Daily Archives: January 4, 2024

2024-01-04: News Headlines

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-04). Divide and Conquer: They are manipulating us in every which way. expose-news.com We are manipulated into being divided over issues that would not even be problems if such manipulation did not exist in the first place. The tactic is simple: keep us arguing with …

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2024-01-04). México Zapatista: "La propiedad debe ser del pueblo y común" indybay.org México | Aniversario Zapatista: "La propiedad debe ser del pueblo y común"

Alasdair Baverstock (2024-01-04). US reopens border crossings with Mexico amid slowing migration. america.cgtn.com Four border crossings between the United States and Mexico have re-opened on Jan. 4. | The move comes as the number of migrants is showing a steep decline. Officials hope the resumption of normal operations will benefit the economies of both countries. | But many wonder how long it will last. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

UMMID (2024-01-04). 2024 Year to See Elections in 70 Countries, Results to Have Global Impact. ummid.com 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-04). México anunció rescate de 32 migrantes secuestrados en Tamaulipas. telesurtv.net La secretaria de Gobernación, Luisa Alcalde, reconoció y agradeció a las autoridades, a la Guardia Nacional y a las Fuerzas Armadas.

Lindsay Schakenbach Regele (2024-01-04). Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the Poinsettia, Enslaver, Secret Agent and Perpetrator of the 'Trail of Tears'. counterpunch.org If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of the red and green poinsettia plant. In the late 1820s, while serving as the first ambassador from the U.S. to Mexico, Poinsett clipped samples of the plant known in Spanish as the "flor de nochebuena," or flower of Christmas Eve, from

teleSUR (2024-01-04). 140 Journalists Were Killed in 2023 Worldwide. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) presented a report showing that 2023 was the deadliest year in the last decade for media professionals, with at least 140 violent deaths of reporters in 28 countries. | RELATED: | This figure represents a year-over-year increase of over 20 percent compared to the 2022 data when 116 journalists were killed. | The Gaza Strip has been the region with the most media professional…

teleSUR (2024-01-04). Israeli Army Arrests 51 Palestinian Women From Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Palestine Liberation Organization's Detainees and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club denounced that 51 Palestinian women were being held in Israel's Damon prison. | RELATED: | They said the detainees included an 82-year-old woman and several of her relatives. The actual number of female detainees from Gaza was higher, but they only had clear data on those in Damon prison. | The Palestinian women fac…

teleSUR (2024-01-04). Argentine Judges Temporarily Suspend Milei's Labor Reform. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the National Appeals Chamber of Labor temporarily suspended the labor reform included in the decree of necessity and urgency (DNU) signed by Argentine President Javier Milei on December 20. | RELATED: | Judges Andrea Garcia Vior and Alejandro Sudera issued a precautionary measure requested by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) which nullifies the changes in labor matters that had come into effect on…

teleSUR (2024-01-04). Peruvians To March on the Anniversary of the Juliaca Massacre. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Raul Samillan, the president of the Association of Victims of Juliaca, announced that Peruvians will hold a march on January 9th, marking one year since the massacre carried out by security forces in Juliaca, in the department of Puno. | RELATED: | The march will traverse the main streets of Juliaca to commemorate the 18 people who were killed during the repression of the protests on January 9, 2023. | On that date, c…

teleSUR, nbb, JDO (2024-01-04). Asedio israelí deja más de 22.300 asesinados y 57.000 heridos en Gaza. telesurtv.net ONU estima que 1.9 millones de gazatíes han iniciado 2024 como desplazados internos y muchos de ellos se han desplazado forzosamente en varias ocasiones.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2024-01-04). Hezbolá califica de violación a soberanía libanesa el asesinato de Al-Aouri. telesurtv.net Señaló que la manifestación más importante del eje de resistencia y el desafío más peligroso ha sido en estos últimos meses la cuestión de la "Operación de Inundación de Al-Aqsa".

teleSUR, lfb, JCM (2024-01-04). Justicia argentina suspende reformas laborales impulsadas por Milei. telesurtv.net El presidente argentino ha señalado, que de ser rechazada su iniciativa por el Parlamento, este convocará a una consulta popular, con el objetivo de demostrar al poder legislativo el amplio apoyo que tiene su proyecto.

teleSUR, JDO, MER (2024-01-04). Dos atentados terroristas en Kerman, Irán, dejan más de 100 muertos. telesurtv.net El vicegobernador de Seguridad de Kerman, Rahman Jalali, confirmó que las explosiones están relacionadas con el terrorismo.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-04). Líderes mundiales condenan ataques terroristas en Irán. telesurtv.net Mandatario iraní Ebrahim Raisi asegura que las fuerzas de seguridad pronto identificarán y aprehenderán a los responsables del hecho.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-04). Gobierno de Irán ajusta a 84 cifra de muertos por doble atentado terrorista en Kerman. telesurtv.net El presidente de Irán afirmó que el atentado es un intento desesperado de Israel para extender la inseguridad a toda la región.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-04). OMS condena ataques contra sede de Media Luna Roja Palestina. telesurtv.net Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmó que los ataques mataron al menos a cinco civiles, incluido un bebé de cinco días.

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-04). Venezuela rechaza decisión de juez sobre avión de Emtrasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano expresó que con esta decisión se violan varios convenios internacionales.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-04). Fiscal de Ecuador denuncia que buscan atentar contra ella. telesurtv.net Salazar explicó que quien estaría detrás del plan para atentar contra ella y su familia es Fabricio Colón Pico, conocido delincuente quiteño.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-04). Al menos 11.000 palestinos fueron detenidos por Israel en 2023. telesurtv.net Organizaciones denunciaron que desde el 7 de octubre iniciaron campañas de arrestos masivos contra la población civil.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-04). Bolivia activa alerta naranja por desbordes de ríos en La Paz y Oruro. telesurtv.net El servicio pronosticó que son posibles los ascensos progresivos y repentinos de nivel, con probables desbordes en las cuencas de los ríos Desaguadero, Mauri y Lauca.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2024-01-04). Hamás afirma que ataque terrorista a Irán sirve a plan israelí. telesurtv.net El grupo palestino manifestó su profunda solidaridad con la República Islámica y las familias de las víctimas del doble atentado en Kerman.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-04). CGT reafirma paro contra reforma laboral de Milei en Argentina. telesurtv.net La Central de Trabajadores de la Argentina (CTA) expresó su intención de mantener su jornada de lucha propuesta para el 24 de enero.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-04). Retiran a Colombia sede de Juegos Panamericanos de 2027. telesurtv.net La decisión llegó al Comité Olímpico Colombiano mediante una carta a su presidente, Ciro Solano Hurtado.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-04). Rusia y Ucrania intercambian más de 470 prisioneros de guerra. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia, 248 militares nacionales regresaron a su país.

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2024-01-04). Una mujer acuchilla a varias personas a bordo de tren en Japón. telesurtv.net El tren realizó una parada de emergencia en la estación de Akihabara, en Tokio, donde el Departamento de Policía Metropolitana logró arrestar a la atacante.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-04). Cifra de muertos por terremoto en Japón asciende a 82. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el detalle de la información, en Wajima, una de las poblaciones más afectadas, perdieron la vida 48 personas.

teleSUR, avg, JGN (2024-01-04). Conoce cinco libros del español Benito Pérez Galdós. telesurtv.net Benito Pérez Galdós es considerado como uno de los autores de la lengua española más importante después de Miguel de Cervantes.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-04). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 90 días se han cumplido de los ataques de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-04). Israel continúa ataques a las inmediaciones del Hospital Al-Amal en Gaza. telesurtv.net El martes por la tarde, aviones israelíes bombardearon los pisos séptimo y octavo de la sede de la MLRP en Khan Yunis.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-01-04). Bajo alerta nueve provincias dominicanas por sistema frontal. telesurtv.net República Dominicana incrementa cuatro provincias en alerta amarilla y mantiene cinco en verde.

teleSUR odr (2024-01-04). Siria e India repasan formas de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Ambos representantes dialogaron sobre probables cooperaciones en las áreas del petróleo, el gas y las riquezas minerales.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-04). Cierran más de 30 puertos por oleaje anómalo en Perú. telesurtv.net La Marina de Guerra emitió el Aviso Especial N° 001 de la Dirección de Hidrografía y Navegación (DHN).

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-04). Reportan reducción de feminicidios en Bolivia durante 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el ministro, la mayor cantidad de mujeres asesinadas debido a la violencia machista en 2023 están entre los 19 y 35 años.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-01-04). Al menos 140 periodistas asesinados en el mundo durante 2023. telesurtv.net Del total, 81 fueron ultimados por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes en la Franja de Gaza, donde Tel Aviv ultimó casi un comunicador a diario.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-04). Resistencia libanesa ataca cuarteles israelíes. telesurtv.net Movimiento Hezbolá dispara contra emplazamientos de las fuerzas de ocupación en solidaridad con la resistencia palestina en Gaza.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-04). Anuncian marcha en Perú por aniversario de masacre de Juliaca. telesurtv.net La marcha se llevará a cabo por varias de las principales calles de la región de Puno, ubicada en el extremo sureste de Perú.

Staff (2024-01-04). Retiran a Barranquilla la sede de los Juegos Panamericanos de 2027 y Colombia muestra sorpresa por decisión. cubadebate.cu Panam Sports informa al público que su comité ejecutivo ha decidido por unanimidad retirar a Barranquilla, en Colombia, como ciudad sede de los XX Juegos Panamericanos. por incumplimiento de pagos. Ante esto, la ministra de deportes colombiana Astrid Rodríguez emitió un comunicado anunciando la sorpresa del gobierno por la decisión de Panam Sports. La jefa de cartera explicó que eso no fue lo acordado con Panam Sports cuando se eligió a Colombia para ser sede de los Juegos.

Staff (2024-01-04). Terroristas en Cuba: øQuiénes son y quién los patrocina? cubadebate.cu Acto I: Estados Unidos emite una alerta por posibles actos de terrorismo en territorio cubano. Segundo acto: Cuba publica una lista de 61 terroristas que operan desde Miami. Tercer acto: un hombre armado se infiltra en Cuba para cometer actos violentos; su nombre está en la lista de terroristas publicada por el gobierno cubano y, sí, es residente de Florida. La obra se llama: øSabía Washington lo que pasaría y guardó silencio?

Staff (2024-01-04). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 4 de enero de 2024. cubadebate.cu

Howard Lisnoff (2024-01-04). On the Road of Flight. counterpunch.org "Where Migrant Children Are Living, and Often Working, in the U.S.," (New York Times, December 28, 2023), brought back memories of the 1980s and the protest movement to stop US military interventions, particularly in countries in Central America. The article graphically illustrates where migrant children are coming from, and it was no surprise that the

Gloria Rubac (2024-01-04). Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants. workers.org Houston One week before Christmas, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott outdid himself by signing into law a bill that authorizes police of any agency, anywhere in the state, to arrest any person they think looks "illegal." Senate Bill 4 goes into effect March 5, the day of Texas' presidential primary, along . . . |

Alex Majumdar (2024-01-04). PDF of January 4 issue. workers.org Download the PDF. South Africa charges Israel with genocide Rape charges weaponized to justify genocide Boston: 'No celebration during genocide!' Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |

Andrea De Lotto (2024-01-04). Milan, January 1st, several churches in the square against all wars — Video. pressenza.com Piazza Santo Stefano, 4 pm on January 1st, on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace, called by the community of Sant'Egidio, at least 200 people arrive, a good part of them immigrants. They remember the violence in the world, and the many wars spread across the planet, they display many signs with the names of the places where peace is a dream. Speakers include a young man from Sudan who recalls that 8 million Sudanese are displaced, largely within the country itself, but also outside of it, an Afghan man who lists the abuses of a Taliban government which crushes the population, starting with the women, and…

Steven Ganot (2024-01-04). Moroccan Army Detains 87,000 Undocumented Migrants in 2023. themedialine.org

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Honduras | Population Movement – Early Action Protocol Summary (EAP ‚Ññ: EAP2023HN04, Operation ‚Ññ: MDRHN021), 18 December 2023. reliefweb.int

reliefweb.int (2024-01-04). Honduras | Floods caused by Tropical Storms – Early Action Protocol Summary (EAP2023HN03, Operation ‚Ññ: MDRHN020). reliefweb.int

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-04). Five New Countries, Including Saudi Arabia And Iran, Formally Join BRICS. popularresistance.org Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates formally joined the BRICS group on Monday, January 1, 2024, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced in a statement issued on the occasion of his country taking over the presidency of the group. | The five countries and Argentina were invited to join BRICS as full members during its August summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Argentina however, formally declined the offer last week. Its newly elected ultra right-wing president Javier Milei said that his country would rather align with the countries in the West such as the US and Israel.

Staff (2024-01-04). Venezuela Denounces EMTRASUR Jet Theft by Argentina's Judiciary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela categorically condemned the decision of an Argentinian judge in the case of the Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo jet belonging to the Venezuelan state company EMTRASUR, and called it a "theft." | Through a statement, the Venezuelan authorities denounced the illegal action by which the Argentinian State "submits to the powers of US imperialism and flagrantly violates the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the United Nations Charter, the Bilateral Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and ot…

Redacción Argentina (2024-01-04). Argentina: Milei's DNU 70, null and void, does not apply. pressenza.com As I have been arguing, when President Javier Milei issued the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) 70, on 20/12/2023, he seriously violated institutional good faith maliciously, in a true illegal deviation of power and carried out a null and void act of absolute and insanable nullity. | By Miguel Rodríguez Villafañe | The aforementioned arises from the provisions of art. 99, section 3 of the National Constitution, which establishes: "The executive branch may not in any case, under penalty of absolute and irreversible nullity, issue legislative provisions". The article goes on to clarify that, "Only when excepti…

Javier Tolcachier (2024-01-04). 14 years after a historic milestone: More necessary than ever to redouble efforts for Peace and Nonviolence. pressenza.com Fourteen years ago, on January 2, 2010, the closing ceremony of the First World March for Peace and Nonviolence was held in the mountainous area of Punta de Vacas, a few kilometres from the border between Argentina and Chile. | After covering nearly 200,000 kilometres during 93 days and with hundreds of activities in more than 400 cities in 90 countries, the March culminated its journey in the Punta de Vacas Park of Study and Reflection, the foundational space of the movement initiated by Silo in the 1960s. | Nearly 20,000 people welcomed the members of the base team of the World March from various countries who…

Juan Pablo Cárdenas (2024-01-04). In the age of the pragmatic Left. pressenza.com President Gabriel Boric himself took it upon himself to inform his country of the agreement reached between Codelco, Chile's most important state mining company, and Soquimich (SQM), the private company that has been operating in the rich Atacama salt flats for some years. The two entities have agreed to jointly exploit the huge lithium reserves in the northern desert. | In this new partnership, the two entities would each own 50 percent until 2060, with the state-owned mining company managing the company in its first period until 2030, after which SQM would take over management. | This is the most significant ag…

Adriaan Alsema (2024-01-04). Colombia raises minimum wage by 12%. colombiareports.com Colombia's Labor Ministry raised the country's minimum wage by 12% to $335 (COP1.3 million). The wage hike affects the monthly income of some 2.5 million workers and is more than…

Maria Paez Victor (2024-01-04). Pity the British. orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor — Jan 1, 2024 | Bread and circus! That was the Roman formula for governance. The latest UK government ploy, however, omits the bread and jumps straight to circus. The UK has sent a warship that will inflame a delicate 100-plus year border dispute between two Caribbean nations, Venezuela and Guyana. | The government of the UK should be at pains to right a wrong the UK committed one hundred and twenty-four years ago. Instead, the UK is threatening Venezuela with a warship — a situation that could very quickly escalate into a regional conflict. | In 1899, as the mainstream press of th…

Staff (2024-01-04). Venezuela Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iran on Soleimani's Assassination Anniversary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city of Kerman, Iran, during the fourth anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | Through a statement released this Wednesday, January 3, by the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, the Venezuelan government expressed its solidarity with the people of Iran, extending heartfelt words of condolence to the families of the victims of this unfortunate event that massacred over 100 innocent lives. | The Venezuelan government's statement further insists that those responsible for this repreh…

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed

Tina Renier (2024-01-04). Caribbean Black Nationalism: The Problems of Black Self-Rule in the 20th Century Caribbean. globalresearch.ca

Raúl Antonio Capote, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-04). US Subversion Attempts Against Cuba During 2023. popularresistance.org At the beginning of 2023, the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Havana, Benjamin Ziff, said in an interview with The Associated Press that "it was difficult to go back" in normalizing relation with Cuba. | This statement embodied the current position of the White House towards Cuba, and shut down any possibility of concrete action in favor of an improvement in the ties between the two countries, including something akin to the timid rapprochement that took place during the Obama administration. | In truth, during the course of the year, very little progress was made in this direction. On the contrary, the Bi…

Sharon Zhang (2024-01-04). Pressley, Warren Urge Biden to Reverse "Vindictive" Trump Sanctions Against Cuba. truthout.org A group of congressional Democrats from Massachusetts is urging the Biden administration to reverse a Donald Trump-era decision to place Cuba on the list of governments that support supposed terrorism. In a letter sent to President Joe Biden last month and made public this week, the lawmakers spoke out against Cuba's designation on the State Sponsor of Terrorism (SSOT) list, a move that Trump made… |

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-04). Grassroots Business Incubator Has a Plan to Support Asheville's Black Entrepreneurs. nextcity.org

Staff (2024-01-04). CasaLindaCuba ofrece opciones diversas durante el mes de enero. cubadebate.cu Este nuevo año, CasaLindaCuba pone a disposición de los clientes una selección de productos que va desde lo esencial en casa y en la cocina hasta artículos para regalos y finos detalles para los amantes del buen vino o el café más aromático.

Staff (2024-01-04). El tiempo: Ligero ascenso de las temperaturas. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en la región occidental y con poca nubosidad el resto del país. Desde el final de la mañana estará parcialmente nublado gran parte del territorio nacional, nublándose en algunas localidades, principalmente de la costa norte occidental, con aisladas precipitaciones, las que serán escasas en el resto del archipiélago.

Staff (2024-01-04). UNE no prevé afectaciones al servicio por déficit de capacidades de generación este jueves. cubadebate.cu Para la hora pico se estima una disponibilidad de 3021 MW y una demanda máxima de 2580 MW, para una reserva de 441 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas no se pronostican afectaciones al servicio asociadas a la generación. No se estima afectación durante el horario diurno.

Staff (2024-01-04). Nada urbano me es ajeno. cubadebate.cu Nuestra columna Espacios de ciudad inicia el 2024 con una reflexión sobre las esencias conceptuales del término ciudad y el papel que desempeña el centro histórico en este contexto. Ello también amerita un análisis de las vulnerabilidades que presentan estas antiguas zonas de la ciudad, dado su carácter de espacio más complejo de la urbe.

Staff (2024-01-04). Estados Unidos: El uso de melatonina en niños preocupa a expertos debido a posibles riesgos para el desarrollo. cubadebate.cu "La melatonina, utilizada comúnmente como ayuda para conciliar el sueño, podría tener influencia en el momento de la pubertad y representar un riesgo de sobredosis", advierte un nuevo estudio publicado en la revista JAMA Pediatrics en su edición del 13 de noviembre de 2023.

Staff (2024-01-04). Demócratas de Massachusetts piden sacar a Cuba de la lista de terroristas. cubadebate.cu "Fue una acción vengativa tomada por la Administración Trump en enero de 2021 cuando dejó el cargo, y la política ya debería haber cambiado. De hecho, Cuba y Estados Unidos tienen un acuerdo de cooperación bilateral en contraterrorismo en funcionamiento", escribieron los miembros, encabezados por los representantes demócratas Jim McGovern y Ayanna Pressley.

Staff (2024-01-04). Fidel hace 65 años: "No vamos a prometer nada, vamos a hacer" (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu El 4 de enero de 1959 como parte del recorrido de la Caravana de la Libertad, Fidel Castro llega aproximadamente a las diez de la mañana a Camagàºey procedente de Oriente por la Carretera Central. En la noche le habla al pueblo camagàºeyano reunido en la Plaza de la Caridad.

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