerosa infraestructura básica.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-08-11). øCuáles son las fórmulas presidenciales para las PASO en Argentina?>. telesurtv.net A pocos días de las PASO, varios candidatos decidieron suspender sus actos de campaña por el asesinato de una niña de 11 años.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Presidente Maduro condena asesinato de candidato ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano repudió que bandas criminales ligadas al narcotráfico se apoderen de parte de la sociedad…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). Francia apoya acciones de la Cedeao para intervenir en Níger. telesurtv.net Semanas atras la junta militar de Níger había expresado su preocupación sobre una posible intervención militar extranjera en el país apoyada por Francia…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). 8.9 millones de mexicanos salieron de la pobreza en 2022. telesurtv.net El descenso en la cifra de pobreza se debe a las políticas de apoyo y al alza del salario mínimo, medidas impulsadas por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). Estalla huelga de 48 horas en refinería de Repsol en Perú. telesurtv.net Líderes del sindicato han expuestos varias de las violaciones a los derechos de los trabajadores por parte de la petrolera española Repsol.

Nan McCurdy (2023-08-11). Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence. dissidentvoice.org (Photo Credit: Lapaz Telesur) On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to US$17 billion dollars, what today would be more than US$55 billion. On June 27 of this year, President Daniel Ortega …

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Evacúan a más de 4.000 personas tras paso de huracán en Noruega. telesurtv.net El Instituto Meteorológico noruego había emitido el martes una advertencia de peligro.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Presentan lista de elegibles para rectores del CNE en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Giusseppe Alessandrello explicó que en el segundo llamado se recibieron 153 postulaciones.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Continúa alerta en 13 provincias dominicanas por vaguada. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que tres provincias están en alerta amarilla: Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, María Trinidad Sánchez.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Al menos un muerto y seis detenidos por represión policial en Argentina. telesurtv.net El militante político que resultó muerto se nombra Facundo Molares Schoenfeld, un reconocido periodista y defensor de los derechos humanos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Chile promulga Ley de Protección al denunciante. telesurtv.net El instrumento jurídico protegerá a funcionarios públicos que denuncien hechos de corrupción o faltas a la probidad en organismos del Estado.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Dictan prisión a sospechosos de asesinar a Villavicencio. telesurtv.net El juez optó por el encarcelamiento de los seis hombres de nacionalidad colombiana con base en las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Elevan a 60 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Hawái comentó que el 80 por ciento de la localidad de Lahaina, en la costa oeste de Maui ha quedado destruida a causa del fuego.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). CNE de Ecuador se pronuncia sobre continuación del proceso electoral. telesurtv.net La presidenta del CNE recalcó que se mantiene la fecha del debate electoral obligatorio para los binomios presidenciales.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Procurador de Venezuela ratifica victoria sobre Novo Bank. telesurtv.net El funcionario destacó que en las próximas semanas y los próximos meses, esa victoria podrá ser aprovechada en favor del país.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Ola de calor afecta todavía zonas del sur de España. telesurtv.net Este viernes, las temperaturas seguirán siendo muy altas, aunque disminuirán, especialmente el domingo.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Fiscal amplía investigación contra Keiko Fujimori y su partido. telesurtv.net Fuerza Popular logró recaudar un poco menos de dos millones de soles en aportes en efectivo y en especie, entre el 13 de marzo de 2021 y 30 de julio de 2022.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Líder de secta en Kenia permanece en prisión. telesurtv.net Las primeras investigaciones de la Policía apuntaron a que los fieles eran forzados a seguir con el ayuno aunque quisieran abandonarlo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Indígenas exigen a Gobierno de Panamá respetar acuerdo. telesurtv.net Un líder indígena dijo que, de incumplirse, los ngäbe-buglé defenderían sus derechos de salud, educación y a la carretera.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Muere líder separatista tras explosión en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net La zona donde ocurrió la explosión sirve de escondite a terroristas del Estado Islámico (EI) y a células de Al Qaeda.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Prevén alcanzar consenso para elecciones judiciales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Titular de Cámara de Diputados lamentó que legisladores interpusieran recursos jurídicos que frenan avance del proceso.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Elevan a 53 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Hawái comentó que el 80 por ciento de la localidad de Lahaina, en la costa oeste de Maui ha quedado destruida a causa del fuego.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Cedeao ordena activar fuerza de reserva contra Junta en Níger. telesurtv.net "Ordeno la activación de la fuerza de reserva de la Cedeao", afirmó el presidente del bloque de África Occidental.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Central uruguaya debatirá vías para derogar reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios nacionales, dentro de la Mesa Representativa del PIT-CNT existen divergencias al respecto.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuban hero meets with solidarity movement in Russia. plenglish.com Guerrero thanked Russian friends for their efforts and support for his release and that of his comrades who were unjustly imprisoned in the United States for fighting terrorism. | "The feelings of solidarity and friendship from friends like you made the years of imprisonment more bearable for us and gave us the strength to continue our struggle," he added. | Guerrero told his Russian friends that a revolutionary always has a reason to fight and to demonstrate the rightness of the cause he is defending. The most important thing is to transmit this spirit to the new generations, which are much more prepared than t…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-11). Argentineans Getting Used to Living with High Levels of Inflation. america.cgtn.com Argentina is experiencing triple-digit inflation. The South American country reached one of the world's highest inflation rates surpassing 100 %. Most of the prices in the country have doubled. Joel Richards reports on the soaring cost of living Argentineans are confronting.

Janvieve Williams Comrie, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Capitalist Greed And Imperialist Policies Fuel Migrant Housing Crisis. popularresistance.org In the heart of New York City, below its iconic skyline, a paradox of epic proportions unfolds. As buses full of migrants arrive in the city each day, the struggle to find affordable housing intensifies dramatically. Yet, ironically, amidst the sprawling urban growth, there are countless buildings that stand vacant, their potential as living spaces lost, untapped. For years, these empty edifices could have served as a refuge for the existing city's homeless population, which has always been in crisis, but their emptiness has been a reminder of the disconnect between the city's available resources and the willingn…

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News. (2023-08-11). How Immigrant Warehouse Workers Took On Amazon And Won. popularresistance.org "I've never been an organizer," Khali Jama says, "but I've always fought." As a single mother, a Muslim, and a Somali-American worker living in Minnesota, Jama has always had to fight for the life she, her family, and her fellow workers deserve. And earlier this year, after bringing that fight to the Minnesota state legislature, Khali and her coworkers achieved a major victory. "On May 16," Lisa Kwon reports in PRISM, "Minnesota lawmakers passed the nation's strongest Amazon warehouse worker protection legislation with the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which ensures that workers can take breaks during the work…

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-08-11). Argentina heads for presidential primaries in the wake of tragedies. peoplesdispatch.org Days ahead of the presidential primaries, Argentina was shaken by the murders of 11-year-old Morena Domínguez during a robbery and photojournalist Facundo Morales by the Buenos Aires police…

Nan McCurdy, Popular Resistance. (2023-08-11). Nicaragua: Example Of How To Defend Sovereignty And Independence. popularresistance.org On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to US$17 billion dollars, what today would be more than US$55 billion. On June 27 of this year, President Daniel Ortega demanded that the US fulfill its obligation. He stated, "On June 27, 1986, the International Court of Justice condemned the US and directed it to compensate Nicaragua for all damages caused as a consequence of military activities against Nicaragua. In a situation of armed aggression such as that carried out by the U…

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Beijing-Buenos Aires ties enter 'golden moment'. ecns.cn Argentina and China have entered a "golden moment" of bilateral cooperation, one year after Argentina signed up for the Belt and Road Initiative, said a seasoned Argentine diplomat.

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-08-11). Poorer Nations Break The Cycle Of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief. popularresistance.org In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the MST has built the Marielle Vive camp and the Irm࣠Alberta Land Commune were slated for a gated community with a golf course, and a garbage dump, respectively. Based on the social obligations for land use in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, the MST mobilised landles…

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-11). Can Poorer Nations Break the Cycle of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief for a Hundred Years? dissidentvoice.org In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the …

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-11). A Look into the Lives of Emerald Miners in Colombia. america.cgtn.com The emerald is one of the world's top-selling gemstones. Colombia is, by far, the largest producer of the green gem. The country's most valuable deposits are located outside the town of Muzo. While the area may be rich in emeralds, poverty remains a problem. Michelle Begue has the story. …

WSWS (2023-08-12). State of emergency declared in Ecuador after killing of presidential candidate. wsws.org While it is still unclear who was behind Villavicencio's killing, it is clear that its effect will be to discredit the elections as a whole, creating the potential for their being overturned.

Craig Murray. (2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.

Daniel Kersffeld (2023-08-11). Ecuador en una espiral de violencia sin fin. globalizacion.ca Envuelto en una espiral de violencia sin límites y sin control, el gobierno de Guillermo Lasso en Ecuador se encamina hacia su desastroso final en medio de espasmos y convulsiones de un impacto cada vez más profundo. | Junto con el…

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-08-11). Ecuador — Asesinan al candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio. globalizacion.ca A poco más de una semana de las elecciones generales y en medio de una ola de violencia que golpea al Ecuador, el candidato presidencial derechista Fernando Villavicencio fue asesinado en Quito, luego de terminar un mitin de campaña en…

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-08-11). Violencia e inseguridad, preámbulo de las elecciones ecuatorianas. globalizacion.ca Una serie de acontecimientos, en torno a la criminalidad y seguridad pública, pusieron en jaque el orden público del Ecuador, que se prepara para las elecciones del 20 de agosto que definirán quién completará el período del destituido banquero-presidente Guillermo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Ecuador: Presidential Candidate Assassinated During Campaign (+Narcotrafficking and Crime). orinocotribune.com Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Valencia was assassinated this Wednesday, August 9, in full view of bodyguards, security personnel, and supporters, having just participated in a campaign rally in Quito. President Lasso Villavicencio was running for the presidency of Ecuador as a part of the Construye movement, campaigning for the early elections that were to be…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). UN chief condemns Ecuadorian presidential candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Attacks of this nature represent a serious threat to democracy, and those responsible must be brought to justice, he said in a message released here. | On Thursday, Guterres expressed his solidarity with the Government and people of Ecuador, especially with Villavicencio's family. | He also recalled his latest meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, at which they discussed the deteriorating security in Ecuador, the impact of organized crime and the need to intensify national and international efforts to combat it. | "The United Nations will continue to support Ecuadorian authorities in addressing viol…

Staff (2023-08-11). Headlines for August 11, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 55 as Residents Survey Unfathomable Devastation, ECOWAS Says Use of Force Is Possible in Niger Coup Response as Bloc Activates "Standby Force", One Dead, Six Arrested over Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, 23 Rohingya Refugees Drown, Dozens Missing After Shipwreck, Americans Jailed in Iran Transferred to House Arrest on Way to Possible Release, SCOTUS Blocks Purdue Pharma Settlement Deal That Would Protect Sackler Family from Civil Liability, Louisiana Gov. Orders Pardon Board to Review Clemency Requests for 56 Death Row Prison…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

scorinoco (2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-11). People's movements across the world say: Cuba is not a state sponsor of terror! peoplesdispatch.org Movement organizations collect signatures for the "Let Cuba Live" campaign to demand that Cuba be removed from the US state sponsors of terrorism list…

Riva Enteen (2023-08-11). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? covertactionmagazine.com Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the skyWaiting for me when I dieBut between the day you're born and when you dieThey never seem to hear even your crySo as sure as the sun will shineI'm gonna get my share now, what's mine. Today, …

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-11). El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades. indybay.org El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades, denuncia Campaña de Justicia Ambiental…

Asha Ransby-Sporn (2023-08-11). A New Monument to Emmett Till Doesn't Measure Progress, But It Does Matter. truthout.org Photographs of the open casket at Emmett Till's funeral, a choice his mother insisted on because it would force the world to face what happened to him, showed the 14-year-old boy disfigured from a horrific beating by a group of white vigilantes. They had attacked him based on an unfounded accusation of whistling at a white woman. Circulating widely via Jet magazine (while more mainstream media… |

WSWS (2023-08-11). As Detroit school workers' contracts set to expire, the unions openly sabotage a fight. wsws.org Detroit educators face a contract expiration August 20 in the midst of the widening "hot labor summer" of escalating strikes.

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-11). Construyendo autonomía social: el decrecimiento. indybay.org Construyendo autonomía social (VI): el decrecimiento…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Africans thank Cuba and Fidel Castro for their formation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Messages of gratitude to Cuba and the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz for having formed them as good people prevailed on Friday during a virtual meeting with graduates from Africa.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Costa Rica proposes annual day against U.S. blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican delegation to the 3rd Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba proposed on Friday the celebration of an annual Central American day to call for the end of the economic and commercial US blockade against Cuba.

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Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-11). 1.14 million barrels of oil removed from tanker moored off Yemen — UN. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the UN said Friday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). MINREX: A million signatures to exclude Cuba from SST list. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (minrex) called on Friday to join global appeal to demand the U.S. government to exclude Cuba from the spurious States Sponsoring Terrorism (SST) list and the end of thr unjust and hostile blockade against Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). President Petro backs emergency decreed in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro underscored on Friday the multidimensional poverty indicators of La Guajira Department, which is in almost every way the poorest and with the greatest unsatisfied needs in Colombia.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Nicaraguan group rejects U.S. blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan Anti-imperialist Network of Solidarity with the Peoples Augusto C. Sandino, rejected on Friday the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Paraguayan prosecutors to work on opening new gov't. plenglish.com Asuncion, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office announced on Friday having made up a team of prosecutors to work on August 15 in the activities of the power transfer from current government to that of President-elect Santiago Peña.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). President of the Dominican Republic travels to New York. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, traveled today to New York, United States, to attend various events, including the Dominican Parade in Manhattan, on August 13.

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Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Indian and UAE navies conduct joint exercise. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began a maritime partnership exercise on Friday to strengthen cooperation between their respective navies, national media reported on Friday.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Tribute activities to Fidel in Cuban province. plenglish.com Ciego de àÅvila, Cuba, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with literary works related to stages in the life of Fidel Castro, is today among the activities in this central province of Cuba, in homage to the revolutionary leader for the 97th anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Serbian leader rules out Western victory over Russia. plenglish.com Warsaw, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Western countries that help Ukraine and supply weapons to Kiev, even all together, will fail in an attempt to defeat Russia on the battlefield, President Aleksandar Vučić told Happy TV on Friday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Chinese security detected a US spy in a military industrial sector. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China revealed Friday details of the arrest of a spy recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who offered sensitive information about the country's military development.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). U.S. government's large-scale cyber espionage causing escalating risks: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The U.S. government's large-scale, systematic and indiscriminate cyber espionage against countries around the world is seriously harming China's strategic security interests and could easily lead to huge risks of miscalculation.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Indian and UAE navies conduct joint exercise. plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began a maritime partnership exercise on Friday to strengthen cooperation between their respective navies, national media reported on Friday.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Tribute activities to Fidel in Cuban province. plenglish.com Ciego de àÅvila, Cuba, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with literary works related to stages in the life of Fidel Castro, is today among the activities in this central province of Cuba, in homage to the revolutionary leader for the 97th anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Serbian leader rules out Western victory over Russia. plenglish.com Warsaw, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Western countries that help Ukraine and supply weapons to Kiev, even all together, will fail in an attempt to defeat Russia on the battlefield, President Aleksandar Vučić told Happy TV on Friday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Chinese security detected a US spy in a military industrial sector. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) China revealed Friday details of the arrest of a spy recruited by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), who offered sensitive information about the country's military development.

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). U.S. government's large-scale cyber espionage causing escalating risks: Chinese FM. ecns.cn The U.S. government's large-scale, systematic and indiscriminate cyber espionage against countries around the world is seriously harming China's strategic security interests and could easily lead to huge risks of miscalculation.

Stephen Sefton, Tortilla Con Sal. (2023-08-11). Latin America And West Africa — Patterns Of Neocolonialism. popularresistance.org The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African and Asian countries on the ruthless Western economic system. In all this time, the United States and Europe demonstrated the most crude and brutal determination to guarantee at all costs control of the natural resources required by their capitalist system.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-08-11). Memories of victims of terrorism call for peace in the world. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The stories of 22 victims of terrorism in the world call to reflect through art on the consequences of this, with the exhibition of memories at the United Nations headquarters.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). CubaCoop demands French banks stop bowing to US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) asked President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to act so that French banks stop bowing to the extraterritoriality of the United States blockade against Cuba.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Graziella Pogolotti's literature and pedagogy available in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Sixty-five chronicles written by Graziella Pogolotti, an outstanding Cuban intellectual and winner of the National Literary Prize, have been collected under the title "En Busca del Unicornio" (In Search of the Unicorn), which is available to readers on Thursday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba highlights Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba praises Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Russia develops software that predicts human genome's structure. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Experts from the Russian Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a software that predicts the location of elements of the human genome, the head of the bioinformatics project, Maria Poptsova, informed.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Some 68 percent of Haitians support military deployment. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 68 percent of Haitians think that the the police are incapable of solving the problem of insecurity, and support the deployment of an international force, according to a survey.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Uruguay Government builds hydraulic works to alleviate water crisis. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) A hydraulic work was commissioned by the Government of Uruguay, which built it in record time to alleviate the water crisis that is affecting the capital and its metropolitan area.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Registran más de 97.000 muertes por ciclones entre 1980 y 2019. telesurtv.net La investigación reveló que el sureste de Asia y América Latina y el Caribe reportaron las mayores cifras de decesos.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Chilean law will protect those who denounce acts of corruption. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday approved a law to protect those who denounce acts of corruption, at a time when the scandal of the so-called "Convenios Case" is affecting the Government.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Dominica approves initiative to boost agricultural sector. plenglish.com Roseau, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The ministries of Commerce and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the first agricultural procurement facility in Dominica to help solve a long-standing problem.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Lula defends providing resources for educational programs in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended the allocation of public resources to educational programs and the construction of universities to prevent researchers from leaving for other countries.

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-10). Even in LGBTQ+ "Safe Haven" NYC, O'Shae Sibley Wasn't Safe From Violence. truthout.org New Yorkers across the five boroughs recently mourned the life of O'Shae Sibley, a gay Black man killed in Brooklyn while dancing in public. The 28-year-old was returning home from a birthday party with friends before he was stabbed. While stopping for gas, the group began dancing. Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album played as Sibley and his friends vogued, a dance style created by Black and Latinx… |

Eduardo Nava Hernández (2023-08-11). México — Libros de texto y debate nacional. globalizacion.ca Sin duda, el actual y muy polarizado debate de los nuevos libros de texto gratuito nos presenta muy diversas facetas, que van desde el señalamiento de errores de conocimiento en diversas materias hasta la sobreideologización de considerarlos instrumentos de ideologización…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). LGBTQH Groups Outraged by Homophobic Attacked in Puerto Rico. telesurenglish.net Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. With 40 and 30 percent of their bodies burned respectively, they were victims of this inhumane act last Thursday, while they were at their home located in Rawson; they are currently hospitalized at the Marcial Quiroga hospital. | Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. Aug. 11, 2023.

Nan McCurdy (2023-08-11). Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence. dissidentvoice.org (Photo Credit: Lapaz Telesur) On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to US$17 billion dollars, what today would be more than US$55 billion. On June 27 of this year, President Daniel Ortega …

teleSUR (2023-08-11). World Bank Not to Finance in Uganda Because of Anti-LGBTI Law. telesurenglish.net The World Bank insists that the law undermines the institution's efforts to democratize access to development, as "inclusion and non-discrimination are at the core (…) Our goal is to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in the projects we finance. These measures are under discussion with the authorities", to which he adds that until laws guaranteeing these rights are passed, public financing will not continue on their part. | This law will institutionalize discrimination and rejection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Uganda. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Spanish Tourists Trapped in Ethiopia Are Safe. telesurenglish.net Currently, the country remains in a state of alarm due to the rapid expansion of the guerrilla's military actions. The rebel group is known as the Fano militia, which was constituted as an armed force, after refusing to join the government army. | Ethiopia remains in a state of alarm due to the rapid expansion of the guerrilla's military actions. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). US Indo-Pacific Strategy Sparks Concerns of Confrontation. telesurenglish.net U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted a Pacific tour in late July in an attempt to strengthen Washington's influence in the region by sowing discord between China and Pacific island countries. | RELATED: | The tour is the latest U.S. effort to implement its so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy," which involves strengthening military cooperation with its regional allies and pit…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). England: Junior Doctors Launch Fresh Industrial Action Over Pay. telesurenglish.net On Friday, junior doctors across England started a four-day walkout, their fifth round of industrial action in the ongoing dispute between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the government over pay amid high inflation. It could deal further a blow to the country's already strained healthcare system. | RELATED: | The strikes aim to "achieve full pay restoration to reverse the steep decline in pay faced by junior doc…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). 22 Pairings to Compete in the Argentine Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Argentines will attend the Primary, Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Elections (PASO) to choose those who will become candidates for the presidency. | RELATED: | Those politicians who win the PASO will participate in the presidential elections on Octuber 22. In the event of a second round, the Argentines will go to the polls on November 19. The winner will assume the presidency on December 10. | The 2…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). UN Agencies Urge Action Following Another Mediterranean Tragedy. telesurenglish.net In the wake of yet another devastating shipwreck in the Mediterranean, three United Nations agencies voiced their concerns, advocating for enhanced, secure routes for migrants and asylum-seekers heading to the European Union. | RELATED: | The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) pressed for a more unified approach to search and rescue operations. | This recent tr…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Israeli Soldiers Leave 1 Palestinian Dead and 8 Wounded. telesurenglish.net On Friday, a Palestinian was killed and eight were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank. | RELATED: | Mahmoud Jarad, 24 years old, died after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes, said the Palestinian Health Ministry said, adding eight Palestinians injured by live ammunition were evacuated to the governmental hospita…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Iran Awaits Release of Its Assets Held in Korean Banks. telesurenglish.net On Friday, an exchange of prisoners between Iran and the United States will take place simultaneously with the release of Iran's frozen assets in banks of the Republic of Korea (ROK). | RELATED: | "The U.S. prisoners in Iran will leave simultaneously with the irreversible release of our illegally held citizens and the full transfer of illegally held assets in South Korea, similar to the recently freed assets in…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Hawaii Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 53. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Maui County authorities confirmed that at least 53 people have died as a result of the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires that hit the Hawaiian Islands. | RELATED: | "As firefighting efforts continue, 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed today amid the active Lahaina fire. This brings the death toll to 53 people," Maui County informed. | The death toll was 36 earlier in the day. Strong wind…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Argentina: Police Brutality Leads to Death of Facundo Molares. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police of the city of Buenos Aires harshly attacked militants from the leftist organizations Vote to Fight and Popular Rebellion, which called to protest against the primary elections in the city's Obeslisk. | RELATED: | Among the protesters was Facundo Molares, a 47-year-old photojournalist who was part of the now extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | During the protest against "the electoral…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Bangladesh: Almost 3,000 Dengue Cases in 24 Hours. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Ministry of Health of Bangladesh said that, in a grim landmark, a total of 2,959 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in the past 24 hours; the highest number in a single day so far this year. | Related: | According to the figures reported by the DGHS, 1,097 people were diagnosed with dengue in Dhaka. | According to the DGHS, recent reported…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Suspects in Villavicencio's Murder Sentenced to Prison Terms. telesurenglish.net An Ecuadorian judge ordered this Thursday the remand in custody of the six men arrested for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | The magistrate opted for the imprisonment of the six men of Colombian nationality based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office during the arraignment hearing at the Flagrancy Unit of Pichincha. | A little more than 24 hours after the mur…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). S. Korea: Typhoon Khanun Cuts Through, 1 Dead and 1 Missing. telesurenglish.net On Friday, authorities of South Korea stated that one man was dead and another went missing after this year's sixth typhoon Khanun cut through the nation. | Related: | According to the central disaster and safety countermeasures' headquarters, the typhoon hit land on the country's southeastern coast Thursday morning, bringing heavy rains and strong winds across the country. | The tropical storm plowed through the count…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan Attorney General Ratifies Victory Over Novo Bank. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Attorney General, Reinaldo Muñoz, described as an "extraordinary victory" the ruling of the Judicial Court of Lisbon, Portugal, which requires Novo Bank to return more than 1.5 billion dollars that had been withheld. | Related: | In an exclusive interview to the news multiplatform teleSUR, the official emphasized that in the coming weeks and months, this victory may be used in favor of the country.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Un millón de firmas para sacar a Cuba de lista de terroristas. telesurtv.net Se trata de una campaña para reunir más de un millón de firmas exigiendo a Biden que retire a Cuba de la Lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo. La petición puede firmarse en línea o en versión impresa.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). STF de Brasil anula "pruebas" de Odebrecht contra Jorge Glas. telesurtv.net El entonces vicepresidente ecuatoriano estuvo en prisión durante más de cinco años por condenas relacionadas con Odebrecht. En abril de 2022, obtuvo la libertad provisional bajo medidas cautelares.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Reporte interno: usaron armas letales contra protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a un informe interno, revelado por "La Encerrona", el ejército peruano reconoce que no estaba preparado para controlar protestas en Ayacucho.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-08-11). øCuáles son las fórmulas presidenciales para las PASO en Argentina?>. telesurtv.net A pocos días de las PASO, varios candidatos decidieron suspender sus actos de campaña por el asesinato de una niña de 11 años.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Evacúan a más de 4.000 personas tras paso de huracán en Noruega. telesurtv.net El Instituto Meteorológico noruego había emitido el martes una advertencia de peligro.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Presentan lista de elegibles para rectores del CNE en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Giusseppe Alessandrello explicó que en el segundo llamado se recibieron 153 postulaciones.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Denuncian desaparecidos por régimen de excepción en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Henry Fino se refirió, además, a la situación de los llamados "cementerios clandestinos" de grupos pandilleriles.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). ONU condena asesinato de candidato presidencial en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Por su parte, un líder indígena ecuatoriano instó a sus compatriotas a dar una salida democrática, mediante los comicios, a la violencia.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Motín deja tres heridos en cárcel de Comayagua, Honduras. telesurtv.net La Policía Militar del Orden Público hondureña informó que se reforzaron protocolos de seguridad para controlar la zona.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Rusia lanza primera misión robótica a la Luna en casi 50 años. telesurtv.net El cohete Soyuz que transporta esta sonda de casi 800 kilos despegó desde la base espacial de Vostochni.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Continúa alerta en 13 provincias dominicanas por vaguada. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que tres provincias están en alerta amarilla: Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, María Trinidad Sánchez.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Al menos un muerto y seis detenidos por represión policial en Argentina. telesurtv.net El militante político que resultó muerto se nombra Facundo Molares Schoenfeld, un reconocido periodista y defensor de los derechos humanos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Chile promulga Ley de Protección al denunciante. telesurtv.net El instrumento jurídico protegerá a funcionarios públicos que denuncien hechos de corrupción o faltas a la probidad en organismos del Estado.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-08-11). Al menos 29 muertos y 16 desaparecidos por lluvias en China. telesurtv.net El tifón Doksuri ha dejado a su paso una estela de destrucción, como los más de 1.150 centros educativos afectados, unos 1.900 centros sanitarios y numerosa infraestructura básica.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). Francia apoya acciones de la Cedeao para intervenir en Níger. telesurtv.net Semanas atras la junta militar de Níger había expresado su preocupación sobre una posible intervención militar extranjera en el país apoyada por Francia…

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). 8.9 millones de mexicanos salieron de la pobreza en 2022. telesurtv.net El descenso en la cifra de pobreza se debe a las políticas de apoyo y al alza del salario mínimo, medidas impulsadas por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). Estalla huelga de 48 horas en refinería de Repsol en Perú. telesurtv.net Líderes del sindicato han expuestos varias de las violaciones a los derechos de los trabajadores por parte de la petrolera española Repsol.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Dictan prisión a sospechosos de asesinar a Villavicencio. telesurtv.net El juez optó por el encarcelamiento de los seis hombres de nacionalidad colombiana con base en las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Elevan a 60 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Hawái comentó que el 80 por ciento de la localidad de Lahaina, en la costa oeste de Maui ha quedado destruida a causa del fuego.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Presidente Maduro condena asesinato de candidato ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano repudió que bandas criminales ligadas al narcotráfico se apoderen de parte de la sociedad…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). CNE de Ecuador se pronuncia sobre continuación del proceso electoral. telesurtv.net La presidenta del CNE recalcó que se mantiene la fecha del debate electoral obligatorio para los binomios presidenciales.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Procurador de Venezuela ratifica victoria sobre Novo Bank. telesurtv.net El funcionario destacó que en las próximas semanas y los próximos meses, esa victoria podrá ser aprovechada en favor del país.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Avanza marcha en Buenos Aires, tras muerte de Facundo Molares. telesurtv.net La movilización prevista sobre las 10H00 (hora local) es convocada, entre otros, por el movimiento Barrios de Pie.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Inicia veda electoral en Argentina en medio de violencia. telesurtv.net Según el Código Nacional Electoral, hasta el próximo domingo no se podrán realizar actividades proselitistas.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Ola de calor afecta todavía zonas del sur de España. telesurtv.net Este viernes, las temperaturas seguirán siendo muy altas, aunque disminuirán, especialmente el domingo.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Fiscal amplía investigación contra Keiko Fujimori y su partido. telesurtv.net Fuerza Popular logró recaudar un poco menos de dos millones de soles en aportes en efectivo y en especie, entre el 13 de marzo de 2021 y 30 de julio de 2022.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-11). Líder de secta en Kenia permanece en prisión. telesurtv.net Las primeras investigaciones de la Policía apuntaron a que los fieles eran forzados a seguir con el ayuno aunque quisieran abandonarlo.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Indígenas exigen a Gobierno de Panamá respetar acuerdo. telesurtv.net Un líder indígena dijo que, de incumplirse, los ngäbe-buglé defenderían sus derechos de salud, educación y a la carretera.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Muere líder separatista tras explosión en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net La zona donde ocurrió la explosión sirve de escondite a terroristas del Estado Islámico (EI) y a células de Al Qaeda.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). Prevén alcanzar consenso para elecciones judiciales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Titular de Cámara de Diputados lamentó que legisladores interpusieran recursos jurídicos que frenan avance del proceso.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Elevan a 53 la cifra de muertos por incendios en Hawái, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Hawái comentó que el 80 por ciento de la localidad de Lahaina, en la costa oeste de Maui ha quedado destruida a causa del fuego.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Cedeao ordena activar fuerza de reserva contra Junta en Níger. telesurtv.net "Ordeno la activación de la fuerza de reserva de la Cedeao", afirmó el presidente del bloque de África Occidental.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Central uruguaya debatirá vías para derogar reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios nacionales, dentro de la Mesa Representativa del PIT-CNT existen divergencias al respecto.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). 85,000 Troops to Guard Argentina's Primary Elections. telesurenglish.net About 85,000 members of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces will be involved in the custody and security operation of the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary Elections (PASO) to be held next Sunday in Argentina. | RELATED: | Army, Navy and Air Force personnel will be part of the operation, together with members of the National Gendarmerie, the Naval Prefecture, the Federal Police, the Airport Security Police and the Pro…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Red Cross Calls for Collaboration to Tackle Hunger in Africa. telesurenglish.net Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest hunger prevalence rate on the planet. The IFRC estimates that about 240 million people do not have access to adequate and healthy food. In this context, one in three children under 5 years of age suffers from acute malnutrition and 2 out of 5 breastfeeding women suffer from anemia. | Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest hunger prevalence rate on the planet. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Six Arrested After Murder of Presidential Candidate in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net Ecuador's Attorney General's Office reported Thursday the arrest of six people following the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | RELATED: | "In flagrancy procedure and with the legal supervision of the Ecuador Prosecutor's Office, so far 6 people have been apprehended during raids executed in (the neighborhoods of) Conocoto and San Bartolo, in Quito, in the framework of the murder of Fernan…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Major Disaster Declaration for Hawaii Due to Raging Wildfires. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday approved a major disaster declaration for Hawaii due to devastating wildfires fueled by hurricane-force winds. | RELATED: | Biden ordered federal aid to supplement state and local efforts in areas affected by the fires that began Tuesday, the White House said in a statement. The move will make federal funds available to those affected in Maui County. | According to the White House, the a…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Niger's Military Junta Forms New Government. telesurenglish.net Niger's military junta announced Wednesday night the appointment of 21 ministers, forming a new transitional government. | RELATED: | The president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree on the appointment of the new cabinet members, in which six are military. | The Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, will head the new government and wil…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). The Caribbean Strengthens in Response to Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net According to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures in the region have risen by an average of 0.2 °C per decade over the past 30 years, the highest rate ever recorded. This increase has triggered a series of extreme events that have seriously affected the region's population and economy. | Rising sea levels and warming oceans pose increasing risks to livelihoods, ecosystems and coastal economies. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Kidnapped American Nurse Freed in Haiti. telesurenglish.net UNICEF: "Women and girls are not merchandise. They are not a bargaining chip. And they should never be exposed to violence like this. The growing trend of kidnappings and abductions is extremely worrying, and threatens both the people of Haiti and those who come to help them." | The number of kidnappings of women and girls this 2023 in the Caribbean country triples the figure of 2021. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Twenty-Seven Migrants Found Dead in Libyan Desert. telesurenglish.net The crisis began at the beginning of July, when at least 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers of sub-Saharan origin were detained in mass raids in the city of Sfax, the main starting point of the migratory route by sea, and expelled to border areas, also with neighboring Algeria. | The crisis began at the beginning of July, when at least 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers of sub-Saharan origin were detained in mass raids in the city of Sfax. Aug. 10, 2023.

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Colombia: Semana Magazine Accused of Spreading Fake News About ELN Plot to Assassinate Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Semana magazine published a fake news trying to incriminate Venezuela in an alleged plot orchestrated by the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to assassinate the attorney general of Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, who is linked to former President àÅlvaro Uribe. | For months, Semana has been carrying out media campaigns attempting to undermine the government of President Gustavo Petro, among them was the publication of the audios of former Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti. | This time, a few hours after the formal start of the ceasefire between the Co…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuban hero meets with solidarity movement in Russia. plenglish.com Guerrero thanked Russian friends for their efforts and support for his release and that of his comrades who were unjustly imprisoned in the United States for fighting terrorism. | "The feelings of solidarity and friendship from friends like you made the years of imprisonment more bearable for us and gave us the strength to continue our struggle," he added. | Guerrero told his Russian friends that a revolutionary always has a reason to fight and to demonstrate the rightness of the cause he is defending. The most important thing is to transmit this spirit to the new generations, which are much more prepared than t…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Amazon Dialogues: Venezuela Made the Voice of the Indigenous Peoples Felt. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López This Sunday, August 6, the "Amazon Dialogues" culminated in Belém Do Pará, Brazil, with the participation of more than ten thousand people from eight Amazonian countries: Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Representatives of the various social movements, research centers, government agencies, indigenous peoples and communities, Afro-descendants and mestizos,…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-11). Argentineans Getting Used to Living with High Levels of Inflation. america.cgtn.com Argentina is experiencing triple-digit inflation. The South American country reached one of the world's highest inflation rates surpassing 100 %. Most of the prices in the country have doubled. Joel Richards reports on the soaring cost of living Argentineans are confronting.

Janvieve Williams Comrie, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Capitalist Greed And Imperialist Policies Fuel Migrant Housing Crisis. popularresistance.org In the heart of New York City, below its iconic skyline, a paradox of epic proportions unfolds. As buses full of migrants arrive in the city each day, the struggle to find affordable housing intensifies dramatically. Yet, ironically, amidst the sprawling urban growth, there are countless buildings that stand vacant, their potential as living spaces lost, untapped. For years, these empty edifices could have served as a refuge for the existing city's homeless population, which has always been in crisis, but their emptiness has been a reminder of the disconnect between the city's available resources and the willingn…

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News. (2023-08-11). How Immigrant Warehouse Workers Took On Amazon And Won. popularresistance.org "I've never been an organizer," Khali Jama says, "but I've always fought." As a single mother, a Muslim, and a Somali-American worker living in Minnesota, Jama has always had to fight for the life she, her family, and her fellow workers deserve. And earlier this year, after bringing that fight to the Minnesota state legislature, Khali and her coworkers achieved a major victory. "On May 16," Lisa Kwon reports in PRISM, "Minnesota lawmakers passed the nation's strongest Amazon warehouse worker protection legislation with the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which ensures that workers can take breaks during the work…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). At least 27 migrants expelled from Tunisia found dead in Libyan desert. peoplesdispatch.org Libyan authorities claimed on Wednesday, August 9, to have found at least 27 dead bodies, including some of children, in the desert near the border with Tunisia. The bodies were of migrants who were likely expelled from Tunisia. | The migrants were reportedly forced to wander in the blazing heat of the desert for days without enough food, water, and shelter after being forced across the Libyan border by the Tunisian authorities. They died due to dehydration and starvation. | Most of the dead bodies were found south of the Tunisia-Libya border crossing and have been identified as Sub-Saharan African migrants. Thes…

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-08-11). Argentina heads for presidential primaries in the wake of tragedies. peoplesdispatch.org Days ahead of the presidential primaries, Argentina was shaken by the murders of 11-year-old Morena Domínguez during a robbery and photojournalist Facundo Morales by the Buenos Aires police…

Nan McCurdy, Popular Resistance. (2023-08-11). Nicaragua: Example Of How To Defend Sovereignty And Independence. popularresistance.org On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to US$17 billion dollars, what today would be more than US$55 billion. On June 27 of this year, President Daniel Ortega demanded that the US fulfill its obligation. He stated, "On June 27, 1986, the International Court of Justice condemned the US and directed it to compensate Nicaragua for all damages caused as a consequence of military activities against Nicaragua. In a situation of armed aggression such as that carried out by the U…

Rick Sterling (2023-08-10). David vs Goliath: Nicaragua vs USA. dissidentvoice.org Many nations in the Americas have suffered from US promoted coups, dictatorships, sanctions and outright invasions. Nicaragua may take the cake for being the most victimized. Dan Kovalik has written a book which reviews the history of intervention and resistance up to the present day. Kovalik includes his own experiences from several decades visiting Nicaragua. …

Global Research News (2023-08-10). Selected Articles: "Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance" globalresearch.ca By Many nations in the Americas have suffered from US promoted coups, dictatorships, sanctions and outright invasions. Nicaragua may take the cake for being the most …

ecns.cn (2023-08-11). Beijing-Buenos Aires ties enter 'golden moment'. ecns.cn Argentina and China have entered a "golden moment" of bilateral cooperation, one year after Argentina signed up for the Belt and Road Initiative, said a seasoned Argentine diplomat.

Carlos A. Villalba (2023-08-10). Entre el cadalso y el abismo, paso a paso en la Argentina electoral. globalizacion.ca El domingo 13 de agosto la Argentina vuelve a la sana costumbre constitucional de votar, en el inicio del proceso que culminará con la elección de una presidenta o un presidente. Esta vez será sin barbijo y en medio de…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2023-08-11). Poorer Nations Break The Cycle Of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief. popularresistance.org In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the MST has built the Marielle Vive camp and the Irm࣠Alberta Land Commune were slated for a gated community with a golf course, and a garbage dump, respectively. Based on the social obligations for land use in the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, the MST mobilised landles…

Vijay Prashad (2023-08-11). Can Poorer Nations Break the Cycle of Dependency That Has Inflicted Grief for a Hundred Years? dissidentvoice.org In late July, I visited two settlements of the Landless Rural Workers (MST) on the outskirts of Sà£o Paulo (Brazil). Both settlements are named for brave women, the Brazilian lawmaker Marielle Franco — who was assassinated in 2018 — and Irm࣠Alberta — an Italian Catholic nun who died in 2018. The lands where the …

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Declaration of Belém Do Pará: A Roadmap to Save the Amazonia. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López On Tuesday, August 8, the Amazonia Summit and the IV Presidential Meeting of the member countries of the Amazonia Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) began in Brazil. As the first contribution of the Summit, the Declaration of Belém Do Pará was issued and signed by the leaders attending the summit, which consists of…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-11). A Look into the Lives of Emerald Miners in Colombia. america.cgtn.com The emerald is one of the world's top-selling gemstones. Colombia is, by far, the largest producer of the green gem. The country's most valuable deposits are located outside the town of Muzo. While the area may be rich in emeralds, poverty remains a problem. Michelle Begue has the story. …

WSWS (2023-08-12). State of emergency declared in Ecuador after killing of presidential candidate. wsws.org While it is still unclear who was behind Villavicencio's killing, it is clear that its effect will be to discredit the elections as a whole, creating the potential for their being overturned.

Craig Murray. (2023-08-11). When A CIA Asset Becomes A CIA Liability. popularresistance.org Fernando Villavicencio, who with the Guardian's Luke Harding and Dan Collyns fabricated the notorious Guardian front page lie that Paul Manafort and Julian Assange held pro-Trump meetings in the Ecuadorean Embassy, has been shot dead in Ecuador. | The appalling lie, which the Guardian's $700,000 a year editor has refused to retract or remove, despite criticism even from the Washington Post which named Villavicencio as the fabricator, was aimed to give support to Clinton's flagging "Russiagate" invention, which was crumbling fast.

Daniel Kersffeld (2023-08-11). Ecuador en una espiral de violencia sin fin. globalizacion.ca Envuelto en una espiral de violencia sin límites y sin control, el gobierno de Guillermo Lasso en Ecuador se encamina hacia su desastroso final en medio de espasmos y convulsiones de un impacto cada vez más profundo. | Junto con el…

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-08-11). Ecuador — Asesinan al candidato presidencial Fernando Villavicencio. globalizacion.ca A poco más de una semana de las elecciones generales y en medio de una ola de violencia que golpea al Ecuador, el candidato presidencial derechista Fernando Villavicencio fue asesinado en Quito, luego de terminar un mitin de campaña en…

Eloy Osvaldo Proaño (2023-08-11). Violencia e inseguridad, preámbulo de las elecciones ecuatorianas. globalizacion.ca Una serie de acontecimientos, en torno a la criminalidad y seguridad pública, pusieron en jaque el orden público del Ecuador, que se prepara para las elecciones del 20 de agosto que definirán quién completará el período del destituido banquero-presidente Guillermo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Ecuador: Presidential Candidate Assassinated During Campaign (+Narcotrafficking and Crime). orinocotribune.com Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio Valencia was assassinated this Wednesday, August 9, in full view of bodyguards, security personnel, and supporters, having just participated in a campaign rally in Quito. President Lasso Villavicencio was running for the presidency of Ecuador as a part of the Construye movement, campaigning for the early elections that were to be…

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). UN chief condemns Ecuadorian presidential candidate's assassination. plenglish.com Attacks of this nature represent a serious threat to democracy, and those responsible must be brought to justice, he said in a message released here. | On Thursday, Guterres expressed his solidarity with the Government and people of Ecuador, especially with Villavicencio's family. | He also recalled his latest meeting with Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso, at which they discussed the deteriorating security in Ecuador, the impact of organized crime and the need to intensify national and international efforts to combat it. | "The United Nations will continue to support Ecuadorian authorities in addressing viol…

Staff (2023-08-11). Headlines for August 11, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 55 as Residents Survey Unfathomable Devastation, ECOWAS Says Use of Force Is Possible in Niger Coup Response as Bloc Activates "Standby Force", One Dead, Six Arrested over Assassination of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, 23 Rohingya Refugees Drown, Dozens Missing After Shipwreck, Americans Jailed in Iran Transferred to House Arrest on Way to Possible Release, SCOTUS Blocks Purdue Pharma Settlement Deal That Would Protect Sackler Family from Civil Liability, Louisiana Gov. Orders Pardon Board to Review Clemency Requests for 56 Death Row Prison…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated following campaign rally. peoplesdispatch.org Fernando Villavicencio, a former member of the Ecuadorian National Assembly and presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, was killed on the evening of August 9 in Quito, the country's capital. | Villavicencio was leaving a political campaign meeting in a high school when he was attacked by unidentified armed men who shot at him in the head. The presidential candidate was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds, as confirmed by the Interior Minister Juan Zapata. | According to preliminary reports, in addition to Villavicencio, several other people were injured in the attack. | Fernando…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

scorinoco (2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-10). Venezuela: Defunct Opposition Parliament Approves Debt Deadline Extension. venezuelanalysis.com The move, which had been previously proposed by the Maduro government, will deter litigation over defaulted bonds.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). Venezuela wins lawsuit in Portugal, recovers frozen assets worth over 1.5 billion USD. peoplesdispatch.org The assets had been frozen in a Portuguese bank since 2019. They were intended for the purchase of medicines, food products and other essential supplies for the country…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Communist Party of Cuba and PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). | On Tuesday, August 8, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of PUV, signed the agreement on behalf of the party. For PCC, the agreement was signed by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda. | According to the signatories, this agreement is aimed at strengthening friendship, dialogue and communication between the two organizations, in addition to reciprocal learning and political trust. | Se firma el Acuerdo de Intercambio y Cooperaci…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). US Moves to Curtail China's Economic Investment in the Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Tamanisha J. John On March 8, 2023, General Laura J. Richardson of the United States (U.S.) Southern Command gave testimony at a congressional hearing wherein she issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers about the expansion of Chinese influence in the Caribbean that were at odds with purported U.S. interests in the region.[1] Richardson advised policy makers…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-11). People's movements across the world say: Cuba is not a state sponsor of terror! peoplesdispatch.org Movement organizations collect signatures for the "Let Cuba Live" campaign to demand that Cuba be removed from the US state sponsors of terrorism list…

Riva Enteen (2023-08-11). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? covertactionmagazine.com Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the skyWaiting for me when I dieBut between the day you're born and when you dieThey never seem to hear even your crySo as sure as the sun will shineI'm gonna get my share now, what's mine. Today, …

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-10). Even in LGBTQ+ "Safe Haven" NYC, O'Shae Sibley Wasn't Safe From Violence. truthout.org New Yorkers across the five boroughs recently mourned the life of O'Shae Sibley, a gay Black man killed in Brooklyn while dancing in public. The 28-year-old was returning home from a birthday party with friends before he was stabbed. While stopping for gas, the group began dancing. Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album played as Sibley and his friends vogued, a dance style created by Black and Latinx… |

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-10). Construyendo autonomía social: el decrecimiento. indybay.org Construyendo autonomía social (VI): el decrecimiento…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-08-10). El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades. indybay.org El extractivismo no es opción para el desarrollo de las comunidades, denuncia Campaña de Justicia Ambiental…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-10). Costa Rica condemns presidential candidate assassination in Ecuador. plenglish.com San Jose, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Member countries of the Alliance for Development in Democracy on Thursday expressed their solidarity to the Ecuadorean Government and people ahead of the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-10). Cuban researchers to attend IAEA-sponsored course. plenglish.com Cienfuegos, Cuba, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from the Cienfuegos Center for Environmental Studies (CEAC) are currently attending the Regional Training Course on Microplastics Monitoring in Marine Ecosystems through Analytical Techniques, in Brazil.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-10). Haiti announces former President Boniface Alexandre's funeral. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The funeral of Haiti's former President Boniface Alexandre will be held coming Monday in the country ¥s capital, at the premises of the Court of Cassation, as confirmed by relatives.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-08-10). Viejos Amigos Fair, literary party in Cuban heritage city. plenglish.com Camagàºey, Cuba, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The art of literature returns today in its maximum splendor to the Casino Campestre of this patrimonial city with the 'Viejos Amigos' Fair, one of the main attractions of the Literary Crusade.

anonimo (2023-08-10). Barcena continues Mexico-US talks on migration and drugs. plenglish.com Washington, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena continues today her official visit to Washington with talks on migration and drugs and meetings with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-10). Indigenous peoples at the crossroads of their preservation. plenglish.com United Nations, Ago 10 (Prensa Latina) Indigenous knowledge and traditions are deeply rooted in sustainable development and can help solve many of the world's problems, UN Secretary General António Guterres said today.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-10). Teatro Andante joins community art in a Cuban event Teasur. plenglish.com Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Teatro Andante group will exhibit its scenic art at the Teasur event, which will run until August 12 on the Isle of Youth, a territory in the south of the Cuban archipelago, reported today the Cubaescena Portal.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). Niger's military junta digs in with cabinet appointments. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The military junta that seized power in Niger two weeks ago has appointed new cabinet ministers and barred most international meditators from the country as it works to entrench itself in power.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). France monitors the evolution of the EG.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The EG.5 variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, is being followed in France as suspected of causing a slight increase in the number of seriously ill people in recent days, local media reported.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia to display Yars and Avangard missiles at Army Forum 2023. plenglish.com Moscow, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Russia will exhibit the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles and the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle at the Army 2023 military forum, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, announced.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Registran más de 97.000 muertes por ciclones entre 1980 y 2019. telesurtv.net La investigación reveló que el sureste de Asia y América Latina y el Caribe reportaron las mayores cifras de decesos.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). Argentineans pay tribute to Cuban leader Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Members of social and trade union organizations in Argentina are paying tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), on Thursday, three days before his 97th birthday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). Cuba has lowest infant mortality rate due to congenital malformations. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) informed that Cuba has the lowest infant mortality rate due to congenital malformations in the American region.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-08-10). China rejects US measure to politicize business exchanges. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday denounced the politicization of business by the United States, which wants to use national security concerns to prevent investments in China.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-10). Cuba owes Fidel Castro its high rates of scientific development. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Like no statesman or political leader, even worldwide, Fidel Castro promoted the development of science, research and technology for the good of his country and humanity with projects that were practically impossible in underdeveloped countries.

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-10). Even in LGBTQ "Safe Haven" NYC, O'Shae Sibley Wasn't Safe From Violence. truthout.org New Yorkers across the five boroughs recently mourned the life of O'Shae Sibley, a gay Black man killed in Brooklyn while dancing in public. The 28-year-old was returning home from a birthday party with friends before he was stabbed. While stopping for gas, the group began dancing. Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album played as Sibley and his friends vogued, a dance style created by Black and Latinx… |

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Chinese Foreign Minister kicks off visit to Southeast Asia. plenglish.com Beijing, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Singapore, Malaysia and Cambodia in order to strengthen cooperation within the Belt and Road Initiative on the tenth anniversary of that mega-project launched by China.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Lasso decrees national mourning and state of emergency in Ecuador. plenglish.com Quito, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso decreed three days of national mourning in the face of the commotion caused nationwide by the assassination of Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio, and declared a new state of emergency.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-10). Russia-Africa Summit opens new phase of cooperation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd Russia-Africa Summit opened a new phase of cooperation and expressed Moscow's desire to collaborate with Africa in fields such as trade, peace and security, an official source said on Thursday.

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-09). Niger Junta Accuses France of Violating Airspace, Freeing 'Terrorists'. news.antiwar.com Niger's ruling Junta on Wednesday accused France of violating Niger's airspace and freeing "terrorists" as tensions continue to rise in West Africa after the ousting of Nigerien President Mahamoud Bazoum. The coup leaders shut down Niger's airspace on Sunday to prepare for potential military intervention, as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has …

infobrics (2023-08-09). Abrams tanks not a "game changer" for Ukraine. infobrics.org Despite escalating and prolonging the conflict, US' increase in military assistance to Kiev is unlikely to have any relevant results.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Cuba is willing to strengthen relations with Senegal. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry reiterated on Wednesday his country's willingness to continue strengthening relations of cooperation and friendship with Senegal, on the 49th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Leaders denounce climate change damage to tropical forests. plenglish.com Brasilia, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Presidents and heads of delegations from 12 countries denounced on Wednesday at the 4th Amazon Summit, held in the northern Para state, Brazil that climate change is affecting the world's tropical forests.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Popular organizations reject contract with Minera Panama. plenglish.com Panama City, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Panama's United People for Peace (Pueblo Unido por la Vida) alliance rejected on Wednesday the contract signed between the Government and Minera Panama Company, and warned of purchasing votes in the legislature for its approval.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Uruguay has one of the largest incarcerated populations. plenglish.com Montevideo, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay was confirmed as one of the countries with the largest prison population per capita on the globe, and the first today in South America.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-09). The United States: McCarthyism Awakening. plenglish.com Washington, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) A new stage of persecution against groups and individuals for political and social ideas, generally progressive, could be brewing in the United States nowadays, as happened at the Cold War (1947-1991).

Staff (2023-08-09). Headlines for August 9, 2023. democracynow.org Ohio Voters Reject GOP Attempt to Impose Higher Barrier to Enshrining Abortion Rights in Constitution, SCOTUS Allows Biden Admin to Regulate Ghost Guns for Now, Sudan Conflict Rages On: 4 Million Displaced, 24 Million in Need of Aid, U.N. Warns Burmese Military Is Escalating Attacks on Civilians, Brazil Summit Produces Pledge to Protect Amazon But Fails to Adopt Vow to End Deforestation by 2030, King Center Backs Referendum on Cop City; ACLU, NAACP Call for Probe into Targeting of Activists, Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Evacuations as People Take to Ocean to Escape Fire and Smoke, Community Members, Loved Ones of Murd…

Alessandra Bergamin, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-08-09). Survivors Of Oppenheimer's Trinity Test Are Still Fighting For Justice. popularresistance.org Eighteen years ago, as Tina Cordova read her local newspaper in the town of Tularosa, New Mexico, she noticed a letter to the editor that made her pause. It was written by the now late Fred Tyler, a fellow New Mexican, about his mother's recent passing from cancer, after having suffered from several types over the course of her life. "I'm wondering," Cordova recalled Tyler writing, "when we are going to hold our government accountable for the damage they did by detonating an atomic bomb in our backyard?" | In south-central New Mexico, the world's first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945.

Mary Hudetz, Pro Publica. (2023-08-09). We Carry The Burden Of Repatriating Our Ancestors. popularresistance.org We had reached the top of a sandstone mesa when Theresa Pasqual set down her hiking pole and scanned the storied canyon before us. | We could see the centuries-old buildings of Chaco Canyon, a site in northwest New Mexico that her tribe's ancestors, the Ancestral Puebloans, had occupied before eventually establishing other communities in the region. Pueblo Bonito, the canyon's largest structure, sprawled from near the base of the bluff where we stood, its walls arcing around hundreds of hollowed rooms. | Two colleagues and I had traveled to the canyon with Pasqual as part of our reporting on how the nation's most…

Staff (2023-08-09). Conviasa Makes Historic First International Flight With All-Women Crew. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa made history by registering its first international flight with an all-female crew. | The airline reported through social media, "This Monday, our first all-women international flight crew took off. The Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft, V0 3736, flew the Caracas, Venezuela — Cancún, Mexico route." | Venezuelan Minister for Transportation and President of Conviasa Ramón Celestino Velásquez stated, "Venezuelan women are taking over the skies," referring to the first flight crewed solely by women. | #07Ago °Nuestra Tripulación de Mujeres! teleSUR (2023-08-10). Niger's Military Junta Forms New Government. telesurenglish.net Niger's military junta announced Wednesday night the appointment of 21 ministers, forming a new transitional government. | RELATED: | The president of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (CNSP), Brigadier General Abdourahamane Tiani, signed a decree on the appointment of the new cabinet members, in which six are military. | The Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, will head the new government and wil…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). The Caribbean Strengthens in Response to Extreme Weather Events. telesurenglish.net According to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), temperatures in the region have risen by an average of 0.2 °C per decade over the past 30 years, the highest rate ever recorded. This increase has triggered a series of extreme events that have seriously affected the region's population and economy. | Rising sea levels and warming oceans pose increasing risks to livelihoods, ecosystems and coastal economies. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Kidnapped American Nurse Freed in Haiti. telesurenglish.net UNICEF: "Women and girls are not merchandise. They are not a bargaining chip. And they should never be exposed to violence like this. The growing trend of kidnappings and abductions is extremely worrying, and threatens both the people of Haiti and those who come to help them." | The number of kidnappings of women and girls this 2023 in the Caribbean country triples the figure of 2021. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Twenty-Seven Migrants Found Dead in Libyan Desert. telesurenglish.net The crisis began at the beginning of July, when at least 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers of sub-Saharan origin were detained in mass raids in the city of Sfax, the main starting point of the migratory route by sea, and expelled to border areas, also with neighboring Algeria. | The crisis began at the beginning of July, when at least 1,200 migrants and asylum seekers of sub-Saharan origin were detained in mass raids in the city of Sfax. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Sudan: Clashes Intensify in the Capital. telesurenglish.net MSF revealed that it had treated 3,800 patients, including more than 200 children, in the Turkish hospital between mid-June and the end of July. It stressed the importance of these medical services in Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the world, which the war made it very chaotic since its outbreak last Abril. | Since its outbreak in Sudan, 16 weeks ago, the war has killed nearly 4,000 people. Aug. 10, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Maui Island Is in Emergency Due to Widespread Devastation. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Hawaii due to the forest fires that are affecting the island of Maui. | RELATED: | Deanne Criswell, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), said that "widespread devastation" can be seen in many neighborhoods on Maui, where most of the fires are still out of control. | She acknowledged that the FEMA presence in the area is still small and with limite…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). BRICS 2023 Summit to Challenge Western Dominance: South Centre. telesurenglish.net The 15th BRICS summit, to be held in South Africa this month, is expected to make the global governance system fairer and counterbalance the dominance of Western countries, said Carlos Maria Correa, director of the South Centre. | RELATED: | The BRICS group of major emerging economies — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will hold its 15th heads of state and government summit in Johannesburg betwe…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ukraine Starts Mandatory Evacuation From Kupyansk City. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Ukrainian authorities started a mandatory evacuation from the frontline city of Kupyansk in the eastern Kharkiv region and the settlements surrounding it. | RELATED: | The forced evacuation order has been given due to the challenging security situation and constant shelling, said Oleh Synehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration. | According to the Ukrayinska Pravda media outlet,…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). The Lobos Gang Denies Responsibility for Villavicencio's Murder. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Wolves gang (Los Lobos) denied having assassinated presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio on Wednesday afternoon in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. | RELATED: | Previously, social networks circulated a video in which hooded men carrying weapons swore to be "the Wolves" and claimed to be the perpetrators of the murder of Villavicencio. | These men said that the presidential candidate was assassin…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian Candidate's Death Prompts International Reactions. telesurenglish.net Hitmen shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio on Wednesday afternoon as he was leaving a rally at a school in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. | RELATED: | The right-wing politician, who was known for his fight against corruption and mafia activity, reported weeks ago that he had received death threats. | This assassination, which occurs a few days before the elections to be held on August 20, has…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Biden's New Ban on China Aimed in Wrong Direction, Expert Says. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Denis Simon, a professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said that U.S. President Joe Biden's new executive order to limit U.S. investments in advanced technology industries in China is "aimed in the wrong direction." | RELATED: | The order restricting certain types of foreign investment and capital flows into China represents just "another punitive step in an effort to contain China," Simon said, noting that it's aim…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Russian Cosmonauts Wrap Up 6.5-Hour Spacewalk. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Bedouins Leave the West Bank Due to Attacks by Israeli Settlers. telesurenglish.net A Palestinian Bedouin community in the West Bank abandoned their homes this week due to the increase in attacks by Israeli settlers, the Israeli NGO Btselem reported, detailing that it is the fourth community in the area to abandon their place of residence in the last three months. | RELATED: | "After repeated attacks and threats from settlers and having no other choice, the Al Qabun Bedouin community, located east of Ramallah…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Argentine Campaign Halted Due to Violent Death of Girl. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the violent death of an 11-year-old girl paralyzed the electoral campaign in Argentina, a country that is holding primary elections next Sunday. | RELATED: | Morena Dominguez was going to her school when she was attacked by two individuals on a motorcycle who wanted to steal her backpack. The girl was dragged along the ground and received a strong blow to the liver that caused internal bleeding. She later di…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). At Least 11 People Killed by Fire in France. telesurenglish.net Authorities in Wintzenheim, in northeastern France, confirmed the death of at least 11 people on Wednesday in a fire that broke out in a holiday home for disabled people. | Related: | According to Nathalie Kielwasser, deputy prosecutor of the city of Colmar, only the people sleeping on the first floor of the two-story building managed to escape, and five of those living on the second floor also managed to get out. In total, 17…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian President Decrees State of Emergency for 60 Days. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, decreed the state of emergency in the whole country for 60 days, after the security cabinet meeting due to the murder of the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | Accompanied by the president of the National Electoral Council, Diana Atamaint, the president announced three days of mourning for the memory of the presidential candidate of the Crecien…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Cambodia: A Woman Parliament President for 1st Time in History. telesurenglish.net On late Wednesday, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that Khuon Sudary will take office as the president of the National Assembly of Cambodia in the new five-year-term National Assembly, becoming the first woman to hold this top job in the country. | Related: | Australia: National Gallery Returns Cambodian Sculptures | Sudary, who is 70 years old, is currently the second vice-president of the National Assembly and a member of the Standing Committee of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP). | "Khuon Sudary will become the president of the National Assembly in the new term, which is a practice to…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Japan: 14 Injured as Typhoon Khanun Hits SW Island of Kyushu. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Japan media reported that over a dozen people have been injured after Typhoon Khanun brought powerful wind and heavy rain to parts of Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu. | Related: | According to several reports, at least 14 people were injured in Kyushu due to the extreme weather conditions as Khanun drenched areas of Kyushu with a record rainfall, raising the risk of disaster. | Official reports state that the s…

teleSUR (2023-08-10). Attack Against Fernando Villavicencio Leaves Nine Wounded. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Ecuadorian Attorney General's Office informed that at least nine people were injured during the attack in which presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated. | Related: | It was known that the injured were among the attendants to a campaign event held by the presidential candidate at the Anderson School, located in the north of the capital, Quito. | Among the injured are a candidate to the Nati…

teleSUR Desk (2023-08-10). Southern Hemisphere sees unprecedented summer-like winter. mronline.org The current temperature is between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius above what is normal for this time of year in parts of Chile and Argentina.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Cedeao efectúa segunda cumbre para tratar crisis en Níger. telesurtv.net A la espera de las decisiones de los jefes de Estado y de Gobierno del bloque regional, la junta golpista decidió elevar el miércoles el nivel de alerta de las Fuerzas Armadas.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Ola de calor afecta todavía zonas del sur de España. telesurtv.net Este viernes, las temperaturas seguirán siendo muy altas, aunque disminuirán, especialmente el domingo.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Fiscal amplía investigación contra Keiko Fujimori y su partido. telesurtv.net Fuerza Popular logró recaudar un poco menos de dos millones de soles en aportes en efectivo y en especie, entre el 13 de marzo de 2021 y 30 de julio de 2022.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Denuncian criminalización de defensor de la tierra hondureño. telesurtv.net Otro defensor ambiental hondureño, Gerardo Aguilar, afirma que dicho fallo es un mensaje claro para quienes están defendiendo la tierra y playas en Zacate Grande.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Naufragio deja 41 migrantes muertos cerca de Lampedusa, Italia. telesurtv.net El pasado sábado, otros dos naufragios frente a Lampedusa dejaron al menos 34 personas fallecidas.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Líder de secta en Kenia permanece en prisión. telesurtv.net Las primeras investigaciones de la Policía apuntaron a que los fieles eran forzados a seguir con el ayuno aunque quisieran abandonarlo.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Primer ministro pakistaní solicita disolución del Parlamento. telesurtv.net El actual premier se reunirá con el líder de la oposición en la Asamblea para discutir el nombramiento del nuevo primer ministro interino que conduciría el país.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Papa Francisco exige actuación ante naufragio de migrantes. telesurtv.net Más de 1.800 personas han perdido la vida en lo que va de año en la travesía del norte de África a Europa.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Convocan acto popular paralelo a toma presidencial en Paraguay. telesurtv.net La actividad cerrará con un "Karu Guasu", que consiste en dar comida a una gran cantidad de personas, organizado por la Articulación de Ollas Populares.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-10). Explosión en fábrica deja 52 heridos, en Serguéi Posa, Rusia. telesurtv.net Los servicios de emergencia informaron que el accidente se produjo debido a una violación de los procesos tecnológicos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-10). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR, hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). ELN niega supuesto plan de atentado contra fiscal de Colombia. telesurtv.net El grupo armado aseguró que la acusación es falsa y apuntó que se trata de un sabotaje al proceso de diálogo.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-08-10). Mantienen alerta en varias provincias dominicanas por lluvias. telesurtv.net La alerta se mantiene en algunas provincias por las lluvias moderadas a fuertes con tormentas eléctricas que se han estado registrando.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-08-10). OMS advierte que la Covid continúa siendo una amenaza mundial. telesurtv.net El funcionario llamó a las naciones a seguir informando sobre los casos activos a la OMS pese a que la emergencia sanitaria haya pasado.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-08-10). Continúa crisis hídrica en Uruguay pese a lluvias de julio. telesurtv.net Inumet mencionó que en el sur del país continúa la sequía, con mayor medida en los departamentos de Montevideo, Canelones, Maldonado, Lavalleja, Rocha y Florida.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-10). Anuncian aseguramiento de planta de agua para litio en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Considerando que la Planta de Tratamiento de Agua para Uso Industrial está lista, se prevé que la Planta Industrial de Carbonato de Litio ya esté trabajando en agosto.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-10). Siria agradece el apoyo de Irán a su pueblo y Gobierno. telesurtv.net El canciller sirio Faisal Al-Mekdad denunció el impacto negativo de las sanciones coercitivas unilaterales sobre Siria.

teleSUR, MER (2023-08-10). Venezuela gana juicio y recupera activos retenidos en Portugal. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la setencia, el Tribunal ordenó al Novo Bank reintegrar los recursos al Gobierno venezolano.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Candidato de Semilla promete trabajar con alcaldes en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Bernardo Arévalo reiteró su intención de aumentar la inversión pública en salud, educación y caminos rurales.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Indígenas exigen a Gobierno de Panamá respetar acuerdo. telesurtv.net Un líder indígena dijo que, de incumplirse, los ngäbe-buglé defenderían sus derechos de salud, educación y a la carretera.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Gobiernos rechazan homicidio de candidato en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El expresidente Rafael Correa también se solidarizó con su familia y las familias de las víctimas de la violencia.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Incendios forestales arrasan varias localidades en Hawái. telesurtv.net Unas 2.100 personas se encuentran en refugios a lo largo de la isla Maui mientras sigue la batalla contra las llamas.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Indígenas logran con protesta inversión en su comarca en Panamá. telesurtv.net En lo pactado se estableció mejorar calidad de red vial en su territorio y reunión de seguimiento de los acuerdos.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Lluvias intensas dejan al menos 19 muertos en Bangladés. telesurtv.net Tres refugiados rohinyás fallecieron en Cox's Bazar y Bandaban; otros 2.000 fueron reubicados a causa de deslaves.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Muere líder separatista tras explosión en el sur de Yemen. telesurtv.net La zona donde ocurrió la explosión sirve de escondite a terroristas del Estado Islámico (EI) y a células de Al Qaeda.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-10). Prevén alcanzar consenso para elecciones judiciales en Bolivia. telesurtv.net Titular de Cámara de Diputados lamentó que legisladores interpusieran recursos jurídicos que frenan avance del proceso.

teleSUR, nama, jaa, DRL, YSM (2023-08-10). Lula critica "neocolonialismo verde" de países ricos con la Amazonía. telesurtv.net El presidente brasileño demandó "que los compromisos climáticos de los países desarrollados se cumplan".

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-08-10). Empleados de aeropuerto irán a huelga ocho días en Reino Unido. telesurtv.net Unos 230 trabajadores encargados de las operaciones en tierra y asistencia a pasajeros reclaman mejoras salariales.

teleSUR, odr, MER (2023-08-10). Reportan caso positivo de brucelosis bovina en Paraguay. telesurtv.net Se realizó, por parte del Comité de Monitoreo y Alerta Sanitaria del Senacsa, la toma de 38 muestras y sólo una dio positivo a la enfermedad.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-08-10). Seis fallecidos por los incendios forestales de Hawái. telesurtv.net El alcalde del condado de Maui, confirmó el fallecimiento de seis personas además de la existencia de tripulaciones en búsqueda y rescate.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-10). Elevan el nivel de alerta de las fuerzas armadas en Níger. telesurtv.net El coronel del Ejército de Níger, Amadou Abdramane, acusó al Gobierno francés de liberar a 16 terroristas detenidos en Níger y Malí.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-08-10). Junta nigerina forma gobierno transitorio de 21 miembros. telesurtv.net El líder de la junta bautizada como Consejo Nacional de Salvaguardia de la Patria (CNSP), el general de brigada Abdourahamane Tiani, firmó un decreto incluyendo a los ministros.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-10). Chile aprueba solicitar a EE.UU. datos sobre golpe de Estado de 1973. telesurtv.net El proyecto, impulsado por legisladores del partido Convergencia Social y otros independientes, fue aprobado por 125 votos a favor, dos en contra y siete abstenciones.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-10). Ciclón Khanun causa destrucción al tocar tierra en Corea del Sur. telesurtv.net El ciclón Khanun llegó a Corea del Sur después de asolar el sudoeste de Japón por espacio de una semana.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-10). Alrededor de 11 personas fallecidas por incendio en Francia. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de la región francesa de Wintzenheim indicaron que un total de 17 personas fueron rescatadas del edificio en llamas.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-10). Candidatos suspenden sus campañas electorales en Argentina. telesurtv.net El gobernador de la provincia de Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, anunció la suspensión del cierre de campaña y su solidaridad con la familia de la niña asesinada.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-10). Atentado contra Fernando Villavicencio deja nueve heridos. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía de Ecuador indicó que entre los heridos figuran una candidata a la Asamblea Nacional y dos policías.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-10). Presidente ecuatoriano decreta estado de excepción por 60 días. telesurtv.net La presidenta del CNE, Diana Atamaint informó que se mantiene la fecha de las elecciones y de todo el calendario electoral.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-10). Asesinan a candidato presidencial de Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio. telesurtv.net El hecho ocurrió aproximadamente a las 18H00 (hora local), en medio de la campaña de cara a los comicios que tendrán lugar el próximo 20 de agosto.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Todo lo que debes saber sobre las PASO en Argentina. telesurtv.net El 13 de agosto los electores definirán las listas de los precandidatos de cada alianza política o frente electoral.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Cedeao ordena activar fuerza de reserva contra Junta en Níger. telesurtv.net "Ordeno la activación de la fuerza de reserva de la Cedeao", afirmó el presidente del bloque de África Occidental.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Detienen 6 personas tras magnicidio en Ecuador. telesurtv.net En procedimiento flagrante fueron arrestadas seis personas durante allanamientos ejecutados en Conocoto y San Bartolo…

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Registran más de 44 ∞C en España por tercera ola de calor. telesurtv.net La estación La Roda de Andalucía, provincia de Sevilla, reportó 44,6 grados Celsius en horas de la tarde local.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Exministro nigerino crea consejo de resistencia contra la Junta. telesurtv.net Ag Boula, quien es un exlíder de la rebelión tuareg, reclamó la detención del líder golpista, Abdourahamane Tiani.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Sergio Massa pronostica victoria en las PASO de Argentina. telesurtv.net El actual ministro de Economía apuntó que este 13 de agosto "se discute a qué Argentina vamos".

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Ratifican rechazo a detención de ambientalistas en El Salvador. telesurtv.net ADES reclamó adelantar la audiencia especial de revisión de medidas ordenada por la Cámara Penal de Cojutepeque.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Central uruguaya debatirá vías para derogar reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios nacionales, dentro de la Mesa Representativa del PIT-CNT existen divergencias al respecto.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-10). Seis detenidos por asesinato de candidato presidencial de Ecuador, Fernando Villavicencio. telesurtv.net En procedimiento flagrante fueron arrestadas seis personas durante allanamientos ejecutados en Conocoto y San Bartolo…

teleSUR (2023-08-09). Wildfires Leave at Least 6 Dead in Hawaii, US. telesurenglish.net At least six people have died as a result of devastating wildfires fanned by hurricane-force winds on the island of Maui in Hawaii, according to local authorities. | RELATED: | Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said six people were confirmed dead as a result of the wildfires as search and rescue operations continue. According to the official, evacuation orders had been issued in more than 10 locations. | Local media Ha…

teleSUR (2023-08-09). Presidential Candidate Murdered After Rally in Ecuador. telesurenglish.net The presidential candidate in Ecuador, journalist Fernando Villavicencio Valencia, was shot to death Wednesday in northern Quito by hired assassins. | RELATED: | Valencia, presidential candidate for the Construye lista 25 movement, was killed by hitmen and shot three times in the head. The attack took place in the coliseum of the Anderson school, in the north of the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, where the candidate was holding a rally of the p…

teleSUR (2023-08-09). Cab Drivers Strike Leaves 5 Dead in South Africa. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, South African Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga ordered the immediate release of the cabs and minibuses seized by the Cape Town City Council and declared that the legislation had been "wrongly executed and applied," according to media reports. | Protesters block streets with stones and debris during a cab drivers' strike against traffic authorities. Aug. 9, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-09). Tax Amnesty Bill Approved in Dominican Senate. telesurenglish.net In its second reading, the Senate of the Republic approved the bill that establishes a special transitory treatment, management and recovery of tax debts. | Related: | With this law, it will be possible to establish a special transitory treatment that allows to declare ex officio the prescription and the extinction of the tax debts that comply with the requirements established by law. This law is known as tax amnesty law and since July it had be…

teleSUR (2023-08-09). ELN Denies Alleged Plan to Attack Colombian Prosecutor. telesurenglish.net The guerrilla of the National Liberation Army (ELN), said on Wednesday the alleged plan to attack the attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, is not true and that such an accusation seeks to sabotage the peace talks. | RELATED: | "The news delivered by Prosecutor Barbosa is false. With it, he is trying to sabotage the dialogue process that is being developed between the Government and the ELN", the ELN Delegation of Dialogues sa…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Colombia: Semana Magazine Accused of Spreading Fake News About ELN Plot to Assassinate Attorney General. orinocotribune.com Colombia's Semana magazine published a fake news trying to incriminate Venezuela in an alleged plot orchestrated by the Colombian guerrilla organization National Liberation Army (ELN) to assassinate the attorney general of Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, who is linked to former President àÅlvaro Uribe. | For months, Semana has been carrying out media campaigns attempting to undermine the government of President Gustavo Petro, among them was the publication of the audios of former Colombian Ambassador to Venezuela Armando Benedetti. | This time, a few hours after the formal start of the ceasefire between the Co…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-10). Ecuador arrests 6 Colombians over assassination of presidential candidate. colombiareports.com Ecuador's police arrested six Colombians for their alleged participation in the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. The six were arrested in Quito shortly after the assassination on Wednesday. Two…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-09). Colombia urges to build peace grounded in reconciliation. plenglish.com Organized by DiPaz (Inter-Church Dialogue for Peace in Colombia), it is aimed at leaders, representatives and members of religious domestic entities and organizations, human rights defenders, the conflict's victims, peace signatories and scholars. | Reverend Kenneth Mtata assured his visit along with other World Council of Churches' figures represents a great chance for the Council to affirm its support for processes leading to a fair peace with its member churches and ecumenical partners who are actively involved on the ground. | Meanwhile, Senator Gloria Florez first thanked Cuban Ambassador Javier Caamaño for…

Tamanisha J. John, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-08-10). US Moves To Curtail China's Economic Investment In The Caribbean. popularresistance.org Toronto, Ont. – On March 8, 2023, General Laura J. Richardson of the United States Southern Command gave testimony at a congressional hearing wherein she issued a warning to U.S. lawmakers about the expansion of Chinese influence in the Caribbean that were at odds with purported U.S. interests in the region. Richardson advised policy makers in the U.S. to "pay more attention" to the Caribbean (and Central and South America) because "proximity matters." To raise the issue to a level of "threat" for U.S. policymakers, Richardson claimed that China had "increased its support for anti-U.S. regimes in the region" of w…

Janna Corredor, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-08-09). Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force For Amazon Rainforest Recovery. popularresistance.org Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration.

Staff (2023-08-09). Fourth Amazon Summit: Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force for Amazon Rainforest Recovery. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration. We have the responsibility of life itself; that is why Venezuela's me…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). At least 27 migrants expelled from Tunisia found dead in Libyan desert. peoplesdispatch.org Libyan authorities claimed on Wednesday, August 9, to have found at least 27 dead bodies, including some of children, in the desert near the border with Tunisia. The bodies were of migrants who were likely expelled from Tunisia. | The migrants were reportedly forced to wander in the blazing heat of the desert for days without enough food, water, and shelter after being forced across the Libyan border by the Tunisian authorities. They died due to dehydration and starvation. | Most of the dead bodies were found south of the Tunisia-Libya border crossing and have been identified as Sub-Saharan African migrants. Thes…

Maximillian Alvarez (2023-08-09). How immigrant warehouse workers in Minnesota took on Amazon and won. therealnews.com "I've never been an organizer," Khali Jama says, "but I've always fought." As a single mother, a Muslim, and a Somali-American worker living in Minnesota, Jama has always had to fight for the life she, her family, and her fellow workers deserve. And earlier this year, after bringing that fight to the Minnesota state legislature, Khali and her coworkers achieved a major victory. "On May 16," Lisa Kwon reports in PRISM, "Minnesota lawmakers passed the nation's strongest Amazon warehouse worker protection legislation with the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which ensures that workers can take breaks during th…

Staff (2023-08-10). Nicaragua: A History of U.S. Intervention and Resistance. wibailoutpeople.org Review: Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance by Daniel Kovalik is published by Clarity Press Atlanta GA. | Rick Sterling is an independent journalist based in the SF Bay Area. He can be contacted at…

Rick Sterling (2023-08-10). David vs Goliath: Nicaragua vs USA. dissidentvoice.org Many nations in the Americas have suffered from US promoted coups, dictatorships, sanctions and outright invasions. Nicaragua may take the cake for being the most victimized. Dan Kovalik has written a book which reviews the history of intervention and resistance up to the present day. Kovalik includes his own experiences from several decades visiting Nicaragua. …

Global Research News (2023-08-10). Selected Articles: "Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance" globalresearch.ca By Many nations in the Americas have suffered from US promoted coups, dictatorships, sanctions and outright invasions. Nicaragua may take the cake for being the most …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). Nicaragua: Example to the World of How to Defend Sovereignty and Independence. libya360.wordpress.com Nan McCurdy Time and again Nicaragua is showing other countries the importance of fighting for sovereignty, independence, peace and the well-being of its people. On June 27, 1986, the World Court condemned the United States for illegal war and aggression against Nicaragua and ordered the US to compensate Nicaragua for damages estimated to run to…

Rick Sterling (2023-08-10). "Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance" globalresearch.ca

Carlos A. Villalba (2023-08-10). Entre el cadalso y el abismo, paso a paso en la Argentina electoral. globalizacion.ca El domingo 13 de agosto la Argentina vuelve a la sana costumbre constitucional de votar, en el inicio del proceso que culminará con la elección de una presidenta o un presidente. Esta vez será sin barbijo y en medio de…

infobrics (2023-08-10). BRICS Summit 2023: The Quest for a New World Order. infobrics.org The BRICS have emerged as a powerful alliance of emerging-market economies over the course of the 21st century. Comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as their acronym alludes to, the group has increasingly become the bricks and mortar which supports the global economy…

Staff (2023-08-10). Belém's Fourth Amazon Summit 2023: Results. orinocotribune.com Representatives of the countries that share territory of the Amazon rainforest met at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, in order to work together to conserve the world's largest land-based natural lung. As a result of this meeting, convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, several agreements have been made to curb deforestation, driven by industrial agriculture, mining practices, and land grabbing. | The Belém Declaration—named after the Brazilian city where the summit was held—was signed this Tuesday, August 8, by the members of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), made up…

Paulo Cabral (2023-08-09). Eight Amazon nations agree on measures to bolster regional cooperation. america.cgtn.com A two-day landmark summit of Amazon nations has ended in Brazil, with new pledges and commitments. But the final declaration fell short of a common policy to end deforestation. See more.

infobrics (2023-08-09). Zelensky irritated by Lula, says he should have "a broader understanding of the world" infobrics.org Brazilian president stresses that Zelensky "cannot want everything".

infobrics (2023-08-09). Russia Wants Chinese Assistance in Microelectronics Production. infobrics.org Likely to lead to increased Russia — China — India — Brazil Cooperations…

SAMIR (2023-08-09). Palestinians Stand in Solidarity with the Oppressed in Brazil's Favelas. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-08-09). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets BRICS Bank Advisor. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Alessandro Teixeira, advisor to President of the BRICS' New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, as part of the meetings held in the context of the Amazon 2023 Summit in Brazil. | BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—countries with emerging economies and rich natural resources. The emerging group points to a change in world geopolitics. | Venezuela supports BRICS' with its multipolar approach and the Bolivarian Revolution's vision of unity, part of Commander Hugo Chávez's legacy. | The New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-10). Colombia's chief prosecutor says ELN plans to assassinate him. colombiareports.com Colombia's prosecution said Tuesday that guerrilla ELN is planning to "carry out a terrorist attack against the prosecutor general, Francisco Barbosa." The ELN dismissed the accusation and said the prosecution…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-10). Violence related to Colombia's local elections up 75%: observers. colombiareports.com Violence ahead of local and regional elections that are set in Colombia for October has increased 75% compared to the 2019 elections, according to the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE). In…

ecns.cn (2023-08-10). China extends condolences for assassination of Ecuador's presidential candidate. ecns.cn China extends its condolences for the unfortunate assassination of Ecuador's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday, following a report of the death of Villavicencio.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-10). China condemns assassination of Ecuador's presidential candidate. plenglish.com The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes that the country's authorities and the stakeholders will work to maintain stability so that the upcoming general elections will be safe, stable, and smooth. | The Foreign Ministry also extended condolences for Wednesday's events during a political rally in northern Quito. | The crime occurred despite the candidate traveling with police protection due to threats received weeks earlier, as he denounced. | Ecuador is suffering from unprecedented insecurity and political violence that have claimed the lives of dozens of public officials and candidates for public office.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-10). Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated following campaign rally. peoplesdispatch.org Fernando Villavicencio, a former member of the Ecuadorian National Assembly and presidential candidate in the upcoming elections, was killed on the evening of August 9 in Quito, the country's capital. | Villavicencio was leaving a political campaign meeting in a high school when he was attacked by unidentified armed men who shot at him in the head. The presidential candidate was taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds, as confirmed by the Interior Minister Juan Zapata. | According to preliminary reports, in addition to Villavicencio, several other people were injured in the attack. | Fernando…

Staff (2023-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2023. democracynow.org At Least 36 Dead, Town of Lahaina Burned to the Ground as Wildfires Devastate Hawaii, Ecuadorian Anti-Corruption Presidential Candidate Fernando Villavicencio Assassinated, Biden Seeking More Funding for War in Ukraine, Arming Taiwan, Niger Coup Leaders Accuse France of Destabilizing Country as ECOWAS Summit Kicks Off, The Intercept: U.S. State Dept. Pushed for Pakistan's Now-Imprisoned Ex-PM Imran Khan to Be Removed, Death Toll from Mediterranean Refugee Shipwreck Rises to 41 as Black Africans Expelled from Tunisia, Venezuela Wins Fight to Recover $1.5B of Frozen Funds from Novo Banco, Biden Bans U.S. Comp…

Ajamu Baraka (2023-08-09). War in Africa and War in the Americas: Accelerating the End of White World Supremacy. orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Aug 2, 2023 | The structural crisis of capitalism in its neoliberal form has created a legitimacy crisis for the capitalist rulers, making the use of force a permanent strategy for maintaining their dominance. (from the The US recently deployed troops to Peru to shore-up the coup in that country, followed by the deployment of troops to Ecuador and the bizarre AFRICOM plan to insert Kenya and Rwanda forces all the way from Africa to Haiti to support the illegitimate Ar…

manager (2023-08-09). Ecuador News Round-up: Luisa González Leads Polls as Lasso's Decrees Fail, Violence Swells, and Accusations of Undue Influence Emerge. cepr.net Elections All eight presidential candidates have been officially certified to run in Ecuador's upcoming elections by the country's two electoral bodies, the National Electoral Council (CNE) and Electoral Dispute Tribunal (TCE). The last certification was of Xavier Hervas, whose candidacy was initially challenged by Luisa González's Revolución Ciudadana (RC) party. RC's objection arose from allegations …

Ricardo Vaz (2023-08-10). Venezuela: Defunct Opposition Parliament Approves Debt Deadline Extension. venezuelanalysis.com The move, which had been previously proposed by the Maduro government, will deter litigation over defaulted bonds.

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-10). Communist Party of Cuba and PSUV Sign Cooperation Agreement. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has signed a cooperation and exchange agreement with the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC). | On Tuesday, August 8, Diosdado Cabello, first vice president of PUV, signed the agreement on behalf of the party. For PCC, the agreement was signed by the secretary of Organization of the Communist Party of Cuba, Roberto Morales Ojeda. | According to the signatories, this agreement is aimed at strengthening friendship, dialogue and communication between the two organizations, in addition to reciprocal learning and political trust. | Se firma el Acuerdo de Intercambio y Cooperaci…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). The U.S. Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. libya360.wordpress.com Margaret Kimberley Venezuela and the Caribbean region The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the U.S. claims as it's "backyard." It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas…

Staff (2023-08-10). Portugal's Novo Banco Ordered to Return $1.5 Billion to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Breaking news: the Bolivarian [Venezuelan] government wins trial and recovers its assets in Portugal," wrote the Venezuelan minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, officially disclosing…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-09). Venezuela Warns Against 'Commodification' of Amazon Biodiversity at Rainforest Summit. venezuelanalysis.com The use of the region's resources for the benefit of all without infringing on countries' sovereignty was a common desire expressed by representatives at the summit.

Laura Capote (2023-08-09). Gustavo Petro's first year: Social and environmental justice and regional integration. peoplesdispatch.org Petro's inaugural year was characterized by guaranteeing free higher education, agrarian reform, reopening of relations with Venezuela, and an attempt to reform health care, labor regulations, and pensions…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-09). Anti-Imperialist Committee Holds 'Hearing' on Venezuela Sanctions and Impact. orinocotribune.com The tribunal heard from experts and activists before issuing a statement that "unequivocally denounce[d] the US imperialist hybrid war" on Venezuela. | The International People's The tribunal, which focuses on "sanctions, blockades and economic coercive measures," brought a 14-person delegation to the Caribbean country. The team featured academics, lawyers and activists, including representatives from the National Lawyers Guild…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-09). PSUV Delegation Arrives in Cuba to Strengthen Political Alliances. orinocotribune.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-09). Exploiting Haiti Through the Global Fragility Act. libya360.wordpress.com Nichol Luma Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 19, 2023 — Mother feeding her baby, among more than 165,000 homeless Haitians beset by gang violence, government corruption and hurricane disasters, in a city of nearly three million people. PHOTO: Ralph Tedy Erol / Reuters The United States has had its claws in Haiti for a century and isn't…