(2022-06-04). Maduro's Success: Principled Resistance to Imperialism Pays Off. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez Jun 1, 2022 | The world has been stunned by a double wonder: Bolivarian Venezuela's political survival and its miraculous economic recovery: the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has reported that it expects the Venezuelan economy to grow for the first time since 2014, by 5 per cent, one of the highest in the region. | Venezuela's rate of inflation has come down from something like 10 million per cent, as reported by CNBC in 2019, and described as the "biggest economic disaster in modern history" by the Washington Post in the same year, to 7.1 per cent in Septemb…
(2022-06-04). President Maduro Presents Report of Venezuela's Fight Against Colombian TANCOL Paramilitaries. orinocotribune.com 
On Thursday, June 2, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presented an assessment of Operation Bolivarian Shield 2022 and the fight against TANCOL paramilitary and drug trafficking gangs that enter Venezuela from Colombia and have tried to take over different areas of the country. | President Maduro urged the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) to dismantle all these Tancol groups physically, territorially, logistically, militarily, politically, and socially. | The president reported that 257 structures and camps belonging to TANCOL groups in Apure state have been destroyed, of which 23 were laboratorie…
(2022-06-04). Venezuelan Opposition Infighting: Former Allies of Leopoldo López Criticize Him for Abandoning Them. orinocotribune.com The fight within the Venezuelan extreme right is becoming more evident every day. Recently, one of Leopoldo López's former allies who participated in destabilizing events in Venezuela, has denounced the opposition figure for abandoning those who had backed him. | Eduardo Figueroa Marchena, an officer of the Bolivarian Air Force who betrayed his oath by participating in the conspiracy that became known as Golpe Azul, in February 2015, denounced Leopoldo López during an event in the University of Oviedo, Spain. | Figueroa Marchena, as spokesperson for the group of soldiers and civilians who have been part of variou…
(2022-06-04). Israeli Army Injures Three Palestinians In Kufur Qaddoum. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers injured, Friday, three Palestinians and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation during the weekly procession in Kufur Qaddoum, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia. The Palestinians marched from the center of the town while chanting against the illegal Israeli colonialist activities, ongoing occupation, and escalating violations. …
(2022-06-04). [Correspondence] Head and neck cancer: high-end technology is no guarantee of high-quality care — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Johannes H A M Kaanders for commenting on our Seminar in which we discussed recent advances in the management of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.1 We agree with the need to exert caution in the wide and uncontrolled implementation of novel modalities such as transoral robotic surgery and proton therapy. We also agree with the need to generate confirmatory data for these modalities Both transoral robotic surgery and proton therapy are tools with the potential to refine and advance existing (approved) modalities.
(2022-06-03). Venezuela's Army Disables 17th Colombian Narco-Jet of 2022. orinocotribune.com Operation Relámpago del Catatumbo continues to destroy illegal facilities used by Colombian narco-terrorist groups. | On Wednesday, June 1, using fighter planes, the Comprehensive Aerospace Defensive System of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) disabled an illegal aircraft of armed Colombian drug traffickers (TANCOL). This marked the 17th Colombian narco-jet downed by Venezuelan authorities in 2022 alone. | The operation took place in the Rómulo Gallegos municipality of Apure state. The information was released by the Operational Strategic Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Doming…
(2022-06-03). Portugal registra récord de muertes por Covid-19 desde febrero. telesurtv.net Autoridades sanitarias estiman que Portugal superó el pico de contagios de la sexta ola de Covid-19.
(2022-06-03). Congreso peruano declina interpelación contra Aníbal Torres. telesurtv.net El jefe ministerial sería juzgado por extender el estado de excepción con medidas preventivas contra la Covid-19.
(2022-06-03). President Maduro Visits Socialist Commune in Caracas. orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, June 1, within the framework of the Communal Homeland Plan, Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and various ministers visited the Altos de Lídice Socialist Commune in Caracas, where they held discussions regarding the productive development of Venezuela's communes. The head of state took a tour of the socio-productive areas of the community and met with cooperative members, entrepreneurs, and community producers. | "I want to be more and more connected with the reality of the neighborhood, with the reality of the people," President Maduro said. "For that, I created the 1àó10 System of Good…
(2022-06-03). Will Biden Side With Big Tech And HB-1 Immigrant Employees Or Black Voters? Battle Heats Up. moguldom.com For nearly the last decade, there has been a push to increase diversity at the country's major tech firms, yet there has been little progress. Black workers remain underrepresented in the tech industry. In 2014, Google published the first racial and gender workforce audit, which revealed that 1.9 percent of workers were Black. Today, eight …
(2022-06-03). Colombia: Uribista Candidate Avoids Debate with Gustavo Petro. orinocotribune.com Just as he did during the first round of elections, the Colombian presidential candidate representing Uribismo, Rodolfo Hernández, confirmed that he will not appear in any debate with the center-left candidate Gustavo Petro in the run-up to the second round of elections, which are to be held on Sunday, June 19. | This was made public by local media and via social media platforms, which have been referencing an interview conducted by
(2022-06-03). The Empire's "Front Yard" and the Monroe Doctrine. libya360.wordpress.com Erica Caines We used to talk about, when I was a kid in college, about "America's backyard." It's not America's backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is America's front yard. And we're equal people. We don't dictate what happens in any other part of that — of this continent or the South American continent….
(2022-06-03). A Summit Against Democracy. popularresistance.org The summit convening in Los Angeles next week is yet another proof of the authoritarian and anti-democratic character of the elites that rule the United States. The exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the meeting from the outset confirms this. This is an extremely serious fact, which leads to other very serious exclusions as well.The United States has disregarded the consensus of non-exclusion that had been reached, when Cuba had already participated in the VII and VIII versions of the Summit of the Americas in Panama and Lima after a general clamor of the governments and peoples of the region. This m…
(2022-06-03). Polls Reveal Crisis Within Venezuela's Opposition. orinocotribune.com With results that speak very poorly of the performance of the alleged leaders of the opposition in Venezuela, the polling firm Delphos, connected to the right-wing Catholic University Andres Bello (UCAB), has presented the results of a recent survey—from May 11 to 16—which some analysts have interpreted as a snapshot of the crisis in Venezuela's opposition. | The company itself disseminated its findings, which were then picked up by media outlets and social media users. One of the interesting findings of the poll was than Juan Guaidó is first place, but amongst the lowest-ranked politicians. The detai…
(2022-06-03). Organizaciones peruanas piden al Estado garantizar derechos de mujeres. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Registro Único de Víctimas, 201 mujeres y niñas tenían hijos de sus agresores.
(2022-06-03). Cuba en alerta ante peligro de intensas lluvias. telesurtv.net Se pronostican fuertes marejadas al sur del Occidente y Centro, y los vientos serán del sudeste al sur con rachas superiores en áreas de chubascos y lluvias.
(2022-06-03). Uruguay reporta posibles casos de viruela del mono en el país. telesurtv.net Los sospechosos de viruela símica fueron identificados por presentar una sintomatología similar a la que produce el virus en los humanos.
(2022-06-03). Regresa a Argentina la marcha "Ni Una menos" telesurtv.net La marcha reivindica la lucha contra la violencia económica, de género, y la falta de reconocimientos a nivel judicial.
(2022-06-03). Presidente ucraniano admite que Rusia controla 20 % de su territorio. telesurtv.net El presidente Volodímir Zelenski admitió que las tropas rusas controlan 125.000 kilómetros cuadrados del territorio ucraniano.
(2022-06-03). Hallan cuerpo de trabajador atrapado tras explosión en mina de Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el alcalde de El Zulia, Manuel Orlando Pradilla, no ha sido identificada debido a las dificultades en las labores de rescate.
(2022-06-03). Reportan un fuerte incendio en edificio del oeste de Moscú. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Situaciones de Emergencia de Rusia puntualizó que alrededor de 180 bomberos trabajan en la extinción y control del fuego.
(2022-06-03). Petroleros de Brasil protestan por derechos ante política privativa. telesurtv.net Tras la manifestación, se realizó una nueva reunión entre las direcciones de las federaciones petroleras.
(2022-06-03). Summit of the Americas 2022. america.cgtn.com The ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the United States, begins June 6 in Los Angeles. Attended by heads of state and government from North, South, Central America and the Caribbean. Launched in 1948, the Organization of American States is considered the primary regional …
(2022-06-03). El legado revolucionario de Raúl Castro en Cuba. telesurtv.net Raúl Castro fue el más fiel de los compañeros de su hermano, el líder histórico de la Revolución Cubana, Fidel Castro, a quien secundó en todas las fases de la lucha revolucionaria.
(2022-06-03). Constituyente chilena bloquea reelección inmediata de Boric. telesurtv.net Al conocer la decisión de la Convención Constitucional, el presidente chileno se expresó a favor de la determinación del cuerpo constituyente.
(2022-06-03). Registran inflación más alta desde 1998 en países miembros de OCDE. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el FMI, la economía mundial experimenta una inflación sin precedentes en lo que va de siglo, que podría promediar un 7.4 por ciento a nivel global este año.
(2022-06-03). Venezuela responsabiliza al capitalismo del cambio climático. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta venezolana, instó a los asistentes a la Reunión Internacional Estocolmo+ a tomar acciones responsables para la preservación del planeta.
(2022-06-03). Anuncian moción en el Congreso contra vicepresidenta peruana. telesurtv.net La iniciativa del congresista Jorge Montoya Manrique se realizó bajo el amparo del artículo 131 de la Constitución.
(2022-06-03). Pdte. Biden pide leyes más severas para el control de armas. telesurtv.net El mandatario apuntó que no se debe prohibir la tenencia de armas, pero sí aumentar los límites de edad para adquirirlas.
(2022-06-03). ONU insta a tomar medidas ante la crisis ambiental en el mundo. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el organismo, el desarrollo económico y social no puede ocurrir en una tierra que carece de sus propios recursos, afectada por la contaminación y la crisis climática.
(2022-06-03). Estado mexicano de Baja California Sur, despenaliza el aborto. telesurtv.net Con 16 votos a favor, el congreso de Baja California Sur estableció normas para permitir la interrupción del embarazo hasta las 12 semanas de gestación.
(2022-06-03). Precio de gasolina en EE.UU. sube aunque Biden liberó reservas. telesurtv.net Durante la semana se ha mantenido superior a los 4 dólares el galón y en varios estados superó los 6 dólares el galón.
(2022-06-03). FANB de Venezuela desmantela 257 estructuras de grupos armados. telesurtv.net También fueron decomisados 24.700 cartuchos, 880 cargadores nuevos, 55 morteros improvisados y 19 granadas.
(2022-06-03). Cinco obras para conocer al poeta dominicano Pedro Mir. telesurtv.net Pedro Mir alcanzó el prestigio continental a través de su poesía social desvinculada de los asuntos políticos.
(2022-06-03). La UE adopta el sexto paquete de sanciones contra Rusia. telesurtv.net Según el consejo europeo la aplicación de la medida tardará desde 6 meses para el crudo hasta 8 meses para los productos petrolíferos.
(2022-06-03). Reportan tres muertos por caída de draga en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Según las fuentes castrenses "los cuerpos fueron hallados gracias al trabajo articulado de un grupo experto de buzos".
(2022-06-03). Perú prorroga emergencia en zona afectada por derrame de crudo. telesurtv.net Uno de los objetivos de esta decisión es terminar de ejecutar el Plan de Acción Inmediato y de Corto Plazo.
(2022-06-03). Financial challenges keep old cars on Venezuelan roads for longer. america.cgtn.com See why it's almost impossible to buy a new car in Venezuela.
(2022-06-02). "Solidarity in its war against Russia": Turkey donates combat drone to Lithuania for transfer to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 2, 2022 Turkey to gift drone after Lithuanian fundraiser for Ukraine Turkish drone magnate Baykar said Thursday that it would donate a Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to Lithuania so that the funds its citizens had raised to buy one for Ukraine can be transferred for humanitarian aid. *** Baykar confirmed …
(2022-06-02). Interview with Dr. Gerald Horne on Mass Shootings at Home and Imperial Violence Abroad. libya360.wordpress.com Historian and author Dr. Gerald Horne speaks live with The Grayzone's Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal, addressing the political and historical context behind the recent wave of mass shootings in the US, new revelations of the imperial plunder of Haiti, and Washington's declining fortunes on the world stage. Max Blumenthal's impromptu reaction to a wave…
(2022-06-02). Demanding China's exclusion: U.S. blocks world access to vaccines. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders Just how far is the U.S. government determined to go in the protection of corporate profits? For the past two years the Biden administration and earlier the Trump administration have blocked every effort to make medicines for the COVID-19 virus widely available. U.S. control of the patents has been ruthlessly enforced. FILE PHOTO: A nurse holds a vial of China's Sinopharm coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a health center in Caracas, Venezuela March 7, 2021. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo U.S. trade officials have now announced that the government will veto a g…
(2022-06-02). Greece: Communist Party of Greece blocks NATO convoy. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating this account of an important protest by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). | On Tuesday, May 31, members of the Thesprotia Sectoral Organization of the KKE proceeded with a symbolic blockade of a convoy of 17 NATO military vehicles from the UK returning from a NATO exercise in the Balkans, outside the port of Igoumenitsa. | The protesters demanded that the port of Igoumenitsa should not be used as a base of the imperialists, sending a message against our country's involvement in the imperialist war. | Police forces attempted to intimidate the protesters; however, their eff…
(2022-06-02). Witnessing and Making History: On Observing the 2022 Presidential Elections in Colombia. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre Voting in Cali, Colombia (Photo: Jemima Pierre) "From May 26 to May 31, I was in Cali, Colombia serving as an election observer with an international delegation of mostly Black women. This is a preliminary report." On May 26th, in my capacity as the co-coordinator of the Haiti/Americas Team for the Black Alliance…
(2022-06-02). Arms bonanza: Finland could buy Bayraktar death drones to placate Turkey. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily SabahJune 2, 2022 Finland hints at buying Turkish drones in charm offensive amid NATO row In what is seen as an effort to persuade Ankara to back its NATO application, Finland on Wednesday suggested it may be interested in buying Turkish drones. Along with Sweden, Finland applied to join NATO last month in response …
(2022-06-02). Venezuela's Economy Grows by Double Digits in 1st Quarter of 2022. orinocotribune.com During the first quarter of 2022, Venezuela has registered economic growth above double digits, says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | This Tuesday, May 31, President Maduro said "Venezuela has witnessed a growth in the double digits in the first quarter of 2022, it is encouraging news," during the first episode of a new livestream initiative broadcast via TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, called 3R.Live. | The president, accompanied by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, stressed that according to the Economic Intelligence Bulletin, there is evidence of an improvement in the indicators, an increase in the real ec…
(2022-06-02). Cuba's non-alignment: A foreign policy of peace and socialism. mronline.org 
In Cuba, 'non-alignment' has never meant being neutral, and has always meant being opposed to attempts to divide humanity, writes MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS…
(2022-06-02). Israeli Army Detonates A Palestinian Home Near Jenin. imemc.org 
After an invasion lasting for about twelve hours, Israeli soldiers detonated, at dawn Thursday, a Palestinian home in Ya'bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Media sources said more than thirty armored military vehicles invaded the town after surrounding and isolating it. They added that the soldiers invaded and occupied the …
(2022-06-02). Chile: Congress Declares Mapuche Organizations as Terrorists. orinocotribune.com 
The Chilean government underlined its commitment to providing a substantive solution to the problems of the people who live in the southern zone. | On Tuesday, May 31, the Chamber of Deputies of Chile approved a draft resolution declaring the Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM) and three other Mapuche organizations as illegal and terrorist associations. | Along with CAM, the groups Resistencia Mapuche Malleco, Resistencia Mapuche Lafkenche and Weichan Auka Mapu were also included in the category of illicit terrorist associations. | The draft resolution was adopted after the plenary session analyzed the statements m…
(2022-06-02). Milwaukee Alliance solidarity statement: Release the footage now. Justice for Leonna Hale! fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (MAARPR). | On Friday, May 27, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) shot Leonna Hale, a 26-year-old pregnant Black woman, five times, following her involvement in a carjacking. Hale is reportedly in stable condition. An eyewitness says that the police officer shot Hale repeatedly after she had already put her hands up. KCPD and other law enforcement agencies are currently asserting that she was armed with a handgun when they opened fire on Hale. The eyewitness indicates Hale was n…
(2022-06-02). Chicago Bookstore: No Cops Allowed, Don't Even Come Into 'Police-Free' Zone. moguldom.com A bookstore on Chicago's Lower West Side in the Mexican-American hub of Pilsen is pledging to ban police officers from shopping there and has declared itself a "police-free store." The declaration came about when a police officer publicly outed Pilsen Community Books, saying she had been denied service there. Jo Riv Bridges described in a …