(2023-12-21). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 75: UNSC Postpones Ceasefire Vote. popularresistance.org The UN Security Council postponed for the second time a vote on a ceasefire resolution in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. | The resolution was initially scheduled for a vote on Monday. However, Security Council members are debating the draft's wording to avoid another U.S. veto. On December 8, the U.S. rejected a ceasefire call, while the UK abstained. | U.S. foreign officials warned that support for Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip is isolating Washington from its allies and could cost it diplomatically in the long run. | On Tuesday, the National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby confirmed that the U.S…
(2023-12-21). "Fascism Out Loud": Trump's Escalating Racist Rhetoric & the Far Right's Plan for a Slow Civil War. democracynow.org 
As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is escalating his racist rhetoric, repeatedly saying in recent days that immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," drawing comparisons to Hitler. Journalist Jeff Sharlet says, "Even more important than the substance is the spectacle, the drama, that makes him the exciting and, in fascist terms, the man of action." Sharlet explains Project 2025, an agency-by-agency plan backed by a coalition of conservative groups for implementing fascism if Trump regains power, and how the former president…
(2023-12-21). Cuba to implement additional payments to health and education worke. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced today that as of 2024 the country will implement measures aimed at making additional payments to improve the income of workers in the health and education sectors.
(2023-12-21). US Monroe Doctrine a Blight on Latin America for 200 Years. telesurenglish.net December 20, a national day of mourning due to the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, is a grim reminder of how the notorious U.S. foreign policy of the Monroe Doctrine has blighted the Americas for two centuries. | RELATED: | Back in December 1823, then U.S. President James Monroe put forward the idea that America is for Americans in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. The Monroe Doctrine thus became…
(2023-12-21). Argentine President announced economic deregulation and privatization. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Today, the Argentine President, Javier Milei, announced that he signed a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) to deregulate the economy with more than 300 reforms, including the privatization of public companies and the selling of land and natural resources to foreign individuals and companies.
(2023-12-21). Cuba forecasts 2% economic growth for 2024. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is projecting for 2024 a gross domestic product (GDP) growth, at constant prices, of around two percent, Deputy Prime Minister and head of Economy and Planning, Alejandro Gil, said.
(2023-12-21). Cuba to raise fuel prices and electric tariff in 2024. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced today a raise of fuel prices and an increase in electricity rates for high-income consumers in the residential sector, among other measures for 2024.
(2023-12-21). Prime Minister announces actions for Cuba's economic recovery. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced today a group of actions aimed at increasing foreign currency income, increasing national production, and reducing the budget deficit.
(2023-12-20). Combating censorship: Pressley's bill targets discriminatory book bans as civil rights violations. nationofchange.org In a bold move against escalating book bans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduces a legislative response to safeguard diversity and freedom in literature.
(2023-12-20). Assange Appeal Hearing Set For February. popularresistance.org Imprisoned publisher Julian Assange will face two High Court judges over two days on Feb. 20-21, 2024 in London in what will likely be his last appeal against being extradited to the United States to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. | Assange's wife Stella Assange confirmed that the hearing will take place at the Royal Courts of Justice. Assange had had an earlier request to appeal rejected by High Court Judge Jonathan Swift on June 6. | Assange then filed an application to appeal that decision and the dates have now been set. Assange is seeking to challenge both the home secretary's decision to extra…
(2023-12-20). Year 2023 In Review For Latin American And The Caribbean. popularresistance.org
(2023-12-20). Suffer the Young Women. counterpunch.org 
t's not your imagination. Life is definitely getting harder for almost all Americans, whether we are speaking of those tightrope walking as they balance escalating costs of living and stagnant wages or for those who have fallen off the rope completely, descending into an ever widening homeless population. The very subjective nature of "it's just
(2023-12-20). European Union agrees to support agriculture in Haiti. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The European Union agreed today to grant six million euros to boost Haiti's agriculture through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, known as FAO.
(2023-12-20). Hungary rejected European migration pact. plenglish.com Budapest, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Hungary today transmitted its rejection of the Migration and Assylum Pact, agreed this Tuesday by the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Council.
(2023-12-20). Panama remembers the US invasion with multiple activities. plenglish.com Panama City, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Panama is carrying out different activities today to honor and demand justice for the victims of the United States invasion in 1989, an event that plunged the country into mourning.
(2023-12-20). Thousands of Argentines marched to Plaza de Mayo despite repression. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of protesters arrived today at the capital's Plaza de Mayo to denounce the adjustment plan of the Argentine president, Javier Milei, despite the deployment of numerous troops as part of a strong police operation.
(2023-12-20). Cuban lawmakers review status of agreements at parliamentary session. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) The National People's Power Assembly of Cuba (Parliament) on Wednesday reviewed the compliance with the agreements approved by the legislature regarding priority issues for the country.
(2023-12-20). Canada Is Escalating the Conflict by Joining US-led Military Operations in the Red Sea. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-20). Year 2023 in review for Latin American and the Caribbean: Contesting a still dominant US hegemon. pressenza.com December 2nd marked the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, which proclaimed By Roger D. Harris | The progressive regional curre…
(2023-12-20). Una Ofrenda Por la Paz. worldbeyondwar.org 
Por Juan Pablo Lazo, World BEYOND War, December 20, 2023 | La escuela de cuidadores de vida, que se nutre e inspira de las enseñanzas originarias Koguis de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, organiza un encuentro al que ha invitado a líderes de con un camino de Paz de toda América. Entre ellos, ha pedido a Juan Pablo Lazo coordinador de World Beyond War de la bioregión del Aconcagua para que facilite el momento participativo. | Se invita a la comunidad hispanoparlante a sumarse a cocrear en la comprensión que la acvtividad tendrá un momento de grupos pequeños donde todos tendrán oportunidad de expresar…
(2023-12-21). 80+ Groups Descend On DC, Demand Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights. popularresistance.org Activists from more than 80 advocacy groups took to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to protest what they called the Israeli genocide in Palestine and "cruel" immigration policies here in the United States. | The demonstrators demanded a permanent cease-fire in Gaza, an end to American military aid for Israel, and protection for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. | "As the Biden administration and Senate Democrats indicate a willingness to advance cruel immigration proposals in order to pass a spending package that will send billions of dollars to Israel to continue its genocide in Gaza, we come toget…
(2023-12-21). Reactivan estado de Guerrero, México, tras paso de huracán Otis. telesurtv.net Se han recolectado 700.420 toneladas de basura, informaron las autoridades mexicanas.
(2023-12-20). Exvicepresidente ecuatoriano Jorge Glas pedirá asilo a México. telesurtv.net La defensa de Glas señaló que el asilo se pedirá de conformidad con la Convención de Asilo Diplomático de Caracas.
(2023-12-20). Mantienen prisión preventiva a militares por caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net En medio de la audiencia de revisión de medida cautelar, la defensa de los militares solicitó no decretar la prisión preventiva sino someterla a examen.
(2023-12-21). The Israeli Offensive Has Killed Over 20,000 Palestinians. telesurenglish.net Over the past two months and more, Israel's draconian siege and relentless bombardment have killed at least 20,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with 70 percent of them being women and children. | RELATED: | On top of the staggering number of casualties, intense attacks have pushed the strip to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. | The international call has been ever louder for an immediate ceasefire to allow the…
(2023-12-21). Argentines Reject President Milei's Economic Deregulation. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday night, thousands of Argentinians protested against the state downsizing policies, privatization of public assets, and economic deregulation proposed by President Javier Milei. | RELATED: | Through an "urgent" decree, Milei reformed over 300 laws to establish "the foundations for the reconstruction of the Argentine economy." | Among other things, his decree transforms all state-owned enterprises into…
(2023-12-21). New COVID-19 Subvariant JN.1 Spreads Fast in the US. telesurenglish.net A new coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is spreading fast in the United States, becoming a significant contributor to new COVID-19 cases in the country. | RELATED: | JN.1 is responsible for 21.4 percent of new infections across the country and has become the fastest-growing strain of the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | In the Northeastern region, it is believed to account for about…
(2023-12-21). Unicef alerta sobre escasez de agua necesaria para niños en Gaza. telesurtv.net Las normas humanitarias sostienen que el agua necesaria para los niños hacer todas sus necesidades es de 15 litros.
(2023-12-21). Rebeldes hutíes en Yemen advierten que seguirán ataques en mar Rojo. telesurtv.net El mar Rojo es una de las rutas marítimas más utilizadas en el mundo para el transporte de petróleo y combustible.
(2023-12-21). Rusia derriba un helicóptero y ocasiona grandes bajas a Kiev. telesurtv.net El Ministro de Defensa Serguéi Shoigú señaló que "Ucrania ha llevado a cabo nueve oleadas de movilización" y actualmente "la décima (oleada) está en curso".
(2023-12-21). Disminuye erupción de volcán en Islandia. telesurtv.net La OMI señaló que las imágenes captadas indican que solamente "hay dos cráteres en erupción".
(2023-12-21). Presidente francés niega que ley de migración sea de ultraderecha. telesurtv.net Para Macron, la ley es "una derrota" para la ultraderecha francesa.
(2023-12-21). Cuba rechaza intentos de vincularla con actos vandálicos en Argentina. telesurtv.net "La narrativa que busca responsables en Cuba de situaciones internas en Argentina es un intento fallido de hallar causas donde no deben buscarse", expresó.
(2023-12-21). Presidente de Nicaragua resalta histórica asociación con China. telesurtv.net Ortega recordó a Xi que Nicaragua fue el primer país de Centroamérica en abrir relaciones con Beijing en la década de 1980.
(2023-12-21). Rusia y China revisan relaciones comerciales. telesurtv.net El ministro ruso manifestó durante el encuentro de primer nivel que ambas naciones en el 2023 superaron difíciles retos.
(2023-12-21). Gobierno venezolano anuncia liberación de diplomático Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Ya se encuentra en Venezuela. Su extradición a EE.UU. fue denunciada como un secuestro, con la complicidad de las entonces autoridades de Cabo Verde.
(2023-12-21). Presidente venezolano recibe al diplomático Alex Saab tras su liberación. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano confirmó la liberación del diplomático Alex Saab mediante un comunicado.
(2023-12-21). Ejército israelí atacó con artillería posiciones del sur del Líbano. telesurtv.net La frontera israelí-libanesa vive su mayor pico de tensión desde el asedio sionista contra el sur de Líbano en 2006.
(2023-12-21). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado cerca de 20.000 personas asesinadas…
(2023-12-21). Parlamento cubano se solidariza con Palestina ante escalada. telesurtv.net En ese sentido, plantean la condena al "asesinato de miles de palestinos en la Franja de Gaza, de los cuales más del 70 por ciento son niños y mujeres".
(2023-12-21). Asedio israelí contra Gaza y Cisjordania deja casi 20.000 asesinados. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre pasado el ente sionista mató a 19.667 habitantes de la Franja de Gaza y quitó la vida a 302 civiles en Cisjordania ocupada.
(2023-12-21). Resistencia palestina exige a Israel fin de agresión a Gaza. telesurtv.net Representantes de Hamás y la Yihad Islámica viajan a Egipto con tres condiciones: el fin de la agresión sionista, la retirada de la ocupación israelí de Gaza y la reconstrucción.
(2023-12-21). Celebran liberación del diplomático venezolano Alex Saab. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano destacó la victoria de la verdad y la dignidad del país suramericano, a propósito de la liberación del diplomático Alex Saab.
(2023-12-21). Argentinos realizan cacerolazos en repudio a paquetazo de Milei. telesurtv.net Los manifestantes se concentraron en Buenos Aires en las afueras del Congreso, donde hicieron sonar cacerolas vacías y botellas.
(2023-12-21). Realizan marcha contra medidas de ajuste económico en Argentina. telesurtv.net En la marcha estuvieron presentes al menos 100 organizaciones sociales, políticas, sindicales, estudiantiles y de derechos humanos (DD.HH.).
(2023-12-21). Vuelven a posponer votación en ONU sobre alto al fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Quedó pospuesta por tercera jornada consecutiva la votación de la resolución propuesta por Emiratos Árabes Unidos.
(2023-12-21). Al menos 24 muertos tras ataques israelíes contra Khan Yunis, en Gaza. telesurtv.net Según los informes, los ciudadanos de la ciudad de Jabalia enterraron los cuerpos de 30 personas no identificadas esta mañana, dijeron las fuentes.
(2023-12-21). Personal de enfermería se manifiesta en Cataluña, España, por derechos. telesurtv.net Asimismo el gremio organizado exige sueldos dignos.
(2023-12-21). Envían mensajes de solidaridad a China tras sismo. telesurtv.net "Rusia comparte el dolor de quienes perdieron a sus seres queridos como resultado de este desastre", refirió Vladímir Putin.
(2023-12-21). Conmebol da calendario de preliminares de la Copa Libertadores. telesurtv.net El día 7 de febrero, el Aurora de Bolivia será local en Cochabamba contra el Melgar de Perú a las 20: 30 hora local…
(2023-12-20). ONU denuncia que Israel utiliza el hambre como arma de guerra. telesurtv.net Una organización de derechos humanos con sede en Ginebra había denuciado el martes que el 71 por ciento de la población en la Franja de Gaza sufre hambre extrema.
(2023-12-20). Reportan nuevo corte de Internet y comunicaciones en Gaza. telesurtv.net Autoridades palestinas comunicaron que las fuerzas israelíes destruyeron los generadores de la división de Khan Younis.
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(2023-12-20). Liberan a excónsul del Reino Unido secuestrado en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La ministra de Gobierno, Mónica Palencia, confirmó la liberación y expresó que "gracias al trabajo de la policía Ecuador y de sus unidades se logró el rescate".
(2023-12-20). Parlamento francés adopta severa ley migratoria. telesurtv.net El texto incluye una distinción entre extranjeros que no sean ciudadanos de la Unión Europea en función de si están o no "en situación de empleo".
(2023-12-20). Condenan a expresidente surinamés Desiré Bouterse por masacre. telesurtv.net Exlíder del ejército, Desi Bouterse siempre ha negado su participación y dijo que el proceso tenía motivaciones políticas.
(2023-12-20). Restrictivo pacto migratorio de la UE crea controversia. telesurtv.net El presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, dijo que este pacto "va a permitir conducir de forma más humana y coordinada flujos migratorios".
(2023-12-20). Asciende a 131 cifra de muertos por terremoto en el norte de China. telesurtv.net Los equipos de mitigación de desastres trabajan en atender a los heridos y reubicar a las personas que perdieron sus casas.
(2023-12-20). øQué consecuencias dejó la invasión de EE.UU. a Panamá en 1989. telesurtv.net Las consecuencias de la invasión estadounidense a Panamá se han intentado contabilizar, pero la dimensión de los hechos hacen que esta tarea sea difícil.
(2023-12-20). Diez fallecidos y miles de desplazados en India por lluvias. telesurtv.net El ministro jefe de Tamil Nadu, Shiv Das Meena, informó que además de los diez fallecidos, cerca de 12.600 personas tuvieron que huir a sitios seguros.
(2023-12-20). Nuevo emir de Kuwait acepta dimisión de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El emir llamó que los miembros del gabinete continúen atendiendo las cuestiones más urgentes hasta el nuevo Gobierno.
(2023-12-20). Ejército de ocupación israelí profundiza su escalada en Gaza. telesurtv.net Violentos bombardeos israelíes se registraron en las inmediaciones del hospital kuwaití, en Rafah, en el sur de la Franja de Gaza.
(2023-12-20). Condenan a prisión a exsenador haitiano por magnicidio de MoàØse. telesurtv.net Después de su extradición desde Jamaica en mayo de 2022, Joel John se declaró culpable de tres cargos en el proceso inicial por el magnicidio de Moïse.
(2023-12-20). Rusia acusa a fuerzas externas de avivar conflicto en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Nuestros intentos de aprobar una resolución en el Consejo de Seguridad fueron rechazados por EE.UU.", señaló Lavrov.
(2023-12-20). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net A más de 70 días de los ataques de Israel contra la Franja de Gaza y Cisjordania, las autoridades palestinas han registrado más de 19.000 personas asesinadas…
(2023-12-20). Asedio israelí contra Gaza y Cisjordania deja 19.902 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net Desde el 7 de octubre pasado el ente sionista mató a 19.600 habitantes de la Franja de Gaza y quitó la vida a 302 civiles en Cisjordania ocupada.
(2023-12-20). Líder de Hamás viajará a Egipto para solicitar el alto al fuego. telesurtv.net El líder político buscará pactar el alto al fuego en la Franja de Gaza y lograr el intercambio e prisioneros con Israel.
(2023-12-20). Abaten a nueve narcotraficantes en operativo antidrogas en Paraguay. telesurtv.net El asalto forma parte del Operativo Ignis promovido por agencias antidrogas y de seguridad brasileñas y paraguayas en el departamento de Canindeyú.
(2023-12-20). Fuerte sismo de magnitud 6 remeció Arequipa, Perú. telesurtv.net Este es el segundo terremoto sentido en el país este miércoles, luego del temblor de magnitud 4.5 sentido esta madrugada en la región Apurímac…
(2023-12-20). Inician con retraso elecciones presidenciales en Congo-Kinshasa. telesurtv.net El horario de atención previsto para la oficina era de 6H00 local (UTC) a 17H00 local. Pero dados los retrasos en la puesta en marcha, la votación probablemente se cerrará mucho más tarde.
(2023-12-20). Gobierno argentino impulsa campaña para desalentar protestas. telesurtv.net La jornada de movilización en Argentina en conmemoración de las manifestaciones del 20 de diciembre de 2001 comenzó con requisas policiales de autobuses urbanos.
(2023-12-20). Marcharán en Argentina contra plan de ajustes del presidente Milei. telesurtv.net Esta será la primera gran movilización contra el plan económico de Javier Milei, la cual coincide con el aniversario del estallido social de diciembre de 2001.
(2023-12-20). Tribunal de Colorado descalifica a Trump para presidenciales de 2024. telesurtv.net La decisión judicial contra el expresidente Donad Trump quedó en suspenso hasta el 4 de enero, para permitir posibles apelaciones.
(2023-12-20). Médicos británicos inician huelga por mejoras salariales. telesurtv.net A las 07H00 (hora local) los jóvenes galenos, miembros de la Asociación Médica Británica, iniciaron el paro de 72 horas.
(2023-12-21). Industriales asegura cupo a semifinal de la Liga Élite. cubadebate.cu Industriales regresa este jueves a La Habana para concluir su calendario regular con la tranquilidad de haber clasificado para la semifinal de la Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano. Los Leones se impusieron el miércoles a Sancti Spíritus con pizarra de 4-2.
(2023-12-21). Prosigue segundo periodo ordinario de sesiones de la décima legislatura de la Asamblea Nacional. cubadebate.cu Con la presencia del General de Ejército, Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución, y el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, continúa este jueves el segundo periodo ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular en su décima legislatura.
(2023-12-21). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 21 de diciembre de 2023. cubadebate.cu
(2023-12-21). Biden Is Paying Growers to Replace Farmworkers With Bracero Contract Labor. truthout.org On September 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would begin paying growers to use the notorious H-2A contract foreign labor (or guestworker) program. Tapping into $65 million from the American Rescue Act, the USDA will pay between $25,000 and $2 million per application to defray the expenses of recruiting migrant workers from three Central American countries… |
(2023-12-21). Democrats Are Prepared to Destroy Immigrant Rights to Fund Israel's War on Gaza. truthout.org President Joe Biden and some Democrats in Congress are trying to make one hell of a bad deal. A recent vote for emergency military funding that would have traded extremist demands from the Republican Party on immigration for billions of dollars in military aid to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine failed in the Senate. But now, some Democrats have signaled that they're willing to trade human rights for… |
(2023-12-21). Headlines for December 21, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll Tops 20,000 as Northern Gaza's Last Functioning Hospital Fails Under Israeli Onslaught, U.N. Says Israeli Troops Summarily Executed Palestinians in Gaza City, 3-Day-Old Infant Pulled from Rubble of Rafah Home Flattened in Israeli Strike, France Renews Call for Ceasefire, U.S. Continues to Reject It, as UNSC Vote Delayed for 3rd Time, "It Will Lead to Greater Human Suffering": France, EU Impose Harsh New Restrictions on Migrants, Texas Gov. Flies 120 Migrants to Chicago Amid Ongoing Weaponization of Immigration by GOP, NBC News: Xi Jinping Told Biden China Will Force Reunification of T…
(2023-12-21). Congress And President Biden Should Not Trade Away Human Rights. popularresistance.org The Senate, House, and White House are embroiled in down-to-the-wire negotiations to trade harmful changes to the asylum system and draconian immigration enforcement measures in exchange for approving a one-time defense supplemental funding package. We urge members of Congress and the White House to reject any such deal. | If Congress passes the one-time defense supplemental, the money will likely run out in just a few months. But the major anti-immigrant policy changes that Congress and the White House are reportedly considering will be permanent.
(2023-12-21). Texas makes border crossing a state crime. ecns.cn At first, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an order to arrest migrants illegally crossing the border under the law of "trespassing on private property". As a result, thousands of migrants caught on private properties at the border were entered into the Texas criminal justice system in the past year.
(2023-12-21). International Migrants Day: How To Change the System? orinocotribune.com By Neal Resnikoff — Dec 18. 2023 | The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 18 International Migrants Day in 2000. It took into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world. It aimed to further the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. | The Convention recognizes the human rights of migrant workers and promotes their access to justice as well as to humane and lawful working and living conditions. It provides guidance on the elaboration of national migration policies and for international cooperation based on…
(2023-12-21). Immigrant advocates prepare legal battle against fascistic Texas immigration laws. wsws.org Governor Abbott blamed the Biden administration for what Democrats and Republicans have increasingly referred to as the "broken" border.
(2023-12-21). Cancillería palestina acusa a Israel de cometer crímenes contra la humanidad en Gaza. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Emigrantes de Palestina acusó este jueves a Israel de ejecutar crímenes contra la humanidad en Gaza, donde se ha contabilizado más de 20 000 muertos y 52 000 heridos desde el 7 de octubre. En un comunicado, la Cancillería criticó la impunidad de Israel ante el fracaso de la comunidad internacional para terminar los ataques.
(2023-12-20). 80+ Groups Descend on DC Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights. scheerpost.com 
(2023-12-20). Democracy Now! 2023-12-20 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under Attack": TX Law Targets Immigrants as Trump Cites Hitler, GOP Pushes Biden for Border Crackdown | Headlines for December 20, 2023; "This Is a Colonial War": Historian Rashid Khalidi on Israel, Gaza & the Future of Palestine; Pope Condemns Israeli Killings of Palestinian Christians; Relative of 84-Year-Old Victim Mourns Her Death; "Under…
(2023-12-20). Five-year-old boy dies during outbreak at overcrowded Chicago migrant shelter. wsws.org The death of Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero is the foreseeable outcome of the Democratic Party's anti-immigrant policies.
(2023-12-20). "Under Attack": TX Law Targets Immigrants as Trump Cites Hitler, GOP Pushes Biden for Border Crackdown. democracynow.org 
As Senate leaders say President Biden will have to wait until next year to negotiate a deal with Republicans on immigration as part of an emergency funding package, the leading GOP presidential candidate doubled down on his hateful comments about immigrants that echoed Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that allows police to arrest anyone they suspect to have entered into the United States without authorization. "It's very clear that we are under attack. … We have targets on our backs," says Marisa Limón Ga…
(2023-12-20). Texas Governor Abbott signs bills empowering police to carry out mass arrests, summary deportations of immigrants. wsws.org The actions by Abbott are part of a bipartisan assault on immigrants, involving the Biden administration and both the Republican and Democratic parties.
(2023-12-20). Texas Governor Intensifies Immigrant Policing as Trump Cites Hitler During Rally. truthout.org As Senate leaders say President Biden will have to wait until next year to negotiate a deal with Republicans on immigration as part of an emergency funding package, the leading GOP presidential candidate doubled down on his hateful comments about immigrants that echoed Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. This comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a major Trump supporter, approved a sweeping new law that… |
(2023-12-20). Trump: Illegal Immigrants Are Poisoning The Blood Of America, They're Coming From Prisons And Mental Institutions. moguldom.com Former President Donald Trump characterized immigrants, singling out those from Africa and Asia, as "poisoning the blood of our country" at recent campaign events. The comments have sparked criticism and comparisons to Adolf Hitler-like rhetoric. During a rally in Durham, New Hampshire, Trump said: "They're poisoning the blood of our country. They're coming into our …
(2023-12-20). Texas anti-immigrant bill threatens to unleash racist police state terror. liberationnews.org
(2023-12-20). China, Nicaragua upgrade bilateral ties to strategic partnership. ecns.cn China and Nicaragua announced on Wednesday they agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to the strategic partnership, vowing to expand bilateral trade and bring their Free Trade Agreement (FTA) into force as soon as possible.
(2023-12-21). Thousands take to the streets in Argentina in the first mobilization against Milei's government. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of Argentines demonstrated, this Wednesday December 20, "against the economic austerity measures" implemented by Javier Milei's government. The day was marked by high tension early on, following a major police operation carried out at the main entrances to the city of Buenos Aires. | The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich, announced that she would debut her "anti-picketing protocol", presented last Friday December 15, and threatened that they would not allow the demonstration to take place. However, the call to mobilization managed to overcome the fear that the government tried to install. | The pe…
(2023-12-21). Argentina — El ideologismo como pilar de la política exterior. globalizacion.ca La prensa hegemónica, cuyos principales exponentes se hallan febrilmente en carrera para a ver quién es el más oficialista, celebra gozosa el "giro" de la política exterior argentina anunciado por la canciller Diana Mondino. Este cambio de rumbo resume la…
(2023-12-21). Argentina — Otra vez el "ajuste doloroso" junto al "estatuto del orden" globalizacion.ca El nuevo ciclo ultraconservador en la Argentina ha comenzado, sustentado en una viscosa mezcla ideológica: el discurso fundacional de Martínez de Hoz, el menemismo de los 90 con su interregno delarruista de fin de siglo, y el neoliberalismo privatizador macrista…
(2023-12-20). Argentina: not to be mistaken for a nightmare, this is reality. pressenza.com Argentina's cities are rapidly losing their traditional vertigo. A strident, lethargic, lethargic silence survives. The euphoria of winning the World Cup is over, although the media still insist that the Argentinians "are world champions". | The people are aware that nothing will ever be the same again. They have kept deep within their interior those ideas of equality, solidarity, fraternity, smiles and hugs. Now it's every man for himself for almost everyone, except for those who already had everything… and are going for more. | It is not an economic shock — to which citizens are accustomed -, it is not a…
(2023-12-21). Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil's Long Coup. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-20). Chinese currency goes international in first yuan-based cross-border commercial loan. america.cgtn.com 
The first yuan-based cross-border commercial loan was recently completed in Brazil marking a major step toward the internationalization of the Chinese currency. A Chinese company that operates a major hydropower plant in Brazil was the recipient. | Paulo Cabral reports from Brazil.
(2023-12-21). Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another. counterpunch.org 
This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved
(2023-12-20). Lessons From One Unequal Society To Another. popularresistance.org This past Sunday, Chileans voted once again on a new constitution, opting to reject — for the second time in two years — an attempt at constitutional revision. Rejecting a highly conservative text, voters chose to keep the dictatorship-era constitution for the time being. A political saga that began amid immense hope has now devolved into a dismal disarray that's left countless Chileans tired and frustrated. | Here in the United States, we face an equally bleak political outlook. According to a recent Pew Research Center report, 25 percent of U.S. adults feel that neither of the nation's two major par…
(2023-12-20). Chile, Tomás Hirsch: "The victory of the No vote in the constitutional referendum is a cause for relief". pressenza.com The draft constitution drawn up by the right was rejected yesterday with more than 55% of the vote. We have requested Tomas Hirsch, Deputy Hirsch, president of Humanist Action, to comment on the referendum result. | The triumph of the No is the triumph of the people of Chile, who wisely rejected a constitutional proposal that looked more like a government programme of the extreme right than a possible Constitution for our country. | In Chile, we have a bad Constitution, generated during the dictatorship by the generals and their friends, and we have fought for more than 40 years to change it, but it is not a ques…
(2023-12-20). Chile: La experiencia de la herida. globalizacion.ca Fernando Prats, en su exposición "Dos minutos y medio para el mediodía del 11 de septiembre de 1973", manifiesta lo que plantea Jean-Luc Nancy: "Un cuerpo no está vacío. Está lleno de otros cuerpos. | Quizás esa sea la experiencia de…
(2023-12-20). Venezuela, Guyana: The shocking war that wasn't. responsiblestatecraft.org 
On December 4, Venezuelan voters
(2023-12-21). Boycott of Leather Suppliers over Fears for Uncontacted Indigenous People in Paraguay. dissidentvoice.org 
Guireja, an Ayoreo woman, on the day she was first contacted in 2004. Her relatives are still hiding in the forest. © GAT/Survival Pasubio, one of Europe's leading leather manufacturers, has today announced that it will refuse to buy leather from suppliers whose activities directly or indirectly threaten the forests inhabited by the uncontacted Ayoreo people …
(2023-12-21). Victory for Venezuela: Alex Saab is free! liberationnews.org 
Washington wanted to set an example with Saab and punish him, his family and the Venezuelan people for daring to resist the U.S. sanctions. Congratulations, Alex Saab. You are right, Venezuela won this battle.
(2023-12-21). Venezuela Secures Release Of Government Envoy Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Venezuela successfully negotiated the release of Alex Saab, a government envoy who spent more than three years detained. | Saab landed in Caracas on Wednesday afternoon and was greeted by his family and Venezuelan government officials. His release comes as a result of a negotiation between the Nicolás Maduro government and the Joe Biden administration that will see the release of up to 36 people, 10 of them US citizens, currently detained in Venezuela. | The Maduro government envoy was arrested during a refueling stopover in Cape Verde in June 2020 on his way to Iran to negotiate food and fuel import deals amidst…
(2023-12-21). US releases detained Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who has been unjustly imprisoned in the United States since October 2021, was finally released from US custody on December 20. Saab was detained in Cape Verde a year after being Saab was sanctioned amid intensified US attacks against Venezuela, which was attempting to…
(2023-12-21). Venezuela Brings Home Alex Saab in Exchange for Releasing Convicted US Mercenaries. orinocotribune.com 
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(2023-12-21). How the Campaign to Free Venezuelan Political Prisoner Alex Saab Succeeded. dissidentvoice.org Alex Saab was freed from US captivity in what Venezuelan Prof. Maria Victor Paez described as "a triumph of Venezuelan diplomacy." The diplomat had been imprisoned for trying to bring humanitarian supplies to Venezuela in legal international trade but in circumvention of Washington's illegal economic coercive measures, also known as sanctions. Negotiated prisoner exchange In …
(2023-12-21). A Bolivarian specter haunts the Monroe Doctrine. peoplesdispatch.org December 2, 2023 marked 200 years since US President James Monroe's famous words to Congress: "America for the Americans". To remember that anniversary, the Network in Defense of Humanity (REDH) organized an international forum "Bolivar versus Monroe, against imperialism, fascism and neocolonialism, within the framework of 200 years of anti-imperialism", in Caracas, Venezuela, from November 30 to December 2, 2023. | Over the three days of the conference, intellectuals and politicians from all over the continent spoke about the legacy of the Monroe Doctrine today and the ongoing struggle against US imperialism. Ma…
venezuelanalysis.com (2023-12-20). Venezuela Secures Release of Gov't Envoy Alex SaabThe Venezuelan government and Saab's defense lawyers have maintained that he was acting as a special envoy and therefore was subject to diplomatic immunity. Caracas viewed the detention of Saab as a violation of international law, tantamount to a "kidnapping" and his persecution as a politically motivated trial. Saab maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering.
(2023-12-20). President Maduro: There Must Be Justice for Palestinian People. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stressed that the Palestinian people deserve justice. He labeled as "monstrous" the massacre suffered by Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli occupation in Gaza and denounced it as "an uncontrolled genocide." | "Humanity has to always remember who the criminals were, what crimes they committed, and sooner rather than later there must be justice," he stated on Monday, December 18, during the 30th episode of his TV program Con Maduro+. | President Maduro added that more than 7,000 children have been victims of the Israeli bombardment throughout the Gaza Strip. "This i…
(2023-12-20). Venezuela's Foreign Minister: Canada's Interference in Essequibo Dialogue is Hostile (+UK). orinocotribune.com
(2023-12-21). EEUU pretende la "exclusividad" de otro millón de kilómetros cuadrados en áreas marítimas y oceánicas. cubadebate.cu Siempre queda espacio para el asombro. El martes 19 de diciembre de 2023, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos anunció la "exclusividad", o quizás mejor decir "anexión", de un millón de kilómetros cuadrados, más allá de las 200 millas de la costa, en lo que es conocido como "plataforma continental extendida" o ECS por sus siglas en inglés.
(2023-12-21). Envíanos una foto de tu familia. cubadebate.cu A la familia se regresa siempre, pero especialmente por estas fechas, cuando termina el año y buscamos reunirnos, para abrir los brazos a la nueva etapa que comienza en cada enero. Por eso, La Tira de los Lectores esta semana estará dedicada a tus más allegados.
(2023-12-21). UNE no prevé afectaciones durante el pico nocturno de este jueves. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna de este jueves una disponibilidad de 2 825 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 620 MW, para una reserva de 205 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio en este horario. La disponibilidad del SEN a las 7 a.m. es de 2 160 MW y la demanda, 1650 MW.
(2023-12-21). Estudio revela que más adultos mayores continúan trabajando luego de los 65 años de edad. cubadebate.cu Aproximadamente 1 de cada 5 estadounidenses de 65 años o más (19%) estaba empleado en 2023, cuatro veces más que a mediados de la década de 1980. Eso equivale alrededor de 11 millones de trabajadores y está a la par con el número de personas en esa cohorte de edad que estaban fichando a principios de la década de 1960.
(2023-12-21). La serpiente de cemento. cubadebate.cu Hoy "Espacio de ciudad" les propone un ensayo de la Dra. Arq. Patricia Rodríguez Alomá en homenaje a La Habana, en ocasión de conmemorar el pasado 17 de diciembre, el aniversario 41 de la inscripción de La Habana Vieja y su sistema de fortificaciones en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial de la UNESCO.
(2023-12-21). Diputados conocieron sobre marcha de la implementación del Código de las Familias. cubadebate.cu Los resultados de la implementación del Código de las Familias, entre el 27 de septiembre de 2022 y el 31 de octubre de 2023, fueron presentados este jueves por el ministro de Justicia, Oscar Silvera, en el segundo periodo ordinario de sesiones de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular (ANPP).
(2023-12-20). Cuba Labels US Allegations of Electoral Interference Complete Fallacy. orinocotribune.com
(2023-12-21). Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sworn in as Kuwait's new Emir. independent.co.ug 
KUWAIT CITY | Xinhua | Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah officially assumed the role of emir of Kuwait on Wednesday, taking an oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly. He succeeds the late Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who passed away at the age of 86 on December 16. Sheikh Mishal is the 17th ruler …